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Ribbon CuttingRuby Rose Tea Room – August 28, 2009

209 E. Main Street, Stoneville

30 Years 1979 - 2009

Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, 112 West Murphy Street, Madison, North Carolina 27025 336-548-6248 • Fax: 336-548-4466 • info@westernrockinghamchamber.com • www.WesternRockinghamChamber.com

August 2009 • 30 Years 1979 - 2009

WESTERN FLYER

September2009

September 12 — WRCC Booth at Mayodan Homecoming Festival, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., raffle tickets (storage build-ing) available and more! See us at the corner of Main Street and 2nd Avenue.

September 17 — Coffee hosted by Rocking-ham County Library, 101 N. 10th Avenue, Mayodan; 8:00 a.m.

September 24 — WRCC Board of Directors’ Meeting, 8:30 a.m., First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin St., Madison.

September 26 — WRCC Booth at the Ston-eville Rotary Fall Festival, raffle tickets (storage building) available and more!

October 3 — WRCC Booth at the Madison Heritage Festival, raffle tickets (for stor-age building) available and more!

October 7 — Chamber Radio Program on WMYN Radio (1420 AM) 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Guest: United Way

October 15 — Coffee hosted by United Way, held at Madison-Mayodan Recreation Center, 300 S. 2nd Ave., Mayodan; 8:00 a.m.

October 22 — WRCC Board of Directors’ Meeting, 8:30 a.m., First Citizens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin St., Madison.

November 4 — Chamber Radio Program on WMYN Radio (1420 AM) 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Guest: Hospice of Rockingham County

September — Madison Fire DepartmentOctober — United WayNovember — Hospice of Rockingham Co.December — WRCC

October 7 — United WayNovember 4 — Hospice of Rockingham CoDecember 2 — Mayodan Moravian Church

Broadcast on WMYN/WLOE

WINDOW Displays

WRCC Radio Programs

September 17 — Rockingham County Library-Mayodan

October 15 — United WayNovember 19 — Hospice of Rockingham Co.December — American Red Cross

September 24, 2009October 22, 2009

November 19, 2009December 17, 2009

Board of Director meetings are held at First Citi-zens Bank Conference Room, 109 N. Franklin Street, Madison, at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Welcome to your WRCC and the Sep-tember issue of The Western Flyer.

Fall is in the air and it’s that time of year.... FESTIVALS! Your WRCC will be actively participating in all three town festivals this year. The Mayodan Home-coming Festival on Saturday, September 12th in Downtown Mayodan; The Stoneville Rotary Fall Festival on Saturday, Sep-tember 26th in Stoneville and the Madison Heritage Festival on Saturday, October 3rd in downtown Madison.

All of these events will have great food, entertainment and family fun! I encourage you to attend, participate and to show your appreciation to the great organizations that plan and present these wonderful events. We are truly blessed to have individuals who dedicate their time and energies to building and strengthening our communities.

Also, be sure to stop by the WRCC tent at each of these events to say ‘hello’ and to enter our building raffle. We’ll be giving away the House of Stars Utility building at the Madison Heritage Festival on October 3rd!

New Members:

It is always exciting to introduce addi-tions to our membership. Join me in wel-coming our newest WRCC member…

Heather Welch withJust In Time Janitorial Services, Inc

Heather and her group pride themselves on what they do best – servicing you. Each account is treated as if it were their own home or business. With high attention to detail, reliability and responsiveness, they provide complete cleaning services.

They are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to provide immediate response to your needs and emergencies, day or night. Contact them at 336-791-7737 or on the web at www.justintime5.com.

Also, a personal thanks to all of our current WRCC members who have renewed their memberships this past month. We ap-preciate your continued membership. As a non-profit, our future depends upon your support of WRCC!

Future Items:

We’ve settled on the details for our Membership Drive. Any NEW chamber member that signs up during the remainder of 2009 and pays their full membership dues will cover their 2010 dues as well. It’s basi-cally buy twelve months, gets four months free! We felt that folks who sign-up at the end of the year may not fully receive the benefits of membership in WRCC. This way they have a full 12+ months to grow their business! It’s a great time to become a new WRCC member so make sure you refer us to your business associates who are not

currently members!

