Stories from Wednesday, May 1, 1996

To the editor: Last week's decision in the U.S. Senate to require insurance coverage for mental illness on par with other physical ailments was a strike against discrimination faced by persons with brain disorders or mental illness and their families. ...

Third Quarter High Honor Roll Eighth Grade -- Kelli Grantham, Laura Horst, Greg Meier, Julie Wunderlich. Seventh Grade -- Pamela Birk, Matthew Palisch, Clay Pingel. Sixth Grade -- Michael Birk, Nathan Brown, Tabitha Brown, Ashley Ehlers, Ashley Hemmann, Merideth Leimer, Douglas Ludwig, Lindsey Lynch, Joshua Morrison, Ashley Myer, Joshua Parham, Lindsey Rhodes, Cheryl Trotter, Traci Weissmueller, Dana Wright...

Sixth Grade -- Amy Dewrock, Sean Kinney, Nathan Foley, Kyle Miller, Terra Herzberger, Erica Kinnison, Mesha Russell, Adam Riegle, Eric Lynch, Cameron Bennett, Trevor Blattner, Bethany Burchyett, Jeff Chapman, Jessica Jones, Cristy Phelps, Anne Voepel...

A Honor Roll Gregory Bartosik, Jessie Beasley, Gabriel Bragg, Sarah Brown, Allison Bryant, Jay Buerck, Ben Carter, Laura Clark, Christopher Cole, Aimee Crowley, Ryan Dewrock, Kristal Fish, Omar Fouad, Cassei Gross, Erin Haycraft, Rebecca Hellrich, Heather Hey, Alyssa Holyfield, Allison Johnson, Jayson Kopf, James Limbaugh, Justin Lusk, Melody Mayer, Bret McNabb, Paul Miller, Roy Minton, Jessica Morrow, Dustin Nelson, Richard Ogles, Mary Owen, Jill Roddy, Renee Shoulders, Sara Sprigg, Stephen Stahr, Christina Veneziano.. ...

A Honor Roll Ninth Grade -- Stephanie Amos, Connie Aufdenberg, Anthony Baker, Chad Birk, Jonathan Bragg, Carly Brown, Heather Brown, Kristen Bundy, Andrew Clark, Kenda Clark, Kristy Crites, Jennifer Ellis, Charles Evans, Paul Findlay, Chrissi Glastetter, Matthew Hale, Leslie Hanschen, Gabriel Hartwig, Jamie Heitz, Ginger Hendrix, Jennifer Horst, Meredith Jackson, Heather Jennings, John Johannes, Amy Johnson, Dayna King, Chris Kohm, Jessie Litzelfelner, Julie Litzelfelner, Andrew Luehrs, Benjamin Martin, Brittney McDowell, Kelly McElrath, Suzanne McGruder, Bradley Milde, Kelly Murray, Sara Nothdurft, Emily O'Loughlin, Kelli Puchbauer, Alicia Riley, Lucas Rouggly, Jennifer Schaaf, Raegan Scheper, Brent Schumer, Allison Shinn, Jessica Shultz, Ryan Sides, Nicholas Snyder, Rosetta Southerland, Brandon Spitzmiller, Sarah Stiegemeyer, Anna Stoverink, Sarah Strack, Casey Tallent, Kara Thoma, Brandy Trotter, Angela Underwood, Ryan Weissmueller, Nathan Windeknecht, Heather Woods, Joshua Zinner, Joshua Zoellner.. ...

A Honor Roll Ninth Grade -- Jonathan Anderson, Ruth Bechtold, Jennifer Bonner, Jessica Campbell, Leigh Ann Christain, Anjulia Dahiya, Holly Doza, Casey Ferden, Grace Freeman, Shawn Haley, Matt Hawkins, Jeff Haycraft, Anna Hicks, Leah Hill, Akiko Hirao, Angela Hoffman, Kris Kinder, Cecilia Kuntz, Annise Maguire, Courtney Maguire, Jason Marietta, Tahisha McBride, Natatlie McCormack, Julie McGrowen, Jessica Merkis, Mitch Ogles, Andrew Ostrenga, Garth Otto, Brad Patterson, Adam Rigg, Brandon Ruth, Nathan Skinner, David Stahr, Amanda Stoecker, Lauri Swallow, Susan Tansil, Rachelle Yingling, Matthew Younghouse, Dongyang Zhang.. ...

