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GIRLS SOFTBALL PLAYS OUT IN SUMMER ACTIVITIES
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Cubs girls softball coach Joan Sanders talked with his pitcher Sheila Wade. Cubs softball players Ashley McLemore, left, Caitlin Holzum, center, and Maura Thompson visited at a recent girls 12 and under league game. Andrea Penzel of the Cubs chose a bat before taking her turn at the plate...
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CEREMONY PLANNED TO HONOR CANCER SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
A special luminaria candle ceremony will be held next month when the American Cancer Society's Jackson Relay for Life remembers those lost to cancer and honors those who have survived. Luminaria candles will be lit at the Jackson City Park at 10 p.m. Aug. 3 to represent those individuals. The honorees will be named, as well as the donor, during a special ceremony...
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ROTARY CLUB WILL SELL RAFFLES FOR CLASSIC CAR
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
The Jackson Rotary Club will sponsor it's first Classic Car raffle, and club members will sell raffle tickets for a chance to win a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible. Proceeds will benefit Jackson area park projects. The 1966 Ford Mustang convertible is red with a black top, has power steering, power brakes and a power roof. It has a 289 V-8 motor that has been rebuilt...
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JACKSON PROFILE, KRISTIN LANE
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Name: Kristin (Kris) Lane Lives in: Fruitland Family: My Mom is Ruth Lane, a nurse. My Dad is Roger Lane. He works for UE. I have a sister in her last year of college at SEMO University. Job: I'm a student at JJHS, going into ninth grade. I have a part-time job baby-sitting. I love kids and would like to baby-sit more. I've cared for kids of all ages, including infants...
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SWIMMING REGISTRATION STARTS JULY 16
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Registration for the fourth session of swimming lessons at the Jackson city pool starts July 16 and ends July 26. All levels of instruction are available. A guard-smart training class, pre-lifeguard training, will be available from July 16 until July 20 for children 12 to 14...
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FUN IN THE SUN AT JACKSON 4TH OF JULY
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
This 48 Plymouth is owned by Ken Abernathy, a Jackson resident and retired mechanic. The creek at Mary Street in Jackson City Park became an ideal bathing area. Mud volleyball participants clean off under a big shower. Jackson Arts Committee participant exhibits "raku" ( a specific way of firing) ceramics...
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FRUITLAND OPTIMISTS HOLD FISHING RODEO
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Optimist Club president Pat Kennedy, left, and vice president Jimmy Churchwell presented Katlyn Churchwell with a trophy for the most fish caught. Optimist Club president Pat Kennedy, left, presented participation certificates to Ray Bucher, Drew Bucher and Geoffrey Myer...
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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BEGINS WORK ON NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Howard Hemmann, project manager at Penzel Construction, tells about how construction crews are just getting started on the Immaculate Conception project. "Church members took out two houses and hauled the debris out to Dexter themselves," Hemmann said. "Some of the dirt from the excavation went to the Penzel yard."...
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GOOD THINKING: ANSWERING GOD'S CALL THROUGHOUT LIFE
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
There's an old spiritual that goes like this: "Hush! Hush! Somebody's callin' my name; Hush! Hush! Somebody's callin' my name; O my Lawd, O my Lawd, what'll I do?" From birth's new dawn to death's final hurrah, somebody or something is always calling to us!...
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AT HOPE AND MAIN: TEEN BIRTHRATE REMAINS BIG CONCERN
(Column ~ 07/08/01)
Maria was absolutely precocious. She defined that word. Because of her popularity, you might even envy her. But once you got to know her you'd realize just how nice she was and forget about everything else. She'd really zero in on your personality and chum up to you, right away...
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SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS ALTERNATIVE TO REFUNS
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Science fiction shades into fantasy frequently, making it even more entertaining reading. As an alternative to summer reruns, choose from Jackson Public Library's collection. Here are a few to consider: "Remnant Population" by Elizabeth Moon is the story of colonists on a distant planet sent to relieve pressure on a desperately overcrowded Earth. ...
