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VOLUME 2, NO. 1 • Janurary 2019

If you are a Chamber

member and would like

to host A.M. Live at your

business location, contact

Alicia McDowell at alicia@

tahlequahchamber.com or

call 918-456-3742.

What does this involve?

A location for 30-50

people to mix and mingle

Continental breakfast

provisions – definitely

coffee!

A business representative

to introduce your

company to the attendees

Let us know if you are

nterested in hosting

A.M. Live.

INTERESTED IN HOSTING AN

A.M. LIVE?

918-456-3742 • www.tahlequahchamber.com

Tahl

equa

h Area Chamber of Commerce

Mission Statement

To promote business, enhance economic and

community development, and serve as a catalyst for

improving the overall quality of life in the community and region.

The Women in Business Breakfast scheduled for December was delayed un-til January 16. The break-fast will begin at 7:45 a.m. at the Armory Municipal Center. We are excited to feature “The Power of Con-nection” by Andrea Tuck-er, President of the NSU Alumni Association Board of Directors and Senior Fi-

nancial Advisor with Mer-rill Lynch in Tulsa.

Andrea’s presentation will lead you to an under-standing of the exponen-tial power of women con-necting, collaborating and inspiring one another.

We invite you to join us for an hour of power of building relationships, personal and business

growth inspiration and An-drea’s own personal story of perseverance.

Andrea currently leads the Women’s Exchange Mentoring Program through Merrill Lynch for Women in Finance. She is a mother of four and is passionate about inspiring women in business, in fi-nance and in their person-

al lives.The cost to attend is $10

per person. Reservations are required by January 1 and may be made online at www.TahlequahCham-ber.com or by emailing or calling Alicia McDowell, Member Engagement Co-ordinator at 918-456-3742 or [email protected].

TACC hosts Women In Business Breakfast

TAHLEQUAH CHAMBER CONNECTIONPAGE 2 JANUARY 2019

Message from the PresidentI hope everyone had a wonderful

Christmas and New Year holiday! 2018 has been a good year for the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce. And I look forward to 2019 being an even better year.

During 2018 the Chamber has imple-mented many programs designed to pro-vide our business association members with more value. As I recapped the year, I am surprised by the programming we have added…and wondered when our staff slept!

In May 2018, the board of directors set key priorities, including the establish-ment of numerous committees to achieve our goals. I would like to take this oppor-tunity to offer my sincere thanks to the committee chairs for giving of their time this past year to make things happen.

• Ambassadors – Arielle Barnett, Bank of Cherokee County/Cami Highers, NSU

• Audit Committee – Jill Taylor, Chero-kee Nation

• Communications Task Force – Steven Wright, Century 21 Wright Real Estate

• Economic Development Committee – Freddie Ferrell, Insurance Professionals of Oklahoma

• Finance Committee – Jessie Hughes, Jessie Hughes Accounting

• Governance Committee – Anna Knight, Cherokee Nation

• Membership Development Commit-tee – Kelly Callaway, First State Bank

• MyTahlequah – Arielle Barnett, Bank of Cherokee County & Allie Mahaney, Century 21 Wright Real Estate

• Leadership Steering Committee – Rusty Clark, Cherokee County Election Board

• Legislative Committee – Mary Bow-ers, NSU

• Small Business Development Com-mittee – Ryan Tinsley, Property Solutions & Angie Taylor, Sav-A-Lot

• Tourism Council – Genny Maiden, Terrapin Peak Bed, Breakfast & Beyond

In addition, I send out a special thank

you to the individuals who serve on these committees. Your input, work and belief in what we do is appreciated and valued.

And finally, a big thank you to our staff for hanging tough this past year and for your passion to make our organization better!

• Gena McPhail, Tourism Director• Kelley Robertson, Finance Manager• Alicia McDowell, Membership En-

gagement Coordinator• Clare Reynolds, Tourism Marketing

Specialist• Caitlin Felts, Tourism Marketing Spe-

cialist• Matt Dorr, Business Development

Coordinator/VISTA

2019 will be a year of Making Things Happen!

CINDY L. MORRIS, PRESIDENT

TAHLEQUAH AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

A.M. Live NetworkingThe Tahlequah Area

Chamber of Commerce always strives to offer the best opportunities for your business and staff to grow within the community. One of the best ways for growth is introducing your busi-nesses to community members who might be unaware of everything you offer. The A.M. Live is the newest addition to the Chamber’s net-working opportunities.

