October 2013 Newsletter

Issue 10
October 2013
Downtown: Where Tradition Meets Today
Dear Members and Friends of Main Street Moberly,
I have a feeling the next few months will be gone before I know it. What a great October
we have had with the fantastic weather. Fall is my favorite time of the year and every year, I
wait and watch some specific tress to change into the beautifully colored masterpieces!
October has been a busy month! Being on the Healthy Woman Advisory Board, I had the
pleasure to attend the Taste of Home Cooking School sponsored by KWIX, KRES, KIRK, and
KTCM. What a fun event! This month, I also had the privilege to represent Main Street Moberly
by attending a luncheon that was sponsored by the Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce welcoming the Pipeliner Wives to the area. What a great group of women! They feel so welcomed
to our community and love our downtown!
November will be busy as the Design Committee and a group of volunteers will
help hang the Christmas lights and wreaths. Our office will be putting the final plans on Living
Windows, which is always the first Thursday after Thanksgiving. We also have the Holiday
Open House as well as Black Wednesday and Black Friday sales in November! There are a lot
of opportunities to welcome shoppers to downtown Moberly this Holiday
Shopping Season!
Upcoming Events
Happy November!
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November 8 & 9
Holiday Open House
Downtown Moberly
November 27 & 29
Black Wednesday &
Black Friday Sales
December 5
Living Windows
5:30—7:30
December 7
Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Parade
5:00
Welcome New Main Street Moberly Member
Cut-N-Up Salon, 208 N. 4th Street
Welcome to Downtown Moberly
Reed Street Variety
Nick’s Appliance
Daily Mart
Tim Seidel, Edward Jones
What is Main Street Moberly?
Committee Meetings
Schedule
Design
1st Thursday of each
month
Main Street Moberly, Inc. is a not for profit organization dedicated to an
economically strong, safe, attractive and exciting downtown. Main Street
seeks to provide unified leadership to energize the business and residential life in the downtown area. Attracting new business and creating more
jobs, which in turn have a positive effect on the growth and economic
value of the entire Moberly area.
Promotion
1st Tuesday of each
month
Main Street Moberly was founded in 1989 and it’s membership continues
to be comprised of property owners, businesses, non-profit organizations,
and citizens.
Organization
3rd Tuesday of each
month
For more information on how to become a member, please contact Main
Street Moberly’s office at 263-5251.
Economic
Restructuring
2nd Thursday of each
month
MSM Board
3rd Thursday of each
month
What does each Committee do at
Main Street Moberly?
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Design - implementation of public improvements, public spaces, façade improvement, signs, parking and streetscapes.
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Promotion - special events, retail promotions, brochures, image development.
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Organization – public relations, fundraising, structure and overall work
planning.
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Economic Restructuring - developing a competitive direction for the
downtown area, market surveys, business recruitment and business
retention activities.
Committee Updates
Design Committee
The Design Committee is making plans to
hang Christmas lights as well as the wreaths
and the barrels will also be decorated this
year for the Holiday Season!
Economic Restructuring
Committee
If you know of a business wanting to relocate
to the downtown area, please contact our office, and we can find the perfect space!
Promotion Committee
Please see Page 1 for a schedule of events.
Organization Committee
No meeting has been planned.
Name: Jessi Tenney
Business Affiliation: Owner Cut-N-Up Salon, 208 N.
4th Street, 263-4551
Age: 35
Job Description: Owner, stylist, Farouk Systems
Educator
Years lived in Moberly: 5
Original Hometown: Renick
Education: Sam Brown’s Institute of Cosmetology
Community Involvement: Anything that has to do
with sports, I’m involved.
Professional Background: Farouk Systems Educator (Chi and Biosilk). I travel to different states
teaching classes on color and lightening and I work
at the big hair shows.
Jessi Tenney
Cut-N-Up Salon
Why I’m passionate about my job: I enjoy making people feel good about themselves
and taking care of their hair needs.
If I weren’t doing this for a living, I would be a nurse.
Biggest career obstacle I’ve overcome and how Speaking in front of people by practice,
practice, practice.
What people should know about this profession: It’s a job that when I get up everyday
to come to, I never feel like it’s a job … I enjoy it that much.
Family: Chad, husband; Derek, Draven, Connor, sons.
Favorite place in Randolph County: The Park. It’s peaceful and always beautiful to
see in every season.
Accomplishment I’m most proud: Being a mom.
