Stories from Thursday, November 28, 1991

To The Editor: I read with great interest the article in last Thursday's Public Mind column in the Missourian. It was well written by Mrs. Ann Parkinson. She pointed a finger at no individual, but to a group responsible for the change in trash pick up schedule. Her main points were pertaining to Charlotte County Florida...

JACKSON -- "Managing Winter Maladies" is the topic for the next Living with Diabetes program to be held Dec. 5 at the St. Francis Information Center in Jackson. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Gene Brockett, pharmacist at Jones Drug Store, will be the guest speaker. Colds, flu and upset stomachs can cause double-trouble for a person with diabetes. Brockett will discuss ways to manage winter maladies and keep diabetes under control...

SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Parks & Recreation Department will sponsor a Christmas tour for senior citizens Dec. 12. The trip consist of dining at a Cape Girardeau restaurant and touring sites selected by the Chamber of Commerce. There is a $2 fee. For more information, call the park office at 264-3411...

Members of AARP will hold their Christmas party Monday at Grace United Methodist Church. The event starts at 1:30 p.m. Each member is to bring finger foods and small gifts to go to the Bobcat Den at May Greene School. The students can then purchase them as Christmas gifts for their families...

The Ileitis Colitis support group will hold a bake sale Dec. 6 in the front lobby of St. Francis Medical Center from 8 a.m. to noon. The group will holds its next meeting, a Christmas party, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. Those attending the party are asked to bring a snack...

"Understanding Your Medicare Rights" is the topic for a Medicare beneficiary meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the St. Francis Medical Center Education Center. The Missouri Patient Care Review Foundation, along with the medical center, will present the program...

The La Leche League will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Cape Girardeau Public Library. The topic for discussion is "The Family in Relation to the Breastfed Baby." It will center on how to manage those first weeks after birth with emphasis on the entire family, as well as timely tips for mother and baby...

Jill S. Rhein, a first-year graduate student at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis is the recipient of the school's Bettie Schroth Johnson Scholarship in Social Service Management. Rhein is pursuing a master's degree in social work. ...

A Cape Girardeau teenager recently ranked among the top horse riders in the nation, capping off a winning show season. Amber Pool, 13, competed at the American Royal, held Nov. 18-23 in Kansas City. She was named to the top 10 at the competition. This is the first year Pool has competed at this show...

A local church youth group hopes to raise more than $6,000 for missions, one cent at a time. And they also hope their efforts land them a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. "We've got about 130,000 pennies collected so far, but it's going to take a whole bunch more to fill the entire gym floor," said Youth Pastor Phillip Roop of the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau...

To the Editor: I would like to bring to the attention of all of your readers a special transportation program for veterans needing rides to medical appointments at veterans hospitals. This program is coordinated through the Disabled American Veterans office at John J. ...

Cape Girardeau in the 19th and 20th centuries is the subject of a photography exhibit opening Sunday at Gallery 100. "Historic Cape Girardeau: People and Places" features photographs from the Center for Regional History at Southeast Missouri State University produced by Tom Neumeyer of Cape Girardeau...

The University Players at Southeast Missouri State University will present two Christmas plays on Dec. 5 to benefit the Salvation Army. "A Partridge in a Pear Tree" and "Where's Prancer?" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Forrest H. Rose Theatre on campus...

The music department at Southeast Missouri State University on Tuesday will present a program of orchestral and choral works under the combined forces of the University Choir, Orchestra and Choral Union. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Academic Auditorium...

Cape Girardeau's historic Glenn House will open for holiday tours on Friday and Saturday. Doris Dace, president of the Historic Association of Greater Cape Girardeau, said the restored home is decorated more elaborately than ever. The annual holiday tours are the largest fund-raisers to pay for upkeep of the house...

The times seem busier than ever. Today, however, we engage in what should be an effortless endeavor, that of giving thanks. Too often, we make it a chore ... or worse, we overlook our many blessings. This is Thanksgiving, a day when good fortune and the richness of our lives stare us in the face. We celebrate the bounty that comes to us as Americans and give thanks...

To The Editor: If police training is not adequate, the requirements should be raised or upgraded. The cosmetology profession in Missouri raised theirs several years ago. Law enforcement officials will meet this problem as they see fit but I find offensive the comparisons I have heard and read in the news media recently...

Notre Dame High School students viewed a conversation between American and Soviet students Tuesday via satellite. Channel One network aired "Sharing Freedom the first international high school assembly." Students at Moscow School 23 and Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio spoke to each other by satellite hookup...

A Southeast Missouri State University student from Mehlville recently was named "Outstanding Student of the Year" by the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (MACURH) during its annual conference. Andrea Andonoff, a Southeast senior, received the honor for her involvement in regional and national conferences on residence hall life and for her exemplary work with the Residence Hall Association on campus, participation in and support of Hall Council programs and activities, and for her co-curricular involvement.. ...

A Cape Girardeau resident was honored recently at Ft. Riley, Kan. for his participation in Operation Desert Storm. PFC. Shannon L. Smith received the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device. He served as a tank driver with the 1st Infantry Division (Mech), 3/37th Armor. His division was deployed to the Gulf on Jan. 8 and was one of the first units to engage the Republican Guard in Iraq when the ground war started...

PULASKI, Ill. -- Burton McClellan, 75, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1991, at Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. He was born June 26, 1916, in Pulaski, son of Ollie and Pansy Ellenwood McClellan. McClellan was retired from Crader Furniture Co. in Naperville. He was a veteran of World War II...

SIKESTON -- Francis F. "Frank" Goetz, 80, of Sikeston, died Monday, Nov. 25, 1991, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Sept. 30, 1911, in New Madrid County, son of John Lawrence and Daisy Lee Frohock Goetz. He and Theta L. Pry were married Nov. 24, 1934, at Benton...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Junior Oscar Rhodes, Marble Hill Route 1, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Alonzo Rhodes and Randy Poole will officiate. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery, with graveside rites by VFW Post 5900...

PERRYVILLE -- Esther M. Kaempfe, 86, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born Sept. 8, 1908, in Perry County, daughter of Adolf and Margaretha Mahnken Koenig. She married Alfred Kaempfe Nov. 15, 1936. He survives...

SLINKARDTwin daughters to Sueann Slinkard and Donnie Grubb Jr. of Marble Hill, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Thursday, Nov. 14, 1991. Brooke Aerial was born at 11:36 a.m. and weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces. KaToshia Noel was born at 11:38 a.m. and weighed 1 pound 15 ounces. ...

Bill M. Stanfield has resigned as president and chief executive officer of First Exchange Bank of Cape Girardeau. Stanfield, who joined the bank when it opened in Cape Girardeau in January of 1984, announced his intentions to leave the bank during a recent meeting with members of the Board of Directors...

The fourth annual "Calls From Santa" will be held Dec. 16-19. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will again sponsor the event, which allows parents to register their children for a "call from Santa Claus" during one of the four nights...

BENTON -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded an $8,576 loan to Scott County government for energy conservation measures at the county courthouse. The money will be used to install automatic setback controls on the main heating system and individual controls on each radiator in the courthouse...

What has become a Christmas tradition in Cape Girardeau is back again. For 31 years, Hutson's Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau has unveiled its Christmas window display on Thanksgiving. "People tell me it's become a part of their Thanksgiving holiday," said Chris Hutson. "After Thanksgiving dinner, everyone hops into the family car and cruises to Hutson's to see the window."...

The public's appetite for a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings kept city stores busy Wednesday. In turn, some restaurants readied for people planning to spend the holiday dining out. From Schnucks Food & Drug to Shop 'N' Save, to Del Farm National, shoppers headed to the store for Thanksgiving fare and other holiday items...

For a Cape Girardeau woman and her son and daughter-in-law, there's a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving the release of a relative after 6 years of captivity in Lebanon. The relative, Thomas Sutherland, 60, was released Nov. 18 by his Shiite Muslim kidnappers, along with British clergyman Terry Waite...

