Stories from Sunday, June 10, 2001

With the assistance of information provided by city engineer Dan Triller, I would like to give you some past history and our future plans to study to reduce the potential of major flooding along Hubble, Goose and Williams creeks in Jackson. In 1995, the City of Jackson joined a committee to develop a Hubble Creek Watershed Improvement Plan. The plan was developed to control sediment, restore riparian buffers, restore wetlands and reduce flooding...

The Oliver House was the setting for a historical photo display June 3 of negatives reprinted by Catherine Stoverink of the Jackson Heritage Association. The negatives were provided by Dewey Lukefahr who retired from the Jackson Studio. Lukefahr had donated more than 300 negatives of scenes of Jackson...

Jim Johannes of Johannes Auto Sales Inc. at 3239 E. Jackson Blvd. retired as of June 1. He has been in business at this site for 38 years, selling domestic and foreign automobile and small truck parts. Randy Preston and Lisa Schlosser are now co-managers of the business. Preston has been employed with Johannes for a couple of years and "He's the best I've ever had at learning the parts," said Johannes...

Jackson Public Library will hold an in-house story time hour at 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays for children in preschool through fifth grade. The June 6 storytime was on the theme "Magic School Bus/Magic Treehouse Fun" during which books were read aloud. Children made their own "magic carpet" and a puppet character to ride on it...

Revival Center, formerly Heritage Gardens Nursing Center, at 914 Old Cape Road is a God-centered organization. With an interdenominational congregation, the pastor here offers Bible study and the support people need to get back on their feet, back into society and on the road to being productive citizens...

The Jackson Physical Therapy and Rehab held its Patient Appreciation Day June 1 as K103's Bobbi Ann Mason broadcast the event. Free hot dogs, soda and food were available. In addition, there were raffles, drawings, balloons and face-painting. Aside from a T-shirt drawing, there was raffle for two canvas rocking chairs, a Sony Walkman and a City of Jackson afghan...

The Jackson summer school program has kicked off and is entitled "It's All About You; Your Body, Your Health, Your Safety." The topic is especially appropriate when kids are spending more time at recreational activities. Teaching them to be aware of their bodies, health and safety will be guest speakers from area hospitals and other appropriate institutions...

The Jackson Optimist Club recently sponsored its annual Respect for Law Week to give special recognition to the city's law enforcement officers. Sixth-grade students at Immaculate Conception, St. Paul Lutheran and public schools were asked to write essays on "Why I Would Like to Spend a Day with a Police Officer."...

Over the past year we've looked into various attributes or characteristics of Our Great and Holy God. These lessons included: His solitariness, holiness, sovereignty, long-suffering, power and faithfulness, to name a few. Today we will close this series with two of God's most often studied attributes: His Wrath and His Love...

Before my Dad died I often thought of just how that event would affect my life, many times. I guess you could say I'd prepared for it. For my entire life he'd had a heart condition, and the unspoken threat of him dying was there ever since I could remember. ...

Jackson City Pool has opened for the summer and will remain open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Admission is $2 for children 5 through adult, and $1 from 5 to 8 p.m. Sign-ups for basic swimming lessons take place at the pool and are $16 for water babies while lessons for toddlers and preschool classes are $20. Private lessons can be arranged with a lifeguard...

Lives in: Jackson Family: My immediate family consists of my husband, Jerry, and four children: Fred, Katy, Becky and Annie. Job: I'm a bookkeeper for the family construction business and a volunteer at Immaculate Conception as well as Jackson Heritage Association...

The Jackson Municipal Band has opened another summer concert season at the band shell in city park. Thursday's 8 p.m. concert at the park band shell will feature Coyote Creek, a bluegrass musical group. The band had its beginnings in 1920 when the Jackson Chamber of Commerce asked A.W. Roloff to start a band...

The Jackson Public Library has had a change in faces over the past two months as two staff members have left their positions. Bernice Springer, library assistant, left her position June 1 so she could travel with her husband, John, who has retired. She has been replaced by Faith Crutsinger who began work March 26 and will take over Springer's duties primarily as a cataloger...

"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink." so said John Heywood. Then there are those people who "...have not sense enough to come in out of the rain." Thus wrote Thomas More. How tempting it is to concentrate one's attention on the horse that refuses to drink, or the person who refuses to live the Godly life. Neither will be changed, either by persuasion or by force. Until they "come to their senses," there is nothing anyone can do...

The Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158 has decided to donate $100 to the USO at Lambert Airport. The post acted on a recommendation from its executive committee in making the donation. Scheduled this month are the post's monthly meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday and a bingo night at 7 Thursday at the Legion Hall...

The flood-swollen Mississippi River has forced the city of Cape Girardeau to close the gate on riverboat tourism. The Main Street Levee District closed the Themis Street floodgate Thursday and planned to close the Broadway gate today as the muddy river continued to climb toward a forecasted crest of 40 feet Tuesday, 8 feet above flood stage...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Only the tiki torches and body doubles were missing. Competitors in the first-ever Survivor Challenge risked themselves against blood-thirsty ticks and mosquitoes and yawning ravines and were warned to watch out for Trail of Tears State Park's two poisonous inhabitants -- ivy and snakes...

