July

Volume 2016, Issue 7

Chamber Board of Directors

Kaila Kistner, President

Kenny Kemper, Vice President

Kyle Klier, Treasurer

Erika Brooks, Secretary

Steve Baggett

Dustin Brooks

Vanette King

Susan Spelbring

Ron Swick

Calvin Wilson

Alec Westrich

Kayla Westrich

Suzie McCann,

Executive Director Trina Marshall, Office Assistant

The 43rd Annual Jasper County Fall Festival

September 10th & 11th, 2016

It’s that time again!! The Fall Festival committee has been working hard to come up with ideas to better our Fall Festival, which will hopefully get more people to come to the square. This year, we will be moving the festival to Saturday and Sunday. While we love the support our community does give us for Friday nights, we believe our community and festival would be best served as a Satur-day/Sunday event, leaving Friday night to support our local youth involved in the heavily anticipated school activities.

We are currently still in the early stages of planning, but we have already confirmed entertainment for Saturday evening with Thinga-Ma-Jug Band and headliner American Idol contestant and The Big Break Winner Cheyenne Goss. RFD-TV featured Bryan Dale-Headley, The Singing Blacksmith, will be on the square most of the day Saturday. Saturday morning will be packed with the parade at 10am and the antique car show. We will also have a variety of food & craft vendors and plenty of activities for all ages throughout the day Saturday.

For Sunday, we are planning our first ever Gospel Day, with a variety of different music and events for the main stage from 9-4pm. Keith Kemp and Daring to Soar Ministries has joined the committee to help plan these events. Because Sunday is also 9/11 we are tentatively hoping to have a special presentation to honor those involved. The vendors and inflatables are scheduled to be on the square throughout the afternoon Sunday until 4pm. It will be a fun family day!

As always please help us get the word out and remember that your support of the Fall Festival is crucial to our community growth and development. We are excited for this year’s events, and we hope you are too! Lets Celebrate Jasper County and show everyone how much we care about our community!

New Chamber Members

CCI Redimix 8560 N. State Hwy 130

Newton, IL 62448 P:618-783-2290 F:618-783-2292

Plant Manager: Calvin Wilson Plant hours: 7:00am-3:30pm M-F & 7am-12pm Sat.

CCI Redimix is owned by 12 contractors. Originating in Effingham, they add-ed a location in Newton, along with Marshall, Toronto, and Mattoon. They can provide all your concrete needs, and have a wide variety of landscaping

and driveway rock, including some gold and blue stone selections.

Go check them out!

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Board Members Needed

The Chamber is currently seeking candidates for the Chamber Board of Directors. The board is the policy making body for the

organization and consists of 15 voting members. The Chamber Board encourages members who want to make a positive impact and who desire to make a difference in the

community to consider becoming a candidate. The board meets at 5:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month at the Chamber office. If you are interested, or know someone who would make

a good candidate, please contact Suzie McCann (618) 783-3399.

Renewing Chamber Members

Brooks Auto Glass

Newton Press

Meet the board...

Hi! My name is Susan Spelbring. I have been a Jasper County Chamber Board member for a little over a year. I was born in Montgomery Indiana, I have four brothers. While growing up my family moved a lot due to my Dad’s job. Six different states, many cities and towns, we moved 12 times by the time I was 15 years old. I was always the new kid, never really having a home town. My sophomore year of high school we moved to Newton. I graduated from Newton Community High School in 1982 and married my husband Terry in 1983, we both currently work at the local Broom Factory. Moving around so much as a child makes you appreciate the small town charm of Newton. I love spending time with my family, and work-ing with the chamber of commerce. I am also a member of the Jasper County Cancer Support, the Order of the Eastern Star and I am proud to say “Newton is my home town”.

Jasper County Chamber of Commerce has launched a new website.

www.jasperchamber.com

Please take a look at this website. It has an interactive calendar where events may be submitted electronically for free. After

receiving your submitted event we will update the community calendar, put it on our Facebook page, as well as Channel 18 and the next month’s chamber newsletter, and the sign on square when available. We are hoping that this community

calendar will become the go to place for all of Jasper County.

DO YOU KNOW A JASPER COUNTY CITIZEN

WHO HAS INSPIRED OUR COMMUNITY AND IS LEADING US TO A PROSPEROUS AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?

The Jasper County Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year. This award is presented at the Jasper County

Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet in October at the Knights of Columbus Hall. You can pick up a nomination form at the Chamber office or one can be

mailed to you by calling 618-783-3399.

Jasper County Chamber Relocation Update

The renovation process in the former Worcester Building is coming along great. The Chamber board has completed most of the painting this week, Schackmann Construction is in the beginning stages of laying the flooring, Steve Jones will be completing the bathrooms, and Huddleston's Electric will add the finishing touches and electrical work. We are expecting to move near the end of July. Once the move is complete, our new Chamber office hours will be Monday through Friday from 9:00am-4:00pm. Suzie will remain in the office four days a week with our part-time assistant, Trina Marshall working one day a week. We are looking forward to all the new opportunities to serve the communi-ty with this new location.

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Happenings coming up are…

July 8th 6:30pm Free outdoor Concert: Seventh Day Slumber at Scott Avenue Christian Church, bring a lawn chair July 10th 9am-noon The 14th Annual Plainfield Church Car Show. See attached flyer. July 14th 7-9:30pm Grove Township Community Center Dance Night. Light refreshments will be provided. Music will be provided by the Bugger Boys. Admission is a free will donation. All is Welcome! July 14th 6pm “100 Women Who Care” meeting at Parklanes in Newton. Social hour at 5pm. See attached insert. July 15th Noon The 8th Annual “Take a Bite Out of Crime” Golf Outing hosted by Chad Miller, Jasper County State’s Attorney. See advertisement below. July 18th 6:00pm 3rd Monday of every month the Jasper County Senior Center will host an Alzheimer’s Association Support Group. Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Groups provide emotional, educational and social support for family and friends of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias. July 19th 6:00pm Newton American Legion Steak Night….$14.00 includes Ribeye Steak, Baked Potato, Salad, Dessert, and Tea. July 23rd Cork N’ Pork-Ste. Marie Illinois Aug 6th 11am-3pm 60th Anniversary Celebration for Rex Vault & Mausoleum Service, Inc. See attached flyer.

Sept. 10 & 11th 43rd Annual Jasper County Fall Festival

If you have an event that you would like listed in our newsletter please

call the chamber office at 618-783-3399 or send your

info to jasperchamber@psbnewton.com.

Jasper County Chamber of Commerce

Phone: 618-783-3399 Fax: 618-783-4556 E-mail: jccc@newtonillinois.com

Rex Vault

Cork & Pork

100+ Women who care

Plainfield Church Car Show

Inserts

in this issue...

PO Box 21

207 1/2 E. Jourdan

Newton, IL 62448

Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 110

Newton, IL 62448

Change Service Requested

Are you taking advantage of all the benefits of Membership?

Chamber members are encouraged to use benefits such as newsletter inserts, use of bulk mailing permit, the Chamber website link feature, acceptance of chamber bucks, dis-counted participation in events, the marquee on the square, Newwave Channel 18, and much, much more. Please help us help you. Every business has different needs and I will do what I can to work with you.

July~ Patriotism

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of

the United States of America and to

the Republic for which it stands,

one nation under God, indivisible,

with liberty and justice for all.”