Stories from Sunday, August 9, 2009

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Daniel Hanna and three of his friends followed a car show judge as he inspected their 2005 Dodge Magnum at Chaffee's annual German Days celebration. The car's doors, trunk and hood were popped, displaying two 12-inch speakers, five TVs, a PlayStation, a DVD player and a backup camera on the rearview mirror...

The last time Cape Girardeau's contract for subsidized passenger air service was awarded, Jackson, Tenn., and Owensboro, Ky., were part of the deal. Great Lakes Airlines won that contract in February 2008 and with it the possibility of receiving up to $1.45 million in taxpayer help to fly between Owensboro and St. Louis. The subsidy amount for Jackson was set at $1.6 million...

While some men take strolls with headphones and metal detectors after retirement, Bill Mabrey of Cape Girardeau has taken a different path to mining precious metal during his golden years. The 75-year-old Mabrey takes a more active approach. His collection of metal can be found dangling from the end of red, white and blue ribbons...

Rebecca Lynn Johnson and Gregory Andrew Harris exchanged vows May 10, 2009, at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, S.C. Parents of the couple are Dan and Nancy Johnson of Jackson, and George and Patty Harris of Indianapolis, Ind. Maid of honor was Ashley Johnson of San Francisco, Calif., sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Jodie Brunke of Jackson, Megan Kuntze of St. Louis, Stacey Renfroe of Alexandria, Va., and Courtney Conron of Indianapolis...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Crystal Dawn Payne and Mark Allan Adams were married Dec. 12, 2008, in The Wedding Chapel at Harveys in Lake Tahoe, Nev. The bride is the daughter of Thadd and Cindy Koonce and Lonnie Payne of Midland, Texas. The groom is the son of Mark T. and Tamera Adams of Sikeston...

Stacey Ann Elfrink and Jay Edward Kamps were married Aug. 2, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clayton, Mo. Monsignor John Shamleffer performed the ceremony. Vocalist was Patricia Scanlon of St. Louis, organist was Tom Taylor of St. Louis, and trumpeter was John Korak of Edwardsville, Ill...

BENTON, Mo. -- Jennifer Katelyn Pinkston and Jon Michael Heuring were united in marriage May 30, 2009, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, Mo. The Rev. Normand Varone performed the ceremony. Mass servers were Zack Estes and Shawn Heuring of Scott City, and Chase Asmus of Oran, Mo. Giftbearers were Penny Ressel and Pat Ressel of Kelso, Mo., Dorothy Deason of New Hamburg, and Larry Heuring of Scott City, godparents of the couple...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Jessica Jo Fuller and Adam Clark Earl Cloninger were united in marriage June 20, 2009, at Advance Church of Christ. Pastor Kyle Carter performed the ceremony. Soloist was Jessica Dock of Nashville, Tenn. The bride is the daughter of Randy and Pam Fuller of Advance. Cloninger is the son of Clark and Lisa Cloninger of Advance...

Jodi D. Barks and John T. Wipfler exchanged wedding vows May 30, 2009, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo. The Rev. Oliver Clavin performed the ceremony. Organist was Betty Ressel and vocalist was Sharon LeGrand, both of Kelso. Parents of the couple are Jerry and Laura Barks of Lowndes, Mo., and Charlie and Susie Wipfler of Scott City...

Kassi Rene Mayfield and Paul Joseph "Joey" Duffield were united in marriage June 28, 2009, in Strange Creek, W.Va. Larry Conrad performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Bill and Gail Garland of Patton, Mo. The groom is the son of the late Paul and Anna Belle Duffield...

Cara Elizabeth Brotherton and Adam Eli Hahs announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Gary Brotherton of Patton, Mo., and the late Patricia Brotherton. Hahs is the son of Jeff and Anita Hahs of Oak Ridge. Brotherton is a 2000 graduate of Meadow Heights High School. She is employed at Kohl's in Cape Girardeau...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Nolan and Cathy Black of St. Louis announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Black, to Matthew Mehner. He is the son of Hilbert Mehner of Perryville. Black is a 1999 graduate of Oakville Senior High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Truman State University in 2003, and a master of medical science degree from St. ...

Amanda LeAnn Abner and Jarett Dale Stafford announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Abner of Oran, Mo., and the late Nancy Abner. Stafford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stafford of Cape Girardeau. Abner is a 1996 graduate of Scott County High School, and a 2001 graduate of Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center School of Practical Nursing. She is an invasive cardiovascular scrub nurse in the Heart Institute at Saint Francis Medical Center...

