Bernie, Missouri - The 64th Annual Miss Bernie was held on Saturday evening in the Bernie School Cafeteria. Petite Miss Bernie is Joslynne McGowan.
She is the daughter of JT and Shonda McGowan.
First Alternate is Jaelyn Williams. She is the daughter of Jason Williams and Brandy Cannady.
Second Alternate is Alexa Dillinger. She is the daughter of Nick and Cara Dillinger.
Pictured from left to right are Alexa Dillinger, Joslynne McGowan, and Alexa Dillinger.
Photo courtesy of Norman Swafford Photography in Bernie.
Bernie, Missouri - The 64th Annual Miss Bernie was held on Saturday evening in the Bernie School Cafeteria. Little Mr. Bernie is Drake Zimmerman.
He is the son of Tony and Natalie Zimmerman.
First Alternate is Gage Miller and he is the son of Jimmy and Callie Dean.
Pictured are from left to right Drake Zimmerman and Gage Miller.
Photo courtesy of Norman Swafford Photography in Bernie.
Bernie, Missouri - The 64th Annual Miss Bernie was held on Saturday evening in the Bernie School Cafeteria. Little Miss Bernie is Brynlee Owens.
She is the daughter of Richard and Brittany Owens.
First Alternate is Annabelle Shelton. She is the daughter of Jason and Melissa Shelton.
Second Alternate is Haley Graham. She is the daughter of Jackie and Cecily Graham.
Pictured from left to right are Annabelle Shelton, Brynlee Owens, and Haley Graham.
Photo courtesy of Norman Swafford Photography in Bernie.
Bernie, Missouri - The 64th Annual Miss Bernie was held on Saturday evening in the Bernie School Cafeteria. Cymber Arnold was crowned 2017 Miss Bernie.
She is the daughter of Derik Arnold and Lacey Winchester.
Arnold will be receiving a $300 scholarship, $250 funded by Miss Bernie Organization and $50 from First State Community Bank in Malden upon fulfilling her duties and graduating high school.
First alternate was Mabree Stone. She is the daughter of Jeff and Carla Stone.
Second Alternate was Makayla Turner. She is the daughter of Lisa Turner and Ronald J. Turner, Jr.
Lauren Woods was awarded Miss Congeniality. She is the daughter of Jackie and Cecile Graham.
Age division Little Miss Bernie and Little Mr. Bernie 3 - 6 years, Petite Miss Bernie 7 years - 4th grade, Junior Miss Bernie 4th - 7th grade will each be spotlighted in a separate article on the ShowMe Times.
Proceeds will benefit Bernie Elementary and Bernie School organizations.
Pictures are from left to right: Mabree Stone, Cymber Arnold, Makayla Turner, and Lauren Woods.
Photos courtesy of Norman Swafford Photography.
Dexter, Missouri - The 14th Annual Stoddard County Relay for Life was held at East City Park on Friday, May 5, 2017. The evening was filled with hope - hope for a cure! Cancer survivors took their annual first lap around the track all wearing their purple survivor t-shirts.
The crowd was entertained by Dexter Tumbling and Cheer group, Carrillo Martial Arts students, Mia Williams singing with local cancer survivors. They sang "I Will Survive"! A silent auction later in the evening attracted several deep pockets to support such a worthy cause! Meatloaf and brownies seemed to get re-auctioned a few times to raise even more money!
A total of 21 teams were on hand to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Through a number of unique fundraising efforts along with funds from the sale of luminaries, local business sponsorships, and generous donations from the community, a total of $59, 472.26 was turned in at Relay. An estimated additional $10,000 still yet to be turned in, but promised.
Funds raised by individual teams are as follows: Carmode Family $315, Central Cats $8,186, KDEX $1,080, Liberty Hill Church $11,916.25, Preferred Hospice $910, Asset Growth Management $452, Health Nuts $645.65, SoutheastHEALTH of Dexter $1,115, Southwest Elementary $5,550.59, Spark of Hope $250, Team Webfoot $1,453.50, VNA of SEMO $1,575, Walgreen $1,285, Stoddard County Health Coalition $1,050, Bank of Advance $1,692, Faith Lutheran $3,153, First General Baptist Church $659, Tyson $1,504.75, Cypress Point $678, One Main $695, and Pyramid $1,397.
Sales of luminaria bags in honor of or in memory of cancer victims raised $1,270, while general sponsorships raised an additional $12,393 and donations totaled $905. With the additional funds pledged and expected to come forth over the next few weeks, the 2017 Relay for Life total is expected to reach $70,000.
Though this isn't the most successful in history of the event, both co-chairs Jennifer Hartlein and Belinda Worley were very pleased with everyone's support of the annual event. Next year will be even bigger it is hoped.
Pictured are standing from left to right: LaVonda Cameron, Paul Bevins, and Faye Bostic. Front row are Kristi Altman and Patty Mason. Patty was the honorary Survivor of the 2017 Relay for Life!
