Stories from Sunday, June 14, 1992

Everyone was for the Biodiversity Treaty but us. Obviously, we must be dead-wrong and Bush must be an environmental pariah. But now the New York Times says he's right. What gives? First, what's the Biodiversity Treaty about? The world's ten million species of birds, animals, marine life, plants, and insects are disappearing at an alarming rate. ...

Well, another Riverfest has come and gone, with another two days and nights of large crowds, lots of food, drink, boat rides and entertainment, culminating in Saturday evening's terrific fireworks show. And as important this year is "the mouse that did not roar": There was no Ku Klux Klan rally. As many of us believed all along would be the case, aside from a few errant leaflets, there was really little or nothing to "the KKK rally that didn't happen."...

Sheila R. Caskey has been named interim provost of Southeast Missouri State University. The announcement was made by the University's Board of Regents Thursday. Caskey currently serves as dean of Graduate Studies and Extended Learning at Southeast. "Dean Caskey will serve as interim provost beginning July 1, and until the new provost is hired, to provide leadership in the academic area during our search for a successor to Provost Leslie Cochran, who has accepted the presidency at Youngstown State University," said Kala M. ...

The 5th Annual Hershey Track and Field district meet will be held June 20 at the Abe Stuber Track and Field Complex, situated on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host the event, which begins at 9 a.m...

A number of area students are attending The American Legion Boys State of Missouri on the campus of Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg this week. Among local boys attending are: Andrew R. Margrabe, son of Fred and Cecilia Margrabe of Jackson, attends Jackson High School. He is a member of the National Honor Society, band, jazz band, drama, speech team, Spanish Club, FBLA, and an Eagle Scout at Explorer Post 311...

The Board of Regents of Southeast Missouri State University Thursday named William J. Duffy as assistant vice president for financial affairs. "Mr. Duffy brings to his new post a broad base of financial and accounting knowledge acquired while working for a major public accounting firm and further honed over the last 10 years in higher education," said Kala M. Stroup, president of Southeast...

Cairo, where two of the nation's mightiest rivers converge, has a storied past. More recently, the town's history is troubled. Still, through crisis after crisis, Cairo has shown a resilience, a gritty resolve in encountering bad times. Established as a town in 1854 and weathering some difficult stretches, Cairo should not be underestimated in working toward a better future...

A group of 18 musicians from Southeast Missouri will represent the state as members of the Missouri Ambassadors of Music during its 16-day, seven-country tour of Europe. The Missouri Ambassadors is comprised of a highly select concert band, choir and jazz band. ...

MARBLE HILL -- Etha M. Riccardi, 66, of St. Ann, died Thursday, June 11, 1992, at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton. She was born Jan. 1, 1926, at Lutesville, daughter of Gerhard and Anna Thiele Vandeven. She married John A. Riccardi. Survivors include her husband; three brothers, Frank Vandeven of Owensville, Alvin Vandeven, Marble Hill Route 1, Edward Vandeven of Fenton; two sisters, Amelda Shreckengost of Hazelwood, and Dorothy Glastetter of Scott City...

PERRYVILLE -- Elmer V. Monier, 72, of Perryville, died Thursday, June 11, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 18, 1919, in Perry County, son of Claude E. and Anna Huber Monier. He and Catherine Richardet were married July 27, 1940. She died June 5, 1988...

PULASKI, Ill. -- Funeral service for Pauline Reeves of Pulaski will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Barkett Funeral Chapel in Mounds. The Revs. F.M. Speakman and Ernest Browning will officiate, with burial in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge...

ANNA, Ill. -- Nannie Belle Bean, 89, of Anna died Friday at the Franklin County Skilled Nursing Unit in Benton, Ill. She was born at Mt. Pleasant in Union County on April 20, 1903, the daughter of John and Sarah (Hileman) Elam. She was the youngest of 13 children...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Charlie M. Williford, 77, of East Prairie, died Saturday, June 13, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. The body is at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie where funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Robert V. Wills, age 72, of 2525 Boutine Drive of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 13, at the Cape LaCroix Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. The body is at the Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.

Leora Meryl Kothe, 78, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 13, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 27, 1914 in Louisville, Ill, daughter of George S. and Della Mae Reed Eaton. She was married to Kenneth O. Kothe June 11, 1932 in Elgin Ill. He preceded her in death June 13, 1960...