Ongoing Items:

Don’t forget our WRCC CHAMBER RAFFLE. Thanks to everyone who has purchased tickets! A big thanks to the folks at House of Stars, for their donation of a 10’x12’ utility building. This is a major fundraiser for the chamber and tickets ($5 each or a book of 5 for $20) are available at the chamber office as well as select member businesses. If your business would like to sell tickets, please drop by the chamber of-fice for details. Also, as mentioned above, we will be selling tickets at all three town festivals this year, so stop buy and support your WRCC!

WRCC, Members Helping Others is an opportunity for our members who provide services, to assist those organizations in our community who are tall on needs but short on funds. Clubs, churches, libraries and other not-for-profit businesses are eligible. If you, or your company, is a service provider and would like to join the list of participat-ing members, please contact the chamber office. Also, if your organization is in need of services, please let us know as well.

Coffee Reminder:

Be sure to join us for our next WRCC Coffee event on Thursday, September 17th at Rockingham County Library in Mayodan. Our recent coffee at Aaron’ Sales & Lease, had an outstanding turnout and we genuinely thank all who attended.

I encourage you each to invite two guests to all of our WRCC events. A fellow chamber member who doesn’t regularly at-tend and a non-member who you would like to see join our local WRCC!

Let us know how we can help your business grow!

Warmest regards,Gary Corns, Executive DirectorWestern Rockingham Chamber of Commerce - WRCC

September 12 — Mayodan Homecoming Festival, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., downtown Mayodan, Highlights include food, arts and crafts, displays, live entertainment, children’s activities, Bingo, and more. Reserve your space now. Fees are $20 per space, $40 if electricity hookup is need-ed. Deadline for vendor applications is August 31, 2009. For applications call 336-548-6776. For other information call 336-548-2241.

September 13 — Grandparents DaySeptember 14 — Mayodan Town Council Regular

Meeting, 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers. (Council meets the second Monday of the month) www.townofmayodan.com

From the Director…Be informed and get involved in growing your business!

PresidentCarol Mills (2007-2009)

Always & Forever Florist, 336-427-6086

President Elect/VP Education DevelopmentDebbie Claybrook (2008-2010)

Stoneville Elementary School, 336-573-4000

Past PresidentBurton Matherly (2006-2008)

Rockingham Office Machine & Supply, 336-623-2965

VP Community & Communications DevelopmentFlavel Collins (2007-2009)

Hospice of Rockingham County, 336-427-9022

VP Economic DevelopmentChief Perry Webster (2007-2009)

Madison Police Department

VP Membership DevelopmentPam Boerema (2007-2009)

State Employee’s Credit Union, 336-548-7410

VP Organizational DevelopmentRon Wise (2008-2010)

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire USA, 336-548-8110

Bryan Wyatt (2007-2009)The Drug Store, 336-573-2200

Kim Haley (2008-2010)Autumn Creek Vineyards, 336-548-WINE

Chris Meeks (2008-2010)Duke Energy, 336-427-1360

Danny F. Smith, Sr. (2008-2010)Flynn Furniture and Carpet, 336-548-2305

Terry Hames (2009-2011)Ray Funeral Home, 336-548-9606

Oralia Johnson (2009-2011)Remington Arms Company, Inc., 336-548-8508

Hall Roberts (2009-2011)NewBridge Bank, 336-548-1161

Sandy Smith (2009-2011)SANS Technical Fibers, LLC, 336-573-9806

Jean Ann Wood (2009-2011)Individual, 336-589-1660

Gary CornsExecutive Director, 336-548-6248

Becky ScottonSecretary/Treasurer, 336-548-6055

Debra DeLanceyNewsletter Editor, 336-427-4882 Fax: 336-427-4766

WRCC: 336-548-6248; Fax: 336-548-4466

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Area EventsWRCC Board of Directors

Meetings

missioners Meeting, Governmental Center, 371 NC Highway 65, Commissioners Chambers, 2nd Floor, Wentworth; 3:30 p.m. (Public Hearings – second Monday only at 7:00 p.m.) www.co.rockingham.nc.us.

