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February2013

Meet your 2013 Chamber boardUnder its new bylaws, the

Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce supports a much larger, and more dynamic board of directors than has been the case historically. Each year, seven terms expire on the 21 member board, bringing a large infl ux of new personalities, ideas and backgrounds to the chamber’s work.

In the succession to the president’s post, we now have a president elect and past presi-dent to assure continuity and organizational memory. Vice presidents fi ll out the execu-tive committee and are charged with record keeping, fi nances, membership and outreach.

So now it’s time to meet this year’s offi cers and directors. They come from all parts of the county, from all age groups and industries.

Presidentdominic sVornich

Domi-nic moved to Jeffer-son county in 2002. In his 11th year working in com-munity banking, Dominic began as a teller for American Marine Bank and is currently the manager of Kitsap Bank’s re-tail branch in Port Townsend. Dominic has been active in non-profit leadership serving

on the boards of the Jefferson County chamber of Com-merce, the Port Townsend Main Street Program and Olympic Peninsula Steam, a nascent organization born from the Brass Screw Confed-eracy event he co-organized in June 2012. Dominic has also opened a new restaurant and bar in Port Townsend with three other owners, Cellar Door, and is an active area musician. Dominic currently resides in Port Townsend with his fi ancé and business partner, Stephanie Hoch.

President elect amanda funaro

Amanda had the distinct pleasure of grow-ing up right here in Port Townsend. After spending several years away from the community attending college and starting a fam-ily, Amanda returned to Port Townsend to raise her daugh-ter. She comes to us with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Multicultural Education. She has worked in the non-profit sector as a director of childcare pro-grams. Amanda has spent the past two years working for the Early Head Start and Head Start Programs under Olympic

Community Action where she became a board member to the Washington State Association for Head Start and ECAP. She is an independent member of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and a founding member of the Young Profes-sionals Network.

Past Presidentfred oBee

Fred is the General Manager at the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader. For the last 30 years, he has worked at weekly, twice weekly and daily newspapers in the Pacifi c Northwest as a reporter, editor and now, a business manager. He and wife Mary have been married 35 years, and they have one son Benjamin, who is a musician living in Seattle. Fred’s been on the chamber board for 10 years, and was board president in 2012. In his spare time, Fred can be found exploring quiet backwaters in his canoe, streamside with a fl yrod or thumping out jazz standards on his guitar.

Vice President of records molly force, nd

Molly is a licensed naturo-pathic family physician special-izing in combining natural heal-

ing with conventional medical diagnosis and therapy. Her waterfront natural apothecary and prac-tice Pros-per Natural Health and hot yoga studio Prosper Bodyworks is located in Port Townsend. Dr. Molly has served on the Chamber Board of Directors for 4 years, and has been the Vice President of Records for the past two years.

Vice President of finance JaKe Beattie

Jake is well known in the com-munity as the Execu-tive Direc-tor of the Northwest Maritime Center. Jake spent his early career at sea as both an experiential educator and

professional mariner on tallships, tugboats, and small coastal freighters. Since com-ing ashore 10 years ago he has worked in various non-profits to better connect communi-ties to their waterfront and education to powerful experi-ences of the sea. Jake con-

Feb. 4 -- Sam GibboneyThe Port Townsend Food Co-op Board President will discuss the Food Co-op’s new strategic plan for helping them grow into the future. Sponsor, Je� erson Community School.

Feb. 11 -- Bill MannHu� ngton Post blogger Bill Mann will talk aobut how to attract Canadian visitors to your business -- and get repeat visits.

Feb. 18 – President’s Day holiday, no meeting

Feb. 25 -- Lisa IversonThe Head of School for Je� erson Community School will discuss the role of strong independent schools in a vibrant community. Sponsor, YMCA.

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siders himself a pretty good sailor, a lousy boat builder and is excited to help build for the future success of Jefferson County’s maritime sec-tor.

