Stories from Wednesday, September 20, 2000

At this time of year I often get questions and comments that go something like this: "Is it time to plant yet?" "When is the best time of year to plant?" "I thought that you could plant trees and shrubs only in the spring and fall." "Is it too early to plant this fall?"...

MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- Just say no to county planning and zoning. That was the message from most of the 70 people who crowded into the Millersville School gymnasium Tuesday night to tell Cape Girardeau County officials what they thought about the November ballot measure...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Few people could keep up with Jessica Arnzen between her club meetings, sports and cheerleading activities, her campaigning efforts for area Republican candidates and a couple of part-time jobs she worked during the summer. Her friends said Jessica, 17, knew what she wanted and worked to achieve it, whether it meant winning a club award or a volleyball championship for Scott City High School. ...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- At least half of Scott City High School's 333 students left classes Tuesday after learning a popular 17-year-old senior died in a one-car accident on her way to school. Everyone in school knew Jessica Arnzen, which made her death harder to handle, principal Fred Graham said. Graham allowed students to go home for the day...

Black students in Cape Girardeau public schools believe they must work harder and are treated differently than their white peers. That was the consensus of five black former Central High School students who met with school administrators Tuesday to talk about their experiences as students...

FRUITLAND, Mo. -- Dale Gupton stopped by the Fruitland Livestock Auction Barn's office to check on the starting time for the sale of his cattle Tuesday afternoon. Gupton, of Cunningham, Ky., brought 30 head of cattle for the weekly livestock auction...

The Area Wide United Way and the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University will hold a 2000 Days of Caring/Plunge Day on Sept. 29 and 30. For the past few years, the United Way and Southeast have held separate volunteer events. This year, they are teaming up...

The Glenn House, Cape Girardeau's Victorian showplace, is about to go into hibernation before coming back to life for the holiday season. The house at 324 S. Spanish Street will be open from 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 30. The house also will be open from 9 a.m.-noon. Oct. 1 to accommodate the arrival of a riverboat. Anyone is welcome to join the tours, however...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The two major state political parties are showing a high degree of interest in the Bootheel's 25th District state Senate race, pumping nearly $100,000 into the campaign. So far, the Missouri Democratic Party has donated $50,000 to Sen. Jerry T. Howard of Dexter, Mo., for his reelection bid. The state Republican Party has given $49,000 to its candidate, Rep. Bill Foster of Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Winners in the 23rd annual River City Rodders car show were announced this week. More than 200 vehicles were entered in the show, which is held at Capaha Park each year. Awards and winners included: Club choice: Orman McCord, 1934 Ford Coupe. Best engine: Stan Troutman, 1967 Chevy Nova...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Nina Eileen Lambert, 76, of Sikeston died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Clearview Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 17, 1924, in Sikeston, daughter of Lex Monroe and Faye Dunn Smith. She and Charles Ray Lambert were married April 5, 1941, at Charleston, Mo. He died Oct. 10, 1998...

Daughter to Robert Carl and Denise Suzanne Holst Jr. of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:46 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000. Name, Rebecca Ashlyn. Weight, 7 pounds 14 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Holst is the former Denise Broeker, daughter of Sondra Launius of St. Louis and Ronald Broeker of Jackson, Mo. She is employed at JCPenney. Holst is the son of Yong Shin Choe of South Korea and Robert Holst Sr. of Jackson. He is employed at Procter & Gamble...

MARSTON, Mo. -- Olive Carrine Latimer, 74, formerly of Marston, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 7, 1926, in White Oak, Mo., daughter of Thomas Monroe and Lola Mae Vaughn Harris. She married Charles Latimer, who died May 10, 1999...

ESSEX, Mo. -- Charles Cobb Jr., 62, of Essex died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo. He was born March 5, 1938, in Pollard, Ark., son of Charles Cecil and Opal Tilman Cobb. Cobb lived in the Puxico and Bloomfield, Mo., areas before moving to Essex in 1985. He was affiliated with Taylor General Baptist Church...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- The Rev. John Samuel Bell, 81, of East Prairie died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at East Prairie Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 1, 1918, in Mississippi County, son of Manuel and Octavia Grider Bell. He and Maggie Earlene Britt were married Nov. 9, 1939, at East Prairie...

Carbondale (Ill.) beat Notre Dame 2-0. But it could've as easily been 3 or 4-0 ... in favor of Notre Dame. The Bulldogs had some unlucky breaks and wasted numerous scoring opportunities while the Terriers took advantage of theirs as host Notre Dame fell to 8-2-1 on the season Tuesday night...

Where do we go from here? It will be hard to top the last two weeks. We've created a tough act to follow. WOW! In my 20 years of collegiate coaching, the last two Southeast games have been the most exciting football games I've ever been involved in. ...

Southeast Missouri State University, coming off two big upset victories, attracted 18 points in the ESPN-USA Div. I-AA top 25 poll college football coaches poll. The Indians' 18 points rank it 37th among Div. I-AA schools. Besides Southeast, four other OVC schools attracted votes. Eastern Kentucky is ranked 13th, followed by Western Kentucky (26th, 60 points), Eastern Illinois (31st, 43 points) and Tennessee State (34th, 29 points)...

