Community briefs 02/03/03

Notre Dame to hold Trivia Night Saturday

Notre Dame Regional High School will hold Trivia Night on Saturday. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with tables of eight available for the game at 7 p.m. Participants can take part in the '50s theme by decorating their table or dressing in costume. Soda, pretzels and great door prizes will be provided, with the top three teams receiving cash.

Call 334-0373 for more details.

Trivia Night to be held Saturday in Kelso

KELSO, Mo. -- Trivia Night will be held Saturday at the St. Augustine School gym in Kelso. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Questions will begin at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $8 per person with a maximum of eight players per table. Snacks and soft drinks will be provided.

To reserve a table, call Paula or Mark Castleman at 264-3647 or the school at 264-4644.

Cape Roadrunners give out awards

The Cape Roadrunners running club held its annual awards banquet on Saturday at the Buckner Brewing Co. in downtown Cape Girardeau. Twenty-eight members received recognition for their race performances and contributions toward the club's success.

In other awards, the Junior Roadrunner of the Year was Alex McCrite, the Joy Gilbert Volunteer of the Year award went to Lisa Chapman, the Female Runner of the Year was Wendie Heise, and Male Runner of the Year went to Rick Lott.

Two upcoming races include the President's Day Run on Feb. 15 at Universal Fitness and the club's Spring Classic on April 5 at Mid-America Rehab.

Upcoming activities at the Cape library

Children ages 3 to 7 are invited to the Cape Girardeau Public Library at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to find out what makes the lion so majestic as participants share stories, play games and make a lion wall hanging.

Southeast Missouri Hospital is the library's Literacy Partner for February. Throughout the month, the library will distribute hospital bookmarks and display entries from its Heart Smart Poster Contest.

In addition, first- and second-graders are invited to a special program presented by hospital staff called "Growing Heart Healthy" at 1 p.m. Thursday in the library's Hirsch Community Room.

"A monthly literacy partnership is a great promotional tool for a business, in addition to the financial support it gives to the Cape Girardeau Public Library and the services we offer," said library director Betty Martin.

Any business interested in becoming a Monthly Literacy Partner may call Martin at 334-5279.

Marriage weekend to be held at Drury Lodge

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held at Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau this Friday through Sunday.

For more information, call your local church or call (314) 469-7317.

-- From staff reports