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| Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce 101 S. Culberson Gainesville, Texas 76240 Ph. 888-585-4468 or 940-665-2831 |
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Greetings from Your Chamber!
We want to welcome a new member this week. Kelly Services, 1800 Teague Drive,
Ste. 100, Sherman is our newest member. Sheri Detro is the Branch Manager. Their
phone number is 903-893-7777. They are a staffing industry.
Our 2007/2008 Leadership Gainesville Class got off to a great start today. We have
seventeen participants this year. Today is Municipal Government Day. They met at
the Public Safety Facility and will tour other facilities.
We want to thank Peggy Padgham and Mary Gill for the wonderful Chamber
Breakfast mixer at Lake Kiowa last Thursday morning. There were about 50 people
at this mixer. Thank all of you who attended for your participation in Chamber
functions.
Come help celebrate the
125th Birthday of the old Lindsay House Hotel.
Thursday evening
October 25, 2007
6 o’clock to 8 o’clock
Chili Supper & Birthday Cake
The Lindsay House & Powell Fine Art
318 E. California, Gainesville 76240
940.665.7171
The Latest News From:
RISE and SHINE
Networking Breakfast!
THIS WEEK'S WINNERS:
Gagan Dhaliwal/HOLIDAY INN & COMFORT SUITES & Barb Tucker/SUPER HEALTH
FOODS AND MORE won the CITY CREDIT UNION caps.
Angela Sharp/CASA won the Chamber Rodeo T-Shirt
Gary Baldridge/C QUARTER CIRCLE RANCH won the $10.00 cash door prize and
promptly donated it to United Way ( What a guy!)
WANT TO PUBLICIZE/MARKET YOUR BUSINESS? DOOR PRIZES WILL DO IT!
Contact Dennis Noblett at dennis.noblett@ntmconlline.net or
call him at NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER @ 612-8600
NEXT WEEKS HOSTESS: Janie Hughes & Tammy Gray/LANDMARK BANK,
Gainesville & Lindsay
OCT. 23 HOSTESS: Sabrina Taylor/ONCOR
OCT. 30 HOSTESS: Rhonda Beam/GAINESVILLE HEALTH AND REHAB
NOV. 6 HOST: Lois Essenburg/AMERICAN BANK OF TEXAS
NOV. 13: RISE and SHINE: Put it on your calendar!
We're going to have a lot of fun and give away a lot of prizes and cash!
NOV. 20-JAN 2: HOLIDAY BREAK--NO MEETINGS UNTIL JAN. 9
NOW TAKING HOSTS FOR MARCH AND APRIL 2008!
JAN. 1 HOST: NO MEETING - New Year's Week
JAN. 8 HOST: Steve Burns/GLENN POLK AUTOPLEX
JAN. 15 HOSTESS: Daloris Burkhart/PECAN TREE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
JAN 22 HOSTESSES: Darla Cash & Sonya Kahl/THE GLASS DOCTOR
JAN. 29 HOSTESS: Angela Williams/AFLAC
FEB. 5 HOSTESS: Barb Tucker/RED RIVER RATTLERS BASKETBALL TEAM
FEB. 12 HOSTESS: Debby Perry/WHEELER HOUSE
FEB. 19 HOSTESS: Judy Miller/MAVERICK MORTGAGE & PARK LANE JEWELRY
FEB. 26 HOSTESS: Brenda Cassidy/HAWKINS REAL ESTATE
Contact Dennis Noblett/NTMC Hospital Foundation @ 612-8600
Email: dennis.noblett@ntmconline.net
Johnny & Mary Lou Leftwich & Staff cordially invite the Gainesville Area Chamber of
Commerce Members
to their Open House celebrating their 75th Anniversary, Friday, October 26, 2007
from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm. A Chamber Mixer is scheduled from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. to
help them celebrate this important milestone!
Please drop by and congratulate them.
FALL FESTIVALS AND HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
IT'S ALMOST HERE!! Step on board as the 21st annual Depot Day celebration rolls
into the Courthouse Square of downtown Gainesville on Saturday, October 13, 2007
beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. "After Dark" Live Entertainment to
begin at 6:00 p.m. Me and My Monkey, Beatles Cover Band begins at 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by the Main Street Program of the City of Gainesville. Entertainment for the
whole family awaits visitors to this celebration. Look for the following attractions.
