WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:09.599 Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome, 2 00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:14.919 hideous at time now for our community connection and we're gonna connect with the 3 00:00:15.039 --> 00:00:18.399 Chamber of Commerce, Cherry World. How are you doing today, I've been 4 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:22.760 great. It's spitting rain, so I'm a happy camper. Push a townpour. 5 00:00:22.839 --> 00:00:25.519 I'd be really happy. I'd be a chamber of commerce kind of day 6 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:29.760 rain, you know, once rain would be a chamber of commerce kind of 7 00:00:29.839 --> 00:00:32.280 day. Oh, I love that. I love that sentiment, you know. 8 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:34.960 It was one of those things. And woke up this morning, I 9 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:38.560 saw a couple of drops on the sidewalk, couple on the road. I'm 10 00:00:38.560 --> 00:00:42.719 going, well, at least it's in the right direction. Yeah, it's 11 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:46.600 not burning up hot, but yeah, we need rains, so hopefully we'll 12 00:00:46.600 --> 00:00:49.640 get some the next few days. How are we doing with the chamber. 13 00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:52.679 Lots of things popping, lots of things happening. We just had a very 14 00:00:52.679 --> 00:00:57.359 successful golf tournament last Thursday. Beautiful weather. We were kind of sweating it, 15 00:00:57.439 --> 00:00:59.520 but I would have taken well. I didn't want rain that day. 16 00:00:59.520 --> 00:01:00.640 But anyhow, we had a we had a really good tournament that was a 17 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:07.480 fundraiser for our chamber maintenance fund. Because it's his old building, so lots 18 00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:11.560 of maintenance issues nineteen o nine, lots of fun um but anyheah, that 19 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:15.680 went really good. And then we are hopping into May a lot of several 20 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:19.799 major events that are going to I think really be good. We're actually ending 21 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:23.519 April with our last women in Business luncheon for the year. Our fiscal year 22 00:01:23.560 --> 00:01:26.280 starts July first, so this is our last one for the year, and 23 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.159 it's going to be a really good one. I'm excited about it. It 24 00:01:30.359 --> 00:01:34.719 is women's safety, don't be a victim, and it's our own Bartslo Police 25 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:38.079 Department. We have two female we have Corporal Jessica Pitts and officers Sierra Compton, 26 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:45.040 and they're going to be talking like self defense, situational awareness, things 27 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:47.560 to do, not to do, that kind of thing. So I think, 28 00:01:47.599 --> 00:01:52.159 just really good reminders. I kind of thought about this topic after the 29 00:01:52.239 --> 00:01:56.040 whole little hate you know, the Lows incident, was you know, that 30 00:01:56.760 --> 00:01:59.719 person tried to grab somebody out of the store, and I we just never 31 00:01:59.760 --> 00:02:00.920 know, you still think things like that will ever happen to you, but 32 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:05.599 especially especially in Bartle's value, is something that kind of thing will happen, 33 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:07.439 But you just never know, so I think it's just going to be some 34 00:02:07.479 --> 00:02:10.319 really good reminder. It's probably some things that we already know, but just 35 00:02:10.439 --> 00:02:14.400 to rethink. And any how, we're excited to be able to feature our 36 00:02:14.439 --> 00:02:17.879 own police department and that will be this Thursday. So if you have some 37 00:02:19.000 --> 00:02:22.560 females in your office and you'd like to send them, you can register online 38 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:25.280 Bartlesfield dot com and it is at Hillcrest from eleven thirty to one. And 39 00:02:25.759 --> 00:02:28.439 like I said, I think it's gonna be a really good program. So 40 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:30.479 we're excited about that. That's a very a very practical topic. I think 41 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:35.400 good reminders for all of us to avoid being a victim of a crime. 