[wmm] Reminder: WMM March 23, 2011 8am at Mo's
Vetter, George
georgevetter at gmail.com
Tue Mar 22 21:12:51 CDT 2011
Reminder: Tomorrow is Wednesday and the WMM at 8am at Mo's. Bring your own
coffee cup.
Note from Mark Thompson of CEDR " Hi George, I had planned to be at the
Coffee this morning to plug our HR seminar, inspired largely by Cannon Beach
business feedback. As it turns out I won't be able to attend. If you get
this in time, would you mind reminding folks they can get details and signup
on the Calendar (under News and Events) at the CEDR website:
www.clatsoped.com "
Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 3/916/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 18
Present: LesleP, KathyK, KariP, GaryH, BrianO, JohnB, BobN, SarahMc, KayC,
MeganH, CarolH, StephanieA, MichaelB, GeorgeV, Lisa, CarmenS, PatrickN,
PattiA
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by Lesle Palmeri
New/Guests: Sarah Smyth McIntosh with Law Manzanita, Kay Covert with
Windermere Manzanita, Patti
Atkins with Providence Seaside Hospital
Sarah staffs the branch office in Manzanita and also works out of their main
office in Olympia,
spending every other week in an alternating location. The address is 1441
Laneda Avenue #3.
Kay has spent 21 years in real estate, originally with Ribbon Realty, the
last 13 with Windermere with
her husband, Walt, as partner. They cover from Arch Cape to Wheeler.
Question of the day: How did you learn about the tsunami warning?
George -- firetruck outside window, turned on TV
Sara Smith Macintosh -- New to the group and a lawyer. She is a member of
the Manzanita Business
Alliance -- She heard about the pending tsunami at 5am - then heard sirens
-- She lives 1 1/2 block
from the ocean -- was not prepared - There was a question among the
neighbors -- to take the car
or no? Answer: The earth did not shake here, we can take our cars.
Kay Covert -- Windermere Manzanita -- Also new and a member of the Srategic
Business Alliance. -
- “I am here to learn.” -- She is also a member of the emergency volunteer
corps -
Stephanie A - Has roots from Manzanita and went through her first tsunami
warning in Manzanita --
When she finally did leave she parked up on the hwy -- Now she doesn’t have
a phone at home --
Does have TV, but not online -- son in Hawaii -- “Everybody in the family
called him first then me.
There were 23 messages on my phone when I got to work.” -- Her next
notification was at 7am when
the sirens sounded meaning that she had 15 minutes to leave. - “I never did
hear an all clear.” -- She
went to Camp 18 and had a nice breakfast and came back at about 2pm. “The
town was filled.” --
This was a learning lesson.
Megan-- Indicates she didn’t know about it until 6:30 when she woke up -

Half of the town on top of
my hill.” -- She also recommended we check out the following website:
weatherbug.com.
Carol H -- Indicated she was awakened by a staff member who sleeps with a
scanner -- They then
marshalled their people to get the word out to let other people know -- “We
notified our employees -
- our team worked well together -- Lee Ann called about 1:45.”
Linda D -- At 11:45pm she got a NOAA advisory -- “Then about 1 or so it went
off again and they
upgraded it to a warning.” -- She recommends the radios, as “You know
exactly what is happening,
when.” -- She lives in Warrenton so she just stayed home.
Carmen -- Was awakened by her daughter at 11:45pm. -- “She told me about the
warning. I turned
on the TV and she begged me to come to Portland. I packed up my car and left
-- it was eerie. When
I got to the junction, I got a reverse 911 call on my cell I was very
surprised because I thought I was
one of the few -- looked in my rear view mirror and it was like summer with
a long line of people
heading to Portland: A constant speed. On 26 there were clusters of cars and
2 accidents. Camp 18
was packed -- I made it to Portland -- came back home on Friday -- 7pm.” She
continued with the
fact that there was some damage even to South America, south of Lima. -- She
continued, “At 5:30
Eron meyer called me. He was supposed to have assemblies at the schools in
the morning and then
the evening and wanted to know what to do. Since the schools are closed we
cancelled it. Yet she
received many calls from people asking about the 7pm concert. -- “There
were a lot of people
interested in it.” -- They are now in the process of coordinating with the
school to reschedule --
now towards the end of May for the assembly for the schools. -- She
indicated that there had been
no formal communication about the cancellation for those who might have
tried to attend.
