An SMT Report
Student leaders from Mingo Job Corps Center paused before the end of the semester to recognize accomplishments.
The students had their Leadership Retreat last week with a pizza lunch at Dexter Pizza Company. Guest speaker was the Rev. Micheal Kohlbaker of First Assembly of God Church in Dexter.
Students were recognized for the leadership and service to the school and to their dorms, the school’s recreation programs and Student Government Association.
Student leaders recognized were:
Dorm 1: Top Leader – Trent Powell; Most Improved Leader - Kery Ledbetter; Top Dorm Council – Bandon Nixon.
Dorm 2: Top Leader – JaVier Correa; Most Improved Leader - Myren Jackson; Top Dorm Council – Kaleb Colbert.
Dorm 3: Top Leader – Michael Timmens; Most Improved Leader – Jospeph Lawsen; Top Dorm Council – John Braddock.
Dorm 4: Top Leader – Amber Swift; Most Improved Leader – Samantha Reese; Top Dorm Council – Michelle Nalezyty.
Recreation: Top Recreation Officer: Tyler Fugate; Top Recreation Assistant: Jarred Erickson; Most Improved: Izak Buttlinger
Student Government Association: Top Lead: John Thomas; Most Improved: Derik Grady; Top S.G.A. Council: Michael Timmons.
The Leader of the Quarter award was given to Kory Ledbetter.
Photo Above: Student government leaders and Tim Aslin and Bob Waldner pause during Mingo Job Corps' Leadership Retreat.
Verizon Celebration
A celebration was held Monday afternoon at Verizon Wireless in Dexter, as the Dexter Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting celebration marking the opening of the new Verizon Wireless store on West Business Highway 60 in Dexter. On hand for the celebration were (front row, from left) Chamber Executive Janet Coleman, Jerri Morgan-Pierce, Dexter Mayor Joe Weber, Verizon Wireless Manager Carla Pixley, Brittany Bedford and Kaycee Snyder of the Verizon Wireless store, Dexter Chamber President Ed Gargas, Christa Christian of Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health, and Dexter City Alderman Jerry Corder; (back row, from left) Reade Ferguson of Associated Building Solutions, Alderman Tim Aslin, Alderman Terry Battles, and Chamber Director Wes Howard. Verizon Wireless at 1311 West Highway 60 in Dexter is open seven days a week for customer’s convenience; holiday hours include Monday through Friday 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Verizon Wireless may be reached at 573.614.5314. Welcome to Dexter! (SMT Photo by Annabeth Miller)
New Dexter Business
The Dexter Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting celebration recently at All About Electric, a new electrical business in the community. On hand for the celebration were (from left): Chamber Executive Janet Coleman, Chamber President Ed Gargas, business owner Brad Wright, Melissa Wright, Dexter Alderman Jerry Corder, and Chamber board member Wes Howard. Brad and Melissa Wright own the business, located in their home at the corner of Grant and Three Mile Road. They do residential, commercial and industrial electrical work and are licensed, bonded and insured. All About Electric may be reached at 573.614.4369 or 573.820.5561. (SMT Photo by Annabeth Miller)
Think outside the box this holiday season. The perfect gift is at your nearest American Red Cross blood drive or blood donation center. And, unlike the latest fashion trend, video game or golf club, it costs nothing but an hour of your time. When you donate blood, you give the perfect gift - another hug, another laugh, another smile, another chance - to someone in need of blood.
A blood drive will be held today, Monday, Dec. 12, from 3 until 7 p.m at the First United Methodist Church in Dexter. The church is located at 501 South Walnut Street, and the blood drive will be held in Wesley Hall on the church campus.
“It’s the season of giving and there’s one gift that won’t cost you a penny, but means the world to a patient in need,” said Scott Caswell, CEO of the Red Cross Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region. “By donating blood, you can give someone an opportunity to spend another holiday with their loved ones.”
It only takes about an hour to donate blood, and in that hour, you can unwrap a lifetime of memories for hospital patients in your community and across the country. The need for blood is constant and doesn’t pause for the holidays. By taking time to donate this winter, you can help the Red Cross ensure a stable blood supply for all patients who need blood products.
All blood types are needed to help maintain a sufficient blood supply, especially type O negative. Type O negative blood, the universal blood type, is always in high demand because it can be transfused to patients with any blood type, especially in emergency situations.
What's Happening
- What: American Red Cross Blood Drive
- When: Monday, Dec. 12
- Time: 3-7 p.m.
- Where: Dexter First United Methodist Church
By Annabeth Miller, SMT Editor
A record crowd attended Thursday’s Dexter Chamber of Commerce Full Membership meeting and learned of some of the accomplishments during the last year.
Chamber President Ed Gargas presided at the final meeting of the year, with 90 chamber members participating. The meeting had the largest turnout ever for a December meeting.
He noted that in the last year the chamber has hosted more than 20 Ribbon Cutting Celebrations, had 31 new members and 11 new businesses in the Dexter community.
One of those new chamber members, Gargas noted, was the new Three Rivers Center in Dexter which opened for its first semester in January. College officials anticipate an enrollment for the spring smester of more than 250 in the new center and 400 students for the fall 2012 semester.
“In a year to grow for 400 students and that’s just tremendous,” Gargas said. He noted that many of those students will becoming to Dexter for classes. “While they are here between classes hopefully they are stopping by your restaurant, your gift shop, your gas station and investing some of their dollars into our great community.”
New directors joining the board of directors on Jan. 1 will be Erin Brown, Bobby Greer and Jackie McKuin. They will be replacing retiring members Gargas, Scott Chesser and Kevin Bishop.
The Leadership Dexter 2012 class was announced at the Full Membership meeting. Leadership Dexter is a leader development program sponsored by the Chamber for emerging leaders in the community. Leadership Dexter is a proactive leadership development program in the Dexter community and sponsored by the Chamber. The year-long program includes a series of forums, seminars, and field trips that have been custom designed to explore the many challenges and opportunities facing the community leaders of tomorrow.
Members selected for Leadership Dexter in 2012 include -
- Rachel Bullard, Regions Bank
- Sarah Gibson, Mongomery Bank
- Chris Guethle, First Medwest Bank
- Aaron Mathis, Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home
- Andrew Stuever, Southern Bank
- Brett Miller, First State Bank and Trust
- Josh Miller, Missouri Southern Healthcare
- Matthew Ternes, Heartland Food Management (dba) Pizza Hut)
- Kristin Zeman, First National Bank
In other business, Coleman announced that the Chamber will host the Business After Hours event for December on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Chamber of Commerce offices on Market Street. The drop-in event will be held from 5 – 6:30 p.m.
In addition, the Chamber Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.
Photo Above: The members of the 2012 Dexter Leadership Class were announced at Thursday's Dexter Chamber of Commerce Full Membership meeting. Attending the luncheon were class members (from left) Andrew Stuever, Chris Guethle, Matt Ternes, Kristin Zeman, Josh Miller, Brett Miller. (SMT Photo By Annabeth Miller)
