October 2012

Alice Chamber of Commerce/CVB

Executive Committee
Michael Garcia
President
Garcia & Carvajal-Garcia, LLP
Ike Ornelas
President Elect, VP EDC
Trejo Construction, Inc
Servando Garza Jr.
Immediate Past-President
Coym, Rehmet & Associates
Jyoti Kapoor
V.P. CVB
Holiday Inn Express
R. David Guerrero (Life Member)
V.P. Civic
Jim Wells County
Nena Castillo-Pitts
V.P. Membership
CHRISTUS Spohn Alice
Lane Bowen
Treasurer
Seidel, Whittington & Co. P.C.
Juan A. Navejar Jr.
Executive Director

Board Members
Ted Bearden
Carlisle Insurance & Realty
Mark Dominguez
AFLAC
Dr. Ramiro Garcia
Alice Dental Associates
Ofelia Hunter
Alice Echo-News Journal
Tony Morris
Alice24-7.com
Mary Macareno
Macareno Signs & Graphics of Alice
Rene Yzaguirre
International Bank of Commerce (IBC)

Ray De Los Santo Jr.
Ex-Officio
City of Alice
Hector Hinojosa
Ex-Officio
City of Alice
Staff
Veronica Castillo
Administrative Coordinator/Accounts Payable

Dee Dee Arismendez, President
Maricela Perez, Vice President
Jack Walker, Secretary
Nicole Perez-Morris - Treasurer
Sadie Gonzalez
Bruce Menking
Tem Miller
Crystal Moreno
Nena Pitts (Life Members)
Elizabeth Ramirez
Javier Ramos
Mark Salinas
Yolanda Samayoa
David Silva
Margaret Smith (Life Member)
Clare Wonders

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

The late Lucien Flournoy was an entrepreneur extraordinaire. Not only was Lucien a great businessman but a great contributor to our community.
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Juan A. Navejar Jr.

The holiday season is just around the corner and with it the 31st Annual Christmas Parade on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.
The Alice Chamber of Commerce/Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Alice is proud to announce this year’s theme as “An All American Christmas”  and is the highlight of the “ALICE – A WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS” Christmas Celebration.
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Michael V. Garcia

Where has the year gone by? As we enter October, the Chamber is doing great. This past year, we retained 97 percent of our members and grew by 35 new members. It’s a great indication to a dedicated staff and board.
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Juan A. Navejar Jr.

Business scams are everywhere today. We get them in our mailboxes, emails and over the telephone. People across America fall to scam or fraud case every day. Innocent people fall pray often losing their life savings by smooth-talking artists over the telephone or by a simple get-rich scheme that just sounds too good to be true.
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Dee Dee Arismendez

The Alice Ambassadors welcome new Alice Ambassador Crystal Moreno with the Alice Echo-News Journal. She is one of our newest Ambassador. At this month’s meeting we extend an invitation to join the Alice Ambassadors to Blanca Garcia with Mi Casa Home Health.
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Paul Rycroft

The Affordable Care Act – often referred to as the new health care reform law – is moving forward following the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the Act. Some elements of the health care law are already in place and more are coming.
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Larry Ellis

Why is good customer service so important? In short, it's good for your business' bottom line.
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Connie Laughlin

Gator Hunting Tale
Here’s a tale about a local fellow that harvested a gator many years back. A crowd gathered and everyone couldn’t wait to take pictures, even poising their children atop the beast for some fun shots. When he got back in town and was heading home frantic motorists started passing him honking and making all kinds of crazy hand gestures. He hurriedly exited into the first side street and came to a screeching halt. Scrambling out of the truck he found the gator had come back to life, was thrashing about, and hanging half-way out of the pickup bed.  From what I recall he shot it again, shoved it back in, and got the heck out of there.
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Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) announced that the City of Alice was awarded a grant by the Federal Aviation Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $460,000 for improvements to the Alice International Airport. The funding will be used for pavement and lighting improvements.
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A word of caution: The following material does not come from a lawyer nor is it meant to give legal advice.  Instead the information presented below is meant to stimulate thought.  Please do not make any legal decisions based on the information contained within.  Instead consult an attorney in your state or country before making any legal decisions.
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Community Action of the Coastal Bend held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its Meals on Wheels Program on Monday September 24th. The program is now located at the High Rise Aparments on Front Street.