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 Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce
Business Brief
Advancing the Agricultural, Industrial and Civic Interest of the City of Hillsboro and the Greater Montgomery County
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Board of Directors
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President - Terri Miller
Miller Enterprises Design, Inc.
1st Vice - Angie Eickhoff
White & Associates
2nd Vice - Greg Holcomb
Country Financial
Treasurer- Mike Ryan
National Bank
Past President -
Gene White
White & Associates
Executive Director-
Lesley Pollard
Kim Noyes
Montgomery County Realty
Melissa Durbin The Job Center
Alan Holman
Market of Ahs
Susie Galer
The Journal-News
Brandi Lentz
Montgomery County Realty
Dennis Fenton
State Farm Insurance
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Dear ,
Spring has finally arrived in Hillsboro and fresh beginnings are in the air. The voter's elected new city leadership and the Chamber of Commerce recently seated its new Board of Directors. We also revamped our committees to better serve the goals of the Chamber and its members. We all want to make our Chamber "blossom" this year, and with your help we can make that happen.
The Chamber welcomes a diversity of thought and opinions and I hope you can volunteer to join one of our committees. We need YOUR valuable knowledge and expertise, so contact Lesley at 532-3711 or email hillsborochamber@consolidated.net if you are interested in serving on one or more of the below committees:
Finance Committee
Chair: Dennis Fenton, Mike Ryan, Gene White.
The finance committee assists the Treasurer and Executive Director building the annual budget and monitoring the Chamber's financial decisions.
Programs & Communication
Chair: Dennis Fenton
The programs committee is responsible for coordinating and hosting Chamber events and activities and for Chamber outreach and education.
Economic Development/ Tourism & Retail
Chair: Greg Holcomb
This committee represents the Chamber in economic development issues, including business retention and attraction and is responsible for supporting events in Hillsboro and Montgomery County that encourage tourism and support local retailers.
Agribusiness
Chair: Tony Herman
This is a joint committee with the Litchfield Chamber of Commerce. The Agribusiness committee represents the chamber to the agricultural community. The committee coordinates two pork patty sales, one in the spring in Hillsboro and another in the fall in Litchfield. With those proceeds, the committee awards two scholarships to high school seniors in Montgomery County.
2000 & Beyond
Chairs: Lesley Pollard & Zach Wygal
The 2000 & Beyond Committee focuses on creating opportunities and beautification of Downtown Hillsboro. The committee plans and coordinates the planting of the flowers on Main St., Second Sunday Summer Concert Series, the Golden Grille and Christmas activities.
Farmer's Market
Chair: Alan Holman
This committee is responsible for coordinating the Hillsboro Farmer's Market by creating farmer relations, community outreach, promotions, sponsorships and project management. The goal of this committee is to work with customers, food purveyors, farmers and other vendors to play a key role in maintaining and expanding market activity.
Until next month,
Terri Miller, President
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce
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More than 200 in Attendance for Hillsboro Mayoral, Council Forum
 Seated from the left are mayoral candidates Rick Lynch, Sid Blankenship and John Downs. Standing from the left are candidate Chris Sherer, Lesley Pollard, Chamber Executive Director; candidates Paul Smith, Gary Noyes, Rusty Kirby, Bruce Holcomb, Richard Small, Bill Kenny, Daniel Robbins, and John M. Galer, Publisher, The Journal-News and Master of Ceremonies for the forum.
An abnormally large group of candidates (nine) for city council and mayor (three) drew a standing room crowd to the Moose Lodge Tuesday evening, March 29, when the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce and The Journal-News sponsored a meet the candidate forum. Moderated by Journal-News Publisher John Galer, the format gave the council candidates four minutes each to present themselves and their ideas; the mayoral candidates also answered a set of five questions as part of their presentations.
The Chamber would like to congratulate the winners of the April 5 election: Commissioners Chris Sherer, Richard Small, Paul Smith and Bruce Holcomb and welcome Hillsboro new mayor, John Downs. Congratulations to you all!
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April Member of the Month:
Pictured from left: Chamber Director Brandi Lentz, Terri Miller Chamber President, Wes Spears owner and Chamber Executive Director Lesley Pollard
Spears Title Company
218 S. Main St.
Hillsboro
217-532-3113
www.spearstitle.com
Member since: 2008
Business Start Date: 1978
Brief Description:
Providing complete, timely and accurate land title services for all of Montgomery County since 1978.
Why is Hillsboro home to your business? County seat of Montgomery County.
