Monroe Chamber News
Monroe County Fair - August 24th thru August 29th at Monroe County Fairgrounds on St. Rt. 26, Woodsfield, Ohio
1st Annual Monroe County Fall Festival (Black Walnut Festival) - October th and October th at Monroe County Fairgrounds on St. Rt. 26, Woodsfield, Ohio
Christmas Fest--December --In Woodsfield, Ohio
PAST HAPPENINGS
River Museum is set up at the Ohio Valley Community Credit Union in Clarington, Ohio.
NEW SCHOOLS IN MONROE COUNTY!!!!!
VOTERS PASSED A LEVY ON MAY 5TH TO BUILD SIX NEW SCHOOLS AND RENOVATE RIVER HIGH SCHOOL...WE WILL HAVE A NEW MONROE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, A NEW BEALLSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND A RENOVATED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE 4 NEW GRADE SCHOOLS...GROUND BREAKING WILL BEGIN IN THE FALL...APPROXIMATE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL SCHOOLS IS THREE TO FIVE YEARS
Past Happenings! (Archives)
JANUARY
Monroe County VFW Post 5303 Celebrates 60th Anniversary; Historic Crawford Pole Removed from Woodsfield Town Square; Dana Carpenter Assumes Duties as Woodsfield Postmaster; Dorothy Ricer, Woodsfield Treasurer, Retires; Former Resident Linda Billman
Produces Documentary on HGTV's Dream House; Riesbeck Family Honored by Extension Agents Association for Leadership and Support of Extension Programs; Clarence Reich Inducted into SWCD Supervisor Hall of Fame; Larry Elliott Hired as school District's New Assistant Superintendent; Woodsfield Council Rejects $70,000 Grant; Ormet Striking Workers May Have to Return Unemployment Benefits.
FEBRUARY
Control, Design and Integration (CDI) Groundbreaking Held at Commerce Park; Medi Home Health Agency Comes to Monroe; Credit Union Donates Toward New Fire Truck for Beallsville; Clarington Officials Hopeful in Creation of Recreation Area; Common Please Court Judge William D. Harris Dies Feb. 6-The Many Facets of Monroe's Common Pleas Judge Revealed; Delegation Seeks Answers to Cuts in School Personnel
MARCH
Five Vie for Commissioner's Seat; Committee to Recommend Fate of Davey Crawford Light Pole; Margaret Hansen and Ann Block of the Monroe County Board of Elections Demonstrate New User Friendly Voter Equipment; Safe Auto Employees Win $10,000 in Powerball; Hannibal Pool to Remain Open; Roberts, Sloan, Martin Take Top Awards at Kiwanis Talent Show; Steps Taken for Phase I of Woodsfield's Walking Trail; Welsh Keeps Chamber Audience Spellbound with Stories in Verse; Monroe Mavericks Grab Championship; Selmon Appointed Judge of Monroe Common Pleas Court.
APRIL
'Residence of the Year' Award Earned by Westwood Landing; Interim Healthcare Open House Held March 28; Country Clippin's Moves to New Location; Selmon
Becomes Monroe County's First Female Judge; Ohio Valley Community Credit Union Announces New Construction, Remodeling Plans; Ormet Names New
President; Know Show Draws Many Vendors, Visitors; F.W. Schumacher Agency Receives 75th Anniversary Award; James Leland Peters Selected as Noble County
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; George Richardson Named New Powhatan Elementary Principal; Realty Done Right Opens Office in Woodsfield with Kiven Smithberger and Melissa Perkins-Smithberger as Sales Associates.
MAY
Incumbent Pandora Neuhart Retains position as County Auditor; Pyles to Face Sulsberger in County Commission Race; Committee Recommends Crawford Pole Replacement
on the Square; $2.4 Million Earmarked to Help Dislocated Ormet Workers; Woodsfield Mother of 11 Always Wanted Lots of Kids; Over 90 Attend Monroe County Community Prayer Breakfast; CDI Celebrates Opening in Commerce Park; OR&W Railway Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Last Run.
JUNE
Beallsville Rural Carrier Melba Ward Retires and Receives 'One Million Mile Club' Award; Jennifer Haught Named Teacher of the Year for Southeast Ohio; Powhatan Elementary Mini-Relay Raises Over $5,000; Discrimination Charges Filed Against Job & Family
Services; Woodsfield Teen Organizes Civil War Encampment Event; Yonak Wins at Super Chevy Car Show; Harold 'Cricket' Keylor Selected as 2006 Man About Town; WHS Reunion a Success; Retirement Incentive Plan Approved for JFS Workers; Michael Hissom Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel; Friends of Library Donate New Sign to Dally Library.
JULY
Local Reptiles Filmed for Attenborough Documentary; Ormet Corp., Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement; Woodsfield Child Karley Sue Williams 'Forging New Paths' for Treatment of Disorder; Perla Gonzalez Wins Coveted 2006 Golden Arch Award; USWA Rolling Mill Employees Hear of Severance Package; Ormet Labor Contract Ratified; Relay For Life Slated for July 21, 22 at County Fairgrounds; Francis J. Paulus Insurance Agency Recognized for Senior Partner Designation; Monroe County Relay For Life Nets Over $51,000 for Research and Education; JFS Denies Charges of Sex Discrimination by Agency Officials; Pilots Impacted by Airport Fuel Stoppage at County Facility.
AUGUST
Old Barn Landscaping Center Adds Beauty to Sardis Area; ODOT Begins Project to Reroute SR78 Near Lewisville; Parry Museum Walkway Dedicated; Bowen Construction Expands; Memorial Park Slide Christened; Support Awarded for Ormet Workers; Happy Heart Singers to Perform at Fair; County Fair Set for Aug. 21-26; Just Chiropractic Clinic Open; Beallsville to Have Field Lights; Plans Set for Dedication of Clarington's Opera House; Former Sardis Resident Paints Lasting Impression at Dally Library; ReBay-Recyclers Expands.
SEPTEMBER
Monroe County Awarded $300,000 Distress Grant; Buckeye Hills Awarded Contract for Economic Development; GMN Wireless Broadband to Expand Coverage in Monroe; Tietz: "A New Beginning at Ormet;" Beallsville Takes Delivery of New Squad Vehicle; Westwood Landing Celebrates First Anniversary; Busy Bee Candle Shop Opens in Cameron; Woodsfield Gets on Board With Community Foundation; Press Box Dedicated to Coach Chuck Briggs; Beallsville Diner Wins Spirit Contest; The Original C&M Pizza Returns to Beallsville Area with Hoss and Tammy Hudson, Owners.
OCTOBER
Monroe County Courthouse Cornerstone Laid 100 Years Ago; Sistersville to Operate Ferry Landing at Fly; Homecoming Celebrated at Monroe Central, Beallsville and River High Schools-Named Homecoming Royalty Were Beallsville's Brittany Burkhart, Monroe Central's
Queen Kelsey Lafferre and King Justin Wilson, and River's Mr. River Tyler Abbott and Ms. River Heather Palmer; Debbie Vanwy Opens Ms. Dasie's in Clarington; Riesbeck's Prepares for Annual Warm the Children BBQ; Ormet Reaches Agreement With American Electric Power; County Court Judge James Peters Court Orders Courtroom Space; Clarington Businesses Targeted for Crime; Land Dedicated to ODNR for Public Use.
NOVEMBER
Riesbeck's Food Market Raises Over $3,400 for Warm the Children; Pilots Approach Officials About County Airport Operations; Wireless E-911 Plan Completed and Submitted to State Coordinator for Review; Beallsville Blue Devils End Perfect Season, Advance to Play-Offs; Beallsville Volleyball Team Earns OVAC Class A Championship; Monroe Central Volleyball Team Earns OVAC Class AA Championship Title, Coach Baker Named Coach of the Year; Voters Select John V. Pyles and Julie Selmon to Serve Monroe; Ormet Secures Loan to Restart; Bomb Threat Evacuates River High School; Boyds Bears Honors Mike Stoffell, owner of Pat's Gift Shoppe; Woodsfield Eagles #2302 Donates $17,100; Ormet Signs AEP Power Agreement; Project Lifesaver Implemented by Monroe County Sheriff's Department; Texas Man Moves Royal White Sheep to Monroe; Voters Deny Request for E-911 Maintenance Support; Christmas Festival Set in Woodsfield; Ormet Donates Turkeys to Food Pantry; County JFS Director Resigns; Sardis Christmas Tour of Homes Set; Westwood Residents Secretly Work for Santa; Kiwanis and Friends Make Thanksgiving Special.
