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THE PUBLIC MIND: THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER IS MADE EASIER BY THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF VOLUNTEERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/11/93)
To the Editor: I would like to thank Pat Zellmer and all of those responsible for the special June 1 edition, "1993 Annual Report," of the American Cancer Society's Cape Girardeau County Unit. This wonderful publication will allow us to reach thousands of residents in Cape Girardeau and surrounding counties with our message of hope. ...
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A GOOD GLOVE HOLDS ON TO0 THE INTANGIBLES
(Column ~ 06/11/93)
I've arrived at an awkward age. I'm too old to buy a new baseball glove and too young to be without one. In life's grand scheme, this might seem a trifling matter. Admittedly, too, it's a "guy thing." Few things serve as security blankets for grown men like power tools and old baseball gloves. This says something about the fragile nature of manhood in a post-feminist world...
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REP. EMERSON CRITICAL OF NEW TAX PLAN
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Eighth District U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson said that President Clinton should not scale back but retreat completely from his plans for an energy tax. "What we have here is another game of semantics," said Emerson. "The president and his advisers are trying to come up with another name instead of Btu to make his package fly. ...
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CAPE MUNICIPAL BAND WILL PERFORM ON THE RIVERFEST MAIN STAGE TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will perform tonight at Riverfest at 8:30 p.m. on the main stage on Spanish Street. In addition to usual programming, several guest soloists will appear with the band, under the direction of Jon Kent Fisher. Marc Fulgham, principal trumpet with the municipal band, will be featured on a trumpet solo entitled "Portrait of a Trumpet." Fulgham is in his third year as instructor of trumpet at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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FINS, FURS, FEATHERS
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
June 12 Velo Girardeau Bicycle Club "Midnight Ramble, 12:30 a.m. June 12 "Learn to Fish" program, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mingo National wildlife Refuge. June 12-13 Free fishing days in Missouri. June 11-14 Free fishing days in Illinois. June 13 Velo Girardeau Oak Ridge Run, 2 p.m., from Kent Library...
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AREA TEENAGERS WILL ATTEND BOYS STATE JUNE 12-19 IN WARRENSBURG
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
A number of area teenagers have been selected to attend the American Legion Boys State of Missouri. It will be held Saturday through June 19 on the campus of Central Missouri State University At Warrensburg. Those attending learn more about the workings of government through hands-on experience. It is run as a democracy, and all participants may vote and are eligible to hold office...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: HELPING DOWNTOWN CAPE GIARDEAU, BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/11/93)
To the Editor: I would like to comment about what might ruin downtown Cape: lack of customers. If one would list businesses downtown, the diversity would be surprising. I can't think of any business that isn't duplicated at the suburban mall. Does the above quoted person use the mall or downtown?...
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VOLUNTEERS HELP MAKE 1993 RIVERFEST A REALITY
(Editorial ~ 06/11/93)
Cape Girardeau's downtown streets will be teeming with people this weekend. In its 15th year, Riverfest has grown from a riverfront picnic to a quality family festival recognized throughout the state. Central to Riverfest's success has been the dedication of hundreds of volunteers. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: GRADUATES ENDURE IN FACE OF ADVERSITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/11/93)
To the Editor: Hats off to the group of brave seniors of Central High School who didn't allow themselves to be intimidated and held prayer at the graduation ceremony last Friday evening. It appears to me the school board either had some bogus legal advice or isn't aware of freedoms and rights in our nation. Freedom of religion isn't freedom from religion but rather the godly and, coincidentally, constitutionally guaranteed right to publicly worship the Living God...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: DAVID BEAT GOLIATH ON GAMBLING ISSUE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/11/93)
To the Editor: I believe the David versus Goliath analogy is very appropriate in this situation. The Boyd Group spent tens of thousands of dollars on advertising versus a few thousand dollars spent by the local citizens against the issue. Goliath was backed by groups here who have little faith in the good qualities our community. That's sad. We should build on the good things we already have. Now we can...
