Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

Chamber of Commerce
Newsletter
January, 2010
Volume 32, Issue 1
Chamber Premium Members
Gold Members
A+ Printing
Albright Abstract & Title Guaranty Company
Albright Insurance Agency, Inc
Baskin, Stevens & Freeland, P.C.
CableONE
City of Ponca City
ConocoPhillips
Dancey-Meador Publications
Eastman National Bank
Evans and Associates Enterprises, Inc.
First National Bank of Oklahoma
Hays Sign/Precision Screen
Home National Bank
Jack Bowker Ford Lincoln Mercury
Parker Pest Control, Inc.
Personnel Staffing, Inc.
Power 104.7 KIXR FM
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
Ponca City News
Primerica Financial Services
RCB Bank/ Pioneer
Rick Scott Construction, Inc.
Sooner Construction Company
TPI Staffing Service
Silver Members
89.7 The House/Praise 88.7
Food Pyramid
Hospice of North Central OK
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
Bronze Members
AT&T
Brandt’s Ace Hardware
Century 21 Group One Realtors
Cherokee Strip Credit Union
Comfort Inn & Suites
Davis Moore Auto Group
Larry Murphy Insurance Agency
Lindsay Manufacturing, Inc.
Ron M. Kreger, M.D.
Project Analysis & Control
Pryse Monument Company
Stolhand Heating & Air Conditioning
Team Radio
WBBZ AM 1230
Sue Lunsford will
lead the Chamber in
2010. Also serving
on the Executive
Board are l-r
Ryan Schwabe:
Treasurer,
Lee Evans:
Vice Chairperson,
Darin Wilson:
Chairperson-Elect,
and Steve Crank:
Past Chairperson.
Look for great things
to happen in 2010!
Sue Lunsford to Serve as Chamber Chair for 2010
Sue Lunsford will serve as the 2010 Chamber Chairperson! We are excited to
have Sue serve the Chamber in this capacity. For many years she has been a
leader in the Chamber and its various activities.
Sue is a native Oklahoman, born in Oklahoma City. However, due to her father’s
occupation as a geologist, the family began transfers with the oil company when
Sue was nine months old. Moves took them to several places in Kansas, Texas,
and Arkansas and finally back to Oklahoma after she graduated from high school
in Corpus Christi, Texas. Sue attended the University of Oklahoma where she
received her BA and Master of Social Work degrees. She continues to hold her
Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentials, allowing her to enter private practice
if she chooses. Sue is a member of the Cherokee Nation.
Sue’s professional career in mental health spans 40 plus years, and includes
working with the developmentally disabled, the juvenile court system, and adoption
and foster home services. Prior to moving to Ponca City she worked for eighteen
years as Director of Social Work Services at Arkansas City Memorial Hospital,
covering both in-patient services and the emergency room. In 1989 Sue was
offered the opportunity to help develop and implement the Employee Assistance
Program at Conoco Inc., which would manage the mental health and substance
abuse services for the company. Sue moved to Ponca City at that time and has
since called this community her home. After moving to Ponca City, she met Ray
Lunsford, and they married on Feb. 26, 1993. Sue retired as EAP Regional Coordinator
for ConocoPhillips in February, 2005 in order to spend more time with Ray, who
had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease several years earlier. Ray passed
away on Nov. 14, 2009.
Sue has two daughters, Stacy Pike and Melissa (Mrs. Richard) Hollister, both of
Arkansas City, KS, a step-daughter Darla (Mrs. Jimmy) Howe of Grove, OK, and
a step-son, Greg Lunsford of Edmond, OK. Sue and Ray have eight grandchildren
ranging in age from fourteen to thirty-one.
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Sue Lunsford.... Continued
Sue’s community activities, in addition to the Chamber, include serving on boards for the University of
Oklahoma Alumni Association, the OU School of Social Work, the OU Athletic Advisory Council, and
the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, as well as a volunteer for the Ponca City Domestic
Violence/SANE program and Hospice of North Central Oklahoma. For the past 25 years she has
volunteered a week each summer with Camp Hope, an American Cancer Society camp in Kansas
for children with cancer, and also serves on their planning board. Sue is an active member of First
United Methodist Church and she and Ray went on several mission trips to Mexico with the church. In
her free time Sue follows OU football and women’s basketball, enjoys snow-skiing and spending time
with her grandchildren and their activities.
Sue has been active with the Leadership Ponca City Program, having been in the program in 1992
and also serving as a quad chair for many years. Sue also serves on several Chamber Committees.
