This Week Around Town…

In Around Town this week, we would like to recognize a Sandy High student Rebecca Woodcock. Rebecca has chosen to hold a fundraiser for her senior project. This fundraiser is to help local 3-year-old Myiah raise money for therapy that is needed. Myiah has Rett Syndrome. Rett syndrome causes seizures, reducing mobility, and making it difficult to speak or swallow. If you would like to help Rebecca raise funds for Myiah’s therapy you can donate items for the rummage sale fundraiser she is putting together by e-mailing miracle4myiah@yahoo.com or call 503.668.8117. The Rummage sale will be held February 4th from 9am-2pm at the Sandy Community/Senior Center 38348 Pioneer Blvd.

Networking Events

Good Morning Sandy
Wednesday February 1st
7:30-8:30 am
Edward Jones Investments – Mike Pickett
38979 Pioneer Blvd

Good Morning Sandy
Wednesday February 15th
7:30-8:30 am
Ant Farm
39140 Proctor Blvd

Meet new people and support local businesses. Join us for some fun, networking, door prizes and refreshments.

Remember to bring a dollar for the 50/50 raffle!
The 50% not given to the winner is saved and used to “adopt” a local family in need in December.

Chamber Monthly Luncheon

Speaker:Jamie Johnk
Clackamas County Economic Development Coordinator
Date: February 8, 2012
Time: 12:-1:30 pm
Place: Sandy Fire Department Annex Bldg
$12.00 Per Person
Catered By: Tollgate Inn
RSVP to 503.668.4006

Supporting Our Members

New Members
Faiz Healing Massage
Terry Lenchitsky

Renewing Members
Boring Bark
Sandy Auto Body
Sandy Vision Center
Wave Broadband

Support Our Members
Looking for some Mountain Fun and something warm to drink?
Check out these Members:

Otto’s Ski Shop
Mt. Hood Meadows
Mt. Hood Roasters Coffee Co.
Mountain Moka
Cafe Coco
Charitea’s
Tollgate Inn Bakery & Cafe

Sandy Actor’s Theatre Grand Opening
The Sandy Actor’s Theatre is holding
a Grand Opening Ceremony now that
they are wheelchair accessible. Join
them Opening night of Marvin’s Room
February 10th at 7:15pm.
To Make Reservations for Marvin’s
Room call 503.668.6834.

Sandy/Clackamas County

First Friday’s Begin Again!
First Friday’s will begin early this year.
February 3rd from 5-8 pm will be the
First Friday kick off for 2012.

City Council Meeting
Monday, February 06, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Location: Sandy City Hall
Council Chambers
39250 Pioneer Blvd.
Sandy, OR 97055

Help for Your Business

Small Business Development Center
Learn Great Ways To Grow Your Business
Check out our fall/winter lineup of information-packed classes by visiting their website.

This Week Around Town…
2012 Chamber Business Directory
We are now in the proofing stage of the 2012 Directory.
The Chamber office will have a hard copy for you to view your
listing or ad before it goes to print.

We will have the hard copy here January 21st -
January 27th. Our Current Office Hours are 9am-4pm
We encourage you to stop in and take a look at your
listing and/or ad in the directory. The Chamber staff
will be proofing as much as we can.

It will go to print as soon as we give Northwest
Connections the go ahead.
We should have the new directories by the end
of January or first of February. We will then distribute
them at the Chamber Office and Visitor Center, Fred
Meyer, Joe’s Donuts, Clackamas County Bank and
City Hall. If you would like a small quantity to
have at your place of business, please let us know.
You are more than welcome to pick some up
at the office.

We thank all who placed advertisements this
year to help us put the new directory out.

Networking Events

Good Evening Sandy
Wednesday January 25th
5:30-6:30pm
Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce
38963 Pioneer Blvd

Good Morning Sandy
Wednesday February 1st
7:30-8:30am
Edward Jones Investments – Mike Pickett
38979 Pioneer Blvd

Meet new people and support local businesses. Join us for some fun, networking, door prizes and refreshments.

Remember to bring a dollar for the 50/50 raffle!
The 50% not given to the winner is saved and used to “adopt” a local family in need in December.

Chamber Monthly Luncheon

Speaker:Jamie Johnk
Clackamas County Economic Development Coordinator
Date: February 8, 2012
Time: 12:-1:30pm
Place: Sandy Fire Department Annex Bldg
RSVP to 503.668.4006
$12.00 Per Person
Catered By: TBA

Support Our Members

New Members
Support our new members.

Renewing Members
H&R Block

Our Members
Looking for new ways to market your company for 2012?
Signs, Printing, Promotional, Web, Social Media and more.
Check out these members:

Alphabetix
A to Z Custom Signs
Cherokee Designs
Cool Printing and Copies
D&E Promotions NW
Dashboard Doodles
Gresham Sign Solutions
i4 Marketing
In the Write Place
The Northwest Connection
Whitney Signs

Sandy/Clackamas County

Upcoming Town Hall With Senator Mark Johnson
Do you have questions or want to know
what is happening state level in our District.
Here are a couple of opportunities to find out.