Vice President ofoutreachJordan eades

Jordan joined the JCCC in 2010. During that time, she has directed the Chamber’s Young Professionals Network and served on the brand-ing committee. With her husband, Zach Eades, she owns and operates HOPE Roofing & Construction, where she oversees the company’s business devel-opment strategies, devel-ops innovative marketing strategies for reaching customers and communi-cating the HOPE brand, and acts as customer service liaison. Jordan and Zach have a son, Issac, a tenacious and joyful two and a half year old.

cammy BrownVice Presidentof memBershiP

Cam-my is the owner of Peninsu-la Legal Secre-tarial Services, LLC. and a 35 year resident of Jefferson County. This is her second year on the Chamber Board and first year as the Vice President of Membership. Cammy has been involved with Chambers for over 16 years and believes in a county-wide united com-munity involved in pulling resources together to es-tablish a viable and stable business community.

suzy carrolldirector

Suzy moved to Jef-ferson County in 1989 and pur-chased Uptown Nutrition, located in the historic Uptown business

district, in 2005. Suzy has been involved with our Chamber for more than 20 years. She is a past board member of the Main Street program and found-ing board member of the Port Town-send Educa-tion Program. Suzy, along with Debbie Wardrop will co-chair the Chamber’s Programs/Events commit-tee for 2013.

Judy caVettdirector

Judy and her husband, Micheal Cavett, retired from the Coast Guard and moved to Port Townsend in 1986. They began a new career by opening the first winery in Port Townsend in 1993 and are celebrating 20 years of business this year. Judy has been active in the community serving as a member of Soropti-mists for over 15 years, treasurer of two political campaigns, a founding member of the Farmer’s Market, a 12-year Board member of The Port Townsend Main Street and a member of Chamber for over 20 years. She was a legal secretary for many years and is currently em-

ployed with Consultants Northwest, a real-estate appraiser. Although there have been many changes in the Chamber as well as the community, Judy’s main goal has always been to foster a thriving busi-ness community and looks forward to the Chamber’s continued efforts to find balance between new emerging businesses and the older established busi-ness community.

austin henrydirector

Aus-tin is an em-ployee at Atlas Tech-nologies work-ing in Research and Develop-ment. A graduate of Sequim High School and Peninsula College, he is passionate about provid-ing opportunities for youth and young adults in the local science, technol-ogy, engineering and manufacturing economy. In addition to working with the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

and the Young Profession-als Network of the Cham-ber, he volunteers with the Sequim High School Robotics team.

mari stuartdirector

Mari moved to Port Ludlow in 2003 from Hawaii where she worked in education as a teacher trainer, became an owner of a bed and breakfast and was active with the Hilo Chamber of Commerce and Main Street programs. In Port Ludlow, Mari serves on several boards, but her fo-cus has been on volunteer work with the Commu-nity Enrichment Alliance, helping with program development, fundraising and communications.

heather Bailey director

Heather moved to the Port Town-send area in 2012 after living in Phoenix, Ariz. since 1975. She lives in Port Ludlow with her husband, Ryan Bailey, owner of Baileyʼs Green Thumb. Heather is the Chief Hu-man Resources Officer at Jefferson Healthcare with 15 years of experience in the public sector and with Fortune 100 companies. This is her first year as a member of the Board and she is looking forward to helping to strengthen the value proposition of the

Jefferson County Chamber in 2013.

Vi Koenig director

Vi, along with her husband Bob, moved to Port Town-send from Colorado to build and operate the Port Townsend Laundromat and Self Service Car Wash over 30 years ago. This is Viʼs 4th year on the Chamber Board, but also volunteers at the Port Townsend Visitor Center and is active with the Chamber Ambassadors. Vi said “I joined the Cham-ber Board to be involved in the community and to promote our business”.

deBBie wardroPdirector

Deb-bie is the General Manager at the Resort at Port Ludlow. She pre-viously was a hospitality professional with luxury properties including Arizona Biltmore, The Boulders, and The Phoe-nician. She was events leader for the National Football League as the Di-rector of Events and was CEO of Host Committee for the 2008 Superbowl. She serves on the OPTC board and has been a Chamber Director for two years. She’s on the Lazin Animal Foundation Board in Arizona. Her husband Michael is a landscape de-signer and her son David

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nancy mcconaghdirector

Nan-cy has been in Jefferson County for over 50 years and owned three businesses including Nancy’s Place, which she owned for 20 years. She served on the Economic Development Council and has been active with her local chamber for over 20 years. Nancy wants Jefferson County to plan and create jobs that will bring back and keep the younger generation. Cur-rently Nancy is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Best Homes and is on the board for REPA and is an East Jefferson County Rotarian.

Justin JacKsondirector

Justin moved to Port Town-send nearly two years ago with

his family. He has been involved with chambers of commerce since he was 15 years old when he was selected to represent the State of Wisconsin in Germany to help pro-mote travel, tourism, and industry in the entire state. He is excited to be on the Jefferson County Cham-ber Board of Directors for 2013 to help promote this amazing county.

craig downsdirector

Craig has lived in Jef-ferson County for three years, moving to Port Ludlow when he became Superintendent of the Chi-macum School District. As a chamber director he is focused on creat-ing viable partnerships with students and our local business industries and creating sustainable opportunities for young people.

carol woodleydirector

Carol has lived in Jefferson County for the past 45 years graduating four children from Port Townsend High School.

She has sold lo-cal real estate for 34 years and in 1998, with her husband Earl, started Woodley Backhoe. In 2000 they opened Hadlock Realty & Development and in 2003 built the Hadlock Motel. Carol is a strong believer in business helping busi-ness and enjoys gardening and fishing.

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teresa VerraesexecutiVe director

Te-resa’s family moved to Jefferson County in 1980. She gradu-ated from Port Townsend High School in 1990 and set out into the world shortly after to discover her entrepreneurial spirit. Teresa has had three suc-cessful businesses which focused on arts, culture and youth development. She often refers to Jefferson County as one of the last best places to live, work and play. Through the chamber

and strong local alliances, Teresa believes the county will continue to be a model for ideas, innovation and economic viability.

Karen anderson Visitor information center manager

Karen moved to Jefferson County in 2008 to find a simpler life. She loves living in a small town and participating in a true community. She has been the manager & volunteer coordinator for the Port Townsend Visitor Informa-tion Center for four years. Karen is also a Chamber Ambassador because it helps keep her finger on the pulse of the community.

laura BraKenridge meetings and eVents coordinator

Laura moved to Port Lud-low eight years ago after spending 20 years as a meet-ings and events planner for Capitol Records.

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By Karen AndersonThe winter months are

a good time to check out the many accommoda-tions Jefferson County has to offer. In addition to the historic hotels of Port Townsend, the county offers many other options for people who would rather “rough it” in style on the beach. It’s also the perfect time to see what new gift giving options retailers are offering.

VIC (Visitor Informa-tion Center) volunteers traveled to the Beach Cottages on Marrowstone (Marrowstone Island) and Daily Bird Pottery (Port Townsend) to find out about places to send our cooler weather visitors.

The Beach Cottages on

Marrowstone is the former Ecological Place on the southern end of Marrow-stone Island. The prop-erty for Ecological Place was purchased in 1972 and was worked through the years by family and friends. In 1992, son Steve Willing and his wife Al-lison, officially took over the property and it became the Beach Cottages on Marrowstone.

They still employ the same practices as the Ecological Place using tea tree oil and vinegar as the main cleaning agents. It goes along with their idea for why people keep com-ing back to them. There are no TVs and Steve says that it’s a place for people to quiet themselves and reconnect with friends and

family.They are located on

10 acres which butt up against DNR land; and

have another 10 acres of tideland. When the tide is out, there are long beach walks to travel and tide

pools to explore. Cabins have a rustic feel with wood burning stoves for heat. Steve built many of them in the beginning and continues the tradition by renovating when needed. Cabin 4, which caught fire last year, has been completely renovated with more efficient insulation and electric heat in addi-tion to the wood burning stove.

