The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce announced today that tickets for their Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting, scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 2016, featuring John Stossel, Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Host and Commentator, Fox Business Network; former ABC News Correspondent & Co-Anchor of 20/20; and New York Times bestselling author, are now open to the general public.

Cost of dinner tickets are $50 per person for Chamber members and $75 per person to the general public.

“We have had a tremendous response to the banquet thus far,” stated Frank Hampton, Chamber Chairman.  “Over 600 dinner tickets have been sold. John Stossel has a great message regarding the pitfalls of overregulation, and how more freedom can spur innovation—and raise the bar for safety. We are looking forward to an enlightening and entertaining evening.”

The banquet will begin at 6:30 pm with a plated dinner on the floor of the arena. The program will begin at approximately 7pm with remarks by the outgoing and incoming Chamber Chairmen, and the address by John Stossel.

To order dinner tickets, persons can call the Chamber at 785-827-9301 ext.123, email Sandy Cole at scole@salinakansas.org or stop by the Chamber office, 120 W. Ash.

For more information on the banquet and John Stossel, people can go to the Chamber’s website at www.salinakansas.org.