DECEMBER
Transforming Physiques Moves to Bigger and Better Facilities; Woodsfield Christmas Festival Sees First Seasonal Success; Westwood Residents Donate to Warm the Children; Six-Year-Old Jacob Hooper Earns Fire Safety Award; Padgett Donates Ohio Flag to Monroe Achievement Center; Ormet Power Restored; Pamida Foundation Donates to Woodsfield SOMA Food Pantry; Monroe County Americanism Contest Winners Announced at Program Held at Beallsville High School; Home Comforts Offers a Unique Shopping Experience; MACO Singers Entertain; Venison Donated to Food Pantry; Ormet Celebrates "A New Beginning" at Hannibal; School Administration to See Salary Hike, Beallsville Boy Honored in Rose Bowl Parade.
Monroe County Chamber In the News
As seen in the Monroe County Beacon: July 2006
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce Promotes County
The Monroe County Chamber of Commerce has very important goals: to promote Monroe County, to serve and represent member businesses and to lead on community issues pertaining to economic growth.
The Chamber’s Executive Board includes Dick Sulsberger, President; Don Thompson, Vice-President; and Frank Smithberger, Treasurer; as well as members Peggy Douglass, Jeannie Libby, Larry Ullman, Jeff Turner, Robyn McGuire, Jo Eddy, Sam Moore, Tracey Craig, Rusty Atkison, Dana Indermuhle and Melissa Smithberger. The board meets the second Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m.—meeting locations vary around the county.
The Chamber maintains an office in Woodsfield and a world wide web site with a membership listing and a community calendar of events at www.monroechamber.com.
“The Community Calendar is a resource for event planners to support promotion of local events and to help prevent date duplication, when possible,” said Chamber President, Dick Sulsberger. “The Chamber also has a great program called Monroe County Bucks to help promote its member services,” Sulsberger explained. “Residents can purchase these general certificates as gifts, for promotions or bonuses and they are redeemable at any member business.”
As part of its services, the Chamber provides businesses with information on group insurance options and also sponsors an annual “trade show” for its member and county businesses. Knows as the “Know Show,” the event offers businesses the opportunity to showcase products and services.
As a co-sponsor of the annual Black Walnut Festival, the Chamber also promotes the county’s rich history and the skills and talents of the region. The festival is held the second weekend in October at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. The event features a Civil War Encampment, an antique auction, lumberjack contests, a banjo and fiddle contest, an antique/classic car show, great food, displays and fun for the entire family.
In addition to these great events, the Chamber of Commerce is also busy promoting member businesses and the county.
“People don’t realize how often we receive calls or emails requesting information about Monroe County,” said Karolyn Sapp, Office Manager for the Chamber. “We help promote tourism, send out relocation brochures and provide details on new and existing businesses, as well as plan ribbon cutting events.”
“We have a wide variety of businesses in our membership ranging from small and medium to large companies,” shared Sapp. “Riesbeck’s has been a member since the beginning.”
One business recently experienced the support of the Chamber – The Beallsville Diner opened last fall.
“We were really surprised by the support the Chamber provided us,” said owner Ellen Dietz. “They were really good to us; they were very welcoming and supported our opening with promotion.”
Beallsville Diner is a hometown place to eat. It features homemade and hand-dipped ice cream in a historic building featuring over 200 local photos and the ambiance of a 1920’s-era setting. The Chamber has been an important part of the economic community for nearly 20 years and is also a member of the Ohio State Chamber of Commerce.
John Baker of Baker and Sons Equipment Company, near Lewisville, has been in business since 1958. He shared that he has been a member since the Chamber opened nearly 20 years ago.
"The Chamber is a much-needed organization. It helps strengthen the community and support economic developments efforts here,” said Baker. He added that, like any organization, it is only as strong as the support, involvement and cooperation of its members.
“Chamber members are preserving and improving the economic health of the county,” said Sulsberger. “Any individual can become a member, you don’t necessarily have to be a business, just have an interest in promoting our county.”
To find out more about membership, contact any board member or the Chamber office at 740-472-5499.
