The Chamber congratulates the following winners of Business of the Quarter for 2008 1st quarter - Best Fried Chicken 2nd quarter - Bishop & Sons Dirt Contracting 3rd quarter - Wes-T-Go convenience store
Mission Statement: The Winters Chamber of Commerce strives to improve the economic, aesthetic, and festive appeal of Winters, Texas. This is to be done by providing positive support to the member businesses and individuals of the community by increasing consumerism and morale with events and advertisements.
Annual Events: The Winters Chamber of Commerce hosts the Chamber Banquet, Mayfest, Big Bingo Bash, the Arts & Crafts Show, and the Christmas Parade with queen coronations. In addition, the Chamber hosts Open Houses and ribbon cuttings, and plays an integral part in Dove Fest. These events are all designed to benefit the town and all proceeds go towards that goal.
Board of Directors: The Chamber is administrated by 6 officers, a 7 member Board of Directors, and an employed Office Manager. The officers are Tami Thorpe, President; Jill Davis, 1st Vice-President; Danny Reel, 2nd VP; Wendall Anderson 3rd VP; Donna Guy, Secretary; Theresa Gerhart, Treasurer. Jean Boles is the Office Manager. Board of Directors include: Raymond Lindsey, Donna Pritchard, Craig Gehrels, Franklin O'Dell, Randy Couch, Lupe Guevara and Brad Pitt.
L-R: Craig & Kelly Gehrels, Ouida Nichols, and George Mostad
2007 Man of the Year: George Mostad
2007 Woman of the Year: Ouida Nichols
2007 Business of the Year: Gehrels & Associates
Winters 2006 Man of the Year:
Mike Meyer
Winters 2006 Woman of the Year:
Linda Dry
Winters 2006 Business of the Year:
Winters Funeral Home
Winters 2005 Woman of the Year:
Kay Sharpes
Winters 2005 Business of the Year:
Bluebonnet Mercantile (owner Cheryl Bryan)
Winters 2005 Man of the Year:
Randall Sneed
*as viewed from left to right
A town with a rich history, and promising future, Winters is a also a town living in a bright and friendly present. It is located in central to west Texas and has a population of approximately 2500.
Winters was founded in 1890 and was named for John Nichols Winters who donated land for public buildings. The first families on record began moving into the Winters area by 1880 but it wasn't until the late 1880's and early 1990's that the town was officially founded. Churches, a blacksmith, a doctor, a cotton gin, two livery stables, a general mercantile, a Masonic Lodge, and a school house were all established by 1891. The first town newspaper was published on January 9, 1903 and went by the name of the Winters Recorder until two years later when it was sold and changed to the Winters Enterprise. By 1909 the population of Winters was a whopping 600 and the town was incorporated.
The early town relied primarily on cotton and ginning as its economic source. By the 1970's the town's ecomomic center had shifted to oil and the town again grew and improvements were made both downtown and to the schools. Today, the economy is based still in agriculture, oil, and also industry. The promises of tomorrow are unlimited and it is unknown if wind turbines, farming, ranching, education, oil, or something entirely unforecasted will drive the market of our town.
To view the pictures to the right, just click on one. Thank you to the community for the donation of the photographs.
