Frog Fest - May 5th and 6th from 9 a.m.-5
p.m. at the Waynesville City Park. Two day event celebrating
WH Croaker, the frog rock that overlooks the town of Waynesville.
Frog kissing contests, kids games, food, crafts, silent basket
auction. For more information call 573-774-6171 or visit http://www.geocities.com/Frog_fest.
Pulaski County Bike and Car Show - May 5th
at St. Robert Community Center, St. Robert. Will be held rain
or shine from 9 a.m. to ?? General Admission is $5, children
12 and under admitted free with an adult. Kricket Alley will
be performing at 1 p.m. and Rebel Train will begin at 6 p.m.
There will be vendors and food. For more information visit users.cablemo.net/~robertwatson/index.html or call Bob @ 573-528-0300, Stew @ 573-528-1423, Sarge
@ 417-527-3654, Bossman @ 573-433-6960. All Bikes & Cars
Welcome. There will be over 20 classes for cars and bikes.
Show and contest begin at 2 p.m., Award Ceremony and Raffle
drawings to be held at 7 p.m. Registration is from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.. Registration fees Bikes Pre - $10, Door $15. Registration
fees Cars Pre - $15, Door $20. Trophies will be awarded in
each class/category, winners will be picked by the public.
There will also be a tattoo contest and a burnout contest.
Pulaski County Courthouse Museum - May 5th,
12th, 19th and 26th, Open house at the museum. View their
new displays for the 2007 tourist season. The museum will
be open Saturdays from May through September 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Interested in history? Speak with Marge regarding volunteering!
email: mscott1108@cablemo.net.
Chamber Luncheon - May 9th at 11:45 a.m.
at Adonia's. Our sponsor is the KUMR Public Radio. Cost is
$10. Call or e-mail the Chamber office to R.s.v.p. By 9 a.m.
on May 8th.
**Please note** The Chamber of Commerce is excited
to have such a large number of its members attend monthly
luncheons. Unfortunately, due to the large number of last
minute Chamber luncheon attendees a policy has been put into
place by the Chamber Board of Directors. This policy started
in April 2005; anyone who responds after the R.s.v.p. cut-off
time (9:00 a.m. the Tuesday before the luncheon) or shows
up without an R.s.v.p. may be charged an additional $10. If
an R.s.v.p. is received and they do not attend the luncheon
there may be a $10 charged for the meal. The decision was
made to charge this amount to compensate our Chamber member
restaurants for the last minute adjusts they must make to
their menus.
Waynesville-St. Robert Lion's Club Breakfast - May 12th from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the St. Robert Community
Center. All you care to eat Pancakes, Sausage, Biscuits and
Gravy Breakfast on Saturday. Tickets are $5 for adults and
$2 for children under 12 years old. They will be sold in advance
and may also be purchases at the door. For more information
contact the Lion's Club at 573-774-2989.
Military
Appreciation Day at Springfield Cardinals Game -
May 12th. The Mid Missouri Credit Union
is sponsoring the 2nd
Annual Fort Leonard Wood Military Appreciation Day on Saturday
at the Springfield Cardinals Hammons Field in Springfield,
Mo. Pre-game ceremonies will kick off at 5:30 p.m. and feature
the first pitch by Maj. Gen. William McCoy, Maneuver Support
Center and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general; the Joint
Service Color Guard; and the 399th Army Band. Game time is
set for 6:10 p.m. During the seventh inning, a special performance
by Staff Sgt. Viletta Nash, Fort Leonard Wood's Military Idol
winner, is expected. For more details, or if you have any
questions, please feel free to call Russ Dixon at 329-3151
ext. 258.
Semi-Annual
ACAP Job Fair - May 17th from 0900 to1500 at the
Pershing Community Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The
Fort Leonard Wood Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP), in
partnership with Army Community Services, cordially invite
you to participate in the Semiannual ACAP-ACS Job Fair, This
event is open to the public and there is no registration fee.
The ACAP staff members look forward to working with you. Contact
the ACAP Center by e-mail, acap.leonardwood@serco-na.com;
fax, 573-596-0192; or phone, 573-596-0175.
SAMC 6th Annual 10K Run - May 19th from
7 a.m. - Noon, location TBA. Check in 6:00 p.m. How to register:
Call SFC Mincey at 573-596-8857 or SFC Roberts Flounory at
573-596-0131 ext 6-6750. Sponsored by First Command Financial
Planning.
Fundraiser
for the Pulaski County Sheriff's -May 19th at Dixon Oak Hills Golf with an 8:00 a.m. Shotgun
Start, 2 person scramble.
