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Home My WebLink About06-07-2012 Main Street Minutes Plainview Main Street Advisory Board June 7, 2012 Minutes Board Members Present : Eric Turner, Beverly Wall, Desi Pharis, Harri Kotaiya, Kenneth Hooper, Kay Harris, Janice Payne, Nicki Logan and Lydia Castillo Guest : Gary Cross with Hale County Extension Agency, President Beverly Wall officially declared our monthly meeting open. Kenneth Hooper , voiced prayer. Lydia Castillo orally read minutes from previous minutes. Minutes were approved.. Old Business Recap of Local Events: Business after Hours: Much work and effort by Eric Turner & Tyke Dipprey in setting up 20x20 tent, music provided by Bubba G. (Robert Garcia), first 50 people registered received a $10.00 Chamber coin to spend as a cash mob at Uniques & Antiques, led by Phyllis Wall, John Bertsch w/ Investment Center supplied sausage wraps, there was free ice cream, water, and boo-coos of door prizes. Booth by SIFE and Germania were on Mayor Wendel Dunlap present. hand and the event was also honored to have our new All and all the event was fun and enjoyable Cinco de Mayo : LULAC had fundraiser for scholarship monies. Memorial Day: Mayor Dunlap’s first official appearance, Holocaust survivor Michael (sp) Keller was speaker, Jake Serrano played TAPS. 4-H youth and church youth once again assisted in placing around 2,000 flags on graves and then collecting them. The event was well attended. TLI: Texas Leadership Institute, once again was cancelled due to lack of attendance and needs to be rescheduled when farmers aren’t busy Eric Turner then elaborated on a few new businesses and owners such as Heather and Justin May purchasing the old Marse & Sons building, The Kettle being renamed as Gorilla Cuts will eventually open, and Sally Gubser from St. Petersburg, FL opening an Gallery at 803-805 Broadway Art. New Business & Upcoming Events Eric Turner announced a Board Training: Thanks to Sam Van Hoose, a training is th now scheduled for July 13 at the Nunn Business Building in Room 101 on the WBU campus. The training will be presented by Debra (?) Forrester beginning with a lite lunch Eric at 11:30 AM with training to conclude by 2:30 PM. also shared that Coordinating Boards from Canyon, Amarillo, Levelland, Vernon and others are expected to attend. Bar-None Rodeo & Juneteenth Parades : Only Plainview would schedule two parades simultaneously marching in opposite directions on the same street. (The kids will love it.) Wouldn’t you like to be the newly elected Mayor Dunlap or Dr. Starnes running from one Eric event to the other? really needs help in lining up both parades, driving vehicles and help at Givens Park. HELP! th Red, White, & Moo: Scheduled for June 30 at the Ollie Liner Center. There are many events and participants such as the Lion’s Club cooking burgers, the Jr Literacy Council sending 20 volunteers to man game booths, 3 legged races, water rides, petting the animals and just name it, the dairies know how to put on a show for Plainview residents. The events will run from 12 to 3:00 pm th B-B-Q and Car Show is scheduled for August 18 at Broadway Park. We hope to have Downtown Merchant coupons on hand. Proceeds will go to IDA Reports Eric also informed the board that Paul Henderson is checking out an Amarillo Program entitled Opportunity Texas that provides great sums of funding. Sam Van Hoose informed that SIFE received $2000 for PvPoint project. Sam Van HooseKenneth Hooper made a motion the meeting adjourn and second his motion. Submitted by Lydia Castillo, Secretary