Volume 18 Issue 5 Monthly Breakfast Now on Thursday 7:00 AM

Volume 18 Issue 5
The Gateway to Fremont County
Sept./Oct.2014
79th Apple Day
October 4, 2014
Apple Day is soon to be here, October 4,
2014. We’re about a month away. We are
busy getting our volunteers ready for a
busy month. Vendor applications & parade applications are coming in rapidly.
We hope this will be our best year yet!
We’re still looking for more volunteers.
If you’re interested or know someone
who is, give us a call here at the Chamber office at 372-3994.
Monthly Breakfast
Now on Thursday
7:00 AM
September 18
Coyote’s Coffee Den
October 16
Penrose Community/Senior Center
Everyone is invited!
Bring a Guest!!
Bring a jacket for the September
breakfast!!
OFFICE MANAGER REPORT
July/August 2014
Visitors: 29
Welcome Packets mailed: 14
Business Referrals: 17
Incoming Calls: 79
Outgoing Calls: 157
Notary– 23
As the days are starting to grow a little
shorter, each day we start thinking of fall
coming on & then we begin to think of
Apple Day. That is always a good event
that Penrose looks forward to, vendors up
& down Broadway, & the pre-parade at
10:30 am with all their decorated floats.
The student floats from Penrose School
all decorated in Red, White, & Blue Apple Pie. That’s the Apple Day theme this
year. We have breakfast put on by the
Fire Dept. beginning at 6 am. Wow! Who
gets up that early? A lot of the vendors
are setting up at this time. Apple pies are
delivered to the Wells Fargo Bank that
will be entered in the contest, the others
will go to the pie tent by the Penrose Car
Wash. The pie contest has 1st, 2nd, &
3rd place for Senior & Junior Division.
There will also be an overall winner. Our
apple pie judges love this job. After the
parade, a free slice of apple pie or cobbler will be given out to everyone at the
pie tent. The seniors will be serving
breakfast & lunch. Breakfast will be
breakfast burrito or biscuits & gravy for
$5. Breakfast will be served from 7-9 am.
Lunch will be served from 11 until
they're sold out. Their menu for lunch is
pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, &
potato salad for $7. Drinks will be water,
ice tea, or lemonade. For breakfast,
drinks will be coffee or water. There
should be plenty of apples for sale since
we’ve had a great year. Kirkwood Pres.
Church will serve its traditional lasagna
dinner or chicken noodle soup. Dessert
will be apple pie. They also have cookbooks for sale for $12. The Colorado
Country Music Association will provide
music on the stage from 12:30 until 3:30.
Music will end Apple Day. Thanks to all
of the local businesses & we wish you
much success!
Best Wishes,
Your Executive Director,
William McGuire
Penrose Chamber Communicator
Submitted by Ione McGuire
The Penrose Chamber of Commerce held
breakfasts in both the months of July &
August. These were held July 18th &
August 15th at the Coyote’s Coffee Den.
We certainly want to thank Pete &Rhea
Mugasis for having us over at their
lovely patio to hold our summer monthly
breakfasts. They always make us feel
welcome & we appreciate the good time
together.
Max Engelhardt, Principal of Penrose
Elementary School & President of the
Penrose Chamber of Commerce, welcomed & thanked everyone for coming
out & participating in the breakfast &
discussion. Max also began the introductions around the tables on the patio. Most
everyone said something about their
business or organization & information
about upcoming events in both Penrose
& the Fremont County are. (Florence &
Cañon City) In the July business of the
County Commissioners Debbie Bell represented the County Commissioners &
talked about the sales of permits to allow
green houses to be built for possibly
growing recreational marijuana. While
the county, as well as others, have received many questions of legally building these growth operations & even allowing any activity. Debbie explained
that it wasn’t illegal to set up greenhouses, as long as they followed codes
according to law since Penrose isn’t incorporated. Debbie also said they’re interested in obtaining funds for Fremont
County to use for growth for schools,
highways, etc. The taxes from such
sources could possibly be substantial ,
but she also explained the money may
not out way the costs to keep them Sheriff’s Dept. & Human Services for the
help for families affected by misuse of
any recreational drugs & all of the other
problems associated with people breaking the law in various forms to either get
those marijuana products or be driving
under the influence of their use.
