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ILLINOIS MAN SPREADS PASSION FOR ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILES, MEMORABILIA
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
ENERGY, Ill. -- Walk through the front door of Prudential Insurance and you've passed through a time warp. Bill Staley, the agency representative, has gone to great lengths to redecorate the former bank office with a motif heavy on antique cars and clocks...
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'PALS FOREVER' PICTURE CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE IN FOTO FEST COMPETITION
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
Carla Ford's photograph of two children walking together down a gravel road captured grand prize in the 2001 Foto Fest contest. Judges said it was a nostalgic look that captured two "pals forever." Ford said the photo of her two granddaughters, Arielle Rowland, 6, and her sister Kristen, 4, was taken in an alley behind her home. "They were just walking down the road," she said...
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OPTIMIST CLUB MARKS 75 YEARS IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
In 1926, 15 men gathered at a cafe on Independence Street to form a new civic club. Seventy-five years later, the Cape Girardeau Evening Optimist Club is celebrating a legacy of civic contribution and community leadership. A 75th anniversary banquet will be held Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. Keynote speaker will be Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court...
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WALKING A NEW BEAT; CAPE CENTRAL'S RESOURCE OFFICER HOPES NEW ROLE IS A SMOOTH ONE
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
When Kevin Eudy last walked the halls of Cape Girardeau Central High School, he was a student. Then, a columbine was a flower and Heath was the name of a candy bar. Eudy says he's changed more than the school has in the years since he graduated in 1983. Now a corporal with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, Eudy wears a badge and hopes his tenure as a school resource officer is a bland one...
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FORUM FOCUSES ON MODOT NEEDS
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
Missouri government should reach into its own pockets before it turns to taxpayers for more money to fund transportation projects, a Missouri Chamber of Commerce official said Tuesday. Michael Grote, assistant director of governmental affairs for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, delivered that message at a transportation forum in Cape Girardeau...
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SEMO ENROLLMENT UP NEARLY 4 PERCENT
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's enrollment stood at 8,342 students on the first day of fall classes Monday, up nearly 4 percent from a year ago. But with students still enrolling in classes, school officials expect the total headcount will surpass 9,000 when final fall enrollment figures come out in four weeks...
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OFFICIALS EXPECT NO SHORTAGE OF SHOTS
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
Despite last year's severe shortage, local health officials say they expect a full supply of influenza vaccine this fall. But they do say that it likely won't come as early as usual. "Our information is that there will be plenty of vaccine, but it's not going to be early like it has been in the past," said Vicky McDonnell, the communicable disease coordinator at the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center. ...
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SCOUT SIGN-UPS IN BENTON, ORAN
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
Boys and parents in Benton, Mo., and Oran, Mo., areas are invited to meetings at the area schools to learn more about Scouting programs available this fall. In Benton, Troop 25 and Pack 36 will be at the Kelly Elementary cafeteria at 7 p.m. Thursday. For more information, contact leaders Sandy Nelson at 651-1950, or Brad Adams, (573) 545-4180...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
(Local News ~ 08/22/01)
Monday, Aug. 20 Public hearings Consent ordinances n Approved an ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances by changing the zoning of the north side of Lexington Avenue, between Perryville Road and Steven Drive, from R-1 to R-4. n Approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit to Greater Missouri Builders Inc. ...
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INDIANS OPEN UP WITH BIG PAYDAY
(College Sports ~ 08/22/01)
For the second year in a row, Southeast Missouri State University's athletic department will be paid in the six figures to have the school's football team go on the road and play its season opener. Eastern Michigan is paying Southeast $100,000 for the Sept. 1 contest in Ypsilanti, Mich. A year ago, Marshall forked over $120,000 -- and promptly spanked the Indians 63-7...
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SPORTS DIGEST: MIDWEST CITY WINS LEGION REGIONAL TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/01)
ENID, Okla. -- Midwest City, Okla., captured the American Legion Mid-South Regional championship Monday night with a 5-4 victory over Merrero, La. Midwest City (64-13) earns a berth in the American Legion World Series that begins this weekend in Yakima, Wash...
