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MAUDE HATCHER
(Obituary ~ 06/24/01)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Maude Evelyn Hatcher, 71, of Sedgewickville died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at Eldercare in Marble Hill, Mo. She was born Feb. 28, 1930, at Lamar, Ark., daughter of Carl and Stella Johnson. Survivors include a son, Michael Busby of Sedgewickville; a sister, Joyce Burgess of Wapappello, Mo.; and four grandchildren...
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ALL-STAR SOCCER TEAMS SCORE BIG
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Jackson All Star, Lexi Wilkerson, fullback. Jackson All Star, Kylie Seyer, midfielder. The Jackson second-grade boys All Star team last fall and this spring had placed first in every tournament and had allowed only one goal in 16 games. Team members, first row from left, were Jordon Reisenbichler, Colton Lowery, Zac Harris, and Kyle Schloss, and second row from left were Ryan Sprandel, Chase Crowden, Levi Hobeck and Trace U'ren. ...
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38 CHILDREN FISH AT OPTIMISTS ANNUAL EVENT
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The Optimist Club of Jackson recently held its fishing rodeo at the Jackson City Park lake. There were 38 entries from kindergarten to sixth grade. The group caught 145 fish from 2 inches to the winning fish of 7 inches. There were six winners who received a fishing vest, and all participants received a fishing lure...
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ELKS DISPLAY HISTORY OF OLD GLORY AT FLAG DAY CEREMONY
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Jackson Elks Lodge 2652 held its annual Flag Day Services at Brookside Memorial Park on June 14. The Elks defined Flag Day as the birthday of the nation's flag, and assisted by Boy Scout Troop 311, defined the history of the flag by presenting actual flags that depicted the changes Old Glory has seen throughout history...
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SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT HEALTH
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Kyle Hinton held up his rendition of Van Gogh's Starry Night. Also seated at the boy's table were Cory Buccheit, Matt Kinsey and George Terry. Ashlee Blackwell and Tyler Gaskill displayed a sunscreen experiment on beads. Made from playballs, these brainiac caps helped students learn about how the brain controls different areas of the body...
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JACKSON PROFILE, STU GARRISON
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Name: Stu Garrison Lives in: Jackson Family: My immediate family consists of my wife, Karen, whom I've been married to for 21 years and two boys; Hunter, 8, and Zach, almost 16. Job: I'm a personal insurance agent with Farmer's Insurance Co. I sell auto, home and life insurance...
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RIVERSIDE READING PROGRAM CONTINUES
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The library's summer reading program for children and teen-agers is going strong. The St. Louis Science Center will present a program on dinosaurs at 4 p.m. Monday at the Riverside Regional Library's Jackson branch. The library's "Kids on Saturday" program will be "Exploring Science" at 1 p.m. at the Jackson branch for children 9 and older...
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ENERGY CRISIS PROGRAM RECEIVES FUNDING
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The East Missouri Action Agency has received $149,040 in state funds to provide assistance to keep low-income families cool this summer. Distribution of the funds has begun through the Energy Crisis Intervention Program. For this year only, the disconnect notice has been waived, making it possible to help even more families this summer...
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JACKSON LIBRARY HOLDS SUPER SPELLING BEE
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Jackson Public Library sponsors storytimes at 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 1. This week's storytime is "Where in the World?" The July 11 storytime is "Destination Unknown," the July 18 storytime is "GeoSafari," the July 25 storytime is "Travel the World Through Stories" and the Aug. 1 storytime is "Road Trip!"...
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CROSS COUNTRY CAMP BEGINS MONDAY
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
People planning to run cross country this fall or in the future should attend a cross country camp. The camp will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m., beginning Monday and through Friday, at the Jackson City Park pavilion by the upper tennis courts. Another cross country camp will be held July 16 through 20 at the same time and site...
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BARRACUDAS SWIM TEAM TAKES BITE OUT OF COMPETITION
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
With almost 200 points more than the nearest competing team and two team records, the Jackson swim team posted its first win of the season when it was the host of a meet June 9. It was the team's first meet of the summer. Other teams competing were the Sikeston Sharks, Farmington area swim team and Team Genesis. The Jackson Barracudas, coached by Pat Kuper and Meredith Jackson, have 70 swimmers from ages 5 to 16...
