Stories from Friday, March 4, 1994

Betty E. Carlen, 90, of 1127 Merriwether, died Thursday, March 3, 1994, at her residence. The Ford and Sons Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

Memo from the Dark Ages: Hello, is anyone out there? Some time back, I requested that barbarians kindly refrain from reading this column. Looks bad for the demographics. Further, they are more likely to write me unintelligible letters written in animal blood...

The Show Me Center continues to bring a remarkable mix of entertainment to our town. Without this fine arena, nearly 4,000 people would not have been able to enjoy the Moody Blues Wednesday night -- It marks their only appearance in Missouri this year. Last night, the arena was home to world class rodeo competition. The coming weeks will bring singer Sawyer Brown, a star-studded ice skating show, and the Indian Alumni Shootout...

Speaking on behalf of the staff of the Southeast Missourian, I'd like to tell you about some good news. We're starting a new newspaper -- like no other newspaper you've probably seen before -- that's going to be chock full of only the good news you want us to put in it...

To the Editor: As a member of the State Board of Education I am responsible to clear up some misunderstandings which were evident in Wednesday's article in your paper. The article centered around a requested increase in salaries for certain employees of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and quoted some local legislators who seemed opposed to the request...

A Boy Scout Trade-O-Ree, an event where youths and adults come together to buy, sell, and trade Scouting memorabilia, will be held in Cape Girardeau this weekend. The event will run from 6 p.m. until midnight on Friday and from 8 a.m. until around 6 p.m. Saturday, at the VFW Hall on North Kingshighway...

Gardeners in Cape Girardeau County can jump start the season by attending the second biennial one-day garden seminar conducted by the Jackson Men's Garden Club on March 12. The day-long program, taught by authorities in both flower and vegetable gardening, will be held in the Cape Girardeau Vocational-Technical School, 301 N. Clark, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m...

PERRYVILLE -- Etta M. Schmitt, 87, formerly of St. Louis, died Wednesday, March 2, 1994, at Aspen Forest Care Center. She was born Oct. 24, 1906, in Bollinger County, daughter of Henry Luther and Garthe Loberg Moran. She first married George P. Brown, who died Nov. 24, 1970. She later married Henry Schmitt, who died Dec. 3, 1980...

BERTRAND -- Lola Irine "Chic" Howton, 80, of Bertrand, died Wednesday, March 2, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 22, 1912, at Marquand, daughter of Nicholas and Hula Mills Slinkard. She and William A. Howton were married April 7, 1935. He died April 19, 1965...

BLOOMFIELD -- Raymond L. Bleakley, 97, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, March 3, 1994, at Bloomfield Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 11, 1896, in Mill Shoals, Ill., son of Virgil and Lucy Hughes Bleakley. He married the former Nola Main, who preceded him in death...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Elzadia Rice of Sikeston will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ponder Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Bob Smith and Carl Addison officiating. Burial will be in Portageville Cemetery, with the Rev. Danny Burton officiating...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Nall, 1305 Bertling, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1994. Name, Grant Michael. Weight, 9 pounds 15 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Nall is the former Shelly Lee, daughter of John and Marie Lee of Festus. She is an obstetrics technician at Southeast Hospital. Nall is worship arts coordinator at LaCroix United Methodist Church, and is the son of Dennis and Sandy Nall of Festus...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Concerns over the high costs of implementing some environmental regulations has prompted Sen. Peter Kinder to introduce legislation requiring that financial impact be determined before regulations take effect. Senate Bill 809, as sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Republican, would require the Department of Natural Resources to calculate how much new environmental regulations will cost to implement. ...

The National and Community Service program -- a sort of domestic Peace Corps -- could help address problems ranging from teen pregnancy to illiteracy in Southeast Missouri, representatives of various service agencies said Thursday. Larry Ewing, Kennett public schools superintendent, said schools in the Bootheel are increasingly confronted with teen pregnancy. With all the teenage mothers, there is a need for in-school day care in many cases, he said...

Katherine Ellinger Smith will attend the opening of her "Parallel Images" art exhibit at Gallery 100 today from 5-7 p.m. The new Gallery 100 facility is located at 1707 Mt. Auburn in Cape Girardeau. The opening will allow the public to meet Smith and view the fruit of her labor: combined disparate images that form metaphorical and symbolic parallel relationships. Her exhibit will be at Gallery 100 today through March 25...

Since Cape Girardeau firefighters assumed the added responsibility of responding to medical calls in late May, they have relied heavily upon donations to purchase of state of the art medical equipment to use in the field. This week, the department received two combination pulse and blood oxygen monitors, purchased with funds raised by public education programming and CPR and first aid classes...

The "Friends of NRA (National Rifle Association)" banquet and auction will be held in Cape Girardeau April 23. Additional information aboaut the event is available by contacting Ron Phegely, 335-1007. Additional searches for the Illinois Wood Rat are under way in the Shawnee National Forest...

FREDERICKTOWN -- Missouri Whitewater Championships officials are expecting a record field for events in the annual championships, to be held March 19-20, in the cold waters of St. Francis River, hoping to win the right to compete in the Olympic Games...

MONTAUK -- Wading into the chilly waters at Montauk State Park this morning was an act of faith for Leon G. Ray, a kind of sacrament that draws him back year after year. In spite of emphysema and heart trouble he was gloriously happy at this, his 49th consecutive trout season opener...

