Stories from Sunday, September 17, 2000

While prayer before football games may have been taken away from Jackson and other American communities, the Christian spirit is hard to regulate. Kim Brown of YoungLife and four volunteer workers have been visiting the Jackson High School campus since school opened, planting the seeds for a ministry to area teens...

Happy winner: Judy Jaco of 1011 E. Jackson Blvd. was pleased with her newly-enclosed garage with block windows by Hy-Lite Products Inc. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans It was neither a yard sale, auction nor family reunion that had vehicles lining the curb in front of Judy Jaco's home at 1011 East Jackson Blvd.on Sept. 9...

With the advent of the new school year, thousands of high school seniors are now starting to focus on researching, visiting and applying to their favorite colleges. At the same time, advises the U.S. Department of Education, it is essential that families and students also now begin the process of applying for financial aid...

Aug. 21, 2000 Chairman Brad Burgess called the regular monthly meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. Members present were Brad Burgess, Tim Goodman, Kathy Maynard, Randy Eggimann and Sheila Gross. Guest present were Junior Swift, Steve Southard, Richard Cochran, Beth Langston, John McAllister, and Bill Dalton. Minutes of the July 17 meeting were read. Motion was made to accept the minutes. Motion was approved...

Many things have been happening in the community and at the Chamber of Commerce during the past several months. I'm sure everyone already knows about the completed Indian carving at the corner of Hope and Main. What you may not know is that it is designed not as the Jackson High School mascot, although it does help, but was designed to honor our American Indians for all they endured. ...

The Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University will be conducting counseling sessions for area small business persons and individuals planning business ventures. Counselor Gill Degenhardt will be available on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 9-11 a.m. at the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce, 1 Industrial Drive, Sikeston. Call (573) 471-2498 for an appointment. The counseling sessions (approximately one hour) are free of charge to persons taking advantage of the service...

The Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk 2000 is expected to draw hundreds of Southeast Missouri residents, who will stride, stroll, step and sprint in the battle against Alzheimer's disease (AD). Registration for the walk starts at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The opening ceremony begins at 9 a.m. The walk gets underway a short time later...

All five Jackson contestants received awards at the Miss Pre-Teen Missouri Pageant. From left were Kelley Kasten, top 20 semifinalist; Alisha Bohnert and Heather Hileman, Special Judges' Award; Phillips; and Brittani Lee Felkel, Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award...

Rolling the flag: The special POW-MIA flag was handled with care by veterans, following the remembrance ceremony. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans Flags: Special commemorative flags now fly at the entrance to the Veterans of all Wars Memorial. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans...

Pet owners should bathe their dogs occasionally. It helps keep Fido clean and healthy, taking care of his skin, or those pesky fleas and ticks. How often does one bathe their dog? With us, necessity dictates. We have a big, black lab named Ebony. Ebony likes to occasionally wander off and find a dead animal carcass (or something equally rank) to roll around in and "perfume" herself up. That's when it's time for her shower!...

The quilt features photos of both sides of the Beard family. Jackson USA Signal Photo Mark Evans Ella Mae Beard will not have to dig out photo albums or pull framed photos down from the wall to show visitors family photos. All she will have to do is unfold a quilt...

Food line: Jackson Chamber of Commerce members lined up for food during the annual Chamber Picnic on Sept. 9. Fun and games: Among the games played during the Chamber Picnic was a two-team contest in which commands had to be retrieved from inside balloons, then carried out...

Once again a federal appeals court one level shy of the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the reformers' efforts to limit speech in our political campaigns. This time it was the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down that portion of a Missouri law placing limits on the amounts that parties can give to candidates to spend in their campaigns...

The Area Wide United Way that serves the Cape Girardeau area will continue to fund the Boy Scouts. So said the organization's board of directors week before last, despite decisions from a few other United Way chapters across America to bypass the Scouts after a Supreme Court decision last June. Some are calling the decision, allowing the Boy Scouts of America to bar homosexual leaders, controversial...

KENNETT, Mo. -- Maybe, when the November elections are behind us and we have agreed on the nation's best collegiate football teams, we can all sit down and find out where America is headed, not only for the next 12 months but for the next decade or so...

It is "the biggest scam ever perpetrated in the history of the United States or the world." -- Lester Brickman, distinguished professor at Yeshiva University's Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, speaking of the $250 billion global tobacco settlement and the billions of legal fees it will generate...

