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AUGUST 2012
VACATION/RELOCATION GUIDE 2013 The 2013 Vac ation/Relocation Guide will be produced this fall. We are currently selling advertisements! Prices will remain the same. This is a great opportunity to advertise to thousands of potential clients. Each year the Chamber distrib-utes 30,000 Guides to tourists and people inquiring about our area....and we really do give them all away.
Businesses - take advantage of this opportunity and advertise in the 2013 Guide! With your ad in the VR Guide you will also receive other Chamber benefits, like free auto email inquiries for a year (with an 1/8 page ad or larger), E-Blasts and a coupon on the new Chamber Deals Page on the website.
Click here to see last year’s VR Guide...it’s accessible on www.EnjoyMountainHome.com. Questions...contact Susannah Alms at 870-425-5111. Sign up today.
Ashley Havens, Agent870-492-2450www.ashleywhavens.com
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MARGARITAVILLE IN MTN HOME IS SATURDAY!!
FOCUS MOUNTAIN HOME - UPDATEVISION STATEMENT: The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce will stimulate economic vitality by leading programs that bridge
the economic power and passions of our retirement community with local businesses - while showcasing the flagship institutions, quality services and natural treasures that make Mountain Home, Arkansas - “The Crown Jewel of the Ozarks”.
FOCUS Mountain Home, a five-year economic development program features three key components.• Retiree recruitment and tourism• Targeted business recruitment• Retention and expansion of existing business
We are currently at $950,000 because of 70 businesses, individuals and entities. (See below)Our goal is $1.25M, $250,000 per year for five years.The Chamber Board has approved moving forward with the search for the professional economic developer.Click here for the link to FOCUS Mountain Home’s brochure of programs.Each initiative contains clear and measurable goals. Your participation is greatly needed. Your investment is tax-deductible. I urge you to review the brochure and contact me for a personal meeting.Our future and our children’s future are in our hands.I look forward to hearing from you.....Eddie Majeste
American StitchcoAnderson ConstructionArvest BankBailey & Oliver Law FirmBallard CPABaxter HealthcareBlue Lady Resort/Raimondo WineryBouquet PalaceBryan Bell ConstructionButler FurnitureCarl Wayne’s NurseriesCarter’s Jewel ChestCasey Starkey State Farm InsuranceCentury 21 LeMac RealtyCenturyLinkCity of Mountain HomeColton’s SteakhouseConner Hankins Funeral HomeConsolidated Land ServicesCrawford ElectricDelgado, SteffanieEdward Jones - Gail H. ClarkFamily Dental Center & Dr. Stephen D. VesterFirst Community BankFirst Federal Bank
First National Bank & TrustFirst Security BankFNBCGaston’sGilbert RealtyGregory Construction, Inc.Hampton InnHarp’s Food Store, Inc.High County MotorsHoliday Inn ExpressHopper Environmental Services, Inc.Hunter Capital Wealth AdvisorsJay Chafin State FarmJohn Sullivant DDS, PAKent Chevrolet CadillacKirby & Family Funeral SvcsKnox OrthopaedicsKOMT/KPFM/KKTZ RadioKTLO LLCLC Creative ProductionsLibertyBankLuker, MindyMahan Real Estate & AppraisalsMontgomery, John & KarenMountain Home Skilled Nursing FacilitiesNATCO
Nature’s Way, the Health Food Store on the Square North Arkansas Electric CooperativeOrthodontic Specialists of the OzarksOzark Properties and RentalsPetkovich Family DentalRisk Dental ClinicRiverlodge Assisted LivingShay’s Appliance, Inc.Sneed Eye CenterTaylor Hearing & Balance CenterTerminixThe Baxter BulletinThe Strother FirmThe Z Team RealtorsThermo Fisher Scientific-Epoxyn ProductsThompson/Rackley InsuranceTLC Insurance GroupTwin Lakes Community BankTwin Lakes McDonaldsWells Fargo AdvisorsWorlow Land CompanyYelcot Telephone Company
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL JOB TITLE: Economic Developer Reports to President/CEO of the Mountain Home Chamber of CommerceLOCATION: Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, Mountain Home , Arkansas
Job DescriptionUnder direction of the President/CEO and the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the economic Developer is responsible for the following:
Planning and development to attract new businesses• Encourage retention and expansion of existing businesses• Coordinate and assist in the creation of new jobs and investment in Baxter and Marion Counties• Promote a strong and more diverse economic base• Manage programs and activities designed to enhance the area’s marketability• Establish long-term economic development goals and strategic plans• Implement marketing, advertising, and public relation programs• Negotiate with current and future industry representatives• Recruit clean, environmentally friendly industry, retail, and commercial businesses•
