Thank You to Those Who Attended the Benefits Refresher & Investor Recruitment Breakfast!!

Thank you to everyone who attended this morning's Benefits Refresher & Investor Recruitment Breakfast! Ginger Pizarro did an excellent job presenting the Chamber and all of it's benefits! Thank you to Glenda Straughn and Special Memories for providing the venue, to Jean Merril-Doss for her work in preparing the breakfast, and to Mineral Area College for sponsoring the breakfast!!

We hope those in attendance took away some new and very valuable information!!! If you were unable to attend and would like more information on the Chamber and what we can do for you and your business, call us at 573-431-1051 or visit the "JOIN" tab here on our website. We'd love to meet you!

Congratulations Art & Carol Charboneau & Charboneau's A & C Restaurant!!

Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce Board Members, Ambassadors & Investors celebrated the official name change of Rosener's Restaurant to Charboneau's A & C Restaurant with a ribbon Cutting on May 21, 2013. Art & Carol Charboneau recently purchased the restaurant and are excited to have their new sign installed! Charboneau's is located at 3411 Rosener Road in Park Hills and is open Monday through Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Charboneau's boasts one of the area's best buffets with a morning breakfast themed buffet, an afternoon and evening salad bar and buffet, as well as their special buffets which include Seafood on Fridays and a Smoke House Buffet on Saturdays. For more information, contact them at 573-431-4244.

Pictured: Holding the ribbon on the left, employee Janet Portell; with the scissors, Owner, Art Charboneau; and holding the ribbon on the right, employee Irene Jennings. Joining them is various friends, family members, and Park Hills - Leadington Chamber Chamber Board Members, Ambassadors and Investors.

FOOD DRIVE PROVES TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS!!

Thanks to several area businesses and residents, we collected 2 trucks full of kid friendly foods for the Chamber Cares Food Drive last week!

The donations were divided among the Elvins Food Pantry and The Immaculate Conception Food Pantry. Thank you to all those who participated and to Turner Chevrolet Cadillac for the use of their truck!

Participating businesses included:

• Turner Chevrolet - Cadillac Co., Inc.
• Pharmax Pharmacy - Leadington
• Show-Me Rent-To-Own - Park Hills
• East Missouri Action Agency Outreach - Desloge
• Central Methodist University
• Parkland Health Center
• Belgrade State Bank - Desloge
• Park Hills Library
  
• First Bank - Park Hills Branch  
• All About Me Salon & Spa 

Congratulations to Gina Gaston & All About Me Salon & Spa!

New Owner, Gina Gaston, cuts the ribbon at a Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce hosted ribbon cutting on Friday, May 17, 2013 for the newly opened All About Me Salon and Spa.

Ms. Gaston recently purchased the salon, which was formerly Essentials Salon & Spa, located at 503 Woodlawn Drive in Leadington.

All About Me Salon & Spa features, 6 Stylists, 2 Full-Time Nail Technicians, 2 Full-Time Massage Therapists and a Full-Time Esthetician .

Aside from all the hair basics, they offer facials, manicures, pedicures, massages and are a local supplier of the Bare Minerals beauty products. All About Me Salon is open Monday - Saturday from 8:00 a.m. To 8:00 p.m. Stop in and see them, call them a 573-431-5898 and be sure to "like" them on Facebook!

Pictured: Holding the ribbon (left) friend and neighboring business owner, Brenda Jordan; holding the scissors, Owner, Gina Gaston; and holding the ribbon (right) Son, Caleb Gaston. Also pictured are Gina's various staff members, friends and family members, as well as, several Chamber Board Members, Ambassadors and Investors.

Congratulations to Ozark Thunder Indoor Gun Range, LLC!

The Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for a brand-new indoor gun range on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The McDowell Family recently built and opened "Ozark Thunder Indoor Gun Range, LLC" at 5157 Flat River Road in Leadington.

Aside from their 12 Indoor Shooting Lanes, they offer Ammunition and a variety of Rifles and Hand Guns for purchase. The McDowell's pride themselves in gun safety, offering to teach amateurs the proper way to handle and shoot, as well as, regularly hosting Conceal and Carry Classes at their facility. We're excited to have Ozark Thunder Indoor Gun Range, LLC as a member of the Chamber and a proprietor to our community! Open 7-days a week. Find them online at www.ozarkthunder.com.

Pictured are Owners, Donna McDowell (holding ribbon left) Nicki, Aniston and Jr McDowell (with the scissors), Pat McDowell (holding ribbon right), family friends and several Park Hills - Leadington Chamber Board Members, Ambassadors and Investors.

Congratulations to Moyers Muffler & Auto, LLC!

The Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Grand Opening of Moyers Muffler & Auto, LLC on Friday, May 10th with a ribbon cutting. Moyers, formerly S & S Muffler was recently purchased by Greg & Sarah Moyers. Family, Friends and Chamber Investors and Ambassadors were on hand to welcome them to the community.

Pictured left to right: Mike Bates - Moyers Muffler, Tammy Bracken - Chamber Ambassador, Ginger Pizarro - Chamber Vice-President, Rob Baker - Chamber Board Member, Norman Lucas - City of Park Hills, Greg Moyers - Owner, Rita Martin - Chamber Ambassador, Sarah Moyers - Owner, Larry Joseph - Chamber Board Member, Rick Moyers - Moyers Muffler, Dave Mecey - Moyers Muffler, Jimy Moyers - Moyers Muffler.

Thank You to the St. Francois County Rotary Club for Hosting the May First Friday Coffee!!

We're happy to boast another magnificent turnout for our most recent First Friday Coffee Event!

Rain derailed the Rotary Club's original plans to host the event in Columbia Park while celebrating the newly completed Handicapped Swing Set project spearheaded by the Rotary Club.  However, the relationship building event wasn't a bust, thanks to Brandon and Brenda of The Coffee Grill.  They gladly stepped up to team up with the Rotary Club and host the event at their facility.

Nearly 30 Chamber Investors and Rotary Members were in attendance at this month's networking event!  Thank you to everyone who fought the rain to attend.  We hope to reschedule the celebration of the new handicapped swing set project with the Rotary Club later this month.