Stories from Sunday, May 11, 2014

1, When it's time for a snack, what do you reach for? 2. Who is a person you miss seeing, and what is it that you miss? 3. I would drop all my plans this weekend if I had a chance to ... 4. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?...

Saint Francis Medical Center president and CEO Steve Bjelich recently was named one of 25 health-care leaders to receive a 2014 Leadership Award from Becker's Hospital Review. Other recipients of the national award include Dr. Toby Cosgrove, president and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic; Dr. John Noseworthy, president and CEO of the Mayo Clinic; and Richard Bracken, chairman of the Hospital Corporation of America...

ST. LOUIS -- Attorneys for a Missouri man facing execution later this month are asking a federal court to spare his life, saying lethal injection of Russell Bucklew could result in a "torturous" death due to the secrecy surrounding Missouri's drug and the inmate's rare medical condition...

Hazel Jackson has been surrounded by children for a good portion of her life -- whether they were brothers and sisters, or her own. Jackson grew up in a family of 21 in Dexter, Missouri, and had 20 of her own, eight of whom are still living. "I wanted two girls and two boys, but I wound up with 20," the 83-year-old Cape Girardeau resident said...

Advancing to the Class 2 sectional track meet in three events last year wasn't enough for Kelly's Dalton Huffman, so the Kelly High School junior decided early this season to add to his repertoire.

In every family, there are some things Mom does best, and no one else's efforts come close. Here are some things my mom does amazingly well, and I hope to do someday, too:1 Packing. Mom has a special gift for loading the dishwasher, the car, moving boxes, even the Christmas tree. If I'm loading the dishwasher and conclude that I can't possibly fit another item inside, Mom will do some finagling and find space for not one, but two or three more things. I don't know how she does it...

The truth of Madison Bonham's award-winning poem about police work came to life Friday morning. "If someone breaks the law,/The police always answer the call," the 9-year-old wrote. As she read the poem aloud during Seniors and Lawmen Together's annual law enforcement memorial, officers and their families smiled and nodded...

Shots were reportedly fired on a city street near a residence hall of Southeast Missouri State University early Saturday morning. The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m., according to a news release issued Saturday afternoon by the university, in the area of Vandiver Hall at Broadway and North Henderson Avenue...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- It took waiting out a two-hour rain delay and 12 innings, but the Southeast Missouri State baseball backed up its Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title with another win over second-place and defending champion Tennessee Tech on Saturday...

Today is Sunday, May 11, the 131st day of 2014. There are 234 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On May 11, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces launched a major offensive against Axis lines in Italy...

Sara Ann Walker and Jerry Richard Stovall were married Nov. 16, 2013, at St. Mary Cathedral. The Rev. Tom Kiefer performed the ceremony. Organist was Claire Landewee and vocalist was Lisa Simmons, both of Cape Girardeau. Parents of the couple are Riche and Donna Walker of Advance, Missouri, and Mike and Debbie Brown of Whitewater...

Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Adams of Jackson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary May 9, 2014. Adams and the former Shirley Martin were married May 9, 1954, in Hernando, Mississippi, by the Rev. J.H. Davis. Their attendants were Barbara Allison and Bill Schoen...

Chris and Christa Liley of Marble Hill, Missouri, and Larry and Phyllis Ragsdale of Campbell, Texas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle Liley, to Matt Torbet, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Steve and Brenda Torbet of Sikeston, Missouri...

Happy Mother's Day to all women who might read this column, especially my own mother and mother-in-law; who both are amazing women! Women have helped mold and shape children and families, and many perhaps not by having their own children but by helping raise and grow the children of family members or friends, or for other reasons. Regardless, all women are to be celebrated on this very special Mother's Day...

A male Carolina wren has joined a mourning dove on an open limb for springtime choir practice. The dove in this photo seemed to be captivated by the wren's persistent song. It stared at the wren and did not sing a note. The Carolina wren has one of the loudest calls of any North American bird of similar size. ...

Ford Groves Ford-Lincoln will host an auto show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 1501 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. In lieu of an entry fee, donations will be accepted to support the work of Backstoppers, the St. Louis-based organization the mission of which is to assist the families of police, fire and EMS officers killed in the line of duty and officers suffering catastrophic injuries. It covers 19 counties in Missouri and Illinois...

