FROM THE 2-13-08 e-Newsletter: HERE‘S WHATS HAPPENING WITH BUSINESSES IN JOHNSON CITY:
HERE IS WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JOHNSON CITY:
Mon, Feb 18, President's Day, National Park Service Dedication of Withers and Spaulding Visitor Contact Station & Chamber Visitors Center: The citizens of Blanco County and members of the Chamber of Commerce are invited to be among the first to see the newly installed exhibits at the old Withers & Spaulding General Merchants store location at Main (Hwy. 290) and Nugent Streets in Johnson City. This partnership of private and government organizations will share information on opportunities for business and tourism as well President Lyndon B. Johnson's strong lifetime connection with the city. Opening at 10a.
Fri, Feb 22, Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, 2008 Annual Banquet: at 6:15 pm PEC Auditorium, Dinner: $20/person. RSVP by Feb 15 to 868-7684 or info@JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com. Election of Directors (send in your nominations). Speaker: David Bamberger. 3 Citizen Awards: to our stars. It is not too late to be nominated for a Director’s position. The Chamber needs your expertise and energy. Just give us a call.
March 8, Luci Johnson Leads a Bicycle Tour of the LBJ Ranch: The National Park Service and the Friends of LBJ National Park have invited Luci Baines Johnson to lead the second-annual 9-mile bicycle ride throughout the LBJ Ranch. The ride begins at 9 AM, takes about three hours, and provides a slow paced ride with numerous stops along the way. Luci shares her memories of growing up and participating in family and official events on the Ranch throughout her lifetime. Call the Park's Visitor Center in Johnson City for more information at 868-7128 x231.
April 19-20, 2008, Johnson City Texas Wildflower Days – The Spirit of The Hill Country. Come enjoy an exciting celebration and our gorgeous wildflowers. We will have wildflower touring maps, a historic homes and gardens tour, wildflower photography workshop, a farmer's market with food & product vendors, arts and crafts, live musical entertainment and fun activities for the whole family, all in a relaxing Hill Country setting. Not to be missed! This event is part of the year-long Blanco County Sesquicentennial celebration. Info: Johnson City Chamber: 830-868-7684; See more event details at: www.JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com. Inquiries to: info@JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com. Festival Chairperson: Jan Clemons at 830-868-2600; jfaithclem@aol.com. Contact Jan if you are interested in participating in any of the events or volunteering. We need good vendors for this event, so please spread the word. Sign up for a booth and show off your arts & crafts, or participate in the Farmer’s Market.
April 19, LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour: The National Park Service and the Friends of LBJ National Park have joined forces with the San Antonio based Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club to produce a bicycle event that will appeal to everyone from novice rider to experienced competitor. More information can be found on the web at: www.LBJ100bicycletour.org and www.friendsoflbjnationalpark.org. The rides will originate and end at the Ranch and will include 10, 31 and 45 mile rides with the option to increase the ride to 62 miles (a metric 100). The event promises to be one of our largest events of the 2008 Centennial celebration.
April 19-20, 2008 Relay For Life: This American Cancer Society fundraising event will be held Saturday night through Sunday at the JC High School Football field. For info, call 833-5584.
OTHER LOCAL NEWS:
Chamber Visitor Center: We are serving visitors every day, greeting them, providing information and enthusiasm for JC. We receive lots of postal and email requests for information. We still need volunteers to help staff the office and assist visitors. We also need volunteers to assist the Chamber Directors with a variety of projects. Come join our fun team and serve a great purpose (you do not need to be a Chamber member). Office: 830-868-7684, located at 100 East Main, Johnson City. Meet MJ Love, our Visitor Center Coordinator, and some of our volunteer assistants.
Chamber Mixers Are Coming Back! Transitioning from the JCCL days, the popular Mixers will resume this Spring, but will be held less frequently, probably quarterly. Stay tuned for the schedule. Each one will be sponsored and hosted by one or more Chamber member businesses at their location. If you are interested in being a sponsor/host, please call the Chamber at 868-7684.
WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS (Our ranks have swelled to 109 members!):
Weigelt Enterprise: 512-845-990, 140 Kirkhams Circle, Kyle, TX 78640, PO Box 906, Dripping Springs, TX 78636. Landscapers. Owners: Wayne Weigelt, Chad Geeslin
Marijon Love, Johnson City Chamber Visitors Center Coordinator, mj@johnsoncitytexaschamber.com
Johnson City Record Courier, Emily Zbytovsky, 207 US Hwy 281 South, Johnson City, TX 78636, jcnews@moment.net, jcrecordcourier.com
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF & JOHNSON CITY:
Your Chamber has just released a new and exciting Advertising Program for members and non-members to take advantage of the great exposure available on the Chamber web site at www.JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com. Chamber member rates are about half of that of non-member rates. More incentive to join our chamber! Details are on the web site.
Remember to check our web site for a free listing of your business (for north half of Blanco County). If we don't have one showing for you, please send in your information using the form on the Chamber web site in the "Chamber Info" section. If you want to correct or improve your existing listing, use the same form. Remember, Chamber members get big, enhanced listings with web and email hot links on our web site, and non-members are just mentioned with a plain listing. More incentive to join our chamber!
Remember to put a link on your web site to our Chamber web site: www.JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com. The more we cross-link, the better the search results will be for people trying find us.
Keep sending in your news, events and updates and remember to check the detailed event calendars on the web sites for all that is happening in JC.
Remember to shop locally and check out the Chamber (www.JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com) and Portal (www.HillCountryPortal.com) web site tools.
Happy New Year to all.
George Cofran
Director, Communications
Johnson City Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Office: 830-868-7684, Web: www.JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com, Email: info@JohnsonCityTexasChamber.com
Please note our new Chamber web site and email addresses above. The old ones are still active but we are promoting the new addresses.
Come by and see us at our new Visitors Center at the intersection of Nugent and Main in the restored, historic Withers-Spalding Building.
My Cell Phone: 281-300-7177
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