3rd Quarter A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade -- Thomas Berkbigler, Lori Bles, Jeremy Bratton, Lanson Debrock, Sarah Essner, Bethanie Gosche, Sara Jansen, Jennifer Layton, Benjamin Legrand, Katy McCann, Jill Ostendorf, Kristel Priest, Kristin Reinagel, Ryan Rosenquist, Matthew Rubel, Bryan Schaefer, Amisha Shah, Nicholas Simon, Julie Stoverink, Jennifer Teegarden, Adam Vickery, Jamie Welker, Wendy Welter...

Third Quarter Scholastic Honor Roll Twelfth Grade -- Tori Allen, Michael Cracraft, Brooke Craft, Jarred Crouch, Christopher Dittmer, James Gladish, Benjamin Goodier, Cassandra Hope, Brian Probst, Emily Reisenbichler, Nikki Schwent, Kristin Swinford, Elizabeth Timberlake...

Scholastic Honor Roll Seventh Grade -- Cailin Bricknell, Cory McElreath, Bradley Mirly, Clay Turner, Ryan Vangilder, Laura Wissehr. Sixth Grade -- Sara Davie, Brenton Eaton, Sophia Gerlach, Brian Rhodes, Melissa Sander, Justin Thompson. A Honor Roll...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade -- Danielle Berkbigler, Dana Bock, April Buerck, Joshua Clifton, Suzanna Courtois, Robert Davis, Rachel Hakcer, Tracy Haertling, Amy Hogan, Jessica Jenkins, Richard Johnson, Misty Korando, Stephanie Krauss, Deanna Lawrence, Scott Lohmann, Valerie Lohmann, Elizabeth Lukefahr, Angela McAtee, Stacey Melliges, Stephanie Meyer, Scott Myers, Jelena Nikolic, Nicole Nolen, Rachel Picou, Dana Ponder, Maria Pontillas, Michelle Ramsey, Melissa Roth, Ana Savulsky, Courtney Schaaf, Sarah Shilling, Theresa Schindler, Kendall Schneider, Stephine Stehl, Amanda Stogsdill, Bojana Todorovska, Amy Tucker, Astrid Wolff, Jessia Warfield, Nathan Yamnitz, Christopher Zahner.. ...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade -- Laura Bowlin, Eric Grabel, Josh Kambitch, Erin Oberhaus, Derek Ruth, Christy Schlosser, Jon Mark Thompson, Cassie Brazier, Sarah Abercrombie, Amy Brookover, Kim Davis, Ian Godsey, Hannah Griesemer, Andrew Krueger, Michael Mercer, Alex Spradling...

Sixth Grade -- Natalie Arnzen, Jamie Cochrane, Nicholas Ervin, Amber Jaco, Neil Randol, Ashley Foutch, Alicia Barks, Dan Bedell, Jordan Eaton, Jessica Hodge, Gabe Keys, Sarah Vogel, Arthur Pilsner, Melissa Adams. Fifth Grade -- Joy Harris, Keith Fischer, Wilie Colon, Ashley Evans, Brandon Hinkle, Zack Thompson, Chris Huffman, Becky Benton, Lydia Ellis, Ryan Gerecke, Ryan Mosley, Tray Wigfall...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade -- Marsha Weibrecht, Marlene Werne, Carrie McClard, Corey Popp, Jamie Latta, Barbara Gesellschap. Fifth Grade -- Carly Pind, Molly Reynolds. Fourth Grade -- Tara Ford, Katie Williams, Maryam Fouad, Tyson Seabaugh, Whitney Sibley, Nikita Smith, Jacob Taylor...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade -- Casey Pingel, Casey Randol, Nicole Roth, Ginny Seiler, Emily Unverferth. Seventh Grade -- Sara Biri, Zach Friedrich, Kendra Hinkebein, Andrea Koeper. Sixth Grade -- Matt Balsman, Elizabeth Baugh, Carrie Ellis, Blair Hinkebein, Lisa Millham, Nicole Poythress, Clayton Randol, Alicia Sachse, Lindsey Scheffel, Caleb Seyer...

