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28th Annual Lobsterfest
Check out Chamber University Online
2015 Board of Directors
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman of the Board
Danielle Scheiner, Greater Conroe Economic Development Council
Chairman Elect
Dr. Don Stockton, Conroe Independent School District
Treasurer
Gary Milleson, Trademark Mergers & Acquisitions
Vice Chair Membership Development
Don Spence, All Star Catering Co.
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Chair Governmental Affairs/Community Development
Rob Koester, Consolidated
Vice Chair Special Events
Guy Barker, First Bank
Vice Chair Business Development
Barry Carpenter, Amegy Bank
Immediate Past Chairman
Tamara Trow, Nova Biologicals, Inc.
GC/LCACC President
Scott Harper
THREE YEAR TERM (2014-16)
Crescent Moon Wine Bar
First Bank
Amegy Bank
Woodforest Charitable Foundation
Bauer Manufacturing, Inc.
Consolidated Communications
Trademark Mergers & Acquisitions
Easco Air Conditioning, Heat & Electric
Rodney Anderson
Guy Barker
Barry Carpenter
Amy Hegemeyer
Tom Jarboe
Rob Koester
Gary Milleson
Clyde Tauriainen
TWO YEAR TERM (2014-15)
Protect Controls, Inc.
Schlotzky’s/Cinnabon/Carvel
Whitestone Printing
Conroe Welding Supply
Woodforest National Bank
Rodgers Stein Chiropractic Center
American Civil Engineering Services, L.P.
Whiteley & Whiteley Design Group, Inc.
Walter Davis
Terry Lassinger
Caroline Mason
Ricky Morton
Linda O’Dell
Dr. Stacey Rodgers
Brent Sherrod
David Whiteley
ONE YEAR TERM (2014)
Buckalew Chevrolet, L.P.
Conroe Regional Medical Center
Lakeside Collision Specialists
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital
Medivators
Steve Scott Business Coaching/Consulting
All Star Catering Co.
First Bank
Donnie Buckalew
Lindsay Duncan
Louis Holub
Linda Nelson
Rick Pfahl
Steve Scott
Don Spence
Tonya Weinzettle
Tim Budz
Courtney Galle
Angela Glezman
John Hamati
Casey Heathcott
Charles Lee
Dr. Don Stockton
Vic Tarasik
ONE YEAR APPOINTED TERM (2014)
Monica Bomkamp-Enia
Don Carpenter, Jr.
Hector Forestier
Honorable John Fox
Tim Harkrider
Frank R. Holmes
Jace Houston
Randy Johnson
Kathy Turner Jones
Bill Kotlan
Honorable Howard Kravetz
Dr. Austin A. Lane
Julie Martineau
Honorable Webb Melder
Honorable Leonard Reed
Dr. Beau Rees
Honorable Alan B. Sadler
Greg Smith
Scott Smith
Lloyd Tisdale
Paul Virgadamo
Scott Harper
Gina Mitchell
Cassandra Roschen
Angela Storseth
April Jackson
Barbara Marino
Roxanne Butschek
GEO Care, LLC.
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Dockline Magazine
La Torretta Lake Resort and Spa
Edward Jones
The Courier Newspaper
Conroe ISD
Vic’s Precision Automotive
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS
Education for Tomorrow Alliance
The Lone Star Convention & Expo Center
City of Willis
City of Montgomery
Willis Independent School District
Sam Houston State University
San Jacinto River Authority
Montgomery County Hospital District
Lone Star Ground Water Conservation District
City of Montgomery
City of Panorama Village
Lone Star College-Montgomery
Montgomery County United Way
City of Conroe
City of Willis
Montgomery Independent School District
Montgomery County Judge
City of Shenandoah
Lone Star Executive Airport
Tisdale Company, Inc.
City of Conroe
CHAMBER STAFF
President
Director of Operations and Finance
Director of Membership Development
Director of Program Development
Director of Community Relations
Communications Assistant
Communications Assistant
A Letter From the President
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hope you all had a great
summer and are ready for one
of my favorite times of the
year…..football season!! But more
importantly, it’s time for some
GOLF and LOBSTER!! Lobsterfest
is next month and we are excited
to bring you the 28th edition of
this great event. Along with the
traditional activities surrounding
our biggest fundraiser, we will be wrapping up our 80th
anniversary celebration. So expect some neat surprises this
year. Golf fills up quickly and tables go fast so call Angela to
reserve your spots now.
