Business & Hospitality

Report www.mineralwellstx.com April 2013

Thank you to these

newsletter sponsors!

Chairman’s Council

Investors

City of Mineral Wells

First Financial Bank

Mineral Wells Index

QXFM Radio

Ram Country Dodge

State Bank Mineral Wells

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

Everyone loves a Hot Deal and

loves to see those words. So,

why is your business not offer-

ing one?

Take advantage of one of the

membership values you have

and offer a Hot Deal for your

company.

Log-in to the Chamber website

and offer your customers, poten-

tial customers or just fellow

members a Hot Deal they can’t

resist! Log-in questions? (940)

325-2557.

Make your offer good enough

so everyone is talking about it

and can’t wait to take advantage!

If it’s good enough to be a Hot

Deal, then it should be good

enough for our texting program

that goes out to approximately

500 cell phones.

Call the chamber and pre-pay

for a text message at the low cost

of $35.

Benefit spotlight: Promote a Hot Deal

Spring events for

locals and visitors There are lots of Spring Events coming up in

Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County that are

sure to catch the eye of locals and visitors alike!

Check out the following events on the Chamber

website: www.mineralwellstx.com.

April 11-14: Coffee Creek Bluegrass Festival

April 13-14: Clark Gardens Spring Festival

April 18: National Iris Show@Clark Gardens

April 26-27: Texas Frontier Trails Chuck

Wagon Cook-Off

April 27: Palo Pinto County on Tour

May 4: Cowtown Society of Western Music

Swing Fest

May 9-11: Palo Pinto County Livestock

Association PRCA Rodeo

May 11: Clark Gardens’

Travel through Time

May 11: Texas Star Native

American Pow Wow

May 12: Clark Gardens’

Mother’s Day Lunch

From 7:30 a.m. to

3:30 p.m. May 10,

2013, at Link Field

Services, you will

be empowered with

growth insights

from world-

renowned leaders:

Jack Welch, Andy

Stanley, Coach Mike Krzyzewski, John Max-

well, Henry Cloud, Sanya-Richards Ross, Da-

vid Allen and Condoleezza Rice.

Leading in a complex world requires simplic-

ity to cut through the clutter. Join us at Chick-

fil-A Leadercast as we learn to Simply Lead. Be

challenged. Inspired. Encouraged. Improve

your leadership skills!

This one-day leadership training is simulcast

to Link Field Services at 4518 Hwy 180 E. Cost

to attend is $99 for members and $119 for pro-

spective members. Fee includes journal, net-

working, breakfast, lunch and snacks.

RSVP to (940) 325-2557. Sponsored by Chick

-fil-A Weatherford, the Chamber, and State

Bank of Mineral Wells. See you there!

Chamber Team Board of Directors Dacey Malone Titan Bank Chairman of the Board Pat Bazzell Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Chair-Elect Bart Freeman PECOFacet Vice Chairman Eddie Gregory First Financial Bank Finance Chair David Barrett Progressive Waste Solutions Secretary Regan Johnson Lofts & Hospitality Immediate Past Chair Keith Boyd North Texas Pressure Vessels Mary Braddock Palo Pinto General Hospital Julie Dallas Crawford, Carter & Thompson LLP Kiran Patel Best Western Clubhouse & Suites Major Investors Chairman’s Council: City of Mineral Wells, First Financial Bank, Mineral Wells Index, QXFM Radio, State Bank Mineral Wells, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Executive Member : Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Oncor Electric Delivery, Texas Gas Service, First National Bank of Santo Staff Beth Henary Watson Executive Director Sandra Miller Director of Partnership Development Marcelinda Williams Director of Member Programs & Services Christian Garcia Tourism Sales and Marketing Associate Susan Boyd Office Manager

Mission The Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau advances, supports and promotes the economic vitality of the Mineral Wells Area and Palo Pinto County.

Contact Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce 511 E. Hubbard St. P.O. Box 1408 Mineral Wells, TX 76067 Phone: (940) 325-2557 Fax: (940) 328-0850 Web: www.mineralwellstx.com E-mail: info@mineralwellstx.com Follow us:

⇒ Shotgun’s Bar-B-Q is moving to the

Little China building at 200 NE 27th

Ave. Little China closed when owner

Kevin Sun retired.

⇒ Mineral Wells Whataburger is in the

finals of WhataGames, the company’s

competition measuring knowledge of

operations, history, and service.

⇒ Double H Tire is participating in Mich-

elin’s soccer ball giveaway this spring.

They will give 1,000 soccer balls away

through the Mineral Wells Soccer

Association.

⇒ Congratulations to Sutherland’s on

celebrating its one-year Mineral Wells

anniversary in March.

⇒ State Bank of Mineral Wells has

entered into an agreement to be acquired

by Community National Bank & Trust.

Customers may expect additional

product offerings and more locations at

which to bank.

