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PERSONNEL: JACKSON NATIVE PROMOTED TO MANAGING PARTNER
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Andy Hancock, a Jackson, Mo., native, has been named managing partner of Outback Steakhouse in Cape Girardeau. Hancock started with Outback Steakhouse here four years ago. He was promoted to assistant manager, and has served in that position two years. He replaced Russell Beam, who has been promoted to managing partner of the South County Outback in St. Louis...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: 1,500 HARLEY-DAVIDSONS AND COUNTING
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Imagine, if you can, more than 1,500 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, all in a line, parading from the west side of Cape Girardeau to the downtown area. That's a lot of bikes, and there may be more. "It could go as high as 2,000 motorcycles," said Dan Tumbleson of Minor's Harley-Davidson/Suzuki Sales Inc., 905 Enterprise in Cape Girardeau. "We keep getting calls."...
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PERSONNEL: ARBYRD NATIVE JOINS REGIONAL EYECARE CENTER
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Dr. Scott McDougal, a native of Arbyrd, Mo., has joined Regional Eyecare Center Inc., 1749 Independence, in Cape Girardeau. McDougal, a graduate of the University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Optometry, has more than eight years of experience in the optical field...
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MEMO: PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULED
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
U. S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond are sponsoring the one-day procurement conference Aug. 8 to be held at Southeast Missouri State University in cooperation with the university's Small Business Development Center, the Small Business Administration, the Missouri Small Business Development Centers and Missouri Procurement Assistance Centers...
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PERSONNEL: ACCOUNTANT ATTENDS SEMINAR ON WAGE LAWS
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Connie Brown, CPA, CVA, audit manager with Schott & Van de Ven, Certified Public Accountants, recently completed continuing education on wage and hour laws in Missouri. Critical issues with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) were covered in the day-long seminar. The seminar covered minimum wage requirements, overtime, exemptions and violations to the FLSA. Also discussed were employee vs. independent contractor determination issues...
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PERSONNEL: PHARMACY OPERATOR HONORED BY MEDICAP
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Ben Tally Jr. recently was honored at the Medicap Pharmacies Inc. annual meeting. Tally, who operates a Medicap Pharmacy in Cape Girardeau, was named to the President's Capsule Club for outstanding sales performance during the past year. Medicap Pharmacies Inc. operates 198 locations in 37 states...
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PERSONNEL: CAPE MAN ELECTED TO BOARD OF LAWYERS' GROUP
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
J. Michael Ponder of the law firm of Thomasson, Gilbert, Cook & Maguire, L.C., Cape Girardeau, has been elected to the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) Board of Governors. Ponder was elected during the annual MATA Board of Governors meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks recently...
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PERSONNEL: SOUTHEAST PROFESSOR NAMED VICE CHAIR
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Gary Johnson, a professor of accounting at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named vice chair of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). Johnson joined the society in 1984. He has served as chairman of the MSCPA Accounting Careers and Relations with Educators committees, and is a past president of the Southeast Missouri Chapter of MSCPA...
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PERSONNEL: DOCTOR JOINS JACKSON HEARTLAND CLINIC
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Dr. Christopher Compton of Jackson has joined Heartland Family Physicians Clinic and Prompt Care, 2130 Highway 61 East, in Jackson. Compton, a graduate of the University of Missouri Medical School, served a family practice internship and residency at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis...
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PERSONNEL: SCHNUCKS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS NAMED
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Lori Ebert Willis of Ballwin, Mo., has been named director of communications for Schnuck Markets Inc. She will be responsible for handling media relations and community service communications for Schnuck's 92 stores in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, including the store at 19 S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau...
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MEMO: AGRI-BUSINESS TOUR SCHEDULED FOR JULY 25
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Reservations are being accepted for the annual Jackson Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Tour to be held July 25, starting at the Missouri Extension Center on Jackson Trail at 9 a.m. This year's tour will include NLC-Lenco, American Railcar Industries and B&B Door in the morning, and Rubbermaid Closet Organization (Lee-Rowan) in the afternoon...
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GOING FOR THE OLD: ANTIQUE MALLS DRAW SHOPPERS TO AREA RETAIL SPACES
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
Dedicated antiquers need little encouragement to set forth in search of a treasured artifact. They just need a map. Whether you're a serious seeker or just a Sunday browser, there are an abundance of antique and collectible stores to whet your appetites in the Cape Girardeau area...
