Stories from Friday, January 19, 2001

The Marquette Hotel may have been the bee's knees when it opened its doors during the Roaring '20s, but the tired vanguard of Cape Girardeau's downtown posi-lutely needs an overhaul. Now, facing a looming deadline to sell the building or risk possible demolition, owner Carol Bullock wants the public to relive the hotel's glory days...

When I went to get my flu shot this fall, Charlotte Craig, director of our county health center, was armed with a syringe. Keep in mind that I have been known to pass out at the sight of a hypodermic needle, so Charlotte was taking quite a chance flashing one around in plain view...

BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County residents must fill out a personal property form and return it to the assessor's office by March 1. Scott County Assessor Teresa Houchin said all personal property in place as of Jan. 1, including that of businesses, must be reported to her office...

Two area college students will be among more than 10,000 people participating in official inaugural activities this weekend in Washington, D.C. Mary Bono of Jackson and Michelle Hopen of Cape Girardeau traveled to the nation's capitol Tuesday with the University of Missouri-Columbia Marching Mizzou band, which will represent the state Saturday in an inaugural parade honoring President-elect George W. Bush and Vice President-elect Dick Cheney...

Two Cape Girardeau neighborhoods have been recognized as National Register Historic Districts. City officials were notified last week that the Commercial Historic District and the Haarig Commercial Historic District were added to the National Register of Historic Places...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Hancock Amendment tax refunds cost Cape Girardeau County government nearly $20,000 last year in lost revenue, County Auditor H. Weldon Macke said Thursday. The county saw its revenue from state fees and sales tax on motor vehicles drop by $19,950...

Son to Johnnie Paul and Traci Dawn Shands of Oran, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:48 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001. Name, Dylan Scott. Weight, 6 pounds 4 1/2 ounces. Mrs. Shands is the former Traci Patterson, daughter of Leon and Sandra Patterson of Oran. She is employed at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Shands is the son of James and Pauline Shands of East Prairie, Mo. He is employed at Steward Steel...

A 21-year-old man was arrested after Cape Girardeau police found 16 bags of marijuana hidden in his clothes. Patrolman Dan Seger had noticed a car in the vicinity of Morgan Oak and Asher this week driving with expired license plates, Lt. Carl Kinnison said...

A virtual Who's Who of Elks Lodge members in Missouri will descend upon Cape Girardeau to help the local lodge celebrate its 100th anniversary. Cape Girardeau Lodge 639 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized on Jan. 19, 1901. An official charter was issued the following July...

Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen figures it's not a coincidence that the Otahkians' recent hot streak has come at just about the same time junior center Pam Iversen has started to round into form after major offseason knee surgery...

Some of the best girls basketball teams in the state will converge at Notre Dame High School Saturday as the Lady Bulldogs will hold their first annual shootout. Four games will be played, which will include the first, third and fifth-ranked teams in Class 4A; and the third-ranked team in Class 2A...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Kelly entered the Scott-Mississippi Conference boys basketball tournament as only the No. 5 seed, but that hasn't prevented the Hawks from reaching the final. In what can only be termed as a mild upset, Kelly knocked off top-seeded Oran 76-64 in Thursday night's first semifinal at Chaffee High School. In the second semifinal, No. 2 seed Scott City rolled past No. 6 Delta 76-37...

BROSELEY -- The Twin Rivers High School girls basketball team was ranked eighth in the most recent Class 2A state poll. The Lady Royals are making a case that they should probably be rated higher. Twin Rivers notched an impressive victory Thursday night, using a big second half to upend Class 4A Cape Girardeau Central 58-48. The Lady Royals are now 14-1 while the Lady Tigers fell to 7-5...

Southeast Missouri State's gymnastics team is preparing for Sunday's 2 p.m. meet against the University of Missouri in Columbia. The Otahkians are 2-2 (0-1 in duals) and coming off scoring a season-high 190.75 points while placing second during last Saturday's home quadrangular...

Southeast Missouri State University gymnastics coach Patty Stotzheim was recently selected to be a part of the NCAA Youth Education through Sports (YES) program at the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, to be held April 18-20 in Athens, Ga. The YES program serves nearly 10,000 youths ages 10-18 who engage in sports skill, life skill and conditioning sessions at various NCAA championships. Collegiate coaches and student-athletes help serve as teachers for the sessions...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Robert Scott, known as "My Daddy," of Charleston died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at the Charleston Manor Nursing Center. He was 90. He was born April 23, 1910, in Thompson Bend, Mo., the son of Elliott and Tina Steward Scott. He married Pauline Beatrice Rush on April 23, 1938. She died April 1, 1980...

Funeral for Geneva C. DeCamp of Chesterfield, Mo., will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Grant Gillard will officiate. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery at Jackson, Mo. Friends may call at the chapel after 10 a.m. Saturday...

Edwin Andrew Lampitt, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, at Heartland Medical Center in Sebring, Fla. He was born July 30, 1919, in Pekin, Ill., son of Benjamin E. and Esther Hintz Lampitt. He and Gwenda Hibberd were married Nov. 15, 1942, in Ursa, Ill...

DELTA, Mo. -- Garnett Elwood "Butch" Moore, 68, of Delta died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at 8 p.m. at his home, with his family by his side. He became the fifth member of his family to suffer with amyotropic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He had suffered from ALS for the past year...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Velma Lyerla, 46, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at her home. She was born May 16, 1954, in Anna, Ill., daughter of Sam and Ella Mae Dirden Brimm. She and Joe Lyerla were married Sept. 26, 1970, at McClure, Ill. Lyerla was a member of Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Syble Edna Ross, 81, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Jan. 23, 1919, in Harrisburg, Ark., daughter of John and Ora Archer Graves. She and Burless "Jack" Ross were married Sept. 29, 1956, in East St. Louis, Ill. He died April 3, 1999...

GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Ethel Lasters, 84, of Norwalk, Calif., died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, in Norwalk. She was born July 18, 1916, at Glen Allen, daughter of Joe and Zillia Buehler. She and Charles E. Lasters were married Sept. 14, 1935. He preceded her in death...

Herman Wayne Swan, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born April 10, 1932, in Grassy, Mo., son of Charles Abel and Ida May Hillis Swan. He owned Swan Equipment Sales and was an auto body equipment salesman...

PERKINS, Mo. -- William Leroy Jackson, 80, of Perkins died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. He was born May 19, 1920, at Poe, Mo., son of Walter Cleavland and Clara Mae Myers Jackson. He first married Anna Mae Kelly, who preceded him in death. He later married Retta Beard, who preceded him in death...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Funeral for Truman J. Baker of Scott City will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. Larry Lawman will officiate. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 5-8 p.m. today...

ANNA, Ill. 00 Jerry R. Rosson, 54, of Anna died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 8, 1946, son of Glenn and Dorothy McDonald Rosson. He married Joyce Shasteen Stadelbacher. Rosson retired as a master sergeant with Illinois State Police...

Robert W. Heuer, 82, of Rockford, Ill., died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at Northwoods Healthcare Center in Belvidere, Ill. He was born June 12, 1918, in Cape Girardeau, son of August and Lena A. Meyer Heuer. He and Virginia L. Mehrle were married Sept. 22, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. She died Sept. 19, 2000...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral for Lora Hargan of Mounds will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill. The Rev. F.M. Speakman will officiate. Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...

BENTON, Mo. -- Sister M. Angelica LeGrand, 84, of Joliet, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet. She was born March 17, 1916, at Benton, daughter of William and Mary Ann Diebold LeGrand. LeGrand professed her vows in 1935. She was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate in Joliet 65 years...

I'M A victim of domestic violence, and I'm very angered by the article on Greg McGill in Sunday's paper. McGill was an abuser, and your article treats him and his family as victims. The article should have been about Kendra. Shame on you. I'M CALLING in reference to the Speak Out item where the caller asked what kind of people would have a dog and keep it tied up in the yard and never play with it. ...

One Missouri legislator described state government's current budget crunch this way: "We've been on a spending binge." And despite expressions of surprise along with moans of dismay, there is no way anyone in Jefferson City can claim the so-called shortfall in revenue sneaked up on us...

To the editor: This is in response to the editorial about rural residences needing identification. Many older people here in Perry County have the attitude that those in professional positions should know all. Many of these individuals have a disparity in education compared to professionals. The common thought that I find among these individuals (not all) is that a professional should know everything they know and more since the professional has spent more time in formal education...