Chamber of Commerce Newsletter November, 2009 Volume 31, Issue 11

Tourism is Big Business! Tourism is Ponca City! Tourism is indeed big business in Ponca City and in our State! A large contingent of Ponca City tourism volunteers attended the 2009 Governor’s Tourism Conference held in Tulsa.

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Gold Members A+ Printing Albright Abstract & Title Guaranty Company Albright Insurance Agency, Inc Baskin, Stevens & Freeland, P.C. CableONE City of Ponca City ConocoPhillips Dancey-Meador Publications Eastman National Bank Evans and Associates Enterprises, Inc. First National Bank of Oklahoma Hays Sign/Precision Screen Home National Bank Jack Bowker Ford Lincoln Mercury Parker Pest Control, Inc. Personnel Staffing, Inc. Power 104.7 KIXR FM Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Otoe-Missouri Development Authority Ponca City News Primerica Financial Services RCB Bank/ Pioneer Rick Scott Construction, Inc. Sooner Construction Company TPI Staffing Service

Silver Members 89.7 The House/Praise 88.7 Food Pyramid Hospice of North Central OK Oklahoma Natural Gas Company

Bronze Members AT&T Brandt’s Ace Hardware Century 21 Group One Realtors Cherokee Strip Credit Union Comfort Inn & Suites Davis Moore Auto Group The Gift Shoppe/The Emporium Larry Murphy Insurance Agency Lindsay Manufacturing, Inc. Ron M. Kreger, M.D. Project Analysis & Control Pryse Monument Company Stolhand Heating & Air Conditioning Team Radio WBBZ AM 1230

Did you know that Oklahoma’s top three industries are Oil and Gas, Agriculture, and Tourism? In fact, in 2008 Tourism was a $6.1 billion industry for Oklahoma and that includes Ponca City!

Community Wide Holiday Giveaway! Largest Retail Event in Oklahoma and Kansas! The 2009 Community Wide Holiday Giveaway is here! The big drawings will be announced on Thursday, December 22nd starting at 7 p.m. This year spread your tickets out on your dining room table or living room floor and listen for the winning ticket numbers broadcast on your favorite radio stations KLOR, KPNC, KIXR, WBBZ, 89.7 the House or Praise 88.7! Several participating merchants are going to also host ―listen parties‖ in their businesses that evening during the drawings. The tickets will be drawn at the Chamber Office, 5th and Grand, beginning at 7 p.m. As each ticket is drawn the numbers will be phoned into the participating radio stations. They will announce the numbers over the radio and you will have five minutes to phone the Chamber if you have the drawn number. You will then have a period of time to present the number to the Chamber Office that night. You must phone the chamber with the winning ticket number and then present the ticket at the Chamber Office in order to win. Our Radio Stations cover the regional area Ponca City markets for retail shopping. The Ponca City Business Council sponsors this annual retail promotion. Erin Liberton of City National Bank was this year’s chairperson. Be sure to shop with our participating merchants, and ask for your tickets! This year’s Community Wide Holiday Giveaway will give away $13,000, and you increase your chance to win with every ticket you collect!! You will want to start shopping Saturday, November 7,with participating CWHG merchants! Get those tickets! Look for the identifying ―Santa Shops Ponca First‖ poster in the window of participating businesses. We have 78 participating businesses (that is a record).

Remember...Santa Shops Ponca First!

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Participating Community Wide Holiday Chamber Merchants 89.7 The House / Praise 88.7 – 6600 W. Hwy. 60 Aaron's Sales & Lease – 2608 N. 14th St. Abbey’s Hallmark – 2005 N. 14th St., Ste. 106 Affairs to Remember – 217 N. 2nd St. Aldi, Inc. – 1000 E. Prospect Ave. Anderson Floor to Ceiling – 509 N. 1st St. Angel Central – 215 E. Grand Ave. Blanton Chiropractic Clinic – 101 E. Broadway Ave. Boettcher & Lobaugh – 116 N. 5th St. Jack Bowker Ford Lincoln Mercury – 2415 N. 14th St. Brace Books & More – 2205 N. 14th St. Brandt’s Ace Hardware – 3203 N. 14th St. Brown’s Shoe Fit Company – 2101 N. 14th St. CableONE Advertising Calie Jo’s – 1800 N. 5th St. Cannon Honda – 3415 N. 14th St. Chapman Shoe Emporium – 2601 N. 14th St. Cimarron Public Transit – 313 N. 14th St., Ste. 103 City National Bank – 1101 E. Prospect Ave. Completely Quilted Bernina Sewing Center – 315 E. Grand Ave. Discount Carpet Outlet – 118 S. 1st St. Eastman National Bank – 222 E. Grand Ave. First National Bank of Oklahoma - 1501 E. Prospect Ave. Food Pyramid-North – 2005 N. 14th St., Ste. 110 Food Pyramid-South – 904 S. 4th St. GK Tire & Auto Service, Inc. – 111 N. 1st St. Galaxy Mattress & More – 2501 N. 14th St. Grand Flowers & Gifts – 217 E. Grand Ave. Happy Days Cafe – 423 E. Grand Ave. Head Country Bar-B-Q Restaurant, Inc. – 1217 E. Prospect Ave. Her Majesty’s Gems – 211 E. Grand Ave. Hobby Lobby Creative Center – 2904 N. 14th St. Chuck Hoddy Glass – 727 N. Union St. Installations Unlimited – 315 E. Hartford Ave. JCPenney – 2005 N. 14th St., Ste. 141 KIXR FM\ Power 104.7 – 3924 Santa Fe Rd. Kaw Smoke Shop II – 1535 E. Hubbard Rd. Kentucky Fried Chicken – 1308 Princeton Ave. Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse – 3500 N. 14th St. Martin Jean & Jackson – 116 N. 5th St. Mazzio’s Italian Eatery – 720 E. Prospect Ave. McGee Jewelers – 219 E. Grand Ave. Nicholson Auction & Real Estate –511 S. 1st St. Northern Therapy & Rehabilitation, Inc. – 2211 N. 14th St.

Oklahoma Hardtails – 204 E. Central Ave. Old West Liquors – 3211 N. 14th St. Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino – 73 N. City View Rd. Pemberton, Inc. – 3330 N. 14th St. Plaza Wine & Spirits – 2005 N. 14th St., Ste. 105 Ponca City Discount Foods – 2405 N. 14th St. The Ponca City News – 300 N. 3rd St. Ponca Plaza Twin – 1403 E. Hartford Ave. Ponca Print & Copy, L.L.C. – 420 E. Hartford Ave. The Prairie Rose – 407 E. Grand Ave. Quality Pools & Spas – 115 E. Highland Ave. RCB Bank – Pioneer – 1223 E. Highland Ave. The Raspberry Thicket Gifts and Snacks – 1900 N. 14th St. (inside PCMC) Sears – 412 E. Hartford Ave. Smith Home Furnishings – 2500 N. 14th St. Spray’s Jewelry & Gifts – 203 E. Grand Ave. Stolhand Heating & Air Conditioning – 413 S. 3rd St. Team Radio – 1000 Oakland Rd. Toni’s Westside Healthmart – 301 W. Grand Ave. Phillip A. Tyndall, D.D.S., P.C. – 415 E. Hartford Ave. University Center at Ponca City – 1005 S. Pine St. WBBZ AM 1230 – 1601 E. Oklahoma Ave. Wal-Mart Supercenter – 1101 E. Prospect Ave. Walgreen Drug Store – 2300 N. 14th St. Woodridge Market -- 4128 Lake Rd. Yes Finance Company – 200 E. Central Ave.

Sponsors (not a ticket outlet) A+ Printing – 119 N. 3rd St. CableONE – 303 N. 4th St. ConocoPhillips – 1000 S. Pine St. Dancey-Meador Publications, Inc. – 118 N. Oak St. Earl Ball Insurance Agency, Inc. – 1920 Lake Rd., Ste. A Larry Murphy Insurance Agency, Inc. – 113 E. Grand Ave. Ponca Plaza, Ltd. – 2101 N. 14th St., Ste. 129B WW Recycling, Inc. – 2986 W. North Ave.

November Chamber Business after Hours Hosted by United Way of Ponca City and John’s! The November Chamber of Commerce Business after Hours will be hosted by United Way of Ponca City and John’s, located next to each other at 2nd and Cleveland Street, Tuesday, November 17th from 5 – 7 p.m. Please join United Way of Ponca City and John’s for an enjoyable evening of fellowship and networking with other Chamber Members. Make sure you bring your business card for a free drawing.

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Tickets please! By Steve Crank Chairman of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce Fall is certainly upon us! The beautiful autumn leaves are falling from the trees, pumpkins are everywhere and the air carries upon it that familiar bite that reminds us that the holidays are just a few weeks away. We are so blessed to live in a country in which we are free to celebrate our holiday traditions and even more blessed to live in a community that openly embraces these festivities. Here in Ponca City we enjoy many celebrations of the holiday season. There is the Holiday Tree lighting at Centennial Plaza, the Lighted Christmas Parade, the return of the Christmas tree at 3 rd and Grand, and of course the gathering of tickets for the Community Wide Holiday Giveaway drawing. Each year the Community Wide Holiday Giveaway has grown and grown, and this year is proving to be no exception. 78 businesses have signed up to participate this year, setting an all time record, and our goal is to distribute over 1,000,000 tickets! The Community Wide Holiday Giveaway is the largest retail event in Oklahoma and Kansas combined, and our Chamber staff and volunteers work hard to ensure it is also the best. This promotion is a way for our home town businesses to thank you for shopping locally. There are many good reasons for us to shop Ponca City first. By keeping our dollars here locally we are providing jobs and incomes for our friends and neighbors. We keep our retail sector robust and diverse, offering a variety of goods and services. The sales tax dollars collected on your local purchases go to support our city’s street improvements as well as police and fire protection, just to name a few of the services they provide. Overall, the economic benefit to our community is tremendous. 1 million tickets equates to $10 million in retail sales! This is a project our Chamber believes in strongly, so much so that the Chamber contributes $5000 to the promotion. Additionally, all revenue generated by this project is used for advertising and promotion. So this holiday season Shop Ponca City First. Support our local retailers, ask for your tickets, and be sure to tune to your favorite radio station on December 22nd. You could be our next $5000 Santa Buck winner!

We hosted a leadership team from El Dorado Kansas October 1st. It was a great day! During the morning Steve Crank, Becky Hatton, Lee Evans and Mayor Homer Nicholson spoke to the group about the Chamber, City Projects, Tourism, and Economic Development. We had lunch in the Ball Room of the Mansion and then the group toured the Mansion and Ponca City. Thank you Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino for the use of your bus for the tour of Ponca City!

Make Plans to Attend the Leadership Ponca City Alumni Luncheon Friday December 11th Please mark your calendar for the Ponca City Leadership Alumni meeting/luncheon on Friday, December 11, featuring special guest Oklahoma Tourism Director Hardy Watkins. The event will be held in the dining room of the Ponca City Country Club starting at 11:30 a.m. Cost for this fun event is only $12.50 and you must phone the Chamber Office at 765-4400 to RSVP.

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Ribbon Cuttings!

Congratulations Ponca Playhouse on your new performance center! It is awesome! We also appreciate you hosting Business after Hours and the great food and entertainment!!

Have you seen the remodeled Kentucky Fried Chicken? It is beautiful! We recently had a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for them and we can’t thank the Bunch Family enough for your continued investment in Ponca City! Great food in a great environment, you can’t beat that!

Law Partners Kenneth Holmes Grace Yates Ribbon Cutting Wednesday November 4th The Chamber Board of Directors, Ambassador Committee and President’s Club will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for attorney’s Kenneth Holmes and Grace Yates celebrating their new location at 1215 East Highland on November 4th at 10 a.m. This is just west of RCB Bank. Everyone is invited to attend this event and congratulate Holmes and Yates on their move to this new location! We also appreciate their continued investment in Ponca City! A large crowd turned out to celebrate Wal-Mart’s recent remodel with an early morning Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Casey Vandiver, General Manager, was the emcee for this event. We certainly appreciate this business for their never-ending support of our community!

Oklahoma Hardtails Ribbon Cutting Friday November 13th The Chamber Board of Directors, Ambassador Committee and President’s Club will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for new Ponca City business Oklahoma Hardtails on Friday November 13th at 10 a.m. Oklahoma Hardtails is owned and operated by Cory Vandiver and is located downtown at 204 East Central. Everyone is invited to attend this event and welcome this new business to Ponca City.

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We had a great presence at the Oklahoma Governor’s Tourism Conference held in Tulsa. Our Herb Festival received the Red Bud Award for being one of Oklahoma’s top events! We learned a lot in various tourism workshops. We also got to spend time with our Lt. Governor Jari Askins and Tourism Director Hardy Watkins. Senator David Myers presented a citation to the Herb Festival volunteers in recognition of their hard work organizing this festival and for being recognized by the Oklahoma Tourism Industry as a top event!

There is no place like Ponca City during the Holidays! Check out the Tourism Web Site at www.poncacitytourism.com for all the fun activities! Don’t miss our annual Holiday Parade; Edgar Cruz Christmas Concert, Michael Londra Concert and the Festival of Angels Holiday Lights—just to name a few of the holiday events!

Support the Ponca City Annual Veterans’ Day Parade on Saturday November 7th starting at 10:30 a.m. in downtown Ponca City! We will be saluting our Active Duty and our 45th Brigade Soldiers! Plus, there will be a fly over of Tulsa Warbirds, T-28’s, P-51’s, and Air National Guard F -16’s. Lots of floats, bands, bag pipes, Shriners, bikes and of course school kids!