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MEMO: GARFIELD'S EMPLOYEES HOLD FUND-RAISING EVENT
(Business ~ 07/16/01)
Local Garfield's Restaurant employees recently raised $335.03 during a two-week period for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The promotion was part of a national Eateries Inc. promotion. Nationally 74 restaurants, including Garfield's, Garcia's Mexican Restaurant and Pepperoni Grills, raised more than $35,000...
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MEETING DEMAND: AGING AMERICANS TRY TO FIND A PLACE TO RETIRE
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
America is getting grayer all the time, and area retirement homes are expanding to meet the increased demand for their services. Latest statistics show more than 8,500 Cape Girardeau County residents are over age 65, with another 3,000 in the 55-64 range. According to the Missouri Department of Health, there are more than 750,000 elderly Missouri residents...
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RE-ENACTMENT HELPS WRAP UP CAPE AIR SHOW
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
Success was in the air at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The Heroes and Legends air show over the weekend drew 9,000 to 10,000 people, said Bruce Loy, the city's airport director. "We feel it went exceptionally well," Loy said. "This has just been an exceptional show for us."...
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VAN CRASH INJURES EIGHT
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
A passenger van overturned on Interstate 57 in Southern Illinois Sunday, injuring eight of the nine people inside. The Illinois State Police at Ullin, Ill., gave this account: The van's driver, Sean Vortis, fell asleep at the wheel at 6:55 a.m. on southbound I-57 near the 23.3-mile marker. The van ran off the road and into the median, at which time Vortis overcorrected and lost control of the vehicle. The van overturned, ejecting six passengers...
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NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR STARTS JOB
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Today, Jim Roach will spend his first day as Jackson's city administrator talking. He will talk with Police Chief Marvin Sides and Fire Chief Brad Golden and will meeting with the departments he didn't work closely with in his previous capacity as the city's public works director. Besides police and fire, those departments include parks, cemetery and library...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN AGENDA
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
7:30 p.m. Monday, July 16 City Hall Action Items Power and Light Committee n Consider a motion to approve the Semiannual Financial Statement ending June 30, 2001. n Consider a motion to set a public hearing for Monday, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the 2001 tax rates for parks and recreation, general revenue, cemetery and band...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
Monday, July 16, at 7 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearings Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) n An ordinance vacating the city's interest in a 4-foot utility pole easement located under 1721 Crestwood Drive in Oak Hills subdivision...
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ELEVEN AWARDED CHURCH SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
Eleven area Lutheran college students recently received scholarships through the August Ebert Lutheran Student-Aid fund. The scholarships are funded through Ebert's estate and designed to help students entering full-time church work. The students selected for the honor were John Beaudean of Trinity Lutheran Church, Cape Girardeau; Stacey Hoffman of Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim, Mo.; Megan Narrow of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, Mo.; Catherine Roth of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Mo.; Jennifer Sea-baugh and Heather Spooler, both of St. ...
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COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DOUBLING COST OF FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACTS
(Local News ~ 07/16/01)
The cost of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department's services could soon double for property owners located outside of the city limits. The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight will consider a resolution increasing the annual fee for fire protection beyond the city boundary from $500 to $1,000. The new rate would apply to the fiscal year that began July 1...
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CAPAHAS CAP CAKEWALK
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/01)
Entering the 2001 National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional, Cape Girardeau Craftsman Union Capahas manager Jess Bolen said he respected every team in the tournament and did not expect a cakewalk. But as it turned out, the host Capahas barely worked up a sweat in capturing the championship...
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CAPE JR. LEGION TO PLAY FOR TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Seth Hudson belted a bases-loaded double in a four-run sixth as Cape Girardeau Best Mortgage Junior American Legion advanced to the championship game of the District 14 Tournament with a 7-5 victory Sunday over top-seeded Sikeston...
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CHAFFEE LEGION EXTENDS WINNING STREAK TO 18
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee Medicap Pharmacy American Legion posted a pair of 7-6 victories over Jackson Legion on Sunday, improving its winning streak to 18 games. Jackson had Chaffee (32-8 overall, 15-5 district) on the ropes in both games. In the opener, Jackson scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game 6-6. Chaffee pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the inning when a grounder by Matt Stroup allowed a runner at third to beat the throw home...
