The young women and men leaders with Mingo Job Corps attending a unique leadership training conference in Dexter on Friday.
The summit was hosted in Dexter through a collaboration with Mingo Job Corps and Leon's Dexter Queen and County Wide Insurance.
The young students participated in the Leadership Summit and heard from Alan Hedrick, who spoke to the group on leadership and success. Hedrick used the late John Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success” as the foundation for his conversation with the students.
Following the presentation of spring leadership awards to the students, the young people were treated to an outstanding lunch, courtesy of Lori and Dana Hawkins of Leon’s Dexter Queen and County Wide Insurance. The young men and women enjoyed Dexter’s signature barbecue sandwich, The Pig from LDQ.
A total of 18 young students from Mingo Job Corps participated in the “leadership day”. Mingo staff members Bob Waldner and Tim Aslin accompanied them. Students participating included:
Jenny Gillmanmn, Matt Roberts, Richard West, Donte Mecan, Nathan Irwin, Brendon Kohl, Nick Armstrong, Shawn Kohl, Jen Van-es, Sahariah Reese, Kaleb Colbert, Myren Jackson, Javier Correa, Trent Powell, Johnnie Bradberry, Darius Miller, Kory Ledbetter, and Tyler Runyon.
By Annabeth Miller,
ShowMe Times Editor
Watch out — it’s that time again. There’s not a minute to spare.
Well, actually, there are 60 of them.
After what has been a very mild winter it feels - and looks - like spring already here but officially it won't arrive until Tuesday, March 20.
But a sign that it’ll be here soon, daylight saving time begins this weekend.
Daylight saving time was put into effect during World War II and was observed from the Febr. 9 to September 30. After the war it varied from state to state.
Then in the 1980s until fairly recently, daylight saving time ran from April through mid October.
But the dates were changed again in an effort to try and save energy. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the starting and ending dates. Daylight saving time now begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the 1st Sunday of November
At 2 a.m. local time Sunday, daylight saving time sends standard time to the bench until the fall.
So, turn that clock ahead before slipping under the covers Saturday night. Don’t bemoan one night of 60 fewer minutes of sleep; there’s the promise of many months ahead with an extra hour of evening sunlight.
Technology in some modern clocks – and devises such as computers and cell phones - helps users avoid resetting when daylight saving time begins and ends. Such clocks automatically adjust to the proper time based on signals they receive from a remote transmitter.
Not every place makes the switch. The exceptions are Hawaii, most of Arizona (Navajo Indian territories do observe the change), Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.
Standard time returns Nov. 4. Two days later, it’s election time.
Links of Interest
By Annabeth Miller,
ShowMe Times Editor
Interest in Republican presidential candidate’s visit to Southeast Missouri has been overwhelming, and U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson has now scheduled an “overflow event” with the candidate before he leaves the region.
Santorum is the guest speaker this Saturday at the Cape Girardeau County Republican Lincoln Day. The 500-tickets for the event were snatched quickly, with many still wanting to see Santorum.
“It is so exciting to have Senator Santorum coming to Cape Girardeau on Saturday and I'm thrilled at the response we've had,” said U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. “I wanted to make sure everyone who wanted to see him was able to so we scheduled an overflow event and the response to that is tremendous."
Due to the overwhelming response of Santorum's, Team Emerson is requesting members of the public who wish to see the Senator and were unable to obtain tickets to the Lincoln Day arrive at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport between 6:30 and 7 p.m., for the “overflow event.”
Tickets are not required for this event and space is limited. The hangar where the event will be held will be clearly designated
Senator Santorum is the featured guest at the Cape Girardeau County Lincoln Days at Ray's Plaza Conference Center at 3257 William Street. The doors for this event open at 5 p.m. The event has been "sold out" since just days after Santorum's appearance was announced.
In Tuesday’s Super Tuesday primary elections, Santorum came in a close second to Mitt Romney, and captured contests in Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota.
State Rep. Bil Pat Wright, R-Dexter, recently was host to Kelly Gillock, and junior at Puxico High School. Gilloclk is a member of the Puxico chapter of Family, Carrer and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and participated in the group's Legislative Shadowing Project. Gillock joined Wright for a day in the State Capitol last week to learn more about the duties of a state representative in Missouri and about state government. (Submitted photo)
