N O V E M B E R I S S U E 2013

First, the DAWGS (Disabled Athletes with Grundy Support) organization would like to thank each of you who supported their organization in the past.

They are now preparing for their 6th Annual Festival of Trees for the D.A.W.G.S. This event is held to help the disabled athletes travel and attend district and state competitions against other disabled athletes. They ask businesses and individuals in the community to decorate a tree, wreath, or gift basket and bring it to the festival to be auctioned off the night of November 29th. They also send out flyers and have ads in the newspaper and on the radio advertising this event in hopes that individuals and business leaders will attend

the auction and buy a tree or wreath in support of the Disabled Athletes. They also plan to have music, Santa Claus, carriage rides, gingerbread houses, Christmas plate decorating, face painting, and food. The DAWGS would love to have your support with this event as well. It is the help of the community over the past year that has made their organization grow into the success it has.

If you have any questions or would like to decorate a tree or wreath or to help in any way, please feel free to call at anytime. Brenda Thorne 654-0218, Judy Leninger 359-5123 or Georgia Jackson 635-0887.

6th Annual Festival of Trees

TRENTON AREACHAMBER OF COMMERCE

AMBASSADORSSharon BarnettDr. Andy CoxLinda Eads

Jill FergusonJeanie GriffinEric Hall

Dr. Kevin HarrisMarlisa KlinginsmithDiane Lowrey

Cara McClellanRhonda MeserveyMiles Moore

Matt OsterthunBonita PriceGary Smiley

Michelle VandevenderColleen WilliamsLogan Wyant

ContentsNew Members 2

Downtown Christmas 3

MO Day Thanks 3

Annual Radio Auction 4

NAP Tax Credits 4

Leadership Trenton 5

MO Chamber News 5

Member Moments 6

Monthly Calendar 7

BLACK SILO WINERY

Black Silo was born out of an idea to bring the Green Hills something unique and wonderful,

something of the earth and personally touched. In 2010 we started planting grapes and haven’t looked back. So when you find yourself at the silo, ask for Turbo or the Biscuit; we would love to uncork a bottle of conversation and get to the bottom of things. We hope our wines find you magnanimous, robust and in the pursuit of

happiness. Good times, good friends….save water, drink wine!

Interested in hosting a party or other event? Please give us a call! We would be happy to

help. You can reach us at 660-357-2208. We’re located at 4030 E 10th Street in Trenton.

RETIREMENT PARTY

THE CHAMBER INVITES EVERYONE TO COME HELP US WISH CAROL WESTCOTT A WARM WELCOME

INTO RETIREMENT. SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE CHAMBER/LICENSE BUREAU FOR SIX-AND-A-HALF YEARS AND HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING TO OUR OFFICE. PLEASE STOP BY ANY TIME ON TUESDAY,

NOVEMBER 26TH TO WISH HER WELL.

Downtown Christmas Event

Missouri Day Thank You

The Downtown Christmas event is to be held at the Five Points area of downtown Trenton on Friday, December 6th. This event begins at 5:30pm. Along with other events, Hodge Presbyterian Church will be having a candy and cookie walk that evening. Be sure to find them at 9th and Main Streets.

Members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend a meeting on Tuesday, November 5th at 5:00pm in the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss final and future plans for the Downtown Christmas event.

The Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank all the volunteers for all their hard work helping to

make this year’s Missouri Day Festival a success.

You all are so wonderful and we couldn’t have a successful event

without your help!

THANK YOU!

Be sure to tune in to KTTN FM 92.3 on Saturday

morning, December 7th to bid on many items of interest

in our 9th annual radio auction. If you’re in need of

Christmas gifts, this is the place for you! Donations of

items are gladly accepted and appreciated. Please

contact the Chamber for more information.

9th Annual Radio Auction

Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) 70% Tax Credits Available

The Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) is administered by the Department of Economic Development. It was designed to assist endangered communities and their residents in the improvement of the quality of life. Assistance can be granted to a qualifying not-for-profit organization for a project if the neighborhood does not have the ability within its own resources to deal with the factors challenging its existence as a viable and stable neighborhood.

The Trenton Downtown Improvement Association (TDIA) has been approved for $446,116 in donations, which will yield $312,281 in 70% tax credits. What does this mean for you, the business owner? The NAP tax credits allow donors who contribute to qualified non-profit organizations in Missouri (like TDIA) to receive 70% of their contribution back as a state tax credit. These credits can be used for up to six (6) tax periods (including the current year).

The funds received by the TDIA will be placed in a revolving loan fund for qualified business owners to make improvements to their business facades at a very low interest rate.

If you would like more information, you may contact the Chamber at 660-359-4324. The Chamber and TDIA advise you to speak with your tax preparer as well to find out how these credits can benefit you.

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Residential & Commercial

Leadership Trenton Class is under way and they recently spent two days in St. Joseph working on Team Building and leadership Skills with Dr. Tim Crowley. During the Retreat the class bonded as a team and is looking to get more involved in the community as well as working on a class project.   Future sessions include City and County Tours, Health Care, Education, Economic Development, Sister City Tour, Agriculture , Social Services, Business & Industry finishing with Vision and Purpose.

Leadership Trenton is underway

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Scott Rasa knows all too well about traumatic injuries, and is fanatical about safety

on his farm and in all his busi-nesses.

The Lafayette County, Mo., farmer’s cousin and great-grand-father were both killed in tractor accidents, but it is one a little clos-er to home that sticks in his mind the most and proves that even careful people have accidents.