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COMMUNITY UPDATE: MAYOR SAYS GRANTS WILL BENEFIT CITY
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Jackson will directly benefit from the recent approval of three separate grants. The total of all three grants comes to nearly $1 million. A brief description of each grant and its effect on Jackson is as follows: -- A fire act grant from FEMA totaling $83,617 of which Jackson is responsible for a 10 percent match. ...
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RIVER CAMPUS WILL BE MAJOR ASSET FOR CITY AND REGION
(Editorial ~ 07/08/01)
Here are edited excerpts of remarks that were delivered June 28 at the groundbreaking for nature trails at the former St. Vincent's Seminary, Southeast Missouri State University's proposed River Campus for the visual and performing arts overlooking the Mississippi River...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/08/01)
ONE OF your Speak Out callers is still squabbling over David Limbaugh's spin on Christianity. He thinks we ought to call on Catholic conservative William F. Buckley to settle the dispute. I think Buckley is an Episcopalian. And if he is, maybe some people would consider him to be Catholic, but most people in this area consider Catholic to mean Roman Catholic, although some Episcopalians consider themselves to be Anglican Catholics. ...
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FALLOUT IS FAST, FURIOUS FOLLOWING HOLDEN'S UNION ORDER
(Column ~ 07/08/01)
Here are some vignettes in the wake of the governor's decision to unionize your state government with a stroke of his pen, the first being this e-mail from a state worker: Mr. Kinder: ... I need your help in rumor control. I work on the campus of Mineral Area College for the Missouri Department of Corrections ... ...
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A STEP FOR LIMBAUGH'S DISTINGUISHED CAREER
(Editorial ~ 07/08/01)
The ascension to chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court by Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh of Cape Girardeau is an occasion of justifiable pride for his family, friends and acquaintances, both here in Southeast Missouri and across the state. Limbaugh, a member of a family whose name is synonymous with the legal profession, has served on the court since his appointment by Gov. John Ashcroft in 1992...
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UP TO LEGISLATORS TO STOP GOVERNMENT-BY-EDICT
(Editorial ~ 07/08/01)
Where to begin in discussing the decision by Gov. Bob Holden to enact collective bargaining for public employees by executive order? Collective bargaining bills have been introduced annually for at least 30 years in the General Assembly. None has ever gotten very close to passage. In fact, none has ever passed either the House or Senate...
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JACKSON TEAM SWIMS TO VICTORY
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Saturday, June 23, at the Municipal, swimming pool and recreational area, the Jackson Barracudas lapped swimmers from Farmington and Poplar Bluff. In the indoor facility, Jackson swimmers were able to break personal best records. Younger swimmers enjoyed the fast lanes and improved their times and their skills...
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PRESIDENT BUSY COURTING THE CATHOLIC VOTE
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
If President George Bush is trying to woo Catholic voters, some Southeast Missouri Catholics unreservedly give him their blessing. "He's strongly anti-abortion, and we Catholics are, too," said Father George Brown of St. Henry's Catholic Chuch in Charleston, Mo. "The real Catholics understand this, but many aren't sensitive to this issue."...
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TRANSIT TRANSITION
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Southeast Missouri State University shuttle bus driver Nathan Tuschhoff says he would prefer to stay off city streets. Traffic congestion only makes it harder for him to run on time. His bosses understand that, too. The university is building a transit way, an internal campus road designed to get its shuttle buses around campus without having to travel on traffic-clogged Henderson Avenue and Sprigg Street...
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FAMILY-AID PROGRAM SUFFERS DRASTIC CUT
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Cape Girardeau was among the casualties in a budget reduction effort that struck eight of the 21 Caring Communities partnerships operating throughout the state. Budget cuts likely will mean the end of two summer camps and an adult computer literacy program formerly offered to Cape Girardeau children and parents...