To the editor: I want to return some feedback to your April 29 editorial, "Zoning for county." County planning and zoning are critical to the future development of Cape Girardeau County. In the years of the immediate future, our county will develop faster than it has at any time in the past. ...

Two housing projects -- one in Cape Girardeau and the other in Perryville -- will help meet different demands in those cities. Plans to build 15 rental houses in Cape Girardeau for low-income families and 100 houses in Perryville priced at $76,000 were announced April 22...

Jackson's phenomenal population growth through the 1980s and 1990s can be attributed to two primary factors: annexations of land to the east and the availability of reasonably priced, decent housing. Jackson already had the schools and churches to attract people, and the explosion in home building over the past decade has served as the impetus to bring more people to town...

High Honor Roll Eighth Grade -- Sanaria Alexander, Dina Palmer, Jeremih Watson. Seventh Grade -- Phillip Davidson, Martin Hoffman, Alexis McDowell, Ashley Powers, Brett Price, Justin Vines. Sixth Grade -- Krissy Cagle, Caleb Buis. Honor Roll Eighth Grade -- Amanda Friese, Ghaffar Glenn, Edith Heise, Laura Hency, Tara Herbst, Shelly LeGrand, Sharon Roempagel, Rachael Schaefer...

A Honor Roll Fifth Grade -- Tina Johnson. B Honor Roll Sixth Grade -- Shawn Pearson, Shawni Moore. Fifth Grade -- Brooke Twiggs, Ben Walters, Margaret McCaig, Yolantra Reed, Derek Cox, Lance Sterling, Chris Sparks, Jeremiah Dukes, Jamie Cowson, Alisha Carter...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade -- Michelle Hency, Mark Ostendorf, Tim Robert. Seventh Grade -- Kate Fisher, Michael Ha, Michael Hoffman, Herman Lui. Sixth Grade -- Christopher Hinkle, Meredith LeGrand, Danny Robert. Fifth Grade -- Doris Dorlac. Fourth Grade -- Kristen Boos, Amanda Dirnberger, Loreal Garner...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade -- Jill Edwards, Christine Kimball, Jennifer Markin, Michael Sirimaturos, Jean Stoverink. Seventh Grade -- Jennifer Diebold, Katie Mehner, Kurt Glastetter, Carrie Jo Laurentius, Amber Elfrink, Gail Heuschober, Susan Layton, Stephanie Meyer, Jeffrey Overbey...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade -- Ilene Davis, Becky Komorech, Erin Moon, Amy Rauls, Sean Riches, Tim Showers, Melissa Wellman. Fifth Grade -- Sara Broom, Erin Gregory, John Hill, Thomas Moon, Stephen Smith, B.J. Spitzer, Codey Williams. Fourth Grade -- Sean Coltrain, Sarah Crump, Lucas Kester, Cassie Kipper...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade -- Krista Olson, Jonathan Smart. Fourth Grade -- Lucas Presson, Conor Trulsson. Third Grade -- T.J. Bierschwal, Jackson Bahn, Ryan Johnston, Aubrey Trulsson, Brett Ford, Kenny DeCoursey, Devon Edmonds. Second Grade -- Brittne Stovall, Emily Lohrmann, Meredith Snow, Sam Bornstein...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade -- Jennifer Daume, Jarrod Grebing, Elizabeth Hobbs, Elizabeth Meyr. Seventh Grade -- Amanda Blattner, John Frank, Erica Hileman, Kennith Hoffman, Jessica McDonald, Crystal Morton, Sarah Muench, Carol Perry. Sixth Grade -- Eric Daume, Shane Kistner, Jeffrey McCowan, Kimberly Pancoast, Brian Seabaugh, Sarah Wernsmann, Cherish West...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade -- Jason Azuma, Danielle Barlow, John Bechtold, Michelle Bennett, Jill Benton, Tiffany Biggerstaff, Courtney Boren, Alisa Branum, Christina Brueckner, Adam Bryant, Misty Capshaw, Alice Chen, Bryan Daume, Margaret Davis, Lydia Dewees, Elizabeth Eudy, Bradley Fiehler, Angela Fornkohl, James Fox, David Haycraft, Aaron Hessenkemper, Courtney Hunter, Jennifer Jones, Kari Kipper, Jeffrey Koch, Paul Kranawetter, Jeff Lappe, Rebecca Long, Elizabeth Martin, Timothy Mayfield, Lesley McCloskey, Bryn McDougall, Jay Meystedt, Jane Mosebach, Rafael Naya, Brianna Nicholson, Amber Pool, Nancy Renfrow, Heather Ross, Nicole Ross, Nadia Sauer, Erinn Schermann, Felisha Session, Laura Sheets, Stephanie Slaten, Alisha Smith, Nanda Somarajan, Aaron Stott, Susan Stricklin, Eric Ticer, Emily Trueblood, Kristina Wallis, Derek Watson, Lillie Weaver, Andrea Wlker, Leah Wessel.. ...