116th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet
Thursday, January 28th
Get Your Tickets Today!
The 116th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet celebrating Ponca City and the work of our
Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday, January 28 th at 6:30 p.m. in the ConocoPhillips
Atrium. This year’s theme is ―Definition: Ponca City – the Place Where Success Continues!‖
This year’s banquet will feature the 2009 Chamber photographic video highlighting our Chamber
Member accomplishments, several special award presentations, great food and outstanding
entertainment. You don’t want to miss the Chamber Banquet! Keni Ray with Home National Bank
will be the Master Of Ceremonies for the evening and Albright United Methodist Church Pastor Joe
Robinson will give the invocation.
Steve Crank will be recognized for his leadership as Chairperson of the Board for 2009. Sue
Lunsford will say a few words as she takes over as the 2010 Chairperson of the Board.
Several special awards will be presented during the banquet including Ambassador of the Year, the
Larry Hughes Award, Business of the Year, Industry of the Year, Gary Martin Outstanding City
Employee Award, Community Service Award and Outstanding Citizen Award.
This year the banquet will have open seating with the exception of our Premium Gold Members,
Outstanding Citizens, and Ambassador Committee whom will have reserved seating.
The meal will include a pub salad with Italian dressing, roasted baron beef, herb whipped potatoes,
glazed roasted root vegetables, petit rolls, assorted cakes, tea, water and coffee catered by Sodexo.
During dinner the Northern Oklahoma College Roustabouts will entertain everyone!
Ticket price is $40 per person. If you would like to make your reservations for the banquet please
phone the chamber office at 765-4400 and we will add you to our guest list. We do have limited
seating for the banquet and we were sold out last year.
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Wow! The Community Wide Holiday Giveaway was a huge success! This was a record setting year with participation
(78) and in ticket distribution at 828,000! Thank You! We only had to re-draw 2 times this year. That is incredible with
828,000 tickets out there….the entire region was tuned in! Our big winner was Robin Simmons from rural Ponca City.
We also had winners from Blackwell and Shidler. We could not do this retail promotion without the participation of our
Ponca City Radio Stations!! Thank You!! We also want to thank Erin Liberton with City National Bank for being our
Chairperson and our volunteers that helped make this a great success!!
Associated Therapeutic Services
Ribbon Cutting
Tuesday, January 12th
First one of the New Year!!
The Chamber Board of Directors, Ambassador
Committee and President’s Club will have a Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony for the new office of Associated
Therapeutic Services on Tuesday, January 12th at
11:30 a.m.
Associated Therapeutic Services is owned by
Molly Rezai and is located downtown at 106 N. 5th
Street.
Everyone is invited to attend this event and celebration
to welcome this new office to Ponca City. Please
plan to attend!
Watch for the 2010 Membership packets to come out the end of January.
January Business after Hours
Hosted by University Center!
January Business after Hours will be hosted by
University Center on Tuesday, January 26th from
5–7 p.m. at their location on the ConocoPhillips
Complex.
Fun, food, fellowship and door prizes will be available to
all that attend. Please bring your business cards to
share with everyone.
All chamber members are welcome and encouraged to
attend these fun events. They are held each month
at various locations during the year. A schedule of
the 2010 Business after Hours is in this newsletter.
Parking for BAH at the University Center again this
year will be very easy for those attending. We will
send instructions the week prior to Business after
Hours. Please plan to attend!
Sue Lunsford
is the
Ambassador
for the 3rd
Quarter!
Joe DeNoya
makes the
presentation.
Remember
Thank you to our local Radio Stations for helping to make the
Community Wide Holiday Giveaway so successful!! Pictured are
Carol Murphy with KIXR, Nala Watkins with WBBZ, Doyle Brewer
with 89.7 the House and Praise 88.7 plus Sean Anderson and
Bill Coleman with Team Radio KLOR and KPNC.
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Sue Lunsford
Chamber Chair 2010
Wow! It’s finally here! Two years ago when I said ―yes‖ to serving in the rotation of the Executive
Board, the Chairmanship seemed far off. To be honest, I thought perhaps I’d been asked to serve so
Rich would have another OU person on the Board! Nonetheless, I did say yes and I stepped into a
steep learning curve. As many of you know, my entire 40 year professional career has been in the
field of mental health, with limited experience in business, as such. So, it seemed the best way for
me to learn some of what I felt I needed to know, was to immerse myself in Chamber committees…attending as
many of them as possible. That’s what I’ve tried to do the past two years, and I feel much more comfortable
and prepared for this new role, although I still have a lot to learn.
