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Dr. Grow: Fine pine
(Column ~ 11/01/00)
FINE PINE PAUL SCHNARE Sickness is evident on this eastern white pine tree. The entire branch has died, and the rest of the tree has also deteriorated. (PHOTOS BY FRED LYNCH) (COLOR) It's not uncommon to see pine trees and assume they're dying. Many times, though, they're not dying at all, but rather going through routine needle fall...
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ANDY PRATT RECEIVES AWARD
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- The Rev. Dr. Andy Pratt of Cape Girardeau was honored Tuesday with an award from the Southern Baptist Convention seminary extension program. He received the award Tuesday during a statewide Missouri Baptist convention meeting at Tan-Tar-A at Osage Beach...
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RELIGION: MISSOURI BAPTISTS URGE END TO CONTROVERSY
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- Urging Missouri Baptists to cooperate in an effort to quell a statewide crisis, leaders Tuesday called for an end to controversy. More than 3,760 Missouri Baptists gathered for an annual meeting and business session Tuesday at Tan-Tar-A at Osage Beach. The meeting, which usually draws 2,000 people, ends this evening...
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FINE PINE
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
It's not uncommon to see pine trees and assume they're dying. Many times, though, they're not dying at all, but rather going through routine needle fall. To understand exactly what's going on, let's first look at pine growth habits. At the end of each twig on a pine tree is a terminal bud. ...
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RECIPES FROM THE SOUP QUEEN
(Column ~ 11/01/00)
I keep thinking the weather will settle into fall and we will start thinking about soups, stews and cool-weather comfort foods. I can't believe we are still running the air conditioner and wearing summer clothes. Just look out, though. One of these days we will wake up and winter will be here...
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GOVERNMENT: DUTCHTWON VOTERS FACE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE ON TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- The village of Dutchtown is asking its voters to approve a tax on personal property and real estate that they already have been paying for a year. If they don't vote yes Tuesday on the catch-up ballot issue, the Missouri attorney general could file a lawsuit against the village...
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GOVERNMENT: P AND Z OPPONENTS FILE SUIT
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
Opponents of planning and zoning in Cape Girardeau County filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the county commission's spending of tax dollars to develop planning and zoning regulations before voters approved the issue. The lawsuit was filed in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court against the county commissioners. It was filed by 75 county taxpayers, including leaders of the Committee to Protect Land Owners Rights...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN JR. REGRETS ACCIDENT ARTICLE
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
An article published in Tuesday's Southeast Missourian Jr., a new children's newspaper that offers youngsters an opportunity to see their stories and drawings in print, caused discomfort to family and friends of Travis Elfrink, who is hospitalized as a result of a vehicle accident...
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POLITICS: SPENDING CONTINUES IN 158TH DISTRICT
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- At 12 days out from the Nov. 7 election, Democrat Tom Neumeyer had $5,300 more in his campaign account than Republican Jason Crowell. However, over the course of the race Crowell had raised more than twice as much money as his opponent while outspending him by better than 3-to-1...
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SCHNUCKS ISSUES MILK ADVISORY
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
Schnuck Markets issued a product advisory Tuesday afternoon alerting customers that some containers of milk may contain traces of cocoa powder. The milk in question includes gallon containers of Schnucks brand and Sealtest half percent milk, and half gallon and quart containers of Schnucks brand half percent milk with a "last sale date" of Nov. 12...
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CEREMONY IS BYOD: (BRING YOUR OWN DIRT)
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
It's not often people bring their own dirt to a groundbreaking ceremony, but that's exactly what will happen Friday when the Cape Girardeau School District celebrates the commencement of work on the district's new high school. Student representatives from each school will bring a special coffee mug of dirt to the groundbreaking ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m. ...
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COURTS: APPEALS COURT SESSION AT SEMO
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
After drawing a crowd of about 100 last year, the Missouri Court of Appeals will perform another road show at Southeast Missouri State University. Five cases with local interest will be on the docket Thursday when the state's busiest appeals court meets for a morning session on campus at Dempster Hall...
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GOVERNMENT: CAPE, JACKSON TO TAKE SEWER BOND ACTION
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
Both Cape Girardeau and Jackson city officials are expected to authorize issuing sewer system revenue bonds during meetings today. Both bond issues are part of the State Revolving Fund Program, which Cape Girardeau Finance Director John Richbourg said provides low interest and savings for the city...
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COACH'S VIEW: VICTORY IS THE BEST REWARD FOR A TEAM'S HARD WORK
(College Sports ~ 11/01/00)
What a difference a week makes. Last week we were all struggling because we had played hard in four straight football games but had lost all four. Saturday night we took on a Tennessee-Martin team we were supposed to beat and we did. That win really makes a big difference around the football office and program...
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NO CHANGING OF THE GUARD; SE RETURNS OVC's BEST BACKCOURT IN STOKES, SHORT
(College Sports ~ 11/01/00)
The Sporting News rates Southeast Missouri State University guards Michael Stokes and Antonio Short as the Ohio Valley Conference's best backcourt. Southeast coach Gary Garner isn't about to argue. "I don't think anybody in our league has two guards as good as Michael and Antonio," said Garner. "I like the fact that both can score and create. They will be the backbone of our team."...
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HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: LATE GOAL ELIMINATES JACKSON
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Indians' 2000 season came to a heartbreaking end on Tuesday as the Poplar Bluff Mules scored a last-minute goal for a 1-0 district soccer victory. The semifinal loss at the Jackson Soccer Complex eliminated the No. 2 seeded Indians (13-5-2) from the Class 4A, District 1 soccer playoffs, while the No. 3 Mules (14-8-3) advanced to the finals against top seed Cape Central on Thursday at 3:30 p.m...
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AREA EVENTS: CAIRO LEVEE FOOTRACE ON NOV. 11
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/00)
The 31st running of the Cairo (Ill.) Levee Footrace will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. A 5K and 10K run will be held simultaneously. Entry fee is $14 ($6 for grades 1-12 and senior citizens) and all participants will receive a T-shirt. Race day registration begins at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Park...
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AREA EVENTS: GIRLS YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE MEETING ON NOV. 6
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/00)
An informational meeting for the 2001 Girls Youth Basketball League will be held Monday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Osage Community Centre. If a church, school or community-sponsored group would like to participate in the league, please send a team representative to the meeting...
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AREA EVENTS: NOON OPTIMIST INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE TO HOLD REGISTRATION
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/00)
The Noon Optimist Club Indoor Soccer League will conduct registration Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Show Me Center. Registration forms will not be available in advance. Registration fee is $25 per child. League play will begin in early December and run through the end of January. The league, open to both boys and girls, will have nine age divisions, ranging from kindergarten through high school...
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AREA EVENTS: BASKETBALL HOTSHOPT CONTEST ON NOV. 11
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/00)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor its 13th annual Basketball Hotshot Contest Nov. 11 at the Osage Community Centre. The event, which is free, begins at 10 a.m. and will be preceded by registration from 9-9:30 a.m. The competition consists of three one-minute time trials of shooting from designated spots on the court. The event is open to boys and girls ages 9-18...
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AREA EVENTS: FALL TENNIS CLINICS OFFERED AT ST. FRANCIS
(College Sports ~ 11/01/00)
Saint Francis Universal Health & Fitness Center will offer fall tennis clinics for various skill levels of players in November and December. Beginning players ages 6-10 will meet each Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting Nov. 7 and ending Dec. 12. The cost is $30. ...
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AREA EVENTS: TOYBOX ONE MILE RUN/WALK
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/00)
The third annual ToyBox One Mile Run/Walk will be held Sunday, Nov. 26. The race begins at 4:45 p.m. and precedes the Downtown Merchants Christmas Lights Parade. The race has an entrance fee of a new toy or $5 in advance. The cost is $7 the day of the race...
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VIRGINIA KIRN
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
Virginia Kirn, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 13, 1922, in Havre, Mont., daughter of Clark and Norma M. Williams Caton. She and Henry H. Kirn were married Aug. 22, 1953, in Jackson, Mo...
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ERNEST YOUNT
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Ernest Marvin Yount, 50, of Farmington died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at Farmington. He was born Aug. 16, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, son of Milford "Cub" and Olga Jean Cureton Yount. He was the owner of Southway Motor Express in Farmington, a member of Elks Lodge 1765 in Farmington and a member of the St. Francois Country Club...