Sponsored by KWIX, KRES, KIRK, KTCM,
the Taste of Home Cooking School was
held October 22, 2013 at the MACC
Activity Center.
The Healthy Woman Board Members
were door prize runners.
Chef Guy Klinzing opened the show with his
vocal talent
Participants eagerly
awaiting the
Taste of Home
Cooking School
The Healthy Woman Advisory Board were
assigned to delivering door prizes.
Main Street Moberly was represented at the Welcome Luncheon
held on Wednesday, October 23,
at the Lodge in Moberly’s Rothwell
Park. This event was sponsored
by the Moberly Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Close to 40 women attended this
event which not only welcomed
the families to the area but also
provided the attendees an
opportunity to ask questions
about Moberly.
Door prizes were provided by local
businesses.
Why are fire hydrants different colors?
Firefighter, Stacy Brockman, was busy on a recent Sunday putting a
fresh coat of paint on the downtown fire hydrants. The color of the
body, the top, and the outlet cap each tell the firefighters something
special about that particular hydrant.
The body can be white, yellow, red, or violet. The tops can be blue,
green, orange, or red. The outlet caps can be green, orange, or red.
When fire companies arrive at a working fire, they need to be able to
quickly determine which tactics they should employ and how best to
supply themselves with water. .
Primarily, they need to know how much water is available from the closest hydrant so they may select the
appropriate size hose lines for the size and complexity of the fire, but not select lines which would exceed the
capacity of the hydrant and thus be ineffective. This information is known as "available flow."
They also need to know the water pressure in each hydrant so they can immediately implement the correct
pumping operation at the supply hydrant. Water pressure is effected by elevation. By knowing the pressure
range in advance of connecting the hoses, they can implement the proper pumping operation and compensate for nearly every low pressure situation using the pumps in the fire engines.
As you drive around downtown, you will notice different colors on the hydrants and now you know why!
Article Submitted by Susan Hall
DO YOU NEED TAX CREDITS?
It’s been several years since Main Street Moberly has participated in the Neighborhood Assistance Program
(NAP); however, one of our Not-for-Profit members has been awarded a NAP grant that may be of interest to
our downtown business owners.
Safe Passage has begun a 2-year NAP grant where they gather donations in turn for tax credits. Their NAP
budget is $78,533, which means their authorized tax credits are $54,973 (70%). The grant pays for one employee (Health Care Coordinator) and a percentage of the costs for a Children’s Services Coordinator
position.
The 2-year project aims to serve 401 adults and children. It includes 8 preventative activities with local
teenagers identifying the red flags of an unhealthy relationship, and extensive medical advocacy and transportation for clients. It will also cover new brochures for the shelter that will be dispersed to social service
agencies, schools, and medical providers in their nine-county service area.
If you need a tax credit for 2013, consider a donation to Safe Passage. At some point in the future, Main
Street Moberly may apply for another grant; but, until then, this is an option for you.
Who is eligible to donate? Businesses only – individuals who operate a sole proprietorship, operate a farm,
have rental property, or have royalty income, shareholder in an S-corporation, or partner in a partnership or a
member of an LLC.
You can reach Safe Passage at (660) 269-8999.
Article Submitted by Susan Hall
Downtown: Where Tradition Meets Today
To Main Street Moberly Business Owners & Friends
112 N. 4th Street
Moberly, MO 65270
Phone: 660-263-5251
Email: mainstreetmoberly@att.net
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Main Street Moberly, Inc.
WE’RE ON THE
WEB
www.mainstreetmoberly.org
The purpose of stenciling
the storm drains is to raise
awareness of the interconnectedness of our city
streets and local
waterways.
Have you noticed that several of the storm drains
in our downtown area have been painted to indicate where they drain? This is just a subtle reminder that people shouldn’t pour anything down
these drains besides plain old rain! Thanks to
Billy Hackett and Blaine Matter from
Stream Team #4791 Passion for Green .
Thank you Stream Team #4791 for marking
these drains for our community.
Article Submitted by Susan Hall
Blaine Matter is removing the
stencil from the curb.
Billy Hackett just completed
stenciling the letters.
Lunch & Learn Brown Bag
Tuesday, November 26
12:00 noon—1:00 p.m.
Entrepreneurial Business Development Center @ MACC
Choosing your Pathway
Please RSVP to 660-263-5865
Free event!
Open to the Public!
Congratulations to
Moberly Antique Mall
On your reopening!!