In the August PCOC breakfast, Debbie
came back with a continuation of the
marijuana story & said the County Commissioners has been giving it a lot of
thought & there’s a possibility they will
bring it to a vote. They need a lot of public input so they’re planning some public
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Meetings for citizens to tell their feelings about the Pros & Cons of having it
In Fremont County. If it’s voted out, it
will not be allowed to be grown, sold,
or started within the County lines. If
the citizens go to the meetings, they
will be much more educated about the
voting process. Keep your eyes & ears
open about this. You will hear it on the
radio & see it in the newspapers & TV.
Debbie has announced there will be an
issue brought up on the November ballot to raise taxes to improve the Sheriff
Dept’s ability to carry out the law &
take care of some of their needs. This
will be a 1% tax increase & the money
will be garnered from sales tax in Fremont County.
Steve & Larvata Carter were at the
PCOC breakfast in July & announced
there will be a pipeline built that will
bring water from wells that have been
drilled on a ranch bought from Holcim
Inc. & the work will be finished sometime in 2014. The wells have been
tested & prove to be good for human
consumption. The water will be piped
to Brush Hollow & Penrose Purification System & used strictly for residential & insures the citizens of Penrose
will have drinking water for years. A
big thanks to the dedicated people who
have sat on the Penrose water board.
Clar & Dave Shipman & Brenda Van
Egman came to the breakfast to hear
what is happening about the marijuana
grow operations. Both Clar & Dave
have been attending all of the meetings
concerning this subject because of their
love & concern for the safety & welfare
of the Penrose community.
Kaye Widger, representing Habitat for
Humanity, passed out flyers that gave
an idea of what the new house will look
like. The orientation meeting was August 3, 2013.
Joe Sieberlich was present at both of
the PCOC breakfasts. Joe represents
Estes-Cox Corporation. Joe said there
are at least 2 jobs to be held at Estes &
they hope to employ people from Penrose or Fremont County. These jobs
are available by applying at the Estes
Co. or e-mail jseiberlich@centurims.com for information.
John Warnok of the Colorado Workforce Center said there is still time to
apply at the Workforce if you know
someone who was laid off due to the
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Royal Gorge fire. Money will be coming
in from the Federal Disaster Fire Insurance.
We were glad to meet David Reynolds,
President of FEDC, & thank him for
coming & sharing information about
what FEDC does & how they can help
encourage & help businesses to set down
roots in Fremont County. They are hoping to bring in more tourists when the
Royal Gorge Park gets rebuilt. FEDC is
also talking to bicycle companies about
bringing their factories to the area.
Last month we had Dave Gouvia from
Cañon Marine Inc. at the breakfast. He
said their business was doing great here
in Penrose. They have found Penrose to
be a good central location for their type
of business.
Doug Shane, Executive Director for
Cañon City Chamber of Commerce, was
present.
Marlowe Casetti reminded all to come
out to the Sons of Italy, Italian Festival,
which will begin at 9 am on Sept. 14th.
Steve Shannon, President of the Penrose
Senior Club, talked about the Senior Flea
Market & Breakfast at the senior building on Saturday, Aug. 24th from 7 am
until 10 am for $5 a person & invited
everyone to attend their lunches on Tuesdays & Thursdays for $3.
Bill talked about the Apple Dumplings
contest. They picked Dinari Smith for
King & Emma Weber for Queen. The
Honored Guests & Senior King & Queen
have been chosen but not announced yet.
He also told about all of the activities
going on in Fremont County. He talked
about the Business of the Month. Our
August Business of the Month is the Penrose Volunteer Fire Dept.
The Cañon Rose will begin their new
season on Sept. 14th. Our feature act is
Cowtown from Ft. Collins. They are an
excellent band. The doors open at 6 pm,
show begins at 7 pm. The shows are at
the Four Mile Community building, right
next to Sonny’s Ace Home Center in
Cañon City. Kristi Hoopes is the opening act for the evening. We will only
have one opening act so Cowtown can
bring a longer concert. Come on out for a
fun– filled night.
Don’t forget the flea market on Sept.
14th from 7 am until 4 pm at the Gooseberry Patch Restaurant parking lot.
