Chris Pagano
Southeast Missourian
FeaturesMay 10, 2009
New Boy Scout troop serving south Cape GirardeauA new Boy Scout troop, No. 4215, meets weekly at the Cape Area Family Resource Center in the underserved area of south Cape Girardeau, according to Bill Crowell, Boy Scout district executive for the local Shawnee district. "I don't really know of any Boy Scout troo...
FeaturesMay 3, 2009
Head Start honors Cape woman for 40 years of serviceAccording to Leola Twiggs, hugs are one of the best parts of her job. The children at East Missouri Action Agency in Cape Girardeau seek her out when she's not teaching, just to give her a hug. Her positions at Head Start have included site manager, bus driver and ...
NewsApril 26, 2009
Nearly three dozen teams take part in Kow Pasture Klassic Golf TournamentNEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Schindler's Tavern, the starting point for golf balls passing over a cow pasture onto the adjoining St. Lawrence Parish portion of a makeshift golf course, was swamped with golfers Saturday at the 24th annual Kow Pasture Klassic Golf Tournament....
FeaturesApril 26, 2009
Missouri Master Gardeners Extension Program helps others learn to growHelping others learn to grow is the mission of the Missouri Master Gardeners Extension Program. The work of certified Master Gardeners in the Southeast Region -- which includes Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, Iron, Wayne, Scott, Mississippi, Pemiscot and Butler...FeaturesApril 12, 2009
People in Southeast Missouri help others during volunteer weekAmanda Siebert gets her jollies volunteering. "Service just makes me feel so alive," she said in an e-mail. "It's such an exhilirating feeling, and I would recommend it for any and everyone." Siebert is a diatetics major at Southeast Missouri State University who w...
NewsApril 5, 2009
Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival draws people from nine statesStoryteller Andy Offutt Irwin entertained the crowd at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival for 45 minutes Saturday without music, props, bells or whistles. He simply spoke about Aunt Marguerite, an 85-year-old Southern woman trying to keep her driver's license...
FeaturesMarch 29, 2009
Memory books provide service and educate Jackson youths on Alzheimer'sNancy Gillard spends a lot of time with Alzheimer's patients. The Crown Hospice volunteer coordinator sees the affects of the disease on a weekly basis. She recently had the idea to create a universal memory book to help Alzheimer's patients at area nursing homes c...FeaturesMarch 29, 2009
Fair at Cape Girardeau church aims to educate on child abuseApril is child abuse awareness month and local support groups and community service organizations have planned a Children's Fair for fun and education. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cape Girardeau Police and the D.A.R.E. car, Kids in Christian Karate School, a rock clim...
NewsMarch 23, 2009
Dr. Jean Chapman, respected allergist and artist, dies at age 80Retired allergist Dr. Jean Chapman, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was on the hospital's staff from July 1959 to August 1997, when he retired. His friend and colleague, Dr. Thomas C. Sparkman, who has been in family practice fo...
FeaturesMarch 22, 2009
Central's Red Dagger club reaches 50th production under Cindy Bradshaw's directionThe oldest student organization at Central High School, The Red Dagger, was formed in 1918 by William Schaeffer and Mrs. A.W. Robertson. By 1924 new members went through initiation that included drinking egg white after taking the secret, and now unknown, Red Dagge...Advertisement
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