In thinking about what I hope to see the Chamber accomplish in the coming year, several things
have come to mind. Naturally, we’re all excited about the opening of the YMCA Sports Complex in
October 2010…watching the walls for the pool, the climbing wall, and the ball-field lights go up. This
will be so good for Ponca City’s economy and the well-being of our community, as well as improving
the growth and value of the west side of Ponca City. Also, in 2010, the University Center will be
renovating and moving into a new location that offers better accessibility and visibility; new educational opportunities for our community and surrounding area. Our downtown improvements—
sidewalks, lights, new store fronts--are beautiful and offer greater safety for patrons. We want to
keep improving the downtown area in order to draw more shoppers from the area. We have some
thoughts on how this could happen and also add to the tourism appeal of downtown, and plan to
talk further with Jayne Detten and Main Street. Speaking of Tourism…it’s at an all-time high! More
and more folks from Oklahoma, from all over the US and even foreign countries are discovering the
jewel that we are. We want to continue to find ways to draw people here so that our jewels will shine
even brighter. And what better way to draw people than to have an Event Center?? We have had to
turn away numerous large conventions and conferences simply because we cannot accommodate
their needs for meeting space. It is imperative that we find a solution to this issue, whether it be a
new facility or remodeling an existing building. We need to come together as a community and bring
our ideas and creative thinking to meet this challenge in order to add to the economy of Ponca City
and expose more people to all we have to offer.
When I took the job with Conoco, Inc., there was no question in my mind but that I would move to
Ponca City. Even though I’d lived in Ark City for 25 years, it was time to me for establish a new life,
and that’s what Ponca City offered me. I’d always been impressed with what a clean and pretty town
Ponca was, and also found a loving supportive community. Of course, meeting the man I eventually
married here was a bonus! What I’ve observed in the 20 years I’ve been a resident, and especially
since becoming involved with the Chamber, is the remarkable working relationship among the
Chamber, the City, PCDA, and County Commissioners…most cities don’t seem to have these kinds
of relationships…and this is what I believe helps make us such a strong and resilient community.
You may wonder, what can you expect of me as Chamber Chair? I’ve touched on some of the areas
that I believe will be important for us to address and support in 2010. I hope that you will find me to
be a good listener, and will bring your ideas, questions, and concerns for discussion. I may not always agree, or be able to accomplish what you ask, but I promise I will listen. In fact, you’ll find I’d
much rather listen than talk….part of my Native American heritage, I think.
Here’s to a prosperous 2010; where Ponca City is the Place to Be!
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Meet the 2010 Leadership Class
(For the next several months we will feature class members)
Angi Kennedy
OSU –UML
Financial Analyst
•Married
–Frank Kennedy, spouse
–Blake
–Morgan
•Civic Organizations:
–PC Park & Rec Board
–PC Humane Society
–RSVP Board of Directors
–Ponca City Tomorrow
–Total Praise
–Taste and Tasteless
Amanda McReynolds Doran
Domestic Violence Program
Executive Director
•Married
–Evan Doran, spouse
–Willow
–Sage
•Education
–Carroll High School,
Corpus Christi, TX
–TCU
•Hobbies/Interests
–Camping
–Tie dye
–Running
•Civic Organization:
–American Legion Auxiliary
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2009 from a Chamber/Tourism View Point!
Highlights
We had 27 Ribbon Cuttings in 2009 representing new construction, major remodels and new offices.
We also had a groundbreaking for the new YMCA Recreation Facility that will open the end of 2010!
This all represents economic investment in Ponca City!
We continue to have Business after Hours each month and we are booked through 2011. Many communities no
longer have Business after Hours because of lack of interest!
We have one of the oldest Leadership Programs in the State. This year we have another outstanding class
making a difference in Ponca City. Again many communities across Oklahoma have done away with their
leadership programs due to lack of interest!
This year we saw more Chamber Member participation than ever before!! Thank you!! It is awesome!
Largest Community Wide Holiday Giveaway ever with participation of businesses (78) and with ticket
distribution (828,000)! WOW! Remember this is the largest retail event of its kind in Oklahoma and Kansas,
and we continue to set new records!
We continue to hold steady with our sales tax…….yes we are down around 5%, but much better than some
Oklahoma cities our size that are down 14%.
We had a record number of members attend our Business Workshops this year. In fact we had to move one
of the workshops to Pioneer Technology Center to accommodate everyone wanting to attend!
This year we had the best attendance ever for our Ponca Politics Forums! In fact one of our forums was the
largest attendance ever!
We continue to have our PRIDE Program educating our members about quality customer service. This is a
great benefit to our Chamber Members and truly helps our local economy! We are one of only a few
Chambers across the state offering this program for their members!
We saw growth this year in participation with our Member-to-Member Discount Card and with our Chamber
Bucks Program. Both of these efforts are of great value to our Chamber membership!
This was another great year for the Business Tip Sheet published in the monthly Chamber Newsletter again
benefitting our Chamber Members with ideas on how to manage their business and be more successful!
Our Chamber Auction (we only do one fundraiser every other year) was the best ever. In fact it was better
than the previous 2 auctions put together. Again, Thank You!
Our Tourism Bureau which the Chamber of Commerce operates also had an outstanding 2009!
Largest Cherokee Strip Cook-off ever plus the largest Oktoberfest ever! These events have been going on
for many years and 2009 was the best EVER! We help promote our events and love to see new records
with attendance and participation!
Again this year the Herb Festival was recognized as one of Oklahoma’s best events by the Oklahoma
Department of Tourism.
This year saw the largest reporting period for the hotel/motel tax in 6 years!
Largest attendance at the Rodeo since 1995!
Grand National Motocross Races held their own in 2009 and had another successful year!! This is Ponca
City’s largest event of the year!
The Chamber was excited to see donations in Ponca City to organizations like the United Way and others
continue to be successful!
Thank you!!
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For 2010 we have a few important goals we want to accomplish!
Chamber of Commerce Goals for 2010:
Continue to improve our service and value to our Chamber Members as well as providing a great return on
your investment to the Chamber! This will be a priority!
Continue to work on a strong retail base for Ponca City. Making sure we market Ponca City as a regional
shopping center. Always showing why this is so important to our local economy! Also reminding locals to
Shop Ponca First and again why this is so important!
Help promote the opening of the YMCA Recreation Center. This is going to be huge for our local economy!
Continue to partner with Ponca City Development Authority and others on recruiting great companies and
people to Ponca City. Making sure that the information we put forth is professional and impressive.
Continue to partner with Main Street on the continuation of downtown development with businesses and with
improvements that will help attract new business.
Continue to partner with the city on important issues facing our city and with proposed improvements in 2010.
Continue to partner with our school system as we move forward in providing outstanding education for our
kids and making Ponca City education the best in Oklahoma!
Continue to promote an event center for Ponca City!
Make sure Ponca City remains beautiful with strong code enforcement. This will help in job recruitment and
with our tourism industry!
Tourism Bureau Goals for 2010:
Improve our marketing efforts with our tourism brochure, billboards on I-35, the internet, and in print media.
The mission of the Tourism Bureau is to increase traffic to our attractions and our events. This can be
accomplished through these marketing outlets.
Educate local citizens on the importance of Tourism as an industry for Ponca City!
Increase motor coach tours to Ponca City.
With the opening of the YMCA Recreation Facility, We want to work on ideas to increase sports traffic to
Ponca City. This is going to be a huge tourism jump for all of Ponca City and we feel our downtown region
will also benefit with the location of the complex.
Remember as a member of our Chamber if you have any suggestions on ways we could help
you or your business PLEASE email Rich Cantillon at [email protected]
The Chamber Board of Directors
had a board retreat in December
to plan the 2010 Year. The
turnout was excellent and the
ideas were awesome!
Expect great things from your
Chamber/Tourism in 2010!
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Ponca City: Oklahoma’s New Global Village
David Myers
Ponca City Development Authority
One of the most highly quoted books of the first ten years of the 21st century was Tom Friedman’s “The World is
Flat.” The book helped millions understand that our planet had entered into a truly new and different phase where people in
general and the economy in particular were dependent upon global connections.
Friedman’s sequel, “The World is Hot, Flat and Crowded,” makes a case for the beginning of an “energy climate era”
or ECE. The ECE, argues Friedman, is potentially more revolutionary than the flattening of the world since it represents a
new age that will be driven by energy sources much different than those upon which we now rely. Oil and coal in particular, he
notes, have such significant side effects, (global warming, funding our enemies, built in shortages) that the market is now ripe
for the true arrival of affordable green energy including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, hydrogen and others probably
not yet discovered.
While the politics of climate change is hotly debated, the market move toward renewable energy is beyond question
and the timing for this in Ponca City couldn’t be better. Last year’s fare-thee-well from our former big company patron leaves
us without the alternative of going back to sleep and assuming that we can count upon big oil forever. To be sure, refining oil
will be required for many years and we’re proud of our role in the industry. But make no mistake, oil no longer plays the role in
the Ponca City economy that it once did.
Natural gas, perhaps Oklahoma’s most abundant natural resource, is coming on strong and will for many, many
decades if not centuries. Natural gas is green energy’s friend, since even if it’s sunny and windy, a back energy supply will
continue to be required for the foreseeable future. Natural gas is also Ponca City’s friend as the industry is supported by many
of Ponca City’s fifty plus manufacturing companies.
We sit at the eastern edge of one of the most productive wind corridors in North America. We have considerably
more sunlight hours, on average, than Germany, currently the largest producer of solar power in the world. In case you haven’t
noticed, there is a huge lake just nine miles east of here that is already producing hydroelectric power and could produce more.
Some fifty homes in the area use geothermal power right now and cellulosic fuels are a natural fit for Ponca City given our
energy and agricultural know how. No one, period, is better suited for biomass energy than we are. We have an industrial base
that understands energy production and can work with the extremely tight tolerances and precision required by these emerging
technologies.
Ponca City truly is a global village with the most technologically advanced infrastructure of any city in America. We
are 100% wireless, enjoy abundant connectivity, can do other cool things like read meters remotely, we have the finest technical
training programs in the nation and a population that understands the rest of the world because so many have spent time living
abroad. That population also includes the best energy related manpower in the world, many of whom took a pass at the chance
to move to Houston or elsewhere last year in order to stay in Ponca City.
There are people living and working in this community today doing highly advanced things that you don’t know
about. The new federal subcontracting initiative is based in Ponca City and will bring in even more high tech projects and we
may have the opportunity to market some of the finest lab space in the world today.
If last year’s economic upsets taught us anything, it should have taught us that we are in control of our economic
future, not someone else. We discovered that not only could we survive the loss of two big companies…we did. Quietly but
with determination, over the last five years we have been building an economy outside of the oil industry and the results are in.
In spite of 2009’s big hits, we continue to have a lower unemployment rate than the national average. Our retail sales, while
lower than a year before, are holding their own and, unlike other cities in our region, layoffs and furloughs of public employees
have thus far been avoided.
More to the point, we have the tools and the motivation to move into the ECE in a leadership position. No longer
the victim, Ponca City can be the victor. We’re still standing and we have the ball with a clear field to the goal line.
So welcome to this new decade. Get ready for more changes in almost every aspect of your life and in the life of
Ponca City. There is simply no reason to look back anymore when the path forward is so clear.
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Ponca City Tourism is Ready for 2010!
By Tourism Coordinator Kristi Brown
Whew! They say time flies when you’re having fun, and I am a prime example. It’s been almost
four months since I was hired to be Ponca City’s Tourism Coordinator, and I can truly say I LOVE
my job! Recently, I was discussing my new position with a Chamber Board Member. His statement
―when your job doesn’t feel like work, you’ve got a great job!‖ accurately describes how I feel every
day. Thank you for this opportunity and I’m doing my best to do a good job for Ponca City!
Hardy Watkins, the Executive Director of Oklahoma’s Tourism and Recreation Department, spoke
recently at the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Alumni Luncheon. If you were fortunate to have
attended the luncheon, you heard a great speaker! If not, Hardy spoke on tourism and its effect on
economic development within our city and state. The newest figure shows that Oklahoma had a 6.2
BILLION dollar tourism industry last year, up from 5.5 billion the year before! That is a new record!
Listening to Hardy speak was very motivating. I realized not only are the goals we’ve set for Ponca
City Tourism attainable, but with hard work we can exceed our own expectations.
I’d like to give a ―shout-out‖ to Jennifer Kalkman and her staff with Oklahoma Tourism. Ponca City
Tourism hosted a training session for area attractions and event organizers on Thursday,
December 17. The training was held in the training room at Standing Bear Museum and Education
Center (Thank you T.L and staff!). Jennifer’s team, which came from Oklahoma City, gave an
intensive informational training on the new travelok.com website. About 25 people attended,
including reps from most major attractions and events. It was a great turnout and we all gained a
lot of useful information.
