Stories from Saturday, May 11, 2024

Busch Pet Products was established in 2010 with a passion and focus on companion pet nutrition. Before cats and dogs were introduced to kibble, they ate real food. Extensive, persuasive marketing over the years has led consumers to believe pets cannot, and should not, eat real food, but this is simply not true...

Community Counseling Center celebrated its 50th anniversary with a commemorative luncheon on Friday, May 10, at the Jackson Civic Center, along with an unveiling of the organization’s rebranding. CCC held luncheons throughout the week at each of the counties it serves, including Bollinger, Madison, Perry and Ste. ...

The City of Cape Girardeau has negotiated the terms of its contract with the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce to operate the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau/Visit Cape. The Parks and Recreation Department will now operate the bureau starting at the end of the fiscal year, June 30. According to a letter from the Chamber of Commerce, the chamber held its contract with the city for the last seven and a half years...

Growing up, I didn’t experience a major rebellious phase. I’m sure I had my moments, but frankly, between my parents’ guidance and church involvement, I stayed out of trouble for the most part. Looking back, I’m grateful for the direction they provided. However, one memory stands out—a conversation with my mom when I was 12.

Three election equipment companies made their pitches to both members of the public and Cape Girardeau County's election team as to why they should choose their voting machines for upcoming elections.

Today is Friday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2024. There are 234 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 11, 1981, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36 of acral lentiginous melanoma, a skin cancer that is rare but the most common type found among people of color...

Ben E. Cannon, born in 1886 in Cedarbluff, Mississippi, learned building trades as a young boy, working alongside his father. As a young teen, Cannon moved to eastern Arkansas, following bricklaying and carpentry jobs, hired to repair and restore old plantation houses. He learned to fashion wood into functional chairs, tables, benches and baby cradles. His grandfather taught him blacksmithing.

This is a strange sight. It is hard to imagine what might have made these things that look like baskets with rocks in them. They are not man made and were not made by any animal.

Cape Girardeau/Scott City ​ Monday: Breakfast lunch egg muffin sandwich or chicken tenders with hot roll, potatoes with onions, sliced tomatoes, orange juice or tropical fruit or cinnamon swirl cake.

The 39th Annual Kow Pasture Klassic was held on Saturday, April 13 at Schindler’s Tavern in New Hamburg, . This annual event sponsored by Kohlfeld Distributing and Schindler’s Tavern brings in funds for the Kenny Rogers Children’s Center in Sikeston and the Cape Girardeau Veterans Home Foundation. This year’s event allowed Kohlfeld Distributing and Schindler’s Tavern to donate $10,000 to the Cape Girardeau Veterans Home Foundation. This allows the Foundation to continue their mission to promote, advance, and provide for the social, mental, physical, and educational well-being of the resident Veterans at the Missouri Veterans Home Cape Girardeau.

Co-Op Service Center of Jackson donated $10,000 Saturday, April 20, toward building a Swine Barn at the SEMO District Fairgrounds in Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. The decision to donate came after a presentation from swine exhibitors to the Co-Op board of directors outlining the reasons a swine barn is needed. ...

A pastor friend, Andrew Green of FBC Marble Hill, brought an article to my attention. Derek Thompson, an agnostic, wrote an opinion piece in The Atlantic titled "The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust". It is an interesting read.

At some point last fall, I came across Psalm 20:4, which reads, “May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans.” Psalm 20:4 is a prayer of blessing, invoking God’s name, character, and sovereignty to bless another. Immediately upon reading, I thought, if given the opportunity, this would be the verse to share with graduates and others celebrating significant milestones in their lives.

John Guild Chapter, NSDAR ​ Members of the John Guild Chapter, NSDAR of Jackson attended the 125th Missouri State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (MSSDAR) State Conference in St. Louis, April 12 through 14.

A little over seven decades ago, I arrived in a hospital in Nebraska as the son of two proud parents. When I arrived, I had two older sisters to dote over me and to spoil me. But when I arrived I was virtually a blank page. I had some characteristics of both of my parents. Both of them had blue eyes and were just over 5 feet tall and relatively chubby as I am to this day. Dad was bald, but I still have my hair even though it’s a little lighter than it used to be. Dad had really small feet and so do I. I can wear a 7eee but normally settle for an 8ee. Mom and Dad were good in math and so are all their kids.

Ramblewood Garden Club has awarded the May Yard of the Month to Chris and Laurel Adkisson who live at 2129 Yorktown. In a neighborhood with well-landscaped yards, this yard stood out for the lush carpeted front and back lawns and the variety of colorful perennials for a neat and thoughtful landscape. Chris stated that the lawn was Dr. Paul Schnare’s Special mix of lawn seed, which includes the wide-bladed St. Augustine variety. When the Adkissons moved to the house there was no grass and it took a year and a half for the grass to grow into this dark green lawn. Tru-Green Lawn Care helps with that job now.

A Honor Roll 7th grade: Solomon Abraham, Jaime Adams, Beau Andrews, Kimora Avance, Robert Bailey, Stella Bertrand, Daegan Bowers, Cash Boyer, Rachel Brink, Bryce Broadhurst, Amelia Brown, Jordan Criddle, Raelyn Davidson, Eleanor Dean, Evelyn Dewrock, Jenna Dial, Patrick Fair, Alivia Ford, Kennedy Frazier, Zainab Ghaffar, Jayden Handy, Desmond June, Kayden Kirn, Wesley Kuehle, Aaron Lang, Mallory Lieser, Lucas McClanahan, Cora McClard, Wesley McFerron, Warren McGinty, Kacie McGowen, Kayden McIntyre, Jace Means, Harrison Meyer, Patricia Ostrowski, Wesley Radake, Eleanor Ramdial, Hadley Ross, Andrew Sawyers, Jenna Schnurbusch, Makya Schoolcraft, Delilah Sharp, Alexus Sheldrake, Ashlyn Statler, McKinlei Sterling, Emmalynn Stone, Cambrie Strohmeyer, Aliyah Swoboda, Vivian Tracy, Paisley Underwood, Cooper Vernon, TeLia Walker, Ja’Niylah Warfield, Nataya Williams, Trenton Young.

Lord Jesus, thank you for mothers and the blessing they are to their children and others. Amen.

Headlines are now filled with names reported to be on Donald Trump’s "shortlist" of possible VP candidates. These individuals, some of whom I know, indeed have serious qualifications and experience and are appropriate to be considered for the No. 2 position in the executive branch of the nation’s government.

n this Mother’s Day, Missouri has much for which to be thankful. We became the fifth state to pass Shared Parenting legislation in 2023. Shared parenting advocates are pro-mom and dad! But they are especially pro-children! Motherhood is a blessing to me, and I will readily admit that the challenges of working and nurturing children at home are hard to handle all the time. Of course, that’s the beauty of shared parenting, sharing those responsibilities. I have met so many women in the movement who are mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers and aunts. This movement couldn’t have had the success it’s had without women stepping up to the plate.

Believe it or not, there was a time not so long ago when there was no such thing as a disposable diaper. In those days, parents relied on safety pins and cotton cloth to contain the dirty doings of young children. That, of course, made changing from one such cloth to the next rather onerous...

Here are pictures from 5-10-24 our daughter, Brianna Wills from Marble Hill took of Northern Lights. Magnificent.