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By the Way!
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Yosemite Hwy120 Chamber of Commerce October 2013
Chamber Network Night 4
th Thursday of the month with
exceptions in the 4th Quarter
5:30pm Thursday November 21 Annual Turkey Pot Luck Dinner at Groveland Community Hall
5:30pm Thursday December 12 Annual Holiday Party
at Hotel Charlotte Bistro & Bar
Chamber Board Meetings: Usually Noon on 2
nd Thursday of the Month
with exceptions as needed (Note Below!) All Members Are Welcome!
Noon Thursday November 14 at Pizza Factory (Normal Date)
Noon Thursday December 19 (Note the Date!) at Pizza Factory
Noon, Friday January 10 (Note the Date!) at Location TBD
Membership Updates
Welcome New Member(s)! Friends of the Chamber Michael & Muffy Breaux
209.962.6271 [email protected]
Outer Aisle Foods
Eric & Christine Taylor POB 2052, Murphy’s, CA 95247
209.728.9112 Providing weekly organic fruit & vegetable delivery to Groveland
New Address!
Miss Kailey’s Boutique 18743 Main Street, Groveland,
CA 95321 209.962.7180
For Info on how to join the Yosemite Hwy120 Chamber
of Commerce, Benefits & Costs please email
[email protected] or call (209) 962-0429
Yosemite Hwy120 COC
Partners in Business
Building Relationships
Table of Contents Page 1: YCC Annual Board Installation and Awards Dinner Page 2: President’s Message; Ribbon Cutting & Mixer Reminders Page 3: September Mixer Raffle News & Network Night Reminders Page 4: Lillaskog Lodge Thank You for Hosting Network Night Mixer Page 5: Business of the Month News: Dave Lint, REALTOR Page 6: NRCS Fire Recovery Assistance; Groveland Business Space Available, Oddfellows and Rebekahs Events Page 7: Rim Fire Ranchers Relief Benefit Page 8: PG&E Rate Reduction Offers Page 9: Little House Computer Classes; Groveland Library News Page 10: Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Loans Page 11: YCC Member Dues & Soroptimist News Page 12: YCC Board of Directors and Upcoming Events
Keynote Speaker, Don Neubacher. Yosemite
National Park Superintendent
Receives Certificate of Appreciation from James Nagle 2012-13 President
Yosemite Highway 120 Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors Rudy Manzo (Director)
Earl Wright (Vice President) Peggy Mosley (Director) Carole Smith (Secretary Paul Pieretti (Director)
Tom Hernandez (President) Marc Fossum (Director)James Nagle (Director)
Pictured Separately Below: Cathy Leetham (Treasurer) (
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By the Way!
By the Way is published by the Yosemite Hwy120 COC 11875 Ponderosa Lane, Suite A Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1263 Groveland, CA 95321 Phone: (209) 962-0429 Email: [email protected] YosemiteChamberofCommerce.com Find Us On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/yosemitechamber
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Have You Joined a YCC Committee?
Any member of YCC can serve on a Committee, you do not have to be on the YCC Board of Directors!
What interests you the most? Working on fun Events? Helping to grow YCC’s Membership ranks? Being a liaison for local Business or with Yosemite ?
Marketing or Technology? Contact YCC to help!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A CHAMBER NEW BUSINESS RIBBON CUTTING EVENT! 11am Saturday November 23 at Merry’s Flowers & Gifts 18727 Main Street #A, PO Box 240, Groveland, CA 95321 Phone 209 962 GIFT (4438) EMAIL [email protected] WEB www.merrysflowersandgifts.com If you haven't been in Merry's new store yet, be sure to stop in and see all the plants and gifts she has to offer. Also, right now Merry's Flowers & Gifts is doing a drawing each month, you could win a FREE GIFT! Her November drawing will be combined with a RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY by the Chamber of Commerce!
SEE EVERYBODY THERE!
Tom Hernandez, 2013-2014 President, Yosemite Highway 120 Chamber of Commerce
My Mission Statement for my 2013-2014 term as your Chamber President is that “I will lead this team with integrity & honor. I will expect from my fellow Directors & Staff no more & no less than I expect from myself.”.
