7th Annual Festival of Trees - Trenton Area Chamber of...
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N O V E M B E R I S S U E 2014
First, the DAWGS (Disabled Athletes with Grundy Support) organization would like to thank each of you who supported their organization in the past.
They are now preparing for their 7th Annual Festival of Trees for the D.A.W.G.S. This event is held to help the disabled athletes travel and attend district and state competitions against other disabled athletes. They ask businesses and individuals in the community to decorate a tree, wreath, or gift basket and bring it to the festival, to be auctioned off the night of November 28th. They also send out flyers and have ads in the newspaper and on the radio advertising this event in hopes that individuals and business leaders will attend the auction and buy a tree or
wreath in support of the Disabled Athletes. They also plan to have music, Santa Claus, carriage rides, gingerbread houses, Christmas plate decorating, face painting, and food. The DAWGS would love to have your support with this event as well. It is the help of the community over the past year that has made their organization grow into the success it has.
If you have any questions or would like to decorate a tree or wreath or to help in any way, please feel free to call at anytime. Brenda Thorne 654-0218, Judy Leninger 359-5123 or Georgia Jackson 635-0887.
7th Annual Festival of Trees
TRENTON AREACHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AMBASSADORSSharon BarnettChad BoydCarrie Lamm Clark
Dr. Andy CoxRobin DennertLinda Eads
Jeanie GriffinEric HallDr. Kevin HarrisSue Huffstutter
Marlisa KlinginsmithDiane LowreyRhonda Meservey
Matt OsterthunBonita PriceMelissa Purkapile
Cindy SopticMichelle VandevenderJeb WalkerColleen Williams
ContentsThanks / Chamber Coffee 2
Zombie Walk / Irish Trip 3
Quarterly Luncheon 3
Annual Radio Auction 4
NAP Tax Credits 4
KTTN Soiree 4
Youth Leadership 5
Member Moments 6
Monthly Calendar 7
THANK YOU!
The Chamber has had a very busy & successful fall thanks to all of our board members, ambassadors, volunteers and
the community.
We’ve hosted the first successful Golf Ball drop, alongside Riverside Country Club, with a tremendous turn-out! Then
we hosted the largest event in Trenton each year, the Missouri Day Festival, in conjunction with the Missouri
Marching Band Festival, hosted by Buddy & Karla Hannaford. These combined events brought so many people into our community to make it a huge success again this
year. The Rotary Club did an excellent job with the parade as well this year.
The annual Trick-or-Treat night at the Rock Barn brought in an estimated 550 kids to collect treats at 31 tables. We couldn’t accomplish this without your help and support.
Thank you ALL for your unending support and help through our fall events thus far!
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS & CHAMBER COFFEES
H&R BLOCK IS HAVING A GRAND OPENING & RIBBON CUTTING ON NOVEMBER 12TH AT 11:45AM. LUNCH
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
H&R BLOCK WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A CHAMBER COFFEE ON DECEMBER 3RD.
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Zombie Walk
Irish Splendor
Support our veterans & soldiers with the Zombie Walk at Eastside
Park November 1.
Meet at 4:00pm for registration.
Call Courtney at 359-5325.
The Chamber of Commerce is hosting a trip to Ireland November 4 - 11, 2015. Travelers can expect eight (8) days of visiting historical sites such as Dublin, Guinness Storehouse, Blarney Castle, Killarney, Dingle Peninsula, Cliffs of Moher, Dromoland Castle and Whiskey Distillery.
For those interested in going on this trip, please contact the Chamber. There are brochures available in the office. There will be an informational meeting at 6:00pm on March 4, 2015 at Royal Inn Pizza. Please RSVP if you plan to attend this meeting.
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Quarterly Luncheon
The Chamber quarterly luncheon for the last quarter of 2014 will be held November 19th at Riverside Country Club.
Guest speaker will be Cathy Smith from Trenton Downtown Improvement Association. She will be explaining the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits and what they can do for you. Please RSVP by November 12th.
Be sure to tune in to KTTN FM 92.3 on Saturday
morning, December 6th to bid on many items of interest
in our 10th annual radio auction. If you’re in need of
Christmas gifts, this is the place for you! Donations of
items are gladly accepted and appreciated. Please
contact the Chamber for more information.
10th Annual Radio Auction
Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) 70% Tax Credits AvailableThe Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) is administered by the Department of Economic Development. It was designed to assist endangered communities and their residents in the improvement of the quality of life.
The Trenton Downtown Improvement Association (TDIA) has been approved for $446,116 in donations, which will yield $312,281 in 70% tax credits.
To find out how this can help you or your business, or you would like more information, you may contact the Chamber at 660-359-4324. You can also attend the Chamber Quarterly Luncheon on November 19th at Riverside Country Club. The Chamber and TDIA advise you to speak with your tax preparer as well to find out how these credits can benefit you.
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KTTN Benefit Soiree
Come to the PAR Broadcasting 4th annual Soiree Thursday November 6th at the National Guard Armory in Trenton. A catered meal is at 6:30 with a live auction starting at 7:30. We also will have a silent auction. Proceeds from the auctions go toward local veterans services under the auspices of Wayne Kleinschmidt of Trenton. Tickets cost $15 and may be purchased during business hours at KTTN – KGOZ office, 804 Main Street through Wednesday November 5th. Businesses wishing to make a donation for the auction need to contact our sales staff by November 5th so your items canbe put on the list.
We set out with the mission to “cultivate leaders,” and we began spreading the word that the City of Trenton was looking for motivated youth to fill the spots. Chase Marsh, Ellis Gilham, Sadie Roy, Karley McCollum, Meghan Adams, Martha Cool, Mercedez Elliot, Hannah Farmer, Chelsey Miller and Ally Ockenfels were just the youth we were looking for when they signed up to participate in this year’s program.
The program is designed to assist in the development of community leadership skills for teens looking to gain knowledge and experience in leadership rolls. Our goal is to prepare the youth for their future by cultivating leadership skills in areas such as public speaking, interviewing, financial preparedness, and community involvement.
The 10-week schedule includes sessions that enrich the youth’s knowledge of City Government, Community Resources, Business Tours, History, Building Self Confidence, Overcoming Challenges and Team Building exercises. Perhaps one of the most beneficial and impacting things we do with the students is to help them take a step into their future. They identify a career path, then we then ask them to research their career field and prepare a resume. They are then paired with a professional in the field of their choice and will be given a mock job interview. These interviews provide them with a real life experience that will give them a step up in their career.
We feel that serving the youth in the community and helping fulfill their dreams is a monumental way to enrich the community as a whole. The future is in the hands of our youth and as we pass the baton to them, we want them to grasp it with unwavering confidence and knowledge.
~Ralph Boots, EDFP Community Development Director
Youth Leadership Trenton is underway
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Scott Rasa knows all too well about traumatic injuries, and is fanatical about safety
on his farm and in all his busi-nesses.
The Lafayette County, Mo., farmer’s cousin and great-grand-father were both killed in tractor accidents, but it is one a little clos-er to home that sticks in his mind the most and proves that even careful people have accidents.
In 2005 while driving a skid-steer loader, Rasa accidently backed over his father’s foot, caus-ing severe injuries that almost cost his foot. However, LifeFlight Eagle f lew Rasa’s father to a Kan-sas City trauma center, where through a series of operations,
surgeons were able to repair and save his foot.
Rasa recognized the value of having such an important public-safety organization near his fam-ily and his community. In 2010, he partnered with LifeFlight Eagle to build a new base on his farm-land just east of Odessa, near In-terstate 70 and the intersection of Highways M and O.
Rasa built a state-of-the-art climate-controlled hangar facility that now houses one of LifeFlight Eagle’s Bell 407 helicopters and its round-the-clock f light team, which consists of a pilot, f light nurse and f light paramedic.
The new Lafayette County base has been operating for 17 months
now. Combined with its other three bases (Trenton, Harrison-ville and Clinton, Mo.), LifeFlight Eagle serves communities sur-rounding Kansas City.
In its February edition, The Progressive Farmer magazine named Rasa, age 39, one of Amer-
ica’s five “Best Young Farmers & Ranchers.”
LifeFlight Eagle wrote a let-ter of recommendation for Rasa’s nomination, citing his partner-ship with LifeFlight Eagle as just one example of Rasa’s community-first attitude.
Farmer who donated land for new base honored as ‘Best Young Farmer & Rancher’
Scott Rasa stands outside the Lafayette County base he built in partnership with LifeFlight Eagle on farmland he owns east of Odessa.