Tell us one thing about your business that most people wouldn't know.
Some people don't know it is their choice where they have their land title service needs fulfilled. Not their realtor's or their lender's.
What do you like best about Hillsboro?
Church Street Pub, Milanos Café and Canton Inn...we are fortunate to have such dining choices in a town the size if Hillsboro, and I frequent them often.
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Membership Meeting,
April 15th
Challacombe House
509 School St.
Oak Grove Cemetery / Hillsboro Historical Society
Featured Speaker: Jeff Dunn
Please join us at the Chamber monthly membership meeting, Friday, April 15th at 12:00 noon in the newly renovated Historical Challacombe House. Jeff Dunn will be speaking about the new options that are available at Oak Grove Cemetery as well as some of the cemeterys history and the Hillsboro Historical Society.
Lunch will be ordered from Little Italy's Pizza. Cost will be $5 per person and payable at the meeting. Please RSVP for this meeting with your lunch choice by clicking here.
Lunch options:
1) Pizza
2) Chicken Chef Salad
Got an idea or want to present at a monthly program?
Contact Dennis Fenton at 532-6921
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Raffle to benefit the
Hillsboro Sports Association
$5 gets you a chance to win a flat screen HDTV that will be given away at the Hillsboro Sports Association dinner dance on July 16. Take your raffle stub into Roger Jennings Chevrolet-Buick lcoated at 1617 Vandalia road and get $5 off an oil change! All proceeds will benefit the Hillsboro Sports Association. Tickets can be purchased from: Ken White, Earl Meier, Don Downs, Brett Butler or any coach.
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Social Media Presentation Available Online  Tisha Miller and Scott Stallman from Lincoln Land Community College were the featured speakers during the March Chamber meeting. The Social Media topic was a popular one, but due to limited time the presentation was cut short. If you were unable to make the meeting or would like to see the presentation in its entirety you can do so by clicking here. |
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WANTED:
Chamber Trivia Team Members!
The Chamber would like to put together a team(s) to participate in the upcoming Moose Trivia Night. If you are looking for a good night out with fellow Chamber members or would like to test your knowledge contact
Brandi Lentz at 532-2525 or blentz@consolidated.net. 
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Litchfield Chamber Expo
April 29, 2011
The Litchfield Chamber is pleased to present their first table-top Expo - providing a opportunity for Chamber members to rent an 8-foot table for just $20.00. The space may be used to display marketing brochures, discount coupons, demonstrate or sell products or services, etc. And, non-members are welcome to participate. We encourage you to be creative with your presentation!
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 Vendor Space Available at Hillsboro Farmers Market
In addition to fresh produce, folks can expect to see a fresh look at the Hillsboro Farmers Market this year. After two years downtown on the Plaza, committee organizers decided to move the market to behind the historic Challacombe House located at 509 School Street. A beautiful, central location will provide a bigger space allowing for more vendors and plenty of ample parking. This new location is expected to attract many more customers.
The Hillsboro Farmers Market is now accepting vendors for our third season, set to begin on Thursday, May 12th. Commitments can be made for a half season, the full season or on a weekly basis. Fees are nominal and vary according to the seasonal commitment. Vendors who have not participated at the market in the past will be given one free week to try out the market.
The Chamber is also seeking sponsorships for the market. Individuals or businesses can sponsor the full market season for $50.
The market will open on Thursdays from 3:00 - 7:00pm from May 12th - October 27. Vendor applications and copies of the Hillsboro Farmers Market guidelines can be obtained via the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce website at www.hillsborochamber.net; by contacting Lesley Pollard at 532-3711 or hillsborochamber@consolidated.net.
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THANK YOU
Wonderful Volunteers!!!!
 Thank you to the many volunteers who helped with the Chamber Spaghetti Dinner before the Roubaix Bicycle race on April 1. Volunteers graciously donated baked goods, pre-cooked spaghetti and helped man the dinner. A very special thank you goes out to the Chamber's immediate past president Gene White for volunteering his time and expertise by cooking the spaghetti and sauce. Without Gene the dinner could not have taken place. |
Member Announcements
Market of AHs 199 Springfield Rd. Hillsboro 532-2233
The Market of Ahs has opened its doors for the 2011 season and has cool season garden seeds and plants for sale. Tomoato plants will be available in only a couple short weeks. Market of Ahs hours of operation are Monday-Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm. Moose Lodge 411 S. Main St.