Congratulations to all the HOG Rally volunteers, especially Donna Hingtgen, for hosting an outstanding HOG Rally in Ponca City! Despite the weather and a collapsed tent, the comments we heard were over the top. Your positive attitude painted a great picture of Ponca City for the visiting group!! Your efforts and the efforts of many local citizens proved successful, because the weather didn’t seem to dampen anyone’s spirits! Ponca City truly has a ―can do‖ attitude and we always know we will succeed!!

The Chamber hosted a visit by Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley in order for him to give us an update on projects in our region and transportation needs in general for Oklahoma. The public was able to ask questions of Secretary Ridley and several centered on the need for rail service to Ponca City.

Attention Ponca City Leadership Alumni We are updating our database, and would like the assurance that we have correct contact information for you! We recently sent out a ―mass‖ e-mail to all alumni members. If you did not receive it, then we need to update your e-mail information. Keeping in touch with you, either by e-mail and through the postal service, is very important to us. Please make sure we know how to reach you! Call Nancy at the Chamber office, 765 -4400, or e-mail her at [email protected].

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Standing Bear Pow Wow

The Annual Standing Bear Pow Wow was a huge success this year! Our Chamber Leadership once again helped serve the elders the traditional meal that was prepared by an Osage family. It was really good! This is a great privilege to get to participate in the Pow Wow by serving the meal and also by working the information booth! We also hosted German Travel Writers during the event and they really enjoyed it!. They participated in serving the meal and also got to dance in the Pow Wow. This truly is an outstanding Ponca City event!!

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Meet the 2010 Leadership Class (For the next several months we will feature class members)

Chris Henderson City of Ponca City Development Services Director Married

–Julia Henderson, spouse –2 children –Stewart, son –Christin, daughter Sports and Hobbies

–Racquetball –Music

Glenda Hisey The Renaissance of Ponca City & Stillwater Community Relations Coordinator Married

–Don Hisey, spouse –3 children –Dan, son –Eric, son –Jessica, daughter Civic Organizations

–Kiwanis International –RSVP Volunteer –Modern Moms Mothers Club

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Ponca City Tourism Works on Promoting Events By Tourism Coordinator Kristi Brown Ponca City Tourism was fortunate to attend the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Tulsa. It was great to meet and network with other tourism and chamber professionals throughout the state. It was also amazing to realize Ponca City’s reputation for quality tourism promotion with the State Tourism Department. State Tourism unveiled their new website, travelok.com which will be up and running by January, 2010. This exciting new website will give Ponca City the opportunity to highlight individual attractions, events, festivals, hotels/motels and restaurants. We are currently working with the state to coordinate a workshop here in Ponca City which will teach the logistics of this new website to all interested participants. We’ll publicize the workshop when it is finalized. I’m excited about this, as we all should be! I also had the chance to meet with key figures in tourism and attend a ―tourism boot camp.‖ This seminar provided advice on organizing travel busses and tour groups; submitting story and programming ideas to Discover Oklahoma; providing local photo stills to the Oklahoma Film and Music Department; advertising and editorial opportunities in Oklahoma Today magazine; and promoting our city through destination development programs and public relations through the Oklahoma Travel Wire. It was all fantastic! November is going to be a great month for activities in Ponca City. The Poncan Theatre will be hosting An Evening with Will Rogers on November 6th. The Muchmore Photography Exhibit and Competition will be at the Ponca City Art Center throughout the month of November, beginning on November 6th. Look for Marland’s Grand Home major fundraiser “Tablescapes and Wreathscapes,” November 7-8. Entries are still available and you can purchase lunch on both days! The Veteran’s Day Parade will be November 7 th in downtown Ponca City. Our parade has been selected as a ―Regional Site Parade‖ by the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, so you know it’s a great one! The Poncan will be hosting the Poncan Opry’s “Tribute to Veterans Show” that evening. On November 13th The Ponca Playhouse kicks off another great play, “A Talent for Murder”. Don’t miss the Historic Home and Building Tour hosted by Ponca City Main Street on November 15th. Then on November 19th, NOC’s Kinzer Performing Arts Center will feature “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” a Tony award winning musical and comedy. Be sure and join us and the rest of the community on November 25 th for “The Night the Lights go on” free family fun at Lake Ponca Park, followed by the Community Tree lighting ceremony at City Hall’s Centennial Plaza. November 25th is also the official lighting of The Festival of Angels Lighting Display. With over 260 attractions displayed throughout the community, this is the largest lighting display in Northern Oklahoma! There’s always so much to do in this beautiful town. Just make sure to schedule time for you and your family to participate! If you’ve got something going on, be sure and let us know about it well in advance (a month is great!). We’ll work on helping you get participants and attendees, and help publicize the event. Promoting Ponca City’s events through public relations efforts has been a major goal during my first couple of months. I am actively trying to promote these events within our community and through regional outlets. I’ve created a database listing of local area newspapers and radio stations, so I can effectively send press releases and e-mail blitzes to these outlets. This type of media publicity is free, yet still has the potential to create lots of interest and brings people to Ponca City – which is the ultimate goal of Ponca City Tourism!