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JACKSON MAN JOINS FRATERNITY
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Trentis E. Miller, son of Bruce and Marsha Miller of Jackson, has been initiated into Beta Theta Pi by the chapter at Westminster College at Fulton where he is a student. Miller is a graduate of Jackson High School. Beta Theta Pi, founded in 1839 at Miami University in Ohio, is dedicated to scholarship, brotherhood and community service...
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GOOD THINKING: IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
I love summer because summer is a time for picnics! I love picnics! I'm glad God came up with the idea of picnics! Let's pack a picnic lunch and go to the lake. Put in the ham and cheese; don't forget the potato salad and slaw, and the iced tea and a Kool-Aid. ...
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EVA HOOD
(Obituary ~ 06/24/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Eva Jane Hood, 79, of Gipsy, Mo., 79, died Friday, June 22, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Hood was born Dec. 9, 1921, daughter of Louis and Bessie Corzine Jackson. She was a member of Christ Gospel Church at Puxico, Mo...
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BARBARA POOLE
(Obituary ~ 06/24/01)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Barbara J. Pool, 66, died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the Jonesboro Healthcare Center. She was born Nov. 18, 1934, at Alto Pass, Ill., daughter of Gene and Faye Mize Poole. She had been employed by McDonald Aircraft. Survivors include one nephew...
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VIRGINIA PARKER
(Obituary ~ 06/24/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Virginia Frances Parker, 48, of Villa Ridge, Ill., died Friday, June 22, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 12, 1953, at Paducah, Ky., daughter of Herbert "Red" and Mildred Ellen Holder Jackson. She and George A. Bankson III were married April 19, 1970. He died Nov. 30, 1973. She married Kim Parker March 14, 1980...
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JOHN CRIDER
(Obituary ~ 06/24/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- John "Big Tool" Crider, 83, of Cairo died Friday, June 22, 2001, at Day Star Care Center in Cairo. He was born April 23, 1918, at Perks, Ill., son of John Logan and Dora Hardy Crider. He was a retire master mechanic for several auto dealerships in the area. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Seabees at Guadalcanal during World War II. He was a member of VFW Post 2649 of Cairo...
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LEO FIEDLER
(Obituary ~ 06/24/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Leo V. Fiedler, 90, of Jackson died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 4-8 p.m. Monday. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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COMBATING SUMMERTIME BLUES
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Who said, "There Ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues"? I believe it was a hit song by the late Eddie Cochran. Though I'll have to admit, I have no cure, only suggestions and information. No school, warm days, summer vacation and outdoor barbecues...
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LEEROWAN CO-FOUNDER OFFERS CHAMBER BUSINESS TIPS
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The Jackson Chamber of Commerce and Jackson Industrial Development Co. held its annual installation and industrial appreciation banquet Monday at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Desmond Lee, co-founder of LeeRowan, was the guest speaker. Lee, a well-known and committed philanthropist with special interests in increasing opportunities for disadvantaged people, made it clear that his beginnings in Jackson at LeeRowan were the major source of his gifts...
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AT HOME & MAIN: CHILDREN NEED PARENTAL CONNECTION
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
She'd been friends with Danielle and Nicole just about all through grade school. This past year, before going into Middle School, they'd all been in the same class. The teacher they had was known for being pretty demanding. They'd made it through her class and along the way, discovered they all had a similar sense of humor. Their common bond was in making fun of people and things, only in private, of course...
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CONTEST PLANNED FOR AREA ARTISTS
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The Community Counseling Center Foundation has invited local artists to submit paintings or drawings for a contest to be used as an appreciation gift to the foundation's best donors for this year's membership drive. Entries should depict scenes from the counseling center's five-county service area of Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties...
