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FeaturesApril 11, 2014

Meet our community profiles from St. Genevieve, Perry, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott and Stoddard Counties.

Laura Simon, Fred Lynch and Adam Vogler
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Lynda and Doyle Lorenz, curators at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Lynda and Doyle Lorenz, curators at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Molasses puffs at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Molasses puffs at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

French mint melt-aways at at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com French mint melt-aways at at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A dark almond brag at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A dark almond brag at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Jelly Belly's at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jelly Belly's at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Gumballs at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gumballs at Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Louis Keena and his dog Roy, looks out over the Rafter K Rodeo grounds, Monday, March 10, 2014, in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Louis Keena and his dog Roy, looks out over the Rafter K Rodeo grounds, Monday, March 10, 2014, in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Mud clings to the edges of Louis Keena's boots, Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Rafter K Rodeo grounds in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mud clings to the edges of Louis Keena's boots, Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Rafter K Rodeo grounds in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Louis Keena's dog Roy keeps a long-horned steer in check, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Louis Keena's dog Roy keeps a long-horned steer in check, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Louis Keena climbs a fence to visit with Snoopy, a mixed-breed steer, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Louis Keena climbs a fence to visit with Snoopy, a mixed-breed steer, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Louis Keena and his dog Roy take a bucket of food to feed Keena's longhorns, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Louis Keena and his dog Roy take a bucket of food to feed Keena's longhorns, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Gary and Sue Brewer stand amongst their Black Angus cattle on the Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gary and Sue Brewer stand amongst their Black Angus cattle on the Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Louis Keena stands along a fence after feeding some of his steers, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Louis Keena stands along a fence after feeding some of his steers, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A sheep and her newborn lams visit in a field, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A sheep and her newborn lams visit in a field, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Uncle Si peaks over a mound of straw, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Uncle Si peaks over a mound of straw, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A longhorn steer stands in a field, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A longhorn steer stands in a field, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

The skull of a goat sits on a fence, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The skull of a goat sits on a fence, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Louis Keena and his dog Roy take a bucket of food to feed Keena's longhorns, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Louis Keena and his dog Roy take a bucket of food to feed Keena's longhorns, Monday, March 10, 2014, at Rafter K Rodeo in Puxico, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Lynda and Doyle Lorenz, curators at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Lynda and Doyle Lorenz, curators at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Blooming flowers welcome the spring season, Thursday, March 21, 2014, at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Blooming flowers welcome the spring season, Thursday, March 21, 2014, at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
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LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Sun highlights Taylor Lorenz as she runs along the Saxon Lutheran Memorial grounds, Thursday, March 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Sun highlights Taylor Lorenz as she runs along the Saxon Lutheran Memorial grounds, Thursday, March 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Gary Brewer puts feed out for his Black Angus cattle on his Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gary Brewer puts feed out for his Black Angus cattle on his Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Chickens mingle in the sunshine, Thursday, March 21, 2014, at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Chickens mingle in the sunshine, Thursday, March 21, 2014, at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A duck and a chicken roam the grounds of the Saxon Lutheran Memorial, Thursday, March 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A duck and a chicken roam the grounds of the Saxon Lutheran Memorial, Thursday, March 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Fresh eggs are gathered at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Fresh eggs are gathered at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Fire heats the brick oven, Thursday, March 21, 2014, at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Fire heats the brick oven, Thursday, March 21, 2014, at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo.
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FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Shannon Daniels likes to run along the riverfront in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Shannon Daniels likes to run along the riverfront in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
A favorite running location for Shannon Daniels is Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A favorite running location for Shannon Daniels is Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Shannon Daniels poses on Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Shannon Daniels poses on Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Shannon Daniels stands ready to run.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Shannon Daniels stands ready to run.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Shannon Daniels poses along the riverfront in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Shannon Daniels poses along the riverfront in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Gary and Sue Brewer stand amongst their Black Angus cattle on the Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gary and Sue Brewer stand amongst their Black Angus cattle on the Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Shannon Daniels stops on her run along the floodwall in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Shannon Daniels stops on her run along the floodwall in Cape Girardeau.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
One of the universal exercise units at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo. The first step in therapy is deterring which muscles need to be strengthen to achieve the goals of the therapy.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com One of the universal exercise units at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo. The first step in therapy is deterring which muscles need to be strengthen to achieve the goals of the therapy.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
The Wall of Fame at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com The Wall of Fame at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
The sensory room at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo. A projector and curtains create a three dimensional effect.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com The sensory room at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo. A projector and curtains create a three dimensional effect.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Michelle Fayette, executive director of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, at the center in Sikeston, Mo. The center provides occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children with all types of special needs and developmental delays. The center currently serves approximately 500 children for southeast Missouri.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
A magnetic climbing wall Wednesday, March 19, at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center in Sikeston, Mo. The wall is used to help patients improve their strength and motion planning.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com A magnetic climbing wall Wednesday, March 19, at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center in Sikeston, Mo. The wall is used to help patients improve their strength and motion planning.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com
The vision therapy room at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo. The glowing floor is intended to get children undergoing therapy to become used to looking down as they walk.
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com The vision therapy room at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center Wednesday, March 19, in Sikeston, Mo. The glowing floor is intended to get children undergoing therapy to become used to looking down as they walk.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Gary and Sue Brewer walk back to their pickup truck after feeding cattle on their Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gary and Sue Brewer walk back to their pickup truck after feeding cattle on their Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Black Angus calves and cows on Gary and Sue Brewer's Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Black Angus calves and cows on Gary and Sue Brewer's Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Sue Brewer catches a ride with her husband Gary in the back of their pickup truck after feeding cattle on their Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Sue Brewer catches a ride with her husband Gary in the back of their pickup truck after feeding cattle on their Bollinger County farm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Joy French inside Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. French co-owns the St. Genevieve candy and gift shop with her daughter.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Joy French inside Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. French co-owns the St. Genevieve candy and gift shop with her daughter.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Joy French inside Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. French co-owns the St. Genevieve candy and gift shop with her daughter.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Joy French inside Sweet Things Sweet Shop, LLC, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. French co-owns the St. Genevieve candy and gift shop with her daughter.
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