Weekly Update From The Greater Clinton-Area Chamber Of Commerce
By David Lee-Director: 4/19/24
Welcome New Chamber Member: SecureNet, LLC Fire Safety and Security
84 NW 300th Road Clinton Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm 24/7 Emergency Service Available
Protect against intruders, theft, or property damage and implement systems to help your business continue running smoothly and safely. After discussing your priorities and budget, we will design a system customized to meet your needs.
www.securenet-service.com Phone: 660-885-9009 Email: service@securenetservice.com
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Welcome New Chamber Member: Shields Property Management 660-229-1893
Shields Property Maintenance specializes in residential and light commercial plumbing maintenance and excavating in the Bates County and surrounding area, including but not limited to Henry, Johnson, Benton and Cass Counties. shieldspm@yahoo.com Blake Shields
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Thank You! to our 2024 Gold and Silver Sponsors of Academic Excellence.
GOLD SPONSORS
Adkins Printing, Allen Huff-Public Administrator, American Family Insurance, Aviation Fabricators,
Bernard Tax and Bookkeeping, C Squared Screen Printing & Embroidery, Central Methodist University
Clinton Abstract & Title Co., Clinton Methodist Church, Clinton, MO Police Officers Assoc., Clinton Sunrise Optimist Club, Compass Health Network, Craig and Jessie Thompson, Dave and Kathy Garnett, Debbie A. Atwood, Dr. David and Christy Maggi, Dr. Gus S. Wetzel Family Foundation, Evans Pipe and Steel, Everhart’s Outdoor Store, Fortress Insurance Services, Four Seasons In Home Services, Full Line Lumber Center,
Golden Valley Fireworks, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Hardee’s of Clinton, Hawthorn Bank, Henry Co. Library, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Jim and Becky Raysik, Jim and Sandi Cox-Cox Rentals, Kenney Farms,
Kyle and Kelly Adkins, Logan’s Heating and Cooling, Mid-Western Advertising-Ivan Oestreich, Mike and Roberta Edgett, Mike Keith Insurance, Mills & Sons Insurance, Osage Valley Electric Cooperative, Pizza Glen, PLZ Corporation, Poague, Wall, Cox & Adams, LLC, Price Cutter of Clinton, Richard Hendrich, Schreiber Foods-DDN, Share and Care for Special People, State Representative Jim Kalberloh, Taylor, Nold, Kenney and Mitchell, LLC,
The Dalton House, Thom Knott Agency, Wallace Farms.
SILVER SPONSORS
Cook & Co. CPAs + Wealth Mgmt., Cummings Men’s Wear, Descombes Agri-Business, Groff Dental Studio,
Heritage Tractor, James and Vicky Naber, OakStar Bank.
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I attended the Care Connection for Aging Services ceremony to celebrate their ‘Give 5’ graduates. These folks recently met with organizations around town, including the Chamber, and then chose where they are going to volunteer. Those organizations were announced Tuesday.
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If you’ve ever thought about your business becoming a Chamber member, now would be a good time. Read below:
For our Chamber members: The Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered again with E&M Consulting, Inc. to produce our annual Community Guide & Business Directory. The publication will be available in both print and digital formats. E&M will manage the entire project, including advertising sales and layout/graphic design. We have found that they are highly professional and produce a high-quality publication, and we ask that you give them a moment of your time. E&M will be contacting all members about the advertising opportunities available. The publication will be mailed to every member and distributed throughout the area – an excellent opportunity to promote and give you additional business exposure. If you have any questions or want to advertise, please contact an E&M sales associate at 800-572-0011 or advertising@eandmsales.com. As always, your support is appreciated! If you have any questions for your Chamber, call us at 660-885-8166, david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com. To view the ad rates/options and sign-up online, please visit: https://reserveyourad.com/GCACOC/
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Olde Glory Days 2024 will start on July 1st with the annual Veteran’s Dinner. Activities will begin on Wed. evening, July 3rd and continue through Sunday night, July 7th with the fireworks show. Many contracts were signed last fall for this year’s celebration. Musical acts this year include Delisa Dawn and Route 66 Reunion Show…Eastern Heights…Brass Rewind…The Rock Gods…Richard Holmgren’s Flying Debris Show…Kevin Horner Ventriloquist…and the Fishin’ Magicians. Activities will include badges with the chance to win prizes…the carnival…Gospelfest…Kaboom the mascot…office olympics…the parade…t-shirts and caps…toddler tent and bounce house…vendors…and sooo much more from the past and new items for this year.
We just wanted to let you know that the dates have been set, the committee has met, many contracts have been signed and a lot of people will continue to work hard over the next four months to bring you another great Olde Glory Days. 2024 will be our 31st year! More information will be released as the days, weeks and months go by.
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Did you know that Clinton had a nine-hole disc golf course at one time? Well, it still does, but as of spring of 2022, nine more baskets were added and Clinton is home to an 18-hole disc golf course in the Artesian Park! If you know of a group, club, organization, etc. that would like to hold a fund-raising tournament on this course, just call the Clinton Chamber and Tourism and we can help get you started. 660-885-8166.
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Clinton Animal Shelter·We are looking for people who can help us out on Mondays transporting a shelter pet or two to their vet appointments. If you wouldn’t mind being on a list for us to call the week before to see if you are available and can spare a little bit of time please let us know. Call 660-885-7999 or email clintonanimalshelter@yahoo.com and ask to be put on the list. If you are available other days please let us know that also. These would be to local Clinton vets and possibly to Appleton City. Just let us know what you could help with. This is a huge help to us and we appreciate any assistance we can get. Thank you very much!
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Jobs Mo Gov·Are you interested in expanding your knowledge and skills? To learn more about online learning and training courses that are available at no cost, visit https://bit.ly/3U3YgGl
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Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce-Be sure to check out our community calendar at https://clintonmo.com/clinton-chamber-of-commerce/calendar/
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From the Henry Co. Museum: The Museum is open for 2024. There will be a great new exhibit this year, titled The Halls of Knowledge. Brenda and Nick have been working long hours putting this together and it is sure not to disappoint. We hope you plan on being there! We have many exciting things planned for 2024 and we hope you will plan on attending many of them.
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Annual Rotary Fish Fry Drive Thru-This year’s Fish Fry will again be a DRIVE-THRU EVENT Drive thru or Carry Out. (Come East on Franklin St on the North Side of the Rotary Club Building, going onto the square). Menu: Fried Fish, Hushpuppies, Coleslaw, Dessert. Tickets are $15.00 each available from any Clinton Rotarian (Beginning April 4th) or are available at the event. April 20th, 5-7pm 200 West Franklin Clinton, MO
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Downtown is Blooming “late Thursday”-Event by Clinton Main Street
Downtown Clinton Square Join us for the first “Late Thursday” of the year on April 25th from 4-7 PM! Many downtown shops will be open late for you to shop, then you can grab a bite or a drink at one of our downtown stops or from one of the food trucks! You can also enter to win one of our many giveaways! This event is made possible thanks to our Partners: Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Hawthorn Bank, PLZ Champion, Hampton Inn, C Squared, Mills and Sons Insurance, Sherman Plumbing and Heating Co., and Equity Bank.
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The Henry County Library invites the community to attend Bricks, Books, and Beyond…A Chapter 30 Years in the Making, a celebration honoring the 30th anniversary of the library’s current location. A reception will be held on April 25th from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. in the gallery at 123 East Green Street in Clinton. Cake and punch will be served, and commemorative library ornaments will be given out (while supplies last). Please “check out” the celebration, “reserve” a day to stop by, and visit us “periodical”ly! The Henry County Library is here for you! For more information call (660)885-2612.
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Paint and Sip April 25th from 6 till 8pm. Golden Valley Eagles, 723 North Third St. $35 per person and one drink. Open to the public. 660-885-5811. Open grill available. Bridgette McCoy, Instructor.
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Clinton Schools FFA ANNUAL PLANT SALE Greenhouse Operations and Management students have been hard at work planting and caring for a variety of plants. You can come support their efforts at the annual FFA Plant Sale Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th from 8:00am-5:00pm in the FFA Greenhouse (north side of high school).
If you have any questions, please contact Jessie Rager-Miller, jrager@clintoncardinals.org
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Seeds of Faith Carryout Fried Fish Dinner. April 26th, 4:30-6:30pm. $12 Adults, $6 for Children ages 3-12. Adult and kids menu. 660-383-1420 to schedule delivery inside Clinton city limits.
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Drive Thru Rabies Clinic for Henry County Residents April 27 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm FREE DETAILS Date: April 27 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Henry County Fairgrounds 1005 E Sedalia Ave Clinton ORGANIZER Henry County Health Center
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Primitive Olde Crow & Winery, LLC – Clinton-Mark your calendars for April 27th. Spring Junk Fest Fun for the whole family! Food stalls | Market stalls | Pizza | Winery | Antiques | Local Vendors Music | Bounce house for kids Contact us at 660-885-2051 or email primitiveoldecrowandwinery@gmail.com for vendor information.