⇒ Kristie Thomas is the new administrator

at Mineral Wells Nursing and

Rehab. Welcome!

⇒ Welcome to Scott Petty, new senior

lending officer at First Financial

Bank.

Chamber Briefs

Progressive Waste Solutions and the City

of Mineral Wells have made improvements

to the recycling area at the convenience

station at 401 FM 2256, including addition

of a concrete slab. The convenience station

is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thurs-

days & Saturdays.

Items accepted include: cardboard, glass,

plastics, aluminum, office paper, newspa-

pers, and more.

To ask questions, call (940) 328-7833.

Recycling progress made

Ribbon cutting overflow!

TMT-Time Management Team can clean your house or mow your yard—anything you don’t have time for!

YMCA Camp Grady Spruce marks its Chamber membership and the visit of Mineral Wells sixth-graders to the camp.

Rocker D RV Park joins the Chamber. It was a pleasure to visit this attractive park just south of Mineral Wells.

Event and ribbon cutting photos presented by:

Basic Investors Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Palo Pinto County Office (940) 659-1228 http://palopinto.agrilife.org 221 S. 5th Ave. Palo Pinto Venue 2:17 Ministries Inc. (817) 771-9355 www.venue217.org 212 SE 1st Ave. Mineral Wells Backforty Bunkhouse Productions (940) 452-6300 www.backfortybunkhouse.com 4361 FM 1195 Mineral Wells

Children's Alliance for Palo Pinto County (940) 445-7380 cacpalopinto@gmail.com 204 SE 3rd Ave. Mineral Wells First Church of the Nazarene (940) 325-2284 www.mwnazarene.org 1005 SE 6th Ave Mineral Wells The Cellar (940) 325-4007 woodring5@yahoo.com 2805 Hwy 180 West Mineral Wells The Sleep Shop (940) 468-2790 www.sleepshopdfw.com 1310 SE 1st Street Mineral Wells

JCA Construction (940) 745-0072 www.jcaconstruction.com 1824 Millsap Hwy Mineral Wells Poor Boy Riding Club (817) 658-6329 www.poorboyridingclub.org 1482 Old Millsap Highway Mineral Wells Printed Planet (940) 445-4114 www.printedplanet.com 302 SE 18th Street Mineral Wells

Chairman’s Council Ram Country Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep 4011 U.S. Highway 180 East

Welcome New Investors

Renewing investors

LEFT: Red’s Grocery Gas & Grill marks 50 years and is under new ownership!

RIGHT: Anytime Fitness improved a derelict Quonset hut and made an exciting new location out of it.

Chairman’s Council Investors First Financial Bank Premium Investors Southwire Entrepreneur Investors Best Western Club House & Suites Brazos Animal Hospital Electromedical Products International Inc HydroScience Technologies Jack Powell Ford Powell Auto Center Save-A-Lot Food Store Basic Investors 337 Self Storage Absolute Termite & Pest Control All Tex Insurance

Brazos Mall Merchants Association Brazos Pointe Church Cherokee Iron Works Community Christian School Cowboy Church of Mineral Wells Law Office of Mark Creighton Doss Heritage & Culture Center Dr. David Turk, D.C., D.A.C.N.B. Ender & Associates Realty Fort Wolters Machine & Tool Furr Building Materials, Inc. Garrett Jewelry & Loan Gault & Gault, Attorneys At Law Hickey's Dairy Queen Kiwanis Club of Mineral Wells Lone Star Ag Credit Metro Iron & Metal Mineral Wells Ram Band Fan Club Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department

Palo Pinto Challenge Inc. Palo Pinto CPS Board/Rainbow Room Palo Pinto County Cowboy Church Palo Pinto County Farm Bureau Palo Pinto County Livestock Association Penny’s Flower Shop Price Surveying Pro Epic Technology Solutions Rochelle's Canoe Rental Terry Custom Homes Texas Frontier Trails, Inc. The Mineral Ring Whites Funeral Home Friends of the Chamber John Hampton Marilyn Rhodes John Upham

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Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce

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Mineral Wells, TX 76068

The Chamber newsletter is supported by Weaver’s Print Shop and Bennett’s Brazos Printing.

∗ Leadership in the Community 8 to 9 a.m. @ Chamber “How and Why to Run for Office” (FREE) 4/25

∗ The Mineral Wells Fossil Park is now open every day 8 a.m. to dusk due to increased demand for weekday visits!

Noteworthy Dates

Featured Members

March Business

Beautification

Award

Congratulations to

Snapshots of a

Memory by Dan-

ielle! Photographer

Danielle Jones and her

team have done great

work at their new SE

Mineral Wells location.

Member of the Month

The Chamber's Board of Di-

rectors named Walden

Farm and Ranch Member

of the Month to promote sev-

eral upcoming events, includ-

ing a Pond Management and

Fish Seminar on April 4 and

Fish Delivery Day April 6.

The Chamber is now

400 members strong!

Thank you for your support!