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LORDY, LORDY LOOKS WHOSE FORTY David Myers Ponca City Development Authority Don’t look now but the Internet, that now critical lifeline to the world, turned forty on October 29th. This may come as a shock to people who are in their twenties and somehow think they invented it. Sorry to burst your bubble. Much has been written and said about the digital divide, and how it is only the young who are wired, surf, Google things, or use social media. It must be tough for adherents of this myth to learn that the largest demographic using Facebook and Twitter, by far, is people between the ages of 35 and 60. Younger people barely register on the radar screen although you would never know it by the tone of the media. In 1969, however, now seventy something Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, a computer science professor at UCLA, connected with the Stanford Research Institute through ―Interface Message Processors‖ which they called the ARPANET, the computer based communications platform that would later be called the internet. Perhaps it started with a ―Can you hear me now?‖ or even a dig at their respective football teams, but nevertheless, digital history was made that day. This, of course, was followed by 54 year old Bill Gates’ ―Windows‖ which allowed us to actually use the personal computer. That is unless you bought an Apple, invented by now 59 year old Steve Wozniak. Perhaps the real breakthrough, however, came when 65 year old year old (Dr.) Jim Clark launched Mosaic Netscape in 1994, the universal program that allowed everyone to talk to each other on the internet rather than the then-common protocol of Prodigy users talking to Prodigy users and no one talking to China. The point is that the changing economy is not built, necessarily, around twenty somethings. The new economy is for everybody. Richard Florida in his seminal book ―The Creative Class‖ is often misquoted or misunderstood to suggest that twenty somethings are the only ones who can come up with new, innovative ways of making things, doing things and operating things. But Florida was clear. Even the fifty something guy flipping burgers is a member of the Creative Class if he has found a way to do so more efficiently or, to use the First commandment of industry, better, faster and cheaper. So what’s the point? As the new economy continues to emerge, it is everyone’s economy. This is true if you are 24 or 84. Recent changes are just a taste of what’s ahead and you can be a driver in this exciting new age. The global economy, and our economy in Ponca City, is moving forward, eliminating any and all inefficiencies. What we may think of as a stable part of our community, the economy may decide is yesterday’s news. Holding on to obsolete things that are not relevant to today’s economy may soothe or sense our sense of nostalgia, but the modern, hyper competitive global economy just doesn’t care. Change is not an option. Whether we’re a part of it or left behind is up to each and every person…and every community.

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Chamber Member Business Notes for November! BALANCING YOUR DOSHA WORSKHOP Do you find yourself feeling out of balance once the holiday season is upon you? Then this is the workshop for you! A Dosha is your characteristic body type. When it is out of balance, specific health issues can arise. Learn what your body type (Dosha) is, foods that heal (and aggravate), yoga postures that are beneficial and healing. Suggested reading (but not necessary): Perfect Health by Deepok Chopra. Tuesday, November 10, 6pm-8pm Cost: $25 Please pre-register by November 5. Contact Kay Smith at Om Yoga and Pilates Studio 718-9042. PONCA CITY KENPO KARATE Stuart Gil, owner, announces a special November special in cooperation with Burger King. Sign up today for classes and you receive a free meal from Burger King! In order to “cash in” on this special, you will need to mention that you saw the ad in the Chamber newsletter. Call (580) 304-3706. Are you missing out? All it takes for your business to be highlighted in this section of the newsletter is a phone call, a personal exchange, or an e-mail. We would love to print something about you! This is your chance to extend special offers to other chamber members, to talk about your recent successes, to celebrate plans upcoming or recently accomplished! Be creative, and let us hear from you! Call 765-4400 or e -mail [email protected].

Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino recently invested in the Chamber PRIDE training for its employees. This training took place in two segments to train as many of the employees as possible. Homer Nicholson, Kathy Tippin, and Chuck Rager volunteered to assist with this training. Thanks to these individuals, and thanks to Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino for taking PRIDE in Ponca City! Jack Bowker Ford Lincoln Mercury

The Chamber Business of the Month is selected by the Ponca City Business Council, a committee of the Chamber of Commerce. This month’s Business of the Month is Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.

