Brownwood Area

Chamber of Commerce

Monthly Newsletter—April 2015

BrownwoodChamber.org

Inside This Issue

Page 2

*Luncheon

*Membership Director

Page 3

*Brown County Living

*Feels Like Home

*Business After Hours

Page 4

*New Members

*Upcoming Events

Page 5

*Renewing Members

Page 6

*Ribbon Cuttings

Page 7

*Community Awards

Page 8

*Brownwood Store

Chamber Planning for Business to Business

Showcase Event May 21st

The Brownwood Chamber of

Commerce is constantly looking

for new ways to bring value to its

membership. This year we have

put together a new series of

“Business to Business” events

focusing on how Chamber mem-

bers can be resources to one an-

other. There will be a total of three

(3) events that will focus on

strengthening business ties

among local businesses, trade partners and the growing community in the fol-

lowing three industries: Quality of Life, Professional Services and Marketing.

Staff has been combing through our membership list identifying the categories

of businesses for each of the Business to Business events.

This first Business to Business event will focus on Quality of Life industries

within the community that provide products and services that help make

Brownwood a great place to work and live. Chamber member exhibitors will

be on hand to provide other Chamber members with information on how they

can assist with quality of life needs and wants for their businesses and em-

ployees.

The Brownwood Chamber of Commerce’s members bring an array of

knowledge and experience to the table and these Business to Business

events provides for a more strategic relationship between Chamber members.

We hope to see you all at our first Business to Business event on Thursday,

May 21st from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Depot Civic & Cultural Center. Exhibitor

booths are $50 and space is limited. All Chamber members are invited to at-

tend the event free of charge! Wine and refreshments will be served. Some

come for the wine and stay for the connections, it is sure to be a fun and valu-

able event!

Chamber memberships are required to participate and attend the Business to

Business events. For more information on how to become a member, upcom-

ing events and other chamber benefits, visit us at

www.brownwoodchamber.org or contact Ruth Willis at (325) 646-9535 mem-

bership@brownwoodchamber.org.

Brownwood Chamber to Host City Councilman Candidate

Forum Friday, April 17th

Sponsored by Comolli & Ethridge Optometrists

The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly luncheon

on Friday, April 17th at the Brownwood Country Club from 11:30 am to 1 pm fea-

turing a "Meet the Candidates" forum for those running for Brownwood City

Council in the upcoming election.

Each city council candidate will have 5 minutes to address those in attendance

and then a round of questions will be asked.

The luncheon, open to the public, will feature the forum, door prizes, introduc-

tion of new members and more.

There will also be an "Aces Wild" cash drawing sponsored by Brownwood Regional Medical Center. Door

prizes provided by Cook's Fish Barn and Heartland Mall.

This month's luncheon is sponsored by Comolli & Ethridge Optometrists.

The cost of the luncheon is $12 per person to be paid at the door. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to the Chamber by calling 325-646-9535. You may also register online www.brownwoodchamber.org.

Chamber Welcomes New Membership Director

The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome the new Membership Director, Ruth Willis, to the Chamber staff.

Ruth has worked for the City of Brownwood and the Brownwood Economic Development Corporation where she served for 5 years as an Assistant to the City Manager and Project Manager. She is involved with multiple civic organiza-tions and currently serves as the President of both the Mid-Tex Human Re-sources Association and the United Way of Brown County.

She brings her experience in the fields of business management and relation-ships, workforce development and community service. A native of San Antonio, she is a graduate of Howard Payne University and relocated back to Brown-wood in 2010.

“I have a heart for Brownwood and this community, and I look forward to meeting and reconnecting with local busi-nesses to identify how the Chamber can better serve its membership and the community, as well as get more people and groups involved in community events. I guarantee this will be exciting year for the Chamber and its members, and I’m thrilled to be a part of such great team and organization.”

If you have a business or organization that is interested in learning about the benefits of membership with the Cham-ber of Commerce, Ms. Willis invites you to contact her at (325) 646-9535 or membership@brownwoodchamber.org

Business After Hours

Early Game & Skate

Heartland Mall

Thursday, April 23

from 4-6 PM

Brown County Living Magazine—Spring Issue

The newest issue of Brown County Living Magazine has been released.

Pick up a free copy today at the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce.

This issue features stories about the Lehnis Railroad Museum, East Ele-

mentary, the Fisk House, Dr. Byrd, the Heartland Cruisers and more. It

also features a membership directory for the Brownwood and Early

Chambers of Commerce.

WELCOME NEW

CHAMBER MEMBERS!