Antique car show---Musical entertainment throughout the day---Kids Zone with
inflatables---Western town with gunfighters & wagon rides-Arts & crafts vendors---
Festival Foods---The Fun of Preservation through Archeology---Inaugural Legends and
Lore Walking Tour---"After Dark" Live Entertainment on the Courthouse Square’---First
Annual Depot Dash 5K Fun Run. For more information, call 940/668-4530. Contact
Lynette Pettigrew, Main Street Program Lpettigrew@cogtx.org
Quilter's Paradise-Common Threads Quilt Guild annual quilt show will be October 12
& 13 at the Gainesville Civic Center. Raffle tickets for "Island Fantasy" raffle quilt
may be purchased from any Quilt Guild member. They are $1 per ticket or 6 tickets
for $5. Please contact Janet Brown at 940-612-3982 for more information.
Have a Safe Halloween with the Gainesville Police Department--Wednesday, October
31st from 6PM-8PM at the Police Station, 201 Santa Fe Street. The first 200 children
12 & under receive a Safety Glow Bracelet.
TRICK OR TREAT AT Wheeler House, 2310 E. Broadway, Wednesday, October 31st 6-
7:30 pm. Call 940-668-8977 for more information.
Fall Festival- Saturday, October 27th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at Wheeler House,
2310 E. Broadway. Pumpkin patch & activities for all ages. Call 940-668-8977 for
more information.
LAVENDER RIDGE FARMS HERB'N ANTIQUE FAIR--October 19-21, 2007 9am-4pm.
Mark your calendar! Rain or Shine! Food & Drinks! 2391 CR 178, Gainesville, TX
76240- Phone 940-665-6938 or visit their website- www.lavenderridgefarms.com
Whitesboro's 42nd Annual Peanut Festival Saturday, October 20 from 8:00 am to 5:00
pm downtown Whitesboro. Lots of activates all day. The carnival will be from 10:00
am to 10:00 pm. Phone 903-564-3331 for more details. We will have the events
posted on our Chamber Calendar of Events soon-www.gogainesville.net.
FRANK BUCK ZOO- Community Pumpkin Decorating Party October 26th from 6:00 -7:
30 pm. Jack-O-Lanterns Needed!!!! This will be at the Leonard Park Pavilion. You are
asked to leave your pumpkin to help decorate for Zoo Boo. Pumpkins will be judged
for scariest, funniest, and most creative in both adult and children's categories.
Winners will be awarded free passes to Zoo Boo and all winning pumpkins will be
prominently displayed at the zoo entry.
Zoo Boo- Saturday, October 27 from 6:00 -8:00pm. Festivities begin at 4:00 pm in
Leonard Park with story telling and a costume contest in the Pavilion. Have your
picture taken with an animal ambassador between 4-6pm. Zoo gates open at 6:00 for
trick-or-treating and games in the zoo. Admission is $4 for children and $2 for adults.
The Leonard Park train will be up and running for tours of Sleepy Hollow.
GAINESVILLE VISUAL ARTS ASSOCIATION (GAVA) PRESENTS "The Depot Art
Show" at the Santa Fe Depot October 4th -21st, Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00
am-2:00pm.
CELEBRITY CELEBRATION coming to a theater near you, Saturday, November 10,
2007. See next week's newsletter for more details. All proceeds will benefit the
Cooke County United Way.
The Chamber of Commerce is trying to help the GISD Foundation spread the word
about the Dave Tanner Series which will be held in Gainesville on October 9,
December 18, January 20 and April 8.
We would encourage you to purchase tickets to this concert series which helps
support the GISD Foundation activities.
You may purchase tickets at the GISD Central Admin building located at 800 S.
Morris Street in Gainesville.
The tickets can be bought for each individual performance, however you also save if
you buy the series of 4 in advance. This series of 4 cost $50 for all dates.
You may contact Eunice Hamrick at the GISD Admin Office at 940-668-3698.
