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<v Speaker 1>And good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on K one, the one you trust, and it is

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<v Speaker 1>time now to say hi to miss Judy.

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<v Speaker 2>And how are we doing today, young lady?

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<v Speaker 3>We're doing good.

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<v Speaker 4>How about you, Tom super E Dupe.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got the chamber busy as all get out. I said, so,

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<v Speaker 1>what's on the agenda? And you know what, she just

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<v Speaker 1>stopped telling me just before the microphone came on. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is ten minutes ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I'm kidding, it's probably true. We have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>going on.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, tomorrow we start off with the whirlwind here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Business after Hours is tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock

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<v Speaker 3>at the Bartlesville Lions Club and that's at twenty nine

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<v Speaker 3>hundred Tuxedo Boulevard. That will be it's just always a

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<v Speaker 3>great time to come out network with other business leaders

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<v Speaker 3>and other business people in the community. And there'll be

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<v Speaker 3>food and beverages and door prizes and just a great

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<v Speaker 3>time to network.

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<v Speaker 2>Very good now, Judy.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one of the ones that a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people like because it's kind of casual. It's very casual,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a great way to network, connect or even

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<v Speaker 1>just just meet a few.

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<v Speaker 3>Folks and just right and just like I said, there's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be food and beverages and door prizes, but

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<v Speaker 3>it is a great opportunity to just like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>network and it is very very relaxed and very very

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<v Speaker 3>it's just fun. It's just a fun time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I just kind of keeping that for last Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it is pretty fun.

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<v Speaker 4>It is fun.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just fun. And then on May fifteenth, coming up

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<v Speaker 3>very very quickly, is our annual awards and gala time

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<v Speaker 3>at celebrating we are celebrating one hundred and twenty one

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<v Speaker 3>years of Chamber Wow of the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce.

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<v Speaker 3>Isn't that awesome? One hundred and twenty one years.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And we're doing that downtown at.

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<v Speaker 3>The downtown at the Hilton Garden. Enn reception will begin

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<v Speaker 3>at six point thirty and we will do We'll do

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<v Speaker 3>awards for Business of the Year and individual Small Business

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<v Speaker 3>of the Year.

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<v Speaker 4>We will have.

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<v Speaker 3>Individual honor, will honor individuals and so's. That's a wonderful

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<v Speaker 3>time just to celebrate the chamber and the businesses, our

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<v Speaker 3>business community in Bartlesville and the businesses that are here.

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<v Speaker 3>But we will also celebrate we're going to graduate Leadership

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<v Speaker 3>Bartlesville and that is a very big deal and so

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<v Speaker 3>that'll be a wonderful time. Leadership Bartlesville is these people

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<v Speaker 3>spend a year of learning about our school system, our

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<v Speaker 3>medical facility here, the police any They just deep dive

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<v Speaker 3>into Bartlesville, our city government, so many different things, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's they learn more about our community. Then even if

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<v Speaker 3>they've lived here their whole lives, they'll say, I never

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<v Speaker 3>knew that was even here. And so it's just a

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<v Speaker 3>great opportunity. So that's Leadership Bartlesville graduating class. So that

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<v Speaker 3>means we are going to take applications now for the

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<v Speaker 3>new Leadership Bartlesville class and those applications open June the

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<v Speaker 3>first and we'll close June thirtieth. So you need to

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<v Speaker 3>go online at Bartlesville dot com www. Bartlesville dot com

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<v Speaker 3>and get that information so you can be a part

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<v Speaker 3>of the Leadership Bartlesville Class of twenty five twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I tell you one of the alumni.

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<v Speaker 3>They're proud, yes, and they're smart, and they're and we've

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<v Speaker 3>got such a wonderful crowd this year. And they're they're young,

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<v Speaker 3>and they're sharp and they are ready to just just

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<v Speaker 3>take that next step into Bartlesville, and I don't know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm out of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, it's one of those things that each

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<v Speaker 1>and every year we see those bright faces come up,

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<v Speaker 1>a new crop, a new crowd, yeap, and it's like wow.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep, yep, and they're energetic and they know how to

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<v Speaker 3>move forward.

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<v Speaker 4>And so I'm excited about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody should.

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<v Speaker 3>And so remember June first is opening application time and

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<v Speaker 3>June thirtieth is when it closes, So be sure and

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<v Speaker 3>get in there. And then also coming up in May

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<v Speaker 3>May twenty ninth, there's our Classic Golf tournament that will

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<v Speaker 3>be at Hillcrest and it's one hundred and fifty dollars

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<v Speaker 3>per player, six hundred dollars for a team, and we

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<v Speaker 3>still have some openings for teams to come in and

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<v Speaker 3>so so be sure and give us a call about that,

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<v Speaker 3>or you can sign up online. And so that is

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<v Speaker 3>a great opportunity there too. We love to play, We

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<v Speaker 3>love to have our players come out and play golf.

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<v Speaker 3>And like I said, that's at Hillcrest. I think lunch

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<v Speaker 3>and is going to be and check in and lunch

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<v Speaker 3>is at eleven from eleven to twelve thirty and then

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<v Speaker 3>I think they start play at twelve thirty, gotcha, Yeah, yepp.

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<v Speaker 4>It'll be fun.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I just want to encourage any businesses out

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<v Speaker 3>there right now that aren't a part of the chamber.

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<v Speaker 4>We would love to have you be a part of

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<v Speaker 4>the Chamber.

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<v Speaker 3>I would love to visit with you about Chamber membership,

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<v Speaker 3>some of the benefits of chamber membership, or some of

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<v Speaker 3>the things we've talked about just now.

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<v Speaker 4>Business after Hours is.

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<v Speaker 3>One of those wonderful things we like to do, ribbon cuttings.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, we've got two coming up tomorrow. Wow, And

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<v Speaker 3>so it's it's going to be a good time. We've

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<v Speaker 3>had seven new members this month and I look to

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<v Speaker 3>have seven more next month. And so if you have

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<v Speaker 3>any questions about becoming a part of the Chamber, please

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<v Speaker 3>give us a call. We would love to have you

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<v Speaker 3>come in and visit with us about that.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a great resource for the business community you Like

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<v Speaker 1>you said, we put on different events for chamber members,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's also a lot of other components that come

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<v Speaker 1>in as far as how the city's moving, what facts

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<v Speaker 1>and figures about the city and the whole area that

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a business person, you'd be flying blind if

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<v Speaker 1>you weren't a member.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the Chamber.

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<v Speaker 3>Right we do events like Eggs and Issues where we

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<v Speaker 3>have our city people like Mike Bailey, Chuck McCauley from

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<v Speaker 3>schools and different different leaders in our city government come

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<v Speaker 3>and talk to us about what is new going on

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<v Speaker 3>in Bartlesville or what's coming up. The Bartlesville Development Authority

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<v Speaker 3>will share insights about what is coming up and what's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be new in our area. And so then

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<v Speaker 3>we have hot topics which is going on right now

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<v Speaker 3>at the Chamber that can tell us about what's hot

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<v Speaker 3>in Bartlesville right now, what's going on in our community.

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<v Speaker 3>But just like you said, there's things that the Chambers

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<v Speaker 3>involved in that people really don't see that Sherry especially

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<v Speaker 3>is so involved with with maybe helping lower taxes, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>with the grocery tax issue, the things that are done

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<v Speaker 3>at the state level that she's a part of, and

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<v Speaker 3>things like that that are just affect business. If it

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<v Speaker 3>affects the business in Bartlesville, we want to be a

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<v Speaker 3>part of.

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<v Speaker 2>That one thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And I hate to bring up the COVID era, and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think anybody really wants to revisit it. But

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<v Speaker 1>I will tell you that the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce

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<v Speaker 1>was a shining beacon in that because businesses really didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know what to do, how to do it, how to

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<v Speaker 1>get through it. And thanks not only to our chamber

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<v Speaker 1>but also to our state officials who were actually listening

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<v Speaker 1>to us, things reopened a lot sooner than they did

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere else in the United States. And we were able

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<v Speaker 1>to help people adapt by sharing knowledge and just a

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<v Speaker 1>great conduit is what the Chamber acted as. And there

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<v Speaker 1>there was just one of those things. So imagine if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have a pandemic, what kind of resources they

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<v Speaker 1>have there for you. If you're a new business in town,

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<v Speaker 1>or an existing business who hasn't been with the Chamber

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<v Speaker 1>ever or it's been a while, give it a spend,

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<v Speaker 1>give it a try, give them a call, get in

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<v Speaker 1>and get on board, and you know you'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to really see the landscape a lot clearer.

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<v Speaker 2>That's awesome business climate.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a great way to put it.

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<v Speaker 3>And then we do things like well, during the pandemic,

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<v Speaker 3>one of the things we did was make a list

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<v Speaker 3>of people that were open or maybe that they were

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<v Speaker 3>even if they were not chambermen. We did that and

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<v Speaker 3>would try to publish that, you know, through our website

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<v Speaker 3>and other things, so that people could see what was

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<v Speaker 3>opened but when they were open, so because it was

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<v Speaker 3>such a hard time it was. But we also right

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<v Speaker 3>now we have a little program called Member to Member

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<v Speaker 3>where our members can offer discounts or Q ponds or

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<v Speaker 3>something special to other members. And that's a that's a

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<v Speaker 3>neat little program that we have.

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<v Speaker 4>And then we.

