Stories from Tuesday, March 1, 1994

The Brady bill, mandating a five-day wait and background check on every person who wants to buy a handgun, became the Brady law on Monday. But the law will have little impact in 26 states -- including Missouri and Illinois -- and many of the nation's major cities, where laws already mandate background checks and waiting periods...

Levee officials along the Mississippi River in Alexander County, Ill., and Perry County, Mo., were breathing easier Monday after the Mississippi River crested at Cape Girardeau Saturday at 2 feet below the crest prediction of 34.1 feet. The National Weather Service said the river at Cape Girardeau crested Saturday at 32.1 feet, one-tenth of a foot over flood stage. It remained stationary on Sunday...

For the past year, Boyd Gaming Corp. has had a stalwart partner in the majority of downtown merchants who support their proposal for a riverboat casino and complex in downtown Cape Girardeau. But now another group of local businessmen and citizens -- the South Cape Development Group -- has started a campaign lauding the benefits that Lady Luck Gaming Corp.'s proposed resort would bring to the city...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Contending that government, families and communities are facing tremendous challenges, state Rep. Mary C. Kasten filed for re-election to a seventh term in the Missouri House of Representatives Monday. "The role of our elected leaders must be more than working to solve governmental problems in legislative committee meetings and casting votes for our districts on the House floor," said Kasten. ...

Community Sweat Equity Housing Corporation (CSEH), a local not-for-profit organization that was founded more than eight months ago, is making its presence known in the field of housing preparation for low-to moderate-income residents in Cape Girardeau...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Eve Schoeneman of Sikeston will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Carl Addison will officiate. Schoeneman, 76, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Feb. 6, 1918, in Blodgett, daughter of James Arthur and Mae Withrow. She married Joseph Schoeneman, who died in 1974...

JACKSON -- Residents of Cape Girardeau County, Scott City and a part of the Old Appleton area in Perry County were without 911 emergency telephone service for 58 minutes Monday morning after a Southwestern Bell network failure. The failure not only occurred in the direct 911 system, but a backup system designed to convert calls to the seven-digit numbers of the city police and sheriff's departments also failed. During the time the system was down, callers to 911 would get a busy signal...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Arthur H. Burk of Sikeston will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Charles Warren will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Eugene Warren. A service will also be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at McHatton-Sadler Chapel in Pierceton, Ind., with the Rev. Bob Brown officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Pierceton...

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 At 12:46 p.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to 421 Morgan for a report of a flue fire. At 5:17 a.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to the Bark's Trailer Court, Lot 40, for a report of a structure fire. At 7:46 p.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to 635 Francis for a report of a structure fire...

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 At 6:55 p.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to 354 Silver Springs for medical assistance. At 10:03 a.m. Monday, firefighters responded to 3525 Mallard for medical assistance. At 11 a.m. Monday, firefighters responded to Crisp Hall on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University for medical assistance...

Representatives of the Boyd Group and Lady Luck will discuss their proposals for riverboat gambling casino operations in downtown Cape Girardeau at the Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee this week. The monthly coffee will be held Friday at 7:30 a.m. at the Drury Lodge...

BELL CITY -- Funeral service for John Junior Lawrence of Gooding, Idaho, will be held at 1 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church in Gooding. The Rev. Don Mason will officiate, with burial in Gooding. Lawrence, 69, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, in a hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho, following a brief illness...

PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Katherine D. Lintner of Perryville will be held at 11 a.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Donald Loesch will officiate, with burial in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:30 a.m. to service time...

MATTHEWS -- Funeral service for Jessie Hawkins of Matthews will be held at 1 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. The Rev. Ed Pangburn will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Hawkins, 89, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

SIKESTON -- Graveside service for Scott M. Lee of St. Louis will be held at 2 p.m. today at Old Morley Cemetery. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lee, 29, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, in St. Louis. He was born March 4, 1964, in St. Louis, son of David H. and Sue Cain Lee...

PERRYVILLE -- A new physician office complex, part of Perry County Memorial Hospital, will be open for tours Thursday. The open house at the Medical Services Center is scheduled between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. "We are very pleased to have the first phase of the construction completed," said hospital administrator Patrick Bira. "I anticipate the bids will be let for completion of the second floor in March."...

The Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society is in the process of publishing a book on the people buried in Fairmont, St. Mary's and Old Lorimier cemeteries. Anyone with family members or information about the cemeteries is asked to write to 2709 Plymouth, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701...

