Stories from Tuesday, May 11, 1993

Third Quarter Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Blake Friese, Brian Glueck, Lori Mangels, Dottie O'Leary, Matt Preusser, Dillon Stahlheber, Latisha Voss, Josh Welch, Greg Wibbenmeyer. Eighth Grade - Lindsay Baer, Mackenzie Davis, Matt Mangles, Ruth Pair, Sarah Riehn, Amy Strickland, Lindsey Thomas...

Most smokers start the habit as teenagers and become addicted, according to a 1989 Surgeon General's report. Research shows the initiation of daily smoking is highest among children 12 to 14, and that nearly 20 percent of U.S. teens smoke. Today, almost 90 percent of smokers say they would like to quit but can't...

Cape Central High School's spring choral concert is scheduled Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. The chamber choir, concert choir, men's ensemble and madrigal singers will perform, under the direction of Judy Williams. Featured soloists are Clayton Hahs, Chris Redfern, Alexis Anthony, and Jeni Kafka. Mary Mims will accompany students on the piano...

Southeast Missouri State University President Kala Stroup expressed disappointment Monday over legislative inaction that killed any chance for immediate construction funding for the institution's proposed business building. Stroup said the institution will have to start over, lobbying for funding for the $15 million College of Business Administration building. Any possibility for state funding will now have to wait until next year's legislative session...

Third Quarter High Honors Twelfth Grade - Cleon Barnett, Kerrie Weston, Jennifer Redcloud, Stacie Bierbaum, William Harp, Jennifer Vaughn, Melissa Sheffer, Kisha Fitzgerald, Freddie Waddy, Carmella Blake, Juanice Schoffner, Brian Garner, Jill Russell, Torian Humble, Heather Britton, Naomi Wood, Timothy Williams, Jeremy Potts...

Third Quarter Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Natalia Heywood, Lisa Randles, Ricky McAlister, Jodi Brown, Matthew Freeman, Bradley Wright, Laura Qualls, Anglea Otten, Jeremy Pennington, Heather Wright, Todd Pennington, Mindy Jameson, John Livingston, Amanda Wilson, Brian Jones...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Jennifer Debrock, Alicia Halter, Lisa Vandermierden, John Vandeven. Eighth Grade - Cindy Eftink, Calvin Horrell, Jill Landewee, Emma Seiler, Sarah Landewee. Ninth Grade - Patricia Deck, Jennifer Peters, Chris Seabaugh, David Turner, Amy Vandeven...

Third Quarter A Honors Twelfth Grade - Gina Eftink, Maria Glaus, Lana Cook, Al Peaser, Sheila Sanders, Amy Seabaugh, Chris Blattel, Kristina Johnson. Eleventh Grade - Amy Bucher, Missi Adams, Amy Quade, Myra Hester, Jennifer Hinkebein, Sarah Brown, Jill McClard, Angie Bowers...

Third Quarter High A Honors Sixth Grade - Holly Nations. Third Grade - Jonathan Smart. First Grade - Sara Meadows, Conor Trulsson. A- Honor Roll Sixth Grade - James Fredenburg, Rebecca Coleman, Michael Kuntz, Jamie Plouffe. Fifth Grade - Josh Smart...

Key Words SCOTT COUNTY SCHOOLS Third Quarter Sixth Grade - Katie Griffin, Kenny Stone, Nakeshia Williams, Brandon Britton, Carmen Mize, Caleb Stinson. Fifth Grade - Jennie Matthews, Andy Alberson, Danny Caudle, Natalie Hatley, Kendal Heeb, Brad Dockins, Gabe Stinson...

Third Quarter Honor Rolls Seventh Grade - Kelly Breland, Crystal Cochran, Ethan Evans, Ryan Hobbs, Justin McAlister, Lindi Prindle, Erica Dannenmueller. Eighth Grade - Benjamin Barron, Stacey Bertrand, Shannon Chapman, Chad Cook, Chad Jansen, Melissa Jones, Misty Olin, Justin Patterson, Candi Siebert, Michael Stevens, Tabaitha Terry...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Jennifer Felter, Leslie Graham, Jennifer Halter, Diane Kleuppel, Michelle Stuckey. Eleventh Grade - LaShea Bohannon, Marsha Bollinger, Nathan Fraser, Deena Gage, Jennifer Gates, Shawn Guiling, Bridget Hamm, Denitra Kern, Donna Lynn, Angela Stricker, DeAnn Vinyard...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Adam Andrews, Amy Arnold, Jennifer Cox, Brandon Drury, Kari Mayberry, Devon McCaffrey. Eighth Grade - Dustin Cauble, Sara Emerson, Adam Glueck, Amy Kiplinger. Ninth Grade - Angela DeLaCruz, Amy Hughes, Tabitha Hughes, Brandon Swanner, Trishia Weber, Kara Westrich...

Third Quarter Eighth Grade - Nicole Dannemueller, Jill Fisher, Thurman Graham, Christy Hettenhouser, Cheryl Hubbert, Chance Huff, Julia McKnelly, Jared McMullin, Jeffrey McNiell, Jonathan Morrow, T.J. Nall, Brandin Pattengill, Travis Schiwitz, Amy Shanks, Brandy Simms, Lester Sneed...

Missouri is a state that must continually deny its citizens essential services, whether in the area of education or family assistance, crime protection or mental health, vocational training or childhood immunization. It is rare when the state is recognized for providing superior services that rank above the national norm, unusual when it finds itself in the proper per capita category for essential services, and, unfortunately, not unusual when Missouri is once again listed as a fortysomething state, ranking right along with our less affluent neighbors south of the Mason-Dixon line.. ...

The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce has an impressive record of service. That should aid the organization as its members knock on doors today - hoping to swell the ranks to 1,100. Cape Girardeau's chamber membership is the fourth largest in the state - and that includes St. ...

Third Quarter Sixth Grade - Lance Amick, Nikki Bridges, Greg Brown, Dustin Cook, Jennifer Coomer, Ginger Daniel, Kristen Jamito, Nicole Jones, Chris Josephs, Josh Miller, Megan Noon, Crystal Owens, Jessica Porch, Rory Rubel, Luke Sample, Jessica Schaefer, Theresa Schaefer, Elizabeth Schumaker, Kayleen Schweiss, Alaina Smith, Steve Thomas...

Legislation aimed at improving access to health care for 600,000 Missourians enters the final week of the 1993 legislative session with a good chance of passage but clouded by the abortion issue. House Bill 564 was approved by the House of Representatives on April 7, but only after supporters convinced enough lawmakers that a school nurse section of the bill would not promote abortions...

JEFFERSON CITY - A resurrected education reform bill and tax package won approval in the Missouri House Monday, sending it to a conference committee where lawmakers from both houses will attempt to iron out a compromise before Friday's adjournment. Last Wednesday the same bill was defeated 69-85. But after a weekend of intense lobbying by legislative leaders, Gov. Mel Carnahan and his staff, the measure was re-considered and approved by a margin of 88-71...

The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department will open bids May 28 for the demolition of structures along the new Mississippi River bridge route in south Cape Girardeau. Tom Stehn, district design engineer with the highway department's District 10 office in Sikeston, said the demolition work should begin in late June or early July...

A proposed 27-cent increase in the schools' building fund levy rejected by voters last month probably will go back on the ballot in the fall, Cape Girardeau Schools Superintendent Neyland Clark said Monday. Clark said the vote could occur in October or November "predicated on board reviews."...

A citizens committee formed last year to study recreation needs in Cape Girardeau has recommended that more activities and programs be available for the young and the old. Members of the committee Monday presented their recommendations to the city's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board...

Joseph E. Doner will be new manager of the Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. plant at Cape Girardeau. Doner joined the company in 1978 at the Cape Girardeau plant, following graduation from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He has held positions at P&G plants in Georgia, Ohio and Kansas City, Mo. Prior to returning to Cape Girardeau, Doner was site leader at the Folger Coffee Co., in Kansas City...

JACKSON -- The death of a Jackson man was ruled accidental Monday afternoon by Cape Girardeau County Coroner John E. Carpenter. Carpenter said the investigation into the death of Earl W. Reitzel, 77, of 1435 Normandy, revealed he received the fatal injuries while plowing off of County Road 435, Monday afternoon...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Courtney Maguire, Garth Otto, Diane Rauls, Sam Renfrow, Kristin Branum, Susan Tansil, Traci Taylor. Fifth Grade - Lorie Bittle, Jennifer Taylor, Lillian Dean, Bethel Griesemer, Matt Komerech, Julie Roth, Amber Wissman...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Tom Berkbigler, Lori Bles, Katie Boos, Jeremy Bratton, Sarah Essner, Bethanie Gosche, Sean Hagan, William Hamm, Sara Jansen, Jennifer Layton, Ben LeGrand, Jill Ostendorf, Kristin Reinagel, Ryan Rosenquist, Matt Rubel, Bryan Schaefer, Amisha Shah, Julie Stoverink, Jennifer Teegarden, Richard Vickery, Ernst Warren, Jaime Welker...

Third Quarter A Honor Rolls Tenth Grade - Jessica Anderson, Jason Bowers, Vincent Collier, Jeremy Freeman, Catherine Gooden, John Hearnes, Gregory Hutteger, Jamie Johnston, Tricia Keller, DeAnn Larson, Jennie Lukens, Julie McCarthy, Melanie McCormack, Josh Miller, Brendon O'Grady, Melissa Renard, Erin Riches, Carolyn Smith, Lauren Syler, Jennifer Trapp, Amanda Whipple...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Emily Marr, Hunter Cook. Fifth Grade - Warren Williams, Rashida Wilson, Ross Conner, Tom Dohogne. Fourth Grade - John Lovelady, Jessica McDonald, Lesley Teague, Charles Thiele, Erin Christopher, Morgan Cook, Brandy Davis, Stephen Limbaugh...