Mark Your Calendars!
November 21st Annual Turkey
Pot Luck Network Night 5:30 Groveland Community Hall
Contact your Chamber office 209.962.0429 to sign up for what Dish you want to bring to share!
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Network Night Mixer RSVP Please RSVP to YCC by the Tuesday before each event, so that our Host(s) know how many people to expect for snacks! We know sometimes you may forget, and we will never turn anyone away, but we appreciate your help planning ahead for each event. Remember to bring your Business Card for the Business of the Month drawing! And please bring a Raffle Prize if you can, to help share in the fun!
SEPTEMBER NETWORK NIGHT MIXER RAFFLE NEWS See Page 4 for Business of the Month Announcement: Dave Lint!
See Page 5 for Mixer Host Thanks & Photos: Lillaskog Lodge!
Remember to bring your Business Card to the next Network Night Mixer for the Business of the Month Drawing! (Must be Chamber Member to win, must
not have alraedy won this calendar year.)
DONATED BY RAFFLE PRIZE WON BY The Cub Inn Bottle of Wine Laurie Nagle Wilkinson Design 2013 Rim Fire Photo John Gray Jackie’s Jewels Custom Necklace Lauren Nickell Sunset Inn, Friend of Garden Frog Statue Carmen Taira Aviation Design Bottle of Wine Dave Holcomb, Kiwanis Gina Hernandez Realtor Owl Pillow Kristy Brower-Franklin Dave & Donna Lint Bottle of Wine Bill Charllson, Lillaskog Lodge Charlie & Marilyn Fields Kenwood Merlot Eleda Carlson Curves of Groveland Gift Pack from Curves Cathy Leetham Sunset Inn Bottle of Champagne Steve & Cindy Watts RE/MAX Yosemite Gold Halloween Gift Basket James & Laurie Nagle Kiwanis Club Cutlery Set Kelly & Scott Smith Yosemite Ridge Resort Bottle of Wine Eleda Carlson Legal Shield Free Month Legal Service Cathy Leetham Pizza Factory 1 Extra Large Pizza Charlie & Marilyn Fields Evergreen Lodge Lunch for Two Certificate Lauree Borup Merry’s Flowers & Gifts Peace Lily Plant Dave & Sharon Volponi TCVB, Lisa Mayo Gift Wine Basket Scott & Kelly Smith Digipix Photography Landscape Photograph Bill Charlson, Lillaskog Lodge Hilltop Homes Bottle of Wine Merry Lowery & Karen Gaston Soul Be Good Squirrel Decoration Bob & Hope Cooper Jim & Laurie Nagle Bottle of Wine Tim & Cecilia Hallock SFPUC Hetchy 100th Water Bottle Eleda Carlson Carron Tax Associates Bottle of Wine Rudy & Nadele Manzo Yosemite Adventure Supplies Six Pack Beer in Cold Holder Lauren & Bill Nickell Carolyn Botell, YCC Huckleberry Jam & Toffee Pam Oler, Chiropractic Lillaskog Lodge Nature Photograph Hope’s Landscaping
November 21 Turkey Pot Luck Groveland Commu-nity Hall & December 12
at the Charlotte Hotel
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A HUGE THANK YOU FROM OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS To Bill Charlson and his Staff at LILLASKOG LODGE, Hosts for our September Network Night Mixer, We Appreciate YOU!
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Business of the Month September / October 2013
David Lint, Real Living Sugar Pine Realty
Specializing in Residential and Commercial Listing and Sales in Tuolumne County and
Mariposa County, from Pine Mountain Lake Luxury to Remote Rural Land
209.962.7765 [email protected]
I started in real estate in 1973, my first license was with Great Lakes Development Company,
working in Copper Cove, around Lake Tulloch near Copperopolis. I spent
time there on weekends, while working full time in the world of
electronics and the music industry where my sales included music
equipment for Motown, the Grand Old Oprey, and almost… the Kremlin
in Russia!
