Pittsburg-Camp Chamber

Happy Thursday!

It is time again to work on the 2018 City of Pittsburg CommuniTee T-shirt. I have met with the representative from LogoNation and have settled on a design for this year’s T-Shirt. This event is a community project that enables us to hand out T-Shirts at community functions and for individual visitors to Pittsburg. I have personally met with Alyssa Record, our communiTee representative. We have worked with this company for the last several years, and I encourage you to participate in this program. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call Alyssa at 318-512-2796.

Pioneer Days Health Fair Friday (Sep 15) from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm NiCo Recycling, 133 Jefferson, downtown Pittsburg!
We will offer Blood Pressure, Oxygen Saturation, Blood Sugar, Carotid Screening, Stroke Education, Advanced Directive Information, and Flu Shots. The first 20 are free! Then the price is $20 each, Clinic Provider pamphlets and Urgent care hours.

There are significant changes on the menu at Anvil Brewing this weekend as we kick off the start of our new menu with lots of gourmet flatbread pizzas, Thai chicken pasta, and Chicken Picata a delicious Italian pasta dish. The Bulldog brown ale is back! And now we are selling pictures of beer! Order a couple of pizzas and a pitcher of beer! On Friday night, we will have Lucas Kelm playing an acoustic set from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. On Saturday we will have our second month of open mic night with Daniel Foster and the Boones starting at 6:00 pm. This event is a fantastic outing where any musician, whether you’re a guitarist or singer, you can get on stage and perform your favorite Tunes! Enjoy the music and vote for your favorite artist. We will be drawing for one musician, and one Patron to win a $25 gift certificate!

The Pittsburg High School Robotics Club is currently seeking sponsors for our 2017-2018 FTC Season! Your provided funds go to parts, supplies, and registration. Any amount is appreciated. If anyone would like to donate, please contact April Guzman (our Club Mentor) at 903-856-3646 Ext: 2408 or acastro@pittsburgisd.net. Thank you in advance!

My name is Mary Zepeda. My husband, Julio Zepeda and I just bought St Rose Winery and Vineyard, and we will be hosting the first annual U-Pick Muscadine grapes starting Thursday (Aug 31) from 8:00-6:00. We will be open for U-Pick the whole month of September, every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until all the grapes are gone! Grapes will go for $1.50 lb, U-Pick and $2.00 lb we will pick for you. We have red grapes (Black Beauty) and white grapes (Magnolia). I have buckets and bags ready. Cash or check only! We are not set up for credit cards. We will change the name as soon as we get our signs made. The new name is Zepeda Winery and Vineyard at the old St Rose. The address is 2170 CR 4110 on Dukes Chapel RD. Pittsburg. Bring hats! If you have any questions, my cell is 903-573-6108. Thank You!

The Community Development Office is encouraging everyone to decorate their show windows and stores for Fall! The Main Street Board is asking all Main Street businesses to have their Fall show windows done the week before Labor Day. But we don’t want to limit this to Main Street – we hope to see all Pittsburg businesses take part and decorate for Fall!

The streets of Historic Downtown Pittsburg will transform into an open-air marketplace on Saturday (Sep 16) as vendors from all over East Texas converge on the city for Pioneer Days. Estimated attendance at the annual festival, which is Pittsburg’s biggest, is 10,000.

Pioneer Days officially kick off Wednesday (Sep 13). The Peach Queen Coronation is at the High School Auditorium. The Community Leader Luncheon is Thursday (Sep 14). There is Live Music at Jerry’s Bar & Grill with the “The Patron’s.”
On Friday (Sep 15) it is the Health Fair with ETMC of Pittsburg the co-sponsored. There are also Sidewalk Sales by downtown merchants. A wine tasting at Our Place is 4:00 until 10:00 pm.
The Pioneer Days Carnival starts at 6:00 pm Friday (Sep 15) lighting up the night with exhilarating rides and games until 10:00 pm.
Saturday’s festivities begin at 8:00 am with more than 125 Main Street vendor booths, including a food and beverage court.
Pendergrass Park and the Gazebo will be busy this year with Entertainment, with Cypress Bank, the sponsor.
Bar BQ Cook off-
Chicken Scratch Bingo is at 12:00 noon under the light at Mount Pleasant and Jefferson Streets.
The Parade begins at 10:00 am.
The 13th annual ‘Tommy Lee Memorial Biker Run’ will lead off the Parade and then head out on the highway
At 6:00 pm it is ‘BULL RIDING, SADDLE BRONC, BAREBACK.’
For more information, you may contact Allen Weatherford at the Camp County Chamber of Commerce at 903-856-3442.

Be sure to check the Chamber website for more things going on in the area www.pittsburgchamber.com

Have a Great weekend!

Allen Weatherford
Camp County Chamber of Commerce
903-856-3442