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OZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
& VISITOR CENTER PARK
P.O. Box 1135, 505 15th Street, Ozona, TX 76943
325/392-3737, www.Ozona.com
Facebook Tourism Page: OzonaChamber
Facebook Chamber Page: OzonaChamberBiz
CHAMBER DIALOGUE Volume 16 Number 4 April 2019
The Chamber of Commerce
recognizes VIP Ranch Co. as
Business of the Month
“Like many others in Crockett County,
VIP RANCH CO. is typical of local
ranching operations. It was initially
named PJR Livestock Co. for myself,
brother and sister (Pierce, Jay and
Robilen) in 1981 and later changed to
VIP Livestock Co. after brother Jay’s
and grandfather V I Pierce’s deaths in
1984,” said Pierce Miller.
“My present family are all 4th generation Texas ranchers,
starting with J.S. Pierce & Jones Miller, Victor &
Ada Pierce, Rob & Zilla Miller and Eugene & Vicky Pierce
Miller. My wife, Betty Baggett Miller, and her
family: Jack & Billie Gene Baggett, E.H. & Vivian
Linthicum and E.B. & Alice Baggett. Betty and I had two
children, Rhett (killed in an auto accident in 1991) and Camille
Miller Yale, married to Ed Yale with 3
grandchildren, Marshall, Rob and Vivian.”
The ranching operation is located 20 miles south of Ozona.
Livestock includes Rambouillet sheep, Boer goats,
Brangus and Longhorn cattle. While the livestock income is
critical, the impact on Ozona’s economy is the
area that is most affected by the 100+ deer hunters the ranches
welcome annually. “Our biggest problems are
predators (coyotes, feral hogs, bobcats, etc.) plus internal
parasites. We are strong believers in associations that
assist us on a local, State and Federal level, i.e. Ozona
Chamber of Commerce, the Ozona NRCS, Farm
Service Agency, Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association,
Texas Wildlife Association, Texas Sheep & Goat
Research Center, Texas & National Cattlemen Association and
the American Sheep Industry.
“Our staff includes Janis Baucom, San Angelo office manager,
Ronnie Davis and Tony Sanchez as our foremen
and 4 ranch hands all in Ozona. The Ozona employees and I not
only do ranch work, but have been
participants in the Texas Department of Transportations “Adopt A
Highway” program for 26 years, caring for
two miles of Highway 163 south of Ozona.
Continued on page 2-Business of the Month
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Business of the Month-Continued from page 1
“Crockett County has many areas of economic impact but ranching,
oil & gas, wind turbines & solar energy as well as
Interstate 10 will continue to be the business drivers.”
The Ozona Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize VIP Ranch
Co. for their contributions to the
ranching and agriculture community, as well as the economic
impact their hunters make on the community of
Ozona.
VIP Ranch Co. is located at 311 W. Concho Avenue, San Angelo, TX
76903. For more information you may
contact them at 325/655-5747, or via mail at P.O. Box 3832, San
Angelo, TX 76904.
Chamber members recognized
The Ozona Chamber of Commerce would like to wish
the following members a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY,
and THANK them for their support of the Chamber
organization, its programs and services, and their
community.
We would like to recognize and express our SINCERE appreciation
to the following members who joined
during the month of April.
Knox Floor Covering Company-1965 Crockett County Abstract
Company-1997
Thomas Cameron, Attorney at Law-1997 Family Health Center of
Ozona-1998
Charles McCleary-2006 J.D. Crowder Contract Pumping-2006
Howard’s Well Ranching Company-2010 Giles & Becky Davidson
Madray-2010
X-Bar Ranch Nature Retreat-2010 Sonic Drive-In-2011
Dublin Hunters Group - 2011 Sam’s Club-2011
AirMedCare Network-2012 Jarrett Juno Ranch-2012
Shannon AirMed1-2013 Village Barber and Beauty Shop-2015
D’s Liquor Store-2016 7 Oaks Ranch / Kelly W. Walker - 2014
Lester Wright - 2018 Pandale Crossing River Resort - 2018
Las Cuevas Ranch - 2018
New Chamber members
Northside RV Park Mertz O2 Ranch
Miles Miller-Owner Pete Barrera-Ranch Operations Manager
[email protected] [email protected]
Contact: Ismael Villarreal 325/277-0870
325/277-4880 P.O. Box 6
303 Avenue H Barnhart, TX 76930
Ozona, TX 76943 Hunting Lease: 5,000 acres, 20 miles
12 full RV hook-ups including north of Ozona, 12 guns
required.
electricity, water, cable, wireless
Internet
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LUNCH & LEARN
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Chamber of Commerce Conference Room
Arrive by 11:45 a.m.
Lunch & Program 12:00-1:00 p.m.
$10 Per Person
Heather Massey is the
Regional Director for Better
Business Bureau serving the
Permian Basin. She is
responsible for media,
community outreach and
education.
Heather is originally from
Odessa and has resided in
Midland for the past seven
years. Prior to her current
position she was a property
manager for Haley Properties/
ERP Management where she
managed multiple commercial
and industrial properties
throughout the Permian Basin.
She is a graduate of The
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin with a degree in
Political Science, and a minor
in Criminology. She obtained
her Texas Real Estate License
in 2013.
Heather has one son who is 18
and has committed to play golf
for Odessa College.
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Join us to learn about these and other scams,
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Must RSVP by Monday, May 6th, by phone at 392-3737, or
e-mail at [email protected]. Cancellations after 5/3/19 will
be billed.
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Who walked into the Chamber of Commerce in March
Visitor Center
-Walk-in traffic into the Visitor Center in March was 1,231
people.
-Where were they from? Texas visitors-724, Out of State-415,
Local-55, Foreign-37
-Year-to-date walk-in traffic is 2,609
-Traveling in March: East-736, West-359, North-37 and
South-6
-Top visiting states for the month were-CA, AZ, NM, FL, MN
-Top visiting cities for the month were-Austin, El Paso,
Houston, San Antonio, Midland
-Weekdays in order of the busiest in March were Friday,
Thursday, Saturday,
Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday
-Year-to-date Chamber related inquiries 11%, and Tourism related
inquiries 89%
-Top requested items or services for the month were:
restaurants, lodging, directions,
maps, Interpretive Trail Advertising
-Year-to-date the Chamber has filled 2,216 requests for
information on Ozona. An additional 521 brochures were handed out
to walk-in visitors and mailed to statewide Travel Centers or
inquirers.
What services are sought at www.Ozona.com
For the month of March at www.Ozona.com, there were 2,527
business directory searches, and 1,677 actual
member page hits! These are people searching for YOUR services.
Following are the members that
received 10 or more page hits this month:
Epic Permian Operating, LLC-63 Encino RV Park-48
Family Health Center of Ozona-47 Venegas Construction,
LLC-38
Ozona Cable & Broadband-37 Will M. Black Real Estate-37
CCWC&ID#1-34 L & B Automotive-34
Wool Growers Central Storage-31 Country Club View
Apartments-29
Natgas, Inc.-27 Bunger Real Estate Company, LLC-25
Eldorado Animal Clinic-23 I-10 & 163 The Corner
Store/Valero-23
Western Poster Service, Inc.-23 OverWatch Enterprises,
LLC-22
Stokes, John C.P.A.-22 HW Car Wash
Pon Seahorn Real Estate-21 The General Store-19
Hillcrest Inn & Suites-18 Ozona Insurance-18
Southridge RV Park-17 Approach Resources Inc.-16
Ben Forehand Ranch-16 Clayton-Hill Ranches-16
Daun Williams Construction-16 West Texas Rehab Center-16
Ozona Community Center-15 Ozona Country Club-15
Triple C Hardware & Lumber & Rental-14 Allen
Ranch-13
Bill Black Ranch-13 Close To Our Hearts Country Store-13
Crockett County Abstract Company-13 Interim Hospice of San
Angelo-13
Continued on page 5-Local Services Sought at Ozona.com
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Local Services Sought at Ozona.com-Continued from page 4
Kerbow Funeral Home-13 Pandale Crossing River Resort-13
Pepe’s Café-13 Sunoco Energy Services-13
J. Cleo Thompson Wellness Center-12 KYXX Ozona 94.3 FM-12
Lowe’s Market-12 Shannon AirMed1-12
The Ozona Stockman-12 Treto’s Tire & Towing-12
AirMedCare Network-11 America’s Best Value Inn-11
Angelo Inflatables, LLC-11 Crockett Automotive, Inc.-11
Crockett County Museum-11 DJH Oil & Gas, LLC-11
Economy Inn & RV Park-11 El Chato’s Restaurant-11
Escondido Draw Recreational Area-11 Johnson Draw RV Park-11
Super 8 Motel & RV Park-11 The Café Next Door-11
Village Barber & Beauty Shop-11 7 Oaks Ranch / Kelly W.
Walker-10
Alpine Ala Carte, LLC-10 Bahlman Cleaners-10
Barnhart Shaw’s General Repair-10 Mi Familia Restaurant-10
Rusty Gold on the Square-10 Stanford Plumbing-10
VIP Ranch Co.-10
We Need Your Help
Have you ever needed the number to a local business or county
office?