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STUDENTS AND THEIR `MENTORS' ARE RECOGNIZED
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Students and professionals who participated in a mentoring program during the 1992-93 school year recently were honored for their accomplishments at a recognition dinner and ceremony in Cape Girardeau. The pilot project, "Mentoring: Achieving Potential," was designed to work with adult female students in vocational training programs as they prepare to enter the work force...
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SHIRLEY J. LEWIS
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
ANNA, Ill. -- Shirley J. Lewis, 51, of Anna, died Thursday, June 10, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born March 15, 1942, at Malden, Mo., daughter of Norton and Beulah Waddle Perry. She married Charles J. Lewis, who died Sept. 21, 1989...
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HETTIE A. ENGLEHART
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Hettie A. Englehart, 86, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, June 10, 1993, at Bond Nursing Care Center. She was born Nov. 29, 1906, at Marble Hill, daughter of Lucy McCullough. She and Linder Englehart were married Sept. 12, 1925. Englehart was a member of Marble Hill Rebekah Lodge...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/11/93)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Van de Ven of Atlanta, Ga., Northeast Hospital, 7:52 p.m. Monday, May 31, 1993. Name, Amy Elizabeth. Weight, 6 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Van de Ven is the former Kathy Erlbacher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Erlbacher and Judge and Mrs. ...
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OPAL L. MARKLAND
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
BENTON -- Opal L. Markland, 65, Benton Route 1, died Wednesday, June 9, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Lyons County, Ky., daughter of Ora Lee and Lena Scheckels Lyons. She and Leamon E. "Bud" Markland were married Nov. 19, 1948, in St. Louis...
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THELMA L. PETRUNGARO
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
CHARLESTON -- Funeral service for Thelma Lucille Petrungaro of Charleston will be held at 3 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Bill Meeks will officiate, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery near here. Friends may call at the funeral home after 9:30 a.m...
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HERBERT PRATER
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
McCLURE, Ill. Funeral service for Herbert Prater of McClure will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Rev. Raymond Oxford will officiate, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at Thebes. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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CLARENCE C. WOODRING
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Clarence C. "Woody" Woodring, 67, of Farmington, died Wednesday, June 9, 1993, at his home. He was born May 28, 1926, in Lucern, Wyo., son of Benjamin Harrison and Cora Baker Woodring. He married the former Dolores Dorothy Pansic. Woodring was a riverboat pilot...
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GENE WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Gene Williams, 66, of Wolf Lake died Wednesday, June 9, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 11, 1926, at Puxico, Mo., the son of the late Arch and Margie Andrews Williams. On Jan. 18, 1946, he married Doris Jean West at Anna. She survives of the home...
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ARLEN PETTIT
(Obituary ~ 06/11/93)
CHAFFEE -- Arlen Pettit, 48, died June 10, 1993, at the family home in Chaffee. Arrangements are incomplete at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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CITY CREWS WORKING OVERTIME TO RID AREAS OF STORM DEBRIS; OTHER WORK MUST BE PUT ON HOLD FOR NOW, SAYS OFFICIAL
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Three storms within the last week have left Cape Girardeau public works crews scrambling to dispose of downed trees and tree limbs. "We are still working on (last) Friday's storm damage," Public Works Director Doug Leslie said Thursday. "Since Friday, we have been removing trees. We have a chipper with one crew and two other crews are just picking up the trees and limbs," he added...
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CITY, COUNTY FORCES COOPERATE IN BATTLE AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUGS
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Cape Girardeau city and county law enforcement personnel have combined efforts, forging a new weapon in the battle against illegal drugs in the area. Officers from the Cape Girardeau Police Department and the Cape County Sheriff's Department have recently created the Narcotics Enforcement Unit within the county...
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RIVERFEST KICKS OFF 15TH YEAR; OFFICIALS HOPE FOR COOPERATIVE WEATHER
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
After a stormy week, Riverfest organizers are hopeful skies will clear for this weekend's celebration of Cape Girardeau's river heritage. It is the downtown event's 15th year. Peggy Barringer said Thursday that crews were at work setting up booths and stands for Riverfest '93, which officially begins today at 3 p.m...
