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September, 2008
"Chamber Chatter"

Hello again from the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce, and welcome to September's “CHAMBER CHATTER”. I am often asked…"What Does the Chamber DO" ??? Hey, thanks for asking!!!

• Travel & Area Tourism Information
• Locator Service of Places & People
• Better Business Bureau
• Relocation Packets
• Welcome Wagon
• Ribbon Cuttings
• Newsletter & Chamber Luncheons
• Monthly Newspaper Column "Chamber Chatter"
• New Chamber Website
• New Brookfield/Linn County Map
• Provide 2 Scholarships Each Year
• 4-H/FFA Fair Trophy Donors
• Help Promote Events for our Smaller Area Communities
• Provide the Christmas Decorations, Banners & Flower Pots
• Hang the Christmas Lights on the Main Street Trees
• Brookfield Bucks (Kept More than $40,000 Shopping Local)
• Local Events & Promotions To Increase Traffic & Provide Entertainment
• Summer Fun Days (Car Show, Crafts, Carnival, Parade, Baby Show, Queen Contest, Live Entertainment, Lawn Mower Races)
• Farmers Appreciation Picnic
• Annual Banquet/Auction & BAGP Awards
• Oktoberfest Day in the Park…Chili & Pie Contests…Free Booths
• Farmers Market (every Saturday 8am-Noon May-Oct)
• Holiday Open House
• Christmas Parade
• Balloon Derby Sponsor
• Assist Other Organizations Whose Goals Are Also To Promote/Improve Brookfield and Our North Missouri Area (ie: Brookfield Area Growth Partnership, Missouri Community Betterment, Great Northwest Days at the Capitol, Parks & Recreation, to name a few)
• The Chamber also provides a staffed office to serve the entire community.
• Membership has doubled since our "New Chamber" identity started 6 years ago.

We had a really great Balloon Derby!!! Each year, the Chamber does a drawing from the paid up membership to give away their Balloon Sponsorship. This year the winner was Green Hills Pharmacy with David Gardner taking the balloon ride. My Thanks go out to the Balloon Sponsors for making it possible for Brookfield to host such a remarkable event. These sponsors are mostly local businesses, and shopping with them all year long assures they’ll be here to sponsor yet another year.

Chamber lunch was held at "A Step Back in Time" at Noon today along with the MCB Judges coming through from 11:15 to 12:30. Mark Cleveland spoke to our largest lunch attendance ever about how the Drury University Students & the Main Street Visioning Program are progressing!!! The Judges started at our beautiful new Hospital and ended at Tormey Park where a Mock Farmers Market was set up. Whew…what a day!

• Brookfield & Marceline's City Wide Garage Sales September 19th & 20th.
• Purdin Fall Festival September 19, 20 & 21. For Info call 244-3494.
• Marceline's Toonfest Saturday September 20th. For Info call 376-9258.
• Marceline's "Fall Block Party" Saturday September 20th on Main Street USA.
• October 3rd is the Brookfield Homecoming Parade. The theme is "Going Green…Recycle the Raiders"…To sign up contact Beth Black @ 258-7242.
• October 4th…Life Care Center of Brookfield's Oktoberfest starts mid morning with cow patty bingo & kids games…For more info call 258-3367.
• October 4th will be Open House Day at Pershing Memorial Hospital…Ribbon Cutting/Dedication at 10AM with tours of the new $10 Million expansion going on all day till 4pm.

Saturday October 4th the Chamber will again be hosting “Oktoberfest in the Park” held from 9AM-3PM... The 3rd ANNUAL PUMPKIN PIE CONTEST is at 11AM… 4th ANNUAL KIDS APPLE PIE CONTEST at Noon…5th ANNUAL APPLE PIE CONTEST at 1:00PM….and the 6th ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF is at 2PM. These events will take place at the Gazebo in the East Twin Park. Entry fees are $10 for the Chili Cook-off & $5 for each of the pie contests…Prize Money of $50/$25/$10 is awarded for the Chili Cook-off & $25/$10/$5 on each of the pie contests. Again this year the Oktoberfest booths are all “Free”!!! Bring your Arts & Crafts, Baked Goods, Pumpkins, Garage Sale & Flea Market Items, Antiques, Old Furniture, Baby Clothes, Face Painting, Games…Anything you want, BUT (NO Food Vendors)…Just call the Chamber @ 258-7255 for set up instructions!!! The YMCA will be hosting a 5 Mile run/3 Mile Walk with registration at 7:00AM in the West Twin Park...Run begins at 7:30AM. For more info on the run contact the “Y” at 258-2388. This years Brat Booth is hosted by the "Adult Chapter of FCA Booster Club." The Brat booth is awarded to a different fundraising group each year, so please come, eat a brat and have some good old fashion fun!!! Note: Farmers Market will be at the Twin Parks for Oktoberfest.

The 2nd Annual Holiday Open House hosted by Lisa Hofstetter, Barb Hayes & Melinda Allen will be held at the Elementary Cafeteria & Gym on December 6th from 10AM-3PM. All crafters, bakers, groups & organizations are welcome. Call Barb @ 258-5415 (nites) or 258-2682 (Days). The Santa House will also be held on December 6th at the Catholic School. I'll have to get you more info on that.

The Annual Brookfield Holiday Parade will be held on Friday, December 5th at 5PM to coincide with the Tree Lighting ceremony hosted by Parks & Rec. A theme hasn't been chosen yet but any suggestions will be graciously accepted.

Our website is continually changing and growing. The Chamber is hosting the Brookfield Sesquicentennial page, and it is under construction as we speak.

We have had businesses moving around all over town. "Junk & Disorderly" has moved across from the Chamber into the old Fat Busters Building. "TK's Overstock Store" has moved into the old Mobley Building where "Junk & Disorderly" was and they are also keeping the present TK's Overstock store to sell furniture in TK's Overstock II". Marge & Bob Grimes have opened up a ladies clothing store, called "The Store Next Door" next to her restaurant "Simply Country" out on Helm Street by the water tower, and we have a new surprise business moving into the old Mary's Bridal Shop. There are a few more moves going on, but it's too soon to tell all!!!

My final words are for my old Chamber President and long time business man in Brookfield…Rod Billingsley. You will be missed by us all.

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. Till next month…thanks for reading “CHAMBER CHATTER”!!!

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