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SPORTS DIGEST: MORRIS WON'T RETURN TO SEMO BASKETBALL
(College Sports ~ 08/22/01)
Southeast Missouri State University men's basketball coach Gary Garner announced Tuesday that walk-on guard Matt Morris has decided not to return to the team for his final season of eligibility. Morris, who has seen limited action during his Southeast career, would have been a fifth-year senior after he received a medical redshirt. He has enrolled in law school at Southern Illinois University...
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SPORTS DIGEST: SEMO SOCCER TEAM WINS EXHIBITION GAME
(College Sports ~ 08/22/01)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's soccer team won its exhibition opener Monday night, beating host Memphis 3-1. All the Otahkians' goals were scored by freshmen as Erin Slattery, Marla Gianino and Laura Hauskins found the nets. Gianino and Hauskins also contributed assists...
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ND ROUTS ST. VINCENT IN OPENER
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/01)
Notre Dame High School's softball team got its 2001 season started in impressive fashion Tuesday afternoon as the Lady Bulldogs rolled past visiting St. Vincent 12-0. The Lady Bulldogs scored all their runs in the first three innings and the game was stopped after the top of the fifth by the 10-run mercy rule...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/22/01)
Daughter to Lance and Bekki Haman of Gulfport, Miss., Garden Park Hospital in Gulfport, 4:36 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001. Name, Madilyn Mae. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Haman is the former Bekki Altenthal, daughter of Scott Altenthal of Marble Hill, Mo., and Moe and Carla Desaulniers of Jackson, Mo. Haman is the son of John and Padge Haman of Cape Girardeau. He is an engineer with Mississippi Power...
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JOSEPH STANBERRY
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Joseph Earnest Stanberry, 73, of Sikeston died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at his home. He was born Dec. 28, 1927, in Whaley, Miss., son of Allen Levi and Elnora Nicks Stanberry. The family moved to Bell City, Mo., in 1938. He was inducted into the Army in 1952 during the Korean War and left the service in 1956 with the rank of sergeant. He and Auga Reatha Warfield were married Sept. 26, 1959, in Chicago...
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JUNE MICHAEL
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Funeral for June Michael of Benton will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. The Rev. Dale Huff will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the chapel after 4 p.m. today. An Eastern Star service will be held at 7...
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JOHN DAY
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- John E. Day, 77, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 27, 1924, in Crystal City, Mo., son of Leroy and Edna Moran Day. He and Bonnie I. Peterson were married Oct.13, 1945. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Diana P. Rodriguez and Angelica I. Allen, both of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; a sister, Della Mae Burgan of Crystal City; a grandson; and a great-granddaughter...
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CHARLES EARNHART
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Charles J. Earnhart, 77, of Dongola died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 18, 1923, in Dongola, son of Charles N. and Effie Eddleman Earnhart. Earnhart was a retired farmer, and member of Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church...
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ORA OVERBY
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Ora "Keener" Overby, 88, of Bell City died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Beverly Health Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield, Mo. He was born April 13, 1913, at Bell City, son of Ora and Topsy Highsaw Overby. He and Helen Williamson were married Aug. 24, 1934, at Bloomfield. She died Dec. 21, 1989...
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KATHLEEN BERGMAN
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kathleen E. Bergman, 54, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born July 29, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Willard and Thelma Springer Bergman. Bergman was a secretary about 20 years at Perry County Mutual Insurance. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church...
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ROSCOE MCBRIDE
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for R. Roscoe McBride of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Dr. Dave Soucie will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Ava, Ill., with military honors by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455...
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LESTER HOLT
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Lester W. Holt, 74, of Sikeston died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born Jan. 10, 1927, at Himmell, Mo., son of Chester and Ada Lingle Holt. He and Hattie Louise Holt were married June 5, 1949. She died April 29, 1994. He and Virgie Yancy were married June 10, 1995...
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AGNES GOETZ
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
Agnes Mary Goetz, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 21, 1909, at Dutchtown, Mo., daughter of Phillip and Anna Beahre Simpher. She and Leo Goetz were married May 14, 1935, in Advance, Mo. He died May 12, 1977...
