THe 26th Annual Bois D`Arc Bash Will Begin On Friday, Sept. 23

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A PUBLICATION OF THE COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THe 26th Annual Bois D’Arc Bash Will Begin On
Friday, Sept. 23
The Bash will be off to a smashing start as golfers take to the course at Sand Hills Country Club for the
21st annual golf tournament. The tournament begins at 7:00 a.m. with lunch and a raffle taking place
from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The afternoon round of the tournament will begin just after lunch and
winners will be announced at the awards ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The Commerce Leadership Institute will be holding their annual Barbecue Dinner in the downtown
Commerce square on Friday evening beginning at 5:00 p.m. Dinners are $5 each and all proceeds go
to help the Commerce Leadership Institute.
Music will begin at 4:45 p.m. on the Ben E. Keith stage with Cross Trails Band. Risen will take the stage
from 5:50 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. followed by Loren Carter and Airplay who performed at this year’s 4th of
July Celebration at Centennial Park. Clyde the Singing Dog will entertain the crowd from 7:20 p.m. until
7:45 p.m. Things really get going as Back Road Bandits perform from 7:45 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Matt
Koger will play from 9:00 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. and the Paul Renna Band will wrap things up for Friday
evening from 10:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m.
The Bash continues early on Saturday morning with the annual Bois d’Arc Dash (5K Run) beginning at 8
a.m.
The Kiwanis Club will host their annual Pancake Breakfast from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. in the
downtown Commerce Square.
Vendor booths will begin to open at 9:00 a.m. for attendees to purchase jewelry, handmade goods, food,
and many other fine products.
The Bois d’Arc Bash Parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. with this year’s Grand Marshall, Alton Biggs the
2011 Commerce Citizen of the Year.
The Miss Bois d’Arc Pageant will get underway beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church on
Washington Street. Flowers for the event are being provided by Bickham Florist.
The official opening ceremonies for the Bash will take place on the Ben E. Keith stage at 11:15 a.m.
Live music will resume on the stage after opening ceremonies and continue until 11:30 p.m.
The Aglaia Duck Race will take place in Bonham Alley beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon) and wine tasting
will take place in the Farmer’s Market on Bonham Alley from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
The Bash concludes on Sunday with the annual Car & Truck Show from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with
lunch being served at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
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SEPTEMBER 2011
CHAMBER
Pre s ide nt ’s L e tt er
CHAMBER
Hello Valued Member:
Cooler weather seems to be on the horizon, and so is the Bois d’Arc Bash! These
are exciting times!
The excitement has already begun for this great event! Sponsorships are in, the
t-shirts are ordered, and yes, we are hoping for no rain this year. Friday night
promises to be an exciting night to kick off the bash. The excitement continues with
the parade, pageant, and other fun events on Saturday including music from the
Williams Family, Vallejo, and John David Kent. Sunday will draw the bash to a close
with a car show to finish up the fun. Please mark your calendars to attend this great
event!
If you have not reserved your vendor spot, registered for the parade or pageant, or
filled out your sponsorship form-please do so quickly! The bash will be here before
you know it! The 21st annual golf tournament will also be held on Friday, September 23 at Sand
Hills Country Club. There are two different tee times for golfers to choose from with
lunch and a raffle being held at 11:30 a.m. and the awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Golfers can register on line at commerce-chamber.com or at the Chamber office.
As always, we appreciate your hard work, comments, and support. Please let us
know if there is anything that we can do for you.
I hope everybody has a great month!
Sincerely,
Michael Glas
Board of Directors
Executive Board
PresidentMichael Glas
Past President Lisa Arnold
Secretary/TreasurerBrian McNevin
Board of Directors
Marc Clayton
Blake Cooper
Kent Holbert
Bonnie Hunter
Joanne Izzarelli
Dr. Dan Jones
Jalinna Jones
Lisa Martinez
Executive Director
Office Administrator
Stan McKee
David McKenna
Shane Milhorn
Marsha Morrison
Michael Odom
Linnea Smith
Mike Williams
Deepti Vanguri
Doug Rohrabaugh
Sheryl Millar
Vice Presidents
FinanceMac Golden
This Month’s Connection Contributor
Dr. Fred Tarpley
Ashley Johnson
Becky Patillo
Bonnie Hunter
Ludonna Smithers
Pat Bell
Alton Biggs
Sydni Walker
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SEPTEMBER 2011
Bois d’Arc Bash
Entertainment Lineup Adds
Headliners for Bash
Excitement mounts as additional headliners appear in the nonstop
entertainment coming to Bois d’Arc Bash stages in Commerce on
Saturday, September 24. From 10:00 until 11:30 p.m., John David
Kent--In just a short time, John David Kent has made a big impression.
With rich three-part harmonies and fresh twists on sounds that channel
a mix of Waylon Jennings and Creedence Clearwater Revival, John
David Kent’s songs instantly feel both unique and familiar. Their song,
“My Girl,” garnered immediate attention after the video became the
“Pick of the Week” recently on CMT.com and was added to CMT’s...
Pure Country rotation. Due to the success of the video, the single is now
shipping to radio.
While the band’s budding success is impressive on its own, Kent himself
has a notable and vast musical history. Signed to Mercury Records by
age sixteen, Kent began touring with “Radish,” the rock band he formed
with childhood friend and now well-known artist, Ben Kweller. Soon after
came recording and touring with the Lemonheads, a national tour with
My Morning Jacket and various other acts, as well as appearances on
Letterman and Conan. Kent has toured Japan, opened for major bands
like Kings of Leon and Incubus, shared the stage with acts like Metallica
and Snoop Dogg and done a Lollapalooza tour with Korn and Tool—all
with an air of humility and gratitude.
Kent’s decision to take his music into the direction more rooted in
country was an organic one. As a young child, Kent’s parents introduced
him to a diverse array of music. He started playing drums at the age
of 4 and he vividly remembers being drawn to the earthy stylings of
musicians like John Denver, Willie Nelson and the Eagles. “When I
came off the road with Ben Kweller and settled down with my family
back in Texas, a lot of the songs I was writing were subconsciously
coming out with a southern flavor,” says Kent. “I like taking the elements
of traditional rock and country and blurring the lines. It’s a very natural
evolution for me.”
As a producer and studio owner in his hometown of Celeste, TX, Kent
assembled a band comprised of musicians he had worked with and
“respected wholeheartedly as musicians.” The band includes Mike
Graska (guitar and vocals), Jamey Gleaves (bass), Tony Kent (drums)
and Jason Andrew (fiddle) who quickly realized their connection to
Kent’s songs and natural chemistry.
JDK and his band just released their debut album in May 2011. They
continue to tour throughout Texas and the southeast.
Preceding John David Kent in the 8:00-9:30 p.m. slot will be Vallejo, an
acclaimed musical group that has shared the stage across the US with
bands like Stone Temple Pilots, 3 Doors Down, Matchbox 20, and Los
Lobos.
Black Top Gypsy’s Band will take the stage from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m.
Earlier on Bash Saturday, The Williams Family, of Greenville, will entertain
from 4:00 until 5:30 p.m.
In the dance performance area on the town square, the LiSher dance
studio will stimulate the early afternoon crowd with their repertoire of
choreographed presentations from 3 until 3:45 p.m.
Commerce Idol will command the stage from 2:30 until 3 p.m. entertaining
Bash goers.
New to this year’s Bash the Timbrel Dance Studio will take the
performance area from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m.
The New Orleans sounds of Commerce area musicians will be heard
as the Bois d’Arc Dixieland Jazz Band makes its sixteenth annual
appearance at the Bash from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
Opening ceremonies celebrating the twenty-sixth Bash will be led by city
officials from the main stage from 11:15 until 11:30 a.m.
Earlier activities will be the pancake breakfast at 7 a.m., 5K race for
runners and walkers at 8 a.m., and the cherished Bash parade at 10 a.m.
Of course, a hundred or more vendors with shopper-pleasing merchandise
and flavorful food will be present from early morn until long after sunset,
lining Main and Washington streets and this year expanding to Alamo
Street.
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Bois d’arc saturday
afternoon tours offered
Three Saturday afternoon tours and a downtown welcome of a new
downtown landmark have been added to the Bois d’Arc program for
Sept. 24. Reservations may be made by calling 903-886-6498 before
Sept.24 or by calling the Commerce Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 24
and asking for Lavonne Wells or Evonne Richardson. The three tours
will depart from the street between the Commerce Public Library and the
Commerce Post Office.
Heritage Tour of Cow Hill Sites. Robert Grove, a Cow Hill landowner,
will lead the tour, leaving promptly at 1:30 and returning to the departure
site at 2:55. Many residents of Commerce know that Cow Hill is the
community that preceded Commerce, but few have visited the site.
The tour will proceed along North Park Street and turn left on FM 71
past Ridgecrest Baptist Church, where the ridge above the Middle
Sulphur River gave cows refuge from floods, flies, and mosquitoes.
Just before the eastern Commerce city limit sign, the tour will turn onto
private land. Photo opportunities: site of the story operated by Josiah
Hart and William Jernigin. Jernigin moved to the northeast corner of
the current Commerce square when new trade route from Sulphur
Springs to Bonham opened, and a new bridge was completed over the
Middle Sulphur River. A giant bois d’arc tree grows near the site of the
store. A second photo opportunity will be a picturesque decorative windmill
standing at the point of where the ridge begins to slope into the Middle
Sulphur River valley. The tour will continue with photo stops on the Cow
Hill Farm, owned by the Robert Grove family, and the identification of a
race track that once thrived in Cow Hill.
ATour of Literary Scenes and of Bois d’Arc Designations in Klondike and
Shiloh. Jim Ainsworth, a native of Klondike, will lead the tour leaving
promptly at 3 p.m. from the departure site beside the library.
And going nine miles to Klondike in Delta County. As photo opportunities,
he will identify scenes he incorporated into this four acclaimed novels
about the fictional Jake Rivers family. There will also be photo stops at
elaborate bois d’arc gates designed g Clifton Haddock in the Shiloh area.
The tor will end promptly to allow 4:25 arrival at the Commerce departure
area.
Homage to Big Max. Jim Conrad, “the man in the bois d’arc tree suit,”
will lead the final tour promptly at 4:30 p.m. from beside the library. Dr.
Conrad will discuss the dimensions and history of the second largest
bois d’arc tree in Texas, presently a tad smaller that the champ in New
Boston. There will be opportunities for affectionate hugs for “Big Max.”
After a short visit, the tour will return to its departure point at 5 p.m. and
will return to the departure site at 5:25.
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For each of the three tours, the request is made that each passenger in
the tour director’s vehicle makes a $1 transportation contribution. For
those riding in other vehicles, the request is made a $1 contribution
be made unless the individual hitched a ride with a group not requiring
reimbursement.
There is no transportation fee for the Welcome to a New Landmark at
the new city park in front of the City Hall in downtown Commerce at 6
p.m. For three decades of the Bois d’Arc Bash, a giant bois d’arc tree
trunk fascinated visitors to the park south of Maple Street. Jerry Lytle
had spotted the earlier tree and arranged for it to be moved four miles
into Commerce. Bees and wasps led to the tree’s removal. Recently
Jerry learned about a massive tree that had fallen from the banks of
Smith Creek four miles southwest of Commerce. How does one arrange
to move a sixty-five foot truck into Commerce, arrange for manicuring
the hazardous rough spots and have it moved to a new home downtown
between Main and Alamo streets for bois d’arc lovers to enjoy. Jerry
knows, and he did it. He will introduce the unnamed tree and reveal
plans for a formal naming ceremony before Christmas.
Celebrity Archers Speaking,
Shooting at Bois D’arc Bash
Two celebrity bowyers will be attending the Commerce Bois d’Arc Bash
on Sat., Sept 24, to discuss making bows and to demonstrate hitting
the bull’s eye. Their bows are crafted from bois d’arc, of course. They
are James W. West and Tim White of McKinney, bowmakers and
scoutmasters, who are celebrities among members of their troops.
Within Indian domains the bois d’arc tree was famous as the preferred
wood for bows. The tree was not known east of St. Louis until March
1804 when Meriwether Lewis sent samplings to President Thomas
Jefferson.
West is an architect with Texas Architectural Collaborators, and White
is a captain in the Dallas Fire Department. Both will ride in a jeep in the
Bois d’Arc Bash Parade, leaving City Park at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
They will be speaking in the City Council Chambers at 11:15 a.m. until
12:15 p.m.. on “How to Select and Season Bois d’Arc Bow Staves.”
Then they will exhibit their collection of bows, shoot bull’s eyes, and
chat with Bashers about bowmaking. From 1:15 until 2:45, they will
return to City Council Chambers to discuss “How to Make a Bois d’Arc
Bow<” returning to the front lawn of City Hall to demonstrate archery
and to interact with visitors.
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SEPTEMBER 2011
16th Annual Car & Truck Show Artisans attracted to city
hall for bash events
On Sunday, September 25, 2011, the Bash will culminate with the 16th
Annual Car & Truck Show. Entrants come from all over northeast Texas
and the surrounding area to share their enthusiasm for classic cars and
trucks.
