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SERVICE PROJECT: TROOP 88 PICKS UP TRASH AT LOCAL PLANT
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Troop leader Susan Brown offered guidance as members of Girl Scout Troop 88 picked up trash Wednesday. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans Members of Girl Scout Troop 88 posed in front of Major Custom Cable Inc. during their community service project. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans...
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FROM THE PULPIT: ELECTION AND THANKSGIVING
(Column ~ 10/29/00)
Two events will occur this November which are highly anticipated and thoroughly planned for. The influence of both these events on Americans is profound. Much of our history, and many of our hopes turn on these two events. They are election and Thanksgiving...
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ANNUAL ALTENBURG HOME TOUR IS NOV. 11
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
The Home Tour sponsored by the Altenburg Homemakers Club will be held on Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The homes are located in the beautiful rolling hills of East Perry County. Five homes on tour range from two built at the turn of the century to two new homes. Homes include the Robert Bachmann home in Frohna, the Gary Sachs home, the Kenny Schirmer home, the Gary Repp home, all in Altenburg, and the Dale Roth home, on Route A , east of Altenburg. Homes will feature fall and Christmas decor...
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LIBRARY RECEIVES NEW BOOKS
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Several new titles have arrived at the main Jackson branch of the Riverside Regional Library recently. New books in the adult division include The Carousel, by Richard Paul Evans; Mary, Mary, by Julie Parsons; The Devil's Code, by John Sandford; and The Last Precinct, by Patrica Cornwell...
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ALTENTHAL0JOERNS POST #158 MINUTES
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Minutes of Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158 meeting for Oct. 10, 2000. The meeting was called to order by Commander Bill Sullivan. The color guard advanced the colors, Chaplain Boyd Summers gave the opening prayer, members recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and preamble of the American Legion Constitution in unison...
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SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM DOES WELL
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Eleven of 14 Jackson High Schcool speech and debate team members made it into the finals of their first competitive tournament of the season at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Oct. 21. Katie Townsend took first place in impromptu speaking and extemporaneous speaking, while Jennifer Hotp was second in radio. Lydia Blades took third place in prose, while Ryan Granger was fourth in impromptu speaking and Hotop in extemporaneous speaking...
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BELL WILL BRING HIGH-SPEED DSL INTERNET SERVICE
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
To meet customers' growing need for bandwidth and faster Internet access, Southwestern Bell DSL, a high-speed Internet access service powered by Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology, is rolling out in Jackson1 on Oct. 24. DSL enables customers to access the Internet or corporate networks at speeds up to 200 times faster than standard analog modems. ...
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LAUREATE BETA XI MEETING MINUTES
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Marsha Parrish was hostess when the Beta Xi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met in her home Oct. 23 with 12 members in attendance. President Charlotte Bess presided over a short business meeting. It was announced that the Beta Gamma Chapter will host the Exemplar-Preceptor Dinner which will be held on Monday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Centenary United Methodist Church in the Family Learning Center...
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PUMPKINS ABOUND AT MILLERSVILLE SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Bugs Bunny and a witch were among the more creative of the 43 pumpkins turned in. Not-so-itsy spider: There was nothing itsy-bitsy about this pumpkin spider...
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LETTERS: KEEP CALCULATOR HANDY TO CHECK THOSE SURPLUSES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/29/00)
To the editor: It has just been announced that the federal surplus for the past year is $237 billion. However, of the media that I have read and heard, only a commentator on PBS radio mentioned that $150 billion of that is income destined to go into the Social Security Trust Fund. ...
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BUSH HAS THE BEST VISION FOR AMERICA
(Editorial ~ 10/29/00)
On Election Day, Americans will vote in one of the most crucial elections of our lifetime. On the line in this year's national election isn't just the presidency, but control of all three branches of the federal government. The next president will probably appoint two or three justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Control of the legislative branch rests on the knife's edge...
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CAMPAIGN PROMISES AND OTHER POLITICAL MYTHS
(Column ~ 10/29/00)
KENNETT, Mo. -- I expect by this time you have had it up to here with this year's presidential, congressional, gubernatorial and legislative campaigns and the multitude of candidates who would sell their mother's souls for a bloc of votes. Starting with the New Hampshire primary, which now seems like millenniums ago but was actually only nine months earlier, the nation has been following the candidate's discussions on what they, the wannabe presidents and congressman and governors, wanted to discuss.. ...
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TALENT'S HIGHWAY PLAN HOLDS ONLY HOPE FOR RURAL AREAS
(Column ~ 10/29/00)
Watching as Al Gore fights against becoming the first presidential nominee since George McGovern to lose his home state while trying to prevent defections of his base voters to Ralph Nader, a most interesting thing has occurred in the Missouri governor's race. A real, bona fide issue has emerged. It's about highways...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 10/29/00)
WHEN I read Mrs. Herman's letter to the editor about planning and zoning, it helped clarify the issue. For me, it's not about whether my neighbor puts in a junkyard or a hog farm or a day care. At issue is a small group of people who may or may not share my values, telling me what I can and cannot do. Mrs. Herman's letter enlightened me to recognize that no group of people should tell me what I can or cannot do if it's legal...
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LETTERS: HOWARD'S RECORD ON PRO-FAMILY, PRO-LIFE IS SPOTTY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/29/00)
I recently received the Missouri Senate News from state Sen. Jerry Howard that painted the senator as a pro-life champion. I did some homework. My sources were the Senate Journal, Missouri Right to Life, Missouri Family Network and the National Political Awareness Test...
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IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER: THE VIEW FROM TROUBLED INDIAN PARK DEPENDS ON WHO'S LOOKING
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Activity in Indian Park has been sporadic since teen-ager Jesus Sides broke from a crowd, running onto Lorimier Street, vainly attempting to escape a hail of bullets. Families have shared sandwiches across the picnic table where Sides used to sit. Would-be basketball stars have kicked at the leaves on the freshly paved court.But some come tentatively, the memory of violence too fresh. ...
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POLITICS: SHOW ME THE PRESIDENT
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Missouri knows how to pick a president. Presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore are wise to pay attention to the state, said Secretary of State Bekki Cook. "History is on our side," she said. "Regardless of party, Missouri voters pick the winner."...
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FIRE DAMAGES APARTMENT BUILDING
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
A fire, which broke out after 7 p.m. Saturday, heavily damaged a Cape Girardeau apartment building. The fire started in Apt. D, one of four townhouse apartments in the two-story brick building. Smoke poured from the building and flames broke through the roof...
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MARK MY WORD: CHILDREN'S ATTIRE WON'T MEET NFL DRESS CODE
(Column ~ 10/29/00)
There's nothing like a musical to make you feel good about the '50s. Americans love the decade. How else can you explain why we love all those singing, leather-jacketed greasers and their Pink Ladies? I was around back then, but I was too young for leather jackets, greased hair and hot rods...
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ANIMAL SWAP: ZEDONKS TO ZONIES, AUCTION OFFERS THEM ALL
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
FRUITLAND, Mo. -- There were zedonks, zonies and even zorses to sell. It wasn't Dr. Seuss. It was all a part of a two-day exotic animal auction at Fruitland Livestock Sales that ended Saturday. Zedonks, zonies and zorses are offspring of a zebra with a donkey, pony and horse, respectively...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MEN HONORED FOR VALOR
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two area men were honored recently for their service in the armed forces at a ceremony in Poplar Bluff, Mo. James Helderman of Whitewater, Mo., and James Taul of Sikeston, Mo., were both honored for serving their country in combat with valor. The awards were given by Veteran Service Organization commanders and service officers of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas...
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ACCIDENTS INJURE FOUR
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Four people were injured in two accidents over the weekend, including three Oak Ridge residents who were in a two-vehicle accident early Saturday, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. The two-car accident occurred at 5:30 a.m. on Highway 72, three miles west of Jackson, Mo. Joshua Burger, 18, was driving west. His vehicle crossed the center line and struck an eastbound vehicle driven by Janet Smith, 43...
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ASHCROFT CALLS FOR TRUST FUND
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
U.S. Sen. John Ashcroft wants to use part of the federal budget surplus to finance a children's classroom trust fund. Ashcroft said the move would mean $19.3 million for the Cape Girardeau School District over the next 10 years. The Republican senator from Missouri discussed his trust fund plan during a campaign stop in Cape Girardeau Friday...
