Stories from Tuesday, December 13, 1994

Rush Limbaugh, Cape Girardeau's $18,000 tourist attraction, made a triumphant appearance at an orientation for congressional freshmen-elect over the weekend. Greeted by a prolonged ovation of whoops and hollers, he delivered a rousing keynote address and was later awarded an honorary membership in the class. Admiration flowed both ways throughout the evening...

Charles Kruse has been elected to a second two-year term as president of the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation. Kruse, a Dexter farmer, was re-elected during the Farm Bureau's 80th annual meeting held at Osage Beach recently. "I am gratified and extremely honored that the farmers and ranchers of the state of Missouri have expressed their confidence in me to continue to serve as Missouri Farm Bureau president," Kruse said. ...

A committee will meet next month to re-draw boundaries for Cape Girardeau's elementary schools to alleviate overcrowding at some elementary schools. A recommendation is expected by the end of the school year. Changes wouldn't be implemented for two years...

In a few days contractors are expected to restore independence on Independence Street. And another phase of the $40 million Cape LaCroix-Walker Creek flood control project will be completed. Cape Girardeau motorists who have been unable to go east on Independence beyond Kingshighway can take solace that relief is in sight...

Much to the delight of Jackie Ahrens, area businesses have given Toybox a much-needed boost. "Toys R Us has donated and K-Mart is giving us a real nice discount this year," said Ahrens, co-chairman of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees. "Super D has ordered some toys for us, and the Dollar General Store has held back some toys to help out the project. The stores have been very supportive this year."...

The city of Cape Girardeau plans to spend more than $30,000 this fiscal year to tell citizens about its municipal operations. Nestled among the labyrinth of offices in the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau is the city's Public Awareness office...

Consolidated Grain & Barge Co., headquartered in Mandeville, La., has signed a lease with the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority for 16 acres to build a grain elevator and barge facility. Consolidated's lease is the fourth long-term lease at the port authority...

There's nothing like chopping down the old Christmas tree and stuffing it in a corner of your living room to get you in the mood for the holiday. Every year, my family and I make the trek to a local Christmas tree farm. I saw down a white pine as my family stands by, shivering and wondering why we don't just buy one of those plastic trees...

Jackson School District Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1994 7:30 p.m. Action Items A. Establish an opening and closing date for school board candidate filings. Missouri law requires the opening date and time to be 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 3, and the closing date no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31...

Son to Tim Kincaid and Loretta Fears, 1716 Montgomery, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:08 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, 1994. Name, Forest Alan. Weight, 8 pounds 3 ounces. First child. Miss Fears is the daughter of Linda Hale of Cape Girardeau and Paul Fears of St. Louis. Kincaid is employed at Coad Chevrolet, and is the son of Birdie Kincaid of Cape Girardeau...

PATTON -- Dudley Osburn, 73, of Patton, died Monday, Dec. 12, 1994, at his home. He was born March 6, 1921, at Freemont, son of Willard and Lena Huddleston Osburn. He and Grace Statler were married Nov. 3, 1947. Osburn was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of Patton Presbyterian Church, Patton Lions Club, American Legion, and a veteran of World War II...

SIKESTON -- Graveside service for Rowena Helen Rozenburg of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home at Sikeston is in charge of arrangements. Rozenburg, 68, died Monday, Dec. 12, 1994, at Hunter Acres Caring Center...

MOREHOUSE -- Gertrude Madaline "Madge" Schaedlich, 86, of Conway, Ark., died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at Conway Regional Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1908, in Elizabethtown, Ill., daughter of Ernest and Josephine Joiner Keeling. She first married Joseph M. Barnett in April 1951. He died in 1969. She later married Earl Schaedlich in 1974. He died in 1979...

Russell Lonzo Gibson, 78, 1419 N. Water, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Dec. 17, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, son of Alonzo and Nettie Phillips Gibson. He and Ethel Pauline Barr were married Dec. 24, 1938, in Cape Girardeau...

Lee R. "Leroy" Sanders, 64, of North Fort Myers, Fla., died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at his home. He was born at Commerce and was formerly of Cape Girardeau. He married the former Bonnie Ward. Sanders moved to Lehigh Acres, Fla., from Anderson, Ind., in 1964. He was an electrician at Lehigh Acres many years, and was retired from greyhound breeding and racing. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War...

