Stories from Friday, February 28, 1992

Jim E. Vangilder, 62, 1202 Price, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1992, at his home. He was born July 17, 1929, at Jackson, son of Edward and Grace Johnson Vangilder. He and Ruth Ann Bauerle were married Dec. 27, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. Vangilder was involved in real estate and appraisals 36 years in the Cape Girardeau area. He was a member of Church of Christ and VFW Post 3838. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...

Patricia E. Gau and Becky Naughton, both of Cape Girardeau, and Cheryl L. Klueppel of Benton, have been selected for the 1992 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." The three are seniors at Murray State University, Murray, Ky...

OAK RIDGE -- Michael Riehn of Oak Ridge has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award in scouting. Riehn earned 25 merit badges in devoting 26 hours to completing his service project, landscaping at Oak Ridge High School. He leveled a commons area, spread ground cover, repaired benches and planted shrubs...

Haresh Kamath, a graduating senior at Central High School, has been named one of approximately 2,500 semifinalists in the 1992 Presidential Scholars Program. He is the son of Prabhakar and Geetha Kamath. The semifinalists were selected from more than 2.5 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 1992...

BENTON -- Mark Aarron Ziegler, 13, of Benton recently completed all the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest possible rank of the Boy Scouts of America. For his Eagle service project, Ziegler, along with co-workers, spent more than 79 hours planning and building picnic tables and repairing and painting park equipment in Felker Park in Benton...

Clinton Tracy and Daniel Raines have been named Students of the Month for January by Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge 639. Tracy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tracy of Cape Girardeau. He is a senior at Central High School, where he is a member of the National Honor Society and Student Senate, and is president of the Letterman's Club. He was varsity captain of the football team, competes in varsity wrestling, and participates in Young Life...

JACKSON -- Jennifer Kay Furey of Jackson has been named to the dean's list at the University of Notre Dame for the fall semester. The dean's list is comprised of students who have maintained a grade-point average of 3.4 and above. Furey is a junior in the university's College of Arts and Letters, majoring in liberal studies and government and international studies. She is a 1989 graduate of Jackson High School and is the daughter of James A. and Patricia Furey of Jackson...

Cape Girardeau city administrators have included in the city's five-year capital improvements program a prop~osal to replace Fire Station No. 3 with a new facility near the intersection of Sprigg and Bertling. The city council will consider the capital improvements plan at a special study session March 9. We believe the fire station proposal is a good one...

To the Editor: We hav~e beco~me a very ner~vous soci~ety about th~e foods we consu~me every day. W~~e read and hear horror stori~es about almost every food that we eat. As ~a mother I have~~ become very cautious about the foods that I ser~ve m~y family to the point of despair. It seems ~like every food w~~e eat is harmful! Who do we ~believe? 'W~hat is fact? W~hat is exaggerated?...

To the Editor: This is in reply to the article in the paper Sunday, Feb 23: "Capital gains tax cut collects ~local support." What is so sacred that capital gains tax should be considered above other taxes? We know that we have two kinds of people, the savers and the spenders. ...

The 1991 Class of Eagle Scouts Council Court of Honor was a great success ... thanks to you. We deeply appreciated the important role you and your newspaper served in the publicity you provided this event. As you can tell, the Southeast Missouri Eagle Court of Honor is a highly respected annual event that recognizes outstanding young Eagle Scouts throughout the 14 counties of the Southeast Missouri Council...

Publish: 02-28-92 To the Editor: I read with keen interest, frustration, and finally outrage, the Opinion of Monday, Feb. 24. It appears another tax increase without voter approval, has been declared an act of good representative government. And this no less, than by our Illustrious Governor and Lords Temporal, who occupy the thrones of our legislature...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lukefahr, Perryville Route 2, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:49 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 1992. Name, Mitchel Alan. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Lukefahr is the former Tammie Kluender, daughter of Melvin and Carol Kluender, and Arlous and Ruby Abernathy, all of Perryville. She is employed at Perryville High School. Lukefahr is a farmer, and is the son of LeRoy and Patsy Lukefahr of Perryville...

OAK RIDGE -- Incorrect information was provided to the Southeast Missourian for the obituary of Otto Wayne Garner in Thursday's newspaper. He was the son of Otto and Alice Dickey Garner. In addition to his wife and two sons, survivors include a daughter, Laura Gurley of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Gary Garner of Cape Girardeau; paternal grandmother and three grandchildren...

BREWER -- Lorean Edna Terbrak, 83, of Brewer, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1992, at her home. She was born May 29, 1908, at Dexter, daughter of Jesse and Lizzie Barker Ross. She married Harry L. Terbrak Aug. 2, 1925, at Bloomfield. He died March 29, 1972...

ANNA, Ill. -- Ruth E. Cunningham, 73, of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1992, at her home. She was born July 14, 1918, in Marion County, daughter of Ray and Nina Stonecipher Krutsinger. She married Jack Pierceall in 1945. He preceded her in death. She later married Delbert Cunningham June 18, 1950. He died Aug. 6, 1988...

George Lewis Honeywell, 67, 1801 Brink, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Jan. 12, 1925, in Mishawaka, Ind., son of Lorenzo and Alma Hanson Honeywell. He and Bianca Anderson were married May 29, 1954, in New Orleans...

Cape Girardeau public schools is fighting the war on drugs on three coordinated fronts prevention, intervention and rehabilitation thanks to the work of a new drug abuse counselor and program coordinator. Bill Askew was hired in January to coordinate the district's drug abuse prevention programs and as a counselor. His salary is paid through Drug Free Schools and Communities federal grant money...

JACKSON - The Cape Girardeau County Commission agreed Thursday to seek proposals from companies that will provide street addresses for parts of the county that do not have them. The action is part of the transition to an Enhanced 911 emergency telephone system...

CHARLESTON - Former Missouri First Lady Betty Hearnes has decided to seek the seat in the state Senate being vacated by retiring Sen. John Dennis. Hearnes, a former member of the Missouri House and a one-time candidate for governor, said she would base her candidacy on her legislative experience, background in education, efforts to promote economic development and long record of service to Missourians...

Candidates for the Cape Girardeau School District Board of Education Thursday fielded questions on the district's future and how best to address problems like insufficient funding and crowded grade schools. Kathy Swan and Jeff Daniel, who are seeking the one-year unexpired term of former board president Carolyn Kelley, and incumbent Lyle Davis, who is running unopposed for another three-year term on the board, participated in the forum at Washington School...

Cynthia Rowland McClure's days began with two hours of exercise and a piece of toast for breakfast. But she never really ate until the "monster" would come out, usually at about 2 p.m. Then, she'd make her way to the candy machine at her television news studio, where she worked as a reporter, and buy six to 12 candy bars. Making sure no one watched, she'd rip open the packages and devour them in minutes...

SCOTT CITY -- The annual spring dinner of the Knights of Columbus Council 6420 will be held March 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meal will be served at the KC Hall, Highway 61 South, in Scott City. Chicken and dumplings, chicken and dressing, and ham dinners will be served. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 6-12...

Vince Schoemehl, who is serving his third term as mayor of St. Louis, will formally kick off his campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor in Cape Girardeau next week. Schoemehl, who has been traveling the state laying the groundwork for a gubernatorial bid for over two years, will announce his candidacy at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in the program lounge of the University Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...