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POWER STRUGGLE: CAPE GIRARDEAU NATIVE RICHARD KINDER FACES ROADBLOCKS TO BUILDING A PLANT IN HIS HOME COUNTY
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
CRUMP, Mo. -- Nora Seabaugh stands on her driveway and casts a troubled glance at an adjoining hillside of upturned earth where Kinder Morgan Power Co. wants to build a plant. She and her husband, Alvin, have lived in their modest brick home on a ridge along Route U in southwest Cape Girardeau County for 35 years. They own about 200 acres of farm land, planted in soybeans, along both sides of the highway...
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BOILER PROBLEMS PROMPT CHOICES FOR BOARD
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The iffy operation of a 50-year-old boiler at Central High School may put plans for a cooling system on hold while school leaders concentrate on an even greater need for heat. Cape Girardeau School Board members recently learned that only one of the school's two original boilers is dependable, and that one probably won't last more than another winter. Maintenance workers said the other boiler hasn't worked in about 20 years...
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MARK MY WORD: ROBOTS CAN'T REPLACE KIDS, SPILLS AND SELECTIVE HEARING
(Column ~ 06/24/01)
Scientists speculate that human-looking robots could one day serve as surrogate children in our homes. Forget it. Parenting would never be the same. Imagine a household where children always obeyed their parents and never wrote on the walls. It just wouldn't seem like a family without life's little tragedies...
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HEAT RELIEF FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The East Missouri Action Agency (EMAA) has received funds from the state to provide cooling assistance to low-income families during this summer. Fund distribution started through the Energy Crisis Intervention Program. For this year only, the disconection notice has been waived to help more people during the summer heat...
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SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAM TAKING MONTH TO WAIT FOR COOLER WEATHER
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Talk about downtown. Talk about fun. Music lovers have only one more Saturday to enjoy "Munchin' and Rockin'" in downtown Cape Girardeau. The eight-week run of Music in the Park will end Saturday, when the Desert Wind band appears at the First Presbyterian Church Rose Garden along Broadway...
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'GLASS ACT' NEST FOR OTC
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
Businesses within the Old Town Cape Districts of Haarig, upper Broadway and the downtown area, will be recognized for their window displays monthly through the "Glass Act" window decorating competition. All businesses are eligible for the competition, said Catherine Dunlap-Stock, executive director of Old Town Cape...
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KINDER MORGAN MOVES ON WITH MICHIGAN PLANT
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
JACKSON, Mich. -- Kinder Morgan is building a $250 million power plant on the site of a former Goodyear tire factory here, having been forced to abandon plans to build in a nearby farming area. The company had wanted to build the plant about 15 miles outside of Jackson. The local planning and zoning board approved the project, but upset residents circulated a petition to get the issue on the ballot...
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THE LATEST LINE: CRAZY YEAR HAS CUBS, PHILS OUT OF PLACE
(Sports Column ~ 06/24/01)
The 2001 major league baseball season is not even halfway over but it's shaping up as one of the most wild and unpredictable campaigns in recent memory. You'd probably have to go back a long way to find a season where several teams who were supposed to be so bad were doing so well...
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PERRY REMAINS PERFECT FOR CAPS
(College Sports ~ 06/24/01)
Kyle Perry was looking for a place to pitch this summer without having to venture all that far from his hometown of Benton, Ky., which is near Paducah. He has found the perfect place in Cape Girardeau. And Craftsman Union Capahas manager Jess Bolen couldn't be happier...
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BEST MORTGAGE PERFECT IN TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 06/24/01)
PARIS, Tenn. -- The Cape Girardeau Best Mortgage Junior American Legion baseball squad won its first four games in the 20-team Paris (Tenn.) Tournament as it heads into today's final round with its sights set on the championship. Friday, Cape (31-7) slipped past Jackson (Tenn.) 6-5. The squad then won three games Saturday, beating Eagles Landing (Ga.) 5-1, Horne Lake (Miss.) 11-3 and Murray (Ky.) 9-2...
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THE END OF JUNE MAKES FROGS A LITTLE JUMPY
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
The end of June once again brings a season that excites the connoisseurs of Rana catesbeiana legs. The opening of frog season in Missouri begins at sunset on June 30, and runs through midnight on Oct. 31. Bullfrogs and green frogs are the only frogs that are legal game in Missouri. ...
