My name is Toni Pautler, 2007-2008 President of the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce.

On behalf of the Chamber, I welcome you to Sparta.  We are both pleased and proud to have you as guests in our area.  If we can be of assistance in any way, please contact us. Our website is a work in progress as is our Chamber. 

The Chamber is in its 100^th Anniversary year.  We are just now establishing an office and web site as our needs have changed with the addition of the World Shooting and Recreational Complex.  Our Chamber has grown by 73 new members in the last year.  Members spent over 600 hours greeting guests at the Complex during the Grand.  We face many new challenges as our town and areas expand and look forward to pursuing them to the best of our ability.

Marland Kelly was named the 2007 Sparta Outstanding Citizen during the Sparta Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on March 31.  Kelly has been an officer and director of the First National Bank of Sparta for 60 years.  Sparta City Attorney Alan Farris, who made the presentation, said Kelly was a vital part of the city’s financial backbone and a supporter of downtown development long before TIF.  First National Bank remains Sparta’s only locally-owned bank.

Kelly has served on the Sparta Public Building commission and the Municipal Civic and Cultural Board.  He is a longtime member of Trinity United Presbyterian Church and a past president of the Sparta Country Club board.  Kelly is an active member of chamber, Rotary, VFW and American Legion.  He is a past member of the Sparta Lions Club.  He has also served as a local representative for United Way and the Salvation Army.

Telephone: (618) 317-7222
E-mail: spartacc@spartaillinois.us
Mailing address: P.O. Box 93, Sparta, IL 62286