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STATE SWELTERS IN SUMMER'S FIRST HEAT WAVE
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
Health and weather officials warned Missouri residents to stay out of the heat this weekend, with humidity and high temperatures expected to combine for dangerously high heat indexes. Two girls on Perry Avenue in Cape Girardeau did their best to help the few others who were on the street cool off Saturday with a lemonade stand...
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MARK MY WORD: PASS THE PARMESAN: SOME GALS ARE JUST CHEESEHEADS
(Column ~ 07/08/01)
Our youngest child can't get enough of Parmesan cheese, that grated cheese that you shake on pizza. Bailey likes to shake it on everything, including French fries and chicken fingers. She's certain everything tastes better when coated with cheese. A little sprinkle just isn't enough...
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AFTER FRIDAY FIRE KILLS BROTHER, CAPE MAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
A Cape Girardeau man who attempted to save his brother from a fire that proved fatal on Friday was reported in critical condition at a St. Louis area hospital on Saturday. Robert Lee Payne was taken to St. John's Mercy Medical Center, where he was in critical condition in the hospital's burn unit...
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LOCAL HORSE AND BURRO ADOPTION AUCTION DRAWS A CROWD THAT'S ... WILD ABOUT HORSES
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Travis Mendenhall's pretty, blond 16-year-old girlfriend Brittany Mabe talked him into taking her to Saturday morning's Wild Horse and Burro Adoption though he insists he has enough horses at home in Potosi, Mo. During the auction, the two held intense tete-a-tetes under matching white cowboy hats. ...
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GOLDEN OPPOTUNITY: A YEAR INTO KARATE, BIRI QUALIFIES FOR WORLD MEET
(High School Sports ~ 07/08/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- While many kids his age were looking up to Michael Jackson, Ozzie Smith or Joe Montana, Mike Biri was always impressed with a different type of celebrity -- Bruce Lee. Biri was amazed with Lee. He has quite a collection of Bruce Lee movies and books...
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THE LATEST LINE: WOOD TO COME OUT AT CAPAHA
(Sports Column ~ 07/08/01)
Area sports fans who long for amateur baseball the way it used to be should free up their calendar for this coming weekend. That's when the annual National Baseball Congress Regional Tournament hosted by the Craftsman Union Capahas will be played at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau...
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CAPAHAS GO 3-1 IN TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 07/08/01)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The Craftsman Union Capahas won three games and lost one in pool play of a 12-team tournament and were still waiting to see late Saturday night if their performance was good enough to advance to the tournament semifinals today. The Caps' record of 3-1 was tied for the best in the pool, but tournament rules say run-differential is the tie-breaker. The Caps beat the other 3-1 team head-to-head...
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CHAFFEE REACHES TOURNEY SEMIS
(High School Sports ~ 07/08/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Chaffee's Medicap Pharmacy Senior American Legion advanced out of pool play and into the semifinals of the Anheuser-Busch Fourth of July Tournament by claiming three victories. On Saturday, Chaffee (20-8) disposed of Higginsville, Mo., 10-6 and later knocked off De Soto, Mo., 16-1 in five innings...
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AREA GOLF: HAYES WINS STATE TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 07/08/01)
Eric Hayes, age 8, of Cape Girardeau recently won the U.S. Kids Golf Missouri State Qualifying Tournament to gain the rights to play in the second annual U.S. Kids Golf World Championships in Jekyll Island, Ga. In the Missouri qualifying tournament, Hayes posted a nine-hole total of 42 at St. ...
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ON OUTDOORS: CHANTERELLES EXTEND MUSHROOM SEASON
(Local News ~ 07/08/01)
If you are like those of use who hunt morels, then you are no doubt pleased with the prospect of a well earned mushroom meal. The problem, for me, is that the morel season is so very short and if spring is dry the pickin's are slim. Don't get me wrong, I love morels, but I like being able to eat wild mushrooms during other times of the year. ...
