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Meeting Notices
Monthly Business Luncheon
November 6, 2013 noon
Coastal RV Resort 957 Hwy 98 (just east of Dr Zoe) Eastpoint Business After HoursNovember 14th, 2013 5:30-7:00pm Water Street Hotel 329 Water Street Apalachicola
Monthly Business LuncheonDecember 4, 2013 noon
Ira’s at the Gibson Inn 51 Avenue C Apalachicola
Visitor Statistics
Sept 2001 661 Sept 2002 680 Sept 2003 854 Sept 2004 758 Sept 2005 624 Sept 2006 1,125 Sept 2007 1,575 Sept 2008 1,357 Sept 2009 1,688 Sept 2010 1,002 Sept 2011 1,165 Sept 2012 1,882 Sept 2013 1,380 Website Stats Visits 12,556 Unique Visitors 9,888 Pageviews 44,118 Pages/Visit 3.51 Avg Time 3:41 Bounce Rate 44.19% %New Visits 70.48% Chamber Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Donna Duncan 653-8976
VICE-PRESIDENT
Bud Hayes 927-3305
TREASURER
Jerry Hall 653-9510
SECRETARY
Kristin Anderson 653-2249
BOARD MEMBERS
Brenda Ash 653-8805
Ginny Griner 653-8853
Beverly Hewitt 653-9510
Mike Koun 653-2191
Lynn Martina (850) 670-8796
Tom Morgan 653-3474
Ouida Tartt 653-4687
Jean Ulrich 653-2900
Kevin Ward 899-0669
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Blinging up Daisies
Welcome Eddie and Lanay Money and Tanya McClendon with their new Florist business Blinging up Daisies on Market Street in Apalachicola. Eddie and Tanya are brother and sister and grew up in Apalachicola. Lanay, Eddie’s wife, and Tanya had a floral business in Arkansas where they lived for many years. They decided they wanted to return to Apalachicola opened Blinging Up Daisies in July. They also sell Sorrelli jewelry, Circle E Candles, and gifts made by local artists. They are a full service florist that sells flowers, floral arrangements, silk arrangements and wreaths, and plants for all occasions. They deliver in Apalachicola, St George Island, Eastpoint, Lanark and Carrabelle. They are located at 51 Market Street Suite A across the Street from the Gibson Inn. They can be reached at (850) 899-1588 or visit their website at www.blingingupdaisies.com Action Auto Glass Deborah and Steve Kirschenbaum joined the chamber with Action Auto Glass, a sales, service and installation (onsite) auto glass shop. Action does auto windshields at no cost to the owner with Florida comprehensive or other state glass coverage. They also repair chipped windshields, windows that will not roll up, window leaks, headlight restoration and lock out service. Steve has been in the industry for 30 years. The Kirschbaum’s are from Long Island, New York. They are located at 207 U S Highway 98 in Eastpoint where the old Jerry’s Lounge used to be. They can be reached by calling (850) 733-7327 or visit their website atwww.actionglassgulfcoast.com. Law office of Todd Sumner Todd Sumner joined the chamber in October with his business the Law Office of Todd Sumner. Todd has practiced environmental and development law for eighteen years. He has a statewide practice that focuses on a wide array of environmental, administrative, land use, energy and natural resource matters. They advise clients in all aspects of environmental and land development permitting, as well as regulatory compliance, enforcement and transactional due diligence matters for residential, commercial, industrial projects, energy and infrastructure. Todd’s office is in Tallahassee, but he is often in the Gulf Coast area. He can be reached by calling (850) 591-6119, by email Todd@sumnerlawoffices.com or athttp://www.sumnerlawoffices. Daniel Bolinger Welcome Daniel Bolinger who joined the chamber as an Associate Member. Daniel, his wife and seven year old son are from New Orleans. They discovered St George Island back in 2000, and fell in love and decided to relocate here this past June. Member News Congratulations to Anna-Maria Cannatella on opening Apalachicola Homes Realty, LLC. Formerly an agent with Prudential Shimmering Sands, Anna Maria has her Broker license and has opened her own real estate firm in Apalachicola at 49 Avenue Gand can be reached at (850) 323.1600www.ApalachicolaHomes.net Events Oyster Roast Oyster Roast tickets are almost gone. Tickets are $55.00 each. Call or stop by to purchase yours today at the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce, 122 Commerce Street in Apalachicola (850) 653-9419. This year we will be at across from Riverfront Park in the lot next to the Grady Market in Apalachicola. Florida Seafood Festival The 50th annual Florida Seafood Festival takes place November 2nd-3rd, in Battery Park. The fun begins on Friday at 10:00 amwhen the park opens with some great food, arts & crafts, and entertainment. The Blessing of the Fleet takes place at 4:00 pm. This year’s King Retsyo is Vance Millender and the Queen is Morgan Martin. The King Retsyo Ball is back this year. It will be at 9:00pm at the Armory. Tickets are $25.00. Crooked Shooz will be playing. Saturday, the Redfish run kicks things off at 8:00 am. Don’t miss the biggest parade of the year down US 98 at 10:00 am. Battery Park will be buzzing with activity from 10:00 am -11:00 pm. There will be blue crab races, the famous oyster shucking at1:00 pm, the oyster eating contest at 2:00 pm. This year's musical headline act for Saturday night is Kellie Pickler. Admission is freeon Friday and $5 on Saturday (includes concert). For detailed information, go to www.floridaseafoodfestival.com Any Number Can Die November 15-17th, the Panhandle Players present Any Number Can Die the Dixie Theatre. Four ingenious murders take place in an island mansion as a pair of elderly detectives set to work on their first case. For more information go tohttp://www.panhandleplayers. Apalachicola Christmas Celebration The day after Thanksgiving, November 29th, the streets of Apalachicola will be lined with luminaries and filled with holiday spirit. Merchants will be open late and the sounds of carolers will echo through the streets filling the evening with the Christmas spirit. Santa will arrive on a shrimp boat at 4:00 p.m. at the City Dock on Water Street. Saturday, November 30th1:00-3:30 pmSanta has a special day devoted to visiting his furry friends. There will be a pet costume contest at 3:00 and special treats for dogs. For more info call (850) 653-9419. Shop Small Saturday November 30th 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Shop at our amazing independently owned and operated small businesses. From art to jewelry, food or antiques, you'll find the perfect gift for everyone on your list, minus the crowds and the hassle of going to the mall. . For more info call (850) 653-9419 orinfo@apalachicolabay.org | Directors Column
Help your chamber raise a few dollars and you might win something great! We have two raffles going on that will be drawn at the Florida Seafood Festival. First, we are raffling off a 50 quart YETI cooler, Tundra model.
 Tickets are $5.00 each. We also have a 3,000 watt, 13,500 BTU 120V Honda generator, normally retails for $2,329.95, ticket are $10.00 each. Spread the word and stop by and see us.  The 10th annual Apalachicola Bay Golf Tournament was held October 9th. We had nine teams and a perfect day. We would like to thank our sponsors: Centennial Bank, Dodd Title, Preble-Rish, Fairpoint Communications, Mason Bean C21 Collins Realty, Roberson & Associates, NAI/Talco, Boyd Brothers Printing, Marks Insurance Agency, and Bill Montford and Touch Point Branding/Graphic Solutions. The winning team was Dodd Title with a score of 55, Robbie Johnson, Brett Johnson, Stacy Kirvin and Tyler Poloronis. Second place (56) was 98 Real Estate Group Zach Childs, Matt Terry, Steve Newman and Zach Ferrell. Third Place (59) was Tim Bulter, Travis Sheridan, Johnny Sheridan, Levi Millender with Coastline. Thanks to Donnie Gay Ron Burlison, Nola Tolbert and the staff at St James Bay for planning and putting on the tournament.     
Press Coverage
-Marta Aldrich's article in American Profile magazine appeared in the October issue on Sunday, October 20th, and was distributed to ten million homes in 38 states. -Linda Rounds with Country Living magazine was sent pictures of Apalachicola and St George Island for an upcoming article. | ||
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