Non-stop varied events will draw Bois d’Arc Bash crowds to Commerce
City Hall for arts, crafts, videos, information, and demonstrations of bois
d’arc archery. The free events are sponsored by the City of Commerce,
the Commerce Chamber of Commerce, and the Bois d’Arc Capital
We hope to have over 100 entrants in this year’s show with awards
Crafters Activities will begin at 10:30 a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m. on Sat.,
presented to the top two in each of nearly 30 classes. Registration is
Sept. 24.
from 9 until 11:30 a.m. Participant ping-pong ball judging will begin after
registration closes, and awards will be presented at 3 p.m. or earlier if the Jerry Lytle, bois d’arc artist, will stage a one-man show of his dramatic
tallying is done.
natural bois d’arc sculptor décor, for which he has been acclaimed at
showings in regional crafts shows. His exhibit will be complemented by a
Trophies and cash prizes will go to the Best In Show Car, Best In Show
photography exhibit including portraits of Commerce bois d’arc artisans..
Truck, Mayor’s Choice, Most Miles Driven, and Club Participation. There That display will continue until October 1.
will be door prizes and a 50/50 pot (benefitting the Commerce High
School Junior Class). We want to thank our Major Sponsor, Commerce
Kent and Jay Garrett will be represented by decorative and provocative
Auto Group/Randall Noe, and our other car show sponsors, Commerce
signs, attitude adjustors, herds of oak reindeer, kitchen utensils, goat
Chevrolet Buick, Arnold Paint & Body, D & E Auto Supply, J J’s Quick
soap, tables, bois d’arc lead pencils, stools, and tables.
Lube, and O’Reilly Auto Parts. As in the past, our dash plaques are
sponsored by Hoover’s Automotive. Also, a big thanks to local merchants Art Hendrix will exhibit lathed ballpoint pens and pencils, bowls, vases,
who donated door prize items and goody bag stuffers. The car & truck
cheese board mice, Christmas decorations, and bottle stoppers,.
show wouldn’t be a success without your support!
Jim Conrad and associates will demonstrate how they make dyes, paper,
Registration is $20 per vehicle and forms are available at the Chamber
and paper flowers from parts of the bois d’arc tree.
office or online at the Chamber website. Music will once again be
provided by the fantastic DJs, Dr. Dave and Bro. Gary!
In the City Council Chambers immediately after the 10 a.m. parade (about
10:30 to 11 a.m.) the reedited video, “Commerce: Bois d’Arc Capital of
This year breakfast will be available as well as lunch! So shine up your
Texas,” will be shown. The thirty-minute video now has new scenes from
classic car or truck and come on down to the square on Sunday to finish last year’s bash. The production was photographed by Dave Walvoord
off the Bash with a bang!
and narrated and scripted by Fred Tarpley.
From 11:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, James
W. West and Tim White of McKinney will be discussing “How to Select
and Season Bois d’Arc Box Staves.” Then they will be in front of City Hall
to exhibit their bows, demonstrate bull’s eye shooting, and chat with the
crowd about archery.
The second showing of the bois d’arc video will be in the City Council
Chambers from 12:30 until 1 p.m.
From 1:15 until 1:45, James W. West andTim White will return to discuss
“How to Make a Bois d’Arc Bow. Immediately after their lecture, they
will turn to the front of City Hall for more crowd interaction and archery
demonstrations.
The third showing of the video, “Commerce: Bois d’Arc Capital of Texas,”
will be shown in the City Council Chambers from 2 until 3:30.
The fourth showing of the video, “Commerce: Bois d’Arc Capital of Texas,
“will be in the City Council Chambers from 3:45 until 4:15.
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SEPTEMBER 2011
Campus Connections
6th Annual cotton
belt symposium
We’re counting down to the
6th annual Cotton Belt Railroad Symposium Friday & Saturday, September 23-24, 2011 Sam
Rayburn Student Center Texas A&M University-Commerce Commerce, Texas Everyone
is welcome to this free event honoring and documenting the history of the St. Louis
Southwestern and other railroads of the northeast Texas and Ark-La-Tex region. Members of
the railroad “family” and anyone interested is welcomed to attend and participate. The event will be videotaped and extensively photographed for
historical preservation.
Friday - 5:00p-8:00p
Casual show-&-tell/mix-&-mingle.
Visit with new and old friends and view railroad artifacts and information.
The response to this function has been outstanding If you would like to display railroad artifacts, photos, etc., particularly related to the Cotton Belt,
contact me to ensure we have ample display space available.
Please note, this is NOT a “swap meet.”
Saturday - 8:45a-4:30p | 8:19a Registration Formal programs, artifact displays, luncheon, dedication ceremony. All activities are free of charge
except for the luncheon. Live music will be performed at the luncheon.
IMPORTANT: If you wish to dine with us, luncheon tickets are $12.00 each and MUST be reserved by Monday, Sept. 19. If you have not already
done so, please RSVP via Symposium website or e-mail me your name and number of tickets requested.
Luncheon ticket is not required for attendance at other symposium activities.
The 2011 Cotton Belt Symposium is dedicated to the memory of Winford Blake Dyer. July 12, 1927 - August 6, 2010 The Board of Directors of
the Northeast Texas Regional Rail Transportation District (NETEX) recently passed a resolution to name the junction of the former Cotton Belt and
Texas Midland in downtown Commerce “Dyer Junction” in recognition of Winford’s leadership in facilitating the formation of the rail district and
preservation of the former “C” branch for continued rail service to the region.
Winford served as the founding chair of the NETEX Rail District upon it’s creation. The symposium program will culminate on Saturday with
the official dedication ceremony, at 4:00pm, trackside at the location of the junction near the site of the former Cotton Belt Depot in downtown
Commerce.
Event Highlights/Features/Programs:
Book/Art Signings
- “Cotton Belt Engineer” - Edwin C. Cooper
- “Commerce Pictorial History” - Cheryl Westhafer & Jim Conrad
- original Cotton Belt Railroad paintings by James Green Railroad Lantern collection - Bryan Davis Cotton Belt Railroad photos - John Morris
Cotton Belt Artifacts & videos - Jason Lee Davis Railroad Artifacts - William Dobbins Interurban Railway Museum, Plano, TX Arkansas Railroad
Museum, Pine Bluff, AR Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society - Tyler Tap Chapter Motorcar Hobby information - Railroad Partners, Inc.
Electric Railway System - Robert L. Haynes Texas Midland Railroad - Cheryl Westhafer Top seniority SSW/UP Engineer - Billy R. Null Reclaiming
the Cotton Belt “Long Caboose” #2305 - Gary Powell The Cotton Belt Business Car Fleet and the “Dixie” - Tony Wilson Luncheon featuring live
music by Leo Sykes & family/friends (railroad songs) World Premiere viewing of the Documentary on Saving the “C” branch - Dr. Richard Schroeder
& David Walvoord NETEX/Blacklands Railroad Update - Cletis Millsap & Wayne Defebaugh Panel Discussion Dedication ceremony for “Dyer
Junction” trackside in Downtown Commerce - NETEX Locomotive Display - Blacklands Railroad Motorcar Run/Display - Railroad Partners, Inc
Railroad Memorabilia/Signal Garden Open House - Steven Powlow, 2500 Bryan St., Commerce (after dedication ceremony)
The Cotton Belt Symposium and the Bois d’Arc Bash planning committees have teamed up this year to provide Commerce residents and visitors an
opportunity to enjoy an expanded variety of events and activities throughout the weekend appealing to a much broader audience. Bash activities
include
: parade, vendors, arts & crafts, food, golf tournament, games, wine tasting, live music & entertainment, car show, and much more.
