Stories from Wednesday, April 15, 1992

Too often juvenile delinquency matures into adult crime and jail time. A new county-wide program is taking aim to stop this cycle of lawbreaking. We applaud "Shoplifting Diversion," which begins this month, and hope that it can positively influence the lives of its youthful participants...

Last week's special fundraising promotion at six city restaurants for the Cape Girardeau Public Library netted about $2,000, said an official with a local restaurant firm. The official, Kevin Silvers, vice president of DeStock Inc., feels the promotion was a success...

The foreign languages department at Southeast Missouri State University is sponsoring a trip to colonial Mexico, July 23 to Aug. 6. Members of the community, as well as students, are invited to participate in the trip titled "Colonial Mexico: 1992 Spanish Masks on a Mestizo World."...

The Cape SEMO Chapter of Parents Without Partners will have an orientation for prospective members at 7 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held in the Harris Room at the Community Counseling Center, located at the corner of Silver Springs and Bloomfield Road...

Larry Miinch believes he has one advantage over a classroom teacher. "Almost every child wants to go to P.E.," Miinch said. He teaches physical education classes for grades K-8 at Meadow Heights Elementary School. "One of my rules in P.E. is that you have to have fun," he said. "That really helps make my job more enjoyable."...

The student newspaper at Southeast Missouri State University has won awards for writing and design from the Missouri College Newspaper Association (MCNA). The newspaper, The Capaha Arrow, was also named Best in Class competing against student newspapers at Missouri universities with approximately the same enrollment...

Students from 36 Southeast Missouri schools participated Saturday in the seventh annual Missouri Student Mathematics Contest at Southeast Missouri State University. About 260 students took the math test. Those earning first-, second- or third-place designations will advance to the state contest in Columbia May 9...

Dr. Robert L. Ward, a dentist, will discuss the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders on Thursday's "Ask Your Doctor" program. The show airs at 8 p.m. on cable channel 13. The show is sponsored jointly by St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau County Medical Society and Channel 13...

Picture this scenario: You are driving along a winding two-lane road and, for a long time, you encounter no oncoming traffic. Then, around one curve, you come upon a string of cars ten-deep in the opposite lane. What do you assume? Short of this being a funeral procession or pack psychology gone berserk, you would have to assume the lead driver favored the brake more than the accelerator and that the trailing motorists have rising blood pressures...

Mike Kasten of Millersville is president of the Missouri Cattlemen's Association. The cowboys I met are...survivors, people who respect the earth and soil and, it seems to me, truly appreciate the very essence of life. Kenny Rogers, from the introduction to "Cowboy Tales: Western Classics from American Masters"...

Dear Editor: On Christmas Eve, 1875, a hastily assembled city council in Dodge City, Kan., responding to the chaos in the community, passed the frontier village's first ordinances, including one that read: "That no person shall in the city of Dodge City carry concealed about his or her person any pistol, Bowie knife, slingshot or other deadly weapon except United States, county, township or city officers."...

No matter how often we search the Scriptures, we are sure to discover something new. Recently, while giving the Bible yet another read, I happened on the word "outwent." I couldn't believe this unlikely find had eluded me all these years, but there it was, in Mark 6:33 the people following John the Baptist "ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him."...

JACKSON -- Memorial service for Marvin Clinton Meyer of Orono, Maine, was held April 7 at Church of Universal Fellowship in Orono. He was professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Maine in Orono. Meyer, 84, died unexpectedly Friday, April 3, 1992, at a Bangor, Maine, hospital...

Helen F. Arnold, 91, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, April 13, 1992, in Port Charlotte, Fla. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

SCOTT CITY -- F.E. "Jack" McCormick, 67, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Monday, April 13, 1992, there. He was born May 1, 1924, at Illmo, son of Forrest and Alma McCormick. He and Mildred Haddock were married in 1941. She died Jan. 10, 1979. McCormick was employed by Terminal Railroad Co. 42 years...

Kathryn Virginia Sackman, 87, of Chateau Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 14, 1992, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born April 14, 1905, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John Theodore and Barbara Louisa Juden Sackman. Sackman was a graduate of Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University. She did research at Columbia University in New York City and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and received a master's degree in education from Vanderbilt...

