Community Q&A 11/11/04

• Name: Steve Schaffner

Lives in: Cape Girardeau

Family: Wife, Linda Sue; daughters, Stephanie, 18, Charlotte,14.

Job: Orchestra director at Central Junior High and Central High School.

What do you like most about the area? The music! We've got great music programs in our schools and lots of great musicians in our area.

Favorite food: Linda Sue's "Shrimp Creole."

Favorite TV show: "$40.00 a Day" (Food Channel)

Best advice: Be on time.

Person you most admire: Mom, Dad and Merle Haggard.

What would you do if you won the lottery? I would fix the leaky roof over the music department at the Central Junior High and I'd build an auditorium (with great acoustics) at the Central High School.

Pet Peeve: People who can't shut up and be still at concerts and recitals.