Free Shuttle service provided between the Student Center and Downtown Bash/Dedication Activities between 11am & 7pm on Saturday.
See you in Commerce for the 2011 Cotton Belt Symposium.
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Alumnos Listos Summer
Camp Held At A&M-Commerce
The second annual Alumnos Listos summer camp was held Aug. 4-6,
sponsored by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of
Curriculum and Instruction with support from the Hispanic Outreach
Office.
Participants included 22 high school students from Garland and
Greenville, all of whom were recent immigrants. The students interacted
with teachers, Latino role models and A&M-Commerce administrators,
faculty, staff members and undergraduates.
Among other things, campers learned how to apply to college, where to
look for financial assistance, and how to network. Several expressed a
specific interest in attending A&M-Commerce.
SEPTEMBER 2011
“This group of campers and their teachers were incredible,” bilingual/ESL
director Chris Green said. “We owe special thanks to the U.S. Department
of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition which has funded
the İListo! grant for five years now and to the teachers who helped me
plan the camp, designing and implementing instructional activities of the
highest caliber.
“We feel we have made a genuine significant difference in these 22
students’ lives. We hope to provide some follow-up activities at Lakeview
Centennial and Greenville high schools during the upcoming school year
and to have a third camp next year.”
“mUSIC ON PARADE’ UNVEILED AT
MUSIC BUILDING
Award-winning artist and Texas A&M University-Commerce alumnus David L.
Zvanut has donated his work, “Music on Parade,” to the A&M-Commerce music
department to be displayed in the new music building on campus.
The students engaged in learning activities such as instructions on writing a winning college application essay and how to find money for college
“Music on Parade” is a large mural that makes up part of a series of work in
which Zvanut uses visuals to illustrate the passion evoked by a serious musical
online. Hispanic students welcomed them to the university and helped
the campers decorate papier-mâché masks to artistically represent their work.
individually.
“I cannot imagine a more fitting location for this piece than this beautiful new
Campers were accommodated at the New Pride dorms and participated music building on the campus of my alma mater” Zvanut said. “It is my hope
that viewers will get an emotional lift from experiencing the work in this setting.
in games, salsa dancing, a pool party provided by the Student and
If it brings a smile to your face and provides a few moments of relief from your
Recreation Centers and a ropes course. They also completed a career
troubles, then it has succeeded.”
interest inventory to identify their own areas of strength, met with Latino
professionals who shared challenge and success stories and talked to
In 2009 the Catholic Foundation of Dallas invited professional artists living in
faculty representatives from various departments about majors offered
North Texas to submit proposal designs for consideration, and a panel of judges
and the benefits of bilingualism.
from the Dallas arts community chose “Music on Parade” as the winning piece.
It was displayed on a 28’ by 9’8” wall for approximately one year at the Catholic
The camp concluded with a luncheon for parents attended by university
president Dr. Dan Jones, College of Education and Human Services dean Foundation Plaza located on the grounds of the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin
of Guadalupe in the Dallas arts district, directly across from the Meyerson
Brent Mangus, Hispanic Outreach director Luís Franco and Curriculum
Symphony Center.
and Instruction head Martha Foote, and featured keynote speaker Roy
Juárez Jr.
After its removal from the site, Zvanut chose the A&M-Commerce music building
as a prospective permanent home for his work because of his long affiliation with
The highlight of the whole
the university and community.
camp and the luncheon
was when teams of
“I began my college career here as a music and art major, studying piano with
students presented what
Dr. John Harris,” Zvanut said. “I received both a BFA and MFA from East Texas
State University, as this university was known at the time. I shared my design
they had learned in the
with the music building design team, and with their enthusiastic endorsement, I
form of songs, skits,
subsequently donated the work to the university.”
slideshows and display
panels.
For more information email music department head Chris White at
[email protected] or call 903-886-5303.
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SEPTEMBER 2011
Space Opera showing at
A&M-Commerce planetarium
The Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomed a new show, Space
Opera, to the Planetarium Sept. 2. Showings will be held every Friday
night at 8 p.m.
The journey in Space Opera is designed and harmonized entirely with
Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Op. 32, which is one of his most beloved and
admired works. The opera was completed in two distinct phases: the first
phase with Mars, Venus and Jupiter and the second phase with Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune and Mercury.
Space Opera gives details about each of the planets of the solar
system. It also contains classic art and fantastic astronomical images
choreographed with outstanding classical music. On Friday nights at 7 p.m. the planetarium will continue to show Stars
of the Pharaohs through Sept. 30. Many regularly visiting patrons have
requested to see this show again, so by popular demand Stars of the
Pharaohs is back.
A&M commerce enrolls
11,000 for fall 2011
Commerce, Texas (Aug. 24, 2011)—Texas A&M University-Commerce
achieved its highest enrollment in school history at 3:41 p.m. today after
enrolling its 11,000th student, Dakota Griffin of Greenville, for the fall
semester.
“My sincere appreciation goes out to the entire university community,”
said Dr. Mary Hendrix, vice president of student access and success.
“Accomplishments like these are the result of a team effort, and cannot
be achieved through individual efforts alone. Every contact we have
with potential and current students makes the difference.”
This significant increase comes on the heels of last fall’s record
enrollment of more than 10,000 students, and represents a 11.9 percent
increase in the freshmen class.
For more information on the record-breaking enrollment, contact Ashley
Johnson at [email protected] or
903-468-8171.
Admission to the Friday night shows is $3 for those under 18 and A&M**Dakota Griffin, the 11,000th student enrolled at A&M-Commerce this
Commerce students with ID, $3.50 for university employees and senior
fall.
citizens, and $4 for all others. A discount of $1 per person will be offered
if tickets are purchased at the same times for two shows viewed on the
same day.
Beverly Sloan, RN
Each planetarium show begins with brief remarks by a member
of the planetarium staff, who displays the Commerce night sky on
the planetarium’s 40-foot dome and points out the current visible
constellations, stars, and planets. Call the planetarium at 903-468-8650
for more information or visit our website at:
http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/communityOutreach/planetarium/
showSchedule.aspx
Men’s, women’s and children’s clothes as
well as household items
Women in need
Non-profit thrift store
Open to the public Mon- Fri 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. to 5p.m.
Help support victims of family violence
Donations welcomed,
tax receipts available
2534 Magnum
New location in the plaza with Commerce
Hardware
903.886.1224
Nocona Clark, RN
COMMERCE
101 Kings Plaza, Suite H
Commerce, Texas 75428
(903) 886-2666 - Fax 886-3773
Want 1 million people a month-to see your business
Outdoor advertising reaches people where they live. When you
strategically place a billboard along the I-30 corridor you are
reaching a local audience with your businesses message. We are a
longtime Commerce family interested in your business success.
Call
972.212.9315
Find out how
billboard advertising works.
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City of Commerce Monthly Report
Meals on Wheels Silent
Auction Schedule
The annual Meals on Wheels Silent Auction will be held October 3,
2011, at 6 p.m. in the conference room of the student center on the
Texas A&M-Commerce campus.
For a donation of $5.00, participants will be able to shop the auction
and enjoy complimentary refreshments. There will be a wide variety
of items in the silent auction. Everything from quilts, needlepoint,
services, cakes and original artwork! There will also be a country
store where many homemade food items can be purchased.
In addition to the auction, there will also be a drawing for $200 in
groceries. Chances on the groceries can be purchased for $1.00
each from board members or at the door the night of the auction.
You do not have to be present to win.
The silent auction is the only fundraiser for the Meals on Wheels
program each year. The program serves approximately 50 hot
lunches 3 times a week to shut-ins in the Commerce area.
If anyone is in need of their services or would like to be a volunteer
driver, please contact Ann Champion at 903-886-4353.
People & Services United
PO Box 431
Commerce TX 75429
*
The Commerce City Council meets the third Tuesday of every month at
6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Meetings are also aired on KETV
Channel 3.
*
Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a Senior Adult Trip to the State Fair of
Texas on Thursday, October 13. The cost for this trip is $15.00 per person.
The bus will leave from the parking lot by the City Pool on Park Street at
10:00 a.m. and will return at 9:00 p.m. To reserve your place on the bus,
call Amanda at 903-886-1150.
*
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has assessed
our drinking water and determined that it is safe to drink. The 2010 Annual
Drinking Water Quality Report provides a summary of the quality of the
water that we provide to our customers. A copy of this report should have
been received in the mail by all of our water customers. It is also available
on our website at www.commercetx.org.
*
Persons with outstanding warrants through the Commerce Municipal Court
are listed on the city’s website at www.commercetx.org. If your name
appears on the list, contact the court at 903-886-1132.
*
The City of Commerce has implemented Stage 1 of our Drought
Contingency Plan. This is the first of three stages that consist of (1) Mild
Drought, (2) Moderate Drought and (3) Severe Drought.
*
Stage 1 is a voluntary reduction on the use of water. Because of our
responsibility to you, we are requesting that you help us by cutting down
on your water usage where you can until the water levels return to a safe
elevation.
*
If the city has to move into Stage 2, we will contact the Commerce Journal
and KETR for publication and information will appear on the city’s website
at www.commercetx.org and on your water bill. For more information,
contact City Hall at 903/886-1100.
*
There are plenty of animals available for adoption at the Commerce Animal
Shelter. Call Benny or Kat at 903-886-1160.
CHAMBER
Calendar of Events for 2011
Harvey Martin Classic @ Cowboys Stadium .........................Sept 17
Annual Chamber Golf Tournament .........................................Sept 23
Bois d’Arc Bash .............................................................Sept 23, 24, 25
Bois d’Arc Bash Car Show .......................................................Sept 25
1312 Washington Street - Commerce, Texas 75428
903 / 886-2126 - Fax 903 / 886-4552 - Metro 972 / 2260969
www.inwoodbank.com
Member FDIC
9th Annual Live It Up! Senior
Health Expo.................................................................................Oct. 20
2012 Miss & Teen Hunt County Pageant...................................Oct 29
Halloween in the Square .............................................................Oct 31
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum
Christmas Parade ........................................................................Dec 1
Brunch with Santa ........................................................................Dec 3
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SEPTEMBER 2011
Local & Regional
republic of texas parrot head club honors
volunteers with president’s service award
The Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club announced it has awarded 26 volunteers with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national honor
offered in recognition of volunteer service. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is issued by Points of Light Institute and the Corporation
for National and Community Service on behalf of the President of the United States. It is awarded to recognize the best in American spirit, to
encourage all Americans to improve their communities through volunteer service, and for civic participation. The Award is given to individuals,
families, and groups that have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service and civic participation over the course of a 12-month period. The
Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club has been given the authority through an application process to administer the President’s Volunteer Service
Awards in Hunt County to area volunteers.
For the volunteer service that the members of Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club performed in 2010, the Group was awarded the Gold Award.
To be eligible for the Gold Award the Group had to perform over 1,000 hours of volunteer service and any member of the Club had to complete
25 hours of voluntary service toward the Group award. The members that completed the required 25 volunteer hours were: Darlene Allin, Davy
Arnold, Marco Coelho, Stephanie Coelho, Debby Cunningham, Linda Foster, Bobby George, Sabrina Guynes, Barbara Hampton, Debbie Henson,
Val Holt, Jimmy James, Landy Johnson, Matt Koger, Betty Lunday, Doris Matlock, Linda McDonald, Jessica Morgan, Makalynn Morgan, Shannon
Routh, Allie Sansing, Cary Sansing, Jessica Sansing, Wade Sansing and Don Sansing.
Eight of the members also completed enough volunteer hours that qualified them for individual awards. The Individual Bronze Awards went to
Darlene Allin, Debby Cunningham, Linda Foster, Sabrina Guynes, Debbie Henson, Makalynn Morgan and Wade Sansing.
Two members volunteered enough hours to qualify for the Silver Award, those members that were honored were Makalynn Morgan and Don
Sansing. Makalynn is the only “Keet” (under 14 years old) to qualify for the PVSA and she was awarded all three; Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Congratulations to all the volunteers and especially to Mak for earning all three awards.
Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club has a history of volunteer service with more than 100 volunteers performing community service each year
on behalf of the organization. The Club is a not-for-profit organization. Its function is to provide members with social activities and to be involved
with community service, as well as charitable and environmental causes. The Club’s passion has been the Relay for Life and the American
Cancer Society. It also supports “Commerce Lil’ Angels” and other local charities, such as “Special Olympics”, “Women in Need” and the “Humane
Society”.
For more information concerning this Award Program contact Don Sansing
at 903-366-2737 or visit the Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club web-site at
www.rotphc.com.
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CHAMBER
SEPTEMBER 2011
Our Town
Republic of texas parrot head
$500 Donation Made to
club charity par-3 golf tourney “Special Olympics” by
Republic of Texas Parrot
The Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club* will host its 3rd Annual Par-3
Golf Tourney benefiting the “Bras for the Cause” and other local charities.
