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Chamber Chat
Community Blood Drive
Kettle Specials
Kettle’s specials next week are:
Grilled Cheese: Spaghetti Bolognese Grilled Cheese with Parmesan and Mozzarella
Beer Special: Leinenkugel Beers, $3.50
Wednesday Wine Special: Fruity Reds, $10
West Coast Wrap is back through July!
Chamber Coffee!
Join us for the “Chamber Coffee”, Friday, August 12th hosted by Nex-Tech Wireless, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. (come and go) There will be refreshments and tons of networking!
KVSV Broadcast Schedule
Hear KC Royals Baseball on AM1190 KVSV The Mix
Friday July 15…..at Detroit……5:30pm
Saturday July 16 at Detroit……5:30PM
Sunday July 17 …at Detroit……11:30am
Monday July 18….CLEVELAND….6:30pm
Tuesday July 19…CLEVELAND……6:30pm
Wednesday July 20..CLEVELAND..12:30pm
Glen Elder Funday
Kettle Events
2016 Mitchell County Fair Program of Events
Monday, July 25, First Christian Church, Beloit
9am Judging of 4-H Foods
Judging of Arts & Crafts
9am-11am Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Judging Contest
10am 4-H Bake Sale in First Christian Church Lobby
Tuesday, July 26, Fairgrounds
8:30am Pet Show
9am Dog Show
Wednesday, July 27, Fairgrounds
9am Horse Show
6pm-8pm All Livestock (beef, bucket calf, swine, sheep & goats) will be checked in and weighed at the fairgrounds
6pm-8pm Open class entries may be entered
6pm-9pm Moore’s Greater Show
Thursday, July 28, ARM BAND NIGHT (6pm-9pm)
8am-10:30am Enter all other 4-H and open class exhibits, except for livestock
10am Judging of 4-H and Open Class Poultry and Rabbits
Judging of 4-HPhotography
10:30am Judging of Bucket Calves
11am Judging of Crops, Garden and Flowers
Judging of 4-H Rocketry
Judging of 4-H Posters, Notebooks, Displays and Club Food Booths
11:30am Judging of 4-H Woodworking, Electric, Welding & Entomology
1pm Judging of Open Class Foods, Clothing, Needlework, Flowers & Art
Lisa Johnson x/Leap of Faith Soap Shopper and Fiber Farm doing a Goat Milk and fiber demonstration (in bull barn)
2:30pm Judging of Open Class Crops & Garden
3pm Judging of Open Class Photography (to follow 4-H photography judging; starting time approximate)
5pm Creature Feature presented by Kansas Wildlife and Parks and Tourism
6pm Judging of Beef
Ident-A-Kid with the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Department
6pm Free Entertainment – Francis McCune (singer)
6pm-9pm Moore’s Greater Show
7pm Kids Rodeo & Mutton Bustin’
Free Entertainment-Jim Hoy (Cowboy Historian and Folk entertainer)
8:30pm Free Entertainment-TBA
9pm Free Entertainment – TBA
Friday, July 29, ARM BAND NIGHT (6pm-9pm)
9am Judging of Swine ½ Hour after Swine Show completion
5pm Free Entertainment – Gabby Smith (singer and guitar)
5:30pm Money Scramble in the Hog/Sheep arena
6pm SASS Cowboy Shooting (cattle show arena outside)
6pm-9pm National Guard Kids games
6pm-9pm Moore’s Greater Show
7pm Demolition Derby at the Grandstand
Free Entertainment – NCK Dance Center
7:30pm Free Entertainment – TBA
8pm Free Entertainment – TBA
8:30pm Free Entertainment – TBA
Saturday, July 30, ARM BAND NIGHT (6pm-9pm)
9am Round Robin
5pm Livestock Sale
5pm Free Entertainment – Finney Family Orchestra
6pm Vetter Family Band
6pm-9pm Moore’s Greater Show
6:30pm Enduro Race at the Grandstand
7pm Free Entertainment – Noma Pfister (piano)
8pm Free Entertainment – Craig Plottner (guitar)
9pm Free Entertainment – TBA
Sunday, July 31
8am-11:30am Check out exhibits and clean up
Leadership Mitchell County
The Leadership Mitchell County Alumni Committee will be sponsoring Major Ed Pulido, U.S. Army (Ret), to come and speak. The event will be held Tuesday, August 9th at 6pm at the NCK Tech Conference Room. This event is open to the public. For more information, please contact Eric Hilt at 738-9641.
Major Ed Pulido, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the Sr. VP of the Folds of Honor Foundation a Veteran’s Charity which provides the spouses and children of the fallen and wounded educational scholarships. Additionally, he is a Founding member of Warriors for Freedom Foundation a leadership institute focused on the mental, physical and wellness support of our wounded Veterans and their families. He is the spokesperson for AROGA Health. Finally, Major Ed is the Founder of Warrior Nation, a movement focused on the rights of liberty, freedom and patriotism with an autobiography entitled Warrior for Freedom: Challenge, Triumph and Change, the Major Ed Pulido Story.
Major Pulido has a degree in Military Science, Marketing, and Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Logistics Management/Human Relations. He attained the Rank of Major in his 19-year military career and on May 16, 2005, he was medically retired from the United States Army.
On the 17th of August, 2004, Major Pulido hit an Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D) or roadside bomb while serving with the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team under the command of General David Petraeus. Due to the extensive injuries to his left knee, doctors had to amputate his left leg on October 1, 2004. For his heroism and valor on that August day, the President of the United States along with General David Petraeus awarded him the Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, and Joint Service Commendation and Achievement Medals.
Major Pulido’s story of courage and sacrifice has been featured in Time Magazine, PGA Magazine, Fox News, CNN and many national and local Oklahoma City television stations and print media. Since, his amputation, Major Pulido has been a staunch advocate for veterans with disabilities, specifically focusing on advocacy efforts to promote prosthetic technologies, peer visiting with fellow amputees at Brooke and Walter Reed Medical Centers, and raising awareness on the needs of veterans with PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injuries (T.B.I) on behalf of the DOD and VA Real Warriors National Campaign.
He has received countless awards including the prestigious Disabled American Veteran of the Year Award, HeartLine Festival of Hope Award for Suicide Prevention, the Hero’s award from the American Red Cross, the Reaching our City Award, OKC Thunder/Devon Energy Community Hero Award, and the Daughters of the American Revolution Veteran Patient Award. Additionally, he has received the Valley Forge Freedom Foundation Award for national and state level service and the Tuskahoma Brown Miller Award for outstanding leadership.
On a personal note, Major Pulido during his time in the hospital experienced the inner darkness of depression, PTSD, and suicidal ideation that would cripple his positive spirit. This inner darkness he describes as a “deep wounding of a soldiers spirit”. It was at that time that he understood that as a Warrior he could not walk alone in this journey. In that moment, he asked for help from his God, Country, his family and the American people. The result of this intervention would put his life on the road to recovery. It would also be the building block for his understanding the inner wounds of war and making sure that mental health is a focus of the Department of Defense and the VA.
Major Pulido is a national and global spokesperson for Acadia HealthCare, Department of Defense and VA Real Warriors National Campaign and he is on the State Board of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services with a mission to address the mental health needs of returning service members, Veterans and their families.
Ed Pulido has been married to Karen Pulido for 24 years. He has a daughter Kaitlin and a daughter Kinsley. He and his family reside in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Thank You for renewing your Membership
The following businesses have reinvested in the community through the Beloit Area Chamber of Commerce.
- Solomon Valley Village
Have Any Exciting News to Share?
The Chamber wants to help spread the word about your business. “Noteworthy News” is your opportunity to do just that. It’s a great way to inform other Chamber members about anything that’s new within your organization. Fill us in on what’s happening from staff changes to a new product or service. Send it to beloitchamber@nckcn.com by Thursday at noon and I will include it in Chamber Chat!
Calendar of Events
Monday, July 18th – Heather Hartman’s Birthday
Tuesday, July 19th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room, Muni
Tuesday, July 19th – 11am-6pm – Community Blood Drive – NCK Wellness Gym
Wednesday, July 20th – 9:30am – Beloit Ministerial Association
Wednesday, July 20th – Noon – Lions Club
Saturday, July 23rd – Glen Elder Funday
Tuesday, July 26th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room, Muni
Wednesday, July 27th – Noon – Lions Club
Wednesday, July 27th-Saturday, July 30th – Mitchell County Fair
Monday, August 1st – 7pm – Mitchell County Fair Board – Guaranty State Bank
Tuesday, August 2nd – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room, Muni
Wednesday, August 3rd – Noon – Lions Club
Thursday, August 4th – Noon – Mitchell County Tourism – Courthouse
Friday, August 5th – Saturday, August 6th – Tipton Picnic
Monday, August 8th – Mitchell County Historical Society – Legion Annex
Tuesday, August 9th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room, Muni
Tuesday, August 9th – 7pm – Cassiopeia
Wednesday, August 10th – Noon – Lions Club
Tuesday, August 16th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room, Muni
Wednesday, August 17th – 9:30am – Beloit Ministerial Association
Wednesday, August 17th – Noon – Lions Club
Thursday, August 18th – First day of School
Thursday, August 18th – Noon – SVED Board – Hebrews – Glen Elder
Friday, August 19th – Saturday, August 20th – Cawker City Twine-a-thon Cook-Off
Tuesday, August 23rd – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room, Muni
Wednesday, August 24th – Noon – Lions Club
Tuesday, August 30th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room, Muni
Wednesday, August 31st – Noon – Lions Club
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