Stories from Wednesday, May 27, 1992

The American Red Cross will hold its community blood drive today from 2-7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. Anyone age 17 or older who weighs at least 110 pounds may donate. No doctor permit is needed for a senior citizen to give blood. The drive is sponsored by Life Underwriters. The goal is 100 units of blood...

JEFFERSON CITY - Eight years ago, then-attorney general John Ashcroft was stumping the state in a quest to become governor. Ashcroft amassed an army of volunteers and a solid fund-raising apparatus that enabled him to win the Republican nomination in August and the general election in November by comfortable margins...

THEBES, Ill. -- Monroe Norris looked at the concrete steps that led to what used to be the entrance to the Rock Springs Free Will Baptist Church. "We'll rebuild," said Norris, a deacon and Sunday school superintendent at the church, which was leveled by fire sometime early Monday morning. "We'll start as soon as the fire marshal completes his investigation."...

SCOTT CITY -- A worn Florida Gators hat displayed on a chest in Blake Phelps' bedroom will serve as a reminder of the worst experience in his life but one he hopes he'll never forget. The 19-year-old from Scott City survived an automobile accident May 16 in which the 14-year-old driver of the car was killed. Phelps suffered a broken neck and narrowly escaped paralysis...

Operation of the Cape Girardeau water system will be transferred from Union Electric Co. to the city next Wednesday. Voters approved the transfer last fall. The biggest change for residents after June 3 likely will be in their monthly utility bill: City utility bills will be larger, which will correspond with smaller Union Electric bills as water charges are shifted...

SUZANNE SMITH Pet peeve: "People who make commitments and then always have an excuse for not followint through." The best part of my life is: "I love having the extra time off with my children." The book I'd recommend is: "The Road Less Traveled" by Robert Peck...

JACKSON -- Jackson teachers Tuesday asked the board of education that next year's salary schedule be unchanged from the one adopted two years ago, which would mean only modest pay hikes for most teachers. While most teachers in the Jackson School District can still move up the district's 21-step salary schedule, the pay of 34 long-term faculty members will remain frozen at the top level for the third consecutive year...

Funeral service for Donald Ray Hinkle of Phoenix, Ariz., was held Friday in Phoenix, with burial in the Veterans Cemetery there. Hinkle, 57, died Tuesday, May 19, 1992, in a Phoenix hospital. He was born Jan. 22, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ben and Beulah Elmine Seabaugh Hinkle. He and Barbara Marie Vessely were married Jan. 3, 1970...

PERRYVILLE -- Gladys Marie Buchheit, 60, of Perryville, died Tuesday, May 26, 1992, at Perry County Hospital. She was born Aug. 23, 1931, at Lixville, daughter of Oscar and Esther Lix Fellows. She married Norbert Buchheit June 11, 1971. He died Aug. 15, 1986...

MOREHOUSE -- James Earl Hart, 77, of Camdenton, died Sunday, May 25, 1992, at Boone Hospital Center. He was born Sept. 17, 1914, at Morehouse, son of James Theodore and Bertha Green Hart. He and Elizabeth Wagner were married Dec. 12, 1947, at Sikeston...

Although I receive frequent requests to look up the meaning of names, no one has ever questioned me about the study of names. To the studious, the word for this field of study is onomastics. It comes from the Greek onoma, meaning, not surprisingly, name...

Marilyn Bell believes that education is a collaboration of ideas. "As an educator, you use as many different techniques, ideas, and motivational and disciplinary tools as possible to have a successful program," Bell said. "The importance is not whether a concept originated with you, but to make use of it. Someone else's creativity usually enriches your own."...

The Southeast Missouri Regional Crime Lab has served law enforcement agencies well in the last decade. The agency is now spending a growing amount of time fighting for funding as opposed to fighting crime. It's no secret that state dollars are in short supply. ...

Satellites, electronic newsgathering, videotape and cable channels allow TV news to operate with virtually no restraints. Because of this dominance TV now possesses, and the overload it can now inflict, the question What does and what should TV news pay attention to? lies at the heart of our ability to govern ourselves. ...

President Bush has a great idea for rebuilding the south-central slums of Los Angeles a cut in the capital gains tax for residents earning more than $500,000 a year. --- Former Missourian Bill Webster has been named to assess the problems in L.A. that led to widespread looting and destruction. The last assessment Webster made when he was CIA director said the Soviet Union posed a grave threat to the U.S...

To the Editor: In response to the May 8 article in the Southeast Missourian regarding the SEMO Council on the Arts' refusal to display drawings of nude children, I wish to express my support for the Council. Whether it be the obligation or the prerogative of any community-sponsored art organization, they do, in fact, have the right to choose what they present in their gallery to the public they are serving. ...

