Stories from Saturday, November 28, 2020

In his free time, you can find Jacob Beine near his offset smoker practicing his barbequing skills in a kilt. "Barbeque is just one of those things I always loved to do," Beine said. The idea for the kilt came from the costume he wears for reenactments of the Seven Years War as a soldier of the 42nd Sterlings Company, a Scottish regiment...

Area health officials reported 10 COVID-19-related deaths in recent days. Six of the deaths came from Cape Girardeau County, marking the county's 67th virus-related death since the pandemic began. Officials reported more than 300 new virus cases this week, pushing the county's total to 5,537, while 4,089 county residents have recovered from the virus. As of Friday, there were 1,379 active cases in the county...

Ron Duff saw the unexpected Tuesday morning as he drove southbound on Perryville Road not far from St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau -- an antlered buck whitetail deer standing in the street. "It was a very foggy day; the buck held [its] position in the middle of the road," said Duff, an independent video producer, "so I slowed down to a crawl, and he held his ground."...

Early in the fall, I challenged my Southeast students to come up with a word found in the pages of the New Testament that resonated with each of them. Most of my charges are traditional, which, in the parlance of the university, means they're between the ages of 18 and 22...

Bedlam broke out Monday morning the moment Division II Judge John Grimm sentenced a 20-year-old Cape Girardeau to life in prison; the man began screaming obscenities at the judge, at the murdered man's family and at anyone else who caught his eye in the crowded courtroom; as the lone bailiff in the courtroom approached the convicted man, about 15 friends and family members rushed both of them; three Cape Girardeau police officers who heard the screaming then entered the courtroom and quickly restored order.. ...

Bruce and Alice Benton of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 7 with an open house hosted by their children at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. Benton and the former Alice Nitsch were married Nov. 7, 1970, at Emanuel United Church of Christ. The Rev. Fred Brandenburg performed the ceremony...

CrossRoads Baptist Church in Jackson will hold a family-friendly Christmas adventure 5 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28. There will be a Christmas-lighted walk through our hike and bike trail; visits with Santa; favorite characters handing out treats; Christmas carolers; a live nativity; tractor hayrides; a Christmas concert; roast-your-own hot dogs; bonfire; hot cocoa. The event is free and open to the community.The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m...

"Fire!" While the audience at Cape Girardeau's Booker T. Washington Theater watched an episode of the silent film "Broken Coin," the cellulose nitrate film ignited in the projector! Fortunately, the flames were successfully extinguished by manager Lawrie and operator E. ...

Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This sweet lab mix is Mougli. He is 6 months old and really in need of a loving home. If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.

Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Menus are subject to change. Monday: Spaghetti with meat sauce or cranberry-glazed chicken breast, Italian-blend veggies, garden salad, garlic bread and citrus fruit salad or applesauce cake. Tuesday: Ham slice with raisin sauce or chicken cordon bleu casserole, sweet potatoes, green beans, hot roll and seasoned baked pineapple or honeybun cake...

I took this photo Nov. 9 in a "feathered area" where short, thick brush transitioned into tall timber along a hillside. A substantial stand of buckbrush (also called coralberry) covered an area about the size of a basketball court. I walked carefully into the coralberry patch expecting to jump a rabbit...

It looks like tougher times are ahead for conservative Christians in America. Many of my peers speak as though they welcome persecution by the government to combat complacent Christianity. Their hope is that the church will wake up and become more evangelistic. They believe persecution will bring about the spread of Christianity...

Thanksgiving Day is now over and hopefully we all found much for which we could be thankful. But were we indeed thankful? I believe most tried to make the most of what's happened within the scope of the pandemic -- thankful with their lives, in general. ...

Back a bunch of years, most Americans were self-reliant. Most could live pretty much on their own without relying on others to live and survive. But little by little, we began to rely on others for more and more of our daily needs. This is especially true where most Americans have moved to the cities. Most of those living in America today probably couldn't go two weeks without outside aid...

A Honor Roll 4th grade: Brock Page, Olivia Seiler, Molly Gray. 5th grade: Martina Ressel, Brenlee Hennemann, Claire Robert, Jack Jansen, Sophia DeJournett, Lillie Kern, Khloe Gantt, Lucy Allen, Tucker Johnson, Zahara Ressel. 6th grade: Josie Schwartz, Morgan LeGrand, Eloiza Marquez...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n Assault was reported in the 500 block of North Kingshighway. n Assault was reported on Village Drive. n Assault was reported in the 200 block of South Lorimier Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 25 n Medical assists were made at 12:47 a.m. on Lakeshore Drive; 5:26 a.m. on Rampart Street; 7:10 a.m. on South Pacific Street; n At 6:52 a.m., a fire alarm on Bloomfield Road (the Lutheran Home)...

