Stories from Saturday, August 18, 2001

Laura Norman knows how difficult life can be for a mother of preschool-age children. She has two children, one almost 3 years old and the other 15 months old. A typical day is consumed with laundry, dirty dishes and messes. So Norman is helping to organize a local chapter of MOPS, the Mothers of Preschoolers, to give mothers a chance to get some time away from the chaos and relax...

JACKSON, Mo. -- If it hadn't been the clear, blue water of Jackson pool that his feet were dangling in, Walt Biri could have been mistaken for a fisherman. But it was a firefighter, not a fish, tugging on his line. Jackson Fire Rescue officers were practicing search-and-recovery training exercises in the swimming pool Friday...

Postcards, signs, old maps, calendar plates and other memorabilia are footnotes to a city's rich history. For example, how many people know that Otto Frederick never missed a day from his downtown jewelry store in 46 years? Better yet, how many know that Otto Frederick operated a jewelry store in Cape Girardeau?...

It was the water equivalent of a cattle roundup. Towboats gathered 25 barges that broke loose from a southbound tow Friday on the Mississippi River above Cape Girardeau. Although they threatened the bridge, none of them drifted that far, said police...

ENID, Okla. -- Thrilling rallies are apparently becoming fairly routine for the Chaffee Medicap Pharmacy American Legion baseball squad. Friday afternoon, Chaffee remained undefeated in pool play of the eight-team Mid-South Regional Tournament as it scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning without the benefit of a hit to knock off Omaha, Neb., 4-3...

Tonight's exhibition/fundraiser soccer game between Southeast Missouri State University and the St. Louis based Busch Soccer Club under-17 team has been canceled due to a scheduling error. However, the Otahkians will still be in action as they will play an intrasquad game at 7 p.m. at Houck Stadium...

Kelvin Anderson, Southeast Missouri State University's all-time leading rusher who has had an impressive career in the Canadian Football League, is off to another strong start. Through six games for the Calgary Stampeders, Anderson ranks fourth in the CFL in rushing with 429 yards. He is averaging 5.3 yards per carry, although perennial CFL power Calgary is off to just a 2-4 start...

The following is a listing of players from area high schools or Southeast Missouri State University who are competing in professional baseball. Included in the list are each players' local connection, his last year as an amateur and his major league affiliation (if applicable). Statistics are through Thursday...

Son to Jamie Lynn and Sharon Denice Karraker of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:22 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2001. Name, Loki Jamieson. Weight, 8 pounds 6 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Karraker is the former Sharon Noel, daughter of James Noel of Jackson, Mo., and the late Carol Grayson of Cape Girardeau. Mr. and Mrs. Karraker are self-employed. He is the son of Mary Karraker of Cape Girardeau...

Pansy May Sisco, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born March 12, 1917, at Gideon, Mo., daughter of Henry and Carrie Jaco. She and William D. Sisco were married March 26, 1932, at Poplar Bluff, Mo. He preceded her in death Aug. 12, 1984...

The following businesses have had their liquor licenses temporarily suspended by the Missouri Department of Public Safety's Division of Liquor Control: Bi-State Oil, 400 Morgan Oak, suspended two days effective Monday, for sale or supply to a minor...

THEBES, Ill. -- Juanita Cartner Brown, 95, of Urbana, Ill., formerly of Thebes, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, at Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana. She was born Jan. 27, 1906, daughter of Guy Washington and Blanche Ella Jones Cartner. She and John Brown were married Oct. 13, 1925. He died Sept. 10, 1988...

Lloyd Clarence McDowell, 85, of Coral Springs, Fla., died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at Boca Raton Community Hospital. He was born Sept. 9, 1915, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Charles J. and Nellie Howard McDowell. McDowell graduated from the former Fruitland High School and Southeast Missouri State Teachers College. He was a member of the state championship basketball teams of the high school and college...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Linda McArthur, 54, of Caruthersville died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 17, 1947, in St. Louis, daughter of Charles A. and Virginia Marie Goldschmidt Beis Sr. She and James McArthur were married in June 1967...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Maxine Taylor, 78, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, at Balfour Retirement Community in Louisville, Colo. McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston is in charge of arrangements.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- David Bailey, 64, of St. Charles, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001. He was born Oct. 22, 1936, in Sikeston, son of Roger A. and Lois McCord Bailey. He and Charlotte Elizabeth Henry were married in 1960. Bailey was a 1954 graduate of Sikeston High School, attended Southeast Missouri State University, and was a graduate of the University of Missouri. He served two years in the U.S. Army...

PATTON, Mo. -- Lloyd Harris Koonce, 78, of Patton died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 2, 1922, at Monette, Ark., son of R.C. and Pearl White Koonce. He and Mary Dickinson were married Aug. 6, 1948...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Funeral for Marion Douglas Brown of Charleston will be held at 1 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home. The Rev. Calvin Brown will officiate. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until time of service...

RANDIE FIDLER is old news, opined a Speak Out caller. The truth of that statement will be put to the test at future board elections. I AM a 57-year-old resident of Jackson. I will continue to educate myself on ballot issues and cast my vote in private for what I feel is best for my community. ...

Jut as parents make the annual back-to-school shopping trip, too many teachers must also do the same. They want things for their students that the school district just can't provide. It's not unusual for a teacher to spend $100 or $200 a year on supplies...

Little wonder Perryville schools are in dire financial straits. Voters in the Perry County School District haven't given themselves a school levy increase since 1974. Yes, they've allowed the shifting of money here and there, but nothing cost them a levy increase...