[wmm] Notes: WMM 13Jul2016 8am at Pizza a Fetta (upstairs)

Wed Jul 13 19:07:05 CDT 2016

Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

Date: 13Jul2016 8am
Location: Pizza a Fetta (upstairs)
Number in attendance: 16
Present: KevanR, JimP, CourtC, MelodieC, TedW, SarahD, LisaR, JasonS,
WendyH, BillyJoeE, Melissa, BrandyS, MichieE, RJM, SheriR, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

1. Chamber Staff
2. Common Branding
3. Ocean Spa
4. Monthly CB Page in Coast Weekend
5. Seaside Downtown Development Assn
6. Lodging Tax Revenues Up
7. National Night Out Aug 2
8. Oregon Coastal Escapes
9. Art & Wine Event at Cascade Sotheby's Jul 21
10. CERT Training begins Sept 17
11. New Publisher at Daily Astorian
12. Army Band Tues at City Park
13. Avamere - Seaside Communities
14. Scott Congdon replaces Wendy at Ocean Lodge
15. Stormy Weather Arts Festival Nov 4-6

1. CourtC: With the addition of *Destination Marketing Specialist *Matthew
Weintraub, the Chamber staff is now at 4 full time employees to run the
Chamber, the Info Center and invest the City's Tourism Development Funds.
contact courtc at cannonbeach.org <courtc at cannonbeach.org?subject=>

2. KevanR: The Chamber Marketing Committee, in charge of investing a large
portion of the Tourism Development Fund, is advocating a meeting of event
coordinators to discuss ways to work together for the good of all.

3. New at today's meeting: Melissa Dupre of the Ocean Spa. Melissa is the
receptionist. Call her to set up an appointment at the now full service
Ocean Spa. Get 10% off your first appointment with the new hair stylist
Catherine Fuller. 503-436-0664. oceanspacb at gmail.com

4. BrandyS: Coast Weekend will feature a monthly Cannon Beach page. Contact
b*stewart at seasidesignal.com* <bstewart at seasidesignal.com>. 503-791-7769

5. New at today's meeting: Sarah Dailey is the executive director of the
Seaside Downtown Development Assn. They put on 9 events a year. Their
biggest draws are the May and Nov Wine Walks and the two car shows. The
also do a golf tournament at Gearhart Golf Links to benefit Seaside Kids.
Contact Sarah 503-717-1914 director at seasidedowntown.com.
www.seasidedowntown.com

6. CourtC: For the 3 quarters ending March 31, the City's lodging tax
revenue is up 13% over the same period a year ago.

7. JasonS: The Cannon Beach Police Dept presents Cannon Beach's 3rd Annual
National Night Out  Tues Aug 2 from 5-7pm at the City Park and Chamber. -
Come join this fun and informative event. For info and to donate money or
prizes, contact Chief Jason Schermerhorn 503-440-5859.
schermerhorn at ci.cannon-beach.or.us.

8. New at today's meeting: Ted Wood, managing principal broker at Cascade
Sotheby's, is look for a small space to rent for two people for his
property management company - Oregon Coastal Escapes. Contact Ted
503-730-0820 ted.wood at cascadesir.com

9. TedW: Artists Sara Goodenough and David Marshall will be featured at
Cascade Sotheby's Art & Wine event. Thursday July 21 from 4 – 6 pm at 130 N
Hemlock for art, wine and appetizers!

10. JasonS: A new CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) class will take
place beginning Saturday Sept 17. Register now with Laura Yokohama at
yokoyama at ci.cannon-beach.or.us

11. RJM: David Pero is replacing Steve Forester at the Daily Astorian. Pero
will serve as editor and publisher of The Daily Astorian. As group
publisher, he will oversee all operations on the coast for the Astorian,
Seaside Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette, Coast River Business Journal and
Chinook Observer.

12. JimP: The 234th Army Band of the Oregon National Guard is embarking on
its annual Summer Concert Series, Brass Ops will perform at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
July 19 at City Park in Cannon Beach. This 12-member brass band features
high-energy traditional and contemporary brass arrangements, marches and
historical literature.featuring programs in the local area performed by
several ensembles. All of the band’s performances are free, and open to the
public. Brass Ops, a brass group including electric bass, percussion,
saxophones and piccolo.

13. New at today's meeting: Lisa Robinson of Avamere - owner of Suzanne
Elise and Avamere at Seaside (formerly Necanicum Village). They have a
benefit silent auction coming up July 23. Donate or contact Lisa -
503-739-5121. lrobinson at avamere.com

14. This is Wendy's last Wednesday Morning Meeting. She is move to the tri
cities to manage the brand new 82 unit Lodge at Columbia Point. We will
miss her dearly. Her replacement at Ocean Lodge is Scott Congdon.

15. JimP: Mark your calendar now for SWAF Nov 4-6

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Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

Date: 6Jul2016 8am
Location: Pizza a Fetta (upstairs)
Number in attendance: 10
Present:, BobNer, JohnB, KevanR, JimP, JaneB, JoeM, CourtC, MelodieC,
 MatthewW, GeorgeV
Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

1. New Hire at Chamber Introduced
2. Cabaret This Weekend
3. Seaside Rotary Foundation Benefit
4. Fresh Foods Cannon Beach Opens
5. Photos of Welcoming Post at Ne Cus' Park
6. New Wood Fired oven at EVOO
7. National Night Out Aug 2
8. Cannon Beach Gallery Internship
9. Tourism & Arts Monetary Awards
10. Small Business Management Program
11. Working Together
12. Postmaster Carolyn Retirement
13. Wendy Higgins Farewell Party
14. 4th of July Report/Photos
15. Stream and Storm Water Runoff