NB’s Boat Repair –NB’s provides repair services for Person-

al Watercrafts, ATV’s, Boats and other water vessels. They

specialize in Seadoo repairs NB’s knowledge encompasses

virtually any mechanical and electrical watercraft issue that

might arise in your boat. NB’s Boat Repair is also the place to

go for all of your boat’s regular service needs. For more infor-

mation visit their local office at 5817 Hwy 279 or call (325)

437-6543.

Car Corral – Car Corral sales quality used cars to customers

by knowledgeable sales staff at great prices. They offer a

wide selection of vehicles in their large inventory. For more

information and to search, view and find your next vehicle

visit Car Corral online at www.carcorraltexas.com or call

them at (325) 646-8159.

Yellow Rose Estates – Brownwood’s newest Manufactured

Home Park has been hard at work renovating and cleaning up

the former Camp Bowie MH Park. They have cleared out old,

run down homes and renovated and bought new homes to rent

and sale for those looking for a place to live. They offer own-

er financing and lot rentals. For more information call Casey

Homer at 325-646-9333 or stop by to see the new look at

3310 Stephen F. Austin Drive.

Leann Bush, Mary Kay Independent Consultant - Find the

newest and top skin care and color cosmetics 24/7. Customers

can pay via debit/credit for fast checkout convenience and

Leann can deliver all products to you personally or mail them

to you if need be. She is available 24/7 via phone, email, and

personal website or customers can set up appointments. For

more information on her products and services contact Leann

Bush at (325) 203-7689 or visit her online at http://

www.marykay.com/leannbush.

April

17 Poverty Simulation Brown County Home Solutions

17 Chamber Monthly Luncheon Brownwood Country Club

22 Brown County Health Expo Brownwood Coliseum

23 Annual Fin & Feather Lunch/Dinner Adams St. Community Center

24 Business After Hours Early Game and Skate

24 Bye Bye Birdie Lyric Theatre

25 Brown County Farmers Market Begin-ning Day—Fisk and N. Broadway

25 Putter Jarvis Invitational Brownwood Country Club

25 Rib Cook Off Cecil Holman Park

25 Spring Craft Fair Downtown Santa Anna

25 Plant Sale Heartland Mall

26 Bye Bye Birdie Lyric Theatre

30 Girl Scouts Women of Distinction Coggin Avenue Baptist Church

May

2 Guys & Dolls Musical Lyric Theatre

8-9 Lake Brownwood State Park 19th Annual Open House

14 Business After Hours Doc’s Drugstore

15 Chamber Monthly Luncheon – Law Enforcement Appreciation Coggin Ave. Baptist Church

21 Business to Business – Quality of Life Depot Civic & Cultural Center

21-24 & 28-30 M*A*S*H play

Lyric Theatre

Art Classes every Tuesday evening at The Brownwood Art Center

Farmer’s Market Every Saturday be-hind the courthouse square on Fisk

Ave.

First Saturday of Every Month is Fami-

ly Day Lehnis Railroad Museum

Upcoming

Events

A Special THANK YOU to the following businesses that renewed their Membership in the month of February. We greatly appreci-ate your continued support of the Brownwood Area Chamber of

Commerce and the Brownwood Community

Access Storage Albero Wedding

Goodwin, Robert, DDS Brownwood Country Club

West/Central Texas Valuation Ser-vices

With You In Mind Publications Brownwood Glass & Mirror

C R Catering Davis Morris Funeral Home

Insignia Ranger College

Weakley-Watson Sporting Goods Walgreens

SMK Fabricators, Inc. Sam's Club

Cullen's Hometown Market, LLC Heartland Chiropractic

Pruett Concrete Kroger

Early Blooms & Things Donnie Stegemoller Realtors

Weakley-Watson True Value Hard-ware

Weakley-Watson True Value Hardware

Tongate Services Wendlee Broadcasting,

KXYL-AM/FM, KQBZ-FM, KSTA-AM

Mid-Tex Federal Credit Un-ion

Krischke, CPA, PC Heart of Texas Baptist Camp

& Conference Center Comanche Electric Coopera-

tive Coggin Avenue Baptist

Church Choice Medical Supply

Center for Life Resources Brownwood Regional Medi-

cal Center Southside Village Apart-

ments Smith Roofing Company, Inc

Rufus F. Hardin Museum Inc.

Prudential Moseley Real Es-tate

Mills County State Bank Lamar Advertising Company

Ribbon Cuttings

Wally’s Party Factory

The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the Re-Grand Opening of Wally's Party Factory on Friday, March 13th.

Wally's Party Factory has rebranded its store in Brownwood which was formal-ly known as Card & Party Factory located at 601 Fisk.

