Stories from Tuesday, July 23, 1996

Margorie Swan of Pocahantas, the Southeast Missouri District director of the National Association for Family and Community Education, attended "A Family Affair," the 60th annual conference of the national association June 26-30 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Television violence and its effects on children, leadership development and character development education for communities and families were issues addressed at the conference, which was highlighted by ceremonies for the opening of the national headquarters in Burlington, Ky.. ...

Area students who recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia include: Nicole Marie Smith of Cape Girardeau with a bachelor of science in human environmental science in human development and family studies; Timothy Dale Thomas of Cape Girardeau with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; Robin Leigh Thompson of Cape Girardeau with a bachelor of science in education; Evelyn Leigh Beussink of Jackson with a bachelor of arts in psychology; and Travis Lawrence Statler of Jackson with a bachelor of arts in religious studies.. ...

The enrollment dates for students attending Scott County R-4 (Kelly) High School for the 1996-97 school year are: 9th and 10th grades, Aug. 5; 11th grade, Aug. 6; and 12th grade, Aug. 7. New students should enroll on Aug. 12 or 13. All students should have home and emergency phone numbers, addresses, social security numbers and any other information with them. ...

Teresa Jones of Oran attended the National FFA Washington Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., July 9-14. The week-long program helps FFA members improve their leadership skills and prepare for leadership roles in their chapters, communities and their future careers. A highlight of the week was a visit to the office of U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond of Missouri...

Emily Trueblood of Cape Girardeau won $500 as the district winner of the Young Women in Public Affair" Award. This is the first time the award has been given. The YWPA Award is sponsored by Zonta International, a service organization that works to advance the status of women world-wide. The award recognizes Trueblood for her leadership roles in high school and the community, for her global outlook and for her awareness and participation in the political process...

Todd Obergoenner, left, watched as instructor Lynn Lester adjusted his fishing reel. Paul Cieslewicz, a fisheries management biologist, showed the fishing club members the freshwater fish that are kept in the aquarium at the conservation building. David Hammond tried his fishing skills at Cape Girardeau County Park North...

Emily Groesbeck, daughter of Doug and Linda Groesbeck; Jill Ostendorf, daughter of Ken and Mary Ostendorf; Sarah Stephens, daughter of Michael and Martha Stephens; and Kristina Wallis, daughter of David and Susan Wallis, all of Cape Girardeau, have received the Freshman Academic Scholarship from Southwest Missouri State University...

Thanks to a relatively cool, wet summer, Cape Girardeau residents aren't facing a water crisis. That won't be the case within two years, water system manager Tom Taggart predicted Monday. He told councilmen that he would bet his last dollar the system hits maximum capacity sometime during the next two summers...

JACKSON -- Local and state transportation officials should quit operating in isolation, the new district engineer for the Missouri Department of Highways and Transportation told the Cape Girardeau County Commission Monday. The engineer, Scott Meyer, said he wants to work to "build partnerships" with local governments...

After more than a half century of providing musical entertainment for Cape Girardeau residents, the Community Concert Association plans one curtain call before it disbands. The organization will hold a farewell concert Nov. 5 as a tribute to concert association members, said David Kaempfer, who has been president of the association for the past two years...

SCOTT CITY -- A group of Scott County residents believe the Scott City Council is telling them to come into the city or pay. On Sunday Betty Jackson and Joyce Dover headed a gathering of more than 20 people who own property adjacent to the Scott City limits and have contracts with the city to provide water. ...

The first time you do something is always the hardest. I remember the first time I rode a bicycle; with one strong push, I felt the bicycle begin to move beneath me, almost magically. I must have gone about 20 feet, the wheels wobbling as I held a death-like grip on the handlebars...

I'D LIKE to say that I admire Senator Dole very, very much. He was a war hero and a great patriot and spent many, many months in the hospital. He was crippled because of war acts. I think it would be a good thing if he would win this election. I'm a lifelong Democrat, but I think we probably need a change. I'm afraid that he will not beat President Clinton. I will probably vote for Dole, even though I am a lifelong Democrat. I just hope that he can win for our country's sake...

What a difference a year makes. A new superintendent quietly took charge in the Cape Girardeau School District July 1. Dr. Dan Tallent shifted his duties from high school principal to superintendent without any fuss or fanfare. The smooth transition is indicative of the man himself: efficient, effective and down-to-earth...

An amazing revelation from the new head of the Kansas City School District: Henry Williams said he wants to ensure the district is freed from federal court supervision. It is certainly a refreshing approach. He begins his duties Sept. 1. Williams comes to Kansas City from Little Rock, where he has served as superintendent the past three years. ...

Agenda Tuesday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. Middle School Library Action Items -- Consider contract for special education services with Easter Seal Society Early Learning Center. -- Consider sections A and B of MSBA policy review. -- Consider depository agreement with Boatmen's Bank and Union Planter's Bank for 1996-97...

From the outside everything looks the same, but students at Trinity Lutheran School will notice some big changes inside when classes start next month. Seeing Wesley Wrucke in the principal's office will be the biggest change. After 25 years principal Robert Hartmann retired at the end of last school year...

