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LETTERS: BEWARE OF FALSE RELIGIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/97)
To the editor: Religion, my foot! All the excitement over at the Southern Illinois University campus dealing with the white supremacist group should not go without comment. As a person who believes in religion and as a leader in matters spiritual, I am deeply insulted that that group even calls itself a religion. ...
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LETTERS: GIRL SCOUTING MEETS NEEDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/97)
To the editor: Thank you for the kind words about Girl Scouting and our cookie sale in Gary Rust's Feb. 12 column. Otahki Girl Scout Council serves over 2,600 girls living in eight counties of Missouri and three counties in Illinois. We are a small Girl Scout council with a very large mission: to encourage girls to be the best that they can be. And the support and commitment of the community for our program is vital to our continued growth...
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MARRIAGE SAVERS PROGRAM IS ON RIGHT TRACK
(Editorial ~ 02/22/97)
Marriage is a serious undertaking, and a number of Cape Girardeau churches are working to ensure that marriages start out on the right foot. About 30 of the city's 45 churches have agreed that couples will complete premarital counseling as part of Marriage Savers, a national program that has spread to 51 communities nationwide...
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PLEDGED SUPPORT IS BUILDING FOR SCHOOL BOND-ISSUE VOTE
(Editorial ~ 02/22/97)
The information campaign for the Cape Girardeau School District's bond issue that will be on the ballot April 1 is well on its way. The mood was understandably upbeat as kindergarten students this week painted bricks on a schoolhouse sign representing the first 1,000 "Yes" votes that have been pledged by supporters...
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WORKING UP A SWEAT YEAR 'ROUND; CHANGE YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINES WITH THE SEASON TO OBTAIN BEST RESULTS
(Local News ~ 02/22/97)
Ab trainers are popular exercise equipment being used by Tara Blechle, front, of Jackson, Dana McDonough of St. Louis and Matt Struemph of DeSoto. Hyunki Cho of Korea gets regular exercise while playing racquetball frequently at the Student Recreation Center...
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NORANDA UNDERTAKES $56 MILLION PROJECT; PLANT WILL INCREASE ALUMINUM PRODUCTION
(Local News ~ 02/22/97)
MARSTON -- Noranda Aluminum Inc. will spend more than $56 million over the next two years to increase aluminum production at its plant in St. Jude Industrial Park. "We're looking into the future," said Steve Heddle, president of the plant's primary products division. "This project represents an important step toward assuring the competitiveness of our aluminum reduction plant well into the next millennium."...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL AIRPORT GETS NEW MANAGER
(Local News ~ 02/22/97)
The new manager of Cape Girardeau Regional Airport wants to develop an all-encompassing plan to promote passenger service, general aviation and economic development. Bruce Loy, a licensed commercial pilot who previously was an airport manager in Washington state, will take over as head of the airport here April 2...
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RODEO HITS TOWN; LOCALS IN THICK OF ACTION
(Local News ~ 02/22/97)
When the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo comes to town, some locals don't just go to watch: They go to compete. It's almost like going to a Cardinals game in St. Louis and seeing St. Louisans get on the field and play with Brian Jordan and Ron Gant...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: DENIAL, NOT DISCIPLINE, HURTS CHILDREN
(Column ~ 02/22/97)
I got "whuppins" as a child. I deserved every one of them. I don't mean I was beaten, not even in the new, politically-correct sense. I mean when I had broken a major rule of the house or had had several smaller infractions within a short time period, I generally got hit a number of times with a belt on my backside...
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SE A WIN FROM HOSTING OVC TOURNEY GAME; INDIANS FACE E. ILLINOIS TODAY
(College Sports ~ 02/22/97)
CHARLESTON, ILL. -- Southeast Missouri State University's basketball Indians did not even play a game Friday -- yet they still probably felt like winners. The Indians learned that as long as they win today's regular season finale at Eastern Illinois (2 p.m. tipoff), they will definitely host a first-round OVC post-season tournament game Tuesday night...
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FREDERICKTOWN BOYS STUN ND WITH COMEBACK 58-52
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/97)
FREDERICKTOWN -- Fredericktown celebrated Senior Night by upsetting visiting Notre Dame 58-52 Friday. Trailing 23-14 after the first quarter, Fredericktown outscored the Bulldogs 44-29 in the final three quarters. "After the first quarter we just quit playing," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet, whose team fell to 6-15. "Fredericktown wanted to win more than we did. It's hard to figure our team out."...
