Stories from Thursday, November 4, 1999

I'M CALLING In response to the person who called in about the recent Healthsouth "Go for It" road show. I absolutely agree with the caller that there is indeed only one way for our children to learn, which is sitting in a classroom with a teacher and blackboard. ...

To the editor: The sun had been up long enough to light the landscape, but its rays still hadn't penetrated the early-morning cool air. As I jogged past the homes, I couldn't help but notice some yards still in their Halloween costumes just waiting for their masters to come and turn them back into their original beauty...

To the editor: I've been following the news from Washington lately about the budget battle between Democrats and Republicans. One item that's been regrettably missing from the coverage is the wide agreement in Washington about the need to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health...

Very often a first-grader will drive by her elementary school with her grandparents and declare proudly, "That's my school." A teen-ager will be coming out of the movies and overhear someone making a comment about the Central High School play and will say, "Wait a minute, that's my school you're talking about." A parent, aunt, uncle or grandparent will be showing relatives around town, drive by an elementary school and sigh fondly and say with sentiment and nostalgia, "That's where I went. ...

So far, candidates vying for the Republican and Democratic nominations for president have generated mild interest. But the real show is in the Reform Party, where hardly a day passes without some bizarre development. Can you say "Soap opera?"To be sure, it has been interesting to see Al Gore's efforts to secure the Democratic bid twist and turn as he rapidly went from shoo-in to scrappy contender. ...

If something happens that gets Paul Harvey excited, you know the rest of America will be excited too. And the radio newsman was dancing in front of the microphone recently when he announced some 27,000 birds plunged beak first into an Illinois field. Then there was the story about the woolly mammoth found frozen in the tundra of Siberia...

MARBLE HILL -- Eight cases of hepatitis A have been confirmed in Bollinger County, said Sara Michie, administrator of the Bollinger County Health Department."We are now conducting a communicable-disease investigation, screening and follow-up," Michie said Wednesday. She would not release any information about the cases at this point in the investigation...

If an agreement can't be reached between the Missouri Department of Transportation and a Cape Girardeau developer, a plan to improve the busy Interstate 55-U.S. 61 interchange will be delayed until 2004. Improvements to the interchange, commonly called Center Junction, will be discussed during a Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission meeting Friday at 9 a.m. ...

Those who wear a sweater today because of the morning chill may find themselves sweating if they sit in a sunny spot this afternoon. A cold snap Tuesday and Wednesday had folks bundling themselves up in jackets and protecting their plants with sheets and plastic bags. ...

Cape Girardeau Mayor Al Spradling III and Jackson Mayor Paul Sander won't be wining and dining with state highway officials tonight. Instead, they will be among the expected crowd of 10,000 for the annual football clash between Cape Girardeau Central and Jackson high schools...

A Cape Girardeau man already wanted on outstanding warrants is being sought after he allegedly sped away and eluded police during a traffic stop. Joseph M. Reddick, 37, is believed to have been the driver of a vehicle stopped by a Cape Girardeau sheriff's deputy on Route K west of Cape Girardeau shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. As the deputy approached the vehicle, a passenger jumped out and ran away while driver drove away...

Nov. 4, 1999 Dear Ken, In marriage it's easy to assume your partner knows how you feel. Closing the gap between how you feel and how you act is one of the greatest gifts two people can exchange. The narrower the gap, the more every day becomes an act of love. ...

There's a chill in the air, and people's minds and appetites are turning to chili. The Southeast Missourian, Schaper's IGA and Sav-A-Lot in Cape Girardeau and Jackson are co-sponsoring a Chili Cookoff. The deadline for entries is Sunday. The top winner in the contest will receive a $250 shopping spree at Schaper's IGA or Sav-A-Lot. The second place winner earns a year's subscription to the Southeast Missourian...

BURFORDVILLE -- The U.S. Postal Service is looking for a new post office site here."Our current location is in the flood plain," said Burfordville postmaster Susan Estes. "We're looking for a location to house a new facility outside the flood plain."The new site should be about 75 feet by 125 feet."It has to be large enough for a 26,225 square foot facility," said Estes. ...

BENTON -- Thomas W. Kelly School District continued its emergency preparedness training this week by preparing eighth-grade students for emergency first-aid certification. Some 68 students will take an examination today to receive cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification from the American Red Cross. ...

Jim Govro, manager of Westfield Shoppingtown's West Park Mall, will be guest speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee this week.The Friday Coffee will be held at the Show Me Center at 7:30 a.m. Friday.Govro will discuss one of the projects of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Cape.The 25-member Leadership Cape class sponsored a program which established a teen-age advisory council to research teen opportunities in Cape Girardeau...

There is one noticeable difference in the nation's top free-throw shooter, but it shouldn't affect her aim any. Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball star Paula Corder now goes by the name of Paula Corder-King after being married over the summer...

Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team will get to test itself early in the season against one of the nation's top squads. The Otahkians face perennial national power Louisiana Tech in their fourth game of the season. That contest will take place Nov. 27 in the first round of the Nevada-Las Vegas Tournament...

Matt Kennard was the man of the hour.He hit the shot of the year.Five minutes into overtime, Kennard, from about 10 yards in front of the goal, buried a shot into the back of the net, giving third-seeded Cape Central a 3-2 win over top-seeded Jackson for the Class 4A, Disrict 1 soccer title at Southeast Missouri State University's soccer field Wednesday night."Cody Hill put a perfect ball across the middle," said Kennard. ...

One adult ticket, three dollars. One sock hat, four dollars. A really cheap pair of gloves, 72 cents. Orange, red or black face paint, a couple bucks. Cape Central vs. Jackson ... priceless. Though tonight's game at Houck Stadium (7 p.m. kickoff) means nothing in terms of playoff implications, it means everything to Indian and Tiger fans who have been talking trash since, well, since they were old enough to talk...

Mario WhitneySchool: JacksonSport: FootballCoach: Carl GrossWeek Report: Whitney, a sophomore running back, lifted Jackson to a district title by rushing for 238 yards on 17 carries in a 41-27 win over Poplar Bluff. He also caught one pass for seven yards...

Lilo WhitenerSchool: WoodlandSport: VolleyballCoach: Emily JohnsonWeek Report: Whitener, a 6-foot senior, combined for 12 kills in a sectional and a state quarterfinal game Saturday in helping Woodland to a berth in the Class 2A Final Four. The middle blocker had nine kills against Caruthersville and three against Belle in the quarterfinal. She also provided three blocks and 10 service points in the two games...

Barbara Mueller-Fulkerson completed the recent Chicago Marathon in 3:42:48 to lead a group of six Cape Girardeau runners.Also completing the marathon were Rick Lott (3:54:29), Joel Neikirk (5:02:13), Staci Dellett (5:02:45), Jill Smirl (5:34:11) and August Smirl (5:34:12)...

New Salem Baptist Academy defeated Eagle Ridge Christian School 15-9, 15-8 in high school volleyball action Tuesday night.Carrie Margrabe provided seven service points and Ashley Hughes added five in a losing effort as Eagle Ridge dropped to 3-11 on the year.In the junior varsity game, Eagle Ridge improved to 9-0 with a 15-8, 15-11 victory...

Emily Johnson's first year as head volleyball coach at Woodland is beginning to look a lot like her last year as a player for the Lady Cardinals. Under Johnson, the tradition-rich Lady Cardinals have maintained the winning ways she helped to establish as an all-state player...

Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team did not crack the national poll this week, but they have moved up two spots in the District VI rankings. The Otahkians are now rated second in District VI, marking their highest-ever ranking for the second straight week. Last week, Southeast was rated fourth in the district...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Franklin "Frank" Vaughn of Olive Branch died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999, on arrival at Southast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.Visitation will be from 4 to7 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Carl Hester officiating.Burial will be at the Olive Branch Cemetery...

DEXTER -- Graveside service for John Herbert Acord of Poplar Bluff will be held at 2 p.m. today at Hagy Cemetery. The Rev. Don Slatton will officiate. Friends may call at Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter from 1-2 p.m. Acord, 59, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, at Doctors Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Funeral for Inez Hope Lingle of Murphysboro will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden. The Rev. Dennis Nance will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery at Makanda. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, and Monday until service time...

ANNA, Ill. -- Virgie Lucille Shipley, 85, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, at Union County Hospital. She was born March 5, 1914, in Houston, Ind., daughter of William and Elizabeth Taylor Tidd. Shipley worked in the housekeeping department at Union County Hospital many years...

DEXTER -- Funeral for Sylvia Sifford of Dexter will be held at 1 p.m. today at Corinth General Baptist Church near Dudley. The Revs. Earl Coats and Bob Bradford will officiate. Burial will be in Smith-Stevenson Cemetery near Dexter. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements...

THEBES, Ill. -- Loretta Burns, 60, of Thebes died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born July 8, 1939, in Elco, daughter of Ray and Mary Poole Shelton. She married Bobby J. Burns. Burns was a member of Alexander Free Will Baptist Church...

Funeral for Mildred June Wille of West Valley City, Utah, was held Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Taylorsville 25th Ward in West Valley City. Burial was in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wille, 77, died Monday, Oct. 25, 1999, at her home...

Dr. Robert Hamblin, director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, was the guest lecturer Oct. 20 and 21 at the Senior Humanities Program at Willamette University. Hamblin, who is co-editor of the forthcoming William Faulkner Encyclopedia, taught a Faulkner seminar, held formal conferences with individual students, and delivered a public lecture titled "The Artistic Design of The Sound and the Fury." Willamette University, the oldest university in the Pacific Northwest, was founded in 1842. ...

Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate an International Night of the Millennium Nov. 13 on the University campus. The event is planned for 4-7 p.m. in the University Center lobby."It is a lot of fun," said Dorothy Phukan, a Southeast student from Guwahati, India. Phukan is treasurer of the International Awareness Council and chair of Educational Connections at Southeast...

Southeast Missouri State University students and faculty can learn more about Web-based courses at the school at an open house on Nov. 10 from noon to 2 p.m. in Kent Library Room 305."Web courses provide students the opportunity to take courses anytime and anywhere," said Dr. ...

flutist Mary Youngblood will perform Sunday at the University Center Ballroom. Dr. Carol Morrow dates the university's growing interest in Indian heritage to a visit by Cherokee poet and author Awiakta. Awiakta was speaking to one of Morrow's classes a few years ago, with then-President Dale Nitschke and his wife, Linda, in attendance, when a student asked Awiakta's opinion of the university's Indian mascot."She said, I'm a guest here," recalled Morrow. ...