Ashcroft to headline Cape Lincoln Day

John Ashcroft is returning for a third turn as keynote speaker for Lincoln Day on Saturday, March 8.

The annual event is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club.

Ashcroft is a former U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator and two-term Missouri Governor.

Advance tickets are $20 ($35 for couples) and can be purchased at Horizon Screen Printing, 430 Broadway, or JCS/TEL-LINK, 1606 N. Kingshighway, both in Cape Girardeau; or Cashbook-Journal in Jackson. To order tickets by mail, send a check to Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club, P.O. Box 431, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 63702.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event starts at 6:30 p.m., March 8, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building, 410 Kiwanis Drive (in Arena Park), in Cape Girardeau. Tickets at the door will cost $25 each. For tickets or other details, call 573-200-4073.