Women commonly cite a lack of time, meager health insurance policies and the high cost of care among the reasons they skip medical exams and health screenings. But recently approved state legislation called the Women's Health Initiative should make it easier for women like Sharon Carners of Morley, Mo., to see the doctor of their choice for cancer screenings, contraceptives and other preventative health services without paying for the care out-of-pocket...

Our driveway is a perpetual canvas in the summer. Becca and Bailey love to decorate the concrete pavement with their chalk drawings, everything from stick-figure girls to flowers and balloons. Five-year-old Bailey loves to draw happy rainbows with her array of colored chalk...

There was nothing magical or mystical about the Wizards' bats Saturday. The offense of the Sauget (Ill.) Wizards baseball team was no match for the pitching of the Craftsman Union Capahas as the Cape Girardeau squad swept a twi-night doubleheader 2-0 and 5-1 at Capaha Field...

A funny thing happened to the Los Angeles Lakers' expected romp to the NBA championship. The Philadelphia 76ers decided to make things interesting. Philadelphia's surprising -- maybe even stunning -- 107-101 overtime victory in Wednesday's Game 1 in LA made sure that the Lakers would not sweep their way through the playoffs...

Lindsey Meyr was a standout performer for the Jackson High School track team this year but Southeast Missouri State University coach Joey Haines believes Meyr hasn't even started to scratch the surface of her potential. Haines is excited that Meyr recently signed a letter of intent to compete in track and field for Southeast...

This is a great time of year to bird watch on the big river. I can take a short walk in downtown Cape to see one of my favorite birds -- the Mississippi kite. Some of you out there know kites only as a toy for windy days, but there really is a bird known as a kite. Kites are graceful birds of prey that are easily seen near the Mississippi River, and a short trip can put you in kite territory...

KELSO, Mo. -- A 14-team men's fast-pitch field was to be trimmed down to eight teams Saturday night in the 17th annual Kelso Klassic. In Saturday night's semifinals, Nokomis (Ill.) Bud Light was to play Radom (Ill.) and Taylorville (Ill.) was to meet defending tournament champion Mueth's Tavern of St. Louis. The two winner's bracket finalists are scheduled to meet today at noon...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Best Mortgage Junior Legion improved to 17-0 on the season with a pair of victories over Perryville. Best Mortgage won the opener 11-6 and cruised to a 20-5 victory in the nightcap, banging out 36 hits in the process...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary E. Welland, 95, of Perryville died Friday, June 8, 2001, at PerryOaks Manor in Perryville. She was born Feb. 3, 1906, at Perryville, daughter of Elliott and Leana Huber Maddock. She and George Welland were married November 1925. He preceded her in death...

Louise Eunice Mueller (affectionately known as "Lou"), 73, passed away at her home in Cape Girardeau on Friday, June 8, 2001, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her family and many special, dear friends will miss her loving smile and warm humor...

BOAZ, Ill. -- George "Fuzzy" Shreves, 102, of Boaz died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at the Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Ill.

PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Jackie May, 43, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Thebes, Ill., died Friday, June 8, 2001, at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. He was born March 19, 1958, at Granite City, Ill., son of Alguquine "Jack" and Ruby Ilene Bridges May. He and Sheila Strickland were married...

B.B. Linhart, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Sept. 4, 1910, at Little Rock, Ark., son of Bevly Burton and Nora Fisher Linhart. He and Mary Elizabeth Fowler were married. She died March 18, 1958. He and Pearline Mae Davis were married in 1970 in East Prairie, Mo...

OWENSVILLE, Mo. -- Maudine "Molly" Devening, 71, died Friday, June 8, 2001, at her home in Owensville. She was born May 5, 1929, in Chatsworth, Ill., the daughter of Loye Martin and Gracie Cordelia Rea Jackson. She is survived by four children: Mike Kistner of St. ...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Charles Eugene Trexler, 66, of Jonesboro, Ill., died Friday, June 8, 2001, at the Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born May 25, 1935, at Alto Pass, Ill., son of William Edward and Bertha Fisher Trexler. Survivors include seven sons, Ed, Lee and Arthur Trexler, all of Jonesboro, Darrell Trexler of Vergennes, Ill., Richard Trexler of Vienna, Ill., and Mark Semyeck and Jessie Trexler, both of Anna; a daughter, Nancy Stewart of Gulfport, Miss.; a sister, Ida Yoho of Alto Pass; 22 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.. ...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Ruth A. Hanner, 78, of St. Charles died Friday, June 8, 2001, at Parkside Meadows in St. Charles. She was born Jan. 22, 1923, at Marble Hill, Mo., to John Nelson and Kathy Pearl Rodgers Lincoln. She and John Henry Hanners were married. He preceded her in death...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- James Alvin Pierce, 65, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Friday, June 8, 2001, at the Mary Mount Manor at Eureka, Mo. He was born Jan. 21, 1936, in Charleston, the son of Mories and Neeta Wright Pierce. He lived most of his life in Charleston, where he was employed with Milton Clack at the Central Food Store and later by the Gates Rubber Co. until his retirement...