On the second Friday of every month the Tah-lequah Area Chamber of Commerce travels to member businesses around town to pro-vide a fun early morn-ing networking op-portunity. The month of December took us to Arvest’s Downtown Branch where we were joined by 8 new first-time businesses, along with several veteran companies as well.

Dana Kellner, Real Estate Agent with Prop-

erty Solutions and a Membership Develop-ment Committee mem-ber stated, “I’ve been to every A.M. Live since its inception and it has become one of the big ‘do not misses’ on my calendar. The value of networking and knowl-edge about our com-munities’ industry and growth is invaluable!” Since Dana has started to attend regularly, she often invites new mem-bers to attend with her!

Join us January 11 from 8:00-9:00 a.m. at First United Meth-odist Church for A.M. Live sponsored by First United Methodist Church and AAA Busi-ness Systems. Come anytime between 8- 9 a.m. Can’t be there at 8 a.m., then come any-time between 8-9 a.m. It is a come and go event or stay the whole hour. Bring your busi-ness cards and be ready to mingle!

BUSINESS RECRUITMENT IS A TOP PRIORITY

During 2019, the Chamber will focus on strengthening the local economy in many ways and providing oppor-tunities to our business members through a vari-ety of programming.

In January, a key in-gredient to growing the local economy is de-veloping an Economic Development program. Our Economic Develop-ment Committee is or-ganized and will meet in

January to evaluate Tah-lequah’s needs and then begin developing a plan of action.

During the organi-zation meeting, it was unanimously agreed that Tahlequah must develop a business recruitment strategy for our future. It was agreed that we need new businesses and new jobs in Tahlequah. The Chamber and area part-ners are committed to making this happen.

TAHLEQUAH CHAMBER CONNECTION PAGE 3JANUARY 2019


In 2016, the Tahle-quah Area Chamber of Commerce imple-mented a beautifica-tion project called My-Tahlequah. Projects during the past two years included a Spring and Fall Clean-up.

Beginning in 2019, the MyTahlequah ini-tiative will begin to expand beautification of Tahlequah and to strengthen our pride in our community and area.

On April 13, the Chamber will host the Spring Cleanup with focus on beautification projects and cleanup of specific roadways and areas. The goal is to develop a list of projects during the next couple of months and recruit volunteer

individuals, clubs, as-sociations, non-prof-its, church groups, and companies to partici-pate in the cleanup day. Our goal is to entice 500 people to join us in making our communi-ty shine this spring. If interested in signing up to volunteer, go to www.tahlequahcham-ber, click events and click on MyTahlequah to access a volunteer signup form.

The Chamber is now accepting beautifica-tion projects to be con-sidered for the April 13 event. If you know of an area that needs to be beautified or have an idea of a beautifi-cation project, post it on the MyTahlequah Facebook page or send an email to cindy@tah-

lequahchamber.com.In addition, the My-

Tahlequah Committee is working on plans for a 5K Plogging event that will include a 5K Run while cleaning up specific roadways. Another component of the initiative is to incorporate a student education series to enhance pride in our children by teaching them the importance of litter control, recy-cling and more.

Arielle Barnett (Bank of Cherokee County) and Allie Ma-haney (Century 21 Wright Real Estate) serve as co-chairwom-en of the MyTahle-quah Committee. Feel free to visit with them about ideas and proj-ects, too.

In its mission to bolster the eco-nomic development of the city and its surroundings, the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce has developed a live map which fea-tures available commercial retail properties. This map features mark-ers which contain information such as the realtor contact information, square footage, and pictures of the property. The map is live, mean-ing you can actively zoom in and scroll through it, much like Google Earth. This live map will be updated routinely to keep the commercial property availability fresh for busi-nesses who are looking to settle in Tahlequah.

This live map can be viewed at http://www.tahlequahchamber.com/economic-development.html

If you would like to list your available property on this live map, please send property details, con-tact information and photos of the property to [email protected]

TACC RELEASES LIVE PROPERTY LOCATER MAP TO WEBSITE

The Tahlequah Area Chamber offers two group insurance pro-grams to our business association members. The plans, Oklahoma Chamber Blue (Blue Cross Blue Shield) and Greater Choice Okla-homa (United Health-care) offers group coverage to business qualifying as a small

business (2-50 em-ployees). You have the option to choose the company and plan that is best for you, as well as, a local in-surance company to

handle your needs. The Tahlequah

Area Chamber is com-mitted to adding val-ue our business asso-ciation members and to the success of your business. For more in-formation on how you can take advantage of this membership benefit, contact the Chamber at 918-456-3742 or email your interest to [email protected].