1st Annual Monroe County Fall Festival (Black Walnut Festival) - October th and October th at Monroe County Fairgrounds on St. Rt. 26, Woodsfield, Ohio
Christmas Fest--December --In Woodsfield, Ohio
PAST HAPPENINGS
River Museum is set up at the Ohio Valley Community Credit Union in Clarington, Ohio.
NEW SCHOOLS IN MONROE COUNTY!!!!!
VOTERS PASSED A LEVY ON MAY 5TH TO BUILD SIX NEW SCHOOLS AND RENOVATE RIVER HIGH SCHOOL...WE WILL HAVE A NEW MONROE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, A NEW BEALLSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND A RENOVATED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE 4 NEW GRADE SCHOOLS...GROUND BREAKING WILL BEGIN IN THE FALL...APPROXIMATE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL SCHOOLS IS THREE TO FIVE YEARS
Past Happenings! (Archives)
- 2006 News Stories
(Visit http://www.mcbeacon.com/ and See News Archives)
Aug. 24 - Just Chiropractic Clinic Grand Opening
Oct. 5 - Fly Ferry Re-Opens
Dec. 7 - Transforming Physiques Grand Re-Opening
Dec. 21 - Home Comforts Offers Unique Shopping Experience
JANUARY
Monroe County VFW Post 5303 Celebrates 60th Anniversary; Historic Crawford Pole Removed from Woodsfield Town Square; Dana Carpenter Assumes Duties as Woodsfield Postmaster; Dorothy Ricer, Woodsfield Treasurer, Retires; Former Resident Linda Billman
Produces Documentary on HGTV's Dream House; Riesbeck Family Honored by Extension Agents Association for Leadership and Support of Extension Programs; Clarence Reich Inducted into SWCD Supervisor Hall of Fame; Larry Elliott Hired as school District's New Assistant Superintendent; Woodsfield Council Rejects $70,000 Grant; Ormet Striking Workers May Have to Return Unemployment Benefits.
FEBRUARY
Control, Design and Integration (CDI) Groundbreaking Held at Commerce Park; Medi Home Health Agency Comes to Monroe; Credit Union Donates Toward New Fire Truck for Beallsville; Clarington Officials Hopeful in Creation of Recreation Area; Common Please Court Judge William D. Harris Dies Feb. 6-The Many Facets of Monroe's Common Pleas Judge Revealed; Delegation Seeks Answers to Cuts in School Personnel
MARCH
Five Vie for Commissioner's Seat; Committee to Recommend Fate of Davey Crawford Light Pole; Margaret Hansen and Ann Block of the Monroe County Board of Elections Demonstrate New User Friendly Voter Equipment; Safe Auto Employees Win $10,000 in Powerball; Hannibal Pool to Remain Open; Roberts, Sloan, Martin Take Top Awards at Kiwanis Talent Show; Steps Taken for Phase I of Woodsfield's Walking Trail; Welsh Keeps Chamber Audience Spellbound with Stories in Verse; Monroe Mavericks Grab Championship; Selmon Appointed Judge of Monroe Common Pleas Court.
APRIL
'Residence of the Year' Award Earned by Westwood Landing; Interim Healthcare Open House Held March 28; Country Clippin's Moves to New Location; Selmon
Becomes Monroe County's First Female Judge; Ohio Valley Community Credit Union Announces New Construction, Remodeling Plans; Ormet Names New
President; Know Show Draws Many Vendors, Visitors; F.W. Schumacher Agency Receives 75th Anniversary Award; James Leland Peters Selected as Noble County
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; George Richardson Named New Powhatan Elementary Principal; Realty Done Right Opens Office in Woodsfield with Kiven Smithberger and Melissa Perkins-Smithberger as Sales Associates.
MAY
Incumbent Pandora Neuhart Retains position as County Auditor; Pyles to Face Sulsberger in County Commission Race; Committee Recommends Crawford Pole Replacement
on the Square; $2.4 Million Earmarked to Help Dislocated Ormet Workers; Woodsfield Mother of 11 Always Wanted Lots of Kids; Over 90 Attend Monroe County Community Prayer Breakfast; CDI Celebrates Opening in Commerce Park; OR&W Railway Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Last Run.