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CHARLES SOUTHARD
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
Charles L. Southard, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born May 19, 1918, in St. Louis, son of Lawrence A. and Katherine Albrecht Southard. He and Catherine Kittel were married July 13, 1955, in St. Louis...
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OLLIE MITCHELL
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Ollie Mitchell, 90, of Puxico died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at her home. She was born Sept. 15, 1910. Arrangements are incomplete at Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Puxico.
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VINCENT BARRINGER
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Vincent "Dutch" Barringer, 85, of Dongola died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at his home. Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of arrangements.
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SHIRLEY MILLER
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Shirley Miller of O'Fallon, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at the home of a daughter in O'Fallon. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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COUPLE ARRESTED ON DRUG COUNTS
(Local News ~ 11/01/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., couple has been arrested for manufacturing methamphetamine, Scott County Sheriff Bill Ferrell said. Edward T. Kerr and Brenda I. Kerr, both 37, were arrested Monday after a deputy smelled an odor usually associated with methamphetamine manufacturing Sunday, Ferrell said...
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MILDRED DIXON
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
Mildred Virginia Dixon, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born April 9, 1923, in Jackson, Mo., daughter of Albert and Zella Shephard Wade. Dixon attended the former Lincoln School in Jackson, and was a graduate of the former John S. Cobb High School in Cape Girardeau...
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SANDRA JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Funeral for Sandra Denise Jackson of Bertrand will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie, Mo. Gerald Penn will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston, Mo. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m...
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LEROY LANCASTER
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
MCBRIDE, Mo. -- Retired Air Force Lt. Col. LeRoy M. Lancaster, 79, of Chestertown, Md., died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, in Chestertown of apparent heart failure. He was born at McBride, son of Joseph and Julia Lancaster. Lancaster served 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1972. He was a command pilot with more than 10,000 hours flying time...
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LORENE JONES
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Lorene R. Jones, 68, of East Prairie died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born May 8, 1932, at Aquilla, Mo., daughter of Robert Owens and Mary Ethel Henson Calvin. She and Arnold Jones were married Sept. 13, 1973...
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GLADYS MOODY
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Funeral for Gladys Moody of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Sikeston, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Dale McFarland will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Moody, 90, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at her home...
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FLORENCE BURGER
(Obituary ~ 11/01/00)
Florence S. Burger, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at the Lutheran Home. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 11/01/00)
IF MRS. Carnahan has finished grieving -- and she apparently has, because she has announced that she will accept the position as U.S. senator -- I believe she should challenge Senator Ashcroft to a series of three debates so that the people of Missouri can select fairly...
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STRONG LEADER, NO. 1 LOBBYIST, GOOD COACHES AND MORE
(Column ~ 11/01/00)
Life is fragile. Daily this newspaper reports the deaths of area residents. ... Death comes to all ... being totally unbiased as to race, sex, age, intelligence, good, bad, and all the rest. This area lost a quiet, but strong inspirational leader when MARTIN JANSEN died last week. The large crowd at his tribute at the Notre Dame High School gym Friday night said a lot about the respect the friends and people he'd touched had for Martin...
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ASHCROFT HAS EXPERIENCE, RESULTS
(Editorial ~ 11/01/00)
This year's contest for U.S. Senate in Missouri has, in its final days, taken on dimensions that no one could have -- nor would have wanted to -- speculated about before history took its course. The tight race between incumbent John Ashcroft and Gov. ...
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LETTERS: CHANGES NEEDED IN LAW INVOLVING CLASS PROMOTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/01/00)
To the editor: As we go to the polls next Tuesday, I would like all parents of school-age children to keep one thing in mind: Missouri House Bill 889, the Read to be Ready Program. This is a long bill with one sentence inserted into Section 5, Section B, that can have an adverse effect on many of our children. ...
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LETTERS: GORE TAKES EXPEDIENT ROUTE ON ABORTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/01/00)
To the editor: Do we really want the man who will occupy the White house for the next four years to continue the real legacy of Bill Clinton? Al Gore and Joe Lieberman repeatedly promise the wholesale slaughter of tens of thousands of babies if they are elected...
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