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The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce
cordially invites you to All That Glitters
the 2018 Chamber Banquet.
Thursday, January 18, 2018 Kirksville Days Inn
3805 South Baltimore Street
Silent Auction & Cash Bar opens at 5:30 pm
Program, Dinner, & Live Auction
begins at 6:30 pm
Executive Director: Sandra Williams
January 2018
Table of 8: $200 | Individual: $25 We request your RSVP before Friday, January 5.
A Publication of the Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce • 304 S. Franklin • P.O. Box 251 • Kirksville, MO 63501www.KirksvilleChamber.com • [email protected] • (660) 665-3766 • Fax (660) 665-3767
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Jan 1 New Year’s Day—Office Closed First Day Hike Thousand Hills State Park, 10:00 am—11:00 am Jan 3 Winter A Capella Concert William Matthew Middle School, 7:00 pm Jan 4 Technology Committee Meeting Chamber Office, 8:30 am Jan 8 Exec. Committee Meeting Chamber Office, 8:00 am Cyber Security Workshop Economic Development Alliance, Noon—1:00 pm Jan 9 Kirksville Young Professionals Board Meeting Chamber Office, Noon Jan 10 Tourism Annual Retreat Holiday Inn Express-University Area 8:00 am—10:30 am Jan 11 Kirksville Leadership Recruitment Luncheon Truman SUB, Georgian Room A, 11:30 am—1:00 pm Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Holiday Inn Express-University Area 2523 South Franklin Street, 5:00 pm Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day—Office Closed Jan 17 Ambassador Committee Meeting Chamber Office, Noon Jan 18 All That Glitters, 2018 Chamber Banquet Kirksville Days Inn, 3805 South Baltimore Street 5:30 pm silent auction & cash bar opens 6:30 pm program, live auction, & dinner begins RSVP’s required by January 5 Jan 20 Deadlift & Bench Off Competition Warehouse660, 10:00 am—1:00 pm Freedom of The Road Riders Auction & Dance El Kadir Shrine Club, 6:00 pm—11:30 pm Jan 22 Chamber Board Meeting Chamber Office, Noon Jan 27 Evil on the Beach- Murder Mystery Dinner Hosted by Curtain Call Theatre Take Root Café, 5:00 pm—8:00 pm Liverpool Legends Beatles Tribute Band Truman Campus, Baldwin Hall Auditorium, 7:30 pm
January 2018 Calendar of Events
Thank you, Members, who sponsored the Chamber’s 2018 Newsletter
by placing their ad on the cover! American Trust Bank Century 21 Whitney Agency Claypoole Nursery Colton’s Steakhouse Davis Playle Hudson Rimer Funeral Home Kirksville Brake & Muffler Northeast Regional Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Northeast Regional Medical Center Northeast Therapy Services Papa John’s Pizza Vicki Benson RE/MAX Home Team
New Member Welcome Andy’s Lawn & Landscape, LLC Mailing Address: PO Box 90 Kirksville, MO 63501 Email: [email protected] Website: www.andyslawns.com Phone: 660-988-0148 Andy Supple, Owner
Claypoole Nursery, LLC Plant Nursery Address: 32822 US Hwy 63 South Macon, MO 63552 Email: [email protected] Website: www.claypoolenursery.com Phone: 660-385-2011 Joe Claypoole, Owner
Cornerstone Insurance Group Address: 721 Emerson, Ste 500 St. Louis, MO 63141 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cornerstoneinsurancegroup.com Phone: 314-222-5704 Steve Kickham, Consultant
Jackson Electric & Sign, Inc. Address: 416 West Cottonwood Kirksville, MO 63501 Email: [email protected] Phone: 660-665-2586 Kenny Jackson, Owner
Kirksville Brake & Muffler Address: 115 N. Marion Street Kirksville, MO 63501 Email: [email protected] Phone: 660-627-5201 Ron Tennyson, Owner
Save the Date:
State of the City Address Monday, February 12
EDA Building 4:30 pm
Speaker: Mayor Phillip Biston
Happy New Year! The events of 2018 are going to bring many new visitors to Kirksville. Below is a list of just a few of the dates for your calendars. January 11 will be the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Holiday Inn Express-University Area, 2523 South Franklin, at 5:00 p.m. The public is invited to tour this wonderful new hotel. The Kirksville Rotary Centennial Celebration and Rhonda Vincent concert will be March 10, on Truman campus. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Kirksville Tourism is partnering with the Kirksville Arts Association to host a Quilters Weekend, April 27-28. Talented quilters will teach how to make projects such as a pillow top, a table runner or a tote bag. The Red, White and Blue Festival will be July 4-7. There will be a parade, fireworks, apple pies, pancakes, a car show, the Uncle Sam run for FLATS, Cemetery Theater, Community Band Concert and much more. The Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge will be returning to Kirksville for a 3-day session on agriculture, September 12-14. This group brings 40 women to Kirksville from all over Missouri. The third annual Midwest Antique Fest and Flea Market is scheduled for September 21-22 in Kirksville. Kirksville Arts Association Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival will be Saturday, September 29. And Truman Family Day is also September 29. The 8th Annual FLATS Trail Half Marathon is set for October 6. In 2017 this race brought 200 people to compete from 10 states. October 26-28, Kirksville will be the host community for the International Single Reed Festival. This saxophone and clarinet music festival will take place at Truman State University. The planning committee expects over 500 attendees. The Missouri Livestock Symposium will be in Kirksville November 30-December 1 and includes a tradeshow, education sessions, speakers, dinners, and displays. For information about these and other events, go to visitkirksville.com/events. If you have an idea for a festival or event in 2018 or you want to bring a group, conference, or reunion to town please contact the tourism office. We will be delighted to help you.
The Chamber wishes to thank the following businesses and individuals for reaffirming their belief in the
Chamber of Commerce. Adair-Schuyler County Farm Bureau Ameriprise Financial Anita Slaughter Auto Plaza Bill & Mary Kay Crnic Blossom Shop Flowers & Gifts Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center Days Inn Hartzell Hardwoods, Inc. Jamco Awards John W. Gillum, CPA, LLC Kirksville Gardens Kirksville Super 8 KYOU Fox Channel 15 TV KZBK, KFMZ, KLTI, KZZT, dba Best Broadcast Mari Macomber Mary Immaculate Church & School Murilyn G. Koutstaal NEMO Fair Association Northeast Regional Medical Center Scrappers Den ServiceMaster by Lewellen’s Servpro of Kirksville Shirley Baldwin St. Andrew’s Apartments The Willows Lakehouse United Country Midwest Realty
Kirksville Leadership Institute Informational Luncheon
Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:30-1:00 pm Truman SUB
Georgian Room A
Please RSVP by Thursday, January 4, 2018
to the Kirksville Area Chamber of
Commerce 660.665.3766
Tourism Tidbits By: Debi Boughton Tourism Director