1. Open to the public but limited to 300 Goddard Citizens. 
2. Attendees must be pre-registered on the Goddard Chamber registration system to attend. If you are not registered you will not be allowed to attend. 
3. The Forum will be broadcast on Facebook Live on the Goddard Chamber of Commerce Facebook page as well on on the What's Up Goddard Facebook page. 
4. Questions from citizens MUST be submitted in advance of the Forum. The Forum will be moderated and pre-submitted questions will be asked. The Forum will NOT be open to questions from the audience. 
5. Anyone can submit a question and as many questions will be asked as possible during the Forum time permitting. 
6. Questions will not be taken from the Live feeds during the Forum. Questions MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE on the Goddard Chamber of Commerce question submission link. 
7. The Forum will NOT be an open debate between candidates or candidates/audience. 
8. Candidates will have two minutes to respond to each question asked. A timer will be set and Candidates will be strictly held to two minutes per response. 
9. Questions will not be given to the Candidates in advance of the Forum. All candidates will have the same amount of time to prepare their responses. 
10. We ask that all audience members be respectful, show all candidates the courtesy of responding and stay seated during the Forum unless exiting the Forum room. 
11. The Forum will begin at 6pm and end at 8pm. Check in for the audience will begin at 5:30pm. 
12. We ask that audience members do not save seats as seating is limited. 
13. Attendees may be asked to present photo ID and/or voter registration to show proof of address. We want to make sure the Forum is open those who can vote in this specific election. 
14. Registration does not guarantee a seat at the Forum. Attendees will be notified with confirmation on attendance a week before the Forum. Preference will be given to Goddard residents who are registered to vote. 
15. If you register and are not able to attend, please contact the Goddard Chamber as soon as possible at info@GoddardChamber.net so that we have time to fill that seat. 

Vendor Cost:
Category A - Non-Profit Booths no food sold 16' W X 10'W space:  $35.00  : 

Category B - Commercial, Arts/Crafts, consumer product/services, games, raffle. Non-profit FOOD Booths and activities (this includes giving away free drinks/or food)  15' W X 10'W space: $50.00

Category C - Food Booths- Booths that will be selling food or drinks (DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD TRUCKS):  $75.00

Extra Day Category A-C - $30.00 (Limited availability. Price is $30.00 extra per day for Friday and Sunday)

Food Trucks - One Day:  $75.00

Food Trucks - Two Day Vendor:  $125.00

US107.9 is proud to present John Michael Montgomery along with Genesis Health Club, Blast Off Bay and Hampton Inn Goddard to the 2023 Goddard Fall Festival on Saturday, October 7.

Opening Acts: Jared Brown and the Dirt Road Misfits and The 99.

To purchase buttons or VIP Tickets visit www.GoddardChamber.net/store.

Buttons are required to attend.

Buttons are $20 in advance and will be only available by Will Call at the Goddard Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Limited VIP Tickets are also available for $100. VIP tickets include a Fall Festival Button, catered Meal, access to the VIP section and a select number of complimentary beverages.

Buttons required in stage area/Beer Garden after 3pm.
Opening acts at 5pm include Jared Brown and the Dirt Road Misfits and The 99.

For every button purchased you will be entered into a drawing to win a meet and greet with John Michael Montgomery prior to the headline show. Winners will be announced live on US107.9 during the event preview interview TBD during the week before the Goddard Fall Festival. Meet and Greet is for one person only. Seven Meet and Greets will be drawn from Button purchases.

VIP Tickets are limited and available at an additional cost.

Some activities and products available at the 2023 Goddard Fall Festival are not included in the button purchase and cost extra.

John Michael Montgomery presented by 107.9 KWLS

John Michael Montgomery has turned an uncanny ability to relate to fans into one of country music’s most storied careers. Behind the string of hit records, the roomful of awards and the critical and fan accolades that have defined his phenomenal success lies a connection that goes beyond his undeniable talent and his proven knack for picking hits. Since the days when “Life’s A Dance” turned him from an unknown artist into a national star, John Michael’s rich baritone has carried that most important of assets—believability. Few artists in any genre sing with more heart than this handsome Kentucky-born artist.

It is readily apparent in love songs that have helped set the standard for a generation. Songs like “I Swear,” “I Love the Way You Love Me” and “I Can Love You Like That” still resonate across the landscape—pop icon and country newcomer Jessica Simpson cited “I Love The Way You Love Me” as an influence in a recent interview. It is apparent in the 2004 hit “Letters From Home,” one of the most moving tributes to the connection between soldiers and their families ever recorded, and in “The Little Girl,” a tale of redemption that plumbs both the harrowing and the uplifting. It is apparent even in the pure fun that has always found its way into John Michael’s repertoire—songs like “Be My Baby Tonight” and “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident),” where John Michael’s vocal earnestness takes musical whimsy to another level.

John Michael’s origins lie in deceptively modest beginnings. He was born in Danville, Kentucky, to parents who imparted a lifelong love of music.

“Where most people have chairs and sofas in their living rooms,” laughs John Michael, “we had amplifiers and drum kits.”

The family band played on weekends throughout the area, and John Michael and his brother Eddie eagerly soaked up everything about it.

“To a certain extent,” he says, “my dad always had a natural ability to draw fans and entertain people; I don’t care if it was on the front porch, the living room, or on a stage. I think that transitioned to me and my brother being able to do that on stage.”

John Michael took over lead singing chores after his parents divorced, and he performed for a while in a band called Early Tymz with Eddie and their friend Troy Gentry. Nashville talent scouts began hearing about and then seeing John Michael perform and by the early ‘90s he had a record deal.

The hits followed steadily, with songs like “Rope The Moon,” “If You’ve Got Love,” “No Man’s Land,” “Cowboy Love,” “As Long As I Live,” “Friends” and “How Was I To Know” establishing him as one of the elite acts of the era. He received the CMA Horizon award and was named the ACM’s Top New Vocalist, setting off a long series of awards that included the CMA’s Single and Song of the Year, Billboard’s Top Country Artist, and a Grammy nomination. Heavy touring meant he kept the close touch with fans he had begun in the clubs back home.

“You get to know your fans and what they like more and more through the years,” he says, “and you kind of gravitate towards one another.”

Indeed, he has always had an extraordinarily close relationship with his fans, and they have stayed with him through good and bad times.

Asked what he thinks gave him the edge in a career that calls millions but gives stardom to just a few, he pauses, then thinks back to the legacy of his parents.

“I reckon it was good genes and good blood,” he says with a smile. Few who know the depth and breadth of his own growing legacy would disagree.