Chamber News Notes

ABW Association Meeting

The Golden Corner Express Network of the American Business Women's Association meets
on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Paesano's Italian Restaurant. Networking
begins at 11:30 AM with the meal beginning at 12:00 noon. The American Business
Women's Association is a leading professional women's organization. Joining us will
allow you network and meet with fellow business women in your community. Please
contact Helen Westmoreland at 864-885-1883 for more information.

Please run this continuously in your public information section. You may have been
running this previously, however we have had a change in meeting location.

Community Plant Exchange

Community Plant Exchange
Westminster Baptist Church
Parking Lot
Saturday May 10, 2008
9 AM
Gather your plants, friends and neighbors and come out for a morning of pleasure for every gardener.Bring one to five live plants and recieve an equal number of different plants to take home.Bring any extra plants for the freebie table. This will be the 11th annual community plant exchange for Westminster Baptist Church.

Tiffiney Photography Customer Appreciation Day

Mark Your Calendar

When: June 14th, 11am-2pm
Where: Anderson Park, in Westminster
What: CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY!!!
A stilt walker, face painting artist, crafts, games, and more!!!
They'll be great giveaways for moms and other fun surprises, too big to mention!
Bring your kids and enjoy a fun day at the park.
Event sponsered by: Hullabaloo Events
and other local business to be announced.
If you are a business owner and would like to partner together, there are gift baskets
to fill and other fun ways to partner. Please contact me for more info.
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Tiffiney Photography New Services

Design Services

design

I am now offering design services to help you display your portraits! If you're
having trouble deciding on what to do with all those fun, lovable shots, let me
help!
I have a design guide with over 20 wall portrait collage options. These are sure
to help, and are sold by the collection framed and ready to hang, or by the individual
print unframed.
The options are endless. Stop by and we'll work together to fill that empty wall
in your home with photographic art!
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Silhouettes

You know I love introducing new products! My latest has been so much
fun. I call them prego silhos! These are silhouettes made from your maternity portrait
session.
There are all sorts of crafty ways to use these fun portraits as art for your home,
thank you notes, invitations, etc.
I'm so excited to see how I'll be able to use this new technique with children too!
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Sandy Toes Report

Vacation
will be here before we know it, and so will beach portrait opportunities!
Dates:
July 26-Aug 2.
Location:
Charleston, Morris Lighthouse, & Edisto
Session fee: $280 due at booking
includes 5 people, $10 per each additional. Also includes our 2007 hot item, a Kolo
album with 36-5x7 prints!
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See you soon!
Tiffiney Addis
Owner/Photographer
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Save $25

One coupon per session. Coupon is valid on standard prints only, not specialty items
or session fees. Coupon is transferrable to friends and family. Must be printed
and presented in person, or coupon code "april08" used when ordering online. May
not be combined with other discounts, or coupons.

Offer Expires: May 1st, 2008

Building Donated For Westminster Museum

Building Donation Allows for Satellite Museum in Westminster

3 January 2008

Lee and Joyce Barrett of Westminster have ensured that people will have a
place to preserve and learn about Westminster's history. The building
located at 126 Main Street in Westminster has been donated to the Oconee
Heritage Center to serve as a satellite museum of the OHC. Donated in memory
of their fathers, Johnny D. Jones and Charles G. Barrett, the building will
become the home of the contents of the England's General Merchandise Store
along with other Westminster exhibits.
"We are so happy to be able to do this to honor both of our fathers and
their love for Westminster," says Joyce Barrett. Both Joyce's father, Johnny
D. Jones, and Lee's father, Charles G. Barrett, previously owned the
building which was donated. The announcement was made beginning at the Pavilion on Main Street in Westminster on January 3rd. Everyone who attended
the meeting was then given the opportunity to view inside the "Barrett-Jones
Building." Reflecting back on his father and father-in-law, Lee Barrett
remarked, "Our aim is for the vision of our fathers to be realized. Johnny's
vision was progress and Charles' vision was preservation. With this
donation, we feel that the OHC can fulfill both of these visions."
This particular building on Main Street was built prior to 1898 and still
maintains a lot of its original character with approximately 2,500 square
feet of space. Over the years, the building has served as home to "The
Bargain Store," "Plunder Junction," a video store, antique shop, flower shop
and a law firm.
The contents of England's General Merchandise Store were purchased in early
2007 by the Westminster Area Historic Preservation Society and donated to
the Oconee Heritage Center. Since that time, the artifacts have been moved
into storage until such time that a new, safe location in Westminster could
once again house the collection. The Barrett-Jones Building, just a few
blocks from the original store, will serve as that new home.
But that will not be all that visitors can enjoy at the new satellite
museum. Plans may also include office spaces for civic organizations,
gallery space for local artist and much more. "The Oconee Heritage Center is
honored to receive this donation from Lee and Joyce Barrett. The Heritage
Center continues to grow and prosper due to continued support and trust
throughout the county." These remarks were given by OHC Director and
Curator, Nicholas Gambrell. "We look forward to exploring the best uses of
this building for Westminster and all of Oconee County."

The Oconee Heritage Center is located at 123 Brown Square Drive in Walhalla.
Regular open hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (Noon - 5pm) and
Saturday (10am - 3pm). For more information, visit
www.oconeeheritagecenter.org or call
(864) 638-2224.
Nicholas Gambrell
Director / Curator
Oconee Heritage Center
123 Brown Square Drive
PO Box 395
Walhalla, SC 29691
864.638.2224

www.oconeeheritagecenter.org

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