JUNE
Beallsville Rural Carrier Melba Ward Retires and Receives 'One Million Mile Club' Award; Jennifer Haught Named Teacher of the Year for Southeast Ohio; Powhatan Elementary Mini-Relay Raises Over $5,000; Discrimination Charges Filed Against Job & Family
Services; Woodsfield Teen Organizes Civil War Encampment Event; Yonak Wins at Super Chevy Car Show; Harold 'Cricket' Keylor Selected as 2006 Man About Town; WHS Reunion a Success; Retirement Incentive Plan Approved for JFS Workers; Michael Hissom Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel; Friends of Library Donate New Sign to Dally Library.
JULY
Local Reptiles Filmed for Attenborough Documentary; Ormet Corp., Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement; Woodsfield Child Karley Sue Williams 'Forging New Paths' for Treatment of Disorder; Perla Gonzalez Wins Coveted 2006 Golden Arch Award; USWA Rolling Mill Employees Hear of Severance Package; Ormet Labor Contract Ratified; Relay For Life Slated for July 21, 22 at County Fairgrounds; Francis J. Paulus Insurance Agency Recognized for Senior Partner Designation; Monroe County Relay For Life Nets Over $51,000 for Research and Education; JFS Denies Charges of Sex Discrimination by Agency Officials; Pilots Impacted by Airport Fuel Stoppage at County Facility.
AUGUST
Old Barn Landscaping Center Adds Beauty to Sardis Area; ODOT Begins Project to Reroute SR78 Near Lewisville; Parry Museum Walkway Dedicated; Bowen Construction Expands; Memorial Park Slide Christened; Support Awarded for Ormet Workers; Happy Heart Singers to Perform at Fair; County Fair Set for Aug. 21-26; Just Chiropractic Clinic Open; Beallsville to Have Field Lights; Plans Set for Dedication of Clarington's Opera House; Former Sardis Resident Paints Lasting Impression at Dally Library; ReBay-Recyclers Expands.
SEPTEMBER
Monroe County Awarded $300,000 Distress Grant; Buckeye Hills Awarded Contract for Economic Development; GMN Wireless Broadband to Expand Coverage in Monroe; Tietz: "A New Beginning at Ormet;" Beallsville Takes Delivery of New Squad Vehicle; Westwood Landing Celebrates First Anniversary; Busy Bee Candle Shop Opens in Cameron; Woodsfield Gets on Board With Community Foundation; Press Box Dedicated to Coach Chuck Briggs; Beallsville Diner Wins Spirit Contest; The Original C&M Pizza Returns to Beallsville Area with Hoss and Tammy Hudson, Owners.
OCTOBER
Monroe County Courthouse Cornerstone Laid 100 Years Ago; Sistersville to Operate Ferry Landing at Fly; Homecoming Celebrated at Monroe Central, Beallsville and River High Schools-Named Homecoming Royalty Were Beallsville's Brittany Burkhart, Monroe Central's
Queen Kelsey Lafferre and King Justin Wilson, and River's Mr. River Tyler Abbott and Ms. River Heather Palmer; Debbie Vanwy Opens Ms. Dasie's in Clarington; Riesbeck's Prepares for Annual Warm the Children BBQ; Ormet Reaches Agreement With American Electric Power; County Court Judge James Peters Court Orders Courtroom Space; Clarington Businesses Targeted for Crime; Land Dedicated to ODNR for Public Use.
NOVEMBER
Riesbeck's Food Market Raises Over $3,400 for Warm the Children; Pilots Approach Officials About County Airport Operations; Wireless E-911 Plan Completed and Submitted to State Coordinator for Review; Beallsville Blue Devils End Perfect Season, Advance to Play-Offs; Beallsville Volleyball Team Earns OVAC Class A Championship; Monroe Central Volleyball Team Earns OVAC Class AA Championship Title, Coach Baker Named Coach of the Year; Voters Select John V. Pyles and Julie Selmon to Serve Monroe; Ormet Secures Loan to Restart; Bomb Threat Evacuates River High School; Boyds Bears Honors Mike Stoffell, owner of Pat's Gift Shoppe; Woodsfield Eagles #2302 Donates $17,100; Ormet Signs AEP Power Agreement; Project Lifesaver Implemented by Monroe County Sheriff's Department; Texas Man Moves Royal White Sheep to Monroe; Voters Deny Request for E-911 Maintenance Support; Christmas Festival Set in Woodsfield; Ormet Donates Turkeys to Food Pantry; County JFS Director Resigns; Sardis Christmas Tour of Homes Set; Westwood Residents Secretly Work for Santa; Kiwanis and Friends Make Thanksgiving Special.
