Eagle Lake Chamber Connection

May was a busy month at the Chamber--GayeLynn provides a run-down of the activities and accomplishments, including THREE ribbon cuttings! Barbara's calendar of events and news is jam-packed this month, so be sure to take a listen. Also, GayeLynn touches on the 1093 Rails to Trails Project. If you want more information on this project, see 1093railstotrails.weebly.com. Just a reminder: if you or your business is a Chamber member, we'd love to feature you in an upcoming episode!

In this episode, you will hear Barbara's calendar of events and a Chamber update from GayeLynn. GayeLynn will also tell you about some great birding apps so everyone can get in on the birding fun! For quick reference, here they are: merlin.allaboutbirding.com; chirpomatic.com; Picture Bird: Bird Identifier; Smart Bird ID.

Paige Pavlu debuts on the Eagle Lake Chamber Connection in the introduction and conclusion---welcome, Paige! Barbara has lots of great information in her calendar of events, and GayeLynn provides details on the upcoming public meeting for the 1093 Rails to Trails Project and this year's Eagle Lake Wild festival.

In this abbreviated episode, listeners will hear the calendar of events for the end of January into February from Barbara Class. Then, GayeLynn Thomas offers a preview of the presentation on Eagle Lake's upcoming Rails to Trail project that will be featured at the annual Chamber Banquet on Jan. 28.

Barbara Class provides info on upcoming community events and GayeLynn Thomas updates listeners on Chamber happenings.

In this episode, Connie Herman invites you all to attend the annual Colorado County Area Go Texan Scholarship Fundraiser in Nada, Barbara Class provides a new community calendar, and Melissa Landin reflects on her time here as Eagle Lake's City Manager. Also, GayeLynn provides some updates on Eagle Lake Wild. (Side note: Numerous scheduling and technical frustrations with the Go Texan segment made Connie and GayeLynn a little punchy; sorry about that!)  

In this episode of The Eagle Lake Chamber Connection, Barbara Class provides an update on news and events for July, and GayeLynn Thomas offers some tips and advice for landing the perfect job. 

In this episode, you will hear about the renovations underway at the Chamber Building, an update on the Eagle Lake Wild festival, local news and events, and a report on the launch of the Chamber's new website---lots of great information for everyone! Also, in case you're not sure who the directors of the Chamber of Commerce are, here's a quick refresher: GayeLynn Thomas, Eve Lucas, Connie Herman, Bobbe Nolan, Denise Marburger, Amy Maxwell, Sammi Zarate, Melissa Landin, and Barbara Class; Mary Parr is the Executive Director. Contact any of these folks for more information on joining the Chamber! 

Melissa Landin discusses the improvements, plans, and issues for the various park locations in the municipal system, and Barbara Class updates the community calendar of events. One of the many trains roaring through town makes a cameo appearance during the parks conversation. 

In this episode, GayeLynn visits with Angela Spencer from the Parks and Recreation Department about the new season of farmers and community markets, and Barbara is back with a calendar stuffed full of community events. Finally, GayeLynn tells listeners how they can get involved with the Chamber's efforts to move Eagle Lake forward.

In this "super-sized" episode, you will hear from Cheryl Pekar and Susannah Mikulin about their efforts through the Red Door Fund for Mental Health to help local individuals and families struggling with mental illness in the rural region of Colorado and Fayette Counties. For more information or to contribute to the fund, check out their Facebook page, or you can visit Fayette Community Foundation at faycofoundation.com. Faycofoundation's mission is "to build stronger, safer, and more vibrant communities by providing a bridge that connects caring philanthropists to those in need." Also in this episode, Barbara Class provides great info on her Community Calendar, and GayeLynn Thomas helps get you ready to face the upcoming election season. (For additional mental health resources: hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use or texanacenter.com ) (For online therapy here are a few suggestions: betterhelp.com, talkspace.com, cerebral.com; many will accept insurance)

In this first episode of Season 2, Melissa Landin provides an update on the impact of the recent Covid surge, GayeLynn Thomas offers an overview of some of the Chamber's projects and accomplishments, and Barbara Class is back with another Community Calendar.

In this episode, listeners will hear a discussion of small-town newspapers and their importance by GayeLynn Thomas and Alesia Woolridge, managing editor of the Colorado County Citizen. Also, Barbara Class is back with a calendar full of community events and news. This will be the final episode of Season 1. We'll be back in the new year to share more of the Eagle Lake Chamber Connection with you. Thanks for listening! 

This episode has great information on vaccination availability as well as a detailed schedule of events for the Fall Festival on Oct. 16. One quick correction: the car show is going to be located downtown, not at the Community Center as stated in the calendar of events segment. Sorry for the confusion!

Animal welfare, or lack of, in Texas is a serious issue. If you want to help make a change, here are links to two organizations that lobby the state legislature for changes in animal welfare laws: Animal Legal Defense Fund, aldf.org; Texas Humane Legislation Network, thln.org. On the local level, you heard Melissa say they depend on donations, so please consider helping them continue to do the important work that they do.

This episode highlights the opening of a new memory care unit at Arbor Hills. Administrator Phyllis Williams and Nexion's COO Meera Riner share some great insights in a conversation recorded via Zoom prior to the unit's opening on September 1. And as always, Barbara has lots of useful information to keep you up on events happening around town.

In this episode we hear from Dr. John Myres about the exciting work Revitalize Eagle Lake is doing at the municipal park (plus John's dad makes a brief cameo as well! ). Also, Barbara Class has lots of good information in the Community Calendar, including phone numbers for anyone who might need some covid-related mental health help. Take a listen!

In this episode, you will hear Barbara's latest Community Calendar, and you will meet Angela Spencer, the new pool manager at the municipal pool. GayeLynn will wrap up the episode with a few statistics dealing with mental illness. Here are a couple of links in case you want to find out more about this serious health issue: National Alliance on Mental Illness,  NAMI.org; RethinkStigma.org.

In this episode, Barbara shares a new community calendar plus some job opportunities, and GayeLynn provides a little local weather history and an update on Fall Fest preparations.

This episode contains the updated Community Calendar and a conversation with John Magera, who manages the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge. Happy Juneteenth and Happy Fourth of July, everyone!

This is a super-sized episode of Eagle Lake Chamber Connection! Chamber Director Barbara Class provides info on upcoming events in her Community Calendar segment. Also, Chamber President GayeLynn Thomas sits down with Dr. Russell Thomas for a Zoom discussion about Rice Medical Center's impressive handling of patients and protocols during the covid pandemic. 

This episode contains information about a Community Market that will be coming this fall to Eagle Lake. Also included are a Calendar of Community Events and a look back at Eagle Lake in 1907.

In this episode, listeners will hear Barbara Class's Community Calendar of Events as well as a conversation with local fiber artist Bobbe Nolan. (You will also hear a telephone ringing about halfway into Bobbe's interview---sorry about that!)

This episode contains a brief overview of the Chamber of Commerce, community calendar of events, and an interview with Sam Kana, the president of the First National Bank of Eagle Lake.

Keep an eye out for the start of the  new podcast called Eagle Lake Chamber Connection beginning soon! We will be highlighting chamber members, interviewing interesting people, and providing lots of information we know you will find useful whether you're a member or not!