Scholastic Honor Roll Third Quarter Tenth Grade - Elizabeth Ellen Harshaw. Eleventh Grade - Christine Conklin, Jeff Edmunds, Joy Lewis, Daniel Perry, April Schmidt, Andrea Vrbosky. Twelfth Grade - Beth Farrow, Vicki Kraemer, Andrew Margrabe, Christopher McBride, Cherish McClinton, Jarod McCullough, Sandra Oliver, Shelly Orrell, Melanie Speight, Melissa Sterner, Katy Stoverink, Edgar Upchurch Jr., Vicki Wachter, Gretchen Whaley...

Third Quarter A Honor Rolls Eighth Grade - Andrea Benton, Kandra Bowers, Shawna Bradley, Benjamin Chisman, Vi Jay Dahiya, Adam Davis, Jeremy Driskell, Laura Elliot, Alisha Gammon, Lesley Goehring, Elizabeth Green, Brooke Hendricks, Julie Illers, Justin Jones, Rahul Kamath, Amber Keller, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Kunz, Laura Lukens, Kelly Morgan, Laura Morrow, Paul New, Jamie Pekios, Danielle Pierce, Leanne Pierce, Trent Redfearn, Wade Russell, Jodie Shelby, Elizabeth Shivelbine, Laura Sides, Douglas Simmons, Bonnie Taylor, Lauren Tracy, Eric Voepel.. ...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Fourth Grade - Kate Fisher, Grant Frey, Mike Hoffman, Nick Kapfer, Herman Lui, Kindra Nenninger. Fifth Grade - Michelle Hency, Tim Robert. Sixth Grade - Kristy Jansen, Ashley Koettker, Laura Rickman. Seventh Grade - Kris Cox, Jessica Hency, Robert Macklem...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Nathan Davis, JoEtta Snell, T.J. McKinney, Tashia Smoot. Seventh Grade - Kris Baranovic, Tyler Barnart, Rachel Followell, Sarah McDowell, Gina Pirch, Amy Snell, Erin Vogt, Stan Baughn. Sixth Grade - Laura Dodds, Meagan Fornkahl, Brian Hite, Jason Rubel, Lauri Swallow...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Derek Fenwick, Chris Hoffman, Natalie Jones, Jeff Mueller, Danny Wittenborn. Seventh Grade - Stephanie Arnzen, Jimmy Auer, Ben Edwards, Anne Hays, Laura Hoffman, Rebecca Roe, Katie Wencewicz. Sixth Grade - Joe Essner, Ryan Fenwick, Chad Heuschober, Cecilia Kuntz, Stephanie Miller...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Wendy Bartosik, Danny Barylski, Brian Beard, Brandon Belvin, Tobie Bittle, Margaret Bohanon, Holly Brantley, Susan Chung, Kimberly Clarke, Laura Cupples, Paul Dobbins, Courtney Elder, Chris Foeste, Caroline Giles, Chris Hall, Danielle Hill, Sarah Long, Jill McCloskey, Heather McCoy, Bill Morgan, Erik Morse, Nora Renka, Darcy Rigdon, Kensey Russell, Tandi Selzer, Nicha Shah, Sarah Slaten, Nick Sterrett, Claire Syler, Marissa Tilley, Jessica Turner, Jon Welter, Matt Wilson, Amanda Wyatt.. ...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Fifth Grade - Krista Coleman, Jennifer Daume, Kristin Farrar, Elizabeth Meyr, Lane Thomasson. Sixth Grade - Seventh Grade - Tina Blackwell, Sarah Bruening, Michael McCowan, Julie Seabaugh, Katherine Singleton, Bridget Tracy, Leah Ulrich...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Deanna Anderson, Shelly Drum, Matt Meyr, Kristi Oehlert, Celeste Ramsey, Tracey Weber, Tina Wu. Seventh Grade - Dana M. Adams, Angela Allen, Sarah Berkbigler, Charlene Besand, Michelle Bock, Tyson Brown, Hilary Clements, Rebecca Favier, Melissa Zahner...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Gretchen Balsman, Jennifer Besand, Dana Bock, Brad Buerck, Aimee Courtois, Suzanne Courtois, Robert Davis, Rachel Hacker, Tracy Heartling, Amy Hemmann, Masanori Hirose, Andrew Kammler, Stephanie Krauss, Scott Lohmann, Angela McAtee, Anthony Moore, Sarah Schilling, Nathan Yamnitz...

