CHRISTMAS AT TWILIGHT

This year’s Christmas at Twilight is shaping up to be one of the best yet! The event will begin one hour earlier- at 3:00 p.m. and continue until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. A Taste of Wallace will be held in the Farmer’s Market section of The Depot. Among the participants are The Mad Boar, Subway, Pizza Hut and Western Sizzlin’. The Longleaf Arts & Craft Guild will be open as well. There is enough entertainment scheduled to fill the stage at the back of the depot, a freestanding stage, and another stage area on E. Main near The Treasure House. The Elf Shoppe this year will be in the old Biney’s Music space on W. Main, and there will be antique cars, motorcycles and tractors all along Main St. The Craft vendors will be along the sidewalk along SE Railroad St. and the
food vendors will be along Main St. Hayrides will begin at the corner of W. Main & Raleigh St., and the children’s inflatable bounce house will be near the Depot. Santa’s House will be in it’s usual location- it’s been refurbished by the generous group from the Rotary Club.
One of the things we are hoping will have HUGE participation this year is the Toys For Tots campaign. This year, the need will be greater than some years past, and we hope you will all remember to bring a donation for this cause!
Many of the stores will be open and are planning specials for that day- Evan’s Jewelers will be giving a free Christmas Ornament to children under 12 (while supplies last) and serving Hot cider and cookies. One Peacock Place LTD. will offer 20% OFF Greenleaf Diffusers and Diffuser Oil. The Verandah will offer discounts on Christmas items, and Farrior’s will offer 30% off accessories, mirrors, pictures & lamps, and serve coke, Johnnie Cakes & cheese. Market Furniture will offer discounts and offer refreshments. The Art of Hope will host a
book signing from 5-8 pm for Marilyn Thomas for her newest book, “Sweet Beulaland” and serve hot cider & cookies. They will also have Christmas paintings and prints for sale. The Stone Leaf Café will be open for dinner, and Brown & Thigpen will be having an auction that evening. The Polka Dot Zebra will be having their Open House and offer discounts. Duplin Adult Day Services will be serving refreshments. The Fleur-de-Lysa a new shop that carries unique florals & gifts will be open, serving refreshments and offering discounts. The shop is located in the white house aside Four Oaks Bank at 420 E. Main St. Though we don’t have details, The Mustard Seed, The Fancy Farmer, Divine Fashions and the newly renovated Cavenaugh’s will be open that evening. Be sure and join in the fun!!!

New Members

Omni Homes Inc.
Rick Batchelor
157 Red Fox Run Dr., Wallace
Phone: 910-540-7676

Regina’s Nail Care
Regina Simpson
At Rose Pointe Hair Design, Wallace
Phone: 910-290-0534

Bits n Bytes Web Design
Jeridith Blanton
123 Phillip Mills Rd., Teachey
Phone: 910-441-0409

Clint Blanton Construction
Clint Blanton
105 Clay Hill Farm Rd., Rose Hill
Phone: 910- 271-4103

Optometric Asso., P. A.
Dr. John Robinson O.D.
311 E Main St., Wallace
Phone: 910- 285-3167‎

Northeast Ruritan Club
Clint Blanton
Phone: 910- 271-4103

Seegars Fence Co.
Sheree Garrett
Wayne County
Phone: 919-735-8211

Burrows & Hall, P. A.
Freddie Hall, Attorney
317 N Norwood St., Wallace
Phone: 910- 285-3600

Same Day Plumbing
Jamie Tucker
5813 Wrightsville Ave. #150, Wallace
Phone: 910- 794-2595

Beach House Auction
Jesse Yates

Welcome to all
Our new members!

New Member: Prudential- John Ripley

My wife and I came to North Carolina for the first time over 30 years ago. Now that we have permanently relocated, we have fallen in love with the Coastal Carolinas all over again. With over 25 years of sales experience, I realized this is the area for living and investment for ourselves, as well as our family and friends. It has been an easy and exciting transition. I am looking forward to the opportunity to help others find what we have found on the beautiful Carolina Coast.
910-264-4428 jripley@prucarolina.com
Please allow me the opportunity to help you with your next sale or purchase. John
About Burrough’s & Chapin Realty
Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., a Prudential Financial, Inc. [NYSE: PRU] company, and Prudential Burroughs & Chapin Realty, Inc announced that Prudential Real Estate ranks “Highest Satisfaction for Home Sellers Among National Full Service Real Estate Firms” in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2008 Home Buyer/Seller StudySM.The inaugural study measures customer satisfaction of home buyers and sellers with major national real estate companies. Overall satisfaction is determined by examining four factors for the home selling experience: agent (43%); marketing (38%); office (12%); and services (7%).Among home sellers, Prudential Real Estate achieved a score of 793 on a 1,000-point scale – and Prudential Real Estate received particularly high ratings from customers in the marketing and office factors.
“We are very proud of this distinction, as it underscores the quality of our affiliates and their hard-working sales professionals, said Laurie Keenan, president of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. “Our sales professionals are local experts, and sellers appreciate their ability to market and price homes right -- along with providing exceptional, attentive service.”The team at Prudential Burroughs & Chapin Realty, Inc works hard to not only meet, but exceed the expectations of its clients – sellers and buyers, explained Marvin Heyd, General Manager for the South Carolina Division of Prudential Burroughs & Chapin Realty, Inc. “In the current challenging market, our clients want all the expertise and market knowledge we can offer – and by leveraging Prudential’s brand strength, its wide array of product and service offerings and its strong Internet marketing programs, we can provide sellers with the increased exposure they need.”
Visit the company website at http://prudentialbc.com/ and their blog at
http://prudentialbandc.blogspot.com/

2009 Chamber Board Members

Nominations for the 2009 Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors were announced and voted on at the October Chamber of Commerce meeting. The members will be sworn in during the Annual Banquet in January. The new Board will sit as follows: President- Sheila Young; First Vice President- Frank Brinkley; Second Vice President- Hugh Caison; Treasurer- Missie Wells; Executive Director- Lou Powell; Bookeeper- Jim Cavender; Golf Chair- Kevin Hager; remaining Board members; Rev. Leo Bracken, Davis Carr, Teyaka Pickett, Linda Vann, Laura Maready and Maria Likens. Our congratulations to all the Board

Chamber After Hours

Dear Friends,
I would like to sincerely thank you for attending and contributing to “Chamber After Hours-Pig Pickin At The Lake”. The food was delicious! Everyone did a great job and it is much appreciated. It was fun to do something different, wasn’t it? I hope you enjoyed it as well. These “After Hours” events are for you, our members, and friends. They are intended to be an opportunity to exchange ideas, and to get to know the other Chamber members, and other folks in our community as well. I especially want to thank Vaughn King, Owner of Lake Leamon and Jeff Jugan, the Manager of the resort for hosting this event. I didn’t realize that we had such a lovely resort, so close to us. What a jewel! I certainly intend to go back sometime.
The plans that Vaughn and Jeff have for the resort are exciting- They will be building cabins around the lake and about 30 floating cabins in a left side cove on the lake. There are also plans for a seafood restaurant that will extend out over the water! The plans will be executed once the requirements for water and sewer in the area are to capacity.
Again, thanks to all of you who participated, the food was wonderful, and the conversation was interesting! I hope you enjoyed the evening!
Lou

The Chamber of Commerce- What’s the Point?

Just what is the point of having a Chamber of Commerce? That’s a very good question- and I have a very good answer….The purpose of any Chamber of Commerce is to promote the businesses within a town, encourage new businesses to open in the community, to offer a venue for the exchange of ideas, assist business owners with information affecting how they do business and -most importantly- provide opportunities for networking.
Lou tries to bring in monthly speakers that will educate on issues pertinent to doing business, and one of the best chamber meetings was one where members shared their best business practices with each other.
And then there is the benefit of networking with the other members of the business community. It is no secret that we feel more comfortable doing business with people we know- and our small town offers many opportunities to do just that. Most anyone in business here is someone you have met at a church or civic function...someone you’ve known for years ...right?
That may have been the case for a long time in Wallace- but not so much now. We have changed as a town and a business community- and many of the new business owners and chamber members are new to Wallace- some live outside of the town- but chose Wallace as a place to engage in commerce
You don’t know them- and though you’ve been in business for 20 years- they don’t know you! Attending the chamber functions gives us all an opportunity to get to know one another and the businesses offered in the community.
I know how difficult it can be to make time in your schedule to attend the monthly meetings or the after hours events...but I invite you to determine to make an effort- there are many new members that would love to meet you and know about your business as well as share their story with you. You never know- one of them may be your next best customer