SIKESTON -- Major P. Robinson, 89, of Sikeston and formerly of Bell City died Monday at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1906 in Tunica, Miss., to James and Annie Tyson Robinson. In 1944 he married Elizabeth Chandler Robinson, who died April 11, 1996...

"Jazz at Noon," featuring the Southeast Missouri State University Jazz Ensemble, will be presented from 12:15 to 1 p.m. today in front of the University Center, weather permitting. The Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Barry Bernhardt will present music by Matt Cattingub, Tom Calderaro, Gerry Mulligan, Rob McConnell, Count Basie and Dave Metzgar...

Semo Alliance for Disability Independence Inc (SADI) will hold its second annual auction Thursday at 7 p.m. at Rainbow Auction, Interstate 55 and Highway 61 in Jackson. Donations of items to be auctioned will be accepted through Thursday. SADI is a non-residential independent living center that provides information and referral, advocacy, peer counseling and independent-living-skills training for people with disabilities. ...

Son to Kenneth Andrew and Jennifer Lynn Golden of Lincoln, Ill., Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Ill., 3 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Name, Ethan Andrew. Weight, 9 pounds ounce. First child. Mrs. Golden is the former Jennifer Brase, daughter of Robert and Janet Brase of Jackson. Golden is the son of Les and Gretchen Golden of Havana, Ill. He is employed at Computer Consulting Associates in Lincoln...

MARBLE HILL -- Thelma Maxine Washburn, 60, of St. Louis, died Monday, April 29, 1996, at Lutheran Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born May 3, 1935, in Marble Hill, daughter of Earl and Etta Fulbright. She and Bennie Washburn were married Sept. 26, 1954...

CIRCLE CITY -- Alta I. Griffey, 86, formerly of Circle City, died Tuesday, April 30, 1996, at the Exclusive Care Ranch in Arvada, Colo. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Dexter is in charge of arrangements.

