Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber Awards Banquet on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Pam Elder presented the Kingree Family with the Bloomfield Chamber 2016 Farm Family of the Year.
Elvin and Jane Kingree have been involved in farming for 36 years. Elvin is a 1973 graduate of Bloomfield High School. They currently farm 3,600 acres of corn, rice, and soybeans.
Congratulations Elvin and Jane!
Shown in the photo from left to right are: Goldie DeGroot, Pam Elder, Elvin Kingree, Billy Pat Wright and State Representative Tila Hubrecht.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber Awards Banquet on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Goldie DeGroot, newly elected Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce President, presented Kathy Mooney Shelton with the 2016 Bloomfield Chamber Woman of the Year Award.
Kathy is a 1966 Bloomfield High School graduate. She wrote a successful grant that generated $70,000 to make much needed repairs to the Stoddard County Courthouse. The grant stipulated that the county designate $30,000 for this project.
Shown in the photo are from left to right: Goldie DeGroot, Kathy Shelton, Billy Pat Wright, and State Representative Tila Hubrecht.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber Awards Banquet on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Jim Mayo of the Stars & Stripes Museum presented the 2016 Bloomfield Chamber Man of the Year Award to Larry Ward.
Larry is a 1971 Bloomfield High School graduate. He spent a great deal of time and money gathering information about the Stoddard County Courthouse, replacing the hands on the clock, cleaning and putting the clock into working order.
Shown in the photo are Jim Mayo, Goldie DeGroot (Bloomfield Chamber President), Larry Ward, Billy Pat Wright, and State Representative Tila Hubrecht.
Bloomfield, Missouri - More than 300 people gathered around the beautifully decorated Stoddard County Courthouse on Wednesday evening to celebrate "It's A Wonderful Life" hosted by the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.
The Bloomfield Chamber has become more active recently hosting and co-hosting various events in the city. This was the first of its kind and hopefully will become an annual event.
A dog show was held with seven entries and a light contest was also held.
The winners for the light contest received a $50 Visa Card each!
Best Bloomfield Business - Dee Dee's Custom Creations
The Clark Griswold Award (Most/Tackiest Lights) - Tiffanie Smith
Best Street - Maple Lane
Classic Christmas - Vida & Trent Shipman
Elf - Heath & Chasity Estes
Zach Zook and the Leftovers sang several songs. They were quite the hit with folks singing from the bleachers.
The Bloomfield Community Choir under the direction of Buddy Heaton kept everyone in the Christmas spirit with their renditions of several holiday tunes.
Even jolly old St. Nick took time out of his busy Christmas season to visit with the children.
A Christmas Reading by Alice Fowler and to end the festivities was Greg Stevens who prayed for a blessed Christmas and to all the military who are put in harms way each and every day. "Be thankful for all you have and your family," he said.
Also a BIG THANKS to their Sponsors: Granny Pickers, Town and Country, NAPA Auto Parts, Wyatts One Stop, Briney & Sue Welborn, On The Go - Bloomfield, Sweet T's & Co, Mike Maroni Law, Shelter Insurance , Gary & Donna Deardorff, Classic Cuts , Wethington Tire, Christian's General Store, Quality Floor Maintenance , and Miller Street Antiques.
"It was an awesome evening straight out of a Hallmark movie!" stated April Bond. "Please do it again!"
"I hope this becomes an annual event," stated Brook Allen, member of the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Board. "It's the holiday season and we just wanted to bring Bloomfield together and make it a special night."
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight of the Week is Auto Tire & Parts NAPA. The business is located at 502 South Prairie.
Mark Jackson is the manager and he can help you with all your auto needs. Got a question? Give him a call at (573) 568-3357 or stop in and see him.
Hours of operation are Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. – Noon.
Don’t forget to join the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce and your business may be spotlighted next!
Contact Goldie DeGroot, Vice President of the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce at (573) 568-9996 or Brook Allen at (573) 820-0628.