Around 1975, I transferred my license to Martinez Realty in Cupertino,
CA, where I worked in real estate in the Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and San
Jose area part time. Then in 1985, I moved to Pine Mountain and started
Pine Cone Realty where Shirley Lint, my wife, was the Broker. We worked
from home until we changed to a new company, Coldwell Banker in 1989.
In addition to working in PML and the surrounding area, we also worked
in Lake Tulloch and managed real estate sales for a new start up
subdivision called Conner Estates.
In 1997 we joined Sugar Pine Realty with Emmett & Ann Brennen, and managed the Groveland and
Coulterville offices for them until a year before Shirley passed away in 2004.
Dave later married Donna Wines, of Wines Chiropractic, and Dave and Donna plan to stay in
Groveland forever, they we love it here! Dave Lint served as Vice President & President for the
Hetch Hetchy Association of REALTORS®, as Secretary for the Chamber of Commerce for 2 years,
and has run the “Golf for Schools” tournament at Pine Mountain Lake for 13 years, raising funds for
our local schools to the tune of about $41,000 to date. Dave personally donated $10,000 to the
Groveland Skate Park, as well as kitchen and recreation equipment for the Groveland Youth Center.
Thank you Dave for being part of our community.
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Oddfellows & Rebekahs Events at Oddfellow’s Hall in Big Oak Flat
Oddfellow Fish Fry 5pm to 7pm Saturday November 2nd
Fish, Cole Slaw, Hush Puppies, French Fries, Sweet Tea $12 Adult $6 Children
Holiday Craft Fair
9am-5pm Friday & Saturday November 29 & 30 plus 10am-3pm Sunday December 1
Shoppers Attend Free! Booth Space: $15 per day or $40 all 3 days 209-962-5912 Joanne Bacci for Info!
NRCS Announces Assistance for Catastrophic Fire Recovery DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 18, 2013—The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced that applications will be accepted to assist private landowners in California affected by wildfires in the last 18 months. Financial assistance for implementing conservation practices may be available through the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Applications for this initiative can be submitted for primary consideration
and ranking through Nov. 15, 2013.
"I encourage landowners who have private forestlands and rangelands that were damaged by the recent catas-
trophic fires to visit with their local NRCS field office about how this initiative can provide assistance to pro-
tect their natural resources," said California State Conservationist Carlos Suarez.
The purpose of the Catastrophic Fire Recovery EQIP Initiative is to provide immediate resource pro-tection in areas burned by catastrophic fires in the past 18 months. Priority concerns include imme-diate soil erosion protection, minimizing noxious and invasive plant proliferation, protecting water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and bringing back forests and restoring livestock infrastructure nec-essary for grazing management. Priority applications will include practices that are implemented within one year and provide immediate ero-
sion protection, adequate livestock water, and habitat protection.
Participants interested in implementing practices beyond the scope of this special and limited initiative are
encouraged to apply under the regular EQIP funding opportunities.
NRCS has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America's private land owners and managers
conserve their soil, water and other natural resources since 1935.
Derrek Hartman, Rim Fire Liaison ( 208) 859-9850 [email protected] or [email protected]
GROVELAND BUSINESS SPACE AVAILABLE FOR LEASE
Leonard Cassaretto 4-C Properties 209.962.7314
Ponderosa Way (Rear): Appx 1080 Square Feet with 2 Bathrooms and Parking
Ponderosa Way (Street Front): Appx 600 Square Feet with 1 Bathroom, Shared
Parking and Metered Utilities, Upstairs Unit with Sign Space Available
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RIM FIRE RANCHERS RELIEF BENEFIT For decades, the natural water sources and abundant vegetation of Stanislaus National Forest have served as ideal graz-
ing land for grass-fed cattle in the summer months.
About 4,000 cows were ranging there when the Rim Fire ignited August 17. After burning 257,314 acres the Rim Fire is now fully contained over two months after it was ignited. There were eleven homes, three commercial properties and 98 outbuilding destroyed in the flames. Miles of fencing destroyed and many of the Ranchers have over 100 head each con-firmed dead and even more believed to be dead, and the near future of grazing in the forest up in the air, the cattle indus-try is another victim of the massive blaze on the west edge of Yosemite. Ranchers continue to the search for what's left of
their herds - dead, wounded or unscathed.
