FYI 5-4-14

Letter carriers collecting food

Letter carriers will be collecting nonperishable food donations on Saturday, according to a news release from food drive coordinator Justin K. Hill. Local donations go directly to the food pantries in Southeast Missouri -- Cape Girardeau, Scott City, Chaffee, Jackson, Caruthersville, Steele and Hayti. Those interested in donating are asked to leave donations in a bag next to their mailbox.

LFCS auxiliary schedules rally

The Lutheran Family and Children Service Auxiliary will hold it spring rally May 14, 2014, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 453 N. West St., Perryville, Mo. Registration begins at 9:30, with the meeting beginning at 10. The theme is "Adoption Through the Years" with a presentation by LFCS staff. The ingathering is diapers sized newborn through size 1. The thank offering will go to adoption services outreach. Reservations may be made through Nancy Reisenbichler, 573-547-8765. More information is available by calling Joan Battle, 573-243-4865.

Free seminar on thumb-joint replacement

Dr. Andrew C. Trueblood, Southeast Hospital orthopedic surgeon, will conduct a free seminar on thumb-joint replacement at 5 p.m. May 13 at HealthPoint Plaza in Cape Girardeau.

Arthritis of the thumb joint, as well as tendon tears and other injuries may require replacement of the joint, which is a minimally invasive procedure performed at Southeast using one's own tendon tissue -- rather than an implant -- to replace the faulty joint. Acting as a natural cushion, the tendon tissue is less likely to wear out. As a result, it eliminates the need for additional surgeries and significantly reduces the amount of physical therapy needed to return the patient to a pain-free life, Trueblood said.

More information and seminar registration is available at SEhealth.org/Ortho or 844-482-5833.

Free concert to follow baseball game

Natalie Stovall and the Drive, a country music group, will perform today after the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks baseball game. The game is to begin at 2 p.m., and the concert is slated to start at 4 p.m. on the band stage at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The free concert is presented by Southeast's Student Activities Council.

Church hosts Compassion Sunday

Cornerstone Wesleyan Church in Scott City, Mo., will host a Compassion Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. today. Steve Gehl, a local child advocate with Compassion International, will discuss the group and child sponsorship opportunities.

Banterra Bank kicks ticket sales

Banterra Bank kicked off its sale of tickets to Cape Girardeau Night at Busch Stadium, Aug. 2, when the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Milwaukee Brewers. A portion of the sales will benefit Special Olympics-Missouri. Tickets, $25 each, are available at Banterra Bank, 1650 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. At the kickoff event were, front from left, Penny Williams, Special Olympics executive director, and athlete Lisa Berryhill, and rear, from left, athlete Eric Leslie; Ed Carroll with Banterra; athlete Paul Mize; and Lee Ann Tally with Banterra.