EMERALD SPONSOR Burns & Burns Associates, Inc.

PEARL SPONSOR C93 92.7 FM & WWCH Radio 1300 Clarion Community Medicine - UPMC Community First Bank Magee Women’s Specialty Services at UPMC Northwest Marc Maslov, MD - Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of NW PA McDonald’s (GRP Management) Northwest Savings Bank Suzan Hahnfeldt, State Farm Insurance Veolia Environmental Services Women’s Healthcare of Clarion

OPAL SPONSOR Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. Chartwells Dining at Clarion University Clarion Psychiatric Center DMS Printing

PERIDOT SPONSOR Brad Johnson Agency Nationwide Insurance Brady’s Bend Underground Storage Haws-Ricker Insurance MegaRock Wolf’s Auto Outlet WRC Senior Services

PLATINUM SPONSOR The Farmers National Bank

DIAMOND SPONSOR Clarion Hospital Clarion Industries (Clarion Boards/Clarion Laminates)

Clarion University

GOLD SPONSOR PNC

BRONZE SPONSOR Pennsylvania American Water S & T Bank The Commodore Corp.

RUBY SPONSOR Carrier Insurance Agency, Inc. Williams

TOPAZ SPONSOR Golden Living Centers (Clarion-Shippenville) Kriebel Wells Wolfs Camping Resort

SAPPHIRE SPONSOR Clarion County Community Bank First United National Bank Holiday Inn of Clarion Structural Modulars, Inc.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2012 SPONSORS!!!

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CLARION, PA 16214

Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry 21 North 6th Avenue Clarion, PA 16214

CLARION CHAMBER CHRONICLE J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 8 I S S U E 1

STAFF

Amy Baumcratz, President Hospitality Social Magnet

Shirley Carroll, Secretary Farmers National Bank

Dr. Brenda Sanders Dede Clarion University

Chad Ellis PNC Bank

Evan Faller Faller’s Furniture

Mark Hall Clarion Borough

Rick Himes RRR Roadhouse

Jennifer Keth Sapphire Moon

Lisa Esser-Laugand S & T Bank

Bob Larson PA American Water

Scott Patterson Eat’n Park

Allen Pierce Briar Hill Rustic Furniture

Shelly Rhoades Clarion Psychiatric Center

Tom Seidle Seidle Chevrolet-Cadillac-GMC

John Stroup Clarion Hospital Foundation

Stacey Thompson Clarion Associates

Kim Titley Wolf’s Camping Resort

BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

Tracy J. Becker, CFEE Executive Director

Cody A. Rapp Assistant Director

Tammy R. Rider Office Manager

Barbara Eckert Administrative Assistant

Advancing Cancer Care Close to Home The Clarion Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce that it has received a pledge of $100,000 from Northwest Savings Bank for the “Advancing Cancer Care Close to Home” capital funds drive. The $2.5 million goal of the drive is to purchase equipment to be used for cancer treatment and diagnosis in the Clarion area. Dr. Joe Grunenwald and Lisa Leach-Goth are co-chairing the campaign.

“We are so glad for the support from Northwest Savings Bank,” said John Stroup, director of the Clarion Hospital Foundation. “This institution is a leader in our community, and this investment goes a significant way toward restoring radiation care.” Fred Port, a vice president at Northwest Savings Bank, has been a strong supporter of the hospital and serves on the board of directors. “Having a local hospital that can provide the kind of advanced services that Clarion provides is important to all who live and work in the area,” said Port. “It’s important for our community to come together at a time like this.” Also emphasizing its strong support for and commitment to the community, Clarion University Foundation, Inc. will contribute $25,000 to the Clarion Hospital capital campaign. “The foundation determined that adding this capability will reintroduce much needed services to our community,” said Clarion University Foundation, Inc. President Charles P. Leach, Jr. “The hospital reached out to the university community, and the foundation stepped up to the plate. Clarion University is also asking the campus community to support this campaign.” “This is a very worthy project, and I thank the foundation for seeing this as a great opportunity for the university to support an important community initiative,” said Clarion University President Karen M. Whitney. “The entire community will benefit from these services, including our students who make this area their home during their academic careers at Clarion.” “We are excited that the Clarion University Foundation is partnering with us to restore cancer care to our community,” said John Stroup, director of the Clarion Hospital Foundation. “Clarion University’s gracious gift further proves how invaluable the institution is to Clarion and the surrounding communities.”

