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Banquet Set to Stun,


         Texas Chic Style                                                                                               that’s your chamber


                                         y’all




        Written by Naomi Richison





        As an event companies and indus-     thick crowds of interested
        tries make double sure is included   parties.
        in their annual budget each year,
        the annual banquet hosted by the     This year, same as last, the
        Deer Park Chamber has built quite    chamber will be recognizing one
        a reputation.                        particularly sterling example of
                                             servitude with the 2017 Citizen of
        Returning to the historic Sylvan     the Year award. This recognition is   available to download on Apple
        Beach Pavilion for the third con-    determined by nominations sub-       and Android devices at no cost, is
        secutive year, the banquet is set    mitted by the community and vot-     the first of its kind in the area and
        for Thursday, February 15, 2018.     ed upon by a selection committee.    is currently installed on more than
        Last year’s stunning 180° sun-       Letters of recommendation pour       1,000 mobile devices.
        set backdrop created a buzzing       into the chamber offices each
        atmosphere cohercing attendees       year in hopes their nominee will     Pull on your boots and join the
        onto the pavilion’s spacious deck    be selected for this great honor.    business community and their
        where groups of colleauges mixed     The 2016 honoree, TJ Haight, was     guests at the annual banquet.
        and mingled with                       recognized for his involvement     More information and tickets are
        friends.                                   with the local youth, espe-    available online at www.deerpark.
                                                       cially through baseball.   org, or call the chamber office at
        Meanwhile, indoors                                                        281-479-1559.
        the live band was                                  In addition to the
        just getting un-                                    citizen of the year
        derway for a jovial                                 recognition, the
        evening of entertain-                               chamber will install
        ment. The perimeter                                the incoming 2018
        of the ballroom was lined with                 board of directors while
        raffle prizes, donated by local      retiring a few directors who have
        businesses and charities, attracting  completed thier terms of service.
                                                                There may be
                                                                another sur-
                                                                prise in store as
                                                                well; it was one
                                                                year ago when
                                                                the chamber
                                                                stunned guests
                                                                with their new-
               Brandon R. Lockwood, CWS®                        ly released mo-
            102 W. Pasadena Blvd      www.mylsfa.com            bile app titled
             Deer Park, TX 77536        281-479-6488            “That’s Deer
              ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚŝĞƐ ŽĨĨĞƌĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ &ŝƌƐƚ  ůůŝĞĚ ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚŝĞƐ /ŶĐ͘ DĞŵďĞƌ &/EZ ͬ^/W    Park”. The app,


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