Thanks to everyone who helped make our 2nd Annual Real
Men of Montgomery County Style Show such a success. We
were honored to be able to make a generous contribution to
Montgomery County Emergency Assistance this year. This
would not have been possible without our great community’s
support.
Our strategic plan is complete and at our next Board
Retreat we will be assigning the timeline to this 3 year plan.
This is an exciting time as your Chamber has a road map for
the next three years to help our community grow. Part of this
growth is with our Board of Directors. Please see page 6 for a
list of our incoming Executive Committee and newly elected
and appointed board members. We are so blessed to have
such a strong board and we look forward to 2015 with Dr.
Don Stockton as our Chairman.
We hope you have a great September and remember to
shop local and shop Chamber Members!
MISSION STATEMENT
ThemissionoftheGreaterConroe/LakeConroeAreaChamberofCommerceistostrengthentheeconomicenvironment and quality of life in Montgomery County.
VISION STATEMENT
Tobeknownasadynamicorganizationthatgeneratesawareness,createspartnerships,andprovidesleadershipforprogressive
development and growth while enhancing the quality of life in Montgomery County.
TheChamberF.Y.I.isapublicationoftheGreaterConroe/LakeConroeAreaChamberofCommercelocatedat505
WDavis,POBox2347,Conroe,TX77305.(936)756-6644.Publishedmonthly,itisintendedasapublicserviceto
Chambermembers.NopartmaybereprintedwithoutpermissionoftheChamber.AdsintheChamberF.Y.I.do
notreflecttheendorsementbytheGC/LCACCofanyproductorservice.TheGC/LCACCreservestherighttorefuse
advertisements. The Chamber F.Y.I. is viewable online at www.conroe.org.
For more information on advertising in the Chamber F.Y.I., please call (936) 756-6644
Scott Harper, President
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Marketing Lab
11:30AM - 1PM at Chamber Office
Reservation required.
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Professional Connection
5:30PM - 7PM at The Corner Pub
Free event.
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Membership Luncheon
11:30AM - 1PM at Chamber Office
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This month we will have a panel of speakers
discussing Proposition 6, The Rainy Day Fund
Amendment.
Paid event. Register online.
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Business After Hours
5PM - 7PM
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7:30AM - 9AM at Golden Corral
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New Member Orientation
8:30AM - 9:30AM at Chamber Office
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Lunch and Learn Workshop
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Next Level Speaker Series
11:30AM - 1PM
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"The Brand Called You"
with Gigi Woodruff
Free event. Registration required.
Register online.
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Coffee with Senator Nichols
9AM - 10AM at Chamber Office
Free event. Reservation required.
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Chamber University
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All seminars and workshops are offered free of charge to Chamber Members.
Register at www.conroe.org.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Siva Yenneti
President
[email protected]
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Marketing Lab
Bruce May
President and Executive Producer
In these monthly labs, attendees will work on their own
marketing projects using automated marketing tools, while
Mr. May provides assistance and answers questions.
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Lunch and Learn Workshop
"Communication Styles - Winning Conversations!"
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Greater Conroe/Lake Conroe Area Chamber of Commerce
2015 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Dr. Don Stockton – Chairman
Hector Forestier – Chairman Elect
George Waggoner – Treasurer
Don Spence – Vice Chair Membership Development
Rob Koester – Vice Chair Governmental Affairs/Community Development
Guy Barker – Vice Chair Special Events
Mark Stevens – Vice Chair Business Development
Danielle Scheiner – Immediate Past Chair
Scott Harper – GC/LCACC President
Three Year Term (2015-2017)
One Year Term (2015)
Courtney Galle – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
John Hamati – La Torretta Lake Resort and Spa
Casey Heathcott – Edward Jones
Charles Lee – The Courier Newspaper
Mark Stevens – Gullo Ford
Vic Tarasik – Vic’s Precision Automotive
Kelly Wortham – Memorial Hermann
Brent Wunderlich – McKesson
Tim Budz – GEO Care, Inc.
Walter Davis – Protect Controls, Inc.
Caroline Mason – Whitestone Printing
Ricky Morton – Conroe Welding Supply
Linda O’Dell – Woodforest National Bank
Dr. Stacey Rodgers – Rodgers Stein Chiropractic Center
Brent Sherrod – American Civil Engineering Services, L.P.
