Chamber of Commerce Newsletter May, 2014 Volume 36, Issue 5 Chamber Premium Members Gold Members A+ Printing Albright Abstract & Title Guaranty Company Albright Insurance Agency, Inc. Jack Bowker Ford Lincoln Cable ONE Champion Cleaners City of Ponca City Dancey-Meador Publications, Inc. Eastman National Bank Evans and Associates Enterprises, Inc. First National Bank of Oklahoma GammaStream Technologies, Inc. Kaw Enterprise Development Authority KQSN FM Sunny 104.7 Lindsay Manufacturing, Inc. Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Osage Casino Osage Nation Otoe-Missouria Gaming Enterprise Parker Pest Control, Inc. Personnel Staffing, Inc. Phillips 66 The Ponca City News RCB Bank Rick Scott Construction, Inc. Sooner Construction Company Team Radio TPI Staffing Service Michael Trewitt, Attorney-at-Law Milos Djuricanin arrives from Serbia! Milos arrived to begin work with our Chamber on Sunday, April 13. Milos is from Belgrade, Serbia, and has spent time learning about how we operate the Ponca City Chamber, what we focus on and how we work to build the Ponca City economy. Milos has also learned about our business community, City of Ponca City and state government. He is the coordinator for Young Business Leaders with the Serbian Association of Managers in the capitol city of Belgrade. His duties cover event management, training on business issues, marketing and managing online presence of social networks including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Milos likes traveling, sports, music and writing. This is part of the US Chamber's CIPE program, and we are excited for our Chamber to have the opportunity to mentor him! This is the second time our Chamber has been selected to mentor an international business leader; we are privileged to be asked to do this again. Milos will be here until Saturday, May 17th. Silver Members 89.7 The House/88.7 My Praise FM Food Pyramid Hospice of North Central OK, Inc. Ponca City Discount Foods Bronze Members Brandt s Ace Hardware Cabbiness Engineering, LLC Century 21 Group One Realtors Cherokee Strip Credit Union Comfort Inn & Suites Cremers Lawn and Landscape Davis Moore Auto Group Larry Murphy Insurance Agency, Inc. Pryse Monument Company Stolhand Heating & Air Conditioning Please come by the office and meet Milos. He is shown with Chamber staff Rich Cantillon, WBBZ AM 1230 Nancy Kruckeberg, Chelsea McConnell and Noel Black.
Page 2 www.poncacit ychambe r.com Volume 36, Issue 5 Welcome New Chamber Members! The Chamber encourages all members to conduct business with each other. The newest members listed below recently made an important investment in their business by joining the Chamber. Please consider them for your personal and professional needs. When you do, let them know you learned of their business through the Chamber! Michael Trewitt, Attorney-at-Law 1926 Lake Rd., Ste. 1 Ponca City, OK 74604 Phone: (580) 761-2982 Fax: (580) 765-0106 Email: mtrewitt@cableone.net Michael Trewitt is a local attorney and has been in business in Ponca City since 1987. Champion Cleaners Contact: Brian Lebeda 112 E. Park Ave. Ponca City, OK 74601 Phone: (580) 765-7777 Email: blebeda@gmail.com Website: www.pcchampioncleaners.com Champion Cleaners has been in business since 1960. New owner, Brian Lebeda, is working hard to ensure the quality customer service offered by Champion doesn t change. They will soon be offering a pick-up and delivery service as well. Karen Marlow 206 N. 7 th St. Ponca City, OK 74601 Phone: (580) 716-9654 Email: kmarlow.1982@gmail.com D & K s Red Barn Contact: Dane Pryse and Kathy Mattocks 2309 E. Lake Rd. Ponca City, OK 74604 Phone: (580) 762-3939 Email: prysemonument@cableone.net D & K s Red Barn offers live and frozen bait, tackle, all your fishing supplies, snacks and drinks. We have a small bar where all the community is welcome to come meet, and enjoy a cold beer. May Business after Hours hosted by First National Bank of Oklahoma! Tuesday, May 27th 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 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. Business after Hours is an outstanding opportunity to meet other Chamber members. First National Bank of Oklahoma is located at 1501 E. Prospect Ave. Hope to see you at the May Chamber Business after Hours! These fun events are come-and-go. Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies Tuesday, May 6, 2:00 p.m. D & K's Red Barn; 2309 E. Lake Rd. Friday, May 16, 10:00 a.m. Eastman National Bank; 222 E. Grand Ave. Thursday, May 22, 2:00 p.m. Waverly Estates; 601 N. Waverly St. Friday, May 23, 2:00 p.m. Champion Cleaners; 112 E. Park Ave. Cash Mob Monday Monday, May 5th Cash Mob Monday is Monday, May 5 th at 12:00 p.m. at Braum s Ice Cream and Dairy Store located at 2508 N. 14 th Street. Please join us. We plan to eat lunch and then shop in the grocery area of the store, or you can just shop!
