Stories from Sunday, May 5, 2013

Dexter High School's FFA Chapter will hold their Annual Recognition Banquet on Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Awards for the 2012-13 school year will be presented, as well as the John Bryant and John Brehmer Scholarships...

From staff reports The public is reminded of a retirement tea honoring retiring Dexter School District staff members. The tea will take place at 4 p.m. in the lobby of the Bearcat Event Center on Thursday, May 9. A total of 13 local educators from the local school district, representing more than three centuries in education, will be stepping down at the conclusion of the current school year...

Purchase this photo at dailystatesman.com NOREEN HYSLOP photox Survivors They are what Relay for Life is all about - the Survivors. From left to right are Meagan Masters, Ester Wheeler, Marilyn Brehmer, and Patricia Julian. The four were among the dozens of cancer survivors who turned out to celebrate life and remember the lives of those whose battle with cancer was lost. ...

Baccalaureate services for the 2012-13 graduates of Dexter High School are scheduled to be held at Dexter's First Assembly of God Church on Brown Pilot Lane on the evening of Sunday, May 12. Senior class members, their families and the public are invited and encouraged to attend this event...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Jaleigh Murphy is like any other eight-year old in the second grade. She loves to sing, cheer, dance and play ball. She loves clothes, especially clothes that sparkle. But unlike most eight-year-olds, Jaleigh's daily wardrobe is not complete until she puts on her wig -- or more often lately, a hat...