JACKSON -- Rebecca Sebaugh has been nominated to the President's List at Patricia Stevens College, where she studies fashion merchandising. She is the daughter of Doug and Diane Sebaugh of Jackson. The President's List is the highest honor a student can receive at the college. To be eligible for the award, a student must maintain a 3.65 gpa in academic subjects, a passing grade in skill subjects and no more than three absences...

Carol Sue Reimann of Cape Girardeau was voted Missouri state president-elect of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Sorority for outstanding women educators. The society recently held its state convention in Springfield, where Reimann was elected...

Pat McClain, director of the Girardot Rose chapter of Sweet Adelines International, won the Gail Lake Novice Director trophy following the chapter's participation in region 5 competition recently in Peoria, Ill., announced Jo Ann Bock of the chapter...

The Cape Girardeau Jaycees presented several awards at one of their recent meetings. Linda Job received the Jaycee of the Year award. Director of the Year was Linda LeGrand, and Mike Seabaugh was chosen as Executive Board Member of the Year. Greg Wilkerson received the Brownfield award and LaRae Moore got the Armbruster Key Man award...

Anthony Keele, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Keele of Cape Girardeau, has been named to the Dean's List for the spring 1992 semester at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours and have an average scholarship level of 3.50. Keele is a senior studying mathematics...

Rachel Record, daughter of Roger and Constance Record of Benton, was a recipient of the President's Honorary Scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University. The scholarship was awarded by the Missouri State Beta Club during their annual state convention in March. The award is a four-year, all-expense scholarship. It has an estimated value of $25,000...

Aaron L. Westrich, 12 years old of Advance, won a second place ribbon and two honorable mention ribbons recently at the 57th Annual Spring Art Show in Paducah, Ky. Westrich is the son of Alphonse and Teresa Jansen of Advance and C.T. Westrich of Cape Girardeau. He is a sixth grade student at Advance Elementary School and is also an art student at the Cleda Curtis Art School in Oran...

Jenni Horn received the Samuel Robertson Cheek Honor Scholarship and the Amanda O. Rodes Alumnae Prize during the annual awards convocation at Centre College in Danville Ky. Horn, the daughter of Paul and Barbara Horn of Hunting Drive, is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary society, a resident assistant and the dean's list...

Robyn E. Haring formerly of Cape Girardeau, has graduated from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was awarded the Juris Doctorate degree. Haring graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1982 and received her bachelors degree from Florida State University in 1986. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Haring of Cape Girardeau...

SCOTT CITY -- Michael Leible and Tony DeLaCruz, both juniors at Scott City High School have been chosen to attend the 1992 Missouri Boys State program, designed to teach high school students about government. Leible is a member of National Honor Society, FBLA, Art Club, SADD, and is a member of the baseball, basketball, football and track teams. He is the son of George and Georgia Leible...

Suzanne Marie Vandeven, of Cape Girardeau, has been selected to be a finalist in the 1992 Miss Missouri National Teenager Pageant. Vandeven is the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Vandeven. The pageant will be held at Avila College in Kansas City on May 23. The Missouri pageant is the Official State Finals to the 21st Annual Miss National Teenager Pageant to be held in Orlando, Fla., in August...

MARQUAND -- Marcella Mills, daughter of Neoma Mills of Marquand, received top honors at the 1991 VICA Skill/Leadership Olympics at Central Missouri State University. Mills, a student at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School, received first place honors in the Post-Secondary Commercial Banking contest...

Cassandra Krauss, a student at Cape Central High School, joined other Missouri students for the annual Sophomore Pilgrimage to Jefferson City last month. The Tuesday Club of Cape Girardeau sponsored the trip. Krauss in very active at Cape Central, where, among other activities, she is in the honors program, All-District orchestra and French Club...

A story in Thursday's Southeast Missourian mentioning the Cape Girardeau Optimists listed awards given to law enforcement officers at a Wednesday luncheon meeting. But the story failed to mention an award given to a private citizen, Brad Verhines. Verhines, of 2544 Ranchito in Cape Girardeau, was presented with the Optimist Respect for Law Citation. The citation is intended for private citizens who have exceeded normal expectations in preventing a crime...

A three-day retreat for cancer patients and their families will be sponsored next month by Southeast Missouri Hospital and the American Cancer society. "We Can Weekend," developed nine years ago to help families cope with cancer, will be held June 5-7 at YMCA of the Ozarks near Potosi...

The end of spring finds most schools throughout the southland area of the United States closed for summer vacation. Some schools and universities will reopen for summer classes to enable students to make up classes or complete their course in shorter time...