Courtesy photo - Emergency personnel Jared Daley, Alisha Garrett and Aaron Pickle with Champion EMS perform a quick welfare check on the Easter Bunny during a recent candy run hosted by Henderson Marketplace.

In March, GG Distributing LLC was presented with three major awards by MillerCoors.

Charles Giglio, president and COO of GG Distributing LLC, was awarded the MillerCoors Legend Award. 

The award is given to people within the MillerCoors distributor network who have achieved extraordinary success for their companies, communities and the beer industry.

GG Distributing LLC is a wholesale beverage distributing company with distribution centers in Beaumont, Longview and Palestine.

Charles’ father, J.C. Giglio, founded the company in 1955, and received the 2005 MillerCoors Legend Award.

GG Distributing LLC also took home the MillerCoors President’s Award and the Founders Award. The Founder’s Award recognizes the best performer among the President’s Awards winners, and is only given to one distributor each year.

Julian Rayzor, import and specialty sales manager at GG Distributing LLC, said the company would like to thank all of its East Texas stores and companies that carry the various beverages they distribute and each customer who purchases them. The company has been in East Texas since it was founded in 1955.

The company’s top suppliers include: MillerCoors, Heineken USA, Corona/Modelo, Guinness Diageo, Shiner, Mike’s Lemonade, Pabst, Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Red Bull North America, Nestle Waters, Rahr, Cedar Creek and Pedernales.

– Augusta Robinson

 

 

HENDERSON – Hundreds of youngsters turned out for an afternoon candy run and family fun day hosted last week by Henderson Market Place.

The event was designed for the young and young at heart, complete with goodies, games, free hot dogs and visits from the Easter Bunny and Dora the Explorer.

“We’ve never done anything like this,” said store director Phil Frost. “We just wanted to do something for the community … it was a great success.”

A variety of supporters pitched in to help pull off the event, including Texas Bank, Henderson McDonald’s, Dr. Pepper, Eckrich Meat Co., Hershey’s Candy Co., Tim Frost aka the Easter Bunny, Goya, Sunbeam Baking Co., M&M Candies, Turkey Hill Tea Co., Rusk Country Sheriff’s Department, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Autumn Leaves Nursing Center and Rehab Center, Henderson Fire Department and Henderson Chamber of Commerce.

Special events included age-appropriate egg hunts for youngsters in three categories: ages 3 to 4, 5 to 6, and 7 to 8.

Henderson Marketplace is located at 1100 U.S. Highway 79 N, Henderson. For information about store specials and product availability, call 903-655-8000.

 

Hospitality Health ER to hold grand opening of Tyler location on April 14

The Hospitality Health ER will be holding a grand opening reception at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at 3943 Old Jacksonville Hwy.

The Hospitality Health ER is a family-owned business started by two nurses from Baytown. Vice President Jill Shipp said they selected Longview as the first East Texas location based on the growth in the area, then added the Tyler location.

For more information, call 903-593-1212 or visit the website at www.hhER24.com.

To RSVP, email to RSVP@hher24.com.

– Blythe Maynard