Stories from Friday, March 12, 1993

To the Editor: I have watched the news and am following President Clinton's attempts to lift the gay ban on the military. I have several points I wish to make but first I would like to respectfully ask this question of President Clinton: "How did you decide lifting the gay ban is the right thing to do when you have no idea what military life is?" I say this because when the president was asked to serve his country, he refused. ...

JACKSON -- Matthew Wunderlich of Jackson has been named to the dean's list at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. for the fall semester. He has also attained membership in Xi Zeta, a local chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges...

Three students from L.J. Schultz Middle School were honored by the Nancy Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for essays. The students entered the national essay contest, writing on the subject "Famous Landmarks of the American Revolution."...

Jenni Horn of Cape Girardeau has been named to the fall dean's list at Centre College in Danville, Ky. Horn, the daughter of Paul and Barbara Horn of Cape Girardeau, is a 1989 graduate of Notre Dame High School. At Centre, she is secretary of Phi Alpha Theta history honorary society and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary society...

Mandi Lin McCoy and Matt Strohmeyer have been named students of the month by the Cape West Rotary Club. McCoy, 17, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert McCoy. She is a senior at Cape Girardeau Central High School, where she has been active in National Honor Society, Beta Club, track and field, volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, Student Council, Student Senate, Lettermen's Club and Spanish Club...

The Jacksonian Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association is offering college scholarships for the fall 1993 semester. To qualify, applicants must be residents of Cape Girardeau County, must be business women or women seeking a business of professional career, must show financial need and be in good scholastic standing...

COLUMBIA -- The University of Missouri-Columbia conferred degrees on about 1,000 students at winter commencement. Area residents who graduated with advanced degrees are: Rebekah Anne Sharp, 45 N. Henderson in Cape Girardeau, master of arts in library science; and Michael Lee Chalfant, Whitewater Route 1, Box 240, master of arts in geography...

Six students from Cape Girardeau Central High School have been named finalists in the 1993 National Merit Scholarship Program. Finalists are Alyssa Browning, Christopher Robertson, Carol Rene Robinson, Takara Stanley, Catherine Stein and Jennifer Worth...

Martin Ward Grebing of Cape Girardeau has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Chowan College in Murfreesboro, N.C. Students were named to the list who maintained a grade average between 3.0 and 3.79 on a 4.0 system. Grebing is a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. He is a junior, majoring in commercial art...

Tammy Marie Parrish of Cape Girardeau was named to the first semester honors dean's list at Stephens College in Columbia. Students who attain honors must have completed at least four full courses and achieved a grade point average of 3.6 on a scale of 4.0...

Corey Steven Wright, 15, of Cape Girardeau has achieved the honor of Eagle Scout. He received the Arrow of Light before becoming a Boy Scout in May 1988 and joining Troop 2. He earned the First Class Scout and the Star Scout awards. After achieving the rank of Life Scout in February 1990, Wright served as troop guild and patrol leader. He was also chosen to be a member of the Order of the Arrow...

A master's degree thesis by St. Francis Medical center speech/language pathologist Catherine Tanksley has been printed in a national professional publication for speech and hearing professionals. Tanksley's manuscript, titled "Interaction between mothers and normal-hearing or hearing-impaired children," appeared in the January 1993 issue of The Volta Review...

The Mississippi Valley Chapter of the Ozark Society has rescheduled its canceled February meeting for Tuesday at the Conservation Center in the North Cape Girardeau County Park. The program is a video about the Buffalo River in Arkansas. Saving the river was the original purpose for formation of the Ozark Society...

A free seminar on the health effects of secondhand smoke, which was canceled in February due to weather, has been rescheduled for March 23 at St. Francis Medical Center. The one-hour program, presented by otolaryngoligist, Dr. Richard Martin, will begin at 7 p.m. in the St. Francis Health and Education Centre...

Daren Ford, formerly of Cape Girardeau, has earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall semester at Hannibal-LaGrange College in Hannibal. He is majoring in theology. Ford is married to the former Amy DaWalt of Cape Girardeau and is the son of the Rev. Donny and Phyllis Ford of Cape Girardeau...

Large numbers of Hepatitis A cases reported as near as St. Louis call attention to the importance of safe food handling. The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Department will provide food handlers training sessions Wednesday and March 25 at the heath center, 1121 Linden. Classes are scheduled at 9 a.m., 1:30 and 7 p.m...