Head Club
You do not need to be member of club to enter Tourney.
“Bras for the Cause” is a volunteer-based organization raising funds
to eradicate breast and cervical cancer – especially through early
intervention mammograms and cervical screenings.
The tournament will be held on Saturday – October 8, 2011 at the Texas
Beach Club and Hartline’s Golf Center at I-30 and Hwy 50, Greenville, TX
PLAYER / TEAM Information
Entry fee:
$45.00 per player (One Mulligan Per player for $ 5.00
extra)
Time:
1:00 PM Shotgun Start
Format:
2 - player teams play 9 holes Captains choice / Best Ball
Format
Prizes:
1st place Team: Trophy plus $200 dollar value;
2nd Place Team: gets Trophy plus $100 value.
Entry fee covers: 9-hole Green fees, Cart, Sleeve of beautiful RoTPHC
Balls (2) and Tees (9)
Other prizes and surprises may be awarded or just handed out as the
Club sees fit because “If it ain’t fun, we ain’t a gonna do it.”
Sponsorships are available, for information call Don Sansing at 903-3662737 or Debby Cunningham at 903-886-8942 or [email protected].
For more information about the tourney, please visit our website at www.
rotphc.com.
* The Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club is an IRS Exempt 501 (c) 7 Texas non-profit organization.
On September 3, 2011 officers of the Republic of Texas
Parrot Head Club, Don Sansing, Bobby George, Debbie
Henson, Debby Cunningham, Linda Foster, Shannon Routh
and Meghan McDowell presented Jency Holbert, Volunteer
Coordinator for “Hunt County Special Olympics Meet”, Commerce,
Texas with a $500 donation. The donation was made possible
because of the volunteer efforts of the Club members, especially
Linda Foster. The profits from these volunteer efforts also provided
donations to other charitable organizations. The Republic of Texas
Parrot Head Club proudly serves Parrot Heads in Commerce,
TX and the surrounding area. In November 2008, the Republic
of Texas Parrot Head Club received sanctioning from the Parrot
Heads in Paradise, Inc, the parent organization that started this
”ParrotHead Nation” some 20 years ago.
There are currently over 240 Parrot Head chapters. In the six
year period from 2002-2010, Parrot Head Clubs have collectively
gathered funds for and/or donated to charitable organizations
more than $22,100,000! Additionally, chapters worldwide donated
approximately 2.65 million man-hours to philanthropic activities!
“The Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club gives it members the
opportunity to be a part of something special and to give something
back ... to the community, to the environment and to their fellow
man,” said Don Sansing, the clubs President. “For the things that
the ‘ParrotHead Nation’ does, we have been dubbed ‘angles in
tropical shirts’”.
Commerce Independent School District
Six named to cisd
hall of honor
Ticket sales to the Commerce ISD Hall of Honor induction ceremony and luncheon will begin
September 15 at the CISD Administration Building at 3315 Washington St.
Five former teachers and an engineer turned philantrophist will be honored October 7 for their
distinguished careers and their contributions to students. Honorees include Alvis Alderman, Ann
Champion, Bill Fuhrmeister, Mary White Hendrix, Loretta Kibler and Janet Peek.
Inductees will be honored at the luncheon, then at the CHS pep rally and lastly during the pregame activities of the Homecoming game against Bonham at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Memorial Stadium.
Ticket price is $15. Sales will continue through September 30.
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CHAMBER
Member Spotlights
Support your local teams with embroidered
or personalized items from these members:
1st Choice Spirit
903-454-8326
All Star Enterprises
903-886-0300
Texas A&M-Commerce
Pride Shop
903-886-5818
Chaney’s Tobacco Station
We Cash All Types of Checks
Western Unio m
Money Orders
Budget Home
Phone Service
Prepaid Cell Phones
Bill Payment Center
1601 Live Oak
903-886-8080
Dyer Insurance Agency, Inc.
Serving Commerce and the University
for over 75 years
1504 Washington St., Commerce, TX 75428
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CONWAY COMPANY CPAs, PC
ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISORS
www.conwaycpas.com
Office 903-886-2123
Facsimile 903-886-6580
1021 Park Street
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COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER 2011
Business Directory
A C C O U N T I N G – C P A’ s
Conway Company CPAs, PC
886-2123
Kenneth Foust886-3106
Naeem Ahmad, CPA.P.C. 214-808 0551
A D V E RT I S I N G | S P E C I A L I T I E S
Giggles & Grins 450-4746
Hoss Outdoor Adv. | Billboards I-30
972-212-9315
A I R C O N D I T I O N I N G | H E AT I N G
DMP Services 903-274-7637
Ken Parker Service, Inc
903-886-6990
Progressive Air and Heat
903-886-8322
A M U S E M E N T | E N T E RTA I N M E N T
NE Tx Children’s Museum 886-6055
Planetarium468-8652
A PA RT M E N T S | P R O P E RT Y M G M T
American Eagle Properties
886-4430
Bradford Place Apts. 886-8855
Charlinda Villages
886-8807
Churchill at Commerce Apts. (Culver)
886-4444
Gant Apartments886-6863
Maple Place Apartments
886-4050
MyApartmentMap.com 603-319-1712
Oak Meadows Townhomes
886-1555
Oglesby & Associates
972-742-5099
Sparks Enterprises
817-460-3347
Valentine Properties
886-8881
A RT G A L L E RY / S T U D I O
Commerce Office of Cultural Affairs
217-8050
AT T O R N E Y S
Curtis, Alexander/McCampbell & Morris 455-8113
Edgar J. Garrett886-3146
The Law Offices of Jim D. McLeroy
885-6476
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Commerce Auto Group886-4014
North TX Hyundai of Greenville
455-4949
A U T O M O B I L E S E RV I C E S / PA RT S
D & E Auto Supply
886-8040
Hoover’s Automotive886-7781
J J’s Quick Lube
886-8775
O’Reilly Auto Parts886-1755
Talley Auto Parts886-2191
BAKERIES
Sweeties Donut Shoppe
886-6111
Izzy’s Cakes & Bistro
886-4800
BANKS
Alliance Bank
886-3244
Cypress Bank
886-7425
Guaranty Bond Bank
886-2274
Heritage Land Bank
455-2835
Inwood National Bank
886-2126
BOOK STORES
East Texas Book Store
886-3248
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT |
TRAINING
Center for Applied Leadership
903-886-5086
Commerce EDC
886-1121
The Alternative Board
469-757-1700
CABINET MAKING
Keystone Mfg. Co.
886-1551
C AT E R I N G / M E E T I N G F A C I L I T I E S
The Lodge/Catering Company
886-7586
CELL PHONES AND SERVICE
ACN-Independent Rep.
