OZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

& VISITOR CENTER PARK

P.O. Box 1135, 505 15th Street, Ozona, TX 76943

325/392-3737, www.Ozona.com

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CHAMBER DIALOGUE Volume 16 Number 1 January 2019

The Chamber of Commerce recognizes

Pepe’s Café as Business of the Month

The Chamber of Commerce recognizes Pepe’s Café as our

Business of the Month.

With a long history in Ozona, Pepe’s Café, now located in

the old M & M Building, was originally located near the

town square before closing in 1986. Six years later, in

1992, Alfredo reopened the restaurant in its current

location on Sheffield Highway.

Alfredo grew up in the restaurant business in Ozona. His

late parents, Joe and Manuelita Tobar, raised their family in

in a home above their eating establishment called Cactus,

located on Monterrey Street. “I remember as a kid there

was no cooking at home. We just ate at the restaurant

whenever we were hungry,” said Alfredo.

“I have been in the business all of my life. I put every-

thing I had into reopening the restaurant, but I had

forgotten about change for the register, so my mom had to

give me $125. My Dad always told me whatever you buy;

buy the best, because whatever you don’t sell, you have to

eat!

Ozona has been good to us and we would like to thank our

customers, especially our regulars who have become like

family. God has blessed us. We enjoy serving Ozona and

the travelers off the Interstate. One of the most

memorable events was back in 2005. A group of individuals formed a team of volunteers who came together,

calling themselves “Katrina’s Krew”, headed to Houston at their own expense to deliver supplies. We wanted

to help and served the crew a meal, on the house, to help with their volunteer efforts,” said Alfredo.

Continued on page 2-Business of the Month

Left to right:

Top row: Daniel Martinez, Kierslyn Tobar, Alfredo Tobar, Alfredo

Tobar III, Afredo Tobar Jr., Manual Reyes

Middle row: Eric Talamantez, Teresa Elizondo, Amada Rodriguez,

Delia Castillo

Front row: Millie Grannis, Alex Tobar, Blayk Mitchell, Anna

Galvan

Employees Not Pictured: Judy Rodriguez, Lisa Broughten,

Chelsea Gomez, Jaron Villarreal, Marty Moran, Marianna Garza,

Ricky Lynn Swearingen

Business of the Month-Continued from page 1

“Pepe’s has always been a family business, and home has always been Pepe’s, and we plan to carry on the

tradition. While you can still find my dad at the restaurant, he is trying to pass the business on to his kids,”

said Alex Tobar. “One year ago I took over as manager,” said Alex Tobar. “It is hard work but we have

made a lot of improvements and modernized the restaurant to make it more efficient. Everything has now

been computerized which gives us more time with our customers. It is a family business, and we try to have

fun with it and our customers. I don’t think my dad will ever really retire, but he is allowing the kids to

slowly take the reins.” “And one day they will, because I did it all for my kids,” said Alfredo.

“It is very hard to find good workers, but we are especially grateful to our employees who have been with us

as little as two years and as long as nineteen years. Right now we are so busy, but having great employees

allows us to keep giving our customers great service,” said Alex. Pepe’s Café employs Manager Alex Tobar,

Manuel Reyes, Teresa Elizondo, Delia Castillo, Judy Rodriguez, Daniel Martinez, Alfredo Tobar III, Alfredo

Tobar Jr., Lisa Broughten, Amada Rodriguez, Mille Grannis, Blayk Mitchell, Anna Galvan, Jaron Villarreal,

Marty Moran, Marianna Garza, Ricky Lynn Swearingen.

Pepe’s Café serves Mexican and American Food. Breakfast favorites include huevos rancheros, omelets,

migas, pancakes, steak, fresh squeezed orange juice all served from 7 am to 11am. On the lunch and dinner

menu you will find a variety of choices from shrimp enchiladas, grilled pork chops, and chicken alfredo,

to hamburger steak. Most popular meals include steak tacos, burgers, chicken fried steak ranchero,

Hawaiian chicken, crazy nachos, carnita and quesadillas. Chicken con queso and carnitas are the most

popular items.

Dining at Pepe’s Café is like having an experience. A framed sketch of the old restaurant has a prominent

place in Pepe’s Café today. Art work by Alfredo and memorabilia decorate the walls and restaurant. “Our

customers really enjoy looking at the art while they are waiting for their meal or afterwards,” said Alfredo.