Funeral service for Nelle R. Luchow of Cape Girardeau will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Neil Stein will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today. Luchow, 96, died Sunday, April 12, 1992, at Chateau Girardeau Health Care Center...

Edward E. Kasten, 84, 227 Camellia, died Tuesday, April 14, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born May 14, 1907, at Shawneetown, son of Henry J. and Maria P. Boern Kasten. He and Olga Sperling were married July 22, 1928, in Cape Girardeau...

JACKSON -- Ray Yamnitz, 51, of Route 4, Jackson, died Tuesday, April 14, 1992, at the farm he owns in Bollinger County. He was born Aug. 4, 1940 in Perry County, son of Frederick and Hazel Shrum Yamnitz. He married Sarah Nash on May 18, 1962. She survives...

Churches in Cape Girardeau begin to plan for Easter soon after the Christmas and New Year's holidays end. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and in old Cape Girardeau most of residents were Catholic. Even those who were non-Catholics joined in the observance of Lent. The Catholic religion was the only faith allowed in Louisiana, as it was the state religion of both France and Spain, the two countries that controlled the land west of the Mississippi until it was purchased by the united States in 1803...

PERRYVILLE - Tom Richardet died Friday, April 10, 1992 at his home in Perryville. He was 43. Richardet was born Nov. 30, 1948 in Perryville, son of the late LeRoy Richardet and Dorothy Gibbar Byram. She survives in Waterloo, Ill. Richardet was a Navy veteran and a member of AmVets Post 94 and VFW Post 4282, both in Perryville...

JACKSON -- President George Bush won all 24 delegates selected Tuesday to represent Cape Girardeau County Republicans at the state convention June 26-27 at Springfield. Ralph Ford, chairman of the Cape Girardeau County Republican Committee, said that about 100 Republicans participated in Tuesday's presidential caucus held at the county administrative building in Jackson...

JACKSON -- The president of the Jackson School Board said Monday the board may consider re-submitting the failed 35-cent tax levy to the voters either in August or November. During its regular meeting, the school board voted to create a 14-member citizens' facility advisory committee to study the feasibility of building a middle school for ~sixth and seventh grade students to relieve crowding conditions at the R.O Hawkins Junior High and West Lane Elementary schools...

If you waited until today to file your 1991 income tax, you're not alone. As many as 20 million Americans, including more than a half-million Missourians, have waited until the final day to place their ~income tax returns in the mail. Many Missourians were still scrambling today to complete income tax returns...

A recommended cut of $250,000 from Southeast Missouri State University's intercollegiate athletic budget would inhibit the school's ability to compete at the Division I level, Southeast's athletic director said Tuesday. Southeast's Budget Review Committee voted 12-11 Monday against rescinding its earlier recommendation to cut the athletic budget. One committee member abstained...

The cost of meeting the city's budget is leading to the elimination of about 12 city positions, including three held by long-time police officers. Geoff Riches, the city of Cape Girardeau's personnel director, said Tuesday that the positions will be eliminated July 1, the start of the city's fiscal year...

Vocational education must continue to change to keep pace with changes in the work force and education, says Harold Tilley, named Monday as new director of the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational Technical School. "Vocational education is coming to a real crossroad," he said...

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Monday recommended rates for use of the city's two public swimming pools be raised. The new fees are expected to more than double current revenue from the pools, which run at a deficit of about $180,000 annually...

GLENDA JONES Occupation: Certified Nurses Aide, Cape LaCroix Nursing Center. The best part of my job is: "Caring for others." What do you do in your spare time: "Reading, going out to eat and spending time with my husband." I've always looked up to. Why? "My Dad, Troy Frymire, and my mother, Velma. He is a very good person. My mother is too."...

MARBLE HILL -- A skin cancer screening will be held April 25 at the Bollinger County Health Department in Marble Hill. The Southeast Missouri Cancer Control Coalition has received a grant for education and screening for cancer. A portion of the money is being used in Bollinger County...