903-335-6034
Wireless TNT (AT&T)886-1062
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
DNJ Learning Center
886-2414
Wee Care at Sha’s Sha’s World Care Center 886-4911
CHIROPRACTORS
Beacon Chiropractic886-3100
Jensen Chiropractic886-4333
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PRACTITIONER
Judy Biggs 903-413-5086
CHURCHES
Bread of Life Church of Nazarene
886-1515
Commerce Community Church
513-2699
Disciples of Faith Bible Fellowship
886-3644
Epiphany Episcopal Church 886-7359
First Baptist Church
886-3189
First Presbyterian Church
886-3783
First United Methodist Church
886-3220
Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship
886-8585
Healing Waters Assembly of God
886-7112
Ridgecrest Baptist Church
886-6034
St. Joseph Catholic Church
886-7135
Word of Life Family Church
886-0917
CLEANERS
Country Cleaners886-1609
CLOTHING
The Bargain Box
886-8306
Dressing Divas
903-272-4198
My Sister’s Closet
886-1224
C O M P U T E R S E RV I C E S / F O R E N S I C S
Wolf Security Analysts366-6721
COPIERS
Advantage Copy Systems
885-3375
IKON Office Solutions/Ricoh
903-892-2144
CONCRETE
D. L. Lennon, Inc.
886-3174
CONSTRUCTION
Dale Stotts/DS Precision Builders
886-3310
D. L. Lennon, Inc.
886-3174
CONVENIENCE STORES
Flying L Fast Mart
886-8091
New Way886-7684
COSMETICS
Mary Kay Cosmetics - Betty Teel Malone 496-2292
Violet Spell, Avon Cosmetics 903-453-5916
COUNSELING
Lakes Regional MHMR
903-455-5770
Ronald W. Anderson, PhD.
886-4388
C O U N T RY C L U B S
Sand Hills Golf/Country Club
886-4455
CREDIT UNIONS
Lone Star Credit Union
800-588-6928
DANCE STUDIOS
Li-Sher Dance Studio
886-6431
DENTISTS
Cozart’s Dental Office
886-3081
Mary/Marc McDaniel, DDS
886-6945
DIRECT SALES/PRODUCTS &
S E RV I C E S
AML - Direct Sales Marketing
903-513-3636
DISTRIBUTORS
Ben E. Keith Company
886-2158
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
903-784-3336
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Commerce Economic Dev. Corporation
886-1121
E D I T O R I A L S E RV I C E S
Word Magic886-6498
E D U C AT I O N
Texas A&M University.-Commerce
886-5081
Commerce Independent Schools
886-3755
Paris Junior College
782-0330
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
KCC Electric 903-246-6245
ELECTRONIC SUPPLIES
Kartridge Korner886-3312
E M B R O I D E RY / P R N T G / P R O M O
PRODUCTS
All Star Enterprises 886-0300
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
Kelly Services454-4227
ENGINEERS
Hayter Engineering, Inc.
785-0303
FA R M S U P P L I E S
Fix & Feed Commerce Hardware
886-7917
Huffman Farm Supply
886-3368
F I N A N C I A L S E RV I C E S
Active Wealth Management
455-6956
AIS Financial Services
886-8050
Continental Credit886-8500
Edward Jones & Company
886-3333
Financial Network Investment Corp
886-2823
ViewPoint Bankers Mortgage
903-455-1477
FLORIST
Bickham Florist886-3141
FOOD STORES
Brookshires886-3252
FUNERAL HOMES
Commerce Funeral Home/Cremation Serv. 886-8600
Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home
886-3131
FURNITURE
Affordable Furniture & Etc.
886-6096
GOVERNMENT
City of Commerce
886-1100
State Representative Dan Flynn
455-0971
GRAPHICS
1st Choice Spirit, Grvl
454-8326
Pride Shop886-5814
H A R D WA R E
Commerce Hardware & Feed
886-7917
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SEPTEMBER 2011
Business Directory
H O M E H E A LT H
1st Choice886-2666
Encompass Home Health
886-8877
Visiting Angels 903-784-3902
H O M E R E PA I R / M A I N T E N A N C E /
American Eagle Home Maint/Remodeling 886-4430
Dale Stotts/DS Precision Builders
903-886-3310
Under Construction886-6893
HOSPICE
VistaCare Hospice454-1107
HOSPITALS
Hunt Reg. Comm. Hospital-Commerce
886-3161
Hunt Regional Medical Center-Greenville 408-5000
H O T E L | M O T E L S | B & B ’s
Best Western Monica Royale Inn & Suites 454-3700
Bois d’Arc Bed & Breakfast, 903-886-7705
Commerce Inn886-8756
Holiday Inn Express, Commerce
886-4777
HOUSING
Commerce Housing Authority
886-2946
INSURANCE
Diversified Insurance
886-6943
Duncan Insurance886-2183
Dyer Insurance886-2131
Farm Bureau Insurance
455-6782
State Farm Insurance
886-7774
I N T E R N E T / C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
ACN-Independent Rep
903-335-6034
CenturyLink
800-788-3500
LIBRARIES
Commerce Public Library
886-6858
LONG TERM CARE/SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY
Briarcliff Health Center
903-455-8729
Oak Manor Nursing Home 903-886-2510
MANUFACTURING
Alliance Carpet Cushion Co.
886-4153
Covidien886-3153
Hydro Aluminum Metal Products
468-5012
Legacy Housing886-7394
Zurn/Pex Hydronics886-2580
MEDICAL SERVICES
Hulsey Therapy Services886-7669
Live Oak Professional Ctr.
886-8818
Lowery Medical Supplies
395-4508
MENTAL HEALTH
Lakes Regional MHMR
903 455-5770
NEWSPAPERS
The Commerce Journal
455-4220
The Commerce Connection
886-3950
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
Advantage Copy Systems 903-885-3375
OFFICE SUPPLIES/PRINTING
Latson Office Supplies/Printing
886-2710
Personalized Printing886-7173
ORGANIZATIONS
A&M-Commerce Alumni Chapter
886-6175
A&M-Commerce Athletics
468-3033
A&M-Commerce Interfraternity Council 468-3087
Aglaia Club886-1968
American Legion Post No. 1
886-8479
Celebrate The Children, Inc.
886-8365
Commerce Bells of The Red Hat Society 886.6547
Commerce Classroom Teachers Assn.