The countdown is on for this year's 17th annual Toybox program with just three weeks until the gifts are delivered. Toybox, a communitywide project to give toys and some Christmas cheer to needy children, is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and the Southeast Missourian newspaper...

Christmas for the Elderly, a community project to share the joy and warmth of the holiday season, kicks off its seventh year today. Through the program, individuals are able to donate Christmas gifts and brighten the lives of lonely, elderly, community neighbors...

Missouri Secretary of State Roy Blunt Wednesday proposed a five-point reform package he said will give the people greater control over the elections process. The plan, which he calls the "Citizens Empowerment Act of 1992," would increase voter control by limiting campaign contributions, the power of political action committees and political consultants, and limit the potential for use of misleading campaign tactics...

To take full advantage of a dramatic increase in federal funds contained in a new transportation bill approved by Congress Wednesday, Missouri voters will eventually have to pass an increase in the state gasoline tax. While most officials were pleased Tuesday that the new bill will increase average federal funds for Missouri from $250 million a year to $433 million annually over the next six years, they all agreed there would not be sufficient state money available to provide required matching funds.. ...

JACKSON -- The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) of the primary annex kindergarten in the Jackson Public Schools will sponsor "Lunch with Santa" on Saturday, Dec. 7. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., just prior to the Jackson Christmas Parade. The lunch will be served as the Immaculate Conception cafeteria in Jackson...

Senior citizen patrons of the Cape Girardeau Nutrition Center will host a Christmas bake sale next Thursday, Dec. 5, at the center, 232 Broadway. The sale is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Senior citizens will bake assorted Christmas cookies, candies and fruitcakes for the sale...

JACKSON -- The Tsalagi Service Unit of the Otahki Girl Scout Council will hold its annual Festival of Lights on Friday. Girl Scout troops from Jackson and Oak Ridge School Districts will light luminaries around the courthouse, and will sing carols. It is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Jackson courthouse...

The newly-established Missouri Veterans Home Employee Committee sponsored a Thanksgiving food basket drive. Employees donated canned goods, money, and frozen turkeys. Four baskets were put together and given to needy veterans and their families in the Jackson, Cape Girardeau and Lutesville areas...

A Honor Roll 5th Grade - Courtney Haman, Matthew Younghouse. 6th Grade - Tina Blackwell, Sarah Bruening, Kimberly Clarke, Jilana Coleman, Michael McCowan, Julie Seabaugh, Katherine Singleton, Bridget Tracy. 7th Grade - Adam Glueck, Alix Lindblom, David Meyr, Kevin Pingel, Nicholas Raines...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Danielle M. Barlow, Diana J. Bartosik, John W. Bechtold, Michelle Bennett, Courtney A. Boren, Shaun R. Brown, Christi Brueckner, Meredith Chambers, Alice L. Chen, Stanley M. Clark, Casey L. Cook, Bradley M. Fiehler, David M. ...

A Honor Roll 10th Grade - Cynthia Bartosik, Aaron Bruening, Lance Haman, Lorne Holland, Chris Kasten, Esta Lewis, Allison Nall, Yung Park, Shawn Pemberton, Kimberly Pulley, Kelly Russell, Kristina Thompson, Andrew Trueblood, Jessica Wagner. 11th Grade - Angela Askew, Jeffery Boyd, Alyssa Browning, Andy Dial, Clayton Hahs, James Haycraft, Jessica Hogan, Shelly Holyfield, Kristine Jackson, Matthew Jackson, Scott Johnson, Tarina Kang, Crystal Koch, Summer Majors, Mandi McCoy, Teresa Pakeday, Chad Reimann, Pamela Reynolds, Christopher Robertson, Carol Robinson, Amy Sheer, Scott Seabaugh, JoAnna Seres, Takara Stanley, Catherine Stein, Sally Taylor, Eric Vogt, Kathryn Welsh, William Woods.. ...

A Honor Roll 7th Grade - Jeremiah Cook, Tiffany Dannenmuller, Travis Farrar, Jody Below, Laura Hinkebein, Robert Adams. 8th Grade - Michelle Eby, Alissa Swindell, Sarah Seabaugh, Samantha Bond, Racheal Brown. 9th Grade - Heather Crader, Meredith Cox, Shonda Lancaster, Crystal Henson, Amy Blattel, Sarah Hester, Cindy Blue, Aric Altenthal, Nicki Beshears, Christina Holweg...

A Honor Roll Andrea Benton, Kandra Bowers, Lesley Clarke, Vijay Dahiya, Adam Davis, Laura Dombrowski, Jeremy Driskell, Alisha Gammon, Alicia Hughes, Julie Illers, Dylan Jones, Justin Jones, Ben Keefe, Josh Kuntz, Elizabeth Kunz, Laura Lueders, Stacy Macke, Kelly Morgan, Danielle Pierce, Leanne Pierce, Wade Russell, Christy Schmitt, Jodie Shelby, Beth Shivelbine, Laura Sides, Doug Simmons, Bonnie Taylor, Lauren Tracy, Vicki Ventrella, Amy Woods...

A Honor Roll 9th Grade - Nichole Buehrle, Matthew Buttrey, Amy Debrock, Jeffrey Diebold, Janice Eftink, Kimber Glastetter, Amy Holman, Taylor Lumsden, Gregory Stevens, April Thompson, Kimberly Westrich, Ashlee Hale. 10th Grade - Christine Auer, Christopher Bucher, Adam Cox, Kevin Diebold, Nicholas Essner, Cynthia Grooms, Tara Heisserer, Leah Kennard, Allison Knaup, Lucy Knaup, Christina Moore, Daniel Newton, Ann Ostendorf...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Sheena Neely, Jamie Warden, Amy Vaughn, Jennifer Miller, Cindy Miller, Jason Spaulding. 9th Grade - Taress Bosecker, Valencia Clark, Adam Whiteside, Kelly Klein. 10th Grade - Matthew Bell, Evelyn Blanchard, Billie Berry, Roslyn Bierbaum, Lisa Dunaway, Ashley Helman, Jodi George, Zachara Clark...

A Honor Roll 10th Grade - Kim Abernathy, Amanda Allmon, Carrie Blankenship, Craig Buehler, Jennifer Campbell, Heather Collier, Christine Conklin, Anthony Davis, Jeff Edmunds, Marc Franke, Kristi Freese, Josh Gast, Heather Hahs, Kelly Hitt, Amy Hume, Cara Humes, Misty Johnson, Sarah Jones, Aaron Kaiser, Mark King, Jason Kirk, Kristy Koeberl, Sherry Lange, Joy Lewis, Jessica Littrell, Jason Lukefahr, Ryan McClard, James McMullin, Daniel Perry, Ronda Ramsey, Jennifer Reisenbichler, Joel Sander, Sara Scheper, Mark Schultz, Abigal Seabaugh, Geoff Shinn, Dustin Snider, Brandon Suedekum, Joe C. ...

7th Grade - Mackenzie Davis, Jeremy DeGroot, Matthew Mangels, Sarah Riehn, Amy Strickland. 8th Grade - Kristy Bodenschatz, Jadie Eisenhauer, Mandy Ponder, Matt Schonhoff. 9th Grade - David Callaway, Jason Glueck, Mary McLane, Michael Riehn, Dawn Seabaugh, Jaime Seabaugh, Craig Sebaugh...

Honor roll 7th Grade - Benjamin Barron, Stacey Bertrand, Travis Bickings, Shannon Chapman, Chad Cook, Chad Jansen, Misty Olin, Justin Patterson, Justin Shoemaker, Michael Stevens. 8th Grade - Amanda Abner, Jesse Branson, Micah Farrar, Laramie Klipfel, Matthew Klipfel, Amanda McClain, Tonya Perry, Steven Trankler, Clint Tyler...