The Ozona Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize Pepe’s Café for their commitment to provide the

best possible service to local residents and visitors to our community.

Pepe’s Café is located at 1003 Sheffield Road. Their hours of operation are Monday 7am-1:45pm, Tuesday-

Closed, Wednesday through Saturday, 7am-9:45pm, Sunday 7am to 8:45pm. You may also visit

www.Facebook/PepesCaféOzona. For more information you may call 325/392-2923.

January 2019 Chamber Dialogue Page 2

What services are sought at www.Ozona.com

For the month of December at www.Ozona.com, there were 1,580 business directory searches, and 982 actual

member page hits! These are people searching for YOUR services. Following are the members that

received 10 or more page hits this month:

VIP Ranch Company-53 Will M. Black Real Estate-45

Wool Growers Central Storage-43 Encino RV Park-42

Epic Permian Operating, LLC-37 Family Health Center of Ozona-37

The General Store-37 Venegas Construction, LLC-35

L & B Automotive-30 CCWC&ID-26

Eldorado Animal Clinic-26 Close To Our Hearts Country Store-25

Continued on page 4-Local Services Sought at Ozona.com

The Ozona Chamber of Commerce would like to wish the

following members a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, and THANK

them for their support of the Chamber organization, its

programs and services, and their community. We would like to

recognize and express our SINCERE appreciation to the

following members who joined during the month of January:

Mrs. Joe B. Logan - 1963

Fesco, LTD - 1979

Mr. & Mrs. Pleas Childress - 1981

Mr. & Mrs. Mark White - 1997

Quality Inn - 1997

Crockett Automotive - 1997

Hillcrest Inn & Suites - 1997

Americas Best Value Inn - 1997

Crockett National Bank - 1997

Dairy Queen of Ozona, Inc. - 1997

J J Marley Ranch - 1997

Ozona National Bank - 1997

Jerri Lynn Pierce - 1997

AEP Texas - 1997 CCCCSD - 2006

Mediajaw - 2009 Bahlman Cleaners - 2010

John Little - 2012 Area Wide Phone Book - 2015

Country Club View Apartments - 2017 Ben Forehand Ranch - 2018

January 2019 Chamber Dialogue Page 3

Chamber Welcomes

New Member

Cheyenne Friend D & P R.V. Lots

14530 FM 1954 DiAnna & Richard Hensley

Wichita Falls, TX 76130 P.O. Box 23, 501 Avenue G

325/656-7866 Ozona, TX 76943

We thank Cheyenne for 10–R.V. lot rentals w/30, 50

her Individual support of our & 110 breakers. On sight

organization. Washer & dryer, BBQ pit,

Cheyenne.friend@yahoo.com picnic table, 2-bed

apartment & 4-bed house.

325/206-2422

brisket1961@yahoo.com

Chamber Begins Year With New

Staff Member

The Chamber welcomes new

part-time staff member Terri Crawford as

Visitor Center Receptionist. Terri will

work Monday through Friday

9am-1:30pm and 10am-3pm on Saturdays.

Who walked into the Chamber of Commerce in December

Visitor Center

-Walk-in traffic into the Visitor Center in December was 708 people

-Where were they from? Texas visitors-412, Out of State-249, Local-43, Foreign-4

-Year-to-date walk-in traffic is 7,638

-Traveling in December: East-361, West-189, North-23 and South-4

-Top visiting states for the month were-CA, NM, AZ, FL, ID, PA, WA

-Top visiting cities for the month were-Austin, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Odessa

-Weekdays in order of the busiest in December were Saturday, Friday, Monday,

Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday

-Year-to-date Chamber related inquiries 11% , and Tourism related inquiries were 89%

-Top requested items or services for the month were: restaurants, directions, maps,

Interpretive Trail Advertising

- In 2018 the Chamber filled 17,099 requests for information on Ozona. An additional 11,675 brochures were

handed out to walk-in visitors and mailed to statewide Travel Centers or inquirers.

