Tourism Seminar sponsored by East Texas Tourism Association attended in Port Arthur, Texas. Mt. Vernon's first Memorial Day Parade preceded the ceremonies on the plaza dedicating a new memorial honoring all Veterans. Attended ground level organizational meetings in Nacogdoches teamed up to obtain a Texas Historical Commission grant to open a Texas Forest Trail Regional office and create a full-color regional tourism brochure. Chamber Skills Seminar at Texas Leadership Institute in Bastrop, Texas August 17. Wow 2000 of international tour operators, Wildflower Clubs and Antique Study Group of Dallas through Mama Jean's Antiques.
Grant research continues.
This sign can be moved if and when that property is sold. Coordinated all billboards with uniform messages and color in cooperation with Hotel-Motel Tax Advisory Board, City Council and the Chamber. The Good Neighbor Picnic was moved to the Downtown Plaza. Extra crepe myrtles are planted in downtown Mt. Vernon through the DBA, Beautification Coalition and Girl Scouts. The Pageant is the Chamber's largest fund-raiser.