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Scott City woman dies in Tuesday night crash
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
KELSO, Mo. - A single-vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday evening on Route PP proved fatal for one Scott City woman. Beth R. Harper, 50, was driving her 2006 Chevrolet eastbound on Route PP two miles east of Kelso around 7 p.m. The Chevrolet ran off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected, traveled off the left side of the road and overturned...
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Circuit clerk office to no longer handle passports after Sept. 30
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
The Cape Girardeau County Circuit Clerk office will no longer handle passport applications after Sept. 30, according to a news release from circuit clerk Charles P. Hutson. Its locations in Cape Girardeau and Jackson have processed passport applications since January 2003...
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Scott County tax revenue up
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
BENTON, Mo. -- Car dealers and manufacturers aren't the only ones who cashed in on clunkers. "Our sales tax for September was up quite a bit," Commissioner Dennis Ziegenhorn said during the regular Scott County Commission meeting Tuesday. Revenue received in September from the half-cent sales tax for the county general revenue fund was $207,906.16, according to Ziegenhorn, "which was considerably more than it was the year before."...
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Sikeston father, son in Netherlands to honor World War II veterans
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Two Sikeston residents are in the Netherlands this week to take part in 65th anniversary ceremonies honoring World War II veterans of Operation Market Garden. As members of the not-for-profit precision World War II Airborne Demonstration Team, Jay Elliott, 36, will be among those making low-altitude parachute jumps while his father, Jim Elliott, 67, will be photographing the events...
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Public hearing on Highway 25, South Elementary improvements set
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has scheduled an Oct. 1 public hearing on the design of improvements to Highway 25 and South Elementary School in Jackson. Commission officials will be on hand to discuss the economic, environmental and social effects and any goals of the project designed to relieve traffic congestion at the school. Held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the school, 1701 S. Hope St., the the meeting will have an open-house format...
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Bollinger County approves tax rates; Marble Hill rates on hold
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bollinger County commissioners approved the 2009 real estate and personal property tax rates Tuesday morning. Monday night the Marble Hill Board of Aldermen considered the tax rates for the city but were unable to approve them...
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Sister of '79 Cape murder victim says case now behind her
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the day Deborah L. Martin was found murdered in her residence and place of business, the Mother Earth Plant Store at 605 Broadway. For the first time since Sept. 16, 1979, Elizabeth Martin, of Boise, Ida., Deborah's older sister, said she knows the identity of her sister's killer...
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Cape City Council approves part of revamped Shawnee Sports Complex project
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
The price problems at the Shawnee Sports Complex expansion and the accompanying community center project in Cape Girardeau are being worked out. On Tuesday, the Cape Girardeau City Council approved spending $1.23 million to add three new softball-baseball fields and two new soccer-football fields, along with accompanying lighting and parking, at the sports complex. ...
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Demolition derby at SEMO District Fair draws 3,000 spectators
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Mike Linder of Oak Ridge revved up his 1992 Ford Topaz in front of a crowd of 3,000 people Tuesday evening. Linder's white No. 6 car awaited the start of his heat during the annual SEMO District Fair demolition derby. With a signal of "let's go crazy" from the announcer, the derby began...
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Bollinger County Circuit Clerk Sharon Lutes resigns
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bollinger County Circuit Clerk Sharon Lutes has resigned from office for medical reasons effective at 4 p.m. today. Lutes first worked as a deputy circuit clerk for eight years and is in the third year of her fourth term in office...
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Cape Girardeau City Council accepts airport board's recommendation of Massachusetts carrier
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Cape Air, the Massachusetts-based airline that is promising $50 fares and four flights daily to St. Louis, is the preferred carrier to operate from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, the city council decided Tuesday. In a special meeting called in order to have a recommendation ready by a federal deadline, the council accepted the selection of the Airport Advisory Board without dissent. ...
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Spada's foot garners attention from NFL scouts
(College Sports ~ 09/16/09)
Doug Spada wishes he hadn't been forced to punt 10 times Saturday. Spada didn't mind the work, but fewer punts would have meant Southeast Missouri State was faring better. Still, Spada was among the bright spots during Southeast's 70-3 loss at 17th-ranked Cincinnati...
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Kelso school
(Editorial ~ 09/16/09)
Since July, a group of individuals interested in the future of the Kelso School District has been meeting to consider the need for upgrading the school's facilities, which houses students in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Remodeling the existing building as well as constructing a new school have been discussed...
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Speak Out 9/16/09
(Speak Out ~ 09/16/09)
Tour of Missouri; Bus rules; Great race; Repeat offenders; Four-wheelers; Destroying it all; Shine a light; Road warning; When in need; Never forget; Unpopular government; No pandering
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Prayer 9/16/09
(Prayer ~ 09/16/09)
Bless those, O God, who age in body but stay young in mind. Amen.
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Looking ahead to 2010
(Column ~ 09/16/09)
The attention in the political arena is clearly focused on President Obama and his far left-leaning agenda. That focus is understandable given the stakes. No president in history has fewer answers for more questions than the Obama administration. The Obama team wants us to accept their agenda of change without questioning the specifics. They seek to operate in the dark and leave the American taxpayer to face the consequences...
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Facebook's cash flow turns positive
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it achieved an important financial milestone, bringing in more money than it spent in the last quarter. The social networking site previously had said it didn't expect to achieve that goal until next year -- even though the company already has been valued in the billions...
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Retail sales jump in August
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
WASHINGTON -- Hopes for an economic recovery drew support Tuesday from retail sales figures that topped expectations. But weak results from two major stores sent a more sobering message: Americans probably aren't ready to spend in force again. Auto sales soared in August, partly because of Cash for Clunkers government rebates. Even apart from autos, sales gains came in ahead of what analysts were looking for...
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President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/09)
NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age. ABC News says it was wrong for its employees to tweet that Obama had called West a "jackass" for the rapper's treatment of country singer Taylor Swift. The network said some of its employees had overheard a conversation between the president and CNBC's John Harwood and didn't realize it was considered off the record...
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Man charged in weekend Kennett shooting arrested in Arkansas
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The suspect in the weekend shooting of Kennett resident was arrested in Jonesboro, Ark., Monday morning, authorities said. Aaron Meadows, 22, of Kennett is being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, with a bond set at $100,000...
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Review: The joke's on us with 'The Informant!'
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/09)
LOS ANGELES -- The exclamation point in the title is your first clue that Steven Soderbergh's intentions are more than a little askew with "The Informant!" Then you notice Matt Damon's helmet of hair, his pouf of a mustache, his corny sportswear and the paunch where the "Bourne" trilogy star's taut abs used to be. ...
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Pilots N Paws program gives animals a second chance at adoption
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Lady Di is a lovely purebred collie with a pleasant disposition, just like lots of other dogs dumped at shelters in areas that lack anywhere near enough would-be owners. Unlike all but a lucky few of those animals, she got a plane ride away from death row...
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Operation Rescue says it's broke, may shut down
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Operation Rescue has told its supporters it is facing a "major financial crisis" and is close to shutting down unless emergency help arrives soon. Troy Newman, the pro-life group's president, blamed the economic downturn for its money woes in a desperate plea e-mailed Monday night to donors. But the Wichita-based organization has also been under attack from both fringe pro-life militants and abortion rights supporters since the May 31 shooting death of Dr. George Tiller...
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Tragedy overshadows Independence Day holiday in Mexico
(International News ~ 09/16/09)
MORELIA, Michoacan -- Mexicans began their Independence Day celebrations under heavy police surveillance Tuesday and with a somber memorial for eight revelers killed last year in a grenade attack on the public by drug traffickers. Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu placed flowers in the plaza in the colonial city of Morelia, where 106 people also were wounded in the first deliberate attack on civilians by cartels. ...
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U.S. special forces raid al-Qaida in Somalia
(International News ~ 09/16/09)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The U.S. helicopters, guns blazing, swooped over a convoy carrying a top al-Qaida fugitive in rural southern Somalia. Elite commandos rappelled to the ground, collected two bodies and took off on a cloud of red dust. The raid took just 15 minutes...
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Venezuela's Chavez aims to tap nuclear energy
(International News ~ 09/16/09)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hugo Chavez wants to join the nuclear energy club and is looking to Russia for help in getting started. The Venezuelan leader is already dismissing critics' concerns over his nuclear ambitions, offering assurances his aims are peaceful and that Venezuela will simply be following in the footsteps of other South American nations using nuclear energy...
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AP-NCC Poll: Public opposes stake in ailing firms
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
WASHINGTON -- Americans decidedly oppose the government's efforts to save struggling companies by taking ownership stakes even if failure of the businesses would cost jobs and harm the economy, a new poll shows. The Associated Press-National Constitution Center poll of views on the Constitution found little support for the idea that the government had to save AIG, the world's largest insurer, mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the iconic American company General Motors last year because they were too big to fail.. ...
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Police report 9/16/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summonses Thefts Burglary Property damage Miscellaneous Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt....
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Births 9/16/09
(Births ~ 09/16/09)
Overbeck; Cunningham; Beans-Banks; Stahly; Schlosser; Scherer; Higgins; Roach
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Out of the past 9/16/09
(Out of the Past ~ 09/16/09)
25 years ago: Sept. 16, 1984 The Rev. David E. Seabaugh, minister at First Presbyterian Church at Festus, Mo., is guest speaker for the annual vesper service on the grounds of Old Apple Creek Church near Pocahontas; Seabaugh is a native of Cape Girardeau and was raised in Jackson...
