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Dexter Chamber of Events for November 5th - November 11th
November 05th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Dexter Chamber of Commerce weekly activities for Monday, November 5th - Sunday, November 11th.
Monday: November 5
-Community Dance at the American Legion across from West Park from 6:30pm-8:30pm
-Board of Alderman Meeting-Municipal Building, Vine Street 7:00pm
Tuesday: November 6
-Story Hour Cancelled Due to Election
-ELECTION DAY-Exercise your right! 6:00am-7:00pm
-VNA Grief Support 919 W. Business 60 (Behind McDonalds)
Thursday: November 8
-December Doe On Sale-Limited Amount $50 worth of Dexter Dollars for $25! Chamber of Commerce. Can Start lining up at 4:30pm will go on sale at 5:30pm. MUST HAVE CORRECT CHANGE or CHECK ALREADY FILLED OUT.
Friday: November 9
-Veterans Day Ceremony at Bearcat Event Center from 9:30 am-11:30 am
-Moonlight Madness-5:00pm-9:00pm *Drawing will be at 9:15pm at Welcome Center/Train Depot*
Sunday: November 11
-Happy Veterans Day! Thank you Veterans for serving our country and protecting our freedoms!
Monday: November 12
City of Dexter and Chamber Office Closed
Upcoming Events:
-Business After Hours-NewWave Communications -Tuesday November 13 from 5:00-6:30pm
- Full Member Winter Luncheon at Hickory Log December 7th at 11:30am Get Tickets Early!
-Annual Awards Banquet February 9th at Elks Lodge doors open at 5:00pm
Last Updated on November 05th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/vbhe/Dexter-Chamber-of-Events-for-November-5th--November-11th
City of Dexter Trick or Treat! Fire Dept to Hand Out Candy!
October 29th 2018 by Dee Loflin
The Dexter Police Department encourages all Halloween trick-or-treaters to have a safe and enjoyable experience this year.
Trick or treating in the City of Dexter will be held on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Dexter Fire Dept located on Stoddard Street across beginning at 5 p.m. If rain they will have goodies available inside the Fire Dept Building.
With that in mind, Dexter police offer the following general safety tips:
• Wear light-colored clothing that’s short enough to prevent tripping and add reflective tape to the sides, front and back of the costume.
• Make sure children can see well through face masks, or use cosmetics to create fun or scary faces.
• Adults should accompany young children.
• Go out in daylight and carry a flashlight after dark.
• Trick or Treat in your neighborhood or visit homes you know, and participate in the trunk or treat
• Watch for traffic.
• Only give and accept wrapped or packaged candy.
• Examine all candy before allowing children to eat it.
• Keep costumed children away from pets. The pets may not recognize the child and become frightened.
Last Updated on October 29th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/vbfg/City-of-Dexter-Trick-or-Treat-Fire-Dept-to-Hand-Out-Candy
Presidential Proclamation - Flags to Fly Half Staff
October 29th 2018 by Dee Loflin
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, October 31, 2018. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-third.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Last Updated on October 29th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/vbfc/Presidential-Proclamation--Flags-to-Fly-Half-Staff
Dexter Police Will Crack Down on Child Restraint Violations
September 17th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Dexter Police Will Crack Down on Child Restraint Violations
Missouri Law Requires Children under Eight to Be Buckled Up
Dexter, Missouri - Missouri law requires all children under the age of eight to be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 lbs or 4’9” tall.
Dexter Police announced today they are joining with law enforcement September 23-29 for the annual Child Passenger Safety Week Law Enforcement Campaign to crack down on Missouri’s child safety seat law violators and to reduce highway fatalities and injuries to children.
Car crashes are the number one killer of kids. Booster seat use reduces the risk of serious injury by 45 percent for children aged 4-8 years when compared with seat belt use alone. Is your child safe?
Chief Trevor Pulley said regular child safety seat and safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.
Last Updated on September 17th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/vb5o/Dexter-Police-Will-Crack-Down-on-Child-Restraint-Violations
Dexter PD Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
September 06th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Dexter Police Department Arrested 1 Drunk Driver
During Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
Dexter Police partnered with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Labor Day weekend drunk-driving enforcement campaign. From August 17-September 3, local law enforcement showed zero tolerance for impaired driving, conducting 40 traffic stops resulting in the arrest of 1 offender for driving while intoxicated and issuing 3 speeding citations, 11 seatbelt citations, 3 driving while suspended or revoked citations along with 42 warnings for other various traffic violations.
“Drunk driving is a problem on our community’s roads, and the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign gives our enforcement an opportunity to help spread the message that this behavior is deadly and illegal,” said Chief Pulley.
Over the 2016 Labor Day holiday period (6 p.m. September 2 - 5:59 a.m. September 6), there were 433 crash fatalities nationwide. Of the fatal crashes, more than one-third (36%) involved drivers who were drunk (.08+ blood alcohol concentration [BAC]), and one-fourth (25%) involved drivers who were driving with a BAC almost twice the legal limit (.15+ BAC). Age is a particularly risky factor: Among the drivers between the ages of 18 and 34 who were killed in crashes over the Labor Day holiday period in 2016, 47 percent of those fatalities involved drunk drivers with BACs of .08 or higher.
“It is the partygoer’s responsibility to refrain from drinking and driving,” said Chief Pulley. “That is why it is essential to use one of the countless tools available to ensure you get home safely. Drinking and driving is a choice; one you should never make.”
Last Updated on September 06th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/vb41/Dexter-PD-Drive-Sober-or-Get-Pulled-Over-Campaign
