January 2023 Chamber Matters

Rooster Booster to feature City/County Addresses

Reserve your spot now at www.chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office at (270) 926-1860 by noon on Wednesday, January 4.

COST IN ADVANCE: $15 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members.

COST AT THE DOOR: $20 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members.

Tom Watson is the former president and co-owner, with his wife, Barbara, of Tom Watson’s Prosthetic and Orthotics Labs, Inc. He recently retired after fifty years in the prosthetics industry. Tom studied at the Northwestern University Medical School at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He entered the field of prosthetics and orthotics in 1972 after a construction accident left him in need of a prosthesis but without resources to procure one.

Tom has served on many local, state and national boards and has spent many years as a paraprofessional football and baseball coach at the high school and collegiate level. He was a founding member of the KFL youth football league, for which he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with youth sports. Watson was a recipient of the Owens-

boro Public School Hall of Achievement Award and was honored by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Assn. as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in prosthetic care for people with limb loss. He currently serves on the Foundation Board for the Owensboro Community and Technical College, the You Decide, Kentucky! (YDK!) Board, as well as the Kentucky League of Cities, Inc. Board of Directors and previously served on the transition team for Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

Watson first served as Mayor of Owensboro from 2005-2008. He was re-elected for a second term in 2016 and is now serving his third term.

Tom and his wife Barbara have two sons, David and Jeff Phelps, two daughter-in-laws, Trisha and Krystal, and seven grandchildren.

Charlie Castlen is embarking upon his first term as Daviess County County Judge/Executive. He served for the past twelve-years (three terms) as the Central Division County Commissioner and prior to that, served ten-years (five terms) over a 12 year period as an Owensboro City Commissioner, four of which were as Mayor Pro Tem. He is a graduate of Brescia University and was a self-employed CPA with more than 38 years of experience in banking, public accounting, and government. Charlie has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 37 years and together they have three children, Sarah, Theresa, and Daniel and enjoy their 2 grandchildren - Maddie and Griffin. As a social and fiscal conservative, Charlie is a committed friend of the taxpayer and humbled to be your County Judge/Executive.

The Chamber will host its Rooster Booster breakfast this Thursday, January 5 at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street). The program is co-sponsored by City of Owensboro and Daviess County Fiscal Court and will feature the City/County Addresses. Special Guests Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio and Ashli Watts from the Kentucky Chamber will be on hand to present a tornado relief fund check to Volunteers of America.

Charlie Castlen Daviess County Judge-Executive

Tom Watson Mayor of Owensbo

Ambassador of the Month

Mallory Sacre

Mallory is a Marketing/ Account Executive for Regional Land Title. She moved to Owensboro from Louisville, KY to play Volleyball at Kentucky Wesleyan College and graduated in 2019 as an Oak and Ivy Inductee with a double major in Mathematics and Business Administration. Mallory is an active member in the Owensboro Community. She is on the board for the Chamber of Young Professionals, a Chamber Ambassador, and an instructor at Pure Barre and Iron Jungle Family Fitness.

MEMBERS OF THE MONTH

The Frozen Lounge 1738 Sweeney Street (270) 645-7799

Meadow House Flowers and Gifts 113 East 18th Street (270) 551-5050 meadowhouseflowers.com

Willow and Pine Market, LLC 126 West Second Street (270) 485-3635 willowandpinemarket.com

Something Borrowed 5010 Wildcat Way, Suite 4 (270) 619-6993 somethingborrowed owensboro.com

Chili’s 4500 Frederica Street (270) 306-4289 chilis.com

Kickin It 201 Salem Drive, Suite A (270) 478-1031

Noles Home Maintenance 209 Sutton Lane (270) 344-5995

noleshomemaintenance.com

Fairview IT Management 3117 Alvey Park Drive West (270) 228-4339 fairviewitm.com

River City Pickleball Club 2201 York Park Drive (270) 929-0739 rivercitypickleballclub.wildapricot.org

Something Borrowed 5010 Wildcat Way, Suite 4 (270) 619-6993 somethingborrowedowensboro.com

Stonebridge Insurance Services, Inc. 810 Princeton Parkway (270) 926-7977 stonebridge-ins.com