Dexter, Missouri - Stoddard County Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis is shown presenting a check in the amount $1850 to the Stoddard County Honor Guard, to assist in the purchase of new uniforms. The money was raised on Commissioner Mathis’ Facebook page. Greg would like to thank those who donated. The Stoddard County Honor Guard provides a wonderful tribute to deceased veterans and their families.
Dexter, Missouri - El Cabrito opened for business today!
The Chamber of Commerce sponsored an official ribbon cutting on Thursday. The restaurant is located at 208 W. Business 60 in Dexter.
Present for the ribbon cutting were from left to right front row: Jerry Corder, Debbie Stidham, Pilar Acevado, Chuy Lara, Mayor Joe Weber, Owners Rodolfo and Maria Lara, Chamber President Jackie McKuin, Rosa Lara, Lupita Aguirre, Lucia Fino, and Kevin Bishop. Also present were Jeniifer Elliff, Three Rivers Facilitator Jennifer Whitesell, Mark Stidham, Terry Battles, and Walt Turner.
El Cabrito means the "goat"! Just ask Rodolfo about his memories of growing up on a goat farm! He loved it!
The restaurant will be open Monday - Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Congratulations Rodolfo and Maria! Your food was awesome today!!
Dexter, Missouri - Today, September 18th is National Cheeseburger Day.
To celebrate National Cheeseburger Day, gather some friends together, head out to the Stoddard County Fair and order a delicious Cheeseburger from the Dexter Rotary Club!
There are many theories to the beginning of the cheeseburger dating back to the 1920′s. One story suggests that Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have invented the cheeseburger in 1926 while working at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, “The Rite Spot”. During an experiment, he dropped a slice of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.
There are other claims the invention of the cheeseburger:
A cheeseburger appeared on a 1928 menu at O’Dell’s, a Los Angeles restaurant, which listed a cheeseburger, smothered with chili. for 25 cents.
Kaelin’s Restaurant – Louisville, Kentucky says it invented the cheeseburger in 1934.
1935 – A trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver, Colorado.
According to it’s archives, Gus Belt, founder of Steak n’ Shake, applied for a trademark on the word “cheeseburger” in the 1930′s.
Happy Cheeseburger Day! We'll see you at the Fair!
Dexter, Missouri – Here are the results from the 2014 Stoddard County Fair Parade in beautiful downtown Dexter!
Commercial:
1st place - Young Real Estate
2nd place - Dexter Family Eye Care
3rd place - SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County
Schools/Clubs:
1st place - Brownie Troop 71107
2nd place - Bloomfield Girl Scout 700668
3rd place - Bloomfield FFA
Churches & All Other:
1st place - Ducks Unlimited
2nd place - Bloomfield Assembly of God
3rd place - First United Methodist Church of Dexter
Band Competition:
1st place - Puxico High School
2nd place - Bloomfield High School
3rd place - Advance High School
Congratulations to all of the winners! It was a great turnout with over 150 entries. The ShowMe Times is currently posting several albums of photos on the ShowMe Times Facebook page. Just click HERE.
Dexter, Missouri – The Miss Dexter Pageant has been an annual tradition for more than 70 years. Contestants made their way through the halls of Dexter High School and onto the stage for an evening of glitz and glamor!
Each year the Dexter High School Choral Department sponsors the pageant to raise extra money. Attendants will also be chosen as Calendar Girls throughout the year and spotlighted each month on the ShowMe Times.
Miss Alexis May was crowned as the 2014 Miss Dexter. First Runner up was Miss Caroline Powers and 2nd runner up was Miss Mary Kate Miller.
Shown in the photo are from left to right: Mary Kate Miller, Alexis May, and Caroline Powers.
Congratulations Ladies!!!