42 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:40.439 Indeed. And then May fourth is our next business after hours and it is 43 00:02:40.439 --> 00:02:46.680 going to be hosted by Express Employment Personnel and First Investment Corporation. They go 44 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:51.000 together and do it. It's hosted at First Investment, but they always do 45 00:02:51.039 --> 00:02:53.360 a really nice one. It's always right around Cinco de Mayo, which is 46 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:57.280 the very next day, So I'm not sure they'll have Mexican vood again, 47 00:02:57.319 --> 00:03:00.520 but they usually have in the past. But that's just a great way for 48 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:04.280 our members to be able to connect it's very informal. Make those connections, 49 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:07.039 connect your business up, let people know you know what your business is, 50 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:12.599 what you do, and it's just it's a free event for our members and 51 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:14.879 encourage you to come out for that. It's from four to five, so 52 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:19.439 it's a great way to in your day. Just hop over. And it's, 53 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:22.439 like I said, free for our members if you just want to kind 54 00:03:22.439 --> 00:03:27.199 of check it out and see maybe we always welcome guests, no problem, 55 00:03:27.240 --> 00:03:29.319 but it is, like I said, a free event for our members, 56 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.879 so wonderful. And then you're gonna keep going. And we need to take 57 00:03:32.919 --> 00:03:37.080 a little bit of a break here because we got a lot more to go, 58 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:40.199 and we're gonna take this little time out here and we're going to be 59 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:46.520 back with more of our Chamber news with Sherry Wilt after these words from le 60 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:49.639 More and Nat Camp at Funeral Home on k one, the one you tries 61 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:53.319 the first conversation I have with someone's loved one, I don't care if it's 62 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:58.479 three o'clock in the afternoon or three o'clock in the morning. That first conversation 63 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:01.520 is mister X. This is Tim How with Arnold Moore and Knee Camp Funeral 64 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:04.400 Home. First of all, sir, let me say I'm very sorry we're 65 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:10.759 having to have this conversation right now. And to the nth degree, those 66 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:15.199 people always appreciate you taking a moment to just pause and say I'm aware that 67 00:04:15.279 --> 00:04:20.160 someone you care about very much has just left you, and I'm sorry that 68 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:24.120 we have to do this, but we have to do this. And if 69 00:04:24.120 --> 00:04:28.480 it's three o'clock in the morning, I try to be brief but concise and 70 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:31.279 say, do you have any questions or anything I can do for you right 71 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:35.240 now before we meet at our arrangement conference. And sometimes I say, you 72 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:39.800 know, can you call my priest? Can you call my pastor? And 73 00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:42.759 I don't mind doing that. It'll be all right. We'll walk through this 74 00:04:42.839 --> 00:04:46.480 together. Arnold Moore and knee Camp Funeral Home, seven Dewey Martels of It. 75 00:04:47.439 --> 00:04:51.360 We will walk through this together. Alrighty, it is eight thirty eight 76 00:04:51.399 --> 00:04:56.000 where we share. We walk with the Chamber of Commerce, and we had 77 00:04:56.120 --> 00:05:00.040 we got some new businesses that have popped up here recently. We just and 78 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:02.839 out to In fact, I ran into your your husband Mike out at hto. 79 00:05:03.319 --> 00:05:06.439 Yeah, hopefully they will be a chamber they are a chamber member. 80 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:10.079 Yes, so we have their ribbon cutting. I think it's it's Friday this 81 00:05:10.160 --> 00:05:14.879 Friday, so they'll have been opened officially a week and we will be out 82 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:17.399 there. Oh gosh, eleven thirty I think it is, but we'll be 83 00:05:17.399 --> 00:05:20.360 doing a ribbon cutting for them. And yes, they joined right right away, 84 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:26.160 and we appreciate that. Especially chain restaurants and things like that. That 85 00:05:26.199 --> 00:05:30.279 really does mean a lot because so many of them chain wise just just don't. 86 00:05:30.399 --> 00:05:33.319 But it's our locally owned businesses who support the chamber. And I don't 87 00:05:33.319 --> 00:05:36.519 want to make a blanket statement that's that's not fair because we do have um, 88 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:41.720 you know lows as a member in different chains. But anyhow, and 89 00:05:41.720 --> 00:05:44.759 they're all important. They all contribute to the tech space in the owner of 90 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:48.879 this franchise has plenty of ties to Bartlesville. Oh yeah, we're really happy 91 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:51.680 to have them as new neighbors. Other things are going to be popping up 92 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:56.120 out of the ground soon, but the BDA has been kind of surprising us. 93 00:05:56.759 --> 00:06:01.399 They're always popping so every time something pops there, that'll do good. 