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DONALD CARNAHAN
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Donald Edwin Carnahan, 45, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Three Rivers Health Care North Campus. He was born March 12, 1956, in Poplar Bluff, son of Ernest B. and Edwina Carnahan. He and Sandra Kay Raddle were married June 12, 1982, at Doniphan, Mo...
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EDGAR BRUNS
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
Edgar Dean Bruns, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 11, 1936, at St. Clair, Mo., son of Edgar Henry Fredrick and Mildred Laura Fisher Bruns. He and Marilyn Joyce Dixon were married Aug. 17, 1957. She preceded him in death...
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DAISY NUNN
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Daisy Marshall Nunn, 71, of East Prairie died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Oct. 23, 1929, in Mississippi County, daughter of G.M. and Bessie Hockersmith Allen. She and Charles Roy Nunn were married Sept. 14, 1946, in Hernando, Miss. He died June 24, 1999...
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RANDY LUEDERS
(Obituary ~ 08/22/01)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Randy Lueders, 42, of Altenburg died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 15, 1958, at Perryville, Mo., son of Wilbert H. and Eileen M. Emmendorfer Lueders Sr. Survivors include a sister, Cindy Koeberl of Altenburg...
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LETTERS: NATURE CAMPUS TO USE BUILDING AS TEACHING TOOL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/22/01)
To the editor: Your Aug. 13 editorial provided a great overview of the future Cape Girardeau nature center. The editorial correctly states, "Much of the building will be constructed with recycled materials and contain environmentally friendly features." The Conservation Department endeavors to use wisdom and common sense to design a building. ...
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REFORM SHOULD RESTORE VOTING TRUST
(Editorial ~ 08/22/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- I am writing in response to the Aug. 7 editorial concerning election reform. I welcome the attention being focused on improving Missouri's election process. However, I am concerned that the editorial might have implied that I support all of the Ford-Carter Commission's report recommendations that were listed. This is incorrect...
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TOBACCO MONEY BEING SPENT EVERY WHICH WAY
(Editorial ~ 08/22/01)
A report by the National Conference of State Legislatures indicates most states are off to a dismal start in spending the $206 billion they will get from the nation's landmark tobacco settlement of 1998. The attorneys general who negotiated the settlement expected the money to be used to compensate the states for years of smoking-related health expenses and to fight the spread of smoking and prevent tobacco addition, but the settlement left it to the states to decide how their shares of the money would be spent.. ...
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GOVERNMENT'S CREDIT-CARD ABUSES ARE ALARMING
(Editorial ~ 08/22/01)
It appears the federal government isn't doing much better than many Americans when it comes to using credit cards wisely. There are far too many abuses, and the government is having a difficult time trying to detect them. Federal agencies began issuing credit cards in the 1990s to cut red tape and speed purchasing. ...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/22/01)
I have read with interest the recent comments in Speak Out and other places regarding rudeness in Cape. Since moving to Cape a year ago, I've encountered a lot of people who were friendly, helpful and considerate, but I've also encountered some people who were rude and inhospitable. ...
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LETTERS: USING RECYCLED MATERIALS WOULD BE EDUCATIONAL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/22/01)
To the editor: A recent editorial suggested the Conservation Department's decision to use recycled material to build the nature center at Cape County Park was made to be politically correct. The editorial stated it would be more expensive to use recycled material. Let's approach this issue with a long-term perspective...
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RECIPE SWAP: SNACK RECIPES OFFER NUTRITION AND TASTE
(Column ~ 08/22/01)
After three weeks I've finally thrown in the towel on an ongoing Monopoly game with Ross. At only 7 years old he is quite the property-trading shark. The first week or so was great before he started buying up all of the property and started putting hotels on them all. ...
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A HARTE APPETITE: NO MARGARINE OF ERROR: REAL BUTTER IS THE WAY TO GO WHEN A LOT IS AT STAKE
(Column ~ 08/22/01)
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently reported the exploits of a Sheboygan man who snuck into the basement of a tavern in the wee hours of the morning intent upon stealing some beer and who found himself locked inside with no way out except for a small opening in a door. It was a tight squeeze, but by smearing himself generously with some butter, which was also being stored in the basement, the slick would-be thief was able to make his escape...
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