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WalkAmerica 2002 kick-off marked

The Cape Girardeau County kick-off celebration for WalkAmerica 2002 will be held Feb. 12 in the conference room of the Healing Arts Center, located next to St. Francis Medical Center.

The conference room will be open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Team captains are invited to bring their co-captains or another team member with them to the celebration.

Team captains will receive materials and supplies for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica event, which will be held April 27 at North Cape County Park.

Additional information for WalkAmerica is available by calling the March of Dimes office, 651-6033.

Overseas tour planning meeting scheduled

A planning meeting for anyone interested in touring Italy and Switzerland during the summer of 2003 will be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the Advance High School Library.

The meeting will determine if there is sufficient interest in an adult trip, say Advance High School teachers Pat Hindman and April McFerron, who will host the meeting.

The trip would include a tour of Rome, including the Vatican, St. Francis' hometown of Assisi, Vernona, Venice and Lucerne, Switzerland.

"The tour will be a little different from those we have sponsored in the past," said Hindman. "This trip is designed for adults. We'll spend more days in one place, and the tour will be less structured, allowing for some free time."

Prices will include most travel arrangements, meals and hotel accommodations.

Scott City PTO Follies being planned

Planning has begun for the Scott City PTO Follies, to be held April 12-13.

Volunteers are needed for a variety of activities: sets and props, painting, costumes, constructions and more.

Anyone interested may contact Vickie Howell, 264-4772, Sally Porch, 264-3667, Becky Tapley, 264-3192, or Pam Goodin, 264-2934.

A committee meeting will be held Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the school's elementary library.

Salvation Army, Hardee's conducting event

"Have a Heart, Heat a Home" is the Valentine's Day theme for the annual Hardee's Rise and Shine for Heat 2002 fund raiser this year.

Hardee's will sell its sausage and egg biscuit sandwiches for $1 between 6 and 10:30 a.m. on Valentine's Day at area restaurants, with the entire amount designated for "fuel funds."

Proceeds go to the Salvation Army, whose energy assistance program provides heat grants to help pay home heating bills.

Park board gears up for Trivia Night

The Scott City Park Board will host Trivia Night March 16 in the lower level of the Knights of Columbus Hall in Scott City. Registration begins at 6 p.m.

Trivia Night features a 10-category game with 10 questions in each category. Teams of eight compete in the games from 7 to about 10 p.m.

SADI wins award for housing work

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded a regional 2001 Community Partnership Shining Star to the SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence Inc. during a ceremony held in St. Louis.

Accepting for SADI were Lora Nasep, resource/ADA project specialist, and Ron Pilz, vice-president of the board of directors.

The award recognizes significant contributions in the area of fair housing. SADI was recognized for its continuing efforts to inform the public about fair housing laws and ways to make housing more accessible.

SADI is a community-based, non-profit center for independent living which is committed to providing services to persons with disabilities in the counties of Perry, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott and Mississippi.

Motorcycle group to meet in Cape

The Gold Wing Motorcycle Road Riders Association will meet Thursday at the Grecian Steak House in Cape Girar-deau at 6 p.m. for dinner. The meeting will start at about 7 p.m.

Most members are GWRRA national members and ride Gold Wing motorcycles, but owners of other models of motorcycles are welcome.

The GWRRA holds dinner rides, cross-country rides, state and local rides and community events. Additional information is available by e-mailing rogriley@showme.net.

--From staff reports