Logo design by Grizzell & Co.

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Mississippi River Hills Association

Individual:  $35 per year

Business:  $75 per year

Friend of the Region:  $25
Help support the organization!

UPCOMING EVENTS

FETE DE CHAUMETTE: A CELEBRATION OF OUR REGION -- Celebrate Bastille Day in historic Ste. Genevieve County on Saturday, July 12, 11am-8pm.  The festival will feature a variety of wineries, arts, crafts, antiques, and other products from the region, including a farmers market (insulated bags will be available).  Kid's activities will include turtle racing, kite flying (the view from the hilltop is spectacular), bobbing for apples, and the traditional French game of boule'.  Hosted by Chaumette Vineyards & Winery in conjunction with the Mississippi River Hills Association.  Admission $20 per car.  DOWNLOAD THE FLYER.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE HAVE NEW BOARD OFFICERS -- Steve Frye, President (Perry County); Octavia Scharenborg, VP (Cape Girardeau County); and Brenda Carrow, Secretary/Treasurer (St. Francois County).  We also welcome two new board members, Jennifer Johnson from Chaumette Winery in Ste. Genevieve County and Lynn Williams from the Sikeston-Miner CVB in Scott County.  A HUGE thank-you to Keith Kinkade for serving as President during our first year.

NEW PHOTOS PAGE - Photos from recent events.  More to be added when we get the new web site up and running.

CHECK OUT THE NEW LOGO!  Our thanks to John Grizzell and Lawson Primm of Grizzell & Co., for their months of patient work with us to develop the image.  John is working on a new web site design for us as well, so stay tuned!

INTERESTED IN MEMBERSHIP?  Print out our new membership brochure for more information and a short application.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF STE. GENEVIEVE, recently named as a 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  Only one other Missouri locale has ever made the list, Arrow Rock in 2006.

COOL STUFF

CALCULATE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/

FIVE REASONS TO BUY LOCAL
http://www.caff.org/programs/5Reasons.pdf

"STAND BY YOUR HAM" video
http://www.pigsareworthit.com/video.html

FARM WORKSHEETS FOR KIDS

http://www.pigsareworthit.com/video.html

THE SUSTAINABILITY GAME

http://www.davidrisstrom.org/SustainabilityGame/
Sustainability.html

RECENTLY POSTED

BYLAWS amended January 25, 2008

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY SEMO STUDENTS from the capstone advertising class.

DECEMBER 2007 NEWSLETTER

INVENTORY OF REGIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS (members only) -- please print out, complete and return.  Information will be compiled in a database to assist with making connections between producers, retailers, and consumers.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER HILLS GUIDE TO REGIONAL
FOODS by Kimberly Chapman

• Cover page (PDF)

• MRHA Products in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve Counties (PDF)

• Form to request addition to the final guide (MS Word)

QUICK LINKS
 

MRHA Membership Form 2008

Online Map Addition / Change Request

Membership brochure