Stories from Tuesday, October 22, 1996

Kelly Elementary School will hold kindergarten orientation tonight at 7 in the elementary gym. All parents of children who will be 5 prior to July 1 should attend this meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to share more information with parents and to answer questions they may have regarding their child's education...

Christina Gemeinhardt, 20, of Cape Girardeau and a junior at St. Louis University, has been invited to join the Golden Key National Honor Society because of her academic achievement. She is majoring in education. She is a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1993. She is the daughter of Celeste Gemeinhardt...

The Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge 639 has announced students of the month for September. They are Malinda K. Dumey, Ashley Skinner, Adam Davis and Jeffrey Crader. Dumey is a senior at Notre Dame High School where she is involved in student council, FBLA, campus ministry, SADD, Spanish club, National Honor Society, spirit club and peer counseling. She is the daughter of Danny and Brenda Dumey of Oran...

Marilyn Harrison's job is sometimes difficult because she has to persuade her students to like school. "Since I teach both sections of fourth-grade social studies, my goal is to convince my students that social studies will be their favorite subject for the year," Harrison said...

Angela Snider, left, a fourth-grader at May Greene Elementary School, is helped by Alisha Tanner, a junior at Central High School, with the headings at the top of her paper. Matt Cowan worked on a puzzle map of Russia during the after school tutoring program...

Amy Kiplinger has been named Exchange Club of Cape Girardeau's student of the month for September. Kiplinger is a senior at Scott City High School, involved in FBLA, Future Teachers of America, Model UN, National Honor Society, pep club and yearbook...

CYBERTIP: If you are considering adding RAM memory to you computer, start shopping early. RAM is sold like a commodity and prices fluctuate. If you watch the trends, you can buy when prices drop. Step up to the plate for the World Series online. For sports nuts, the Internet has lots to offer and it's not just baseball...

In 1991, Bob Fox got involved in a school district planning committee looking at facilities. Five years later the Cape Girardeau School District has presented a long-range plan that Fox believes addresses building needs, plus a whole lot more. "It sure feels good to see this on paper," said Fox, the president of the Board of Education...

A task force looking into a YMCA in Cape Girardeau decided it needed more information about implementing a feasibility study. A study by YMCA officials would determine if the city needs or could support a YMCA, but people at Monday night's meeting had questions...

Cape Girardeau Regional Airport manager Greg Chenoweth announced his resignation Monday, leaving the city searching for three key employees. Former police chief Howard "Butch" Boyd Jr. took a security job at Southeast Missouri Hospital in August, and former fire chief Robert Ridgeway left for the Gastonia, N.C., Fire Department in July...

These words belong to Margaret Childers but they could have been spoken by anyone who has lost someone they love to drunken driving. Driving to her parents' home in Cooter, Mo., Laurie Smith of Cardova, Tenn., surely had no idea that within minutes she and her 7-week-old daughter would be dead, two more names added to the list of people who have had their lives stolen by people driving drunk...

ADOPTIONS: There aren't enough babies around to meet the demand. For one thing, fewer unmarried mothers are relinquishing their newborns. Last year about 30,000 healthy infants were made available for adoption in the U.S., and there were another 10,000 adoptions of foreign babies. But there are two million couples in this country who want to adopt. -- Kiplinger...

At the polls in November 1994, though probably few are even aware of it, Missouri voters adopted a new plan for determining the compensation to be paid to state officials. A new state compensation commission was established to hold hearings to listen to testimony and inquire into appropriate levels of compensation for state officials...

Not every topic in the heated race for secretary of state is a negative, attack-style ad. Republican nominee John Hancock has taken issue with the number of state holidays that close state offices. Appearing in Cape Girardeau Oct. 14 -- Columbus Day, Hancock pledged that, if he wins the Nov. ...

To the editor: I am writing to respond to Jim Wilhelm's letter regarding Proposition A. He stated that his wife runs a business and works seven days a week and that this initiative would put her out of business. He may not be aware that this would only affect those businesses with gross receipts totalling more than $500,000 per year. ...

