The annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt was held at Dexter's West Park on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
The Kiwanis with the aid of area Boy Scouts placed 3,000 eggs at the park.
Each age group had three prize eggs hidden in their respective search area.
Winners received an Easter Basket and a Easter Bunny. The bunnies were donated by Southern Bank.
The winners in the kindergarten to first grade category are from left: 1st Place - Blake Woodruff, 2nd Place - Jace Potter, and 3rd Place - Rilee Hovis.
The annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt was held at Dexter's West Park on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
The Kiwanis with the aid of area Boy Scouts placed 3,000 eggs at the park.
Each age group had three prize eggs hidden in their respective search area.
Winners received an Easter Basket and a Easter Bunny. The bunnies were donated by Southern Bank.
The winners in the preschool category are from left: Spencer Reese - 1st place, Briana weaver - 2nd place and Nahla Estes - 3rd place.
Bloomfield, MO - Colonel John Clark, Air Force ROTC, laid a wreath at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield on Friday, April 8, 2022 in honor of Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action (MIA/POW).
He also toured the Stars & Stripes Museum next to the cemetery.
Clark, commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program at Mizzou in June 1962, was awarded his pilot wings in August 1963. He next flew C-131 Samaritan transports from October 1963 to June 1965.
He completed RF-4C Phantom II Combat Crew Training and served at RAF Alconbury, England from June 1965 to October 1966. He then began flying combat missions in southeast Asia in October 1966.
On March 12, 1967, then a Captain, was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was immediately captured and taken as a Prisoner of War. He spent 2,170 (5 years, 9 months) days in captivity and was released during Operation Homecoming on February 18, 1973.
After recovering from his injuries, Clark went back to college in October 1973. He then served as an instructor pilot before leaving active duty on June 10, 1977. He spent time in the Missouri Air National Guard before joining the Air Force Reserve. He retired from the Air Force on January 12, 1992.
MVC Deputy Director Ryan Richmond, Col John Clark, Senator Wayne Wallingford and MVC Director Paul Kirchhoff pose for a picture after the wreath laying.
A ribbon cutting was held at the Dexter location of Ace Hardware located at 707 Specialty Drive.
About the store: "As your local Ace Hardware, we are one of 5,000+ Ace stores locally owned and operated across the globe. But we are not just about numbers. We are about helping neighbors, because each one of our stores is a part of your community. We are all committed to being "the Helpful Place" by offering our customers personal service, quality products and a convenient shopping experience from the local experts who know you best. As the helpful hardware folks in your neighborhood, we promise that helping you is the most important thing we have to do today."
Store hours
Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sat 8:00 am - 6:00 m
Sun 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Pictured in front is Lesley Ackman, Daya Doolittle, Karen Rainey, Amber McCorkle, Tristin Pullum, Roger Renfro, James Ross, Vice President General Merchandise Ace Hardware for Harps Food Stores Shannon Kincade, Mason Reed, Jeri Daker, Missy Marshall with Three Rivers College, Matt Harris, Linda Ulm and Dexter Chamber President Dustin Mayer.
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held their annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at the Boat House Wine Co.
Toni Hill, Superintendent of Bloomfield Schools, and a Chamber Board Member, was unable to attend the awards banquet. Mrs. Casey Karnes, middle school principal at Bloomfield Schools, filled in last minute, and presented the Educator of the Year Award.
After moving back to Missouri after an eighteen year stint in Wyoming, Stephanie Young, decided to return to college to obtain her education degree.
However the first hurdle, besides two young children and a long commute daily, was taking the entrance exam into the education program. Standing in line with all the babies fresh out of high school she had never felt so out of place. But clutching her freshly sharpened #2 pencils and an ID that had a birthday significantly preceding any of the people in that line, she forged onward. That led to her education degree after a year and half and the rest is now history.
Stephanie did her student teaching in Sikeston for one block and Bloomfield for the other. After teaching in Bloomfield she decided that the Bloomfield School District was the only place she wanted to work and applied only to Bloomfield. She was working as a rural mail carrier when she received a call about an interview. The day she interviewed was particularly hot and dusty on the route, but fortunately they saw through the pigpen appearance and she received a job offer to teach third grade.
Stephanie spent 18 years teaching third grade and fully expected to retire from that grade level when she received an invitation to teach 6th grade math and science. She planned on turning it down as teaching middle school was akin to war only with more hormones. After much thought and prayer she decided to take the position and was rewarded with a renewed sense of purpose and discovered she loved middle school. She taught 6th grade for 3 years and is currently working as an Interventionist which allows her to work many different grade levels, students, and teachers. She hopes that the students she has had over the years have good memories for the statement "Children won't always remember what you taught them but they will always remember how you made them feel" rings true.
Stephanie currently resides in Dexter although her husband is pushing for Florida. She is married to Jeremiah Young, has two adult daughters and three wonderful grandchildren ages 13, 5 and 1.
Congratulations Stephanie Young, Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year!