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Missouri conservation officials target feral hogs
(State News ~ 09/16/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Conservation officials say Missouri is in the early stages of a population boom for feral hogs. Conservation workers have removed about 400 feral hogs from Missouri so far this year. The workers are using trail cameras and fitting captured hogs with global positioning collars to learn more about where they go...
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Southeast roundup: Davis named defensive player of the week for volleyball
(College Sports ~ 09/16/09)
Southeast Missouri State's Molly Davis has been named the Ohio Valley Conference's defensive player of the week for volleyball. Davis, a senior libero, averaged 7.36 digs per set during three matches over the weekend at the Georgia Tech Courtyard Classic...
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Cards ace misses out on No. 19
(Professional Sports ~ 09/16/09)
ST. LOUIS -- One pitch kept Adam Wainwright from his 19th win. It kept the St. Louis Cardinals' magic number at 10, too. Dan Uggla golfed a two-run homer on an ankle-high curveball for the go-ahead hit in the sixth inning and rookie Sean West had a season-high nine strikeouts while outpitching Wainwright in the Florida Marlins' 2-1 victory Tuesday...
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Golf playoffs make sense until final week
(Professional Sports ~ 09/16/09)
LEMONT, Ill. -- PGA Tour officials would like you to believe no trophy is tougher to win than the FedEx Cup. They may be right. The trick is not to mistake difficulty for significance. The most important trophies are handed out four times a year in the major championships, which define great players (Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods) and identify others (Jack Fleck, Shaun Micheel)...
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Student G-20 mirrors summit
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
PITTSBURGH -- Hundreds of students around the world will mirror the work being done next week at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh by using technology to interact. From their schools and cities this week they will use broadband connections, Webcasts, Internet lines and video conferencing to try to solve the very issues that bewilder world leaders...
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Cardinals release 2010 schedule
(Professional Sports ~ 09/16/09)
ST. LOUIS -- The 2009 season still has a couple of weeks to go, but the St. Louis Cardinals have announced their schedule for 2010. The schedule announced Tuesday shows the Cardinals opening on the road for the first time since 2006, with a game in Cincinnati on April 5. It's part of a six-game road trip -- three in Cincinnati, three in Milwaukee...
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Fresh take on eggplant Parmesan uses no red sauce
(Community ~ 09/16/09)
Greasy, fried, overcooked and drowning in red sauce and too much cheese. It's the typical experience with the classic eggplant Parmesan, or eggplant alla parmigiana. The usual suspects involve breading and frying slices of eggplant, then dumping on tomato sauce and piling on cheese before baking or broiling the whole thing to oblivion. Yum!...
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Constance Harris
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
Constance W. Harris, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Oct. 29, 1920, in Kankakee, Ill., daughter of Clinton D. and Celia Butler Hartley. She and Charles Harris were married Oct. 29, 1938, in Kentucky. He died May 3, 1983...
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Evelyn Kepner
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
Evelyn Kepner, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home of Cape Girardeau.
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IRS issues rules to ease mortgage refinancing
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
WASHINGTON -- The IRS issued new rules Tuesday designed to make it easier to refinance some commercial real estate loans in an effort to curb the number of defaults. The rules would allow commercial loans that are part of investment pools known as Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, or REMICs, to be refinanced without triggering tax penalties for investors...
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Glenda Prosser
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Glenda Prosser, 62, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Whole-grain pasta is getting easier to love
(Community ~ 09/16/09)
Not so long ago, whole-wheat pasta tasted too much like the boxes it came in. Much has changed. At many grocers, the whole-wheat or multigrain pasta selection can take up more than a quarter of the section, and the quality and taste have improved considerably...
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Appreciating God's garden
(Column ~ 09/16/09)
Are you always able to see the forest as you walk through a timbered area? Or do you just see the trees? Unfortunately I often am unable to see the garden because of the plants. I am so concerned about fertilizers, weed killers, plant selection, insects and diseases that I forget about the real reason to have a garden. It is a place to spend time and put everything back into perspective...
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Try end-of-summer dishes using seasonal ingredients
(Column ~ 09/16/09)
As we settle into a back-to-school routine and church activities get back onto a set schedule, I am reminded that fall is coming. I have been eager to start looking at my favorite fall recipes but have resisted the urge until the weather turns much cooler. ...
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G.A. Schaefer III
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. -- G.A. Schaefer III, 61, of Crystal City died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Mahn Twin City Chapel in Festus, Mo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crystal City. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Crystal City...
