August 2025 Newsletter

September 2025

Labor Day is here and the end of summer is coming. Planning continues for our two premier fall events: the Wayne County Outdoor Expo and the Ozark Heritage Festival. We are still accepting applications for food trucks and vendors at both events. We are also excited to offer a variety of sponsorship/advertising opportunities. We will continue to publish the Ozark Heritage Festival Booklet this year, and we are excited to see it grow. Please consider sponsoring these great events as a way to advertise your business at our biggest events of the year. Applications for sponsorships and the booklet can be found on our website www.visitpiedmontmo.com under the events tab or by contacting the Chamber office at chamber@visitpiedmontmo.com. Vendor spaces and booklet ads can also be purchased with a credit card through our online store at Products – Piedmont Area Chamber of Commerce.

This Month:

Aug. 30: Williamsville Labor Day Picnic

Aug. 30: Gooch's Live Music with Jarrek Stone

Sept. 1: Labor Day

Sept. 1: Wayne Co Saddle Club Meeting

Sept. 6: Joshua James live at Diamond Jims

Sept. 6: Wayne Co Saddle Club Obstacle Course

Sept. 13: Clearwater Alumni Picnic

Sept. 13-14: Piedmont Canyon Club Bob Carter Memorial Golf Tournament

Sept. 14: Second Sunday Silent Book Club at Clearwater Coffee Company

Sept. 15: The Nature Cottage Mindful Macrame Series

Sept. 19: Vietnam Wall Run

Sept. 20: Otahki Lake Frontier Fest

Sept. 20: Wayne Co Saddle Club Fun Show

Sept. 20: Fall Boutique Crawl

Sept. 20-21: Old Greenville Days

Sept. 23: Nature Cottage Make & Take Workshop

Sept. 27: 3rd Annual Wayne County Outdoor Expo

Coming Soon:

Oct. 17-18: Ozark Heritage Festival Oct. 25: Wayne Co Saddle Club Round Up

Nov. 1: Wayne Co Saddle Club Trail Ride

Nov. 3-6: Rotary Auction

Advantage Home Care

Bootheel In Home Care

Clark's Mountain Nursing Home

Country Valley Mercantile

Eagle Sky of the Ozarks

FCC Behavioral Health

Genesis Home Care

Henson Trash Service

Impact Fisheries

Missouri Highland Healthcare

Robbi's Zephyr Cafe

Saint Francis Healthcare

The Chow Hall

Town & Country

Tractor Supply Co

Walk in Wonders

Z Manufacturing

Chamber Office Moves to New Space

We are officially MOVED! In an attempt to better utilize our limited resources and continue the growth of the Wayne County Community Building events, we have moved our office to the Wayne County Community Building (formerly AARP). Our office hours will remain the same Wednesday - Friday from 10am-2pm. There will, however, be one big change... we now have a new phone number. Our new number is 573-561-0058 and it is currently active and accepting calls during normal business hours! Thank you all for your patience through this transition. Help us spread the word by telling your family and friends about our move and our new contact info!

Missouri Vietnam Wall Run to Return

The Annual Missouri VIetnam Wall Run is scheduled to return September 19th. The Springfield route is scheduled to begin at 8:15am in Springfield continuing down Hwy 60 E to Fredericktown then Hwy 72 to Hwy 51 before they end in Perryville. The riders will spend time in Piedmont from approximately 1:20pm - 2:50pm where they will re-fuel and have lunch with Hercules and El Burrito food trucks at the pavilion near the Wayne County Community Building.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Clearwater Coffee Company to Host Silent Book Club

A cozy, no-pressure reader's gathering where the only requirement is to bring something you want to read. Enjoy a little time to chat and share what you're reading (if you’d like) and then settle in for an hour of quiet reading time. Afterward there will be a chance to share with each other if you choose or you can keep reading!

The meeting will take place inside of Clearwater Coffee Company, where drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.

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Clearwater Alumni Picnic

The Clearwater Alumni Association is currently planning the 2025 Alumni Picnic to be hosted on September 13th. The annual event will be held at Clearwater High School from 12pm - 3pm. 2025 seniors will have free admission with all others welcome for a $5 scholarship donation. The festivities will include indoor seating, food and activities for the kids.

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Piedmont Rotary Club Auction

This year's Rotary Auction will be held November 3rd to the 6th. Rotary members will be reaching out to businesses and individuals in the area for auction donations. By donating to the auction you not only get free advertising on the radio, you also get to support the Rotary Club of Piedmont, Mo. Funds raised from this auction go back into the Wayne County community in the form of scholarships, team sponsorships, local scout groups, school support, and many other things in the community. Every dollar raised touches every Wayne County resident in some form. Please consider supporting Piedmont Rotary Club with this long tradition of the Rotary Auction. You can reach out to any Rotary member to donate.

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Clearwater Alumni Association October Calendar

The Clearwater Alumni Association is preparing for their OCTOBER CALENDAR GIVEAWAY!!! If you or your business would like to donate and get a day on the calendar, reach out to Jessica Sentell. Pick up is available if you have items or gifts cardsAll of this year's funds raised from chances **WILL BE MATCHED!** This year all proceeds will go towards installing a basketball court on the upper elementary playground where there is currently an unusable section with standing water. Help the Clearwater Alumni Association continue making these kinds of improvements for our kids!

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Business Boot Camp

The Reynolds County Early - Stage Business Boot Camp is slated to start in September. This fall cohort will take place at the University of Missouri Extension office, 180 S. Main St., Ellington, Sept. 23 – Oct. 28. It is being offered in partnership with the MU Extension office and Ellington Chamber of Commerce. Participants will have the opportunity to join a peer network of small business owners, learn from successful entrepreneurs and guest speakers, discover resources that they’ll need to start and grow a business and find best practices for business planning. In the program, participants learn foundational knowledge and skills about starting and

growing a business, including topics like market research and analysis, protecting your business and intellectual property, financial management and projections., marketing channels and reaching customer segments, building, compensating and managing your team and accessing capital. This opportunity is available for all area business owners and entrepreneurs, including those in the Piedmont area. More info and registration can be found at the link below.

Early-Stage Business Boot Camp | efactory

Williamsville Picnic

The 40th Annual Williamsville Lions Black River Fire Department Picnic is being hosted this Labor Day weekend on Saturday, August 30th. The premier event of Williamsville will kickoff with a parade Saturday moring followed by a full day of food, music, kids activities, friendship and more!

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