In the past, when cab-ins needed extra work, Steve would go beyond the necessary improve-ments and add another room or a second floor. All of the cabins have fantastic views of Oak Bay whether they are on the shore or protected away from the tides. Years ago, Steve went down to the Tempur-Pedic distribution center and bought a boat-load of mattresses because “people are basically buying a place to sleep.”

Much of the art you find on the walls are paint-ings or photography done by former guests who have stayed in these cab-ins or had family reunions in the meeting hall which stands on the same prop-erty. The entire facility is available to rent as well as individual cabins.Beach Cottages on Marrowstone • 10 Beach Dr., Nordand • 385-3077 • beachcottagegetaway.com

The story of how Daily Bird Pottery began is what is often called a happy ac-cident. Husband and wife team, Darby and Phoebe, are both clay workers; Darby a potter and Phoebe a sculptor.

Phoebe had been sculpting a base and stem to set a glass goblet into

to. When it was finished, she and Darby sat down to celebrate her creation with a glass of wine, hers from her new goblet and his from a small, unglazed clay cup he had thrown. Phoebe remarked on how she didn’t like the wine while Darby thought it was quite good. So they switched glasses. Darby didn’t like the wine from the glass goblet and Phoebe thought that com-ing from the clay cup, it was very good. This is a test that has been repeated thousands of times since by the Daily Bird family as well as their customers.

Daily Bird pottery is fired at such a high temperature that it seals itself and doesn’t require the glaze that potters typically use. During the firing process, the “liquid is ionized along with the high silica clay and there is an electron party,” Zoey, daughter of the master clay couple explained to us.

What Daily Bird Pottery mainly wants to bring to us is “simple beauty in everyday life.” In addition to this, their pottery is highly func-tional. The dishware is dishwasher, microwave, oven, and freezer safe, and the garden art is safe to be outside through-out the winter. You can stop in and do a tea taste test any day from 11-5. While you’re there you can pick up their signa-ture bird which Phoebe sculpts daily (Get it? Daily Bird.) for $5 and the money will go to Daily Bird’s charity of the month.Daily Bird Pottery • 1011 Water St., PT • 301-5646 • dailybird pottery.com.

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Local Online Market-ing provides individuals and businesses with a me-dium to share important facts, tips and news on subjects that they are pas-sionate about, with people who want to receive that information. It has long been said that people want to do business with people that they know, like and trust… Local Online Mar-keting gives you the op-portunity to connect with people through video, articles and microblog entries. The utilization of these mediums allows you to have an overwhelming on-line presence in your industry which keeps you top of mind. By sharing information that is of high perceived value you build credibility and set your business apart from those using traditional advertis-ing methods.

All businesses want more traffic to their website. Most websites are designed like an online brochure, and we all know what happens to most bro-chures. People go online seeking information or to be entertained, no one goes online looking for a commercial. By hav-ing relevant information strategically placed in multiple places online, it allows you to create desire for the viewer to seek

more information from you. To accomplish this we propose a sequence of strategic initiatives to build online brand aware-ness to the most profitable markets.

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The Port Townsend Summer Band has become a community institution since its beginnings in 1993 with its first Chetze-moka Park concert under the baton of its founder, E.J. Gaede. The conductor

today is Karl F. Bach.The band is an all-

volunteer organization with members ranging in age from 15 years to 82 years. The band began from members of the Port Townsend Community Orchestra who wanted to continue playing during the summer – the orches-tra’s “off-season.” Over the past 20 years the band has grown in number from about 25 members to its present size of about 40 members.

The repertoire includes marches, band overtures, excerpts from operas and Broadway musicals, medleys of jazz tunes, patriotic numbers and other features. This year our schedule of appear-ances includes Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day concerts at the American Legion hall, concerts in June and July at Chetzemoka Park and at the John Pope Marine

Park in August, as well as playing for the Uptown Fair in August and a concert at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in early September.

