Civil War Round Table set to meet today

The Cape Girardeau County Chapter of the Civil War Round Table will meet at 2 p.m. today in the Fellowship Room of Hanover Lutheran Church.

Guest speaker will be John Coleman, professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University. The topic will be "The Civil War in the Life of an American Historian."

For more information, contact Charles Stalon at 335-3265 or Michael Hahn at 334-1928.

MADD Red Ribbon Campaign to kick off

The Cape Girardeau Police Department and Morley Swingle, Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney, will kick off the annual MADD Red Ribbon Campaign for the holiday season at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Police Department.

Red ribbons will be provided for all participants.

Genealogy workstation available at library

The Cape Girardeau Public Library has a new computer workstation in the genealogy department. The workstation, made possible by an LSTA grant from the Missouri State Library, will be dedicated to genealogy research.

Currently, the following software programs are available for use: Revolutionary War Pension Recedes, Midwest Pioneers, Immigrants to the New World: 1600s to 1800s, Irish Immigrants to North America, Scottish Immigrants to North America: 1600s to 1800s, and German and Swiss Settlers in America: 1700s to 1800s.

More programs will be added to the workstation in the future, as well as a subscription to the Internet site, genealogy.com.

Web site at library can help test takers

Cape Girardeau Public Library has a 30-day trial subscription to LearnATest.com which ends Dec. 5. This Web site is for test takers who want to become familiar with the format of certain tests.

Practice tests are given for academic tests such as the ACT, SAT, GED exams and Basic Skills Practice, civil service exams such as the ASVAB, federal clerical exams, police office national exam, postal worker exam, and professional licensing and certification exams such as real estate broker and sales agents exams, cosmetology licensing exam and EMT basic and paramedic basic exams.

Other available practice tests are for the U.S. citizenry exam and academic courses for reading comprehension, grammar skills, practical math and vocabulary/spelling.

The advantage for users is free practice and instant scoring with explanations for all answers. The program is user-friendly and may be worked on independently at the patron's own pace. The Web site may be accessed on the public computers in the reference department.

-- From staff reports