This year our Annual Dinner will take place on Thursday March 22nd.  It will be held at the Blue Lake Casino in the Sapphire Palace.  Tickets will be 40.00 per person or you can reserve a table of 8 for 320.00.  Dinner will include tri tip or vegetarian.  We will be having a silent and live auction, honoring our Azalea Award winners and also will be adding in new Business Excellence Awards for Small, Medium and Large Business of the Year.  Join us for a great evening!

Annual Dinner Invitation

The winners for our 2011 Holiday Business Decorating Contest are:

1st Place - Blue Lake Casino Hotel Lobby - A beautiful tree with a peacock theme. Purple, teals and greens incorporated in all the decorations, ribbons and lights.

2nd Place - McKinleyville Office Supply. Their theme was Let It Snow - the stores entire ceiling was strewn with decorations snowing down.

3rd Place - Miller Farms Nursery. From the front windows and throughout their entire gift shop were Christmas decorations.

On September 14th the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce joined the McKinleyville Middle School for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.  They recently completed many upgrades to the campus.  Pictured here is Dena McCullough the Superintendent of the McKinleyville Union School District cutting the ribbon, Chamber Board Members, School Board Members and Community Members.

The new Pony Express Banners have arrived and line Central Avenue in McKinleyville.  It was made possible by the business owners along Central Avenue who voted for and agreed to pay for the purchase and installation of the banners.  McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD) came up with the idea to propose new banners and coordinate the upkeep and installation.  The McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce worked with Christina Cerrato, a graphic designer to create the new Pony Express Logo and look of the banners.  The McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce wants to thank MCSD and the business owners who made this possible  We feel this really adds to our annual community event and makes Central Avenue look great.  Pony Express Days has been a tradition in McKinleyville since 1968.  This year marks the 43rd Annual Community Event.  The event is always the first weekend in June and is put on by the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce.