News & Events from the Brookfield Area Chamber of Commerce... A Great Place to Land!

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

July, 2008
"Chamber Chatter"

Hello from the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. The weather is about as perfect as it can get... the garden is growing wild and all is well at the Chamber office. We have available all three (3) phone books and our new visitors guide, the city & county map, Oats Bus pamphlets and the Missouri Vacation Guide - all of which are free for the asking!!! Stop by anytime…the normal office hours are 10-4 each day.

The Brookfield Farmers Market has many new vendors with quite a varied selection of crafts to add with the home-baked goodies and fresh fruits & vegetables. We are open each and every Saturday from 8-noon in Tormey Park. The 2nd Saturday of each month is always Customer Appreciation Day with music & hot dogs. If you haven't made it to the market yet, what are you waiting for???

Linn County 4H/FFA Fair continues thru the 19th. Poultry Show & Tractor Rodeo, style review & Royalty on the 16th, Sheep, Goat & Bucket Calf on the 17th, Swine, Dairy & Fair Olympics Pedal Pull on the 18th, Beef Female, Bull, Beef Steer & Premium Sale on the 19th.

Thursday, July 17, we will have a Ribbon Cutting at the Grand Opening Celebration of Don Fuhrhop Automotive Group dba Payless Car Sales!!! Owners Don Fuhrhop, Kevin (Doc) Knowles, & Farrell Hahn will be there to welcome you all to their new car lot. Refreshments and music from 6-8pm with the Chamber Ribbon Cutting at 6:30. Everyone is invited!!!

Farmers Appreciation Picnic will be held Tuesday July 29th starting @ 5pm in the East Twin Parks. We'll have plenty of good Bar B-Q, musical entertainment by "Charlie the Singing Waitress" & speaker Brent Carpenter from FAPRI. Brent has been sponsored by KMZU Radio and will be talking about the new farm bill passed this Summer. As in years past…the politicians will be serving you dinner in exchange for a little time on the microphone. The entire meal has been provided from donations…donations from our area businesses. Please join us…we are a farming community and proud to host this event in their honor.

One of Brookfield's own, my daughter, Smokey (Graff) Boyles will have her "Fruity Peppers" Jellies on display at the Agri Missouri Market located inside the Agriculture Building in Sedalia at the Missouri State Fair. Her sample days are August 9th, 15th & 16th. Smokey has been making and selling her Jalapeno Jellies at area Farmers Markets and festivals for over four years, but this is her 1st year to be invited to be part of the Agri Missouri Market. Besides her featured Jalapeno Jellies, Smokey makes pecan butter along with homemade seasonal jams & jellies. You can find her @ www.fruitypeppers.com.

Marcia Cunningham has taken on the task of preparing the Missouri Community Betterment book this year. The five projects to be included are 1) Pershing Hospital expansion, 2) Hometown Legacy fundraiser with the Chiefs Ambassadors, 3) remodeling of City Hall, 4) KEY Youth Taskforce, & 5) The Brookfield Farmers Market. The MCB judges visit the communities September 15th-18th, with the MCB Conference being held in Jeff City October 19th & 20th. Last year Brookfield received 2nd place in our population category, and Bill Thudium was honored with 1 of 8 statewide adult leadership awards. To read more about MCB go to www.mocommunitybetterment.com.

Balloon Derby will be here before we know it. This is the 32nd of many more to come (if the propane prices don't kill us off 1st)!!! Derby kicks off Thursday, August 28th with the Queen contest, Friday night is the "South Main Nite Flame" and sidewalk sales all day Friday & Saturday. Big Balloonists Parade at Noon on Saturday along with arts & crafts in the Twin Parks. Saturday & Sunday flights at 7AM & 6 PM with glows on the field each night. The last flight is Monday morning at 7AM. Dance at the Elk's on Saturday night along with lots more fun for the entire family.

If you have a question on anything that’s going on, please feel free to call the chamber office @ 660-258-7255 or e-mail chamber@brookfieldmochamber.com. 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….Shop Local…Recycle & Don’t Litter!!! Thanks for reading “CHAMBER CHATTER”!!!

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