Karen Jo Roberts is a resident of Cape Girardeau and a previous contributor to this column. Imagine for a moment, a constant ringing or hissing in your ears. This is a malady many are subjected to. As stated in the book by Dr. Robert W. Baloh, "Dizziness, Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus: The Essentials of Neurotology," "Tinnitus is a noise of ringing in the ear that is usually audible only to the patient."...

Eleven piano students of Marge Main received superior and excellent ratings in the Junior Music Festival held in Sikeston. The festival is affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs. Students are required to play two songs by memory. Students who participated are Blake Ervin, Jessica Zimmer, Leslie Bollinger, Juliann Hall, Jeff and Caroline Mueller, Nicholas Ervin, Laura Bollinger, Amber Elfrink, Lauren Wells and Allison Bryant, all of Cape Girardeau...

The Feb. 26 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York signals a dramatic change in world affairs. Not long ago, then-President Bush spoke of a "New World Order" based on the peaceful settlement of disputes and, when necessary, collective action against aggression. Far from a New World Order, the World Trade Center bombing is symptomatic of what may be called a trip "back to the future."...

Today, we welcome more than 2,000 educators to Cape Girardeau. They will converge on the Show Me Center for the 117th annual District Teachers Meeting. This day away from the classroom provides many learning opportunities for teachers. It's a chance for educators to compare notes about their districts and teaching trends. ...

Lisa Morgan knew it would be tough returning to school to earn a nursing degree, but she is determined to make it work. A new mentoring program at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-School is designed to help students like Morgan make a smooth transition from vocational training to the job market...

For J.J. Haycraft, Andrew Trueblood, Bob Barringer and Greg Blattner, chemistry is playing-with-fire, hands-on fun. The four Cape Girardeau Central High School students were among 266 students from 35 high schools who participated Thursday in the 11th annual Chemistry Bowl at Southeast Missouri State University...

JEFFERSON CITY - Members of the Missouri General Assembly have begun a spring break, with many issues left to resolve before it can adopt a new school foundation formula for distributing over $1 billion in state funds to districts around the state. Education committees in both the House and Senate worked long hours all week trying to get bills near a final form before taking the break. When lawmakers return to work on March 22, completing a new formula will a top priority...

When record flooding in southern Arizona this winter destroyed or damaged millions of dollars worth of lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli, it seemed certain prices for produce would skyrocket and remain high for several weeks. Produce prices did rise sharply and stayed high for about a week, but they fell about as fast that they went up. Now they are back to about where they were in mid-February, said a Cape Girardeau produce wholesaler...

Bruce A. Smith, superintendent of the Normady School District in St. Louis, addressed the "fledglings and old buzzards," of school administrative personnel Thursday night, with encouraging words and much needed praise in a job which is seldom rewarding...

CHAFFEE -- Like most school superintendents in Missouri, Wayne Pressley, superintendent of the Chaffee public schools, is awaiting word on how legislative changes in education funding might affect his school district. Court-ordered changes in the state's method of distributing money to public schools have taken a forefront in legislative discussions. But specific information, especially concerning funding, is hard to come by...

SIKESTON - The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract for the resurfacing of asphalt highways in Cape Girardeau, Scott, and Stoddard Counties. The $665,827.72 contract was awarded to Girardeau Contractors, Inc. of Cape Girardeau. Work could begin as early as April. Completion is expected by Oct. 1...

JACKSON -- It was an understudy's dream and nightmare all rolled into one Pulitzer Prize-winning play called "Our Town." Elizabeth Eatherton had only one day to rehearse the role of Emily Webb, the female lead, before Thursday night's opening of the play at Jackson High School. Eatherton did so remarkably well it was a shock to learn afterward that she replaced the lead, Beth Davis, at the last minute...

The Downtown Merchants Association will host its annual fund-raiser auction Saturday at Port Cape Girardeau on Water St., beginning at 6:30 p.m. Among the items that will be auctioned are a fur coat, paintings, sweatshirts and other downtown wares. All proceeds from the auction will benefit downtown restoration projects...

Winners of the 1993 Chemistry Bowl at Southeast Missouri State University are listed below. Some of the awards reflect changes from those originally listed at the award ceremony Thursday afternoon. The original list of winners failed to take into account the scores from one of the lab experiments...

