Bloomfield, Missouri - Liberty Days begins Wednesday evening with the 2nd Annual Praise in the Park at Bloomfield City Park beginning at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public. If rain it will be held in the FEMA Building.
On Thursday, October 13th the Opening Ceremony will be held at 6:00 p.m. with the Honor Guard and Patriot Guard. At 8:00 p.m. Mike Barnett will sing oldies from the 60s and 70s on stage at the barn. From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. you can participate in old fashioned games listen to music, visit the living history village, eat delicious foods and shop for crafts at the Stars & Stripes Museum.
Friday, October 14th is Education Day for area schools from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Parade from Bloomfield Schools to the City Park will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the Miss Bloomfield Pageants will be at 7:00 p.m. The Liberty Days event will be open until 10:00 a.m. with entertainment, prizes, food, crafts and living history villages.
Saturday, October 15th there will be a Memorial Service at 8:30 a.m. The cost to park is $2.00 per vehicle on Saturday. The Quilt Show will be all day from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and the Silent Auction will begin at 9:00 a.m. along with the Buddy Heaton Choir. At 10:00 a.m. the Bloomfield High School Jazz Band will perform and at 11:00 a.m. the Bloomfield's Got Talent will begin.
At 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Miss Liberty Days Pageant will feature children. At 12:00 p.m. is the Missing Man Ceremony and at 4:00 p.m. is the Weapons & Uniform Demonstrations.
There will be various music acts throughout the encampment, prizes, foods, crafts, and more.
For more information or to register for a booth, pageant, parade or the pie eating contest please contact Chamber President Goldie DeGroot at (573) 568-9996 or (573) 568-2584.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Jr. Beta Club is sponsoring Bloomfield's Got Talent on Saturday, October 15th.
The contest is open to ANY student in the area from Kindergarten to 12th grade. It's not just for Bloomfield students!
Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with the contest starting at 11:00 a.m. at the Stars and Stripes Museum Barn.
To pre-register contact Erica Berry at Bloomfield Schools. Make checks payable to Bloomfield Schools. The fee is $10 to enter.
The event will be held during the annual Liberty Days featuring reenactors for several time periods.
Dexter, Missouri - National title & Escrow employees recently painted the Raney House on Walnut Street to kick-off their Closing for a Cause campaign.
"As a local business, we understand the importance of support and community involvement," commented Jake Nesselrodt, National title's Manager. "That is why each and every month we will be giving back to our community by assisting a local non-profit organization with their cause!"
The house was donated for use for the Mother-to-Mother Program through the First Christian Church of Dexter. it provides as a residence for a designated period of time to a working, single mother.
Nesselrodt suggests that any non-profit organization within the local community in need of assistance to contact him at (573) 624-9990.
Shown in the photo from left to right are Jennifer Green, Crystal Stanislav, Michelle Stanfield, Sharon Shultz, Jennifer Rothwell, and Jake Nesselrodt.
Dexter, Missouri - The Three Rivers Endowment Trust recently awarded scholarships with proceeds from the Trivia Night held in conjunction with the Dexter Chamber.
Three scholarships were awarded with the funds raised from the event, held in early August, thanks to the support and involvement of local businesses and individuals who participated and donated prizes.
Pictured are, from left: Mark Stidham, Endowment Trust board member and scholarship committee; Terri Pettypool, recipient; Ashlyn Werneck, recipient; Hillary Starnes, Chamber Director; and Rhonda Hall, a Chamber Board member.
Dexter, Missouri - Jamie Cook, co-owner of Hubbard's Jewelry in downtown Dexter continues the tradition of her late mother, Marie Hubbard, by donating a ring to raffle for the Stoddard County Nutrition Center.
Proceeds from the raffle will go to Meals on Wheels.
The ring, a half caret and damond and ruby dinner ring will be raffled off on the night of Moonlight Madness on November 11, 2016.
Tickets are available at Hubbard's Jewelry and the Nutrition Center.
Waynetta Rodgers, Director of the Stoddard County Nutrition Center, said, "We have a unique raffle this year. We are selling tickets at $1.00 each or 10 tickets for $5.00. That's right not the typical 6 for $5.00, but a bonus of 4 extra tickets."
Please help carry on the tradition and support the Meals on Wheels program.
Shown in the photo is Waynetta Rodgers and Jamie Cook.
