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Dancing on...Marilyn Brehmer
(Local News ~ 07/22/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Marilyn Brehmer of Dexter knows well the path that a cancer diagnosis can take. Her late husband, John, was diagnosed when he was 39 and died 24 years later. In between, there were healthy years and there were years filled with pain -- long trips to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and round after round of radiation and chemotherapy. On a winter day in January 2008, John Brehmer died at home, as he wished, with his family surrounding him. Marilyn Brehmer's...
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Braveheart...a courageous, three-time conquering of cancer
(Local News ~ 07/22/12)
By ANDI WETHINGTON Special to the Statesman Sitting down with Bonnie Noles, you wouldn't know this vibrant woman is 82 -- or a three-time cancer survivor. Her quiet demeanor might fool you, but inside is a woman full of fight, determination, and perseverance. "She had these qualities before the cancer diagnosis," her daughter, Sylvia Smith, stated, "and they're the same ones that got her through."...
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Hueckel-Hadley engagement
(Engagement ~ 07/22/12)
SUBMITTED photo The parents of Lisa Renee Hueckel and Dustin Charles Hadley are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Lisa is the daughter of David and Teresa Hueckel of Essex, Mo. She is a 2005 graduate of Saint Louis University with a BA in psychology. ...
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Children playing with phones causing problems
(Local News ~ 07/22/12)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer Stoddard County 911 Services Administrator Carol Moreland told the 911 Services board of directors "there has been quite a problem" with children calling the 911 dispatch center while playing with discarded cell phones. She said there have been several incidents of this happening. The comments came at the regular board meeting this week...
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DU Greenwing Event slated for July 28
(Local News ~ 07/22/12)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer The Dexter Greenhead Chapter of Ducks Unlimited and the Missouri Department of Conservation will be holding the annual Ducks Unlimited Greenwing Event at Otter Slough Conservation Area on Saturday, July 28. Activities will begin in the big parking lot next to Cypress Lake at 7 a.m. and will end at approximately 10 a.m...
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Flying the skies by "stick and rudder"
(Local News ~ 07/22/12)
By MIKE MCCOY Statesman Staff Writer There is a special feeling when soaring above the earth in the open cockpit of a Corbin Baby Ace airplane. It was the thrill of flying that made John Duley of Dexter want to become a pilot in 1953. "When you're up there you can pull the throttle back and hear the cables humming," Duley reflects about the metal cables that connect the rudders on the plane. "They'll sing you a song if you just listen."...
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