CHAMBER MEMBER BENEFIT GROUP INSURANCE PLANS

MY TAHLEQUAH

MyTahlequah: A Local Beautification Initiative


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SBA Offers Disas-

ter Assistance to Okla-

homa Businesses and

Residents Affected by

the Tornadoes, Severe

Storms and Straightline

Winds

Low-interest federal

disaster loans are avail-

able to Oklahoma busi-

nesses and residents

affected by the torna-

does, severe storms and

straight-line winds that

occurred Nov. 30 Dec.

1, 2018, announced Ad-

ministrator Linda Mc-

Mahon of the U.S. Small

Business Administra-

tion. SBA acted under its

own authority to declare

a disaster in response to

a request SBA received

from Gov. Mary Fallin

on Dec. 17, 2018.

The disaster declara-

tion makes SBA assis-

tance available in Adair,

Cherokee, Delaware,

Mayes, Muskogee, Se-

quoyah and Wagoner

counties.

“SBA is strongly

committed to provid-

ing Oklahoma with

the most effective and

customer-focused re-

sponse possible, and we

will be there to provide

access to federal disas-

ter loans to help finance

recovery for businesses

and residents affected

by the disaster,” said

McMahon. “Getting our

businesses and com-

munities up and run-

ning after a disaster is

our highest priority at

SBA.”

“Low-interest fed-

eral disaster loans are

available to businesses

of all sizes, most pri-

vate nonprofit orga-

nizations, homeown-

ers and renters whose

property was damaged

or destroyed by this di-

saster,” said SBA’s Direc-

tor Tanya N. Garfield of

the U.S. Small Business

Administration’s Di-

saster Field Operations

Center-West. “Begin-

ning Wednesday, Dec.

26, SBA representatives

will be on hand at the

following Disaster Loan

Outreach Center to an-

swer questions about

SBA’s disaster loan pro-

gram, explain the appli-

cation process and help

each individual com-

plete their application,”

Garfield continued. The

center will be open on

the days and times indi-

cated. No appointment

is necessary.

Businesses of all sizes

and private nonprofit

organizations may bor-

row up to $2 million to

repair or replace dam-

aged or destroyed real

estate, machinery and

equipment, inventory

and other business as-

sets. SBA can also lend

additional funds to

businesses and home-

owners to help with the

cost of improvements

to protect, prevent or

minimize the same type

of disaster damage from

occurring in the future.

For small businesses,

small agricultural coop-

eratives, small business-

es engaged in aquacul-

ture and most private

nonprofit organizations

of any size, SBA offers

Economic Injury Disas-

ter Loans to help meet

working capital needs

caused by the disaster.

Economic injury assis-

tance is available re-

gardless of whether the

business suffered any

property damage.

Disaster loans up to

$200,000 are available to

homeowners to repair

or replace damaged or

destroyed real estate.

Homeowners and rent-

ers are eligible for up

to $40,000 to repair or

replace damaged or de-

stroyed personal prop-

erty.

Interest rates can be

as low as 3.74 percent for

businesses, 2.75 percent

for private nonprofit or-

ganizations and 2 per-

cent for homeowners

and renters with terms

up to 30 years. Loan

amounts and terms are

set by SBA and are based

on each applicant’s fi-

nancial condition.

Applicants may ap-

ply online, receive ad-

ditional disaster assis-

tance information and

download applications

at https://disasterloan.

sba.gov/ela. Applicants

may also call SBA’s Cus-

tomer Service Center at

(800) 659-2955 or email

disastercustomerser-

[email protected] for more

information on SBA di-

saster assistance. Indi-

viduals who are deaf or

hardofhearing may call

(800) 877-8339. Com-

pleted applications

should be mailed to

U.S. Small Business Ad-

ministration, Process-

ing and Disbursement

Center, 14925 Kingsport

Road, Fort Worth, TX

76155.

The deadline to ap-

ply for property dam-

age is Feb. 19, 2019. The

deadline to apply for

economic injury is Sept.

