Heard on the Street

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HEPPER HELPS RED CROSS|ret||ret||tab|

Local artist Scott Hepper remembers the San Francisco earthquake 12 years ago and how the American Red Cross helped him out when all he had was the clothes he was wearing and no place to live for a week. So he has signed over the rights to his "Wall Street Storms" lithograph to the Red Cross, it has raised more than $17,000 "and counting" for the relief agency in the first five days it was offered. The 8 1/2-by-10 1/2-inch color lithograph depicts a cubist rendition of Wall Street in a storm, which Hepper painted in April. The original was purchased by Dr. Yogi Hiremath. Within 12 minutes of offering the lithographs in exchange for a $20 donation to the Red Cross at KSPR's televised benefit the week before last, the first 50 were sold out. Then Hepper printed 100 more, then 200 and now 600. People are dropping off checks payable to the American Red Cross for $20, $50 or their $600 income tax refunds, he said. The artist, who also owns and runs Springfield Coffee Co., believes giving back "is what a successful artist should do a successful anybody should do give back to the community."|ret||ret||tab|

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PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOVE|ret||ret||tab|

A woman in the forefront of this city's history, Betty Love, is the subject of an ongoing exhibit at the History Museum in historic City Hall. Love, a city native and award-winning news photographer, recorded history for Springfield Newspapers Inc. from the 1940s to the 1970s. One of the first women press photographers in the country, Love always the artist experimented with and perfected the use of color in daily newspapers. |ret||ret||tab|

Any reporter lucky enough to work with her has a few stories to tell of her eccentricities, but also speaks with admiration for her meticulous method of setting up photographs. The museum, on the third floor of old City Hall, is open 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.|ret||ret||tab|

TRIBUTE TO A LADY LAWYER|ret||ret||tab|

Ivella McWhorter Elsey, who died the horrible morning of Sept. 11, won't slip away unnoticed by those who were fortunate enough to know or work with her. The 81-year-old attorney set the standard of competence and proper behavior, not only for women lawyers but for her brothers at the bar as well. Any attorney on the opposite side of a case knew that Elsey would be honest but tough, and to that end she made every case she took part in one that was thorough and well-presented to the court. Of this we can say of her: She served justice well.|ret||ret||tab|

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SALUTE DEADLINE|ret||ret||tab|

The Oct. 8 deadline is fast approaching for the Salute to Construction's Faces & Places in Construction photo contest. The contest is open to employees of all companies represented on the Salute to Construction Council, from architects to subcontractors to interior designers. Cash prizes totaling $400 will be presented in the two categories of Faces and Places. Entry forms and official contest rules are available from the Springfield Contractors Association, 1313 N. Nias. Contact Sheryl Letterman, SCA executive, for more information.|ret||ret||tab|

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AND THE WINNER IS ...|ret||ret||tab|

American Dehydrated Foods was named the 2001 Agribusiness of the Year by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce at a Sept. 27 luncheon. ADF, a 23-year-old company, is a producer of custom ingredients for the pet food and animal feed industries. With headquarters in Springfield, ADF employs 228 workers, 125 of whom work at ADF's southwest Missouri facilities in Springfield, Verona or Marionville. The six other finalists for the award were Banta Foods Inc., Conco, Ozark Empire Fair, So-Mo Agri Supply Inc., Southwest Electric Cooperative Inc. and ReGen Technologies. |ret||ret||tab|

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SLICE OF NICE|ret||ret||tab|

October ushers in Breast Can-cer Awareness Month. To raise money to aid those with the disease, which attacks one in eight women in the United States, a gala dance benefit, "Hooked on Dance," will be held 6 p.m.-midnight Oct. 5 in the White River Room of Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, the host for the event. The fund-raiser for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks starts with a patrons' party previewing the Wonders of Wildlife and a special menu from Hemingway's, and it ends with the rhythm and blues of Kelley Hunt. In the middle will be a live auction for donated items, such as a $1,600 diamond ring, two week-long trips to Florida, and a weekend at Big Cedar Lodge. The foundation was started after the death of Kristen O'Brien Hardy, age 31. Those who made memorial contributions wanted the money to stay in this area to aid those stricken by the disease, so in May 1999, Mary Beth O'Reilly, with the help of many others, established the foundation.[[In-content Ad]]