JEFFERSON CITY - State Rep. Dennis Ziegenhorn, who is co-sponsor of a major workers compensation reform bill that was given first round approval Monday, said Tuesday he is pleased with the House version and believes it will provide a good framework for conference committee talks with the Senate...

Jenni Horn of Cape Girardeau was initiated into the Centre College chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership fraternity, in March. Horn is the daughter of Paul and Barbara Horn of Cape Girardeau. She is a 1989 graduate of Notre Dame High School. She is an American political culture major at Centre College in Danville, Ky...

Haresh Kamath, a graduating senior at Cape Girardeau Central High School, has been named one of 500 finalists in the 1992 Presidential Scholars Program. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Prabhakar S. Kamath of Cape Girardeau. Being chosen a presidential scholar is the highest federal honor bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. In early May, the White House is expected to announce the named of the 141 Presidential Scholars for 1992...

Notre Dame High School senior Benjamin J. Glaus has been awarded a dean's scholarship to attend Westminster College in Fulton. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Glaus of Cape Girardeau. The dean's scholarship is one of four major academic awards made to incoming freshment for the academic year. The scholarship is valued at $4,800 over a 4-year period...

Stephen S. Owen of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a Regents' Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1992-1993 academic year. The Regents' Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class and who score above the 90th percentile on the ACT or SAT test. The award covers full-time fees per semester and is renewable for four years...

Stephanie Bell and Brandon Hahs have been named Students of the Month for March by the Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge 639. Bell, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bell of Cape Girardeau. She is a senior at Notre Dame High School where she is a varsity cheerleader, secretary of the Student Council, a member of the Pep Club, SADD, Liturgy Council, a volunteer at Southeast Missouri Hospital and a member of the St. Vincent's Youth Ministry Group...

Melissa Dawn Wiedefeld of Cape Girardeau was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society at Maryville University of St. Louis in March. Alpha Lambda Delta is a national organization honoring academic excellence. Weidefeld is a freshman at Maryville, majoring in medical technology. She is a 1991 graduate of Jackson High School...

BENTON -- Travis Burger, 14, recently completed all requirements for Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouting. For Burger's service project, he and five co-workers spend more than 60 hours in the planning and construction of an 18-foot corsswalk at Felker's Park in Benton...

Tammy Parrish of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to attend Stephens College in Columbia. She was one of 73 students who competed in February for four Stephens College Honors Scholarships. The students represented 23 states and had an average grade point average of 3.8, an average ACT score of 27 and an average SAT score of 1140...

The American Red Cross in Cape Girardeau has honored volunteers who help provide service to military families. Those honored include Shelly Dalrymple, Nancy Trexler, Elaine Jackson, Marilyn Huttegger, Charles Woodford, Mike Kruetter, Mike Hyson, Shawn Swift, Ben Shell, Palmi Harris and Tom Lett...

OAK RIDGE -- Melody F. Green of Oak Ridge High School was one of 79 science teachers attending a workshop titled Teachers, Industry and Environment. The program was sponsored by Central Missouri State University chemistry department. The workshop is also sponsored by the Chemical Council of Missouri and its menber companies, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. ...

Cadet Daniel F. Jung of Cape Girardeau recently received Missouri Military Academy's Academic Fourragere for superior scholastic achievement. He also received a varsity wrestling letter and was named to the state all-military team. The academy is located in Mexico, Mo. and provides training for young men in grades 4-12...

The Association of Gerontology and Human Development in Historically Black Colleges and Universities has named Natalie Ricks to one of five internship positions. Ricks is a 1990 masters degree recipient from Southeast Missouri State University. The internship is part of the training for the "Minority Management Training in Rural Eldercare Service Delivery."...

Cape Girardeau public schools will hold a spring roundup of 1992-93 kindergarten students April 21-24. Enrollment will take place April 21 at Jefferson and Washington, April 22 at Charles Clippard and May Greene schools, April 23 at Franklin School and April 24 at Alma Schrader...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Foundation has announced Russell Tuthill Foundation and Messamore sholarships are available for Union County residents. The scholarships are grante don the basis of scholarship and financial need and may be used only at Southern Illinois University...