Workforce Texoma is gearing up for "Texoma Career Connection". This is an
opportunity fair designed to bring employers and job seekers together. The event is
scheduled for October 25, 2007 at Midway Mall, Sherman, from 10:00 am. to 5:00 pm.
If you are interested and want to sign up for a booth at the Job Fair, or want more
information, please contact Jennifer Gann, at 903-957-7408.
COOKE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION TRACTOR RAFFLE BENEFIT, Saturday,
November 17th, 2007, 6pm at St. Peter Centennial Hall, Lindsay, TX. Drawings for
your choice of a John Deer 45hp 5103 or 27hp 790 Utility Tractor with loader, box
blade, & brush cutter or $12,000. Dinner & Entertainment-Silent & Live Auction.
LIMITED TICKETS ON SALE NOW. For more information call 940-665-2495; 940-736-
4058; 940-902-3032; or 940-736-9146. HELP THEM REBUILD!
Gainesville Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association Benefit Raffle for Gainesville
Police Department Appreciation Banquet-November 15, 2007. Donation: $5.00 each
or 6 for $25.00 KIMBER DESERT WARRIOR .45 ACP Suggested retail price $1,369.00
Must be 21 years of age to purchase a ticket..Must be legal to own a gun..Must live in
Texas (Transfer available for Oklahoma residences) NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO
WIN Special Thanks to Lone Star Shooting Supply
For tickets call Tammye Lange (940) 736-4517, Lone Star Shooting Supply or
Gainesville Police Department
Christmas Parade entry forms will be mailed out today. We will be using the mailing
list from last year's entries. If you want to make sure you get a form, please contact
us. The theme this year is " A Traditional Christmas". So whatever, Christmas means
to you, that is how you decorate your entry. There is no fee to enter. Prizes will be
awarded to different categories. NO LIVE SANTA WILL BE PERMITTED! The
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce will provide the Santa.
If you have any Christmas events that you want us to include in our Holiday Calendar
of Events, please get the information to us in writing ASAP. We will start distributing
them in November. We will start putting those in the newsletters in November as well.
Have a great week!
Chamber Staff
Greetings from Your Chamber!
We want to welcome a new member this week. Kelly Services, 1800 Teague Drive,
Ste. 100, Sherman is our newest member. Sheri Detro is the Branch Manager. Their
phone number is 903-893-7777. They are a staffing industry.
Our 2007/2008 Leadership Gainesville Class got off to a great start today. We have
seventeen participants this year. Today is Municipal Government Day. They met at
the Public Safety Facility and will tour other facilities.
We want to thank Peggy Padgham and Mary Gill for the wonderful Chamber
Breakfast mixer at Lake Kiowa last Thursday morning. There were about 50 people
at this mixer. Thank all of you who attended for your participation in Chamber
functions.
Come help celebrate the
125th Birthday of the old Lindsay House Hotel.
Thursday evening
October 25, 2007
6 o’clock to 8 o’clock
Chili Supper & Birthday Cake
The Lindsay House & Powell Fine Art
318 E. California, Gainesville 76240
940.665.7171
The Latest News From:
RISE and SHINE
Networking Breakfast!
THIS WEEK'S WINNERS:
Gagan Dhaliwal/HOLIDAY INN & COMFORT SUITES & Barb Tucker/SUPER HEALTH
FOODS AND MORE won the CITY CREDIT UNION caps.
Angela Sharp/CASA won the Chamber Rodeo T-Shirt
Gary Baldridge/C QUARTER CIRCLE RANCH won the $10.00 cash door prize and
promptly donated it to United Way ( What a guy!)
WANT TO PUBLICIZE/MARKET YOUR BUSINESS? DOOR PRIZES WILL DO IT!
Contact Dennis Noblett at dennis.noblett@ntmconlline.net or
call him at NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER @ 612-8600
NEXT WEEKS HOSTESS: Janie Hughes & Tammy Gray/LANDMARK BANK,
Gainesville & Lindsay
OCT. 23 HOSTESS: Sabrina Taylor/ONCOR
OCT. 30 HOSTESS: Rhonda Beam/GAINESVILLE HEALTH AND REHAB
NOV. 6 HOST: Lois Essenburg/AMERICAN BANK OF TEXAS
NOV. 13: RISE and SHINE: Put it on your calendar!
