Vol 13/Issue 8
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
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CHAMBER MATTERS 2014
Rooster Booster Breakfast
inside: Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Aug. 7, 2014
Renewals . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Owensboro Convention Center, 7:30 a.m.
Ambassador . . . . . . . . . 4
Speaker: Sheldon Petersen, Chief Executive Officer of CFC
Ribbon Cuttings. . . . . . . 6 New Members . . . . . . . . 8
Register online at www.Owensboro.com/chamber or call (270) 926-1860
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Large Crowd Anticipated for Red, White & Blue Picnic Several candidates for office will take the stage at the 2014 Red, White & Blue Picnic on Aug. 26 on the lawn of the Daviess County Courthouse. The nonpartisan event, sponsored by the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 5 p.m., with the candidates taking the stage around 5:15 p.m. The event is sponsored by AT&T, and it will provide a free meal to the first 300 attendees. In addition to the free meal, cooked by the Daviess County Cattleman’s Association, there will be vendors with ice cream, cotton candy and other county-fair style food. “We extended invitations to all offices for this fall’s election, including those in the Kentucky Senate race. We are excited about the response we received and look forward to the community coming out with their families to meet the candidates and enjoy the picnic,” said Amy Jackson, President and CEO of the Chamber. “Each candidate will get three to five minutes on stage to address the crowd and tell our citizens and chamber members how they will represent them and continue to improve our city, county and state.”
At the direction of the Advocacy Committee of the chamber, the venue for the event has been changed to allow more public involvement and tap into the activities downtown in the community. All attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and enjoy the event. Candidates invited to speak include: U.S. Senate Race • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell • Alison Lundergran Grimes Second District U.S. Representative: • Congressman Brett Guthrie • Ron Leach House District 7: • State Representative Suzanne Miles • John Warren House District 12: • State Representative Jim Gooch • Dianne Burns Mackey House District 13: • State Representative Jim Glenn • Alan Braden
House District 14: • State Representative Tommy Thompson • Marian Turley County Commissioner, Eastern Division • Mike Koger • James O’Brien County Commissioner, Western Division • Commissioner George Wathen • Jim Murphy Property Valuation Administrator: • PVA Administrator Rachel Pence Foster • Michael Harris Owensboro City Commission: • Mayor Pro Tem Deborah Nunley • City Commissioner Pam Smith-Wright • City Commissioner Jeff Sanford • City Commissioner Bob Glenn • Joseph Martin • James Terry Stinson • Reggie Helm For more information about the event, please contact the Chamber at (270) 926-1860.