Briefly

Boys and Girls Club to hold dinner, auction

The Boys and Girls Club of Cape Girardeau will hold "Reaching for the Stars," a benefit dinner and auction, at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Cape Girardeau Elks lodge, 639 Elks Lane in Cape Girardeau. A three-course dinner, cash bar and a My Daddy's Cheesecake dessert will be featured. The silent and live auction items range from 30 pounds of ground beef to gift certificates from C.P. McGinty, Macy's, area restaurants and golf lessons at Dalhousie Golf Club. The auctioneer will be Nelson Sparks and the speaker will be former Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Ron Shumate. Entertainment will be provided by SEMO alumnus and Central High School and Junior High band director Billy Keys. For tickets and information, contact Boys and Girls Club of Cape Girardeau executive director Luther Bonds at 335-7141 or lutherbonds@hotmail.com.

Civil War Roundtable to meet Aug. 17

The Cape Civil War Roundtable will meet at 2 p.m. Aug. 17 at Hanover Lutheran Church, 2949 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau. The film presentation is "Mounds City, Ill.," which aired on PBS. Plans for the October club trip will be finalized.

Nonregistered vehicles outlawed in Kennett

KENNETT, Mo. — Mayor Roger Wheeler, with support of the city council, is putting the brakes on driving nonregistered vehicles that do not pass state inspection and bear tags within the city limits, the Daily Dunklin Democrat reported. During a rescheduled council meeting Monday, Wheeler asked police chief Barry Tate to offer warnings to anyone who illegally operates a vehicle such as a golf cart, all-terrain vehicle or power chair on the streets of Kennett or on a highway.

Boyd, Piazzi advance on 'America's Got Talent'

Sikeston, Mo., native Neal E. Boyd made it as one of the top 40 to go on to the live semifinals on NBC's "America's Got Talent" Thursday night. The show's three judges also punched a ticket for Matthew Piazzi, son of a Southeast Missouri State University voice instructor. Producers saved Boyd for the end of the program, using the moment when the judges decided whether he'd go to the next round as the show's finale. Piazzi appeared briefly, performing his impression of actor Robert DeNiro. The Las Vegas semifinals will begin after the Olympics.

— From staff reports