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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Annual Pleasant Hill Day Celebration May 27th (05/23/12)
The annual Pleasant Hill Day Celebration will be held Sunday, May 27th. The old bell will announce morning worship at 11:00 am with David Schaffner as guest speaker. Trudy Lee, guest soloist, and Carolyn Thompson, organist, will provide special music. Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association Board President Joe Mathews will speak of current projects. Bring covered dishes to share during "dinner on the grounds" following the service. Drinks will be provided...
Altenburg Truck Pull set for Saturday, June 2 (05/23/12)
The East Perry Community Fair will be hosting a 4X4 truck pull at the fairgrounds in Altenburg on Saturday, June 2, beginning at 3:00 pm. Following the truck pull at last year's fair, members of the fair board held discussions with the drivers that had pulled in that event on what it would take to hold a stand-alone pull in 2012. ...
Menards Grand Opening (05/21/12)
MENARDS ANNOUNCES CAPE GIRARDEAU GRAND OPENING Beginning Saturday, May 26, 2012, Menards will be hosting a special nine-day Grand Opening Celebration at their new Mega Store in Cape Girardeau, MO, located at 535 Siemers Drive (I-55 (exit 95), West on Shawnee Pkwy to Siemers Drive). ...
9 year old gives back to his community (05/21/12)
Parker Brown, a 4th grader at Fredericktown Intermediate School has taken a hobby and turned it into a full-fledged business. Several months ago Parker started making survival type bracelets and other items and giving them to friends and family. As kids at school began wearing them, the demand grew...
A witness to conservation history (05/21/12)
My Saturday started with a phone call from my supervisor's supervisor a few minutes after 5 a.m. He called to inform me the stock trailer with the elk was early, and we needed to be in the hotel parking lot within 15 minutes. Sleeping in was no longer an option. My groggy mind had no concept of the memories about to be made...
AUDITIONS SET FOR NEXT RCP PRODUCTION... (05/21/12)
Two shows down and two to go for River City Players. Our third production for the 2012 season will be "The Smell of the Kill." Holly Raines will be directing this show. The auditions will be held on June 2 and June 3 from 1:00-3:00 at Port Cape in the Captain's Quarters. There are roles for 3m and 3f. No prep is needed this will be a cold reading. Now is the time. If you have thought about becoming involved in your community theatre, now is the time. For more information call 573-335-8120...
My First Camping Trip (05/20/12)
My First Camping Trip My husband had been bugging me forever to get a camper trailer. I was all for an Airstream. What's not to love? However, until we knew if we were "camper material" he said we should probably get a small one like a pop-up. I conceded...
CHS math students garner many awards (05/19/12)
Cape Central High School students earned numerous individual and team first, second and third-place awards during the Math Field Day competition at Southeast Missouri State University in April. In the individual events, out of 25 schools and 575 students, Central students brought home 9 out of a possible 44 awards. In the team events, Central students brought home 4 out of 7 possible awards...
Banquet honors Cape Central outstanding athletes (05/19/12)
More than 300 athletes, parents and boosters were in attendance for the annual Cape Central High School Athletic Banquet, May 3, at the Plaza by Ray's. Sponsored by the Cape Central All Sports Booster Club, the annual event honored the year's outstanding athletes. ...
Aaron Mehner qualifies for national competition (05/19/12)
Cape Central High School Sophomore Aaron Mehner, center, qualified for national competition in Business Math at the recent Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Leadership Conference last month in Columbia, Missouri, and will compete in San Antonio, Texas, at the National Conference in June...
Central Junior High receives Civil War DVDs (05/19/12)
A remarkable and sad period of American history, the Civil War, is the subject of Hollywood movies, novels, history books, and now, thanks to the efforts of the Civil War Round Table of Cape Girardeau, it will be enhanced in the social studies curriculum at Cape Central Junior High School (CJHS). ...
Cape Girardeau ADHD Support Group to Meet May 19th (05/19/12)
The Cape Girardeau Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Support Group will hold its kick-off meeting May 19th from 1-3pm at the Cape Girardeau Public Library Oscar Hirsch room. The support group is for people with ADHD and others affected by it...
Charity golf raises $6,500 for research (05/19/12)
Every 13 minutes in the United States, a woman dies from breast cancer. That means 18 women lose their battle during a four-hour round of golf. "Take a Swing at Breast Cancer" golf tournament, held Monday, May 14, at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson, raised $6,500 to honor those women and to help fund research to find a cure...
