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NEW SOAP BOX DERBY REVIVES A BYGONE ERA
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
In July 1947 on the 10th anniversary of the All American Soap Box Derby in Cape Girardeau, William Shivelbine led the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band in a pre-race parade from the Broadway entrance of Fairground Park -- now called Capaha Park -- to the top of Perry Avenue, renamed Derby Hill...
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AFRICAN BEAUTY: CLOTHING STYLE MAKES AN ARTISTIC STATEMENT
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Betty Mosley didn't set out to sell art when she opened Sew Unique five years ago. She just wanted to combine her prowess in sewing with a love for the bright colors and stylistic details found in authentic African cloth. Today, Mosley and her husband, Charles, have a thriving business near downtown Cape Girardeau that draws art seekers, fashion designers and other business owners as well as college students and passersby intrigued by Mosley's window displays...
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OLD FASHIONED SOAPBOX DERBY TO BE RUN ON SPRIGG SATURDAY MORNING
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
More than 40 area youngsters will race down Sprigg Street Saturday morning, not on inline skates, bicycles or skateboards. They'll be in soap box cars, much to the delight of local baby boomers. The St. Francis Medical Center Soap Box Derby will take place Saturday, with time trials running between 7 and 9 a.m. The race will begin at 10 a.m...
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PORK CHECKOFF VOTE COULD SHAPE HOG INDUSTRY FUTURE
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Pork producers across the country -- including those in Southeast Missouri -- will vote next week in a referendum that will decide the fate of the pork checkoff program, a mandatory fund established by the Pork Promotion and Research Act of 1985 that some producers say funds research that threatens their livelihood...
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CENSUS INDICATES GROWTH
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
The population of the 8th Congressional District in Southeast Missouri grew by 40,173 from April 1990 to July 1999, U.S. Census Bureau estimates show. The Census Bureau released its latest estimate at the end of August. The bureau estimated 608,558 people lived in the 8th District as of July 1, 1999...
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COUNTY TAX GOES UP, NOT DOWN
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau County property owners will be paying a higher road-and-bridge levy this year, not lower as previously reported by the Southeast Missourian. The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Monday set the tax rate at 22 cents per $100 assessed valuation, 2 cents higher than last year's 20-cent road-and-bridge levy...
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OLD-FASHIONED POLITICAL DEBATE SET
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- These days, most political persuasion is done through advertising -- either print, billboards or broadcast. But on Oct. 14, both sides of some of the day's most important issues will be presented in an old-fashioned debate on the courthouse lawn in Jackson...
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TODAY'S ROAD CLOSINGS
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Ongoing projects:...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: FOREVERY NOBLE IDEA, THERE IS A NOBLE PRIZE
(Column ~ 09/15/00)
Yes, I've been whining about all the street work here in River City. Yes, the newly paved streets have fewer jolts than before. Yes, I think the new traffic signals that rely on sensors in the street are the slickest thing to come out of the $20 million we've spent in the last five years on street improvements...
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'SUCCESS BY 6' SEMINAR SET FOR SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
At least 200 people are expected to attend a childhood brain development seminar at Southeast Missouri State University on Saturday. The seminar, which will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Dempster Hall, is sponsored by Success By 6 and Child Care Resource and Referral...
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SCHINDLER'S HOSTS MORTGAGE-BURNING
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- The public is invited to a mortgage-burning party to be held Saturday at Schindler's Tavern. The party is being held 7 1/2 years after Brenda Schwepker bought the venerable watering hole and restaurant, which is more than 100 years old and in 1967 sponsored the state champion fast-pitch softball team...
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SOME IN CITY HAVE NEW CHANNEL UPGRADE
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Scanning the television selections in Cape Girardeau will take a few more clicks of the remote control for some residents who already have had their cable service upgraded. Fourteen new channels, including ESPN2, TV Land, The Learning Channel, E! Entertainment TV and Comedy Central, are being added to the cable lineup offered by Charter Communications. (See related box for added channel offerings.)...
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VISION 2000 PARADE HITS SOME SNAGS
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Vision 2000 member Julia Jorgensen hopes activities in nearby communities won't reign over her parade. Jorgensen is the chairperson for the Vision 2000 parade to be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 30. The parade will proceed from Capaha Park to the Broadway Street flood gate for a ceremonial baptism of Vision 2020, a new strategic planning organization that will work toward specific goals to improve the community...
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KEEL BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL IN ASSAULT
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- A Wayne County commissioner accused of assaulting a couple with a handgun for tearing down his election signs was bound over on all charges during a preliminary hearing on Thursday, a Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecutor said...
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OFFICERS SPLIT BETWEEN CARNAHAN AND ASHCROFT
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Several sheriffs, prosecutors and other members of law enforcement in Southeast Missouri have signed an open letter to Missouri residents criticizing Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan for not committing more state money to fight methamphetamine. The letter states that Carnahan has approved less than 4 percent of funding requests to fight methamphetamine by the Missouri Highway Patrol since 1994...
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THREE CHARGED IN METH BUST
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Three Sikeston, Mo., residents have been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, Scott County Sheriff Bill Ferrell said. Arrested were Harvey L. Morse, 41, Edward T. Kerr Jr., 37, and Brenda T. Kerr, 38, he said. Deputies had received a tip regarding the strong odor of ammonia emanating from the Kerr's residence...
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FAIR FOOD MEETS HEALTH STANDARDS
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
None of the 52 food stands at the SEMO District Fair have been shut down by the county health department, a success that officials attribute to better education and planning. "The inspections went very well," said Nancy Foor, an inspector with the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Department. "We had everybody completed by 1:30 Sunday."...
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STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT FOOD HANDLING
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
A good hand-washing session should last as long as it takes to recite the alphabet -- about 30 seconds. That's just one food preparation lesson local high school students learned at the SEMO District Fair on Thursday afternoon. About 10 students from a culinary arts class at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center met with a food safety expert to talk about food handling methods...
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RICE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RACE CHANCE
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Larry Rice thinks he can win this thing. Rice, an independent candidate in Missouri's Nov. 7 gubernatorial race, said he isn't fazed by the money and political backing of major-party candidates Bob Holden and Jim Talent because they only commanded a combined total of about 24 percent of all votes in primary elections last month...
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OAK RIDGE BOYS PERFORM: GROUP DOES WHAT THEY WANT AT SEMO FAIR (MUSIC REVIEW)
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
When the current members one by one became members of the gospel quartet the Oak Ridge Boys in the 1960s and 1970s, they all wore the same suits and sang four-part harmonies that made people cry out for Jesus. Today, each of the Oak Ridge Boys wears exactly what he wants and they sing country love songs and rock 'n' roll rave ups as well the traditional gospel music that got them started...
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TOURISM GROUP WILL MEET TODAY
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
The Missouri Tourism Commission will meet here today. The commission conducts four quarterly meetings a year. The morning meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in Cape Girardeau, said Lin Jones, group sales director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau...
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SEMO DISTRICT FAIR SCHEDULE
(Local News ~ 09/15/00)
Today Grandstand: 8 p.m., Toby Keith. Special Event: 6:30 p.m., Crosscut Saw Contest. Astro Amusements Tiny Tots Afternoon, $7 bands for kiddie rides only, 1-5 p.m. Judging: 9 a.m., Brangus, then Simmental; 9 a.m., Brown, Swiss, Guernsey; 9 a.m., draft ponies; 1 p.m., Angus; 1 p.m., Holsteinl; 1 p.m., draft horses, draft horse and mule junior showmanship; 6:30 p.m., Draft horse and draft pony hitches...