886-3758
Commerce Humane Society
496-2412
Coterie Culture Club
886-6263
Commerce Office of Cultural Affairs 903-217-8050
Commerce Parks Foundation
886-7697
Keep Commerce Beautiful
453-7201
Kiwanis Club886-4733
Lions Club886-4034
Louise Drake Garden Club
886-6263
Masonic Lodge886-3549
N. Hunt Co. Retired Teachers Assn.
886-7695
Pi Kappa Alpha
903-422-0316
Pi Sigma Alpha
903-886-5317
Psychology Club886-6078
Republic of Texas Parrot Head Club
366-2737
Rotary Club886-7047
Silver Leos Writing Club 468-7391
Thalian Culture Club
886-6209
Woman’s Culture Club
886-2624
PAY D AY L O A N S
Cash Express886-6252
PECANS
Campbell Pecans
903-366-1141
PET SUPPLIES/GROOMING/BOARDING
C&P Bark & Purr
886-2524
Pet Degrees
886-8469
PHARMACIES
Total Care Pharmacy
886-8888
PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS & GRAPHICS
All Star Enterprises
886-0300
Latson’s
886-2710
Personalized Printing
886-7173
Pride Shop at A&M-C
886-5818
PLUMBERS
Ashley Plumbing886-2355
DMP Services 903-274-9987
Powers Plumbing
886-3300
R A D I O S T AT I O N S
E TX Broadcasting, Inc. (95.9)
885-1546
KETR 88.9886-5848
RAILROADS
Blacklands Railroad438-1324
RANCHES
Oats Ranch886-7951
R E A L E S T AT E
Century 21 First Group
886-1200
Jack Chapin Real Estate
886-6373
Janet Williams Real Estate
903-450-5407
R E A L E S T AT E D E V E L O P E R S
Oglesby & Associates
469-698-0059
RESALE SHOP
Goodwill Industries of NE TX 886-3600
My Sister’s Closet (WIN)
886-1224
The Bargain Box886-8306
RESIDENTIAL/BUSINESS CLEANING
Quality Home Service
903-243-1854
R E S TA U R A N T S | C L U B S
Braum’s886-6149
Domino’s Pizza886-2116
The Grazing Buffalo
903-886-8160
Lone Star Eatery, Grill and Bar
886-2121
Los Mochis Mexican
886-8200
Lulu’s Burgers886-3888
McDonalds # 10645
886-7771
Mi Casita886-4000
Panda Chinese886-4008
Pizza Hut886-9600
Sonic Drive-In886-7166
The Drunken Mule
886-3289
Texas Beach Club
455-0219
The Rail886-8132
R E M O D E L I N G R E PA I R
Under Construction886-6893
R E TA I L
Wal-Mart 886-3108
RETIREMENT/ASSISTED LIVING
Colonial Lodge Retirement Inn
454-6636
Country Homes Estates
886-7754
SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES
All-American Self Storage
886-7575
The Guard House Self-Storage
886-6040
TA N N I N G S A L O N S
Healthy Glow Tanning Salon
886-0100
T A X P R E P A R AT I O N
H & R Block
886-7252
T I T L E C O M PA N Y
North Texas Title of Hunt County
454-3364
TOBACCO
Chaney’s Tobacco Station886-8080
T R A N S P O R T AT I O N
Hill Grain Company
886-3133
TRASH HAULING-COMMERCIAL
City Sanitation886-2314
TRUCKING
BL II Logistics L.L.C.
886-2900
UTILITIES
Atmos Energy
800-460-3030
Eagle Energy
214-564-4002
FEC Electric455-1715
Oncor Electric Delivery
888-313-6862
VETERINARIANS
Commerce Vet Clinic886-7941
Gregg Animal Clinic886-3911
WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Luminous Productions 903-851-3183
WEDDING
Celebrations-Wedding Cakes
886-3248
W R E C K E R S E RV I C E S
Benson Bros.
886-2765
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CHAMBER
Member Spotlights
Commerce Chamber of Commerce
Mission Statement
2248 Live Oak St. Commerce, Texas 75428
903.886.2518
The purpose of the Chamber of Commerce shall be to promote
the common business interests of merchants and citizens living
and working in the City of Commerce, Texas, and in the immediate area; promote the free enterprise system; encourage the
commercial, industrial and agricultural development of the City
of Commerce and the immediate area; assume a role of active
leadership in community improvement. The Chamber shall stand
for local harmony, cooperation, and progress and shall be nonpartisan, non-sectarian and non-sectional in its activities.
Get Happy
Make us your
home!
Oak Meadows Town Homes
150 Maple Street
Commerce, TX 75428
903.886.1555
M-F 8a.m.-5p.m.
Susan Oliver, Manager
Make sure all your legal needs are met
by contacting one of these members:
Curtis, Alexander, McCampbell & Morris, PC
903-455-8113
Edgar J. Garrett
903-886-3146
The Law Office of
Jim D. McLeroy
903-885-6476
2207 Culver St.
Commerce, Texas 75428
903.886.4777
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Levels
Connection Ad Rates
Running an ad in the Connectionis a
great way to increase your businesses
visibility beyond the Connection or
Chamber website Directories.
Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25
Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50
Clubs and Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50
Business Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150 Display Ad..................................$ 30
(1-10 full-time employees)
Back Cover Ad...........................$300
Business Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200 Website Link Fee........................$ 25
(over 10 full-time employees)
Hotels, Motels & Apartments . . . . . . . .
.$200
Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250
Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$500
Utility Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.$500
Website Link Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25
Call 903.886.3950 to join the Chamber today!
Hunt Regional Medical Center
We’re growing to serve
the Commerce community’s health care
Hunt Regional Community Hospital
Hunt Regional Medical
Center
Greenville
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September 2011
A special “thank you” to our 2011
Bois d’arc Bash Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors:
Texas A&M University-Commerce
City of Commerce
Ben E. Keith
Herald Banner
Major Sponsors:
Commerce Independent School District
Hydro
Live Oak Professional Center
KETR
BL II Logistics
Hunt Regional Healthcare
Randall Noe Commerce Auto Group
Covidien
Gold Sponsors:
Brookshire’s
Farmers Electric Cooperative
Oncor
State Senator Robert Deuell
Alliance Bank
Hoss Outdoor Advertising
Inwood Bank
Lone Star Eatery
Guaranty Bond Bank
1st Choice Home Health
Under Construction
Silver Sponsors:
Cypress Bank
Powers Plumbing
Atmos Energy
Ken Parker Service
Hayter Engineering
Churchill at Commerce
Louis Powersports
Commerce EDC
McDonald’s
Zurn
Colonial Lodge Retirement Inns
Word Magic
Commerce Cash Express
Commerce Chevrolet Buick
Oglesby & Associates
Bronze Sponsors:
Advantage Copy Systems
Bois d’Arc Bed & Breakfast
Briarcliff Health Center
Century 21
City Sanitation
Commerce Rotary Club
Commerce Vet Clinic
Country Cleaners
Dan & Jalinna Jones & Family
Diversified Insurance
Dressing Divas
Duncan Insurance
Dyer Insurance Agency
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
Fix & Feed Commerce Hardware
H&R Block
Kenneth Foust CPA PC
Oats Ranch
Panda
State Representative Dan Flynn