Stories from Saturday, February 5, 1994

Dear Editor: On behalf of residents and others interested in the improvement of Cape Girardeau, I would like to offer my assessment of the advantages of locating the proposed riverboat gaming development in the Giboney-Houck area of the city. The Giboney-Houck area is comprised of the area south of the existing bridge to the intersection of Highway 74 at Sprigg Street. ...

Southeast Missouri Hospital has opened a new 10-bed skilled nursing facility. The unit, located on the hospital's fifth floor, is designed for individuals who require additional skilled care after a hospital stay. SNF Director Vicky Holman, RN, said the unit was established to "augment the hospital's continuum of care by adding another discharge placement alternative and to help bridge the gap between hospital and home."...

A training program for parents of people with disabilities and the disabled will be held Feb. 26 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The "Show Me Choices Training" is sponsored by the Region IX Council on Developmental Disabilities. The training is designed to give people information on communicating with legislators and being an advocate...

Dr. W.A. Schroeder will discuss diseases of the mouth on this week's "Ask Your Doctor" program. "Ask Your Doctor" airs weekly on Thursday at 8 p.m. on cable channel 5. The program features local doctors answering questions from viewers. Martha Muench and Dr. Jean A. Chapman host...

Cape Girardeau physicians David Catron and Jean Chapman have received the Physician's Recognition Award for December from the Missouri State Medical Association. The award is presented by the association to physicians who voluntarily complete 150 hours of continuing medical education courses in a three-year period...

To promote healthier lifestyles among young people, this year's American Heart Month message, "Kids who use their brains use their bodies," encourages young people to take care of their hearts. "Recent studies show that 25.8 percent of high school seniors who smoke tried their first cigarette while in the sixth grade," said Cynthia Seabaugh, regional coordinator for the American Heart Association...

The American Association of Suicidology is sponsoring a support group for survivors of suicide. An eight-week session will begin on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. in the Board Room of the University Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. The purpose of the group is to provide an atmosphere of acceptance where families and friends of a suicide can come together to share their feelings, questions and struggles...

When a loved one dies suddenly and unexpectedly, the grief suffered by survivors can seem unbearable. But when the cause of death is suicide, the grief is compounded by internal struggles with guilt: Why couldn't I read the signs and intervene? How could have I prevented this tragic waste of a life?...

thumbs up Each February serves to mark the observance of National Black History Month, and again this year Southeast Missouri State University and campus groups are offering a variety of events in an effort to inform both students and non-students of outstanding African-Americans and their contributions to this nation. Black History Month also is designed to preserve the culture of African-Americans...

To the Editor: American Legion Post #63 of Cape Girardeau, noting the Southeast Missourian news report of January 30, expresses its concern and is disturbed by the lack of American history requirements at Southeast Missouri State University. The American Legion believes it is very important for young people to know our country's history. ...

To the Editor: I am standing on my rights as a senior citizen, and I demand my voice to be heard. I am angry and God is much more angry than I am about the so-called right to kill babies. In another time and place some people argued that they had the right to kill Jews. That was in Germany 1939-45. Today, the Holocaust of babies far exceeds the number of Jews that were killed...

Southeast Missouri State University could receive a $4 million-plus payout from riverboat gambling. That message wasn't lost on the school's Board of Regents when it met Friday. Don Harrison, board president, said that, from the funding standpoint, an anticipated April statewide vote on a constitutional amendment concerning riverboat gambling looms large...

Four members of Congress in Missouri and Illinois have taken a new approach toward funding of replacement bridges crossing the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau and Hannibal. The end result could be that a long stalemate between highway officials in the two states over the source of funding for the projects will end, clearing the way for construction to begin on schedule...

SCOTT CITY -- Dux, a drug-sniffing German shepherd paid an official and surprise visit to the Scott City schools Friday morning. For about one and a half hours, Dux and his handler, Mike Ervin of Cape Girardeau, searched the student lockers in the high school and walked through the elementary school hallways, sniffing for the presence of illegal drugs...

Joe F. Gambill joined a small and prestigious group Friday night. Gambill, recently retired manager of Biokyowa, Inc., was named recipient of the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. award. The award was presented by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce during the chamber's annual dinner/dance held at the Show Me Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus...

BENTON -- Deputies of the Scott County Sheriff's Department spent a lot of time on the road in January. In the first 31 days of the new year, deputies handled 436 complaints or calls for assistance, served 252 civil and criminal court papers and transported 12 prisoners to state corrections facilities...

Southeast Missouri State University's business college is pursuing national accreditation for its business college at least partly because it would help business majors get jobs, the school's dean said Friday. Gerald McDougall, dean of the Harrison College of Business, said it also "provides a strong signal about accepted standards of excellence."...

CYPRESS, Ill. - Wayne Peeler, 77, a retired Union County educator, from Anna, Ill., formerly of Cypress, died Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Oct. 27, 1916, at Cypress, to Charles S. and Ollie D. Casper Peeler. He married Melba George on Dec. 25, 1943...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Birdie Smith of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Charles E. Buck will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. today...

DEXTER -- Graveside service for Norma H. Vaughn will be held at 2 p.m. today at Dexter Cemetery. The Rev. Steven Moody will officiate, with Rainey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Vaughn, 86, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 1994, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau...

Rudy Golden, 69, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1924, at Neelys Landing, son of Henry L. and Hattie M. Smith Golden. Golden served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was a Prisoner of War. He was a member of VFW Post 3838...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Lydia Meyer of Jackson will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul Lutheran Church. The Rev. Robert Henrichs will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today, and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday...

DEXTER - Elizabeth G. Bell, 87, of Dexter, died Friday, Feb. 4, at the Vintage Villa Nursing Center in Dexter. She was born Jan. 15, 1907, at Hartville, to Argyle R. and Mary J. Bolian Wyman. On Feb. 1, 1925, she married Johnie W. Payne. He preceded her in death on April 28, 1973. On Sept. 11, 1976, she married Johnie Bell. He preceded her in death on March 12, 1988...

CHARLESTON -- Funeral service for Hontas C. Fox of Charleston will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Gerald Collier will officiate, with burial in IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today. Fox, 99, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Glenda Altom of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Jim Guffie will officiate, with burial in Sikeston City Cemetery. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Altom, 76, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Ilean Farrow, Jackson Route 4, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Chapel. Elder Grant Lund will officiate, with burial in McLain Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today, and after 8:30 a.m. Sunday...

DEXTER - Bobby D. "Bob" Barrett, 64, of Dexter, died Thursday, Feb. 3, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 16, 1929, at Thomasville, to Glen M. and Laura Stewart Barrett. On Feb. 13, 1951, he married Correene G. Sitton. She preceded him in death on March 20, 1993...