Remember the Pioneer Parade in Florence on Sept. 21st. It will be a 3 day
event, Sept. 20-22.
Penrose Chamber Communicator
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$3.00 Donation
September 2014
Sept. 2
Green Chili Casserole
Salad
Cornbread
Penrose Chamber Executive Director
Bill McGuire presented the Penrose
VFW Post 2788 a certificate for July
Business of the Month
The Penrose Chamber of Commerce
board chose VFW Post 2788 in Penrose for the July 2014 Business of
the Month. Those guys are a bunch
of busy people.
The schedule of events there are
as follows:
Monday:
Tuesday & Thursday: Texas Hold
Em- there is no fee, they do give
prizes for overall winners.
Wednesday: Line Dancing Lessons
Friday: Karaoke by Greg Moody
8-12 pm
Saturday: 8 pm-1 am (summer
months) Live Band 9 pm-1 am
(winter months)
Sept.4
Broccoli Rice Chicken Casserole
Beans
Cornbread
Sept. 9
Breaded Chicken Breast
Scalloped Potatoes
Veggie
Penrose Chamber Executive Director Bill
McGuire presented Pete & Rhea Mugasis
a certificate for August Business of the
Month.
The Penrose Chamber of Commerce board
chose Coyote's Coffee Den in Penrose for
the August 2014 Business of the Month.
Sept 11
Ham w/Scalloped Potatoes
Veggie
Sept 16
Grilled Ham & Cheese
Split Pea Soup
Pete & Rhea are the owners of Coyote's Coffee Den. During the summer they provide Live
Music every Saturday night from May until the
second Saturday of September. Pete wanted
to let everyone know how much they enjoy
living in the Penrose community & being a part
Sept 18
Chicken Caesar Wrap
Sept 23
Meat Loaf
Mashed Potatoes
Veggie
Bread
Sept 25
Tamale Casserole
Beans
Rice
of the Penrose Chamber of Commerce. Beginning August 23rd there will be produce,
chiles, & peaches sold next door to them. Pete
said four marriages had begun at Coyote's
Coffee Den.
Listed is the Entertainment at Coyote's Coffee
Den for the remaining season.
August 9- Benjamin Pratt (singer, songwriter,
instrumental)
August 16- Ring of Clubs (Rock & Jazz)
August 23- Phil Volan & Joleen Bell (Acoustic
guitar at its best & beautiful vocals)
Sept 30
Chef’s Choice
Milk available upon request!
Sept. 1, 2014
August 30- Jody Adams Band (Folk, Bluegrass, Gospel, Country, Old Time, Celtic, You
Name it)
September 6- Gabrielle Louise (folk)
MENU MAY BE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE!
September 13- Jaquie Gipson (touch guitar,
have to see to believe)
Grill opens at 5:30 pm
Music 6:30- 8:30 pm
For more information, call Coyote's Coffee Den
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!!
at 719-372-3-12.
Penrose Chamber Communicator
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www.penrosechamber.com
The Penrose Chamber of Commerce offers many things to its members
including:
Networking Opportunities
New Visitor and Resident Packets
Special Events--
Visitor and Tourism Leads
*Monthly Breakfasts
Conference Facility
Free membership Fax Service
Free Notary Services
*Annual Banquet
*Apple Day
Business Referrals
*Apple Country Memories
Representation in Florence and
Canon City Chambers
Citizen of the Year
Representation in FEDC
Business of the Year
Honored Guests of the Year
Bi-Monthly Newsletter with Chamber Events
Apple Dumpling King and Queen
Advertising Opportunities
Senior King and Queen
Free Web Listing
Centennial Committee
Grand Openings
Work with Penrose School's PTO
Recognition in Several Categories of Business Join Now and let us help
your business grow!
President - Max Engelhardt
Vice Pres. - Mark Phillips
Secretary - Misty Dawn Scoles
Treasurer - Steve Shannon
Exec. Dir. - Bill McGuire
Reg. monthly meetings 2nd Wed. of the
month , 6:00 pm in Wells Fargo Bank
Community Room.
Chamber Communicator Editor, Misty
Dawn
Penrose Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 379
Penrose, CO 81240
PH 719-372-3994
Fax 719-372-3994