All band musicians who play at the high school level are welcome to participate. Our rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings during June, July, August and the beginning of September. For several years we have been using the Chamber of Commerce’s reader board to publicize our concerts.

This year Karen Ander-son invited us to join the Chamber, and we look for-ward to having its members attend our concerts. The band’s expenses are covered by the generous support of our audiences as well as others in our community.

The band’s website, pt-summerband.org, provides detailed information about the band – a brief his-tory, concert and rehearsal schedule, band players, and

photographs. Conductor Karl Bach can be contacted by telephone at 360-344-3658 or at info@ptsummer-band.org.

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Following a 2007 appli-cation window, permission (from the Federal Com-munications Commission) to construct the station, was received April 2nd, 2009 and the station began local broadcasting on Aug. 12, 2011. Prior to the local FM signal, KROH studios became operational and began audio streaming, via the Internet, in September 2010.

Originating its signal from studios located at the Better Living Center, 1505 Franklin Street in Uptown, Port Townsend and a trans-mitter located atop Blyn Mountain near Discovery Bay, KROH provides coverage well beyond the primary Port Townsend audience to cities as distant

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Construction was funded largely by individual donations, but with some

business support as well. No federal grants or other public monies were used. Daily operations are funded in the same manner.

Unlike many other non-commercial stations located in smaller cities across the country “Radio of Hope – Nine One One” fully assembles and tailors its own programming and

music instead of taking sat-ellite feeds from a distant location. This procedure, and having staff that actu-ally live in the area, helps ensure that community needs are properly identi-fi ed and addressed.

A developing partner-ship with KPTZ 91.9 FM engineer Bill Putney and the Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center will result in a direct and full-time bi-directional communica-tions link between both stations and the EOC. This will help to provide an increased fl ow of information to the public in times of emergency. “Radio of Hope – Nine One One” is pleased to help serve the community in this manner.

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Chamber members helped the Port Townsend Food Co-op cut the ribbon on its new dining room. On hand were Kenna Eaton, GM of Port Townsend Food Co-op, and with the big scissors, Sam Gibboney, Food Co-op Board President. Chamber Ambassadors, are, from right to left, Bekka Bloom, Skookum, Laurie Liske, First Federal, Vi Koenig, PT Laundromat & Self Service Car Wash, Karen Anderson, VIC and Sigrid Cummings, Usana.

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VIC volunteers thanked for hard workBy Karen Anderson

The Port Townsend Visitor Information Center honored its 50 plus vol-unteers in January at the Mezzaluna Lounge above the Silverwater Café for their tremendous work in 2012. We believe that when travelling some-where new, visitors will grasp for something fa-miliar, a standard, to help them experience some-thing different. Visitor Centers across the globe help with that familiarity. Friendly, knowledge-able people inform the uninformed and unify a town of many districts and sectors.

What the VIC does for travelers, it also does for locals and its own volunteers. Often times, when you live somewhere, you begin to tune out the special events or new businesses because you don’t stay in a hotel in your own town, or you

went to that festival last year. You know there is a huge boat festival late in the summer, but you may not know exactly when (weekend after Labor Day). A quick call to the VIC will fi nd you that hotel room for your mother-in-law, or when Washington State’s top rated Farmers’ Market begins (April 6), or where to buy that base layer for snowshoeing up Hurricane Ridge (Sport Townsend). VIC volunteers count as residents too, but have a greater opportunity to learn about new things in Port Townsend and Jef-ferson County by virtue of their gig at the VIC.

