News and Announcements
2012 Rodeo ~ Spurs and Boots Winner

The Coleman Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture & Tourist Bureau held their annual Fundraiser . During the 75th Annual PRCA Coleman Rodeo the boots and spurs were given away and the name on the ticket drawn was Coleman's very own Bob Turner. Bob won a pair of Custom -made Cowboy Boots made by Grant Richardson of Grant Boots out of Blanket, Texas. These boots were a $750 value and will be made to Bob's specifications. Along with the boots, a pair of commemorative 75th Annual PRCA Coleman Rodeo Spurs were given. These spurs are like the ones that each event winner in the Rodeo receive.

Congratulations goes out to Bob Turner and thank you to everyone that supported the Coleman County Chamber of Commerce Fundraiser.

Posted
Friday, July 20, 2012

2012 Rodeo ~ Spurs and Boots Winner

The Coleman County Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Tourist Bureau is pleased to announce the winner of a pair of custom made boots and the 75th Annual PRCA Coleman Rodeo commemorative spurs.

The lucky winner is Coleman's very own, Bob Turner. Congratulations to Bob.

Posted
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

2012 Rodeo Parade Results
Floats ----- Out of Town
  • First Place - Little George Haven Cowboy Camp Meeting - #18
  • Second Place - Miss Ballinger & Miss Merry Christmas Girls - #20
Floats ----- In Town
  • First Place - Hall's Custom Processing - #29
  • Second Place - Hawaiian Rodeo Float - Holiday Hill / Allen Center - #27
Decorated Vehicles / Antique Vehicles ----- Local
  • First Place - 1929 Mercedes Gazelle Roadster Owned by Ed Eldridge - #45
  • Second Place - Juanita Brooks Horse Drawn Wagonette carrying
    the Mayor and City Council - # 6
Decorated Vehicles / Antique Vehicles ----- Out of Town
  • First Place - Mules and Wagon for the Goree T-Bone Ranch - #26
  • Second Place - Horse Drawn Surrey by Billie and Linda Sparks - #24
Decorated Bicycles / Go Carts / Etc.
  • First Place - DeBusk - #35
  • Second Place - GWRRA Motorcycle Group - #43
Walkers / Marching Groups / Clowns / Dancers / Bands
  • First Place - Dyess Airforce Base Color Guard - 2
  • Second Place - Shrine Oriental Band - #22
Riding Clubs
  • First Place - Coleman County Cowgirls - #3
  • Second Place - Former Rodeo Queen Float & Riders - #5
Individual Riders
  • First Place - Robert & Selena Balderas - #54
  • Second Place -- Miss West Texas Fair & Rodeo Queen - Calie Harvey - #13

Posted
Saturday, June 16, 2012


2012 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET NEWS RELEASE

Winners of Banquet Awards


2012 Teacher of the Year -- Debbie Scott

2012 Rural Citizen of the Year -- Sandy Neal

2012 Citizen of the Year -- Peggy Burdick

2012 New Horizon Award -- Richard (Buster) Hensley

2012 Business of the Year -- Coleman Livestock Auction Comm. Co., Inc.

Posted
Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Coleman County Chamber Board Elects 2012 Officers
Names Committee Chairmen

The new Officers of the Coleman County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for 2012 are President, Sandra Barr, 1st Vice-President, Nina Childress, and 2nd Vice President Bobby McGee.

The responsibilities of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are as follows: The Chamber assists the Coleman Business People's Association, Keep Coleman Beautiful, Coleman Development Company, Inc., Coleman EDC, Coleman County Livestock Association, and the Coleman Rodeo Association. The Chamber is a Visitor's and Tourist Bureau. The Chamber also assists volunteer organizations to advance their goals and promote their events through the Calendar of Events, assist school districts in educational programs for the community, participates in ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings and welcome packages. The Chamber is a distributor of 15% of Occupancy Tax funds from the City Sales Tax. Also, the Chamber assists landowners in leasing property for hunting, also supports and assists the Wildlife Committee Hunters' BBQ and Hunters' Extravaganza in Forth Worth. In addition to these activities, the Chamber sponsors several events throughout the year. The Chamber also assists the Coleman County Youth Activity Center Board of Directors with the booking of the Bill Franklin Center and Goree Expo Center.

The following persons were elected as chairperson for the new calendar year; Membership Drive - Month of March - Linda Hyde; Chamber Banquet - April 27, 2012 - Bobby and Karen McGee and Nina Childress; Fundraiser - Danyelle Hemphill and Cindy Hall; Fiesta de la Paloma - October 6, 2012 - All Chamber Directors; Christmas Activities - Month of December - All Chamber Directors assist the Coleman Business People's Association; Budget Committee - Executive Board; By-laws Committee - Executive Board.

Board Members are: Sandra Barr, Nina Childress, Bobby McGee, Cathy Allen, Kelie Tidwell-Cope, Leslie Cross, Cindy Hall, Danyelle Hemphill, Linda Hyde, Lana Kading, Greg Martin, Kevin McMahon, John Stanislaw, Daniel Stovall, and Dawn White. Office Staff include: Executive Director Mary Griffis, and Chamber Secretary Amy Hinds.

The Chamber of Commerce's top priority is to attract new people to this community as well as putting forth the necessary effort to keep those we already have.

The Chamber of Commerce meets on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce Boardroom. The Chamber office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Those that were not present for the picture are: Cathy Allen, Lana Kading, Greg Martin, and Dawn White.



Posted ~ Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Coleman County Chamber of Commerce,
Agriculture and Tourist Bureau

218 Commercial Avenue
Coleman, Texas 76834
Phone
325-625-2163
Fax
325-625-2164
Email
 chamber@colemantexas.org