MEMBER-TO-MEMBER: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR FEB. 22, 2016

From Ryan Craig 
Executive Director
Logan County Chamber of Commerce
ryancraig@loganchamber.com

Ever heard the expression GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT? Well, to mish-mash another old saying with a metaphor: THE ANNUAL DINNER TICKETS ARE SO HOT THAT THEY ARE SELLING FASTER THAN HOT CAKES UNDER A ROOSTER LAYING EGGS ON A TIN ROOF IN AUGUST!

Basically, you have a week to get your tickets to the Logan County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Dinner. The deadline to sign-up is Feb. 29.

Here is the invitation:

The Logan County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Dinner is March 3 and will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Logan County Extension facility. The theme this year will be "Spring Fling," so dress spring-y, but perhaps not too fling-y, and we promise the Board of Directors won't be dancing to Mardi Gras music this year. We may square dance, but regardless we are looking for the event to be a real hootenanny!

We expect some great entertainment while we eat. Appearing this year will be Country Music artist (and local area native) Corey Farlow. He's good. Really good.

We are so proud to say our table sponsorships are full, but if you want to be an overall sponsor for the Annual Dinner, then be sure to contact us here at the chamber by calling us at 270-726-2206.

And, if you or your business wants to donate an item to the silent auction or the auction to be held by Past Board President Brent Summers, please give Amanda Baker a call at the Chamber. Once again, thank you for all you do and we are looking forward to a good time on March 3rd!

WEBB’S RESTAURANT RIBBON CUTTING

Thanks to Webb’s Restaurant for the food and fellowship on a cold morning. We had a good ribbon cutting Feb. 12 despite snow and no school that morning. Webb’s is located on 546 South Main Street in Lewisburg. Webb’s, and the wonderful family who run it, wants to satisfy all your dining and catering needs, so call them at 270-755-5005.

LOGAN LEADERSHIP YOUTH

Even with all the snow and bad weather, the Logan Leadership Youth were able to tour local facilities such as Logan Aluminum, Summers, Kirby and Sanders Funeral Home and Creekwood Place Nursing and Rehab Center. Above, the group watches a safety film at Logan Aluminum and puts on safety clothes before going into the "hot melt" part of the plant. Look for more in coming months on the first leadership class for sophomores.

AGRICULTURAL/4-H NEWS

Here are a couple announcements our friends at the extension office wanted us to pass along:

• There will be an informational meeting with a Kentucky Industrial Hemp Company interested in investing in Logan County producers who might want to hive Hemp farming a try. The meeting will be Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. at the Logan County Extension Office.
• Each year the local 4-H Council and volunteers ask individuals and businesses to consider donating to the 4-H camp scholarship fund for those children who would like to go but can't afford the $200 fee. The donations in the past have changed lives and your donation would help in many ways. Call Gary Michael Templeman at 270-726-6323 for more information.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

We welcome our new members since the last newsletter:

• New Vision Community Church, 111 McDougal Street, Russellville. Pastor Brad Rogers.
• Staples Health Clinic, located at 104 East Main Street in Auburn. They are currently accepting new patients. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and will soon be open on Saturdays as well. Call at 270-542-8888.

That's all for this week, see you at the Annual Dinner!!!

Ryan

MEMBER-TO-MEMBER: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR FEB. 1, 2016

From Ryan Craig 
Executive Director
Logan County Chamber of Commerce
ryancraig@loganchamber.com

Very soon, in a mailbox near you, you will find this invitation:

YOU are invited to the Logan County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Dinner. It will be March 3 and will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Logan County Extension facility. The theme this year will be "Spring Fling."

Expect a fun time and we can't wait to see what those who decorate the tables will come up with this year. Also, the menu will have a real "dinner on the ground" feel with chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, pasta salad and cherry and apple cobblers and brownies. Yum and then some!!!

There will be more details coming your way in the next couple weeks! And, just in case you don't have your UK Men's Basketball schedule handy (or memorized), there is no game that night so you don't have to worry about missing tip-off or sweating out if your DVR worked.

Let's say you checked the mail and you didn't get an invitation, fear not! Consider this your invitation and call us to RSVP your spot.

Your invitations will be going out in the next couple days so be looking for them and get ready for our Spring Fling!

Also, if you want to sponsor a table or want to be an overall sponsor for the Annual Dinner, then be sure to contact us here at the chamber by calling us at 270-726-2206

2016 AGRICULTURE APPRECIATION BREAKFAST A SUCCESS

Warren Beeler delights the crowd with his speech.

It was a record crowd. The food was excellent and our high-profile, much-sought-after speaker did not disappoint.

Needless to say, the 2016 Agriculture Appreciation Breakfast last Wednesday did not disappoint. Executive Director of the Kentucky Governor's Office of Agriculture Policy, Warren Beeler, gave a rousing speech about the "Future of Kentucky Agriculture." Beeler did a great job of mixing personal triumphs (and even a few failures) to tout just how efficient modern agriculture has become. Still, he said, will the farmers of the future be able to feed the world as efficiently, cleanly and abundantly has they do today? A good question, especially in such a large agriculture-driven place like Logan County, for us all to ponder.

Also, we heard an excellent speech from 2016 Chamber President Joe Hendricks encouraging those who farm and those in agri-business to become involved with the Chamber. Hendricks pointed out that the Chamber can help a farmer or agri-business through business development, advocacy and community support. I will also point out that this Chamber is the very first Kentucky Proud Chamber of Commerce in the state and second Joe's plea to those in the

agriculture community to join and become more involved in YOUR Chamber.

Special thanks goes to Mr. Beeler, The Logan County Cattlemen's Association, the Colonial Inn, and the Logan County Cooperative Extension Office. A very special thanks to our sponsors: Agri-Chem, Auburn Banking Company, BB&T, Blackford Real Estate, Brooks and Hendricks, PLLC, Electric Plant Board, Farm Credit Service, First Southern National Bank, H&R Agri Power, Hutson Ag, Lewisburg Banking Company, Logan Bethel Vet Services, Logan Co. Extension services, Logan County Farm Bureau, Moore Insurance, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Russellville Elevator, Security Seed and Chemical, and Southern States Russellville Co-op.

WEBB’S RESTAURANT RIBBON CUTTING

Don't forget to mark "MUST ATTEND" on your calendar for Webb’s Restaurant and its ribbon cutting set for Feb. 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The ribbon-cutting will start at 8 a.m.

Webb’s is located on 546 South Main Street in Lewisburg. Webb’s aims to satisfy all your dining and catering needs, so call them at 270-755-5005.

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That's all for this week. Enjoy the warm weather while it lasts and because it is Kentucky always remember to keep your snow boots next to your swim trunks!!!

Ryan