532-3719 The Moose will be hosting their 1st Ever Hillsboro Moose Trivia Night on Saturday, April 30. Doors open at 6pm and trivia will begin promptly at 7pm. Cost is $10 per person and teams will consist of 8-10 players. 50/50 raffle tickets and beer will be available for purchase. Players may bring their own snacks! All proceeds will benefit the Moose Lodge. For questions or to sign up your team contact Tobin Ott at 618-580-3383 or tobinott@consolidated.net. Chris Sherer In lieu of having another town hall style meeting between now and the installation of the next City Council, I invite emails (to hvfd681@yahoo.com) regarding ideas for improving the Hillsboro downtown experience. I would like to discuss the ideas with the incoming City Councilmembers with the intention of holding another town hall meeting after May 10th to refine some of those ideas and develop a plan for making them reality. MCCA
St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary and the Montgomery County Cancer Association's Comedy Night, will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Crystal Ballroom in Staunton.
This event will include a dinner, a two-hour performance by Vito Zatto, well-known comedian from Chicago, a silent auction, and two hours of dancing. The event benefits the important work done by these two organizations. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at various locations including the Chamber office.
We would greatly appreciate your consideration of a donation to this event. We are planning to have a silent auction and would welcome donations of an item or a gift certificate from your business. Cash donations are always welcome if an item or gift certificate for services is not feasible.
Both organizations have non-profit 501c3 tax exempt status. Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions. Please know we are most grateful for your consideration and any support you can offer.
Click here for event flyer
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Montgomery County Job/Career Fair
May 19, 2011
Click Here for details
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Welcome New Members:
T'Z Pest Control
Owners: Stacy & Pam Thacker
17180 IL Rt. 185
Coffeen, IL
217-534-2501
Pictured from left, are Chamber directors Alan Holman and Kim Noyes, T'Z Pest Control owners Stacy and Pam Thacker with their four-year-old son Tycen, Chamber President Terri Miller, Chamber Executive Director Lesley Pollard and Chamber directors Greg Holcomb and Brandi Lentz.
Elite Turf Care
Owner: Chad Warner
21472 IL Rt. 185
Fillmore, IL
217-827-1003
Pictured above top left: Chamber directors Dennis Fenton, Mike Ryan and Gene White, Elite Turf Care owner Chad Warner, Chamber president Terri Miller, Chamber directors Kim Noyes, Alan Holman, Greg Holcomb. Bottom left: Chamber director Mellisa Durbin, Chamber Executive Director Lesley Pollard and Chamber directors Angie Eickhoff and Brandi Lentz.
Morehouse Produce and Plants
Owners: Geroge & Cathy Morehouse
443 S. Pine St.
Irving
217-556-7957
Pictured above from left: Chamber directors Alan Holman and Mike Ryan, Chamber Executive Director Lesley Pollard, Morehouse Produce and Plants owners George and Cathy Morehouse, Chamber directors Brandi Lentz and Greg Holcomb.
Montgomery County Cancer Association
Chairman: Richard Small
19 Circle Drive
Litchfield
In front, from the left, Linda Klotz of the MCCA, Hillsboro Chamber Executive Director Lesley Pollard, MCCA Chairman Richard Small and Zach Wygal of the MCCA. In back are Hillsboro Chamber board members Alan Holman, Brandi Lentz, Melissa Durbin and Susie Galer and MCCA board members Tina Hagemeier, Pam Johnson, Shelley Halleman and Robin Andrews.
Patty Meyers
Individual member
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 15 Chamber Monthly Meeting
12:00 noon Challacombe House
Arpil 26 Agribusiness Committee Meeting
12:00 noon Moose Lodge
April 29 Litchfield Chamber Business Expo
4-7 pm Litchfield Community Center
April 30 1st Ever Hillsboro Moose Trivia Night
6-9pm Moose Lodge
May 5 Hillsboro Farmer's Market Opening Day
3:00-7:00 pm Challacombe House (behind the house in parking lot)
May 7 MCCA Comedy Night
5:00 pm Crystal Ballroom, Staunton
May 12 Farmers Market Opens
3:00-7:00 pm Challacombe House (behind in parking lot)
May 19 Montgomery County Job/Career Fair
9:00 am-1:00 pm Lincoln Land Community College
May 20 Chamber Monthly Meeting
12:00 Noon Location TBD
May 20 Agribusiness Pork Patty Sale
11-1 CNB Banking Center Lot
June 18 Golden Grille Challenge
Downtown Hillsboro
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