Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Dexter, Missouri - Morgan Cliff is the 16 year old daughter of Steve and Cherie Cliff. She will be starting the fall as a senior at Dexter High School. We want to wish her a Happy Birthday a little early as she will be turning 17 on July 10th!
Morgan is a member of the Showstoppers of Southeast Missouri and the DHS Honors Choir. She is also a member of STUCO, FCCLA, and FCA. She is Cadet Teacher.
Her hobbies are the dance team, track and football cheer leading. She also attends First Christian Church.
Her plans are to attend college at either Arkansas State or the University of Arkansas and she has been inspired to become an Ultrasound Technician.
Congratulations to Morgan Cliff!!!
Photo submitted by Shannon Putnam. Thank you!
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Bloomfield, Missouri – A benefit bake sale will be held at the Town and Country Market on Highway 25 in Bloomfield tomorrow, Wednesday, July 3rd.
This fundraiser is to help a local couple, C.G. and Ann Edwards, who were both injured in a car accident on May 4th (the night of their granddaughter’s prom at Dexter). They were traveling home on highway 60 when they were rear-ended by an uninsured driver who fled the scene. He was later arrested.
The couple received numerous injuries. C.G. was taken to a hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ann first went to a Cape hospital, but was later flown by plane to St. Louis. Both are still receiving medical care.
Mary thorn, Activities Coordinator along with the Summit Chapter 18068 The Modern Woodmen of America is hosting the event. It begins at 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Funds collected up to $1,500 will be matched by the Modern Woodmen of America.
Please stop by and pick-up some delicious baked goods and donate to a very nice couple.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Wappapello, Missouri – Still want to celebrate after Independence Day? The Fourth of July festivities at Lake Wappapello will be held on Saturday, July 6th in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Annual Ranger Willie B. Safe’s Wet ‘n Wild Waterfest.
This event is FREE and co-sponsored with the SEMO Regional Water Safety Council and is held at Redman Creek Beach from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. All day use fees will be waived at Redman Creek Beach for this wonderful event.
The Wappapello Volunteer Fire Department will provide concessions.
Kid’s games will be conducted near the registration booth. Activities are as follows:
10:00 a.m. Registration/Begin Boat Construction
11:00 a.m. Life-Jacket Fashion Show
11:30 a.m. Pass the Sponge
Noon- Sand Sculpture Contest begins
12:45 p.m. – Inner Tube Races
1:30 p.m. – Hypothermia Game/OHIO (Optical Hydro Illusion Obstacle) Challenge
2:00 p.m. Tug-O-War/Sand Sculpture Judging
2:30 p.m. Water Balloon Toss
3:00 p.m. Cardboard Board Races
The Fireworks Display will be held at dusk.
For more information, contact the Wappapello Lake Management Office at 573-222-8562.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Bloomfield Firefighter’s Association will conduct the city’s fireworks display shortly after dark on Thursday, July 4th at the Bloomfield City Park.
The fireworks display is solely supported through private donations and the cost is about $4,000 to host a display like they had last year. This year the Bloomfield Firefighters Association is hoping to raise at least that amount for this week’s celebration.
A fireworks display on the 4th of July is as American as apple pie, backyard barbecues and baseball. However, safety must always be the primary concern whether at a large public display or backyard outing.
The Missouri Division of Fire Safety has the duty of enforcing the laws governing the sale and use of fireworks, licensing individuals responsible for public displays and the inspection of sites where fireworks are sold or displayed.
An important aspect of the fireworks enforcement program is the testing and licensing of fireworks display operators and pyrotechnic operators. Before obtaining a license, all applicants must attend an approved training class, pass a state examination, and provide documentation of assisting with actual displays. The division licenses over 550 display operators for public displays.
Not just anyone can go out and purchase Class B fireworks and use them in a display. Multi-shot ground and shell displays, which are common to large fireworks display and are designed to fire simultaneously an arrangement of shell sequences in a horizon or angle effect. Your normal day-to-day Roman candles purchased at a fireworks tent are nothing compared to the 3” diameter of a display Roman candle.
For a small city type display to last approximately an hour the cost can exceed $4,000 to $5,000. Some of the large shows like in Boston, New York or Washington, D.C. can cost in the upwards of $100,000 or more.
We applaud efforts of the Bloomfield Firefighter's Association and appreciate all that they are doing to allow us to celebrate our Independence Day with tradition. There is no government funding for their display, so if you can donate just a little to keep our fireworks tradition alive for our children, it is greatly appreciated.
If you would like to donate, please contact Brooke Smith at 820-7841 or Randall McCollum at 820-1640. You may also make checks payable to Bloomfield Firefighters Association and send to BLFA, 21681 County Road 510, Bloomfield, MO 63825.
“With your donation and dedication to our community, we can continue this family-oriented celebration of our country’s independence the way our forefathers intended.”
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Commonly referred to as the Fourth of July, Independence Day is a Federal Holiday and commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
In the United States, we commonly associate our celebrations with fireworks, parades, BBQs, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and ceremonies.
The first 4th of July celebration was held in Eastport, Maine in 1820 and is still one of the largest in the country.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