16. Evacuation Walks every 4th Monday

1. CourtC: Court introduced Matthew Weintraub. He has been hired full time
as the *Destination Marketing Specialist. *He was most recently the IMBA
(International Mountain Biking Association) Associate Region Director for
its Pacific Northwest Region, encompassing parts of Washington and all of
Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii. Before that he was an instructor at the
Bush School, a private K-12 institution in Seattle, and the events
coordinator for his local mountain bike group. He has extensive land
management experience with the U.S. Forest Service and the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife, and recently completed his Master’s Degree
in Forest Ecosystem Analysis at the University of Washington. He is
currently living in Portland. Stop by the Chamber to welcome him. He is
seeking housing here. A room will do for now, but he wants an apartment or
house eventually. contact courtc at cannonbeach.org
<courtc at cannonbeach.org?subject=>

2. JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus presents Cabaret featuring the music of
George & Ira Gershwin this weekend. It is sold out. Chorus info at
503-436-0378. www.cannonbeachchorus.org
<http://www.cannonbeachchorus.org/perform.htm>

3. The Seaside Rotary Foundation annually raises money at a dinner and
auction. Last year's goal was $78K. Funds are used to support local groups
and individuals including senior citizen projects, scholarships, exchange
students, etc. This year's event will be October 29. Please contact Pastor
Rob Sachs now and no later than Sept 1 with auction donations.
Rev.Rob.Sachs at gmail.com

4. GeorgeV: Fresh Foods Cannon Beach had their ribbon cutting last week.
See photos at https://gvfa.smugmug.com/FreshFoods. The grocery will be open
daily 630am to 10pm with a large grocery selection and espresso from Sleepy
Monk. They are encouraging shoppers to let them know what items they
would like the store to carry.

5. GeorgeV: Photos of the Welcoming Post and the dedication at Ne
Cus' Park can be viewed at https://gvfa.smugmug.com/Events/NeCus/NeCusPole.

6. BobNer: A 4'x5' wood fired oven has been installed at EVOO. See
http://evoo.biz/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/EVOO-FIRE-A-LA-CARTE-MENU.pdf for
the menu of what is being offered from the new 1100 degree oven.

7. GeorgeV via JasonS: The Cannon Beach Police Dept presents Cannon Beach's
3rd Annual National Night Out  Tues Aug 2 from 5-7pm at the City Park and
Chamber. - Come join this fun and informative event. For info and to donate
money or prizes, contact Chief Jason Schermerhorn 503-440-5859.
schermerhorn at ci.cannon-beach.or.us.

8. JaneB: Summer Internship: Application deadline July 11. Cannon Beach
Arts Association seeks applicants to its Intern Program. The summer
internship will begin in July, running through until the end of September.
The intern will gain a variety of experience in all aspects of working in a
nonprofit arts organization. More info at
http://cannonbeacharts.org/apply-now-for-our-summer-paid-interniship

9. GeorgeV: At last night's City Council Meeting, the TAC recommended
monetary awards to 9 non-profits for 14 events/projects were approved.
Nearly $266K was awarded in all. $20K was held in reserve. These are
lodging tax revenues that are required by state statute to be spent on
putting heads-in-beds. The single event receiving the most funds ($43K) is
the Yoga festival followed by Savor Cannon Beach ($40K). The Gallery Group
will receive $44K to to be spent between two events - Spring Unveiling and
Plein Air & More.

10. Clatsop Community College and CEDR offer a Small Business Management
Program that any and all businesses can benefit from. Learn more at
www.clatsoped.com or contact sbdc at clatsopcc.edu 503-338-2402

11. KevanR: As the Chamber Marketing Committee Chair, Kevan is hopeful that
all TAC recipients will work together to better promote our town and their
events. He is proposing a joint meeting.

12. SheriR: Join friends and acquaintances of Carolyn Anderson to honor her
years as the Cannon Beach Postmaster. Wednesday July 13 from 530p to 730p
at the Chamber.

13. JohnB/GeorgeV: After more than 6 years as our WMM moderator, 8 years as
a City Councilor and many more years as manager at the Ocean Lodge, Wendy
and husband Fred are building a home in the Tri-Cities where Wendy will
manage a new inn by Ocean Lodge's parent company Escape Lodging. Join
friends for a farewell party Wednesday July 13 from 3-6pm at the Driftwood.
Then go over to the Chamber for Postmaster Carolyn Anderson retirement
party.

14. GeorgeV: 4th of July weekend was a busy one. And a great one! Of
course, the parade was the highlight. The streets were lined with
spectators, many of whom were kids with bags ready to fill with the candy
raining down from the parade. Where once it was just downtown on Hemlock St
that the people gathered, now they are lined up all along Spruce and
Hemlock from midtown to downtown. View photos of the parade and the
cheering crowds at https://gvfa.smugmug.com/Events/4th-July-Cannon-Beach.
Be sure to click the 2016 group. Photos beginning with bb are by my friend
and photographer Bill Brent. Bill was driving the CERT Truck.

15. Untreated drainage water running on to our beaches may be contaminated
with animal waste. Don't let kids play in it. Help keep Cannon Beach clean
and beautiful - do not feed the wildlife and do pick up after your pets.

16. Walk the Evacuation Routes - every 4th Monday at 12pm. Gather at City
Hall upper parking lot. Next walk July 25. Contact
jenee at pacificalarmsystem.com. More info at http://www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us

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For notes to prior meetings go to www.cannon-beach.net/wmm

George Vetter
Cannon-Beach Net <http://www.cannon-beach.net/>
GeorgeVetterFotoArt <http://www.georgevetterfotoart.com/>
503-739-1415
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