Dear Chamber Investor,

In honor of Presidents Day yesterday, who doesn't want to test their knowledge with some presidential trivia? Answers at the end of this email.

1. Who was the first American-born president?
2. Which president made Christmas a national holiday?
3. Which president was a classically trained pianist and played 4 other instruments?
4. Who was the first and only U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms?
5. Who was the first president to have written a biography of another president?
6. Which president had turned down offers to play professional football?
7. Though three presidents (Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe) died on the 4th of July, which president was the only president to have been born on that date?
8. Which president hated his painted portrait so much that he eventually burned it?
9. Which president donated all of his presidential salary (and his congressional salary before that) to charity? 
10. Who was the only US President to have never married?

Join us this Friday, February 24th at 7:30AM at Shaffer Coffee for Morning Mingle! Ask us about chamber membership, programs, business questions...or simply come meet our staff! We love casual conversations with our business community.



THANK YOU to all of our businesses that renewed with us this year! We truly appreciate your continued partnership! It is a privilege to represent our community on a local, regional, state and national level. Upon payment, we will deliver your 2023 Membership Decal which we hope you proudly display on your window and/or door.

THIS WEEK IS THE LAST WEEK TO REGISTER!!

New, emerging, and even seasoned leaders are struggling to build a highly successful team in today's radically diverse, post-pandemic workforce. Is there a practical solution that can bring everyone together to achieve incredible results? Absolutely!

Join us on March 9, 2023, for "Stories, Not Just Statistics" an interactive workshop with Leadership Trainer & Consultant, Alyson Van Hooser.

EARLY BIRD TICKET SALES END JANUARY 31 AT 4 P.M.

Ticket also includes lunch and a book.

Want to bring multiple team members? We are proud to offer a discounted rate to groups of 6 or more! Contact hailey@mymurray.com to inquire about sponsorship opportunities.

We loved celebrating with our member at their grand re-opening! The Dunkin’ team has been hard at work the past couple months renovating their space, making their storefront a more welcoming and interactive experience for their customers. They are excited to be a pilot store for the new Dunkin’ kiosk stations so be sure to stop by and check them out once they are installed in a couple of weeks. Congratulations!

Ended our week last week with a fun celebration for our member, Cadd Music Studios! Cadd Music Studios provides music classes and lessons for all ages and abilities. They are proud to provide instruments available for rental and many accessories for sale to help your family #PlayLocal. Make sure to stop by their grand opening tomorrow, Saturday, February 18th for lots of giveaways, music lessons and special performances from their faculty and current students. Cadd Music Studios is located at 609 S 12th Street in Murray. Congratulations!

We had a great time celebrating our new member, Meloan Management, with a ribbon cutting! Meloan Management is a locally owned and operated landscape, design, and lawn maintenance company that also offers general property management services to residential clients. Have a move coming up and need assistance packing/unpacking and organizing? They’ve got you covered there too! Contact Meloan Management by calling 270-293-0542 or by emailing amy@meloanmanagement.com. Congratulations!

Join us for our upcoming Ribbon Cutting Celebrations!

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Friday, March 3rd at 9AM

New Member Grand Opening Celebration

Don't forget on March 14th our breakfast will be a LUNCH presented by Lake Chem Community Federal Credit Union. This event will be at Springhill Suites. Doors will open at 10:50AM with program beginning at 11:15AM. We will hear an update on 641 South, 5-points and other area transportation updates from Kyle M. Poat, Chief District Engineer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Office of Highway District One.

GOFOR Pizza, LLC

New pizza restaurant in Murray

The Emerald Foundation

Provide wellness trainings to develop healthy communities and organizations.

Meloan Management

Landscape design, planning, management and installation, organizational projects and more..

TakeOut 2 You

Local delivery service

Republic Services of Murray

Providing recycling and waste services

Cadd Music Studios

Provide private and group music lessons for all ages and abilities.

Frutta Bowls and Salad Works of Murray

 providing healthy alternatives to traditional fast food chains in the form of Acai, Pitaya & Kale bowls

Paducah Neighbors

A homeowner's resource full of expert advice with local business and community connections.

• Governor signs bill lowering individual income tax into law
• Bills making progress on childcare and public assistance to support workforce move forward

Last week, Chamber staff were in Frankfort to join other west Kentucky groups to host a luncheon and reception for our legislators. We were happy to welcome Governor Andy Beshear to our luncheon as the keynote speaker. Thank you to Senator Howell, Representative Imes and Murray State University President, Dr. Robert Jackson, for attending. Staff were able to meet Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman and with the workforce cabinet, as well. Partnerships were with Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Christian County Chamber of Commerce Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce WAVE - West Kentucky Alliance for a Vibrant Economy.

Chamber presidents and WAVE representative pictured with Luncheon keynote speaker, Governor Beshear.

Chamber staff pictured with Jordan Smith with Murray State Government Affairs. Thanks to he and Dr. Jackson for attending to represent the interests of west Kentucky.

Senator Howell and other legislators address the crowd of west Kentucky representatives.

TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWERS

1. Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), 8th President. Van Buren was the first president to have been born after the American Revolution, in Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782, technically making him the first American-born president. The seven before him were all born in the American colonies.
2. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), 18th President. On June 28,1870, Grant signed legislation making Christmas a federal holiday, as well as New Year’s Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Day. Grant hoped Christmas and the other holidays would help bond people in the North and South through shared celebrations.
3. Richard Nixon (1913-1994), 37th President. Nixon’s mother encouraged him to play piano at an early age and he went on to learn violin, clarinet, saxophone, and accordion. In 1963, his musical talent became a political asset when he performed a song he wrote on “The Jack Paar Program,” which helped to repair his image after losing the California gubernatorial election the year prior.
4. Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th President. Between terms, Cleveland moved back to New York City, worked at a law firm, and his wife gave birth to their famous first daughter, Baby Ruth.
5. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), 31st President. After he left office, Hoover wrote a number of books, including The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson, the first biography of a president written by another president.  Woodrow Wilson had published a biography about George Washington in 1897, but that was before Wilson became president in 1913.
6. Gerald Ford (1913-2006), 38th President. Ford attended the University of Michigan, where he was a star football player. The team won national titles in both 1932 and 1933. After graduation, he turned down offers to play with both the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Instead, he took a coaching job at Yale University in 1935 because he also wanted to attend law school. He left after six seasons with a law degree in hand.
7. Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), 30th President. Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872 in Plymouth Notch, Vermont and is the only president to be born on Independence Day.
8. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President. For his official White House portrait, Theodore Roosevelt chose the famed French portraiture artist Theobald Chartran, who had earlier done portraits of the First Lady Edith Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt. “It was difficult to get the president to sit still,” newspapers reported Chartran said before the painting was unveiled and displayed in France in 1903. “I never had a more restless or more charming sitter.” Roosevelt, however, hated the painting, and after hiding it in a dark hall of the White House for years, he eventually burned it.
9. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President. Born into wealth and prestige, JFK was one of the richest men to take office. He lived off the Kennedy family’s considerable trusts, so he donated his congressional salary and later his presidential salary to charities like the United Negro College Fund and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America. President Herbert Hoover had also donated his presidential salary during his term in office (1929-1933).
10. James Buchanan (1857-1861), 15th President. He served immediately prior to the American Civil War. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor.