Hillsboro Happenings 115 N Covington •Hillsboro, TX 76645 July 16, 2018, Volume 4, Issue 4 254-582-2481 www.hillsborochamber.org I believe this is the first time that I have ever had a spectator of an event call and show so much gratitude for an event and for the event organizer. The caller told me how much he appreciated the Elm Street Rod Run and he wanted to show his Gratitude to Carroll Estes for his hard work and vision for Hillsboro’s Classic Car Show. He went on to say the volunteers were so courteous and helpful. He observed them working together to create a memorable event for the guests to Hillsboro. He and I had a delightful conversation and I want to share some of his comments. “I called Carroll Estes and thanked him for putting on the car show on Monday after the Elm Street Rod Run. The weekend was a memorable experience for me. I am Don Justin Price from Willis, Texas, near Conroe and we spent Friday and Saturday in Hillsboro. I also wanted to call and share my gratitude with you for putting on the Elm Street Rod Run. We toured the Roadside America Museum and the Cell Block Museum. It was the classic car show that brought us to Hillsboro.” Friday when I met you, you said, “Hi! I am Vicki with the Chamber. Let me share with you some information about the ‘must sees’ in Hillsboro. Then you gave us information about your dining options and museums in the area.” He continued, “Our experience in Hillsboro is what America should be. Everyone was so courteous. There was no anger, shouting or inappropriate language – everyone was getting along. The volunteers were so helpful. You could feel the unity when you visited with the volunteers. My take away from the day, was Hillsboro is a community where you can feel the unity.” Continued…. www .hillsborochamber.org Like us on Facebook -- Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce Building on our Successes www. [email protected]The Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce is your organization that promotes new and existing businesses in Hillsboro through our website, publications and a voice on the phone to answer questions. We are more! This summer the Hill County Leadership Forum will communicate our interests to our representatives in Austin. We support local businesses through social media. If you have an event or want a push on social media we will be happy to assist as needed. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - VICKI HIDDE UPCOMING EVENTS LIONS CLUB – Tuesday Lunch at First United Methodist Church August 10 – 9 am - Tourism Board Meeting August 23 – Noon – Chamber Board Meeting Saturday Morning - Summer – Farmers Market September 5 – 9 am - Tourism Board Meeting Sept. 12, 2018 – Chamber Luncheon – Mastering Your Memory – 11:30 – 1 pm HISD – Calendar of Events www.hhs.hillsboroisd.org/pages/Hillsboro_High_School/Calen dar For Main Street Calendar of Events – Check out www.hillsboromainstreet.org Hill College Kids Kollege https://www.hillcollege.edu/ContinuingEducation/ KidsKollege.html HILL COUNTY LEADERSHIP FORUM JULY 23- LUNCH 11:30 TO 1 PM AT A TISKIT A TASKIT
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Hillsboro Happenings
115 N Covington •Hillsboro, TX 76645
July 16, 2018, Volume 4, Issue 4
254-582-2481 www.hillsborochamber.org
I believe this is the first time that I have ever had a
spectator of an event call and show so much gratitude for
an event and for the event organizer. The caller told me
how much he appreciated the Elm Street Rod Run and he
wanted to show his Gratitude to Carroll Estes for his hard
work and vision for Hillsboro’s Classic Car Show. He went
on to say the volunteers were so courteous and helpful. He
observed them working together to create a memorable
event for the guests to Hillsboro. He and I had a delightful
conversation and I want to share some of his comments.
“I called Carroll Estes and thanked him for putting on the
car show on Monday after the Elm Street Rod Run. The
weekend was a memorable experience for me. I am Don
Justin Price from Willis, Texas, near Conroe and we spent
Friday and Saturday in Hillsboro. I also wanted to call and
share my gratitude with you for putting on the Elm Street
Rod Run. We toured the Roadside America Museum and
the Cell Block Museum. It was the classic car show that
brought us to Hillsboro.”
Friday when I met you, you said, “Hi! I am Vicki with the
Chamber. Let me share with you some information about
the ‘must sees’ in Hillsboro. Then you gave us information
about your dining options and museums in the area.”