Job RequirementsApplicants wishing to apply should meet the following requirements:
Possession of a Bachelor’s degree (An advanced degree from an accredited college or university would be a plus)• Five years economic development experience (Long-term proven track record and increased years of experience may be substituted for a • Bachelor’s degree)Thorough knowledge of economic development practice and principles:•
Finance, real estate, applicable tax issues, marketing, communications, statistics, workforce issues and common policies/practices, or a combination of training education, and experience which demonstrates the requisite skills and ability required for this job
Preference may be given to Certified Economic Developer (CED).• This position is expected to perform at a high level with a proven track record for locating industries.Competitive salary and benefit package.The selected professional will begin their employment in January 2013.Candidate will be required to successfully pass Drug Screen, Background & Credit Check. Interested applicants may apply to: Eddie MajesteMountain Home Chamber of Commerce1023 Hwy 62 EastMountain Home, Arkansas 72653or email [email protected] orby faxing a resume to (870)-425-4446 The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Bits ‘N’ PiecesCome in and try Little Caesars Jalapeno Cheese Bread. Open for 11 to 9 Sunday to Thurs and til 10oc Friday and Sat. Hot N Ready Pepp, Sausage and Cheeze pizza’s. Home Instead Senior Care will have a luncheon on August 16th at noon, for anyone who would like to be on the Be a Santa To a Senior Committie, RSVP at 425-0700. Go MOBILE with Brooks Jeffrey Marketing’s new Mobile Web Apps for BJM website customers. For a demo and details call BJM at 425-8064 or 800-506-8064. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS and parents! Tuesday, August 28, 2-6PM, OPEN HOUSE! Great door prizes, refreshments, special offers, DJ Peace with KPFM remote, photo booth fun! Jclarestudios.com Just in time for Back-to-School, Staples would like to welcome their new Assistant Manager, Marlo Ricks to the team! For those who need quality aerial photos taken call Dennis J. Holm, Photography by Dennis, at 425-0365. Duane Hada of Rivertown Gallery painted a trout chair for the upcoming Gamma House fundraiser, and Friday, August 31st will be the opening of “Homewaters” a one man show of new works by artist Duane Hada of River-town Gallery at the Don Reynolds Library. Arvest was recently ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction with retail banking in the South Central Region by J.D. Power and Associates! Visit Arvest.com/JDPOWERSC for details. Banquet hall for rent for groups up to 200 people at the Elks Lodge. Suitable for weddings, holiday parties, etc. On site catering available, along with a full bar. Call Crystal at Jackson Rental at 425-3266. Gamma House will hold the area’s first-ever “CHAIR-ity” Auction and Dinner August 28 at the Strother Residence (corner of 4th and Cardinal). John Sutton is preparing the meal at 6 p.m., followed by the CHAIR auction at 7:00. Tickets: $25 for adults, $10 for children, available at the Chamber. The Mountain Home Food Basket is in need of two volunteers. The first is someone willing to do light janitorial work, a 1-2 hrs. per week. The second is Food Manager, requiring 8 – 15 hours per week and includes inventory, ordering and scheduling food purchases from government, retail and charity suppliers. The 6th annual Kindness, Inc. Golf Tournament will be Saturday, September 8th at Twin Lakes Golf Course. Two person scramble, entry fee is $50/person. Gift-tiques has great sales on all Clothing, Accessories and School related products. All shoes and sandals too, including Yellow Box!! Stop by and shop.
Gregg Farm Services is sponsoring a “Buck Bash” at Ramada Inn, Thursday, August 23rd from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. www.greggfarmservices.com for more information.
It’s not too late to register for Fall 2012 classes at ASUMH. Registration is August 14-16 and classes start August 20. Call 508-6262 for a campus tour or more information!
Upcoming Chamber Events...
Thursday, August 16..
Business After Hours at
Mommy & Me
just off Mtn Home Square on 7th Street
5:15-6:30 pm
Thursday, August 23...
