Executive Director
Logan County Chamber of Commerce
ryancraig@loganchamber.com
We went out the front door of the Capitol in our Capital of Frankfort, and there was some sort of film, perhaps a brine mixture for the upcoming snow, on the brick right past the main arch. That is when my feet went north and my wallet (along with the rest of me) went south. Chamber President Joe Hendricks found himself in a precarious situation since at the moment of my descent, he was carrying a bag full of breakable gifts, including a big, beautiful souvenir plate that would have crashed much harder than I had it went down.
“I suppose,” I said as I started back to my feet. “That is
the strangest fall I’ve ever had. I just went down.”
Joe and I had a good laugh as we started — very slowly, and
tip-toe (ish) to the gigantic mason rail to the side. About five tense minutes
later, we were standing on grass trying to take pictures — and this is not a
joke and really happened, so help me — of buzzards circling the dome of the
Capitol.
Later, with my pride and where I landed on my wallet
smarting, I proclaimed to Joe, “Well, I bet I’m not the first person to come to
Frankfort and fall flat on my …”
KENTUCKY CHAMBER DAY
KENTUCKY CHAMBER DAY: From left, State Sen. Whitney Westerfield, Logan Chamber President Joe Hendricks, State Rep. Martha Jane King, and Logan Chamber Executive Director Ryan Craig. |
Joe and I were in Frankfort, and later Lexington, last Thursday for the Kentucky Chamber Day. We had a great meeting with our local legislations, State Rep. Martha Jane King and State Sen. Whitney Westerfield, and then were able to join about 1,500 other business and chamber leaders from across the state to hear rousing speeches from the new governor and Senate and House leaders. It was a great, very educational day, but like most things in Frankfort, what Joe and I learned could change faster than it takes a man in new shoes to bounce off the Capitol sidewalk!
CRI COFFEE AND NETWORKING
In our first big event of the year, there was a big crowd
and it was very enjoyable to see all of our friends at Carr, Riggs and Ingram.
There was a good amount of both coffee and networking at the event and thanks
to CRI for getting the year off to such a good start. If your business would
like to host a coffee and networking in 2016, please call us at the Chamber
(270-726-2206).
CHAMBER AGRICULTURE BREAKFAST JAN. 27
We checked and unless weather changes the date, there won’t
be a University of Kentucky Basketball game that night!
WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS
Since our last newsletter before Christmas, we have had
several new members to join. Hopefully for a couple of the members, there are
ribbon-cuttings in the works. Be sure to visit our new members and tell them
how proud we are to have them as part of our Chamber of Commerce.
· Scott Waste - (877)
558-2579
· Quality Tire and Alignment (new business) - 2297
Morgantown Rd, Russellville, KY - 270-717-1138
· Superior Web Tech (new business) - 270-725-0222
· Twisted Vapors - 270-847-5629
· American Sustainable Pallets - 270-726-3632
BETHEL COLLEGE MARKER DEDICATION
“Bethel Shopping Center and the Bethel Dipper bear the Bethel name,
but many residents do not know that the origin was a college whose campus
occupied there long ago. The marker will summarize the history of the college
for all to see,” local Historian Evelyn Richardson said to the News-Democrat &
Leader.
NEW YEAR, NEW CHAMBER CHATS
Very soon we are going to start shooting more Chamber Chat episodes
and we are going need more members to volunteer to tell about their businesses
or group. It is fun and (mostly) painless. If you haven’t seen a Chamber Chat
and would like to know just what the heck I’m talking about, then go to this
link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeq4_2_JRoI7VxCuPq2OJ4Q
That is all for this week. Thank you for your membership and
supporting your Chamber!
Ryan
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