He continued, “Our experience in Hillsboro is what America
should be. Everyone was so courteous. There was no anger,
shouting or inappropriate language – everyone was getting
along. The volunteers were so helpful. You could feel the
unity when you visited with the volunteers. My take away
from the day, was Hillsboro is a community where you can
feel the unity.” Continued….
www.hillsborochamber.org
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The Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce is your organization that promotes new and existing businesses in Hillsboro through our website, publications and a voice on the phone to answer questions. We are more! This summer the Hill County Leadership Forum will communicate our interests to our representatives in Austin. We support local businesses through social media. If you have an event or want a push on social media we will be happy to assist as needed.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - VICKI HIDDE
UPCOMING EVENTS
LIONS CLUB – Tuesday Lunch at First United Methodist
Mr. Price went on to say, “I have travelled to car museums across the country. This experience was the most delightful that I have experienced in years. I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed our visit to Hillsboro. Our dining experiences were great too! The Brandy Roberts Band and Elm Street Rod Run experiences are memories that I will cherish for my lifetime. We will be back next year and bring a group with us.”
To conclude the call, I commented to Mr. Price, “You made my day. We need to have more conversations like this to share what is good about Hillsboro, Texas and the USA.”
I want to challenge everyone in Hillsboro to make a phone call or personal visit to someone and encourage them by identifying something in their life that you can offer praise, kindness or gratitude.
Mr. Price is as disenchanted as I am with the offensive dialogue which is penetrating our culture. Insults upon insults, mockery upon mockery and superiority of conscience upon superiority of standards is poisoning our culture. He is making a difference by showing gratitude – You can do the same.
When he said people need more experiences like what he experienced in Hillsboro, he created a spark in my mind. What would happen if 10% of the citizens in Hillsboro, made a commitment to contact one person a day and express gratitude to their friends, neighbors or business associates?
Let’s get the ball rollin’!
R & K RESTAURANT: APPLY IN PERSON - 103 NORTH WACO
Universal Forest Products
• http://www.ufpi.com/en/about-ufp/careers.aspx Wisenbaker - http://www.wisenbaker.com/careers/ Hill Regional Hosptial
• Submit resumes to Careers on www.kaseworks.com United Ag & Turf - http://www.unitedagandturf.com Top Notch Personnel -101 West Elm Street www.topnotchpersonnel.com IKO Southwest -Hillsboro - Texas Workforce Solutions will have
• Texas Through Time, Andre Lujan – 110 N Waco – 972-974-6306
• Lakeside Liquors - 302 W Elm #F
• Mason Jar Farm –Melissa Awtrey – 254-722-7362
• Super 8 Motel –1512 Hillview Drive
• Rodeway Suites – 203 Outlet Drive
• Elizabeth McCollough, Keller Williams
• CrossIT Works – Keith Cross – 817-456-8939
• Cen-Tex Roof Systems – 214-751-7700
• Think Dentistry,Dental Assisting School - 254-205-6680
• P.J. Ranch -Persia Parker
• Michael Yeram – Contractor –Repair 254-283-3287
• Esperanza Escape – AirB&B
• Rev Acquisitons, LLC
Country Club Retirement Community - Cole Ford Sales First Central Credit Union - Crystal Smiles LLC KHBR Radio - H & R Block Cotton Exchange Café - Edward Jones First National Bank of Central Texas - Julie Siddons Realtors L. B. Foster Co./CXT, Inc. - Hometown Pride Car Heart of Texas Network Consultants Care & Storage Wesley House Assisted Living - Kaddatz Auctioneer AgTexas Farm Credit Services & Farm Equipment Cornerstone Funeral Home - Love’s Travel Stop #231 Hill County Paw Pals - Roadside America Museum Amanda Scarborough, DDS - Walmart Super Center Counseling Network Inc - Chicken Express Gene's Auto Service, LLC - Tejas Logistics Hillsboro Chiropractic Clinic - Hog Wild Graphics Pure Dee Country Gift Shop - Texas Heritage Museum Hill County Collision - Hill County Title Eastland Title Co. - Dixie LP Gas Hill Regional Hospital Independent Oil Co Lehmann Real Estate & Insurance - Crumpton & Son’s Trilliant Ice LLC Construction Co Hillsboro Country Club - Sonic Drive In Schlotzsky's Deli - Days Inn Lee Health Care - Martin Lake Hillsboro Youth Football - Pattillo Brown & Hill CPAs Aglo International - Therma Foam Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Store - Hill County Protective Resume Source Services Cliett Refrigeration, Inc. -Walnut Manor Apartments Tucker Lumber - Hill College F & C Eaton Enterprises, LLC - Lone Star Plumber First Baptist Church - Eagle Drug Hillsboro ISD Education Foundation The Eagle Historic Warehouse - The Goodie Mill Providence Medical Center - Citizens National Bank Bobcat Contracting, LLC