To the Editor: Who are they? And who are the members of this group called The South Cape Development Group? These are the two questions that have been asked previously in Speakout and in the Letters To The Editor section. The South Cape Development Group is an individual group of concerned citizens who are interested in promoting the enhancement of the south end of Cape Girardeau. ...

A disturbing trend in American life, one many in this nation recognize, is the dependence on government to solve all problems. In addition to weakening individual resolve, the inertia of such a dependency (with so many eager-to-please politicians and bureaucrats) is nearly impossible to slow. ...

In Monday's editorial about the balanced budget amendment, we wrote that "projecdtions of a rising deficit thought the end of the century persist, actually accelerating after 1985 under the Clinton plan." The date is a typo. It should read, "... actually accelerating after 1995 under the Clinton plan."...

About 20 years ago the only people who took typing classes in high school were young women aspiring to be secretaries -- or typing teachers -- someday. But as we have entered the computer age, virtually no one is exempt from the discipline of typing...

JACKSON -- To prepare for a unit on dinosaurs, Jan Guth collected some dinosaur cookie cutters, toy dinosaurs, articles and books about dinosaurs. In fact, she has a huge box of dinosaur paraphernalia. Guth says she'll use whatever she can to help introduce a subject to her students at West Lane Elementary School in Jackson. Guth teaches children with learning disabilities. This marks her sixth year teaching at Jackson...

Tammy Parrish of Cape Girardeau was named to the first semester high honor dean's list for the 1993-1994 academic year at Stephens College in Columbia. Students who attain high honors have achieved a grade-point average of 3.8 on a scale of 4.0. Parrish is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Parrish of Cape Girardeau...

CHAFFEE -- Trae Meyr has been selected as the nominee from Chaffee High School to attend the Missouri Scholars Academy. The Scholars Academy is a three-week residential program for Missouri's gifted students. If selected, Meyr will attend the academy on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus June 12 to July 2...

Daniel Newton and Jamie Ann Filer have been named Students of the Month for February by Cape Girardeau Elk's Lodge 639. Newton, 17, is a senior at Notre Dame High School where he participates in basketball, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Scholar Bowl and publications. He attended Missouri Boys State and Missouri Business Week...

NEW HAMBURG -- Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Kelso C-7 School participated in the school's annual science fair. Ribbons and trophies were awarded to winners in each category. Awards were also presented by the Missouri Conservation Department...

A workshop, "Snacks Children Can Make," will be presented Thursday at Care-A-Lot in Kelso. The program is sponsored by Workshop On Wheels and begins at 7 p.m. Through demonstration, explanation and hands-on activities, Judy Leuders will guide participants through the process of cooking and nutrition integration. A handout including nutritious snack recipes and ideas will be available...

Four Cape Girardeau students have been named to the dean's list at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. They are: -- Pamela L. Schott, daughter of Robert and Helen Schott. She is a 1989 graduate of Notre Dame High School. -- Paula Welker, daughter of Jerry and Charlotte Welker. She is a 1993 graduate of Notre Dame High School...

Nell Holcomb School District will hold kindergarten and preschool screenings during the third week of April. The screening for 3- and 4-year olds and incoming kindergarten children will be held April 14 at Hobbs Chapel. Appointments are required. Call 334-3644 after March 13 to make an appointment...

Marv Herzog and the Bavarian Band will perform Friday at the annual German Dance, a benefit for Notre Dame High School. The dance will be held at the Bavarian Halle in Jackson, with music beginning at 8 p.m. The Fab Four, national champion teenage polka dancers from Baltimore, Md., will perform. The group is also scheduled to perform at an assembly at the high school Friday...

Southeast Missouri State University is among 17 institutions nationwide listed in a report of the Association of American Colleges' (AAC) "Project on Strong Foundations." It lists schools that have improved their general education curricula. The report was released during the AAC annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in January...

St. Mary's Cathedral School placed first in the 11th annual Missouri Society of Professional Engineers' MATHCOUNTS competition Saturday at the Sikeston Junior High School. L.J. Schultz finished second. MATHCOUNTS is a competition between area junior high schools in both team and individual categories...

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold its sixth annual Easter Egg Hunt at Capaha Park March 26. The event will begin at the parking lot near the swimming pool. For children ages 4 and younger, the hunt will be begin at 10 a.m., and for children ages 5 to 10, the event will begin at 11:30 a.m...

The second annual parenting conference sponsored by the Cape Girardeau and Jackson public schools will be held Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Show Me Center. The conference, titled "Bridging the Gap," is appropriately named because it serves a dual mission. ...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten school screenings and registration will be held Thursday and Friday in the Egyptian School elementary gym from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Screenings for children from birth to kindergarten age will be conducted...