94 00:06:02.959 --> 00:06:06.160 We got cracking over here well in May, like I said, we're gonna 95 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:09.920 have a very busy May. I was starting off with the business after hours 96 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:12.839 on May fourth. The next day, Friday, May fifth, That morning 97 00:06:13.040 --> 00:06:16.160 is our next Eggs and Issues breakfast. UM, and this one will feature 98 00:06:16.600 --> 00:06:19.399 our congressman, our new Congressman, Josh bra Keene. Of course, you 99 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:23.519 know, with the redistrict and the redrawing of lines, we lost Kevin Hearn 100 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:27.480 and Josh has our new congressman, so it'll be interesting to hear from him. 101 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:29.519 I've just got off the phones and he told me to tell you Hi. 102 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.040 I'm sure he didn't. You can't wait for eggs anything. Well, 103 00:06:32.079 --> 00:06:34.600 get it's uh, but like I said, it's Friday morning, it's seven 104 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:39.680 thirty to nine, it's a hot breakfast. It's our sponsor for this and 105 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:42.360 our host sponsor is Tri County Tech, so it'll be in their Events center 106 00:06:42.360 --> 00:06:46.560 and they do a beautiful job for us. So we like hosting these events 107 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:51.319 because we want to give our members an opportunity to interact with our local officials. 108 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:56.439 And UM he'll take questions from the audience. Obviously give some comments and 109 00:06:56.519 --> 00:07:00.519 things, but also filled your questions as a business owner, is you know 110 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:03.560 your whatever your interests are. UM and opened up for questions as well. 111 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:10.560 So that will be Friday UM May the fifth and then the next week I'm 112 00:07:10.560 --> 00:07:14.959 super I guess it's the next following week. But May eighteenth is our fifth 113 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:17.240 of the sixth in our forum series, we do six major forms a year 114 00:07:17.279 --> 00:07:23.040 over the lunch hour, and this one is I'm very excited about. Everybody's 115 00:07:23.079 --> 00:07:26.519 always you know, what's the what's the forecast? Economically, everybody feels like 116 00:07:26.519 --> 00:07:28.800 you're kind of just you're just you're just kind of waiting. Then you're like, 117 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:31.480 oh, UM. And so we were able to get Mark Sneed. 118 00:07:31.519 --> 00:07:35.639 He's an economist and UM owns a company called Region Track and that's what they 119 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:42.000 do, and he will be given an economic forecast for UM Oklahoma. I'm 120 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:46.160 sure he'll do national Oklahoma and then kind of our region and really drilled down 121 00:07:46.199 --> 00:07:49.279 a little bit. UM. We had him interestingly up we had him in 122 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:56.800 UM February of twenty nineteen, great forecast, and then the world changed in 123 00:07:56.800 --> 00:08:01.879 March to twenty twenty or yeah, my team anyhow's right after you know we 124 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:05.600 had him in then COVID hit. So anyhow, we're gonna have him back, 125 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:09.360 and that is UM smart or May the eighteenth. Once again. Tri 126 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:13.279 County Tech is our sponsor for that our host sponsor and presenting sponsor and um 127 00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:18.600 it will be held at Tri County Tech eleven thirty to one. And he 128 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:22.920 does a great job. He's easy to understand. He doesn't get way out 129 00:08:22.920 --> 00:08:26.560 there where you're just kind of like what, you know, what a talking. 130 00:08:28.439 --> 00:08:31.160 He's easy to understand. But I mean very very very knowledgeble. Like 131 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:33.559 I said, that's what he does. He's an economist and excited about that 132 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:37.360 one. I think that's gonna and that one may sell out, so if 133 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:41.120 you're interested in that. UM it's once again. You can register for any 134 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:46.039 of these online at Bartlesville dot com at our website and just click on the 135 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:48.720 chamber calendar and he'll take it or the box it has the events listed UM 136 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:54.120 and you can register online. But UM, it's important we try to bring 137 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:58.639 topics speakers that are relevant to business or to what's you know, how it's 138 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:01.879 affect the community, the region. It's important you