Stories from Wednesday, May 2, 2012

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will hold a Discover Nature Women's Fishing Clinic on June 2 from 9 a.m. to noon. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), this is a free opportunity for women to learn the essentials of fishing, as well as the types of equipment needed and how to fillet their big catch of the day...

MALDEN, Mo. -- The Dunklin County RSVP's 4th Annual Spring Arts & Craft Show will be held at the Malden Community Center on Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Schwan's will be in the parking lot for a truck sale, with proceeds to benefit RSVP. There will also be a yard sale in the parking lot, with the profits to benefit the Dunklin County Relay for Life...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Three sisters from the St. Louis area are splitting a $2.9 million lottery prize. The Missouri Lottery says 53-year-old twins Tammy Cobb and Terry Goldstein and their 56-year-old sister Toni Downs have come forward to claim the Missouri Lotto jackpot from the drawing on April 18. Cobb lives in Pacific, Goldstein in Wildwood and Downs in St. Louis...

The Bowlers Against Cancer (BAC) team turned in their team funds for Friday night's Relay for Life last night at First Midwest Bank at the Stoddard County Relay's "Bank Night" and at the same time picked up their sponsor plaque. The BAC team received the first ever "excalibur" status after turning in $3,500 for this year's Relay. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dexter's boys tennis team picked up a 8-1 win on the road against Sikeston Tuesday. Dexter's lone loss came in the No. 2 singles match where Samuel Ward dropped a 9-7 decision to Brandon Goodwin. Dexter 8, Sikeston 1 Varsity Singles...

No team likes to end their season losing the last two games. But even with the set backs, it was still a successful campaign for a young Lady Bearcats softball team. Dexter finished the season against two of the stronger teams on its schedule, dropping a 13-2 5-inning decision to Twin Rivers Tuesday. Monday the Lady 'Cats took once-beaten Advance to extra innings before falling 7-5 in eight innings...

The Stoddard County Genealogy Society will be sponsoring a community workshop in early June to assist beginners and to refresh the searching abilities of those interested in tracing their family heritage. "Leaf Out Your Family Tree" will be presented on Saturday, June 9 at Dexter's Keller Public Library from 10 a.m. until noon...

BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan - An Essex, Mo., Army National Guardsmen was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during ceremonies April 18 at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Myers, Jr. is assigned to the St. Louis-based 1138th Transportation Company, which is about to conclude a 10-month convoy operations mission throughout Afghanistan...

The City of Dexter will join the nation tomorrow, Thursday, May 3, in observing the annual National Day of Prayer. The public is invited and encouraged to join in the special observance that will take place at 12:15 p.m. Thursday in front of Dexter's City Hall on Stoddard Street. Local pastors will be on hand to lead prayer for very specific entities, including national, state, and local government officials...

May 4-5 at Dexter's West City Park 5-6 p.m. Music by Maggie Thorn 6-6:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony 6:30-7 p.m. Introduction of teams, survivor recognition and lap 7-8:30 p.m. Basket auction 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mikayla & The Davis Tradition (Bluegrass) 9:30-11 p.m. Talent Show sponsored by Four Oaks Hospice...

Children welcomed the month of May at Keller Public Library Tuesday morning with a wind-driven version of the traditional Maypole dance. Judith Perkins, local storyteller, coordinated activities around the Maypole for Tuesday's Story Hour, as she has done for several years as a guest reader at Keller Public Library. Additional photos from the Maypole event may be viewed and/or purchased at www.dailystatesman.com or by scanning the QR code herein with any smart phone...