Two Year Term (2015-2016)
One Year Appointed Term (2015)
Rodney Anderson – Crescent Moon Wine Bar
Guy Barker – First Bank
Natalie Dean – Corporate Incentives
Denise Godkin – Amegy Bank
Roger Goertz – Mr. Rooter Plumbing
Rob Koester – Consolidated Communications
Gary Milleson - Generational Equity LLC
Clyde Tauriainen – Easco Air Conditioning, Heat & Electric
Gina Brown – Meador Staffing Services
Matt Davis – Conroe Regional Medical Center
Elizabeth Hosea – Oman, Berry & Associates
John Husbands – Soules Insurance
Charlie Irvine – Signs Etc.
Rick Schissler – Silver Fox Advisors
George Waggoner – First National Bank Texas
Virgil Yoakum – Johnson Development Corporation
David Whiteley – Whiteley & Whiteley Design Group, Inc.
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Congressman, KEVIN BRADY
Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Executive Director, CHAD PATTERSON
Chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party, DR. WALLY WILKERSON
Conroe Fire Chief, KEN KREGER
Willis City Administrator, HECTOR FORESTIER
County Commissioner Pct. 4 Elect, JIM CLARK
Democratic Nominee for State Representative District 16, MICHAEL HAYLES
Willis ISD Superintendent, TIM HARKRIDER
Panorama Village Mayor, HOWARD KRAVETZ
Greater Conroe/Lake Conroe Area Chamber of Commerce President, SCOTT HARPER
Montgomery County Judge, ALAN B. SADLER
Conroe City Administrator, PAUL VIRGADAMO
Willis Chief of Police, JAMES NOWAK
Willis Fire Chief, JASON OLIPHANT
County Commissioner and Montgomery County Judge Elect, CRAIG DOYAL
County Commissioner Pct. 2 Elect, CHARLIE RILEY
Woodlands Township Director, GORDY BUNCH
State Representative, District 15 Elect, MARK KEOUGH
Lone Star College Montgomery President, DR. AUSTIN LANE
Conroe Chief of Police, PHILIP DUPUIS
Republican Nominee for State Representative, District 16, WILL METCALF
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BELLA DESTINATIONS TRAVEL
Travel agency whose primary focus is on customer service
and understanding the needs of its customers.
(832) 209-2174
[email protected]
704 N. Thompson St., Ste. 156
Conroe, TX 77301
CHESMAR HOMES
A locally owned home builder, building homes in Houston
and surrounding areas since 2005, with expansion into the
San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Charlotte,
NC markets. Leaders in energy effeciency and design and
building a family of happy homeowners. Chesmar Homes has
been named a Top Workplace and is ranked on the Builder
100 list of the nation's top builders.
(281) 859-7373
[email protected]
1641 Cafe Dumonde
Conroe, TX 77304
CHILI'S
(936) 494-2535
[email protected]
2241 Stoneside Rd.
Conroe, TX 77304
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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CITY OF WILLIS
The City of Willis - Community Development Corporation
(CDC) is a volunteer committee made up of citizens
appointed by the mayor. Through the use of sales tax and
using tax funds the CDC addresses quality of life issues in the
City of Willis, of which parks are a main concern.
(936) 856-4611
[email protected]
200 N. Bell
Willis, TX 77378
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
SOCIETY
A collection of passionate individuals who want to do
something about MS now! In Texas, the Society serves more
than 68,000 individuals affected by MS, including more than
22,000 diagnosed with the disease. Join us in a Walk MS
event (www.walkmstexas.org) or ride with us in the BP MS
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(713) 394-2955
[email protected]
8111 N. Stadium Dr., Ste. 100
Houston, TX 77054
Join us for the MS Walk in the Woodlands on
Saturday, October 25th!
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3915 W. Davis St., #130
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The Greater Conroe/ Lake Conroe Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual event Lobsterfest will
be celebrating not only its 28th annual golf, steak & lobster dinner but also the Chamber’s 80th
anniversary of being in business for business.
This year the Chamber and its members have had the opportunity to look back at the past
80 years and learn about the great history the organization has established. Lobsterfest quickly
surfaced as one of the Chamber’s biggest success stories.
After several interviews with Chamber leaders, scouring through Board minutes and Chamber
newsletters, the pieces came together to solve the puzzle which shows us what makes Lobsterfest
what it is today.
In an interview with Don Moore, the Executive Vice President for the Chamber in 1987, he
explained that he came to Conroe after being the Huntsville Chamber Manager for several years
where an event called “LobsterFiesta” began in 1969 and had proven to be very successful. He brought the idea of “LobsterFiesta” with him to Conroe
and modeled what is now “Lobsterfest” after this event. The Board minutes on September 19, 1987 state, “Don Moore informed the Board that Grady
Spikes will chair the first Lobsterfest which will become an annual event. A similar event began in Huntsville in 1969 and is now one of the most
popular events sponsored by Huntsville’s chamber and is attended by 800 each year. A golf tournament will precede the dinner. Conroe Country Club
has donated its facility. Tickets will be sold by a committee now being formed.”
