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NOVEMBER /
DECEMBER 2007
Making Tracks
Wayne County Chamber of Commerce
HALF CENTURY BANQUET
THE IMPORTANCE OF 1 VOTE
• In 1645, one vote gave Oliver
Cromwell control of England.
• In 1649, one vote caused
Charles I of England to be
executed.
• In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of German.
• In 1845, one vote brought the
State of Texas into the Union.
• In 1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from
impeachment.
• In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the United States.
• In 1876, one vote changed
France from a Monarchy to a
Republic.
• In 1943, one vote gave Adolph Hitler control of the Nazi
Party and changed the course
of human history
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
PIONEER AWARDED
2
NEW WEBSITE
2
LEADERSHIP WAYNE
2
BOARD MEMBERS
3
RENTAL SPACE
3
ADOPT A FAMILY
3
HOLIDAY MESSAGE
4
The Chamber held their
7th Annual Half Century
Club Recognition Banquet on Wednesday, October 17th at Ehrhardt’s
Waterfront Resort. This
event is held to honor
businesses who have
been continuous Chamber members for more
than 50 years.
The honorees for 2007
are Citizens Savings
Bank, Cordaro’s Restaurant and Pennstar Bank.
Gary Beilman and Dan
Card co-chaired the event
this year.
The Chamber
wishes to express
their heartfelt gratitude to the Wayne
Bank for sponsoring
the social hour and
to ChamberChoice
for donating the
Grand Prize of a
$500 Gift Certificate to any Chamber member. Ben
Tucker took home
the Grand Prize this
year!
Left to right: Sal Giglio- WCCC Board
President, Dave Raven—President
Pennstar Bank, Rosina Cordaro– Manager Cordaro’s Restaurant, Vince Martone—Branch Manager Citizens Savings
Bank and Annetta DeYoung WCCC
Executive Director
Live musical entertainment by the Liberto Duo
added the finishing touch
to the evening.
Congratulations to our
honorees for their continued support of the Chamber.
NOMINATIONS NOW ACCEPTED
The Chamber is now accepting nominations for
Business Person of the
Year and also for Wayne
County Community
Achievement Award.
Do you know of a deserving person who has been
actively involved in the
community, and has
gone the extra step in
helping others? Do they
volunteer at school,
church or a non-profit
group? Why not give
them the recognition that
they deserve? Fill out the
enclosed form for the
Community Achievement Award.
Do you know of another
Chamber member of a
privately owned company who goes above and
beyond for their employees and their community?
Nominate them for the
Business Person of the
Year!
MAKING TRACKS
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PIONEER CONSTRUCTION AWARDED
Herb Fehlinger and Mike Cavage, founders and owners of Pioneer Construction Company, Inc.,
have been named Contractors of
the Year by the Pennsylvania
Utilities Contractors Association.
since. They began with 25 employees, and their workforce averages 130-145 skilled employees
performing utility, site and structural concrete work in the northeast region of the country.
After working for others in the
construction industry for nearly 3
decades, Herb and Mike started
their own company on January 1,
1997, and have been growing ever
As the Pioneer Construction
motto “Working for Your Environment” says the company has
kept its focus on the environment
throughout its growth. The goal
of Pioneer Construction is to provide good service to their clients
and maintain a safe work environment for their employees.
Congratulations to Herb and
Mike on their achievements!
“Change is inevitable, except form a vending machine”
NEW WEBSITE
The Chamber now has a state of
the art website. Be sure to visit
the new site. We have had many
compliments from area visitors
for the site being user friendly.
Please visit the meet our members
page on the website to ensure that
your information is correct.
We always welcome your comments and suggestions. They may
be emailed to Debbie Gillette at
info@waynecountycc.com or you
may call 253-1960.
www.waynecountycc.com
LEADERSHIP WAYNE CLASS OF 2008
The Leadership Wayne classes
have started for the year 2007-08.
They have had 2 sessions to date.
Bill Koch facilitated the first session on Leadership. Tom Shepstone was the facilitator for the
second session on an overview of
the county. The next session will
be on November 14th, with
Criminal Justice System as the
topic.
Pictured in no order are Kate
Bryant, Pete Chapla, Jennifer
Cruciani, Carleen Faatz,
Steve Fountain, Amy Griffith, Amanda Kerna,
Donna LaBar, Linda
Moran, Anne Priebe,
Nancy Simon, Colleen
Steelman, Michelle Urban
and Derek Williams.
Leadership Wayne Class of 2008
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Sal Giglio- Owl Chrysler Plymouth, Inc.
1st Vice President
Lew Critelli- Wayne Bank
2nd Vice President
Laurie Alabovitz- Bethany Village
Secretary
Kuni Holbert- United Country Holbert Realty
Treasurer
Helen Piorkowski-Honesdale National Bank
Immediate Past President
Warren Schloesser - Attorney at Law
Directors
Gary Beilman- The Dime Bank
Daniel Card- Waste Management
Ashok Divecha - Bold Gold Media Group
Ronald Firmstone - Firmstone Tire & Auto Service Center
Richard Garman- Wayne Memorial Hospital
Amy Griffith - Weekly Almanac
Aimee Holevinski- Comfort Inn
Nicole Hollister- Pennstar Bank
Tom Jenkins- Wayne Highlands School Dist.
Donna LaBar- LaBar Computer Services
David Murray- Varcoe Insurance
Maura Rottmund - Hawley Library
Todd Stephens - Stephens Pharmacy
COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE
The Wayne County Chamber of
Commerce has rental space available. We will build to suit your
needs. The space is 1,000 square
feet on the ground level of the
Wayne County Visitor Center.
Chamber for more information.
You may also email her at
exec@waynecountycc.com
Contact Annetta DeYoung at the
“You can multiply happiness by dividing it”
ADOPT A FAMILY
The Wayne County
Children’s Christmas
Bureau is seeking businesses, families or organizations to adopt a
family and purchase gifts
collectively. This popular concept has become a
heart-felt means to personalize the enjoyment
of giving during the holiday season.
All of your donations
benefit children from
Wayne County. The
bureau helped 219 needy
families last year. We
ask you to join us to
make 2007 the most
memorable holiday sea-
son for Wayne County’s
Children.
Call the Chamber or
email Carleen Faatz at
cfaatz@co.wayne.pa.us
today to Adopt A Family!
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HONESDALE, PA
32 Commercial Street
Honesdale, PA 18431
Contact Us:
Annetta DeYoung - Executive Director
exec@waynecountycc.com
Susan Edsall– Bookkeeper
bookkeeper@waynecountycc.com
Debbie Gillette
info@waynecountycc.com
Alicia Lynch – Membership Services
membership@waynecountycc.com
Donna LaBar – Assistant Director
labar@socantel.net
(570) 253-1960
(800) 433-9008
(570) 253-1517 fax
Wishing you, your staff and families a
Happy Thanksgiving and a
Joyful Holiday Season!
From the Chamber Staff:
Netta, Debbie, Susan, Donna & Alicia
Wayne County Chamber of Commerce
Annual Membership Meeting
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Resort
Route 507, Tafton
Cash Bar 6 PM
Dinner 7 PM
$40 per person
Guest speaker will be announced. Awards given to
Business Person of the Year & Community Achievement
Business Name:
# Attending
Amount Enclosed $
Make checks payable to: Wayne Co. Chamber of Commerce
We also accept Visa, Master Card or Discover
Card #
Exp.
Signature
Please RSVP no later than January 9, 2008
32 Commercial Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
Phone (570) 253-1960 Fax (570) 253-1517