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Dr. Grow: Ires of spring: Beware spring insects that can damage plants
(Column ~ 04/25/01)
This spring the weather has been very unusual. Of course, I must remind myself that in this area, the only thing that is usual about our weather is that it is unusual. Our weather has certainly affected many plants and plant pests so far this year. You would have thought that the very cold winter would have reduced some insect pest populations. ...
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TRAIL OF TEARS GROUP HOLDING TWO-DAY CONVENTION IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
The award-winning producer of NBC's "Dateline" series, Jess Bushyhead of Los Angeles, will be among a dozen speakers for the National Trail of Tears Association's annual convention today and Thursday at Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. The convention is sponsored by the Missouri chapter of the Trail of Tears Association, the Missouri Humanities Council and Southeast Missouri State University...
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SOUTHEAST PLANS TO HIKE TUITION NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
Southeast Missouri State University plans to raise tuition, a move that, coupled with an expected enrollment gain, would generate more than $1 million in added revenue for the school in the next academic year. If the Board of Regents approves the tuition hike at its May 4 meeting, tuition would be raised $4.50 a credit hour for in-state undergraduates in the 2001-2002 year and by $9 a credit hour for out-of-state undergraduates and in-state graduate students. ...
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TWO KILLED IN PLANE CRASH AT FARMINGTON
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- A small airplane crashed in a wooded area near a busy street in Farmington Tuesday, killing pilot Don Mercer and a female passenger believed to be his wife. St. Francois County Coroner James Coplin said the two people were the only occupants the 1975 Cessna 210L, which took off from Gallatin, Tenn., at around 1 p.m...
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CAPE SCHOOLS FUND-RAISING BANQUET PLANNED SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
Cape Girardeau residents can help local schools and enjoy a virtual escape to destinations unknown Saturday during a benefit banquet at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport. The Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation will sponsor the "Come Fly With Us" benefit from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the airport. Mac's Smokehouse will provide the dinner for the event...
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'CHALK WALK' CONTEST SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
Entrants are sought for Saturday's Downtown Cape Chalk Walk Street Painting Competition. The contest is open to individuals and groups who will create chalk paintings on selected sidewalks downtown. In exchange for the entry fee of $5, competitors will receive a 24-pack of chalk. Contest originator Craig Thomas advises bringing extra chalk...
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SCHOOL ALUMNI RETURNING TO FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
Franklin Elementary School alumnus Larry Points reminisced about his childhood at the school and adult career as a National Park Service ranger during a visit with students Tuesday. Points has co-authored three children's books about the wild horses and other animals inhabiting Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland...
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SIKESTON MAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. == A man who allegedly threated a convenience store clerk with a knife and said he needed $100 for his family was arrested, police said Tuesday. David Allen Carroll, 37, was charged with first-degree robbery in connection with an armed robbery that occured Friday evening at U Pump It at 109 East St...
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KINDER: STADIUM PLAN STILL HAS A SHOT
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legislation to earmark a portion of future state tax revenue for construction of a new St. Louis Cardinals ballpark still has a chance of passage, but only with substantial changes, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder said Tuesday...
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RUARK FORCED TO GIVE UP COACHING
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/01)
Mark Ruark was forced to give up his post as Cape Central High's girls basketball coach recently because he held a position as a high school assistant principal. Because of that policy set by new principal Mike Cowen, Central athletic director Terry Kitchen is faced with the difficult task of finding two head coaches despite having no teaching positions available at the high school...
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MISSOURI RALLIES IN OPENER, SWEEPS OTAHKS
(College Sports ~ 04/25/01)
A shorthanded Southeast Missouri State University softball team came up short twice against the University of Missouri Tuesday. The Tigers rallied for a 4-3 victory in the opener and then rolled to a 5-1 victory in the nightcap as they swept a non-conference doubleheader at the Southeast Softball Complex...
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INDIANS HOLD OFF BEARS
(College Sports ~ 04/25/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Another dazzling pitching performance by Todd Pennington and a strong early offensive surge helped pave the way for Southeast Missouri State University's 11-9 baseball victory over host Southwest Missouri State Tuesday evening. Pennington, who entered the contest third nationally in NCAA Division I earned-run average with an 0.97 mark, lowered that figure as he hurled five shutout innings before being lifted with the Indians leading 9-0...