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Virginia Reutzel
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Virginia "Ginny" Reutzel, 74, of Advance died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, in Harrisburg, Pa. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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Memories of the grand Alvarado
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/09)
Seeing the Burger King building being taken down on Broadway made me remember what was there originally. Sixty years ago it was a beautiful Spanish-architecture building named the Alvarado consisting of a filling station and restaurant. The restaurant was a great place to eat and also was popular for banquets and rehearsal dinners. I attended a rehearsal dinner there in the 1950s for my brother's wedding, and it was so elegant...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame girls volleyball sweeps Ste. Genevieve
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
Notre Dame's volleyball team improved to 15-1 with a sweep of visiting Ste. Genevieve on Tuesday. Meghan Dohogne led the Bulldogs with nine kills and 17 digs in their 25-21, 25-12 victory. Kate Edwards had seven kills, Shannon Brennan recorded five kills and 17 assists and Allyson Bradshaw chipped in five kills and two aces for the winners...
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Rintoo
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/16/09)
This is Kiersten and the family kitten Rintoo!!!
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kitties watching the outdoors
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/16/09)
Mr. Bingley, Dobby and Winky checking out their new neighborhood.
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Bloomfield clears hurdle for building grant
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
The Bloomfield School District is awaiting final approval for a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to build a safe room. The money would be used to construct a $1,478,104 safe room at the school complex. District officials heard from representatives from Bates and Associates Architects in Springfield, Mo. at their regular meeting Monday night, the Dexter Daily Statesman reported...
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Senate's 10-year health fix would cost $856 billion
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday brought out the much-awaited Finance Committee version of an American health-system remake -- a landmark $856 billion, 10-year measure that starts a rough ride through Congress without visible Republican backing...
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US industrial production better-than-expected in August
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. factories made more cars, clothing and other goods than expected in August, and inflation remained in check in the early stages of a broad economic recovery. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose 0.8 percent in August. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected a 0.6 percent increase. Last month's gain marked the second straight increase after the global recession dried up the appetites of customers worldwide...
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EU farmers in white heat over milk prices
(International News ~ 09/16/09)
BRUSSELS -- Belgian farmers sprayed 3 million liters (790,000 gallons) of fresh milk onto their fields Wednesday, furious over the low milk prices they say are bankrupting farmers. Milk farmers' groups said world prices had sunk so much they are having to sell milk at half their production costs, leaving more and more farmers unable to pay their bills...
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Government rescue steps may have worked but at big cost
(National News ~ 09/16/09)
WASHINGTON -- After a year of costly government bailouts and public distaste for more, the government's response to the next company deemed "too big to fail" could be -- another bailout. President Barack Obama warned Wall Street this week not to take risks on the assumption taxpayers will be there to "break their fall" the next time those bets turn sour. ...
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Don Greenwood Preparing for Sunday's Duck Race on the Mississippi River
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/16/09)
Don Greenwood trying out one of the new big ducks that will be ridden Sunday, Sept 20, 1:00 as entertainment at the Ducks on the Mississippi event. Tickets for chances on the little Rubber Duck race may be purchased at Old Town Cape and from members of the Southside Optimists...
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Local Businesswoman attends National Convention
(Submitted Story ~ 09/16/09)
FROM: L'Bri Pure n' Natural 640 Perkins Dr. Mukwonago, WI 53149 800.742.8828 www.lbri.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tammy Graham of Jackson, MO, recently returned from attending the third annual L'Bri Pure n' Natural national convention convened in Chicago, Illinois. ...
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Early love of nature leads to Conservation
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/16/09)
Though Natalia Hutcheson's favorite animal to watch at the Missouri Department of Conservation's SEMO Fair exhibit is the fish, she took a few moments to observe some box turtles Wednesday afternoon. Natalia, 4, has made time to check out the MDC exhibits every year as part of the family's annual SEMO Fair activities according to her mother, Morgan Hutcheson, of Jackson...
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Parents Without Partners October Schedule
(Submitted Story ~ 09/16/09)
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 14, 21, and 28: Parents Without Partners will attend Line Dance Lessons at Eagles Aerie #3775, 321 N Spring St., Cape Girardeau, MO from 7 to 9 pm. Beginner lessons at 6 pm. Open to the public. Cost is $4.00. Call 335-0797 for more information, email at capesemopwp@yahoo.com, or visit our web page at capepwp.googlepages.com...
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Enjoying The Parade
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/16/09)
Mr. Joel Montgomery, Sr. and Monty enjoy a ride in the SEMO District Fair Parade on Monday afternoon.
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Seeking Vendors for Christmas Arts & Crafts Extravaganza
(Submitted Story ~ 09/16/09)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is still accepting crafters for our 39th annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Extravaganza to be held Nov. 21-22 at the Osage Centre and Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. This show will feature more than 300 high quality crafters including many of the finest artisans from across the Midwest...
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Discovering Nature at the SEMO District Fair
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/16/09)
Five-year-old twins Nicholas (left) and Nathan (right) Massey enjoyed making leaf rubbings with stamps and recycled crayons from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Nature Center at the MDC Pavillion during the SEMO Fair Wednesday. The Massey twins attend kindergarten at Woodland Elementary in Bollinger County...
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