Clark has been called "America's Educator" due to his outstanding success with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and Harlem, New York City. His teaching experiences in New York City were subject of the movie The Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry. Clark has had three books published, was the recepient of the 2001 Disney Teacher of the Year Award, and has twice appeared on The Oprah Winfrey show (SMT photo by Andrew Cato).
By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor
The Dexter Music Department is hosting a pair marching band camps for students in 7th-12th grade from Monday, August 6, through Friday, August 10.
For the 7th and 8th grade band members, camp will consist of a single three hour session on Monday. Students are expected to meet in the DMS band room at 1:00 p.m.
For the High School camp, Monday will feature the freshman and drum majors only, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday will put all DHS band members in sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and again from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All high school sessions will alternate between the DHS band room and the band field.
Friday night will feature the high school band for a season preview performance on the band field. The show is expected to last approximately 15 minutes and will get underway at 6:00 p.m.
Download the full information sheet here.
Photo Above: Tyler Stevenson marches with the DMS band during the 2011 Stoddard County Fair (SMT file photo by Annabeth Miller).
Staff Writer for The ShowMe Times
Today is the final day for getting signed up for the cellular phone "No Call List". Missouri Attorney General, Chris Kostner has made this a very simple process online. You can visit his website or use the links below to get to the information to register your cell numbers.
Register Today
for the No Call List
There are currently over 1.8 million Missouri phone lines registered on the No Call list.
The No Call law allows Missourians to reduce unwanted telemarketing calls made to their homes by signing up for the No Call list, which is managed by the Attorney General's Office. There is no cost to get on the list.
Signing up is simple and can be accomplished by one of the following methods:
- Online Registration
- Call 866-No Call 1 (866-662-2551)
To find out if your residential phone has been registered to the Missouri No Call List, visit our online registration lookup.
If you have a question that is not answered on our No Call FAQs page or within the online No Call Quiz, please e-mail the No Call Unit or call toll-free 866-buzzoff (866-289-9633).
Complaints against telemarketers
Telemarketers are prohibited from calling homes on the list, with some exceptions written into the law. Consumers who believe a telemarketer has violated the law can file a complaint in one of three different ways:
- Complete an online form
- Download and print the complaint form in pdf format
- View and print the complaint form in html format
Decrease telemarketing calls by taking our online No Call Quiz and learning more about telemarketing. Also when telemarketers call, ask them to put you on their no-call lists.
Telemarketers
Telemarketers that violate Missouri's No Call law by calling Missourians that have registered their home phone numbers to the No Call list are in jeopardy of facing a legal action initiated by the Attorney General.
To date the Attorney General's Office has obtained court orders requiring telemarketers that violated the No Call law to pay $3,793,000 to the State.
To comply with the law, telemarketers will need to apply to receive the No Call list. For more information, telemarketers should review the frequently asked questions on this subject.