Recently hosted the Business after Hours on October 27. If you weren’t there, you missed a good time! Hats off to the Bowker crew for hosting such a fine event! We appreciate all you do for the Ponca City community!

Mark your calendars today for the Chamber of Commerce Banquet to be held on Thursday, January 28th at the ConocoPhillips Atrium. This will be an exciting evening as we kick off another wonderful year for Ponca City! Tickets will go on sale in December!

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Your Chamber of Commerce at Work in November! Please note this month several meetings are not at their regularly scheduled time. Please carefully check the day and time for all of our monthly meetings—some changes were made due to the holidays.

Wednesday, November 4 – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Holmes and Yates Law Office at 10 a.m. located at 1215 E. Highland. Thursday, November 5 – Education Committee will meet at 4 p.m. at Garfield School. Malcolm Cooper of Staples is the Chairperson. Saturday, November 7 is the day to start getting your tickets in the Community Wide Holiday Giveaway! Tuesday, November 10 – Ponca City Business Council will meet at 8 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room. Earl Ball with Earl Ball Insurance is the Chairperson. Wednesday, November 11 – Chamber Office closed for Veterans’ Day. Wednesday, November 11 – Leadership Ponca City! Civic & Human Resources Day. Friday, November 13 – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Oklahoma Hardtails at 10 a.m. located at 204 East Central. Tuesday, November 17 – Ambassador Committee will meet at 8 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room. Joe DeNoya with Pemberton’s is the Chairperson. Tuesday, November 17 – Business after Hours from 5 – 7 p.m. hosted by United Way of Ponca City and John’s. Wednesday, November 18 – Finance Committee will meet at 10 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room. This meeting will review the 2010 Chamber Budget. Ryan Schwabe with Baskin, Stevens and Freeland is the Chairperson. Wednesday, November 18 – Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room. Steve Crank with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is the Chairperson. Thursday, November 19 – Community Development Committee will meet at 10 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room. Barry Bickle with Eastman National Bank is the Chairperson. Tuesday, November 24 – Tourism Bureau will meet at 8 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room. Becky Hatton with RCB Pioneer Bank is the Chairperson. Tuesday, November 24 – Chamber Board of Directors will meet at 11 a.m. in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room. Steve Crank with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is the Chairperson. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 26 - 28 – The office is closed for Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving – We have so much to be thankful for! For more information on any of these Chamber events or meetings please contact our office 765-4400 or email Rich Cantillon at [email protected] For Ponca City Holiday Events please go to www.poncacitytourism.com

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree! It’s not too soon to be thinking about Christmas decorations. This year the Chamber would like to have a tree in our lobby representing you! But…we need your help. The ―ornaments‖ are going to be business cards of our members—and you know who we’re talking about! Can you please send us your business card? We would like to have enough of them to fill our tree from top to bottom! So please bring your business card by!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

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September BAH Betty Woody Personal Banker

Eastman National Bank P.O. Box 190 Direct: (580) 718-4151 222 E. Grand Branch: (580) 718-9990 Ponca City, OK 74602 Fax: (580) 718-9995 [email protected]

BUSINESS CARD WINNER! Please note: The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce office will be closed Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans’ Day, and for Thanksgiving, November 26 - 28.

Ten Reasons to Shop Ponca City First! 1. Shopping Ponca City creates jobs. Shops in Ponca City create local employment and self-employment.

2. Local businesses invest more in Ponca City. Local businesses are proportionally more generous in their support of local charities, schools, and community events.

3. Local businesses sell a wide range of great products at affordable prices.

Your Chamber of Commerce putting dollars back into Ponca City Businesses!

Chamber Buck Annual Sales as of October 28, 2009

$135,425.00

Check out what our retailers have to offer!

4. Shopping local saves you money. If you add travel, fees to transfer larger items, and your time, the overall cost is often much higher than shopping locally.

5. Shopping local retains our communities. In order for our local businesses to stay open, they have to have customers.

6. Shopping local retains our distinctiveness. Local businesses respond more quickly to the needs of local customers, stocking products to meet the local population needs.

7. Shopping local saves the environment. Local shops often stock a high percentage of locally sourced goods which do not require long shipping journeys, helping to reduce our global footprint.

8. Local shops are for everyone. Most people can get to Ponca City businesses easily, especially important for the elderly, young adults with children, and people without transportation.

9. Ponca City stores value your repeat business. When a business’s reputation is at stake, customer care and the standard of service is high.

10. Shopping local saves services. Private and public sector services cluster around shops. As shops disappear so do hairdressers, banks, restaurants, etc.

So….Shop Smart, Shop Ponca First!

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: [email protected]

Mike & Donna Culver, Owners

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Member-to-Member Discounts Following are the discounts being offered to Chamber members by other members. To receive the discount, simply show the participating business your Discount Card. If your business needs additional cards, or would like to participate in this free program, call the Chamber at 580-765-4400.

A.L.C. Services, 423 S. Pine: Specializing in auto repairs and lawn and tree care. 10% off any service. First time customers only. Call Alan at 767-0001. Offer expires 12/31/09.

Golden Villa Adult Day Services, 1722 N. 4th Street, Suite B: Visit our day program for one day at no charge. Must be a new appointment. Call Melissa at 762-0264.

All Star Advertising & Promotions, 820 W. College: Free $15 set-up fee on any new order. For chamber members only! Call Dale at 580363-2948. Offer expires 12/31/09.

Grand Flowers & Gifts, 217 East Grand: 10% off Total Purchase. Call 762-3388. Offer expires 12/31/09.

At Home Medical, 1209 E. Prospect Ave.: 10% discount on anything in the store. Cash Sales only. Call 765-8155. Offer expires 12/31/09. Bob’s Glass Plus, 619 S. 1st: Free Glass Cleaner with full tint. Call 762-8522 or 762-8746 and make an appointment. Offer expires 12/31/09. Bodyworks Massage & Spa, 2002 N. 14th: $5 off one hour massage. $5 off 1/2 hour massage. For chamber members only! Call 762-5000. Offer expires 12/31/09. Brown’s Shoe Fit Company, 2101 N. 14th: 15% off purchase of $65.00 and up. Offer expires 12/31/09. Centerline Firearms, 2110 N. Ash: Get a 10% discount on all ammunition . Chamber members only. Offer expires 12/31/09. Chimney Doctor, 5911 E. 68th : Certified Sweep Service offers $20.00 off regular cleaning & inspection price. Call 762-3838 or toll free at (888) 477-SOOT (7668). Offer expires 12/31/09. Completely Quilted Bernina Sewing Center, 315 E. Grand: Free Fat Quarter with $20 or more purchase. Call 718-9300. Offer expires 12/31/09. Cope Photography, 205 E. Grand: One free 8x10 with any portrait package purchase. Call 762-2075 for your appointment today! Offer expires 12/31/09. The Daily Grind, 202 E. Grand: Any large drink for a medium charge. Call David Broome at 762-5594. Offer expires 12/31/09. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 3214 N. 14th: We have everything from compact cars to sport utilities to 15 passenger vans. Receive 10% off daily and weekly rental rates and over 40% off daily rates for weekends. Call Dewey Wilson or Katy Smith at 718-9500. No expiration. Galaxy Mattress, 2501 N. 14th: 5% off, or free local delivery, to any Chamber member. 762-8400. Offer expires 12/31/09.

Happy Days Café, 423 East Grand: 10% off Full Breakfast, Sandwiches, Salads and Dinners (Beverages not included). Call Lee Vernon at 762-2310. Member meals only. Offer expires 12/31/09. Head Country Bar-B-Q, 1217 E. Prospect: 10% off regular price dinners. Call Charlie Ryan at 767-8304. Offer expires 12/31/09. Kay Office Equipment Company, 1401 N. 7th: Your old copier is worth at least $500 as trade in on a new Toshiba or Samsung Digital Copier. 10% discount off all supplies in stock. Call Dan Stahl at 765-4436. Offer expires 12/31/09. Mayer Eye Care, 1722 N. 4th, Suite C: 10% off Regular Priced Items. Call 762-0870 for your appointment today! Offer expires 12/31/09. Mazzio’s Italian Eatery, 720 E. Prospect: Mazzio’s Pizza will give a 30 % discount on 5 or more pizzas. A 10% discount for members on any menu item. Void with daily specials, coupons, discounts, or Mazzio’s special offers. Marc & Kathy Leavell. Offer expires 12/31/09. McGee Jewelers, 219 East Grand: 30% off store wide excluding repairs and class rings. Call Matt McGee at 765-2636. Offer expires 12/31/09. Parker Pest Control, 3614 Lake Road: First treatment on five step lawn program, 1/2 price for new customers. Call Brad Parker at 7626614. Offer expires 12/31/09. Pecan Place Apartments, 3550 N Pecan Road: $50.00 off move-in rent on a 1 or 2 bedroom unfurnished apartment. Members only. Call Kaleen Mills at 767-7783. Offer expires 12/31/09. Personnel Staffing, Inc., 715 E. Hartford: Four hours free on a forty hour work week. Only one per customer. New job orders only. Please contact Mikki or Tricia at 762-8376. No expiration date. Ponca Bowl, 2000 Lake Road: Buy 1 Get 1 Free, Open play only. Call 762-3333. Offer expires 12/31/09.