Here began the legacy of Lobsterfest.
To keep this legacy going many volunteers are involved with making Lobsterfest a success. Moore explained that the original head cookers were
Darrel Childers, who owned DC Barbecue and was a manager of a local Sonic, Vernon Bowers, whose family still owns Vernon’s Kuntry Katfish, and
Raymond Hartis, owner of Pits & Spits. Others mentioned helping with Lobsterfest in the October 21, 1987 board minutes were, “Randy Amaud, Buck
Nichols, and the Chamber staff.”
In an interview with Raymond Hartis, he mentioned that the first few years of Lobsterfest the lobsters were cooked in large kettles inside the Conroe
High School kitchen while the steaks were cooked on-sight on a large restaurant sized charcoal grill. Andrew Cantu explained that it eventually became
too hard to regulate the heat for that many steaks so Hartis built two cookers specifically for the event. When Clint Campbell took over as the head
cooker, he purchased one of the grills and the Montgomery County Fair Association and the Chamber purchased the other. Both are still used today for
Lobsterfest. Scott Knee has brought his personal crawfish trailer to the Convention Center to cook over 1,000 lobsters at the event for roughly 15 years.
The tickets for Lobsterfest were originally $50 for both
golf and dinner. The November 18, 1987 board minutes
state, “Grady Spikes again expressed appreciation to all who
contributed toward the success of the event. Ticket sales [for
the first year] totaled $20,625.00. Expenses were $9,051.38.
Net Income was $11,573.63.”
The purpose of Lobsterfest in 1987 was to attract people
to Conroe but mainly as an economic development program
since there was no funding for CEDC (Conroe Economic
Development Corporation) like there is today. CEDC became
GCEDC (Greater Conroe Economic Development Council)
in 1995 and was funded by the city's one-half cent sales tax.
In 1994, the City of Conroe adopted a one-half cent sales tax
to help fund GCEDC. GCEDC was under the Chamber until
recently when it became a department of the City in 2012.
Funds from Lobsterfest today support the Chamber’s
efforts of providing leadership for progressive development
and business growth while enhancing the quality of life in Montgomery County.
Today’s Lobsterfest starts with a 10 AM golf tournament at River Plantation Country Club. This tournament is unique as it includes three tournaments
in one, covering 27 holes. Golfers compete in traditional contests such as closest to the pin, longest drive, and hole in one competitions. Participants
enjoy coveted goody bags, festive hole activities, and, of course, cold drinks.
While some are golfing others are preparing for dinner. The “cooking team” arrives at the Convention Center around 2pm to start preparing the steak
& lobster dinner that nearly 1,000 people will enjoy at 7pm. Of course the steak and lobster wouldn’t be as delicious without the Texas fixin’s that come
along with the meal. The companies that help prepare the side dishes rotate but this year you can count on 350 pounds of potatoes prepared by Buster
Bowers with Vernon’s Kuntry Katfish Catering, 1,056 pieces of corn on the cob prepared by Don Spence with All Star Catering Company, and 9 gallons
of delicious lobster butter prepared by Clint Campbell with Clint’s Kuntry Katfish Catering.
Our 2014 head cookers are: Scott Knee with Knee’s Detail, Inc., Clint Campbell with Kuntry Katfish Catering and Buster Bowers with Vernon’s
Kuntry Katfish Catering (son of Vernon Bowers). Our cooking team includes: Donnie Buckalew, Thomas Malak, Randy Malouf, Glen Byler, Justin
Wieghat, Jeff Moon, Andrew Cantu, Charlie Portales, David Friday, Wallace Dodd, Jason Malak, Steve Sondag, Dave Alexander, Joe Morton, and
Richard McMillian.
Our servers include: Kay Campbell, Debbie Campbell, Leesa Buckalew, Beth Malak, Gina
Malouf, Debbie Bowers, Renee Byler, Julie Bass, Melanie Buckalew, Kay Carter, Jessica Carter,
Margaret Bowers, and Tia Malak.
Other partners that help make the dinner a success are: Gary Milleson, H-E-B, First Bank,
Streater-Smith, Sam’s Club Conroe, Buckalew Chevrolet, Spectrum Catering, Conroe Welding
Supply, Faust Distributing, Silver Eagle Distributors, H&S Liquor, Barefoot Wine, and the Lone
Star Convention & Expo Center-Don Carpenter.
