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Meeting Notices
Monthly Business Luncheon
February 1, 2012, noon AJ’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill 120 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Apalachicola Business After Hours February 9th, 2012 American Red Cross Capital Area Chapter 5:30-7:00 pm 170 5th Street Apalachicola Monthly Business Luncheon March 7, 2012 noon Up The Creek Raw Bar 313 Water Street Apalachicola Visitor Statistics Dec 2001 523 Dec 2002 432 Dec 2003 858 Dec 2004 946 Dec 2005 1,288 Dec 2006 1,189 Dec 2007 1,660 Dec 2008 1,135 Dec 2009 1,258 Dec 2010 1,310 Dec 2011 1,209 Website stats December 2011 Visits 12,405 Unique Visitors 9,830 Page Views 49,951 Average Page Views 4.03 Time on Site (mins) 3:41 Bounce Rate 35.36% Chamber Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Mark Friedman 670-1253
VICE-PRESIDENT
Ginny Griner 653-8853 TREASURER Jerry Hall 653-9510
SECRETARY
Kristin Anderson 653-2249 BOARD MEMBERS Brenda Ash 653-8805 Kristy Branch Banks 670-1255 Donna Duncan 653-8976 Bonnie Gomes 670-8450 Bud Hayes 927-3305 Beverly Hewitt 653-9510 Mike Koun 653-2191 Michael Shuler 653-1757 Candy Varnes 927-2322 Kevin Ward 899-0669 |
New Members
Christine’s Cuisine
Welcome Christine Smith with her catering business Christine’s Cuisine. Christine’s Cuisine provides catering for all types of special occasions, from small dinners to large functions. She specializes in Italian cooking. Her love of cooking, especially Italian cooking, was born out of the years she spent in northern Italy. From age eight until sixteen she lived in Italy. Her father, Richard Bloodworth, was in the service. Christine’s was born at Tyndall Air force base and her family has deep roots in Apalachicola. Her brother Ricky Bloodworth manages the Apalachicola River Inn, Caroline’s and the Boss. Christine is married to Tommy Smith and they live in Eastpoint. She can be reached by calling (850) 670-4922, cell (850) 653-6085 of by email bootsietoo@fairpoint.net. Carol Miley Welcome Carol Miley. She joined the chamber as an as an Associate Member. Member News Suncoast Realty Suncoast Vacation Rentals Suncoast has moved it Apalachicola office next to the Dixie Theatre on Avenue E. Sam Gilbert says he plans to open the office in February. Stop by and see their new digs. Roberson & Associates, P.A. Roberson & Associates, P.A. is pleased to announce that Mark Edenfield has joined their CPA firm in the Apalachicola office. Mark, a native of Apalachicola, received his BS in accounting from Florida State University in 1985. Mark formerly worked with Apalachicola State Bank and Coastal Community Bank serving in several capacities including Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mark will be a strong asset for the firm with his many years of accounting, business and banking experience. Thanks to the support of the community we are able to provide local job opportunities. Weatherization Help Many Franklin County families are struggling with the high utility bills. Capital Area Community Action Agency’s Weatherization Assistance Program may be able to help. This Program provides permanent solutions to keep homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Services are provided to low-income residents whose income does not exceed 200% of the poverty level -- $21,780 for a household of one; add $7640 for each additional household member. Homeowners and renters may apply, but renters must have permission of the property owner. Single-family homes, mobile homes, and duplexes qualify. For more information, call Capital Area Community Action Agency’s office in Apalachicola – Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. (850) 653-8057. Forgotten Coast Builders Association The Forgotten Coast Builders Association is recruiting new members for 2012! Please contact Steve Newman steve.bigfish@gmail.com
Press