Third Quarter A Honor Roll Fifth Grade -- Meredith Detring, Jayne Hesselrode, Jeremy Snyder, Jenna Leet, Kyle Strickland, Mindy Ward, Casey Borgfield, Amanda Dumey, Emily Rigdon, Danielle Thiele, Matt Litzelfelner, Mikayla Hahn, Jarrett Brown, Matt Gregory, Jacob Legrand, Josh Stoffregen, Balraj Dirnberger, Anna Fluegge, Nate Penland, Fredamae McGhee, Ashley Williams, Ashley Doza, Ashley Mayfield, Erica Yarbro, Kristen Howard, Mark McMullin, Erin Mayfield, Stuart McIntosh, Mike Wenderski, Nicole Fadler, Alicia Martin, Jessica Edwards, Juli Penney, Jamie Suhre, Heather West, Kate Carter, Brandy Hodges, Jessica Venable, Trevor Ponder, Lisa Laurentius, Andrew Gerlach, Melissa Anderson, Tyler Kinder, Matt Neal, Brandon Andrews, Katie Domain, Ashley Illers, Jessi Bill, Leslie Pourney, Nick Reinhardt, Emily Essner, Kari Miinch, Mitchell Casteel, Stuart Knowlan, Paige Pylate, Mark Gerecke, Jordon Hinkle, Cameron Garrison, Nicole McMillan, Trey Ferrell, Amber Schreiner, Fallan Thiele, Luke Aufdenburg, Jessie Cattron, Todd Richbourg, Jennifer Rhodes, Matt McComas, Adam Henley, Courtney Crowden, Annie Bracken, Ian Lape, Melissa Shinn, Doug Carlton, John Debrock, Brent Neader, Megan Green, Sarah Ward, Amanda Birk, Josh Hill, Carrie Welker, Josh Davis, Sherry Kuehn, Deanna Johnston, Natalie Profilet, Sara Dameron.. ...

CHARLESTON -- William Oneal "Bill" Croney, 77, Charleston Route 1, died Monday, April 29, 1996, at East Prairie Nursing Center in East Prairie. He was born Feb. 28, 1919, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., son of Bedford and Belle Higgins Croney. He and Ruby Margaret Futrell were married Nov. 16, 1940...

BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Julia E. Harty will be held at 1 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Burial will be in Bloomfield Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m. to service time. Harty, 78, died Monday, April 29, 1996, at Florissant Nursing Center in Florissant...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Elisha H. Littleton of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. The Revs. Jim Guffie and David Johnson will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery at Sikeston. Littleton, 73, died Monday, April 29, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

CHARLESTON -- Funeral mass for Mea Lou Butler of Charleston will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Henry Catholic Church. The Rev. Richard Lause will officiate, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston is in charge of arrangements...

Funeral service for Betty May Johnson of Evansville, Ind., was held Monday at Alexander East Chapel in Evansville. The Rev. Donald Moore officiated, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery in Evansville. Johnson, 70, died Thursday, April 25, 1996, at Newburgh Healthcare Center in Newburgh, Ind...

MCCLURE, Ill. -- Gladys Marie Matlock, 87, McClure Route 1, died Sunday, April 28, 1996, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born June 19, 1908, in McClure, daughter of Eugene and Laura Ellen Lawrence Kaufman. She and Rollie S. Matlock were married May 13, 1928, in Jonesboro. He died Nov. 22, 1993...

Officials preparing for the Mississippi River to rise to levels well above flood stage received some good news Tuesday when the National Weather Service revised its crest prediction downward for Cape Girardeau. A spokesman for the weather service in St. Louis said the river now is expected to crest Thursday at 41.5 feet, 9.5 feet above flood stage. On Monday the prediction was for a crest half a foot higher...

COMMERCE -- After three major floods, Marie Mayberry hopes she has packed her belongings and moved to higher ground for the last time. Floodwaters from the Mississippi River are forcing Mayberry and her husband, David, out of their house at 30 Water St. The Mayberrys are accepting a flood buyout offer from the State Emergency Management Agency...

The Board of Regents Tuesday unanimously chose Ohio education consultant Dr. Dale Nitzschke as Southeast Missouri State University's new president. The regents spent about six and one-half hours deliberating over whether to hire Nitzschke, a former president of the University of New Hampshire, or Dr. G. Warren Smith, chemistry professor and former president at Southeastern Louisiana University at Hammond...

Degrees will be conferred on 855 graduates during spring commencement exercises May 11 at Southeast Missouri State University. U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley will deliver the commencement address during the exercises scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Show Me Center...

At least I was "dissed" by a Supreme Court justice! After listening to two speeches by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Tuesday, I've come to a profound decision: He should have bought those contact lenses a long time ago. Remember the confirmation hearings -- those big plastic-framed glasses reflecting the television lights? They're gone. Of course, I've got big, plastic, out-of-style glasses too, but I work for a newspaper, not the federal court system...

