TWO RIBBON CUTTINGS....THERE WILL BE A RIBBON CUTTING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH, FOR THE FOLLOWING  BUSINESSES:

Please try to attend and welcome these businesses:

CRAZY 'BOUT IT!
119 & 121 S. State Street
Beardstown, IL. 62618
323/4630

The above business is owned by Cathy Clark. They have new and used furniture. Their ribbon cutting will be at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 25th.

APPLE BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING
401A S. State Street
Beardstown, IL. 62618
323/3990

Don Perry has Addiction & Counseling Services, D.U.I. Evaluation/Education. The ribbon ciutting for this new office is 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, August 25.

COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE.....was held on Saturday, August 6th with 43 persons participating. Hope you all had a successful sale!

CONGRATULATIONS...........to Luke A. Thomas who has become a partner at the law firm now known as the McClure, Brannan, and Thomas, effective August 1st.  We wish you the best. Luke! Their phone number  is 217/323/2211.

FALL FUN FESTIVAL......is again being headed by Craig and Micki Myers. The dates of the festival are September 24th and 25th.  The theme is A TRIBUTE TO LOCAL HEROS:  Emergency Medical Services (Firemen, Police, EMT'S).  The highlight of the festival will be entertainment by Ronnie McDowell on Sunday at 2:00 and 4:00 P.M. On Saturday there will be a huge parade beginning at 10:00 A.M.  I have already been receiving many calls regarding the festival.

NEW BROCHURES......We almost have everything ready to go for our new Beardstown Brochures. The last ones were made in 2003. Five thousand will be ordered.  We had 23 advertisements in our last brochure and they will be given first chance to advertise, then the rest of  our membership list, and then non-members. We advise that this is the best one to advertise in.  If you want to keep your spot or are a new advertiser, please call me at the Chamber of Commerce.

We have a Chamber Directors Board meeting on Tuesday, August 23rd and will decide the finaal price on that day. You may go ahead and call in to get on a list or to hold your spot from the last brochure before that date and then we will call you with the final price after our board meeting.  If you do not agree to that price, we can remove your name on the list. But there are only so many spots so be sure to call and get on the list first; when those spots are gone, there will not be any more.  This is the main brochure for you to advertise in.  Call me at 323/3271 or leave a message and I will call you.

E-MAIL...........Our e-mail has had a virus so I have not been able to return any e-mails. We will be getting it fixed soon.

JULY CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH....CONGRATULATIONS TO WES TYSONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES on being July Co-Business of the month.  This restaurant is located a t 701 E. Fourth Street, and is owned by Cathy Coufal. They can be reached at 2127/323/1964.

CONGRATULATIONS TO GARY'S COLLISION CENTER AND THEIR EMPLOYEES on being Co-Business of the month for July. They are located at 3588 Arenzville Rd., Beardstown. Their phone number is 217/997/5581. This business is owned by Gary and Gerry Blum.

4TH OF JULY.....The Exchanged Club of Beardstown, Beardstown Park District, City of Beardstown and the Beardstown Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following businesses for their donations and help in making the 4th of July celebration in Beardstown a success:  Cargill Meat Solutions, Wal-Mart, First National Bank, Beardstown Savings Bank, First State Bank, McClure, McClure and Brannan, Barkley's, Illinois Forest Products, Beardstown Truck Wash, Carustar, Inc., Mascouten Motel, Save-A-Lot, Frashier Sudbrink Insurance, Riverside Agency, Martin Rexall, Mulconrey's Apothecary, Beardstown Chiropractic Clinic, Tillitt & Associates, Pratt Outboard, Jennings Inc., Star Cafe, McDonalds, Hardees, Subway, Dairy Queen, City of Beardstown, Tyson Barber Shop, Sager Funeral Home, True Value Hardware, R & H Farm & Home, Diane's Family Hair, Vredenburgs, Jones Trucking, Family Video, Myers & Myers, CPA's, James Schroll, CPA, Flowers Autobody, Belville Garage, 4 All Seasons, Osmer Enterprises, Wheel In Liquor, Duane Sommerville, OD, Blue Bunny Ice Cream, DeSollar Agency, Trone Heating & Cooling, Benny's Pizza, Taste of China, Fiesta Grande, Pizza Hut, Tyson's Drive in.