Michael -- He has a mother and sister in Florence -- “My sister freaked
out.” -- His opinion was
that if it wipes out Hawaii then he was going to worry. He went to the
office and then decided to go
up to Neakahnie Mountain. He began taking pics of the coastline every 15
minutes, -- “Then it
became a normal day.”
Patti - Was contacted by her boss in Portland -- “Her husband was called
in.” -- Patti “..spent the
time with Eric our emergency coordinator getting our best info from the TV.”
-- She felt that the City
of Seaside had it more together -- Later they evacuated the lower floor of
the hospital just to be safe.
Lesle - Was aware of the crisis as soon as it came on the TV. Had already
packed the car by the time
her son called at about 1:30am urging her to evacuate. She called her
ex-husband Jack who then
indicated he had been called out as a CERT volunteer, so she went up
Broadway where she knows
several friends. She stayed with one friend watching the news until about
9am then went home.
Kathy -- “My first reaction was to watch the TV, then call my tenants in
town: they were up. Then I
called my staff to make sure they were safe and prepared: I called in the
order they live from the
beach. I woke up some of them and then got a call back with thank you for
the warning. Then the fire
department went by announcing that we needed to go to higher ground. Okay.
My worry is that there
was a lot of emphasis put on 7 when the news was saying that would be just
the first of many waves.
When 7:30 didn’t happen, people started to drive off right away. They seemed
to be unaware that as
time goes on the waves could get bigger. After 7:30 the cars began moving
again and yet there was
no all clear. It didn’t seem like people were expecting that type of thing
either.”
Kari -- Her oldest son called 11:30 pm. “I stayed up all night to watch the
tragedy. At 5:30 I went up
to the north entrance and sat in my car.”
Patrick -- “I was awakened by Wendy Higgins. First we made sure the gasoline
at RV resort was
opened so we could take care of community members leaving town.
-- Then we determined how to best deliver the message to our hotel guests.”
Wendy had prepared
bagels and snacks for the guests at their hotel and ended up helping
those at the Stephanie Inn as well. After ensuring his staff and guests were
taken care of, he and his
family “hung out” on high ground the majority of the day -- “We had about
10 people check out
because of the warning and perhaps another dozen cancel.” -- He then
related a story about a flood
insurance policy which had expired March 9. He was told by his agent that
they were covered, but a
question still remains about the gap between policy expiration and payment
of the new invoice.
Gary -- “I was preparing for our Savor Cannon Beach event on Thursday,
driving through flooded
highway thinking, can this get any worse? We had a great event on Thursday,
the wine throw down,
then I went home and watched the news. I thought, there may be something.
Hearing that what
happens in Hawaii would be the first sign, I dozed off. At 3am there was a
siren or Jackson pulling at
my arm because of the siren. I got up and just monitored things -- social
media -- We would do
what we could do with social media -- At about 6 we went up to Haystack
Heights. -- If you watched
the news -- I would have thought it was time to call FEMA -- They were on
the extreme side -- What
they were doing on social media -- They were saying the tide has receded in
Cannon Beach which
means a tsunami is building. I got on and sent a message -- “Hey KATU news:
The tide has receded
and exposed a giant rock in the form of a haystack.” -- We came back down at
11:30 to set up for
our next event -- we missed only one event --
Brian -- “We had 6-8 houses in. It is a bit more complicated to notify our
guests because they are
not all one property.” -- He received a call at 1:30 from Linda who is on
the fire board, then they
started calling guests and calling staff. “We all stayed home and watched
the news. Then we went out
later and made physical contact with the guests we had not been able to
reach earlier. All of our
guests stayed and we had 10 check ins that day and they all came. -- He
continued to say they had
warned the pending arrivals of the situation and that they have had a plan
in place for about 5 years.
“We will review that this week and make changes.” - He reminded us that the
reverse 911 calls are a
courtesy. It is an automated system that keeps going until it it answered.
John B -- Stated that his comparison is from Kansas and tornado warnings.
They have three stages:
advisories and watches and warnings. “In Kansas the sirens blow and that is
the time to start visiting
with your neighbors about what is about to occur. We went to Brian and
Barb’s to watch -- impending
clarity or doom depending on which media you watch.”
