SFCC 02/04/09

Greetings!

Short Version of "What's Goin On" at the Office

The phone is ringing off the wall from people who are getting Spring Fever! Lots of people are apparently planning on coming to "our town". They are ready to get out! Our "locals" are getting ready for so much going on in the parish. With the Camellias In The Country this weekend and the Audubon Pilgrimage in March, you know we have to "spruce up the town", and Mayor Billy D'Aquilla and his staff are getting that ready as usual. We welcome all the visitors to our beautiful town and parish!

Communications with the developer of the "new hotel" assures me that things are underway for construction. And the road expansion is driving everyone crazy, but it is coming along.
If you have been reading the newsletter regularly, you will see that we have some new businesses and members. We encourage everyone to support the local businesses FIRST!

The 2009 Chamber Board and the committees have been working diligently on projects for 2009 and all the committees have really good people who want to see the chamber and the parish grow and work together with its businesses. If you have not joined yet- it is not too late! Call the office and I will make sure you are taken care of! Just a reminder- the Chamber Regular Board meetings are open to the public. Locations of the meetings change each month so keep reading the newsletters to find out when and where they will be. The February meeting will be held on February 19, 2009 at 4pm at the Bank of St. Francisville Board Room.

The door is always open to the Chamber office. You are invited to come by. Back to work....... more info later. Have a good weekend!

Linda Osterberger

New Chamber Members

New Memeber

Another "New" Member The St. Francisville Chamber of Commerce welcomes Ladnier CPA & Photography. It is a family business located on Ferdinand Street in St. Francisville. Toni Ladnier has a CPA firm with her office downstairs and her husband Andy is a photographer who has his studio upstairs. They opened their businesses in October of 2008. The Chamber of Commerce welcomes Toni and Andy Ladnier to the list of businesses.

Area Events

Powwow

Powwow The first ever Felicianas Native American Powwow is scheduled for Saturday, February 29, 2009 at Centenary State Historic site in Jackson, LA. There will be Native American dancing, crafts, food, drumming and story telling. For more information, contact Dr. Susan Dardard at 225-635-4555. Calling All New Folks!

Red Cross

Red Cross Programs being offered The LA Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering some programs that benefit families and businesses. A standard First Aid/CPR/AED, Adult and Child, Plus CPR Schools and Community Coarse will be offered on February 17, 2009. In addition to CPR, there will be a class training in using an automated external defibrillator. The date for this course will be February 19 and February 21, 2009. There will also be a SAfe Baby Plus Child CPR course on February 18, 2009. Visit their website at www.batonrouge.redcross.org to register or to get more information.

Vitter

Senator Vitter Hosts Town Hall Meeting Senator Vitter will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Monday, February 16, 2009 at 1:00pm. It will be held in the library of West Feliciana Middle School. This is President's Day, so please mark your calendars and plan to attend.

Debate

Debatin' at West Feliciana Parish Library This Week at the Library On Thursday, February 5, 2009, some of Ms. Georgia Dudley's students from West Feliciana High School will debate the proposition: The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished in the State of Louisiana. They will begin at the West Feliciana Parish Library at 6:30 pm. Call the Library at 225-784-0260 for more information.

Main Street

St. Francisville Main Street The St. Francisville Main Street will host "WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION AND THE BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE". The public is welcome to attend this program on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 6:00pm at Town Hall. Valerie Gaumont with the Louisiana Office of Historic Preservation-Main Street will be the guest speaker. For more information please call Laurie Walsh, St. Francisville Main Street at 225-635-3873.

This Weekend John Folse

Camellias in the Country The Feliciana Nature Society and Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site will host the 5th annual "Camellias in the Country" program on February 6 & 7, 2009. The weekend event will be packed with information, fun and food for those interested in Camellias or just want to spend a relaxing weekend to enjoy the beauty of West Feliciana. The event includes a program on camellia wine by award-winning chef, author, and TV celebrity John Folse. Proceeds benefit projects of the Feliciana Nature Society. For reservations and more information call 1-800-488-6502 or 225-635-3110 or visit www.audubonbirdfest.com .

Chamber Features

Moving to St. Francisville

Relocation Packets are now Available If you know of anyone who is moving to St. Francisville, they can call the Chamber office at 635-6717 and request a re-location packet. Information about the parish and parish facilities along with phone numbers they will need and some brochures from Chamber businesses and maps of the town and parish are enclosed in the packets.