Advancing Cancer Care, cont... Clarion County has one of the highest rates of cancer in Pennsylvania with 292 cases diagnosed each year. Since the Cancer Center opened in 2003, the number of cases has increased by 46 percent according to statistics from the State Department of Health. The Cancer Center at Clarion Hospital has been without equipment and staff to provide radiation treatments for more than a year. In order to restore the service, the hospital must purchase a linear accelerator, the device that directs radiation beams at cancer cells as well as a CAT scanner, an MRI for detecting cancer and a nuclear medicine camera, with a total project cost of $4.2 million. The recent introduction of new specialists to Clarion Hospital has given Clarion Hospital an opportunity to Advance Cancer Care Close to Home.

Blake Brothers Carpet In business since May 2007, Blake Brothers Carpet provides quality name brand furniture at great prices. They carry Broyhill, Southern Motion and America’s #1 Brand of Furniture. They also provide free delivery within a 20 mile radius of their business. Blake Brothers Carpet is located at 1369 East Main Street, Clarion.

Watch for specials and sales throughout 2013, including a Presidents’ Day Sale, their 6 year Anniversary Sale in May, a Columbus Day Sale, Black Friday sales AND Monthly Specials. Visit them at www.blakebrotherscarpetand furniture.com

At Blake Brothers their motto is “We believe if customers service us, we service them.” Contact T.J. and Becky Blake or Tim Slaugenhoup at (814) 226-7847 to see what they can do for you today.

The Clarion Chamber thanks Blake Brothers Carpet and Furniture for installing the laminate flooring in the Chamber office.

Flower Center The Flower Center in the Clarion Mall has a variety of flowers and gifts available. They also have a full service lottery and offer food and beverages including coffee, tea, soda, hot dogs, soups and more!!

Lisa Smith, the new owner of the Flower Center, offers a friendly and caring environment of quality service to enrich, encourage and comfort the lives of her customers each and every day. Lisa purchased this 25+ year old business just a few months ago.

The Flower Center encourages you to order your Valentine roses and arrangements early to ensure a timely delivery. Call Lisa today at (814) 226-5470 or you can email her at flowercenter4me@verizon.net.

Winter may be here, but remember Splash Lagoon Indoor Park is open all year round. The Clarion Chamber still has discounted tickets available. At the gate they are $44.95. Through our office you can purchase them for $32.95 (a savings of $12.00).

The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry does not receive commission on ticket sales. We have made these available to our members to save money when you enjoy time with your family and friends.

Splash Lagoon Indoor Park Tickets Available

Chamber Member Perks Every business wants to increase efficiency and effectiveness. This is something everyone strives to do, but what is the next step? How do business owners and managers find the proper avenues to actually do what it is you intend to do? Well, the Clarion Chamber has an easy answer to that! Let us do the work for you. Since you are receiving this newsletter you are already a committed member of the Clarion Chamber, so step one is completed. Step two is to send us your business’ information. No matter whether you are running a big sale, have a personnel change, selling a new product or even want to publicize an event, we can help! By sending us one quick detailed message we can do the following for you: * Include your information in a daily email blast sent to ALL Chamber members * Post your news on our Facebook page that has more than 1,500 “Likes” * Introduce your material into our monthly newsletters that go out to the entire membership of more than 450 ∞ Think about posting within these sections — Member to Member News — Member Updates — Business Spotlight * Submit calendar events for our webpage to support your business’ event * Mention you on the radio during Tracy’s Monday morning with C93 * Distribute fliers and pamphlets in our office to our consumers We thank you for becoming a member of the Clarion Chamber! The staff at the Clarion Chamber feels that it is extremely important that we foster a positive relationship between the business members and the Chamber. It is said in our mission that we are to be a voluntary partnership of business and professional people working together to build a healthy economy and to improve the Quality of Life in our community. We invite you to become more involved with that mission, be-cause it is not only a mission for our company, but also for our community.

Member Updates The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry wishes to help our members stay up-to-date with the most recent address, phone number, contact changes, etc. This month the following businesses have updates:

84 Lumber - New Management

Welcome Jessup Walters as the new manager of the 84 Lumber store in Clarion!

Bridge Builders Community Foundation - Address Update 206 Seneca Street

National Transit Building Annex, Suite 10 Oil City, PA 16301

The Arc of Clarion - Address Update

22 South 2nd Avenue Clarion, PA 16214

Record Number of New Members in 2012!

