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SOLDIER HONORED FOR AID TO REFUGEES
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
SCOTT CITY -- The idea of kicking back, going fishing, or just hanging out with friends sounds pretty good to Randy Zimmerman. "I'm ready for a slower pace," said the Army National Guard 2nd lieutenant who just returned from Saudi Arabia after five months of duty...
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RIVERFEST GEARS UP FOR START; ALCOHOL RESTRICTED AT THIS YEAR'S EVENT
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
Plan to leave the coolers at home and the beer in the beer garden for this year's Riverfest. Beer drinking won't be allowed outside of the beer gardens at this year's Riverfest. Coolers are also marked this year. Festival-goers won't be allowed to bring them on the grounds either...
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AREA AUTHOR ENJOYS THRILL OF OLD WEST; TWO BOOKS SLATED FOR PUBLICATION
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
JACKSON -- Frank Watson of Jackson has read a lot of westerns over the years. Now, he's writing them. The 37-year-old Watson has already completed two historical novels, scheduled to be published in paperback by Fawcett Books, and has signed an option for a third book...
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COUNCIL ADDRESSES BUDGET, CITY CHARTER
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight will consider amendments to the city code to levy charges for special trash pickups and city lugger service. The amendments also would increase the tipping fee at the transfer station and landfill. A new Missouri law imposes a $1.50 per ton surcharge for all trash taken to landfills, and the local measure would enable the city to pass the cost on to its transfer-station customers...
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CANCER SURVIVOR RECALLS `BAD DREAM'
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
FRUITLAND -- Mary Knott remembers the radiation treatment and chemotherapy. The ordeal of fighting cancer 20 years ago still brings back painful memories. She said it seems like "a bad dream." She was 15 years old and a high school freshman in the small town of Ellington in November 1971. "That was when I first started getting suspicious that something was wrong,' she recalled Sunday...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
The Southeast Missourian asked students at L.J. Schultz Middle School why they are looking forward to their summer vacation. Rex Adams: "This summer I will be able to spend more time with my friends and family, and also with the Civil Air Patrol." Laura Sheets: "I'm excited about several sports camps and improving my skills in basketball, softball and tennis."...
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DR. MASTERS WILL DISCUSS LYME DISEASE
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
Dr. Edwin J. Masters will keynote Thursday's "Ask Your Doctor" program on Channel 13 of Cape Girardeau and Jackson cable TV systems. Dr. Masters will provide an update on Lyme Disease. The program will begin at 8 p.m., and Dr. Masters will answer questions called in by viewers...
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SCOTT CITY HOSTS INFORMATIONAL GATHERING ON 911 WEDNESDAY
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
SCOTT CITY -- An informational meeting concerning the implementation of a 911 system in Scott City will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Scott City High School Library. The public is invited and representatives from community and church groups in Scott City, Commerce and Kelso are encouraged to attend, said Scott City Mayor Shirley Young...
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GIRLS EARN HIGHEST SCOUTING AWARD
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
The Otahki Council presented the Gold Award to 13 Senior Girls Scouts at a council-wide older girl Recognition Ceremony on Sunday. The annual ceremony was held at the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University. Girls who received this prestigious award were: Darla Counts, Scott City; Kerry Comte, Andrea Dunker, Jennifer Hildebrand, Amy Krieger, Emily Kutz, Sherrie Lappe, Vicki Pryor and Olanda Reitzel, Perryville; Donna Chandler, Christine Duncan, and Olivia Vance, Marble Hill; and Stephanie Nave, Anna, Ill.. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/03/91)
AS I LOOK through the Sports section of the TV Guide, I see there's no Cardinal games broadcast on KBSI. Channel 11 has two games listed. This is the second week in a row without any games on KBSI. Why can't this cable company give us what we Cardinal and Blues fans want: Channel 11...
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VOLUNTEERS PLAY KEY ROLE IN SUCCESS OF RIVERFEST
(Editorial ~ 06/03/91)
As the 13th annual Riverfest approaches, a year of planning and preparations will gear up. But as visitors enjoy the food, crafts and activities this Friday and Saturday, they may overlook the reason this yearly celebration goes so smoothly: An army of dedicated volunteers...
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WILLIAM L. "BILL" SHIVELBINE
(Obituary ~ 06/03/91)
Longtime Cape Girardeau businessman William L. "Bill" Shivelbine died Saturday, June 1, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was 67. Shivelbine was born in Cape Girardeau Jan. 19, 1924, son of William Adam and Irene Pott Shivelbine. Shivelbine of 1717 Ridgeway was the secretary of Shivelbine's Music Store Inc. in Cape Girardeau. He entered into a partnership in the store with his brother, Leland Shivelbine, in 1950. Leland Shivelbine survives...
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CAIRO RE-ENACTORS ORGANIZE CIVIL WAR INFANTRY COMPANY
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Some 131 years after it was formed at Fort Defiance, two Cairo men have reorganized a Civil War Union Army infantry company that fought with Brig. Gen. U.S. Grant. They also hope the unit, whose members are Civil War re-enactors, will play a role in helping to revitalize this Southern Illinois community with the appearance, charm and traditions of the Old South...
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ERMA LEE SKELTON
(Obituary ~ 06/03/91)
Erma Lee Skelton, 84, of 2525 Boutin Road, died Saturday, June 1, 1990 at the Cape Lacroix Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 16, 1907 at the Vian Indian Territory to Mose and Carrie Fields Waters. She was a school teacher at the Tahlequah Public Schools in Tahlequah, Okla. She received a B.S. and masters degree from Northeast Oklahoma State. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and AAUW...
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CAPE STUDENT RECEIVES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
Teresa L. Wildman of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a Hattie Eicholtz Memorial Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1991-92 academic year. The Hattie Eicholtz Memorial Scholarship is open to freshmen exhibiting academic achievement in high school who are direct descendants of former university students...
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ST. VINCENTS STUDENT WILL BE RECOGNIZED
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
Jeremy Bratton, a student at St. Vincent de Paul Grade School, will be honored for his academic achievement at a statewide ceremony Wednesday at Drury College. The recognition ceremony is sponsored by the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) to salute seventh-graders in Missouri who qualified in TIPs annual talent search...
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MFA FOUNDATION GIVES SCHOLARSHIP TO SENIOR
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
BENTON -- Kimberly Essner, a graduating senior at Kelly High School, has been named recipient of a $1,000 MFA Foundation scholarship. Essner, daughter of Tim and Jeanne Essner, plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau. The scholarship was donated by MFA Agri-Services at Benton, and is one of about 200 scholarships presented this year by MFA Inc., MFA Oil Co., and their affiliates...
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METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE AWARDS MEMORIAL HONOR
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
BELL CITY -- Stacy Green, a 1991 graduate of Bell City, is recipient of the Jennie Below Crowden Memorial Scholarship. Mary Emmenderfer, director of the Metro Business College in Cape Girardeau, announced the scholarship winner recently. Green, daughter of Fred and Bonnie Green of Bell City, was ranked fifth in her class. The scholarship will be applied toward the 12-month Executive Administrative Assistant program at Metro Business College...
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NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES AWARDS AND SHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
Notre Dame High School recognized many of its graduating seniors during an awards ceremony Friday. The ceremony proceded graduation held Friday night. The following awards and scholarships were announced: Curator's scholarship to Missouri University: Robert Dodson and Edwin C. Kuntz...
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ORAN GRADUATE RECEIVES SOUTHEAST SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 06/03/91)
ORAN -- Elizabeth Dover, a senior at Oran High School, has been awarded the President's Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University. This renewable award is in the amount of $1,000 per academic year. The scholarship is based on ACT score and class rank...
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