Good Morning Mtn Home at Elmcroft Assisted Living
8:00 am
Saturday, August 25...
Movie in the Park
Cooper Park
Showing “Kung Fu Panda 2” at dark
Friday, Sept. 7...
First Friday Breakfast
host: ServPro
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KTLO.com, already with 7 million visits this year, is proud to present the NEW Twin Lakes Online Directory! With online coupons, maps and links to your business, clients can find you and your great deals. Call Donna at 421-0825! Dr. Stacy Helmert, Au.D of Helmert Hearing Clinic attended the Art of Better Hearing Conference to stay updated on the newest hearing aid technology available! Due to popular demand, Solid Rock Floor Restoration has added linoleum restoration to our state of the art cleaning services. (870) 425-2002, (870)421-9503 (cell). Conner-Hankins Funeral Home has received multiple pre-need sales awards from 1st Guaranty Insurance. CHFH is ranked #1 in over 100 funeral homes served by 1st Guaranty. The Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society announces the purchase of 808 Baker Street for our new Baxter County Heritage Center . Jerry McDonald and Kim Schmuecker of Mountain Home Athletic Club received their Crossfit Level 1 Coaching Certification July 28-29 in St Charles , Missouri .
Monte Smith, of SERVPRO of Baxter, Boone, Fulton & Marion Counties joined a record number of fellow SERVPRO franchise owners at SERVPRO’s 43rd annual National Convention. The convention was held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando , Fla. , June 18-22. Twin Lakes Community Bank welcomes Paige Small to their team. Paige will be working as a teller and has recently relocated from Jonesboro with her husband Scott. The 2nd annual Awareness Raising and Fund Raising event, Bridge Bash will be held Saturday September 22nd from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the Cotter Rainbow Bridge and in the Big Spring Park in Cotter. Everyone invited to help end hunger in our area!!! Friends of the Library Used Book Sale is August 16, 17, 18. Visit www.baxlib.org for more info. Scale models of the Sun, Mercury, Venus and the Earth have just been installed at the Donald W. Reynolds Library as part of a Community Orrery Project. Visit www.baxlib.org for more info. If your group or business is in need of a speaker to address some of the issues of alcohol and drug withdrawal, please call First Step at 508.7590 LC Creative Productions has a new location! - 1310 Hwy. 62, just down from Chen’s Garden. Watch for our Open House and Ribbon Cutting coming up soon. The 2nd Annual RIDE FOR LIFE will be Saturday, October 6. This is a motorcycle run to benefit Hospice of the Ozarks. Be-come a fan on FACEBOOK or visit our website at www.hospiceoftheozarks.org for more details. Red Cross August Blood Drives…Aug 19: Walmart, 11a - 4p , Aug 21: St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 12n - 6p , Aug 22: BRMC, 7a - 7p, Dining Rm , Aug 27: Lowe’s, 2p - 6p.
First Security challenges you to get your Barbeque teams together for the KT’s BBQ cook off at Bomberfest Friday August 17th and Join First Security Gassville for the Bank to the Bone Poker Run and Bike Show Saturday August 25th.