-Steve Stephens was here last November. His article Shucking glitz: In a quiet corner of Florida, Apalachicola trades on oysters and its quaint historic district appeared in the Columbus Dispatch Sunday, January 15th in their travel section. http://www.dispatch.com/ -Marty Richardson was sent information on Apalachicola and area events coming up this spring. She is writing a piece for Southern Boating. -Information on the Antique & Classic Boat Show was sent to the Rudder magazine, Sheerline magazine, and Classic Boating. -Herb Hiller was in town January 22-January 25th. Herb is a wonderful freelance writer out of Deland. The chamber arranged from him to come to Apalachicola as part of the BP money we received through the TDC to advertise Apalachicola. He also toured St Vincent, St George Island, ANERR and Alligator Point. Events Dixie Theatre The Dixie Theatre has great musical performances almost every weekend in February, and a play, My Nobel Destiny, February 22-26th. HCOLA Celebrate African-American History the entire month of February with H'COLA and the City of Apalachicola beginning with the Boys Choir of Tallahassee in concert on Saturday, February 4th at 5:00 pm at the New Life Church, 219 16th Street Apalachicola. Free Admission. For a full list of activities be sure to visit their website www.hcola.org Panhandle Players The Panhandle Players promises you an evening of fun and merriment in their second production of the season, "Murder at the Howard Johnson’s."This ultimate lover’s triangle written by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick and directed by Ed Tiley will be performed at the Eastpoint Firehouse on February 3 & 4 at 7:30PM and February 5 at 3:00PM. Tickets are available at the Butler Agency in Eastpoint, Downtown Books in Apalachicola, and Carrabelle Junction in Carrabelle. Or call 850- 670-5064 for reservations. Don’t miss this killer comedy! The following weekend for your Valentine pleasure "Murder at the Howard Johnson's" becomes dinner theatre on Friday, February 10 & Saturday, February 11 at The Crooked River Grille at St. James Bay Country Club. Call the Crooked River Grille directly for reservations at (850) 697-5050. Season ticket holders may attend the dinner theatre performance by paying the dinner up charge. Dinner begins at 6:30PM and ShowTime is 7:30PM, so don’t be late! http://www.panhandleplayers Pig Fest Capital Area Community Action Agency announces their annual BBQ competition, arts and crafts fair, and music festival on Saturday, February 18, 10 - 5:30 pm Enjoy a wonderful day of fabulous BBQ and foot-stomping music. It is a Florida BBQ Association sanctioned competition with $8,000 in cash prizes. BBQ Cook-off winners are qualified to enter the Jack Daniel World Championship in Lynchburg, Kentucky. Both Days feature an arts and crafts marketplace, kids’ zone, great food, and a wonderful group of vendors that include a country market and food concessions, register for the BBQ competition by January 31st at http://cacaainc.org/Events/ Mardi Gras Habitat for Humanity Mardi Gras celebration will be on February 3-4. Friday, the Mystic Krewe of Salty Barkers, invite you to join them in a parade of dogs and their people. The Krewe's theme is Noah's Bark so have fun dressing yourself and your dog as yourfavorite animal or wear traditional Mardi Gras attire. The parade begins at 5:00 pm at the Bowery and continues to Riverfront Park where the party will continue with live music, dancing, Cajun food, and other festivities for the whole family. For information or to pre-register, call 670-5064 or 653-2025. Laissez les BONE temps roulez! Spring Break 2012 Click here to see the 2012 Spring break dates for the regional k-12 schools and a link to the Panama City Chamber college spring break date schedule. |
Directors Column
We have been very busy at the chamber office. Information
packets are going out by the dozens daily and office traffic has
increased markedly since the new year. It appears that it will be a
very good quarter. We also have a lot of incredible press coming out in
the next few months that should garner the area a lot of attention.
Make sure your information on our website is up to date. To access it go
to the homepage at http://www.apalachicolabay.org
Got Ideas? Suggestions? How can the Apalachicola Bay Chamber better serve you? Is there something that we can do better to help your business? Is there something you would like to see us add or change on the website, at the visitor’s center or in the visitors’ guide? Ideas are always welcome. Feel free to call or email us with your ideas at info@apalachicolabay.org.     
Volunteers Needed
The Apalachicola Bay Chamber Visitor Center seeks volunteers to help at the visitors center and with special projects. Duties include giving our visitor information, answering questions about places to stay, restaurants and things to do. If you would like to help, we’d love to have you. It can be a fun and rewarding. Contact us for details (850) 653-9419 or email us at info@apalachico | ||
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