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GRANT REFUSED: CITY MUST WAIT AT LEAST A YEAR TO RENOVATE HOMES
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The Missouri Department of Economic Development has refused a grant that would have renovated up to 70 homes and rental buildings in south Cape Girardeau. The Community Development Block Grant program has enabled the city since 1982 to make almost $3 million in improvements in blighted sections of the city...
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COUNTY SALES TAX RUNNING AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
JACKSON - At the mid-year point, receipts from Cape Girardeau County's half-cent sales tax are running about 7 percent ahead of last year. With six of the 12 sales-tax checks in, Auditor H. Weldon Macke said there is a pretty good trend developing and he is optimistic the pace will continue about the same for the rest of the year...
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OVERFLOW OF PLETS AT LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER; HUMANE SOCIETY GETTING MORE THAN 400 PETS MONTHLY
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri urges anyone looking for a pet to stop by its facility on Route W near the Cape La Croix Nursing Home. "We are getting more than 400 animals a month into the center," said Nancy Richards, director of the Humane Society. "We're forced to euthanize about 410 animals every month."...
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DWI OFFENDERS HEAR STORIES OF TRAGIC RESULTS OF DRUNKEN DRIVING
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
As prison overcrowding becomes an increasing problem, courts are seeking alternative sentencing measures to rehabilitate offenders while assessing some degree of punishment. Mandatory attendance of drunk driving offenders at victim impact panels like the one conducted by the Cape Girardeau County Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Community Action Team Thursday night is one such alternative the courts are using...
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SPRING STEAM FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND AT GORDONVILLE
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
GORDONVILLE -- The sound of steam escaping from safety valves and steam-powered whistles will echo through the hills around Gordonville on Saturday and Sunday. The Friends of Steam Railroading and Shelby and Mildred Brown of Jackson are sponsoring a weekend Spring Steam Festival that will include operating steam-power tractors and steam engines...
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GAMING PETITION DRIVE WILL START THIS MORNING
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The YES Group for riverboat gambling will start collecting signatures at 10 a.m. today on a petition to put the riverboat issue on the Nov. 2 ballot Thursday. "Obtaining approval for the petition process was a long process, but we walked through the necessary steps Thursday," said David Knight, a downtown businessman who is helping launch the new campaign. "The petitions are now available at 31 B. N. Main."...
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AIR SHOW SET FOR SUNDAY AT SCOTT AIR BASE
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
SCOTT AFB, Ill. - The Air Force's Thunderbirds and the Army's parachute team, the Golden Knights, will take to the skies near Belleville again this year during Scott Air Force Base's 1993 Air Show. The one-day show will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the air base east of Belleville. Gates will open at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, with activities scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. There is no admission or parking charge...
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GROUND-BREAKING IS SUNDAY FOR PERRYVILLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Work on a $4 million building project for the Perryville School District begins with a ground-breaking ceremony Sunday. The observance, planned at 2 p.m. at the Senior High School Commons, kicks off construction of 56,000 square feet in additions, plus remodeling planned for the school district's three buildings...
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NEW SUMMER HOURS IMPLEMENTED AT VO-TECH
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The Adult Learning Center at Cape Girardeau's Area Vocational-Technical School will have new hours for the summer. The center allows persons to review their basic skills and study for the General-Education-Degree test at no cost. The center will operate from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. through June 25. The center will close and reopen July 6 for the summer program. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Thursdays. Beverly Hickam is the instructor...
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FLOOD CREST AT CAPE IS REVISED
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The National Weather Service has issued a revised flood crest for Cape Girardeau this weekend. The weather service said Thursday the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau is now expected to crest late Saturday at 34.1 feet, 2.1 feet above flood stage...
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HARDWARE WHOLESALE, ST. DENIS CHURCH: BLOOD DRIVES ARE SET FOR JUNE 16 AND 17
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The American Red Cross has two blood drives planned, one June 16 and another June 17. On June 16, a drive will be held at Hardware Wholesale Inc, on Nash Road. The drive will be held from 1:30-5:30 p.m. in the self-contained unit bus. On June 17, a drive wil be held at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton. The drive is scheduled from 3-8 p.m. in the parish center...