In 2005 while driving a skid-steer loader, Rasa accidently backed over his father’s foot, caus-ing severe injuries that almost cost his foot. However, LifeFlight Eagle f lew Rasa’s father to a Kan-sas City trauma center, where through a series of operations,

surgeons were able to repair and save his foot.

Rasa recognized the value of having such an important public-safety organization near his fam-ily and his community. In 2010, he partnered with LifeFlight Eagle to build a new base on his farm-land just east of Odessa, near In-terstate 70 and the intersection of Highways M and O.

Rasa built a state-of-the-art climate-controlled hangar facility that now houses one of LifeFlight Eagle’s Bell 407 helicopters and its round-the-clock f light team, which consists of a pilot, f light nurse and f light paramedic.

The new Lafayette County base has been operating for 17 months

now. Combined with its other three bases (Trenton, Harrison-ville and Clinton, Mo.), LifeFlight Eagle serves communities sur-rounding Kansas City.

In its February edition, The Progressive Farmer magazine named Rasa, age 39, one of Amer-

ica’s five “Best Young Farmers & Ranchers.”

LifeFlight Eagle wrote a let-ter of recommendation for Rasa’s nomination, citing his partner-ship with LifeFlight Eagle as just one example of Rasa’s community-first attitude.

Farmer who donated land for new base honored as ‘Best Young Farmer & Rancher’

Scott Rasa stands outside the Lafayette County base he built in partnership with LifeFlight Eagle on farmland he owns east of Odessa.

Photo Courtesy of Progressive Farmer Magazine

To promote responsible driving and good decision making, LifeFlight Eagle partnered with the Riverside Police and Fire Department and others to stage a mock DWI crash and response simulation at Park Hill High School on Tuesday, April 10, — the week before the school’s prom. With the help of Riverside Fire personnel, LifeFlight Eagle Flight Nurse Val Hammergren and Flight Paramedic Gillian Pederson loaded “victim” Amy O’Guin, an administrative assistant at PHS, into the helicopter while pilot Tim Schlupp waited to lift. As part of its ongoing community education initiatives, LifeFlight Eagle participates in numerous educational mock scenes each year in the communities it serves.

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Front row: Jordan Anderson, Donita Youtsey, Destiny Silvers, Julie Johnson. Middle Row: Ralph Boots (Facilitator), Matthew Arthaud, Teresa Cross, Lee Simmons, Amanda Hibner, Debbie Carman (Facilitator). Back Row: Robin Chamber, Jeb Walker, Jim Whitley, Eric Hall.

M E M B E R M O M E N T SThe first home doubleheader for the 2013-14 season of collegiate-level basketball is Wednesday, November 6 at the Ketcham Community Center on the NCMC campus.  Tip-off is 5:30 p.m.

AT&T has upgraded 12 cell sites to bring mobile internet coverage to northwest Missouri. The area includes service in and near Bethany, Burlington Junction, Craig, Eagleville, Fairfax, Princeton, Ridgeway, Rock Port, Spickard and Tarkio.

On September 30, 2013 Ron Herrin retired after 37.6 years with Modine—Trenton. Ron’s last occupation was Insert Department Helper.

Trenton R-IX congratulates THS Principal Dan Wiebers, the Northwest District Secondary Principal of the Year, and Kay Moore, the Missouri State Secondary Counselor of the Year!

Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group would like to welcome Aaron Huffstutter, FNP-C. Mr. Huffstutter started seeing patients at the Physicians’ Group in late October. Welcome back to Trenton Aaron!

High School Holiday Hoops is right around the corner with 86 teams representing 45 Missouri High Schools.  The 9th annual event will begin on December 20th wrapping up on January 3rd with a total of 62 games being played all on the campus of NCMC. Call $teve Maxey at 359-7244 to volunteer today!

The North Central Missouri College Foundation will be hosting our 2nd Annual Estate Planning Seminar to be held on Monday, November 18 in Cross Hall at 6:00 p.m.  Please RSVP for this complementary seminar by calling the Foundation Office at 660-359-3948 x1415 or by e-mailing us at lbrinser@mail.ncmissouri.edu

The Trenton License Bureau is looking to hire a Customer Service Professional. Interested persons can obtain an application at the License office or the Chamber between the hours of 8am and 4:30pm Monday thru Friday. This is a full time position (37.5 hours per week). Please apply in person. We will begin interviewing Nov. 5th.

Happy 150th Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving became an official holiday, declared by President Abraham Lincoln, in 1863.

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Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce617 Main St.Trenton, MO 64683ph: 660.359.4324fx: 660.359.4606email: trentonchamber@grundyec.netwww.trentonmochamber.com

2013  CHAMBER  BOARD  MEMBERS2013  CHAMBER  BOARD  MEMBERS2013  CHAMBER  BOARD  MEMBERS2013  CHAMBER  BOARD  MEMBERSJacob Black - Past Chairperson

Robbins & Black AgencySteve Maxey - Chairperson

IndividualDave Bain - 2014 Chairperson

Hy-Vee Food StoreKim Washburn - Treasurer

US Bank

Becky AlbrechtTrenton R-IX Schools

Ralph BootsCity of Trenton

Kathi BrewerHowards Dept. Store

Teresa CrossNorth Central Missouri College

Rick HullGrundy County Commission

Gary JordanWright Memorial Hospital

Marlisa KlinginsmithFarmers Bank of Northern MO

Peter TrombleyTrenton Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Tara WalkerAndereck, Evans...Law Firm

Dr. Crystal WhitakerChiroSolutions PC

Dyle WilsonModine Manufacturing

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