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CARDINAL DEAL GODS BEYOND CLICHES, BRICKBATS
(Editorial ~ 06/24/01)
Front and center before the Missouri General Assembly next January will be the plan announced in St. Louis last Tuesday for a new ballpark re-development project in downtown St. Louis. On hand to give the new plan their blessing were Gov. Bob Holden, St. Louis County executive Buzz Westfall and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/24/01)
I SEE where half of the world's languages face extinction by 2100 as more and more people begin to speak a common language. This is good. Maybe now we can get back to work on that tower. AS THE Social Security debate begins, I am amazed at the large number of uninformed people who don't want Social Security changed. ...
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FERGUSON DEFENDS OFFICIAL CHANGEOVER
(Editorial ~ 06/24/01)
Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney Morley Swingle does a great job prosecuting criminal cases, but he doesn't know much about the business of the public administrator. The Cape Girardeau County Commission does a great job running the county, but it doesn't know much about the business of the public administrator...
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VISIT TO CHARTER SCHOOLS FINDS REAL URBAN POTENTIAL
(Column ~ 06/24/01)
In the last 10 days, this writer has taken the opportunity to tour a couple of Missouri's new urban charter schools, first in Kansas City and, a few days later, another in St. Louis. The Della Lamb Charter School in Kansas City is in a decent neighborhood. ...
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ADVICE AND CONSENT, OR SLASH AND BURN?
(Column ~ 06/24/01)
It is becoming increasingly clear that conservative fears that the recent power shift in the Senate would have profound consequences, especially in judicial appointments, were well-founded. National Review Online's Byron York reports that Democrats in the Senate Judiciary Committee are preparing for a series of hearings concerning the judicial-confirmation process. ...
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THE RED HAT SOCIETY: PUTTING THE LA DI DA IN LADY
(Local News ~ 06/24/01)
This isn't just any group of middle-aged ladies having lunch. The ceremonial slurp in lieu of a proper toast punctuates that point. The women seem normal enough: Some are garrulous, others listen politely before ordering salads with poppyseed dressing. But clad in bright purple and capped with red, each pronounces herself a rebel...
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COMMENTARY: TWO FISH MAKE 5,000 MEMORIES
(Column ~ 06/24/01)
"Once upon a time...." That's the way the old stories always started. And I think that's why they stay with us so long. They are not anchored in time, not bound by specific dates, but just float around in space like some nebulous white cloud that dissipates in the wind and then comes back together again, strongly...
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WEDDINGS: WILSON-PENZEL
(Wedding ~ 06/24/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Linda Marie Wilson and Carl Gene Penzel were united in marriage June 14, 2001, in a candlelight ceremony at their home. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Pat Holly and soloist was Andrea Penzel, granddaughter of the groom, both of Jackson...
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WEDDINGS: WHITE-ABBOTT
(Wedding ~ 06/24/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. Heather Michele White and Elisha Lee Abbott exchanged vows April 28, 2001, at First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. Neil Sanders performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist was Brandon Swanner and soloist was Danielle Swanner-Pierce, both of Florissant, Mo...
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WEDDINGS: ENDERLE-AHLVIN
(Wedding ~ 06/24/01)
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church was the setting April 21, 2001, for the wedding of Tamara Jo Enderle and Mark Edward Ahlvin Jr. The Rev. Dan Schulte performed the double ring ceremony. Reader was Cheryl Schenimann of Cape Girardeau. Pianist was Cheryl Oberhaus of Cape Girardeau...
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WEDDINGS: BORUM-CLIPPARD
(Wedding ~ 06/24/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- First Baptist Church was the setting Jan. 27, 2001, for the wedding of Kelli Renea Borum and Norman Dean Clippard. The Rev. David Clippard, brother of the groom, performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Laura Robinson, and vocalists were Robyn Hosp and Kimberly Miller...