The Cape Girardeau Area Medical Society Alliance presented a check for $5,745 to Be the Match Registry, a national registry of potential bone marrow donors on April 28. The money will help fund future drives. Since 2011, alliance registry drives have added 362 potential bone marrow donors to the registry. From left are Dr. Andrew Dickey; Dr. Andrew Moore; Denise Mosley, Be the Match St. Louis region account executive; Beth Daugherty of the alliance; and Dr. James C. Mosley III...

The Saint Francis Medical Center Auxiliary presented a check for $125,000 to the medical center at the annual Auxiliary and Volunteer Appreciation luncheon on April 22. The donation is the third installment of an $800,000 pledge over four years. From left are Ann Beggs, auxiliary president; Tony Balsano, vice president, finance; Marilyn Curtis, vice president, professional services; Debbie Gibson, manager, volunteer services and pastoral care; and Norman Glaus, Saint Francis Foundation board president.. ...

Pet Name: Cody Owner: Maria Moore Favorite activity: Enjoy a day in the sunshine ...

Miley is 2 years old, spayed and housebroken. She is a loving cat that would love a new home. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837. ...

Spice is an extremely nice kitty who has a gentle nature. She likes attention and would make a wonderful companion. For more information, contact Safe Harbor at 243-9823. ...

WEDGE SALAD may be too pedestrian for gourmands, and health nuts may find it beside the point, but done right it can be a spectacularly satisfying dish. Originally a mechanical device designed to split objects, it can also be a shoe, a political issue or a kind of golf club, and, if you're of a certain age, the salad your mom most likely fixed when you were having company...

What would you say if a person told you he -- or she -- heard the actual voice of God? I use a long-abandoned literary convention, "Dear Reader," to respond. Dear Reader, you might be a bit suspicious of such an utterance. Those who claim that God speaks to them are suspected, at the least, with having a touch of eccentricity. ...

One of my favorite happenings in the Gospels is when Jesus, after he's risen from the dead, appears to Mary Magdalene. I love that Mary mistakes Jesus for the gardener. There is something so profound about a weeping, confused woman coming face-to-face with all she wants and not recognizing it, not realizing that the Jesus she is crying for, the Jesus she aches to see, is standing right in front of her, speaking to her, looking like a common laborer. ...

'It opens up a whole new realm of freedom when you realize that you are forgiven and you don't have to pay the penalty.' By BOB CAMPBELL Southeast Missourian Mark Gerler of Perryville, Missouri, had long witnessed people's suffering with illness when he began pondering it in the light of God's will as expressed in the Bible...

Hot vegetable, cherry tomatoes and baby carrots available daily. MONDAY--Chicken nuggets, broccoli & cheese, breadstick, pears. TUESDAY--Baked cheesy lasagna, green beans, garlic toast, cinnamon applesauce. WEDNESDAY--Barbecued chicken pieces, blackeye peas, roll, mixed fruit...

When the Zac Brown Band hits the road, they take their instruments, amps and 54-foot custom food truck called "Cookie." "We're Southern guys," says Rusty Hamlin, traveling chef for the Grammy-winning band, whose 2008 hit "Chicken Fried" catapulted them to fame. Before each show, Hamlin feeds up to 200 fans a gourmet Southern meal as they hang out with the band. "Nothing makes us happier than getting to know people around a plate of food."...

Lasagna isn't typically associated with Mother's Day, but it is the dish that inspired us this year as we searched for a fresh way to offer Mom a delicious brunch. We took some of our favorite lasagna ingredients -- ricotta cheese, spinach, thyme and Asiago cheese -- but instead of layering them with noodles, we mixed them together in a rich, but still light tart filling. ...

This Mother's Day, sommeliers will be on hand to help you select just the right wine to go with that special meal out. And some of those somms will be moms. Though it's still very much a man's world, more women are moving up the wine ranks, says Dorothy Cann Hamilton, founder and CEO of the International Culinary Center which has branches in New York and California. For the 2012 and 2013 school years, 60 percent of the 251 graduates in the schools' sommelier programs were women...