Volume 36, Issue 5 w ww.ponc ac ity chamb er.c o m Ribbon Cuttings Page 3 On April 10, Link Cotham with Waddell and Reed cuts the ribbon for his brand new office located at 1909 N. 6th Street. Link is shown with his wife Teena. Representing the Chamber are Steve Marquardt and Molly Kyler. On April 15, Marc and Kathy Leavell, owners of Ground Round Grill & Bar, along with their manager Darnell Harris, are shown at their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Representing the Chamber are Rod Alexander and Steven Collogan. Ground Round is located at 720 E. Prospect Avenue. PIE Partner Wrap-Up! Tuesday, May 6th 4:00 p.m. The Partners in Education wrap-up meeting will take place at the Ponca City Board of Education office on Tuesday, May 6. It is important that all of our business participants and school principals have one or more representatives in attendance. Please contact Chelsea McConnell at the Chamber office at 765-4400, by Friday, May 2 nd to let her know who from your organization will be in attendance. This will be a time for the schools to share how their business partners have made a difference for them this year! Thank you to those Chamber businesses who participate in the PIE Partner program! Wendy Stobbe is our PIE Chair. This program is sponsored by the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce Education and Workforce Development Committee. PRIDE Training on Quality Customer Service Chamber Office June 5 th There will be a PRIDE Training at the Chamber office on Thursday, June 5 th from 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Phone the Chamber office at 765-4400 to sign-up your employees for this important training on quality customer service. Lunch will be provided at no charge. This training will help educate your employees on the importance of quality customer service not only for your company but for the individual as well. This interactive training takes just under 2 hours, and if you are a member of the Chamber, it is offered at no charge. Seating is limited, so phone today if you would like your employees to participate.
Page 4 www.poncacitychamber.com Volume 36, Issue 5 Chamber Outstanding Business Partner for May unwined Wendy Stobbe, Chair of the Ponca City Business Council Committee, presents Randy and Melody Young with the Business Partner of the Month award for May. Shown representing the Chamber are committee members Melissa Bowers and Joe Theobald. Business Partner of the Month Spotlight with Melody Young 1. Who are the business owners? Randy and Melody Young 2. What year was your business established? September, 2011 3. What organizations are you most passionate about and involved in within our community? I am on the Tourism Bureau with the Chamber and the Promotion Board with MainStreet. I love doing our different cook-offs each month to raise money for different local charities as well as feeding the guests of the Friendship Feast every Friday night out in front of the bar. 4. What services do you provide? We provide liquor catering. We have a full bar, with an excellent wine and beer selection. We offer our lunch menu 6 days a week, as well as food and liquor catering. We have live music every weekend, a psychic medium once a month as well as painting classes and craft nights. 5. What do you think is your business s best product or attribute? We hope that with all the different activities we offer, people will always have something to do in Ponca City.
Volume 36, Issue 5 www.poncacit ychambe r.com Page 5 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. Thank you to RCB Bank's Trust Department for hosting the Chamber's March Business after Hours. It was a lot of fun! Great food and fellowship was had by all. Thank you! POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to: PONCA CITY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWSLETTER P.O. Box 1109 Ponca City, Oklahoma 74602 (580) 765-4400 Our Chamber of Commerce at Work in May! Please make note that many meeting dates this month have been changed from their normal date. Thursday, May 1 Education and Workforce Development Committee will meet at 4:00 p.m. in the Chamber office. Monday, May 5 Cash Mob Monday at 12:00 p.m. at Braum s Ice Cream and Dairy Store. Tuesday, May 6 Ponca City Business Council will meet at 8:00 a.m. in the Chamber office. Tuesday, May 6 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 2:00 p.m. for D & K Red Barn located at 2309 Lake Rd. Tuesday, May 6 PIE Partners wrap-up meeting at 4:00 p.m. at the Ponca City Board of Education office. Thursday, May 8 28 th Leadership Ponca City Graduation at the Marland Mansion. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15 Community Development Committee will meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Chamber office. Friday, May 16 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. for Eastman National Bank at 222 E. Grand Ave. Friday, May 16 Finance Committee will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the Chamber office. Friday, May 16 Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Chamber office. Tuesday, May 20 Ambassador Committee will meet at 8:00 a.m. in the Chamber office. Thursday, May 22 Tourism Bureau will meet at 8:00 a.m. in the Chamber office. Thursday, May 22 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 2:00 p.m. for Waverly Estates located at 601 N. Waverly St. Friday, May 23 Ponca Politics will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the McFadden Room at City Hall. Friday, May 23 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 2:00 p.m. for Champion Cleaners located at 112 E. Park Ave. Monday May 26 Office is closed for Memorial Day! Tuesday, May 27 Chamber Board of Directors will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the Chamber office. Tuesday, May 27 Business after Hours hosted by First National Bank of Oklahoma from 5:00 7:00 p.m. For more information on any of these Chamber events or meetings, please contact our office at 765-4400.
Periodical Postage Paid Volume 36, Issue 5 Did you know Each month at Business after Hours, when you drop your business card in the fish bowl, you are entering a drawing for your business card to be featured in the Chamber Newsletter. Free Business Card Ad valued at $50 Look to your right to see the April winner! 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: aplusprinting@cableone.net Mike & Donna Culver, Owners 2014 Chamber Buck sales as of April 28, 2014: $46,010.00. This is just another example of our Chamber of Commerce putting dollars back into Ponca City businesses! Advertise Your Business Would you like to better promote your business in 2014? How about using the Chamber Newsletter? You have two options available for your business. One is to provide an insert to go in the Newsletter. The cost is only $75 and you supply 1,300 copies of your insert. The other is to place an ad in the newsletter. Cost is $150.00 and your ad will be in 3 issues. For more information on either way to promote your business, just phone the Chamber office at 765-4400. We look forward to hearing from you!