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Henry Co. Plant Swap in the Park April 28th 11am till 4pm Artesian Park Come join us at Artesian Park for a day of plant swapping and community! We’ll be located at the large shelter. Bring your extra vegetable and fruit plants, nut trees/bushes, native pollinator plants, houseplants etc. to trade. I do ask that if you bring nonnative species, that they not be aggressive/invasive, ie no invasive bamboo, nonnative honeysuckle, Euonymus winter creeper etc. The day of, we’ll set up at 11 am and hopefully be ready to swap by 12 pm. If anyone wants to volunteer to help stay after and clean up, contact me (Kat McKenzie) I look forward to this and getting to meet new people in the community. Be sure to share this event!
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The Friends of the Henry County Library Group will be holding a spring book sale and membership drive from April 29th – May 4th in the Friends Room of the library located at 123 E. Green Street, Clinton, MO. The sale hours are as follows: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on April 29th – May 3rd 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on May 4th Membership Drive and Pre-Sale Event New this year is the addition of a membership drive and pre-sale event which will be held on Saturday, April 27th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Those purchasing a Friends of the Library Group membership will be allowed entry to the pre-sale and receive a discount on all purchases. Please stop by and grab some good reads at GREAT prices! All proceeds help support the programs and services at the Henry County Library. For more information, please contact the library at (660)885-2612.
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The All American Kayak Classic and Romans Warrior Foundation are locking shields!! Together and because of the hard work by the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, a unique opportunity is about to take place in Clinton, MO at the Benson Convention Center, May 3rd and 4th!
Each year the All American Kayak Classic hosts its annual event that sees some 200 plus kayak anglers from around the nation, descend upon Truman Lake. The prize, a $10,000.00 dollar first place check. This year, there’s an even bigger prize that will be on display for the Greater Clinton area citizens to visit and experience. The Global War on Terror, Wall of Remembrance. The Romans Warrior Foundation will be bringing this mobile memorial and putting it on display for all to experience while the AAKC is taking place. Both Friday and Saturday the Wall will be on full display at the Benson Convention Center. The Wall is roughly 120’ feet long and has two viewable sides. One side is the Education element where visitors can see when the Global War on Terror actually began and a timeline is in place for them to learn what has happened over the past 40 years. The other side is the Honor side. Our brothers and sisters names that have fallen to the GWOT are etched into the frames and their memory and legacy will carry forward with each stop and event, the Wall experiences. The GWOT Wall is the only mobile memorial in the United States that is dedicated to this era. It’s because of like-minded organizations that this opportunity will be on display. The All American Kayak Classic, the Romans Warrior Foundation, and most of all, the Greater Area Chamber of Commerce have all made this possible. Locking Shields for the purpose of bringing
healing to the Greater Clinton area is the drive and it’s about to take place on May 3rd and 4th!!
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity as this is free and open to the public from Friday morning all the way through Sunday Morning. For more information on the Romans Warrior Foundation www.romanswarriorfoundation.org
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Clinton, MO Parks & Recreation·May the FORTH be with YOGA!!! Saturday May 4th at 8 am we are having a special outside session with Georgette. Cost is $6 Please register at clintonparkreconline.com Go to Activities, select Drop In Classes, select Saturday Morning to register and pay for the class. Please check in at the Front Desk of the Community Center before class that morning.
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Clinton Animal Shelter·Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Garage Sale benefiting the Clinton Animal Shelter to help with the vet bills and canine training. Saturday, May 4th – 8am to 3pm -The 1311 Event Space-1311 N Washington St Clinton. Please stop by and help our homeless pets. Some items are marked and some are for donation sale.
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C.H.A.R.T. 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, Sat., May 4th at Clinton Country Club. Proceeds go towards Henry Co. Citizens Healthcare and Wellness Needs. Tee time is 8:30am for four person scramble format. $340/team. Sign up at the Club or contact Tyler at 660-223-3210 or tyler.pulcini@lpha.mo.gov Golf and other games included.
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Henry County Memory Fund – Big Purple Party is Coming Up
On May 4, 2024, the Henry County Memory Fund will host their 10th Annual Big Purple Party! It will be held in Hawthorn Bank’s parking lot at Old Country Club Park with registration at 9:00 am and the ceremony at 9:30 am. All contributors will be on site with information and giveaways during the ceremony to honor our friends, family and loved ones that are currently struggling with or have lost to Alzheimer’s and Dementia. All money raised will now be distributed locally to caregivers or to those with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Money is provided through an application process for living expenses, medication, medical equipment, respite stays and other uses. We also send a percentage each year for research.