To the editor: You and your readers have given my family a reason to celebrate. Your generous contributions to the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon will speed worldwide research seeking treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases and will help the Muscular Dystrophy Association provide unparalleled medical services through its national network of clinics...

To the editor: In regard to the Aug. 15 editorial, "U.S. farmers have tough problems, few solutions": Nonsense. The problem just needs a good explanation. If I were an urban taxpayer who pays taxes to support the 1996 extension of the 1985 farm bill, I would ask: Why?...

Republican vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney will stop in Cape Girardeau Thursday afternoon for a brief rally at the airport. State Sen. Peter Kinder, the Bush-Cheney campaign's Eighth District chairman, said the former defense secretary will land at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport sometime from early to mid-afternoon Thursday...

Backstage warming up for the Fiddler's Contest Saturday afternoon at the SEMO District Fair, 84-year-old Bob King handed 16-year-old Liesl Schoenberger his fiddle to try out. "I like the A and E strings," she said after whipping through some runs. Half an hour later, the two were onstage playing an impromptu duet on "The Green, Green Grass of Home."...

James Coonce spent his birthday Saturday doing what every 12-year-old dreams of someday doing: driving. Coonce was one of 41 local youngsters who participated in a revival of the soap box derby, an activity that faded from Cape Girardeau in the mid 1950s...

Crews could spend eight weeks making repairs to keep the 72-year-old Mississippi River Bridge at Cape Girardeau open until its replacement can open in three years. Bridge repair crews from Jefferson City will mobilize on Monday. Bridge traffic will be reduced to one lane beginning Tuesday from about 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and continue that way every Tuesday through Thursday until the work is done, Missouri Department of Transportation officials said...

Fairs are full of food. It's the main entree for many fairgoers who look forward all year to chowing down on corn dogs and cotton candy. While culinary purists might turn away, fair food is down right appetizing unless you've just been on one of those stomach-churning rides on the Midway...

Last week, after the stunning 34-33 comeback win over Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings jokingly said that people were calling him a miracle worker. Today, they're probably calling him a lot more. That's what a win over one of the nation's top NCAA Division I-AA teams will do for a first-year head coach...

After last week's unbelievable win over Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri State University football fans must have been wondering what the Indians could do for an encore. They found out Saturday night -- and 8,125 of them who made for an enthusiastic, noisy gathering at Houck Stadium couldn't have been happier...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- One week after falling in the championship game of the SEMO Classic, Meadow Heights claimed the eight-team Perryville Tournament with a three-set victory over Fredericktown on Saturday. Meadow Heights improved to 16-1 on the season with a 15-12, 12-15, 15-11 victory over Fredericktown...

Saturday was a banner day for Cape Central's cross country program. Central's varsity girls took first, its varsity boys took second, its junior varsity boys took second and its eighth-grade girls took first at the Cape Central Invitational held at Cape County Park...

Some things never change, or so it must seem to Tennessee-Martin when they meet Southeast Missouri State on the volleyball court. The Otahkians (2-6, 1-0) again handled the Skyhawks with relative ease in straight sets 16-14, 15-4 and 15-9 at Houck Field House on Saturday. SEMO has never lost a match to Tennessee-Martin and holds a phenomenal 45-3 edge in games won since the series began in '91...

The 7th annual Doctors vs. Lawyers Softball Game will be held Sept. 23 at Capaha Field. The game, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., will follow the Capahas' Old Timers game. Tickets are $5 for adults and children 12 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased at the game...

The Industrial Appreciation Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 2 at Bent Creek Golf Course. The four-person scramble will have shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Entry fee is $70 per person. Numerous hole-in-one prizes will be available, including a new car...

Over the last several decades our streams have been degrading at an accelerated rate. This has largely been due to poor stream and watershed management practices such as timber clearing, bulldozing, some farming practices, urbanization, strip mining, etc. As a result, Missouri has one of the highest erosion rates in the United States. However, one of the most destructive and misunderstood "stream management practices" is channelization (stream straightening)...

The Notre Dame High School Booster Club will hold its second annual fall golf tournament Oct. 9 at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. The cost is $75 per player, which includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, beverages and a golf hat. Lunch will be served at noon, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m...