We're going to have a lot of fun and give away a lot of prizes and cash!
NOV. 20-JAN 2: HOLIDAY BREAK--NO MEETINGS UNTIL JAN. 9
NOW TAKING HOSTS FOR MARCH AND APRIL 2008!
JAN. 1 HOST: NO MEETING - New Year's Week
JAN. 8 HOST: Steve Burns/GLENN POLK AUTOPLEX
JAN. 15 HOSTESS: Daloris Burkhart/PECAN TREE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
JAN 22 HOSTESSES: Darla Cash & Sonya Kahl/THE GLASS DOCTOR
JAN. 29 HOSTESS: Angela Williams/AFLAC
FEB. 5 HOSTESS: Barb Tucker/RED RIVER RATTLERS BASKETBALL TEAM
FEB. 12 HOSTESS: Debby Perry/WHEELER HOUSE
FEB. 19 HOSTESS: Judy Miller/MAVERICK MORTGAGE & PARK LANE JEWELRY
FEB. 26 HOSTESS: Brenda Cassidy/HAWKINS REAL ESTATE
Contact Dennis Noblett/NTMC Hospital Foundation @ 612-8600
Email: dennis.noblett@ntmconline.net
Johnny & Mary Lou Leftwich & Staff cordially invite the Gainesville Area Chamber of
Commerce Members
to their Open House celebrating their 75th Anniversary, Friday, October 26, 2007
from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm. A Chamber Mixer is scheduled from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. to
help them celebrate this important milestone!
Please drop by and congratulate them.
FALL FESTIVALS AND HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
IT'S ALMOST HERE!! Step on board as the 21st annual Depot Day celebration rolls
into the Courthouse Square of downtown Gainesville on Saturday, October 13, 2007
beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. "After Dark" Live Entertainment to
begin at 6:00 p.m. Me and My Monkey, Beatles Cover Band begins at 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by the Main Street Program of the City of Gainesville. Entertainment for the
whole family awaits visitors to this celebration. Look for the following attractions.
Antique car show---Musical entertainment throughout the day---Kids Zone with
inflatables---Western town with gunfighters & wagon rides-Arts & crafts vendors---
Festival Foods---The Fun of Preservation through Archeology---Inaugural Legends and
Lore Walking Tour---"After Dark" Live Entertainment on the Courthouse Square’---First
Annual Depot Dash 5K Fun Run. For more information, call 940/668-4530. Contact
Lynette Pettigrew, Main Street Program Lpettigrew@cogtx.org
Quilter's Paradise-Common Threads Quilt Guild annual quilt show will be October 12
& 13 at the Gainesville Civic Center. Raffle tickets for "Island Fantasy" raffle quilt
may be purchased from any Quilt Guild member. They are $1 per ticket or 6 tickets
for $5. Please contact Janet Brown at 940-612-3982 for more information.
Have a Safe Halloween with the Gainesville Police Department--Wednesday, October
31st from 6PM-8PM at the Police Station, 201 Santa Fe Street. The first 200 children
12 & under receive a Safety Glow Bracelet.
TRICK OR TREAT AT Wheeler House, 2310 E. Broadway, Wednesday, October 31st 6-
7:30 pm. Call 940-668-8977 for more information.
Fall Festival- Saturday, October 27th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at Wheeler House,
2310 E. Broadway. Pumpkin patch & activities for all ages. Call 940-668-8977 for
more information.
LAVENDER RIDGE FARMS HERB'N ANTIQUE FAIR--October 19-21, 2007 9am-4pm.
Mark your calendar! Rain or Shine! Food & Drinks! 2391 CR 178, Gainesville, TX
76240- Phone 940-665-6938 or visit their website- www.lavenderridgefarms.com
Whitesboro's 42nd Annual Peanut Festival Saturday, October 20 from 8:00 am to 5:00
pm downtown Whitesboro. Lots of activates all day. The carnival will be from 10:00
am to 10:00 pm. Phone 903-564-3331 for more details. We will have the events
posted on our Chamber Calendar of Events soon-www.gogainesville.net.
FRANK BUCK ZOO- Community Pumpkin Decorating Party October 26th from 6:00 -7:
30 pm. Jack-O-Lanterns Needed!!!! This will be at the Leonard Park Pavilion. You are
asked to leave your pumpkin to help decorate for Zoo Boo. Pumpkins will be judged
for scariest, funniest, and most creative in both adult and children's categories.
Winners will be awarded free passes to Zoo Boo and all winning pumpkins will be
prominently displayed at the zoo entry.
Zoo Boo- Saturday, October 27 from 6:00 -8:00pm. Festivities begin at 4:00 pm in
Leonard Park with story telling and a costume contest in the Pavilion. Have your
picture taken with an animal ambassador between 4-6pm. Zoo gates open at 6:00 for
trick-or-treating and games in the zoo. Admission is $4 for children and $2 for adults.
The Leonard Park train will be up and running for tours of Sleepy Hollow.
GAINESVILLE VISUAL ARTS ASSOCIATION (GAVA) PRESENTS "The Depot Art
Show" at the Santa Fe Depot October 4th -21st, Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00
am-2:00pm.
CELEBRITY CELEBRATION coming to a theater near you, Saturday, November 10,
2007. See next week's newsletter for more details. All proceeds will benefit the
Cooke County United Way.
The Chamber of Commerce is trying to help the GISD Foundation spread the word
about the Dave Tanner Series which will be held in Gainesville on October 9,
December 18, January 20 and April 8.
We would encourage you to purchase tickets to this concert series which helps
support the GISD Foundation activities.
You may purchase tickets at the GISD Central Admin building located at 800 S.
Morris Street in Gainesville.
The tickets can be bought for each individual performance, however you also save if
you buy the series of 4 in advance. This series of 4 cost $50 for all dates.
You may contact Eunice Hamrick at the GISD Admin Office at 940-668-3698.
Workforce Texoma is gearing up for "Texoma Career Connection". This is an
opportunity fair designed to bring employers and job seekers together. The event is
scheduled for October 25, 2007 at Midway Mall, Sherman, from 10:00 am. to 5:00 pm.
If you are interested and want to sign up for a booth at the Job Fair, or want more
information, please contact Jennifer Gann, at 903-957-7408.
COOKE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION TRACTOR RAFFLE BENEFIT, Saturday,
November 17th, 2007, 6pm at St. Peter Centennial Hall, Lindsay, TX. Drawings for
your choice of a John Deer 45hp 5103 or 27hp 790 Utility Tractor with loader, box
blade, & brush cutter or $12,000. Dinner & Entertainment-Silent & Live Auction.
LIMITED TICKETS ON SALE NOW. For more information call 940-665-2495; 940-736-
4058; 940-902-3032; or 940-736-9146. HELP THEM REBUILD!
Gainesville Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association Benefit Raffle for Gainesville
Police Department Appreciation Banquet-November 15, 2007. Donation: $5.00 each
or 6 for $25.00 KIMBER DESERT WARRIOR .45 ACP Suggested retail price $1,369.00
Must be 21 years of age to purchase a ticket..Must be legal to own a gun..Must live in
Texas (Transfer available for Oklahoma residences) NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO
WIN Special Thanks to Lone Star Shooting Supply
For tickets call Tammye Lange (940) 736-4517, Lone Star Shooting Supply or
Gainesville Police Department
Christmas Parade entry forms will be mailed out today. We will be using the mailing
list from last year's entries. If you want to make sure you get a form, please contact
us. The theme this year is " A Traditional Christmas". So whatever, Christmas means
to you, that is how you decorate your entry. There is no fee to enter. Prizes will be
awarded to different categories. NO LIVE SANTA WILL BE PERMITTED! The
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce will provide the Santa.
If you have any Christmas events that you want us to include in our Holiday Calendar
of Events, please get the information to us in writing ASAP. We will start distributing
them in November. We will start putting those in the newsletters in November as well.
Have a great week!
Chamber Staff
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