Local Services Sought at Ozona.com-Continued from page 2

Southridge RV Park-24 I-10 & 163 The Corner Store/Valero-22

Sunoco Energy Services, LLC-19 Lowe’s Market-18

Ozona Cable & Broadband-18 HW Car Wash-17

Hillcrest Inn & Suites-17 Country Club View Apartments-15

Escondido Draw Recreational Area-15 Interim Hospice of San Angelo-15

Ozona Country Club-15 Total Office Solution of West Texas-15

AirMedCare Network-14 Specialty Diesel Services, LLC-14

America’s Best Value Inn-13 Barnhart Shaw’s General Repair-13

DCP Midstream Partners-13 Daun Williams Construction-13

El Chato’s-13 Hampton Inn-13

Mi Familia Restaurant-13 Pandale Crossing River Resort-13

Pon Seahorn Real Estate-13 Shannon AirMed1-13

Stokes Drilling Company-13 Sutton County Steakhouse-13

The Ozona Stockman-13 Travelodge-13

Treto’s Tire & Towing-13 Village Drug-13

West Texas Rehabilitation Center-13 Crockett County Abstract Company-12

Crockett County Museum-12 MAC-Mike’s Auto Care-12

Rusty Gold on the Square-12 Stanford Plumbing-12

Twistflower Ranch Nature Retreat-12 Ben Forehand Ranch-11

Crockett Automotive, Inc.-111 D’s Liquor Store-11

Dust Devil Books-11 Mediajaw-11

Overwatch Enterprises, LLC-11 Quality Inn-11

John Stokes, CPA-11 X-Bar Ranch Nature Retreat-11

Bunger Real Estate Company, LLC-10 Crockett Taxidermy & Processing-10

Dairy Queen of Ozona, Inc.-10 House Construction-10

Mills Divide Ranch-10 Natgas, Inc.-10

Pepe’s Café-10 West Central Wireless-10

January 2019 Chamber Dialogue Page 4

January 2019 Chamber Dialogue Page 5

Top 5 States: Top 5 Texas Cities:

Texas 3,691 Dallas 688 Louisiana 145 Houston 673 California 90 Austin 577 Florida 67 San Antonio 154 New York 51 Ozona 95

1. Hunting 3,107 11. Evening on the Town 120 2. Homepage 1,275 12. Events Calendar 118 3. County Officials 504 13. Restaurants 114 4. Location 353 14. Area Attractions 111 5. Visitor Guide 167 15. Local Attractions 107 6. Photo Gallery 167 16. Hunting Services 93 7. Jobs 157 17. Public Services 90 8. History 138 18. Interesting Facts 83 9. Lodging 136 19. Shopping 74

10. Deerfest 131 20. Airport 69

Top 20 Content Searches

Business Directory Searches 3,197 Hot Deal Hits 442 Hot Deal Searches 85 Member Page Hits 1,523 Job Searches 285 Job Posting Hits 24

Chamber Master (Membership Directory Data Base)

7,805 Beginning Fans (11-30-18) 7,898 Ending Fans (12-31-18)

93 Net Likes 18,343 Total Paid Reach

5,492 Total Organic Reach 2,551 People Engaged 2,650 Daily Viral Reach

120 Daily Logged-in Page Views 27,350 Total Impressions of All Posts

Social Media Pages / Internet

Top Searched Chamber Master Service Categories:

Hunting 23 Car Wash 14 Vehicle Inspections 14 Oil & Gas Services 17 Feed Store 14 Water Well Services 14 Roadside Assistance 16 Real Estate 14 Weed & Brush Control 14 Lodging 15 Utilities 14

Facebook Tourism

82 Total Followers 2,407 Impressions

1,444 Search (approx.) 4.620 Total Google Business

4,506 Listings on Map

271 Listings on Search

1,641 Photo Views

30 Clicks to Website

22 Clicks for Driving

15 Clicks for Phone Calls

Google

What is Ozona.com doing for our members and the community?

For December 2018, Ozona.com had 5,737 sessions: 4,616 new users 651 returning users

Of these 5,737 sessions, there were 8,790 page views – of these 7,443 were unique (1st time views)

The 5,737 sessions were from 51 countries and 4,633 sessions were from US.

Bounce Rate: 79.95% Avg. Session Duration: 00:02:03 Pages/Session: 1.53 Avg. Sessions/Month: 4,318

Devices Used to Access: Mobile: 63.57% Desktop: 30.01% Tablet: 6.43%

311 Beginning Fans (11-30-18) 340 Ending Fans (12-31-18)

29 Net Likes 11,343 Total Paid Reach

3,975 Total Organic Reach 813 People Engaged

3,204 Daily Viral Reach 78 Daily Logged-in Page Views

19,104 Total Impressions of All Posts

Facebook Business

1,181 Impressions

13 Clicks

Twitter Texas Outside