FRUITLAND, Mo. -- P. Melvin Leimer, 90, of Burlington, Iowa, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in Burlington. He was born Nov. 3, 1909, in Fruitland, Mo., son of Theodore and Bertha Pfeiffer Leimer. He and Margaret Lang were married June 5, 1938, in Zion M.E. Church at Old Appleton, Mo. She died Jan. 19, 2000...

Edna Holman, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 19, 1908, in Cerulean, Ky., daughter of Thomas Marvin and Cora Rodd Thomas. She and Lucian Holman were married Oct. 16, 1932, at Hopkinsville, Ky. He died July 6, 1974...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Myrl L. Dreyer, 87, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at the Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 8, 1913, in Brazeau, Mo., daughter of William N. and Carrie Smith Barber. She and Alfred H. Dreyer were married Nov. 12, 1932. He died June 25, 1988...

ORAN, Mo. -- Samuel Edward McElyea, 58, of Chicago died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 27, 1941, in Oran, son of Robert Edward and Matlean Lawson McElyea. McElyea graduated from Oran High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1961-1963. He attended St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church in Chicago and had lived in the city for the past 20 years...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Alberta M. Primm, 81, of Jackson died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 8, 1919, in Jackson, daughter of Ed and Emerline Hall Primm. She was a member of Futrell Memorial Church of God in Christ in Jackson...

BRIDGETON, Mo. -- Harry Boxdorfer, 83, of Bridgeton died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at the Life Care Center in Bridgeton. He was born March 10, 1917, in Perry County, Mo., son of Louis Francis and Anna Catherine Yamnitz Boxdorfer. He and Luella Wibbenmeyer were married Jan. 21, 1942. She died Sept. 22, 1968...

ANNA, Ill. -- Andrew "Andy" Smith, 71, of Anna died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at the Union County Hospital. He was born Feb. 9, 1929, in Alto Pass, Ill., son of Roscoe and Catherine Fox Smith. He and Geraldine "Gerry" Kohler were married Oct. 2, 1953, in Jonesboro, Ill...

TROY, Mo. -- Tommie Nadine Pleasant, 75, of Troy, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at Lincoln County Memorial Hospital in Troy. She was born April 8, 1925, in Randles, Mo., daughter of Thomas and Lucy Spain Lands. She and George Pleasant were married March 14, 1970. He died May 13, 1998...

BERNIE, Mo. -- Harold Robert McGuire, 79, of Bernie died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at the John Pershing V.A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born May 21, 1921, in Pickering, Mo., son of John Augusta and Rosa Myrtle Rutherford McGuire. McGuire was the owner and operator of a construction company in Kansas City, Mo., before moving to Bernie in 1984. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the Bernie Church of Christ...

Paul W. Sprenger, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at his home. Friends may call from 4:30-8 p.m. Monday at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church.

Millions of people have dogs. Millions of people have cats. And for some, those just aren't enough. It's difficult to gauge the number of exotic or nontraditional animals in the United States, although a Kansas State University estimate puts it at approaching the same number as cats -- 44 million...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Erin Elizabeth Uhrhan and Kevin Dean Cline were married July 22, 2000, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Msgr. Edward Eftink performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Nicole Poythress and soloist was Jane Oehl, both of Jackson. Giftbearers were Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Kern of Scott City, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cline of Pontiac, Mo...

"The goldenrod is yellow!" So goes the old, beloved September poem, remembered by many who had to memorize it. Those memorizers were the ones who took great bouquets of the yellow flowers to their returning teacher or to a new teacher with whom they sought to find favor...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Emma Jones and Markus Winkelmann were married July 22, 2000, at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Fred Ritter performed the ceremony. Organist was Marilyn Baker of Marble Hill. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Terry Jones of Cologne, Germany, and formerly of Cape Girardeau. She is also the daughter of the late Mary Lisa Barker Jones, formerly of Marble Hill. The groom is the son of Ferdi and Elke Winkelmann of Cologne...

BENTON, Mo. -- Gina Marie Schiwitz and Jeffrey John Essner were married June 24, 2000, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, Mo. The Rev. Alphonse Hoernig performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Hope Essner of Kelso, Mo. Vocalists were Tracy Haggerty of Cape Girardeau and Bobby Ressel of Kelso...

Rachel Marie Phillips and Matthew Dow Kingree were married June 23, 2000, in Zwingle, Iowa. The Rev. Thomas Ralph performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Pam Crawford of Maquoketa, Iowa. Soloists were John Phillips of Rock Island, Ill., and Jennifer Phillips of Zwingle...