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TWO JACKSON WRESTLERS REACH FINALS
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/97)
COLUMBIA -- Jackson wrestlers Joe Wiseman and Travis Reiminger reached the title matches in their respective weight divisions Saturday at the Missouri State Wrestling Championships at the Hearnes Center. Jackson put three wrestlers in the semifinals but saw 103-pounder Lance Schlick fall...
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PIRATES CLAIM SHARE OF CROWN
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/97)
DESOTO -- Perryville's boys basketball team capped an outstanding regular season, clinching a tie for the Jefferson County Large School Conference with an 84-67 victory over co-champ DeSoto. The Pirates, ranked No. 8 in class 3A, improved to 25-2 on the season, establishing a new school record for wins in a season. DeSoto was ranked No. 4 in Class 4A...
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DONNA ROBINSON
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Donna Sue Robinson of Scott City will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. Rennie Phillips will officiate, with burial in Lightner Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 4 p.m. today...
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AGNES NENNINGER
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- Agnes Nenninger, 79, of rural Bloomfield died Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter. She was born Oct. 16, 1917, at Glennon, daughter of Alfred and Mary Beel VanGennip Sr. She and Edward H. Nenninger were married May 7, 1941, at Glennon. He died Jan. 27, 1981...
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INEZ BINFORD
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
SIKESTON -- Inez Binford, 83, of Sikeston died Friday, Feb. 21, 1997, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born April 18, 1913, in Savannah, Tenn., daughter of John T. and Nora Mills Williams. She and Samuel C. Binford were married Sept. 28, 1934, in East Prairie. He died Dec. 14, 1980...
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HENRY BUCHHEIT
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral Mass for Henry T. Buchheit of Carlyle, Ill., was held Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Carlyle. The Rev. George Mauck officiated, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Frerker Funeral Home in Carlyle was in charge of arrangements...
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MILDRETH RIECK
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
Graveside service for Mildreth Jessie Rieck of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Cape Girardeau, was held Friday in Lorimier Cemetery. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Rieck, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 1997, at Tucson Medical Center...
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VIOLET SCHOEN
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
CHAFFEE -- Funeral service for Violet M. Schoen of Chaffee will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church. The Rev. Larry Gray will officiate, with burial in St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 4 p.m. today...
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BOY, 3, HURT IN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 02/22/97)
PERRYVILLE -- A 3-year-old Patton boy was treated Friday at Perry County Memorial Hospital for injuries he received in a traffic accident. The boy, Alex Jacobs, was released following treatment. The accident occurred at 3:35 p.m. on Highway 51 at Route KK near the Perry and Bollinger county line, the Missouri Highway Patrol said...
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MARTHA SIEVERS
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
JACKSON -- Martha Sievers, 79, of Jackson died Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 24, 1918, at Jackson, daughter of Henry and Minnie Voges Hoffmeister. She and Raymond Sievers were married March 17, 1961, in Cape Girardeau...
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HELEN SWARTS
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
AQUILLA -- Helen Imogene Swarts, 73, of Aquilla died Friday, Feb. 21, 1997, at Bloomfield Nursing Center in Bloomfield. She was born June 25, 1923, in Palmyra, daughter of Edward and Ida Stokes Holmes. She and Arthur E. Swarts were married Nov. 13, 1983, near Bloomfield...
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HELEN HIGHTOWER
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Helen Hightower, 78, Mounds Route 1, died Friday, Feb. 21, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Oct. 19, 1918, at Bertrand, Mo., daughter of George and Cordie LeVan. She married Bernard "Bud" Hightower, who died in 1990...
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IVO SCHUMER
(Obituary ~ 02/22/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Former businessman and law enforcement officer Ivo Edward Schumer, 81, of Perryville died Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 19, 1915, in Perry County, son of Arnold August and Lorene Meister Schumer. He and M. Rita Hayden were married Sept. 2, 1937, at Brewer. She died Nov. 30, 1977. He and Katherine Monterusso were married Oct. 7, 1978, at Silver Lake...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/22/97)
Son to Melvin Clinton Cook and Nicole Elizabeth Wilson of Marble Hill, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:58 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 1997. Name, Garrett Wade. Weight, 9 pounds. First child. Ms. Wilson is the daughter of Tim and Pat Wilson of St. Louis. Cook is the son of Velma Cook and Clayton "Huck" Finn of Marble Hill...
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`MUSIC MAN' LEADS PERFECT MISMATCH
(Local News ~ 02/22/97)
To find a pair as mismatched as Jeffrey Jackson and Danna Dockery, only look to "The Music Man" and the relationship between a slick huckster and a stuck up librarian. So it's fitting that Jackson and Dockery will play Professor Harold Hill and Marian Paroo when the University Theatre's production of "The Music Man" opens Friday night at Forrest H. Rose Theater...
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