Republican John Hancock says he's a better candidate now than two years ago when he lost his bid for Missouri Secretary of State by a 1-percent margin. "Losing that election, to Judy Moriarty, may have been a good thing, personally," said Hancock, "I learned some humility."...

The Southeast Missourian asked people what they thought about the Jackson School Board's plans for a new high school math and science building. It would include eight classrooms for math and eight for science. Ed Sebaugh: "It's something that has been needed for a long time. We only have one lab for all of our chemistry and physics now. It will enable us to modernize our science program which is good now, but we can make it better."...

May 6 through 10 will be Jackson's Spring Clean-up Week. During this week the sanitation department will pick up all refuse that is placed at the curb. If you wish to participate in this twice-a-year, free service, have your refuse out at the curb by 8 a.m. on your normal trash day...

Sgt. Carl Kinnison of the Cape Girardeau Police Department will be guest speaker at The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee Friday at 7:30 a.m. at the Show Me Center on Southeast Missouri State University campus. Kinnison's topic will be, "Local Crime Statistics as they Relate to the Quality of Life in Cape Girardeau...

CAIRO, Ill. -- A paper airplane contest, a parachute jump exhibition and helicopter rides are among events to be held at the Cairo Regional Airport Youth Day Saturday. "We'll have a full day of festivities at the airport, designed for youngsters and their families," said Jim Zimmer, manager of the airport, located about three miles from Cairo and a mile west of Interstate 57...

Walkers at Cape County Park North will benefit leukemia research at a Walk-A-Thon Saturday headquartered at Shelter 8. Members of the Town & Country FCE (Family, Community and Education) will walk from 10 a.m. until noon, raising money for leukemia research with every mile they complete...

JACKSON -- There are still some openings for the Jackson Noon Optimist Club's Safety City program. Classes start May 11 and continue May 18, June 8 and June 15 for the program, which emphasizes traffic safety, fire safety, pedestrian safety, stranger danger and drug and alcohol abuse. The course is open to children in grades K-4. The fee is $4 and includes a 6-foot bike flag and bicycle helmets...

JACKSON -- The availability of skilled and semi-skilled workers and the dependability of those workers are the biggest concerns of industry and manufacturers in the area, according to results of a survey by the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. Results of the survey conducted by the chamber's Industrial Relations Committee were outlined at Monday night's general membership meeting...

The city of Cape Girardeau and area veterinarians will sponsor rabies clinics Thursday and Friday, 4-6 p.m., at the Trinity Lutheran Men's Club shelter in Arena Park. Rabies shots will be $6 each and city dog licenses $1 each. Participating veterinarians are: Dr. Brenda Langdon, Dr. Gwenn Freitag, Dr. Karen L. Bangert, Dr. John Koch and others...

Cape Central High School will hold a summer Driver's Education class from June 10-25. The cost for the course is $135 plus $1 for an instructor permit. The class will be held from 8-10 a.m. Monday through Friday with six hours of driving to be assigned. Instructors will be Dick Wadlington and Jack Russell...

JACKSON -- Loans and grants are available to repair health and safety hazards around the house through the 504 Loan-Grant Program at the Rural Economic and Community Development office. One percent loans are available to people who own their own house but need to repair the property and lack the resources to do it. Income guidelines are required to meet the loan criteria. In Cape Girardeau County, income levels range from $12,700 for a single person to $23,950 for a family of eight...

Steve Windeknecht, right, planted variegated liriope as Danny Wills put in a nylon-fabric weed barrier. Both work with Plants Plus. Danny Wills planted a firepower heavenly bamboo at a residence. Size, shape, color and arrangement of furniture are among the many elements that define the mood of a home's interior. Many of the same principles apply to a home's other living space...

JACKSON -- A regional videoconference with information on increasing a community's capacity to handle housing concerns will be conducted May 9 from 9 a.m. to noon the University Extension Office, 815 S. Hope. The videoconference will provide local, state and federal policy-makers and implementers with an opportunity to discuss small towns' housing concerns. It begins with a report on the results ofa three-year study of housing in small towns in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin...