Stories from Monday, April 24, 1995

Robert W. Erlbacher II used the Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Co. shipbuilding and repair yard south of the Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau as a playground as a youngster. As a high school student, he spent a lot of time aboard Missouri Barge Line Co. boats as they hauled cement up and down the middle Mississippi River...

PERRYVILLE -- A committee of landfill researchers expects to have several potential sites in the area picked out by the middle of this week. Tim Morgan, planner for the Southeast Missouri Solid Waste Management District, said the district's Siting Advisory Committee would meet in closed session Wednesday to talk about property -- probably land that would be purchased if found suitable for a regional landfill...

Construction continues on Saxony Village, an expansion of the Lutheran Nursing Home. The $12.5 million expansion, which was announced in August, will include 18 duplex apartments, 40 assisted-living suites and an apartment complex with more than 100 apartments...

Before the close of Motorama '95 at the Show Me Center Sunday, organizers and vendors were planning for Motorama '96. "This has been very successful," said Jerry Hollis, a coordinator of this year's event. "and some of the vendors have already asked me about coming back next year."...

FRUITLAND -- The bull-rider was Jason Griffin of Advance, who wanted to make a name for himself among area high school cowboys. The bull was Gator Stomper of Florida, who doesn't care for cowboys. They got to know each other for a few tense seconds during the Missouri High School Rodeo Sunday at Flickerwood Arena in Fruitland. Their tumultuous relationship ended when Griffin, one of the best riders in the district, heard the final buzzer, jumped from Stomper's back and ran for cover...

With the approaching anniversaries this week of Civil War battles fought in Cape Girardeau and Jackson April 26, 1863, comes the publication of a book which views the clashes less as Union victories than as Union ineptitude. "The Battle of Chalk Bluff" by Doniphan writer Jerry Ponder primarily describes the confrontation in early May 1863 between the forces under Confederate Gen. John S. Marmaduke and those under Gen. William Vanderveer and Brig. Gen. John McNeil of the Union Army...

The Southeast Missourian asked people for their thoughts about the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City last week. Lisa Nolan: "I feel that it's a shame that they took innocent victims to prove a point. Our government definitely needs to find them and do something about it. There have been other bomb threats to other federal buildings, so I don't think they singled out Oklahoma City."...

NO DOUBT about it, Sen. Bob Dole was a war hero. What about being a hero right now, being a defender of the poor, being a defender of the people who have no way of paying their medical bills? Why can't he be a real hero and fight for us instead of the insurance companies? I'm afraid he falls short of being a hero in most of the eyes of the needy and the poor...

Scott County Wesley F. and Wanette A. Daniels to Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church; James S. and Linda J. Taylor to Vince and Julann B. Draper; Clarence E. and Sandra K. Probst to Otis Elmer and Shirley Ann Brown. Alma Lynn to Dennis Wayne and Michael William Lynn; Mary F. Welker to Ferrell Enterprises Inc; James G. and Eleanor M. Robbins to Ag-Lands Investment Co...

SIKESTON -- John Turner Sikes, 88, of Sikeston died Saturday, April 22, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Feb. 1, 1907, to Alfred and Leah Kendall Sikes. He was a descendent and namesake of the founder of Sikeston, John Sikes...

DEXTER -- Stella Ann Lee, 79, of Bloomfield died Saturday, April 22, 1995, at the Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 3, 1915, near Bloomfield, the daughter of Luther and Minnie Minze Hester. She married Paul Lee on April 1, 1933, in Bloomfield...

CAIRO, Ill. -- A barge struck a bridge pylon late Sunday afternoon closing the two-lanes linking Cairo, Ill., and Western Kentucky across the Ohio River. A spokesman from the Ballard County, Ky., Sheriff's Department said an empty cargo hauler struck the pylon about 2 p.m. Sunday. He said the sheriff's department wasn't notified until three hours later...

Clippard School A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Gabriel Bragg, Cassie Gross, Justin Hawkins, Rebecca Hellrich, Heather Hey, Alyssa Holyfield, Justin Lusk, Bret McNabb, Mary Beth Owen, Steven Penny, Tian Zhang. Fifth Grade - Kim Davis, Josh Kambitch, Andrew Krueger, Dustin McKinnis, Derek Ruth, Christy Schlosser, Alex Spradling, Jessica Summary, Jon Mark Thompson, Tyler Wibbenmeyer...

Cape Girardeau Central High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Erica Anderson, Jessica Anderson, Mary Bergerson, Aimee Bittle, Jason Bowers, Leanna Bowman, Vincent Collier, Cary Dunavan, Steven Enderle, Cassandra Erlbacher, Sarah Fletcher, Jeremy Freeman, Catherine Gooden, Shanna Guffey, Tracy Guth, John Hearnes, Gregory Hutteger, Kara Johnson, Jamie Johnston, Tricia Keller, Rhonda Krebs, Angela Lange, Rebecca Lewis, Laine Lindley, Jennie Lukens, Julie McCarthy, Christopher McNutt, Josh Miller, Melissa Monroe, Shanon Newcomb, Brendan O'Grady, Kelly Renner, Thomas Richards, Erin Riches, Jeffrey Riley, Amy Risenhoover, Carolyn Smith, Heather Steffens, Meredith Surman, Lauren Syler, Jennifer Trapp, Dawn Witty, Terra Wright.. ...

Cape Girardeau Central Junior High A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Wendy Bartosik, Brian Beard, Tobie Bittle, Tina Blackwell, Holly Brantley, Sarah Bruening, Summer Chaudhari, Kimberly Clarke, Paul Dobbins, Chrisotpher Foeste, Jill Franklin, Bradley Gaydos, Caroline Giles, Kristen Grabel, Amy Harris, Christina Hey, Danielle Hill, Rory Kipper, Sarah Long, Jill McCloskey, Michael McCowan, Kristin McDougall, Aron Meystedt, Erik Morse, Jill Mosebach, Boyne Park, Gina Pirch, Nora Renka, Darcy Rigdon, Kensey Russell, Tandrea Selzer, Nisha Shah, Shelley Simmons, Katherine Singleton, Sarah Slaten, Nicholas Sterrett, Kathleen Tomasula, Laura Wellman, Jody Wells, Amanda Wyatt.. ...

St. Vincent De Paul A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Andrew Buchheit, Kari DelVecchio, Joe Essner, Chad Heuschober, Cecilia Kuntz, Jessica Lawrence, Stephanie Miller, Gretchen Pfautsch, Brent Schumer. Seventh Grade - Christine Kimball, Jennifer Markin, Michael Sirimaturos...

Notre Dame High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Nichole Buehrle, Jeffrey Diebold, Sara Edney, Robert Gardner, Susannah Gillan, Kimberly Glastetter, Taylor Lumsden, Heather Meyer, Tracy Nenninger, Greg Stevens, April Thompson. Eleventh Grade - Thomas Berkbigler, Lori Bles, Arkadia Boos, Jeremy Bratton, Sarah Essner, Bethanie Gosche, William Hamm, Sara Jansen, Jennifer Layton, Benjaminn LeGrand, Jill Ostendorf, Kristin Reinagel, Ryan Rosenquist, Bryan Schaefer, Amisha Shah, Nicholas Simon, Julie Stoverink, Jennifer Teegarden, Adam Vickery, Jaime Welker.. ...

L.J. Schultz Middle School A Honor Roll Katrina Allen, Elizabeth Bishop, Courtney Bradley, Wesley Brewer, Brighid Briney, Jessica Burns, Latoya Champers, Sarah Chaudhari, Stephanie Chen, Margaret Clark, Krista Coleman, Lindsey Francis, Kelley Green, Stesha Haman, Mindy Hoffman, Saira Khan, Katherine Kunz, Joanna Lee, Jean Maguire, Jacqueline McCallister, Katherine Moberg, Amanda Peterman, Jennifer Prost, Justin Shelby, Janet Smith, Martha Stoecker, Jennifer Taylor, Kathryn Taylor, Lane Thomasson, Casie Urhahn, Christina Vannostrand, Eric Wessel, Amber Wissman.. ...

Trinity Lutheran School A Honor Roll Eight Grade - Angela Hoffman. Seventh Grade - Jennifer Daume. Sixth Grade - Amanda Blattner, Erica Hileman, Sarah Muench, Carol Perry. Fifth Grade - Eric Daume, Ashley Ford, Shane Kistner, Jeffrey McCowan, Brian Seabaugh, Drew Vaughn...

Washington School A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Omar Fouad, William Riley-Land, Brandy Davis. Fifth Grade - Clinton Hoffman, Jamie Latta, Marsha Weibrecht. Fourth Grade - Bobby Bacak, Carly Pind. Third Grade - Kerala Erdman, Kristel Catterton, Tara Ford, Maryam Fouad, Tyson Seabaugh, Whitney Sibley, Katie Williams...

Nell Holcomb Schools High Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Elizabeth Goehman, Brian Hite, Jill Huber, Gelanie Lockhart, Denise McFadden, Jason Rubel, Lauri Swallow. Seventh Grade - Jeremiah Watson. Sixth Grade - Phillip Davidson, Martin Hoffman, Alexis McDowell, Brett Price, Cassandra Schlegel, Justin Vines...

Scott County Central Elementary Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Krystie Caudle, Gini Childers, Ronnie Mills, Jodi Klingel, Carla Carpenter, Tina Jung, Tara Tolle. Fifth Grade - Danna Simpson, Candice McKnight, Brandon Dumey. Fourth Grade - Jenny Rawls, Ladonna Lovel, Samantha Huff, Kacey Klingel...

Alma Schrader School Sixth Grade - Greg Bartosik, Matt Brandt, Sarah Brown, Allison Bryant, Ben Carter, Laura Clark, Chris Cole, Robin Deal, Jim Haskell, Jason Kopf, Sarah Kuntz, Ricky Ogles, Renee Shoulders, Stephen Stahr, Christina Veneziano. Fifth Grade - Trevor Blattner, Maggie Devaney, Amy Dewrock, Rachael Dugan, Dewayne Felty, Nathan Foley, Terra Herzberger, Jessica Jones, Sean Kinney, Erica Kinnison, Eric Lynch, Kyle Miller, Christy Phelps, Brent Presser, Adam Riegle, Dusty Roberts, Brandon Spencer, David Templeton, Anne Voepel.. ...

St. Mary's Grade School A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Vamsi Adusumilli, Jason Garner, Kristy Jansen, Ashley Koettker, Laura Rickman, Michael Wehner. Seventh Grade - Adam Gardiner, Michelle Hency, Mark Ostendorf, Tim Robert, Emily Wulfers. Sixth Grade - Kate Fisher, Herman Lui...

Cape Christian School A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Andy Young, Jonathan Coleman. Fifth Grade - Jonathan Smart, Krista Olson, Tammy Henson, Ashley Irwin, Missy Ratliff. Fourth Grade - Jenna Leet, Rachel McCormick, Caitlin Bahn, Nathan Snow, Kelly Conway, Ashley Freeman, Andrea Russell, Cheri Churchill, Kerri Churchill, Matt Ward...

Jefferson Elementary School A Honor Roll Fifth Grade - Alicia Barks, Jamie Cochrane, Ashley Foutch, Sarah Vogel. B Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Katherine Baker, Jay Buerck, Ryan Dewrock, Janelle Englemann, Jared Keller, Danielle Milam, Jill Roddy, Tafarris Wilderness, Rachel Wright, David Barani, Jennifer Colon, Brandy Borgfield, Casey Dodd, Andy Pekios, Brandon Streiler...

May Greene A Honor Roll Darrell Haynes, Cobret Joe. A Honor Society Amber England, Chele Ford, Jamala Garmon, Tina Johnson, Britnie Jones, Antowan King, Margaret McCraig, Ryan Mosley, Heather Phillips, Barbara Sample, Toni Shavers, Nicole Williams, Betty Wolford, Doris Wolford...

Franklin School A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Langston Bates, Casey Brennan, Aimee Crowley, Kristal Fish, Lindsay Landgraf, Sarah Mahy, Jessica Morrow, Mackenzie Price, Sara Sprigg. Fifth Grade - Rebecca Komorech, Elizabeth Mason, Jocelyn O'Malley, Amy Rauls, Sean Riches, Andy Tansil...