DECEMBER
Transforming Physiques Moves to Bigger and Better Facilities; Woodsfield Christmas Festival Sees First Seasonal Success; Westwood Residents Donate to Warm the Children; Six-Year-Old Jacob Hooper Earns Fire Safety Award; Padgett Donates Ohio Flag to Monroe Achievement Center; Ormet Power Restored; Pamida Foundation Donates to Woodsfield SOMA Food Pantry; Monroe County Americanism Contest Winners Announced at Program Held at Beallsville High School; Home Comforts Offers a Unique Shopping Experience; MACO Singers Entertain; Venison Donated to Food Pantry; Ormet Celebrates "A New Beginning" at Hannibal; School Administration to See Salary Hike, Beallsville Boy Honored in Rose Bowl Parade.
Monroe County Chamber In the News
As seen in the Monroe County Beacon: July 2006
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce Promotes County
The Monroe County Chamber of Commerce has very important goals: to promote Monroe County, to serve and represent member businesses and to lead on community issues pertaining to economic growth.
The Chamber’s Executive Board includes Dick Sulsberger, President; Don Thompson, Vice-President; and Frank Smithberger, Treasurer; as well as members Peggy Douglass, Jeannie Libby, Larry Ullman, Jeff Turner, Robyn McGuire, Jo Eddy, Sam Moore, Tracey Craig, Rusty Atkison, Dana Indermuhle and Melissa Smithberger. The board meets the second Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m.—meeting locations vary around the county.
The Chamber maintains an office in Woodsfield and a world wide web site with a membership listing and a community calendar of events at www.monroechamber.com.
“The Community Calendar is a resource for event planners to support promotion of local events and to help prevent date duplication, when possible,” said Chamber President, Dick Sulsberger. “The Chamber also has a great program called Monroe County Bucks to help promote its member services,” Sulsberger explained. “Residents can purchase these general certificates as gifts, for promotions or bonuses and they are redeemable at any member business.”
As part of its services, the Chamber provides businesses with information on group insurance options and also sponsors an annual “trade show” for its member and county businesses. Knows as the “Know Show,” the event offers businesses the opportunity to showcase products and services.
As a co-sponsor of the annual Black Walnut Festival, the Chamber also promotes the county’s rich history and the skills and talents of the region. The festival is held the second weekend in October at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. The event features a Civil War Encampment, an antique auction, lumberjack contests, a banjo and fiddle contest, an antique/classic car show, great food, displays and fun for the entire family.
In addition to these great events, the Chamber of Commerce is also busy promoting member businesses and the county.
“People don’t realize how often we receive calls or emails requesting information about Monroe County,” said Karolyn Sapp, Office Manager for the Chamber. “We help promote tourism, send out relocation brochures and provide details on new and existing businesses, as well as plan ribbon cutting events.”
“We have a wide variety of businesses in our membership ranging from small and medium to large companies,” shared Sapp. “Riesbeck’s has been a member since the beginning.”
One business recently experienced the support of the Chamber – The Beallsville Diner opened last fall.
“We were really surprised by the support the Chamber provided us,” said owner Ellen Dietz. “They were really good to us; they were very welcoming and supported our opening with promotion.”
Beallsville Diner is a hometown place to eat. It features homemade and hand-dipped ice cream in a historic building featuring over 200 local photos and the ambiance of a 1920’s-era setting. The Chamber has been an important part of the economic community for nearly 20 years and is also a member of the Ohio State Chamber of Commerce.
John Baker of Baker and Sons Equipment Company, near Lewisville, has been in business since 1958. He shared that he has been a member since the Chamber opened nearly 20 years ago.
"The Chamber is a much-needed organization. It helps strengthen the community and support economic developments efforts here,” said Baker. He added that, like any organization, it is only as strong as the support, involvement and cooperation of its members.
“Chamber members are preserving and improving the economic health of the county,” said Sulsberger. “Any individual can become a member, you don’t necessarily have to be a business, just have an interest in promoting our county.”
To find out more about membership, contact any board member or the Chamber office at 740-472-5499.
