Chamber of Commerce Chatter

May is here already! It is so wonderful to see the grass greening up, the flowers poking through the soil and the early blooms of the tulips and daffodils. The lilacs will be blooming about mid month. They always smell so good! School will be out soon and it’s time to transition from the spring schedule to the summer schedule. The next couple of weeks are going to be crazy busy with finishing up the school year. Track meets, golf meets, concerts and more before graduation. The soccer season is in full swing and it won’t be long until softball and baseball kick off.

 

CONGRATULATIONS to all the graduates from O’Neill Public and St. Mary’s High Schools. Our community is proud of you! As you spread your wings and find yourselves, remember, we would love to have you come back to your hometown to live, work and raise your family. And congratulations to all the parents that have raised these fine young men and women. Also congratulations to our Chamber of Commerce Scholarship winners, Alana Hoefer from O’Neill Public Schools and Adilyn Shald from St. Mary’s High School.

 

We are going full steam ahead on the preparations for the Summerfest Celebration coming up on Thursday, July 17th and running through the third weekend in July, the 18th through 20th. We are going to need many volunteers to help with the celebration activities, especially the rodeo and concert. You should have already received your sponsorship letters for both events. Please take a look at those advertising opportunities at the biggest event in our area! You can return your sponsorships in the self addressed envelopes that are included with the sponsorship letters. Be watching for Sign-up Geniuses coming out for your opportunity to sign up to help with the events. This weekend is going to be HUGE in our community with all we have going on! In addition to the above events, there will be Sidewalk Sales Downtown on Saturday, Vendor Fair and Car Show Saturday in Ford Park, Church in the Park on Sunday Morning, and more. We have added “Joseph Hall, Elvis Tribute Artist on Thursday night at the community center. Tickets are on sale now at the chamber office and KBRX Radio Station. Tickets will be $15 in advance and $20 at the door. The tickets for the Sunset Sinners opening for Sam Barber are on sale on our website, www.oneillchamber.com. These tickets would make great Graduation and Mother’s Day gifts! If your business or organization is planning something for the weekend, please send it to the chamber office so it can get on the poster. I like to get the posters out six weeks prior to the event to attract more people to come!

 

Would your business like to host a chamber coffee? Contact the chamber office to find a date that would work best for you. Take the opportunity to get people into your business to see what you have going on for summer!