The John Guild Chapter held its regular meeting April 16 at Dexter Barbecue in Jackson. Guest speaker Lemira Parks, honorary state regent, vice president general NSDAR, presented a program on the Boone's Lick Trail markers. Parks portrayed Mrs. Mark (Mary) Salisbury, Missouri State regent 1914 to 1916. ...

Greg and Sharon Nagel of Burfordville announce the engagement of their daughter, Jillian Alyssa Nagel, to Ethan Vaughn O'Connell, both of Gordonville. He is the son of Josh and Carla Southard of Jackson and Chris O'Connell of Cape Girardeau. Jillian is a 2007 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a master's degree in speech/language pathology in May 2013. She is a speech therapist with Benchmark Healthcare...

Editor's note: The following is the editorial board's annual Mother's Day editorial. Every year, we dutifully and thankfully acknowledge our mothers. We buy gifts. We select greeting cards that say the nicest things. We become part of the crowd at our favorite restaurant...

Ever wonder why downtown Cape was such an attractive, fun place to shop? Could it have been the pride of ownership, the tender loving care of the display windows, the street in front of the stores was spotless? Respect for private property was strong. ...

As a board member of the Cape Girardeau Farm Bureau, I supported the efforts of Missouri Farm Bureau in 2013 to oppose a repeal of the prohibition of foreign ownership of Missouri farmland. But unfortunately, an amendment was slipped into the bill during the last few days of the 2013 legislative session to allow up to 1 percent foreign ownership of Missouri farmland...

O Lord Jesus, thank you for mothers and the blessing they are to many. Amen.

EUGENE, Ore. -- An Oregon state trooper has arrested a man accused of deserting the U.S. Army while facing a court martial in Missouri for child rape and child indecency charges. Oregon State Police say 46-year-old Elmer Frederick Hoffman III was arrested following a traffic stop Friday on Interstate 5 south of Eugene. After giving a name and birthday that did not match records, police say he acknowledged he was a deserter wanted by the Army and was using a stolen Colorado license plate...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assault Miscellaneous The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...

Emory S. Gloth, 94, of Whitewater, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Emory was born June 28, 1919, at Whitewater, the son of William Louis and Edith Irene Snider Gloth. Emory worked different jobs in St. Louis. He previously worked as a gardener in Cape Girardeau...

John Albert Peters Jr., 75, of Bertrand, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau following a long, hard-fought battle against pancreatic cancer. The wife and family he loved so fiercely were by his side as he went to be with his heavenly father...

Jack Allen Evans, 74, of Scott City died Friday, May 9, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 10, 1939, in Allenville, Missouri, to J.R. and Isabell Slinkard Evans. He married Mary Lynn Gibbs on Dec. 4, 1967. He was a tech at Southwestern Bell and a member of the Elks Club in Cape Girardeau and Kimbeland Golf Club. He served in the U.S. Air Force...

Aileen Mae Redpath Tuschoff, 88, of Arnold, Missouri, formerly of Scott City, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at Marymount Nursing Home in Eureka, Missouri. She was born March 9, 1926, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Merle E. and Gladys N. Walls Redpath. She married Hilbert O. Tuschoff on July 3, 1965. He preceded her in death April 4, 2004...

Fred Glenwood Cheek, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at Saint Francis Hospital. He was born on Feb. 13, 1921, in Parma, Missouri, to Rebecca Viola Pryor and Robert Cheek. Fred grew up in Chaffee, Missouri, graduating from Chaffee High School in May 1939. ...

Roy William Darter, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1916, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Nicholas Washington and Mary Wood Darter. He and Carrie A. McNeely were married March 1, 1946, at Cape Girardeau. Roy was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army for four and a half years. He spent three and a half years in the South Pacific...

Tyrone Carol Thompson, 76, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at his home in Fredericktown, Missouri. He was born Dec. 11, 1937 in Cape Girardeau to Julius Thompson and Zelma Thorton Thompson Clark. He and Diana Jo Francis were married Feb. 15, 1963, at Cape Girardeau...

