Our annual golf tournament and dinner was a huge success last Thursday. The beautiful Oakhurst Golf Club was a fantastic venue for both the golf and dinner. 120 golfers hits the links at 1:30 pm and enjoyed a good round of golf. The team from Valley Ranch-The Signorelli Company was the eventual winner with a score of 58 (14 under par). The team sponsored by Commissioner Ed Rinehart also shot a 58 but came in second after the scorecard playoff. Frank Johnson's team from Hallett Materials finished third with a score of 60. Closest to the pin on #17 went to Ben Nikelson and the long drives on #1 went to Mario Ortiz for the men and Tracey Pullen for the ladies.
The steak and lobster dinner began at 6:30 and was truly a hit by all the attendees. Some 150 people enjoyed the dinner.
An event like this would not be possible without the support of many sponsors. This bog does not have room to list all the sponsors but we want to say a special thanks to everyone who helped make the day a great success.
The date for the 2008 event has already been set so mark your calendars now for October 16, 2008 and plan on joining us at Oakhurst Golf Club.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
September 24, 2007
The community came out in force Saturday night at the East Montgomery County Fair auction and really supported our area students. At 11:30 pm the auction was still in full swing and appeared to be on a record pace once again. The 2007 Grand Champion Steer shown by Jared Lynch of the New Caney FFA was purchased by a group including Commissioner Rinehart, SCS Construction, EMC Towing, Property Acquistions, Valley Ranch and Sheriff Tommy Gage (there may have been others included in the group also but didn't get all the names). They purchased the 1,352 pound steer for $17,000. The Grand Champion Hog, shown by Madison Lynch of the Splendora Jr. FFA went for $9,000 and was purchased another group including Rebel Contractors, Commissioner Rinehart, Carter Burgess, Valley Ranch and Property Acquistions. The Grand Champion Lamb shown by Amanda Florida of New Caney FFA was purchased by R&S Machine for $7,000 with the Grand Champion Goat shown by Shelby Brown of the Splendora Jr. FFA being purchased by Constable Travis Bishop for $5,000. The Grand Champion Rabbits were shown by Laci Jones of New Caney 4-H and were purchased by EMC Towing, Rowdy Hayden and Perkins Paint & Body for $2,250. The Grand Champion Boilers shown by Jeffrey Brandon of Porter 4-H were purchased by Costal Flo for $2,000 and the Grand Champion Turkey shown by Steven Williams of Porter 4-H was purchased by Aerobic Maintenance for $3,250.
One hundred and twenty-eight (128) entries made the sale and each and every student is to congratulated.
The bidding was high and exciting with lots of competive bidding between groups. Often times you could see bidders communicating across the room putting together a group to bid on a particular entry. We were excited about being a part of the evening and making a small contribution to the students by "adding on" to several entries during the evening. We congratulate all the students and commend them for their hard work. We would also like to congratulate all the members and leaders of the East Montgomery County Fair Association for another very successful and rewarding event. We know that many of you work year round to make this event a success and you have our thanks.
If anyone is interested in putting together a "Buyers Group" for next years auction please let us know. We can take contributions from $50 to whatever you want to contribute and pool our dollars to be more effective. If you have wanted to participate but just didn't feel you had enough resources to make a difference this could be a great option for you. Give us a call or respond to this blog and we can begin working on it now for next September.
Until next time, have a great day!
Andy Dill
President
The community came out in force Saturday night at the East Montgomery County Fair auction and really supported our area students. At 11:30 pm the auction was still in full swing and appeared to be on a record pace once again. The 2007 Grand Champion Steer shown by Jared Lynch of the New Caney FFA was purchased by a group including Commissioner Rinehart, SCS Construction, EMC Towing, Property Acquistions, Valley Ranch and Sheriff Tommy Gage (there may have been others included in the group also but didn't get all the names). They purchased the 1,352 pound steer for $17,000. The Grand Champion Hog, shown by Madison Lynch of the Splendora Jr. FFA went for $9,000 and was purchased another group including Rebel Contractors, Commissioner Rinehart, Carter Burgess, Valley Ranch and Property Acquistions. The Grand Champion Lamb shown by Amanda Florida of New Caney FFA was purchased by R&S Machine for $7,000 with the Grand Champion Goat shown by Shelby Brown of the Splendora Jr. FFA being purchased by Constable Travis Bishop for $5,000. The Grand Champion Rabbits were shown by Laci Jones of New Caney 4-H and were purchased by EMC Towing, Rowdy Hayden and Perkins Paint & Body for $2,250. The Grand Champion Boilers shown by Jeffrey Brandon of Porter 4-H were purchased by Costal Flo for $2,000 and the Grand Champion Turkey shown by Steven Williams of Porter 4-H was purchased by Aerobic Maintenance for $3,250.
One hundred and twenty-eight (128) entries made the sale and each and every student is to congratulated.