Nominations are being accepted for the 1993 Bell Volunteer Awards Program, sponsored by Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and the Area Wide United Way. Nominations will be accepted until March 22 in the following categories: Young adult, ages 25 years and under; adult, ages 26-59; and senior adult, ages 60 and older; and group or organization...

Mabel Marie Sullivan, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 10, 1993, at her home. She was born June 27, 1905, at Brookport, Ill., the daughter of James and Cora Dungan Smith. On Aug. 26, 1922, she married Sam Sullivan, who preceded her in death Jan. 9, 1969...

VIENNA, Ill. - Curtis Calvin George, 66, of Vienna, Ill. died Wednesday, March 10, 1993 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 12, 1926 at Belknap, Ill. to Curtis W. and Dessye Caspar George. In 1951, he married Ruth Wood. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Alan George of Belknap, Ill. and Neil George of Vienna, Ill.; one daughter, Vicky Johnson of Paducah, Ky.; two brothers, Joe George of Olmstead, Ill. and Preston George of Grand Chain, Ill; and three granddaughters...

Funeral service for Ann Garwood Stein of Summit, N.J., has been changed to 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church. The Rev. Brant Hazlett will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

Funeral service for Raymond J. Rubel of Linn will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Jim Smith will officiate, with burial in Lorimier Cemetery. Graveside service will be by VFW Post 3838. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Arnold Eugene Johnson, 66, Tamms Route 1, died Thursday, March 11, 1993, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born March 26, 1926, at Tamms, son of Steve and Mable Baldwin Johnson. He and Evelyn Morgan were married July 22, 1947...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Carol "Dick" Copeland, 77, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, March 11, 1993, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born July 7, 1915, at McClure, son of Charles and Mary Simpkins Copeland. He and Ludine Brown were married Jan. 13, 1944, in Jonesboro...

CHAFFEE -- Funeral service for Dewayne Andrew and Ashley Dawn Sadler of Chaffee will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Robert S. Smithey will officiate, with burial in Williams Cemetery at Perkins. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 11 a.m. to service time...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Virgil Miltenberger, 87, of Dongola, died Thursday, March 11, 1993, at Union County Nursing Home in Anna. He was born Nov. 22, 1905, in Gage County, Neb., son of Herman and Elizabeth Grennsman Miltenberger. He and Nellie Boyd were married June 6, 1931. She died Oct. 25, 1981...

JACKSON -- Khurman "Cutter" McBride, 75, of Jackson, died Thursday, March 11, 1993, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 30, 1917, on Jackson Star Route, son of Monroe and Caroline Wolfenkoehler McBryde. He and Elaine Reitzel were married Aug. 12, 1942...

MATTHEWS -- Mary E. Scott, 80, of Matthews, died Wednesday, March 10, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 27, 1912, in Rector, Ark., daughter of George Thomas and Delilatt Penelope Mills Franklin. She married Walter Scott, who died Nov. 6, 1976...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wren, 630 Themis, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:50 a.m. Friday, March 5, 1993. Name, Jenna Taylor. Weight, 7 pounds 9 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Wren is the former Tina Scarbrough, daughter of Fay Scarbrough of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the late Ralph Scarbrough. Wren is self-employed, and is the son of the late James and Lily Wren...

Businesses and individuals interested in adding rose bushes just a few or a lot may order them now through Cape Girardeau Vision 2000's rose restoration project. Barbara Rust of the Vision 2000 rose restoration project, said the plants may be ordered through March 26. The roses will arrive in April...

There's no debate about it: Fred Goodwin's elated to be recognized for his work in the field of debate. Former Southeast Missouri State University debate directors Goodwin and the late Forrest H. Rose are to be inducted into the Pi Kappa Delta National Debate Honorary's Hall of Fame in a ceremony March 20 in Seattle...

Coming up: March 13-14 Illinois Big Buck Expo, John A. Logan Community College, Carterville. Seminars Big Buck contests. March 14 Blackpowder Rendezvous, Wappapello Lake. March 14 VELO Girardeau Bicycle Club ride, Greensferry Road, 27 miles, tour outskirts of Cape Girardeau and Jackson, meet at Kent Library, 1:30 p.m...