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R-2 scholarships top $650,0.00
By Chris Case
Assistant Editor
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Twenty-seven Cuba High School
seniors from the graduating class of
2003 received scholarships at the sen-
ior awards presentation held May 20
at the school gymnasium. Parents,
family, friends, fellow students and
members of the local community
watched as seniors were honored for
having won renewable scholarships
valued at a total of $653,357.
Jill Dudley and Travis Pyatt were
the top two scholarship winners, with
awards of $39,825 and $39,500,
respectively. Five others received
grants of $25,000 or more for college
tuition and expenses.
This year's graduating class raised
$200,000 more in financial awards
than did the Class of 2002 ($419,452).
"I always try to encourage the seniors
to raise more scholarship money than
the class before them," said school
counselor Teri Carty. "They sure did
that this year!"
Cuba High School Class of 2003
Scholarships and Financial awards
recognized at the May 20 presentation
were as follows:
Melissa Stephens: Ben Farris
Scholarship, $500; Pat Weber
Memorial Scholarship, $200 ($700
total)
Candace Barton: Bill Wallis
Charitable Foundation Scholarship in
memory of William Guffey, $1,000;
Peoples Bank Scholarship, $500
($1,500 total)
Alex Sellers: Knights of Columbus
Scholarship, $200; University of
Missouri-Rolla Missouri Miners
Scholarship, $4,000 (total $4,200)
Austin Lea: Crawford County
Cattlemen's Association Scholarship,
$500; Crawford County Fair Board
Scholarship, $500; Trinity Chapel
Presbyterian Scholarship, $1,000
(total $2,000)
Melanie Prince: Crawford County
Cattlemen's Association, $500; MNEA
Scholarship, $75 (total $575)
Tim Donahoe: Cuba Alumni
See SCHOLARSHIPS page 2A
CHS presents diplomas to 90 graduates
Ashley Roedemeier
The CHS Class of 2003 graduation ceremo-
ny was held Saturday, May 24, inside the
gym. There were 90 candidates for graduation
who accepted their diplomas among the
cheers and applause of family, friends, teach-
ers, school staff and area residents.
Top scholars of the class were Ashley
Roedemeier, who was announced as this
year's valedictorian, and Susan West, intro-
duced as the class salutatorian.
Special music at graduation was provided
by the Concert Band under the direction of
Travis Moore, and the guest speaker was
Athletic Director and Middle School Assistant
Principal Mike Voigt. Joe Cason, the president
of the R-2 Board of Education, handed out
diplomas to the graduating class members.
Susan West
Coroner: 'Internal injuries' caused local girl's death
By Chris Case
Assistant Editor
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County Coroner Paul
Hutson announced last week
that Rebecca Fuller's death
was caused by "internal
injuries resulting from blunt
trauma." The five-year-old
Cuba girl died May 13 after
being treated at Missouri
Baptist Hospital in Sullivan
for a broken collarbone she
sustained in an accident out-
side her home on Maple
Shade Road.
Hutson believes the girl
suffered abdominal injuries
when the truck she was play-
ing in slipped out of gear and
rolled backwards down the
driveway into a ditch. An
autopsy revealed a lacerated
spleen, which caused severe
internal bleeding.
"No one knows for sure
exactly what might've hap-
pened that day," Hutson said.
"In my opinion, it seems like-
ly that she jumped out of the
truck as it was moving and
was struck by either the door
or a tire with some force."
The girl was taken by pri-
vate vehicle to Missouri
Baptist Hospital in Sullivan
for treatment of injuries.
According to the Child
Fatality Review Panel
(CFRP) report, at the hospi-
tal, a "doctor examined, took
x-rays, found fractured bones,
but apparently did no other
imaging tests."
Shortly after the child was
released and returned home,
she suffered respiratory dis-
tress and 911 was called.
Rebecca was transported by
ambulance to Phelps County
Regional Medical Center in
Rolla and pronounced dead at
the scene by an emergency
room doctor.
The CFRP has "questions
and concerns regarding (the)
adequacy or quality of med-
ical care given" during the
first emergency room visit at
Sullivan, their report states.
The panel has suggested hav-
ing the Missouri Board of
Healing Arts and Department
of Health conduct an inde-
pendent investigation into
the alleged medical negli-
gence.
A local panel meets to dis-
cuss the details of all deaths
to minors in the county,
including accidental ones.
The board consists of mem-
bers of local law enforcement,
Division of Family Services,
the Health Department, EMS
technicians, the county prose-
cuter, and coroner. They met
on Wednesday, May 21, and
their findings have been
turned over to the state's
Department of Social
Services for further review
and possible action.
State legislature will go back to work on June 2
Administration budget.
"Frankly, I think these cuts
go beyond what is wise, but I
am reluctantly agreeing to
them in an attempt to demon-
strate to the legislature that I
will work with them in good
faith to resolve the budget
crisis facing our state,"
Holden said.
Earlier last week Holden
announced he would veto four
budget bills, including cuts
to: the Department of
Elementary and Secondary
Education; the Department of
Higher Education; the
Department of Social
Services; and the bill that
funds the Department of
Mental Health and the
Department of Health and
Senior Services.
Holden vetoed House Bill
2, which cuts funding to ele-
mentary and secondary edu-
cation by $224 million,
because "it is not if the best
interest of Missouri student's
or the state's economy."
Gov. Bob Holden announ-
ced last week that he will
reluctantly accept the $74
million in cuts put forward by
the legislature in the remain-
ing bills that make up the
Missouri budget.
Those cuts include a $16.2
million general revenue cut
in the Corrections budget, a
$4.5 million cut in the
Economic Development budg-
et, a $5.6 million cut in the
Judiciary budget, and a $29.9
million cut in the Office of
Honoring those who have fallen
Holden indicated he is also
taking this action because the
legislature's budget is $367
million out of balance, which
would have required further
cuts.
Holden vetoed the budget
bill while visiting the Pioneer
Ridge 6th Grade Center in
the Independence School
District. The district would
losd $2.7 million under the
legislature's budget and is
expected to lay off 110 teach-
ers.
Rob Vlehman photo
Local veterans salute as the U.S. flag is lowered to half-staff during Memorial Oay ceremonies
held at Kinder Cemetery in Cuba. See page 12B for more photos and information.
Holden also announced he
was planning to call the
General Assembly back to
Jefferson City on Monday,
June 2 to start work on the
budget.
House Speaker Catherine
Hanaway blasted Holden for
vetoing the budget. Holden's
decision to veto the Social
Services budget made him
the first governor in the
state's recorded history to
veto three budget bills.
See STATE page 2A
BHS graduates 52
Bourbon High School held its commencement for the
Class of 2003 May 22, at 8 p.m. in the high school gymna-
sium. Fifty-two seniors took home their diplomas that
night.
Following the traditional opening processional of the
graduating class and the presentation of flags by local Boy
Scouts, seniors sang "Please Remember and honored
class sponsors with gifts of thanks.
Class valedictorian Stacey Stephens and class salutato-
rian Jonathan Wissman both gave speeches to their grad-
uating peers, prior to the
presentation of local schol-
arships, academic awards,
and the recognition of stu- Our strong band shall ne'er
dents with perfect atten- be broken
dance and those who'd Formed in Bourbon High
been at R-1 schools Far surpassing wealth
throughout their entire K- unspoken
12 career. Seals our friendship,s tie.
While many graduates
will go on to further their Bourbon High School now
education in colleges and and forever
universities around the Deep graven on each
state, three young heart
Bourbon area men--Paul Shall be found unwavering
Irvin, Chris Leuthausen
and Robert Lockhart III-- true when
We from life shall part.
will be serving their coun-
try in the armed forces.
After they were recognized for their committment, Dan
King, president of the R-1 Board of Education,
Superintendent Chris Gaines and BHS Principal Kevin
Freeman assisted in the distribution of diplomas.
The evening ended, as is tradition at Bourbon High's
commencement, with a tearful group singing of the school
song by the entire audience.
BHS School Song