Karaoke Contest from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pre-registration
for contestants from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. or you may contact
Dee Mills at 573-528-3408 to register in advance. A fee of
$5.00 must accompany the registration. Bring your own lawn
chairs! All events are sponsored by the Pulaski P.O.S.T. (Providing
Officer Support) All proceeds go to the Pulaski Sheriff's
Department to purchase 2 way equipment.
Ribbon Cutting for Pulaski P.O.S.T. (Providing Officer
Support) - May 19th at 1 pm at the Oak Hills Country
Club in Dixon.
Cruise In - May 19th, For more information
contact Allen Ousley with the Cave State Cruisers at 573-364-2582.
Ribbon Cutting for Full Tilt Riders Motorcycle Club - May 25th at 5:30 pm at the Chamber office (parking lot behind
building).
Mid America Freedom Rally - May 25th - 28th
at the Shrine Club in Laquey. Missouri's largest motorcycle
rally. This 4 day event includes motorcycle competitions,
outdoor concert, camping and more! For more information contact
Mike Moeller at Mike.moeller@us.army.mil.
Sponsored by the Freedom of the Road Riders Association.
Memorial Day - May 28th Chamber office closed
in observance.
Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony - Harry
S. Truman Chapter No. 152, National Sojourners, Inc. of Waynesville,
Missouri invite Chamber members to participate in Memorial
Day 2007 by laying wreath in honor of all veterans. Two ceremonies
commemorating this special event will be held on Monday, May
28, 2006. The first ceremony will be conducted at the Fort
Leonard Wood Post Cemetery at 8:30 a.m. The second ceremony
will be conducted at the Sunset Memorial Estates Cemetery
at 10:30 a.m. The Chamber encourages you to participate in
both ceremonies to honor all veterans. Please contact one
of the following to arrange for participation in these ceremonies:
H.R. "Dick" Pennington at (573) 774-2728 or Milton
P. Youmans at (573) 336-5836. Those indicating a desire to
participate will be provided with more detailed information
prior to the ceremonies.
Eggs & Issues Lunch - May 30th at 11:30
a.m. at the Hampton Inn with Andy's 417 catering. Senator
Frank Barnitz and Representative David Day will discuss with
Chamber members, the issues that have came before the Missouri
Congress in its most recent session. Our lunch sponsor is
EMBARQ. Please call the Chamber office at 573-336-5121 to
R.s.v.p., or e-mail wschamber@earthlink.net by 9 a.m. May 29th to reserve your seat at this event.
Contracting
& Grant Opportunities with the Federal Government -
May 30th from 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at St. Robert Municipal
Center, 194 East Lawn Ave., Suite A. Hosted
by Office of Technology Commercialization & Economic Development.
Includes closed-circuit segments from the Rep. Ike Skelton
2007 Annual Procurement Conference on the University of Central
Missouri campus. Registration fee is $39, which includes a
continental breakfast, luncheon buffet, and refreshments throughout
the day. To register and pay by credit card: Go to http://www.missouribusiness.net/cgibin/calendar/ and select the seminar on May 25th.
Chamber Tour of Fort Leonard Wood - June
1st from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., leaving from the Chamber office/Visitor
Center. Please park in back of building. This will be an informative
and exciting event for our Chamber members. You may think
you know what is going on with our neighbor at Fort Leonard
Wood but we promise the tour will show you something new.
Lunch will be provided after the tour. Space is limited so
please R.s.v.p. to the Chamber office at 573-336-5121 no later
than May 30th, a lunch cost of $5.00 is also due at that time.
**If you have any information for our community calendar
please email chamberdirector@earthlink.net or fax to 573-336-5472.
For more events click on the
link below to view the county calendar! www.visitpulaskicounty.org/calendar/ |
Chamber
Tours Fort Leonard Wood
The
Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce is saddened to
announce the recent resignation of Board Member Bruce Price.
Bruce has accepted a new position and will be moving to
another state. The Chamber is very grateful for the guidance
Bruce provided during his time on the board and wishes him
well in all his endeavors. Replacing Bruce will be Marsha
Mercer. 
Keep
it up! I'm so proud of our chamber. Recently, I was approached
by different people who had attended one of our chamber luncheons
or events. They said they were so impressed with our attendance,
participation, and excitement for our organization and community.
They said they had been around other chambers in areas similar
to ours, but those chambers were no where near as active as
ours is. They commended us for it and said how much they enjoyed
attending our functions and we deserved a pat on the back.
WOW! Our chamber is a Great organization to be a part of.
It's sure nice, though, to have a guest tell us that. Thank
each of you for your valued support. Together we really do
make a real difference that people can see!
Karen
Hood