Honor Roll 9th Grade - Heather Abner, Misty Bryeans, Stacey Curtis, Danny Eftink, George Eftink, Debra Hodges, Kerri Jansen, Laura Nussbaum, Stephani Patterson, Jennifer Pearson, Renee Proffer, Ricky Schott, Kenneth Steimle, Bridget Trankler. 10th Grade - Realenna Cook, Bridgett Lafferty, Kari Mansker, Christy McClain, Monica Moyers, Rebeccah Nothdurft, Darin Pettit, Stacy Pobst, Eric Priggel, Leslie Puckett, Kathy Sauceda, Tammy Schaefer, Holly Scheeter, Lisa Watkins, Amy Wheeler...

A honor roll Fifth Grade - Lance Amick, Mandy Amos, Jon Beck, Nikki Bridges, Dustin Cook, Brandon Delrosa, Amanda Gurley, Derek Ham, Daniel Jackson, Nicole Jones, Chris Josephs, Kendra McPherson, Josh Miller, Jeremy Mouser, Megan Noon, Jessica Porch, Sarah Roth, Luke Sample, Jessica Schaefer, Kayleen Schweiss, Alaina Smith, Crystal Smith...

A Honor Roll 4th Grade - Chris Dirnberger, Michelle Hency, Mark Ostendorf, Tim Robert. 5th Grade - Kristy Jansen. 6th Grade - Jessica Hency. 7th Grade - Kelly Fisher, Amber McCormick, Amy Mueller, Chris Patterson. 8th Grade - Katie Boos, Sarah Essner, Sara Jansen, Jill Ostendorf, Teresa Ressel, Brian Schaefer, Adam Vickery, Julie Wehner...

A Honor Roll 6th Grade - Kris Baranovic, Rachel Followell, Gina Pirch, Erin Vogt. 7th Grade - Angela Floyd, Tashia Smoot. 8th Grade - Ryan Groves, Shaun Craig, Angie Fornkohl, Matt Ruebel. B Honor Roll 6th Grade - Melissa Dickson, Nancy Hobbs, Amy Hooker, Ryan Lohmeier, Sarah McDowell, Jill Stiehl...

A Honor Roll Third Grade - Lesley Teague, Morgan Cook, Brandy Davis, Stephen Limbaugh, Matt Stewart, Charles Thiele Fourth Grade - Kristin Kent, Sarah Stricker, Kendra Vandemark, Warren Williams, Rashida Wilson, Brighid Briney, Ross Conner, Tommy Dohogne, Mindy Hoffman...

A Honor Roll 7th Grade - David Allstun, Matthew Berger, Kyle Bilek, Glen Brunke, Heather Butler, Beth Criddle, Kyle Daugherty, Kimberly Denton, Michael Gross, Crystal Hale, Shaun Hanschen, Christopher Holloway, Andrea Johnson, Robin Jones, Ryan Kasten, Kristina Keith, Samantha Kladiva, Alaina Koeberl, Douglas Koehler, Jeremy Kuntze, Jaclyn Langford, Christopher Leimer, Alisha Liley, John Litzelfelner, Chad Looman, Joshua Lukefahr, Sheila McKinley, Sarah McMullin, Jeffrey Mungle, William Penrod, Jesse Perry, Shannon Perry, Matthew Pourney, Mark Proffer, James Reedy, Beth Roethemeyer, Mathew Russo, Kenesia Schaper, Daniel Schott, Shane Sinn, Gretchen Spitzmiller, Douglas Spooler, Laura Stiegemeyer, Tim Stroder, Travis Turner, Nathan Tuschhoff, Nathan Turley, Darla Upchurch, Andrew Wagner, Daniel Wissehr, Deborah Wortmann.. ...

A Honor Roll 7th Grade - Christina Honey, Michael Lipe, Nicholas McCrite. 8th Grade - Todd Honey, Natasha Jordan, Jarod Shumaker. 9th Grade - Michelle Lipe, Regina Durham, Janette Dumas, Carl Stiff, Kraig Shafer, Kelly Naeger, Brandon Wareing, Angel Wray, Joshua Armstrong, Tashya Pettit, Christy Kaufman...