The VIC maintains constant communica-tion with the Chamber of Commerce and remains connected to Main Street, the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission, and other local Visitor Centers around the peninsula to

stay informed. It is, un-deniably, the fastest place to learn about the town you just moved to, and we often take on volunteers who have just arrived in the area and give them the fi rst-hand knowledge of our spectacular surround-ings by telling them about it, and then by showing them. In 2012, more than 20 businesses hosted Fa-miliarization Tours for our volunteers getting them up-close and personal with their wares and services. I watch that experience travel direct from the VIC volunteer memory to the light in a traveler’s eye. This system works. Word of mouth works. The VIC sent almost 16,000 people from all 50 states, eight Canadian provinces, and 57 countries into Port Townsend and Jefferson County last year. And for that, we say Thank You to these (way underpaid) very valuable individuals

who are in it for the love of the city and Quimper Peninsula.

A very special thank you goes to Ron Brantner who worked 385 hours. Iris Bracey and Wanda Smith both worked over 200 hours. Twenty two volunteers came in and spent time with us each month of 2012, one of which never had a regular shift, he just found the time. Thanks, Phil Herbert! And Harriet Joan Small, we’ve been thanking you for the past 25 years and hope we get many more opportunities!

We know you, the busi-ness owners of Jefferson County, value your VIC volunteers, and we thank you for that also. These businesses generously donated to our volunteer appreciation party:

Silverwater Café, Port Townsend Aero Museum, Alpenfi re Orchards, April Fool & Penny Too, Bishop

Victorian Hotel, A Garden Cottage, Centrum Founda-tion, Chimacum Corner Farmstand, Doc’s Marina Grill, Elevated Ice Cream & Candy Co., Getables, Henery’s Garden Center, Huber’s Inn, Jefferson County Historical Society, Jordini’s on the Water, Key City Public Theatre, PT Chocolates, Maestrale, Northwest School for Wooden Boat Building, Olympic Art & Offi ce, Perfect Dreams Cupcakes, Pippa’s Real Tea, Puget Sound Express, Port Townsend Film Festival, Port Townsend Marine Science Center, the Resort at Port Ludlow, Rose Theatre, Seaport Landing, Sunrise Coffee, Sweet Laurette’s Café & Bistro and Writers’ Workshoppe.

Than k you for believ-ing in what we do and acknowledging the impact Visitor Information Cen-ters have on local com-munity.

CHAMBER STAFF

ExecutiveDirector Teresa Verraes director@jeffcountychamber.org

Event CoordinatorLaura Brackenridgeadmin@jeffcountychamber.org385-7869

VIC Manager Karen Anderson info@jeffcountychamber.org(360) 385-2722

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President Dominic SvornichKitsap Bank

President ElectAmanda Funaro

Past PresidentFred ObeeThe Leader

Vice President, Records Molly Force N.D.Prosper Natural Health

Vice President, FinancesJake BeattyNW Maritime Center

Vice President, OutreachJordan EadesHope Roofi ng

Vice President, MembershipCammy BrownPeninsula Legal and Secre-tarial Services

DIRECTORS

Heather BaileyJefferson Healthcare

Judy CavettFairwinds Winery

Suzy CarrollUptown Nutrition

Craig DownsChimacum School District

Austin HenryAltas Technologies

Justin JacksonSeaport Landing

Vi KoenigPort Townsend Laundromat & Self Service Car Wash

Nancy McConaghyColdwell Banker

Mari StuartCommunity Enrichment Alliance

Debbie WardropResort at Port Ludlow

Jennefer WoodMaestrale

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The content of this pub-lication is prepared by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce for its mem-bers.

We welcome submis-sions. If you have news to share, send articles and photos to director@jef-fcountychamber.org or mail to 440 12th St. Port Townsend, WA 98368.

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The following Je� erson County Chamber of Commerce events are coming in the month ahead:

• Feb. 5, 8 to 9 a.m. -- Co� ee Talk at the Resort at Port Ludlow features Casey Reeter, who will discuss the Young Professional Network Business Mentor Program.

• Feb. 12, 5:30 to 7 p.m. -- After Hours Mixer at Doc’s Marina Grill, 141 Hudson St., Port Townsend.

• Feb. 20, 8 to 9 a.m. -- Board of Director’s Meeting at Peninsula Legal Secretarial Services, 20 Colwell St., Port Hadlock.