Bob Neroni -- “If this is as big as it was in Japan what do we do? They keep
reassessing what is the
safe area to go -- where do we go -- we will be surrounded by water.”
Carol -- “In Japan the wave ran 6 miles inland.”
Recap of savor Cannon Beach by Gary -- “We hedged our bets by going to
sponsors who had bought
advanced tickets -- a hedge against inclimate weather -- helping the
children’s center -- 100
tickets were sold in advance -- Of 40 tickets sold -- 38 showed up on
Thursday night and the other
2 on Friday. I didn’t see those people. I don’t know that anybody left. So
events went off without a
hitch - the crowds were good for all events -- it is possible especially the
saturday event could have
been better attended --
Bob N -- “It felt like it was 100 people less this year.”
Gary -- “Not all of the tickets were redeemed for the wine walk. The good
news is they sold 300+
tickets -- we sold 100 thanks to the sponsor -- the children’s center did
make their goal -- my goal
was higher than that - we may have had closer to 500 without all of the
excitement.
Patrick -- “The events seemed to be better organized and publicized this
year.”
Gary -- “The Children’s Center made their money....it is kind of a miracle.
We will be writing them a
check ourselves for $2,500 -- more monies to come in -- I think their goal
was $10,000 and I think
they made it.”

Carmen -- “We had cancelled the olive oil tasting on Friday. On
Saturday I had a tea and had people
there and did the olive oil tasting. I did walk through town -- l noticed
there were fewer people than
last year.”
Bob -- “Salt was at 11 and we tested over 80 people.”
Kathy -- “From a retail perspective, the event didn’t help sales but the
atmosphere and the people
around were amazing. The sun coming out helped - Thanks Gary -- in general
atmosphere and
mood of people -- feedback -- they were in a good mood and taking in things
and talking about
coming back -- planning other things -- for them to have never been here and
plan to come back, I
thought was really good.”
Gary -- “In the past it ha been largely a local event, but we wanted to make
it a destination. 80% of
tickets sold were from out of town so I know we made some gains in that
area. One pereson said ‘It
was really fun and we got to go to a lot of places we hadn’t been before.’
Even some of the locals said
they went in places they hadn’t been in years.”
Bob -- “An overwhelming sigh of relief. Please make this happen again. We
had tons of messages
asking about not canceling, mostly locals -- It was busy -- from a shopping
standpoint,”
Sarah -- “I attended the event from Manzanita as a tourist. We came up with
another couple. Most of
the Manzanita businesses did not know about it. We enjoyed the event. We
went to only the spots
that had wine tasting -- 2-5 went to Newman’s for lunch -- scheduled speaker
did not show but we
had a wonderful lunch. We did shop and everybody wanted to go where there
was wine. At EVOO I
bought salt.”

Patrick - Spring break report -- good bookings but not so far out --
predicated to an extended
forecast.
Carmen -- This spring a bit lower than last year -- but usually we get a lot
of drop ins -- I also feel
we can have some cancellation in expectation of the gas price increase -
that happened last time the
gas prices increased as well and the weather is not helping --
Patti -- some of the hotels are thinking about offering a gas card
George sent out an email on March 15 with updates. In case you missed that,
I have copied the notes
below:
Note 1 from Robert Mushen regarding the Motel Tax Bills proposed by Betsy
Johnson and the League of Oregon Cities: "On March 10, five of us board
members from the Seaside Chamber visited Salem, where we discussed Statewide
issues with the State Chamber Delegates and then spent the PM with Debbie
Boone. This bill is in committee and to my knowledge has not been pulled,
but given the large lobbying interests against it ( it is widely
viewed as a money grab by the cities), it is given no chance of passing. So,
in my humble opinion, it is a non-issue."
Note 2 from Margo Lalich RN MPH. Director of Public Health Clatsop County,
OR: " There is increasing community concern re: the potential for radiation
exposure in Oregon and Clatsop County as a result of the situation in Japan.
At this time there is NO risk to Oregonians including residents of Clatsop
County. Attached are two information sheets (Q&A and Fact Sheet) from the
Public Health Division updated 3/14/2011. Clatsop County Department of
Public Health will continue to provide the community with updated
information as it becomes available. Please feel free to forward this
information."
Note 3 from the Chamber/City: City Officials have met with Transportation
Officials (SETD) and here is the latest:
1. 60% of their work force has been laid off and they do
not anticipate restoring current service levels for a minimum of 2 years.
