Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
This delicious meal will be served at 620 W. Oak St. (across from the city park) in Dexter, Missouri. Cost for adults is $6.00 each with children from the ages of 7 - 12 will only be $2.00 each. Children six years old and younger are free. You may contact the American Legion for tickets or pay at the door.
This is an all-you-can-eat ham and bean dinner with corn bread, cole slaw, and dessert. Lemonade, tea or coffee will also be included with your meal.
The American Legion is comprised of those honorably discharged veterans and current personnel of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Air Force who served at least one day of active duty. The American Legion runs annual civic training events for high school juniors called Boys State. Two member from each Boys State are selected for Boys Nation. The American Legion Auxiliary runs Girls State and Girls Nation. In addition, they feature numerous programs including American Legion Baseball, Scouting, Oratorical Contests, Junior Shooting Sports, Youth Alumni, Sons of The American Legion, The American Legion Riders, and Scholarships at every level of the organization.
This is a worthwhile event to participate in as the proceeds go to support The American Legion and they warmly welcome you to come sit and eat for a while and visit with friends and veterans.
Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
The Golden Living Center hosted a "Meet and Greet" for the new Director by serving wonderful hors d'oeuvres, cheeses and wine. They have a fine chef who prepares the menus and he did an excellent job being host for the event.
Dr. Uthoff , originally from Charleston, Missouri but has been practicing medicine in Sikeston for over 18 years. He is currently with Missouri Delta Physician Services and is board certified in Internal Medicine. He graduated in 1991 from the University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.
Mrs. Hanner stated, "We are so very excited to have him aboard. The quality of healthcare is extremely important and we feel Dr. Uthoff will be a great asset to The Golden Living Center."
The Golden Living Center is a beautiful long term care facility. It was originally built in 1962 as the hospital for Dexter and was also a fall-out shelter. In 1968 it was converted to a long term care facility and now has a board of directors made up of physicians.
The Golden Living Center highly values integrity and accountability. They believe in sharing their passion for excellence and to be uncompromising in delivering quality care to their residents. It is truly a magnificent place.
Dr. Uthoff said, "This will be a new and exciting challenge for me. I have worked with Michelle before and I know we will be good together." He will be focusing on the residents and their care; however he will also be on call, helping with administrative duties and will also consult on the safety of the residents and staff.
Dr. Uthoff is dedicated to providing patients the highest level of care and compassion.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Bloomfield, Missouri – It is that time of the year when Girls Scouts will be selling their delicious cookies door-to-door. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led enterprise in the country and begins on Friday, January 4th – January 21st. These girls utilize five basic skills they have learned and will use throughout their life.
1. Set a goal,
2. Make decisions,
3. Manage money,
4. People skills,
5. Good business ethics.
Many of today’s successful women leaders who were Girl Scouts growing up have given credit to their entrepreneurial experience from selling cookies. All the proceeds from the Cookie Program benefit girls by helping to provide them with low-cost, high-quality leadership programs and experiences.
For each box of Girl Scout cookies that a girl sells, about 25% of the cost goes to the bakery for production, transportation, and support costs. Of the remaining proceeds, 100% goes directly to benefit the girls. All proceeds stay within the council jurisdiction and do not go to the national Girl Scouts. Through earned recognitions or other aspects of the Girl Scout Leadership program including, but not limited to the following:
- Low-cost council program events
- Safe and well-maintained program centers for all girls to use
- Volunteer resources and support
- Recruitment efforts and resources
- Publications such as the camp guide and newsletters, provided at no charge to girls
- Council website and online resources
- Financial assistance
The top ten selling cookies sold in the United States are Girl Scout cookies and in 2012 the sales of Thin Mints surpassed Oreo sales. This made Thin Mints the #1 selling cookie in the country.
In addition to the highly popular Thin Mints, the Girls Scouts in this area will be selling the following cookies:
- Thin Mints: Round dark-chocolate mint-flavored cookies.