Larry and Tina Blattel of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Renee Blattel, to Joseph Paul Graves. He is the son of Jeff and Polly Graves of Verdun, Quebec, Canada. Blattel is majoring in biology at Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Diebold's Orchard and in the university's science department...

Richard and Susan Gentry of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Summer Nicole Gentry, to Richard Ryan Rister. He is the son of Russell and Lana Rister of Chaffee, Mo. Gentry received an associate's degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences in May 2009. She is a registered nurse at Landmark Hospital...

Mr. and Mrs. Don Fowler of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house and reception July 5, 2009, at Lynwood Baptist Church. Hosts were their children and grandchildren. Fowler and Gloria Ballard were married July 3, 1959, in Paducah, Ky., by the Rev. E.R. Ldad. Their attendants were Linda Jarvis and Jackie Fowler...

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Barker of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 8 with a dinner at the home of their daughter. Hosts were their children. Barker and Evelyn Hinkle were married Aug. 1, 1959, at First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, by the Rev. Bill Cravens...

Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Glueck of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a luncheon and reception at Delmonico's in Jackson. Glueck and the former Dorothy Koenig were married June 20, 1959, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Glennon, Mo., by the Rev. Quintin Hahn. The reception and dance was held at St. Lawrence Hall in New Hamburg, Mo...

Most area school districts are gearing up this month for the start of a new school year. Teaching and staff positions have been filled. Buildings have been spruced up. Teachers are decorating their rooms with attractive learning aids. Cafeterias are stocking up on supplies...

Cathy Hobbs, 54, volunteers at Auburn Creek Residential Care in Cape Girardeau, where she ministers to patients who attend her services. Her services consist of prayer request, Bible study and prayer time usually lasting an hour or more. She visits the nursing home every week on Wednesday. ...

Quilters show off in Sikeston The Bootheel Quilter's Guild is having a quilt show. There will be handmade quilts displayed, crafts, bed turning and demo's on quilting. Admission is $1 donation. This event is handicap accessible. Also there will be a raffle quilt given away during the show. Tickets can be purchassed from any member. Proceeds from show go to local charities. The event hours are 10 to 4 p.m. at the Clinton Building in Sikeston, Mo...

Juanita Cook was selected as the American Legion Auxiliary Woman of the Year 2009 for Missouri. Nominations were accepted throughout June. The announcement was made at the American Legion Auxiliary convention July 17. She received a plaque and attended a special luncheon with the department president Rosemarie Hauck, national president Desiree' A. Stoy and the past department presidents...

Crystal Cerny, a communication arts teacher at Cape Girardeau Central High School, was chosen to attend the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's 13th annual Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators from June 28 to 30. Cerny was one of more than 175 secondary educators from around the country who participated in the three-day workshop. ...

Feeding the poor; Helping Japan; Slower pickup; Hot air; Clunker rebate; Government care; Protests on the fly; Utility buyout?; Must do something; Pay back SS; Access to doctors; Tacky cartoon; Too much debt; Stupid arrest; Big bills; Shocking control; Text bullying; Make some calls; Good story; Fix streets first; Cruel people; Hot jobs

Navy Seaman Recruit Roquelle H. Beck, daughter of Rhon-Rachael Abraham of Cape Girardeau and Ralph F. Beck of North Hollywood, Calif., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Beck completed a variety of training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. ...

For all that makes us happy, we give thanks to you, O God, who has given us laughter. Amen.

Something is happening to civil discourse in American politics, which has long been considered rowdy compared to its European cousins. The years-long U.S. presidential campaign process must look like a circus to observers in countries where a weeks-long parliamentary process chooses the head of government...

Hunter education program to be offered online The Missouri Department of Conservation will be offering an online hunter education certification. Students must be at least 11 years of age with Internet access. This free program involves reading the student manual online, taking and passing an online exam and attending the mandatory five-hour hands-on field day on Aug. ...

NEW YORK -- A small plane and a tour helicopter carrying five Italian tourists collided and fell into the Hudson River and onto the New Jersey waterfront Saturday, and authorities believed all nine people aboard the two aircraft were killed. The accident, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg called "not survivable," happened just after noon and was seen by hundreds and maybe even thousands of people out enjoying a clear summer day...

