Continuing the Ferdinand Chamber of Commerce's efforts to engage youth in local government and commerce, a goal set forth by the Ferdinand HomeTown Competitiveness initiative, the Board has named Forest Park senior Marcia Jochem as a "junior" member of the Board of Directors.  She will assist the board in the decision-making process in a non-voting capacity.

"Marcia seems genuinely excited to be a part of the Ferdinand Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors," said Jim Mehling, Ferdinand's Chamber of Commerce President. "To be fair, we are equally as excited.  The infusion of youth is a welcome addition—and a beneficial one—to our Board of Directors."

Need some documents shredded?  Get it done fast and free on Friday, Oct. 19 when the city holds a Paper Shredding Day.

It’s open to businesses and residents. 

From 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., you can bring your old files, receipts, cancelled checks and tax forms to the Jasper Train Depot on South Jackson Street.

National Office Furniture, a brand unit of Kimball International, Inc., was recently announced as the Manufacturer of the Year Casegoods Category by the Office Furniture Dealers Alliance (OFDA). National earned this recognition by achieving the highest ratings from OFDA’s 2012 Dealer Choice Survey that measures key performance metrics in the dealer-manufacturer relationship such as training, product lines, service and support, sales and marketing, management and technology.

Here are the details from the company:

Over 2,000 dealers from across the nation completed the survey, where they were asked to rate their top-volume non-aligned suppliers in each of six product categories recognized by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA).