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The 42nd annual Peanut Valley Festival in Portales, scheduled for Oct. 17-18 at the Roosevelt County Fair-grounds, is seeking vendors, sponsors and committee members.
“We want to make sure everyone knows the show will go on as scheduled de-spite the budget crunch that will close the Fairgrounds after the Roosevelt County Fair later this month,” said Chamber Executive Director Karl Terry. “The county has allowed us an exemption to the closure but the costs for putting on the event will go up,” he said.
Terry said there will con-tinue to be no admission charged for the show, which features arts and crafts ven-dors, food, music and con-tests. He said the event has grown steadily since moving to the fairgrounds and staff is working hard to get even more vendors and activities
involved this year. Vendors of all sorts are
welcome and can register by calling the Chamber at 356-8541 or online under the Peanut Festival tab in the calendar at the Chamber’s website portales.com. Early bird discounted registration continues through Sept. 16.
Terry said the Peanut Fes-tival Committee will meet at 12 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 at the Chamber with pizza available for those in attend-ance. Anyone willing to serve on the committee or groups (other than vendor booths) wishing to be a part of the event are welcome.
Terry said bands and en-tertainment acts wanting to perform this year should contact him at 356-8541.
Communiqué A Newsletter of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce
2015 Chamber Board of Directors
President Don Thomas
Central Christian Church
President-elect Matt Hunton
Hunton Insurance
Secretary/Treasurer Noelle Bartl
ENMU Foundation
VP, Membership Services John Pugh
Something Different Grill
VP, Community Affairs Jerry Cordova
First Financial Credit Union
Members
Ronnie Birdsong ENMU
Scott Davis Valley Furniture
Amber Hamilton Roosevelt County
John Pugh Something Different Grill
Sheryl Borden KENW-TV
Cecile Archibeque Yucca Telecom
Sandra Taylor-Sawyer SBDC
Rose Robbins Individual Member
Jerry Cordova First Financial
Sam Standefer City of Portales
Lt. Erin Recanzone Cannon Public Affairs
Chamber Mission: To build community and pride in Roosevelt County by serving as an infor-mation resource and by coordinating community enriched events and ac-tivities that contribute to the prosperity of the area.
Roosevelt County Chamber
100 S. Avenue A Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-8541 [email protected]
New Members
Nash Medical Massage 1500 S. Ave D, Suite 4
(575) 914-5588
Quality Janitorial (575) 840-8471
It Works!
Breezy Sims, (575) 825-1422 Breezysims.myitworks.com
Origami Owl Stephanie Knepp, (502) 544-3747
Stephanieknepp.origamiowl.com
August 2015
Chamber Calendar Aug. 2 — PMAC Scramble Aug. 3 — Peanut Valley Festival meeting 12 p.m., Chamber Aug. 7-9 — NM Tax Free Holiday Aug. 8 — Cannon Open House (featuring Lt. Dan Band) Aug. 14 — Portales Schools (3-12) classes begin Aug. 15-17 — ENMU Dawg Days Aug. 17 — Ambassadors meeting, 12 p.m., Chamber Aug. 18 — Chamber Board meeting, 12 p.m. Chamber Aug. 18 — ENMU fall semester begins Aug. 18-22 — Roosevelt County Fair Aug. 29 — HPQF Beginners Quilting class, 9 –4, Chamber Sept. 8 — Leadership Portales Retreat Class, Roswell Sept 11 — Ambassadors Family Movie Night, 6 p.m., Yam
For more check the online calendar at:
www.portales.com
Business of the Month
The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce named the late Bill Brunsen Volunteer of the Month for August. The Ambassadors made the presentation to Brunsen’s daughter Lori Brunsen and close friend and associate Gerry Huy-breghts. Dr. Brunsen retired as a professor of finance in the College of Business at ENMU in 2011 after 24 years in the department. He had a deep concern for his students and went out of his way to help them succeed, according to co-workers. He served as a Red Cross area coordinator and later volunteered considerable time to Habitat for Humanity as well as numerous other causes big and small. Brunsen died July 11.
Volunteer of the Month Peanut Festival seeks vendors, volunteers
VOM
BOM
Beginners quilting class offered by HPQF group
The High Plains Quilt Festival is offering a begin-ning quilting class on Satur-day, Aug. 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Roosevelt County Chamber of Com-merce. Registration deadline is Aug. 21 and can be done at the Chamber at 100 S. Ave. A or online at por-tales.com. Class fee is $40.
“Anyone interested in learning quilting or who has just started to learn on their own is invited to partici-pate,” said class organizer Beth Franks. “Our goal is to keep the quilting tradition alive.”
This is the second year that the HPQF committee has held a beginner’s class in advance of the annual show, scheduled Oct. 16-17 this year. Committee members will be available to offer lots
of one-on-one instruction to class attendees.
Topics the class will in-clude: Choosing fabrics that work well together; Tools used in quilting, including sewing machine, cutting tools, rulers and templates; Rotary cutting safety; Piec-ing blocks; Pressing tech-niques.
Attendees will piece three blocks during the class with the help of instructors. Fabric and other tools will be pro-vided. The only thing stu-dents should bring is a sew-ing machine that is in work-ing condition and an enthusi-asm for learning. Machines will be available to rent for an extra $10 fee.
For more information call the Chamber at 356-8541 or register online in the events calendar at portales.com
The Chamber named Mental Health Resources as Business of the Month for August. Ambas-sadors recently presented the award to local director Lacey Keith and staff. Established in the early 1970s in Portales the non-profit private organization has grown to serve numerous eastern New Mexico communities. The staff at the Portales office was noted for their help in hosting Leadership Portales and for stepping up to fill community need when another provid-er was closed.
Bill Brunsen
Aug 7-9
N.M. Tax Free Holiday Weekend Shop Locally and make your dollars count!