KENNETT, Mo. -- We Americans are a strange and imperfect lot if an unbiased examination is made of today's happenings, moods and beliefs of the most civilized, affluent and pampered humans ever to occupy the Earth's stage. Our society is the exemplification of mankind's dreams since the beginning: powerful, bountiful, beautiful, peaceful, structured, advanced, modern, almost free of scourges that pre-empted other cultures...

The subject of human rights and its place in American foreign policy is a perennial topic. It is also a difficult one that calls not for blanket, all-encompassing pronouncements and still less for breast-beating, but for carefully nuanced policy sustained over years and carried out in a wise and temperate manner...

So we won't have a three-member super-cabinet in the Gov. Bob Holden's office after all. Responding to a public outcry against the idea, the governor climbed down from a proposal he and his advisers had been planning on since his transition days last winter...

To the editor: On a sunny Saturday afternoon as I strolled along Bellevue Street, I was puzzled by a stream of water flowing along the curb. As I traced it toward the source I became apprehensive. Muddy water was gushing from a mysterious hole. When I reached my own house, the phone was already ringing with calls from my tenants to tell me there was no water...

MY DAUGHTER goes to Central Junior High School. She brought her yearbook home a week ago or so. We were looking through it, and I noticed all these clubs and groups are included in the yearbook, and even the cheerleaders for next year are listed in the back. ...

To the editor: Skyrocketing energy prices for Missouri farmers will be felt by all of us, whether we live in urban or rural areas. Energy accounts for half or more of cash production costs for nearly all a farm's manufactured inputs. Farmers purchase more than $185 billion worth of supplies, materials and services and sell over $218 billion worth of products and services. ...

Three-year-old Kelly Brunke didn't eat the hot dog served at lunch Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Early Learning Center because it had barbecue sauce on it. She said she might eat the bun, changed her mind, but definitely liked the pineapple chunks and french fries...

Have you ever tried to feed a picky eater? It's not easy, especially when the child has a gag reflex that's triggered whenever he is forced to eat something he'd rather not. My son, Jerry, wasn't always so finicky. As an infant, he was a robust eater who never saw a jar of baby food he didn't want. However, the minute he took over feeding himself, Jerry became a child who could take one look at a meal, judge its consistency and color, and decide whether or not he'd like it...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walther of Jackson celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a dinner and open house March 4, 2001, at St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. The event was hosted by their sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Carol Walther, Roy Walther, Ralph and Mary Walther, and Ronald and Pam Walther, all of Jackson...

Kara Ann Livingston and Michael F. Sissom were married May 26, 2001, at Red Star Baptist Church. Jim Matthews performed the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Kenny Livingston of Cape Girardeau, and the late Cathy Livingston. Tony and JoAnn Sissom of Olive Branch, Ill., are parents of the groom...

ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Jennifer Lynn Mirly and Jason Lawrence Schlueter exchanged vows Nov. 25, 2000, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Mo. The Rev. Rick Patzwitz performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Jena Mabry of Altenburg, pianist was Susan Ludwig and soloist was Joleta Ludwig, both of Shawneetown...

Lisa Gail Bergmann and Petty Officer 1st Class Josh Harrison Neumeyer were married March 3, 2001, in Ashburn, Va. The Rev. Stephen McWhorter performed the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Vivian and Ronald Bohnert of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Tom and Despo Neumeyer of Long Beach, Calif...

Carlton and Patsy Puchbauer of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Beth Puchbauer, to Ryan Sean Smith, both of Jackson, Mo. He is the son of Charles and Carolyn Smith of Jackson. Puchbauer received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University. She expects to receive a master's degree in education from Webster University in December. She is a fourth grade teacher at Franklin School...

Tony and Brenda Sample of Jackson, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Linda Lou Bollinger, to Christopher Alan Sarakas, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Phyllis McDowell of Fredericktown, Mo. Bollinger is a 1990 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed at Southwestern Bell...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Deanna Lynn Bogenpohl and Daniel G. Barber were married Oct. 14, 2000, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Mo. The Rev. Howard W. Mueller performed the single ring ceremony. Organist was LaVern Wachter of Jackson. Parents of the couple are Don and Betty Bogenpohl of Jackson, and Larry and Louella Barber of Brazeau, Mo...

ORAN, Mo. -- Rebeccah Elizabeth Nothdurft and Edward George Bodine were married Oct. 7, 2000, at the Church of the Crossing in Indianapolis, Ind. The Rev. Brian Tabor performed the ceremony. Music was by the Resurrection String Ensemble. Vocalists were Christy Alfredson and C.J. Miller...

I waited 365 days, that is 52 weeks and 12 months, for June to come again. So now it is here and has been worth the wait. First, even before June, came the rains to wash the face of the earth "behind the ears and between the toes" as Mama would describe a proper bath...