Ponca City is fortunate to participate in the Oklahoma Tourism fulfillment program. In November,
122 Ponca City brochures were mailed to people in 31 different states. The most popular states
were Oklahoma and Texas, ranked #1 and #2, and California was ranked #3. 23% of the orders
came from within the state of Oklahoma. The average partner receives 33% of orders in-state, so
we are above average on out-of-state requests. In addition to us other Ponca City attractions
participating in the fulfillment program include The Marland Mansion, Conoco Museum, and Kaw
Lake. If you are an attraction please call me if you’d like more information on participating with your
brochure!
We hosted an overnight tour group from Salina, Kansas in December. They attended the Michael
Londra concert, and also enjoyed a private NOC Roustabout concert, tours through our attractions,
great dining and another tour through the Festival of Angels Lighting Display. We also had a bank
travel group of 34 from Okmulgee and Claremore and a group from Enid public schools. We
appreciate all the hospitality that our attraction people and Ponca City shows to these groups.
Our trade show season starts this month. This month it begins with the McAllen Texas show on
January 8-9. Then we have the Kansas City Travel Show January 23-24, the Ft. Worth Show
January 29-31. I’ll be attending these events, except for the one in McAllen, which will be worked
by our wonderful volunteers Chuck and Jane Rager. I’m really looking forward to spreading the
word about how wonderful Ponca City is, and looking forward to having a great 2010!
Happy New Year!!
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Our Chamber of Commerce at Work in January!
Happy New Year! We hope 2010 is a Great Year for You and Ponca City!!
Thursday, January 7 – Education and Workforce Development Committee will meet at 4 p.m. at East Middle
School. Raj Phansalkar retired Conoco is the Chairperson.
Tuesday, January 12 – Ponca City Business Council will meet at 8 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes
Board Room. Erin Liberton with City National Bank is the Chairperson.
Tuesday, January 12 – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 11:30 a.m. for Associated Therapeutic Services
located at 106 N. 5th. Please join us in welcoming this new business to Ponca City!
Wednesday, January 13 – Leadership Ponca City will have a session on County Government.
District Attorney Mark Gibson is the Day Chair.
Friday, January 15 – Governmental Affairs Committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt
Hughes Board Room. Lowell LeFebvre is the Chairperson.
Tuesday, January 19 – Ambassador Committee will meet at 8 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes
Board Room. Becky Hatton with RCB Pioneer Bank is the Chairperson.
Wednesday, January 20 – Finance Committee will meet at 11 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes
Board Room. Ryan Schwabe with Coates and Schwabe is the Chairperson.
Wednesday, January 20 – Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes
Board Room. Sue Lunsford retired ConocoPhillips is the Chairperson.
Thursday, January 21 – Community Development Committee will meet at 10 a.m. in the Chamber Office
Patt Hughes Board Room. Mark Brumley with Oklahoma Natural Gas Company is the Chairperson.
Tuesday, January 26 – Chamber Board of Directors will meet at 11 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes
Board Room. Sue Lunsford retired ConocoPhillips is the Chairperson.
Tuesday, January 26 – Business after Hours hosted by University Center from 5 – 7 p.m. in the
ConocoPhillips Complex. Parking instructions will be sent to everyone the week before.
Thursday, January 28 – Tourism Bureau will meet at 8 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board
Room. Becky Hatton with RCB Pioneer Bank is the Chairperson.
Thursday, January 28 – 116th Annual Chamber Banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the ConocoPhillips Atrium.
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 2 and 3 – Chamber Goodwill visit to our members by the Chamber
Board, Ambassador Committee and Chamber Staff.
For more information on any of these Chamber events or meetings please contact our Chamber Office at
765-4400.
If you are not a member of one of our Committees we would sure like for you to join. Just phone
765-4400 for any questions. IT IS EASY TO GET INVOLVED WITH OUR CHAMBER!
Ribbon Cuttings
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Hoffman Painting
Feet Plus
Bodyworks Massage & Spa
Delaware Child Development Resource & Referral
December was a great month for Ribbon Cuttings! We thank each of
these businesses for their investment. More photos on the next page.
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PONCA CITY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS
2010 CALENDAR
The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce “Business after Hours” is held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
January 26, 2010
University Center at Ponca City
February 23, 2010
Auto Glass Center
March 23, 2010
Ponca City Art Association, Inc.
April 27, 2010
Evans & Associates Enterprises, Inc.
