What's Happening at SMACC

Light Up Night 2005

Downtown St. Marys celebrates the season

Light Up Night 2005

Musical group Salty Dog entertained the crowd

Light Up Night 2005

Santa's eye view of the Light Up Night crowd

Santa posed for pictures with some of his fans

Light Up Night 2005

Children enjoyed hayrides with Santa's helpers

Light Up Night 2005

The lights are lit in Downtown St. Marys

The Chamber thanks all of the following people and groups who helped make Light Up Night 2005 a success!

for providing Treat bags:
* Quala-Die
* Penn Pallet, Inc.

for Light Up Night Activities:
* B94
* The River 98.9
* Salter Communications
* Shed World
* Burke's Home Center
* Crystal Fire Department
* St. Marys Area Middle School .Band and Choir
* Karen Lucanik at SMAHS
* The Daily Press
* Elk Power
* Text Express
* Weyerheuser

Contributors to the Christmas Lighting Fund Drive
* OSRAM Sylvania
* C/G Electrodes
* Carbone of America
* Morgan AM&T
* GKN Sinter Metals, Inc.
* Coldwell Banker 1st .St. Marys Real Estate
* Eastern Sintered Alloys
* Doris Stackpole
* Allegheny Power

For their help with the tree on the Diamond
* St Marys Lumber
* Industrial Steel & Pipe Supply
* David & Bev Ferragine for their donation of the tree
* St. Marys City Police Dept.
* St. Marys Street Dept.
* Mike Geitner
* Wes Meyer
This year's tree is dedicated in memory of Paul Dornisch

Special Thanks to the Christmas Events Committee:
Dolly Wehler, Elaine Friedl, Patty Posteraro, Fritz Lecker, Mary Petrucci. Char Floravit, Diane Bressler, Sandy Eisenhooth, Sally Wilson, Erica Hayes

Trees were decorated by the following organizations:

Boulevard
* Old Charm Bed and Breakfast
* Girl Scout Brownie Troop 240
* St. Marys Eagles Auxiliary
* Girl Scout Junior Troop 250
* Advance America
* Dickinson mental Health
* Letters From Home
Chestnut Street
* Girl Scout Troop 249
Shrubs on the Boulevard
* Queen of the World 50th Anniversary Committee
Railroad St.
* Family Resource Network
* Cub Scouts Wolf Pack 97
* Girl Scout Troop 829
* Girl Scout Troop 245
Diamond
* Young Professionals Organization

Light up night is a joint project of the Marienstadt Corporation and the St. Marys Area Chamber of Comomerce

The Community Tree arrives in downtown St. Marys

From the truck to the place of honor ...

finally in place

Making sure everything is perfect

New Member Website!

The friendly folks at DD's Bakery
invite you to visit their new website
at http://www.ddsbakery.com

Young Professionals Organization Mixer

The Young Professionals Organization held their first mixer on Thursday, September 29th at Gunner's Restaurant.

Over 50 attended this networking event sponsored by the St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce. Hors d'oeurvres were provided by Gunners's, CSB Bank and Lisa Fredette, Personal Life Coach. Watch the Chamber website and the Daily Press for the next event.