Along with dinner there is a live and silent auction. Last year over 175 silent auction items
were bid on while the crowd battled over 7 live auction items. If you are interested in donating
an item for the auction please call the Chamber office at 936-756-6644.
Lobsterfest will be held on October 2, 2014. The Golf Tournament ,sponsored by Consolidated
Communications, will be held at River Plantation Country Club with a 10am shotgun start.
The steak & lobster dinner along with the silent and live auction will be held at the Lone Star
Convention Center following the tournament at 6pm. Tickets are on sale now so visit www.
conroe.org, call (936) 756-6644 or email Angela at [email protected] for more information!
Diplomats of the Month
Lunch sponsored by
All Star Catering
Pictured:
Ross Silva- Minuteman Press of Conroe
Rob Hurd- Bella Destinations Travel
Pat Brandt- First Choice Collision, LLC
Chris James- Buckalew Chevrolet, LP
Henry Daniels- Henry J Daniels, Mortgage Adviser for the Woodlands Texas
Denise Daniels- Avon for Conroe & The Woodlands Texas by Denise
Wayne Colby- Keller Williams
Not Pictured:
Casey Heathcott- Edward Jones
Tricia Williams- Snow White Mobile Teeth Whitening
Meaghan Gustavus- The Courier
Kevin Hemingway- Bookends Business Services Inc
Jim Poinsett- Professional Loss Management
Susie Yeager- Keller Williams
Dione Booker- Gold's Gym Conroe
Caroline Mason- Whitestone Printing
Margie Taylor- Montgomery County Emergency Assistance
Young Business
Professionals Network
Thank you to everyone who attended August's Next Level Speaker Series with Steven
Wood of Steven D. Wood Leadership. Special thanks to our event sponsor April Sound
Country Club.
September's YBPN Next Level Speaker Series will feature Gigi Woodruff, National
YMCA Trainer, whose topic is "The Brand Called You". Gigi Woodruff currently serves
as the Senior Leadership Development Manager for the Training and Leadership
Department at the YMCA of the USA focusing her attention on executive
and volunteer development initiatives. For the past eight years she served
as a Leadership Consultant for the YMCA University where she consulted
with YMCAs in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana to develop staff and volunteer
competencies and effectiveness. Please make plans to join us for this luncheon at Lone Star
College - Conroe Center, 777 Conroe Park N. Drive, Conroe, TX 77303, from 11:30AM1:00PM on Thursday, September 4th.
This event is free to Chamber Members ages 21-39. Registration is required and can be
completed at www.conroe.org.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Business Insight With William & Jessica DeForge
Q. Why are you in this business?
A. Our dogs are our kids, our fur
babies, and we know that there are
folks out there who feel the same way
about their dogs as we do. In order to
be a good, well behaved and socialized
dog they need interaction with other
dogs. Conroe did not have a suitable
facility and service in this department,
so we decided that we would step up
and fill this void.
Q. What is your background and work
experience?
A. In the past we have worked for
a daycare/boarding facility. We both
have had and worked with dogs for
the past 15+ years, we have trained all
of our own dogs. We have sat down
and spoke with a dog behaviorist
regarding different types of behavior
and the recommended way to fix that
unwanted behavior. We both have pet
CPR/first aid training and countless
hours of research on all the breeds
and different medical issues that can
arise in a daycamp type setting. We
are constantly updating our knowledge
about dogs and behavior. Soon we will
be members of IBPSA, International
Boarding and Pet Services.
Q. How did Dogtown Texas get started?
A. Dogtown Texas got it’s start late
one night while trying to figure out how
we could spend more time together as
a family, and support ourselves while
doing it. We decided that our fur babies
were home alone to much and that
they needed a place where they could
go and be dogs and run and play all
day instead of being cooped up in the
house while we worked 8-12 hours a
day. Dogtown Texas was built by family
and friends, lots of love and support
has been poured into this building to
make it what it is today. It's not a spa,
boutique type of place it is a 6300 sq.
ft. facility built for your dogs. They
come here and get lots of love and
Dogtown Texas
attention but get to act like a dog as
well. This is our baby along with our fur
babies!
Q. What is the need that your business
exists to satisfy?
A. Dogtown Texas exists solely for dog
owners. We wish to satisfy the need of
socialization for your dog. Getting that
pent up energy out, so when you come
home you can do what you need to do,
and your dog will be Dogtown tired.
