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 Chamber
Citizen of the Year Nominees Announced
The Waynesville - St. Robert Area Chamber of Commerce is
preparing for its annual Citizen of the Year Award to be presented
at our Community Leadership Award Banquet. This memorable
event will be held on Friday, February 19, 2010 at the St.
Robert Community Center with social hour beginning at 5:30
p.m. followed by dinner at 6:00 p.m. This event is held to
commemorate the hard work and dedication to community exhibited
by our area leaders, non-profit organizations and civic groups,
as well as announces the Citizen of the Year.
This year three outstanding volunteers have been nominated
for Citizen of the Year. The nominees for the 2009 Citizen
of the Year are Kim Fuhr, Kim Hawk and Officer Daniel Wogan.
This award is intended to recognize individuals not for a
particular year of service, but rather to recognize a person
who has performed outstanding and dedicated service to the
community and/or towards helping others over time in the Waynesville-St.
Robert area.
For more information about the Citizen of the Year and the
Community Leadership Awards Banquet please contact the Chamber
office at 573-336-5121 or e-mail chamber@wsrchamber.com.
To read more about each nominee click here.
 What
Will Be In Your Basket?
This year the Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce's
Annual Taste of Pulaski County & Basket Auction to be
held on Saturday, March 27th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
St. Robert Community Center. Have you thought about what you'll
be putting in your basket? Time is slipping by don't be late
getting your basket donation into the Chamber! All and any
items submitted are greatly appreciated and help to make this
event the largest and primary fundraiser the Chamber holds
throughout the year. Please don't hesitate to contact the
Chamber and let us know if your business would like to donate
a basket, gift certificate or silent auction item, call (573)
336-5121 or e-mail chamberdirector@wsrchamber.com.
Polar Meltdown Chili Cook-Off Winners Circle
The Waynesville-St. Robert Area Chamber of Commerce Polar
Meltdown Chili Cook-Off was held on January 23rd at the St.
Robert Community Center. The community came out to vote for
their favorite chili and award the People's Choice Award.
The Chamber also brought in three local judges DawnDee Bostwick
of the Daily Guide, MaryAnn Brinkley of Pepper's Bar and Grill
and SGT Shane Larson, Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers
(BOSS) President to judge on Showmanship and Grand Champion
Chili.
And the winners are:
 Showmanship
Award: Best Decorated Booth & Presentation:
1st Place-"Tailgaters" Fort Wood Hotels by Ehrhardt
Properties
2nd Place-"Fowl Play" Citizens Mortgage Company
3rd Place-"Rotary's Wild, Wild West" Rotary Club
of Pulaski County
 People's
Choice Award raised $387.43 for the Chamber's Scholarship:
1st Place- "Fowl Play" Citizens Mortgage Company
2nd Place- "Tailgaters" Fort Wood Hotels by Ehrhardt
Properties
3rd-Place- "Honoring Our Military" City of Waynesville
 Grand
Champion Chili: "Tailgaters" Fort Wood Hotels
by Ehrhardt Properties
 Best
of Show Award (combination of all three Awards): "Tailgaters"
Fort Wood Hotels by Ehrhardt Properties
In winning Best of Show Award, Fort Wood Hotels has earned
a choice of booth location and a free entry into next year's
event. A special thanks to all of our sponsors, teams and
volunteers.
Click
here to see more photos from the 2010 Polar Meltdown Chili
Cook-Off and a recent visit from U.S. Representative Ike Skelton
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Wow,
what a busy start to the year! Besides working two of the
Chamber yearly events we've been spending the past month preparing
the Membership Directory for print and finalizing the new
Chamber Map which has been completed and can be picked up
at the Chamber office.
January
was a busy month for the Chamber. The Chili cook off provided
those that attended some great food and was a wonderful social
time. The Community Forum that the Chamber hosts was a very
informative evening. The participants' were very well prepared
and made excellent presentations.
Governor
Nixon's State of the State address January 20, 2010 focused
on legislation that could stimulate job creation through the
implementation of four economic development legislative measures.