CHICAGO -- Vehicles already were lined up for one of the weekly auto auctions benefiting Texans Can, a charity that helps at-risk teenagers and their families, when prospective donors started to call, saying they had changed their minds. "They said they went ahead and traded it in for the 'cash for clunkers' program," said Cheryl Rios, vice president of the Dallas-based charity that serves as many as 6,000 students. She estimates Texas Can already has lost $75,000 to the federal program...

TEHRAN, Iran -- A young French academic and local staff of the British and French embassies stood trial Saturday with dozens of Iranian opposition figures and confessed to being involved in the country's postelection unrest. Iran's opposition and rights groups have condemned the trial as a sham and say such confessions are coerced and scripted. ...

ISLAMABAD -- Senior Taliban commanders denied that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in a CIA missile strike, while conflicting reports emerged late Saturday of a clash between rival Taliban factions during a meeting to chose a successor...

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's foreign minister has asked the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad to shed more light on the circumstances surrounding the detention of three Americans caught crossing the border between northern Iraq and Iran. The case of the three Americans, now in Iranian custody after associates said they had inadvertently crossed the border during a hiking trip, has put the Iraqi government in the uncomfortable position of balancing the needs of two close allies who are also mutual antagonists.. ...

WASHINGTON -- Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's newest justice Saturday, pledging during a brief ceremony at the high court to defend the Constitution and administer impartial justice. Sotomayor, 55, is the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history...

Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Friday:...

Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Summonses; Assaults; Thefts; Burglary; Jackson: Arrests; Theft; Assault; Miscellaneous; Cape Girardeau County: Arrests; Southeast Missouri State University: Theft

ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Gilda Rosa Kieling da Silva, of St. Peters, formerly of Sappington, Mo, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at the age of 78. She was the loving wife of the late Dr. Jose Carlos da Silva; dear daughter of the late Lino and Ilka Wanda Kieling; devoted mother of Marcus da Silva, Anne (Tom) Moreland, Flavio da Silva, Jacqueline (George) Stephen, Pascal (Marta) da Silva, Anelise (Chris) Mossinghoff, Particia (Chuck) Depner, David (Cynthia) da Silva, the late Pierre da Silva; cherished grandmother of 20 and great-grandmother of four; dear sister of the late Plinio (Diva) Kieling, Dulce (the late Beno) Zilles, the late Irmigard (Francisco) Lummertz, Celia (the late Americo) Pozatti, the late Ilska Kieling, the late Ilse Kieling, the late Sylvio Kieling, Carmem (Francisco) Franco, Myrna (Darcy) Monteiro; and sister-in-law of Martha Kieling.. ...

Johnson; Mayberry; Bickings; Denman; Turner

Danny D. "Jitter" Prather, 69, of Thebes, Ill., died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel...

25 years ago: Aug. 9, 1984 A vehicle plunges into the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, but it isn't known whether anyone is inside; the white truck rolls down the embankment at the Broadway floodgate, curves south along the bank and enters the river...

ST. LOUIS -- A few years ago, amateur photographer Robert Crowe discovered a bizarre and mysterious message embedded in the asphalt of a downtown street. The colorful piece of mosaic-like artwork, about the size of a license plate, carried the seemingly indecipherable phrase: TOYNBEE IDEA IN Kubrick's 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri started its new budget year with a 7.5 percent drop in revenue in July compared with last year. The state Office of Administration said Friday the two largest tax sources, personal income taxes and sales taxes, are both down from July 2008. Sales tax collections are 9.5 percent less than a year ago, and personal income taxes are down 5.9 percent. But corporate income taxes were up 28.4 percent in July. Tax refunds were up by 14.7 percent compared with 2008...

Schott wins title at junior championship Cape Girardeau's Jesse Schott carded a 72 to win the title in the boys 18 holes 14- to 18-year-olds division of the Perry County Junior Golf Championship at Perryville Country Club. Perryville's Brett Wengert finished three shots back...

Baseball Golf Tennis Submit items by mail, fax or e-mail to be included in the calendar. Triathlon...

Eagle Ridge Christian MONDAY--Pizza, cheese sticks, corn, applesauce. TUESDAY--Grilled cheese sandwich, salad, buttered noodles, yellow cake. WEDNESDAY--Chicken & noodles, green beans, bread & butter, mandarin oranges. THURSDAY--Crispito with cheese sauce, refried beans, salad, fruit cocktail...