The annual Stoddard County Relay for Life Auction will continue this year!!! It will just look a little different than it has in the past.
It will be completely ONLINE!
The site will go live and open for bids on Monday, May 3 at 8 am and will close Thursday, May 6 at 8pm.
Bidders can set automatic bids and receive notifications if they’ve been outbid or if they’ve won the item.
The address is https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/83589/auctions/102627 share it with everyone you know on social media, email, word of mouth...
Items will be available for pick-up and payments can be made at the Relay for Life event at the East Park on May 7 between 5-9pm. Items can be paid by cash, credit cards, or checks payable to the American Cancer Society.
Since it will be online this year - some out of town friends may want to bid so there will be shipping and online payment options available.
Some of the items we have so far are Cubs/Cardinals tickets, photo sessions, make-up bundles, home decor, Google Home mini, and more to be added by the end of this week.
Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce met at a regularly scheduled meeting last week. They are busy setting up event for later this year. Due to COVID-19 they had to cancel a few of their events, but are happy to begin planning for the Fall Festival and Christmas Around the Courthouse.
"We are in the early stages of planning," commented Amy Haas, Chamber President."But we are excited to finally have some events in Bloomfield. We have set a few dates and will be making phone calls and asking for volunteers over the next few weeks."
Haas also explained that anyone wishing to join the Chamber or volunteer is readily welcome. You can reach her on the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Facebook page or by calling 573.421.2934.
Mark your calendar for these upcoming events in 2020 and early 2021. Also there are Facebook Event pages on the ShowMe Times. Please invite people to LIKE the event pages.
Bloomfield Fall Festival will be Saturday, October 2, 2021. Christmas Around the Courthouse and Parade will be Saturday, December 4, 2021. The Chamber Awards Banquet is set for March 10, 2022 at 6 p.m. and the Heritage Days and Spring Festival will be Saturday, April 9, 2022.
In Other business they discussed the membership dues are down from previous years and are looking for ways to increase those memberships.
They also discussed starting Marketing/Business type of classes free to members during the summer months.
Ozark Federal Credit Union has agreed to sponsor some additional banners for the Bloomfield Farmers Market which begins May 4th from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Elderland.
Advertising was approved for the Farmers Market on the ShowMe Times again this year.
There was discussion on the annual scholarship for a Bloomfield 2021 graduate. The amount will be $259.
Peter Coutavas with the IDA has offered to allow the Chamber to use their conference room for noon meetings.
The next Chamber meeting will be Tuesday, May 11th at noon in the IDA building.
Dexter, MO - Local author will hold a book signing on Thursday, April 22nd from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at SAVVY NUTRITION located on the north outer road in Dexter.
Belinda Worley will be on hand to sign her book, "An Autism Journey of Hope".
Worley is a mother, speech language pathologist, and business owner of Bootheel Pediatric Therapy LLC.
She has been in practice since 2000 providing speech and language therapy to children with communication delays. She travels all across the United States as an autism awareness public speaker training educators, teachers, therapists and parents on strategies for working with children with an autism diagnosis.
Her hobbies include reading, spending time on the lake, volunteer work, traveling and being with family and friends.
Belinda has earned her undergraduate and Masters Degree from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.
Belinda and her husband Ben live in Dexter, Missouri with their daughter Emma Kate. You can contact Belinda Worley at bptkids@yahoo.com.
"It takes unimaginable strength to persist and overcome all that a diagnosis of autism entails. From the day of diagnosis, what you had expected will forever be different. Once you accept the diagnosis, you will be able to make plans for the years ahead. At times it will be a struggle and a fight for acceptance, services and growth. The hard work you pour into your child now will pay off in a big way in the future. The child diagnosed at a young age is not the end result of your purpose or journey. Your daily prayers will be answered bigger than you can imagine. God made both you and your child with autism for an exact purpose. Thank you for joining me on an autism journey of HOPE where you will learn you are braver and blessed beyond measure because of a child with autism."
The Dexter Knights of Columbus will hold a drive-thru fish fish fry event Friday, April 16, 2021 at the Sacred Heart Parish Center.
The event will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will consist of catfish, hush puppies, potato, slaw onion and pickle.
Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the event.
DEXTER HEAD START is now accepting applications by appointment for children ages 3-5 for the 2021-2022 school year!
Your child must be 3 years old by July 31.
Dexter Head Start is a FREE program. Your child does not have to be potty trained to enroll. We also enroll children with special needs and disabilities.
Items needed to enroll:
Proof of income ( Tax papers, W2, check stubs)
Shot record
Medicaid/ Insurance card
Proof of birth date
To make an appointment or if you have any questions please call 624-8876
