August 2016 - Gladewater Chamber of Commerce

CURRENT NEWS
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WHAT NOT TO MISS
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CHAMBER DIRECTORS will meet MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016
at Noon. Directors, please be present. Important decisions will
be made.
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CHAMBER LUNCHEON TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 AT NOON.
Reservations for the $7 catered lunch are encouraged, but not
required. Your presence is required for a successful luncheon.
A Citizen of the Month will be honored. Speaker will be John
Paul Tallent on a new Clean Up Gladewater campaign.
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The 6th Annual Main Street Art Stroll will be held Saturday,
August 13 from noon to 5 pm. Area artists will be showing
their art in all medias in the Antique District Shops. Los Pinos
Ranch and FairHaven Vineyards will be on hand for wine
tasting. Live entertainment will be Andrew and Kate Kirby,
Stefan Cotter, Michael Morse and Larry Siebert. Don’t forget to
purchase your 2017 Calendars featuring the Gladewater
Round Up Rodeo. They make wonderful gifts.
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Save the date for September 6, 2016 which will be our next
Business Development Breakfast. More details will be forthcoming.
Be sure and check out City, Main Street, Community and
Chamber
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http://
gladewaterchamber.org/events.html.
If you have any
events you would like to see posted, please contact the
Chamber and let us know.
NEW MEMBERS
BEST TASTE OF TEXAS. COM—Ginger Lane, 903-767-5898 or 903946-1237 www.besttasteoftexas.com, Restaurant Guide
Let’s Support all of our individual members and business.
MEMBERSHIP ANNNIVERSARIES
PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
B & L CABINET - KILGORE COLLEGE
VITAL EARTH RESOURCES
GLADEWATER FORMER STUDENTS’ - JIMMY DAVIS
CHRISTIE’S COLLECTIBLES—MELBA HARALSON
VETERINARY SERVICES—WELDON ALUMNI
JLBJ SEPTIC SYSTEMS
CUTTING EDGE MACHINE
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EVENTS AND ACTIVITES
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Congratulations to this years’ winners of the Austin Bank
sponsored 4th of July Boat Parade. First Place went to
the Joyce Hugman Family, Second Place the Solis Family,
and Third Place the Mahoney Family.
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Recycle will be Saturday, August 13 from 8 am to noon
at City Hall. Volunteering their assistance will be the
Weldon Alumni.
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The Gladewater Antique District Billboard Fundraiser will
be held Saturday, September 10 from 6:30 pm to 10 pm
at Walker Manor. Tickets are $20 and entertainment will
be East Mountain Bluegrass with Jessica Hendricks.
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We are gearing up for the 43rd Arts & Craft Festival on
the Broadway Campus, September 17 & 18. Application
is online at www.gladewaterartsandcrafts.com. There
will be art, woodcrafts, handcrafts, needlework, jewelry,
homemade goodies and more. If you would like to sponsor a banner, or would like to renew your sponsorship,
please let us know. The Lee Library will host their Book
Sale.
PHOTOS AND MORE
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We want to say THANKS to all who have made donations to
the Fireworks: Beverly and John Paul Tallent, Mary and John
Wolcott, Linda and Harold Wells, City of Gladewater, Nancy
and Roland Lindsey, JoAnn and John Black, Good Old Stuff,
Gladewater Antique Mall, Lois and Chuck Reed, Super Stop,
Jack Phillips, Shipp’s Marine, Laura & Rocky Hawkins, Joe J.
Jones, Shirley & Jerry Kates, Vonda Nation, Bonita & John
Patrick, Veterinary Services of Gladewater, Gladewater Flower Shop, Technical Installation Co., LLC, Brown, Cook & Taylor, Melba Haralson, Gladewater National Bank, Nancy &
Jimmy Davis, Texas Bank & Trust, Carolyn & Rochester Johnson, Bonnie Ferguson, Jimmy Williams, Carol & John Ussery,
Nita & Todd Clifton. Thanks to Gladewater Youth Track for
parking, Gladewater Police and Fire Department, and Gladewater Mirror for media coverage. Special thanks to Wayne
“Snuffy” Smith for being our Fireworks Chairman and to the
City of Gladewater for allowing us the use of the Lake Dam.
We could not have put this on if it were not without EVERYONE’S help.
GLADEWATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO Box 1409
215 N Main St
Gladewater, TX 75647
903-845-5501 Phone
903-845-6326 Fax
info@gladewaterchamber.org
www.gladewaterchamber.org
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
CHAMBER DIRECTORS
CHAMBER LUNCHEON
NOON—AUGUST 8, 2016
NOON—AUGUST 9, 2016
RECYCLE
MAIN STREET ART STROLL
8 AM TO NOON—AUGUST 13, 2016
NOON TO 5 PM—AUGUST 13, 2016
ARTS & CRAFT COMMITTEE MEETING
5:15 PM—AUGUST 15, 2016
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST
RECYCLE
7:30 AM—SEPTEMBER 6, 2016—
8AM TO NOON–SEPTEMBER 10,
2016
6:30 PM—SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
NOON—SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
NOON—SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
ANTIQUE DISTRICT BACKYARD FUNDRAISER/WALKER MANOR
CHAMBER DIRECTORS
CHAMBER LUNCHEON
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