Thank you to Beardstown Newspapers, Cass Cable TV, and WRMS for their advertising. A special thank you  to the Dana McLain Family for our Òcow chips,Ó John Heriford for being the MC, and our thanks to everyone who helped in any way in making this a successful day.

ELKS FIREWORKS.......What can we say....your fireworks display was absolutely terrific.....we have heard so many compliments. Thanks for a wonderful job and for all the work you do to entertain us on July 4th!

And to Robert Sampson, thank you for entertaining an extra half hour.....we enjoyed your music so much.

A special thanks for the Beardstown Exchange Club and the Park District for your many hours.

BEARDSTOWN LADIES....just keep making the news!  I received an e-mail from Japan regarding their books and wanting some information.

OUR SYMPATHY......To the family of Beardstown Lady Elsie Scheer who passed away on July 3rd.  She will be missed!

TOWN MEETING.......Senator John Sullivan from Rushville will visit in Beardstown at the Lincoln Courtroom from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 13th.  He will look forward to meeting you.  We welcome you to come and visit with Senator Sullivan and ask any questions that you have.

BEARDSTOWN COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE.....is scheduled on Saturday, August 6th.  Anyone interested in participating may come by the Chamber Office and put their name on the list for $5.00 to help defray the cost of advertising.

ADVERTISING................We realize that your business is requested many times to put an ad in something, a nd they all tell you the Chamber says this is the best one to advertise in, even though we tell them they many not use our name!  PLEASE Ð REMEMBER IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT SIGNED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE, WE DID NOT ENDORSE IT.  Of Course, you can advertise in anything you want to, but we are certainly not endorsing all of the advertising that is claiming we area. So, again, just to clarify our endorsement.....the sales person will have a letter on our Chamber letterhead and signed by this office if we are endorsing anything.

E-MAIL.....Please, if you have an e-mail address, please call it in to our office. Thanks.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!

4TH OF JULY.......is coming right up and the Chamber of Commerce, Beardstown Park District, and the Exchange Club are making plans to have kids games, ball games, and more entertainment....PLUS....this year we plan on having a flea market. Anyone interested in setting up can call the Chamber of Commerce at 323/3271.

SPONSORS OF CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT:

First National Bank
City of Beardstown
Caraustar
Excel Corporation
Jennings Beardstown
E & M Corporation
Beardstown Savings Banks
Cass Cable TV, Inc.
BPOE Tab
O'Hare Auto Glass
State Farm (Beardstown)
State Farm (Jacksonville)
New Dominion Farms
Cargill Meat Solutions
DeSollar Agency
Area Disposal Services, Inc.

DONATED PRIZES:

Jennings
Vredenburg Lumber
Cafe from Yesterday
Riverview Restaurant
Totally U
Fairway Hills
R & H Farm & Home
True Value
4 All Seasons
Millard Florist
Super Wash
Miller Automotive
Benny's Pizza
Casey's
Knipmeyer Chevrolet
S & R Marine

THANK YOU.....to E & L Siding and Remodeling for your most generous donation to the Chamber of Commerce. It was very much appreciated!

JUNE CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH....CONGRATULATIONS TO AMERN/CIPS, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES on being Business of the Month. This utility company is located at 104 E. Third Street.  They can be reached at 1/888/789/2477.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CASEY'S AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ON BEING CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE.  They are located at 1214 Grand Ave.  Their telephone number is 217-323-3650,  Sue Peterson is the manager.