Dog owners have a need for their dog’s
to be friendly, well mannered, and most
of all getting lots of love and attention.
I know not everyone’s schedule allows
for these types of activities, that is why
Dogtown Texas is here, we fill the void
for your dog. You can now have a dog
without feeling guilty for leaving them
home while at work, or having to ask
friends and family to watch them while
you’re away, bring them to Dogtown
Texas Daycamp & Nightcamp and just
see how much they appreciate you for
it!
Q. How does your company
differentiate itself from others in the
industry?
A. We cater do the dog, we want
your dog to feel right at home here at
Dogtown Texas. Our facility was built
with your fur babies in mind, and that
is how we want to keep it. We are all
inclusive so feeding, medicating, lovies,
huggies, playing ball, going for walks,
and lounging around are included in
our prices. We try to accommodate
any special needs or wants of our
customers, so if you need a one stop
shop for all your dog’s daycamp &
nightcamp needs, Dogtown Texas is the
place for you!
GREATER CONROE / LAKE CONROE AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Conroe VFW Post 4709
John Tellier
P. O. Box 122
Conroe, TX 77305
(936) 756-7614
Non-profit
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins
Shyam Patel
800 N Loop 336 W
Conroe, TX 77301
(936) 828-3939
Bakery
It Works-Susan Rothe
Susan Rothe
(713)-502-6209
Beauty
Twin Liquors
Fitz Rush
3915 W Davis St. Ste. #260
Conroe, TX 77304
(936) 465-9949
Liquor Store
Mary Kay Dream Catchers
Carmalita Masha
1602 N. Pacific St.
Conroe, TX 77301
(936) 522-8606
Beauty
Michael L. Berry Home Inspections, LLC
Michael Berry
30310 Rickett Ln
Magnolia, TX 77355
(832) 764-6082
Home Inspector
Grains & More
Mira Dessy
(281) 203-5054
Health and Wellness
Visual Embellishments
Julia Grissom
13904 Teel Road
Montgomery, TX 77356
(936) 230-7908
Advertising/Marketing
Careers.
Not Just Jobs.
Ball Corporation
Conroe, Texas
We are seeking qualified candidates for
multiple Full-Time positions in our
Conroe Plant.
Production Technicians (655893)
“LSC-Montgomery helped
me fulfill my mission to be
the best I can be for those
I’ll serve as a professional.
I hope to make the world
a better place while
instilling in others their
worth and value.”
—Debbie Stuard, ’12
Court Appointed Special Advocate
Montgomery County
Open Doors
LoneStar.edu
Qualifications:
• Mechanic oversight of Production Equipment.
• 2 Years of Mechanical Experience in an
Industrial Environment.
• Ability to use Hand/Power Tools.
• Perform basic mathematical calculations.
Electronic Technicians (656011)
Qualifications:
• 3 Years of Job Related work experience.
• PLC experience preferred.
• Requires working with or near energized 480
VAC circuits.
• Evaluation, selection, substantial adaptation and
modification of standard electrical/electronic
techniques, procedures/criteria.
APPLY ONLINE TODAY!
www.ball.com/careers
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Old Republic Title Company
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The Gustafson Group, Inc.
Member Since 1988
Calfee Welding, Inc.
Member Since 2010
Gold's Gym Conroe
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Rainbow International Restoration & Cleaning
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The Lakes at Westview
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Cantrell Custom Homes
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Grayless-Cannon Insurance Group, LLC
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Re/Max Preferred Group
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tw telecom
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Cellular Communications Plus
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Lake Conroe Cycling
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Southwestern Furniture Co.
Member Since 1965
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Conroe Symphony Orchestra
Member Since 2000
Lifestyle Christian School
Member Since 2004
Montgomery County Emergency Assistance
Member Since 2001
Education for Tomorrow Alliance (EfTA)
Member Since 2010
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District
Member Since 2002
Montgomery United Methodist Church
Member Since 2012
Greater Montgomery County Restaurant Association
Member Since 2012
Montgomery County 4-H
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Rotary Club of Conroe
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Interfaith of The Woodlands Directory
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Wallace E. Dodd
Member Since 2001
Keller Williams Realty-Berger
Member Since 2009
Whataburger
Member Since 2011
''C.K.'' Ray
Member Since 2009
Wayne Mack, Justice of the Peace
Pct. #1
Member Since 2013
Keller Williams Realty Lake Conroe/Conroe-Clary
Member Since 2011
Max Mahaffey
Member Since 2011
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