May 25, 2010
First National Bank of Oklahoma
June 22, 2010
Eastman National Bank
July 27, 2010
Village Screen Print & Embroidery/Opportunity Center
August 10, 2010
Team Radio/ The Rockin Horse
September 28, 2010
Pemberton, Inc.
October 26, 2010
Renaissance of Ponca City
November 16, 2010
United Way Campaign Celebration/John’s
December 14, 2010
Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors & the City of Ponca City
Young Law Office
Mazzio's Italian Eatery
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November BAH
BUSINESS CARD WINNER!
Walmart is the January
Business of the Month!
Your Chamber of Commerce putting dollars
back into Ponca City Businesses!
Chamber Buck Annual Sales as of
December 29, 2009
$203,515.00
Steve Crank presents an outgoing board plaque to Jim
Cochran, Janet Martin and Mary Graham — outstanding
board members! Not pictured is Scott Jackson, also an
outgoing board member.
Christmas Décor operated by David VanBuskirk did
an outstanding job decorating our building for the
Holiday Season! Thank you, it was beautiful!
Oklahoma Tourism Director, Hardy Watkins, made a visit to Ponca City in December and gave a presentation on tourism!
Shown above l-r Kathy Tippin, Kaw Lake Executive Director; Chuck Rager, Red Carpet Country President; Kristi Brown,
Tourism Coordinator; Hardy Watkins; T.L Walker, Standing Bear Museum and Park Executive Director and also Oklahoma
Tourism Commissioner; Becky Hatton, Tourism Committee Chairperson; Hardy Watkins; and Mayor Homer Nicholson.
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Member-to-Member Discounts
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(Work in Progress)
Following are the discounts being offered to Chamber members by other members. To receive the discount, simply show the participating business your Discount Card. If your
business needs additional cards, or would like to participate in this free program, call the Chamber at 580-765-4400.
A.L.C. Services, 423 S. Pine: Specializing in
yards and ground care. 10% off any service.
First time customers only. Call Alan at 304-6397.
Offer expires 12/31/10.
All Star Advertising & Promotions, 820 W.
College: Free $15 set-up fee on any new order.
For chamber members only! Call Dale at 580363-2948. Offer expires 12/31/10.
At Home Medical, 1209 E. Prospect Ave.:
10% discount on anything in the store. Cash Sales
only. Call 765-8155. Offer expires 12/31/10.
AT&T Communications Connection, 2008
N. 14th: Free charger with a new 2 year agreement. Offer expires 12/31/10.
Brown’s Shoe Fit Company, 2101 N. 14th:
15% off purchase of $65.00 and up. Offer expires 12/31/10.
Cannon Honda, 3415 N. 14th: Free car care kit
with a service repair bill over $150, or a car purchase. Void with coupons, discounts and special
offers. Limit one per customer per month.
The Daily Grind, 202 E. Grand: Any large
drink for a medium charge. Call David Broome
at 762-5594. Offer expires 12/31/10.
Golden Villa Adult Day Services, 1722 N. 4th
Street, Suite B: Visit our day program for one
day at no charge. Must be a new appointment.
Call Melissa at 762-0264.
Grand Flowers & Gifts, 217 East Grand: 10%
off Total Purchase. Call 762-3388. Offer expires
12/31/10.
Happy Days Café, 423 East Grand: 10% off
Full Breakfast, Sandwiches, Salads and Dinners
(Beverages not included). Call Lee Vernon at
762-2310. Member meals only. Offer expires
12/31/10.
Head Country Bar-B-Q, 1217 E. Prospect:
10% off regular price dinners. Call Charlie Ryan
at 767-8304. Offer expires 12/31/10.
Kay Office Equipment Company, 1401 N.
7th: Your old copier is worth at least $500 as
trade in on a new Toshiba or Samsung Digital
Copier. 10% discount off all supplies in stock.
Call Dan Stahl at 765-4436. Offer expires
12/31/10.
Mayer Eye Care, 1722 N 4th, Suite C: 10% off
regular priced items. Call 762-0870 for your appointment today! Offer expires 12/31/10.
Mazzio’s Italian Eatery, 720 E. Prospect:
20% discount for Chamber members on any
regular priced menu item. Marc & Kathy Leavell.
Offer expires 12/31/10.
McGee Jewelers, 219 East Grand: 30% off
store wide excluding repairs and class rings. Call
Matt McGee at 765-2636.
Offer expires
12/31/10.
Parker Pest Control, 3614 Lake Road: First
treatment on five step lawn program, 1/2 price
for new customers. Call Brad Parker at 7626614. Offer expires 12/31/10.
