Stories from Tuesday, December 15, 1998

To the editor: This is in response to the anonymous Speak Out caller of Dec. 8, "It's up to the court." This person make an undocumented reference to a Supreme Court decision of 60 years ago that is supposed to refute my original position of individual protection under the Second Amendment. ...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Tyrone Coleman of Cairo will be installed as president of the Alexander-Pulaski counties chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People during the group's final meeting of the year Thursday night. Other offices to be installed at the 6:30 p.m. meeting at St. Paul AME Church in Mounds include Leland Hayes of Pulaski, vice president; Diann M. Johnson, Mounds, secretary; and Gloria Hayes, Pulaski, treasurer. Officers were elected last month...

ELSBERRY -- Two eastern Missouri women were killed in a three-car accident Monday when one of the cars crossed the centerline and struck the other two. Lisa Freeman, 34, of Winfield, and Amanda Hardin, 21, of Elsberry, died in the accident about 6:05 a.m. on Missouri 79, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said...

Special meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14 City Hall Action Items Power and Light Committee -- Approved an ordinance annexing property owned by Larry L. Reutzel and Randy D. Reutzel. -- Approved procurement policy relating to Community Development Block Grant Projects...

Southeast Missouri State University Provost Dr. Charles Kupchella will remain in his current job. Kupchella was one of five finalists for chancellor of the University of Michigan campus at Flint. The search was later narrowed to three finalists, including Kupchella. The schedule called for a new chancellor to be chosen, possibly later this week...

Richard Baker monitored the cement process in the control room at Lone Star Industries. Richard Baker checked control parameters from the control systems manual. The finish mills rotate continuously at Lone Star Industries. The kiln at Lone Star Industries Inc. is an impressive sight...

Raymond Woltvedt watched the giant kiln turn at the Lone Star Industries manufacturing facility at 2524 S. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. It's big, says Woltvedt, a first-grade student at Clippard Elementary School. The kiln, which produces the clinker used in the manufacture of cement, is 235 feet long and 14 feet in diameter...

ORAN -- Saundra Hasenkamp's goal is to keep her third-graders busy and learning throughout the school day. She teaches at Guardian Angel School in Oran. "As much as possible in social studies and science, I use hands-on activities to teach concepts," Hasenkamp said. "The children use scrap paper frequently throughout the day working out solutions to what we are studying."...

The tobacco settlement -- the $6.7 billion it will mean to Missouri over 25 years as well as related litigation -- gets stranger all the time. Missouri political leaders have staked out two divergent viewpoints. Democrats have already announced plans to spend the money, while Republicans believe the money must be counted in total state revenue for purposes of triggering a refund to taxpayers under the Hancock Amendment...

Having attended two major international meetings and worked hard to become informed on the topic, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is working overtime to defeat the Kyoto treaty that is supposed to address global-warming issues. Good for her. Enthusiasts for the Kyoto treaty are proof of the triumph of faith over substance. ...

To the editor: On Nov. 16 several doctors, a nurse, a lawyer, another parent and I told the Cape Girardeau School Board our concerns about the policy of letting students out of final exams as an enticement for 100 percent attendance. A recent anonymous Speak Out called said orthodontists, like "other doctors," should provide after-school hours to accommodate school-age patients. ...

ANNA, Ill. -- Pumpkin Town USA, historic-home tours, a parade and bus tours will remain on the Union County ColorFest agenda for 1999. Initial plans, new officers and dates for ColorFest '99 were announced following the first meeting to discuss the annual, three-day extravaganza...

In addition to lots of informational stuff on the Internet, there are lots of places to have fun and waste time. Peggy: Recently, I clicked on an ad and was drawn into a new online game site. It's been a lot of fun and, well, a little addictive. www.uproar.com...

Cape Girardeau police have stepped up efforts to deter speeding in the city by increasing their visibility. Over the weekend, the department's SMART trailer was situated on William Street. The Speed Monitoring Awareness Radar Trailer shows motorists how fast they are driving. It also displays the legal speed limit...

KELSO -- Maurice Schlosser has 40 buffaloes, 35 elk, four camels, two zebras, seven llamas, 13 deer, six goats, 10 donkeys, nine white elk, two swans, a pony, two dogs and two cats on his farm three miles south of Kelso. There are wallabies, peacocks, emus, guineas and pheasants, an exotic collection of animals he raises just because he likes animals. But he'd give $1,000 just to have one more...

U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will vote to impeach President Clinton despite pleas from White House staff and actor Robert De Niro. The Cape Girardeau Republican said Monday she will vote for at least two of the four articles of impeachment approved last week by the House Judiciary Committee...