Glory On High Fireworks, LLC H.B. Beels & Sons, Inc. Heeter Enterprises, Inc. Husted’s Plumbing & Heating IDA Wholesale Jeff’s Performance Plus, Inc. John Truscott Auto Sales Joseph Grunenwald K & M Parts, Inc. (DBA) Weaver Auto Parts Kahle’s Kitchens, Inc. Keystone School District Knox Fitness, LLC Luton’s Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Manpower Mt. Joy Lanes Open Flow Energy, A Division of South Jersey Energy Pre-Owned Goods Outlet (POGO) Progressive Home Medical Equipment, Inc. Red Bandana Winery, LLC Sligo Presbyterian Church Strattan Broadcasting, Inc. (Mega Rock) Super 8 Motel The Medicine Shoppe The Simple Things Tri-County Animal Rescue Center Vinyl Graphics Unlimited

84 Lumber Acey Rental Co. Adam Midas Press AFLAC Blake Brothers Carpet & Furniture Brett Whitling Photography & Framing Bright Ideas Learning Center and Photography Capstone Ministries Carrier Insurance Agency, Inc. Cater Mama Charles Tool & Supply, Inc. Clarion Area Agency on Aging, Inc. Clarion County Farmers Market Association Clarion Free Library Clarion Pizza Hut Corle-Benn Auto Parts, Inc. Cozumel Mexican Restaurant Dagny Design Group, Inc. Dasco Plumbing, Inc. Eden, Inc. Exploreclarion.com First Media Radio, LLC First Presbyterian Church - Clarion Flower Center Fred L. Burns, Inc. Freedom Wireless-Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer

We enrolled 53 businesses as new members of the Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry in 2012. These businesses come from all corners of Clarion County and we welcome them all to the chamber family. Just to recap our new members in 2012.

January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast - 8:00am - American Legion **see flier inserts**

February 4 Deadline for ALF™ Logo Contest

Snowman in the Forest - Cook Forest

February 9

January 25 Chamber Mixer at 6th & Main Market with Toby Hill Bar & Grill **see flier inserts**

Member to Member News The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry is anxious to hear about the success of your business. We want

to feature updates on our area businesses for members...about members! This FREE member benefit is an easy way to keep up with other local business successes and to be recognized for your own accomplishments. Please

feel free to send information to announce awards, promotions, personnel changes, new merchandise or other news. Email your updates of 50-250 words to info@clarionpa.com with subject line “newsletter article” by the 30th of each

month.

PNC - Financial Specialists

PNC is currently seeking to fill a Financial Specialist position at their Clarion Main Branch. Candidate will act as the branch “concierge” and build strong relationships with customers in order to channel them to the appropriate PNC Bank specialists. Successful candidate will be the subject matter expert on investment/banking products and provide a world class customer service experience to their customers. Qualified candidate will hold FINRA Series 7, 66 (63/65) licenses and PA Life and Health Insurance license. Fantastic opportunity with high incentive earnings potential! Candidates should apply to PNC.JOBS. Enter 146240 in Keyword Search box OR e-mail resume to John.Holt@pnc.com. PNC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/D/V/SO

Clarion Hospital Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon

Clarion Hospital is pleased to welcome Michael Pollock, M.D., to its medical staff. A board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Pollock joins Dr. Robert Ranelle at the office of Clarion Regional Orthopedics, located on the first floor of the Clarion Health Complex.

Dr. Pollock received his Bachelor of Science from Carnegie Mellon University, graduating sixth in his class. He then completed medical school at the University of Pittsburgh. He performed an internship at West Penn Hospital and did his residency at Louisiana State University.

Dr. Pollock has been practicing medicine in Indiana, PA since 1983. In 1990 he was commissioned as Captain of the Medical Corps, US Army Reserve. He served in active

duty in Operation Desert Storm at the 2290th US Army Hospital. Dr. Pollock advanced through the ranks and was promoted to Colonel in 2001. In 2003, he was mobilized to active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served at the 452nd Combat Support Hospital.

Dr. Pollock is the recipient of numerous awards from the American Medical Association. He is also a highly-decorated serviceman with medals in national defense and army achievement, among others.

For an appointment with Dr. Pollock, please call Clarion Regional Orthopedics at (814) 226-1950.