Son to Shawn Patrick and Brittney Alexis Powderly of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:12 a.m. Sunday, May 4, 2014. Name, Bennett Patrick. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Powderly is the former Brittney Bennett, daughter of William and Stephanie Bennett of Chaffee, Missouri. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis. Powderly is the son of Joe and Debbie Dennis of Chaffee, and the late Patrick Powderly. He is a teacher at Chaffee High School...

Eutha Craft Walker, 95, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Bertrand Retirement Home in Bertrand, Missouri. She was born Feb. 5, 1919, near Pocahontas, to Thomas Lee and Coleen "Collie" Phillips Craft. She and William H. "Bill" Walker were married Jan. 1, 1984. He passed away Nov. 11, 2006...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Janice L. Niederstadt, 73, of Perryville died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at her home. She was born Dec. 30, 1940, in Wittenberg, Missouri, daughter of Willard R. and Dora M. Boehme Kieninger. Janice had been an office administrator for Drs. ...

Dorothy M. Sadler, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 2, 1923, in Bollinger County, to Elmer and Lucy Rowe Eaker. She and Donald C. Sadler were married June 8, 1942, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death July 10, 2009...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bill G. Cheek, 72, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1941, in Glenallen, Missouri, son of Norman and Ora Mary Haynes Cheek. He and Donna West were married April 5, 2014. Bill was owner of Hidden Valley Camp Ground and B&B Construction Co. He was a member of Millers Chapel...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Arabella Stella Kluesner, 92, of New Hamburg died Friday, May 9, 2014, at her home, two weeks after her husband, Norbert. She was born Sept. 1, 1921, to Leo and Emeline Josephine Uhrhan Menz. She married Norbert Peter Kluesner on Nov. 27, 1945, in New Hamburg. He preceded her in death April 24, 2014...

Alma L. Unterreiner, 94, of Jackson, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery at Apple Creek...

Thunderstorms moved through Southeast Missouri on Friday, dropping hail on parts of Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties, blowing the roof off a building in Perry County and leaving hundreds of homes without power. The National Weather Service received reports of downed trees on U.S. 61 and the roof blown off at least one house Friday afternoon in Perry County, while in Bollinger County, an emergency manager was reporting quarter-sized hail in Zalma, Missouri...

Abbie Crites-Leoni was on vacation when the realization struck. "I was standing in the water, looking out over the ocean and just contemplating my experience in this field to date, and I guess in that moment, I just realized that I wanted to pursue any opportunity that might come to became a judge," the federal magistrate judge said after her investiture ceremony Friday afternoon at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau...

The City of Cape Girardeau/Midamerica Hotels Corporation Feasibility Study joint committee met with consultants Friday to discuss the pros and cons of three of four proposed facilities that could be funded by hotel/motel and restaurant taxes. Planning Design Studio, JACOBS and Ballard*King & Associates will provide studies and analyses for an indoor sports complex, indoor aquatics facility and an agricultural expo center. ...

NEW YORK -- The unidentified remains of those killed Sept. 11, 2001, returned to the World Trade Center site in a solemn procession on a foggy Saturday morning. The remains left the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Manhattan's East Side shortly before 7 a.m. in three city vehicles. They were accompanied by police and fire department vehicles with lights flashing but no sirens...

DOSWELL, Va. -- A University of Richmond women's basketball team staff member was one of three occupants on a hot air balloon that drifted into a power line, burst into flames and crashed in Virginia, her family said Saturday. The body of Natalie Lewis has not been found, family spokeswoman Julie Snyder said. The remains of the pilot and the other passenger, whom authorities haven't identified, were found just under a mile apart in densely wooded areas...

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. -- Gay marriage arrived in the Bible Belt on Saturday, beginning with two women who had traveled overnight to ensure they'd be first in line. "Thank God," Jennifer Rambo said after Carroll County deputy clerk Jane Osborn issued a marriage license to her and Kristin Seaton, a former volleyball player at the University of Arkansas. The Fort Smith, Arkansas, couple wed moments later on a sidewalk near the courthouse; the officiant wore a rainbow-colored dress...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A proposed transportation sales tax that had appeared headed for the ballot is in jeopardy of failing in the Missouri House, a potential casualty of a successful Republican push to cut income taxes. House Democratic leaders said many of their members are backing from their initial support of the sales tax increase after one of their own teamed with Republicans this week to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a separate income tax cut measure...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republicans in Midwestern states are pushing to curb the power of organized labor, but have been careful to avoid upsetting key political constituencies -- police and firefighters. Missouri's Republican-controlled Legislature wants to join other states in restricting the unions' ability to collect and spend worker fees. But there is a clear effort to avoid angering emergency workers...