R.O. Hawkins School A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Laura Asbury, Jeremy Balsman, Kristopher Baranovic, James Baughn, Theresa Biri, Molly Bishop, Julie Brothers, Dean Bucher, Amanda Carter, Lynn Casteel, Sarah Culbertson, David Diebold, Dana Eakins, Erica Foust, Johanna Gordon, Matthew Green, Seth Gregg, Michael Harrison, Mindy Horrell, Jennifer Illers, Jennifer Jones, Justin Keen, Rebecca King, Amanda Lane, Caroline Leimer, Elizabeth Lund, Ryan Mangels, Nancy McClary, Erica McQuay, Frank Miller, Christa Millham, Erin Mirly, Holly Mirly, Justin Petzoldt, Erin Prince, Elizabeth Rampley, Brandy Reed, Aaron Ross, Aaron Roth, Dana Sander, Angie Schwab, Julie Seabaugh, Staci Seabaugh, Todd Sides, Heather Spooler, Doyle Stadt, Jennifer Suhre, Bridget Tracy, Leah Ulrich, Lindsey Walker, Kyle Ward, Amanda Williams, Travis Wilson, Amanda Wooley, Christian Wunderlich.. ...

Delta High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Nicki Beshears, Meredith Cox, Heather Crader, Crystal Henson, Sarah Hester, Joe Kielhafner, Shonda Lancaster, Beth Robinson. Eleventh Grade - Samantha Bond, Racheal Brown, Michael Cook, Chris Cox, Michelle Eby, Alan Fish, Matt Helderman, Salli Nothdurft, Glenda Pirtle, Amber Price, Sarah Seabaugh, Alissa Swindell, Mark Winchester...

Meridian Elementary School High Honors Seventh Grade - Tiffany Daniels, Matthew Lawler, Shannon Minor, Victoria Young. Sixth Grade - Crystal Palmisano, Adam Thurston, Iesha Whitson. Fifth Grade - Chaunte Barber, Michelle Bone, Ashley Burd, Lana Butler, Danielle Dubois, Sheena Gibson, Emily Herring, Jami Ivory, Evonnia Johnson, Robert Marler, Jessie Maxwell, Alton Moreland, Chris Smith, Rose Staple, Dustin Thurston...

Meridian High School High Honor Roll Guilherme Andrade, Lacrecia Barnett, Tyia Barnett, Lucas Bell, Kristi Bierbaum, Kristin Bosecker, Taress Bosecker, Abigail Casey, Valencia Clark, Jamie Cooper, Justin Crain, Stephanie Crain, Ericka Davis, Sheila Dickerson, Heather Edwards, Passionate Edwards, Gregory Gary, Tiffany Green, Heidi Hannon, Hope Herring, Chrystina LaBeau, Shawn Larry, Allen Lewis, Javier Martinez, Cindy Miller, Jennifer Miller, Timothy Mize, Sheena Neely, Latashia Nicholson, Rudy Papo, Jade Phifer, Paula Pilgram, Shannon Ramage, Charminca Rodgers, Shawnda Shannon, Jason Spaulding, Joda Spaulding, Jennifer Spraggs, Jessica Staple, Ryan Thurston, Amy Vaughn, Jamie Warden, Brad Watson, Jennifer Welch, Adam Whiteside, Izola Woods, Shawna Woods.. ...

Jackson High School Scholastic Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Benjaminn Baker, Christopher Britt, Derrick Deneke, David Edwards, Jason Enders, Elizabeth Harshaw, Andrea King, Mark Maupin, Jonathan Milde, Rebecca Neumann, John Popp, Julia Schmid, Lisa Schmid, Garrett Sparks, Kristi St. John, Erica Trickey, Laura Underwood, Terri Wachter, Darrin Whaley, Robin Wiegand...

Oran School Twelfth Grade - Misty Bryeans, Stacey Curtis, George Eftink, Michelle Harless, Debra Hodges, Kerri Jansen, Laura Nussbaum, Stephani Patterson, Jennifer Pearson, Heather Pobst, Renee Proffer, Kristi Williamson. Eleventh Grade - Mike Bramlett, Jesse Branson, Crissy Daniel, Chris Davis, Laramie Klipfel, Gennifer Owen, Kim Vance...