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<v Speaker 3>Also have Chamber Bucks where you can come in and

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<v Speaker 3>buy Chamber Bucks for a gift or you know, a

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<v Speaker 3>bonus for one of your employees or something like that,

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<v Speaker 3>and then we give you a list of the businesses

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<v Speaker 3>that will accept Chamber Bucks and it drives business to

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<v Speaker 3>uh customers into your business to use those there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said, you're a great resource for the business

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<v Speaker 1>community and for the community as a whole. One of

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<v Speaker 1>the fun things that you do with the Chamber, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know it takes about half a year to do

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<v Speaker 1>it is Christmas in the film. What a driver that

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<v Speaker 1>is for the downtown businesses, but not only for downtown

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<v Speaker 1>but for all parts of town. Is people are coming

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<v Speaker 1>into Bartletowe because we're such a draw from east, west,

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<v Speaker 1>north and south. It's a great thing to be a

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<v Speaker 1>part of. Just that it is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a wonderful It is just it's that wonderful time

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<v Speaker 3>of year and the music and the kids laughing and

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<v Speaker 3>the skating, and it is an enormous amount of work.

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<v Speaker 3>And we are so grateful to all of our businesses

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<v Speaker 3>that help sponsor that and help volunteer there, and so

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<v Speaker 3>thank you to the business community that does that.

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<v Speaker 4>And it is just so.

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<v Speaker 3>Important for individual businesses to know that without each one

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<v Speaker 3>of them, how would we come together collectively? Each one

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<v Speaker 3>is so valuable and so important, and so together we

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<v Speaker 3>can do things that individually we simply cannot do. So

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<v Speaker 3>Christmas in the bill is yeah, it's it's at the Chamber.

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<v Speaker 3>But it takes all of our sponsors and all of

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<v Speaker 3>our volunteers to make that happen.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the cool things you were at one of

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<v Speaker 1>the trailers. You were helping poor coffee. I was talking

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<v Speaker 1>to you. I don't think your hands stopped moving the

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<v Speaker 1>whole night. It was kind of chilly, But right outside

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<v Speaker 1>of your little trailer was an old timy like a

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<v Speaker 1>way bearing sign that had different businesses and pointed him

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<v Speaker 1>into the directions and there was actually a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>businesses that, you know, I've been here for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that must be new. Yeah, and by golly, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>And there was a couple of them like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And so imagine, you know, you're a business in the

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<v Speaker 1>downtown area or just in town whatsoever, and you've got

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<v Speaker 1>folks coming in from I don't know, Coffee Bill maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>uh Oceanida, Tulsa, Pahusca.

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<v Speaker 3>We had some Parsons, Yeah, we had some from Parsons

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<v Speaker 3>and Chanut oh yeah, and Coffeeville. But yeah, and then

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<v Speaker 3>they see that sign and it points them to crossing

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<v Speaker 3>second or or painted whorse or you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know whatever the sign was out there that Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>There was like ten or fifteen bass on it. But

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<v Speaker 1>imagine being a business and just benefits from that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and you could be one of those businesses.

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<v Speaker 3>We brought around twenty three thousand people into downtown.

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<v Speaker 2>Bartlesville last year, that's.

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<v Speaker 3>And then how many of those stayed at a hotel

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<v Speaker 3>or went out, you know, down seventy five to eat

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<v Speaker 3>or something like that downtown and we're downtown. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>it just like you said, it was all over Bartlesville

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<v Speaker 3>because we are the Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce and

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<v Speaker 3>and and that's just such a you know, it's just

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<v Speaker 3>kind of a neat thing that people know they can

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<v Speaker 3>be a part of the Chamber, even if they don't,

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<v Speaker 3>even if they're not right downtown, but think.

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<v Speaker 4>But we are just so grateful for our for our.

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<v Speaker 3>Members and what they bring to the community.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a dazzling website Bartlesville dot com. I'm not easy.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you guys, you.

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<v Speaker 3>It is and it's we've had it now for about

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<v Speaker 3>eighteen months. I think that website. It's a new website,

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<v Speaker 3>and it is.

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<v Speaker 4>Beautiful and it's easy to work.

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<v Speaker 3>It is if I can work at anybody can work

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<v Speaker 3>it because I'm not exactly tech savvy, and so I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>it's a good thing that I can do my email.

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<v Speaker 3>But you could join online. People can pay their chamber

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<v Speaker 3>dues online, they can sign up for an event online.

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<v Speaker 3>But they can also just go in and learn more

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<v Speaker 3>about Bartlesville and more about the Chamber at www dot

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<v Speaker 3>Bartlesville dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Your calendar is wonderful, by the way, I know two

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<v Speaker 1>different calendars.

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<v Speaker 2>You have the chamber calendar, then you have the calendar.

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<v Speaker 4>Of the whole community calendar.

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<v Speaker 3>And Dawn is our receptionist at the chamber, and she

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<v Speaker 3>does an amazing job of keeping up with that thing

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<v Speaker 3>because it, yeah, it moves and changes and adds very

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<v Speaker 3>quickly every day, so she knows how to work that

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<v Speaker 3>thing a whole lot better than a whole lot better

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<v Speaker 3>than me. But anyway, I am just I just want

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<v Speaker 3>to encourage people to come out tomorrow at four o'clock

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<v Speaker 3>to business after hours at Bartlesville Lyons Club and that

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<v Speaker 3>and again that's at twenty nine hundred Tuxedo Boulevard.

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<v Speaker 2>Very good, Thank you very much for being with us today.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for having me and for helping me. You

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<v Speaker 3>always do such a good job.