Monday, August 10th - Spaghetti with meat sauce, chicken salad, corn, garden salad, garlic breadstick/bread, and applesauce.
Tuesday, August 11th - Pancakes, sausage, hash browns, biscuits & gravy and muffin.
Wednesday, August 12th - Meatloaf, oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, whole grain bread, and dump cake.
Thursday, August 13th - Chicken strips, smoked Boston Butt sandwich, macaroni & cheese, beets, whole grain bread/bun and baked apples.
Friday, August 14th - Ham and beans, taco casserole, mixed greens, stewed tomatoes, cornbread, and peach cobbler.
Dexter, Missouri – “Service Above Self” is the motto of the Dexter Rotary Cub. One of the oldest civic organizations in Stoddard County, these dedicated individuals spend hundreds of hours each year volunteering for many local charities and raising money for scholarships and other charitable projects.
On Friday, August 14th they will host their 10th Annual 4-Person Golf Scramble at Hidden Trails Golf Course. They had scheduled it in June; however 3 inches of rain cancelled the tournament.
A $75 player entry fee will include mulligans, green fees, skins, 50/50, and a light meal following the scramble.
A Polo T-Shirt will be given to each player. Awards will be given for the Longest Drive, two closest to the Pin Holes, and Longest Putt. This is an 18-hole scramble and free beverages will be offered on the course and a light meal following your afternoon of fun in the sun. There will also be prizes for two flights. Tee-off is at 1:00 p.m. with registering beginning at noon.
Hole sponsorships are $100 and this year the Rotary Club will be purchasing new signage with logos for each Hole Sponsor.
Please contact the Rotary Club President Dave Ellinghouse at 624-5540 or Henry Kestner at 820-6168. Registration begins at noon.
They have donated money to help those affected by the tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma. This year they donated money to ShelterBox to help people of Nepal after a devastating earthquake destroyed much of the country. Other recent projects have been an added Donation Building given to the Stoddard County Gospel Mission, numerous blood drives including one dedicated to Levi, a young boy with cancer, and they have generously donated to the Disabled Veterans Wildlife Facility, Relay for Life, The Children’s Home, and other local charities.
The Dexter Rotary Club is also having a membership drive. If you are interested in becoming a member please come out and enjoy an afternoon of golf or just visit with the Rotarians for a bit. The public in encouraged to visit the Hidden Trails Country Club where an information booth will be available.
The new business is located at 2106 North Outer Road, Suite A and offers bathing and grooming for both dogs and cats.
The business is owned by Melissa Housman who has more than 9 years of grooming experience.
Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. - noon by appointment only. Contact her at (573) 421-9415.
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Muddy Paws Parlor will have their GRAND OPENING on Saturday August 15th from 10:00 -12:00. Come look around and enjoy a free hot dog with a soda. There will also be a drawing for a $30.00 gift certificate. Don't forget to bring your little pooch out for a visit too!
Shown in the photo are from left to right: Chamber Executive Director Janet Coleman, owner's son and assistant Zach Stucker holding well-groomed and pampered Pryce the pup, Mayor Joe Weber, owner Melissa Housman, Chamber First Vice President Debbie Stidham, City Manager Mark Stidham, and Alderman Jerry Corder.
The Moving Wall is a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. spanning 253 feet in length. The football players served as volunteers to help prepare the support foundation for the panels that will be mounted in place on Thursday morning.
Beginning Thursday, The Moving Wall will be open to the public 24 hours per day with an information tent open from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. manned by volunteers from the community to help patrons find names on the wall and offer water during the heat of the day.
On Sunday, August 9th at 1:15 p.m. a Run to the Wall will commence down Business 60 from Hickory Log to East Park. The public is invited to participate.
A police escort will lead the way followed by motorcycles from the Patriot Guard and Freedom Rider, cars and trucks flying American flags! Please support the Veterans by participating in the Run to the Wall! Honk your horns and waive your flags in honor of Veterans and those currently serving this great country!
Once the Run to the Wall completes their drive to East Park, a more solemn ceremony will commence at 2:00 p.m.
The Kenady-Hanks American Legion Post 59 Honor Guard will present the Colors, the Boy Scouts of America will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, the Dexter High School Band will play the National Anthem and Lauren and Caroline Powers will sing God Bless America.
Rev. Justin Sponaugle will give the Invocation and the welcome will be delivered by Mayor Joe Weber. Guest Speaker will be Retired Brigadier General Charlie Kruse.
The 1221st National Guard Transportation Company will perform a gun salute with Dexter High School Band plays Taps. Rev. Justin Sponaugle will end with the Benediction.
Please honor our Vietnam Veterans, MIAs, and those who died for our FREEDOM and join The Moving Wall Run to the Wall and Ceremony on Sunday, August 9th.
Shown in the photo are Gabe Jackson (green shirt) and Nate Weathers (pink shirt) throwing a sledge a hammer! Other football players carrying 2x4s and various other materials needed for The Wall.
For every test-drive completed, Bud Shell Ford contributed $20 to the Relay for Life organization.
Robert Shell of Bud Shell ford presented Belinda Worley, co-chair of Relay for Life with two checks totaling $5,080.
The money will be donated to the American Cancer Society to help fund a cure for cancer as well as for cancer education and to help those undergoing cancer treatment.
Shown in the photo are Emma Kate Worley, Belinda Worley, and Robert Shell.
