The Buck Stops Here!

On October 8th the Cruz family opened Majuvi, (pronounced ma-you-vee) at 960 W. Grand Avenue Suite F in Grover Beach. It is their first “Brick and Mortar” business after 19 years of providing catering and dec-orations for parties, quicneanera’s, and other functions all over the Cen-tral Coast.

The visionary for the busi-ness is Ignacio “Nacho” Cruz. He is the Chef at Pe-te’s Seaside Café at Port San Luis. His artistic eye is not only for food arrangements, but also for flowers, home, and party decorations.

Running the shop is his wife

Maria and their son Marco. Maria was working at Denny’s several years ago during the tragic shoot-ing. Since then she has never

wanted to go back into food ser-vice. Opening the shop has been an opportunity for her to get back into the work force and an oppor-tunity to share the creative vi-sions created by her husband and

For over 12 years Richard Rob-erts has been writing the column Business Person of the Month in the Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce Newsletter. “I have interviewed well over 100 com-munity business people and leaders in the Five Cities area and the pleasure has been all mine. What a wonderful experi-ence it has been to be able to learn from folks where they were born and raised, how they came to be in this area, how they start-ed their enterprise and what sorts of goods and services they

offer the community” say’s Rob-erts.

He has been involved in nu-merous Grover Beach community organizations such as the Cham-ber, Rotary, the Library, the Ex-ploration Station and has been a former Planning Commissioner. He has decided to resign from the job of writing the Business Person of the Month column for this newsletter. He is a very hard act to follow. I look forward to taking over the duties of writing this column and getting to know

work with her son. Maria graduat-ed from college in Mexico where she and Nacho owned a restau-rant and hotel. They came to

California 20 years ago when Marco was 6 years old.

A strong work ethic was instilled in Marco and his two brothers from a young age. He recalls at age 6 his father bringing in 40 pound bags of onions and having his sons learn to chop all of them fast and without shed-

ding a tear. From then on a de-sire to not only work, but to work to the best of their potential was a given by the boys. Marco say’s, “I have no regrets of how our

the many o t h e r business p e o p l e who are m e m -bers of the Chamber. On behalf of myself and the entire Board of the Direc-tors for the Chamber we sincerely thank Richard for all of his efforts in writing this column. ■

Sincerely, Brad Evans

New Business Profile: Majuvi

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New Business Profile: Majuvi

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So long, Richard! 1

Board of Directors 2

President’s Message 2

President’s Circle 2

Grover Beach ‘Lodge’ Meeting

3

Ambassadors 4

New Member Orientation 4

2010 & Retiring Board of Directors

5

9th Annual Christmas Drive

5

Grand Avenue Master Plan Meeting

6

Schedule of Events / Calendar

7

Ribbon Cutting / New & Renewing Members

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V O L U M E 4 9 I S S U E 1 2 D E C E M B E R ~ 2 0 1 0

“the mission of the Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce is to enhance the well-being of its residents and visitors by being the catalyst for professional

leadership in the development and promotion of the local busi-

ness community”

The

Since 1961

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“Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolv-

ing year—and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice

has strong authority. “

- W.J. Cameron

father taught us, in fact it made us much stronger.”

Marco went to school locally, graduating from Arroyo Grande High School. He moved to South-ern California to work for the Chipotle restaurants. His work ethic and ability to “Chop” made him very valuable and he moved up through their corporation. His passion has also been dancing. He has danced professionally doing salsa, ballroom, and all styles. He feels dance is an op-portunity for him to utilize his creativity.

Following the shooting at Den-ny’s Marco decided to come back home to be a support for his mother following the tragic inci-dent. He immediately started working as an instructor at Del-lo’s Dance and Performing Arts studio. He loves dance and work-ing with the children. Seeing them mature and develop is very rewarding. He takes special pride in working with one of the stu-dents, 2010 AGHS graduate

(Continued from page 1) Jill Clark. “She is now regularly auditioning in L.A. and has been hired on a few projects” say’s the prideful instructor.

Maria and Marco work at the flower shop seven days a week. They want to get the word out and let everyone know that they are not only open, but will do whatever it takes to make their customers happy. They want to provide the “Complete Package” of great product, enthusiastic customer service, and of course the work ethic to do whatever it takes to provide for their custom-ers. “I will deliver wherever I need to go, if someone wants flowers during closed hours, the phone goes to my cell and I will meet them at the shop to provide whatever they want,” say’s Marco.

Their flowers and arrange-ments have been called “unique” for their designs and creativity. “We are set apart by our unique-ness,” Marco adds. The sign on the front of the business states, “Flowers, Decorations, and More.” Marco say’s, “The ‘And

Wow, our board retreat was a huge success! We are ending our year and preparing for 2011 with budgeting and year-end planning. Our installation dinner will be on January 20th, please call the chamber office for more infor-mation.

Please continue to refer new members, as we have grown our

Message From Your Chair

membership over 15% in the past 3 months and continue to drive our benefits to businesses in our community.

The annual retreat of our board of directors was a huge success, we had past-Chairman Glenn Martin facilitate the retreat with Peter Cancela of the Pismo Beach Chamber and Charles Anders of Strategic initiatives (http://www.strategicinit.com) as keynote speakers. The outcome of the retreat was great 2011 planning and understanding the needs of our members.

By Michael Boyer

Rabobank

City of Grover Beach

Peter & Carol Keith

Wells Fargo Bank

Central Coast Casino

Board of Directors

Chair

Michael Boyer

ELEMENTS

Vice Chair

Linda McClure

American Property Services

Secretary

Anita Shower

Miss Etiquette

Treasurer

Jennifer Fonteneau

Rabobank

Past Chair

Lois Hughes

Keller Williams Realty

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Rita Canclini

Higher Groundz

Brad Evans

Stacked Sandwiches

Skip Kautz

Kautz Chevron

Ben Naeini

Ben’s Computers

Karen Randall

Miner’s Hardware

Anthony Salas, Jr.

Aflac

Mark Veiga

DeBlauw Construction

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City Liaison, Kathy Petker

Parks & Recreation Director

On January 20th our installa-tion dinner will be held at Ra-mona Gardens, please contact out eh Chamber office for more information.

Thank you for your continued support as we move forward to drive the needs of our business community and membership to achieve mutual success in these improving economic times. I welcome any and all suggestions on ways our Chamber can better serve our members. Please con-tact me directly at mi-chael@michaelboyer.net ■

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More’ is very big.” They also do photography, catering, event planning, and all kinds of deco-rating needs.

During this time they are offer-ing great introductory pricing. They have a bundle of roses for only $15.00 and arranged in a vase for only $25.00.

The name Majuvi was created by utilizing the names of Marco’s Mother – Maria (Ma) and both grandmothers Juliette (Ju) and

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Volunteer At Your Be an active part of your com-munity

Support local businesses

Help as little or as much as you want

Volunteer your skills today!

The City Council and Planning Commission of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a public meet-ing on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA on the proposed Grover Beach Lodge and Conference Center.

The project applicant, Pacifica Companies, will give the City Council and Planning Commis-sion a presentation and status report on the proposed Grover Beach Lodge and Conference Center to be located at 55 West Grand Avenue within Pismo State Beach. The proposed project consists of a 150 room hotel, restaurant and conference facili-ty. The proposed project would also make improvements to the existing public plaza area adja-cent to Fin’s Seafood Restaurant. The purpose of the meeting is to

familiarize the City Council, Plan-ning Commission and members of the public on the proposed project.

This is an informational item and no action or decisions will be made on the proposed project. The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) will be released for public review the week of Decem-ber 13, 2010 which will start the 45-day public review and com-ment period. The DEIR will be available for review at the Com-munity Development Department and on the City’s website www.grover.org. If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the project, please contact the Community Development Department by telephone at (805) 473-4520 or b y e m a i l t o commdev@grover.org. ■

Grover Beach Lodge Meeting

Victoria (V). A unique name for a unique business built on a strong foundation of family values and work ethic. Go in and say hello to Marco and Maria and see what they can do for you. ■

Brad Evans

Majuvi Flowers

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Chamber Insider The

CEO / President (Chief Elf Officer)

Linda Garcia

Ambassadors Chair

Rita Canclini

Higher Groundz

Trisha Borgardt

Mobility Therapy

Gary Chambers

Mobility Therapy

Michael Ebinger

KCOY 12 / FOX 11

Heather Griczen

Heather’s Bookkeeping &

Consulting

Dr. Trish Hardy

Hardy Chiropractic

Michael Phares

Dado's Marketing,

Communications,

& Public Relations

Anthony F. Salas, Jr

Aflac

Anita Shower

Miss Etiquette

The Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce’s first New Membership Orientation Breakfast which was held on November 18th at the Ra-mona Garden Park Center in Grover Beach was well received with positive responses from our new members and all who had at-tended the event. With an attendance of over 30, including Board members, Ambassadors, Police Chief Copsey and new Chamber mem-bers. The meeting was facilitated by the Chamber President/CEO Linda Garcia. Speak-ers included Michael Phares on the benefits of membership, Anthony Salas on becoming involved in the Chamber and Anita Shower who spoke from a Board member’s prospec-tive.

I look forward to future educational opportu-nities like this which will provide insight and knowledge for the new members and all who attended. Thank you to all who attended and made this a great success. ■

Linda McClure, Vice Chair

New Member Orientation

Administrative Assistant

Shannon Quake

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9th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DRIVE Last year our “8th Annual

Christmas Drive” was once again successful even in these stress-ful times. In 3-months we collect-ed enough money and gifts to provide Christmas presents to the children of approximately 125 families in need. Some of our gifts included bicycles, wag-ons, dolls, stuffed toys, crayons, coloring books, trucks, cars, baby toys and even a few items for the older children. We cannot be success-ful without your help!

Our only request to those wishing to participate in receiv-ing gifts from the Christmas gift givea-way was that they did not bring their children. This would allow their children to the have the surprise only Christmas Eve or Christmas morning can provide. Our elves Larry & Marianne Conner, William & Lucas Appleton just to name a few, were again wonderful as they volunteered to wrap gifts for anyone needing assistance or just provide paper, ribbon, name-tags, tape and gifts. Though our gifts were not expensive the look

on all the parent’s faces and the “Thank You” notes that followed showed the gifts were greatly appreciated. Some stated they would not have had a Christmas had it not been for our generous supporters.

This year American Property Services, along with our good friends and vendors started working towards providing gifts for as many families who may

come through our doors. Though we have been purchasing as many items as possible whenev-er a sale comes along we still need your dona-tions to make our “ 9 t h A n n u a l

Christmas Drive” an even bigger success than our last. As you know our economy has made it very difficult on many families and we want desperately to in-sure there is a little happiness in their lives at what should be a season of joy. Gifts will be dis-tributed on Tuesday, December 21st between 1:30pm - 4:30pm and you’re welcome to partici-pate. We will provide any addi-

tional gifts to the home-less shelter and/or CASA should there be any lefto-ver.

We are asking for your dona-tions in the form of dollars or gifts. We welcome any and all donations you may be willing to provide. Please bring your un-wrapped gift or donation to: American Property Services, 775 W. Grand Ave., Suite I, Grover Beach, CA 93433. Make your checks or money orders payable to APS/ Christmas Fund. You could also take your money dona-tion to Rabobank Pismo Beach (ask for Emily or Carla). Remem-ber, 100 % of the moneys will be used to purchase gifts and Christmas trees for those who need a little help.

One of Santa’s Greatest help-ers is Larry Conner who will be more than happy to pick-up any gifts for your convenience. Please call 805-474-9220 and if neces-sary please leave a message.

Thank you for your continued support and we wish each and everyone one of you a very Merry Christmas! ■

Linda L. McClure

Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce 2011 Board of Directors

Anita Shower Author/Columnist

12/11

Anthony Salas Jr. Aflac

12/11

Brad Evans Stacked Sandwiches

12/12

Jennifer Fonteneau Rabobank

12/12

Karen Randall Miners Hardware

12/11

Linda McClure American Property Ser-vices

12/11

Michael Boyer ELEMENTS

12/11

Michael Wambolt SeaCrest Resort Hotel

12/12

Regina Sheldon Santa Lucia Bank

12/12

Rita Canclini Higher Groundz

12/12

Ron Carlock Ron’s Nursery

12/12

Sara Schaefer Mission Inn P.B./Hilton Garden Inn

12/12

Skip Kautz Kautz Chevron

12/11

Lois Hughes Keller Williams

12/10

Ben Naeini Ben’s Computers Ser-vice & Sales

12/10

Retiring Directors

Mark Veiga DeBlauw Construction

12/10

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The City Council and Planning Commission of the City of Grover Beach will conduct a Public Hearing on Mon-day, December 6, 2010 immediately following the regu-lar City Council meeting held at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, CA to consider the adoption of the West Grand Avenue Master Plan.

