ENGAGEMENTS: NEWELL-RHODES

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Newell of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Meike Leigh Newell, to Scott Michael Rhodes. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon "Peewee" Rhodes of Cape Girardeau.

Newell is a 1992 graduate of Central High School, and 1997 graduate of St. Louis College of Pharmacy. She is a registered pharmacist at West Pine Pharmacy in St. Louis.

Rhodes is a 1990 graduate of Central High School, and received a bachelor of science degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1995. He is vice president of Plaza Tire Service Inc. of Cape Girardeau.

A Sept. 30 wedding is planned at Centenary United Methodist Church.