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TASTE LOUNGE: THE VIEW FROM A PATROL CAR
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Cape Girardeau Police Sergeant Roger Fields rolls east on Good Hope Street in his patrol car, a notable display of law enforcement presence to the customers leaving The Taste Lounge at closing time. The customers walk in groups and in pairs, on the sidewalk, crisscrossing the street, gathering in cars to hang out the windows, and, although it's 1:30 a.m., a car blares its stereo so loud the chassis vibrates. The crowd is more than 70 people...
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PEOPLE: COMMUNITY 'MAKES A DIFFERENCE'
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
Leah Shrum, a parent, knows that kids love to play, but as a mentor she also knows that many children don't have the toys, games or sporting equipment for outdoor play. So Shrum and members of the Community 2000 Prevention Resource Center at Southeast Missouri State University developed a plan that could make a difference for area children...
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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: ND FINISHES JUST SHY IF FINAL FOUR
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Notre Dame's volleyball team ended up on the wrong side of even Saturday. In a competitive match that could have gone either way, Bismarck defeated Notre Dame 15-11, 8-15 and 15-13 to advance to the Class 2A Final Four. The third game featured six ties, six lead changes and a whopping 28 side outs. Neither team led by more than two points...
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THE LATEST LINE: PREP FOOTBALL SEASON BUILDS UP TO FINAL, THRILLING WEEK
(Sports Column ~ 10/29/00)
There wasn't much in the way of competitive and exciting -- or even attractive, for that matter -- high school football matchups around Southeast Missouri Friday night. But that all should change this week as a host of district champions will be determined through head-to-head battles featuring undefeated district teams...
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INDIANS WIN CELLAR BATTLE
(College Sports ~ 10/29/00)
The expected total blowout never materialized, but Southeast Missouri State University's football team still had little trouble snapping a four-game losing streak and ending its home schedule in style Saturday night. Perennial Ohio Valley Conference whipping boy Tennessee-Martin had its most competitive league performance of the season but still suffered a 34-14 defeat in front of 3,850 fans at Houck Stadium...
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HIGH SCHOOL: MEADOW HEIGHTS FALLS IN SECTIONAL VOLLEYBALL
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- A stunned Meadow Heights Lady Panther team must be wondering what hit them. It was only a Wildcat from Winona, but it was a devastating blow. The Lady Panthers (32-3) saw their tremendous season come to an end at the hands of the Winona Lady Wildcats in the Class 1A Sectional semifinal at Advance on Saturday afternoon. Meadow Heights lost in three sets 15-0, 14-16, 8-15...
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ND AVOIDS BIG UPSET, WINS IN OT SHOOTOUT
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
It's the equivalent of nailing a game-tying, full-court shot at the buzzer or completing a Hail Mary pass as time expires. But in soccer, it's a little different; nobody but the officials knows exactly how much time is left. A stunning goal with two seconds left in regulation saved Notre Dame's season as the top-seeded Bulldogs sent the game into overtime and eventually beat No. 4 Sikeston in a shootout to advance to the finals of the Class 1A-3A District 1 Tournament...
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ECU WOMEN SEE REIGN END IN CROSS COUNTRY
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Eastern Kentucky's seemingly endless reign in women's cross country did just that on Saturday as Morehead State ended a string of 18 consecutive Ohio Valley Conference championships for the Lady Colonels on Saturday at the conference meet...
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MCCUTHISON RACKS UP HIS SECOND SE SLAM DUNK TITLE
(College Sports ~ 10/29/00)
Emmanual McCuthison was a gracious winner Saturday afternoon as he once again proved to be the best dunker among Southeast Missouri State University's basketball Indians. "Honestly, I think Tim (Scheer) should have won it," said McCuthison. And Scheer did provide plenty of competition, but McCuthison won the Indians' slam-dunk contest for the second straight year as Southeast held its Red vs. Black intrasquad game at the Show Me Center...
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CROSS COUNTRY: KELLY, PERRYVILLE BOYS WIN DISTRICTS
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
Kelly's and Perryville's boys both won district cross country championships Saturday to lead a large group of local runners that advanced to next weekend's state championships. Kelly, which featured its first district champion in Adam Daughhetee, claimed its fourth Class 2A, District 1 title in the past six years at Jefferson Barracks in St. ...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: WATERFOWL HUNTERS ENJOY GOOD NUMBERS
(Column ~ 10/29/00)
Waterfowl hunters in Missouri can again look forward to very good populations of ducks and geese during the 2000-2001 waterfowl season. The duck and goose populations are near last year's record numbers. Weather and habitat are two important factors that influence the waterfowl populations. Heavy rains in early summer improved wetland quantity and quality over much of the duck breeding grounds. Recent surveys show mallard and teal populations remain well above the long term average...
