Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture

Where the 19th meets the 21st century.

Tour de Rio Blanco

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The Tour de Rio Blanco is gearing up for it fourth run through the county.  The Tour has been set for September 24, 2016.  The ride is the brain child of Dr. Steve Alley of the Crosbyton Clinic Hospital.  The ride offers four different routes through Crosby County.  The most beautiful and demanding of the four rides runs through Blanco Canyon on F.M. 193 to McAdoo then turns to hit U.S. Hwy 82/114.

Each year the ride has been able to donate $1000.00 to the Susan B Komen Foundation to eradicate breast cancer.  We are able to do this because of the sponsorship of South Plains businesses.  Here are a list of last year’s donors.  We thank them for their generous participation in the ride.  2015 Donors include:

CROSBYTON CLINIC HOSPITAL

OWENS CO-OP GIN

CROSBY COUNTY FUELS

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK

BLANCO GIN

ASSOCIATED COTTON GROWERS

CALVERT HOME HEALTH

DR. JUSTIN McCARTHY

VISTA BANK

New Business in Crosbyton

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The Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture welcomed “The Donut Shop”, the newest business in Crosbyton to town with a ribbon cutting at their Grand Opening in April.  The shop is run by the owner, Kim Sie.  Kim Sie immigrated to the United States from Cambodia thirteen years ago.  He moved from Beaumont to Crosbyton to begin his business.  “The Donut Shop” is located at 806 W Main Street and is open from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. daily.  The staff serves all types of donuts from glazed to cake.  The menu includes eclairs, cinnamon rolls, fritters, kolaches, and croissant breakfast sandwiches.  Add a drink of coffee, milk, juice, soda, or energy drinks for your breakfast or mid-morning snack.  The shop also sells in large amounts for a business breakfast or when family is visiting.  Call Kim Sie at 675-0020 to make arrangements for a large group.  Stop by to welcome Kim Sie and Lihuo Taing to Crosbyton and indulge yourself.

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Citizens Insurance Business of Month for May

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Citizens insurance is Presented “Business of the Month”

The Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture is pleased to announce that Citizens Insurance is the business of the month.

Citizens Insurance is located at 209 S. Berkshire with hours from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The insurance company is an affiliate of Caprock Insurance in Ralls, Texas and is owned by Terry Rainwater.  Citizens provides personal lines of insurance for homeowners, auto, R.V., motorcycles, and boats.  They provide bonding for employees.   They also can insure commercial properties and provide liability insurance for businesses.  It is managed by Katherine Foster who has worked in the business for forty-four years.  Her assistant, Alex Sanchez, has been with Citizens for six months.

Katherine provided an interesting history of Citizens Insurance.  It was founded by partners Wade Cooper, Russell McCurdy, Leslie Mitchell, and F.M. Dunn in 1929 making it one of Crosbyton’s oldest businesses.  The partners, who were also part of Citizens National Bank, used the name Citizens for their insurance firm also.  At the depths of the depression in 1932, the business bought another agency for the sum of $112.70.  In 1960 Jimmy Dunn joined his father F.M. in the agency.  Katherine went to work for the agency in 1974 and became a partner in 1988.  Except for brief absences, she has worked there ever since.

She and Mary Dunn sold the agency to Terry Rainwater in 1991 following the death of Jimmy Dunn.  Truly, Citizens is a business with deep roots in Crosby County and the desire to serve its citizens.

Chamber Banquet Saturday, April 9

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The Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Banquet will be held at the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum on Saturday, April 9.  The doors of the museum will open at 5:30 p.m. and the meal will be served at 6:00 p.m.   Tickets are $20.00 paid at the door.  You can reserve a ticket by calling the Chamber at 806-675-2261.

Join us as we honor four Crosbyton Citizens who have an Enduring Heart for Crosbyton.  The group includes:

Jim Justus for his years of service to keep the citizens of Crosbyton and Crosby County safe.

Heidi Hays for her enduring love for Crosbyton as a council member and her compassion.

Dan Hoots for his enduring heart for students of Crosbyton CISD.

Goodwin Hale for his resilient and enduring heart against all odds.

Join us as we honor these four and for the presentation of a Masonic Community Builder Award.

Also join us for two award winning presentations given by Crosbyton CISD Students Avory Isaac, and the Water Conservation Team of Noah Rubalcado, Sean Gonzales, Hunter Silva, and Tyriece Mooring.

 

Texas Plains Federal, Crosbyton Chamber Featured Business for March, 2016

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The Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Featured Business of the Month for March is the Texas Plains Federal branch office located on 214 South Ayrshire Street in Crosbyton.  Branch manager Amy Harris and her staff, Melissa Naceanceno, Sylvia Pereida and Betty Reed invite you to come in and visit about your banking needs.  The staff is anticipating a move to  a new building in a more convenient t location on West Main Street.

Texas Plains Federal offers a full range of products and services to members.  Those eligible to join include all residents of Crosby County.  Once you join Texas Plains Federal, you become a shareholder entitled to full voting privileges and the right to benefit from all banking services.   Customers also have information at their finger tips when they use the Texas Plains Federal website at www.texasplainsfederal.org.

The list of services and products available to members ranges from great savings programs such as the Super Star Savings Club for children to banking conveniences like free checking, direct deposit, payroll deductions, online accounts and overdraft protection.  Texas Plains Federal can also help you with a variety of loan programs and financial products.   Visit the branch, call the local office, or use the convenient website for complete information about Texas Plains Federal in Crosbyton.

 

Why Crosbyton

One of the prettiest streetscapes in West Texas is Aspen Street in Crosbyton viewed from the library windows of the second story of the High School building. It is so special because Crosbyton was a planned city. In 1909 The C.B. Livestock Company commissioned an architect to draw a streetscape of the downtown. Aspen Street was built as a large boulevard for stately … Read more...

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Mission

The purpose of the Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce is to engage in projects and activities that have a positive economic impact for the community and serve the members of the chamber.

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