ST. LOUIS -- Several St. Louis-area ZIP codes rank among the nation's worst for "underwater" mortgages, according to a new study, and the problem is especially bad in north St. Louis County. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported half or more of homeowners with mortgages who owe more than their homes are worth are in 11 ZIP codes in St. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's office told a group of state lawmakers Friday the governor would not veto a massive overhaul of the state's criminal laws, despite expressing misgivings about the legislation's scope. Sen. Jolie Justus, the bill's sponsor, said she met with Nixon's chief of staff and legal counsel, who indicated Nixon won't stop the measure from becoming law. ...

The Oran track and field team fared the best among local schools as the Eagles placed fifth and seventh overall in the boys and girls divisions, respectively, at the Class 1 District 1 meet at Lutheran High School in St. Peters, Missouri. Oran's Addie Kielhofner was the lone local runner to place first in any event at Saturday's 15-team district meet. ...

John Fennewald nailed nine kills as the Notre Dame boys volleyball team wrapped up their inaugural season with a 25-15, 25-19 sweep of St. Francis Borgia. Tyler Allen added seven kills for Notre Dame (10-6). Rhett Simmons and Ben Dohogne tallied six kills apiece. Simmons also dished out 10 assists while Collin Kramer added 15 assists for the Bulldogs...

The Southeast Missouri State football team signed defensive lineman Josiah Smith, it was announced Friday by the Southeast athletics department. Smith, a junior college transfer from Eastern Arizona College, recorded 35 tackles, 16 solo, and recovered two fumbles as a sophomore last year...

It's somewhat unusual to find families with 10 or more children these days, although they do exist. In Southeast Missouri, particularly the Bootheel area, it's more common than you would think, said Shelba Branscum, chairwoman and professor of the Department of Human Environmental Studies at Southeast Missouri State University...

No one was injured after a man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a Bank of Missouri branch Friday in Cape Girardeau, police said. The Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to an emergency call from the bank at 440 Broadway at 9:35 a.m...

The Southeast Missouri State track and field team followed its sweep at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships with a limited team competing at the Sam Williams Twilight Qualifier in Emporia, Kansas, on Saturday. The Redhawks claimed four event wins in the meet...

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams were certainly busy, even before picking Michael Sam. The other 11 players selected by the Rams got immediately overshadowed when the team used the 249th overall pick Saturday on Sam, the defensive end who starred down the road at Missouri and became the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates used three right fielders, including two had never played the outfield in a major league game before, and five relief pitchers. Somehow, all the maneuvering by manager Clint Hurdle paid off. Pedro Alvarez singled in the go-ahead run and the Pirates won their season-high fourth straight game Saturday night, 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals...

PITTSBURGH -- It took only one batter for Michael Wacha to realize his second time pitching at PNC Park wasn't going to be nearly as good as the first. Jose Tabata's first-inning line drive struck the St. Louis Cardinals right-hander on the left ankle and ricocheted off his right shin for an infield single. That was a contrast to Game 4 of last year's National League Division Series, when Wacha took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in beating the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Limited work on U.S. 61 in Jackson will resume tomorrow, following complaints of damage to driveways along the route; but a strike by members of Operating Engineers Local 513 continues. For the second time in three months, the city Planning and Zoning Commission has refused to endorse a proposed funeral home project; owners of Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel want to build a new funeral home on a seven-acre tract stretching from Gordonville Road to Route K...

The Southeast Missourian is accepting nominations for its 12th annual Spirit of America Award. Begun in 2003, the award recognizes people who have demonstrated a patriotic commitment to service through the military or community involvement. Civic organizations are encouraged to submit nominations. ...

Editor's note: A direct quotation by Scott R. Clark was corrected below. Contenders for the Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds position spoke their piece during the Cape County Republican Women's Club meeting Friday afternoon at Dexter Bar-B-Que...