MARCH 2013 Issue 140

Cedar Park Proudcedarparkchamber.org • 1460 E. Whitestone Blvd. Ste. 180 • (512) 260-7800

Chamber gearing up for 2013 Cedar Fest BBQ cook-off presented by Signature Eye Care

Fire up your pits and dust off your aprons — it is time for the Annual Cedar Fest Barbecue Cook-Off.

This year’s event will be held March 23 at Twin Lakes YMCA, 204 E. Little Elm Trail, in Cedar Park. Cookers will check in on March 22.

The Cedar Park Chamber of Com-merce is now registering teams for this event. More than $4,000 in priz-es will be awarded to the winners of the cook-off, along with the coveted trophies and bragging rights. This is a Lone Star Barbecue Society Sanc-tioned event.

Registration for four-person teams cost $150 with an additional $15 fee for entering the following categories: Cook’s Choice (no desserts), Beans and Salsa. The meat categories are brisket, pork spare ribs and chicken.

The event is open to the public with no admittance fee. Come watch the master’s at work and learn their techniques and tricks.

Think you have what it takes to win? Call the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce at 512-260-7800 or go to www.cedarparkchamber.org and click on the events tab.

Thank you to our sponsors: Pre-senting Sponsor - Signature Eye Care; Gold Sponsor - The Allure; Koozie Sponsor- MileStone Commu-nity Builders; Silver Sponsors- First Texas Bank, Capital Processing Net-work; Bronze Sponsor- X-Treme Tan. Silver Sponsor - Modern Woodmen.

For more information about registering a team or sponsor-ing this event, please contact Lyndee Matthews at the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce at 512-260-7800 or email lyndee@ cedarparkchamber.org.

Leadership Cedar Park 2013 reaches halfway mark

The 2013 class of Leadership Cedar Park is just past the half-way mark in our journey, and the participants have gained valuable knowledge regarding local nonprof-its, municipal administration and economic development since open-ing with their retreat and initial re-treat.

The group has benefited from wider knowledge of volunteer op-portunities, the “business” of man-aging our city and the advantages of having a dynamic, proactive ap-proach to economic development for the city.

Our thanks to Nonprofit Day Chair Sherry McDonnell of Hill Country Community Ministries; Municipal Administration Day Chair and Assistant City Man-ager Josh Selleck; and Economic Development Day Chair and City Councilmen Don Tracy. These out-standing individuals, working with Leadership Cedar Park Curriculum Chair and Mayor Pro Tem Mitch Fuller, have given this year’s pro-gram depth and relevancy. The Ce-dar Park Community Foundation and the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce extend thanks for their participation.

Councilmen Don Tracy, Mayor Pro Tem Mitch Fuller, TEDC Executive Director Carlton Schwab and Cedar Park Economic Development Director Phil Brewer.

Left: Greg Bowden, JW Smith, Erika Pratt, Denise Schilli, Beth Prickett

Below: Class at King Log Cabin during History Tour

PRESENTED BY SIGNATURE EYE CARE

BARBECUE REGISTRATION

WHEN: March 23, 2013 Cedar Park, Texas

WHERE: Twin Lakes YMCA at 204 E. Little Elm Trail, Cedar Park, TX

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Cedar Park Chamber of CommerceP.O. Box 805, Cedar Park, TX 78630512-260-7800This is a Lone Star Barbecue Society Sanctioned Event

ENTRY FEES1/2 Chicken

Pork Spare Ribs

Beef Brisket

All BBQ $150

Plus you can add on:

Cook’s Choice (No Desserts) $15

Beans $15

Salsa $15

COOKERS CHECK IN:8am -7pm on March 22nd

Lights out & Music Off Each

Night at 11p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL INFO@CEDARPARKCHAMBER.ORG

PRIZESCook’s Choice 50% Payback—Trophies 1st—3rd

Jackpot Beans 50% Payback- Trophies 1st—3rd

Salsa - 50% Payback—Trophies 1st—3rd

First Place — $275 & Trophy Second Place — $225 & Trophy Third Place — $200 & Trophy Fourth Place — $100 & TrophyFifth Place — $100 & Trophy

(For each BBQ category)

Grand Champion—$800 & Trophy

Reserve Champion—$500 & Trophy

(For those entered in all three BBQ categories)

**Grand & Reserve Champions do not include Cook’s Choice, Beans or Salsa**

MARCH 2013 Issue 140

Cedar Park Proudcedarparkchamber.org • 1460 E. Whitestone Blvd. Ste. 180 • (512) 260-7800

Andy Needler, Tom HorneMid America Mortgage

Bronze

New members

Craig KellyUFO Computers

Gold

Cristina NurozCostcoBronze

Dr. MummaniniCedar Park Neurology &

Sleep MedicineSilver

Dr. Junaid Siddiqul Gastroenterology

AssociatesSilver

James DoucetAustin American

-StatesmanSilver

Jeffery YonkerTXO Cedar Park

Bronze

John-Micharl Cortez, Christy WillhiteCapital Metro

Silver

Kory WallaceBug Off Pest Control

Bronze

Liz Ingersoll, Star SallonesBug Guys Pest Control

Bronze

Nathan BunkerAnytime Fitness

Bronze

Tricia WallaceFaux Fx Bronze

COMPLETE NUTRITION RC

Ribbon cuttings

Russ Peterson, co-author of the book Corporate Ovations,spoke at the February luncheon on how to Discover your roadmap to effective presentations.

Luncheon speaker

DR. SINGLETARY, DDS NEUROLOGY & SLEEP CENTER

X-TREME TAN RIBBON CUTTING

Ribbon Cutting for Effective Sign SolutionsDate: Feb. 27 Time: 4-5:30 p.m. Location 400 W. Whitestone Blvd. Ste. E. Cedar Park

Ribbon Cutting for CPRMC Interventional Cardiology Program

Date: March 1 Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Cardiac Cath Lab, 1401 Medical PKWY, First Floor

Lunch ‘n Learn with the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce

Date: March 6 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Hill Country Bible ChurchReservations required

12124 Ranch Rd 620 N

Chamber Monthly LuncheonDate: March 13 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Hill Country Bible Church12124 RR 620 N. (the corner of 620 & Little Elm)

Northwest Lobby entrance

Meet the Chiefs EventDate: March 19 Time: 4-6 p.m. The city of Cedar Park and the Cedar Park Chamber of

Commerce will host a “Meet the Chiefs” event. This is an opportunity for the business community and the residents of Cedar Park to meet their new fire and police chief.

Watch for details on cedarparkchamber.org

Ribbon Cutting for Aria Memory CareDate: March 20 Time: 4-5:30 p.m. Location: 1201 Arrow Point Dr. Cedar Park

After Hours at Frost BankDate: March 21 Time: 5-7 p.m. Location: 1450 E. Whitestone Blvd.

2013 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-OffDate: March 23 Location: Twin Lakes YMCA204 E. Little Elm Trail, Cedar Park, TXCall the Chamber office or register at

cedarparkchamber.org

Watch for upcoming information on these events in the weekly E-News