Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Public not only has a new look inside, but they have new books as well. The library has received three new books this month on American History and Native Americans: The American Revolution in Indian Country and Shawnees and the War for America by Colin G. Calloway and The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears by Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green.
Best sellers:
1. Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown;
2. Private Paris by James Patterson
3. Magic by Danielle Steel
4. As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark
5. His Love Endures Forever by Beth Wiseman
6. The Imposter by Suzanne Woods 7. Maximum Ride: Forever by James
Patterson
8. The Atonement by Beverly Lewis
Children’s Books donated in memory of Faye Ellis, Linda Wright, Keith Shirkley, Marion “Bud” Myer and Gene Hammel by Shaaron Geisler:
1. Noah
2. Henry Climbs a Mountain by D. B.
Johnson
3. The Great Stone Face by Hawthorn
4. Zooballie: A Sparkle Book of Party Animals by Dana Simson
5. Evening: an Appalachian Lullaby by Paulette Lambert
6. Raymie, Dickie, and the Bean by Richard Ray Romano
Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie Senior Beta Club will be hosting the Stuff-a-Bus event on Saturday, August 6th.
The event will be from 10 am to 4 pm at the Malden Wal-Mart.
The Beta Club will be loading the collecting school supplies on to a Bernie School bus during the event. All supplies collected will be used by Bernie students.
Dexter, Missouri - The entire city of Dexter will be donning the blue on Thursday, August 4th, to honor local law enforcement officers, including Dexter Police and Stoddard County Sheriff's Department and the local Missouri Highway Patrol.
Vision of Hope Church near Essex officially thanked local officers in style with their own “Back the Blue” treats on Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
Children of the church presented numerous goodies to the Dexter Police Department to thank them for their service. These goodies included sodas, donated by Wal-Mart, along with pizza, homemade cookies, brownies and other treats.
Pictured are several of Dexter’s finest, along with children and volunteers from Vision of Hope.
The city of Dexter is encouraged to wear blue on August 4th and to display blue ribbons on the signs of businesses to show support for local law enforcement. If you have a photo of your employees wearing BLUE, please submit to the ShowMe Times email address - news@showmetimes.com
Photo by Officer Larry Patterson of the Dexter Police Department!
Dexter, Missouri - The Stoddard County Senior Center in Dexter will host a Catfish Dinner with live entertainment by gospel trio, Southern Tradition.
The event will take place on Friday, August 5th beginning at 10:30 a.m. The cost of the dinner is $3.50 for seniors and $5.00 for the general public. Everyone is invited to attend this event and enjoy the wonderful music.
After dinner, the Southern Tradition Trio will perform at Central Gardens at 2:00 p.m.
"Southern Tradition is a group dedicated to preserving the heritage of Southern Gospel music and continuing to spread the Gospel to a dying world through traditional music. We trust that God will bless our efforts just as He did those of the pioneers of Gospel Music whom we strive to honor."
With over 150 years of combined experience in Southern Gospel music, Southern Tradition presents a unique sound few groups, if any, can follow.
Dexter, Missouri - Alex Ogburn, Saint Francis Vice President of Ambulatory Services addressed a huge crowd Friday afternoon prior to the official Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony and Open House at the new Saint Francis Health Center in Dexter.
More than 300 people attended the open house. Saint Francis staff members greeted and provided tours throughout the building including the main attraction, the Fitness Plus center.
The first floor offers a lap pool for aquatic therapy and swim lessons. There is also a room to have live video exercise classes. A personal trainer can help you with all your exercise needs. There are three fitness areas with state-of-the-art equipment , an indoor track that if you go around 12 times equals one mile, physical therapy and massage service, beautiful locker room with private showers, a whirlpool, and sauna room.
Ogburn thanked everyone for attending the Open House, especially the Stoddard County first responders in attendance. He noted that Saint Francis was here to provide the area "a ministry of healing and wellness" for the community.
"Our presence here is to provide excellent primary care when you need it," stated Ogburn.
Ogburn introduced Dr. Christopher Montgomery, an urgent and primary care family physician from Poplar Bluff.
"We are extremely happy to be in this fantastic facility. We have been welcomed with open arms in Dexter," stated Montgomery. "You have a wonderful group of people in this community and we are excited to be here."
The featured Fitness Plus has gained more than 600 members from around the area. For more information about the cost of membership, clinic hours, etc contact Saint Francis Health Center of Dexter at (573) 614-3600 or visit sfmc.net online.
