[wmm] Notes: WMM July 27, 2011 8am at Mo's
Vetter, George
georgevetter at gmail.com
Wed Jul 27 16:11:42 CDT 2011
Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 7/27/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 19
Present: NalaC, JamesS, SusanBo, StephanieA, BrianO, JohnB, WendyH, PiaS, JimK, KathyK, LindaD, CarolHun, RobinR, ErinD, JenniferW, JoyceS, TracyMc, MikeF, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New at Today’s Meeting
2. Oregon State Fair Open Aug 26
3. Stormy Weather Arts Festival 2011
4. Arcadia Beach House goes for 1.5M
5. Farmer’s Market Report
6. HRAP Report
7. Coast Watch at Coaster Theatre Sunday 130p
8. Icefire Seconds Sale Sept 3
9. Coaster Theatre Report
10. Sterling Bank Report
11. “Our Coast” magazine
12. Choral Conductors Workshop
13. Asking the right question
14. Off to College
15. El Mundo’s Renovation Liquidation
16. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – August 3, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
1. New at today’s meeting: Tracy McGill – new manager at Cannon Beach Hotel Lodgings. CBHL includes 4 properties (37 rooms in all); Cannon Beach Hotel, The Courtyard, Hearthstone Inn and McBee Cottages. Tracy has been doing bookwork for the company for years. Tracy came to Cannon Beach with husband Mark (McGill Drywall) and their two children in 1993. She opened Beach Babies – a kids store boutique and operated it for several years till the space was no longer available. She started her own consulting business and has served as treasurer on the boards of the Chamber, Children’s Center and Coaster Theatre. Plus as president of the Coaster Board. tracy.tlmconsulting at gmail.com. www.cannonbeachlodgings.com.
2. RobinR: Robin is on the Oregon State Parks Commission – The Oregon State Fair is Aug 26-Sep 5 – see http://www.oregonstatefair.org/about-the-fair/tickets.
3. CarolHun: Stormy Weather Arts Festival volunteers have begun to meet to prepare for the Nov 4-6, 2011. To be involved, contact chamber at cbor.us.
4 RobinR: A house just sold at Arcadia Beach (just south of Cannon Beach) for $1.5M. The highest $ one sold this year.
5. JenniferW: A beautiful day yesterday resulted in a record crowd at the Farmer’s Market. The first hour (2-3p) saw nearly 1000 visitors. Total count for the day was 2157. www.cbmarket.org
6. NalaC: The Haystack Rock Awareness Program has been seeing lots of visitors. On Aug 3, 50 people from the Hatfield Research Center in Newport are expected.
7. Nala: Sunday, July 31. 1:30 p.m. at the Coaster Theatre. Stewart Schultz, author of “The Northwest Coast”, will make a special presentation on beach ecology for CoastWatch. A similar talk last summer in Manzanita drew more than 80 people. Those who attended that presentation know that Stewart Schultz, an ecologist who grew up in Oregon and still has a family home in Rockaway, but now teaches at the University of Zadar in Croatia, offers a wealth of information about the denizens and ecosystems of our sandy shorelines. While there are many talks on tidepools and beachcombing finds, in-depth presentations on beach ecology are rare, so this is an opportunity not to be missed. The talk is free and open to everyone. Please invite along anyone who might be interested in the coast or in CoastWatch. Contact: Phillip Johnson, Executive Director, (503) 238-4450
8. JimK: Icefire’s annual Seconds Sale kicks off Saturday Sept 3rd at 830am. 503-436-2359
9. PiaS: Three plays are in progress. Plus special events. Attendance has been down – rarely reaching 100. Let your guests know about the theater and its activities – www.coastertheatre.com.
10. JoyceS: Sterling Bank’s Seaside Branck ranked 12th of 168 branches in loans made is a recent company report. The bank is giving cash back on loan. Joyce Stuber 503-738-8341. Joyce.stuber at sterlingsavings.com.
11. MichaelF: Now with the Daily Astorian, Michael is working on a new piece due out in January _ “Our Coast” magazine. Contact mficker at dailyastorian.com 503-738-0304 x242
12. JohnB: Choral Conductors Workshop and Concert August 1-5, 2011. Choral conductors of choirs at all levels are invited to a George Fox Univ workshop with Rod Eichenberger. A Friday night performance at the CB Elementary is open to the public. http://www.georgefox.edu/choralconductors/retreat.html.
13. GeorgeV: When dealing with a prospective client at your place of business, never ask a question that could end the conversation. Only ask what can begin a conversation. 99% of those people who are asked “Can I help you” answer with “I’m just browsing”. StepanieA uses the leading question “Where are you visiting us from” which leads to more conversation and opens the door to a relationship, which is almost always where a sale begins.