October 28 — Rockingham County Board of Edu-cation Work Session Meeting, Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; 6:00 p.m.; www.rock.k12.nc.us

American Red Cross Blood Drive — For schedule or more information see the website at www.redcrossnet.org; 336-349-3434.

Annie Penn’s Chapel Services - A brief, weekly worship service is held in the Annie Penn Chapel near the 2B elevators each Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. The ten-minute service is led by Annie Penn Chaplain, Patricia Wright. All staff, patients, and visitors are invited to attend. The service is non-denominational.

Childbirth Classes – 7 to 9 pm on Tuesdays in the Annie Penn Womankind Center on the hospital’s fourth floor. Learn skills parents’ need for a more informed and rewarding labor and childbirth. Also included is parenting information on top-ics such as first aid, infant safety, infant care & feeding, and healthy family relationships. A tour of Women’s Hospital’s Maternity Care Center will also be featured. The cost of the 5-class series is $45.00. For Class dates and registration, please call 832-6682, 832-8000, or register online at www.mosescone.com. Be sure to indicate that the class location is Annie Penn Hospital.

Community Accents — weekdays live at 8:30 a.m. and rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Public Affairs Program on the air since 1985. Sponsored by Home Savings Bank. www.wloewmyn.com

Community and Workforce Education Courses available at Rockingham Community College – for more information call 342-4261, ext 2140 or check out the website at www.rockinghamcc.edu.

Group Diabetes Classes – Annie Penn Hospital offers FREE Diabetes Group Classes twice a week to Rockingham County residents. Walk-ins are welcome. All classes will be held in Dining Room C in the Annie Penn Cafeteria on the ground floor of the hospital. The morning classes will be held each Tuesday from 10:00 -11:00 a.m. The afternoon classes will be held Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. For more information, please call 336-951-4673.

House Calls — Call in Radio Show, 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday, 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM, originating from Morehead Hospital it is hosted by Kerry Faunce, Morehead Hospital Marketing Director and Torrey Goard, Community Health Educator. Rebroadcast at 6:00 p.m.

Let’s Talk — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, live at 11:30 a.m. and rebroadcast at 6:00 p.m., 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM. Listener calls, Trading Post/Swap Shop, community conver-sation, information features, local and national guests. www.wloewmyn.com

9:00 Information Hour, 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM, weekday mornings, Annette and Mike Moore, local news, obituaries, Birthday Club, Wedding/Anniversary Time, Community Calendar and other information features. www.wloewmyn.com

Rockingham County Theatre Guild — For current production information, auditions, etc. see the website at www.tgrc-nc.com.

Support Groups & Classes are offered by Annie Penn Hospital (www.mosescone.com) and Morehead Memorial Hospital (www.morehead.org) each month. Please check their websites for details.

Talking Murals — A 30-minute presentation of three large paintings, brilliantly colorful, professionally narrated, and enhanced by a computerized lighting and sound

* Shop Local for Products and Services * Shop Local for Products and Services * Shop Local for Products and Services *

PLATINUM

SealMaster703 W. Decatur StreetP.O. Box 826, Madison, NC 27025Bob Krebs336-548-3250www.sealmaster.com

GOLD

Embarq320 First Avenue NW, Hickory, NC 28601Patricia Elmore888-999-7756www.embarq.com

Edward Jones Investments111 West Academy Street/P.O. Box 892Madison, NC 27025Cathy Smith,Investment Representative336-427-3671

Ray Funeral Home119 N. Market Street, Madison, NC 27025Terry Hames336-548-9606

Rockingham Office Machines & Supply414 W. Kings Highway, Eden, NC 27288Burton Matherly336-623-2965

Wright Printing Service1510 W. Academy Street/P.O. Box 483Madison, NC 27025Daniel & Carol Wright336-427-4768

SILVER

Best Western Hotel, Deep River7800 National Service Rd, Greensboro, NC 27409336-454-0333

Boone-Reynolds Funeral Service7671 NC 770/P.O. Box 184Eden, NC 27288336-623-3141

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire (USA), Inc.802 S. Ayersville Rd., Mayodan, NC 27027Ron Wise336-548-8110

BRONZE

Barry Z. Dodson, CPA201 South Market Street, Madison, NC 27025Barry Dodson336-548-2625

Garland RakestrawP.O. Box 13, Stoneville, NC 27048336-573-9269

Rakestraw PropertiesBuilding and Real Estate ServicesP.O. Box 1, Stoneville, NC 27048336-552-6402www.charlesrakestraw.com

Thank you for your participation in this program!