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UNDERDOG, 'OVERDOG': TIGERS FACE CHALLENGE OF BLYTHEVILLE ATTACK
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/00)
For the second straight week, Cape Central will be considered an underdog. Last week, it was two long pass plays that cost the Tigers (1-1) an upset victory over state-ranked New Madrid. This week, it may be a pulled hamstring, an injured thumb, a sprained ankle and a bum shoulder...
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UNDERDOG, 'OVERDOG': UNDEFEATED JACKSON FACES WINLESS PIRATES
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/00)
Bad news for Perryville: Jackson's passing game is coming around. As if Jackson's huge offensive line, team speed and suffocating defense wasn't enough, the 0-2 Pirates will be facing an Indian squad whose confidence in throwing the ball is growing...
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BRUNE MAY START FOR INJURED WEST
(College Sports ~ 09/15/00)
Even though Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings says his team has no quarterback controversy, the Indians are almost certain to have a new starter behind center when they open their home schedule Saturday night. Bobby Brune, who came off the bench and directed last Saturday's miraculous 34-33 comeback win at Southern Illinois, will probably be on the field to begin Saturday's 6 p.m. contest against nationally-ranked Illinois State at Houck Stadium...
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BRIEFLY: BIG TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR TRIATHLON
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/00)
Nearly 200 competitors are expected to take part Saturday in the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department's 11th annual Coors Light/Trail of Tears Triathlon. The event, scheduled for a 9 a.m. start, will consist of a half-mile swim in Lake Boutin, a 15-mike bicycle ride and a four-mile run. Most of the competitors have pre-registered, but there is also event-day registration beginning at 7:30 a.m...
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LADY BULLDOGS SLIP PAST JACKSON WITH SEVENTH-INNING RUN
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/00)
Notre Dame's Ashley Reinagel provided a two-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Lady Bulldogs past visiting Jackson 4-3 in high school softball action Thursday. In a back-and-forth game, Jackson got out on top with a run in the first. Notre Dame tied the game in the third and took a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Jackson scored two runs and went ahead in the top of the fifth 3-2, but Notre Dame responded in the bottom of the fifth to tie it at three...
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BRIEFLY: JACKSON TO HOST 16-TEAM SOFTBALL TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson High School will hold its annual 16-team softball tournament Saturday on several fields at the Jackson City Park. First-round pairings at 8 a.m. are Cape Central vs. Fox, Notre Dame vs. Lafayette, Perryville vs. St. Louis Notre Dame, Sikeston vs. Cor Jesu and Seckman vs. Vienna, Ill. Opening-round games at 9:45 a.m. feature Jackson vs. St. Clair, Kelly vs. Hannibal and Lutheran South vs. Goreville, Ill...
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BRIEFLY: CAPE CENTRAL CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/00)
The annual Cape Girardeau Central High School cross country invitational meet, featuring 12 teams, will be held Saturday at Cape County Park North. There will be six runs, beginning with jr. high boys and girls competition at 10 a.m. A freshman boys and girls race will follow at 10:30, with girls junior varsity and boys junior varsity races set for 11 and 11:30, respectively...
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FREDERICKTOWN, FESTUS MATCH PERFECT 2-0 STARTS
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/00)
In one of the more intriguing prep football matchups this week, Fredericktown will be meeting a familiar face when it plays host to Festus tonight. Dustin Brown, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards for Festus last year, will be coming home. "He lived in Fredericktown until the sixth grade," said Fredericktown coach Kent Gibbs. "A lot of our kids know him."...
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MARIE GRANT
(Obituary ~ 09/15/00)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Marie Caroline Grant, 76, of Clarkton died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Mercy Franciscan Western Hills in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Marvell, Ark., daughter of John and Louisa Fredericka Ebert Gschwend. She and Denver Grant were married Dec. 21, 1946, in Piggott, Ark. He died Dec. 26, 1980...
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IMOGENE STEWART
(Obituary ~ 09/15/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Imogene Ruth Stewart, 67, of Anna died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, at her home. She was born June 6, 1933, in Anna, daughter of Roy and Susie Boyer Webb. She and William Stewart were married July 22, 1950, in Anna. He died April 3, 1996...
