Peggy Scott
NewsJuly 25, 1999
MCCLURE'S FIRST STREET FAIR SET FOR AUG. 6 AND 7MCCLURE, Ill. -- In hopes of bringing families together to have fun and raise money, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in McClure and East Cape Girardeau, Ill., are planning a Street Fair Aug. 6 and 7. Events will be held on the two streets and grassy area near the McClur...NewsJuly 24, 1999
CIVIC CENTER LAUNCHES FUND RAISERTwan Robinson spent Friday morning preparing for a special event next week at the Cape Civic Center. The Bootheel Youth Museum at Malden is bringing its traveling show to the center. The hands-on exhibit is free and open to everyone. Large groups should call ahead ...NewsJuly 23, 1999
HEALTHY FEET ARE HAPPY FEET; AUGUST IS HEALTHY FEET MONTHElma Cook knows the importance of healthy feet, and she never misses an appointment to get her nails trimmed and feet massaged a little. "It feels good," she said, after slipping her socks and tennis shoes back on. Healthy feet are happy feet, explained Susan Farro...NewsJuly 20, 1999
RIVER BRIDGE REPAIRS: STATE OFFERS PAVING OPTIONSNew plans for repairs to the Cape Girardeau Mississippi River bridge add flexibility to the project for both contractors and motorists. "We have been busy looking at our options following the recent bid rejection," said Scott Meyer, Missouri Department of Transport...NewsJuly 18, 1999
BLOCK PARTY: NEIGHBORS COME TOGETHERRenea Miller and Kachina Bashley located a patch of shade Saturday afternoon and settled in to watch the May Greene Jump Rope team perform. The two woman were among some 500 people who attended the first Healthy Families 2000 Community Block Party, held at Fort D n...NewsJuly 17, 1999
GREEN GRANTS GET HOUSE OKThe Cape Central High swimming pool was made pool was made possible in party by a $200,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant in 1980. A federal funding program that helps communities purchase park land and develop recreational facilities passed the U.S. House ...NewsJuly 16, 1999
BICYCLE WASHERS EARN EXTRA MONEYWearing matching T-shirts, the team of Heidi, Alisha and Tess stood ready Thursday morning for their second day in business. Soon customers were pedaling up to the door. The young entrepreneurs have hit on a money-making idea that is drawing attention of other youn...NewsJuly 14, 1999
TIRE DUMP MUST GO; CLEANUP BEGINS EAST OF BENTONBENTON -- Martin Priggel watched as two excavators with grapple attachments fed tires into a shredder at a tire dump east of Benton. "Finally, we are seeing something accomplished," said Priggel, presiding commissioner of Scott County. For six years some 500,000 ti...NewsJuly 12, 1999
THE ANATOMY OF A GRANT: COLLABORATION LEADS TO CARING COMMUNITIES (FIRST IN A SERIES)Melinda Zimmerman smiled in hopes of covering up a wince of pain as her son climbed carefully onto her lap. Seven-year-old Jesse had just awakened and came outside to check on his mother, who is recovering from back surgery. "He's a wonderful boy," Zimmerman said, ...NewsJuly 11, 1999
AIR SHOW CONTINUES TODAYMargaret Kennedy squinted as she tried to follow the 1941 Stearman bi-plane across the Cape Girardeau sky. "My baby is in there," she confided. Her baby, 16-year-old Bobby, had just taken off for his first non-commercial airplane flight. He was excited, but mom was...Advertisement
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