<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2YLIM4_0wCTgvMX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2YLIM4_0wCTgvMX00" width="1024" height="1024" ></figure>WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE GREATER CLINTON-AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/BY DAVID LEE-DIRECTOR: 10.18.24Clinton, Missouri Fire Department-Due to extremely dry conditions, the City of Clinton is under outdoor burn restrictions until further notice. During this time, there will be NO burn permits issued within the city limits of Clinton. NO open burning will be permitted in outdoor fire pits, even if previously approved for use.Residents in rural Henry County are strongly advised to not conduct any form of outdoor burning until conditions improve.—————The Clinton Chamber of Commerce, City of Clinton and the MO Job Center present a Clinton Job and Resource Fair. Thursday, Oct. 31st from 9am until 2:30pm. This will take place at the Benson Center, 1004 East Sedalia Ave. in Clinton. For more details, call 660-530-5627.—————-The Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce is giving you the chance to get free money! Our “150 to get 25” is coming up, for the 5th consecutive year!All you have to do is buy at least $150 in Chamber gift certificates and we’ll give you an extra gift certificate worth $25. That’s right, spend at least $150 with us and you’ll get an extra Christmas gift worth $25 for someone, or yourself! Only one $25 free gift certificate per household.This all begins on Nov. 4th and the promotion will end at noon on Dec. 24th. We are open Monday through Friday from 8am until 4:30pm. If you would like for your gift certificates to be ready when you come in, just call ahead and tell us how much you are wanting to spend.Gift certificates can be used at most of our Chamber-member businesses and you can find all of our more than 400 Chamber members on our website, www.clintonmo.com.To order your gift certificates or if you have any questions, just call 660-885-8166 or email david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com. We are located at 200 South Main St.Only one free gift certificate per household.—————Some would say that now we are in Oct., the Holidays are here! Others may want to tap the breaks on that notion and usher in the Holidays after Halloween. Well, no matter when you think the Holidays begin, the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce is ready to give you the chance to win…several chances to win, actually.For the 5th year in a row, we are bringing you the Clinton Chamber’s ‘Receipt to Receive’.Beginning Oct. 28th, folks can bring in a receipt from a Clinton Chamber business that’s a retail business or restaurant, or email that receipt, and you will then be entered to win. Thus…Receipt to Receive.At the Chamber, we will copy or scan that receipt and get your name and phone number. Keep in mind that the items on your receipt has to be at least a $25 purchase and those items need to be purchased from members of the Clinton Chamber to be entered, but you can enter multiple times each week with different receipts. Each week, those receipts will be entered into a drawing to win $25 in Chamber gift certificates. We will give our prize away each Monday starting Nov. 4th. To be entered to win each Monday, you must bring at least one receipt to the Chamber that previous week. All qualifying receipts will be eligible for our grand prize giveaway.On Christmas Eve, we will take ALL those receipts entered and draw the big winner of $200 in Chamber certificates.To get this promotion started, you can start bringing in those receipts on Oct. 28th and we are open Monday through Friday from 8am until 4:30pm at 200 South Main St.The Clinton Chamber of Commerce is giving away $400 in Chamber gift certificates with our eight weekly winners and that grand prize winner of $200 in Chamber gift certificates.You can find a list of Clinton Chamber members when you go to www.ClintonMO.com, call the Clinton Chamber at 660-885-8166, email joyce@clintonmo.com, or look for the Clinton Chamber decal near the front of each business.Once again, receipts will only be accepted from retail businesses and restaurants.—————This week, we continued our “Featured” segments on the Chamber’s Facebook page. We are now taking text and images from our member’s websites, Facebook pages, Google searches, etc. and combining them into posts on our Facebook page. “Featured with the GCACC”. It gives the viewer a “one-stop shopping experience” for each of our Chamber members. We have a lot of Chamber members so getting every business on our page will take quite a while, but we think it’s well worth it! It’s just another service from YOUR Chamber of Commerce. This week, we “Featured” COLLISION LEADERS OF CLINTON…SHERWIN WILLIAMS OF CLINTON…SHERMAN PLUMBING &amp; HEATING CO…COOK &amp; COMPANY CPAS + WEALTH MANAGEMENT…COOK AUCTION CO…SHARE &amp; CARE FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE…SERVPRO…COOK TRACTOR.———Care Connection for Aging Services invites you to join Circle of Friends at the Clinton Senior Center.Circle of Friends is geared toward seniors (Age 60+) in need of more social support and connection in their community. The program starts October 22 at 10 a.m. and will meet every Tuesday for twelve weeks and is for men only. During the first meeting, the participants will talk about their interests so that the sessions can be tailored to their interests. The rest of the meetings will focus on topics and activities that the group chooses. A moderator will help to guide the sessions, but members will be able to connect naturally.“The goal is for them to become friends, really,” said Marilyn Gunter, Family Caregiver Director for Care Connection for Aging Services. “It’s a way to bring together people that would not meet otherwise to form that friendship. It’s to allow members to form closer bonds from week to week.” Those interested in participating in Circle of Friends can register at the Clinton Senior Center or call 660-438-3300, ext. 3.