ABOVE: Christie Oestreich and her dog, Bella, look at the Mississippi River on Monday while checking in with her instructor, Fred Burgard, who teaches a Lifestyle Enhancement course at Southeast Missouri State University. Oestreich met up with classmates who walked to the river to take photos of their favorite famous Missourian painted on the floodwall. BELOW: Cantrell Andrews takes a photo of George Washington Carver on the Missouri Wall of Fame for his Lifestyle Enhancement class assignment Monday in downtown Cape Girardeau. Andrews, a member of Phi Beta Sigma, said he admires Carver, who also was a member of the fraternity.
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.