Friday, August 22, 2014



We agree!

We agree that when you expect more you get more.

We agree it is best to have a destination if you want to go anywhere.

We agree that different people can get to the same place differently.

We agree we should celebrate our common humanity.

We agree that our children are the most important thing on earth.

We agree we should collectively make effort for children to succeed.

We agree that God made everyone special.

We agree that teaching our children is an honored, sacred task.

We agree that we are capable as a community of sharing a vision of success.

We agree that we can succeed.

We agree that we will succeed.

We agree to empower those we trust and with which we share a vision to carry it out.

We agree!


Friday, August 15, 2014

Wharton in the news

The Star section of the Houston Chronicle today puts the focus on Wharton.
The Alley Theatre will stage the Houston premiere of Horton Foote's The Old Friends at the Wortham Theatre.
The article notes that the play is about "Harrison, Texas," which is really the memories of Foote's hometown, Wharton, Texas.
Wharton is a great place, and Horton Foote is one the reasons.
In other news today, the wire services are reporting that a baby was born with pierced ears.


Thursday, August 14, 2014

Come on, everybody!

We have read out loud this story a couple of times at chamber-related gatherings. Some of you may have heard this before. Some may have not. 
If you have heard it, sorry. However, it might never hurt to hear it again. For first timers, we hope you find it entertaining and useful.
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.  
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.  
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.  
Somebody got angry because it was Everybody's job.  
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.  
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
We cannot discover the origins of this story. We got our copy from Abby King. Thank you, Abby. Abby got her copy from her father. Dr. Dwight King. Thank you, Dwight.
Other stuff:
Chamber member of the week: Small Blessings.
Number of referrals from whartontexas.com to our Chamber members' businesses during July: 738.
Also, thank you to everyone who came to our Membership Appreciation Fish Fry a week ago Thursday. And a big thanks to the Chamber Ambassadors for putting it together, Caney Auto Service for the sponsorship, and the Hungerford Volunteer Fire Department for frying fish second to nobody on this earth. And Leroy Dettling, who makes the best tarter sauce west and east of the Mississippi and beyond.
Also, we enjoyed speaking to a new crop of 37 Wharton ISD teachers on Wednesday morning. We also are appreciative to the many many many businesses, organizations and individuals who donated item to our teacher goodie bags. The bags have never been bigger! Thank you!
That is all.

Another credit card reader

Amazon is extending its reach. What's else is new?
The wire services are reporting today that Amazon will introduce its own mobile credit card reader. Small businesses, using Amazon rather than Amazon's competitors, could pricess credit card payments from smart phones or tablets.
In other wire news today, a talking moose has been discovered in Minnesota.