Honor roll Sixth Grade - Bethany Baker, Bryan Burger, Valerie Chesser, Vanessa Cook, Janet Evans, James Faught, Jennifer Forck, Joshua Haines, Brandi Jackman, Tracy Johnes, Shelly Jones, Valerie Lawless, David Mayberry, Toni Pemberton, Kristina Roslen, Jarret Seiler, Jennifer Simms, Jessica Simms, Holly Slavings, Denver Stuckey, Tim Thomason, Sara Vinyard, Jon Ziegler...

A Honor Roll 4th Grade - Melinda Burnett, Casey Randol, Alicia Seabaugh. 5th Grade - Craig Bohnsack, Chrissi Glastetter, Chris Kohm, Brittney McDowell, Mary Beth Niederkorn, Sara Rhodes, Annie Stoverink, Joshua Zoellner. 6th Grade - Jeremy Balsman, Theresa Biri, Dean Bucher, Christa Millham, Lena Seiler...

The tenth annual Duracell Scholarship Competition, which offers $32,500 in prize money to high school students, begins this month. Students in grades 9-12 may enter. Students must design and build a battery-powered device and submit a written description, a wiring diagram, and a photo of the device by Jan. 17...

A Honor Roll First Grade - Caitlin Bahn, Eve Bates, Cassie Browne, Thomas Carr, Felicia Conley, Rathael Fambro, Keith Fischer, Robert Foeste, Tony Harris, Michael Heise, Brandon Hinkle, Jami Holderfield, Courtney Jones, Michael Lilly, Natalie Meggs, Adam Michalik, Thomas Moon, Dusty Popp, Erica Trentham, Codey Williams, Freda Mae McGhee...

E Honor Roll 7th Grade - Cindy Eeftink, Calvin Horrell, Jill Landewee. 8th Grade- Patricia Deck, Jennifer Peters, Chris Seabaugh, David Turner, Amy Vandeven. 9th Grade - Danielle Beussink, Chris Horrell, Denise Jansen, Robin Thiele, Jeff Turner. 10th Grade - Melissa Engelen, Derek Halter, Rodney Horrell...

A Honor Roll 7th Grade - Brandi Loucks. 8th Grade - Tommy Burnett, Ginger Dees, Emily Gauthier, Keith Landeros, Trae Meyr, Jamie Wessel. 9th Grade - Tashia Beck, Chip Bollinger, Mike Crowden, Jordan Dame, Matthew Hanlon, Jill Loucks, John Loucks, Tyson Moyers, Brian Payne...

A Honor Roll Fourth grade Nathan Ford, Dennis Messier. Fifth grade Andrew Buchheit, Kari DelVecchio, Joe Essner, Ryan Fenwick, Chad Heuschober, Cecilia Kuntz, Stephanie Miller, Gretchen Pfautsch. Sixth grade Stephanie Arnzen, Jimmy Auer, Janna Bratton, Anne Hays, Melissa Maurer, Rebecca Roe, Katie Wencewicz...

FRESHMEN Beth Beardslee, Daryl Birk, Blake Burger, Travis Burger, Jamie Essner, Tanya Essner, Justin Guiling, Edie Jo Jolley, Mark Klipfel, David Lape, Landon LeGrand, Shannon Peters, Darryl Record, Amanda Riley, Matt Sander, Emily Shanks, Andrew Smith, Aaron Wade, Ryan Wooldridge...

Grace V. Hoover, retired chairperson of the department of human environmental studies at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named the Missouri Home Economics Association's "1992 Leader of the Year." The state award committee selected Hoover for the honor. She now advances to the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) 1992 Leaders Award competition along with one candidate from each of the other 49 states. Ten state winners are chosen for the national award.........

THE NEIGHBORS ON Greensferry Road want to thank the Jackson fire department for their fast response and for saving a home from ruin. It was a job well done, guys. You did good. Thanks again. IN RESPONSE TO the person who has the good, used toys they'd like to give, Head Start at 260 N. Middle in Cape, no doubt, would be glad to get those toys for the children that attend school there. The number is 335-4313. Thank you...