Please contact hcmemoryfund@gmail.com, Christa Atchison 660-525-1338 or Ranae Walrath at GVMH at 660-890-7294 for questions. Are you interested in supporting this worthy cause? Donations can be made online at http://cfozarks.org/donate, at the bottom of the page, type Henry County Memory fund into the box and select it when it pops up. It will take you to a new page to donate. If you would like to donate by check please make it payable to Henry County Memory Fund and mailed to PO Box 741, Clinton, MO 64735.
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Event by Mid-Day Optimist Clinton Country Club Save the date for our annual Brunch & Bubbly! Bring your mom, sisters, aunts and girlfriends to enjoy a morning together. There will be mimosas, brunch, silent auction, ELLO links and Rider Smith Entertainment! Sat., May 4th, 10am-12pm
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May Day, Sat., May 4th 2 till 4pm. Henry Co. Museum, 203 West Franklin. A Ladies Tea hosted by the Henry Co. Historical Society and Museum. Tickets available at Museum annex.
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Clinton High School·You won’t want to miss the RETURN of the spring Art Show at CHS on May 4th from 6-8 pm. This event will be held along with the CMS/CHS Spring Instrumental Music concerts. We hope you can join us to see the creative talents of our high school artists and musicians!
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The Clinton Technical School Car Show will be held in the Technical School parking lot on Saturday, May 11th, 2024. The proceeds from the show will support students in SkillsUSA, our Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO).
Show-day registration is $40 from 8-11 am. Judging begins at noon. Awards begin at 2 pm.
There will be food available for purchase the day of the car show as well as corn hole, face-painting, music, and more.
There will be 10 categories. There will also be prizes given to the top three student vehicles as well as a crowd favorite. This brings us to a total of 17 awards/prizes that will be handed out on the day of the show.
Please register by clicking on this link:
https://docs.google.com/…/18FnVhSjuwUwYN12KZ…/edit
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Cruise to Clinton Cruise Night is a cruise-in held on the Clinton, MO Square, from 4pm till 7pm on the 2nd Saturday of the month from May thru October. Plenty of shade and parking available, with food vendors on site and a DJ playing music and giveaways. After several cruise nights there will be an actual short cruise. All rides welcome…50/50 raffle…For all the details, check out Clinton Cruise Night on Facebook or email mattwray1968@gmail.com.
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Clinton’s Shop Small Crawl. Sat., May 18th 10 till 4 A group of boutiques, home decor and specialty shops have joined teams to host Clinton’s first ever boutique crawl! How it works: Pick up your passport/map at the first participating business you visit. Get your passport stamped at ALL participating shops. Turn your card in to the last shop you visit and be entered to win CASH prizes! No purchases necessary to be stamped. 1st prize: $500 2nd prize: $300 3rd prize: $200 Winners will be drawn LIVE around 4:30pm on Facebook and in person.
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Hats Off For Hot Meals, Kickin’ Chicken Dinner and Hat Auction. May 19th. Lunch from 11 till 1, hat auction at 1:00. A great meal and a chance to bid on a large collection of vintage and modern hats for both men and women. Meal price at the door is $15 for adults, $10 for kids under 12. This event is open to the public and will benefit the programs at Care Connection/Clinton Senior Center.
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AMERICAN PICKERS to Film in Missouri-The American Pickers are excited to return to Missouri! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in June 2024. AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. The American Pickers TV Show is looking for leads and would love to explore your hidden treasure. If you or someone you know has a unique item, story to tell, and is ready to sell…we would love to hear from you! Please note, the Pickers DO NOT pick stores, flea markets, malls, auction businesses, museums, or anything open to the public. If interested, please send us your name, phone number, location, and description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call (646) 493-2184 facebook: @GotAPick
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Rustic Bridges-Attention crafters and artisans!! Booking vendors for our 4th Annual On the Farm, Saturday June 8th. We’re looking for vendors from all around who specialize in handcrafted items, repurposed goods, boutique clothing and accessories, antiques and vintage item vendors, metal workers, ceramics/potters, wine, beer/spirit crafters and many other specialty items. Limited spaces for direct sales. This is a family friendly event where people come together to shop your amazing products in an open air style market. If you or anyone you know is interested in being a vendor please reach out to Matt & Halley Bridges via messenger or email rusticbridges@gmail.com.