THEBES, Ill. -- Stacy Dawn Lesch and John Clint Davis were united in marriage June 10, 2000, at Christ Church of the Heartland in Cape Girardeau. Zackary Strong performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist was Judy Nilsen of Advance, Mo. Parents of the bride are Guy and Lisa Lesch of Thebes. The groom is the son of Dennie and Kay Davis of Benton, Mo...

WHITEWATER, Mo. -- New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson, Mo., was the setting June 17, 2000, for the wedding of Laura Ann McJunkins and David Lee Bohnsack. The Rev. John Rice performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist was Linda Thompson of Jackson...

Joanne Bunda of Westchester, Ill., announces the engagement of her daughter, Rosalyn Eve Bunda, to David Marks Popham, both of Chicago. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Popham of Cape Girardeau. Bunda is a 1989 graduate of York High School in Elmhurst, Ill., and a 1993 graduate of Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Ill. She is an eye bank technician at Illinois Eye Bank in Chicago...

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pierce of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Joan Lynn Pierce, to Daniel Loyd Windeknecht. He is the son of Rosena Windeknecht Willard of Cape Girardeau, and the late Charles Windeknecht. Pierce is a 1988 graduate of Central High School, 1992 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, and 1997 graduate of Southwest Missouri School of Anesthesia. She is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with Anesthesia Associates of Cape Girardeau...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Amber Elise Dannenmueller and Mark Alan Donelson were married June 10, 2000, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo. The Rev. J. Friedel performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Betty Ressel. Vocalists were Donna Diebold, mother of the bride, and Renee Reinagel...

Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood, Mo., was the setting June 3, 2000, for the wedding of Gayle Anne Weiss and Brian Richardson. The Rev. Vernon Gunderman performed the double ring ceremony. Paul and Marion Weiss of Cape Girardeau are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Merlin Richardson and Mary Miller of St. Louis...

Christy Lynn Staley and Jeffery Joseph Bebej exchanged vows March 11, 2000, at Hanover Lutheran Church. The Rev. Jeffrey Sippy and Vicar Mark Rabe performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Keith Koening and violinist was Casy Cook, both of Cape Girardeau, and soloist was Brooke Burrows of Jackson, Mo...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Craig Anthony Winkler of Perryville announces the engagement of his daughter, Jaime Ann Winkler, to David Christopher Craig, both of Jackson, Mo. He is the son of Ralph J. and Wanda R. Craig Sr. of Cape Girardeau. Winkler is also the daughter of the late Janice Ann Winkler...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Bill and Glenda Landewee of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristi Landewee, to Matthew Hill of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Andrew and Judy Hill of Benton, Mo., and Mary Hill of Austin, Texas. Landewee is a graduate of Leopold High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University. She is the supervising secretary with the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in Jackson, Mo...

OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Leonard and Sharon Bogenpohl of Oak Ridge announce the engagement of their daughter, Sheri L. Bogenpohl, to Jody L. Ponder of Frohna, Mo. He is the son of Jerry and Shirley Burroughs of Altenburg, Mo. Bogenpohl is a 1991 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, and 1993 graduate of Mineral Area Community College. She is employed in accounts payable at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Norman and JoEllen Jansen of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Denise Jansen, to Israel Shaffer. He is the son of Garry and Cindy Shaffer of Oran, Mo. Jansen is a 1995 graduate of Leopold High School. She is employed in the Bollinger County Collector's Office...

COMMERCE, Mo. -- John and Lois Lee Ramsey of Commerce announce the engagement of their daughter, Flora Ann Ramsey, to Sasha Farshid Khosravi, both of Des Moines, Iowa. He is the son of Reza and Mimi Khosravi of Ames, Iowa. Ramsey is a graduate of Ames High School and Iowa State University. She is a policy service representative with Cova Financial Life Insurance Co. in Des Moines...

BENTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Nesbit of Benton announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathy Sue Nesbit, to Steven Brian Thomas. He is the son of Debbie Thomas of Wartburg, Tenn., and Randy Thomas of Deer Lodge, Tenn. Nesbit is also the daughter of the late Donna Cambron-Nesbit of St. Mary, Mo...

Rent a video, shop for clothes, stock your cabinets, go out for dinner, service your automobile -- everything you need is just a few short blocks away from this 1707 William St. home. Recent updates and original hardwood flooring add to the appeal of this tri-level...