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Brookfield, Missouri - “A Great Place to Land!”

April, 2008
"Chamber Chatter"

Hello from the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce, and a “oh my gosh, my skin is pale” happy day to you all!!! Instead of my normal chattery intro, I want to Thank the many caring individuals & businesses who purchased tickets and donated auction items and made just plain ole $$$ donations. What they gave, they gave for all you out there in Brookfield & the surrounding area. It may not seem like much to you sometimes, but there wouldn’t be a Summer Fun Days or a Farmers Market or even a Christmas Parade with out the caring people in our wonderful town of Brookfield. The Chamber could not sponsor these events without the funds raised during the membership drive and Annual Banquet & Auction. My many thanks & I tip my hat to you all!!!!! Oh, this will be my last Happy Birthday for the year…to my only Grandson “Zackary” who turns 8 next week…Happy Birthday!!!

Have so much to tell you about…where to start??? The Chamber’s Annual Banquet & Auction was last Thursday the 10th. What a great crowd and fun time we had at the Elk’s Club Ballroom. Farrell Hahn’s Band played and Stan Monnig catered the meal and Mark & Mike Smith again entertained us with their Auctioneering skills!!! Bob & Pat Clawson, Stanbury Uniforms, Inc. & Martin House Motel & Restaurant were honored for being a Brookfield Business for 50 years from 1958-2008…Josh Fay gave us an update on the Sesquicentennial. BAGP gave their Citizen of the Year Awards along with a special Legacy Foundation Award. We said good-bye to our old Officers & Board members: Shane Thudium, old Treasurer Mike Harris & outgoing President, Jarrod Black. We also welcomed in new members Abby Sattman of “Keep it Simple”, Deloris Sickler of “Wal-Mart” & Larry Shew of “North Missouri Data, LLC”. The 2008-2009 President is Marcia Cunningham, Vice-Pres. Dave Hane, Treasurer Teri Yardley & Secretary, Carol Hunziker. Kathy McCurry & Tom Morris continue as 2nd year Board Members. Another great Chamber Board this year.!!! Welcome!!!

At Chamber Lunch today, our speaker was Donna Martin, Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Transportation. This is a great program that keeps our roadways free of litter & debris. There are still sections of Highway 36 and other secondary routes available for adoption. You can call Donna toll free @ 1-888-275-6636. Sprague’s Market was the caterer today & will also cater May’s lunch. Next month will be the last Chamber lunch till September.

Welcome “New Chamber Members”, Wild Rose Sewing & Alterations @ 117 N. Main Street, or call 258-7131; the Brookfield National Education Association, call 258-5629; & Tina Smith Graphics @ 258-2904 or tsgraphics@hughes.net.

Heartland Master Gardening Club will be planting all the flower pots on Main Street this Spring. They are planning to do this at the same time the Memorial in Twin Park is planted. The flowers must be watered & taken care of all Summer so if you have a flower pot in front of your store and can’t take care of it we can move it to another location. No problem.

The Brookfield Chamber has awarded Toni Liebhart & Amanda Cleveland each a $250 scholarship. Congratulations and much luck in your future endeavors.

The Linn County Humane Society will be having a Dinner & Casino Night along with an Auction May 3rd starting at 6pm at the Elk’s Club. For more info please contact Elenor Ravens @ 376-3894.

Brookfield Farmers Market is almost here!!! The season kicks off Saturday May 3rd @ 8 am. We are now official members of the Missouri Farmers Market & Agri Missouri. You can go to www.mofarmersmarket.blogspot.com in the Farmers Market Directory. We are also on the list of Farmers Markets that can be reached on the web. The Farmers Market also has their own webpage on this web site. We are in both the Mo Farmers Market & Agri Missouri brochures which are handed out at the State Fair and Missouri Tourist Centers and the 2nd Saturday of each month we will have free hotdogs & entertainment down at Tormey Park. Come join us, we’d love to have you...Help us make this the best year ever!!!

Brookfield’s City Wide Garage Sale is Saturday May 10th (it can also be Friday) and is hosted by the Linn County Leader. To sign up your garage sale up, call 258-7237.

Brookfield Bulk Pick-Up Day is Saturday May 17th. For any additional info, call City Hall @ 258-3377.

The Brookfield Summer Fun Days Queen Contest will be held Thursday evening, June 5th @ the Twin Parks Gazebo. Jennifer Ludington, SFD’s Queen Contest Coordinator, has a great 50’s theme planned for this year. She is also including young men in the categories of Little Mr., Jr. Prince & Prince. You may contact her cell # @ 349-0195 or by e-mail. Just one of the many things planned for a really great Summer Fun Days this June 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th.

Take a look at the new Members page on our website. The Chamber Members are listed by categories, and it's user friendly so anyone, anywhere can easily find out what Brookfield has to offer!! The next phase will have a members list for 2008-2009 members. Also, by next week, the upcoming event information on Summer Fun Days, the Farmers Appreciation Picnic & Balloon Derby will updated, too.

If you should have a question on anything that’s going on, please feel free to call the chamber office @ 258-7255 or e-mail chamber@brookfieldmochamber.com or visit this Web site. The Chamber is here to assist in bettering our community in any way we can by offering information about our area, welcoming new businesses and families, hosting special events to attract visitors and enhance shopping. Till next month….Thanks for reading “CHAMBER CHATTER”!!!

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