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HOME Mommy and Me will be hosting Business After Hours this month on August 16! Come see all the goodies we have for back-to-school! El Chico Café’s exclusive Four Course Tequila Dinner featuring José Cuervo Tequilas will be August 11 at 7:00pm. Call now for reservations. 492-4700. Pregnancy Resource Center of Mountain Home will be showing “Octoberbaby”, August 12th at 6:00 pm at Twin Lakes Baptist Church . [2645 Highway 62, Mountain Home Arkansas .] For more information call 424-4673. Comfort Keepers in Mountain Home is under new local ownership and management. Jeff Speight from Houston , TX and Ricky Byrd of Mtn Home took over ownership July 1st. Tink Albright, formerly from Air Evac and Baxter County 911, is the new Director of Operations. Call 425-5710 for info. Elmcroft Assisted Living has named Sandra Fulce as Executive Director. Ms. Fulce has over ten years in health care and three years in senior living. Call for a tour at 425-6868 if you have a loved one in need of assisted living care. Want undeniable and lasting body contouring results in as little as one treatment? Come by Newman MD Plastic Surgery today and schedule your Coolsculpting consultation. 40% off for the summer. April Baily of To Your Good Health was promoted to director and is a “rising star” with ViSalus, Body by Vi weight manage-ment system. The regular meeting of Business & Professional Women on Thursday, August 9th at 5:30 p.m. will be a picnic to be held at the home of Bea Lewis. The program will be a live auction to raise money for Chamber dues. For information call Donna Hopkins at 656-6331. Carter’s Jewel Chest will be giving FREE jewelry if the temperature hits 100 degress on Aug. 31, 2012. Purchases from Aug. 1-24, 2012 qualify for the refunds. Bishop Sam Seamans of St. Thomas Anglican Church served as a missionary for most of July in Schwarzenborn , Germany as a teacher at the Knull Christian Camp for English speaking German youth. Exede Broadband Internet is now offering $100 off set up fee. Get up to 12 meg speed no matter where you live. Brad’s Home Entertainment 870-492-0700 Ladies, stop by the chamber and pick up your new copy of the Silpada Designs Jewelry 2012-13 catalog with 460 fabulous pieces in the collection,or call Brenda Allen at 870-405-8301. VisionAmp would like to introduce a recent graduate to our team in new employee Chelsea Kloiber. Chelsea adds another layer of VisionAmp depth as she comes to us with a Journalism, Marketing/Ad PR Degree from the University of Arkansas . Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild presents “Sue’s Tote Bag” class taught by Sue Schaufler on 9/6. Contact [email protected] or call 870-430-5071. Guild day meeting ,9/14, trunk show by the RB’s Group. Night meeting, 9/11, “Quick Gifts” by Barbara Magnuson. Join Marvelous! September 24 for Runway for Charity at Big Creek, benefiting Serenity and the food bank. Call Jennifer at 321-6711 or Lucinda at 421-2123.
HOME New Chamber MembersCreating Balance, LLCMassage/Yoga/Reiki1322 -1 Bradley DriveMountain Home580-0967Rainbow Drive ResortLodging on White River669 Rainbow Landing RdCotter430-5217ABC Nail Care SpaSpa/Nail Services3512 Highway 62 WestMountain Home318-404-4488
Twin Lakes Church of the Nazarene1337 East 9th StreetMountain Home425-3658Bonnie’s Nutrition CenterNutritional Retail911 E. 9th StreetMountain Home425-2702Alphy’s White River Family FishingFishing Guide405-8215, 888-FLOAT6
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The Chamber Ambassadors helped welcome two new businesses to
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Lana’s Consignment Sales
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Business After Hours was hosted by Foodbank of North Central Arkansas in July. It was a great event...and don’t
forget Bridge Bash September 22!
First Friday Breakfast was hosted by Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Home in July. Thanks Chad and team, and don’t forget...The Chari-ty Affair September 29!
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MARGARITAVILLE in MOUNTAIN HOME 2012... and a FABULOUS time was had by all!!! Special thanks to the volunteer planning committee (you know who you are!!), City of Mountain Home for all your amazing help, Mayor David Osmon, NABORS Sanitation, Tim Tibbs of KTLO/KCTT Radio, NAEC, St. Andrew’s Holy Smokers, Heart of America Distributing, & Orscheln Farm & Home.
Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce1023 Hwy. 62 EastMountain Home, Arkansas [email protected](870) 425-5111
Staff: Eddie Majeste, Executive Director: [email protected] Susannah Alms, Marketing Director: [email protected] Dana Wehmeyer, Outreach Coordinator: [email protected] Board ofDirectors: Noel Morris, TLC Bank, [email protected] Jewel Pendergrass, Century 21 LeMac Realty, [email protected] Bill Anderson, The Strother Firm, [email protected] Margie Roelands, Blue Lady Resort & Raimondo Winery, [email protected] Greg Harp, Harp’s, [email protected] Mindy Luker, KOMT/KPFM/KKTZ, [email protected] Ron Proctor, FNBC, [email protected] Carl Wayne Wooldridge, Carl Wayne’s Nursery, [email protected] Bryan Bell, Bryan Bell Construction, [email protected] Donna McMullen, BRMC, [email protected] Frank Bailey, Bailey & Oliver Law Firm, [email protected] John Reding, First National Bank & Trust, [email protected] Mark Hopper, Hopper Environmental Services, [email protected] Sandy Andres, Bouquet Palace, [email protected] Steffanie Delgado, Staples, [email protected] Tom Tate, The Baxter Bulletin, [email protected]
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