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HENRY TIPTON SR.
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Henry Field Tipton Sr., 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Sept. 16, 1915, at Bastrop, La., son of James Wade and Annie Montgomery Tipton. He and Mildred Hawkins were married Sept. 15, 1940, at Haywood County, Tenn...
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CHARLEY MARLER
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Charley E. Marler, 88, of Wappapello died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Cedar Gate in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born Dec. 19, 1912, in Kime, Mo., son of Charley Marler and Bell Willis Marler Storey. He and Mary Elledge were married Sept. 29, 1938, in Poplar Bluff. She died June 27, 1973...
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HAROLD PAYNE
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Harold Gene Payne, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2001, at his home. Ford & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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ROSIE JACKSON-LATTIN
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Rosie Lee Jackson-Lattin, 86, of Bellwood, Ill., and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. She was born Jan. 26, 1915, in Augusta, Ark., daughter of Marion and Josephine Barnes. She and Willie "W.J." Jackson were married. He preceded her in death. She and C. Q. Lattin were married. He preceded her in death...
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GLADYS BOHNERT
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gladys M. Bohnert, 88, of Perryville died Friday, July 6, 2001, at the Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 6, 1912, in Perry County, daughter of James F. and Emma L. Nations DuVall. She and Clarence J. Mattingly were married Sept. 12, 1939. He died Oct. 16, 1973. She and Sylvester Bohnert were married May 30, 1995...
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EMOGENE MCCULLOUGH
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Emogene E. McCullough, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 3, 1916, daughter of Eugene Levi and Ethel Wise Hurst. She and James R. McCullough were married at Benton, Mo., on Dec. 26, 1934. He preceded her in death Oct. 22, 1958...
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YUVONDA ADAMS
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Yuvonda Jane Adams, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 1, 1944, at Chicago, Ill., daughter of Willard Henry and Cora Ellen Bess Adams. Adams worked for VIP Industries in Cape Girardeau...
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ROSETTA NUTTER
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Rosetta Nutter, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 5, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Dec. 29, 1924, at Parthenon, Ark., daughter of George A. and Minnie Strode Reynolds. She and E. Eugene Nutter were married March 20, 1964, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death June 17, 1990...
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LUCY LAROCK
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Lucy Edith Larock, 87, of Dexter died Friday, July 6, 2001, at her daughter's residence in Dexter. She was born Feb. 1, 1914, at Stoddard County, daughter of John Anderson and Nancy Florence Godwin Lawrence. She and Leonard Larock were married Nov. 17, 1945, at Piggott, Ark. He died Oct. 30, 1980...
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JAKE POGUE
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Jake R. Pogue, 78, of St. Louis died Friday, July 6, 2001, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born July 20, 1922, in Patton, Mo., son of Henry Francis and Mella Alzada Tinnin Pogue. He married Wilda Louise Green on July 3, 1947, in St. Louis. She died on Sept. 1, 2000...
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LOREN WAITE
(Obituary ~ 07/08/01)
Loren H. Waite Sr., 92, formerly of Cairo, Mounds and Mound City, Ill., died Friday, July 6, 2001, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Oct. 11, 1908, at Pulaski County, Ill., son of Charles Onward and Ida Lackey Waite. He and Jane McRaven were married. She preceded him in death...
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WEDDING: VANGENNIP-SIEBERT
(Wedding ~ 07/08/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Mary Susan VanGennip and Andrew William Siebert were married May 12, 2001, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold, Mo. The Rev. Bill Huggins performed the ceremony. Organist was Mary Jansen of Leopold. Guitarist was Terrie Rose and soloist was Eva Dunn of Marble Hill, cousins of the bride...
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ANNIVERSARIES: MEYERS TOGETHER 60 YEARS
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/01)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Meyer of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 60th anniversary with a gathering of family and friends at Bellevue Bed and Breakfast. Hosts were their children. The Meyers renewed their vows at St. Mary's Cathedral, with a reception following...