They are looking at cutting back effective April 1st.
2. The fixed route (Rte 101) through Cannon Beach will be
cut at least half. Instead of every hour service, we will be fortunate if
it is every 2 hours.
3. The City has asked the District to provide us with
financial numbers that would allow them to preserve our shuttle service as
it is now (for which we currently pay them $15,000 per year and is probably
subsidized about 75% by the District) and for a reduced 3 month service from
June 15th through September 15th.
4. They hope to have these numbers and more information
regarding #1 above in the next week or so.
5. One factor in their getting back to us is they are
investigating whether grant assistance from ODOT would reduce their costs of
offering the above-mentioned services to Cannon Beach.
6. The City will be holding a special meeting on Monday,
March 21st before our next regular meeting on April 5th to discuss all this.
Lesle -- Follow up from last week’s comment on SBDC. “The point in my
message was intended to be
that I hope the college will learn from this outpouring of support for Jim
Entler’s SBM program that
the SBDC could also be that important to the community.” In my opinion, the
SBDC needs a strong
consistent director who will stick with the program and have a community
presence. It is my
understanding that the program has recently been awarded additional funding
for staffing and they
are in the process of seeking a new executive director. With hard work and
community support the
SBDC can enjoy the same stellar reputation and the same level of service to
businesses in the
community that we have come to know from the SBM program/Jim Entler.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 3/9/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 20
Present: WendyH, BrianO, JohnB, BobVan, BobNer, MeganH, CarmenS, CarolHun,
LindseyH, KathyK, GaryH, PatF, DaleS, LindaD, ErinB, JimK, LesleP, TracyA,
CatroinaP, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Savor Cannon Beach Starts Tomorrow
2. The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils
3. An Evening to Savor at Lush Wine Bar
4. CCC’s Small Business Management Program
5. Highway 101 Flooding Meeting Mar 21 4p Seaside
6. Motel Tax Bill Proposed by Betsy Johnson
7. “The Bus” Meeting today at 2p
8. 12 Days of Earth Day
9. HRAP Spring Potluck Wed Mar 9 6p at Chamber
10. Business After Hours in April at History Center
11. Social Networking
12. Chamber Offers Education Classes
13. Film Screening tonight at History Center
14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – March 16, 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.
1. Gary: Savor Cannon Beach gets underway tomorrow with the “Oregon vs
Washington Wine Throwdown” Saturday’s $25 Wine Walk tickets are available at
the Chamber. 24 Wineries are scheduled. Spread the word about this event
through your website, Facebook, Twitter, etc. The event website is at
www.savorcannonbeach.com. Remember that no open wine containers are
permitted on the street. The future of this event could be jeopardized by
OLCC if this rule is not followed. If you are a wine venue, post a sign at
the exit next to a container – “NO WINE BEYOND THIS POINT”
2. Lindsey: The Wine Bar at Sweet Basils has a weekend of “clean fun and
dirty plates” scheculed. See www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com
3. Tracy: Lush Wine Bar is offering an “Evening to Savor” with Pudding
River Wines paired with some tasty bites. Saturday, March 12 • 6:30pm -
9:30pm. Reservations required. More at www.lushwinebar.com.
4. Wendy/Carol/Lesle: A letter from Jim Entler, the director/instructor for
CCC’s Small Business Management Program, stated that the Board has decided
not to restructure the program after all. They were moved by those who spoke
and wrote in favor of it. They need at least 20 new students per year for
the program to continue. Lesle went on to say event though this College
Program has been so valuable, the State’s Small Business Development Center
has not fulfilled its role in helping business.
5. George: Meeting on the progress of the study of Highway 101 Flooding -
March 21 at 4 pm at the Bob Chisholm Senior Center located at 1225 Avenue A
in Seaside.
6. George: According to a Feb 15th Daily Astorian article, two Senate bills
being sponsored by Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, could change the uses
for lodging tax dollars that fall under the current law’s strict
definitions. The bills would allow cities and other collectors of lodging
taxes to apply them to more general uses, if those uses can be tied to
tourism. George and others expressed concern that if not for the current
state requirement, none of the lodging tax dollars would be used for PR and
that the proposed changes would result in no funds from any future increases
being used for PR. BobNer suggested we invite Betsy to a WMM. George will
contact her.
Senator Betsy Johnson sen.betsyjohnson at state.or.us .
7. Lesle: The Board of Commissioners for the Sunset Empire Transportation
District will hold a public meeting on Wednesday March 9th, 2011 at 2:00
p.m. at the Astoria Transit Center located at 900 Marine Drive in Astoria.
This meeting will allow for public comment and consideration on the
following topics: Possible fixed route bus service cuts, Dial-A-Ride service
cuts, Fare increase and possible changes in the operations of the Astoria
Transit Center. This meeting is handicap accessible and alternative formats
are available upon request by calling 503-861-7433 and TDD 1-800-735-2900
8. Wendy/Jim: 12 Days of Earth Day begins Wednesday April 13 at 9am with
the School Children welcoming home the tufted puffin to Haystack Rock. Daily
happenings continue thru Sunday April 24. “Shred Day” is Friday April 22
from 10a-2p at the mid-town parking lot. Bring your papers to be shredded.
More event info at
http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/pdfs/Twelve-Days-of-Earth-Day-2011
-Schedule.pdf. If you have an Earth Day tie-in, contact Jim or Suzanne at
Ice Fire Glassworks (436-2359) to pick up a “Earthday Spoken Here” sign for
your window.
9. NalaC: The Spring HRAP Potluck is Wednesday Mar 9 at 6pm. All are
invited – at the Chamber. www.friendsofhaystackrock.org
10. Dale: The April BAH will be at the History Centre. Date to be announced
later – www.cbhistory.org.
11. Gary: Gary will be the instructor at the Chamber’s April 21st Social
Networking Class April 21 from 830a to 10a. Tracy says she recently was able
to get her Facebook address registered to facebook/lushwinebar as opposed to
the complicated number that is initially assigned. Go to the Facebook site
and look for the option.
12. George: Chamber Education Schedule for 2011
April 21 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Social Media 101 - RESERVATIONS NOW
OPEN!
May 19 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Public Relations (Local/Regional)
June 23 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Marketing Opportunities (CB Magazine,
website, other)
October 20 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Social Media 201
Chamber Members – Free! Non-Chamber Members - $20 per person
Coffee and Donuts provided - Chamber Hall – Please RSVP to
Sharon at cannonbeach.org to reserve your seat.
13 Today at 730p at the History Center is a screening and lecture
presenting the film Source to Sea: the Columbia River Swim.
www.cbhistory.org
14. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – March 16, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 3/2/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 22
Present: WendyH, BrianO, JohnB, BobVan, BobNer, StephanieA, MargoD,
DebbieN, AnnR, MeganH, MelanieCh, CarmenS, CarolHun, LindseyH, FrankS,
KathyK, GaryH, PatF, NalaC, PiaS, KeithC, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Business After Hours Today 430p at Coaster Construction
2. Savor Cannon Beach March 10-13
3. Fisher Poets Report
4. Violinist at Local Elem Schools
5. Yoga Festival Report
6. “Life of Lincoln” at Coaster Sat 730p
7. Mardi Gras at The Wine Bar at SB
8. Real Estate Report
9. HRAP Spring Potluck Wed Mar 9 6p at Chamber
10. CCC Small Business Development Program Report
11. HRAP Lecture at Library Mar 3, 7pm
12. Chamber Offers Education Classes
13. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – March 9, 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.
1. Debbie: Business After Hours today at Coaster Construction at 390 Elk
Creek Road from 430p to 630p. Pass the RV Park on your left and find Coaster
Construction on your left.
2. Gary: Savor Cannon Beach/Wine Walk has sold 100 tickets already. Wine
Walk tickets are available at the Chamber. 24 Wineries are scheduled, more
are desired. Spread the word about this event through your website,
Facebook, Twitter, etc. The event website is at www.savorcannonbeach.com.
Remember that no open wine containers are permitted on the street. The
future of this event could be jeopardized by OLCC if this rule is not
followed. If you are a wine venue, post a sign at the exit next to a
container – “NO WINE BEYOND THIS POINT”
3. Stephanie: In spite of the snow, Fisher Poets in Astoria was a big
success. The venues’ were crowded and the town was busy. This event has
grown over the years. 5000 tickets were sold.
4. CarmenS: Violinist Aaron Meyer (who is doing a Children’s Music Workshop
in June at Sea Ranch) is donating 40-minute sessions at CB Elementary on
March 11th at 1230pm , That same day at 10am at Gearhart Elementary and
210pm at Broadway Middle School. That evening at 7pm will be his concert at
Sea Ranch Resort’s Sundance Event Lodge. www.searanchrv.com
5. CarmenS: Last weekend’s Yoga Festival was great. Those attending were
very pleased. 85 tickets were sold in advance and more were sold last
minute. Wendy, Frank & Brian all reported that they saw little lodging
impact from this event. www.cannonbeachyogafestival.com.
6. Pia: "A. Lincoln" A one-man play on the life of Abraham Lincoln plays
one night only: Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. The play that just ended
"Never the Sinner" met and surpassed its projected income..
7. Lindsey: Mardi Gras Tues Mar 8 630p live music with Barney Perrine.
Special Cajun Dinner Menu 7pm www.thewinebarcannonbeach.com
8. PatF: This was a good week in Cannon Beach real estate. There continues
to be signs of improvement – even if not at the prices that we would like to
see. www.cannonbeachrealestate.com
9. NalaC: The Spring HRAP Potluck is Wednesday Mar 9 at 6pm. All are
invited – at the Chamber. www.friendsofhaystackrock.org
10. Gary: Last night’s meeting at Clatsop CC was standing room only as
supporters of the Small Business Development Program packed the house at
CCC. The Board did not appear to be moved, explaining that hard decisions
had to be made for economic reasons. They said the program will continue but
without it’s director Jim Entler. In one week a decision will be made. In
the meantime, contact CCC Board members: Rosemary Baker-Monaghan
director at liberty-theater.org. Paul Gillum paulgillum at charter.net. Jim
Scheller jimscheller at charter.net. Kirsten Ayles kwayles at gmail.com. Dirk
Rohne rohne at peak.org. Frank Satterwhite satterw at msn.com. Stephen Berk
peace1 at wwestsky.net. And Larry Galizio, President CCC
Lgalizio at clatsopcc.edu. Webpage at www.clatsopsbmp.com
11. Nala: Lecture Series: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3. Brandy Hussa, educator,
freelance writer and mother Free. "World of Haystack Rock" lecture:
“Building the Next Generation: Sharing Nature with Young Children” Cannon
Beach Library, 131 N. Hemlock St. Sponsored by: Friends of Haystack Rock and
the Cannon Beach Library.
12. George: Chamber Education Schedule for 2011
April 21 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Social Media 101 - RESERVATIONS NOW
OPEN!
May 19 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Public Relations (Local/Regional)
June 23 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Marketing Opportunities (CB Magazine,
website, other)
October 20 (TH) 8:30am – 10am – Social Media 201
Chamber Members – Free! Non-Chamber Members - $20 per person
Coffee and Donuts provided - Chamber Hall – Please RSVP to
Sharon at cannonbeach.org to reserve your seat.
13. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – March 9, 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.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone
welcome)
Date: 2/23/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 23
Present: KatherineP, BobVan, LisaS, CarolV, ArlyneA, RobinR, RandyF, KimB,
StephanieA, CarolHun, ErinB, PatF, DaleS, MeganH, CarmenS, BobNer, ShandaB,
JohnB, BrianO, CatrionaP, GaryH, PamelaH, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New at Today’s Meeting
2. Fisher Poets this Weekend
3. CB Yoga Festival this Weekend
4. Spring Break Kids Class at EVOO
5. Violinist Aaron Meyer at CB Elem
6. CB Chorus Concert in Warrenton Mar 1
7. Savor Cannon Beach March 10-13
8. Pub Crawl Tuesday March 1 – all day
9. CB Magazine is on the Streets and Online
10. March of Dimes Fundraiser at Bank of Astoria
11. Fat Tuesday at Castaways March 8
12. Las Vegas Apparel Show
13. Coast Explorer Magazine Spring Issue out
14. Marketing Workshops at Chamber
15. Annual Supporters and Event Sponsors at Chamber
16. CCC Small Business Development Program
17. SETD Board Opening
18. Smithsonian Exhibit coming to History Center in July
19. History Center’s Tide Pool Exhibit opens March 1
20. Sandcastle Contest June 18
21. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – March 2, 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.
1. New at today’s meeting: Arlyne Alexander aga49 at yahoo.com and Carol
Vanderford carol.vanderford at gmail.com – both new volunteers at the Chamber
working with Dale Shafer on the Membership committee.
2. Stephanie: Astoria hosts its annual Fisher Poets event Feb 25-27.
http://www.clatsopcc.edu/community/fisher-poets-gathering. Last Read. South
County Invited Reading Sunday at Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery 3
p.m.
3. The Cannon Beach Yoga Festival is this weekend - Feb 25-27. Event info
at http://www.cannonbeachyogafestival.com. Venue tickets still available
4. BobNer: During Spring Break, Mar 20-23, EVOO is offering a Kids Culinary
Fundamentals Class. www.evoo.biz.
5. CarmenS: Violinist Aaron Meyer (who is doing a Children’s Music Workshop
in June at Sea Ranch) is donating a 40-minute session at CB Elementary on
March 11th at 1230pm.
6. JohnB: The Cannon Beach Chorus will perform in Warrenton on the evening
of March 1st at 7pm at the High School along with the Warrenton HS band and
chorus.
7. Gary: Savor Cannon Beach has just a few festival tickets left. Wine Walk
tickets are available at the Chamber. 20 Wineries are scheduled, more are
desired. Remember that no open wine containers are permitted on the street.
The future of this event could be jeopardized by OLCC is this rule is not
followed. If you are a wine venue, post a sign at the exit next to a
container – “NO WINE BEYOND THIS POINT”
8. 3rd Annual Cannon Beach Pub Crawl. Two of the information contacts are:
Lush Wine Bar. 1235 South Hemlock Street. (503) 436-8500. Cannon Beach
Fultano’s. 200 N. Hemlock and Second Street. www.CBfultanos.com (503)
436-9717
9. Gary: CB Magazine is on the Streets and Online at
http://coastexplorermagazine.com/vm_cbm/current.
10. March of Dimes Fundraiser brought to you by the Bank of Astoria Cannon
Beach Branch. Buy $1 raffle tickets now at B of A for March 17 and April 22
Drawings.
11. Fat Tuesday Dinner at Castaways March 8
12. George: It was encouraging to hear vendors at the apparel show in Vegas
say they were having a good show. Hopefully consumers will share the
optimism.
13. Gary: Coast Explorer Magazine’s Spring issue is out. Find it throughout
town and up and down the coast. Virtual copy is coming to
http://coastexplorermagazine.com/vm/current.
14. Gary: In the works are Marketing Workshops at the Chamber. Stay tuned.
15. George: With the Executive Director position at the Chamber still
vacant, it is important that Annual Supporters and Event Sponsors be
pro-active this year. The program will be the same this year as it was last
year. Drop by, call or e-mail the Chamber with your support or questions –
503-436-2623 chamber at cbor.us.
16. Gary: For budgetary reasons, the administration at Clatsop Community
College is recommending to the Board that the Small Business Development
Program be dropped by the college and moved to the Small Business
Development Center. There is concern that the program would suffer without
the guidance and leadership of the person who has done it for 20 years and
knows the area and it’s businesses so well. The Board will be taking
community input Tuesday March 1 at 630pm in Columbia Hall Room 219.
17. George: Sunset Empire Transit District (SETD) has a Board position
opening. SETD operates the bus system from Astoria to Nehalem, including
Cannon Beach. They meet once a month for a meeting that lasts 2 hours. They
receive packets a week in advance. Sometimes they will have a special
meeting during the month. People are needed who are willing to give time
and business knowledge to the Board. You would have to go the court house
and register for the May election, It would cost you $10.00. The position
that will be open is # 7. The person who has served for 8 years is leaving
due to her job.
18. Dale: The History Center has (after a three year wait) been given the
green light on a Smithsonian Exhibit during July and August. Volunteers are
needed. There is a globe that is part of the Exhibit that is required to be
“guarded” during all open hours. Contact Dale at pada at bmi.net.
www.cbhistory.org
19. Dale: A new exhibit – Tidepools – opens at the History Centre March 1.
www.cbhistory.org.
20. Carol Hungerford: Sandcastle Contest is Saturday June 18. The Community
Build is Wednesday June 15. Volunteers are needed contact chamber at cbor.us.
21. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – March 2, 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.
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George Vetter
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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