Columbia Chamber of Commerce president Matt McCormick is pleased with the Chamber’s recent leadership visit to Madison, Wisconsin. Madison, which has about 270,000 residents, is home to both a state capital and the University of Wisconsin. Mr. McCormick joined host Fred Parry in-studio for an hour on Saturday morning’s 939 the Eagle “CEO Roundtable” program. He tells Mr. Parry that more than 70 Columbia-area business leaders and elected officials made the trip to Madison. Homelessness was a main topic during the trip. Mr. McCormick also highlighted the Columbia chamber’s top legislative priorities on the “CEO Roundtable”, both this year’s and 2024 priorities. Transportation, especially I-70, continues to be a top priority:
(LISTEN): Missouri’s capital city hosting Special Olympics Missouri state outdoor games
More than 1,000 athletes, coaches and volunteers are expected to be in Jefferson City for this weekend’s Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) state outdoor games.
The games began this morning and continue through Sunday afternoon at numerous venues. SOMO communications director Andrew Kauffman tells 939 the Eagle that Jefferson City’s Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is one of their sponsors.
“I know they’re really happy to have all of our athletes, coaches, volunteers supporters out here in Jefferson City for our state outdoor games. Five different sports pretty much all across the community here in Jefferson City. Just love the buy-in that we’ve seen,” Kauffman says.
This year’s state outdoor games feature five sports: bocce, golf, tennis, softball and flag football. The bocce games are taking place today at Blair Oaks high school.
“Bocce is an incredibly inclusive sport. It’s a sport where anybody can play. And that’s what we’re all about at Special Olympics Missouri is getting everybody on the playing field,” says Kauffman.
He says SOMO is also offering health, hearing and wellness clinics this weekend in Jefferson City.
“And all of our state competitions were able to provide free health screenings to our athletes. And this incredibly important because not all of our athletes have access or the ability to go to the doctor. So for us to offer this is pretty amazing,” Kauffman says.
He’s encouraging you to come out and support the athletes, adding that they’re still looking for volunteers as well.
(LISTEN): Buy Missouri week begins this weekend
The annual statewide Buy Missouri week begins tomorrow (Saturday) and runs through next Saturday, October 21.
Buy Missouri Week was sponsored in 2018 by then-Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City), who’s now Missouri’s lieutenant governor. He tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that shopping local keeps our hard-earned dollars in the local economy.
“The men and women and the families who own these businesses up and down Main street and around the corner from us they’re the ones that we are going to saying can you help sponsor this baseball team. Can you go help sponsor the cancer society? Would you buy some Boy Scout popcorn? Can you do this, can you do that? They’re the ones providing the local jobs,” Kehoe says.
Buy Missouri encourages citizens to support the men and women who create, produce, grow, manufacture, distribute, promote and sell Missouri-made goods. Mr. Kehoe tells listeners that “Buy Missouri” has about 550 members representing 16,000 jobs and. It has members in more than 90 of Missouri’s 114 counties.
You can listen to the full “Wake Up” interview with Lt. Governor Kehoe here.
Small central Missouri town will draw thousands of people this weekend for pumpkin festival
More than 30,000 people are expected to travel to the small mid-Missouri town of Hartsburg for this weekend’s 32nd annual Pumpkin festival.
The annual fall event celebrates the pumpkin and promotes the village of Hartsburg, which is a town of about 120 residents. It’s near Highway 63. The event takes place tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday from 9 am until 5 pm.
The festival will begin Saturday morning at 9 with the crowning of Bill Molendorp as the 2023 pumpkin fest king. He’ll be recognized for his years of service to the community. The popular parade will start right after Molendorp is crowned. The parade will begin on south second street in Hartsburg, at the Katy trailhead.
You’ll be able to smell the food from a distance. It will feature items such as funnel cakes, hamburgers, pork steaks and corn dogs. The Hartsburg Pumpkin festival celebrates the pumpkin and the rich agricultural tradition in that area, which produces grains, fruits and vegetables. It’s also time for fellowship for visitors and locals.
Small central Missouri town will draw thousands of people this weekend for pumpkin festival
More than 30,000 people are expected to travel to the small mid-Missouri town of Hartsburg for this weekend’s 32nd annual Pumpkin festival.
The annual fall event celebrates the pumpkin and promotes the village of Hartsburg, which is a town of about 120 residents. It’s near Highway 63. The event takes place tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday from 9 am until 5 pm.
The festival will begin Saturday morning at 9 with the crowning of Bill Molendorp as the 2023 pumpkin fest king. He’ll be recognized for his years of service to the community. The popular parade will start right after Molendorp is crowned. The parade will begin on south second street in Hartsburg, at the Katy trailhead.
You’ll be able to smell the food from a distance. It will feature items such as funnel cakes, hamburgers, pork steaks and corn dogs. The Hartsburg Pumpkin festival celebrates the pumpkin and the rich agricultural tradition in that area, which produces grains, fruits and vegetables. It’s also time for fellowship for visitors and locals.
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