14. GeorgeV: Kyler Vetter will be a freshman at Willamette University in Salem this fall. George asked what advice/knowledge others recommend to college students. Answers included; know how to balance a checkbook, know how to do laundry, don’t fall into the credit card trap. Anybody out there Willamette grads or students?
15. GeorgeV: El Mundo’s Liquidation continues. The store is still quite full and the selection is still good. The “Locals 10% off” all mdse has been extended for another week.
16. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Aug 3, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 7/20/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 15
Present: LisaS, JamesS, SusanBo, StephanieA, BrianO, JohnB, ChrisP, WendyH, PiaS, TracyA, JimK, KathyK, KevinL, LindaD, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Chamber Board Officers
2. New Board Member take seats
3. Opening Tonight at Coaster Theatre
4. Lauren Kinham at Coaster Tues Jul 26
5. CEDR/SBDC on Facebook
6. Gazette’s “We Love it Here” Ad Deadline Jul 22
7. Retail Report
8. Vehicle Traffic Counter
9. Farmer’s Market
10. Music at Lush Wine Bar
11. Ocean Connections Sculpture
12. El Mundo’s Renovation Liquidation
13. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 27, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
1. GeorgeV: Chamber Board officers for the next year are Pres Tim Krupa, VP Kristine Gottsch, Secr Carol Hunger ford, Treas Scott Cruickshank.
2. GeorgeV: New Board members Brian Olson and Christen Allsop took their seats at yesterday’s monthly Chamber Board meeting. Brian’s term is 3 years, Christen 2. Also re-elected to 3 year terms are Carol Hungerford and Tracy Abel.
3. PiaS: Coaster Theatre - The Mystery of Irma Vep opens tonight, July 20. Charles Ludlum's The Mystery of Irma Vep, the third show of our 2011 Summer Repertory Season opens with a no-host wine tasting by The Wine Shack at 7:15 pm, curtain up at 8 pm and a complimentary champagne/dessert reception following the performance. Directed by Victoria Parker-Pohl, The Mystery of Irma Vep features Winston Laszlo and Patrick Lathrop performing a plethora of parts in this side-splitting gothic spoof. From one quick change to the next it's Lord and Lady of Manacrest Manor to two devoted servants, to an Egyptian tour guide, a dead wife, vampires and werewolves! Ludlam has written a Wuthering Heights of hilarity.
4. PiaS: Lauren Kinhan with the Pete Petersen Septet with a performance by Evan and Lake Jiroudek on Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30 pm. All seats: $20. www.coastertheatre.com http://laurenkinhan.com
5. KevinL: Reminder: Facebook page has been set up - search for CEDR/SBDC at www.facebook.com. Like them now to be entered into a drawing.
6. SusanBo: For the first time since 2007, The Gazette is putting together "We Love It Here". It will be printed in magazine style format. Ad reservations are due July 22. It publishes August 4. In addition to local distribution, it will go into select Real Estate offices in Portland. 503-436-2812 GazetteAds at countrymedia.net.
7. KathyK: Strange year. Weekends have been slower than weekdays. JimK says same for Icefire – a trend he has seen for couple years. Kathy encouraged businesses to stay open till at least 7 if not later. StephanieA: When businesses close on the ground floor, people stop coming upstairs to Primary Elements. The more businesses that are open, the longer people will shop. There isn’t that much else for them to do. GeorgeV: In the summer hours from 6pm to 9pm a retail store would likely do more sales than an 8 hour day in Jan or Feb. LisaS: When businesses close at night they could put a note on their door “Join us at _________”. GeorgeV: At George Vetter FotoArt when closing, a sign is placed in the window “For assistance, please go next door to El Mundo”
8. GeorgeV: At yesterday’s Chamber Board meeting, Brent Dahl mentioned during his report on his 90 day plan that he is looking into a vehicle traffic counter(s).
9. TracyA: The Farmer’s Market is busiest at 2pm – when they open.
10. TracyA: Every Wednesday at Lush Wine Bar is “Open Mic” Got a poem? Want to Sing a Song? Tell a story? We encourage you to bring that musical instrument or spoken word. www.lushwinebar.com. Live music this coming Sunday from 730-830p also.
11. GeorgeV: Nick Thomas’ sculpture “Ocean Connections” has been installed along the parking lot next to the Lumberyard. The 14 core-10 steel ribs represent a 100 foot long blue whale. They will weather to a dark brown. The patina has already begun to form. Nick says it will take a month to reach the darkness that will make them ready for the “beauty shot”. This public art sculpture is a city project. See photo at www.facebook.com/cannonbeachnet. See the time-lapse installation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v?=SrIwklJ3QNE> =SrIwklJ3QNE
12. GeorgeV: El Mundo has begun its Renovation Liquidation Sale. Everything in the store will be sold. After 34 years in town and 20+ years in the current space, El Mundo in entering a transition stage. Where that will end up is yet to be determined. In the meantime, locals are encouraged to shop early while the selection is best. Many items are already marked down. Locals will get 10% off all items whether full price or markdown thru Saturday. Also anyone purchasing over $150 will get to pick from a bin of 12x16/18 George Vetter giclee print. To get your discount, just say “Local’s Sale”.
13. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 27, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 7/13/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 19
Present: LisaS, JamesS, SusanB, MaliaJ, StephanieA, BrianO, JohnB, PrudenceF, ChrisP, WendyH, ErinB, DaleS, PiaS, DianaP, ShandaB, TracyA, JimK, Sterling Bank, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Caberet Report
2. Art off the Wall Sale
3. Children’s Summer Art Camp
4. Space for Lease
5. Earth From Space
6. Kukui House Services
7. Gazette’s “We Love it Here”
8. Travel Writer at Icefire
9. Coaster Theatre Plays in progress
10. Lauren Kinhan at Coaster July 28
11. Port of Portand brings Delta Group to town
12. El Mundo Locals Sale
13. Sunday Concerts in the Park 4pm
14. Farmer’s Market Photos
15. Sculpture Installation Friday
16. Lunch at EVOO
17. JP’s has sold
18. Stormy Weather Arts Festival Music
19. Chocolate Café opens
20. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 20, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
1. JohnB: Friday and Saturday nights Caberet at Tolovana Inn was a great success. More tables had to be added.
2. PrudenceF: The CBAA is staging a BIG art sale – “Art Off The Wall” – Donated (tax deductable) art will be accepted July 20-21 at the CBAA Gallery in midtown. Nothing over $250. Artists and collectors wishing to “clean house” are encouraged to contact cannonbeacharts at gmail.com. Show/Sale opens Saturday July 23rd with a 6 pm reception and music by Brian Johnstone. Sale runs through Aug 3.
3. PrudenceF: The CBAA 9th Annual Children’s Summer Art Camp ia July 25-29 10am-Noon and 1-4pm at the Elementary School. $50 Registration. Register at CB Gallery 1064 S Hemlock Thurs-Mon 10-4.
4. GeorgeV: There is space for lease at Village Centre. No one is inquiring. George is about to go out scouting. He is seeking input about what products or services folks might recommend. Contact George at cannon-beach.net 503-739-1415
5. DaleS: Last night’s member’s opening of the Smithsonian exhibit – Earth from Space – was attended by 80 people. The show runs 1-5 daily, 10-5 weekends till Aug 23.
6. MaliaJ: Arnie and Malia Jacobsen have changed the name of their business to Kukui House Services. Their slogan – Your eyes when you are away – describes their business. www.kukuihouse.com 503-828-9889 house at kukuihouse.com
7. SusanB: The Gazette is putting together Volume 9 of the "We Love It Here" publication. It will be printed in magazine style format. Ad reservations are due July 22. It publishes August 4. In addition to local distribution, it will go into select Real Estate offices in Portland. 503-436-2812 GazetteAds at countrymedia.net.
8. JimK: Jim came back from a Gallery Group meeting yesterday to find a travel writer couple at his door with camera and pen in hand. He was not expecting them but allowed them to “use” him in their story. The are from a large newspaper in Toronto Canada and went on to spend time with Brent (Chamber Director) at Ecola State Park, then to EVOO for food. They were sent by Travel Oregon.
9. PiaS: Two plays are in progress and the third opens next Wednesday. Attendance is down at the Theatre this summer. Pia blames the weather. It has been much better than last year which distracts people from going inside for a play. See play schedule and info at www.coastertheatre.com.
10. PiaS: Lauren Kinhan will perform (sing) at the Coaster July 28. www.coastertheatre.com http://laurenkinhan.com
11. GeorgeV: The Port of Portland chose Cannon Beach to host a group of 10 people from Travel Oregon, Delta Airlines and KLM. People came from Amsterdam, Tokyo, Korea, Atlanta and Portland. They stayed at the Hallmark and ate dinner at the Wayfarer one night and EVOO the other. Brent Dahl found out last minute that they were coming and put together a welcoming packet including Sandcastle Sweatshirts. I photographed them at dinner and at the beach for their Europe vs Asia Sandcastle competition and campfire. Brent and I were judges. If you have such visitors at your lodging establishment, be sure to notify Brent at the time of the booking so we can all be prepared. brent at cannonbeach.org. Photos at www.cannon-beach.net/events/chamber/PortPortland2011.
12. GeorgeV: You are the first to know that El Mundo For Men is just beginning a big sales event. The store was stocked heavily for the summer season. We are overstocked. So rather than wait till the end of the season, some items are marked for clearance now. Locals have the first shot and locals will be given an additional 10% off all merchandise. Additionally, anyone purchasing over $150 will get to pick a 12x16/18 George Vetter giclee print. The Local’s Sale runs through Saturday July 23. To get your discount, just say “Local’s Sale”.
13. GeorgeV: Sunday Concerts in the Park at 4pm - 7/17 Abbey Road Live - Beatles Tribute Band. 7/24 Cherry Cherry - Neil Diamond Tribute Band. 7/31 Mariachi Band. 8/7 Chris Parker Band. 8/14 David Valdez Brazilian Jazz. 8/21 Everyday People. 8/28 Small Town Bluegrass. 9/4 Linda Hornbuckle. See www.cannon-beach.net/news/news.html.
14. GeorgeV: Farmers Market. Yesterday’s rain wasn’t to the liking of the crowd, but the fruits and veggies liked it. The berries were great. See Farmer’s Market photos at www.cannon-beach.net/events/farmers.
15. GeorgeV: Friday beginning at 7am, Nick Thomas will be installing his sculpture at the city parking lot next to the Lumberyard. www.nickthomasdesign.com 1021 SE Caruthers St Portland OR 97214 503-517-9006
16. ShandaB: EVOO is doing lunch Tues-Sat 11-2 thru Labor Day. Eat there or take out. www.evoo.biz
17. DianaP: After 18 years, Bill, Diana and family are stepping away from their restaurant. I it sold. Their last day will Sept 24. In the meantime they are raffling off their secret Chowder Recipe ($20ea) and selling other recipes to finance a month long trip to Greece in search of Bill’s ancestors. Follow the family endeavors on Facebook.com jpsatcannonbeach.
18. DianaP: If you wish to have music at your place for Stormy Weather Arts Festival in Nov, let Diana know. She is doing the scheduling. jpsatcannonbeach at yahoo.com
19. TracyA: Tim and Dawn Krupa’s Chocolate Café has opened next to the Cannon Beach Spa. Moonstruck Chocolates is offered alongside a large selection of milk and dark chocolates. Plus milkshakes and of course coffee, but not espresso.
20. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 20, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 7/6/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 17
Present: SusanB, KevinL, LisaS, JamesS, LindaD, KeithC, StephanieA, JimK, SharonA, ChrisP, ElaineM, BrianO, JohnB, DianaP, ShawnaS, CarolH, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. "We Love It Here"
2. Community event at History Center
3. Firedancers
4. Chorus Caberet at TI
5. Employment Stats
6. CEDR & SBDC
7. New at Today's Meeting
8. 4th of July Wknd Reports
9. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 13, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
1. SusanB: The Gazette is putting together Volume 10 of the "We Love It Here" publication. It will be printed in magazine style format. Ad reservations are due July 22. It publishes August 4. Susan 503-436-2812 GazetteAds at countrymedia.net.
2. ElaineM: The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum invites one and all to our Opening Community Event on Tuesday July 12th at 7:30 p.m. Staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the Smithsonian exhibit Earth from Space to attendees after they have enjoyed complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres on our outdoor patio. www.cbhistory.org
3. Brian: Thanks to all the sponsors of the Firedancers on Monday (4th of July). Approx 400 people watched the hour show in the park under clear skies. See George's photos at www.cannon-beach.net.
4. JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus. Caberet at Tolovana Icenn July 8 & 9 at 7pm. $15 per person or $100 for a table of 8. Friday’s MC will be Paul Dueber. Saturday: Rich Mays. www.cannonbeachchorus.org
5. ShawnaS: County unemployment is down to 7.9%. There are people looking to work. Contact shawna.l.sykes at state.or.us.
6. KevinL: Clatsop Economic Development Resources (CEDR) operates the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Kevin is the director with his office in Seaside at the South County location. The goal is working together to build business in Clatsop County. The program is funded by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the cities of Cannon Beach, Seaside, Warrenton and Astoria. The program uses volunteers where/when available. Contact Kevin for free one-on-one consulting in various phases of business planning; Thinking, Launching, Growing, Reinventing, Exiting, etc. A Facebook page has just been set up - search for CEDR/SBDC at www.facebook.com. Like them now to be entered into a drawing. Proposed workshops, Seminars and Training for Fall 2011 include QuickBooks, Writing a Business Plan, Social Media. Marketing, Starting a Business & Managing Human Resources. Kevin Leahy 503-338-2342 kleahy at clatsopcc.edu.
7. New at today's meeting: Chris Palmer TLC Wealth Advisors. Chris is a LPL Financial Advisor with his office at Seaside's new TLC building on Roosevelt (Hwy 101) He offers securities and insurance products through LPL Financial and its affiliates. TLC was started in Rockaway but no longer has an office there. The main office is in Tillamook. Four other offices are in Seaside, Astoria, Lincoln City and Newport. Chris Palmer office 503-738-0957, cell 503-801-1085, toll free 866-892-4941 christopher.j.palmer at lpl.com
8. 4th of July Weekend Reports: SharonA: Saturday was so slow. Sunday and Monday somewhat made up for it. People were reluctant to spend. StephanieA: Also experiencing very reluctant shoppers - even those who appear to be qualified. JimK: Compared to last year, which was bad, IceFire doubled sales. Sales for May and June have been average. Fewer people buying, but a better average sale. KeithC: Seaside and the Aquarium were packed over the weekend. There were more people in town for the fireworks than ever. GeorgeV: Spent most of weekend behind his camera - out for the minus tides to Ecola Point, then on the 4th, Parade photos and Firedancer photos. Find the link to 195 images from the 4th at www.cannon-beach.net.
9. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 13, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 6/29/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 22
Present: DebbieN, JamesS, RobinR, StephanieA, ErinB, BrentD, WendyH, JimK, AprilK, JohnB, BrianO, SusanB, BobNer, CarolHun, ElaineM, PrudenceF, DaleS, TracyA, LesleP, JenniferW, TommyH, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Plein Air & More Report
2. Low Tides
3. Farmer’s Market Report
4. Jaycees
5. The Great Cannon Beach Puffin Watch
6. 4th of July Events
7. “Storms, Stories and Songs” at Coaster Sat noon
8. EVOO July offerings
9. CB Chorus Caberet July 8-9
10. Art Sale at CB Gallery
11. Book Sale at Library
12. Smithsonian Exhibit at History Center
13. Hawaiian Burger at Mo’s
14. ODOT Celebrates Tunnel Open at Chamber
15. Clatsop Co Foster Children Clothing Drive
16. Summer Parking
17. Shuttle is Back
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 6, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Presentation by Kevin Leahy, SBDC. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
1. George: Plein Air & More - Friday night’s “Meet the Artists” event at the Chamber building opened at 5pm and filled immediately. Approx 150 people enjoyed the art and met the artists while sipping wine and enjoying hors d'oeuvres from Sweet Basils. The room had been converted by volunteers from the Cannon Beach Gallery Group to a very nice gallery with the addition of 64 feet of track lighting and temporary dividers constructed of joined 36” door panels – trimmed and capped. Displayed art was by the artists who would be painting and creating outside “en plein air” on Saturday. Jim: On Saturday 40 some artists took to the streets, courtyards and the beach to create. Maps were available around town showing who was scheduled to be where. Artists were given CB Gallery Group flags for further identification. At 4 pm, artists took their work to their representing galleries where receptions were held. Galleries generally reported good sales, mostly of their featured Plein Air artists. George: In polling lodging establishments of their occupancy rates for the weekend compared to last year, all but one reported increases. Many were 100% occupied. BobNer: EVOO had a full weekend and good store sales. The weekend’s Plein Air and More slide show can be found on www.cannon-beach.net
2. Stephanie: Low tides draw people to the coast. We need to capitalize. George: We have minus tides for the next week. Today at 620am and then approx 45 minutes later each day.
3. Jennifer: Yesterday’s Farmers Market escaped the rain, but it was a bit windy. 1200 people came out.. The peaches didn’t make it, but raspberries did. Peaches should be here on the 12th. The City is paying $50 per market for music. An additional $50 per week is being sought so musicians can get at least $100. Your name will be displayed as a sponsor. Thanks to Julie Walker of Center Diamond and also George Vetter for their $50 contributions. Contact Jennifer through www.cannonbeachmarket.org
4. Susan: 14 people have signed up to start a Jaycees chapter on the North Coast. Six more are needed. Encourage your sons, daughters, employees (18-40 yrs old) to become better through association with Jaycees. The cost is just $25. Contact Jessica 503-298-9636 northcoastjaycees at gmail.com. Or Susan Boac seasidesusan at gmail.com.
5. Tracy: Celebrate Independence Day in Cannon Beach with animal-friendly, earth-friendly events. Interpreters will be at Haystack Rock July 2-4 from 7-11am with spotting scopes for puffin viewing.
6. Brian: 4th of July begins with the Parade <http://www.cannon-beach.net/events/4th> down Hemlock St at 11am with strawberry shortcake on the porch at the bank and pie on the porch at EVOO. The Symphonic Band is in the park after that, followed later by the jazz and blues guitar of Bob Bobcat (sponsored by NW by NW Gallery) from 730-900p and then Fire Dancers <http://www.cannon-beach.net/events/4th/4thphotos2010/index_8.html> (Flamebouyant) begin at 915p.
7. Prudence: Saturday (July 2) at noon at the Coaster Theatre - “Storms, Stories and Songs” Written and directed by our own Patrick Lathrop of the Coaster Theatre. Admission is free. Food donations for the Cannon Beach Food Pantry and Backpack Program will be accepted at the door.
8. Bob: EVOO’s July Interactive Demonstration Dinners will be Thursdays thru Saturdays.One sitting only at 7p. $109 per person with wines. www.evoo.biz <http://www.evoo.biz/> .
9. JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus. Caberet at Tolovana Inn July 8 & 9 at 7pm. $15 per person or $100 for a table of 8. Friday’s MC will be Paul Dueber. Saturday: Rich Mays
10. Prudence: The CBAA is staging a BIG art sale – “Art Off The Wall” – Donated (tax deductable) art will be accepted July 20-21 at the CBAA Gallery in midtown. Nothing over $250. Artists and collectors wishing to “clean house” are encouraged to contact cannonbeacharts at gmail.com. Show/Sale opens Saturday July 23rd with a 6 pm reception and music by Brian Johnstone.
11. Prudence: The Annual Book Sale at the Library will be this weekend Sat-Mon from 9-4p. 7000 books already available. Bring your donated books to the Library now.
12. Elaine: The long anticipated Smithsonian Exhibit is ready for viewing. It opens this weekend but the Community Kick-off opening will take place Tuesday July 12th. At 730p. Mark your calendar. Www.cbhistory.org.
13. James: In the spirit of Summer, Mo’s is adding a Hawaiian Burger to it’s menu – 1/3# burger with Swiss cheese, ham, pineapple and thousand island or bbq sauce. $8.95 with fries or cole slaw.
14. Brent: Today at 10 at the Chamber ODOT is celebrating the Dennis Edwards Tunnel opening. There will be no more closures although there will be some flagging before the project is complete.
15. Susan: The Clatsop County Foster Children Clothing Drive is underway. Contact Susan Boac – seasidesusan at gmail.com.
16. George: Summer is here. We all hope and pray that visitors fill our businesses and keep our registers ringing. Since most of our visitors come here in their cars, they need parking. If we, owners and employees, take up the most convenient spaces before our visitors have a chance, we force them to accept less convenient parking or to just move on down the road to the next town. Parking spaces on Hemlock will turn over 8 times or more in a day if left for visitors. James says when he was in Lincoln city a study was done and it was estimated that one parking space represented 64 people/shoppers. 22 new spaces have been added at the east end of 2nd street and more will come online soon. Put some money in your pocket and burn a few calories by seeing how far you can walk to work - or bike.
17. George: The city has funded the Shuttle to run through September. It runs daily leaving Les Shirley Park every half hour starting at 11am. Goes south to the end of Hemlock (Maher St) and then back. The last stop is Les Shirley Park at 556pm. The full (and printable) schedule is posted at www.cannon-beach.net/shuttle.
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – July 6, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Presentation by Kevin Leahy, Director of the CEDR/SBDC Small Business Development Center. He will give an overview of what the SBDC offers, SBDC priorities for the balance of 2011 in Clatsop County, and proposed seminars, workshops and training sessions. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 6/22/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 16
Present: WendyH, MargoD, JohnB, CatrionaP, LindaD, JamesS, GaryH, BrentD, StephanieA, JimK, JeffT, KeithC, CarolHun, RobinR, JenniferW GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Sandcastle Report
2. Ideas for Future Sandcastle
3. Community Build
4. New Chamber Board Members
5. Plein Air & More this weekend
6. Meet & Greet Chamber Director and Board
7. Advanced Social Media Class tomorrow
8. CB Magazine 5% Discount
9. WOW – Women Only Weekend Nov 11-13
10. CB Chorus Caberet July 8-9
11. HRAP Potluck tomorrow
12. Friends of Haystack Rock seeks board members
13. Farmer’s Market Report
14. Baby Seal Pups at Seaside Aquarium
15. 10K and 5K Run Oct 1
16. 4th July Parade, Music, Fire Dancers
17. Quality Customer Service
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 29, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
1. Carol: Sandcastle 2011. There was good and bad. The bad had to do with the weather and the early incoming tide. The misty, drizzly, rain was constant. The crowd was estimated by Carol as being a quarter of last year. (Last year was a banner crowd year) The concessions had to close up an hour and a half earlier than expected because the police ordered the cars off the beach at noon instead of 130pm as anticipated. The good was that we had 5 Master plots and 35 others. And those attending were in a good mood, having a good time. George said that in his many years involved in the setup, this was probably the best. There were plenty of volunteers and Don Boehm along with John Nelson and his Coaster Construction crew and equipment were organized and ready for the task. Coaster Construction was not only a sponsor for the event, but also put the money up for the cash prizes. Plus they supplied new stakes, poles and signs which made set-up easier than ever. Master plots were circles with room for the crowds all the way around. George’s contest photos can be seen by clicking on the “2011” link at www.cannon-beach.net/sandcastle.html. Photos of the Wednesday Shipwreck are at www.cannon-beach.net/sandcastle/sandphotos2011.
2. Wendy: A people choice award, where flags are sold and placed on a plot of the holders choice. The plot with the most flags is the People’s Choice. George: Move the Masters onto the soft sand and supply them with water so that they can be preserved through Sunday. Right now everything is compressed into about 4 hours. Once the ropes come down, the thrashers go to work destroying the sculptures and the attraction is gone. In the mass exodus, people leave town without having visited our restaurants, shops or galleries. If people knew they could come back at sunset or even just arrive at sunset, they may take more time to see the town. Sunday could become a big day, especially when the weather is better on Sunday than on Saturday.
3. George: Debbie Nelson has said that she and Sam Steidel will not be doing the Wednesday Community Build next year. Jeff suggested we do it on Second Street where the car shows are held. If we did it still had it intact on Saturday during the main event, we could have more trafficking between town and the beach.
4. George: Carol Hungerford and Tracy Abel have been re-elected to the Chamber Board. New members Brian Olson (CB Vacation Rentals) and Christen Allsop (CB Yoga Arts) will take their seats at the July 19th meeting.
5. Stephanie: Plein Air & More. Friday from 5-7p is the kick-off, Meet and Greet the Artists event at the Chamber. Works will be on display and snacks and wine will be served. On Saturday from 10-4p more than 20 artists will be painting, sculpting and photographing throughout town. Info on artists locations will be available at the galleries. At 2pm on Saturday, people are invited to join George at his gallery, George Vetter FotoArt in Village Centre, for a walking photo tour of the artists in action. Saturday evening galleries will have receptions for their artists and finished work will be offered for sale.
6. Brent: Tuesday July 12 in the late afternoon is a Meet & Greet the Director and the Board at the Chamber.
7. Gary: Tomorrow is Gary’s Advanced Social Media class at the Chamber from 830a-10a. Chamber members free.
8. Gary: June 30 is the date to get you ad commitment in to save 5% on your CB Magazine ad. A web app is being developed for Coast Explorer Magazine and will be available this summer, further adding to the benefits of an ad in CB Magazine.
9. Wendy: Women Only Weekend (Nov 11-13) is looking to solicit TAC funds.
10. JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus. Caberet at Tolovana Inn July 8 & 9 at 7pm. $15 per person or $100 for a table of 8.
11 Robin: HRAP’s Summer Potluck is tomorrow Thursday June 23rd, starting at 6pm at the Cannon Beach Community Hall? Free and open to the public, this potluck will be followed by a guest presentation by Carrie Newell at 730pm, entitled “Interconnections among Invertebrates and Whales.”
12. Gary: Friends of Haystack Rock is seeking board members to replace some that are retiring. Contact Keith Chandler at seasideaquarium at gmail.com
13. Jennifer: Yesterday’s Farmers Market saw beautiful weather and some 1200 people. 14 Volunteers were on hand. Look for peaches at next Tuesday’s market. The City is paying $50 per market for music. An additional $50 per week is being sought so musicians can get at least $100. Your name will be displayed as a sponsor. Contact Jennifer through www.cannonbeachmarket.org
14. Frankie and Mathew are the two baby seal pups born at the Seaside Aquarium - http://www.seasideaquarium.com
15. Catriona: Saturday October 1 is the Children’s Center Benefit 10k and 5k Run. Mark your calendar. Get runnin’.
16. Cannon Beach’s Earth-Friendly, Bird-Friendly 4th of July celebration will include the annual parade, a concert in the park and Fire Dancers.
17. Margo/Brent: Customer Service is important throughout Cannon Beach. Send your staff to http://www.oregonqcare.com
18. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 29, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)
Date: 6/15/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 18
Present: DebbieN, NalaC, JenniferW, CarolHun, TommyH, RobinR, LindaD, ErinB, DaleS, PatF, StephanieA, KathyG, JimK, WendyH, JohnB, DiannaP, KevinL, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by Wendy Higgins & George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. Sandcastle – this Saturday
2. Community Build Today
3. Farmer’s Market
4. 25% off Sandcastle Shirt for Chamber Members
5. HRAP
6. Smithsonian Exhibit at HC
7. CB Chorus Caberet
8. Plein Air & More June 24-26
9. Gazette’s New Size
10. Chamber Board Elections
11. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 22, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is still courtesy of Mo’s.
1. DebbieN: Still need help in concessions.
2. DebbieN: The community build is today. Now (12-4pm) as a matter of fact. If you can, head to the beach and join in at the foot of Washington St.