20, 2019. (Information

released by SBA)

SBA Offers Disaster AssistanceCHEROKEE COUNTY Disaster Loan Outreach Center

Cookson Fire Department21642 W. Cookson Bend Road

Cookson, OK 74427

Opens 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26Mondays – Fridays, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.(Closed New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1)

The center closes 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10


INVESTING IN THE CHAMBER MEANSINVESTING IN YOUR BUSINESS

BECOME A CHAMBER AMBASSADOR

The Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors act as the official goodwill greet-ers and volunteer liaisons between the Chamber and its current and prospective members. By joining this team, you or your employee(s) will increase commitment to the Chamber while gaining additional exposure for yourself and you business…and have fun doing it!

Chamber Ambassadors work to exhibit the goals and ideals of the Chamber while promot-ing their business mission within the arena of Chamber programs and projects. Ambassa-dors make member goodwill visits throughout the year to ensure our members are engaged in the Chamber’s mission, welcome new businesses and new members, assist the Chamber staff at chamber/community functions and serve as personal representatives of the Chamber throughout the business community.

INTERESTED? Contact the Chamber to find out more about the Ambassador program, contact Alicia McDowell, Member Engagement Coordinator, at [email protected] or 918-456-3742.

The Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidate Forum on Tuesday, January 29, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Armory Municipal Center located at 100 N. Water Avenue. The forum is open to the public.

City Council and Mayoral Candi-dates have been invited to attend. Citizens are invited to attend and become more informed on the plat-form of candidates.

Mayoral RaceJason Nichols, IncumbentSue Catron

Ward 3Stephen Highers, IncumbentJohn Uzzo

Ward 4Joshua Bliss, Incumbent

Trae Ratliff

The Candidate Forum is pre-sented by the Chamber’s Legislative Committee.

The Chamber advocates for Fed-eral, State, and Local policies that enhance a healthy business envi-ronment for long-term economic vitality.

The Chamber’s Legis-lative Committee recently decided to continue the Legislative Focus program that provides time with our state legislators. The first Legislative Focus, will be held on Friday, Feb-ruary 1 beginning at 7:45 a.m. location to be an-nounced later. Legislative Focus events will be held the first Friday in Febru-ary, March, April and May.

Legislative Committee Chairwoman Mary Bow-ers will lead the program with questions on specific legislative priorities that have been established by the committee. Ques-tions from the audience will also be part of the agenda to allow all con-cerns to be heard by the state legislators.

In addition, the com-mittee will continue host-

ing Legislative Briefing events during 2019. The Briefings will be focused on meeting and hearing from federal legislators, city and county officials and speakers on key busi-ness issues.

The Chamber will also host a City Council Can-didate Forum on Tuesday, January 29 at the Armory Municipal Center begin-ning at 5:30 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

TACC Hosts Forum


Mayor Jason Nichols talks with Leadership Class XXII for City Government Day Assistant Fire Chief Casey Baker shows leadership Class XXII around the Tahlequah Fire Station 1

Class member Hayden Sharp lines up his next shot

at the Tahlequah Police Department Training Range

Class member Marissa Hambleton shoots a rifle

with the assistance of the Tahlequah Police De-

partment on the shooting range

Class XXII poses for a photo

with the Tahlequah Police

Department

Class XXII poses for a photo with the Tahlequah Fire Department

Leadership Tahlequah Class XXII


BJ BAKER

TRIAL ATTORNEY

WWW.BJBAKER-LAW.COM • 918-456-5016

A special Thank You to Ed Bray for serving as the Tahlequah Christmas Pa-rade Grand Marshal.

Ed has lived an im-pressive life defying all odds several times. Bray stated, “I can only thank my pal upstairs for keep-ing me safe.” Ed was in the Army for 3 years and

was discharged with 100% disability. He’s tru-ly a miracle! He was told he couldn’t have children due to injuries in combat and now has 7 kids, 18 grandkids and 18 great grandkids. He is so proud of each one and is always ready to tell you all about them!

Mr. Bray has received many awards. These awards include 2 Purple Hearts, A Bronze Star, In-vasion of Europe Badge, Combat Infantry Badge and a D-Day Badge. “I’ve got so many medals, I can’t remember them all!” Bray said.

Mr. Bray currently lives

in Cookson where he re-tired in 1982 from Tinker Air Force Base.

He was illiterate until the age of 89. He learned how to read from Toby Thompson with NSU Lit-eracy Department. Mr. Bray speaks French. He holds friendships all over the world but most of all

Ed Bray loves his family and thanks God everyday for the life he has been given.

