Come on over to the DEXTER AMERICAN LEGION HALL!
We have a VETERANS SERVICE DAY JUST FOR YOU! If you have questions, we have answers. If you have problems? Let us get you through them!
We have professionals ready to help you, no matter the issue!
VETERANS SERVICE DAY
12 Oct 2013, from 0900 to 1200
420 W. Oak, Dexter, Missouri
The Dexter American Legion Post 59 is hosting a Veterans Service Day on 12 Oct 2013 at the Dexter American Legion Hall, 420 W. Oak Street, in Dexter. We will have various experts and “Help” agencies present to help all veterans with a wide variety of issues. The John J. Pershing Veterans Hospital will have representatives as well as Cape Arrowhead, both from Poplar Bluff to name a few. If you need help with a claim or didn’t know that you are eligible for eye glasses or are close to being homeless, these folks can help you.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Dexter, Missouri - This is the fifth year for the annual benefit run. It was originally organized to provide the Vaughn Wright's family with the financial support needed to keep him comfortable as he battled ALS.
It has been almost three years since Vaughn lost his battle with ALS; however, his spirit and determination will live on through this run. This run is dedicated to Vaughn's memory and the money raised will benefit local families battling ALS.
Several members of the First Christian Church have organized this 5K fun run/walk and bake sale. They would greatly appreciate your support!
5K RunlWalk
When: Saturday, October 12, 2013 @ 10:00 a.m.
(Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Where: First Christian Church Parking Lot, 224 East Stoddard Street, Dexter, MO.
This is not a race but a journey through the streets of Dexter. All participants will receive a free t-shirt and lunch!
Your completed registration form and $20 fee turned in by Friday, October 4th will guarantee a shirt on race day. Extra shirts will be available in limited sizes on race day. Contact Scott Kruse (614-0503) or Kenny Pope (421-2535) for more information or for a registration form.
Bake Sale
When: Saturday, October 12, 2013 @ 9:00 a.m.
Where: First Christian Church' Disciple Center Contact Susie Grobe for more information (624-7567).
Personal donations are also welcome!
There is an account set up at the Bank of Advance. Checks can be made out to This Run's 4 Vaughn.
Beth Farrar, SMT Writer
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
We encourage all husbands to surprise their wives with a gift, perhaps some recognition and above all, appreciation. How are you going to celebrate? Maybe some chocolate or a gift certificate for a free massage or spa treatment! You don't have to spend and are and a leg to remind her how much you care. Just a little token of you appreciation will do!
Life is short. Don't take each other for granite. It is important to remind each other how much we value one another. We never know what tomorrow will bring. Just remember to remind that special lady in your life how much you appreciate her!
Happy Wife Appreciation Day!
Submitted by
Beth Farrar, SMT Writer
Clayton, Missouri – America was broken and rattled after the events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. Last Wednesday, the nation remembered the lives that were lost by having tributes, moments of silence, and times of prayer. A few residents from Dexter travelled to Clayton, Missouri to remember those that were lost inside of the Twin Towers on that fateful morning.
There are many 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs held in multiple different states, but Missouri is proud to be holding two different climbs in two different cities. Both Clayton and Springfield both hold them each and every year. The first Memorial Stair Climb was held on September 11th, 2005, in Denver, Colorado, where the participants supported the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and those who were involved with the 9/11 rescue mission. Years later, the event spread all across the country with thousands of participants each year.
Dexter resident, LaDawn Northcutt, and her family travelled to Clayton and climbed up twenty-two flights of stairs five times to represent the one-hundred-and-ten flights of stairs that the firemen and policemen climbed on the morning of 9/11 during their rescue mission. The climbing took place in the Pierre Laclede Tower in Clayton.
The Clayton Fire Department hosts the event each year. The firefighters and other volunteers, like the Northcutts, got a chance to support the first responders of the FDNY and the battle they faced in the towers twelve years ago. Each of the participants got the chance to go the extra mile and remember the Americans that were lost in a different way than most.
“I had a great experience this weekend at Clayton 9/11 stair climb,” said one volunteer, “ I got to hear a little bit of what happened and how the FDNY responded that day. It was bone chilling to listen to a guy that was actually there, risking his life, and not knowing if he would see his family again. My hat comes off to all the responding units that were involved in 9/11.”
The Clayton 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was described as a humbling experience by Northcutt. Her and the team she ran with were proud to represent the three-hundred-and-forty-three heroes that were part of the first responders on that morning. Some participants carried breathing apparatuses, fire hoses, or other firefighting equipment. Most firemen showed up in full turnout gear. Each participant carried a photo and a biographical sketch of one of the three hundred and forty three FDNY firefighters that lost their lives when the World Trade Center collapsed.
