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8 • Morrisville and Preston Progress, Thursday, Oct. 30,1997 Beerman retires chair, Boiebruch takes post ,1 m f, I il_ _ _ I I. . 1-11 IQtf* hilt W1 BY MARY BETH PHILLIPS Calling the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce the “Triangle Chamber of Commerce,” and noting that it is now the third largest cham ber in Wake County, Scott Beerman passed the gavel to Mark Boiebruch at the chamber’s annual banquet held at the Angus Bam Thursday. Beerman said some of the accom plishments of the chamber during his tenure as chairman were partici pation in the drug-free workplace program and in the town Christmas parade. Discount programs were started with AT&T Connections and Transportation Logistics. The cham ber upgraded software on the com puter, hired a new person for the office, worked with TTA to try to transport service workers to the area, and attended town meetings. The chamber also passed resolu tions on school bonds, highway issues, and the acceleration of the western and southern outer loops. Beerman presented plaques to the retiring directors, Ronnie Davis of Hudson Belk and Jim Gallup. Gallup also received a statue of a golfer in honor of his chairing the Pine Cone Classic for the past five years. Ann Morgan, who coordinat ed the Business After Hours pro grams, received a plaque titled Number One Party Girl; and Jim Huggins received a plaque for chair ing the Ambassador Program. He also gave a plaque to Chamber Director Ray Lech, for outstanding achievement in 1997. “Ray has taken us from about 90 members to 525,” Beerman said. “He's an experienced man who knows his business. We are lucky to ‘With the already approved residential developments, the population of Morrisville will triple in the next three- to five-year period. ’ —Mark Boiebruch, new Chamber Chairman have him.” Incoming chairman Mark Boiebruch presented Beerman with a plaque (for being a retiring direc tor), a Morrisville Chamber Clock and a gift certificate. “Much like Dean Smith, Scott has not left a bare cupboard,” Boiebruch said. “We are poised and ready for the next year. We are a young, grow ing chamber, the third largest in Wake County, strategically located in the heart of the Triangle. “With the already approved resi dential developments, the popula tion of Morrisville will triple in the next three- to five-year period. Only 30 percent of the open land is cur rently developed, so while Cary and Raleigh have to grow further out to find new development, most of Morrisville is undeveloped. Needless to say, a lot will be hap pening over the next few years.” His goals for the chamber include increasing programs and benefits, and looking for a permanent home. “The town has been gracious, and the facility has been entirely ade- CitySearch adds five to Morrisville office quate, but we need to plan for the future,” he said. He also hopes to work more closely with town gov ernment. The new board of directors who will be working with Boiebruch are Jim Huggins of Alphagraphics, chairman elect; Pam Cox of Adams Products Co., vice chairman for community development; Gerry Fiks of TSM South, vice chairman for business and economic develop ment; Cleve Folger of Triangle Insurance, vice chairman for legisla tive and public affairs; Ann Morgan of Budgetel Inn, vice chairman for organization and internal affairs, and Scott Beerman of the Deli Box, past chairman. The directors include Gerry Boyle of Triangle Factory Shops, Nat Carson of Bloomin’ Orchids, Hearon Dickson of Dillard Paper Company, Robert DiDomenico, Jr. of Pizza Planet, Jim Gunther of Gunther Consulting, David Hodgkins of the Town of Morrisville, Dave Lindner of Weeks/Lichtin, Roy Marshburn of Goodman, Segar, Hogan and Hoffler, Barbara McGill of Days Inn, Howard Ross of Insurance People, Louie Walters of Nello L. Teer Co., and Joe Wilkerson of J. F, Wilkerson Co. Boiebruch also recognized his wife, Denise, who “will have to put up with the late hours and early mornings and still talk to me a year from now.” The speaker for the event was Rick Francis, vice president of marketing and sales for the Carolina Hurricanes. First, he assured the group that the CHAMBER SWITCH—New Morrisville Chamber Chairman Mark Boiebruch (left) praises outgoing chair Scott Beerman at the chamber’s annual banquet at the Angus Barn. low attendance so far in the Greensboro Coliseum was not a problem. Then he offered 2-for-l season tickets. He said people who had already bought a season ticket will receive a second one free. He said about 85 percent of the attendance at the games in the Greensboro Coliseum has been peo ple from the Triangle. Once the arena is built in Raleigh, “atten dance will be no problem,” he said. He explained some of the plays in hockey, including off-sides, a two- line pass, and icing. “Once you understand those, you understand the game,” he said. “So come on out and see us." He said hockey players today show more finesse in skating, passing and shooting than in the earlier years of hockey. And he bragged that, despite an early season of