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PROGRAM TO PROMOTE LITERACY AWARENESS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Restaurant menus, job applications or memos and road signs. These are just some of the things people read every day. Now imagine how difficult everyday activities could be if you were not able to read. Illiteracy is a worldwide problem but is particularly prevalent in Southeast Missouri. And the Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau has begun a special program to promote literacy awareness...
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ADVANCED READERS USE COMPUTERS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
JACKSON -- For Computer Age kids, few things are more fun than sitting down to an interesting program. St. Paul Lutheran School used children's love for computers and rewards to promote reading last year, and received a $518 grant for the needed software...
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RIVERSIDE REGIONAL RECEIVES BENEFITS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
SCOTT CITY -- Director Jeff Roth says the Riverside Regional Library System's mission statement includes a commitment to providing "information, education, recreation and inspiration." That goes for all six Riverside locations, and for both the children and adults who use them...
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YELL BRINGS GRANTS TO LIBRARY
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Last year's YELL publication brought about two grants to the Cape Girardeau Public Library: one promoting literacy to youngsters and the other aiding people wanting to take the GED (General Educational Development) test. Library officials said without the $2,500 in grant money, several new books couldn't have been purchased...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: FRANKLIN TEACHER SEES SUCCESS THROUGH READING RECOVERY
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Reading Recovery, a program for first-grade students who are slipping behind in reading skills, keeps Lisa Hardesty enthusiastic about teaching reading. She has been a remedial reading teacher for eight years and has taught Reading Recovery for the past four years at Franklin Elementary School...
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YELL GRANTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AREA UNITED WAY
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Any organization that promotes literacy in the region can apply to the Area Wide United Way for grants given through YELL. Dorothy Klein, executive director of the local United Way chapter, said grants are given to programs of all sizes depending on the needs of the agencies. Grants range from $100 to $2,000...
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HOOKED ON PHONICS HELPS JACKSON KIDS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Public Library received a grant from the YELL for Newspapers Committee at the end of December 1993, and library staff members say both children and adults who use the library benefited. Using its $750 grant, the library purchased Hooked on Phonics and several high-interest, low-vocabulary books...
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"READING FAIR" ENCOURAGES READING FOR RUN
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Students at L.J. Schultz Middle School in Cape Girardeau read more than 50,000 pages during the school's Reading Fair last school year. The program, coordinated by Bonnie Matzat and carried out by Matzat, Mary Wilhite, Carolyn Ford and Annette Schuch, encourages reading for fun...
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COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OPENS DOOR FOR STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Computer technology opened the door to the world of reading for students at the Easter Seal Society in Cape Girardeau. With the help of Reader Rabbit's Learning Letters program, students learn how to put letters together to form words and eventually work their way up to creating stories with the aid of another program titled Storybook Weaver...
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IN THE DARK WORLD OF ILLITERACY, PEGGY TAYLOR IS A BEACON FOR THOSE WANTING TO LEARN
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Peggy Taylor poses the question: "Can you imagine not being able to read? It'd be like being blind." But in the dark world of illiteracy, Taylor is a beacon for those wanting to learn. Taylor is one of the many volunteers for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, which is dedicated to helping people by putting seniors to good use...
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GED A TICKET TO RIDE INTO THE FUTURE
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Editor's Note: The following is the keynote speech given by Rick Sinclair of Sikeston at the GED graduation this past August. I'd like to thank everyone for coming out this afternoon for the graduation ceremonies. I'm like most of you, I don't like to sit through long boring speeches on a day like today, but I do love giving them...
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS: OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS EXPAND LEARNING HORIZONS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
A few area schools, mostly those with plenty of wooded acreage, have established outdoor classrooms in the past several years. Perryville, Meadow Heights and Nell Holcomb campuses feature the unique classrooms with some similar and some different features...
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CAPE SCHOOL BOARD OKs RANDOL REFUND
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education said it is an honor for superintendent of schools, Dr. Neyland Clark, to teach courses at Southeast Missouri State University, and he hasn't violated his contract by doing so. The board also Monday night voted to refund Amy Randol $300 of the $700 she spent to investigate district financial records...
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PRESIDENT MAKES SPEECH, FRIENDS AT SIU
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Brian Bird of Carbondale didn't expect to shake Bill Clinton's hand, but the president sprang from his limousine and greeted Bird and dozens of other people in front of Mugsy McGuire's Food & Drink at Glenview and Route 13 in Carbondale...
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INSURING FAIR MEANS BIG BUCKS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
As head of the SEMO District Fair's insurance committee, Pete Poe doesn't stroll down the midway. He searches it. "See this? That would be tough on some barefoot kid," he said, picking up a stray curtain hook. It was about noon on Tuesday, and Poe had collected a dart and a few more dangerous items before heading back to his office...
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UNITED WAY HOPES TO RAISE $500,000 THIS FALL
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
The Area Wide United Way hopes to "Paint A Brighter Tomorrow" by raising half a million dollars in its annual campaign this fall. The Brighter Tomorrow theme fits well with a campaign that is geared to helping community agencies, said Donna Hanschen, manager of Ameritech and general chairman of the campaign. "It is a reflection of the spirit of the area," Hanschen said...
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MARK MY WORD: DIVE IN, THE PLASTIC BALLS ARE FINE
(Column ~ 09/12/95)
Goodbye ice, hello floor mats. Just when I was warming up to my daughter's ice skating lessons at the local rink, she switched to gymnastics. But then when you're 3, career changes occur almost daily. Becca loves forward rolls. Jumping on the trampoline is a big hit too, as is sliding down the plastic slide into a pit of foam rubber blocks...
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N.I.E. BRINGS NEWS TO THE CLASSROOM
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
There are a lot of textbooks out there, jockeying for spots in the nation's classrooms. But as thorough as textbooks can be, some teachers say there's a problem with all of them -- they contain last year's information. That's OK for some classes, but subjects like current events, geography and economics require updated information. Teachers in those classes use the media as part of their curriculum, and a program called Newspapers In Education helps...
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PROGRAM STARTED TO HELP YOUTHS WITH THEIR STUDIES
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
If you are around Juanita Spicer, better do your homework. A retired teacher, Spicer founded the Edward M. Spicer Tutorial Program three years ago to help Cape Girardeau schoolchildren with their homework. The program is named in memory of Spicer's husband, who died in October 1991. At the time of his death, Spicer was associate to the president at Southeast Missouri State University and served as the school's ombudsman...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/12/95)
CONGRATULATIONS to Notre Dame soccer team on its defeat of Central soccer team. You are on the front page in my eyes, except in this area we are not. FOR THE people who think of the trees on their property as a cash crop waiting to be turned into a pile of lumber, consider this. ...
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FARM FATALITIES FALL NATIONALLY TO LOWEST LEVEL IN PAST DECADE
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Agriculture-related death statistics have changed little in Missouri over the past decade. Thirty-three fatal farm accidents were reported last year. "We don't have a breakout on counties," said David Baker, a University of Missouri Extension safety specialist. "But statewide, from 28 to 35 deaths a year have been reported over the past 10 years."...
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RAINBOW VILLAGE: A PROGRAM THAT WORKS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
At Rainbow Village, children learned the meaning of the words Respect, Attitude, Individuals and their differences, Nurture, Belonging, Order and Work ethics. Rainbow is an acronym for qualities that will help them not only survive but thrive. The children's primary mission during the summer-long program was to brush up on the math, reading and writing they learned during the past school year. ...
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FEDERAL COURTHOUSE SITE SPURS INTEREST
(Editorial ~ 09/12/95)
Plans to build a new federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau has stirred up considerable interest. The General Services Administration plans to spend in the neighborhood of $14 million for the five-story building complete with ample parking. What has caught the most attention isn't the fact that a major federal facility will be built. Rather, it is the location of the proposed courthouse that is being discussed most...
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WRITERS GUILD ENCOURAGES AUTHORS TO MARKET WHAT THEY WRITE
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
The success of a series of Sunday afternoon writing classes in a Sikeston church in 1988 spurred the formation of a regional writers' support group. With 12 charter members, the group organized as the Heartland Writers Guild. The guild now boasts membership of more than 130 published and unpublished authors of all ages and from many states. High school students have been members of the guild...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/12/95)
Twin son and daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones, 206 Hillvale, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Thursday, Aug. 31, 1995. Tyler Stephen was born at 5:01 p.m. and weighed 6 pounds. Mallory was born at 6:01 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces. The couple has one other daughter. ...
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REGINALD D. SCHENIMANN
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
SIKESTON -- Reginald Dale Schenimann, 49, of Sikeston, died Monday, Sept. 11, 1995. He was formerly of Scott City. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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EDNA TURNER CLARK
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
JACKSON -- Edna Turner Clark, 84, of Jackson, died Monday, Sept. 11, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 14, 1911, at Patton, daughter of Wiley J. and Mary M. McGraw Gallup. She first married Ersel Turner June 19, 1928, at Fredericktown. He died March 30, 1973. She then married Ross Clark in June 1986...
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L. JUNE BROWN
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
JACKSON -- L. June Brown, 89, of Jackson, died Monday, Sept. 11, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 18, 1906, in Greenville, daughter of Merritt and Cordelia Allen Lane. She and Elder Cody Brown were married Dec. 25, 1924. He died Dec. 16, 1992...
