[wmm] Notes: WMM Jan 19, 2011 8am at Mo's
Vetter, George
georgevetter at gmail.com
Wed Jan 19 21:34:27 CST 2011
Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 1/19/2011 8am
Location: Mo's
Number in attendance: 30
Present: MaliaJ, MichaelB, LesleP, WendyH, GaryH, CarmenS, MargoD,
StephanieA, DevonE, JohnS, JimK, DebbieN, JeneeP, KarrieP, KeithC, LaurieOx,
GaryT, BrianO, JohnB, GeorgeV, TimK, TommyH, TracyA, BobNer, LisaS, LindaD,
CarolH, MeganH, PrudenceF, RobinR
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New at today's meeting
2. Savor Cannon Beach
3. Clatsop County Women's Resource Center & Pioneer House
4. Homeless Connect at SS Conv Ctr
5. Relay for Life Kick Off
6. Spring SOLV Beach Cleanup
7. Pearce-Mushen Non Profit Charity Fund
8. Paul Dueber joins Chamber Board
9. Wanted at Chamber - Interim Part-time Admin Asst
10. Chamber Accounting Review
11. Blue Grass at Primary Elements and The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils
12. Cannon Beach Magazine
13. CB Arts Symposium featuring Taylor Branch Jan 28-30
14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - January 26, 2011, Mo's, 8am.
Presentation by violinist Aaron Meyer who will be at Sea Ranch in June
presenting "Children's Summer Music Camp 2011". Mo's is now closed for
breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still
courtesy of Mo's.
1. New at today's meeting. Devon R Edwards | BA Visual Arts | Freelance
Illustrator. www.devonre.com | (253) 219-7050 mobile |
DevonR.Edwards at gmail.com. Devon just moved here. She is living her dream of
living in Cannon Beach. She is working at Signature Imports. Laurie Oxley -
Executive Director Seaside Downtown Development Association.
www.seasidedowntown.com 503-727-1914. 503-440-9209 cell.
director at seasidedowntown.com. Pat Burness - Director of the Women's Resource
Center - Pioneer House Homeless Shelter. 503-325-4962
patwrc at qwestoffice.net.
2. Gary .. Savor Cannon Beach Wine and Culinary Festival March 10-13. The
festival opens with the Oregon versus Washington Wine Throwdown from 5-7pm
on Thursday, March 10. The event features tastings by varietal, with one
wine each selected to represent Oregon and Washington. Attendees will taste
the wines head-to-head and vote on their favorites. The festival also
includes two wine tasting seminars conducted by Hank Sauer, tasting
facilitator for Wine Press Northwest magazine. The tasting seminars are
offered Friday from 4:30-6pm and Saturday from noon-1:30pm. On Sunday from
10am-Noon, a Sparkling Wine Tasting will feature brunch bites with a
selection of Northwest sparkling wines. There is still time to get your
events included. A $60 ticket covers all events including the Wine Walk.
10,000 Event Guides will be printed. Ads in the guide, which will also serve
as an ongoing Arts and Dining Guide, are being sold. Contact
gary at coastexplorermagazine.com. Event info at www.coastexplorermagazine.com
3. Pat Burness: Director since 1993 of the Clatsop County Women's Resource
Center (WRC) (Free confidential services for survivors of intimate partner
violence, sexual assault and stalking) and Pioneer House Homeless Shelter.
They are struggling to keep the Shelter in operation. Before coming to the
WRC Pat worked with the homeless. In 2007, when the Shelter was going to be
closed, the WRC took over since it tied in with their mission. Tough
economic times have made it very difficult. The WRC Board has directed that
the Pioneer House MUST CLOSE at the end of June THIS YEAR if they do not
come up with a partnership or other funding solution by May 31. The Shelter
is 4 floors. The top floor is for families. There are 5 rooms. The third
floor has a freezer and laundry facilities and is where residents gather.
The second floor is for single women. As space permits, those who are
willing to work to stabilize their lives are housed free for 30 days. After
that, they can stay up to 5 months for $100/mo/person and $300/mo for
families. The Shelter has an 80% success rate. Approx 70% are victims of
domestic violence. The Shelter costs $11K per month to operate. Two Cannon
Beach families used the Shelter last year. The WRC gets some financial
assistance from the County and Clatsop Co cities except Warrenton. Lite Bite
is an upcoming event (Tues Jan 25 at Baked Alaska in Astoria) that will have
a silent auction to benefit the Shelter. Contact John Sowa of Sweet Basil's
to contribute - 503-436-1539 angowl8 at live.com. For more info or to
contribute to the Shelter or WRC contact Pat - 503-325-4962
patwrc at qwestoffice.net. If you know or encounter anyone in need of
assistance for the WRC or the Shelter, there is a 24 Hour Crisis Line -
503-325-5735.
4. Jenee: January 27th - Homeless Connect, Seaside Convention Center from
10AM - 4PM
5. Jenee: February 15th - Relay for Life Kick Off, Clatsop Community Bank
from 6:30PM - 8PM.
6. Jenee: March 26th - SOLV, Cannon Beach City Hall, 9AM-2PM- We will have
recycling this year=)
7. Jenee: Pearce-Mushen Non Profit Charity Fund, We have accounts opened at
Bank of Astoria and US Bank. Anyone can call Bob or me for information.
503-436-9292.
8. Tim Krupa: At yesterday's Chamber Board meeting, Paul Dueber was selected
to join the 9-member board of President Tim Krupa, VP George Vetter,
Secretary Carol Hungerford, Treasurer Scott Cruickshank, Tracy Abel, Jim
McDonald, Kristine Gottsch and Rich Mays. Board elections will take place in
June. Terms to expire are Rich Mays, Tracy Abel, Carol Hungerford and Paul
Dueber. Anyone interested is encouraged to e-mail chamber at cbor.us..
9. Tim: In the absence of an Executive Director, the Chamber Board is
seeking an interim part-time administrative assistant. $16/hr (20-25
hours/week). Send resumes and letters of interest to the Chamber at PO Box
64, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, or deliver to the Chamber at 207 Spruce Street
or e-mail chamber at cbor.us. Position available immediately.
10. An accounting review of the Chamber was just completed by Barbara Whyte,
Independent Financial Consultant/Accountant. The report stated that the
financial statements of the Chamber present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Chamber.
11. Stephanie/John: The Small Towne Bluegrass Band Saturday at Primary
Elements Gallery from 230-530 and then at The Wine Bar at Sweet Basil's
6-9pm
12. Gary: Cannon Beach Magazine is in its final stages but any Chamber
Member who get their dues paid now can still get their free listing in the
Magazine - 80,000 magazines that is. The is still a tiny window to get an ad
in.
13. Prudence: CB Arts Symposium featuring Taylor Branch Jan 28-30. Call
Prudence for tickets 503-739-0452. Tickets for Friday event with Quintard
Taylor Jr are $30 and Saturday with Taylor Branch are $50. Contact organizer
Carol Knutson at (503) 338-2501 or by email: cknutson at clatsopcc.edu or
Prudence (warmanddry at gmail.com). More at
http://www.clatsopcc.edu/academics/academic-departments/arts-letters-departm
ent/english/literature/taylor-branch-pulitzer-pri.
14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - January 26, 2011, Mo's, 8am.
Presentation by violinist Aaron Meyer who will be at Sea Ranch in June
presenting "Children's Summer Music Camp 2011". Mo's is closed for breakfast
for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still courtesy of
Mo's.
Upcoming Presenters (please limit to 10 minutes plus 5 minutes for
questions)
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 1/5/2011 8am
Location: Mo's
Number in attendance: 24
Present: KarrieP JimK AnnR MeganH LeslieP KeithC BobVan CarolHun KristineG
BonnieG DaleS PatF BrianO PrudenceF MaliaJ JeanieMc JohnB KathyK StephanieA
TimK TracyA AbbieH NalaC
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New at today's meeting
2. DVA to visit Friday
3. CB Arts Symposium featuring Taylor Branch Jan 28-30
4. Wayfarer grand reopening today
5. Cannon beach chorus begins rehearsals
6. Real estate buyers are back
7. Lecture tomorrow at Cannon beach library
8. Lush Wine Bar events
9. Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban
10. Preparedness for businesses
11. Amtrak willing to take Cannon beach magazines
12. 2011 tide tables
13. Highway 101 bypass in Seaside
14. Odot open house regarding tunnel
15. Chamber board position
16. Images for Chamber website
17. Port of Astoria 100th anniversary
18. Savor Cannon Beach March 10 - 13
19. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - January 12, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Rich
Mays will give a "State of the City " address. Mo's is now closed for
breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still
courtesy of Mo's. Happy New Year
1. New at today's meeting. Bonnie Gilchrist of Gilchrist Associates
marketing and communications. Bonnie has been contracted by the Cannon Beach
Gallery Group for their TAC PR. Bonnie will be working with the Cannon Beach
Gallery Group (CBGG) to promote Spring Unveiling April 29 through May 2 and
also for Plein Air and More June 24, 25 26. Bonnie is interested in working
with other Cannon Beach groups to cross promote events. 503-516-6501
www.gilchristassoc.com.
2. Kristine: Justin, the chamber's contact with DVA, will be in town Friday
to meet with the Chamber of Commerce and other community members who would
like to meet with him at the Wayfarer Restaurant from 4 to 5:30 PM. Justin
is putting together a tailored media list and a pitch list. He is looking
for input and feedback. The chamber will be doing monthly solicitations of
information regarding anniversaries, new business openings, events, etc.
3. Prudence: Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for their PR help with the
Taylor Branch event. There will be speakers on Friday and Saturday. Friday
will kick off with a chili and chowder feed. Registration for 150 people is
still open. The advertised deadline for registration is January 15 but
registrations will still be taken until filled. Materials are still needed
from local businesses and organizations for display and dissemination at the
events. Stephanie volunteered to help at the Coaster Theater venue.
4. Abbie: Today from 4-530PM the Wayfarer Restaurant will have its grand
reopening after its recent renovation. All are invited.
5. JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus begins its weekly Monday evening rehearsals
at 6:30 PM at the Presbyterian Church. The goal of the Chorus is fun. The
goal is reached every Monday. If you can't make it this Monday then please
come the next or the following.
6. PatF: Buyers are coming back! 2010 real estate activity in Cannon beach
was up nicely over 2009. A total of 50 properties were sold in 2010 versus
24 in 2009. Sales of properties over $1 million went from one in 2009 to
five in 2010. More info at www.cannonbeachrealestate.com
7. Keith C: The next World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series will be
held tomorrow Thursday Jan 6th at 7pm at the Cannon Beach Library. North
Coast Land Conservancy Director Katie Volke will be speaking about "The
Landscape of the Whale, a Plan for the Greater Ecola Natural Area". It
promises to be another excellent (free) presentation, co-sponsored by the
Cannon Beach Library and the Friends of Haystack Rock.
8. TracyA: The band Radio Cowboy will be playing at Lush Wine Bar Saturday,
January 29 at 8 PM. Come one. Come all. Have fun. "Baga's Front Room" is
First Wednesdays - live music by our own Paul Dueber, Peter Dueber, Bill
Steidel and friends. Today is the first Wednesday of the month.
9. TracyA: At last night's city Council meeting a resolution was passed to
support the Oregon State proposed law banning single-use plastic bags.
George: Michael Manzulli, who first brought this issue to the Wednesday
morning meeting, reported back by e-mail that reusing singel-use plastic
bags by businesses would not be allowed under the new law.
10. StephanieA: I recently slipped on an icy surface and fell and hit my
head. Luckily I was in good enough condition to get myself to the clinic
near my work. Several things occurred to me as result of this incident.
Number one: what if I had been knocked out. Would anyone have known who to
contact? Number two: what liability do we as shop owners and business owners
face in such instances? We all need to be prepared for such emergencies.
11. JeanieMc: During my recent travels by Amtrak I learned that the Portland
Amtrak station would be willing to carry our Cannon Beach Magazine and
possibly other brochures from our area.
12. NalaC: Courtesy of the Seaside Aquarium Nala passed out 2011 official
tide table books. These are the tides as measured by NOAA at the North Jetty
of the Columbia River. These are the tides that correspond most closely with
Cannon Beach. These tides are also published in the Cannon Beach Magazine,
the Chamber website and on www.Cannon <http://www.Cannon-Beach.net>
-Beach.net.
13. LesleP: a Highway 101 bypass around Seaside is once again being
considered. Those interested can attend a meeting at the Seaside City Hall
on January 18 at 7 PM
14. Carol: ODOT will be holding an Open House to learn about the latest
tunnel project schedule and to meet the contractor and project manager in
Cannon Beach at the Chamber on Wednesday January 12th from 430p-630p.
Details at http://www.dennisedwardstunnel.org
<http://www.dennisedwardstunnel.org/> . Contacts: Lili Boicourt ODOT
Community Affairs Coordinator 503-731-8247 Lili.D.Boicourt at odot.state.or.us
or ODOT Commissioners (http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/otc_members.shtml)
Gail Achterman: gail.achterman at oregonstate.edu (Chair), Mike Nelson:
mike at nelsonrealestateinc.com (Vice Chair), Alan Brown:
Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, David Lohman office at medfordlaw.net, Mary F.
Olson Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, Ed Fischer. ODOT - Traffic
Engineering Ed.L.FISCHER at ODOT.State.OR.US and State Legislators
(Representative Debbie Boone Boone.Rep at state.or.us, Senator Betsy Johnson
sen.betsyjohnson at state.or.us
15. Tim: There is an opening on the Chamber of Commerce nine-member board.
Current board members are President Tim Krupa, VP George Vetter, Secretary
Carol Hungerford, Treasurer Scott Cruickshank, Tracy Abel, Jim McDonald,
Kristine Gottsch and Rich Mays. Board elections will take place in June.
Terms to expire are Rich Mays, Tracy Abel and Carol Hungerford. Anyone
interested in the open position or in the June elections is encouraged to
e-mail chamber at cbor.us.
16. Tim: photographs are being sought for the chamber's website. Interior
images with a warm feeling are wanted. Send yours to chamber at cbor.us. (Image
size: 880px wide by 440px high)
17. LesleP: The port of Astoria is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
18. Plans are moving forward for Savor Cannon Beach, March 10-13. All
businesses planning special events for the weekend (wine dinners, food or
wine tastings or other promotions) should submit basic info to
gary at coastexplorermagazine.com by the end of next week to be included in
coverage in the Spring issue of Coast Explorer Magazine due out in February.
This info will also be used in PR materials. Specific details of events can
be submitted later for use in a final press kit and a complete schedule on
CoastExplorerMagazine.com. Right now, we need just basic information. We
encourage all lodging businesses to purchase tickets for the Children's
Center Wine Tour and create lodging packages. All lodging packages submitted
by the end of next week will be included in the Coast Explorer Magazine
coverage. Lodging businesses can contact Catriona Penfield at the Children's
Center to purchase tickets. Email her at: director at cbchildren.org
19. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - January 12, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Rich Mays
will give a "State of the City " address. Mo's is closed for breakfast for
the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still courtesy of Mo's.
Happy New Year
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 12/29/2010 8am
Location: Mo's
Number in attendance: 19
Present: MaliaJ, JohnB, BrianO, PrudenceF, KristineG, LindaD, TracyA,
MikeMz, JimK, CarolH, MeganH, ErinD, StephanieA, KarrieP, WendyH, KeithC,
GeorgeV, LesleP, KathyK
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. DJ Night at Lush
2. Coaster Theatre My Fair Lady Encore
3. Motel Occupancy this week
4. Retail Down
5. Discounting
6. Customer Service
7. Wendy's Recommended Reads
8. ODOT Tunnel Closure Mtg
9. State of the City
10. Single Use Plastic Bag Ban
11. A December Event?
12. CB Arts Symposium featuring Taylor Branch Jan 28-30
13. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - January 5, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's
is now closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The
coffee is still courtesy of Mo's. Happy New Year
1. Tracy: Lush Wine Bar First Saturday of Every Month (except January will
be Friday) DJ D Moe Funk's DaNcE PaRtY.
http://www.lushwinebar.com/special-events.
2. Malia: Coaster Theatre's final performance of My Fair Lady will take
place tomorrow Thursday December 30 at 8pm. www.coastertheatre.com
<http://www.coastertheatre.com/>
3. Wendy: Occupancy at Ocean Lodge has not been great this week, but this
weekend should be close to full. Brian: House rentals are down from what
they had expected.
