New officers on the Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce board were recently named. Front row, left to right: Autuum Pechan, Director; Jolleen Yungbauer, Director of Events; Mary Fitcher, Secretary and Cheri Bodeen, Treasurer. Back row: Gary Kittelson, Director; Lee Jenkins, President and Lee Miller, Director of Publicity. Inset: Mark Pagnac, Vice President.

The chamber meets every month, on the second Tuesday (Jan. 12) at noon at the First International Bank Annex, Staples. (Staples World photo by Janice Winter)