Ponca City Kenpo Karate, 847 N. Union: 50% off first month’s fee. Call Stuart at 580-3043706 (gym) or Eric at (580) 304-1516. Check out the website at www.poncacitykenpokarate.com. No expiration date. Ponca Tech Squad Computer Repair, 426 West Grand: 20% off labor. Call Mike or Matt at 718-5100. Offer expires 12/31/09. The Prairie Rose, 407 East Grand: 15% off regular price items. Call Lori George at 7678331. Offer expires 12/31/09. The Ranch Wellness Center, 1043 N. Union: 15% off any service. Call 762-1500 for your appointment today. Offer expires 12/31/2009. Simply Unique, 100 East Hartford: 15% discount on all items excluding Bells of Vienna. Call Al or Linda at 716-9145. Offer expires 12/31/09. Spray’s Jewelry, 210 East Grand: 20% discount on all merchandise excluding class rings and repairs and sale items. Call Carter Buller at 762-1604. Offer expires 12/31/09. TPI Staffing Service, Inc., 1722 N. 4th St., Ste. E: 10% off a forty hour work week. Only one per new customer. Contact Steve Struble at 762-0663. No expiration date. Take Ten Tire & Lube, 3015 N. 14th: Your one stop shop for all your automotive needs! $3 off full service oil change, free brake & tire inspection. Give us a call 580-762-5919. Offer expires 12/31/09. The U.P.S. Store., 522 North 14th: $3 off Package Service for Shipment from the U.P.S. Store. Call Pam Childs at 762-6225. Offer expires 12/31/09. Village Green Apartments, 2700 N. 5th St.: $50 off first month’s rent with 6 month lease on 2BR apt. Call 762-0017. Ask for Paula. Offer expires 12/31/09. Visual Solutions, Inc., 211 N. 2nd St.: 10% discount on all orders. Call Roger or Wendy at 762-2054. No expiration date.

Is Your Business Here? If not, call the Chamber to promote your business. This is a benefit of being a member and there is no cost to you. Call Nancy Kruckeberg at 765-4400 to take advantage of this free advertising.

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Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce Proudly announces our 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brett Austin RCB Bank/Pioneer Ryan Austin First National Bank of OK Earl Ball Earl Ball Insurance Agency Troy Campbell Home National Bank Jim Cochran Ponca Plaza, Inc. Kimberly Cotton GK Tire & Auto Mike Culver A + Printing Steve Crank Oklahoma State Employment Services Lee Evans Evans & Associates, Inc. Mary Graham ConocoPhillips Scott Jackson Boettcher, Martin, Jean & Jackson Molly Kyler Pioneer Technology Center Erin Liberton City National Bank Sue Lunsford Community Volunteer Dr. Steve Tiger Pioneer Technology Center Janet Martin Eastman National Bank Homer Nicholson Mayor of Ponca City Dr. David Pennington Ponca City Public Schools Ryan Schwabe Baskin, Stevens & Freeland, PC Shawndra Sheik ConocoPhillips Dr. Roger Stacy Northern Oklahoma College Rhonda Stolhand Stolhand Heating & Air Casey VanHoesen Eastman National Bank Andy Wachtel Ponca City Medical Center Daren Wilson Albright Insurance Agency

Volume 31, Issue 11

Welcome New Chamber Members! As of the printing of this newsletter, these are the new members to our Chamber of Commerce. Please make them feel welcome as the newest additions to our “Chamber family!” Galaxie Business Equipment, Inc. Winfield, KS Oklahoma Hardtails 204 E. Central Ave. Wheat Land Industries, LLC 1722 N. 4th, Ste. D El Patio of Ponca City, Inc. 731 N. 14th WW Recycling, Inc. 2986 W. North Ave. Dreamweaver Anesthesia Service, LLC 26 Hillcrest Dr. Feet Plus 317 E. Grand Ave. Official Publication The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Newsletter (ISSN 1053-4539) 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. POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to: PONCA CITY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWSLETTER P.O. Box 1109 Ponca City, Oklahoma 74602 (580) 765-4400 Periodical Postage Paid at Ponca City, OK 74602

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