Stories from Wednesday, March 28, 2001

A field of four could be narrowed to a single candidate for the job of Central High School principal as early as Friday. The four will interview today and Thursday for the position, open after the Cape Girardeau Board of Education's decision last month not to renew principal Randie Fidler's contract...

Cape Girardeau has Mediterranean, Thai, Mexican, Italian, many versions of Chinese, Cajun, barbecue, pizza, sandwich shops, steakhouses, seafood restaurants, smorgasbords and many standard American restaurants, upscale eateries along with the gamut of American fast-food franchises, leaving one question: Anyone for Indian?...

A new Cape Girardeau resident asked the wrong person for directions near Cape Girardeau Central High School on Monday afternoon, and it cost her some cash. About 1:15 p.m., a 22-year-old woman got lost attempting to drive to Schnuck's grocery store, and pulled over at the intersection of Themis and Caruthers to ask a man for directions, reported Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. Kevin Orr...

Wayne Davenport spearheaded Southeast's fund-raising efforts for the past four years. His wife, Julie, has been the principal of Franklin Elementary School for the past three years. Both will leave their positions in the coming months to move to Cleveland, Ohio...

Overall awards Best group exhibit Gregory Hoernig, Luke Guyot & Mark Prost, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Perryville Best experiment study John Kiblinger, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Gregory Hoernig, Luke Guyot & Mark Prost, 8th, St Vincent Jr High, Perryville Brian McCrate, 8th, St. ...

3rd quarter A honor roll Grade 8 Kent Buxton, Rita Jo Dirnberger, Allison Essner, Alison Martin, Whitney Ostendorf, Amber Tenholder. Grade 7 Paige Foeste, Corrie Gerecke, Cara Golightly, Catherine Meyer, Robin Phelps, Kaitlyn Scheeter, Hassan Shakil, Jessie Vavak, James Williams...

3rd quarter A honor roll 5th grade Beth Barton, Caitlin Bell, Elizabeth Bierer, Michael Carbaugh, Paige Clark, Nicollette Cox, Kevin Cronenbold, Wesley Derrick, Ben Douglass, Lindsey Hartle, Morgan Henley, Zch Kreifels, Laura Lusk, Olivia Meyer, Courtney Moore, Jeanette Mouser, Andrea Penzel, Travis Smith, Garret Stone, Curtis Sturms, Brooke Taylor, Kyle Taylor, Corey Trowbridge, Andy Vestal...

3rd quarter A Honor Roll Grade 12 Amanda Ballance, Sarah Hanneken, Sheila Kelley. Grade 11 Megan Fisher, Jessica Stone. Grade 10 Colin Campbell, Sean Copeland, Christina McLane, Douglass Taylor. Grade 9 Cassandra McLane, Jacqueline Prater. Grade 8 Julie Hill, Patricia Mayberry, Megan Randolph, Brittany Ryan, Rebecca Simmons, Eddie Woods...

Notre Dame's inside-outside junior duo of Lisa Millham and Deana McCormick were named to the Class 2A basketball all-state first and second team, respectively. Bell City's Eric Henry was named to the second team in Class 1A. The 3A-4A team will be released Thursday...

ST. LOUIS -- Southeast Missouri State University banged out 15 hits, including a grand slam by Tristen McDonald, and took advantage of six St. Louis University errors as the Indians rolled to a 13-1 victory Tuesday, their fifth straight triumph. Southeast (16-8), which led just 1-0 after three innings, broke the game open with four runs in the fourth as it made a winner of starter Tommy Thomas. ...

Dusty Barrows picked a perfect spot to continue his early season home-run barrage. Barrows, Cape Girardeau Central High's senior catcher, belted a one-out, solo homer that just cleared the left-field fence in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Tigers knocked off visiting Jackson 5-4 Tuesday afternoon...

Southeast Missouri State University's tennis team broke into the win column by going 4-1 during a spring break trip to Hilton Head Island, S.C. The Otahkians (4-4 overall, 0-2 OVC) beat Dickinson College, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Fairleigh Dickinson and Bradley...

Southeast Missouri State University's softball team will begin Ohio Valley Conference play today when Austin Peay visits the Southeast Softball Complex for a 4 p.m. doubleheader. The Otahkians have just a 6-12 overall record, but they have faced some rugged competition so far...

The Cape Central Lady Tigers got two goals from all-stater Amber Voerg and defeated the Jackson Lady Indians 3-1 in the SEMO Conference soccer opener for both teams on Tuesday. Central improved to 3-1-1, while the Lady Indians record evened at 2-2. Played at the Southeast Missouri State Intramural Field, the game was closer than the final score indicated...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Kelly hurler Justin Simpher tossed a three-hitter and fanned 10 as the Hawks picked up their first win of the year Tuesday, downing Poplar Bluff 4-1. Simpher, one of the premier pitchers in the area, went seven innings and walked just two. He also went 4-for-4 at the plate...