The bidding was high and exciting with lots of competive bidding between groups. Often times you could see bidders communicating across the room putting together a group to bid on a particular entry. We were excited about being a part of the evening and making a small contribution to the students by "adding on" to several entries during the evening. We congratulate all the students and commend them for their hard work. We would also like to congratulate all the members and leaders of the East Montgomery County Fair Association for another very successful and rewarding event. We know that many of you work year round to make this event a success and you have our thanks.
If anyone is interested in putting together a "Buyers Group" for next years auction please let us know. We can take contributions from $50 to whatever you want to contribute and pool our dollars to be more effective. If you have wanted to participate but just didn't feel you had enough resources to make a difference this could be a great option for you. Give us a call or respond to this blog and we can begin working on it now for next September.
Until next time, have a great day!
Andy Dill
President
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
September 19, 2007
We were all saddened yesterday when our new Best Western Motel located just across Community Drive from the Chamber office was lost to fire. Owners B B and Rick Bhakta and manager Billy Patel and all their families had put all their energy into building a first class facility. It was certainly going to be a great addition to our community and will be missed. We wish B B, Rick and Billy and their families all the best during this difficult time.
Chamber Board of Directors passes resolution in support of Montgomery County Pct 4 Commissioner Ed Rinehart's opposition to the proposed N. Walker Road landfill. We are "downstream" from this proposed unlined landfill and are very concerned about the environmental impact on the entire area as well as the safety and well being of our citizens. Our legislative committee reviewed the public information and recommended approval of the resolution to the Board.
The education committee will once again sponsor the Principal of the Day program where Chamber members will "shadow" our campus Principals for a morning. This program was very well received last year and we look forward to doing it again on November 14th.
Until next time,
Andy Dill, President
We were all saddened yesterday when our new Best Western Motel located just across Community Drive from the Chamber office was lost to fire. Owners B B and Rick Bhakta and manager Billy Patel and all their families had put all their energy into building a first class facility. It was certainly going to be a great addition to our community and will be missed. We wish B B, Rick and Billy and their families all the best during this difficult time.
Chamber Board of Directors passes resolution in support of Montgomery County Pct 4 Commissioner Ed Rinehart's opposition to the proposed N. Walker Road landfill. We are "downstream" from this proposed unlined landfill and are very concerned about the environmental impact on the entire area as well as the safety and well being of our citizens. Our legislative committee reviewed the public information and recommended approval of the resolution to the Board.
The education committee will once again sponsor the Principal of the Day program where Chamber members will "shadow" our campus Principals for a morning. This program was very well received last year and we look forward to doing it again on November 14th.
Until next time,
Andy Dill, President
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Welcome to Community Chamber of EMC's Blog
As President of the Community Chamber of Commerce of East Montgomery County I want to welcome you to our new Blog. We will use this exciting new tool to help keep you up to date on what is happening in East Montgomery County. We look forward to announcing new projects, updates on existing projects and other exciting happenings in our area.
Our first update is on our membership. We now have 367 members thanks in great part to our great volunteers who brought in 44 new members over a three day period during the last week of August. For the month of August we welcomed 53 new members and 2 existing members upgraded their investment level. Special thanks goes to Rene' Matthews and Crystal Ireland with Signagy who each brought in 8 new members, as did Russel Blue. Teri Kropik with SOS Home Inspection brought in 7. It was an exciting three days and we really appreciate their support of the Chamber. We look forward to continued growth as our area really begins to develop with new businesses.
Our September membership luncheon was a celebration of our area teachers. The education committee hosted the luncheon and welcomed 2006-2007 Teachers of the Year from our schools in New Caney ISD, Splendora ISD and the Caney Creek feeder zone of Conroe ISD as well as Kingwood College. A record luncheon crowd of 200 attended and help celebrate the success of these great teachers.
We will be adding posts to this Blog from time to time as news happens. If you have questions for me just post to our Blog and we will do our best to answer (if we can).
Our first update is on our membership. We now have 367 members thanks in great part to our great volunteers who brought in 44 new members over a three day period during the last week of August. For the month of August we welcomed 53 new members and 2 existing members upgraded their investment level. Special thanks goes to Rene' Matthews and Crystal Ireland with Signagy who each brought in 8 new members, as did Russel Blue. Teri Kropik with SOS Home Inspection brought in 7. It was an exciting three days and we really appreciate their support of the Chamber. We look forward to continued growth as our area really begins to develop with new businesses.
Our September membership luncheon was a celebration of our area teachers. The education committee hosted the luncheon and welcomed 2006-2007 Teachers of the Year from our schools in New Caney ISD, Splendora ISD and the Caney Creek feeder zone of Conroe ISD as well as Kingwood College. A record luncheon crowd of 200 attended and help celebrate the success of these great teachers.
We will be adding posts to this Blog from time to time as news happens. If you have questions for me just post to our Blog and we will do our best to answer (if we can).
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