PERRYVILLE -- Sadie M. Kiefer, 95, of Perryville, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born June 19, 1899, in Perry County, daughter of Frank and Mary Hayden. She and Carl Kiefer were married Aug. 23, 1922. He died Nov. 17, 1961...

PERRYVILLE -- Loyd Erwin Minton, 91, of Cutler, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at his home. He was born Aug. 26, 1903, in Thebes, Ill., son of Ralph and Della Erwin Minton. He and Lola Irene Gibbs were married Oct. 11, 1924, in Cairo, Ill. She died Sept. 27, 1953. He later married Edith Fern Byrd March 11, 1955, at Cutler...

John Foster Lasley, 81, of Columbia, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. He was born Jan. 26, 1913, in Liberal, son of Foster D. and Emma Mae Williams Lasley. He and Gladys Lamont were married March 22, 1940, in Eureka Springs, Ark. She preceded him in death. He later married Sylvia Turley Price Aug. 23, 1991, at Blue Springs...

Rush Limbaugh, Cape Girardeau's $18,000 tourist attraction, made a triumphant appearance at an orientation for congressional freshmen-elect over the weekend. Greeted by a prolonged ovation of whoops and hollers, he delivered a rousing keynote address and was later awarded an honorary membership in the class. ...

Among the several judgments of the prevailing climate at the recent election, anger rates the highest. In order to constructively utilize the power and energy of such anger, it behooves us to engage in sober reflection in order to determine a useful temperament to drive us in the coming time. ...

Recent announcements in the health-care industry have signalled that market-driven change is coming to Southeast Missouri. Managed care is coming to the region. Various forms of managed care have long prevailed in other parts of the nation, but until now, managed care hasn't reached this area as traditional, fee-for-service medicine held sway...

Brownie troop helps Red Star food pantry Brownie Troop 20 from Clippard Elementary School and the employees of Munters Corp. in Jackson joined to help the Red Star food pantry and clothes closet. Scouts delivered food and clothing they had collected. The Red Star Baptist Church gives food and household items to needy families on the third Saturday of each month. The food pantry has been open since March and has served more than 300 people...

Two former students of Cape Girardeau Central High School have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their achievement on college-level Advance Placement examinations. Yung H. Park and Andrew C. Trueblood qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP examinations with grades of 3 or higher...

The Kelly Junior High School Student Council has elected new representatives and officers. President is Jessica Edmond. Vice president is Heather Dewitt. Tresha Volz is secretary. Justing Johnson is treasurer and Nathan King is sergeant at arms. The Student Council's first project was a canned food drive for Christmas food baskets...

The Cape Girardeau Central High School music department will present a holiday concert tonight at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. The band, orchestra and choir will perform. The band, under the direction of Ronald Nall, will perform a medley of traditional Christmas carols. The mixed chorus, girls choir and chamber choir will perform, under the direction of Judy Williams...

A new series of resource books based on The Mini Page children's newspaper feature will be available to buy starting Friday. The Mini Page appears in more than 500 newspapers across the country, including the Southeast Missourian. The first four titles in the series of resource books are available. Each of the 32-page, soft-cover books deals with a topic related to the school curriculum of children 7 to 10 years old...

Kristopher G. Dolle, 15, of south St. Louis County, received the rank of Eagle Scout, scouting's highest award, and a Bronze Palm. He is the son of Gary and Patti Dolle. Gary Dolle is formerly of Cape Girardeau and is his son's scoutmaster. Kristopher Dolle earned 47 merit badges. For his service project, he led fellow scouts in the reconstruction and beautification of a trail at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis...

The Washington Elementary School Cafeteria is like eating in a nice restaurant, and children and faculty are pleased with the results of the coveted Golden Tray Award. Each day classes during Washington's three lunch periods are monitored for manners and etiquette...

Playground duty became a struggle to maintain dignity one day last year for veteran teacher Sherron Alexander. A little boy playing basketball accidentally stepped on her foot. "It hurt so badly that I had to sit on the playground to alleviate the pain," Alexander recalled...