“For both us and our Brownwood customers, celebrating life’s occasions is important and Wally’s is dedicated to providing the party supplies to make every milestone special,” says Walter Erwin, President of Wally’s Party Factory. “The new name represents the merchandise we carry and our enthusiasm for life’s celebrations.”

Wally's offers party supplies, balloons, costumes and more to help celebrate the most important events in life.

For more information, call Wally's Party Factory in Brownwood at (325) 646-8533.

Ribbon Cutting for AgTexas Farm Credit Services

The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon

cutting on Wednesday, April 8th for AgTexas Farm Credit Ser-

vices.

They offer several services to help the agriculture industry -

from buying farmland, expanding a herd or facility for maxi-

mum production, or managing risk. They offer a full line of

flexible loan programs with competitive interest rates for agri-

cultural financing needs including farm and livestock loans, real

estate loans, agribusiness loans and equipment loans.

Contact their office at 254-965-3151 or visit their website at

agtexas.com for more information about their services.

Pictured are AgTexas Farm Credit Service staff cutting the rib-

bon with Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce ambassa-

dors.

Brownwood Behavioral Health & Associates

Matthew Lynx, MD PhD

The Brownwood and Early Chambers of Commerce held a joint ribbon cutting on Tuesday, March 24th for Brownwood Behav-ioral Health & Associates-Matthew Lynx, MD PhD as the newest chamber member.

Matthew Lynx, MD PhD serves Brownwood Regional Medical Center as the Medical Director of the Senior Behavioral In-Patient Health Unit and also has a private practice located at 125 South Park Dr. Ste. F.

Brownwood Behavioral Health & Associates opened in February as an outpatient psychiatry center for adults and seniors. For more information, call 325-646-0400.

Pictured is Dr. Lynx and his family cutting the ribbon at his office

with Brownwood and Early Chamber of Commerce ambassadors.

Congratulations to This Year's Award Winners

The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce held their 2015 Annual Chamber Banquet on April 9, 2015 and Mayor Stephen Haynes presented this year's community award winners. Special thanks to everyone that helped volunteered to help put together this year's banquet especially our sponsors - presenting sponsor 3M Company and gold sponsor Citizens National Bank. Community Awards were awarded to the following: *Robert Porter - Groner Pitts Lifetime of Service Award sponsored by Brown County Abstract *Hank Hunter - Man of the Year Award sponsored by BrownwoodNews.com *Ann Beadel - Woman of the Year Award sponsored by Auto Glass Magic *Bobby Rountree - Professional of the Year sponsored by Law Offices of Jason Johnson *Family Services Center - Community Partner sponsored by Texas Rock Crusher Railway *Kim Peterson and Adam Lancaster - Volunteer of the Year sponsored by Texas-Clean and Staples *Bruner Auto Family - Large Business of the Year sponsored by TexasBank *KOXE - Medium Business of the Year sponsored by Texas State Technical College *Star of Texas Bed and Breakfast - Small Business of the Year sponsored by Demand Staff *Rick Phelps - Ambassador of the Year sponsored by Prosperity Bank *Angelia Bostick and Rick Phelps - Stuart Coleman Good Neighbor Awards sponsored by Wal-Mart and Insurance Spe-cialists Pictured at top is this year's Groner Pitts award winner accepting the award from last year's winner, Calvin Fryar.

Tim Espinoza —President

TexasBank

Chip Camp— Past President

BRMC

Kim Peterson

Heartland Mall

Hank Hunter

Texas Clean

James Simmons

Loadcraft

Priscilla Monson

West Central Texas Valuation Services

Daniel Hutson

Council Finance

Marisha Stidom

Superior Essex

Dan Garza

3M Company

Paul Underwood

Underwoods Cafeteria

Donna Wilhelm

Auto Glass Magic

Jodie Armstrong

Care Nursing and Rehab

Kim Bruton

Runaway Train Café

Mitch Moore

BISD

Codie Smith

Avalon Custom Homes

John Guest

Citizens National Bank

Brownwood Area Chamber of

Commerce Board of Directors

2015-2016

Chamber Staff

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Ray Tipton—Executive Director

Sunni Modawell—Tourism Director

Ruth Willis—Membership Director

Martha Faetche—Visitor Center & Brownwood

Store Manager

Dawn Norway—Office Manager

Jennifer Barberie—Events Coordinator

Come see the Brownwood Store

Call Martha at the Brownwood Store at

325-646-9535 for more info or visit us in-

side the Brownwood Area Chamber of

Commerce (600 E. Depot St. )

Check out the Brownwood

Store Gift Shop for all of

your Brownwood and Texas

related gifts.