Stories from Sunday, March 16, 1997

To the editor: Semo Alliance for Disability Independence is a non-profit, non-residential independent living center. It will be hosting its third annual auction on May 22 at Rainbow Auction in Jackson. Over the next four weeks, businesses and retailers and even private citizens will be called upon for donations of merchandise, gift certificates or whatever else they would like to contribute to make this annual fund-raising even successful. ...

25 years ago, 1972 Cape Girardeau County Court has given authorization for preliminary hearings in Magistrate Court to be conducted at Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau; Prosecuting Attorney A.J. Seier requested authority on behalf of Magistrate Jerry S. ...

Khonda Andrews, right, donated a "Baby Think It Over" doll to Opal Aden at Jackson Junioer High School Wednesday. Opal Aden, right, demonstated how to feed the doll to Sam Stroder, left, and Jessica Harris. Now junior high students in Jackson can experience the joys of parenthood when they get the opportunity to babysit a "Baby Think it Over" doll for one night...

That's right if "Old Hickory" was alive today he'd be really old, 230 to be exact. March 15, 1767, Andrew Jackson was born in the Carolinas. Little did the lad know at that time that someday a town in Missouri, of all places, would be the first to honor him by giving the town his name...

A Pastor friend tells a story of the two little boys who enrolled in the first grade of elementary school. On the first day of school, the teacher asked these two little hrothers about their birthdays. The story goes something like this: The first little brother said, "I was born on January I, 1984."...

THIS IS in regards to the person calling in about the baseball games and lawn mowing. I am just one of many people who would rather hear a lawnmower running than hear a baseball game, a football game, a basketball game, the whole bit. Just one of many. The lawnmower sounds good...

The transformation of politics and political campaigns from Bill Proxmire to Bill Clinton can almost be measured in millions of light years. Few readers will recall the first Bill, a former Wisconsin senator who today would be viewed as an anachronistic relic who refused to take contributions from anyone. ...

"We've gotten caught up in something we can't get out of." -- Gov. Roy Romer, D-Colo., new chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "People fail to see how contaminating this is to the process of governing." -- Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., former chairman of the Democratic National Committee...

The General Assembly heads back to Jefferson City Monday after a weeklong spring break. From here to the May 16 adjournment, it will be a sprint to the finish line as the pace of business grows more hectic. Many issues of statewide importance are hanging fire, among them tax cuts, education funding and bills to regulate managed health care. ...

Fredericktown officials want to be in the running for a new maximum security prison which may be constructed in Missouri in the near future. The city in Madison County has submitted a number of prison proposals over the past two years -- one in 1993 and a second in 1994 for a new women's prison which eventually went to Vandalia in April of 1995, and another proposal for a facility to house high-security male prisoners which went to Bonne Terre in May of 1995...

Patricia Stewart can tell a lot about a person by looking into their eyes. The shapes, patterns and blemishes in the irises, Stewart says, offer indications of a person's level of health and possible problems. "By looking into the eye I can tell the condition of organs and tissue and inherent weaknesses," Stewart said...

Lanita Aldridge of Jefferson City said that the secret ingredient for her Missouri State Beef Cook-off entry isn't so secret: It's peanut butter. "I tell everyone it's my secret ingredient, but it's obvious by the taste," said Aldridge, one of five semi-finalists for the semi-annual contest...

When it comes to fun, Bailey is on a roll. Too bad the toilet paper isn't. Toilet paper is more than an indispensable commodity at our house. It's also a toy. Fifteen-month-old daughter Bailey has discovered toilet paper. She loves to unroll the tissue-thin paper into a pile on the floor...

COLUMBIA -- The tears flowed heavily for Jackson High's girls basketball team here Saturday after another near-miss in the Lady Indians' quest for the Class 4A state basketball championship. Such is the nature of sports. Just getting to the state's final four -- which the Lady Indians have done a remarkable three consecutive seasons -- is quite a feat...

COLUMBIA -- So close -- yet so far away -- for the third year in a row. Jackson High's girls basketball team completed a remarkable three-season run here Saturday afternoon, although it didn't turn out exactly like the Lady Indians had planned. For the second consecutive season, the Lady Indians lost in the Class 4A state championship game as Gateway Tech of St. Louis used a late 7-0 spurt to pull off a thrilling 42-41 victory at the Hearnes Center...

COLUMBIA -- Sure, Jackson High's girls basketball team started three seniors during Saturday's Class 4A state championship game loss to Gateway Tech of St. Louis. But for teams in Southeast Missouri that have been thumped by Jackson over the past several years -- the Lady Indians have a phenomenal 155-15 record over the last six seasons -- don't start rejoicing just yet...

PARK HILLS -- The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs appear to enjoy doing things the hard way. In their 2A quarterfinal Saturday night at Park Hills High school, Notre Dame fell behind the Lutheran North Lady Crusaders by 14 points before storming back in the second half for a 56-44 win...

