Come on out on Friday night the 26^th of November from 6 to 9 pm and experience the unique atmosphere of the Tiburon Aquarium Restaurant and Flamingo Lounge.  Several top tequilas and wines will be featured this evening and you’ll enjoy great hors d’oeuvres  plus a chef’s carving station and chicken Penne Pasta all complimented by the sounds of Bonnie Kitchens for your listening pleasure. 

The price is only $25.00 for this fabulous event and reservations are highly recommended.  I attended the last event they sponsored and had a great time.  The food was really good and they were generous with the libations.

Call 623-535-4242 right now so you won’t miss your chance for a great night out.

Do not skip over the USER AGREEMENT. Take the time to read through it so you will understand what LinkedIn expects from you.  You don’t want to have a well planned layout cancelled because of a misunderstanding

Check back each day and we will post more great tips to help you progress through the steps of setting up a successful LinkedIn Account

On Thursday, April 22 the Surprise Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a business education event.  The course that is being offered is entitled “Strategic Planning and Business Development” and it will be presented by Mike D’Hoostelaere of the Small Business Development Center. He will be discussing how to conduct effective drip marketing and staying in front of your customers and prospective customers.  This will be a free presentation presented to members of the Chamber and their guests and is part of the ongoing Business Development Series.  It will take place at the Ultra Star Cinemas of Surprise from 7:30am to 9:00am.  Food will be provided and this will be a great opportunity to network with other members of the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce. For more information on the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce contact me at jeremoline@gmail.com or go directly to the chamber at http://bit.ly/dAK1bE

Arizona will be represented at the races by Robert Naughton of Flagstaff, Rich Ronco of Glendale and Fooddrill Morotsports of Peoria.

Round 3 of the Off Road Racing Series gets underway on Saturday with practice at 10:30 am and races staring at 2:30 pm and the gates will open at 9am. Admission is $30.00 for adults and $10.00 for kids 6 to 12 years of age. Don’t miss the Margarita Party after the races from 7 to 11 at Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler in Surprise.

On Sunday Round 4 will begin practice at 8:00 am and admission will be $30.00 and $10.00 just as they are on Saturday. Races will again start at 2:30 pm.

Speedworld is an off road park which accommodates everything from BMX races to radio controlled model airplane competition. For further information call the track hotline
at 623-546-1605 or go to RaceSpeedWorld.com. Overnight camping is available for the weekend.

This competition was mistakenly listed previously as taking place on last weekend.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Spring training gets into full swing at the end of February in Surprise Arizona. The teams have finally arrived in the area, workouts are underway at the training fields and many games have been scheduled over the next month. Follow this link for this season’s schedule.

Be sure to plan on attending the first game on the 4^th of March. Its the 8^th annual Sundancers Charity Game and the action starts at 1:05 pm at the stadium in Surprise Arizona with the Texas Rangers facing the Kansas City Royals.

This is going to be a great way for you to start Spring Training in Surprise because you’ll have a chance to visit with the players and pick up a few autographs while you’re there.

Every morning around 10:00am the practice fields will be open for the public to watch the Texas Rangers or the Kansas City Royals work out.  The teams are usually there until around noon.  There is plenty of parking and some bleacher seating is provided around the outside of the fields.
After the game if you want to head out to a local restaurant there isn’t much within walking distance but there are a large number of eating places within a couple of miles of the Surprise Recreation Complex.

If you need help with transportation from your hotel to the Surprise Arizona Stadium your best bet is to call a local town car service.  They are quick and reliable and provide dependable service.  Contact Copper Trails Towncar Service at 480-650-6147 for service valley wide.

 Haitian and US officials entered into an agreement of understanding that allowed communications to be reestablished and the administration of the airport facility was taken over by the US officials. Relief efforts can now be coordinated with military support beginning at the airport where a huge bottleneck had been developing.  Planes were arriving from around the world and were forced to circle for hours as there was no place to file flight plans and therefore no arrival schedules.

 The US Air Force has now begun to schedule landings and departures for relief flights and many planes are being diverted to airports on other Caribbean islands and into Florida.  Haitian airspace is now off limits to planes arriving with little or no advance notification because of the overcrowding of the limited airspace. Nearly 200 flights arrived at the Haitian airport bringing in both military personnel and all types of food and emergency aid.

 Armed forces commanders have stated that it is their job to oversee the orderly distribution of food and emergency supplies and no one has said any thing about the US making plans to take over the administration of the nation of Haiti.

In the past six months BA has lost about 346 million dollars as the numbers of first class travelers and leisure travelers has dwindled because of the recession. People are not spending as freely this year as they have in the past and revenues are slipping behind predictions. As a result the union members are becoming very anxious about plans to eliminate jobs.

If you have plans to travel with British Airways in the next few days be sure to have an alternate plan in place just in case you should need to make changes. Be sure to contact BA and inquire about changes to flight schedules.