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Move over, Colonel Sanders. Flintabbatey Flonatin is on his way to becoming the new chicken spokesman on the block. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday approved a request from Creighton's Pizza to have Flinty appear at the business this summer for chicken promotions. But given his busy schedule, Flinty will require a fee of $125 for two 15 minute same-day sessions. That includes his appearance fee of $100 plus $25 for whichever chamber representative dons the bulky costume. Since Flinty will be outside in the hot sun, the chamber agreed to look at methods to keep the person in the costume from sweating up a storm. The organization will contact the costume manufacturer to inquire about cooling vests, miniature fans, and other cooling methods. In another matter at the chamber meeting, held at the Friendship Centre Restaurant and attended by 15 people, discussion surrounded promotional pens to be used as giveaway items. The chamber has received a pen from the Perfect Pens company that humourously reads: "This pen was stolen from the Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce." The chamber will contact the manufacturer to inquire about other makes of pens. There was talk of the chamber splitting the cost of the pens with Greenstone Community Futures Development Corporation. Perfect Pen is offering to sell 1,000 pens for $600. As well, President Doug O'Brien noted that Flin Flon is up against Winnipeg and Ashern in its bid to host the 2005 Manitoba Chambers of Commerce annual general meeting. The chamber feels the AGM would be an excellent way to showcase the Flin Flon area to other business communities across the province. "I think it would be good to bring these other people up here to see what's going on in the Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach area," said O'Brien in a previous interview.