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LON E. OGBORN
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
Lon E. Ogborn, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995, at his home. He was born Jan. 27, 1912, in Wyatt, son of Lon and Beulah Parks Ogborn. He and Eldora Pecord were married Oct. 26, 1936. Formerly of Miller City, Ill., he was a founder and director of Alexander County Water District. He was a member of Community Chapel United Methodist Church in Willard, Ill., Pulaski-Alexander Farm Bureau, and former boys 4-H Club leader...
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CONTRACT AWARDED FOR BRIDGE WORK
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
SCOTT CITY -- State highway officials awarded a $1 million construction contract last week for a bridge spanning Ramsey Creek. The bridge construction is the second of five projects in the Nash Road extension project. The project will extend Nash Road about 4 miles to the property line of the SEMO Port Authority. The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department awarded the contract to a Poplar Bluff company...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WOMAN DIES IN CRASH
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
A Southeast Missouri woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident in New Madrid County Tuesday afternoon. Florence Minehart, 68, of Kewanee was killed when her car ran off the road and struck a utility pole and tree, said a spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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COL. THOMAS HEYDE
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
JACKSON -- Retired Col. Thomas McCombs Heyde, 54, of Bluewater Bay, Fla., died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1995, at his home. He was born Aug. 12, 1941, in Jackson, son of W.A. and Bernice Fitzpatrick Heyde Jr. He and Imogene W. Case were married Aug. 29, 1964, in Enid, Okla...
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LILLIE G. CLIFTON
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
Graveside service for Lillie Gertrude Clifton, 1408 N. Water, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Lorimier Cemetery. The Rev. Cy Smith will officiate. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Clifton, 98, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 1995, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center...
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LLOYD J. DYCUS
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
Lloyd J. "Rocky" Dycus, 68, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 11, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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JEAN L. JORDAN
(Obituary ~ 09/12/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Jean L. Jordan, 58, of Perryville, died Monday, Sept. 11, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 19, 1936, in Arkansas, daughter of George F. and Jettie Reynolds White. She and Joseph L. Jordan were married Dec. 24, 1978...
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HELPING PEOPLE READ GOAL OF YELL SPONSORS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Leave it to Beaver Cleaver to put literacy into the most definable of terms. "If you can't read," said the Beav (Jerry Mathers, who played a starring role in the vintage television sitcom, "Leave it to Beaver"), "then, how are you going to know what's on TV."...
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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GET YOUR DIPLOMA
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
By finally earning her high school diploma, Lynette Fehr accomplished something she left unfinished for more than 20 years. Discouraged and frustrated with school when she quit at age 17 near the end of her junior year, Fehr found the learning experience easier this time around...
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WINNERS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
The following first place winners in the YELL Coloring Contest will receive two tickets to Six Flags. Second place winners receive autographed cardinal baseballs. In the age group 6 to 9, first place: Ashely Sewing, Jackson, Mo. age 8. Second place: Lauren Ressel, Jackson, Mo. age 6...
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AND THE WINNERS ARE...
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
The YELL "Dear Young Reader" Favorite Book Contest was open to students in grades 4, 5, and 6. Each winning student will receive two tickets to Six Flags. Winners are: Alex Schneider, 4th grade, Alma Schrader School Dear Young Reader: I read a lot of books this summer, but I like this one the best. It has excitement, and a lot of good other stuff like suspense and chills...
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LOCAL LEADERS TELL STORIES OF THEIR FAVORITE AND INSPIRINT BOOKS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Favorite books, inspiring books, and current reading were the topics put to these Area Wide United Way agency leaders and supporters. Here's what they wrote back: Mary Burton, American Red Cross You can go anywhere in the world anytime you choose. You can be anyone you want to be. You can learn anything you choose to learn. You can do all this and more by simply opening the page of a book. This is what my wise and respected fifth grade teacher assured me ... and she was so right...
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WRITING ABOUT READING; YOUNGSTERS AIR THEIR FEELINGS ON FAVORTITE AUTHORS AND WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE WITHOUT BOOKS
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Thanks to L.J. Schultz School 7th graders and North Elementary 5th graders for their essay contributions. Alison Eaton How would my life be different if I could not read? If I couldn't read, my life would be very difficult. If I was in school and the teacher assigned me homework, I couldn't do it because I could not read. I could not drive because I could not read the signs. I would not be able to order off of a menu because I couldn't read. See how important reading is?...
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AREA STUDENTS NAMED TO SOUTHEAST, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI DEAN'S LIST
(Local News ~ 09/12/95)
Southeast Missouri State University named 402 students to the dean's list for the summer semester. Area students on the list: Linda Kay Wiggins of Advance; Stephanie L. Schmidt of Altenburg; Paula K. Backfisch, Jennifer L. Halter and Diane R. Klueppel, of Benton; Katherine C. Bell, Jill N. Deardorff, Ginger Rae Gibbs, Ann Lumsden, Bobby D. Norman and Tammy S. Street of Bloomfield...
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