Scott City's boys basketball team has won the University High Christmas Tournament only once in 53 years -- and that was in 1963 when the school was known as Illmo-Scott City. But the coaches in this year's event believe the Rams will break that long drought when the 54nd annual tournament is held Dec. 26-28-29-30 at the Show Me Center...

Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen couldn't have asked for a better early Christmas present from his players. The Otahkians, who don't play again until Jan. 2, will carry a 7-2 overall record -- including a five-game winning streak -- and a 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference mark into the holidays...

With Ohio Valley Conference play now finished until 1999, Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Gary Garner certainly has to be elated with how things have gone for the Indians. Picked to finish fifth in the OVC preseason poll, the Indians have already knocked off the preseason Nos. 2 and 3 teams -- and they find themselves all alone in first place with a 3-0 record...

Cape Girardeau Central High's girls basketball team turned in its best half of the season Monday night and that was more than enough to spark an easy 68-47 victory over visiting North County. The Lady Tigers, who improved their record to 5-1, led 45-19 at halftime, thanks largely to a 28-6 second-quarter edge...

JACKSON -- For those fans who may have been disappointed with Jackson's 4-6 football record last year, there may be some help on the way. Hunter Grantham, 9, a third grader at Orchard Elementary in Jackson, recently took first place in the NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick competition at the Trans World Dome in St. Louis...

PERRYVILLE -- Melvin L. Cissell, 79, of Perryville died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 14, 1919, in Perryville, son of Leonard and Otilia J. Huber Cissell. He and Frances Berkbuegler were married Nov. 28, 1946, in Perryville...

PARMA -- Funeral for William "Buck" Bonds of Parma will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma. The Rev. Jody Duncan will officiate, with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery at Steele. Bonds, 68, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

Funeral for Elsie Jane Fisher of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Phil Thompson will officiate, with burial in Union Park Cemetery at Chaffee. Fisher, 81, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center...

Funeral for Paula E. Weiss of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Jeffrey Sippy will officiate, with burial in Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until service time...

SIKESTON -- Funeral for Mildred Eugenia Anderson of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Pat Hogan will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Anderson, 63, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998, at her home. She was born July 30, 1935, in Sikeston, daughter of Willie C. and Virginia Griffen Dollar. She and Jack Anderson were married Dec. 21, 1955, in Hernando, Miss...

MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Luther Little, 93, of Mound City died Monday, Dec. 14, 1998, at his home. He was born May 29, 1905, in Karnak, son of Thomas and Nona Reed Little. Survivors include a son, James Little of Mound City. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister...

PERRYVILLE -- Gilbert J. Brewer, 77, of St. Louis died Monday, Dec. 14, 1998, at Barnes Jewish North in St. Louis. He was born May 13, 1921, in Perry County, son of William Joseph and Viola Miles Brewer. Brewer was a maintenance worker at Petrolite Corp. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, and Knights of Columbus...

Katherine Elizabeth Rood, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born April 4, 1909, in Southington, Ohio, daughter of Lester J. and Renna Susan Dungan Hurd. She and Homer Rood were married July 12, 1935...

Son to Brian Eugene and Mellissa Ann Hale of Oran, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:07 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 1998. Name, Brian Jacob. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Hale is the former Mellissa Wirth, daughter of Flora Wirth and Edward Wirth of Sikeston. Hale is the son of Edward and Wilma Hale of Advance. He is employed at Arvin Automotive in Dexter...

Dorothy M. Woodward, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 14, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 2, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Alvin and Bertha Siebert Hoffmeister. She and William D. Woodward were married June 17, 1943. He died Feb. 13, 1954. She later married Weldon C. Emmons Nov. 19, 1960...

SIKESTON -- Funeral for Charles B. Wilburn of Sikeston will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. Dr. Jim Guffie will officiate, with burial in Mounds Park Cemetery at Lilbourn. Wilburn, 60, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998, at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1938, at LaValle, son of Melvin and Bessie Tucker Wilburn. He and Janet Norton were married Sept. 15, 1960...

Harlan Weber of Altenburg and Russel Nickelson of Ste. Genevieve are among six Missouri lottery players who will appear on an upcoming "Fun & Fortune" game show broadcast. The show is scheduled to air the weekend of Jan. 9, and one of the contestants could win more than $100,000...

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract for improvements to westbound U.S. 60 in Stoddard and New Madrid counties. The 13-mile section runs from near Dexter to near Morehouse. The commission on Friday awarded the contract to Girardeau Contractors Inc. of Cape Girardeau...

Cape Girardeau County has been awarded $22,862 in federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area. The selection was made by a national board chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The board was charged to distribute money appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country...