“The Tahlequah Chamber was honored to have Mr. Bray as our Grand Marshal this year,” stated Alicia McDowell, Event Coordinator for the Chamber.

CHRISTMAS PARADE GRAND MARSHALL – ED BRAY

ED BRAY

Congratulations to the Tahlequah Christmas Parade Winners!

Santa’s Choice – Boy Scouts of America, including Cub Scout Pack 730, Boy Scout Troop 743 and Venture

Crew 743. These were units are chartered through First Baptist Church.

Overall Top Score Award – Grace Baptist Church • Best Float - Grace Baptist Church

Best Decorated Vehicle -

START

Best Band - Stilwell High

School Marching Band

(no photo available)


Thank you to our member in-vestors for their continued be-lief and support of the import-ant work of the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce. We rec-ognize and thank each member who re-invested in our business association between November 15 – December 20.

Barrett Spinal CareCeleste Looney Insurance

Cherokee County Tag AgencyCox StorageGrace Baptist ChurchHawkeye Signs and PrintingMaurice and Clarice TurneyMeans FurnitureMurrell HomeProperty Solutions Real Estate CompanyRussel SainTahlequah Board of EducationVista Hills Apartments

Welcome to our new Chamber member investors! Please join us in welcoming them by patronizing their business for your personal and profes-sional needs.

Member Investment made between November 15 – December 20

2810 S Muskogee Ave(918) 458-1117www.agents.allstate.com/usa/

ok/tahlequah

304 N Muskogee Ave(918) 871-0168www.thebratcrew.com

3040 S Muskogee Ave Suite #106(833) 422-3758www.cbdplususa.com

316 S Cherokee Ave(918) 456-8851www.cherokeeabstract.com

316 South Cherokee(918)456-0605 x305www.tahlequahabstract.com


We have some awesome decals for you to pur-chase!! Decals are great for your laptop, yeti, or really anything! $3 for one, and we can even mail it to you for $1 dollar extra!

Email us at [email protected], visit our Facebook page at TourTahlequah or stop by the Chamber office at 123 E. Delaware St.

Get your ‘QUAH decal today

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Rusty Clark, Chairman (Cherokee Co. Election Board)Steven Wright, Vice Chairman (Century 21-Wright Real Estate)Jessie Hughes, Treasurer (Jessie Hughes Accounting)Todd Mutzig, Past Chair (Meigs Jewelry)Sue Catron, Secretary (Individual)

BOARD OF DIRECTORSArielle Barnett, Bank of Cherokee CountyJim Berry, Northeastern Health SystemMarcus Brunner, NEO HealthDower Combs, Premier Consulting PartnersFreddie Ferrell, Insurance Professionals of OklahomaGrant Lloyd, Lloyd Legal PLLCGenny Maiden, Terrapin Peak Bed, Breakfast & BeyondDenisse Ramos, The Kickin’ TacoRussell Sain, IndividualRian Cragar, Main Street AssociationMichael Stopp, IndividualJill Taylor, Cherokee Nation

Board of Directors – Chair Appointments (non-voting)

Kelly Callaway, First State BankJoshua Poindexter, Cherokee NationRyan Tinsley, Property Solutions Real Estate Company

Board of Directors – Associates (non-voting)

Mary Bower, Northeastern State University

Stephen Highers, City of Tahlequah

Anna Knight, Cherokee Nation

Cindy Morris, Chamber President

STAFF

Cindy Morris, President

Gena McPhail, Tourism Director

Kelley Robertson, Finance Manager

Alicia McDowell, Member Engagement Coordinator

Clare Reynolds, Marketing Specialist

Caitlin Felts, Marketing Specialist

Matt Dorr, Business Development Coordinator/VISTA

2018-19 Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing, policy-making body of the Chamber. Its members repre-sent the business and professional leadership of the Tahlequah area. The Board of Directors assumes financial and legal responsibility for all Chamber activities and duties. In addition, they set the vision, mission and strategic direction of the chamber

UPCOMING RIBBON CUTTINGS

We are excited to join the following businesses during their official opening. You are cordially

invited to join us during this celebration.

January 10 @ 11:30 a.m.Completion of Bluff Avenue

Location: By the “Welcome to Tahlequah” sign at Choctaw St. & Bluff Ave.

(Parking available at the VFW)

January 18 @ 2 p.m.REMAX SELECT405 S. Muskogee

January 18 @ 4 p.m.The Legacy at MK Ranch

19505 Ballentine


CELEBRATING BUSINESS!The Chamber Ambassadors, Board of Directors and staff enjoyed celebrating the opening of businesses and expansion projects during November and December.

Hayden Sharp – Allstate InsuranceCongratulations Hayden Sharp on the grand opening of your new Allstate Insurance office! The new

office is located at 2810 S. Muskogee Ave. (located behind Jimmy’s Egg.) Make sure to stop by to see what

all he can offer. 918-458-1117.

McDonald’s Congratulations to McDonald’s on the grand opening of their new store located at Mahaney Ave. Tahle-

quah is home to the 2nd largest McDonald’s in the state! Stop by and try their scrumptious new menu

items – our favorite are the chocolateew muffin tops. You won’t be disappointed!

Jennifer Yerton Farmers Insurance Agent Congratulations to Jennifer Yerton on the opening of the new Farmers Insurance location at 2061 Mah-

aney Ave. Stop by check out the new location or give the office a call to discuss your insurance needs at

918-453-0063

CBD Plus USA Congratulations to CBD Plus USA on their grand opening of their retail center. CBD Plus USA is a licensed

medical marijuana dispensary. The dispensary is located at 3040 S. Muskogee Ave, Ste. 106, Tahlequah,

Oklahoma 74464 or call them at 833-422-3758.


Happy New Year!!

Fast and furiously, we made it through 2018! Now, we are off and running into 2019!

Looking forward, we see so many opportunities available for the vision of Tahlequah. 2019 will be rich in adventure, reconnection, indulgence and full of anticipation for the fu-ture! Tahlequah Tourism Coun-cil has recently entered into the strategic planning phase for marketing 2019-2020. We will soon be sharing our innova-tive ideas that will attract even more visitors to our adventurously diverse community……..Tahlequah.

Speaking of attracting visitors to the ev-er-changing beauty of Tahlequah, the 2019-2020 Visitor’s Guide is almost complete and ready to go to press! We are on schedule for these entic-ing brochures to be on the shelves by January! This passion driven project has required many intense hours of committee involvement, hard work, creativity and dedication. Building this strong visual voice enables us, as a community, to further entice visitors to embrace and create memories made to last a lifetime!

December was bursting with activities for local community members and visi-tors, alike. The Tahlequah Tourism Depart-ment shared local events and activities with tourists from Stillwater all the way to Great Britain! It gives the department great plea-sure to share our passion for this amazing community through building visitor tour-ism packages! When a visitor enters the foy-er of the Chamber of Commerce, the Tour-ism staff leaps into action. The department

prepares an individual visitor package that encompasses the most that Tahlequah has to offer! This opportunity allows a warm interaction between staff and visitors, bringing a newfound awareness of ad-venture and indulgence.

Social media has remained strong with our Christmas Elf promotion, “A Tahlequah Christmas Story”. If you haven’t seen this four-part Facebook video series, please check it out! It is a fun and clever series showcasing local shopping, dining, and lodging. Current-

ly, there is a weekly Facebook poll allowing followers social interaction and gives local opinions of “The BEST of …..Tahlequah”! The promotion was designed as an interac-tive platform giving visitors, and locals, the BEST ideas of what to do while in Tahlequah! “Do what the locals do!” Facebook promo-tions have captured the attention of all ages and is reaching 15,228 more followers than last year at this time. Instagram is reaching 400 more followers than 2017 with Twitter numbers down by 1013 from last year.

The Tourism Department is excited for the many adventurous opportunities in store for the future! Download our city app “Tour Tahlequah” for all upcoming events and activities. You can always visit our web-site www.tourtahlequah.com for more in-formation! And, as always, please feel free to stop in and visit with us at any time!! And remember, YOU are who makes Tahlequah the AMAZING little city that it is!

Make Today Amazing!

Tourism Update

GENA MCPHAIL,

TOURISM DIRECTOR

2019-2020 Tahlequah Visitor GuideWe have wrapped up the 2019-2020 Tah-

lequah Visitor’s Guide and are really excited to see the finished product! Once complet-ed, there will be 40,000 copies distributed via tourism venues, hotels, restaurants, mail re-quests and even via email. Distribution of this project is a two-year commitment.

So, what is a Visitor Guide and what is its purpose?

Here is the official definition:Guide book - Wikipedia

A guide book or travel guide is “a book of information about a place designed for the use of visitors or tourists”. It will usually in-clude information about sights, accommo-dation, restaurants, transportation, and ac-tivities. Maps of varying detail and historical and cultural information are often included.

Please stop by the Chamber of Commerce and see the finished product! We look forward to sharing it with many visitor’s, and potential visitors, over the next two years!


Rich in history, cultural and natural charm, Tahlequah offers an experience to visitors of all ages! Since established as the Cherokee capital by the Cherokee people in 1839, Tahlequah’s diverse ter-rain and natural beauty has been loved by all who visit.

Nestled at the foot of the Ozark Mountains of Northeast Oklahoma, Tah-lequah is surrounded by the Majestic Illi-nois River and Lake Tenkiller. Tahlequah became known early on for its Cherokee culture, respect for higher education and historical significance. Offering such a

large plethora of activities, Tahlequah has been consistently considered as one of the top vacation destinations. A city of diversity that boast adventure, historic sites, shopping, dining, river adventures, lake sports, and so much more. The broad spectrum and popularity of Tahle-quah has earned the privilege of hosting a wider array of activities than anywhere else in the state of Oklahoma. Wheth-er you visit during the spring, summer, fall or winter…Tahlequah will have your heart and memories will be made to last a lifetime!

Tahlequah Chamber of Commerce

Monthly Newsletter

Tahlequah Chamber of Commerce has started a monthly newsletter to dis-cuss all of the relevant upcoming projects, dates to remember, highlights of area events, activities, ribbon cuttings, etc.

The newsletter will be printed by Tahlequah Daily Press and inserted into the 1st Sunday paper each month. Advertising will be sold ONLY to Chamber business partners as a benefit of membership. This is a terrific opportunity to get your business NOTICED by those in the community and other business owners. This newsletter will be distributed to newspaper subscribers and The Chamber will be provided copies to hand out for their own use each month as well. ALSO, the current newsletter will be on the Tahlequah Daily Press and Chamber of Commerce website, the Chamber Facebook link and emailed to members.

Ads start at $85/mo and are a one year commitment. Contact Heather, Joe or Juanita at 918-456-8833 for more information.

08 LeadershipSteeringCommittee 2:00pm ChamberOffice09 SmallBusinessDevelopmentCommittee 12:00pm ChamberOffice10 Tourism Council Meeting 8:00 am Terrapin Peak B&B

10 Ribbon Cutting – Opening of Bluff Avenue 11:30 am Location TBA

10 MembershipDevelopmentCommittee 12:00pm ChamberOffice11 A.M. Live 8:00 am First United Methodist Church

15 TourismMarketingCommittee 3:30pm ChamberOffice16 Women in Business Breakfast 7:45 am Armory Municipal Center

16 EconomicDevelopmentCommittee 11:30am ChamberOffice16 MyTahlequahMeeting 2:00pm ChamberOffice16 Tahlequah Industrial Authority 5:30 pm City Hall

17 Leadership Tahlequah – Session 5 7:30 am Begins at Chamber

18 ExecutiveCommittee 8:00am ChamberOffice18 Ribbon Cutting – Property Solutions 2:00 pm Property Solutions

18 Ribbon Cutting – Legacy at MK Ranch 4:00 pm Legacy at MK Ranch

22 BoardofDirectors 8:00am ChamberOffice22 LegislativeCommittee 3:00pm ChamberOffice29 Candidate Forum – City Council 5:30 pm Armory Municipal Center

February 2019

01 Legislative Focus 7:45 am Location TBA

07 Ambassadors 12Noon ChamberOffice

Chamber Meetings & Events Calendar for January 2019


This Ford adver-tisement was found in an issue of the Tah-lequah Arrow. The Arrow was published every Saturday and was the local paper of Tahlequah at that time. This particu-lar ad was from the January 1919 issue of the paper.

Santa is in need of a Christmas gift for the Mrs. and has called upon his best elves to help! The elves stumbled upon the city of Tahlequah and be-gan their search! What will they find? Check out this four-part video series

to see what they get themsELVES into on Facebook - Tour Tahlequah!

A huge SHOUT OUT goes to Tour-ism’s very own …….Clare and Caitlin! They did an AMAZING job with this fun piece!

Santa’s Shopping Help

One Hundred Years Ago In Tahlequah, Okla

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