want to know as a 139 00:09:01.919 --> 00:09:05.919 business owner, what can I expect. I mean, he doesn't have a 140 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:09.919 crystal ball per se, but there's a lot that goes into analyzing, you 141 00:09:09.960 --> 00:09:13.200 know, the future, and so I think I think it's very beneficial for 142 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:16.399 businesses. And I was excited to be able to bring that to us. 143 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:20.519 Remember he used County. He uses real science, real data, not the 144 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:24.759 magic gall exactly. So anyhow, excited about that, and then we are 145 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:28.440 working already. I'm excited about June sixth, that's kind of we end up 146 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:31.320 our year. We have another been after that, but June the six is 147 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:37.320 our annual gala, and this is where we do our awards, community awards. 148 00:09:37.320 --> 00:09:41.120 We honor several individuals, several companies, our leadership Barswool class graduates. 149 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:45.519 In fact, they have their last session in a few weeks Arts and the 150 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:50.559 Tourism, and so they graduate, and we hear from the young professionals, 151 00:09:50.559 --> 00:09:52.919 from our incoming outgoing chairman. It's just a really it's an inspirational night. 152 00:09:52.960 --> 00:09:56.759 I really enjoy it. And it's going to be at the Hilton Garden End, 153 00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:01.360 And like I said, it's June the sixth, Tuesday evening, and 154 00:10:01.480 --> 00:10:05.200 it's there's a cocktail reception from six to six thirty and then the doors open 155 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:09.200 at six thirty and we're out of there by by nine o'clock, so you're 156 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:11.000 not you're not out too late on a Tuesday night. So that it's just 157 00:10:11.120 --> 00:10:15.200 a very very nice event, and like I said, it's it's just inspirational, 158 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:18.159 celebrating our community, celebrating our chamber year and that kind of thing. 159 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:22.039 So lots of work, lots of details go into that, and we are 160 00:10:22.320 --> 00:10:24.919 we're in the throes of working on that right now. So June sixth, 161 00:10:24.120 --> 00:10:28.600 all right, very good. People have questioned sometimes about a local Chamber of 162 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:31.240 commerce. Do you have to be a retailer to be a member of the 163 00:10:31.399 --> 00:10:35.320 chamber. You don't have to be a retailer. We have members all over 164 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:39.320 I should have grabbed that sheet. We just analyze that they We have members 165 00:10:39.039 --> 00:10:45.720 all of all industries. So whether you're a supplier, whether you're you know, 166 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:48.399 a manufacturer, we have a lot of manu you know, most of 167 00:10:48.440 --> 00:10:54.840 our manufacturers, a lot of service industries, consultants, oil and gas, 168 00:10:54.360 --> 00:10:58.759 um, just they're finance, you know, it's not just banks, but 169 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:03.399 financial industry. So this is sol over the map. I mean a lot 170 00:11:03.399 --> 00:11:05.320 of times people just think, you know, retail because we like to promote, 171 00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:09.000 you know, shopping local and supporting local and that kind of thing. 172 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:13.960 But we have businesses all in all industries. So what's the cost to sign 173 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:20.240 up if you that's if you're just a typical small business, which I wish 174 00:11:20.279 --> 00:11:22.679 i'd would have grab that sheet. We would just dantaizing this. Over eighty 175 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:28.519 percent are small business less than twenty employees. A lot of them are one 176 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:31.159 to five employees or less. But let's just say you're a regular for profit 177 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:35.559 business, not nonprofit because they have their own right, but a regular for 178 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:39.559 profit business, small business. It's two fifty a year and every now and 179 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:43.399 then someone to go, we'll say two fifty per month. I'm like, 180 00:11:43.720 --> 00:11:46.240 um, okay, yeah, no, no, no, no, two 181 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:50.600 fifty a year. So it's a very minimal expense. And there's so many 182 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:56.200 different things you can take advantage of and um to promote your business, to 183 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:58.000 get your name out there, to make connections. It kind of depends what 184 00:11:58.080 --> 00:12:01.279 you're looking for, but there's a lot of ways that we, like I 185 00:12:01.279 --> 00:12:05.840 said, can help promote your business, help connect you, keep you informed, 186 00:12:05.879 --> 00:12:09.960 give you opportunities to meet with like I said, like our our our 187 00:12:11.039 --> 00:12:16.559 leadership in our community, meet with leadership on a federal national level. So 188 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:18.279 there's just lots of things. It kind of depends what a members you know, 189 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:22.480 looking for, what they're after. But um, anyhow, we would 190 00:12:22.519 --> 00:12:26.159 love the opportunity to talk to anybody. Um oh, there comes an ambulance. 191 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:31.039 UM would love the opportunity to talk to anyone if they are interested, 192 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:35.559 or if you want to just slick around on our website, which we are 193 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:39.279 getting ready to change over to a new website because we're getting new software. 194 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:45.240 And that's a whole other story. Oh boy, oh my gosh. And 195 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:48.159 we do when we made this decision, I've not told staff and we all 196 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:50.480 I said, okay, you guys know. And in two months and we're 197 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:52.559 in the throes of those we're going to be knocking our heads on the wall 198 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:54.559 on why did we do this? But we all know once we get through 199 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:58.080 it, Um, it'll it'll be good. It'll be a good transit. 200 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:01.440 There's just so many advantages for our members of the of what this new dat 201 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:05.120 our new program can do membership by So we're excited about that. We just 202 00:13:05.120 --> 00:13:07.279 got to get through the training and it's taking a lot of time and a 203 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:11.639 time when it's super busy for us. But um, anyhow it hies in 204 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:15.240 with our websites or we're getting get a new website. But I love our 205 00:13:15.279 --> 00:13:18.720 website, our current website as well. But brilliance done a wonderful job for 206 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:22.519 us. And anyhow, all the information is on there. I just encourage 207 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:26.559 people go kind of poke around see what you know. It is easy to 208 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:30.879 navigate and you can get you can just kind of see if if, if 209 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:33.399 you would be interested in joining, we'd love to have you. We have 210 00:13:33.440 --> 00:13:37.759 over seven hundred and fifty businesses and individuals, nonprofits, different organizations, and 211 00:13:39.240 --> 00:13:43.120 so we're a strong voice for the community, for the business community, and 212 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:48.039 that's one thing we take seriously and really look at. And in fact, 213 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:52.600 we have a border treat coming up made the ninth with our incoming board members 214 00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:54.759 and our current board, and that's one of the things we're gonna be looking 215 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:58.600 at. Is you know, look, we represent seven or fifty people, 216 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:03.120 seven hundred fifty business is you know what voice do we need to carry forward? 217 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:05.919 What is it we need you know, what do we need to I 218 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:09.279 guess fight for look you know, look after and how can we help with 219 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:11.679 different you know, issues in the community and that kind of thing we're gonna 220 00:14:11.679 --> 00:14:16.039 be bringing to different community leaders and hearing from them. So anyhow, wonderful 221 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:20.240 is he busy? Is he crazy? Time of year? Sherry, thank 222 00:14:20.240 --> 00:14:24.480 you for being with us. Today. Absolutely, we appreciate the radio station. 223 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:26.440 I just want to give a shout out to y'all and the great job 224 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:30.279 you guys do covering covering our community in the news. Thank you to our 225 00:14:30.360 --> 00:14:33.159 news source. Appreciate that. Folks, you've been listening to Sherry Wilt with 226 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:37.960 the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce right here on Our community connection has been brought to 227 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:41.759 you by our More and Nicamp Funeral Home right here in k one, the 228 00:14:41.799 --> 00:14:41.440 one you trust.