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AREA BRIEFS: TOYBOX ONE MILE RUN/WALK
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
The third annual ToyBox One Mile Run/Walk will be held Sunday, Nov. 26. The race begins at 4:45 p.m. and precedes the Downtown Merchants Christmas Lights Parade. The race has an entrance fee of a new toy or $5 in advance. The cost is $7 the day of the race...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAIRO LEVEE FOOTRACE ON NOV. 11
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
The 31st running of the Cairo (Ill.) Levee Footrace will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. A 5K and 10K run will be held simultaneously. Entry fee is $14 ($6 for grades 1-12 and senior citizens) and all participants will receive a T-shirt. Race day registration begins at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Park...
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AREA BRIEFS: GIRLS YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE MEETING ON NOV. 6
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/00)
An informational meeting for the 2001 Girls Youth Basketball League will be held Monday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Osage Community Centre. If a church, school or community-sponsored group would like to participate in the league, please send a team representative to the meeting...
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FLOYD BROWN
(Obituary ~ 10/29/00)
WYATT, Mo. -- Floyd M. Brown, 71, of Wyatt died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Feb. 24, 1929, in Wyatt, son of John Joseph and Maggie Belle Goode Brown. He had lived in Wyatt his entire life and had been employed by the Brown Shoe Co. in Charleston, Mo., until his retirement. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Wyatt...
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CHARLES RESTOFF SR.
(Obituary ~ 10/29/00)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Charles Joseph Restoff Sr., 74, of Alto Pass died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 2, 1926, at East St. Louis, Ill., son of Joseph F. and Mary Waligorski Restoff Sr. He and Patricia C. Robinette were married July 3, 1948, at East St. Louis...
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FRED WILFONG
(Obituary ~ 10/29/00)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Fred J. Wilfong, 81, of Hiram, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 4, 1919, at McGee, Mo., son of Rufus and Maude Weston Wilfong. He and Berniece Jettie Fox were married Aug. 28, 1942. She died Jan. 25, 1972...
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ALVINA SCHETTER
(Obituary ~ 10/29/00)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Alvina Catherine Schetter, 94, of Chaffee died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born on Sept. 27, 1906, at New Hamburg, Mo., daughter of Ludonis Frank and Anna Mary Weber Schmitt. She worked as a machine operator at Thorngate in Chaffee before retirement...
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ERNEST NOEL
(Obituary ~ 10/29/00)
Ernest J. Noel, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 19, 1922, at Dyersburg, Tenn., son of Flaice Eligi and Jewell J. Coafaes Noel. He and Mabel Bingham were married July 19, 1940, at Caruthersville, Mo...
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LAWRENCE ROBINSON
(Obituary ~ 10/29/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lawrence V. Robinson, 86, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 23, 1914, at Perry County, son of Charles Andrew and Sophie Schremp Robinson. He and Zedora Iona Proctor were married Jan. 26, 1931. She died March 27, 1984...
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RUBY REITMAN
(Obituary ~ 10/29/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Ruby Reitman, 85, of Jackson died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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WHERE WE LIVE: BELL CITY, MO.
(Local News ~ 10/29/00)
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Savannah Holman, five months, looked out the window of the Bell City Post Office while his parents, Jason and Karen Holman, talked with postmaster Ron Gisi. The Holmans recently moved to Bell City. Melvin Allen of Bell City had a problem with mice, so he stopped at the Bell City Store to buy some mouse poison...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: PURPLE WORDS GET QUICK ATTENTION
(Column ~ 10/29/00)
Early one recent morning there was a timid knock at the door. When I opened the door, there was the lady with the pokeberries. We had talked about them over the telephone a few days earlier, swapping tales about our experience with pokeberries. She remembered how she and her sister had made polka dot spots all over their arms, legs and faces with the lovely magenta juice of the pokeberries -- just before their mother told them to get ready to attend an important public meeting they had forgotten about. ...
