Newsletter - Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

November 2012
Newsletter
Chamber Calendar
Monday | NOVEMBER 12
• 20th anniversary celebration
All Day
Streamlines Fitness & Tanning
Friday | NOVEMBER 16
• Chamber Board of Directors
11:30 a.m.
Chamber office
THURSday | NOVEMBER 15
• Business After Hours
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Museum
SATURDAY | November 17
• Queen Mallard Pageant
7:00 p.m.
Grand Prairie Center
November 21-24
• Wings Over the Prairie Festival
All Week
City of Stuttgart
Monday | December 3
• Stuttgart Christmas Parade
7:00 p.m.
Main Street
TUESday | JANUARY 29
• Chamber Annual Banquet
6:30 p.m.
Grand Prairie Center
Contact Us
Chamber of Commerce
507 S. Main | P.O. Box 1500
Stuttgart, AR 72160
(870) 673-1602
Stephen Bell
Executive Vice President
[email protected]
Bethany Hodges
Director of Programs
[email protected]
Festival t-shirts on sale at Chamber
n T-shirts are on sale at the
Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce for the 77th annual
World’s Championship Duck
Calling Contest and Wings Over
the Prairie Festival.
T-shirts for the World Championship Duck Gumbo Cookoff
are also available.
New this year are Festival
memorabilia, including coffee
mugs, shot glasses and Koozies.
“We have a wide selection
of shirts, including long-sleeve
and short-sleeve shirts,” said
Bethany Hodges of the Stuttgart
Chamber of Commerce.
The Festival Store accepts
VISA and MasterCard.
The store is located in the
Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce office at 507 S. Main in
downtown Stuttgart.
FESTIVAL SHIRTS — T-shirts are on sale at the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce for the 77th annual World’s Championship
Duck Calling Contest and Wings Over the Prairie Festival. Anna
Scherm and Bethany Hodges show two of the many designs
available this year.
Candidates speak to voters at forum
n Voters in Stuttgart had a chance to hear from
local candidates at a “Meet the Candidates” event
held October 18 at the Grand Prairie Center.
Candidates for national, state and local offices
were invited to attend.
The “Meet the Candidates” event was sponsored by the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce,
the Stuttgart Daily Leader, radio station Country
97.3 FM and Phillips Community College of the
University of Arkansas.
Among the candidates participating were:
• Arkansas Senate candidates Tiffany Rogers
and Jonathan Dismang.
• Arkansas House candidates David Hillman
and Garland Derden, Jr.
• Arkansas County Sheriff candidates Allen
Cheek and Mark Duke.
• Stuttgart City Council candidates Joe Alexander Jr., Theodore Holt, Wade Hobbs and
Johnnie Warren.
• Arkansas County Justice of the Peace candidates Mary Ashley Iverson and Kim Solars.
• U.S. Congress candidate Scott Ellington.
CANDIDATE FORUM — City Alderman Wade
Hobbs speaks at the “Meet the Candidate” forum
held at the Grand Prairie Center.
HOUSE RACE — Garland Derden Jr. and David
Hillman were candidates for the Arkansas House
of Representatives.
SHERIFF RACE — Arkansas County Sheriff
Allen Cheek and his wife, Stacy, participated in the
“Meet the Candidates” event held at the Grand
Prairie Center.
SENATE RACE — Sen. Jonathan Dismang of Searcy and his wife, Mandy,
attended the “Meet the Candidate” event in Stuttgart.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE — Scott Ellington of Jonesboro, a candidate
for the United States Congress, participated in the “Meet the Candidates” event
and visited with some of his supporters.
Cater Rita’s hosts Business After Hours with holiday menus
n Cater Rita’s hosted its annual Business
After Hours in October to showcase its holiday menu items.
The event was held in the Mallard Room
at Arkansas County Bank.
Those attending the Business After Hours
got to sample Cater Rita’s holiday menu
items for 2012.
They also got to sample new Crock-Pot
meals prepared by Chef Rita Sides.
“This Business After Hours has become a
tradition for the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce,” said Stephen Bell. “When Thanksgiving, Christmas and the holiday seasons
arrive, our Chamber members begin to look
forward to this evening.”
Not only did Chamber members get
a chance to network, but students from
Amanda Holsted’s Communications Class
at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas got a chance to visit with
local business people.
“This is a great way for the students to
practice the communication skills they’ve
learned in class and enjoy some great food,”
said Holsted.
Business After Hours is hosted by a local
business and sponsored by the Stuttgart
Chamber of Commerce as a way for business
people to network in an informal setting.
CATER RITA’S — Stephen Bell of the
Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce with Rita
Sides of Cater Rita’s
NEW MEMBERS June 2012
• HMS Properties & Development — Real
estate agent and broker
3301 Ridgway Rd., Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Telephone: (870) 879-2333
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Property Manager Aileen Graves
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS — George Dunklin Jr., Bill Free of Riceland Foods
and Amanda Holsted of the Grand Prairie Center attended the Business After
Hours hosted by Cater Rita’s.
CHAMBER NETWORK — Cheryl Shook of Thompson Trice Realty visits with Bethany Hodges of the
Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce during the Business After Hours hosted by Cater Rita’s and held
at the Arkansas County Bank.
Local Economy
City sales tax revenues
COLLEGE STUDENTS — Students from Amanda Holsted’s Communications
Class at PCC-UA attended the Business After Hours in October.
2012 CAMPAIGN — U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford stopped in Stuttgart
and spoke to supporters at a rally held at the Stuttgart Stage on Main Street.
Current Year
Previous Year
October
384,861
349,911
September 339,274
395,921
August
352,642
329,044
July
331,136
317,821
June
363,297
346,681
May
358,001
308,547
April
370,043
326,846
March
328,132
338,217
February 477,399
433,582
January
391,927
342,595
STUTTGART CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
P.O. Box 1500
Stuttgart, AR 72160