Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Gold STAR Award for Superior Teaching Achievements and Recognition.

Anyone may nominate a teacher by completing the nomination form, submitting a letter of nomination and getting additional letters of support from parents, students or fellow teachers.

One Elementary Teacher (PK-4), one Middle School Teacher (5-7), one Jr. High Teacher (8), and one High School Teacher (9-12) from the Neosho R-5 School District, one teacher from a Private School and one teacher from Crowder College will be selected for the award.

Nomination Deadline is Tuesday, April 30^th!

2013Gold Star Award Nomination Form

The Neosho City Wide Garage Sale registrations are complete and have been posted here on our website and a paper copy is available at the Chamber office. You can view the map and sale listings here.

The Neosho Daily News will have a map along with classified ads and it will be available Friday and Saturday mornings at the following locations:

Kwik Mart – 738 E. McKinney

86 Super Stop – 18083 E. Hwy. 86

First Community Bank – 3005 Gardner Edgewood Dr.

Meek’s – 1210 S. Neosho Blvd.

Medicalodge & Gran Villas– 400 Lyon Drive

The 21st Annual Business & Industry Review was a great success!  Congratulations to Family Dentistry of Neosho, Best Booth Winner and Shyrl Lewis, Neosho, winner of the $300 Chamber Gift Certificates!

Neosho’s Business & Industry Review is this Friday and Saturday, March 15^th & 16^th at the Neosho High School Cafeteria!  This is a great opportunity to come and see what area businesses have to offer and visit one-on-one with the business owners and their employees!

Chamber Members are invited to come during the “After Hours / Networking” from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. on Friday.  The doors will open to the public on Friday from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Please use this $1.00 off ticket! 

Do you want to be included in the list of sales?  Visit the Garage Sale page and register your address!

Area Business and Industry leaders gathered Thursday at the Neosho Municipal Golf Course for the annual Neosho Area Chamber of Commerce Industrial Appreciation Golf Tournament. A total of 29 teams competed in 3 flights. The overall first place winners were David Clark and Matt Duffy both of Twin Rivers Foods, followed closely by the Jarden Consumer Solutions team comprised of Gary Moon and Chris Walker at. First Flight place winners were James Craig and Evan Griffith in 1^st, then David Clark and Matt Duffy in 2^nd, and Jim Cummins and Blake Bard taking 3^rd. Second Flight winners were Terry Thomas and Adam Telford for 1^st, with Jim Jackson and Ken Mayer in 2^nd, and Trey Kissell and Chris Goodfeller in 3^rd. The Third Flight was won by Rick Bishop and Bret Robb in 1^st and Derek Edwards and Randy Evans in 2^nd with Fred Gardner and Jeff Glasgow in 3^rd. The winners of the Hole Prizes were as follows; Gary Moon with Longest Drive, Jim Cummins closest to the pin on hole 2, Gary Moon closest to pin on hole 4, closest to the line on hole 6 was Mark Hendricks, Brad Taylor was closest to pin on hole 8, James Craig closest to the pin on hole 13 and finally closest to the pin on hole 16 was Allen Keeling. Dinner was served by Family Market before tee off, the Chamber of Commerce expressed their thanks to Arvest Bank, Boulevard Bank, Community Bank & Trust, Hometown Bank, Southwest Missouri Bank, U.S. Bank, City of Neosho, Neosho Land Development Inc., Newton County Economic Development Commission, and Neosho Area Business & Industrial Foundation for sponsoring the dinner.

-R. Genevieve Williams

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