Sikeston, Missouri - Bootheel Counseling Services will host the 7th Annual Goblin Gallop 5k/1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, October 19, 2016.
This is a rain or shine family event with the road course starting and stopping at the Bootheel Counseling Services office on Plantation Blvd.
Packet/T-shirt Pick Up will be at 760 Plantation Blvd between 7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. with the races beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Awards are given to all top overall female and male finishers, and top female and male finishers in each category: 19 and under, 20 - 29 years of age, 30 - 39 years of age, 40 - 49 years of age, 50 - 59 years of age and 60 and over. Prizes and awards will be given to 1 Mile Fun run/Walk for all ages and Best Male Costumes and Best Female Costumes.
Entry fee is $20 if you pre-register by Friday, October 14th with all participants pre-registered are guaranteed a t-shirt. Race Day entry fee is $24 or $15 for One Mile Fun Run.
Call (573) 471-0800 and ask for Jennifer Hartlein.
If you would like to pledge $50 for a t-shirt sponsorship please contact Jennifer as well.
The proceeds from this event help BCS continue to provide mental health services at little to no cost to those in need in Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Stoddard Counties.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Jr. Beta Club is sponsoring Bloomfield's Got Talent on Saturday, October 15th.
The contest is open to ANY student in the area from Kindergarten to 12th grade. It's not just for Bloomfield students!
Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with the contest starting at 11:00 a.m. at the Stars and Stripes Museum Barn.
To pre-register contact Erica Berry at Bloomfield Schools. Make checks payable to Bloomfield Schools. The fee is $10 to enter.
The event will be held during the annual Liberty Days featuring reenactors for several time periods.
Dexter, Missouri - National title & Escrow employees recently painted the Raney House on Walnut Street to kick-off their Closing for a Cause campaign.
"As a local business, we understand the importance of support and community involvement," commented Jake Nesselrodt, National title's Manager. "That is why each and every month we will be giving back to our community by assisting a local non-profit organization with their cause!"
The house was donated for use for the Mother-to-Mother Program through the First Christian Church of Dexter. it provides as a residence for a designated period of time to a working, single mother.
Nesselrodt suggests that any non-profit organization within the local community in need of assistance to contact him at (573) 624-9990.
Shown in the photo from left to right are Jennifer Green, Crystal Stanislav, Michelle Stanfield, Sharon Shultz, Jennifer Rothwell, and Jake Nesselrodt.
Dexter, Missouri - The Three Rivers Endowment Trust recently awarded scholarships with proceeds from the Trivia Night held in conjunction with the Dexter Chamber.
Three scholarships were awarded with the funds raised from the event, held in early August, thanks to the support and involvement of local businesses and individuals who participated and donated prizes.
Pictured are, from left: Mark Stidham, Endowment Trust board member and scholarship committee; Terri Pettypool, recipient; Ashlyn Werneck, recipient; Hillary Starnes, Chamber Director; and Rhonda Hall, a Chamber Board member.
Dexter, Missouri - Jamie Cook, co-owner of Hubbard's Jewelry in downtown Dexter continues the tradition of her late mother, Marie Hubbard, by donating a ring to raffle for the Stoddard County Nutrition Center.
Proceeds from the raffle will go to Meals on Wheels.
The ring, a half caret and damond and ruby dinner ring will be raffled off on the night of Moonlight Madness on November 11, 2016.
Tickets are available at Hubbard's Jewelry and the Nutrition Center.
Waynetta Rodgers, Director of the Stoddard County Nutrition Center, said, "We have a unique raffle this year. We are selling tickets at $1.00 each or 10 tickets for $5.00. That's right not the typical 6 for $5.00, but a bonus of 4 extra tickets."
Please help carry on the tradition and support the Meals on Wheels program.
Shown in the photo is Waynetta Rodgers and Jamie Cook.