Welcome New Members ADAM MIDAS PRESS Paul Adomites 1139 Route 38 Emlenton, PA 16373 Phone: (724) 867-0350 Email: padomites@embarqmail.com Web: www.facebook.com/AdamMidasPress Media, Publishing, Communications, Marketing

The Clarion Chamber of Business & Industry and its mission…….

Your Chamber of Business & Industry is a

voluntary partnership of business and professional people working together

to build a healthy economy and to improve the Quality of Life in our community.

Robert V. Burns Funeral Home - Successful “Stocking for Soldiers” Campaign

The Robert V. Burns Funeral Home once again participated in the annual Veterans and Family Memorial Care “Stockings for Soldiers” initiative to send the troops a little taste of home for the holidays. They provided free Christmas stockings to be picked up, taken home, and decorated and stuffed with Christmas Cheer. They then shipped the stockings to troops abroad in time for Christmas.

This is the third year collecting the “Stockings for Soldiers” to send to troops overseas. With filled stockings returned, they were able to ship over 300

filled stockings to five units this year. The Knights of Columbus and Women of the Moose Chapter 0014, assisted with shipping expenses.

The Robert V. Burns Funeral home looks forward to their fourth year in 2013. To read a few of the thank you letters received from soldiers, check out their website at www.rvburnsfuneralhome.com/

Member to Member News cont...

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Community Breakfast

Join us for a special community breakfast on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 21, 2013. We will be celebrating King’s contributions to modern society and the lasting impact of his dream on a new generations. The program is entitled “The King Legacy: Inspiring a New Generation of Diversity. The breakfast is from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and is $7 at the American Legion on Main Street. A food drive will also be a part of this event. More details are available at www.clarion.edu/mlk.

Clarion Career Center Interim Director Steps Into Post Clarion County Career Center’s interim director Randy Leadbetter assumed his new post in November and is making the most of new ideas and opportunities. He says that everything is on course and they are focusing on moving ahead, including the incorporation of more reading and writing activities into students’ classwork. Leadbetter recently joined several other career center administrators and operating committee members who visited Mercer County Career Center in mid-December. Addressed were some issues similar to those of Clarion County Career Center, including receiving adequate payments and delivering high-quality programming. Another emphasis was on the importance of keeping communications flowing between the career centers.

2013 ALF™ Logo Contest The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry is accepting submissions for the 2013 ALF™ Logo Contest! Take your creativity and put it down on paper. As long as you live, work or attend school in Clarion County, you are eligible to enter. All submissions need to be original and submitted on white 8 1/2” x 11” paper. With the winning theme “Diamond Jubilee of Color”, submitted by Mary Weyer, you have the opportunity to create you own image that reflects that theme, which is used in all medias and on the ALF™ merchandise. Why submit a logo? You have the opportunity to win the following: * $50 Gift Certificate * Two tickets to the ALF™ Scholarship Pageant * Gift Basket from Farmers National Bank * Two ALF™ Tumblers * An ALF™ Sweatshirt * Ride as a “VIP” in the Tournament of Leaves Parade during ALF™ * Invited to various ALF™ events

Annual Awards Dinner The 2012 Annual Awards Dinner will be held on Clarion Universi-ty’s campus in the Gemmell Student Complex Multi-Purpose Room on Saturday, March 16, 2013. The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a social hour proceeded by dinner at 7:00 p.m. The awards presentations will take place beginning at 8:00 p.m. Part of the evening’s highlight are the Silent and Chinese Auc-tions. These auctions are your opportunity to help with the fund-ing of some of your Chamber’s projects as well as promote your business. Your business name will be listed in the evening’s program that each attendee receives as well as listed in the power point presentation listing all the busi-nesses that provided auction items. We want to promote your generosity and provide greater awareness of your commitment to your chamber. An auction donation form was mailed earlier in the week to you. Please take some time to determine the ideal auction item(s) that best represents your business. The Annual Awards Dinner is a great opportunity to network with other Chamber Members, bid on wonderful auction items donated by the Chamber Members and enjoy delicious food by Chartwells. We will also reveal the logo for The 60th Annual Farmers National Bank Autumn Leaf Festival™.

Invitations for the Annual Awards Dinner were mailed earlier this week. The deadline to RSVP is Friday, March 8, 2013. If you would like to submit your RSVP online, please log onto www.clarionpa.com. By selecting the “EVENTS” drop-down and choosing the Annual Awards Dinner option, you will be able to RSVP for you and your business completely online. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, March 16!