losses, the Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues, who he called the best team in hockey. He said he knows hockey will become as popular in the. Triangle as ACC basketball, football and NASCAR racing. CitySearch, which provides com munity-based online information services, recently hired five new associates in its Morrisville office. Jennifer Ambrose, a graduate of the State University of New York with a degree in business marketing, joined CitySearch as an Internet Business Advisor for the Hillsborough Street and N.C. State University area. Hadley Goodman, a graduate of N.C. State University with a degree in communications, will serve as Internet Business Advisor for busi nesses throughout the Triangle. Meredith Woods, a N.C. State University graduate with a degree in communications, will serve as Internet Business Advisor for busi nesses in the Knightdale area. Internet Business Advisors help develop web sites. Kristine Forrest, a graduate of Appalachian Stale University with a degree in English, and Gretchen Hoffman, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in jour nalism, will serve as associate edi tors, creating content for websites. CitySearch, a provider of commu nity-based online information ser vices, maintains an area guide to the Triangle, delivering informa tion on arts and entertainment, local and regional news and local business. Next fall golf outing Nov. 10 Phil Kirk speaker at next Issues, Eggs Issues and Eggs Breakfast will be Friday, Nov. 14, from 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Sorrento’s in the Triangle Factory Shops Mall. The speaker will be Phil Kirk, President of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry. Call 380- 9026 for reservations. Business afte^ Hojurs.^^Uj, be held Thursday, Nov. 6, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. sponsored by Southport/Inacom, 960 Aviation Parkway. The Fall Golf Outing will be held Monday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Governor’s Club. The cost is $85 per person, including cart and a Chamber Corner pig picking dinner. Extra pig picking tickets are available for $20 per person. Call 380-9026 for reservations. The chamber office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. On Dec. 4, the annual Christmas Party/Business After Hours event will be held at Triangle Factory Shops, sponsored by Off Fifth- Sak’s Fifth Avenue Outlet, and Sorrento’s. If you are interested in a Morrisville Rotary Club, call Mayor Margaret Broadwell at 469- 1426. See me for a State Farm , Family Insurance It’s a no-cost review of your insurance coverage and needs. Chuck Tickle, Agent 966 High House Rd. Cary, NC 27513 Off: (919)319-0082 Res: (919)319-3203 Like a good neighbor. State Farm is there.* State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices; Bloomington,. Illinois Carpenter teen sets sights on national teen pageant Angel Hudson of Carpenter was finalist in the Raleigh Miss Teen pageant and now she wants to go to Orlando and compete in the National Miss Teen pageant. Unfortunately, the pageant only pays expenses for the first place winner, and Angel placed sixth out of 38 contestants. The top 10 win ners are invited to go, but only their entry fees arc paid. Her mother, Kathy Hudson, has put ajar in Bryan Edwards Grocery and has raised about $350 so far. Some businesses .have given tax deductible donations as well. They will be mentioned on the pageant program. Angel, a 17-year-old senior at Apex High School, will compete in the categories of formal wear, casu al wear, and photogenics, and will be interviewed for 10 or 15 minutes by several judges. There is no swim suit or talent por tion in this pageant. “They get more of an idea of your personality by talking to you rather than by you being onstage singing or dancing,” Miss Hudson explained. “A lot of people say that beauty pageants are nothing but materialis tic and always worried about their weight and what people think of Frischkorn plant Bids awarded Bobbit & Associates, Inc., a design-build contractor in Raleigh, was awarded the contract to con struct an office and distribution facility for Frischkorn, Inc., a com pany that sells process piping, valves and piping components to clients in a five-state region. The 21,000-square-foot building, which is scheduled for completion July 1, 1998, will be located at International Drive in Morrisville. The project developer is Mike Linthicum. them, and they are air-headed, but that’s not true,” she added. “It's just a lot of fun, and I made a lot of friends in the Raleigh area.” The pageant will be held March 20-25, which falls during spring break. Miss Hudson will turn 18 on March 26, so going to the pageant “would be a nice birthday present.” And if she wins, she will receive $10,000, which her mother says could go a long way toward helping with college expenses. At Apex High, Angel has been in student council, French club, FFA and Sports Medicine club. She hopes to study to be a pediatric nurse. —By Mary Beth Phillips the hidden world in your backyard. 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