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Mission statement: The Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce promotes economic and community development by addressing issues important to business.
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Volume 4, Issue 15 Friday, December 2, 2005 This Week's Sponsors
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Click here to see the visitors' bureau calendar of local events Chamber Calendar Monday, December 5: Chamber on the radio, WBEX 1490 AM, 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, December 6: Networking Committee, 11:30 a.m., 17 East restaurant Tuesday, December 6: Governmental Affairs Committee, 3:30 p.m., chamber. Thursday, December 8: Ross County Safety Council, Ohio's Funny Lady Kay Frances will be the speaker; 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Safety Council registration Tuesday, December 13: Steering Committee, Ross County Safety Council; 8:30 a.m., chamber Wednesday, December 14: Leadership Chillicothe Ross session, start 7:45 a.m. at Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center, Ohio 159. Wednesday, December 14: "How to Start Your Own Business" seminar by the Small Business Development Center of the OSU South Centers; 9-11 a.m., $40 registration fee (limited scholarships available), contact Kelly O'Bryant 740-289-3727, Ext. 111 or obryant5@ag.osu.edu Thursday, December 15: Executive Committee, 8 a.m., chamber Tuesday, December 20: Leadership Chillicothe Ross Steering Committee, 3:30 p.m., chamber Wednesday, December 21: Business After Business, Citizens National Bank, West Main Street, co-sponsored by USEC, 5-7 p.m. BAB registration Thursday, December 22: Board of Directors, Kenworth Truck Company, noon. Friday, Dec. 23-Monday, Dec. 26: Office closed for the holidays; re-open Tuesday, Dec. 27. Monday, January 2: Office closed for New Year's.
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REGISTER NOW FOR BAB: It’s not too early to let us know you plan to attend the holiday Business After Business Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Citizens National Bank on West Main Street. Co-sponsored by USEC, the event will feature great food, networking opportunities and prizes, including cash. It’s 5-7 p.m. BAB registration PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP AN IMAGE BUILDER: Chamber members can enhance their positions by taking a premium membership in 2006. Information went out earlier this week on this program that keeps your name and website in front of members all year long. Check out the two different levels: Chamber Premium Membership plans
CLUB HAS WEBSITE: Want to check out the features of a membership in the Chillicothe Country Club? All you need to do now is go to its new website at www.chillicotheohio.com/countryclub for all the information you need to know about joining. Special incentives are available now for those wanting to give their families the gift of membership for the holidays. LAUGHTER IS GREAT MEDICINE: Kay Frances of Wilmington, who bills herself as Ohio's Funny Lady, will delight the crowd next Thursday at the holiday celebration of the Ross County Safety Council. The event gets under way at 11:30 and counts toward the meeting requirement to receive the Bureau of Workers' Compensation discount. Make sure to sign up: Safety Council registration MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Next year’s chamber golf outing is set for Crown Hill Golf Course on U.S. 22 just west of Williamsport for Thursday, Sept. 28. This is the first time the event has been at Crown Hill, an 18-hole course that features rolling hills, water and enough challenges for the great to average golfer. Check it out: www.crownhillgolf.com. CHANGE IS COMING TO HIGH AND ORANGE: The dirt is being moved to make way for a new BP station complete with a Duke and Duchess Shoppe and a car wash along Buckeye Street.
NOW YOU CAN REACH CHAMBER MEMBERS QUICKLY: If you have a special promotion, sale or event and want to remind chamber members and their employees, you can now use a new advertising feature. Send us what you’d like to convey to the members in 100 words or less and we’ll send an email to the same people who receive this newsletter as quickly as possible. We’ll also fax the message to those for whom we do not have email addresses. This $50 per message feature is one of several new ones now available to chamber members. Special pricing on advertising in the newsletter and on our popular website is now available. To learn more: Advertising opportunities. WORKFORCE MANAGER TURNING RESTAURATEUR: Angela Pridemore, the chamber’s workforce development manager since late June, is leaving Dec. 31 to become a co-owner with Lenora Kelley in Grinder’s Coffee and Café on North Paint Street. Angela and her husband previously were owners of Readers’ Retreat. NEWEST MEMBERS: Here’s who’s joined the chamber recently:
YOU’RE ALL INVITED: Many of you are receiving this newsletter as a benefit of your company being a member of the chamber. Don’t forget that nearly all benefits of the chamber are available to you, not just the “main contact” person. This means the monthly Business After Business, Networking Luncheons, discounts at participating members, serving on committees, the Annual Dinner, etc. Spread the word to your other employees. PART OF THE FIRM: John Schwemlein recently added two of the people closest to him to the McDonald Investments firm on West Second Street. Son Ben and his wife Clare, who have been married five years, are now part of the financial team. NEW SHRM OFFICERS: Recently elected to leadership positions of the local chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management: Cheryl Barlage of Kenworth Truck as president; Tim Robison of TPR Personnel as president-elect; Sonya Streitenberger of Personnel Solutions as past president; Trevor Kendall of Horizon Telcom as vice president of membership; Angela Pridemore of the chamber as treasurer; Lisa Humphrey of the Department of Job and Family Service as secretary; and Traci Haubeil of InfoSight and Bess Evans of the Jackson Health Department as at-large board members. OLDER WORKERS CAN GET HELP: The Senior Community Service Employment Program provides paid part-time work experience and paid training to workers age 55 and older to re-enter the job market. For more information call 866-340-0055 or go to www.matureservices.org. VENDORS LICENSES: Here’s who’s received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
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