The young women and men leaders with Mingo Job Corps attending a unique leadership training conference in Dexter on Friday.
The summit was hosted in Dexter through a collaboration with Mingo Job Corps and Leon's Dexter Queen and County Wide Insurance.
The young students participated in the Leadership Summit and heard from Alan Hedrick, who spoke to the group on leadership and success. Hedrick used the late John Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success” as the foundation for his conversation with the students.
Following the presentation of spring leadership awards to the students, the young people were treated to an outstanding lunch, courtesy of Lori and Dana Hawkins of Leon’s Dexter Queen and County Wide Insurance. The young men and women enjoyed Dexter’s signature barbecue sandwich, The Pig from LDQ.
A total of 18 young students from Mingo Job Corps participated in the “leadership day”. Mingo staff members Bob Waldner and Tim Aslin accompanied them. Students participating included:
Jenny Gillmanmn, Matt Roberts, Richard West, Donte Mecan, Nathan Irwin, Brendon Kohl, Nick Armstrong, Shawn Kohl, Jen Van-es, Sahariah Reese, Kaleb Colbert, Myren Jackson, Javier Correa, Trent Powell, Johnnie Bradberry, Darius Miller, Kory Ledbetter, and Tyler Runyon.
By Annabeth Miller,
ShowMe Times Editor
Watch out — it’s that time again. There’s not a minute to spare.
Well, actually, there are 60 of them.
After what has been a very mild winter it feels - and looks - like spring already here but officially it won't arrive until Tuesday, March 20.
But a sign that it’ll be here soon, daylight saving time begins this weekend.
Daylight saving time was put into effect during World War II and was observed from the Febr. 9 to September 30. After the war it varied from state to state.
Then in the 1980s until fairly recently, daylight saving time ran from April through mid October.
But the dates were changed again in an effort to try and save energy. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the starting and ending dates. Daylight saving time now begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the 1st Sunday of November
At 2 a.m. local time Sunday, daylight saving time sends standard time to the bench until the fall.
So, turn that clock ahead before slipping under the covers Saturday night. Don’t bemoan one night of 60 fewer minutes of sleep; there’s the promise of many months ahead with an extra hour of evening sunlight.
Technology in some modern clocks – and devises such as computers and cell phones - helps users avoid resetting when daylight saving time begins and ends. Such clocks automatically adjust to the proper time based on signals they receive from a remote transmitter.
Not every place makes the switch. The exceptions are Hawaii, most of Arizona (Navajo Indian territories do observe the change), Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.
Standard time returns Nov. 4. Two days later, it’s election time.
Links of Interest
By Annabeth Miller,
ShowMe Times Editor
Interest in Republican presidential candidate’s visit to Southeast Missouri has been overwhelming, and U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson has now scheduled an “overflow event” with the candidate before he leaves the region.
Santorum is the guest speaker this Saturday at the Cape Girardeau County Republican Lincoln Day. The 500-tickets for the event were snatched quickly, with many still wanting to see Santorum.
“It is so exciting to have Senator Santorum coming to Cape Girardeau on Saturday and I'm thrilled at the response we've had,” said U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. “I wanted to make sure everyone who wanted to see him was able to so we scheduled an overflow event and the response to that is tremendous."
Due to the overwhelming response of Santorum's, Team Emerson is requesting members of the public who wish to see the Senator and were unable to obtain tickets to the Lincoln Day arrive at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport between 6:30 and 7 p.m., for the “overflow event.”
Tickets are not required for this event and space is limited. The hangar where the event will be held will be clearly designated
Senator Santorum is the featured guest at the Cape Girardeau County Lincoln Days at Ray's Plaza Conference Center at 3257 William Street. The doors for this event open at 5 p.m. The event has been "sold out" since just days after Santorum's appearance was announced.
In Tuesday’s Super Tuesday primary elections, Santorum came in a close second to Mitt Romney, and captured contests in Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota.
State Rep. Bil Pat Wright, R-Dexter, recently was host to Kelly Gillock, and junior at Puxico High School. Gilloclk is a member of the Puxico chapter of Family, Carrer and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and participated in the group's Legislative Shadowing Project. Gillock joined Wright for a day in the State Capitol last week to learn more about the duties of a state representative in Missouri and about state government. (Submitted photo)
By Tim Krakowiak,
Managing Editor
The SEMO Times, Poplar Bluff
Special To The ShowMe Times
POPLAR BLUFF - The names Blackwell and Baldwin have become synonymous in Southeast Missouri over the past four decades, as seen at car dealerships, along billboards and on vehicles cruising the highways.
What began with an earnest handshake agreement between Harry Blackwell of Naylor and Poplar Bluff native Roger Baldwin, ended up in a legal battle over a year ago, and reached a settlement outside of court last week.
Baldwin now owns the three dealerships on South Westwood Boulevard, while Blackwell operates the business in Dexter, plus he has acquired two additional dealerships in Malden, upon being bought out of the Poplar Bluff operation.
“My family is now in business in Dexter and Dunklin County, and we are excited about the future of these dealerships,” Blackwell said. “I want to humbly thank all of our friends and customers who, over the years, have blessed our family to no end.”
Under recommendation by the parties, the consolidated case was dismissed with prejudice Feb. 16 by Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett in Butler County, and Stoddard County Presiding Circuit Judge Stephen Sharp executed the joint stipulation the previous day.
The three multiple-count civil suits that ensued between Baldwin and his wife Jan against Blackwell and his wife Vivian, each individually and on behalf of their respective trusts, began Nov. 18, 2010.
Baldwin filed the original petition, requesting liquidation and later for the courts to appoint the sheriff of each county to auction off the real estate and divide the proceeds among the parties since, the lawsuit states, “irreconcilable differences have arisen between the partners.” Attorney Jasper Edmundson Jr. of Poplar Bluff and Ray Nickle of Jonesboro represented the plaintiff.
With the legal counsel of Joseph Blanton Jr. of Sikeston and Steve Walsh of Poplar Bluff, defendant Blackwell counterclaimed that the corporations should be sold to himself or a third party, or divided among the partners with payment of the difference in value, since Baldwin’s actions allegedly caused the “breakdown in the relationship.”
The dispute raised question as to whether Blackwell and Baldwin were in a Missouri general business partnership to begin with, or just shareholders of motor vehicle dealerships, as the venture between the owners was formed by oral agreement, not a written contract, “for no specified term of existence.”
TIMELINE
Blackwell-Baldwin opened its first dealership in 1973, the Oldsmobile Cadillac division where Raben Tire is currently located in Poplar Bluff, according to history on its former website.
In 1985, the duo bought out GMC and Ford dealerships in Poplar Bluff and the following year, acquired Lincoln, Mercury, Toyota, Pontiac and Buick operations.
Lastly, they purchased Scism Motors in Bloomfield in 1997, which was relocated to Dexter two years later. Today the dealership, solely owned by Blackwell, includes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models.
On Jan. 12, former Lincoln Lacy Motors in Malden, now called Harry Blackwell Motors, announced that Blackwell purchased the operation from Jim Lincoln. There are two Dunklin County locations, according to general manager Charlie Thacker, one that includes Ford, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep and the other, Chevrolet, GMC and Buick.
During a brief interview, Baldwin said: “It’s too early to say a whole lot right now,” but he would release a statement once he gets the signage at his businesses in town updated.
Asked why he decided to stay in the business, he replied: “Just family.”
Descendants of both Baldwin and Blackwell have followed in their parents’ footprints in the auto dealer business.