- Peanut Butter Sandwich: Two oatmeal cookies with a layer of peanut butter sandwiched in between
- Shortbread: Shortbread cookies shaped like the Girl Scout trefoil
- Caramel deLites: Caramel, coconut, and chocolate doughnut-shaped cookies
- Peanut Butter Patties: Round cookies with a layer of peanut butter that’s covered in chocolate
- Thanks-A-Lot: Shortbread cookies with a layer of fudge on the bottom
- Lemonades: Shortbread cookies with lemon icing
- Mango Crèmes (with NutriFusion®): Vanilla and coconut cookies filled with tangy mango flavored crème enhanced with fruit-derived nutrients
Each year the Bloomfield Girl Scouts host a “Cookie Ralley”. This year they met at the Bloomfield Elementary School. About 40 girls from 7 troops from kindergarten to high school sampled cookies, made crafts, sang songs about cookies and Girl Scouting and played BINGO. They also discussed safety rules when selling their cookies and how to fill out the form. 
Please support your local Girl Scouts and purchase the wonderful cookies. They are available for $4 per box. During the pre-order period from January 4th – January 21st, no money is collected until the cookies are delivered.
If you miss your chance during January, you will get another opportunity. Beginning February 9th, you will find Girl Scouts of all ages selling cookies at booths in front of local businesses. ShowMe Times will announce the locations and times when the information becomes available. You can also download the Cookie Finder app for iPhone or Android to find the booth closest to you.
Hurry to get your order placed or buy these delicious cookies, as the Girl Scouts will end their cookie sales on March 10, 2013.
If you would like more information or would like to purchase Girl Scout Cookies, please contact Christy Slaughter at 573-421-5233. She is a very busy lady this time of year so just leave a message and she will return your call as soon as possible. She truly appreciates everyone’s support.
If you have a Girl Scout troop in the area and wish to spotlight them, please send us a picture or email information to news@showmetimes.com.
Another great idea is coming forward in the community to benefit the Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life Foundation as the charity continues to pursue the milestone of their one millionth dollar given to area families that are experience a medial need.
Jake Kreulen, a highly touted sportswriter and photographer in the area is putting his talents to work for the 18 FORE Life charity.
Kreulen worked in the area as a sportwriter and photographer at newspapers in Poplar Bluff and Dexter from 1999 to 2007. He now owns his own photography company, specializing in action photos at youth and high school sporting events.
Searching for his own way to get involved in helping a local charity, Kreulen had the idea to make his digital photos available to the general public in a very unique manner. He shot every game of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic and the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament and has compiled team photo CDs.
He then offered the individual team the chance to purchase every single photo of them on CD.
“The cost might seem a little high at $150,” said Kreulen. “But when you realize that this cost is split among the entire team and every single team member gets his or her own copy, then it really becomes a great, affordable deal.
“The coach gets his or her own copy, and the school can use the photos for yearbook or program purposes. So for each of the players, the coach and the school to have a lasting memory of the season and the team is almost priceless.”
The idea to offer the CDs to the teams in the tournaments with a portion of the proceeds going directly to 18 FORE Life brought Kreulen up from his Memphis-area home for two weeks during the holidays.
“What Scott (Kruse) and 18 FORE Life has done is such an unselfish endeavor,” said Kreulen. “The project has been some hard work and long hours, but to be able to watch some quality high school basketball, see a ton of friends and family in the area and help out a charity that truly helps people made it an easy decision.”
"This is an awesome idea for players and parents of area athletes," commented Scott Kruse. "We are honored that he thought of 18 FORE Life as the recipient of his work."
"Jake's support is deeply appreciated as 18 FORE Life looks to give away our $1 Millionth support check in 2013," added Kruse.
To purchase your copy of the team pictures for Dexter and other area schools, you can contact Jake on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jakekreulen or email him at: jakekreulen@yahoo.co