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HAYDEN KEITH
(Obituary ~ 09/15/00)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Hayden I. "PeeWee" Keith, 92, of Cairo died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 30, 1907, in Weakley County, Tenn., son of Stephen and Ever Wagster Keith. His wife, Syble, died in 1971...
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VIRGINIA MART
(Obituary ~ 09/15/00)
Virginia Louise Mart, 80, of Humeston, Iowa, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born March 27, 1920, at Derby, Iowa, daughter of Loy Henry and Claire McKinley Fulton George. She married Murray Mart Aug. 10, 1941, at Memphis, Mo. He died Oct. 13, 1995...
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JAMES RICHARDET
(Obituary ~ 09/15/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Funeral for James R. Richardet of St. Louis will be held at 10 a.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The Rev. Steve Wells will officiate. Burial will be in Whitewater Christian Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:30 a.m. until service time...
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DOROTHY PRATER
(Obituary ~ 09/15/00)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Dorothy "DeeDee" Prater, 50, of Dongola died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at her home. She was born March 24, 1950, at Flat River, Mo., daughter of Ralph and Zelma Reeves Fox. She and Clyde Prater Jr. were married in July 1986. Survivors include her husband; her parents of Dongola; three sisters, Virginia Anglin, Kathy Severs and Yvonne Ramage, all of Dongola; four brothers, Jim Fox of Alto Pass, Ill., Glenn Fox of Dongola, Clyde Fox of Plant City, Fla., and Ricky Fox of Vienna, Ill.. ...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/15/00)
Son to Stephen Dale and Trisha LaDawn Myers of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000. Name, Nathaniel Clayton. Weight, 7 pounds 13 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Myers is the former Trisha Nance, daughter of Rocky and Cindy Stroder of Jackson. Myers is the son of Linda Myers of Fenton, Mo., and Jimmie Myers of Chaffee, Mo. He is self-employed...
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VIOLA SHORT
(Obituary ~ 09/15/00)
JACKSON, Mo. 00 Viola Corene Short, 94, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, at Sikeston Health Care Center. She was born Oct. 11, 1905, at Egypt Mills, Mo., daughter of Ferdinand and Emilie Steinhoff Windeknecht. She and Charles "Wilson" Short were married Aug. 29, 1934. He died April 20, 1995...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/15/00)
AN ANSWER to the caller who said he wants to move to the county to do what he wants: We don't want you. Our farm has been in our family for over 100 years, and we have always taken of care the land, our animals and our buildings. We do not want you buying our neighbor's land and bringing in undesirable businesses, buildings and junk. ...
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GOD IN CHARGE OF JERUSALEM? DIDN'T WE TRY THAT?
(Editorial ~ 09/15/00)
Here's an interesting idea: Religious strife in Jerusalem is so violent that no agreement can be reached on dividing the city in a way that makes Jews, Muslims and Christians happy. So why not put a neutral party in charge, someone who presumably has a vested interest no matter the religious persuasion. Why not give control of the Holy City to -- who else? -- God...
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MURAL ADDS TO PUBLIC-SPACE ART
(Editorial ~ 09/15/00)
The use of public buildings as art has its place in civilized society. Walk to the center of the rotunda in our nation's capitol or the Missouri capitol in Jefferson City and look up. The sense of space and scale can have a powerful impact, even though it would be difficult to justify any utilitarian purpose for having a rotunda in the first place...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: PROPOSITION A: WE HAVE PLENTY OF BILLBOARDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/15/00)
To the editor: I just read the Sept. 10 editorial about Proposition A regarding billboards. I sure hope Missourians will vote for Proposition A so that no more billboards will be put up. In the last couple of months, there have been approximately 10 big billboards put up between I-55 and Jackson. Why? Are we supposed to watch the road or the billboards?...
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