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JACKSON INTRAMURALS TEACH LIFE SKILLS
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
Sixth-grader Damien Heuring, left, returned the ball during a game of intramural pingpong while Matt Gregory watched. Sixth- and seventh-graders have been enjoying pingpong, kick ball, volleyball and basketball since the program began this year. Johnny Gast, right, slapped the ball away from Lance Bolling during a game of basketball after lunch at Jackson Middle School. Sixth- and seventh-graders have lunch and then about 20 minutes of exercise...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: READY FOR FUN? INTERNET SPLANS HOROSCOPES TO PATENT SEARCHES
(Column ~ 04/15/97)
Cybertip: The clock is ticking on the launch of our SEMissourian.com web site. We hope to open with a soft launch later this week. You can sneak-a-peek at http://www.semissourian.com while we work out the bugs. Our shameless self-promotion will begin the first of May...
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LIBRARY CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library is celebrating National Library Week with a program by author Dr. Shirley Jordan. On Thursday Jordan will present "Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Lessons in Love and Healing" at 7 p.m. at the library, 711 N. Clark. In her presentation, Jordan will take a historical and contemporary look at the lives and work of several extraordinary women who refused to allow hardship, misfortune or poor relationships to stand in the way of their success...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: CHAFFEE PRESCHOOL TEACHER FULFILLS DREAM
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
CHAFFEE -- Laurie Markham has been fulfilling her life's dream of being a teacher for 13 years. The Southeast Missouri State University graduate has worked 11 years as a preschool teacher in Cape Girardeau, and for the last two years has been a kindergarten teacher at St. Ambrose School in Chaffee...
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FORD CREDIT ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN LOCAL CONTEST
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
During an awards event held on April 3 at Drury Lodge, Ford Credit announced the winners in its "Credit Drives America" contest. The Best of Contest winner for the poster competition was Todd Hanson of Shawnee High School. Missy Miller of Jackson High School was the Best of Contest winner for the essay competition. Each winner received a $1,000 savings bond...
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NEW SIGNS HELP MAKE CITY USER-FRIENDLY; MARKER TO ASSIST VISITORS
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
Cape Girardeau wants the reputation of being a user-friendly city. Toward that end, a group of blue-and-white, easy-to-read directional signs have been installed in key locations to inform visitors of points of interest throughout the city. The markers, 23 in the city and four giant signs along Interstate 55, will guide visitors to Southeast Missouri State University and the Show Me Center...
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TCI TO HIKE EXPANDED-BASIC SERVICE COST, ADD CHANNEL
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
TCI plans to bill its customers $25.99 a month for expanded-basic service starting in June, up 4 percent from the $24.97 that has been in effect since June 1996. At the same time, TCI plans to add WDKA, the new UPN network station, to its lineup without dropping any other stations...
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STATE APPEALS DUNKLIN TAX INDEX RULING;. HIGH COURT ASKED TO RULE AFTER DECISION FOR COUNTY
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
KENNETT -- Dunklin County Assessor Donna Abmeyer sometimes feels like she's fighting the proverbial city hall. Her nearly two-year fight with the Missouri Tax Commission continues even after a win earlier this month in circuit court. The state tax commission has filed an appeal of the circuit court decision with the Missouri Supreme Court. The high court hasn't said if it will hear the case...
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JACKSON NAMES TOP EDUCATORS
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
JACKSON -- Three teachers in the Jackson School District have been named 1997 Educators of the Year by the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. Andrea Sachse was recognized in the elementary school division, Marilyn Jansen in the middle and junior high school division, and Sonja Davis in the high school division. The teachers have a combined 62 years of experience in education...
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ED MEESE: U.S. MUST FIND GOALS; REAGAN HAD REAL BLUEPRINT, HE SAYS
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
Edwin Meese III, former U.S. attorney general, told an audience at Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall Monday night that even though today is the tax filing deadline, most Americans will work nearly half a calendar year to pay what they owe the government...
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A LIKELY STORY: CALM, COOL AND COLLECTED ME...ON TAX DAY
(Column ~ 04/15/97)
It's no coincidence that the first year I've ever had my taxes done on time coincides with the first year of my marriage. Look at me, everyone, it's April 15 -- Tax Day -- and I'm calm, cool and collected, not a bead of sweat on my face, not a harried hair on my head...
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HOVERING HELICOPTERS KEEP ORCHARD FROM BEING DAMAGED
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
JACKSON -- An all-night effort to save Pioneer Orchards' apple crop from freezing weather was a success, orchard owner Stanley Beggs said. Two helicopters flew slowly through a warm layer of air 100 feet above the orchards early Monday morning, forcing the air down onto Beggs' 23,000 apple trees...
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SCHOOLS' A+ EFFORT MOVES ON SCHEDULE
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
Cape Girardeau public schools A+ school coordinator Jerry Witvoet is waiting for April 29. He has been waiting three years to see the work and planning pay off in a certification that will designate Cape Girardeau schools as A+ and provide post-secondary education funds to a few Central seniors as well...
