Ok, folks, I know that I said I was going to leave you alone until next year, but..............So much has been happening in the last week that I wanted to bring you up to date. We had Ribbon Cuttings:

Our First Was at Tina's Hilltop Cafe at the intersection of Hwy 246S and Wilson Bridge Rd.   Tina Collins has only been open a week, but she's gratified with her acceptance and is expanding to serve Lunch as well as Breakfast.

Sherry Manley operates The Hen House Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 - 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.  She's got everything from Antique Furniture to Chocolate Covered Pretzels.

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Patricia "Tricia" Partlow is a former 96 Wildcat Drum Majorette who wears her Wildcat Colors Proudly as the owner of the 5 Star Cutz Barbershop.  She's located at 3508 Hwy 246S and no appointments are necessary.  You can, however, give her a call @ 330-0294.

Have you heard about TRUE BLUE?  Well, we are excited to spread the word!!!!

True Blue^®

^{is a team effort between the Ninety‐Six Chamber of Commerce and BlueCross that is only available to Chamber members. True Blue offers several options, including Business True BlueSM for the most choice and flexibility; Business True BlueSM Value Plans, which are priced 15–30 percent below our standard plans; and Personal True BlueSM, an individual plan exclusively for Chamber members.}

^{With this offering of more choice for your insurance needs, your Chamber membership just got more valuable.}

^{Speaking of Membership, Diane is mailing out renewal forms this week.  You don't need to wait, though.  Go to www.96chamberofcommerce.com and click on the forms and applications tab.  You will a Membership form there and an info  sheet on True Blue®.}

^{Christmas is the time to do some reflecting and an opportunity to really count your blessings.  Reflecting back, this has been a pretty good year.  Diane and I have been blessed with three, yes three, great grandchildren and, this next weekend, we expect to have all of our children, grandchildren and}

^{great grandchildren together for a Christmas gathering.  We are}

^{going to have a Merry Christmas and we wish you one as well.}