The Roosevelt County Cham-ber of Commerce will hold its next Chamber Luncheon on Thursday, April 14 at the Yam Theatre, 219 S. Main.

Special guest speakers will include area state legislators, who will report on the activities of the recent 30-day session in Santa Fe. They’ll also be availa-ble for a brief question and an-swer session during the lunch-eon. Legislators invited to attend include Sen. Stuart Ingle, Rep. Dennis Roch, Rep. George Dodge and Rep. Bob Wooley.

The Chamber made special

efforts to keep its members in-formed of bills that might affect business and this area in particu-lar, said Chamber Executive Director Karl Terry. He added that the luncheon will give eve-ryone an opportunity to find out the end result of the session.

Advance reservation is urged, according to Terry. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. They can be purchased online at portales.com by click-ing on the calendar item for the Chamber. You may also contact the Chamber staff at 356-8541 or come by 100 S. Ave. A.

Communiqué A Newsletter of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce

2016 Chamber Board of Directors

President Matt Hunton

Hunton Insurance

President-elect Jerry Cordova

First Financial Credit Union

Secretary/Treasurer Don Thomas

Central Christian Church

VP, Membership Services Noelle Bartl

ENMU Foundation

VP, Community Affairs Patsy Jimenez

U.S. Bank

Members

John Houser ENMU

Melissa Phillips Alta Terra

Scott Davis Valley Furniture

Amber Hamilton Roosevelt County

John Pugh Something Different Grill

Sheryl Borden KENW-TV

Leon Nall Yucca Telecom

Sandra Taylor-Sawyer SBDC

Rose Robbins Individual Member

Johnnie Cain Portales Schools

Dianne Parker City of Portales

Randy Knudson RCCDC

Teresa Villanueva RGH

Quaylene Parkey Hampton Farms

Chamber Mission: To build community and pride in Roosevelt County by serving as an infor-mation resource and by coordinating community enriched events and ac-tivities that contribute to the prosperity of the area.

Roosevelt County Chamber

100 S. Avenue A Portales, NM 88130

(575) 356-8541 chamber@portales.com

New Members

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1412 S. Ave O, Suite A,

(575) 935-5433

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April 2016

Chamber Calendar April 2 — Great American Cleanup, 9 a.m., City Park April 5 — Facebook Seminar, 2-5 p.m. Yam Theatre April 14 — Chamber Luncheon, 12 p.m., Yam Theatre April 18 — Ambassador Meeting, 12 p.m., Chamber April 19 — Chamber Board Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Chamber April 21 -- ENM Job Fair, 3-7 p.m., Clovis Civic Ctr. April 23 -- Roosevelt County Relay For Life, 1-8 p.m., City Park April 26 — Google Workshop, 12-1 p.m. Yam Theatre April 30 — Cannon Appreciation, 3:30 p.m. ENMU campus 

For more check the online calendar at:

www.portales.com

Volunteer of the Month

Mandi Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently at Hydration Station after purchasing the business from Karen Roach. The business, located at 523 W. University Drive, sells cof-fees, tea, sandwiches, soups and salads along with reverse osmosis water and ice in bulk. The location also has a large meeting and event room for weddings, parties and dances, seating up to 200. Hydration Station is open Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call ahead to 226-3899 to order ahead and pickup at the drive-thru window.

Business of the Month

Chamber Luncheon features legislators

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Rodney Ennis accepts the Business of the Month Award for April on behalf of Hamilton GM Country in Portales. The business recently remodeled and has stepped up its participation with the Chamber and Ambassadors. They are also the sponsor for all of the Ambassador Family Movie Nights in 2016. Ambassadors and Chamber President Matt Hunton were on hand to present the award.

Jo Winchester was named Volunteer of the Month for April by the Roosevelt County Cham-ber. Though, she’s been in Portales for a short time she has quickly become an active volun-teer. Employed by Portales MainStreet, she has volunteered extra hours for that organization, including soliciting silent auction items for the Red Velvet Affair and Crabfest. She also or-chestrated a donation of bread to the Portales Community Services Center and flowers to Heartland Continuing Care Center and the CSC and volunteered at Ag Expo. She is active as an Ambassador and as a Pink Lady with the RGH Ladies Auxiliary. She recently began volun-teering with the Pregnancy Resource Center in Portales.

Seminars target online marketing for businesses The Small Business Develop-

ment Center in Clovis, Portales MainStreet and the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce have joined together to bring a nationally acclaimed expert in online marketing to Portales for April 5 workshop entitled “How To Turn Facebook Likes Into Customers.”

Eric Spellman, president and founder, Spellman & Associates of Amarillo will lead the work-shop from 2-5 p.m. April 5 at the Yam Theatre, 219 S. Main.

Spellman is a speaker at na-tional technology conferences across the country. His unique style appeals to all levels of audi-ences. He is often hired to con-vey technically challenging top-ics to non-technical audiences and labelled a “Technology Evangelist.”

While there is no fee, at-

tendees must register in advance by 3 p.m. April 4 as space is limited. Register online at nms-bdc.ecenterdirect.com/events or call Sandy at (575) 226-3783 or Diana at (575) 769-4136.

The series of online marketing seminars will continue on April 26 at the Yam when SBDC’s Diana Blaschke will lead a luncheon workshop from 12-1 p.m. at the Yam entitled “Get Your Business Online!”

The workshop will walk at-tendees through the steps for claiming their business on Google during the session with multiple laptops set up to accom-plish this goal.

In addition, lunch will be catered courtesy of Taco Box. There is no charge for lunch or the workshop. Advance registra-tion is required.

The Portales Military Affairs Committee and the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the annual Cannon Appreciation Day in Portales April 30 from 3:30-7 p.m.

The event will be held north of Greyhound Arena and will feature a friendly mud volleyball tournament. Competition is ex-pected between Portales teams and Cannon teams.

The day will also feature mu-sic and other entertainment, as

well as hamburgers, hot dogs and soft drinks. Bouncy houses, henna tattoos and other games will be available for kids.

The afternoon event, spon-sored by Alta Terra, Frost Mort-gage and Buena Vista Realty, is free and open to all active duty personnel and their families.

For more information on the event or to give back to our mili-tary families by volunteering, call 356-4481 or 714-1566

Portales Cannon Appreciation Day served up on April 30 at ENMU