🌱 Dexter students honor veterans, carrying a community tradition forward
Dexter, Missouri Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Dexter! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Dexter students honor veterans, carrying a community tradition forward
- Dexter’s Charlie Kruse joins Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame
Also on today's calendar: District Events Billing Office Closed.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A morning t-shower in spots, with a high of 74 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 58, low: 34.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 50 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Students, staff and community gather for Dexter Veterans Day program (standard-democrat.com) — Dexter students, staff and neighbors gathered at the Bearcat Event Center Nov. 6 to honor local veterans through music, military tributes and reflections on service. Students also highlighted the district’s Wreaths Across America efforts, which have raised more than $100,000, with the next ceremony scheduled for Dec. 19 at Bloomfield Missouri Veterans Cemetery. 
• Charles Kruse of Dexter inducted into the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame (semissourian.com) — Longtime Dexter resident Charles “Charlie” Kruse joined the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame on Oct. 30, recognizing military service followed by decades of agricultural leadership. The retired brigadier general commanded Dexter’s National Guard unit during his 26-year military career and later served as Missouri agriculture director and Missouri Farm Bureau president.
📸 Around Dexter
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Kennett at Dexter →
1101 W Grant St, Dexter
7:00 pm
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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District Events Billing Office Closed →
501 West Business HWY 60, Dexter -
PARISH MISSION, Sacred Heart Catholic Church →
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 102 E. Caster St., Dexter
Thursday November 26
Saturday December 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Yee Haw Variety Show
Bloomfield R-xIV Bloomfield, MO 63825 -
Purple & Gold Game
Bloomfield High Bloomfield, MO 63825
6:00 pm -
Annual HS Bonfire
Bernie High Bernie, MO 63822
6:00 pm -
Bloomfield (Stoddard County) →
Bloomfield Trinity United Methodist Church, 704 W. Missouri St., Bloomfield
8:00 am -
CTA Laundry Detergent Fundraiser
Bloomfield R-xIV Bloomfield, MO 63825 -
HSBBB Jamboree
Bloomfield High Bloomfield, MO 63825
5:00 pm -
Scholar Bowl @ Richland
Bernie High Bernie, MO 63822
4:30 pm -
Bernie (Stoddard County) →
Bernie City Park, Hwy 25, Bernie
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Closed Thanksgiving Day →
401 S Prairie St, Bloomfield
8:30 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Thursday November 19
Saturday November 21
Thursday November 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Supply Chain Management Development Associate in Bloomfield. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Malden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.
🗞 Nearby News
Malden
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites near Town Center sells for $18.5M (jaxdailyrecord.com)
Sikeston
- Turnbow honored as Sikeston Chamber's Citizen of the Year (standard-democrat.com)
- Inside Bulldog Nation: Sikeston Middle School builds connections, leadership, and brighter futures (standard-democrat.com)
- Yanow to Represent Alan Wire in New England (ewweb.com)
Ok Dexter! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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