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ANNIVERSARIES: RECEPTION HONORS DANNENMUELLERS
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Dannenmueller of Scott City celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception May 5, 2001, hosted by their children. Dannenmueller and Dorothy Ann Schaefer were married May 5, 1951, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo., by the Rev. Joseph Keusenkothen...
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ANNIVERSARIES: STONES MARK GOLDEN EVENT
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/01)
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Stone Sr. of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th anniversary with a dinner at Reid's Harvest House in Chester, Ill. Hosts were their children: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. David Fox, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Stone Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Gary Laurentius, and Michael Stone...
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WEDDINGS: WESTBROOK-WELCH
(Wedding ~ 07/08/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Jennifer Renee Westbrook and Stephen Matthew Welch were married Dec. 30, 2000, at the United Methodist Church. The Rev. Tom Zych performed the ceremony. Pianist was Lacy Baker and music was provided by Terry and Janet Robison, all of Advance...
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ANNIVERSARY: DINNER HONORS MULLERS ON 60TH
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/01)
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Muller of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner June 30, 2001, at Drury Lodge. Muller and Marjorie Morgan were married June 29, 1941, by Dr. W.F. Rangeler at the home of her parents in Sedalia, Mo...
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WEDDINGS: KING-RINEHART
(Wedding ~ 07/08/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- First Assembly of God Church was the setting April 14, 2001, for the wedding of Karie Lea King and Danny Ray Rinehart. The Rev. Bobby Jack Burns Sr. performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist was Mary Ellen King, aunt of the bride...
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ENGAGEMENTS: STOKES-COPLEY
(Engagement ~ 07/08/01)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Luther G. Stokes of Malden announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiletia Kari Stokes, to Kenny Boyce Copley, both of Kennett, Mo. He is the son of Jack Copley of Blytheville, Ark., and the late Melba Copley. Stokes received a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Southeast Missouri State University, and a master's degree in physical education from Arkansas State University. ...
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ENGAGEMENTS: HYDEN-STUART
(Engagement ~ 07/08/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Becky Hyden and Harold Hyden of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Phan Amanda Jerrusia Hyden of Norfolk, Va., to Lance Cpl. Christopher Dean Stuart of Washington, D.C. He is the son of Lou Ann Peterson and Guy Stuart of Fortuna, Calif...
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ENGAGEMENTS: STOFFREGEN-VOGES
(Engagement ~ 07/08/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Gelena Stoffregen of Jackson announces the engagement of her daughter, Claudia Deann Stoffregen, to Scott William Voges. He is the son of W.L. and Anna Dean Voges of Jackson. Stoffregen is also the daughter of the late Fred Stoffregen...
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ENGAGEMENTS: BOHNERT-GERINGER
(Engagement ~ 07/08/01)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Charles and Martha Bohnert of Altenburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Marie Bohnert, to Brian Charles Geringer. He is the son of Charles and Theresa Geringer of Perryville, Mo. Bohnert is a 1996 graduate of Perryville High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Southeast Missouri State University in May 2001...
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ENGAGEMENTS: HENDRIX-COMPTON
(Engagement ~ 07/08/01)
Christy Hendrix of Morgantown, Ky., formerly of Cape Girardeau, announces the engagement of her daughter, Erin Melissa Hendrix, to Christopher Michael Compton. He is the son of Buddy Compton of Bowling Green, Ky., and the late Carol Chambers. Hendrix is also the daughter of the late Doyle "Whitney" Hendrix...
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ENGAGEMENTS: WADLINGTON-WINKLER
(Engagement ~ 07/08/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Pete and Diana Wadlington of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Lynn Wadlington of St. Charles, Mo., to Scott David Winkler of St. Louis. He is the son of Wanda Winkler of Perryville, Mo., and the late Robert Winkler...
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