Many Trump haters have been lying all along about President Donald Trump, what he stands for, what his record has been and who his supporters are. Now they tell us they want unity. What Trump wants -- and want his supporters want -- is for America to reclaim its greatness, its robust liberty tradition, its prosperity, the integrity of its borders, fair trade deals with foreign nations and its military strength. He has made great strides in achieving these goals...

If you live in Cape Girardeau you have most likely driven on West End Blvd. For years there had been a pretty bad dip/trouble spot at the intersection of Rockwood Drive across from Capaha Park. You may also know this spot from the famous "Riverboat House."...

When I take a life saving shot for my Multiple Sclerosis, I use a piece of medical equipment called a syringe. There are many items of medical equipment: protective gloves, bandages, ventilators, and, yes, face masks. Face masks have been used successfully for over 100 years by our medical heroes. They save lives. There is nothing mysterious about them, and they are politically neutral just like the virus we seek to defeat...

O Lord Jesus, may we strive to be a blessing to others every day. Amen.

Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from Nov. 23 meetings Communications/reports -- other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Ani Sirois, a respiratory nurse, has spent months caring for coronavirus patients at a Portland, Oregon, hospital, and she's only getting busier as infections -- and hospitalizations -- surge before the holidays. But on a recent sunny day, COVID-19 seemed far away as she, her husband and their 2-year-old daughter roamed a Christmas tree farm in search of the perfect evergreen for a holiday season unlike any other. ...

PHILADELPHIA -- President Donald Trump's legal team suffered another defeat in court Friday as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected the campaign's latest effort to challenge the state's election results. Trump's lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite the judges' assessment the "campaign's claims have no merit."...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kenneth L. Streiler, 63, of Perryville passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 30, 1956, in Perryville to Harold Joseph and Matilda Dorothy Hennemann Streiler. He and Jan L. Schremp were married at the Candle Light Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 16, 1988. She survives in Perryville...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Clinton Harold Schade, 93, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 7, 1926, in Wittenberg, Missouri, to Rudolph and Frieda Thurm Schade. He and Carolyn Mae Huning were married Aug. 16, 1958 in St. Louis...

Thomas Olin Ross, Sr. 94, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Thomas was born Jan. 2, 1926, in Puxico, Missouri, to Arthur R. Ross and Bessie M. Johnson. He married Betty Mae Richardson on May 12, 1946. She preceded him in death Oct. 3, 2019...

MARBLE HILL, MO -- Sherry Lynn McCormick, 56, of Marble Hill, died Nov. 24, 2020, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born on Dec. 21, 1963, in Cape Girardeau. She is the daughter of Clint Delain and Carolyn Rose Holzum VanMatre. She was a graduate of Woodland High School and Metro Business College, office/secretarial procedures. ...

Freida M. Hopple, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center. There will be no visitation. A private graveside service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in De Soto, Missouri. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

SCOTT CITY -- Alene V. Heisserer, 90 of Scott City died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Ancell, Missouri, on May 13, 1930, to Franklin Riley and Anna Pauline Leible Raines. She and Louis A. "Butch" Heisserer were married on Oct. 6, 1951. He preceded her in death on March 1, 2013...

Christine Gilmer, 74 of Fredericktown, Missouri, died Thursday, November 26, 202 at Claru Deville Nursing Center in Fredericktown. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri, with the Rev. Gerald Collier officiating...

Marilyn Rose Garner died Nov. 25, 2020 at home under the care of Southeast Hospice. She was born Dec. 14, 1934, in Cape Girardeau to Albert B. Dankel and Irma Umbeck Dankel. She attended Franklin School and graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in May 1952. She then attended Southeast Missouri State College for a year...

Coletta Louise Garland, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, due to Covid-19. She was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Dale and Grace Seabaugh Seabaugh. She and Don Garland were married July 5, 1946, in Sedgewickville. In 2016, more than 100 friends and family members helped celebrate Coletta and Don's 70th wedding anniversary with a party at the Lutheran Home. Don passed away Dec. 1, 2016...

Lucy T. Fowler, 94, formerly of Pocahontas, passed away Nov. 25, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. The youngest of seven children, Lucy was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Bourbon, Missouri, to the Rev. Sam D. and Amy E. Sites Bohnenkamp. She and Andrew Fowler were married June 8, 1946, in Desloge, Missouri. ...

Lilia Ann Charters, 66, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. There will be no services. Interment will be in Dallas-Fort Worth National Veterans Cemetery. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...

Robert E. Bruhl, 88, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at Great Rivers Medical Center in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Berwyn, Illinois, the son of George Daniel and Alice Frances Kostal Bruhl. He and Carol S. Schaefer were married July 20, 1957 in Park Ridge, Illinois...

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, our doctors are working tirelessly to ensure patients have the best possible chance of surviving this deadly virus. Unfortunately, the federal government is planning to move forward with policy that would have consequences felt across the entire health care system, a system that is already stressed...