The Master Plan would establish design guidelines for future development of public and private projects along the entire West Grand Avenue corridor from the beach to 260 feet east of Oak Park Boulevard and generally bounded by Ramona Avenue to the north and Rockaway Avenue to the south. The Plan would imple-ment the goals of the City’s General Plan to revitalize the corridor into a vibrant, economically sound, and pedestrian-oriented corridor. The Master Plan is availa-ble for viewing at the City’s website www.grover.org.

The City Council and Planning Commission will re-ceive a presentation on the recommendations for the West Grand Avenue Master Plan followed by a Public Hearing to receive public comments on the draft Plan. At the conclusion of the Public Hearing, the Planning Commission will convene to a meeting to consider rec-ommending approval of the Plan to the City Council. If the Planning Commission takes action on this item, the City Council will then consider adoption of the draft Plan. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the Community Develop-ment Department by telephone at (805) 473-4520 or by email to commdev@grover.org. ■

Grand Ave Master Plan

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Schedule of Events

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12/04 44th Annual South County Holiday Parade Grand Ave.between 16th & 9th Street 10:00AM

12/04 Santa’s Workshop Fine Art & Craft Faire Ramona Garden Park 993 Ramona 10:30AM-6:00PM

12/06 City Council Meeting City Hall 6:30 PM

12/07 Executive Committee Meets Chamber Office 7:45AM

12/07 The Beach Walk Holiday Block Party 260 W. Grand Ave. 5:00PM-8;00PM

12/09 Traffic Committee Meeting City Hall 9:30AM

12/14 Board of Directors Meeting Rabobank Grover Beach 7:45AM

12/14 Ambassadors Meet Rabobank Grover Beach 9:00AM

12/14 Ribbon Cuttings TBD 10:00AM

12/14 Planning commission Meeting City Hall 6:30AM

12/15 Tri-Chamber Luncheon with Guest speakers from the People’s Self Help Housing South County Regional Center A.G. 12;00PM

12/16 Parks, Recreation & Beautification Commission Meeting City Hall 6:30PM

12/20 Furlough Day- City Hall Closed

12/21 Furlough Day- City Hall Closed

12/22 Furlough Day- City Hall Closed

12/24 Christmas Day Observed City Hall Closed– Chamber Offices Closes through 12/30

12/25 Christmas Day

12/31 New Year’s Day Observed City Hall Closed– Chamber Offices Closed

• City Hall Closed—Furlough Day

• City Council Meet-ing

• Chamber office closed for holiday season. Happy Holidays Everyone!

• Traffic Committee

• Christmas Day Observe red; City Hall & Chamber Office Closed

• Parks, Recreation & Beautification Commission Meet-ing

• Board of Directors Meeting

• Ambassador Meeting & Ribbon Cuttings

• Planning Commission

• Tri-Chamber Lunch-eon with People’s Self Help Housing

• 44th Annual South County Holiday Parade

• Santa’s Workshop Fine Art & Craft Faire

• The Beach Walk Holiday Block Party

• Executive Commit-tee Meeting

• City Hall Closed—Furlough Day

• City Hall Closed—Furlough Day

• New Years Day Observe red; City Hall & Chamber Office Closed

180 Highway 1, Grover Beach, CA 92433

Phone: (805) 489-9091, Fax: (805) 489-4147

E-mail: Info@GroverBeachChamber.com

The Grover Beach

Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber Insider The

New & Renewing Members Quality Inn Monarch Shores

Central Coast Casino

Grossini's Auto Body Shop

Lighting Company, The

Network Plus+ of Five Cities

Santa Lucia Bank

Tullius Chiropractic & Pilates Center

Ellison Environmental, Inc.

Economic Vitality Corporation

Business Computers Solutions

Randy's Grub Rub & BBQ

Heather's Bookkeeping& Consulting

Plus Property Management

Central Pacific Insurance Services, Inc.

Shell Beach Floral Design

Adi Ringer & Bridgepoint Custom Strategies

Back Door Deli

Healthy Lifestyles, Weight Management

Cornerstone Physical Therapy 2

Center for Creative Thought

Chris Garey

Clark Center Association

Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce

Liberty Tax Service

Arroyo Grande Health & Wellness

Corner Tree Corporation

Sister Kitchen

Fluid Resource Management

Lil’ Bits Cafe

Villa Del Mar Mexican Food

Me and Z’s Mexican Food