Stories from Monday, April 12, 2010

Former cast members return to see 'Sound of Music' at Notre Dame Regional High School (04/12/10)
A chorus of nuns and an eloquent Maria Rainer, played by Notre Dame Regional High School student Kaitlyn Robinson, singing on a mountain opened the student production "The Sound of Music" on Sunday. About 650 people attended the final performance of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical...

Missouri Senate's proposed budget leaves tuition freeze in question (04/12/10)
A deal that could mean the difference of $5 per credit hour for Missouri students at Southeast Missouri State University hangs in the balance as the legislature works through the state budget. Late last year, Gov. Jay Nixon made an agreement with university presidents to keep tuition rates the same in exchange for a 5.2 percent reduction in higher education funding...

All Jackson fire crews certified to give advanced life support (04/12/10)
All three of Jackson Fire and Rescue crews are now certified to provide advanced life support. The move gives the department the ability to offer medication or an IV before an ambulance arrives on the scene, said Capt. Todd Newman, Emergency Medical Services officer...

Houchins promoted to managing partner (04/12/10)
Robert I. Houchins of Jackson has been promoted to managing partner for Modern Woodmen of America. Funded in 1883 Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society that offers financial services and fraternal member benefits to individuals and families throughout the United States...

Getting roped in young (04/12/10)
Dallas Kelley, right, turns his head just as 8-year-old Kolby Krieger of Fredricktown prepares to lasso him Sunday during the Flickerwood Youth Rodeo Finals at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. Rodeo participants aged 20 and younger from surrounding states compete in 19 events during the two-day competition.

Red sky at night... (04/12/10)
The sun creates a line of silhouettes as it sets beyond the horizon Sunday. According to an old sailing adage, a red sky at night indicates good weather ahead. That would seem to be true this week, as the forecast calls for sunny skies and highs in the 70s and 80s.

Euro governments offer Greece loan (04/12/10)
BRUSSELS -- Trying again to halt a debt crisis that has hammered the euro, fellow eurozone governments tossed struggling Greece a financial lifeline Sunday, saying they would make euro30 billion in loans available this year alone -- if Athens asks for the money...

More than 20,000 watch as Texas Stadium imploded (04/12/10)
IRVING, Texas -- More than 20,000 people gathered at tailgate parties and other spots Sunday to watch fireworks go off one last time over Texas Stadium before a ton of dynamite lit up the Dallas Cowboys' longtime home and brought it to the ground...

Worries about California priest came early in career (04/12/10)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Even in his seminary days in the early 1970s, there were questions about California priest Stephen Kiesle: Colleagues said he had trouble relating to adults, lacked spirituality and didn't seem committed to anything but youth ministry...

Cherokee Nation's Wilma Mankiller remembered as humble leader (04/12/10)
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- One of the most influential American Indian leaders in recent history, former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller was widely known for strengthening her tribe and drawing the accolades of U.S. presidents. But it was her humble, tender nature -- a refusal to squash a bug, an affinity for opera -- that defined her, friends and family said Saturday...

Tech rally costs Redhawks series sweep (04/12/10)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team had to settle for a good weekend instead of a great one. Tennessee Tech's eight-run rally in the eighth inning made sure of that. Southeast failed to post its second straight Ohio Valley Conference series home sweep Sunday as Tech won 12-8...

Brewers counter Cards' late home runs (04/12/10)
MILWAUKEE -- Casey McGehee homered in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-7 victory over St. Louis after the Cardinals rallied against closer Trevor Hoffman on Sunday night. Hoffman was protecting a 7-4 lead with two outs in the top of the ninth when baseball's career saves leader unraveled for the second straight appearance. Albert Pujols hit his second two-run homer of the game to cut the lead to one, and Matt Holliday followed with a tying shot...

Talking Shop with Phil Penzel of Penzel Construction (04/12/10)
This month Penzel Construction of Jackson celebrates 100 years as a family-owned business. Phil Penzel, the fourth generation of his family to run the company, founded in 1910 by his great-grandfather Linus Penzel, talks about the company's past and shares his outlook on the future...

William Sebastian (04/12/10)
William Dean Sebastian, 76, of Greenville, Mo., died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Cape Girardeau to Albert H. and Mary Jane Cook Sebastian. He received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Rolla Missouri School of Mines...

Rosalia Talley (04/12/10)
Rosalia "Rose" Talley, 97, formerly of Chaffee, Mo., passed away Saturday, April 10, 2010, in Rolla, Mo. She was born on the family farm near New Hamburg, Mo., on Feb. 1, 1913, to the late Edward and Nora C. Dannenmueller Eichhorn. She married Ardell B. Himmselspoch of Chaffee. To this union one son was born. Ardell preceded her in death June 13, 1944. She later married Carl F. Talley of Chaffee. He preceded her in death April 5, 1982...

Marie Mirgaux (04/12/10)
Marie Iva Jewel Mirgaux, 85, of Scott City died peacefully at her home Saturday, April 10, 2010, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born April 17, 1924, in Illmo, Mo., to Albert August and Carolina Rosena Rubel. She married Lawrence Lewis "Lonnie" Mirgaux, the love of her life, in Scott City on Dec. 27, 1942. He preceded her in death Dec. 30, 1986...

Area Guardsmen attend state's first-ever combatives instructor course (04/12/10)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Two area Missouri National Guard Soldiers were recently certified to train others in hand-to-hand combat after attending the state's first-ever Level 1 Modern Army Combatives Instructor Course. Staff. Sgt. Daniel Schaab, of Cape Girardeau, and Sgt. John Reeves, of Whitewater, attended the weeklong course last month at Fort Leonard Wood. Schaab, 26, beat out 25 other combatants from across the state to win an informal tournament testing his newly learned fighting skills...

Missouri Guardsmen study first aid before deployment (04/12/10)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Approximately two weeks before their impending deployment to Balad, Iraq, Sgt. Cody Conner, who lives in Dexter, and 10 other Missouri National Guardsmen brushed up on their first aid skills. These Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3-135th Theater Aviation Battalion, of Lebanon, graduated from the Army's Combat Lifesaver Course. ...

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Workshop on Friday, April 16 (04/12/10)
Myra Walden, MA, LCPC, is presenting a Nonviolent Communication (NVC) workshop, "Empowering Communication: Increasing Efficacy in the Helping Professions" this Friday, April 16 at Semo Alliance for Disability Independence (1213 Rusmar, Cape Girardeau, MO). NVC is used worldwide in education, counseling, and conflict resolution. Friday's workshop (9:00am-4:30pm) is $70 and advanced registration is advised as seating is limited...