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Dates have been established for the 1995 Southeast Missouri Home Building Association's Home and Garden Show. The show will be held at the Show Me Center March 31, and April 1 and 2. More than 11,000 people attended the 1994 show, and more are expected next year.

A new clothing line designed exclusively for Seiferts was introduced Thursday.

The line, called Nine, reflects a new attitude and lots of personalized flair, said Cape Girardeau Seiferts Manager Peggy Tinsley.

Two fashion shows were held Thursday to help unveil the new designs.

A fashion show was held at West Park Mall from 5-6 p.m. Thursday. Refreshments were served.

"I see this as a career look," Tinsley said. "It's all in how you put it together. It's your own line."

She said shoppers can go down the wall and mix and match clothing to make an individual look.

The designs build on basic items like a white shirt and a blazer.

"It's layered, layered, layered," Tinsley said. "You can put something old with something new."

Nine has debuted at all Seiferts stores as part of a market expansion.

The line has been designed and manufactured exclusively for Seiferts. Items include short and long skirts, trousers and walking shorts, jackets and vests in a mix of plaids and patterns. Accessories include suspenders, scarves, berets, knee-high socks or tights and minimalist jewelry.

"It's very city, which I like. It's very high fashion, which I like, and there is no age," said Tinsley.

The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in three areas this month.

The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions (about one hour) are free. Call 335-3312 for an appointment.

He will conduct sessions at the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. Appointments are available by calling 471-2498. He will hold sessions at the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission office in Perryville Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments are available by calling 547-8357.

The Small Business Development Center represents a partnership for economic development between Southeast Missouri State University, the U.S. Small Business Administration, local financial institutions, area utility companies and area municipalities. Its goal is to stimulate diversity and growth in small business by assisting new and existing businesses.

John Deere has developed four new 8000 Series tractor models ranging from 160 to 225 PTO horsepower.

The new models will be on display during a Strack Equipment Inc. open house Tuesday

The new models include the 160-horsepower 8100; 180-horsepower 8200; 200-horsepower 8300 and 225-horsepower 8400.

Models 8100, 8200 and 8300 are powered by six-cylinder, 7.5-liter John Deere diesel engines. The 8400 features a six-cylinder, 8.1-liter Deere diesel. All four models have 16-speed forward and 4-speed reverse full-power shift transmissions.

The United Ostomy Association will meet Wednesday in the first-floor classroom of the Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. "Managing Your Ileostomy" is the topic of the program, which will feature a video.

The UOA's goal is to reduce the practical and emotional burdens of those who have undergone ostomy surgery so that they may function as fully as possible.,

Additional information is available by calling Linda Wessell, patient educator with Southeast Hospital's Educational Service, at 651-5833.

D&K Wholesale Drug Inc., headquartered at St. Louis, and Northern Drug Co. Inc., a Duluth, Minn., wholesale drug distributor, have signed letters of intent for D&K to acquire Northern.

D&K is a full-service regional wholesale drug distributor supplying customers in 14 states throughout the Midwest and Midsouth from facilities in Cairo, Ill. and Lexington, Ky. D&K reported nets sales for the fiscal year ended April 1, 1994, of $211 million.

Northern, which serves customers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, reported sales of $55 million the past year.

Completion of the acquisition is anticipated in October.

J. Hord Armstrong II, D&K chairman and chief executive officer, said Northern "is an excellent fit for D&K and will operate as an addition to D&K's divisional structure.

Dr. Ed Masters will be speaker at the Lyme Disease Self-Help Support Group's meeting Sept. 27, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

The program, co-sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital and Option Care, will be held in the hospital's Harrison Room at 7 p.m.

Lyme disease is a multisystem, tick-born Illness.

Additional information about the support group is available by calling Linda Wessel, 651-5833.

A Home-Based Business workshop will be held at Fredericktown Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Among speakers are Edie Pigg, a home-based business marketing consultant working as coordinator of the Self Employment Training Program at Thomas Hill Enterprise Center in Clifton Hill, Mo., and John Gulick, chairman of the Missouri Home-Based Business Task Force.

Additional information is available by contacting Jim Becker at Madison County University Extension Center, (314)-783-3303.