4. George: Retail continues to struggle, both because of lack of people and
lack of money. For small retailers to survive they must offer what the
giants and chains do not - customer service, personal attention, unique
products and collections, a memorable experience, etc
5. JimK: Icefire Glassworks does not discount. This would devalue the
work. Instead they educate people on the quality of their work. Stephanie
also says she adds value by educating people about pieces in her gallery.
Others talked about how everyone seems to be looking for bargains/deals.
Those not offering bargains/deals are being passed over. George: News
reports are that retail is up nationally by 3-4% this Holiday season. With
the kind of discounting that has been taking place everywhere, retailers may
be doing the sales but at the expense of their profit.
6. KristineG: Many owners may understand the importance of customer
service, but how do you get the message to the front line? One suggestion
was to have a program of rewarding employees/businesses that score well with
a secret shopper. Another idea was to use comment cards. Maybe the
Information Center could solicit comments and share those with businesses.
7. Wendy: Two books recommended are Primal Leadership and Ordinary
Greatness.
8. George: ODOT just sent out a notice that they will be holding and Open
House to learn about the latest tunnel project schedule and to meet the
contractor and project manager in Cannon Beach at the Chamber on Wednesday
January 12th from 430p-630p. Details at http://www.dennisedwardstunnel.org
<http://www.dennisedwardstunnel.org/> . Kathy: We need to be pushing ODOT to
keep those on the other side of the tunnel informed. Send messages to Lili
Boicourt ODOT Community Affairs Coordinator 503-731-8247
Lili.D.Boicourt at odot.state.or.us or ODOT Commissioners
(http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/otc_members.shtml) Gail Achterman:
gail.achterman at oregonstate.edu (Chair), Mike Nelson:
mike at nelsonrealestateinc.com (Vice Chair), Alan Brown:
Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, David Lohman office at medfordlaw.net, Mary F.
Olson Amy.Merckling at odot.state.or.us, Ed Fischer. ODOT - Traffic
Engineering Ed.L.FISCHER at ODOT.State.OR.US and State Legislators
(Representative Debbie Boone Boone.Rep at state.or.us, Senator Betsy Johnson
sen.betsyjohnson at state.or.us.
9. George: Rich Mays, City Manager will address the WMM on January 12 with
"The State of the City". Rich was asked to do so.
10. Michael Manzulli: The Northwest Grocers Assn is encouraging
municipalities to support the State's drive to ban single use plastic bags.
Our City Council will be considering this at their Tuesday Jan 4th meeting.
Other coastal towns like Newport and Lincoln City are ahead of Cannon Beach
in this regard. This topic led to discussion of recycling in Cannon Beach -
not for residents, but for visitors. Many visitors recycle at home and when
here are not offered bins on our streets or in our shopping areas.
11. George: A teacher/mother visiting Cannon Beach suggested we look into
having a December High School Choir Caroling competition. Not only would
this bring students, parents and relatives to town, but also spectators who
would boost the local economy.
12. Prudence: Please bring rack materials of your business to upcoming WMMs
for display at the opening night of The Cannon Beach Arts Assn's Jan 28-30
event - "Cannon Beach Arts Symposium with Taylor Branch". CBAA already has
partners on this event and would like anyone who wishes to become a partner
to come on board. Contact organizer Carol Knutson at (503) 338-2501 or by
email: cknutson at clatsopcc.edu or Prudence (warmanddry at gmail.com). More at
http://www.clatsopcc.edu/academics/academic-departments/arts-letters-departm
ent/english/literature/taylor-branch-pulitzer-pri.
13. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting - January 5, 2011, Mo's, 8am. Mo's is
closed for breakfast for the season. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee
is still courtesy of Mo's. Happy New Year
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Note: For notes to prior meetings go to www.cannon-beach.net/wmm.
If the link fails, type the address into your address bar.
George Vetter
Cannon-Beach Net <http://www.cannon-beach.net/>
231 N Hemlock, Box 164
Cannon Beach, OR 97110
503-436-1520 cell:739-1415
george at cannon-beach.net
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