Ever wondered what type of events are happening in Ozona within
the next
couple of days? Looking for a place to hold a meeting or event?
Have family
coming into town and you need a few ideas to plan an afternoon
outing?
Looking for a plumber, electrician, mechanic? The answers to all
of these
questions, and so much more, is literally right in the palm of
your hands!
We need your help to spread the word about our web site. Not
only is
Ozona.com a resource tool for our members, but also for local
residents and
travelers. The next time you are scrolling through your phone,
Bookmark
our web page. Ozona.com is responsive and mobile friendly. Share
the site
with your friends and family. When the page opens, you will
immediately
see the Facebook Icon. Like and share our Local Business
Facebook Page
and allow us to keep you up to date on Chamber business, local
events and
community activities.
We need photos! Our Facebook page gets the best results when we
post pictures of wildlife or
livestock, plant material, weather, funny pics of your kids or
pets, sunsets, birds, bugs, pictures of old
windmills or buildings, or just an open field of beautiful
flowers-literally, anything that is authentic or
representative of our county. If you have pictures of fishing in
the river, or kids playing in the water, these
types of “action” photos generate a ton of interest. Again, we
are using our local assets in and around Ozona
to attract people on their way to their vacation destination. To
date we have over 6,300 followers on our
Tourist Facebook page from Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin,
and El Paso that we are encouraging to
come and spend their dollars in and around Ozona.
If you are a photographer, or know someone whose hobby is
photography, who takes a lot of pictures in
Crockett County and would be willing to share, please contact
our office at 392-3737.
PLEASE VISIT, LIKE &
SHARE:
All About Ozona:
Ozona.com
Chamber Business
Facebook Page:
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Facebook page:
OzonaChamber
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Top 5 States: Top 5 Texas Cities:
Texas 3,058 Dallas 644 California 126 Austin 547 Louisiana 67
Houston 391 Arizona 50 San Antonio 164 Florida 49 Ozona 128
1. Homepage 1,671 11. History 184 2. Hunting Leases 1,293 12.
Public Services 165 3. County Officials 560 13. Events Calendar 161
4. Local Attractions 500 14. Visitor Guide 130 5. Location 452 15.
Travel Itineraries 116 6. Lodging 249 16. Interesting Facts 111 7.
Photo Gallery 227 17. Membership Directory 99 8. Area Attractions
203 18. Pandale Crossing 96 9. Job Postings 188 19. Shopping 87
10. Restaurants 185 20. City-County Map 83
Top 20 Content Searches
Business Directory Searches 2,527 Hot Deal Hits 387 Hot Deal
Searches 93 Member Page Hits 1,677 Job Searches 297 Job Posting
Hits 72
Chamber Master (Membership Directory Data Base)
8,297 Beginning Fans (2-28-19) 8,457 Ending Fans (3-31-19)
160 Net Likes 57,844 Total Paid Reach
9,612 Total Organic Reach 4,621 People Engaged 7,133 Daily Viral
Reach
151 Daily Logged-in Page Views 78,842 Total Impressions of All
Posts
Social Media Pages / Internet
Top Searched Chamber Master Service Categories:
Hunting 15 RV Parks 13 Man Camp 12 Feed Store 14 Catering 12 Oil
& Gas Services 12 Roadside Assistance 13 Fish and Chicken 12
Welding Supplies 12 Roustabout 13 Land Clearing 12
Facebook Tourism
88 Total Followers 2,651 Impressions
2,221 Search (approx.) 7,918 Total Google Business
Page Views 7,536 Listings on Map
382 Listings on Search
1,433 Photo Views
51 Clicks to Website
43 Clicks for Driving
Directions 24 Clicks for Phone Calls
Google
What is Ozona.com doing for our members and the community
For March 2019, Ozona.com had 4,939 sessions: 3,851 new users
586 returning users
Of these 4,939 sessions, there were 8,474 page views – of these
7,120 were unique (1st time views)
The 4,939 sessions were from 54 countries and 3,851 sessions
were from US.
Bounce Rate: 74.23% Avg. Session Duration: 00:01:16
Pages/Session: 1.21 Avg. Sessions/Month: 5,291
Devices Used to Access: Mobile: 61.24% Desktop: 32.49% Tablet:
6.28%
394 Beginning Fans (2-28-19) 413 Ending Fans (3-31-19)
19 Net Likes 15,605 Total Paid Reach
5,189 Total Organic Reach 793 People Engaged
4,030 Daily Viral Reach 155 Daily Logged-in Page Views
30,728 Total Impressions of All Posts
Facebook Business
2,543 Impressions
36 Clicks
Twitter Texas Outside
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