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SE GOLFERS STAND SIXTH
(College Sports ~ 04/25/01)
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State University's golf team is in sixth place in an extremely tight field entering today's final round of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship. Tennessee-Martin and Tennessee Tech are tied for first with scores of 581 after two rounds of the three-day tournament...
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SPORTS DIGEST: RUPPEL RECORDS ACE AT KIMBELAND C.C.
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Clint Ruppel of Oak Ridge carded his second career hole-in-one Tuesday at Kimbeland Country Club. Ruppel used a 5-iron to ace No. 12, a par 3 playing 167 yards. Witnesses to the shot were Mark Mungle and Mike Wendel.
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NOTRE DAME DROPS SUSPENDED GAME, WINS SECOND CONTEST
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Notre Dame High School baseball team lost a key SEMO Conference game Tuesday afternoon, but coach Jeff Graviett found it hard to be too disappointed. Despite competing without three of their top players who were injured in a Monday automobile accident, the Bulldogs put up quite a challenge against a strong Sikeston squad and actually came away with one victory...
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DARLENE BURGENER
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
Memorial service for Darlene Josephine Burgener of Marion, Ill., will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. The Rev. Richard Mohr will officiate. Meredith-Blue Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of arrangements. Burgener, 85, died Saturday, April 21, 2001, at Parkway Manor Nursing Facility in Marion...
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COMFORT CRAIG
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
Comfort Mae Craig, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 23, 2001, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services of Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 30, 1915, at Fredericktown, Mo., daughter of Peter Monroe and Barbara A. Betteuo Craig. Craig attended school in Bollinger County, and graduated from Lutesville High School. She had been a clerk at Sterling Department Store. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church...
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TONY HELMES
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Anthony Roy "Tony" Helmes, 41, of Dowagiac, Mich., died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at his home. He was born April 23, 1959, in Sikeston, son of James Edward and Elsie Robinson Helmes. Helmes was a hairdresser at Regis Hair Styling in Dowagiac...
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WILLIAM BURKE
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- William R. Burke, 86, of Springfield, Mo., died Monday, April 23, 2001, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He was born March 1, 1915, at Blodgett, Mo. He and Wilma Louise Batts were married March 24, 1936, at Vanduser, Mo. Burke lived in Scott County until moving to Springfield in September 2000...
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GOVERNMENT SHOULD KEEP PRIVACY PROMISE
(Editorial ~ 04/25/01)
Are you a coin collector? Stargazer? Frequent traveler? The government probably knows. That is, if you've ever visited a government Web site on the Internet. Despite a Clinton administration memo issued in June restricting the practice, some agencies are using software on their Web sites to determine where you travel on the information superhighway...
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MARION PARKS
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Marion Parks, 64, of Sikeston died Monday, April 23, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Sept. 29, 1936, at Lilbourn, Mo., son of William Roy and Pearl Bruce Parks. Parks retired as a truck driver with Reliable Freight Lines. He was a member and trustee of Eagles Aerie 3319...
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DONALD HOLT
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
LESLIE, Mo. -- Donald E. Holt, 45, of Leslie, died Monday, April 23, 2001, in Franklin County. Born March 14, 1956, at Cape Girardeau, he was the son of Ulva Mae Smith Holt and the late Grant Holt. A 1974 graduate of Cape Central High School, he was employed on the shipping barges in St. Louis for a time...
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VIRGINIA SAMPLE
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
Virginia I. Sample, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at Heartland Care Rehab Center. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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ERMA COOPER
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
Erma Wulfers Cooper, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at her home. She was born March 14, 1919, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Frank and Mary Seiler Wulfers. She and Delbert Cooper were married Oct. 31, 1942, in California. He preceded her in death June 21, 1954...
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JACK LEWIS
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jack Raymond Lewis, 71, of Sikeston died Monday, April 23, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 24, 1930, in East Prairie, Mo., son of Orbra William and Dixie Elizabeth Shy Lewis. He and Polly McMillen were married Oct. 4, 1952, in New Madrid, Mo...
