Stories from Thursday, June 27, 1991

To the Editor: The issue of child care on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University has been overlooked for too long. The issue has arisen several times, and child care will continue to be a student demand until it is addressed. Until recently, Southeast's Student Government has been unable to address this issue for two reasons...

MALDEN -- Tammy Wynette will make her annual concert appearance at Malden during the town's July 4 celebration. Wynette's performance will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Tammy Wynette Fairgrounds at the Malden Industrial Park. Tickets are on sale for $3 in advance and $5 at the door. For ticket locations contact the Malden Chamber of Commerce at (314) 276-4519...

KENNETT -- Professional outdoor cooks, talented amateurs and prize-winning enthusiasts from several states will gather in Kennett this weekend for the Show Me State Championship Barbecue Cook-Off. J.R. Blackburn of the Kennett Jaycees said friends often compete as teams and the event draws large crowds...

At right: The home of Lyle and Robin Davis at 1223 Rockwood Dr. Left: The wooded garden at 4 Dumaine, the home of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Brown. The Browns' backyard also includes a pool, patio, and lots of flowers. The annual tour of Cape Girardeau homes sponsored by Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Southeast Missouri will have a different twist this year...

Area students are among 117 statewide who have received federally funded Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Thirteen winners were chosen in each of Missouri's nine congressional district...

Two incoming freshmen to Southeast Missouri State University have been awarded Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri scholarships. The scholarships were awarded to Colleen H. Brusca of New Haven and Angel Dawn Crowley of Ellsinore, who both plan to major in speech education at Southeast. Brusca is a 1991 graduate of Washington High School. Crowley is a graduate of Ellsinore High School...

David Tanner, a Notre Dame High School junior, was one of 1,700 Student Council leaders and faculty advisers chosen to attend the 55th National Association of Student Councils Conference in Conway, S.C. The conference, held June 21-25, presented workshop sessions on leadership skills, effective student government projects and developing student activity programs, in keeping with its theme "Ride the Wave of Leadership." Delegates representing 50 states, the District of Columbia, Bermuda, Canada and Puerto Rico discussed social, educational and political issues.. ...

CHAFFEE -- Chaffee resident Janice Rice Haas has been elected treasurer of the Missouri State Chapter of P.E.O. Haas has assumed her duties over 330 Missouri P.E.O. chapters and over 14,200 members. A philanthropic educational organization, P.E.O. is international in scope with about 5,500 chapters, composed of 244,000 members, in the United States and Canada...

ADVANCE -- Central Methodist College student James E. Cox has been named to the 1990-91 second semester dean's list. Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lanson Cox of Advance, is one of 193 students included on the dean's list for the past semester. To earn a place on the list, a student must maintain a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale while carrying a course load of at least 12 hours...

Nineteen Southeast Missouri residents who have completed Southeast Missouri State University's dietary manager's program will graduate Sunday in the University Center Ballroom. The graduates, all of whom are employed in hospitals or nursing homes, will receive certificates at the 2 p.m. ceremony...

The topic of a large recreational lake in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties was revived at a meeting Tuesday night but little light was shed on the future of the project. If anything, the endeavor's move to demise or fruition has been further delayed by a straw poll to weigh public opinion in the matter. Taxpayers of the two counties deserve better...

"A creditworthy government has credibility with all its constituents, meaning its citizens as taxpayers present and future and as consumers of services, but also meaning its investors, present and prospective. "Credibility is no longer achieved by paying a fat retainer to a public relations firm. ...

I WAS PLEASED to read in a recent Missourian the news of our government's anti-smoking bill. I'D JUST LIKE to say whoever called and said Scott City was behind Gene Thompson didn't speak for the silent majority. I want to know when the blame's going to be placed on the mother for knowingly allowing her son to ride with a man who has a revoked license. ...

The World Wrestling Federation returns to the Show Me Center Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The main event of the lineup features a six-man tag team match with WWF champions, The Nasty Boys and their partner, The Mounty, going against the Legion of Doom and their partner, The Big Boss Man...

Five dancers from the Academy of Dancearts have been selected to attend summer dance programs and for scholarships. Michelle Bennett is attending for the second year the Missouri State Ballet summer program. She also earned a scholarship to the Academy of Dancearts...

Officials of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, Ark., signed papers Tuesday to purchase 23 acres for construction of a Supercenter in Cape Girardeau. The land is being purchased from Drury Development Corp. of Cape Girardeau. The site is southwest of the Route K/Interstate 55 intersection in Drury's Cape West Business Park...

THEBES, Ill. -- While high water on the Mississippi River continues to delay completion of 2.7 miles of relocated Highway 3 between Gale and Thebes, site work has started for the final 4.3 miles of relocated highway between Thebes and Twente Crossing Road, north of Olive Branch...

A plan to reduce timber production at Shawnee National Forest was the main point of contention Wednesday at a Cape Girardeau public meeting. The meeting was sponsored by the Jonesboro Ranger District of the Shawnee National Forest to get local reactions to a proposed amendment of the forest's Land and Resource Management Plan...

As temperatures remain in the 90s during the next several days, the number of heat-related illnesses in the area is expected to rise. Figures released by the Missouri Department of Health show that heat can cause far more than discomfort. Between 1980 and 1989, 489 Missourians died due to excessive exposure to heat. Missouri residents also accounted for more than 17 percent of the nation's 1,716 heat-related deaths during a major heat wave in 1980...