HONOLULU -- Southeast Missouri's softball team fell to 1-3 in the University of Hawaii Softball Tournament with a 9-6 loss to the host. Southeast (1-8-1) rallied from a 5-0 deficit with a six-run sixth inning, but saw Hawaii answer with four runs in the bottom of the inning...

MURRAY, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri opened Ohio Valley Conference play Saturday with a split against Murray State. After Murray State captured the opener 5-4, Southeast bounced back to win the nightcap 3-2. Southeast improved to 4-10 on the season while Murray State fell to 9-8...

JEFFERSON CITY --If you've ever considered building your own fishing pond or improving fishing conditions for an existing pond, you should read the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) "Missouri Pond Handbook." Phil Pitts, fisheries programs coordinator for the MDC, says the handbook is ideal for people who want information on pond development and management...

The Missouri Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Conservation Service will host a pond management workshop on March 20 . The workshop will be held at the Conservation Department office in North County Park in Cape Girardeau from 7-9:30 p.m...

Attention Anglers! You'll soon have a new lake to fish near Dexter. The Department of Conservation has completed the filling of Cypress Lake. This 95-acre lake is located on the Otter Slough Conservation Area about 10 miles southwest of Dexter on Highway ZZ...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Charlene Frederick, 68, of Dexter died Friday, March 14, 1997, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. Frederick was born Oct. 5, 1928, at Nimmons, Ark., daughter of Roland T. and Helen Winniger. She and Herb Frederick were married in August 1945 in Clay County, Ark. He died Nov. 14, 1986...

ANNA, Ill. -- Leroy "Pete" North, 82, of Anna died Saturday, March 15, 1997, at his home. He was born July 2, 1914, in Anna, son of LeRoy and Cora Bulliner North. He married Mildred Tompkins on Sept. 17, 1938. North was a jeweler and certified master watchmaker. ...

ROLLA -- James E. Schumacher, 75, of Rolla died Friday, March 14, 1997, at his home. He was born March 6, 1922, at Benton to John Henry and Angus M. Bigler Schumacher and grew up in Kelso. He was married to Gladys Diebold of Benton. He was a lieutenant serving in the European Theatre during World War II...

PERRYVILLE -- Bernice Abbott, 90, formerly of Perryville, died Wednesday, March 12, 1997, at Bethesda Health Care Center in St. Paul, Minn. She was born Dec. 29, 1906, at Longtown to Cicero and Nora Abernathy Sadler. On Sept. 4, 1926, she married Floyd Abbott, who died May 8, 1964...

JACKSON -- Carlos "Bud" Burns, 68, of Jackson died Saturday at his home. He was born Jan. 18, 1929, at Glen Allen to Carlos Edward and Rosa Kline Burns. He married Jean Stady on Feb. 28, 1953. He worked for Morgan Way Drive Inc. as a truck driver until his retirement...

ANNA, Ill. -- Gene F. "Frank" Williams, 49, of Anna died Friday, March 14, 1997, at St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. He was born July 21, 1947, at Anna, son of Harry Eugene and Dorothy Ray Williams. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member and past commander of the Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 in Anna. He was employed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources at the Little Grassy Lake Fish Hatchery...

ORAN -- Odis Burley, 42, of Atlanta and formerly of Oran, died Saturday, March 8, 1996 at Atlanta. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.

Cape Girardeau County Carl Strobel and Debbe K. Westbrook to Kathy Davis; John A. Heuer to Ivan R. Heuer; Betty L. and Robert R. Smith to Glen A. and Sherri L. Smith; Dennis C., Jimmie Ray and Judy C. Fischer to the city of Cape Girardeau; Bent Creek Developers Inc. ...

I'm thinking green. Not only because tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day but because through every outside door and window I see nature putting on her basic greens again. There are great skirts of bluegrass green, velvet pockets of yellow-green moss where the sun doesn't shine much, little raised appliques of larkspur medallions and bold patches of green, white-veined, hollyhock clumps...

The 1997 Dodge Ram SST 1500 V8 Magnum still sports the front-end hood style that Dodge introduced in 1994. Ron Shrum, front left, and Chris Phelps, front right, talked trucks with their friends at the local gas station parking lot in Delta. Shrum's pickup is a 1971 Chevy full size, left, with more than 200,000 miles on it. Phelps' truck is a 1984 GMC Sierra Classic with about 140,000 miles on it...

The Four Seasons Audubon Society of Southeast Missouri will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Missouri Department of Conservation Building in Cape Girardeau County Park. Ida Domazlicky will present a slide program on "Yellowstone National Park in Spring."...

Southeast Missouri State University has named 1,444 students to its Dean's List for academic for fall semester. Regional students named to the list include: ADVANCE: Michelle Slinkard, Jennifer Westbrook, Cathy Wiseman. ALTENBURG: Mark Gihring, Melissa Roth, Terri Wachter, Vicki Wachter...