4TH OF JULY....The Exchange Club, Beardstown Parfk District, City of Beardstown and the Beardstown Chamber of Commece have been organizing the 4th of July events!! There will be wonderful food such as funnel cakes, root beer floats, corn dogs, rib eye sandwiches, popcorn, tacos in a bag, pie and ice cream and all time favorite ÒGlen MillerÓ lemonade shake ups, and many other items. There will be ball games, free kids games, contests and entertainment. The VFW Color Guard, the National Anthem, and of course the wonderful Elks Fireworks!  There will be fliers all around town or you may call the Chamber of Commerce for any information.  Entry blanks for the talent contest may be picked up at First National Bank or the Chamber of Commerce office.  The children's contests from 5:30-7:00 P.M. will be partially judged on patriotic costumes.  You may also .pick up a flier telling times and events at the Chamber Office, 103 West Third Street.  We hope you will join us for a fun-filled day.  Come to Roy Roberts Park, have lunch and watch the entertainment.  There will also be a flea market. Sign up at the Chamber Office Ð space will be $10.00

Beardstown Ladies....We have received newspa.pers from the German Newspaper that did the article on the Beardstown Ladies and there is a wonderful picture of Doris Edwards and Betty Sinnock, and the article is huge.  Congratulations to the ladies for getting Beardstown in the news again.

TOWN MEETING. ....Senator John Sullivan from Rushville will visit in Beardstown at the Lincoln Courtroom from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.  We welcome you to come and visit with Senator Sullivan and ask  your questions.

BEARDSTOWN COMMUNITY YARD SALE.....is scheduled on Saturday, August 6th.  Anyone interested in participating may come by the Chamber Office and put his/her name on the list for $5.00 to help with the cost of advertising.

MAY CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH...............CONGRATULATIONS TO OSMER ENTERPRISES, INC. AND THEIR EMPLOYEES on being May Co-Business of the Month. This business is locatred at 1705 Blvd...They can be reazhed at 217-323-5566. The owner is Joe Osmer

CONGRATULATIONS TO MYER & MYER, CPA'S, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ON
BEING MAY CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. This firm is located at 900 E. 15th Street, and their phone number is 217/323/5166.

12TH ANNUAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOLF OUTING...was Friday, May 6th with Scott Musch from First National Bank again chairing this event.  Scott did a wonderful job organizing this and everyone had a great time. The Pork Chops were donated by Cargill Meat Solutions and Fairway Hills prepared all of the food.  Everyone agreed that the food was excellent! Our hats off to this entire group! What a fun day! Look for the sponsors and donors in this newsletter.  THE WINNERS WERE....O'Hare Auto Glass (Mark O'Hare), State Farm (Beardstown), Bob Masten, State Farm (Jacksonville) Jeff Mossman, New Dominion Farms (Marty McCombs.)  Congratulations!

BEARDSTOWN LADIES IN THE NEWS.....There is still a lot of interest in our Beardstown Ladies....We have received a copy of the article from our German Reporter from New York who writes for the German newspaper. Fax.  Of course, it is in German and we  will have to have some transation....This week the New York Daily News called and is doing an article, and I just had a call from Chicago from a group of 7 who want to attend their open meeting in October.

NEW MEMBER AND BUSINESS....A new and used furniture store owned by Chris & Cathy Clark is located at 121 S. State Street.  Their phone number is 217/323/4630.  Congratulations to them and thanks for joining the Chamber of Commerce.

DID YOU KNOW?.............A group of individuals have formed to create community gardens in order to supply fresh produce to the Cass and Schuyler County Food Banks.  This involves young adults and others within these communities.  Heritage East has donated land behind their facility; a lot was donated in Rushville next to the Help Center, and 2 plots have been donated in Virginia.  Susan Young, from Cargill Meat Solutions, is the coordinator with many others assisting. Congratulations on this terrific project.

APRIL CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH....CONGRATULATIONS TO BARKLEY FURNITURE AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. ..The owner is Nancy B. Cowen. They have recently moved to 1350 Grand Ave. from State Street. Nancy invites you to visit them at their new store. Their phone number is 217/323/4302.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CASS CABLE TV, INC., AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ON BEING APRIL CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. Gerald Gill is the owner of this business located in Virginia, IL. Their telephone number is 217/452/7725 and their fax number is 217-452-7797.