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SPRING TYPICALLY SEASON FOR SCAMS AGAINST SENIORS
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
Elderly people need to watch out for spring scams, which tend to rise with the temperatures, says a Cape Girardeau County senior citizens advocacy group. Seniors and Lawmen Together, or SALT, issued the warning Monday to inform senior citizens that springtime offers a great opportunity for con artists who typically prey on the elderly...
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COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER OPTIONS FOR MORE TV CABLE SERVICE
(Editorial ~ 04/15/97)
A recommendation by the Cape Girardeau Cable TV Advisory Committee regarding more channels for the TCI Cablevision system deserves the serious consideration of the City Council. At issue is whether the city will hold TCI to its franchise agreement to upgrade its delivery system using fiber optics. This means a costly rewiring of the entire TCI service area...
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INVESTS IN THE FUTURE
(Editorial ~ 04/15/97)
Habitat for Humanity is a truly a success story. The not-for-profit Christian housing ministry aims to make the dream of home ownership come true for families close enough to poverty level to qualify for food stamps. Typically, such families pay rent for years for housing in neighborhoods that are frequently undesirable. Unable to save up a large down payment or qualify financially for a home mortgage, these folks seldom become home owners...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 04/15/97)
St. Louis state Sen. Jet Banks says he's at a loss to explain where $105,397 in his campaign fund went, but he thinks it might have been a ZIP Code delivery problem. That's a politician's version of "It's in the mail." If the St. Louis Cardinals keep on losing games, the club's owners can forget about a new stadium and finish the season on some high school field...
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TODAY'S ISSUE: ARE SOME U.S. JUDGES ABUSING THEIR AUTHORITY?; JUDICIAL DICTATORSHIP; CURB THE JUDICIARY
(Editorial ~ 04/15/97)
In the past decade or so, Americans have begun to rebel against a host of government actions they view as unfair, ill-advised or downright dangerous. What they don't know is that they're reacting to an all-but-secret revolution against America's representative form of government...
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TODAY'S ISSUE: ARE SOME U.S. JUDGES ABUSING THEIR AUTHORITY?; DELICATE BALANCE; DON'T IMPEACH JUDGES
(Editorial ~ 04/15/97)
More than 200 years ago, the founders of our nation created a form of government that masterfully provided checks and balances to ensure individual liberties and prevent tyranny by the majority. The most innovative and significant feature of the federal government that was created in Philadelphia was the separation of powers among three independent branches of government: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/15/97)
WHERE DOES our money go? Scott City does have the highest property tax, because I am a taxpayer in Scott City. Also, none of the streets have been repaired. There's a bad pothole after you go around the corner of Park Lane onto Forest, and you can't keep from hitting that every time. ...
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CAPE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TODAY
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is scheduled to meet today at noon to approve a bond purchase agreement with A.G. Edwards. The school district is in the process of selling $14 million in bonds. The meeting today will set a price. The board also will meet behind closed doors to discuss leasing, purchasing or sale of real estate. It has been looking for property on which to build a vocational-technical school...
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EMERSON PUSHES LINE-ITEM VETO PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson isn't putting her faith in the Supreme Court to restore the line-item veto that was struck down by a federal judge last week. Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, plans to introduce a proposed constitutional amendment today that would give the president the line-item veto...
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RALLY SET TODAY FOR CHILD-CARE PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Children from child care centers in two Illinois cities are sending a little piece of their hearts to the statehouse in Springfield today. Representatives from Tip's Tot and Tip's Treehouse in Herrin and Tip's Learning Tree in Cairo are taking over 260 handmade hearts to present to local legislators in support of HB 630 and delivering the message that "Quality Child Care and Education is the Heart of a Working Family"...
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OTAHKS SPLIT, MAINTAIN FIRST PLACE IN OVC
(College Sports ~ 04/15/97)
The Southeast Missouri State University Otahkian softball team rebounded from its first home loss of the year Monday at Parker Field to take the second game of an important conference doubleheader against Tennessee Tech. The Otahkians dropped the opening game 5-1, but in the second game Debbie Schmelz and Christine Engelhardt combined on a 3-0 shutout...
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SEMO BASKETBALL LANDS TWO MORE FROM JUCO RANKS
(College Sports ~ 04/15/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's men's basketball program increased its number of new recruits to five Monday as two more letters of intent were received. A pair of players who competed for highly-successful junior-college programs will be joining the Indians for the 1997-98 season...
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MCGUIRE SHINES AGAIN AS NOTRE DAME ROMPS
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/97)
SIKESTON -- Notre Dame's Nathan McGuire solidified his position as arguably the best high school pitcher in Southeast Missouri with his dominating performance in the Bulldogs' 10-3 win over host Sikeston Monday. McGuire, a senior, improved to 4-0 as Notre Dame extended its perfect season to 6-0, including a 4-0 mark in SEMO Conference play. McGuire went the distance, allowing just two hits and walking two while striking out 15 of 21 batters faced...
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BASEBALL SKILLS COMPETITION
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/97)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host the 1997 Fleer Diamond Skills Baseball Competition Saturday, May 10, from 1-4 p.m. at Arena Park Field No. 6. The competition is divided into four age groups: 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Boys and girls will compete together...
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CHARLOTTE BUSH ALLEN
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
SIKESTON -- Charlotte Bush Allen, 52, formerly of Sikeston and a resident of Jackson, Miss., died Monday, April 14, 1997, at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. She was born April 17, 1944, in Sikeston to Bernard "Chick" and Myrtle Lee Skaggs Bush. She attended Sikeston public schools and graduated from Sikeston High School in 1962...
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VALLIE WOOD
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Vallie J. "Pete" Wood, 83, of Perryville died Sunday, April 13, 1997, at Perry Oaks Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 3, 1913, in Perryville, son of Prince Edward and Mary Marcella Richardet Wood. He and Vera L. Seabaugh were married May 22, 1933. She died Oct. 8, 1989...
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JULIA DENKINS
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Julia Denkins of Dexter will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Ken Martin will officiate, with burial in Hagy Cemetery at Dexter. Denkins, 84, died Saturday, April 12, 1997, at Dexter Memorial Hospital...
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ILLA CROUTHERS
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Illa Irene Crouthers of Sikeston will be held at 1 p.m. today at Murray Lane Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kelly Grubbs officiating. Burial will be in Mounds Park Cemetery at Lilbourn. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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LETTA ELWESS
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
JACKSON -- Letta Lou Elwess, 67, of Modesto, Calif., died Saturday, April 12, 1997, at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. She was born April 5, 1930, at Jackson. Elwess had lived in Modesto since 1961. She was an industrial nurse, and had worked at Gallo Winery in Modesto 20 years...
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VIRGINIA FINGERS
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Virginia L. Fingers, 57, of Perryville died Sunday, April 13, 1997, at her home. She was born May 17, 1939, at Brewer, daughter of William and Georgia Boesch Mattingly. She and Randy N. Fingers were married Feb. 8, 1980. Fingers was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church...
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SARAH CULLUM
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Sarah Estella Cullum of Dexter will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Don Rowland will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden. Cullum, 70, died Saturday, April 12, 1997, at Dexter Memorial Hospital...
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IDA FITZGERALD
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Ida Mae Fitzgerald, formerly of Sikeston, will be held at 1 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Fred Leist will officiate, with burial in Sikeston City Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from noon to service time...
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ALENA DYER
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Alena Ann Dyer, 95, died Sunday, April 13, 1997, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 7, 1902, in New Hamburg, daughter of Nicholas and Bertha Grojean Scherer. She and Homer B. Dyer were married Feb. 7, 1922. He died May 27, 1953...
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FRIEDA LEGRAND
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
KELSO -- Frieda Katherine LeGrand, 98, of Kelso died Monday, April 14, 1997, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 14, 1899, at New Hamburg, daughter of Jacob and Rose Dumey Koelzer She and Michael Samuel LeGrand were married April 22, 1920. He died May 23, 1983...
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CITY'S TV SHOW DEBUTS TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 04/15/97)
Cape Girardeau city government's television show "City Source" airs for the first time at 7 tonight on TCI Channel 5. Host Teri Goodman will interview City Manager Michael Miller, who will explain the way the government works and discuss current city issues...
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ERNEST HAHS
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
Ernest E. Hahs, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday April 14, 1997, in Sikeston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.
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GLADYS SCHLICHTING
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
CHAFFEE -- Gladys M. Schlichting, 86, of Chaffee died Monday, April 14, 1997, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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JESSIE SMITH
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
Jessie L. "Pepaw" Smith, 70, 617 North Street, died Saturday, April 12, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Jan. 11, 1927, in Lula, Miss., daughter of Freeman and Mary Underwood Phifer Sr. She married Limmiet T. Smith July 21, 1953, in Chicago...
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DONNA HAM
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
Donna May Ham, 64, 606 Silver Springs Road, died Sunday, April 13, 1997, at her home. She was born Dec. 20, 1932, in Springfield, Colo., daughter of Francis Milo and Edwina Wallace Smith. She and Don G. Ham were married July 21, 1951, in Holly, Colo. He died May 17, 1971...
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OPAL YOUNT
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
SIKESTON -- Opal C. Yount, 99, died Sunday, April 13, 1997, at Sikeston Health Care. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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HELEN CASTLEMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/15/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Helen Marie Castleman, 80, of Scott City died Sunday, April 13, 1997, at her home. She was born Feb. 9, 1917, at Fornfelt, daughter of Jesse and Mary Poorman Gross. She and Thomas E. Castleman were married May 8, 1938, at Illmo. He died Jan. 12, 1992...
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