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2018 Bloomfield Heritage Days Set for This Weekend
April 26th 2018 by Dee Loflin
2018 Bloomfield Heritage Days Set for This Weekend
Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Heritage Days, sponsored by the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce and the Bloomfield Lion's Club, will be held this weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 27th, 28th, and 29th at the Bloomfield City Park. It’s about celebrating our community and providing a welcoming festival in the spring!

Step Back in Time will feature an old fashioned living historical encampment from the early 1800s.  Special activities are planned such as the Candy Cannon and kids games, live turtles and Chomper, the Sulcata Tortoise will be on hand to celebrate.

Smell the aroma of fresh kettle corn, indulge your taste buds with homemade fried pies, chicken & dumplins, French onion soup. ham & beans and much more.  Primitive traders will be selling their hand crafted leather and other goods.

Children of all ages will enjoy the infamous Candy Cannon and have fun at the hands-on learning center where they can pet live turtles, feel the furs of buffalo, skunk, possum, raccoon and many more Missouri animals.  They can throw a hawk or shoot a longbow or try their hand at throwing the atlatl.

Modern crafters will be set up on Saturday only.  

If you are interested in participating in the Heritage Days please contact Dee Loflin, (573) 380-3318 or contact Goldie DeGroot for Modern Craft Vendors $15 Call 573.568.9996

Pioneers will camp on Thursday morning after 9 a.m. and leave around noon on Sunday.

Last Updated on April 26th 2018 by Dee Loflin




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Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce and the Bloomfield Lions Club would like to invite you to the 3rd Annual It's a Wonderful Life in Bloomfield event on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

This year's special entertainment will be a showing of the movie The Polar Express on the big screen.  So bring a chair and a blanket and warm up with a hot cup of coffee or hot chocolate! The movie will begin at 5:30 p.m. following the doggie costume contest.

Enjoy an evening of Christmas cheer filled with entertainment, photos with Santa Claus, a Holiday Pet Costume Contest at 5:15 p.m.  There will be lots of hot chocolate, coffee, cookies, snacks, candy, chili and more all FREE!!! 

The Chamber would like to invite all local businesses and churches to join them.  Goldie DeGroot, President of the Bloomfield Chamber, encourages anyone to participate by setting up a booth or table.  If you are unable to set up a booth, donations are welcome.  There will also be prizes.  Just give her a call at (573) 568-9996 or (573) 568-2584.

The purpose of this event is to bring Bloomfield together for one special night of Christmas cheer and to enjoy an evening around the courthouse.  Roadblocks will be set up so traffic will be diverted that evening.  Burning barrels will also be available to keep your hands toasty warm while listening to beautiful Christmas music.


Event sponsored by the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, Bloomfield Lions Club, Muddy Paws, ShowMe Times, and Billy Pat Wright.

Last Updated on November 27th 2017 by Dee Loflin




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Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at the Bloomfield Living Center (formerly Golden Living Center) on Friday, February 17, 2017.  The facility is under new ownership and new management.

Bloomfield Living Center was recently purchased by Health Systems Inc. in September of 2016.  Michelle Chism is now the administrator for the facility as well.

The facility is located at 606 W Missouri St.  It is a small facility with 60 beds and has for-profit, corporate ownership and takes both Medicare and Medicaid.

They also offer comprehensive inpatient and outpatient  rehabilitation programs with specialized programming built for seniors including fitness training, dementia management and Lymphedema treatment.

Shown in the photo from left to right are Billy Pat Wright, Representative from Senator Doug Libla's office, Michelle Chism, Bloomfield Living Center Administrator, Sandy Reazin, Goldie DeGroot, Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce President, Karen Griffin, Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Secretary/Treasurer, and Sue Mayo.


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Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to the 2nd Annual It's a Wonderful Life in Bloomfield event on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Enjoy an evening of Christmas cheer filled with entertainment, photos with Santa Claus, a Pet Parade/Contest at 6:00 p.m. and Zach Zook will perform the Christmas Reading.  There will be lots of hot chocolate, coffee, cookies, snacks, candy, chili and more all free.  Buddy Heaton will also have the community choir singing old fashioned Christmas songs!

The Chamber would like to invite all local businesses and churches to join them.  Goldie DeGroot encourages anyone to participate by setting up a booth or table.  If you are unable to set up a booth, donations are welcome.  There will also be prizes.  Just give her a call at (573) 568-9996 or (573) 568-2584.

The purpose of this event is to bring Bloomfield together for one special night of Christmas cheer and to enjoy an evening around the courthouse.  Roadblocks will be set up so traffic will be diverted that evening.  Burning barrels will also be available to keep your hands toasty warm while listening to beautiful Christmas music.

Please go to the event page and let them know you are attending!  Click HERE.


Last Updated on November 28th 2016 by Dee Loflin




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Bloomfield Heritage Days Set for This Weekend
April 20th 2016 by Dee Loflin
Bloomfield Heritage Days Set for This Weekend

Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Heritage Days, sponsored by the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, will be held this weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 22nd, 23rd, and 24th at the Bloomfield City Park. It’s about celebrating our community and providing a welcoming festival in the spring!

Step back in time to their festival that will showcase traditional music and entertainment, artisan crafts, a tractor show, special activities for the children featuring a Candy Cannon and a/images/2016 Images/Charleston Turtle.jpg living history encampment with a food court to delight everyone.

On Friday, Two Feathers Trading will have their Living History Encampment from the 1800's.  Step back in time and smell the aroma of fresh kettle corn, indulge your taste buds with homemade rootbeer, chicken & dumplins, fried pies, French onion soup. ham & beans and much more.  Primitive traders will be selling their hand crafted leather while a blacksmith forges his iron.

Children of all ages will enjoy the infamous Candy Cannon and have fun at the hands-on learning center where they can pet live turtles, feel the furs of buffalo, skunk, possum, raccoon and many more Missouri animals.  They can throw a hawk or shoot a longbow or try their hand at throwing the atlatl.

Modern crafters will be set up on Saturday only.  The Miss Bloomfield Heritage Days Pageants begin at 10:00 a.m. for ages 0 - 9 months, 10 - 23 months, 2 - 3 years, 4 - 6 years, 7 - 10 years, 11 - 13 years, and 14 and up.  Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.

There will be plenty of music as well.  On Friday evening Zack Zook and the Leftover will perform beginning at 7:00 p.m.  On Saturday Rawhide will perform at 8:30 a.m.1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., the McAtees at 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Maggie Thorn at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

If you are interested in participating in the Heritage Days please contact Brook Allen at Sweet T’s in Bloomfield 573-820-0628 or Dee Loflin, (573) 380-3318.


Last Updated on April 20th 2016 by Dee Loflin




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