12TH ANNUAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOLF OUTING.....is set for Friday, May 6the with Scott Much from First National Bank again chairing this event. (Don't tell him how many years he has done this as he has been threatening to quit, but we pretend we don't hear him.) We will be serving those delicious pork chops from Cargill Meat Solution, and the Fairway Hills Golf Course will be making the food. Our thanks to Jim and Kelly Schroll, who have fixed the food for many years. We appreciate it!  Please find your application enclosed, and return no later than May 2nd to Scott Musch, First National Bank, 300 Washington Street, Beardstown, IL. 62618. Get your team together and enjoy the camaraderie. It is always a great day. Last year's winners were the City of Beardstown, Petie Ruch, John Swan, Chris Vaniter, and Rodney Wilson.

INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS:....will be held at our regular Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, April 26th.  President Jeanette Harbin from First National Bank will be turning the gavel over to Craig Myers, from Myers & Myers CPAs. The new Vice President will be Jeanette Harbin. After many years of service, Michael E. Murphy from the Beardstown Savings Bank will be retiring and will be replaced by Carol Robeson from Beardstown Savings Bank. Mike, thanks for your many valuable years of service. We will miss you, and will look forward to working with Carol. Jeanette, thank you for all of the time you devoted to the presidency this past year. We are glad you are staying on as Vice President, and thanks to all of our directors. Besides the directors mentioned above, our thanks to all of the directors for their services and remaining on board this year. Susan Young from Cargill Meat Solutions, Pat Cooper from Ameren/CIPS Co., Jerry Peacock from Riverview Restaurant, Jim Schroll, CPA  from Schroll & Co,., Vicki Soer from True Value Hardware, and Michael J. DeSollar from DeSollar Agency. Thanks to all of you.

BEARDSTOWN BROCHURES......We are getting low on Beardstown brochures and will soon be starting on new ones. All of the members who have had ads before may want to reserve a space. We do not have a definite price on this yet, and would not hold you to this until we do, but space is limited. Therefore, please give us a call, and tell us if you are going to be interested in keeping your space.

DON'T FORGET......There will be a ribbon cutting at O'Hara Auto Glass on Thursday, April 14th, at 7339 Drainage Rd. (behind Kenny O'Hara residence) on Rt. 67. Come on out and congratulate Mark on his new business.

FEBRUARY CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH......CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DeSOLLAR AGENCY AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. THIS BUSINESS IS LOCATED AT 111 W. MAIN STREET. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 217/323/2623.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNINGS, INC. AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ON BEING FEBRUARY CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 716 MARCH STREET. THEY CAN BE REACHED AT 217/323/2322.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP DINNER AND AUCTION....was held on Tuesday, February 8th at the Elks Club with Chamber President Jeanette Harbin from First National Bank presiding. Thanks to all of you who came to the dinner or donated to our auction. We had great donations from you members, and appreciated it so much.  Please find your name in this newsletter. The term of Director Mike Murphy will end in April and Carol Robeson from Beardstown Savings Bank will replace Mr. Murphy on the Chamber Board of Directors for a term of three years. The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. Murphy for his years of service. You will be missed! Congratulations to Carol, and we will look forward to working with you. Our thanks to the Elks Club for the wonderful meal and service and to our speakers, Mayor Bob Walters and Cass County Economic Development Director, Steve Twaddle, and to volunteers Kay Weimer, Deloris Boice, Imogene Drawve, and Joyce Brannan.

RIVER MUSEUM......The City of Beardstown employees have done a wonderful job on the former police station, preparing it for the River Museum. It looks great! I do not have a date when the museum will be moving, but will look forward to it.

AUCTION ITEMS DONATED BY THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES:

ABIGAIL'S IN THE COUNTRY
AMEREN/CIPS CO.
BARKLEY DISCOUNT FURNITURE
OSMAR ENTERPRISES
BEARDSTOWN PARK DISTRICT
BEARDSTOWN SAVINGS BANK
CARAUSTAR
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
CASEYS GENERAL STORE
CASS COUNTY BOARD ASST. CTR.
CASS  COUNTY STAR GAZETTE
CITY OF BEARDSTOWN
DeSOLLAR AGENCY
FAIRWAY HILL GOLF COURSE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
4 ALL SEASONS
FRASHIER SUDBRINK INSURANCE
J. D. GRAFFORD
ILLINOIS FOREST PRODUCTS
JENNINGS BEARDSTOWN, INC.
KITCHEN & FLOOR SHOP
KRELL'S QUICK PRINT
LINCOLN LAND COMM. COLLEGE
MARTIN REXALL PHARMACY
MILLARD FLORIST
MULCONREY APOTHECARY
MYERS & MYERS, CPAS
PIZZA HUT
ST FRANCIS COMM. CLINIC
SAVE A LOT
SCHROLL & CO. CPA
DUANE SOMMERVILLE O.D.
STATE FARM INSURANCE
TILLITT & ASSOCIATESX
TRUE VALUE HARDWARE
VREDENBURG LUMBER CO.
WAL-MART
LINCOLN MUSEUM
CONGRESSMAN RAY LaHOOD
PARTY LITE (DEBBIE HALE)
MICKEY PAUL

GREAT GIFTS THAT EVERYONE SENT HELPING US TO HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL AUCTION!  THANKS!!

MARCH CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH....CONGRATULATIONS TO CARGILL MEAT SOLUTION AND THEIR EMPLOYEES.  The General Manager is Steve Pirkle.  They are located at 8295 Arenzville Rd...and their phone number is 217/323/3774.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BEARDSTOWN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC AND THEIR EM.PLOYEES ON BEING MARCH CO-BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.  THEY ARE  LOCATED AT 206-208 Washington Street.  Dr. Fisher can be reached at 217/3232/5476.

McDONALDS..........My apologies to you and your employees for omitting y our name from the list of donors to our Chamber Auction that was held in conjunction with our Membership Dinner on February 8th!  Your name was not on the list of donors that was in our February Newsletter. SORRY!  We thank you so much for your donation.

BEARDSTOWN LADIES......are still in the news! Norbert Kuls, a reporter based in New York that works for a German newspaper called Faz, will be here on April 7th to interview the ladies for their paper. I also received a call from Portugal from a gentleman writing a book who called to interview them. And still have several calls for people to attend their open meetings.   Thanks ladies for all you have done for keeping Beardstown in the news!

NEW MEMBER.....O'HARA AUTO GLASS....owned by Mark O'Hara and located at 7339 Drainage Rd. Their phone number is 217/323/2300.  Mark will be opening his business on April 4th and will be opened Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. To 5:00 .P.M. and Saturday by appointment. They will work on glass needs for auto, farm and heavy equipment. They offer shop or mobil service and have free pick up and delivery. Thanks for joining the Chamber of Commerce. We look forward to working with you. Mark will have a ribbon cutting at his business on April 14th at 10:00 A.M.  Come and wish him Good Luck!

VIEWING SCOPE....Located on the Beardstown River Lookout was unveiled on February 28th.  Many people are enjoying watching the birds and river activity.

CASS COUNTY TOURISM COMMITTEE.....is finalizing a Cass County list of events which will be available to the public when it is finished. The committee is also involved with the ÒLooking for LincolnÓ from Springfield and hoping to bring more tourism to Beardstown and Cass County.

LINCOLN MUSEUM....Will be having a bake sale on Saturday, April 1st beginning at 10:00 A.M. To 1 P.M.

December
Co-Business Of the Month

Cass County Board Assistance Center Joyce Brannan - Director 205 State Street Beardstown, Illinois 217-323-5844

McClure, McClure, and Brannan 113 State Street Beardstown, Illinois 217-332-2211

New Members

Quality Business Website Design*
Geoff Ladd
Jacksonville, Illinois
http://www.laddcenter.com
info@laddcenter.com
217-243-9465

* Webmaster for the Beardstown Chamber of Commerce website at http://www.beardstownil.org.

Tim W. was recently in the Chamber of Commerce/Lincoln Museum building visiting some of the events and found some money on the floor that was folded up.  Tim brought the money to the staff's attention and if no one claims the money by the end of the month, the money will be his.

We Salute Your Honesty, Tim!

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