To the editor: On behalf of the Fr. Marquette Council No. 11205 of the Knights of Columbus, we want to sincerely thank the citizens of Cape Girardeau and surrounding areas for their support during our annual Tootsie Roll Drive for the mentally handicapped Oct. ...

JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Aldermen's decision to take the city out of the commercial garbage pickup business won't affect residential service, Mayor Paul Sander said at Monday's meeting. "Residential pickup will remain as it is," Sander said. "I believe we are the only city in this area of the world that still offers free residential pickup, and this decision to get out of commercial pickup will allow us to continue to offer that."...

JACKSON -- The planning group for a reunion of the 140th Infantry of the Missouri National Guard invites members to attend a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at Delmonicos Restaurant. Members of headquarters and service company of Cape Girardeau and Company E of Jackson are invited. The meal is Dutch treat. Call 243-4133 or 243-3840 for reservations...

Political signs posted for the Nov. 5 election are safe for now, but they will be the last ones allowed 10 feet from any Cape Girardeau street. At Monday night's City Council meeting, councilmen passed by a 4-3 vote a law regulating political signs...

JACKSON -- A power outage caused by an early morning thunderstorm left the city of Jackson without electricity for nearly an hour and a half Monday. Lightning struck one of the power lines near Bellevue and Adams streets at 6:55 a.m., according to City Administrator Steve Wilson. Many people reported the outage to the 24-hour emergency line at City Hall and to the Jackson Police Department...

Bill Needle's art career has spanned 50 years, and piecing together various aspects of his career is like piecing together a community quilt. "When people call me and say they want to write a story about me, I ask them what part of me they want," he said...

Eighth District congressional candidate Jo Ann Emerson says a bipartisan commission should be established to find a way to keep Medicare financially solvent. She proposed the idea at a candidates forum in Cape Girardeau Monday afternoon. All five 8th District candidates attended the forum, sponsored by AARP/Vote, the voter education program of the American Association of Retired Persons...

Helen Marie Haupt, 85, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 1996, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 17, 1911, at Egypt Mills, daughter of Charles and Caroline Foerenbach Haupt. Haupt had lived in Cape Girardeau 43 years. She had been a self-employed housekeeper. Haupt was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at Egypt Mills, its Altar Guild, and Bible Class many years...

SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Alvin Gene Harty Jr. of Scott City will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. Jere Gowin will officiate, with burial in Lightner Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 1 p.m...

ANNA, Ill. -- Mark Ford, 35, of Anna died Sunday, Oct. 20, 1996, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born Jan. 18, 1961, in Cairo, son of Bill J. and Ruth Rink Ford. Ford was a carpenter and construction worker in New Orleans for a time, and most recently was a maintenance worker at Country Village Apartments. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cairo, St. Mary's Catholic Church in Anna, and Knights of Columbus...

Dr. Gary Wayne Cashon, 51, of Malvern, Pa., died Sunday, Oct. 20, 1996, following an extended illness. Cashon received a bachelor of science degree from David Lipscomb College, a master's degree and a doctorate degree in medical microbiology from the University of Missouri...

JACKSON -- Clarence "Dick" Dickerson Jr., 63, of Waterloo, Ill., died Monday, Oct. 21, 1996, at St. Clement Hospital in Red Bud, Ill. He was born Jan. 6, 1933, at Jackson, son of Clarence and Della Reynolds Dickerson Sr. Dickerson was retired from McDonnell Douglas...

COBDEN, Ill. -- Vernon Lee Piipke, 50, Cobden Route 2, died Monday, Oct. 21, 1996, at Marion Memorial Hospital. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden is in charge of arrangements.

KEWANEE -- Funeral service for Jimmy Dale Holland of Kewanee was held Monday at Shelby Funeral Chapel in East Prairie. The Rev. LeRoy Thornton officiated, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery in New Madrid. Holland, 58, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, following an extended illness...