These members have renewed since May 2018
Texas Through Time
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair, Bill Sheffield, First Central Credit Union
Past Chair, Dwayne Lusk, Wisenbaker Builder Services
Deborah Brooks, CPA, Treasurer
Katie Pavelka, Hill Regional Hospital
Jonathan Johnson, NAPA
Karin Shaw, Counseling Network
John Tubbs, Town Hall Estates
Ada Motherspau, Hill County Title
Laura Harbroth, Gate Precast Company
Jana E. Nors, Jana Nors Real Estate
Lizza Trenkle, Hill College
Tony Easterling, Tony’s Back Yard BBQ
Mike Farquhar, First National Bank of Central Texas
Ambassadors
James Fine, Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors
Colin Smith, Citizens National Bank
Jennifer Leggett, Homestead Nursing & Rehab
We are reorganizing the Ambassador program and actively recruiting
volunteers for the chamber at this time. Please contact the chamber if you
want to volunteer at chamber events – Should you want to meet new business
owners and attend ribbon cutting we would appreciate your time and
(Hillsboro, TX 05/30/18) - Hill Family Medicine is now a multispecialty clinic as they welcome Dr. Karen Vaughn. Dr. Vaughn is board certified in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine allowing her to care for adults and children. Dr. Vaughn received her medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center and completed her residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Vaughn is excited to start her new practice in Central Texas and said Hill Family Medicine “feels like a
family environment.” Besides spending time with her daughter, she enjoys sports and DIY home projects. When asked what her practice philosophy is she responded, “The physician-patient relationship is built on trust. I will work to earn that trust with you.” Dr. Vaughn continued that she strives to be compassionate and listen to her patients. “I try to meet my patients where they are and form a partnership in their care,” she said.
Over the summer is a great time to schedule wellness visits for children and annual checkups for adults. Dr. Vaughn advises that summer is also an ideal time to create an asthma care plan for your child. “I like to create asthma care plans that will work at home and at school. I will work with the parents, child, and school nurse to create a custom plan tailored to your child’s needs,” said Dr. Vaughn.
“We are excited to expand our list of specialists available in Hill County. Dr. Vaughn’s knowledge and experience in both pediatrics and internal medicine makes her the clear choice to be your family physician,” said Mike Ellis, CEO at Hill Regional Hospital.
Dr. Vaughn is currently accepting new adult and children patients. call 254.582.8006 to schedule an appointment.
COMMENTS FROM OUR MEMBERS
The Chamber helps us keep up with local events and has
always done a great job of helping me share with our guests
what there is to do in Hillsboro. Vicki frequently provides me
with the tools to tempt some of our "just passing through"
guests -- into guests who come back again. I specifically love
having the updated restaurant guide so that I can easily
recommend the "right" restaurant for each guest based on their
preferences and what is available--instead of sending someone
towards a "closed" restaurant due to hours of operation or
outdated information. Sondra Smith, Quality Inn
Thank you for supporting the Hillsboro Youth Sports
Association. The Yellow Bags with goodies were a big hit at the
State Tournament. Bruce Urbanovsky
We rely on your calendar! It keeps us informed.
Mary Alice Eastland, Hillsboro Heritage League
I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support
in putting together the Job Fair…you did an outstanding
job…Everything was professionally done.
Laura Harborth, Gate Precast Company
Working with the chamber to build community has value as
we strengthen the business environment.
Karen Doskocil, Lone Star Ag Credit
We are excited to once again sponsor Halloween in Hillsboro.
Thank you for the chamber’s encouragement and support last
year. This year will be bigger and better.
Rhett Reddell, R & R Fitness
The Chamber helped promote Dickey’s BBQ Pit by
encouraging volunteer participation in the Ambassador
program and chamber events.
Tammy Garrett, Dickey’s BBQ Pit
"...No Chamber of Commerce in our 40 years as business
owners, has been more welcoming, been more attentive, been
as willing to listen to suggestions and ideas, or tendered more
tangible value than you and your team at the Hillsboro