JACKSON, Mo. -- In a game that was dead even in most categories, Lindsey Meyr gave Jackson the edge in the statistic that really counts, runs scored. Meyr blasted a grand slam in the second inning to account for all of Jackson's runs in a 4-0 victory Tuesday over Seckman...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Norma Cantrell, 74, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro is in charge of arrangements.

GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Mary E. Falica, 77, of Godfrey, Ill., died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. She was born Dec. 29, 1922, at Glen Allen, daughter of V.E. and Maude Shettley Haynes. She first married John Ewing in 1943. He died in September 1963. She later married Rudolph Falica in 1965. He died in November 1994...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Robert L. Mathis, 68, of Morehouse died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at his home. He was born June 14, 1932, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Leo Erby and Mary Bessie Myers Mathis. He and Marilyn Bailey were married Feb. 28, 1981. Mathis was a self-employed painter...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- John W. Pylate Jr., 78, of Caruthersville died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at his home. He was born Nov. 30, 1921, in Kosciusko, Miss., son of John W. and Ada Bell Stokes Pylate Sr. He and Madge Eris Parker were married Aug. 18, 1940, in Kosciusko...

CAMBRIDGE, Ill. -- Adelle Rose Bayless, 74, of Cambridge died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at her home. She was born July 10, 1926, in Jackson, Mo., daughter of Robert W. and Dorothy Jenkins Illers. Bayless was a 1944 graduate of Jackson High School and a 1948 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. She taught school in Peoria, Ill., before moving to Cambridge in 1961. She taught vocal music in Cambridge from 1969 until retiring in 1989...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Agatha Beardsley, 76, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at her home. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marvin H. Sealander, 75, of Rapid River, Mich., died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 10, 1925, in Escanaba, Mich., son of Christ and Nettie Erickson Sealander. He and S. LaVerne Mathison were married in 1952 in Sacramento, Calif...

Geneva R. Morton, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born May 3, 1915, at Perkins, Mo., daughter of Arthur and Lora Haney Garrison. She and Hurst H. Morton were married Dec. 28, 1952, in Cape Girardeau. He died Oct. 27, 1963...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- James A. Elder, 56, of Olive Branch died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 28, 1943, in Mounds, Ill., son of James G. and Alice Johnson Elder. Elder was a retired certified welder from EEI Co. in Metropolis, Ill...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Jessica Jo Arnzen, 17, of Scott City died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, in an automobile accident in Scott City. She was born June 24, 1983, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Ervin Joseph and Lana Marie Glueck Arnzen Jr. Arnzen was a senior at Scott City High School, where she was class treasurer, an honor student, and a cheerleader...

Herman John Margrabe, 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Parish prayers will be at 7, followed by the Knights of Columbus rosary...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rose Marie Dowdy, 50, of Sikeston died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in Union City, Tenn. She was born April 17, 1950, in Connecticut. She married Gary Dale Dowdy, who preceded her in death. Dowdy had worked at Sikeston Community Sheltered Workshop...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Melbalene Snow, 70, of Malden died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 30, 1930, in Flint, Mich., daughter of William Edward and Pearl Parker Rines. She and Curtis Snow were married Dec. 13, 1947, in Piggott, Ark...

To the editor: The current oil-price situation is already causing a ripple effect on the U.S. economy. Why has the current administration not been held accountable for this problem? They were either caught totally off guard, or they ignored warning signs and elected to do nothing, either of which is inexcusable...

To the editor: I just had to write and say how proud I was when I picked up the paper and saw the picture of Brenda Birk holding up the sign to inspire people to pray at the start of the Jackson Indians football game. I was not at the game, but I would have been happy to join them...

The New Millennium Summit at the United Nations ended in New York earlier this month. The summit brought together 150 presidents, prime ministers, kings and dictators -- although the dictators were politely called by other titles during the politically correct gathering...

While state officials and motorists were scratching their heads over gyrating gasoline prices in Missouri, truckers in France were imposing a nationwide blockade to force down prices at the pump. The blockade ended after six days when the government offered truckers a 5-cent refund on each liter of fuel purchased...

Something fishy appears to be going on in the presidential campaign. If I didn't know better, I would think a conspiracy was afoot among Gore supporters -- and that many Beltway Republicans were part of it. The media are reacting with disbelief to Gore's upsurge in the polls since the GOP convention. ...

THANK YOU, Mrs. Buck, for your informative article about Jackson's schools. I really feel the article belonged on the opinion page. However, you are to be commended for fanning the assent and dissent surrounding the issue. I AM calling in regards to the portable toilets at the SEMO District Fair. ...

It was such a nice surprise when my 3-year-old, Lexie, greeted me at daycare with some fresh honey balls. Ms. Donna is her teacher, and during their activities through the day, she and the children made the honey balls. It's a delightful blend of honey, peanut butter and powdered milk rolled into balls, then coated in crushed corn flakes. They sure smelled good. I say smelled, because between Lexie and Ross they were devoured and I never had a taste...

Nine members from Cape Girardeau County FCE clubs attended the annual conference of Missouri Association for Family and Community Education. The event was held Sept. 6-8 at Ramada Conference Center in Columbia, Mo. More than 100 attended the conference. The theme was "FCE Listening Today--Envisioning Tomorrow."...