Stories from Saturday, October 8, 1994

To the editor: This is also addressed to Louis J. Anesi of the Hancock II Committee. As a school board member in a small district and a citizen interested in the future of all Missouri children, I could not in good conscience allow Mr. Anesi's letter in Sunday's paper to go unanswered...

One of the defining characteristics of our post-modern age is the notion that we are progressing as a culture. In terms of technology, this certainly is true. But what about morality? The liberal mindset is that we are morally superior to our ancestors. ...

Heartfest '94, an attempt to reach 140,0000 Missouri consumers with information about how to eat healthily, will be held Oct. 22-29. The focus of Heartfest this year is on the new labels now on food packages and cans. Heartfest is sponsored by the American Heart Association...

Aneurysms will be the topic when Dr. Bridget F. Ostrow appears Thursday on "Ask Your Doctor." The show, seen at 8 p.m. Thursdays on cable channel 5, is jointly sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital, in conjunction with the Cape Girardeau County Medical Society and Channel 5...

The 10th annual Community Counseling Center Benefit Craft Fair will be held Oct. 22-23 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. All proceed will be used by the community Counseling Center foundation to provide capital needs for the center. The fair will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23...

Soaked with a hearty slurp, tiny fingers mop baseboards and windowsills. Little fingers reach for sunlit dust specks and fascinating paint chips. When youngsters are outside, dirt rates beyond the condiment category, it is practically a main course...

There is waste, and then there is hazardous waste. Around the globe, ways have been found to make and use all sorts of products, but no good way has been found to dispose of what is left over. For most of the waste, landfills and incineration are the answer, but there are drawbacks to almost every method of disposal...

To the editor: On Sept. 27 Democratic Congressman Alan Wheat visited the Southeast Missouri State University campus during his campaign for the U.S. Senate. A question-and-answer session was sponsored by the local NEA chapter, and in my estimation the colloquium was attended by approximately 100 voters. This important event was not reporter by the Southeast Missourian...

To the editor: The following is intended not to be partisan, neither conservative or liberal. In the recent partisan "contract" issued from the U.S. capitol steps, which promises, among other things, "to cut federal spending, reduce taxes and get the government off the backs of the American people," the word "selective" should have been added to each of the three thrusts...

The Cape Girardeau City Council may act Monday on a request to contribute $10,000 to a group promoting a proposed east-west interstate highway, but the Jackson Board of Aldermen has held up a $3,000 check because of confusion about what organization is feting the money...

For nearly eight years after her 1983 auto accident, Nancy Cruzan was in what doctors call a "persistent vegetative state." Her family initially didn't know what the term meant. They just knew that their once-vivacious daughter lay helpless, experiencing seizures, vomiting and severely contorted limbs. Her eyes were open, but they reflected no feeling, no life...

CHAFFEE -- Clara Stidham Hormann has wanted to be an evangelist ever since she was "saved" at age 16. Last month, at age 89, her wish came true. Her son, Ernest Stidham, sent $25 on her behalf to the World Christianship Ministry in Fresno, Calif., and by return mail they received credentials ordaining her as an evangelist in the church...

When Travis, a gay friend of mine, said he was scheduled to speak at the Gay Pride gathering in St. Louis, I immediately said I'd be there. Travis had been there for a few high and low points in my life, and the least I could do was lend a little support while he spoke to thousands of people. Have an open mind, I told myself...

ANNA, Ill. -- Leaves are changing colors in Southern Illinois providing a colorful landscape of deep oranges, fiery reds and bronzes. The fall color display may be less than spectacular now, but each day trees show some seasonal changes, a Union County ColorFest spokesman said...

Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep has been a regular speaker at First Friday Coffees presented by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce over the years. Each time he is invited, the county's chief elected official is asked to update chamber members on the state of Cape County, its financial condition and challenges...

One Missouri right-to-die case changed the outlook of an entire nation. After Nancy Cruzan's death in December 1990, Sen. John Danforth helped promote the Congressional Patient Self-Determination Act. The law, enacted in December 1991, requires hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds to inform patients about advance directives -- living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care...

The Cape Girardeau Central High School Marching Tigers band will perform today at 5:30 p.m. at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles County. Some 22 bands in three classes will participate. Cape Central will be among 10 bands competing in the large-school category, comprising schools with enrollments of more than 1,000 students...

The Cape Girardeau County clerk's office, along with all county offices, will be closed on Monday for Columbus Day. Voter registration will continue Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday is the final day to register for the Nov. 8 election...

PERRYVILLE -- Fred J. Prost, 95, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1994, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 18, 1899, in Perry County, son of Cyril and Theresa Kirn Prost. He and Lenita T. Nesslein were married April 9, 1928. She died April 10, 1984...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Nathan F. Neal, Sikeston Route 2, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Russell Rice will officiate, with burial in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens at Morley. Neal, 94, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994, at his home...

SIKESTON -- Martha McCall, 43, of Deatsville, Ala., died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1994, at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. She was born Dec. 18, 1950, in Gideon, daughter of Raymond and Ann LeCroy. Survivors include a son, Edward McCall Jr. of Deatsville; a daughter, Kimberly McCall of Deatsville; her parents of Sikeston; three sisters, Linda McCall of Sikeston, Darlene King of Montgomery, Ala., and Melissa LeCroy of Sikeston...

William L. Irvine, 59, of Carson City, Nev., died Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994, at Carson-Tahoe Hospital. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Kimberly Marquis of Reno, Nev., Laura Jackson, Diane Dullanty and Becky Irvine of Spokane, Wash., and Jennifer Shields of Dayton, Nev...

SCOTT CITY -- Ralph J. Zimmerman, 70, of O'Fallon, died Friday, Oct. 7, 1994, at Doctors Hospital in Wentzville. He was born Aug. 28, 1924, at Fornfelt. He married the former Melba Reynolds. Zimmerman was grounds maintenance worker at Glen Ecco Country Club in Normandy for 10 years. He was a veteran of World War II...

JACKSON -- Keith Michael Hutchison, 42, of Jackson, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994, shortly after arrival at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 6, 1951, in St. Louis, son of George and Lucille French Hutchison. He and Debbie Barrett were married April 2, 1979, at Marble Hill...

BROWNWOOD -- Roscoe Pierce, 82, of Brownwood, died Friday, Oct. 7, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.

Son to Monty and Lisa Shaffer of Chaffee, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 1994. Name, Austin Monty. Weight, 9 pounds 7 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Shaffer is the former Lisa Grubb, daughter of Orlie Grubb of Cape Girardeau, and the late Almeta Grubb. Shaffer is employed by Dumey Excavation Inc. at Oran, and is the son of Elva Gall of Oran, and the late Howard Shaffer...

Knowledge of laws and requirements from the amended Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act is a must if Cape Girardeau companies like BioKyowa and Lone Star Industries want to avoid heavy fines and keep their operating permits. Understanding how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Environmental Protection Agency functions can determine if a smaller company finishes the year in the red or black...

THEBES, Ill. -- Catherine Nina Trommler, 91, of Thebes, Ill., died at Union County Hospital in Anna Friday, Oct. 7, 1994. She was born Feb. 20, 1903 in Charleston, Mo., daughter of Hardin and Eva Goode. She was married to Harry Trommler. He preceded her in death...