Due to the devastation created by the Rim Fire to ranchers, Country Cowboy Church has organized a benefit for ranchers who have suffered loss of livestock, fences, cabins, outbuildings and grazing ground from the Rim Fire. The "Rim Fire Ranchers Relief" boasts a BBQ Tri-tip and chicken dinner, raffle, live auction and entertainment by the Sierra Mountain Band. The event will be held at 5 PM Saturday, November 23rd in the John Muir Building at the Tuolumne County Fair-
grounds.
Tickets for the event are $30.00 per person and can be purchased at Banks Glass, Bolton Feed, Hurst Ranch Feed & Fencing, Let’R Buck Western Wear, Pac-N-Copy (In the Junction), Sonora Feed & Supply, Tractor Supply Company, Tuo-
lumne County Visitors Bureau, Vacation Station or online at www.countrycowboychurch.com
Donations of raffle and live auction items are tax deductible. If you would like to donate an item for the raffle or live auc-tion please contact Country Cowboy Church at 209-588-1056.
CONTACT: LESLIE HUNT 209-768-5781, [email protected]
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Groveland Library Members of the Pine Needlers Quilt Guild have a beautiful display of quilts in the Book Nook, downstairs at the Groveland Library. They are offering quilts, wall hangings, ta-
ble runners and other quilted gifts for sale every Saturday from 10am-2pm. Think Christmas presents!!!
These are beautiful gift items, many handmade, at very reasonable prices. A portion of all sales benefit the Groveland Library. So, it’s ALL GOOD!
Virginia Gustafson
More free computer classes from The Little House and GAINs. The classes using computers on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Facebook will be at The Little House, and Facebook and Searching the Internet
will meet at the Groveland Library Meeting Room. Notice the first Face-book class is in the afternoon!
Finding Information on the Internet, 10 am to noon, Monday, November 4, Library Meeting Room. Tips for finding all kinds of information on the Internet efficiently and great ways to use the Internet.
Veteran’s Day, November 11, no class.
Design Your Own Slide Show, 10 am to noon, Monday November 18. The Little House. See how easy it is to set up a slide show, and then add movement, graphics and sound. Make one for the last big trip you took, then mail it to your family and friends.
Formatting Newsletters, Using Mail Merge, and More, 10 am to noon, November 25, The Little House. Learn how to use text boxes for news-letters and how to send your Christmas letters to a group of people, as well a much more in MS Word.
Barbara Broad is leading these classes. She has been offering adult MS Office training classes for the County Office of Education and else-where for sixteen years. Sign up early because space is limited! And
tell a friend! AND, if you have ideas for other classes, let Barbara know.
For information or to reserve a space, contact me at 962-7730 or [email protected]. If you leave a message, please include your
name, phone number, and email address.
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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Small
Businesses Economically Impacted by the Rim Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest working capital federal disaster loans to small businesses economically impacted by the Rim Fire that began on August 17, U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Acting Administrator Jeanne Hulit announced to-day. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Gov. Edmund G. Brown’s designated representative, Mark Ghilarducci, Director of the California Gover-nor’s Office of Emergency Services, on September 24, 2013.
The disaster declaration makes SBA disaster assistance available in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties and the neighboring counties of Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Merced, Mono and Stanislaus. “The U. S. Small Business Administration is strongly committed to providing the most effective and cus-tomer-focused response possible to assist California’s small businesses with federal disaster loans. We will be swift in our efforts to help these small businesses recover from the financial impacts of this disas-ter,” said Acting Administrator Hulit. “Small, nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private, nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred,” Mendoza said. “These loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that can’t be paid because of the disaster’s impact. Disaster loans can provide vital economic assistance to small busi-nesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing,” Mendoza added. Eligibility is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property dam-age. These loans have an interest rate of 4 percent for small businesses and 2.875 percent for private, nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years, and are restricted to small businesses without the finan-cial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship. Applicants may apply online using SBA’s secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955 or e-mailing [email protected]. Individuals who are deaf or hard‑of‑-hearing may call (800) 877-8339. For more information about SBA’s disaster assistance programs, visit http://www.sba.gov/disaster. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 26, 2014.
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SOROPTIMIST NEWS!
Please be advised that
the Soroptimist International of
Groveland will hold it's annual
Winter Tea & Auction on
Tuesday November 19, 2013
from 11am to 2 pm at Pine Mountain
Lake Lodge
The cost is $23 per person; you can
purchase tickets by contacting Sharon Volponi 962-6848.
All proceeds go to fund
our many service projects thru the year.
Thank you.
Shirley Brasesco Public Awareness Soroptimist Int. of
Groveland 209 962-4815
To: The Members of the Yosemite Highway120 Chamber of Commerce
Last year we had some member businesses ask us to
process our annual member dues billing earlier in the year, while summer revenue was still coming in. Due to the Rim Fire followed by the Yosemite National Park closure, we
unfortunately were not able to do so.
We know times are tough; our Chamber of Commerce will suffer the same reduced income and budget crunch as our member businesses. Member dues and the annual 49er
Festival represent the majority of our income during the year. In spite of lower than normal revenue from the 2013 49er Festival, your Chamber is determined to mount several
marketing campaigns to promote local business and tourism. Help us to help you, let’s work together to overcome
adversity and build a brighter future!
Please find enclosed your membership dues invoice for the 2013-2014 year. Payment is due no later than November
30th, and is considered late as of December 15
th.
There is loss of membership if no payment is received by De-cember 31
st, 2013.
We do NOT want to lose you as a member of our Chamber. If your business was severely impacted by the Rim Fire and Yosemite National Park closure, contact YCC to discuss how
we can work together to keep you as a Chamber member.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, thank you. Your Yosemite Highway 120 Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors & Staff
Yosemite Hwy120 Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Fiscal Year 2013-2014
Tom Hernandez , President
SoulBeGood 19439 Pine Mountain Drive
Groveland, Ca. 95321 Phone: 962-7407
E-mail: [email protected]
Earl Wright, Vice President Cathy Leetham, Treasurer
Groveland Pizza Factory Accounting Plus 18583 Main Street P.O. Box 805 Groveland, Ca. 95321 Groveland, Ca. 95321 Phone: 962-7757 Phone: 962-6500 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Carole Smith, Secretary Peggy Mosley, Director
Carron Tax Associates Groveland Hotel 20093 Ridgecrest Way 18767 Main Street, PO Box 289 Groveland, Ca. 95321 Groveland, Ca. 95321 Phone: 962-6119 Phone: 962-4000 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Rudy Manzo, Director Paul Pieretti, Director
Digipix Photography Lakeside Marketing 20511 Nob Hill Circle 18731 Main Street, POBox 606 Groveland, Ca. 95321 Groveland, Ca. 95321 Phone: 962-5219 Phone: 962-4143 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
James Nagle, Director Marc Fossum, Director
REALTOR®, Coldwell Banker MLP Shady Lady Parasols & Fans 20770 Big Foot Circle 13139 Clements Road Groveland, CA 95321 Groveland, CA 95321 Phone: 962-5252 ext 221 Phone: 962-7196 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
COMING SOON - THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO - WAYS TO HELP!
Chamber Network Night Mixer 4
th Thursday of the month with exceptions in the 4
th Quarter
5:30pm Thursday November 21: Annual Turkey Pot Luck Dinner at Groveland Community Hall 5:30pm Thursday December 12: Annual Holiday Party at Hotel Charlotte Bistro & Bar
Chamber Board of Directors Meetings - All Members Welcome! Usually Noon on 2
nd Thursday of the Month with exceptions as needed (Note Below!)
Noon Thursday November 14 at Pizza Factory Noon Thursday December 19 at Pizza Factory (Note 3rd Thursday Date!)
Noon FRIDAY January 10 at Location TBD (Note: Friday Date!)
Special Events & Activities by/with Your Chamber of Commerce December 7 from 4pm to Dark: Santa Comes to Town AT GROVELAND COMMUNITY HALL
AND Annual Tree Lighting AT MARY LAVERONI COMMUNITY PARK