A committee will be formed to look into the Cape Girardeau Public Schools' policy of contracting photography services for the high school yearbook. But a photographer who questioned the policy is unhappy about the proposed committee investigation. Cape Girardeau's new superintendent, Neyland Clark, who will officially begin his position with the school district Monday, said Wednesday that the committee will look into what is good and/or bad about the present policy...

Math class will be different for seventh graders at L.J. Schultz Middle School next year. Students will be told to leave their textbooks in their lockers until further notice. Cape Girardeau is one of 40 school districts participating in a special math project designed to demonstrate new ways of teaching math to junior high school students...

DEXTER -- Members of the Missouri National Guard's 1221st Transportation Company were scheduled to return to Missouri early this morning after seven months in Saudi Arabia, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau. A plane carrying the soldier was scheduled to land at Lambert Airport in St. Louis at 1 a.m. today...

Closed-circuit boxing action returns to the Show Me Center Friday with the rematch of heavyweights "Iron" Mike Tyson and Donovan "Razor" Ruddock. The highly competitive undercard features Julio Cesar Chavez against Harold Brazier for the WBC Super Lightweight Championship, Azumah Nelson versus Jeff French for the WBC Super Featherweight Championship, and a 10-round heavyweight special attraction features Riddick Bowe against Rodolfo Marin...

CAIRO, Ill. -- The Cairo Historical Association will hold its annual Magnolia Festival on Sunday, in conjunction with Riverboat Days. The Magnolia Festival will begin at 11 a.m. on the grounds of the historic Magnolia Manor, the stately Victorian mansion which once hosted President Grant...

The city of Cape Girardeau has hired its new prosecutor. John Treu, 26, took over the position, assistant city attorney, Monday. Treu fills a vacancy left by Allen Moss Jr., who left in April to become the assistant attorney general in Jackson. Treu is a native of Topeka, Kan., said City Attorney Warren Wells. However, Treu said he grew up in the Jefferson City area...

The annual Celebrity Waiter fundraiser for the American Heart Association will be held Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. Organizers hope the event raises $6,000 for the heart association. Lucille Huffman, who helped organize the event, said waiters sell tickets for the evening, but about half the money will be raised through tips...

BELL CITY -- James B. Garrett, 68, Bell City Route 1, died Wednesday, June 26, 1991, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born April 18, 1923, in Arkansas, son of Benjamin and Zonnie McGlown Garrett. He and Helen Hubbard were married March 13, 1944, in Wayne County, Mich...

SIKESTON -- Scott Allyn Stout, 28, of Sikeston, died Sunday, June 23, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Dec. 5, 1962, at Sikeston, son of Allyn M. and Dorothy Evelyn Scott Stout. Stout was a roofer with Alan Hopper Contractor. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Kevin Stout of Sikeston; a sister, Leasa LaForney of Matthews, and paternal grandmother, Elsie Stout of Caro, Mich...

SIKESTON -- Lloyd "Hezzie" Dacus, 66, of 404 Dacus Drive in Sikeston, died Wednesday, June 26, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 11, 1924, in Portageville, the son of the late James O. and Blanche M. Hall Dacus...

Eighth District Congressman Bill Emerson Wednesday congratulated Southeast Missouri State University and Three Rivers Community College at Poplar Bluff for securing Student Support Services Grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Southeast's grant was $202,480. It marks the second year funding of a three-year funding cycle. Three Rivers received $195,444...

Safe House for Women Inc. has purchased a two-story brick house near City Hall for use as a shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. The board of directors of the organization approved the purchase at a meeting Wednesday night at Centenary United Methodist Church...

Son to Pfc. and Mrs. Paul R. Kesterson III of Ft. Stewart, Ga., Winn Army Hospital there, 4 a.m. Monday, June 3, 1991. Name, Devin Christian. Weight, 8 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Kesterson is the former Heather Willis, daughter of Steve and Chari Willis of Cape Girardeau. Kesterson is stationed with the U.S. Army at Ft. Stewart, and is the son of Paul and Kay Kesterson of Cape Girardeau...

CHAFFEE -- Florence Mary Dudley, 84, of Chaffee, died Wednesday, June 26, 1991, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements.

Ferdinand M. "Fred" Steimle, 90, 3217 Kage Hills Drive, died Wednesday, June 26, 1991, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1901, in Cape Girardeau, son of Frank C. and Sophie Schaefer Steimle. He and Mary Dell Beasley were married Aug. 14, 1919, in Cape Girardeau...

Ivan Lee Hente, 68, of Benton Harbor, Mich., died Sunday, June 23, 1991, at his home. He was born Jan. 28, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, son of Martin and Rosa Hente. Hente was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife, Jeraldine; two sisters, Merline and LaVerna Hente, and a half brother, Don Hente, all of Cape Girardeau...

The Sons of the American Revolution chapter, formed in Cape Girardeau less than a year ago, will hold a grave-marking ceremony Saturday beginning just after 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Members will meet at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Convention Center front parking lot and then drive to the grave site, situated beyond Bloomfield Road and Interstate 55...

The Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center recently awarded the employee of the year honor to cottage supervisor Lester Gillespie. Gillespie, who graduated from Charleston High School in 1983 and from Southeast Missouri State University in 1990, joined the Cottonwood program as a youth counselor in 1989...

Southeast Missouri State University junior Linda Allee has been named the recipient of the 1991-92 Rush Limbaugh Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually by the university's speech communications department. Allee, a Cape Girardeau resident, is double majoring in speech communications and psychology. She has also been named to the spring semester dean's list...