
November 2015 www.alicetxchamber.org
Inside this Edition Water Authority Chair to speak at Old Fashioned BBQ Annual Christmas Parade Dec. 1st Executive Director's Message Board President's Memo Alice Ambassadors' Notes Five Financial Tips for Stay-at-Home Parents Bioterrorism and Tourism RIBBON CUTTING GRAND OPENING 2015 Board of Directors 2015 Alice Ambassadors Calendar of Events Import 2015 Board of Directors Executive Committee NenaCastillo-Pitts (Life Member) Board President CHRISTUS Spohn Alice R. David Guerrero (Life Member) President-Elect Jim Wells County Albert Martinez V.P. CVB Jim Wells County Sheriff Dept. Ann Awalt V.P. Civic CACOST Ofelia Hunter V.P. Membership Alice Echo-News Journal Richard Joslin Treasurer/EDC VP PlainsCapital Bank Juan A. Navejar Jr. Executive Director Board Members Chris Bryan H-E-B Food Store Tessa Carrillo Dynamite Realty Mark Dominguez AFLAC Marisol Carvajal-Garcia Carvajal, Smithwick Garcia, LLP Mary Macareno Macareno Signs & Graphics of Alice Ella Munoz Del Cielo Home Care Rodrigo Rodriguez Walgreens JoAnn Rose Wells Fargo Bank Bobby Trevino Trevino Funeral Home Tom Turner Episcopal Church of the Advent Dr. Roel Valadez, DDS Individual Member Staff Noemi Andrade Admin Assistant 2015 Alice Ambassadors Marisa Yvette Utley- President Pete Beltran- Vice President Amanda Sue Friedeck- Secretary David Silva - Treasurer Dee Dee Arismendez James Craver Julie Gaza Ofelia Hunter Nicole Johnson Michelle Martinez Bruce Menking Nicole Perez Nena Castillo-Pitts (Life Member) Natasha Rodriguez David Silva Margaret Smith (Life Member) Katrina Watson Clare Wonders Calendar of Events Import The Peddler Show 11/06/2015- 11/08/2015 Lucien Flournoy Old Fashion BBQ 11/12/2015 Farmer's Market 11/14/2015 8th Annual Team Roping Challenge & Concert-Intocable 11/14/2015 Lumpampao Martial Arts 11/14/2015 Chamber Mixer 11/19/2015 Lipan Indian Pow Wow 11/28/2015 35th Annual Christmas Parade 12/01/2015 Farmer's Market 12/12/2015	Water Authority Chair to speak at Old Fashioned BBQ Juan A. Navejar Jr. The Lucien Flournoy Old Fashion Barbecue returns this month with another great speaker on Thursday, November 12, 2015. This year’s speaker is Bech Bruun. His professional experience spans positions in the executive and legislative branches of government as well as in the water industry with one of the state’s largest wholesale water providers. Read More Annual Christmas Parade Dec. 1st Juan A. Navejar Jr. The holiday season is just around the corner and with it the 35^th Annual Christmas Parade on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Read More Executive Director's Message Juan A. Navejar Jr. Less than 60 shopping days until Christmas remain. As the holidays approach, people will look for bargains and gift ideas. With some quick thinking you can turn the end of the year in retail sales into a gold mine. Read More Board President's Memo Nena Castillo-Pitts We welcome our five new board members who will take their place on the Chamber Board of Directors in January under new Board President R. David Guerrero. The five new board members are Mary Jan Jenkins, Andy Patel, Mirelda Salinas, Gaylynn Storm and Lauri Whitty. Read More Alice Ambassadors' Notes Marissa Yvette Utley It’s election time not just in Texas but for the Alice Ambassadors as well. The Ambassadors will reconvene on Monday for their monthly meeting in which we will elect the 2016 officers. I encourage all the Ambassadors to attend this meeting. Also if you have not voted in the Texas Election, go out and support the constitution amendments of your choice on Tuesday. We wish everyone the best. Read More Five Financial Tips for Stay-at-Home Parents Larry Olivarez Jr. Putting your career on hold to be a stay-at-home parent can be rewarding, but this decision may come with significant lifestyle and financial changes. It’s important to review your family’s spending patterns and to set goals when transitioning from two household incomes to one. Here are five tips for parents undergoing this change: Read More Bioterrorism and Tourism Dr. Peter Tarlow When we think of tourism security we tend to think about either criminal acts that often plague the tourism industry such as: pick-pocketing, room invasions, or con artists, or about overt acts of terrorism such as a bomb. Rarely do we consider the hidden forms of terrorism that can impact the tourism industry. These forms of terrorism are often not detected until it is too late and while bombs are public killers actions such as bioterrorism are often silent killers. Read More RIBBON CUTTING Coastal Community and Teachers Credit Union held a 80th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting and Open House on October 14, 2015. They are located at 2310 E. Main Street. GRAND OPENING United Connections Counseling held a Grand Opening and Open House on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. The new business is owned by Octavio Flores and is located at 201 E. Main St.
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