By Annabeth Miller,
ShowMe Times
It was an unforgettable evening journey down Memory Lane Monday, as the 12th Annual Friends of the Library Fashion Show was held in Dexter.
The theme this year was “Unforgettable Memories” – with the spotlight shining on Girl Scouting in the region in the 100th anniversary of the founding of the national Girl Scout program.
A full house made its way into the Elks Lodge on Two Mile Road for the evening, sponsored by Keller Public Library’s Friends of the Library organization. The Elks Lodge kitchen crew prepared the evening’s meal –including smoked pork loin, vegetables and dessert.
Mistress of ceremonies for the evening was Library Director Pam Trammell, and the first models of the evening were cousin’s Mattie Glaus and Marie Fees, modeling vintage Brownie Girl Scout uniforms. Marie’s uniform was from 1963, and included the pocket on the left front of the dress (“There’s something in my pocket, it belongs across my face …”) and Mattie’s dress was from the 1980s and actually belonged to her mom, Kara Morrow Glaus.
Following a trip down Memory Lane with the Girl Scouts, fashions for the evening ranged from swim wear and casual wear for youngsters to formal wear for the high school student preparing for the spring prom. Fashions featured in the evening were from The Bunny Patch, Wal-Mart, and Designs on You.
The other special trip from the past for the evening was a grouping of vintage wedding gowns. Gowns modeled included those belonging to Yvonne Hall, Kim Teets Williams, Diane Lay Robinson, Sheila Hubbard LeGrand, and Marilyn Morgan Agey.
Photo Above: Girl Scout Michaela Gard of Dexter models a Cadette Girl Scout uniform from the 1970s, complete with sash and official pins. Michaela and other Girl Scouts modeled uniforms from the past during the Friends of the Library Fashion Show on Monday. (ShowMe Times photo by Annabeth Miller)
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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.
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