PERRYVILLE -- Arthur H. Lohmann, 87, of Perryville, died Saturday, July 20, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born on March 30, 1909, in Perry County, son of the late Henry J. and Lena Detjen Lohmann. He was a retired farmer, member of the Zion Lutheran Church and Zion Men's Club of Crosstown. He married Emma Bangert on April 17, 1938, and she preceded him in death on March 3, 1985...

MOUNDS -- Mary A. Evers, 90, of Mounds, died Monday, July 22, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 6, 1905, in Villa Ridge, Ill., daughter of the late Tom and Nellie Rendleman Donovan. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mounds and the Smiles Senior Citizens Center in Mounds...

ORAN -- Huston L. Duncan, 73, of Oran, died Monday at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 14, 1922, in East Prairie to the late Oscar and Verlie Hale Duncan. He married Reta Siler on March 6, 1954. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife; one son, Dale Duncan, of Sikeston; one stepson, Bill Prindle, of Sikeston; one daughter, Carol Duncan, of Dexter; one stepdaughter, Phyllis Jones of Sikeston; one sister, Lois Gamble of St. ...

MOREHOUSE -- Argus Bradley Carter, 64, of Morehouse, died Saturday, July 20, 1996, in the Emergency Room at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, following a heart attack. He was born Dec. 30, 1931, in Lamar, Ark., son of Bradley and Annie Grace Carter. He and Maggie Ann Nelson were married June 21, 1952, in Sikeston...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Jeanne Cox of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. Randy Thomas will officiate, with burial in Blodgett Cemetery at Blodgett. Cox, 40, died Saturday, July 20, 1996, at her home. She was born March 12, 1956, in Louisiana, Mo., daughter of Arley Wayne and Wanda Welch Kerns. She and Craig Cox were married March 25, 1995, in Sikeston...

DELTA -- Levi Smith Jr., 71, of Delta, died Sunday, July 21, 1996, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 29, 1924, at Delta, son of Levi David and Ora Hartsell Smith. He and Mary Hazel Henderson were married Feb. 28, 1946, in Osceola, Ark...

JACKSON -- Grace C. Wolters, 89, of Jackson, died Sunday, July 21, 1996, at Jackson Manor. She was born Nov. 15, 1906, at Bismarck, daughter of Charles P. and Amanda C. Wallace Fatchett. She and William Wolters were married Nov. 15, 1928, in Chicago. He died Oct. 10, 1986...

DEXTER -- Graveside service for Harold T. Webb of Dexter will be held at 1 p.m. today at Dexter Cemetery, with the Rev. Wayne Dismuke officiating. Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter at noon. Webb, 75, died Sunday, July 21, 1996, at Dexter Memorial Hospital...

ALTENBURG -- Hugo Otto Doering, 89, of Altenburg, died Sunday, July 21, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 26, 1906, in Wittenberg, son of Adolph and Anna Richter Doering. He and Bertha Susanna Kuntze were married April 29, 1934...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral Mass for Lucille B. Wesbecher of Marble Hill will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold. The Rev. Bill Huggins will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill after 8 a.m. today. A prayer service will be held at 9 with the Rev. Randy Poole officiating...

DEXTER -- Charles Ray "Chuck" Hagy, 29, of Grand Rapids, Mich., died Friday, July 19, 1996, in Grand Rapids. He was born Jan. 4, 1967, in St. Louis, son of Oliver and Sandra Hagy. Survivors include a son, Charles Hagy Jr.; a daughter, Brittany Hagy; his mother, Sandra Hagy of Granite City, Ill.; his father and stepmother, Oliver and Jackie Hagy of Dudley; two brothers, Ricky Hagy of Dudley and Oliver Hagy of Granite City...

Garland Wilson Lenfers, 82, of Evansville, Ind., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, July 21, 1996, at Bethel Manor Nursing Home in Evansville. He was born Aug. 27, 1913, in Memphis, Tenn. He and Ruth Evelyn Groeninger were married Aug. 12, 1944...

ADVANCE -- Norman Robins, 62, of Advance, died Sunday, July 21, 1996, at his home. He was born May 11, 1934, at Toga, son of Wilbur and Elsie Crites Robins. He first married Lillie Bell Strong in 1959, who died Nov. 23, 1987. He later married Frankie Neal July 2, 1988...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Minnie K. Dillow, 101, of Carbondale, died Sunday, July 21, 1996, at City Care Center in Cobden. She was born Sept. 6, 1894, in Cobden, daughter of Leonard and Cora Hubbs Stroehlein. She and Claude W. Dillow were married Sept. 30, 1914. He died in 1969...

Daughter to Rodney and Pam Pensel of Sikeston, Missouri Delta Medical Center, 10:56 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 1996. Name, Katelynn Carol. Weight, 7 pounds 2 ounces. Mrs. Pensel is the daughter of Jesse and Carol Kirk of Sikeston. She is a teacher at Matthews Elementary School in Sikeston. Pensel is the son of Harold and Donna Pensel of Jackson. He is principal at Sikeston Middle School...