Contact the Chamber Office for information on how you can become a Member of Distinction.

Members of DistinctonSeptember 14 — Rockingham County Alzheimer’s

Support Group Monthly Meeting, 1:00-2:30 p.m. in the South Day Room of the Penn Nursing Center. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month. For more information, please call 336-951-4674.

September 15, 17, 22, 24 — Stop Smoking Program, Annie Penn Hospital will offer free “Fresh Start” stop smoking sessions from 1:00-2:00 pm. Sessions will be held in the Cardiac Rehabilitation classroom. You must attend all sessions. To register, please call Diane Coad at 336-951-4509.

September 14 — Rockingham County Board of Education Meeting, Central Office, 511 Har-rington Highway, Eden; 6:00 p.m.; www.rock.k12.nc.us

September 14 — Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Governmental Center, 371 NC Highway 65, Commissioners Chambers, 2nd Floor, Wentworth; 6:30 p.m. (Public Hearings – second Monday only at 7:00 p.m.) www.co.rockingham.nc.us.

September 14 — Rockingham County Alzheimer’s Support Group Monthly Meeting – 1:00 - 2:30 pm, in the South Day Room of the Penn Nursing Center. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month. For more information, please call 336-951-6034.

September 22 — Autumnal EquinoxSeptember 26 — Stoneville Rotary Fall FestivalSeptember 28 — Rockingham County Board of

Education Work Session Meeting, Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; 6:00 p.m.; www.rock.k12.nc.us

September 28 — Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Governmental Center, 371 NC Highway 65, Commissioners Chambers, 2nd Floor, Wentworth; 3:30 p.m. (Public Hearings – second Monday only at 7:00 p.m.) www.co.rockingham.nc.us.

September 29 — Prostate Cancer Screening, Annie Penn Hospital will hold a free Prostate Cancer Screening in the Annie Penn Cancer Center from 5:30-7:00 pm. The screening is open to the public. Registration is required. For more information, or to register, call Health Connect at 336-832-8000.

October 3 — Madison Heritage Festival – For vendor and other info contact: Danny Smith, 336-548-2305; Brian Scotton, 336-548-1083; or Bobby Pleasants 336-427-2112.

October 3 — 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the NC Triad Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Bryan Park Golf Course, Greensboro, NC; tee times 8:00 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.; sponsored by MillerCoors, Eden; (Rain date: Oct 31). For questions contact Jon Setliff, 336-627-2394 or Jason Dean, 336-627-2466.

October 6 — Stoneville Town Council Meeting (council meets the first Tuesday of the month.) www.town.stoneville.nc.us.

October 8 — Madison Town Aldermen Meeting, 7:00 p.m., held the second Thursday of the month, (agenda meeting held the Tuesday before regular meeting) www.townofmadison.org.

October 12 — Mayodan Town Council Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers. (Council meets the second Monday of the month) www.townofmayodan.com

October 12 — Rockingham County Board of Com-missioners Meeting, Governmental Center, 371 NC Highway 65, Commissioners Chambers, 2nd Floor, Wentworth; 6:30 p.m. (Public Hearings – second Monday only at 7:00 p.m.) www.co.rockingham.nc.us.

October 12 — Rockingham County Board of Edu-cation Meeting, Central Office, 511 Harrington Highway, Eden; 6:00 p.m.; www.rock.k12.nc.us

October 26 — Rockingham County Board of Com-

system; at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, Hwy 220 South, Madison, free admission, open Mon-Sat 10-5, Sunday 1-5, closed on holidays.

Total Joint Education Class – These classes meet from 7:00-8:00 pm, the 2nd Thursday of each month, in Annie Penn Hospital’s Physical Therapy Area on the hospital’s first floor. Physical therapists, nurses, and care management profes-sionals provide information and demonstrations to patients who are considering, or scheduling total knee or total hip replacements. For more information, call 336-951-4357.