Immaculate Conception School A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Ellis, Chrissi Glastetter, Chris Kohm, Brittney McDowell, Mary Beth Niederkorn, Sara Rhodes, Jennifer Schaaf, Annie Stoverink, Cara Tibbs, Joshua Zoellner. Seventh Grade - Casey Pingel, Casey Randol, Nicole Roth...

Chaffee High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Daniel Bollinger, Sheryl Bradshaw, Mike Crowden, Debbie Davenport, Kristi Glueck, Matthew Hanlon, Angela Hester, Megan Hindman, Jill Loucks, John Loucks, Samantha Montgomery, Tyson Moyers, Brian Payne...

Kelly High School Honor Rolls Twelfth Grade - Beth Beardslee, Daryl Birk, Blake Burger, Shana Burton, Jamie Essner, Tanya Essner, Neil Gates, Justin Guiling, Edie Jo Jolley, Mark Klipfel, David Lape, Landon Legrand, Heather Lentz, Justin Pattengill, Shannon Peters, Darryl Record, Matt Sander, Emily Shanks, Andrew Smith, Aaron Wade, Amanda Walker, Jaime Ward, Ryan Wooldridge...

St. Paul Lutheran School High Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Connie Aufdenberg, Heather Brown, Sara Buchheit, Jennifer Horst, Andrew Luehrs, Brandy Trotter. Seventh Grade - Elizabeth Becker, Michelle birk, Laura Horst, Greg Meier, Julie Wunderlich. Sixth Grade - Matthew Palisch, Clay Pingel, Justin Roth...

To the editor: A flat income tax is a good idea. It was a good idea when Jerry Brown proposed it. It has become a bad idea as it is now proposed. It would tax those who necessarily spend all or most of their income, while letting those with income surplus go free...

To the editor: I am sorry about the "Flush Rush" stickers people are so eager to obtain. I don't find that commendable or a very kind request. Remember, we all have a fault. But, best of all, there exists a lot of good in everyone. PAULA E. KEMPE Cape Girardeau...

To the editor: In regard to the Freedom From Religion group that wants the cross removed from North Kingshighway: This group claims to be atheistic, even though its members won't be a few seconds after they die. It seems quite strange why there are so concerned about fighting someone they are so eager to say doesn't exist. ...

To the editor: Let's be reasonable and debate the real issues. So long as extremists state the conflict in terms of endangered species versus jobs and urge the extinction of any species that poses any economic threat (April 19 editorial, "Songbirds and trees"), reasoned debate cannot occur. We will not, therefore, arrive at solutions that promote ecologically sustainable economic activity...

At the same time Missouri legislators are making some crucial decisions about life before birth, the nation's attention has been drawn to the hundreds of lives that are bettered and saved every year because of organ donations. An awareness week for organ and tissue donations has passed, but the need for people to take steps now to make sure they know how to donate an organ is always here...

Recent maneuvering in the Missouri House of Representatives over abortion has been important for many reasons, not the least of which is the need for debate on a Senate-passed bill that would require women who seek to end their pregnancies to get counseling first...

It's great being a citizen of America the Beautiful for many reasons, one of them being the ability if one lives long enough to recognize an idea that was popular and in vogue four decades previously. We are presently witnessing an idea that is considerably longer than four decades, however, one that is nearly 225 years old...

Mark Rademaker has joined Ford & Sons Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery & Mausoleum as a pre-need counselor. Rademaker will graduate from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro soon with a bachelor's degree in sports management. Rademaker was an all-state pole vaulter at Cape Central High School and a four-year letterman at Arkansas State...

Capital Bancorporation's net income for the three months ended March 31, was $2.5 million, up 42 percent from the first quarter of 1994. Earnings per common and common equivalent share for the three months were 69 cents, up from the 46 cents for the first quarter of 1994. Included in the first quarter earnings per common and common equivalent shares were 7 cents resulting from non-recurring items. Assets exceeded $982 million...

JACKSON -- An image update for spring and summer will be presented during colorations seminars at the Style Shop Impact, 2118 E. Jackson Blvd., in Jackson Tuesday and Wednesday. A number of topics will be discussed at the three-hour sessions, 6 to 9 p.m., including skin care, cosmetics, accessories and trends, eyeglass trends and hair style trends...