Pecan Place Apartments, 3550 N. Pecan
Road: $50.00 off move-in rent on a 1 or 2 bedroom unfurnished apartment. Members only.
Call Kaleen Mills at 767-7783. Offer expires
12/31/10.
Personnel Staffing, Inc., 715 E. Hartford:
Four hours free on a forty hour work week.
Only one per customer. New job orders only.
Please contact Mikki or Tricia at 762-8376. No
expiration date.
Primerica Financial Services, 601 N. 1st: Call
765-9533 for a complimentary financial needs
analysis and begin preparing for a secure financial
future.
The Prairie Rose, 407 East Grand: 15% off
regular price items. Call Lori George at 7678331. Offer expires 12/31/10.
The Ranch Wellness Center, 1043 N. Union:
15% off any service. Call 762-1500 for your
appointment today. Offer expires 12/31/10.
Spray’s Jewelry, 210 East Grand: 20% discount on all merchandise excluding class rings
and repairs and sale items. Call Carter Buller at
762-1604. Offer expires 12/31/10.
TPI Staffing Service, Inc., 1722 N. 4th St.,
Ste. E: 10% off a forty hour work week. Only
one per new customer. Contact Steve Struble at
762-0663. No expiration date.
Take Ten Tire & Lube, 3015 N. 14th: Your
one stop shop for all your automotive needs! $3
off full service oil change, free brake & tire inspection. Give us a call 580-762-5919. Offer
expires 12/31/10.
The U.P.S. Store., 522 North 14th: $3 off
Package Service for Shipment from the U.P.S.
Store. Call Pam Childs at 762-6225. Offer expires 12/31/10.
Village Green Apartments, 2700 N. 5th St.:
$50 off first month’s rent with 6 month lease on
2BR apt. Call 762-0017. Ask for Paula. Offer
expires 12/31/10.
Visual Solutions, Inc., 211 N. 2nd St.: 10%
discount on all orders. Call Roger or Wendy at
762-2054. No expiration date.
Is Your Business Here? If not, call the
Chamber to promote your business. This is a
benefit of being a member and there is no cost
to you. Call Donna Hingtgen at 765-4400 to
take advantage of this free advertising.
A+ PRINTING
“We’re at the head of the Class”
Same Name, Same Owners
Same Location for 14 Years
119 N. Third
Phone 580.765.7752 ~ Fax 580.765.3351
E-mail: [email protected]
Mike & Donna Culver, Owners
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Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce
Proudly announces our
2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brett Austin
RCB Bank/Pioneer
Ryan Austin
First National Bank of OK
Earl Ball
Earl Ball Insurance Agency
Christy Biby
Eastman National Bank
Barry Bickle
Eastman National Bank
Troy Campbell
Home National Bank
Kimberly Cotton
GK Tire & Auto
Mike Culver
A + Printing
Steve Crank Oklahoma State Employment Services
Lee Evans
Evans & Associates, Inc.
Natalie Fraser
Lindsay Manufacturing
Bobby Gibson
Paladin Apartments
Molly Kyler
Pioneer Technology Center
Erin Liberton
City National Bank
Sue Lunsford
Community Volunteer
Dr. Steve Tiger
Pioneer Technology Center
Homer Nicholson
Mayor of Ponca City
Dr. David Pennington
Ponca City Public Schools
Ryan Schwabe
Coates & Schwabe, CPA's PLLC
Shawndra Sheik
ConocoPhillips
Karl Sosebee
ConocoPhillips
Dr. Roger Stacy
Northern Oklahoma College
Craig Stephenson
City of Ponca City
Rhonda Stolhand
Stolhand Heating & Air
Andy Wachtel
Ponca City Medical Center
Daren Wilson
Albright Insurance Agency
Chris White
Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino
Volume 32, Issue 1
Welcome New Chamber Members!
As of the printing of this newsletter, these are
the new members to our Chamber of
Commerce. Please make them feel welcome
as the newest additions to our “Chamber
Family!”
Steichen Spray Service
UniFirst
Bill & Jane Thomason
4775 S. U St.
1618 N. Van Buren, Enid
61 Stoneridge Rd.
We will be closed January 18
in observance of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Official Publication
The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
(ISSN 1545-1259) is published monthly by the Ponca
City Area Chamber of Commerce, Rich Cantillon, Publisher, 420 East Grand Avenue, Ponca City, Oklahoma
74602. Subscription rate to members is one dollar, payable with membership.
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