  MIKE’S CORNER Mike Brittain, CAE – HSBBA Managing Principal December 2022In This Issue: Wine Wednesday Dec 7th at FirstCapital Bank HSB locale Citizen of the Year Award Cadence Bank Hosts Business Alliance Coffee Dec 28 READ ON…. |
No HSBBA Dues for MembershipWhy Belong to HSBBA? Access to residents and Network with other businesses. Website presence and Social Media exposure HSBBA Presents30 Events Each Year 12 Coffee’s > 2 Shred Days > 5 Boogie Concerts4 Night of Networking > 1 Holidaze Bash1 Citizen of the Year > 1 July 4th Watermelon Feed4 Education, Knowledge and Learning sessions. Claim one or more of these events to make your business known or reinforce your presence in HSB. Sponsor an event – Attend them all. HSBBA Mission Statement: Businesses that rely on the residents of Horseshoe Bay for their livelihood are automatically members of the Alliance. Residents of Horseshoe Bay are invited to become resident members of the Alliance to meet and mingle with various member businesses during Alliance events and to automatically receive notification of event dates, locations and times. There is never a fee to join, and there are no dues to be a member and no charge to attend any event of the HSB Business Alliance. We encourage businesses to sponsor one or more of the 30 events the Business Alliance presents each year. It’s about people getting to know each other and the business community serving Horseshoe Bay. |
Monthly Coffee December 28th at Cadence Bank Cadence Bank Hosts HSBBA Monthly Coffee December 28thSponsors: Lakeside Aesthetics and Skin CareACE Hardware1 coffee sponsorship left$75 for a 2-minute elevator talk about your business Food by Miss Vickie Catering Join us December 28th at Cadence Bank 9650 W FM 2147 from 9 to 10 am. EconomyElliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. is an internationally acclaimed economist and public speaker specializing in making the arcana and minutia of economics fun, relevant and educational. Dr.Eisenberg is the Chief Economist for GraphsandLaughs, LLC High Housing Due to rising prices, the maximum size of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conforming loans is now $726,200, and in high-cost areas a mind-numbing $1,089,300. If the argument is that this boosts affordability, it’s dead wrong! Raising limits allows more people to qualify for a fixed number of houses, and that reduces affordability. Instead, raid Fannie and Freddie and use the money to build more houses, that will increase affordability. HolidazeThank you 700+ attendees38 business booths serving treatsCity of Horseshoe Bay Christmas Tree LightingMary Daniel and Wildflower DancersHill Country Humane Society Puppy loungeUnited Rentals Light TowersScott Randolph, Ken Wilke, Sammy Duncan light tower haulersWaste Management Trash containment and pick upFox Edge Kuykendall, PLLC sponsorshipMiss Vickie’sFood Trailer (warm drinks) AND |
Puppy Lounge Sponsor Horseshoe Bay Veterinary Clinic. Thank You Garrett Craig, DVM  |
 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR DON ECKELBARGER |
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Don Eckelbarger The 6th annual Horseshoe Bay Citizen of the Year2022 was awarded Monday, December 5, 2022, during the Annual HSB-POA Holidays party in a special HSBBA presentation recognizing six nominees: Vickie Adcock, Beth Dop, Don Eckelbarger, Sherry Olson, Wayne Ratisseau and Willie Reinders. The 3 finalists are shown in the photo to the right. Don Eckelbarger (middle) is flanked by Sherry Olson (left) and Wayne Ratisseau (right). All nominees are respected and distinguished with this Citizen nomination process and award. It is a way we can show our appreciation with a resounding ‘thank you’ for helping. Please watch for the Dec 8th edition of The Beacon newspaper for a more in-depth report. Don joins previous recipients Louraine Robertson 2017, (dec) Dianne Jones 2018, Mary Daniel 2019 & 2020, and Jim Jorden 2021 as recipient of the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award. A tribute to 2018 Citizen of the Year recipient Dianne Jones was also presented at the award ceremony. Dianne passed on November 19, 2022. Dianne was the 2nd Citizen of the Year. A Memorial Service is being planned for Dianne on January 14th. |
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 Thank you!HSBBA, Inc.1302 Clayton Nolen DriveHorseshoe Bay Business Alliance, Inc. Mike Brittain, CAE – Managing Principal / 830-220-2468 mbritthsbba@gmail.comFrancie Dix, CTD – Executive Director / 830-220-2474 fdixhsb@gmail.com |
