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

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

October, 2007
"Chamber Chatter"

Hello again from the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and thanks for reading our column. I am an advocate of “Shopping Local” and am going to “hop on my soapbox” in hopes that a few of you, each time I write this column, will grasp the idea and run with it.

We all love our town and have all had a time we called “our favorite”…. Times continue to change and nothing remains the same no matter how hard we try. We can complain about what we don’t have anymore and talk about how great some other town is…Or…we can start supporting our own…our families that have risked it all to have a business in a small town. If you think it’s easy to make a business work, just think about all those that didn’t survive. What does every business need that we all can give??? They need us to shop their stores. Every time you think about leaving town to buy something…stop and ask yourself…have I tried to find it locally?????

Even though there were a ton of things going on over Oktoberfest weekend…we all had a great time. Holly & Hollister even stopped by and entertained us. One of my favorites was “the Monster Mash”!!! There were about 22 booths, everything from flags to fancy purses…pumpkins to duck calls…jelly to antiques. The Kids Apple pie contest had Tanner Wallace, Gale Bueche & Cain Falconer as the 1st 2nd & 3rd winners. Adult Apple Pie winners were Jeanette Cox (she was last years winner too) & Erin Barton in 1st & 2nd. Pumpkin pie winner Sara Newton won 1st place & McLarney Manor residents John & Alice came in 2nd. The Chili Contest winners were Teresa Rogers in 1st Place, Cheryl Knifong in 2nd Place & Joanne Asher in 3rd Place.

We all got soaked last weekend at “Farmers Market” but 3 booths set up even with the cold rain. One of our diehard shoppers, Doc Montgomery, made sure he bought something from each of the vendors. That’s loyalty!!! Only 2 more Saturdays to go….Now is a good time to stock up on home baked goods. They all freeze really well and we have 3 or 4 great bakers at the Market. Oh, and don’t forget…booth space is free!!!

The Chamber office is going to host new Welcome Wagon bags. If you have a great idea for them or something to add please stop by or give me a call. It’s been quite a few years since there was a full fledged Welcome Wagon in Brookfield and in lieu of going to their homes to drop off the bag of goodies…a postcard will be sent inviting them to stop by the office and pick up their bag. Naomi Sparks was the last Welcome Wagon lady we had and before that I remember it being Carol Smith. It’s a nice inviting touch to those that have just moved to our community.

Here are some upcoming dates and events taking place around Brookfield:

1st Annual Holiday Mart on October 20th from 1-4pm at the Catholic School Basement. Call Melinda Allen @ 258-2910 for info.
Oct. 21st & 22nd is the MCB (Missouri Community Betterment) Conference at Jeff City. Over the last 5 years Brookfield has always placed either in the youth or community category. Call Marcia @ 258-7278 for additional info.
Sumner Goose Festival runs from October 26th-28th. Always a fun time for adults and kids alike. Go to for more information.
Parks & Rec is hosting the 12th Annual Halloween Fun Night and Costume Contest Oct. 29th starting at 6pm at the Football Field. After the costume contest the kids will parade up Main Street to the Twin Parks where the candy hunt and games begin!!!
November 2nd Mo Dot will have their ribbon cutting to announce the completion of Highway 36 from Macon to Chillicothe. The ribbon cutting will be held at the Brookfield Plaza.
November 16th & 17th kicks off the Brookfield shopping season with our Holiday Open House. Stop by the Chamber Office for a cookie and some cocoa.
The Annual Brookfield Holiday Parade will be held on Friday, November 30th at 5PM to coincide with the Tree Lighting ceremony hosted by Parks & Rec. This year the theme is “Star Spangled Christmas” with prize money awarded to the top 3 floats. Santa will join us at the Gazebo after the lighting ceremony to hear all those Christmas wishes and hand out candy to the kids. Line up is at 4:30 at the Trinity Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to enter a float or just be in the parade.
December 7th the YMCA will have their annual Auction and Chili Dinner at the Elks Ballroom. Call 258-2388 for more info.

Before I end this months Chamber Chatter I want to comment on the new lights that the City has installed under the underpass. Oh my gosh!!! They are Great!!! Nice & bright…and I have been privy to another surprise to the underpass that the City has in store for us. Wait and see…it’s all good!!!

Oh, in case your wondering what’s going on in the 100 block of North Main Street…we have a new book store opening the 1st part of November. More on that to come!!!

Things are really hopping around Brookfield…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. This month we are linking all the Chamber Members that have websites to ours. It never hurts to have a little more exposure and soon you may find yourselves shopping Brookfield “Online”!!! Till next month…Shop Local & thanks for reading “CHAMBER CHATTER”!!!

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