Jim and Wanda Dusek of Rite-Way Guttering and Automotive sponsored the July Chamber Luncheon. They have been instrumental in many events for the Chamber and throughout the community. Center, windows are being installed in the new Outpatient and Wellness Clinic at Excelsior Springs Medical Center, which is slated to open this winter. At right, Gail Morris Barnett is a featured artist at the Gallery 105, shown here during a Friday Night Art Crawl. See events calendar for more.

Excelsior Bottling Company and volunteers clean up the Lithia Well No. 1 on Broadway to bring it back to life. Pictured left to right are Keith Hammer, Jane Bertram, Jeri Bowen, Keith Bowen, John Fairlamb, Hyrum Bowen and George Moon. Photo by Kevin Morgan. July 2008 • July 23 – "Wednesday Bike Nite" at Dani's Hitch Lot, 259 E. Broadway, starting 6 p.m. Come and enjoy the specials! Play pool, darts or shuffle board. Sponsored by Dani's Hitch Lot and Hyatts Custom Cycles & Graphics. • July 24 – The Rotary Club of Excelsior Springs will host a continental breakfast and special presentation by National keynote speaker and author Joe Calhoon, 7:30 a.m. Seats are limited so please RSVP as soon as possible RSVP to  816-405-0495 or spaliday@yahoo.com. • July 25 and 26 – An Open House will be held at Van Till Farms / Rayville Baking Co., 13986 Highway C, Rayville, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come out and enjoy time in the peaceful surroundings of the Van Till Family Farm. You will have opportunities for sampling many of the products produced on the farm as well as a chance to see all the new landscaping, the new event patio and the grape vineyard. KMZU 100.7 FM will be broadcasting live from the farm noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday. • July 25 – "Sleepless in Seattle," Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m. $1 per person. • July 26 – Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin Alter Boys will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here. August 2008 • Aug. 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, and 21-23 – Paradise Playhouse comedy presentation "Out Of Order" by Ray Cooney. For more details click here. • Aug. 2 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m. • Aug. 5 – Family Fun Night 9-Hole Golf Outing, Excelsior Springs Golf Course, 6 p.m. start. Two-person scramble format; youth play from the red tees. Ages 8-16 years. Cost per team: (2) non-members $40; (2) members $20; (1) non-member & (1) member $30. Fee includes 9 holes of golf and cart, hot dogs and drinks after play and (2) Excelsior Springs Golf Club logo golf balls. Sign-up deadline: Friday, August 1, 2008. Call 816-630-3731 to register. • Aug. 7-10 – Annual Sidewalk Sale, downtown shops • Aug. 8 – Art Crawl, various galleries and downtown shops, 5-8 p.m. Keith Hammer will be a featured artist at Gallery 105. • Aug. 9 – Sounds of Free Space will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. This is the 11th Anniversary of the Blues Garden. Come help us celebrate! For more details, click here. • Aug. 15-16 – Annual BBQ Contest and Fly-in on the River. Details to follow. Click here for complete event calendar information.

NEXT CHAMBER EVENTS • July 25 – Ribbon Cutting at Dani's Hitch Lot, 259 E. Broadway, downtown Excelsior Springs, 5 p.m. • August 7 – Open House with Gerald Huston, Sears Regional Development Manager at the Excelsior Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, 5 to 7 p.m. Click here for additional Chamber events. New Demographics Current demographics and projected demographics to 2010 now available. Other new demographic reports will be available soon as .pdf downloads. Click here. Career Opportunities Career change in your future? Check out the local job market. Click here. Volunteer Opportunities The Excelsior Springs Chamber is looking for volunteers to work in the Chamber office; if interested contact the Chamber office at 816-630-6161. Please take our Visitor Survey If you have recently been a visitor to our community, we want to hear from you! Click here. Chamber Member Testimonials Read what some of our members have to say about being a part of the Chamber. Click here.