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel is the first feature-length movie based on the Mandie books written by Lois Leppard. Set in the early 1900’s, this series boasts a delightful cast of characters who, in the tradition of Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables, learn valuable lessons as they conquer hardships and celebrate life’s triumphs. Get more information at www.mandiemovies.com.

Thanks to the generosity and giving heart of this community, the 2009 Relay For Life event raised over $191,000 in the fight against cancer. These funds will help the American Cancer Society and its volun-teers to continue to provide programs and services to cancer patients, education and awareness opportunities, research on pre-vention, improved detection and treatment and advocacy for life-saving legislation.

Chinqua Penn’s Thursday Concert Se-ries in September is a free event from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Enjoy a wonderful evening of live music, delicious cuisine, and award-winning wine every Thursday in September at historic Chinqua Penn Plantation and Vineyards in Reidsville, North Carolina.

Live performances are: September 10 - Jonny Colley, September 17 – Thick ‘n’ Thin, and September 24 – Michael Ken.

Bring a chair. Bring a friend. Bring the family. Locally grown wines and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Food will also be available for purchase from lo-cally owned and operated, “Mom’s Kitchen & Catering”. Please, no outside alcohol.

New WineJust released is a new wine at Chinqua

Penn Vineyards, the 2008 Chinqua Penn Viognier. The French grape Viognier (pro-nounced V ohn yay) grows very well here. This dry, white wine is made with 100% Rockingham County fruit.

Where To BuyIn addition to the tasting room, Chin-

qua Penn Vineyards wines are available at: Rockingham County Farmer’s Market near Chinqua Penn, Lucky City on Scales Street in Downtown Reidsville, and Twin Oaks Grocery on Hwy 65 west of Went-worth.

DEADLINE FOR INSERTS & ANNOUNCEMENTSSeptember 25, 2009

for the OCT. EDITION of the WESTERN FLYER

QUANTITY 340Drop your inserts by the Chamber Office

Email announcements to:ddelancey@westernrockinghamchamber.com

* Get Involved, Support Your Fellow Chamber Members*Chinqua Penn Vineyards tasting room

is open Wednesday thru Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Rockingham County Radio, in conjunc-tion with Lost World Pictures, is presenting a series of interviews on “Let’s Talk” featuring Mandie and the Secret Tunnel. This feature-length motion picture was filmed entirely on location in North Carolina, including Chinqua Penn Plantation in Reidsville and the Moses Cone House in Blowing Rock.

Mike Moore will be talking to Angela Oberer (Mandie’s mother) September 14; William Yelton (Joe) September 18; Martin Thompson (Zach Hughes) September 22 and lead actress Lexi Johnson (Mandie) September 25.

All interviews will air live at 11:40 a.m. on WLOE/WMYN and www.Rock-inghamCountyRadio.com each followed by giveaways of family four packs of tickets to the Triad Premier Screening.

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel will be shown Sunday, September 27 at 4:00 p.m. at the historic Carolina Theatre, Downtown Greensboro. Tickets are $8 adults; $6 chil-dren 14 and under. Various cast members will be in attendance to sign autographs.

Chinqua Penn’s September“Free Thursday Concert Series”

Rockingham County Radio Interviews Featuring “Mandie

and the Secret Tunnel

The American Cancer Society Thanks You, Rockingham County!!

Flyers included in the mailed edition…

4th AnnualMadison Heritage Festival

October 3, 200910:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Downtown MadisonFor more info call 336-548-2305,

548-1083, or 427-2112

Serenity Salon Spa“Back to School Specials”

415 S. 2nd AvenueMayodan

336-548-4772www.SerenitySalonSpa.info

Stoneville Elementary PTAGolf TournamentOctober 3, 2009

Ponderosa Golf ClubFor more info call

Lester Stanleyat 336-573-9025

Ribbon Cutting, Ruby Rose Tea Room – August 28, 2009

See WRCC’s Booth at the Mayodan Homecoming Festival this Saturday,September 12 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m at the corner of Main Street and Second AvenueWe will be selling raffle tickets for a storage building and promoting our members!

We will also be displaying at the Stoneville Rotary Fall Festival, Sept 26; and the Madison Heritage Festival, Oct 3.