September 2016 - Gladewater Chamber of Commerce

CURRENT NEWS
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WHAT NOT TO MISS
The Chamber would like to provide a button link from our
website to your business website. Please provide us with
your website information and a button link will be provided
to you for no charge as a Chamber member.
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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.
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The Chamber will be closed Monday, September 5, 2016 in
observance of Labor Day.
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CHAMBER DIRECTORS will meet MONDAY, September 12
2016 at Noon. Directors, please be present. Important decisions will be made.
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CHAMBER LUNCHEON TUESDAY, September 13, 2016 AT
NOON. Reservations for the $7 catered lunch are encouraged, but not required. Your presence is required for a successful luncheon. Come see who our Citizen of the Month
will be and meet our Chamber Representative Miss Cheyene
Webber.
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The 4th Annual Business Development Breakfast will be
Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 8 am here at the Chamber.
The topic will be the Main Street Program Low Interest Loan
Program. If you are interested in the Historic Downtown District and would like to discover opportunities for rehabilitation
and restoration of your business, please join us. Breakfast will
be prepared by Executive Chef Torren Davis of Longview, Texas. Call now and reserve your seat for this informative Breakfast.
NEW MEMBERS
FRIENDS OF THE LEE LIBRARY, Pete Adams, Chairman, 312 W.
Pacific
Let’s Support all of our individual members and business.
MEMBERSHIP ANNNIVERSARIES
SHIPPS’ MARINE
55 YEARS
L. M. HIGHTOWER
MCKAIG CHEVROLET BUICK
FAYE B. MACKEY—MADE RITE COMPANY—YOUNGBLOOD BOOKKEEPING
49 YEARS
48 YEARS
37 YEARS
BROWN, COOK & TAYLOR INSURANCE—BRENDA KASTER
TRUMAN W. SMITH CHILDRENS’ CARE
CHARLA GORDON NASH
GARDENS OF GLADEWATER—KATHLEEN BARROW
32 YEARS
17 YEARS
13 YEARS
12 YEARS
PEARLIE BEE JOHNSON
TEXAS HOLD ‘EM STORAGE
CALIES ACRE—CENTER STREET PROPERTIES—O.S. MACHINING INC—SUPER STOP
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9 YEARS
5 YEARS
4 YEARS AND UNDER
PHOTOS AND MORE
EVENTS AND ACTIVITES
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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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Recycle will be September 10 from 8 am to noon. The North
Loop church of Christ will be the host.
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Lee Library will host their Annual Book Sale during the Arts &
Crafts Festival on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
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The Library is also holding a Fall Food Drive benefiting Manna
House. Bring in non perishable food items and receive a ticket for a drawing for a Kindle Fire.
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The Gladewater Former Students’ All School Reunion will be
held Saturday, September 24. The Class of 1966 is celebrating its 50th and invites all GHS exes to attend the reunion.
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September 24 will also be the date for the 14th Annual Adaptive Sportsfest at Lake Gladewater from 10 am to 4 pm. It is
free for people with disabilities of all ages and their guests.
For more information go to www.powerincorporated.org or
email judie@powerincorporated.org.
We are gearing up for the 43rd Annual Arts & Craft Festival on the Broadway Campus, September 17 & 18. Applications are online at www.gladewaterartsandcrafts.com.
Booth spaces are available and applications are still being accepted. 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. We especially
want to thank our banner sponsors: Ace Hardware, Austin Bank; Brown, Cook & Taylor Insurance; Edward Jones;
Gladewater National Bank, GEDCO; Gladewater Former
Students’ Association; Linda and Harold Wells, Carol and
John Lee Ussery, Gladewater Main Street; McKaig Chevrolet Buick; Republic Services; Gladewater Rotary Club;
Shipps’ Marine; Texas Bank & Trust; Beverly and John
Paul Tallent; and Brookshires’.
GLADEWATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
During the Arts & Crafts Festival the Chamber will once
again have a drink concession. Again we are asking for
donations of canned drinks or water for the concession.
Please bring your donations to the Chamber before the
Festival. Thanking you in advance.
PO Box 1409
215 N Main St
Gladewater, TX 75647
903-845-5501 Phone
903-845-6326 Fax
info@gladewaterchamber.org
www.gladewaterchamber.org
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
CHAMBER CLOSED
CITY PUBLIC MEETING AT CHAMBER
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016—LABOR DAY
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016—6 PM
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST
RECYCLE
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016—8 AM
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016—8 AM
GADA BACKYARD FUNDRAISER
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016—6:30 PM
CHAMBER DIRECTORS
CHAMBER LUNCHEON
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016—NOON
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016—NOON
ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL
SPORTSFEST
SEPTEMBER 17 & 18, 2016
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
GHS REUNION
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
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