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"Dream Big" kicks off at Keller Public Library
(Local News ~ 06/14/12)
A record 189 guests attended Wednesday's first in a series of summer reading programs at Keller Public Library. Above, Mary Ann Taylor presents a special reading posing as Little Bo Peep. Special guests readers provided stories and Reita LeBeau and Delisa Sitze provided Wednesday's music. The series will continue each Wednesday through July 18, with July 3rd being a Tuesday exception. Additional photos may be found at www.dailystatesman.com...
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No Fourth of July festival in Bloomfield this year
(Local News ~ 06/14/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - After six years of heavily-attended Independence Day festivals, the Bloomfield Board of Aldermen has elected not to host the event in 2012. Citing budgetary restraints, the board was questioned about the celebration at Monday night's meeting and gave a final 'no' to its sponsorship...
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Honoring the red, white and blue
(Local News ~ 06/14/12)
Americans are observing Flag Day today in a spirit of patriotism and respect for the colors that have become symbolic with freedom and independance. The Boy Scout Troop 200 Honor Guard Team will be performing at the St. Louis Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University tonight. The Scouts will be presenting the colors in full Class A uniforms...
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Putting in the work
(High School Sports ~ 06/14/12)
Ethan Stevens pumps iron early Thursday morning at Dexter High School during the day's time slote dedicated for middle school athletes. The off-season weight lifting program under the direction of head football and strength-training coach Aaron Pixley continues to grow in numbers each year. The weight room is open to all Dexter athletes, both male and female, and is also a spot where you can find former Dexter athletes lifting during the spring and summer months...
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Karen Lynn Stephens
(Obituary ~ 06/14/12)
Karen Lynn Stephens, 50, of Advance, Mo., died June 12, 2012, at her home. She was born March 23, 1962, in Chaffee, Mo., the daughter of Edsel and Marie Tally Cooper. Karen owned and operated Annie-Em's in downtown Cape Girardeau. She had been a teacher and...
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Georgia Lucille Whittenberg
(Obituary ~ 06/14/12)
Georgia Lucille Whittenberg, daughter of the late Stephen Whittenberg and Edith Skaggs Whittenberg, was born on Nov. 1, 1919, in Bertrand, Mo., and died in the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the age of 92...
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Delores June McClain
(Obituary ~ 06/14/12)
Delores June McClain was born in Lowellville, Ohio on June 15, 1936, and died at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo., June 9, 2012, at the age of 75. In 1955 she married Donald Miller, and they had three children. She later married Earl "Jack" McClain on April 18, 1974. He preceeded her in death in 1998...
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Bobby Gene Dennis
(Obituary ~ 06/14/12)
Bobby Gene Dennis, son of the late Mable Fisher Dennis Seeker and Fred Bradford Dennis was born on April 6, 1933, at Williams-ville, Mo., and died in the Missouri Veteran's Home at Cape Girardeau on June 11, 2012, at the age of 79. Mr. Dennis was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield, a former welder/pipefitter with Little Rock Union Hall #155, a veteran of the United States Air Force, a member of the Poplar Bluff Masonic Lodge #209, Bloomfield Chapter Order of Eastern Star #385 and a resident of Bloomfield.. ...
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Bessie Mae Wilson
(Obituary ~ 06/14/12)
Bessie Mae Wilson, daughter of the late James William Lane and Bessie King Lane, was born on Feb.1, 1922, in Harrisburg, Ark., and died on June 13, 2012, at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Facility in Dexter at the age of 90. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Liberty Hill General Baptist Church in Aid. She was a home-maker who loved taking care of her children...
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