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ANNIVERSARY: WISEMANS OBSERVE 70TH
(Anniversary ~ 10/29/00)
Bardis and Evelyn Wiseman of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Oct. 7, 2000, with a reception at West End Boulevard Church of Christ. Hosts were their children. Approximately 115 guests attended from Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois and Ohio...
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WEDDINGS: BOYER-MOFIELD
(Wedding ~ 10/29/00)
DEXTER, Mo. -- First Baptist Church in Dexter was the setting Sept. 30, 2000, for the wedding of Donna Jo Boyer and Chris "Mo" Mofield. The Rev. Wayne Dismuke performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist was Eric Mathis. Parents of the bride are Gary Boyer and Barbara Boyer of Sikeston, Mo. The groom is the son of Jerry and Shelba Mofield of Dexter...
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ANNIVERSARY: WESTRICHS WED 50 YEARS
(Anniversary ~ 10/29/00)
Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Westrich of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a mass Oct. 21, 2000, at St. Mary's Cathedral. Celebrant was Msgr. Richard Rolwing and co-celebrant was the Rev. James A. Seyer. A dinner and dance followed at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Scott City...
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WEDDINGS: REISENBICHLER-MACLEAN
(Wedding ~ 10/29/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Emily Suzanne Reisenbichler and James Arthur MacLean II were married Aug. 5, 2000, at Fairview Road Church of Christ. Clare Austen performed the ceremony. A horn solo was played by Joel Wealer of Ypsilanti, Mich., brother-in-law of the bride...
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WEDDINGS: HENDRIX-LA
(Wedding ~ 10/29/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Kyleigh Noelle Hendrix and David La were married Sept. 2, 2000, at Enchanted Gardens in Jackson. Fred Burgard performed the ceremony. Burgard was soloist and guitarist. The bride is the daughter of Stephen and Marcia Hendrix of Jackson. The groom is the son of Muoi Tang of Orlando, Fla., and Hung La of Cape Girardeau...
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WEDDINGS: MESSMER-NICKELL
(Wedding ~ 10/29/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Rebecca Anne Messmer and 2nd Lt. Shawn David Nickell were married June 3, 2000, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The Rev. James Seyer performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Beth Beardslee. Vocalists were Joan Kirby of Benton, David Dorman and Emmit Pruitt of Orlando, Fla. Music was also provided by the Sikeston High School String Quintet, directed by Gaye French...
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ANNIVERSARY: CLIPPARDS MARK 50 YEARS
(Anniversary ~ 10/29/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Bob Clippard of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and dance Sept. 9, 2000, at Drury Lodge. Hosts were their children and spouses: Sue and Ronald LeGrand of Mattoon, Ill., Mike and Kathleen Clippard of Jackson, and Gregg Clippard of Florissant, Mo.; and grandchildren and spouses: Carrie and Ray Perez of O'Fallon, Mo., Sarah and Jeff Livesay of St. Joseph, Ill., and Lori LeGrand of Bloomington, Ill...
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ENGAGEMENTS: GUFFEY-STRICKLAND
(Engagement ~ 10/29/00)
Ted and Gail Guffey of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Shanna Dione Guffey, to Jason Todd Strickland. He is the son of Robert and Jenny Strickland of Cape Girardeau. Guffey is a 1995 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in 2000...
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ENGAGEMENTS: PERRY-LUSK
(Engagement ~ 10/29/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. James D. Perry of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon Leigh Perry, to Braden Lusk of Hutchinson, Kan. Perry is a 1997 graduate of Jackson High School. She is a senior at the University of Missouri-Rolla, majoring in civil engineering...
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ENGAGEMENTS: GENTRY-DEBROCK
(Engagement ~ 10/29/00)
KELSO, Mo. -- Dorothy Gentry of Kelso and Melvin DeBrock of Glennon, Mo., announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Essner of Kelso. DeBrock is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeBrock of Glennon. A Nov. 11 wedding is planned at The Chapel in the Glen in Gatlinburg, Tenn...
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ENGAGEMENTS: CHAPMAN-OVERBEY
(Engagement ~ 10/29/00)
WHITEWATER, Mo. -- Lonnie and Tina Chapman of Whitewater announce the engagement of their daughter, Nichole M. Chapman, to Jeff W. Overbey. He is the son of Rex and Opal Overbey of Leopold, Mo. Chapman is a junior at Jackson High School in Jackson, Mo. She is employed at Jackson Junior High School...
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