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Alive After Five
Fourth Friday Luncheon
Lone Star Legislative Summit
Event Calendar

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Greetings!

The new-for-2010 Chamber web site design will be launched at the first of the new year! This e-newsletter's header gives a hint of the design. Click here to see a little bit more.

The design is consistent with 2010 Official Nacogdoches Guide & Chamber Directory and the City/County Street Map. Chamber members will receive the 2010 publications during Operation Thank You! and thousands more will be at the Chamber, ready to be mailed or handed to visitors, new residents and others curious about Nacogdoches County.

*Chamber membership benefit - listings in the published Nacogdoches Guide and online directory, in both alphabetic and classified-by-business sections. For many newcomers, these resources will be the first information they receive about Nacogdoches.


Headline: The Daily Sentinel hosting event

The Daily Sentinel's Rayanne Schmid and her staff are pleased to invite you to a newsworthy Alive After Five. Join our host at the Chamber's business-after-hours mixer, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, at Lanana Hall, 108 N. Lanana St. 

Make new business contacts and enjoy an evening of good food and fun in the Nacogdoches historic downtown district. The reception is come-as-you-are, and gives every Chamber member a chance to meet and greet others in business.

Door prizes include The Daily Sentinel advertising space and subscriptions. All Chamber members are entered in the $400 cash drawing, but you must be present to win.
Water park update at luncheon

Fourth Friday Luncheon will be noon to 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22, at Hotel Fredonia Banita Ballroom. Topic is "Nacogdoches Water Works - A Community Water Park." Learn more about this community project at www.nacwaterworks.com.

Lunch is $16 and attendee RSVPs are required by Thursday, Jan. 21. Please complete and fax in a registration form. 

All may enter the $50 drawing, and all Chamber members are entered in a $250 drawing, but you must be present to win. Both drawings sponsored by First Bank & Trust East Texas.
Summit brings Austin and Washington to East Texas


The third Lone Star Legislative Summit is set for Feb. 17 and 18. A reception will be held the evening of Feb. 17, and summit sessions begin with breakfast on Feb. 18 and the event will run through the afternoon.

Topics include Education, Transportation, Water and Natural Resources and Property Rights.
 
"We invite state and federal legislators to Nacogdoches during the even years for this event," said Summit Chair John Ruckel. "For the 2010 event, we are inviting our U.S. Senators, Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, Congressman Louie Gohmert and others."
 
Event sponsorships and exhibitor spaces are available. More event information will be posted soon.

AAFPhoto-9-25-08LSLS sponsors
Platinum
Lehmann Eye Center
J. Stanley Lenox, III
SFA Alumni Association
SFA Office of the President
Tipton Ford

Gold
City of Nacogdoches
Clardy, Davis & Knowles, LLP
Commercial Bank of Texas
Etech, Inc.
First Bank & Trust East Texas
Huntington State Bank
Nacogdoches Medical Center
NIBCO
Oak Manor Nursing
Ruckel Insurance & Financial Group
State Farm Insurance - Fontenot, Rodrigues
University Rental
Xerographix East Texas, Inc.

Silver
Animal Science
Austin Bank, Texas N.A. - Nacogdoches
BancorpSouth
BarWin Consultants
Charles Pool Real Estate
East Texas UroCenter
Fairchild, Price, Thomas & Haley, LLP
Hebert Healthcare, Inc.
J.E. Kingham Construction Co.
NEDCO
Nacogdoches ISD
R & K Distributors, Inc.
Regions Bank
Roger Van Horn, DDS
Roy Blake Insurance Agency
The Daily Sentinel
SFA East Texas Research Center
Event calendar

Jan. 12            Operation Thank You! Kickoff Breakfast at the Chamber 7:15 - 9 a.m. sponsored by Nacogdoches Medical Center.
 
Jan. 15            Ribbon Cutting - 1:15 p.m., Shine Salon, 105 Upton St. Owner Bradley Pollard,
ph: 559-9309. New business and Chamber member.
 
Jan. 21            Alive After Five - 5:30 to 7 p.m., The Daily Sentinel, Lanana Hall, 108 N. Lanana St.
 
Jan 22             Fourth Friday Luncheon - Noon, "Nacogdoches Water Works - A Community Water Park," Hotel Fredonia Banita Ballroom.
 
Feb. 17-18       Lone Star Legislative Summit. Bringing Austin and Washington to East Texas. Topics: Education, Transportation, Water/Natural Resources and Property Rights. Several keynote presentations on Feb. 18 and an evening reception on Feb. 17.
 
Feb. 24            Cram the Coliseum - 7 p.m., SFA Ladyjacks host Texas State, William R. Johnson Coliseum, (each member will be given a sheet of 10 free tickets).
 
Feb. 27            Cram the Coliseum - 2 p.m., SFA Lumberjacks host Corpus Christie, William R. Johnson Coliseum, (each member will be given a sheet of 10 free tickets).
 
TBA                March or April - Agriculture Appreciation and Awareness Banquet.
 
May 7              13th annual Blueberry Golf Bash - Piney Woods Country Club.
 
Jun. 12            21st annual Texas Blueberry Festival, downtown and Festival Plaza.
 
Jun. 26-29        TCCE Annual Conference 2010 - Hotel Fredonia and other venues TBA.
 
Sept. 28           89th Annual Meeting and Membership Banquet.


Sincerely,

Kelly Daniel
Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce