Monday, June 15, 2009

It's a wrap!

This week, we're saying good-bye to our latest transient friends, the cast & crew of "Five Time Champion". The Smithville Film Commission is holding a wrap party this Wednesday, June 17 at the gazebo both to bid farewell and to celebrate the completion of another film shot almost entirely in Smithville. We could get used to this!

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This week:
  • Smithville Film Commission meeting - Tuesday, June 16 - 10:00 am - Pocket's Grille
  • Keep Smithville Beautiful meeting - Wednesday, June 17 - 3:30 pm - Pocket's Grille
  • "Five Time Champion" Wrap Party - Wednesday, June 17 - 4:00 to 8:00 pm - Gazebo
  • Chamber Mixer - Thursday, June 18 - 5:00 to 7:00 pm - Sherry's Kitchen
  • Juneteenth celebration - Friday, June 19 - 10:00 am program - MLK Park
  • Bastrop County Health Fair - Saturday, June 20 - 8:00 am to Noon - Bastrop High School

Don't forget to check the Recreation Center's website at www.smithvillepard.com. There are plenty of programs happening there, many in conjunction with the Public Library. If you would like a schedule of kids' programs for the summer (all around town), stop by or call the Chamber and we can send you a schedule.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Moving on and moving along...

Graduation time is upon us again. All over Smithville (and around the nation), people are opening their mail boxes to be greeted with those stiff, parchment envelopes, embedded in more stiff, parchment envelopes and "protected" by that ever-so-thin piece of tissue paper that, when removed, reveals the name of the proud high school graduate that has the whole future in front of him or her. That's the very definition of hope....the baby bird jumping from the nest and hoping to stay aloft and, if ambitious enough, log many productive miles. Good luck to all the Smithville graduates who may leave Smithville in the rearview mirror but never out of their hearts. They'll be back...maybe to open a business, maybe to visit family, or maybe to retire one day...but we're pretty secure on our returns here in Smithville!


The question is, when they return, will they recognize us? Well, the answer there is "yes" and "no".....


There are many changes in the works. Some are brand new, like our planned Bark Park, and others are just modifications to current structures like our plan to save the historic Central School building and return it to community use. So while we may get a nip here or a tuck there, no major facelifts will be occurring -- but just enough to give pause to someone who doesn't see us on a daily basis to go "Was that there last time I was here?"


If you got your June Chamber newsletter, you've no doubt seen all the activities for kids that are available this summer. We have art projects for those who have an eye for beauty; we have sports camps for those who want to hone their physical skills; we have churches who are sponsoring Vacation Bible Schools to feed the soul; and we have movies and games for those who just want to be. We're so fortunate to have a community that focuses so much on children. Perhaps this is the greatest selling point for Smithville...the students that participate in these activities forge lifelong friendships with their fellow classmates as well as the town itself.


Coming up in Smithville: --

Saturday, June 6 -- First Saturday Art Show -- Main & First Streets - 10:00 am
Monday, June 8 -- Economic Development Meeting -- La Cabana -- 11:45 am
Tuesday, June 9 -- City Council Meeting -- City Hall Council Chambers -- 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 10 -- Chamber Board Meeting -- La Cabana -- 11:45 am
Thursday, June 11 -- Ribbon cutting at Harmony Hypnosis (Alum Creek) -- Noon
Thursday, June 11 -- Bark Park Meeting -- Recreation Center -- 6:30 pm
Saturday, June 13 -- Smithville Swing Golf Tournament -- Pine Forest -- 1:30 pm
Saturday, June 13 -- Friends of Save Central School -- First National Bank Community Room -- 3:30 pm

See you around!