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Denise Aufdenberg, Molly Bishop, Lucas Bollinger, Julie Brothers, Amanda Brunke, Amanda Carter, Lynn Casteel, Justin Crader, Sarah Culbertson, Shanna Dickerson, David Diebold, Dana Eakins, Nathan Edwards, Amanda Ellis, Erica Foust, Justin Gladish, Johanna Gordon, Michael Harrison, Jennifer Illers, Jennifer Jones, Erika King, Rebecca King, Elizabeth Lefebvre, Caroline Leimer, Elizabeth Lund, Daniel Mackey, Scott Mangels, Zane McClard, Nancy McClary, Erica McQuay, Stacy Miget, Frank Miller, Erin Mirly, Holly Mirly, Kendra Nagel, Heather Nicholas, Tara Parenteau, Justin Petzoldt, Elizabeth Rampley, Brandy Reed, Dana Sander, Christopher Schuette, Angie Schwab, Staci Seabaugh, Todd Sides, Doyle Stadt, Jennifer Suhre, Lindsey Walker, Kyle Ward, Amanda Webb, Amanda Williams, Travis Wilson, Amanda Wooley, Lauren Young.. ...

Third Quarter High Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Conne Aufdenberg, Heather Brown, Jennifer Horst, Andrew Luehrs, Brandy Trotter, Kara Ulrich, Ryan Weissmueller, Nathan Windeknecht. Seventh Grade - Kara Grantham, Kendra Kramer, Ryan Mangels, Aaron Ross, Jennifer Seabaugh, Heather Spooler, Chris Wunderlich, Mindy Horrell...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell of Belleville, Ill., St. Elizabeth Hospital in Granite City, Ill., 2:59 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 1993. Name, Thomas Elliott. Weight, 8 pounds 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Mitchell is the former Theresa Lansmon, daughter of James and Edith Lansmon of Cape Girardeau. She is a social worker at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mitchell is a counselor with state of Illinois, and is the son of the late Felix and Ann Mitchell...

Woodrow Wilson Hutson, 70, 805 N. Spanish, died Monday, May 10, 1993, at his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1923 in Bennett, Mo. to H.W. Hutson and Bulah Keller Hutson. On Nov. 14, 1946, he married Luella Warren. She survives. He was an Army veteran of World War II...

MATTHEWS -- Elaine Ward, 77, Matthews Route 1, died Monday, May 10, 1993, at Sells Rest Home. She was born April 24, 1916, in Portageville, daughter of John and Ethel Neely Wilson. She married Earl Shackelford in 1931 at New Madrid. He died in January 1970. She later married Frank Ward...

A memorial service for Brenda M. Hartmann of Venice, Fla., formerly of Cape Girardeau, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the chapel at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Chaplain Raymond Otto will officiate. Hartmann, 60, died Saturday, May 8, 1993, at her home...

Funeral service for Bobbie T. Smith of Creve Coeur, formerly of Cape Girardeau, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Christ Episcopal Church. Rector Frank Crumbaugh Jr. will officiate, with burial in Hobbs Chapel Cemetery. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

SCOTT CITY -- Goldia Carroll, 79, of Scott City, died Monday, May 10, 1993, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. She was born July 15, 1913, at Allenville, daughter of Fred and Lula Harmon Thompson. She married Silas Tilas Carroll April 12, 1938. He died June 1, 1965...

JACKSON -- Graveside memorial service for Robert K. Grant of Hot Springs Village, Ark., will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Russell Heights Cemetery. The Rev. Rodney Travis will officiate. There is no visitation. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

CHAFFEE -- Sarah Ann Messmer was stillborn Sunday, May 9, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She is the daughter of Edward and Jennifer Bolt Messmer of Chaffee. Survivors include her parents; a brother, Phillip Messmer of the home; paternal grandparents, Janie Simpson of Chaffee, Jan Messmer of Cape Girardeau; maternal grandparents, Willard Bolt of Oran, and Pattie Bolt of Reno, Nev...

PUXICO - Andrea Jo Smith, 32, of Puxico, died Monday, May 10, 1993 at her home in Poplar Bluff. She was born Feb. 16, 1961 in Poplar Bluff to Grady and Anne Smith of Puxico. They survive. Also surviving is her brother, Michael McGhee of Puxico. She worked as a registered nurse at Doctors Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She received a degree in nursing from Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff...

SCOTT CITY -- Despite flooding on the Mississippi River the past two months, tonnage figures at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority remain high. "April was another excellent month, in spite of all the rain and the fact that some of our barges were delayed in St. Louis because of high water under the bridges," reported Mysie S. Keene, chairman of the port authority board of commissioners, Monday...

Nearly 700 students from 33 area junior high and high schools competed in the annual Math Field Day competition last month at Southeast Missouri State University. The event was sponsored by the mathematics department and the Southeast Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The competition consisted of 21 individual events, five team events and one problem-solving event...