Photo Courtesy of Progressive Farmer Magazine
To promote responsible driving and good decision making, LifeFlight Eagle partnered with the Riverside Police and Fire Department and others to stage a mock DWI crash and response simulation at Park Hill High School on Tuesday, April 10, — the week before the school’s prom. With the help of Riverside Fire personnel, LifeFlight Eagle Flight Nurse Val Hammergren and Flight Paramedic Gillian Pederson loaded “victim” Amy O’Guin, an administrative assistant at PHS, into the helicopter while pilot Tim Schlupp waited to lift. As part of its ongoing community education initiatives, LifeFlight Eagle participates in numerous educational mock scenes each year in the communities it serves.
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Front row: Chelsey Miller, Chase Marsh, Ally Ockenfels, Sadie Roy & Meghan Adams. Back Row: Karley McCollum, Ellis Gilham, Hannah Farmer, Martha Cool & Mercedes Elliot.
Photo by Ralph Boots
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M E M B E R M O M E N T SModine would like to congratulate Dyle Wilson on his retirement. We thank him for 43 years of dedicated service.
5th Annual Green Hills Women’s Expo for one day only! November 8th, 9am – 2pm at Trenton High School on Oklahoma Ave. Over 45 vendors! Shopping, entertainment, food, and fun!
Elle Harris, R.N., FNP-‐BC, will be starting at Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in November and will see patients of all ages. To schedule an appointment with Elle, call 660-‐358-‐5750.
The Virst home doubleheader for the NCMC Pirates and Lady Pirates basketball is Wednesday, November 5 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Pirates participated in the NJCAA Division II Women’s National Championship Tournament last spring.
4-‐D Tax Service has moved from 1214 Oklahoma to 1410 E. 9th Street, Trenton -‐ next to Royal Inn Pizza. Stop by our Open House November 14th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Pizza will be served!
Pharmacist Dave Jennings, Hometown Pharmacy, attended an immunization clinic at St Louis College of Pharmacy Sept 25th and is now certiVied to give vaccinations.
Trenton R-‐IX has an early out Nov. 7th for teacher trainings. No school Nov 26, 27, 28 for Thanksgiving Break.
Make a visit to Chumbleys to enjoy LIVE BANDS! Saturday, November 8th @ 9pm -‐ Gold Rush; Wednesday, November 26th -‐ Centerline 9pm; DJ/Karaoke weekends @ 9pm. Sports on the 10ft Big Screen!
The NCMC Foundation will be hosting our Third Annual Estate Planning Seminar on Monday, November 24 in Cross Hall at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP for this seminar by calling 660-‐359-‐3948 x1415 or by e-‐mailing [email protected].
H&R Block has moved and are all set up, ready to serve you better than ever! The new location is 1601 E. 9th Street, Suite A, Williams Shopping Center-‐-‐-‐right by Hy-‐Vee! Come on in and we'll have some coffee and visit!
US Bank would like to welcome Cliff Harris, Personal Banker, and Ana Sarabia -‐ teller to their East Branch Team.
Join park staff on November 27th at 8:00am at Crowder State Park Shelter 3 parking lot for a 5K trail run/walk. Please bring a non-‐perishable food item to donate to the food pantry. Call 359-‐6473 for info.
Citizens Bank & Trust would like to welcome our new Financial Service Representative, Samantha Gibson to our team. Stop by for a cup of coffee or a bottle of water to meet her and visit with all of us about your Vinancial needs today!
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2014 CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS2014 CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS2014 CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS2014 CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERSJacob Black - Past Chairperson
Robbins & Black AgencyDave Bain - Chairperson
Hy-Vee Food StoreGary Jordan - 2014 Chairperson
Wright Memorial HospitalKim Washburn - Treasurer
US Bank
Becky AlbrechtTrenton R-IX Schools
Ralph BootsCity of Trenton
Kathi BrewerHowards Dept. Store
Teresa CrossNorth Central Missouri College
Jennifer HottesBlack Silo Winery
Rick HullGrundy County Commission
Chuck JonesTrenton Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Amy LewisFarmers Bank of Northern MO
Jackie SopticASAP Locksmith
Tara WalkerAndereck, Evans...Law Firm
Dyle WilsonModine Manufacturing