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POPLAR BLUFF MAN GIVES HISTORIC MAPS, ATLAS TO SEMO MUSEUM
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Lloyd Miler of Poplar Bluff has donated 26 historic color maps from around the world and an 1813 Rand McNally atlas to the Southeast Missouri State University Museum. Miler donated the Johnson and Browning maps, dating from 1855 to 1858, in memory of his late brother, Harold. Miler said his brother acquired the maps several years ago from the estate of the late Daisy Crump of Milan in northern Missouri...
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LICENSE OFFICE CLOSED SATURDAY FOR RIVERFEST
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The Cape Girardeau License Fee Office at 220 N. Main will be closed Saturday because of Riverfest. Office Manager Grace Coy said the decision to close the office was made because of the congestion in the area near the office and the difficulty in maintaining parking spaces for those who have business to transact at the office...
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ND SENIORS EARN SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Several Notre Dame seniors have received scholarships to colleges and universities across the country. At an end-of-the-year awards assembly, the seniors were honored. Five seniors received Elk's scholarships. They were: Emily Fisher, Angie Judd, Greg Rubel, Charlie Wehner and Paula Welker. Criteria for the Elk's scholarship award were grade-point average, ACT scores, extra-curricular activities, community service and leadership achievement...
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KIDS STUFF
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
The Common Pleas Courthouse parking lot will be a mecca for children and turtles during Riverfest. The Turtle Race will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the parking lot. The Best Dressed Turtle Contest will follow. Magician Bill Coomer will entertain the kids from 5:30-9:30 p.m. both days at the parking lot...
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RIVERFEST: ON STAGE
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Four small-town California brothers between the ages of 23 and 32 comprise Zaca Creek, the country rock band that headlines this weekend's Riverfest '93. Zaca Creek's music sounds like Merle Haggard meets Lynryd Skynryd, whipped up with some Eagles-style harmonies...
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FOLK SINGER TO GIVE TWO SHOWS SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Folk musician Judy Domeny will give free concerts of traditional Ozarks music Sunday at the Bollinger Mill State Historic Site and Trail of Tears State Park. Domeny will perform in the picnic are at the Bollinger Mill at 4:30 p.m. Visitors are asked to bring lawn chairs...
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BROUSSARD'S HOSTS NEW ORLEANS-STYLE JAZZ AND BLUES BAND TONIGHT, SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
A New Orleans jazz and blues ensemble called the RKO Radio Hot Jazz Band will perform tonight and Saturday night at Broussard's. The six-piece St. Louis outfit consists of trumpet, trombone, clarinet and saxophone, tuba, drums and piano. Its repertoire ranges from "Sweet Georgia Brown" to "Stormy Monday."...
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SCOTT CITY RESIDENT VIES ON `BE A STAR'
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City resident Teresa Morrill will appear on the television show "Be A Star" Wednesday on The Nashville Network. Morrill, who manages the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Cape Girardeau, actually taped the broadcast in Nashville last November...
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TWO SOUTHEAST STUDENTS, PROFESSOR GOING TO ROME
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Two students and one faculty member from Southeast Missouri State University will journey to Italy next month to participate in the Rome Festival Opera. Students Donna Smith of Cape Girardeau and Laura Pierce of Poplar Bluff and the music department's Louisa Panou-Takahashi will perform at the festival during most of the month of July. Panou-Takahashi is the assistant director of the Rome Festival Opera...
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STAR TREK: SAREK OF VULCAN, LT. SAAVIC DUE ABOARD
(Local News ~ 06/11/93)
Trekker alert. Mark Lenard, who played Sarek of Vulcan in the Star Trek series, and Robin Curtis Lt. Saavik in the "Star Trek III and IV" movies will be beamed down to Cape Girardeau June 19-20. CONtinuum '93, a Star Trek convention which will begin the afternoon of June 18 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, will feature memorabilia dealers and various Star Trek-related activities...
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