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SONNY GOLIGHTLY
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- William S. "Sonny" Golightly Sr., 97, of Union City, Tenn., died Monday, April 23, 2001, at Beverly Nursing Home in Union City. He was born Sept. 2, 1903, in Bertrand, son of Jesse Calvin and Willie Florence Steward Golightly. He and Gladys Marie Whybark were married in 1937. She died Sept. 9, 1972. He later married Hazel Witt Sept. 1, 1973. She died Nov. 26, 1989...
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DONALD PFEFFERKORN
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
Funeral for Donald Ray Pfefferkorn of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo. The Rev. Lewis Hejna will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Vyron Yount. Burial will be in St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery at Chaffee...
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EVERETT LUKEFAHR
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
DAISY, Mo. -- Everett P. Lukefahr, 85, of Daisy died Monday, April 23, 2001, at Eldercare in Marble Hill, Mo. He was born May 16, 1915, at Millheim, Mo., son of Thomas Jefferson and Hattie Blaylock Lukefahr. He and Leona V. Welker were married Oct. 20, 1934. She died July 9, 1995...
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KATHRYN GUNDERSEN
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral for Kathryn Gundersen of Redington Beach, Fla., will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Mounds. The Rev. F. Jerry Herring will officiate. Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds. Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds after 6 p.m. Thursday...
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ANNIS SIMPSON
(Obituary ~ 04/25/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Annis Tanner Simpson, 79, of Charleston died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at East Prairie Nursing Center in East Prairie, Mo. She was born Oct. 4, 1921, in New Madrid County, daughter of L.E. and Lula Cummins Byers. She first married T.H. Tanner, who died June 7, 1994. She later married Larry Simpson...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/25/01)
SOMEONE COMPLAINED that President Bush didn't fly out to greet the service personnel coming back from China. After eight years of Bill Clinton, it does seem odd to have a president who doesn't dash off to every possible event so his face can be in the picture. What a nice change. The celebration was for the service personnel, and the president's arrival would have shifted the focus from them to him and would have kept them away from their families even longer just to accommodate a speech...
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TOBACCO LAWYERS ... AND THE HONEY POT
(Editorial ~ 04/25/01)
I mentioned last week I would discuss a $400 million honey pot that no one is discussing. I will briefly. But the BIGGER issue in Missouri government (which by a Missouri Supreme Court ruling must be acted on this year) is state Sen. PETER KINDER'S bill capping the JAY NIXON-appointed lawyer fees...
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FAITH-BASED PARTNERSHIP IS SUCCEEDING HERE
(Editorial ~ 04/25/01)
Since Missouri is so often accused of lagging behind in areas like per-student education spending and transportation dollars, it's nice to see the state lauded for being in the forefront of a movement. Missouri is one of only five states taking advantage of charitable choice, established under a 1996 law that allows churches and religious organizations to compete with other agencies for government contracts...
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LETTERS: KATHRYN'S SPUNK WILL BE MISSED BY MANY FRIENDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/25/01)
To the editor: During my first visit with Kathryn Gunderson, she told me of the tea room she had started in an empty store in Mounds, Ill., in her high school years. "There was little to do," she said, so she brought in a certain elegance 60 years ago...
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BETA SIGMA PHI MARKS ANNIVERSARY
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
The chapters of Beta Sigma Phi sorority celebrated the local 50th Golden Circle anniversary and the international 70th diamond anniversary of Founder's Day April 16 at Drury Lodge. Laureate Alpha Rho was the host chapter. Chairmen were Norma Schrieber and Patricia Taylor...
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IRES OF SPRING: BEWARD SPRING INSECTS THAT CAN DAMAGE PLANTS
(Local News ~ 04/25/01)
This spring the weather has been very unusual. Of course, I must remind myself that in this area, the only thing that is usual about our weather is that it is unusual. Our weather has certainly affected many plants and plant pests so far this year. You would have thought that the very cold winter would have reduced some insect pest populations. ...
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BARBECUE, CASSEROLE MIMIC TASTES OF FAVORITE DISHES
(Column ~ 04/25/01)
It is becoming quite obvious that summer is just around the corner with Cardinal baseball on the radio, the smell of barbecue in the neighborhood and barefoot kids in the yard. Sometimes I get all geared up for the barbecue grill and here comes the rain. Just in case, it is always a good idea to have a rain plan...
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