For more than 20 years the local Masonic Lodge has offered a Ham & Bean Dinner twice each year to raise money for local Lodge improvements, Little League Baseball, and each year they adopt families for Christmas.
The event will be hosted on Monday, October 27th from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Carry-outs are available. You receive a delicious ham & bean dinner including cole slaw, corn bread, a home-made dessert and drink. Cost is only $4.00 at the door, but if you purchse a ticket in advance it's only $3.00. Either way you get a wonderful home cooked meal for a great price and help local families!
The legendary, Mrs. Dee Wamble, a notorious Dexter fan, prompted KFVS12 to come down to Dexter and film lifelong Bearcats fans who braved the weather to support 50 years of football and cheering!
To watch the KFVS12 interview with Dee Wamble just click HERE.
We would like to thank Todd Richards, KFVS12 and the IT Dept for allowing us to share their video!
Bloomfield, Missouri - The 6th Corp Living History Group of St. Louis will host the 2nd annual WW II Re-enactment at the Stars & Stripes Museum in Bloomfield this weekend, October 16th - October 19th. This year displays about the Korean War will also be included. Visitors will be able to visit the camp sites and take part in the following events:
8:30 a.m. The event will open with a memorial service in the Veterans Cemetery
9:00 a.m. The event will open to the public. There is a $5.00 charge per car entrance fee
10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Holocaust survivor Ben Fainer will be telling his story in the library at the Stars and Stripes Museum. As a young boy, Ben was a prisoner for six years in six different Nazi camps and liberated by American soldiers while on a death-march in the spring of 1945. He immigrated to St. Louis with his young wife and had a successfully career in the garment industry.
10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Re-enactors will give equipment and uniform demonstrations
2:00 p.m. The Bloomfield High School Choir will perform.
5:00 p.m. The event closes to the public.
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Bernie, Missouri – Grant McGarity is one of the Bernie Parents as Teachers “Students of the Month” for October 2014. He is the seven-month-old son of Scott and Courtney McGarity. Grant enjoys playing pat-a-cake, hide and seek looking at books, swinging, and being outside.
Grant is starting to crawl and has two bottom teeth. During the last Parents as Teachers visit with Mrs. Paige Williams, Grant enjoyed playing with the balls in a bow by dumping them out and hearing all the noises they made. He also enjoying his first teeth and getting them brushed by the toothbrush that Mrs. Williams left for him.
If you would like to know more about Parents as Teachers contact Courtney McGarity or Paige Williams at 573-293-5335, ext 293 or find them on Facebook by clicking HERE.
The following information was taken directly from the Parent as Teachers Missouri website. For more information click HERE.
Our Vision
All children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.
Our Mission
To provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
Our Values
The early years of a child's life are critical for optimal development and provide the foundation for success in school and in life.
Parents are their children's first and most influential teachers.
Established and emerging research should be the foundation of parent education and family support curricula, training, materials and services.
All young children and their families deserve the same opportunities to succeed, regardless of any demographic, geographic or economic considerations.
An understanding and appreciation of the history and traditions of diverse cultures is essential in serving families.
History
In 1981, Missouri pioneered the concept of helping parents embrace their important role as their child’s first and best teacher. Today, Parents as Teachers continues to equip early childhood organizations and professionals with information and tools that are relevant—and widely applicable—to today’s parents, families and children.
The Parents as Teachers leadership team and Board of Directors is engaged in a three-year strategic plan, which positions the organization as a valued partner to support the organizations and professionals who serve families and children, especially those most vulnerable.
The concept for Parents as Teachers was developed in the 1970s when Missouri educators noted that children were beginning kindergarten with varying levels of school readiness. Research showed that greater parent involvement is a critical link in the child's development of learning skills, including reading and writing.
Early childhood professionals suggested that a program to provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues, and parent education to help parents understand their role in encouraging their child's development from the beginning could help improve school readiness and parent involvement.
With funding from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and The Danforth Foundation, Parents as Teachers began in 1981 in Missouri as a pilot project for first-time parents of newborns. Recognizing the program's benefits and cost effectiveness, the Missouri legislature provided state funding in 1985 to implement Parents as Teachers programs in all Missouri school districts. Since 1985, Parents as Teachers has expanded to all 50 states and six other countries.
Bernie, Missouri – Owen Merrick White is one of the Bernie Parents as Teachers “Students of the Month” for October 2014. Owen is the six-month-old son of Cordie and Rachel White and the little brother of Brooks.
Owen enjoys watching The Hive and playing outside. Owen also loves to visit with his Grandpa Bob Blevins. His favorite part of Parents as Teachers is reading the new book that Mrs. Casey brings each month.
If you would like to know more about Parents as Teachers contact Courtney McGarity or Paige Williams at 573-293-5335, ext 293 or find them on Facebook by clicking HERE.
The following information was taken directly from the Parent as Teachers Missouri website. For more information click HERE.
Our Vision
All children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.
Our Mission
To provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
Our Values
The early years of a child's life are critical for optimal development and provide the foundation for success in school and in life.
Parents are their children's first and most influential teachers.
Established and emerging research should be the foundation of parent education and family support curricula, training, materials and services.
All young children and their families deserve the same opportunities to succeed, regardless of any demographic, geographic or economic considerations.
An understanding and appreciation of the history and traditions of diverse cultures is essential in serving families.
History
In 1981, Missouri pioneered the concept of helping parents embrace their important role as their child’s first and best teacher. Today, Parents as Teachers continues to equip early childhood organizations and professionals with information and tools that are relevant—and widely applicable—to today’s parents, families and children.
The Parents as Teachers leadership team and Board of Directors is engaged in a three-year strategic plan, which positions the organization as a valued partner to support the organizations and professionals who serve families and children, especially those most vulnerable.
The concept for Parents as Teachers was developed in the 1970s when Missouri educators noted that children were beginning kindergarten with varying levels of school readiness. Research showed that greater parent involvement is a critical link in the child's development of learning skills, including reading and writing.
Early childhood professionals suggested that a program to provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues, and parent education to help parents understand their role in encouraging their child's development from the beginning could help improve school readiness and parent involvement.
With funding from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and The Danforth Foundation, Parents as Teachers began in 1981 in Missouri as a pilot project for first-time parents of newborns. Recognizing the program's benefits and cost effectiveness, the Missouri legislature provided state funding in 1985 to implement Parents as Teachers programs in all Missouri school districts. Since 1985, Parents as Teachers has expanded to all 50 states and six other countries.
