Stories from Wednesday, July 13, 1994

FROHNA -- Funeral service for Rudolph F. Hellwege, formerly of Frohna, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Concordia Lutheran Church. The Rev. Luther Herman will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg from 6:30-8 a.m. today...

In the recently ended 1994 term of the U.S. Supreme Court, a notable case stands out as a most welcome development. We view with pleasure the court's vindication of property rights in the case of Dolan vs. City of Tigard. In this case, a 5-4 majority -- we wish the prevailing margin had been fatter -- set new limits on the ability of government to require developers to set aside part of their land for environmental or other public uses. ...

JACKSON -- The 87th edition of Jackson Homecomers, sponsored by Altenthol-Joerns Post 158 of the American Legion, will be held Aug. 16-20. A popular attraction during homecomers is talent shows held each night except Wednesday, when the Homecomers queen is chosen. The talent shows are held on the stage in front of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse...

Of the myriad of information reported about O.J. Simpson's alleged murder of his ex-wife on June 12, 1994, the most disturbing fact to me, if true, was the report that when O.J. Simpson was arrested in the late eighties for beating Nicole Simpson, it was the eighth time police had responded to his home for a domestic assault, but only the first time they ever arrested him. The other seven times, they agreed with him that he shouldn't be arrested because "it was just a family matter."...

When Bob and Laraine Adams of Jackson adopted their children more than 10 years ago, they didn't worry about the biological parents returning to take them away. "Things are different these days," said Laraine Adams. "We took all the necessary precautions and we knew that the biological parents could never try to come back and claim our children. It's not so easy anymore. If we were adopting today, we would be scared of what could happen."...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Billy D. Jeffries of Sikeston will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Tanner Street Church of God. The Rev. Carl Addison will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Son to Thomas M. Ross and Donisha Dockery of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:21 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 1994. Name, Tanneko McKinnley. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Ms Dockery is the daughter of Donna Bollinger of Cape Girardeau, and Greg Bollinger of Murphysboro, Ill. She is employed at Cape Girardeau Public Library. Ross is the son of Yvonne Young of Oklahoma City, Okla...

Members of the American Legion Post 63 in Cape Girardeau hope to gain a vote of support this weekend for the Missouri mule. The local American Legion post has spearheaded a statewide campaign to make the mule the official state animal. Organizers Charles Woodford and John Yallaly will pitch their proposal this weekend at the American Legion state convention in Joplin...

Anyone who was in contact with a 5-year-old Scott City girl who died of meningitis should contact the Scott or Cape Girardeau counties health departments, their doctor or a hospital. Kay Griffin, nursing supervisor for the Scott County Health Department, said the child became ill at a Scott City day care center on July 6. ...

This was one flight I didn't expect Randy Holdman to take. And yet, maybe it wasn't such a surprise move after all. I am talking about the Cape Girardeau airport manager's decision to resign his post, effective July 31, in favor of a more lucrative offer from Drury Southwest Inc. ...

A Cape Girardeau advisory committee wants city officials to follow the state's lead before it enacts a law to deal with lead levels in paint and soil. The Cape Girardeau Minimum Property Standards Review Committee on Tuesday decided to review data from state and county public health officials before making any recommendation on a lead paint ordinance...

Mike Kasten can tell you exactly what his beef is. "I keep records on every cow and calf," said Kasten of his Cape Girardeau County cattle operation near Millersville. Kasten and his wife, Priscilla, operate 2,700 acres. They own 1,400 acres and lease about 1,300 acres...

JACKSON -- Cape County Auditor H. Weldon Macke thinks he knows why county sales tax receipts continue to record double-digit increases each month. The reason? People continue to spend more money in the county. Not only residents, but people from nearby counties and beyond also consider Cape Girardeau a good place to shop, eat, and stop while on a trip...

JACKSON -- Delinquent behavior from Jackson's junior and senior high school students will result in stiffer penalties when school resumes this fall. The Jackson School District Board of Education Tuesday approved changes in the student discipline code that affect students who fight; threaten teachers or other school employees; or are caught with drugs or alcohol...

Southeast Missouri State University has named 1,237 students to its dean's list for academic achievement during the spring 1994 semester. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4-point scale and completed at least 12 degree-credit hours during the semester...

More than 700 genealogy buffs from across the country will converge on Cape Girardeau this weekend with hopes of tracing family roots. Researchers will meet at the Holiday Inn Convention Center Friday through Sunday. The Friday evening reception is open to the public, said Diana Steele who is coordinating the research reunion...

The American Wind Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Cape Girardeau riverfront Friday at 8 p.m. The concert is free. People are asked to bring chairs or cushions. The performance will last approximately an hour and a half. The orchestra's stage is a river barge named the Point Counterpoint II. Musicians perform from the floating stage to audiences on shore...

Cape Girardeau Fire Chief Robert Ridgeway will be celebrity guest conductor at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band's weekly summer concert tonight. Members of the trumpet section will offer a feature, "Trumpets Ole," during the concert, which is scheduled for 8 at the band shell in Capaha Park...

When it's time for a relaxing getaway at the Crawford home, the family takes the few steps from the back door to their spa. "It's wonderful," said Carol Crawford. "We use it every weekend." For the children -- Trenton, 8, and Casey, 5, -- a dip in the hot tub is a treat usually reserved for adults. "It's relaxing," said Trenton, as water bubbled up around his neck. Casey preferred to dabble her toes in the churning water...

If you have reluctant tomatoes and reticent pole beans in your mid-summer garden, blame the condition on the blazing heat and clinging humidity that has sent us all into our homes or businesses for the refreshing coolness of air conditioning. This is a repeat of last summer's weather, if you remember. In both years the temperature has climbed, day after torrid day, into the mid-nineties and beyond. It is not a condition to endear itself to those of us who garden...