Joe Tennis, Author of Beach To Bluegrass, will speak at our Patrick County Chamber of Commerce Banquet, on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, Stuart, VA.

The Patrick County Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet will be held on February 8, 2013, at 6:30pm, at the J. D. Hooker Building on Woodland Drive, Stuart, VA. SPEAKER: Joe Tennis is a Virginia native and award-winning journalist for the Bristol Herald Courier. He has also written for The Virginian-Pilot, Roanoke Times, Blue Ridge Country, Appalachian Voice and the Kingsport Times-News. He lives in Bristol, Virginia, and his books include, Beach To Bluegrass, Haunts of Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands, Southwest Virginia Crossroads, and The Marble and Other Ghost Tales of Tennessee and Virginia. Joe is truly an accomplished author and should prove to be an excellent speaker to largely a Patrick County audience. Tickets sell for $18 per person. (Make all checks to the Patrick County Chamber.) Address: P. O. Box 577, Stuart, VA 24171 Advance reservations required. Advance payment required. See this web site for more information: www.patrickchamber.com Contact us at 276-694-6012 or write us at patcchamber@embarqmail.com to make reservations. Banquet Sponsors include: CenturyLink and Appalachian Power The Landmark Group-Stuart Bennett’s Baskets and Bows-Danbury, NC Stuart Tire and Auto-Stuart WHEO radio – 1270AM and The Historic Star Theatre – Stuart Corporate Gold Club Sponsors: Primland-Meadows of Dan SamCo Construction-Stuart Lambert Realty-Stuart River Community Bank-Stuart Clark Gas & Oil-Stuart Mt. Valley Hospice Whitlow Excavating and Logging-Stuart VA Workforce Center-Martinsville & Stuart Brian Jessup, CPA-Stuart Angels Above Design-Patrick Springs Freelance Companion – Claudville Major Peach Festival Sponsors Nelson Automotive Family of Martinsville & Henry County Walmart – Stuart Stuart Communication – US Cellular dealer-Stuart