• Feb. 21, 5:30 to 7 p.m. -- Ambassador Meeting at the Resort at Port Ludlow.

• Feb. 28, 6:30 to 8 p.m. -- YPN Test Lab at Cellar Door, 940 Water Street.

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Cellar Doorwelcomes chamber A-TeamJefferson County Chamber of Commerce Ambassa-dor’s enjoyed good food, drinks and networking at Cellar Door. On Hand were Karen Anderson, VIC, Sandi Bird & Mickey Da-vis, Subway, Sigrid Cum-mings, Usana, Vi Koenig, PT Laundromat and Self Service Car Wash. If you are interested in promoting local busineses, contact the chamber office and ask about joining the Amabas-sadors.

Thousands of people gathered in January at San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Plaza Building for the oppor-tunity to taste the wares of the 2013 Good Food Award Winners.

Jefferson County food producers were well rep-resented in this national competition for artisan and farmstead food producers with over 1,300 entrants.

Midori Farm was one of only a few entrants to ever win three gold medal awards in a single category with their Kimchi, SavoryKraut, and Horseradish Leek Saurkraut, all earning top awards in the pickles category.

Alpenfire Cider won a gold in the preserves cat-egory for their Orleans Vinegar and Finnriver Farm had the honor of having their Artisan Sparkling Cider chosen as the ‘American Champagne’ toast served to all 700 guests at the awards gala.

Celebrating the awards are. from left, Hanako Myers and Marko Colby of Midori Farm, Matthew & Rosetta Dillion of the Organic Seed Alliance and Crystie Kisler of Finnriver Farm & Cider.

Local farms winGood Food awards

Make chamber benefits work for youConnecting with your

community and getting to know fellow business people is the most pow-erful benefit of belong-ing to your chamber of commerce. Nurturing these relationships helps build your business even as you involve yourself in issues important to you.

Here are a few of the ways you can benefit from chamber member-ship:

You belong to THE business organization that matters! Know that your membership helps support and promote all the businesses in our community.

Weekly Monday luncheon meetings at the Elks at noon are a perfect opportunity to mingle and bolster your business network.

Monthly Chamber Mixers, the second Tues-day of the month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., are a great place to socialize

with community mem-bers, and you have the opportunity to showcase your business by hosting a mixer.

Read the monthly Newsletter to keep abreast of pertinent top-ics facing our business community.

Enjoy contribut-ing your own business news to share with other chamber members by submitting an article.

Weekly e-Letter updates are a quick and easy way to keep updated with chamber activities and business news.

Use the online networking tools pro-vided by the chamber, including Facebook and Twitter.

Join the chamber’s Ambassador Program. Become a cheerleader and promote the chamber in the community while socializing with like-minded and fun chamber members.

Visitor Information Center volunteers can di-rect business your way! If you haven’t made a point to contact VIC manager Karen Anderson to schedule time to stop by the VIC to introduce yourself and your busi-ness to the VIC volun-teers and sales force, you are missing out.

Or, schedule a Famil-iarization Tour for the volunteers to come see your business.

Participate in special promotional displays at the VIC for tourism-based members.

Increase your online exposure on jeffcoun-tychamber.org, which lists a directory of cham-ber members.

You can further improve your exposure online by having an expanded listing.

Sponsor a Monday luncheon meeting to increase publicity about your business and share with other chamber

members what your busi-ness is all about.

Enjoy cost-effective advertising by post-ing your ad or inserting a flier in the chamber newsletter.

Market your message to the community on the Reader Board.

Get chamber endorse-ment for special events – such as grand openings, open houses and an-niversary events – from our Chamber Ambas-sadors.

Attend educational business seminars to get great information on ways to help your busi-ness thrive.

As a member, you have the opportunity to be formally recognized by the chamber as a business leader in our community.

Attend the Monday Luncheon Meetings, where you may win the raffle to receive a unique gift from the meeting sponsor.