CHARLESTON -- The Rev. Robert L. Burke, 79, of Charleston, died Saturday, June 13, 1992 at his residence. He was born Nov. 22, 1912 in Blodgett, son of the late Emmett and Lena Burks Burke. He graduated from Charleston High School in 1929 and was awarded college degrees from the University of Missouri and from the Teachers College of Columbia University...

Christina Meyer, 88, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday June 13, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral service for James "Tate" Duncan Jr., 23 S. Hanover, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Leoma Leigh will officiate, with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 3838...

FORT MASSAC, Ill. - If legislation now before the Illinois legislature in Springfield is approved this month, visitors to all Illinois state parks and sites operated by the Illinois Department of Conservation (DOC) will begin paying an entrance fee starting in early 1993...

By the light of the silvery moon, star gazers tonight will be able to see the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse. Craig Joseph, of the Southeast Missouri State University physics department, "We see the moon because it is illuminated by the sun. During a lunar eclipse, the earth gets in the way. Basically it's a big rock casting a shadow...

SCOTT CITY -- The St. Louis-Southwestern "Cotton Belt" Railroad is headed down the track into history, along with other railroads that have gone on before it - the Missouri Pacific, Frisco, Pennsylvania, and New York Central railroads. At its peak, the Cotton Belt employed between 400 and 500 workers in the Illmo-Fornfelt-Ancel area. The railroad also spurred development of many area towns...

Riverfest '92 offered a mix of music and fun for crowds Friday and Saturday at Cape Girardeau's 14th annual downtown celebration. "We think everyone who has been here has had a good time," said Riverfest '92 general chairman Evelyn LeGrand said. "The weather has been wonderful."...

JACKSON - As part of its Voter Registration Outreach campaign, the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's office is going to the people in an effort to make registering to vote easier. Not only does the outreach program promote registration, but it also gives voters who have moved to new addresses an opportunity to become registered in the proper voting ward...

Cape Girardeau County Road 620 also known as Cape LaCroix Road will be closed to through traffic this week for asphalt overlay work. The Cape Special Road District is handling the project, which begins Monday. The 2.5 mile stretch of road should be under repair through Friday, according to a district spokesman...

JACKSON - Just one month after receiving its smallest monthly sales tax check in six years, Cape Girardeau County commissioners received good news Thursday. Their check for June was the biggest monthly check the county has received since it began collecting the half-cent sales tax in 1980...

Surgeons at St. Francis Medical center performed about 100 open heart surgeries in the first year the hospital opened its cardiovascular treatment center and expect to perform more this year. The Heart Institute at St. Francis is in an expanded wing of the hospital and includes a newly completed cardiovascular services center...

Herb Nance is a man with a flag for any occasion: American flags, flags of states and foreign countries, flags celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, Father's Day, Mother's Day, birthdays, even flags celebrating spring. Nance owns Ourco, which stands for "our company", a firm operated from his Cape Girardeau home specializing in flags. Today, Flag Day, is one of his favorite holidays...

During the summer rains some of the local birds fly for shelter under by back porch roof which has one wide overhang with a lot of things suspended from it. Lots of things are suspended from the ceiling too wren house, hanging baskets, wind chimes and sometimes a charm string...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds: New Bethel Baptist Church to William H. McLard; Fred H. McLard to New Bethel Baptist Church; David L. and Connie M. Sides to George R. and Frieda N. Grosswiler...

POCAHONTAS -- The descendants of Charles R. Swan held a family reunion May 24 at St. John's Parish Hall here. A slide presentation featuring family photos from 1905 was shown by Bryan Swan. Prizes were given to: Henry and Phyllis Swan of New York state, who traveled the furthest; twins Jessica and Jennifer Rogers, youngest attending, and Bryan Swan, 85, who was the oldest...

Kent S. Freeman has become the 1992 national duck call carving champion. The Callmakers and Collectors Association of America sponsors the event, which is held annually at St. Charles, Ill. Freeman's Studio is located in his home in Cape Girardeau. His work may be seen at his studio or in galleries in Springfield and Branson in Missouri and in Vail, Colo...

Cape Art Engraving Co. Inc. has moved from its Broadview location to 728 Broadway in the Broadway Medical Equipment building. Don Strohmeyer will continue to operate the business, assisted by his son, Dan, and Janice Friedrich. "It's basically a family business," said Don Strohmeyer...

Gary Kellmann is an entrepreneur of a different sort. He recently started a consulting business for inventors. "I try to help the inventor from idea to final product," Kellmann said. "I guide them and maybe help them with marketing, finding an investor and learning the basics of inventing."...

JACKSON -- SecureTech, which bills itself as providing "Security Technology of Tomorrow," opened recently at 3218 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson. Brian Mouser of Millersville, who has been in the security field for 16 years, opened the business. The company has a staff of two, counting Mouser, who serves as general manager. The other staff member is Greg Nolan, who serves as sales manager...

Dr. James Chapman, a Cape Girardeau cardiologist, attended the Annual Advisory Board Meeting of Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 7-10. He moderated a workshop on managing complications including restenosis with balloon angioplasty. Other faculty members included Dr. Geoffrey Hartzler of MidAmerica Heart Institute in Kansas City, Dr. Richard Stack of Duke Medical Center and Dr. Donald Baim of Harvard University...

PERRYVILLE -- Sabreliner Corp. received the U.S. Small Business Administration's "Award for Excellence" at ceremonies last month in Arlington, Va. The award was given as part of National Small Business Week. The St. Louis-based company was nominated by the U.S. ...

Wedge's Restaurant, located on William Street in the Town Plaza Shopping Center, has recently expanded its lounge. The new lounge features a daily happy hour, Monday through Saturday, with a complimentary hors d'oeuvre buffet. A big screen TV has been added in conjunction with the smaller sets so that guests can view sporting events from almost every vantage point. Live entertainment occasionally will be provided Friday and Saturday nights from 7-11 p.m...

Reopening a business can be as exciting as opening it. Mom's Treasures, which moved to 326 S. Sprigg, changed more than its location; it also changed its style when it reopened June 5. Darrell McIntyre and his wife, Nancy, started the store nine months ago at 329 S. Sprigg. At that time, Mom's Treasures dealt only in used goods...

Dave Jackson, of 851 North Cape Rock Drive, has accepted a position at McDowell Ford Pontiac Buick in Perryville. Jackson has worked at VanMatre Buick and Auffenberg Nissan Jeep-Eagle. He won the Salesmaster, Dealership Product Knowledge Champion and Walkaround Zone Champion awards from Buick...

Collectors of all kinds in Cape Girardeau now have a new store to search for both bizarre and commonplace items. Tim and Lee Ann Hensen recently moved to Cape Girardeau, and the couple has just opened Hensen's Collectibles at 210 Independence. "We try to have one of everything," Lee Ann Hensen said. "We don't think anything is weird or strange, we've been collecting for so long."...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Judy Quesenberry, of Olive Branch, Ill., has been promoted to Vice President/Corporate Secretary of the Tamms State Bank in Tamms. Prior to per promotion, Quesenberry held the position of Assistant Vice President/Administrative Manager of the Loan Department with the bank...

SCOTT CITY -- Paradise Express Floral Service of Scott City has recently been accepted as a member owner of Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD) Association, the world's oldest and largest inter-city flowers-by-wire delivery organization. As a new FTD Member Florist, Paradise Express can now arrange for delivery of exclusive FTD branded holiday and everyday products, in addition to a variety of fresh flowers and plants almost anywhere in the world...

ST. LOUIS An Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration was made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) last December for agriculture-dependent businesses in some Illinois counties. The declaration resulted from agricultural losses to farmers and ranchers due to drought which occurred between June 1 and Aug. 30, 1991, and continuing...

Fueled by an experimental regulation plan that provided the company with additional investment incentives, Southwestern Bell Telephone is continuing a multimillion dollar overhaul of Missouri's telecommunications network over the last three years. The company's 1.7 million customers will see continuing evidence of this comprehensive effort when they receive local service credits in their June telephone bill. The average credit for residence customers will be about $7...

Real estate appraisers determine the value of residential and commercial properties. All appraisal transactions involving the federal government now require appraisers to be state certified. Included in these federal transactions are home loans made by federally regulated banks and valuation of federally funded for subsidized properties...

Natural gas rates increased effective June 1. The increase is a result of The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorizing an increase in the natural gas rates charged by the Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation. Texas Eastern is the wholesale supplier of natural gas to Union Electric customers in the former SEMO District service area of the Missouri Utilities Company...

Mike Eagan has been named new store manager at Orscheln Farm and Home Supply, Inc., 338 Christine. Eagan was promoted to store manager May 11. Prior to that, he was the assistant manager of the Orscheln Farm and Home Supply, Inc., in Washington, Mo...