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BEATTY DECIDES TO LEAVE SEMO
(College Sports ~ 07/16/01)
A desire to stay home has resulted in Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team losing its second-leading hitter off the 2001 squad. Brad Beatty, who batted .353 as a true freshman this year, told the Southeast Missourian Sunday night that he plans to transfer to Southwestern Illinois Junior College in his hometown of Belleville, Ill...
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NELLIE SAMUELS
(Obituary ~ 07/16/01)
Parma, Mo. -- Nellie G. Samuels, 76, of Parma died Friday, July 13, 2001, at her home. She was born June 4, 1925, at St. Francis, Ark., to Oliver and Ada Ward Samuels. She lived in Parma for 45 years and was a member of Parma Assembly of God Church. She was retired from the Brown Shoe Company...
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BECKY JORDAN
(Obituary ~ 07/16/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Becky Jordan, 58, of Dexter died Friday, July 13, 2001, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 11, 1943, at Chicago, Ill., to James Henry and Ella Rose Umphrey Black. She married Phillip Lee Anderson on Dec. 26, 1959, at Bloomfield. He died June 28, 1965. She married Kenneth Norman Swallows on Feb. 25, 1966, at Bloomfield. He died Nov. 27, 1977. She married Roger Jordan on June 22, 1985, at Dexter. He survives...
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MARTHA PURL
(Obituary ~ 07/16/01)
Martha Purl, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 15, 2001, at her home. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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HELEN NEWMAN
(Obituary ~ 07/16/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mrs. Helen E. Newman, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, July 14, 2001, at her home in the Saxony Village Assisted Living at the Lutheran Home. Mrs. Newman was born Feb. 1, 1908, in Herrin, Ill., the daughter of the late Thomas and Grace Logan Rendleman. She married Mr. Everett L. Newman Sept. 1, 1928, and he passed away Oct. 11, 1983...
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ALFRED KOEBERL
(Obituary ~ 07/16/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Alfred F. Koeberl, 88, of Chaffee and formerly of Pocahontas, Mo., died Sunday, July 15, 2001, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Jan. 25, 1913, in Pocahontas to Herman and Anna Louise Leimer Koeberl. He married Rosa Caroline Thauwald on April 17, 1938, at Immanuel Lutheran Church at New Wells. She died April 9, 2000...
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BEATRICE O'DANIELL
(Obituary ~ 07/16/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Beatrice O'Daniell, 87, of Bloomfield died Saturday, July 14, 2001 at Southern Missouri Healthcare in Dexter. She was born June 1, 1914 at Loganville, Wis., to John and Ella Schulte Klipstein. She grew up in Des Plaines, Ill. She married Ivan Delmar O'Daniell on July 6, 1934, at Ste. Genevieve, Mo. He died Dec. 9, 1980...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/16/01)
I WOULD be very interested in seeing a list of the contributors that Dale Nitzsche has raised. We are continually hearing about the money he has collected, but no mention of contributors. Do all contributors wish to remain anonymous? Post the list and grand totals, and let the taxpayers decide...
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FOR SALE: WHATEVER YOU WANT. SEE GOVERNOR
(Editorial ~ 07/16/01)
Aside from the questionable policy established by Gov. Bob Holden when he signed an executive order that forces state workers to pay union dues whether or not they choose to participate in any union, there is a seamier side to his action. Based on comments made both by the governor and by union officials, it is now apparent that most if not all of the governor's huge debt for his $1 million inaugural party will disappear, thanks to generous donations from Big Labor -- the same unions that stand to get $8 million to $10 million a year from now on from state workers who aren't getting raises this year because of state overspending.. ...
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IS CAPE READY FOR A MAJOR SUMMER FESTIVAL?
(Editorial ~ 07/16/01)
In recent days, several things have happened that provide interesting fodder for what could become a broad-based community discussion about special events, tourism and some sort of special event in Cape Girardeau. For years, the Riverfest organization provided an annual celebration that brought entertainment and a street-fair atmosphere to downtown Cape Girardeau, usually in June. ...
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