—————Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Looking for quality health coverage at a reasonable price? Check out the Chamber Benefit Plan. Learn more https://mochamber.com/memb…/missouri-chamber-benefit-plan/———-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———-Henry County Health Center-We need your help!Please click the link below to complete our annual HCHC Needs Assessment Survey. This survey is a way for HCHC to identify needs in Henry County that might be able to be addressed by the Health Center. It is important that we hear from our community to better serve you.——————–Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce–Be sure to check out our community calendar at https://clintonmo.com/clinton-chamber-of-commerce/calendar/—————–Red Star Intertribal 19th Annual Ancestors Memorial Gourd Dance &amp; Pow Wow October 19, 2024 Benson Convention &amp; Exposition Center 1008 E. Sedalia Avenue, Clinton. 12:30pm-10pm. Concessions open at 11:30am. Free admission. 816-331-2824 for more information.—————Military Support Event, Come Shop and Support Veterans. Vendors with Veteran-Owned Businesses. Resources for; end of life planning, insurance, utility assistance, computer info and dog training. Oct. 19th from 9am till 1pm at the VFW Post at 510 West Allen in Clinton. Contact Jennifer for details at 660-525-0470.———-Clinton, MO Wine Stroll is with Clinton Main Street · The 10th Annual Wine Stroll is Saturday, October 19th! Tickets are on sale. Tickets will be available to purchase online or in person at the Chamber of Commerce. General admission tickets stroll from 2-5, and VIP tickets get an extra hour to stroll starting at 1, as well as a wine glass lanyard and special swag. There will be a limited amount of VIP tickets sold, so don’t wait to purchase!!———-Clinton Senior Center presents “Crafts and Crackers” Oct. 19th from 11am till 2pm. Open to the public. Admission will be $10 for 12 and over, $5 under 12. Includes a chili lunch and admission to the craft show featuring area crafters. Menu will be chili or chili dogs, Fritos, green salad, dessert and drink. All proceeds go to fund programs that help Clinton’s seniors, 60 years of age and over. 660-885-3482 for more info.———-Westlake Ace Hardware Clinton · Frankenpumpkin kids event. Kids! Come visit us and create your own BOOtiful Frankenpumpkin! Join us on October 19th from 11a-1p for a free kids pumpkin event with a hardware twist. It’ll be a perfect creation decoration for the porch on Halloween night!—————The Clinton Eagles Lodge, 723 N. Third St., Halloween Costume Contest is Oct. 25th. Adult costume contest at 8pm. Entertainment by Starla and Scotty. It’s open to the public with food served from 5 till 8pm. Ribeye, ACYE Boiled Shrimp, KC Strip, Fried Shrimp, and add-on Shrimp.—————95.3FM and Guardians of the Children present: ScareFair on the Square-Community Trunk or Treat. Oct. 26th from 4-6pm on the Downtown Clinton Square. 660-885-6141 for all the details.———-Heartland Unhinged presents: A Murder Mystery Dinner Special…and evening of Fun, Food and Murder? “Murder on Gilligan’s Island?” 10.26.24 at 7pm. Tickets are $35 and available at RE/MAX Truman Lake or call 660-351-0362. Reservations ONLY by Oct. 18th. Limited Seating. Held at Heartland Pavilion, 108 N. Washington in Clinton.———-The Den presents a Spooktacular Halloween Party Oct. 26th. Music, costume contest, cash prizes and drink specials. 138 North Main in Clinton.—————Rustic Bridges-Attention crafters and artisans!! We are booking vendors for our 4th Annual Christmas On the Farm , Saturday November 9th. We’re looking for vendors from all around who specialize in handcrafted items, repurposed goods, 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. Guests will shop your booth, create crafts, enjoy delicious food, sweet treats and play yard games. Vendor spaces will be located around our hangar at our farm located just north of Clinton, Mo. This is a juried event, to ensure minimal overlap of products we will have limited spaces for each vendor type. This is a well-attended single day event that is free to the public to attend. If you or anyone you know is interested in being a vendor please reach out to Matt &amp; Halley Bridges via messenger or email. Please attach business name, product description and most recent photos of your products/booth space. rusticbridges@gmail.com———-The 8th Annual Christmas Market will be Nov. 9th from 9am till 3pm at the Benson Center, 1008 Sedalia Ave. in Clinton. Unique stocking stuffers, goody bags for the first 100 families, exclusive golden tickets, concessions, lucky draws, free entrance to the public. Come support small businesses and local vendors. For more info, text 660-869-8448.—————Cardinal Holiday Mart. Nov. 16th 9 till 2. Clinton Intermediate School. For vendor information, email Annisa at abracher@clintoncardinals.org or call 660-924-0341.———-Henry County Turkey Talkers · YES! Yes we will be having the Community Thanksgiving Dinner 2024. The Committee has already began work on planning this Annual Event. We will soon be asking volunteers for Turkey/Turkey Breasts, Pies and help with serving and delivering meals all across Henry County. Reservations for the Home Delivered Meals will begin on NOVEMBER 1ST! The Eagles Club will once again be hosting the “Dine In” Event on Thanksgiving Day for those who wish to join with others to share Thanksgiving. Be watching for more information.—————Survival House · The holidays are quickly approaching and Survival is already working on our 2024 Gifts For The Holidays program! This year, we are looking for community members and groups/organizations to adopt our kiddos! If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please call our Warrensburg Outreach office at 660-429-1088 and ask for Emily or Sheretta! You can also email us at sheretta@survivalhouse.org or emily@survivalhouse.org</div></body>

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————— The Clinton Chamber of Commerce, City of Clinton and the MO Job Center present a Clinton Job and Resource Fair. Thursday, Oct. 31st from 9am until 2:30pm. This will take place at the Benson Center, 1004 East Sedalia Ave. in Clinton. For more details, call 660-530-5627.