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WEDDINGS: BEIS-KEMBEL
(Wedding ~ 06/24/01)
Barbara Lynn Beis and Paul Scott Kembel were married Dec. 2, 2000, at St. Eustachius Catholic Church in Portageville, Mo. The Rev. Jim Reynolds performed the ceremony. Organist was Jody Kelley of Portageville. Reader was Greg Perkins of Jonesboro, Ark...
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WEDDINGS: AMOS-SCHIRMER
(Wedding ~ 06/24/01)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Michelle Marie Amos and Neal Martin Schirmer were married March 31, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The Rev. Wayne H. Palmer performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Tyson Wunderlich of Altenburg, and soloist was Renee Reinagel of Kelso, Mo...
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ENGAGEMENTS: MAEVERS-WILLIAMS
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
Jeffrey Lynn and Deborah Lois Maevers of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Callie Denean Maevers, to Trevor Earl Williams. He is the son of Jan and Buddy Newsom of Marston, Mo., and the late Terry Williams. Maevers is a graduate of Jackson High School...
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ENGAGEMENTS; GOEHMAN-WISCHMANN
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
Norman and Letricia Goehman of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Jeanine Goehman, to Derek Walter Wischmann. He is the son of Gustav and Trisha Wischmann of Jackson, Mo. Goehman attended Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Neely's Landing Quarry...
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ENGAGEMENTS: WHEELER-KOISHOR
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gregory P. and Kathie Wheeler of Perryville announce the engagement of their daughter, Krista Lee Wheeler, to Joseph Maynard Koishor, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Joseph D. and Sue Koishor of Highland, Ill. Wheeler is a 1992 graduate of St. Vincent de Paul High School, and 1996 graduate of Quincy University. She is employed at Withers Broadcasting in Cape Girardeau...
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ENGAGEMENTS: TALLY-MOORE
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
Benjamin and Jo Tally of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Mandi Michelle Tally, to Jason Keith Moore. He is the son of Doyle Moore of Fenton, Mo., and the late Joan Moore. Tally received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University, and a master's degree in counseling from Webster University. She is employed at Behavioral Health Response, the crisis hotline for state of Missouri...
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ENGAGEMENTS: WIEGAND-MASTERS
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Ronald and Florence Wiegand of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Robin Christina Wiegand, to Stephen Paul Masters of Newport, Wales, U.K. He is the son of Geoffrey and Margaret Masters of Wales. Wiegand received a bachelor of science degree in early childhood/elementary education from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a first grade teacher at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson...
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ENGAGEMENTS: SMITH-SPAETH
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
Joel and Mary Smith and Voyann Smith of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Ann Smith, to Tyler Brent Spaeth. He is the son of Brent and Judy Spaeth of Southlake, Texas, and Bob and Wanda Brosey of Cape Girardeau. Smith is a 1994 graduate of Notre Dame High School. She expects to receive a bachelor's degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University in December...
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ENGAGEMENTS: EDWARDS-BIGGERSTAFF
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Robert and Monica Edwards of Olmsted announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Dawn Edwards, to Nicolas Bronson Biggerstaff. He is the son of James and Angie Biggerstaff of Mounds, Ill. Edwards is a 1997 graduate of Meridian High School. She expects to receive a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau in December. She is employed at First State Bank of Olmsted...
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ENGAGEMENTS: PARKS-ROTH
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Harley and Sallye Shields of Parsons, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tammy L. Parks, to Daniel B. Roth. He is the son of David and Carol Roth of Jackson. Parks is a 1986 graduate of Labette County High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in secondary education in 1991, and a master of science degree in secondary education in 1995, from Pittsburg State University. She is a high school math teacher at Unified School District 446 in Independence, Kan...
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ENGAGEMENTS: ROBINSON-DENMAN
(Engagement ~ 06/24/01)
PATTON, Mo. -- Larry and Katherine Robinson of Patton announce the engagement of their daughter, Libby Ann Robinson, to Dalton Donn Denman. He is the son of Harry and Shirley Denman of Marquand, Mo. Robinson is a 1992 graduate of Meadow Heights High school. She is a graduate of Shawnee Community College, and expects to graduate this summer from Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. She is employed at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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