Fuller Receives Outstanding Youth Award (05/19/12)
Anna Fuller, a GED graduate of the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Adult Education and Literacy program and the Cape Career and Technology Center CNA program, has been awarded the Southeast Missouri Region Division of Workforce Development Outstanding Youth Individual Achievement Award. To be eligible for this award the recipient must have been successful in reaching her employment or educational goals while overcoming significant obstacles...
FREE Garage Sale at Bethany Baptist Church (05/18/12)
It's a garage sale, except it is FREE! Bethany Baptist Church, 1712 Randol, Cape Girardeau is hosting a FREE garage sale, Saturday, May 19th, stating at 7 a.m.. Furniture, clothing, books, baby items, and more. If you have the need, come by and pick up your FREE items. "Whosever will may come"...
Maple UMC to hold Fish and Chicken Fry (05/17/12)
The Methodist Men of Maple UMC will hold another all-you-can eat Fish and Chicken Fry Friday evening from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the church, Cape Rock and Jean Ann Drive. Tickets for fish, chicken and all the fixings along with drinks and homemade desserts, are $9 for adults and children under 12 are free. All are invited...
Tisdell earns scholarship to John Wooden College (05/17/12)
Terrence (TJ) Tisdell, a member of Cape Central High School's graduating class of 2012, will be moving to Quincy, IL, this fall to attend classes and play basketball at John Wooden Community College. Tisdell is pictured above with Waymon Campbell, seated at left, stepfather, and Tiffany Campbell, mother. ...
A+ program benifits students and community (05/17/12)
An innovative college scholarship program is helping college-bound high school students defray college expenses, and the local community is benefiting from the unpaid tutoring and mentoring they provide. Pictured above are some of the graduates of this year's A+ Scholarship Program at Cape Central High School (CHS). ...
CHS's Ryan Siebert earns baseball scholarship (05/17/12)
Ryan Siebert, a member of the Cape Central High School graduating class of 2012, is pictured above signing his letter of intent to attend and play baseball at Lindenwood University-Belleville, IL. Seated at the table with Ryan are his parents, Bob and Lori Siebert. ...
Veterans Memorial Drive Meeting May 31 (05/17/12)
A public meeting will be held on May 31 from 5-7 p.m. at Osage Centre to gather public input for the next phase of the Veterans Memorial Drive Improvement Project. The next phase, number five, will have construction ongoing between Scenic Drive and Hopper Road...
G.O.A.L.S. Camp: Global Outlook & Local Soccer (05/17/12)
Cape Girardeau--CENET: Cultural Exchange Network will host a summer day camp for area students entering grades 2-8. G.O.A.L.S. Camp will be held at Southeast Missouri State University on July 16-20. On Friday, July 20th, the campers will enjoy a field trip to visit attractions in St. Louis. Last year, campers visited the Missouri History Museum, had lunch in Forest Park, and enjoyed an IMAX movie at the Science Center...
Baseball and a Bride (05/17/12)
There is a first time for everything. First time fishing. First time riding a bike. First time to drive a car. Now Capaha Park has experienced a wedding for the first time at the baseball field. Kevin and Christy Alexander were married April 25th at home plate where they shared their first kiss as husband and wife. While the wedding was small, Kevin and Christy Alexander plan to have the big wedding ceremony where friends and family can attend soon...
Buchheit Trucking Service Trucking Service (05/16/12)
Saturday, May 5 Buchheit Trucking Service had our first Trucking Rodeo at our Scott City Location. We had 6 drivers that participated. The drivers had a series of tests they had to perform for points and the driver with the most points won the competition. In order to participate drivers had to have been with our company for at least 12 months, worked 11 of those months, and been accident free for all 12 months...
Thank you for participating in STAMP OUT HUNGER (05/16/12)
Southeast Missouri Food Bank would like to thank the National Association of Letter Carriers, Tom Bolen, NALC Stamp Out Hunger food drive coordinator for Cape and Jackson and the following communities who stepped up to help families in need this year - Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Poplar Bluff, Kennett, Malden, Sikeston, Fredericktown and Dexter. ...
Photo Contest for Parks and Recreation in Cape (05/16/12)
The Parks and Recreation Department wants you to submit your best pictures from your experiences with our parks and other recreation activities in Cape Girardeau. Submit your best images at the link below and you could see your photos in the next Parks and Recreation promotion or guide distributed to Southeast Missourian newspaper subscribers and several area locations. The best submissions can earn prizes, announced mid-month...