Business & Hospitality

Report www.mineralwellstx.com September 2013

Thank you to these

newsletter sponsors!

Chairman’s Council

Investors

Cedillo Roofing

City of Mineral Wells

Backwoods Equipment

First Financial Bank

Mineral Wells Index

QXFM Radio

Ram Country Dodge

Community National Bank

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

The Annual Chamber Awards

Banquet presented by First

Financial Bank is Monday, Sep-

tember 30, at Eagle Flying Mu-

seum, 3003 FM 1195. The net-

working hour begins at 5:30

p.m. and dinner

will be served

at 6:30 p.m.

Themed

“Soaring

Ahead,”

this event

celebrates the BEST

Chamber member achieve-

ments this year.

Outgoing Chamber Chairman

Dacey Malone of Titan Bank

will highlight the year’s

achievements, and incoming

Chairman Pat Bazzell of Texas

Farm Bureau Insurance will

outline her vision for 2014.

Shotgun’s BBQ will serve up a

variety of delicious hors d’oeu-

vres and a mouth-watering

dinner menu of smothered

pork chops and baked chicken.

The program begins at 7 p.m.

and is guaranteed to be

filled with lots

of surprises and

celebrations for

all attendees.

Master of

Ceremonies

will be

William Eudy of

Southside Church of Christ,

who will keep you laughing all

night!

This is one event you do not

want to miss. Tickets are $30

thru September 23, and $35

thereafter.

Be part of the celebration!

‘Soar ahead’ at Chamber banquet

Banquet Sponsors

T-35 Joint Strike Fighter

& $1,000 Door Prize

F-22 Raptor Sponsors

Baum-Carlock Bumgardner

Funeral Home

Link Field Services

Chicken Express

F-17 Night Hawks

Bennett’s Office Supply

Community National Bank

Diamond Pharmacy

First National Bank of Santo

Goodrum Renovation

North Texas Pressure Vessels

Palo Pinto General Hospital

Pastafina

Progressive Waste Solutions

Ram Country

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

Ventamatic

Awards Ballot Inside!

Networking group is all business!

The Chamber Resource Team is 22 members strong with 3 spots left. Call (940) 325-2557 to join!

Chamber Team Board of Directors Dacey Malone Titan Bank Chairman of the Board Pat Bazzell Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Chair-Elect Bart Freeman PECOFacet Vice Chairman Eddie Gregory First Financial Bank Finance Chair David Barrett Progressive Waste Solutions Secretary Regan Johnson Lofts & Hospitality Immediate Past Chair Keith Boyd North Texas Pressure Vessels Matt Butcher Century 21 Properties Unlimited Mary Braddock Palo Pinto General Hospital Julie Dallas Crawford, Carter & Thompson LLP Kiran Patel Best Western Clubhouse & Suites Major Investors Chairman’s Council: Backwoods Equipment & Hauling, Cedillo Roofing, City of Mineral Wells, First Financial Bank, Mineral Wells Index, QXFM Radio, Ram Country Dodge, Community National Bank, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Executive Members: Alpine Construction, Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Oncor Electric Delivery, Texas Gas Service, First Na-tional Bank of Santo Staff Beth Henary Watson Executive Director Sandra Miller Director of Partnership Development Marcelinda Williams Director of Member Programs & Services Christian Garcia Tourism Sales and Marketing Associate Susan Boyd Office Manager

Mission The Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau advances, supports and promotes the economic vitality of the Mineral Wells Area and Palo Pinto County.

Contact Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce 511 E. Hubbard St. P.O. Box 1408 Mineral Wells, TX 76067 Phone: (940) 325-2557 Fax: (940) 328-0850 Web: www.mineralwellstx.com

Kennedy Meats has launched a new Farm to Market line. Meat market is open to the public!

Event and ribbon cutting photos by:

Phipps Footcare offers specialty footwear to keep you mobile!

If you are looking for an outdoor adventure

this fall, look no further than the Color Me

Crazy Run and the Trifecta Triathlon at Pos-

sum Kingdom Lake.

The Color Me Crazy Run of Mineral Wells

is a fun run where different colors of corn-

starch are thrown at runners throughout the

5k. The non-toxic and washable colored

cornstarch makes for a vibrant experience for

all participants.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Back-

pack Buddies at the First United Methodist

Church. Go to www.colormecrazy.info for

more information.

The Trifecta Triathlon

takes outdoor adventure

to the extreme.

Centered around

YMCA Camp Grady

Spruce, this event fea-

tures breathtaking venue

with scenery you can’t

find anywhere else.

The Trifecta Triath-

lon’s mission is to pro-

vide a fun, competitive and rewarding experi-

ence while embracing healthy and active liv-

ing. For more information, go to:

www.trifectatriathlon.com

September’s outdoor adventures

Entreprenuer Gospel Light Baptist Church and Academy (940) 325-5100 www.gospellightmw.com 601 Country Club Pkwy.—Mineral Wells North Oak Church of Christ (940) 325-6274 www.northoakchurch.com 901 North Oak Ave—Mineral Wells

Basic Investors Brazos TV, Inc. (817) 602-3160—www.brazos.tv Disaster Relief Team of Palo Pinto County (940) 452-8990 Gilbert's Saw Shop (940) 325-3120 602 NE 3rd Street—Mineral Wells

Palo Pinto County Elections Dept. (940) 659-1217 www.co.palo-pinto.tx.us 520 Oak St.—Palo Pinto Phipps Footcare (940) 222-0234 1301 SE 1st St., Ste C—Mineral Wells Nicki's Critters (940) 325-8361 www.nickiscritters.com 1005 SE 14th Street—Mineral Wells

New Investors

Renewing investors Executive Investor First National Bank of Santo Entrepreneur Investors My Father's Business North Texas Pressure Vessels Shotgun's BBQ Suddenlink Upham Oil & Gas Company Valair

Friends of the Chamber Louella Blankenship Col. Willie H. Casper Mary Creighton Glen Taylor Basic Investors Abbi Home Care Inc. Anytime Fitness The Beat Dance Factory Brenda's Catering Chicken Express Choate Electric

Country Club Estates D&F Battery & Electric Four Seasons Dental Maverick Computer Services Mineral Wells Senior Center Moore & Moore Pitt Photography Preston's Lawn Care Snapshots of a Memory by Danielle St. Mark Lutheran Church The Bead Barn Wade's Mineral Wells Propane Walden Farm & Ranch Supply

Palo Pinto General Hospital has broken ground on its new medical office building.

Ben McPherson with LegalShield provides top-notch service to protect your family!

Event and ribbon cutting photos by:

The Chamber welcomes Renew Home Health.

Sleep great tonight with a new mattress from The Sleep Shop.

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Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce

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Mineral Wells, TX 76068

The Chamber newsletter is supported by Weaver’s Print Shop and Bennett’s Brazos Printing.

Business Beautification Award for July was earned by Shotgun’s BBQ.

Member of the Month

for July was Ram Country.

Director moving

on after 6 years Chamber Chairman Dacey

Malone of Titan Bank has an-

nounced that the Board of Direc-

tors accepted the resignation of

Chamber Executive Director Beth

Henary Watson at its August meet-

ing.

The Board immediately convened

a search committee and is accepting applications for the

position through Sept. 10.

Watson joined the Chamber in 2007 and will stay on

through the end of the Chamber year, which ends Sept.

30 with the Awards Banquet at Eagle Flying Museum,

according to Malone. The Board plans a smooth transi-

tion and Watson will assist with that.

Watson will join the team at Corner Post Financial

Planning beginning Oct. 1. She said her greatest joy

working with the Chamber has been helping individual

members with their unique challenges every day.