3. JenniferW: Yesterday’s Farmer’s Market saw 890 visitors. Many returning vendors. Music and food begins at 1pm and market opens at 2pm. City is paying $50 per market for music. An additional $50 per week is being sought so musicians can get at least $100. Your name will be displayed as a sponsor. Contact Jennifer through www.cannonbeachmarket.org
4. Go to the Chamber to pick up Sandcastle apparel at 25% off if you are a Chamber member.
5. NalaC: HRAP is busy with the lowest tides of the summer yesterday, today and tomorrow.
6. DaleS: Smithsonian Exhibit “Earth from Space” opens Sat July 2 at the History Center. Members may preview the exhibit on Tues June 28. www.cbhistory.org
7. JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus. Caberet at Tolovana Inn July 8 & 9 at 7pm. $15 per person or $100 for a table of 8. www.cannonbeachchorus.org
8. JimK: Plein Air & More kicks off Friday June 24 with a “Meet and Greet” the artists from 5-7pm at the Chamber.
9. CarolHun: The Cannon Beach Gazette will be unveiling a new size for the paper.
10. GeorgeV: Chamber Board ballots are out. Get yours into the Chamber by noon Monday June 20.
11. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 22, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. 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: 6/08/2011 8am
Location: Mo’s
Number in attendance: 26
Present: StephanieA, KevinL, KariP, BrennanB, DebbieN, LisaS, BobNer, LenoreE, ElaineN, LindaD, JohnB, BrianO, CarmenS, PatF, CarolHun, TommyH, RobinR, DaleS WendyH, RobertK, ArpilK, BrentD, ScottC, GaryH, KathyK, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else
Notes by George Vetter
Discussion Items:
1. New at Today’s Meeting
2. Sandcastle
3. TAC Funds
4. How important is the Chamber to you?
5. Shuttle
6. Cannons
7. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 15, 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.
1. New at today’s meeting: Brennan P Bajdek, Texas A&M grad student working on restoration of our cannons as his thesis. bpbajdek at gmail.com 512-422-1671.
2. DebbieN: For the fun of it and to get some pre-publicity for Sandcastle, the community build of a Shipwreck will take place on Wednesday June 15th from noon till 4pm. Please join in. On Saturday June 18 at 530am, your presence is requested on the beach just north of Haystack Rock to help with setup for the 47th Annual Sandcastle Contest. Masters begin sculpting at 7am and others at 730am. Judging is completed at noon and cars must be off the beach by 3pm. Volunteers are also needed after noon for tear-down and cleanup. Contact Sharon sharon at cannonbeach.org. Registration is desired before Wednesday June 15 at 4pm. Find the registration form online at http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/pdfs/SCregistration2011.pdf.
3. In response to a question from GeorgeV, RobinR said that contrary to what had originally been considered, all Tourism and Arts Fund dollars were committed. Nothing was held back. For the first 3 quarters, Motel Tax revenues are down by 4%. ScottC and WendyH both say that it doesn’t look like this last qtr will be up. So TAC recipient organizations are not likely to receive the amounts originally estimated.
4. Brent Dahl, new Chamber Executive Director, asked everyone to think about: “How important is the Chamber to me?”. He then went around the table asking each person what it is that they would like to see the Chamber put into existence.
JohnB: A conduit to connect with visitors
LindaD: A marketing group from this area vs one from Portland, Bend, etc
Elaine: Attention to customer service
KevinL: Coordination with CEDR
GeorgeV: More volunteerism for Chamber committees and events
LenoreE: Business coaching
BobNer: A conduit/partner with tourism organizations
LisaS: Marketing in more advance of events. Shuttle. Outreach to Hispanics
CarmenS: More communication from Chamber. Promotion that benefits all businesses
DebbieN: A local marketing agency.
CarolHun: Vitalize the Ambassador Program with a pool of people to call upon.
RobinR: Attend the Governor’s Conference on Tourism. And State events
TommyH: All is good. We are lucky.
PatF: More PR outside the Northwest
DaleS: A coordinated community calendar
KathyK: Improved communication. Improved Customer Service.
GaryH: Key off-season events. More bang for the marketing buck.
StephanieA: A drop slot at Chamber for afterhours. Source of info for visitors when Info Ctr is not open.
WendyH: A Chamber on solid financial footing
ScottC: A Chamber that serves its members. A reorganized marketing effort involving reps from other local organizations
RobertK: A link with USS Sharks sister ship USS Alligator in Florida
AprilK: Calendar with events and info about those events such as who is the target audience.
KariP: More off-season visibility
BrianO: Communication
5. KathyK: At last night’s City Council Meeting, it was decided to fund Shuttle service for the Summer. Funding beyond that is up in the air. There is a meeting set for June 28th at 6pm at City Hall to discuss budgeting for next year.
6. RobertK introduce Brennan P Bajdek. Brennan is leading the group restoring the Cannons found on Arch Cape beach in 2008. Brennan is a Texas A&M grad student and this is his thesis. This is his first trip to the Oregon Coast since he was 11 years old. He and his school shared the trip expenses. He says the first cannon is restored and is almost pristine. Both cannons are from the USS Shark as is the one at our History Center. While Brennan is here, Robert and he are shooting video. Today they visited the site at Arch Cape and picked up some metal pieces that could be associated with the USS Shark. See cannon photos at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/cannon_photos.shtml.
7. Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – June 15, 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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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
231 N Hemlock, Box 164
Cannon Beach, OR 97110
503-436-1520 cell:739-1415
george at cannon-beach.net
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