Amos J. Harmon, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services of Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 3, 1916, at Oriole, Mo., son of William H. and Ada M. Noland Harmon. He and Erma E. Kassel were married Oct. 23, 1948, in Piggott, Ark...

DUDLEY, Mo. -- Osa E. Stanfill, 88, of Dudley died Monday, March 26, 2001, at Charlevoit Health Care Center in St. Charles, Mo. She was born Jan. 28, 1913, at Poe, Mo., daughter of John W. and Ivy Elizabeth Cooper Riley. She and Sylvester Stanfill were married Jan. 2, 1930, at Bloomfield, Mo. He died March 11, 1980...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Hopper, 17, of Charleston died Monday, March 26, 2001, in Charleston. He was born April 5, 1983, at Chaffee, Mo., son of Tammy Hopper. Hopper lived in Charleston all his life. He was a senior at Charleston High School, where he was a member of marching and jazz bands, Environmental Club, National Honor Society, played on the tennis team three years, was manager of the girls softball team, and had been named to "Who's Who of American High Schools."...

PARMA, Mo. -- Christine Hampton, 74, of Parma died Monday, March 26, 2001, at her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Portageville, Mo., daughter of William Oscar and Estell Currin Creasy. She and Harvey Lee Hampton were married May 18, 1948, in Clay County, Ark. He preceded her in death...

Idell Bird Bradley, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 28, 1916, at Birdtown, Ark., daughter of Rupert E. and Effie Barton Bird. She and Paul Patrick Bradley were married Oct. 23, 1937, in New Madrid, Mo. He died in January 1973...

GRASSY, Mo. -- Harold Edward Thornhill, 77, of Grassy died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at his home. He was born April 13, 1923, at Grubville, Mo., the son of Freemont and Emaline Leonard Thornhill. He married Nadean Vaughn on Sept. 12, 1953. She survives...

Norman Leon "Lee" Jones, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 26, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Feb. 7, 1914, at Whitewater, Mo., son of Herman Arlando and Ida Mae Jones. He and Claire Peets were married in 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jones was an agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Prior to that he worked for Standard Brands in New York City, N.Y., and had been a field director with American Red Cross in Hawaii during World War II. He moved to Cape Girardeau in 1982...

Daughter to Randy and Vicky V. Dunn of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:59 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2001. Name, Ran Neisha LaMae. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Fifth daughter. Mrs. Dunn is the former Vicky Rush, daughter of Roosevelt Dofson of Decatur, Ill., and the late Alreda Townsend. She is employed at Hab Care Inc. Dunn is the son of Gene and Pearlie Mae Ratliff of Dallas, Texas. He is employed by Drury Co...

An eerily similar set of incidents in Cape Girardeau's and Jackson's junior high schools earlier this month sent a sad but ultimately satisfying message: When it comes to school violence, most children know what to do. The incidents happened March 15 at Central Junior High School and R.O. Hawkins Junior High School...

Doing everything but bat his eyes at the camera, rock legend Bob Dylan played coy with the Academy Awards crowd Sunday night as he performed the title song he penned for the movie "Wonder Boys." Unmistakable were his trademark slur and whine and almost incoherent jumble of words. ...

The American Red Cross is undoubtedly one of the most respected charitable organizations in existence. Its readily recognizable vans are on the scenes of natural disasters like tornados and floods, doling out food and blankets, bottled water and motel vouchers to the victims. The vans arrive at house fires, when families have lost everything and need somebody to help put their lives back together...

I THINK those who oppose spending state revenue to salvage the St. Louis Cardinals border on being downright un-American. I mean, we're talking motherhood and apple pie. I AM a stay-at-home mom. I have worked outside the home before, and my older kids turned out just fine. ...

To the editor: In reference to an item in the March 26 Regional Digest: The Rev. Charles H. Maahs, bishop of the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has placed Abiding Peace Lutheran Church, Kansas City, Mo., under censure and admonition for willfully violating the church's constitution by calling and ordaining Pastor Donna Simon, a lesbian, who is not on the official roster of the ELCA. ...

The past several weeks I have had a need for a small gift for various reasons. After so long of a time I had run out of ideas for food gifts and just seemed burned out as to what to fix or give. And as usual, one of Recipe Swap's readers sent in the neatest recipe for bread in a jar. Judith Reed of Jackson, Mo., came to my rescue, and I hope yours too as you make her recipe...

Whatever else he accomplished, John Montagu will go down in culinary history for what he did at London's Beef Steak Club above the Covent Garden Theatre one night in 1762. Having spent 24 straight hours at the gaming table without a meal, Montagu directed an underling to bring him some slices of cold roast beef and cheese between two slices of bread so that he could eat with one hand free to continue gambling. ...