The Cape Girardeau Baptist Association Church Media Library Organization will host an area workshop March 12 at the association's center on Outer Road off Highway 61 North. The workshop theme is "How to Repair Books and Maintain Audio-visuals." It will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m...

A Honors Seventh Grade - Nada Abukhdair, Demetry Allen, Kristi Bierbaum, Melissa Crofutt, April Davis, Keisha Oglesby, Joda Spaulding, Timothy Mize. Sixth Grade - Abed Abukhdair, Keri Casey, Tiffany Daniels, Jeremy Herring, Detra Humble, Brian Jones, Lloyd Jordan, Matthew Lawler, Mary Lawrence, Shannon Minor, Bobbie Severs, Kelly Stricker, Latonia Young, Victoria Young...

A Honors Twelfth Grade - Melissa Arnold, Deena Williams, Carrie Henderson, April Brown, Amy Johnson, Angelia Honey, Sunny Bone, Erikia Whitmore, Leigh Benefield, Chrystal Kirby, David Blaney, Lisa Webb. Eleventh Grade - Michelle Lipe, Regina Durham, Janette Dumas, Michael Pyron, Angel Wray...

A Honors Twelfth Grade - Matthew Bell, Evelyn Blanchard, Roslyn Bierbaum, Billie Berry, Dana Corliss, Ali Abukhdair, Lisa Dunaway, Ruth Dover, Ashley Helman, Raub Bierbaum, Zachara Clark, Narcrisha Jolly, Melissa Wood, Branda Harp. Eleventh Grade - Taress Bosecker, Valencia Clark, Adam Whiteside, Kelly Klein, Shawn Larry, Allen Lewis, Gregory Gary, Lacrecia Barnett, Brad Watson, Shameka Hollis...

A Honors Twelfth Grade - Matt Abernathy, Sarah Dame, Kelly Dirnberger, Mary Felty, Steven Goetz, Christina Smith, Steven Wessel. Eleventh Grade - Chip Bollinger, Mike Crowden, Matt Hanlon, Jill Loucks, Tyson Moyers, Brian Payne. Tenth Grade - Tommy Burnett, Ginger Dees, Cara Duncan, Keith Landeros, Eric Little, Trae Meyr, Amy Stevens, Julie Stroup, Jamie Wessel...

A Honors Twelfth Grade - Kim Foster, Jeremy French, Brandon Gregory, Joe Robinson, Amy Schatte, Michelle Wiseman. Eleventh Grade - Amy Bagwell, Mike Georger, Brandi Payne. Tenth Grade - Amy Eftink, Kristi Jenkins, Leslie Richmond. Ninth Grade - Amanda Broshuis, Julie Bagwell, Nicole Cooper, Matt Dejournett, Katrina Georger, Kendric Holder, Shelley White...

A Honors Twelfth Grade - Jeff Beatty, Melissa Engelen, Eric Halter, Rodney Horrell. Eleventh Grade - Danielle Beussink, Chris Horrell, Robin Thiele, Jeff Turner. Tenth Grade - Patricia Deck, Andy Landewee, Jennifer Peters, Chris Seabaugh, David Turner, Amy Vandeven...

A Honors Jonathan Anderson, Ruth Bechtold, Jennifer Bonner, Matthew Caldwell, Jessica Campbell, Leigh Christain, Anjuli Dahiya, Meagan Edmonds, Caroline Eom, Casey Ferden, James Fletcher, Grace Freeman, Rachel Hessenkemper, Akiko Hirao, Leanne Lee, Courtney Maguire, Natalie McCormick, Julie McGowen, David Otto, Jason Owen, Brandon Ruth, Andrew Skinner, David Stahr, Amanda Stoecker, Susan Tansil, Traci Taylor, Marisa Uzoaru, Elizabeth Walker, Keisha Wright, Cara Young, Dongyang Zhang...

A Honors Eighth Grade - Sarah Berkbigler, Michelle Bock, Jenny Buchheit, Nell Unterreiner, Melissa Zahner. Seventh Grade - Nicole Bassa, Nathan Rellergert, Jared Schnurbusch. Sixth Grade - Jessica Baggett, Melissa Bradshaw, Jeanne Caddell, Christopher Clifton, Kris Kueker, Amy Mattingly, Luke Miget, Cora Preston, Jessica Schupp, Amber Stakes, Joshua Taylor, Jennifer Triller...

A Honors Eighth Grade - Stephanie Arnzen, Jimmy Auer, Ben Edwards, Anne Hays, Laura Hoffman, Melissa Maurer, Jill Mosebach, Rebecca Roe, Katie Wencewicz. Seventh Grade - Andrew Buchheit, Kari DelVecchio, Joe Essner, Ryan Fenwick, Chad Heuschober, Cecilia Kuntz, Luke LeGrand, Stephanie Miller, Gretchen Pfautsch...

A Honor Rolls Twelfth Grade - Ralf Emerson, Kim Givens, Michelle Keesee, Matt Ostendorf, Alina Stepak. Eleventh Grade - Shawn Barr, Bryan Burger, Kristi Glueck. Tenth Grade - Angela DeLaCruz, Hollie Laws, Brandon Swanner, Kara Westrich. Ninth Grade - Tisha Bailey, Brandy Bridwell, Kirt Burger, Sara Emerson, Amy Kiplinger, Jennifer Miller...