Town Hall Saturday January 21st
Senator Mark Johnson
12:00-1:30pm
Clackamas County Bank
38975 Proctor Blvd

Town Hall Tuesday January 24th
Senator Mark Johnson along Side Senator Chuck Thomsen
6:30-7:30pm
Corbett Grange
37493 NE Grange Hall Rd

Oregon Small Business Forum Meeting
Date: January 24,2012
Time 8:am-Noon
Place: 4134 N Vancouver, Portland
Oregon Association for Minority Entrepreneurs

Topics: How a business coach can help small
business achieve success and resources available
in Oregon.

Speakers: Cheryl Meyers – Governor’s Office, Economic &
Business Equity
Merrill Watts – Small Business Development Center
Doug Cooper – Mercy Corps Northwest
Jim Steiner- SCORE
Jennifer Baker – Small Business Development Specialist
Alan Edwards – SSA Updates
Kay Del Marshall – IRS Tax updates for Small Business

Help For Your Business

Small Business Development Center
Learn Great Ways To Grow Your Business
Check out our fall/winter lineup of information-packed classes by visiting their website.

Thank you for your continued support of the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce!
Sincerely,

Karey Milne
SACC Office Manager

Speakers include:
Diane Childs – Financial Information Outreach Coordinator/Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities

Ken Davis – Seniors and People with Disabilities/Department of Human Services (OR)

Details

Choose from three meetings:
December 6, 9:30-11:00am
December 6, 2:00-3:30pm
December 7, 9:30-11:00am

Meetings held in the Sunset Room at Clackamas County Bank, 38975 Proctor Blvd, Sandy

Please RSVP: Kathy Edwards, 503-668-2523

Friday Activities

● Christmas on the Boulevards First Friday – 5PM to 8PM
● Tree Lighting and Caroling with Hot Chocolate and Cookies starting 6PM at the Sandy
Centennial Plaza. Tree lighting will be at 6:30PM

Saturday Activities

● Breakfast with Santa – 7AM to Noon – Sandy Senior Center
● Saturday Market and Bazaar -10AM to 2PM – AEC Building 39085 Pioneer
● All day shopping specials at Main Street Businesses
How Can You Get Involved and Boost Your Business Sales During this Time?
● Participate in Holiday First Friday
● Add a special or discount offering to the Main Street Flyer to run on First Friday and
Saturday, Decemeber 3

This year, Sandy Main Street will have a booth at the Saturday Market and Bazaar. Every customer coming through the door will be handed our Main Street Flyer full of discounts and
specials. This will give every attendee an opportunity to continue their shopping, grab a bite to
eat or just visit your place of business.

Please contact a committee member by NOVEMBER 23rd to have your special or discount
added to the flyer. There is no charge for this service.

Additionally, 2 Volunteers per hour are needed to staff the Main Street booth and hand out
booklets from 9:30AM – 2PM. Please contact Jason McNeil to volunteer.

Committee Members

Charity Chalmers, Chariteas, 503-826-1900
Jenn Groza, Sandy Post, 503-810-0932
Julie Kennedy, The UPS Store,, 503-668-6263
Chelsea Boppre, Positive Touch Chiropractic, PC, 503-668-1901
Rita Boyd, Dita’s Chocolates, 503-668-1050
Carol Cohen, City of Sandy, 503 475-2347
Jason McNeil, Main Street Manager, 503-489-2173

Choose from meetings on November 15 at 11:00am or December 1 at 3:00pm.

All meeting swill be held in the Sunset Room at Clackamas County Bank:
38935 Proctor Blvd, Sandy

Please RSVP: Heidi Smart, 503-668-2575 or to set up an individual appointment,

A sales agent will be available with information and applications. By calling the phone number listed, you will be directed to a licensed insurance agent.

About the Event

The event will be hosted by Clackamas Community College in the Gregory Forum Conference Hall. They plan to showcase Woape’s successful youth programs with a presentation of activities, participants, photos, and videos from our 2010 & 2011 activities and projects. They are asking for your support to manifest their upcoming 2012 programs, which will continue to engage youth in occupational, nature based and community learning opportunities. Building on last year’s dinner, we envision a wonderful evening of relaxation and enjoyment.

Details

When: Saturday, November 19 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Clackamas Community College- Gregory Forum19600 Molalla Avenue Clackamas, OR 97045

Register and Purchase your tickets today.

About Ant Farm

AntFarm is a culturally safe and healthy community space to be utilized for networking, support, and learning. It is a hub for Woape activities and a community center for the local area with activities occurring on site, in the community, and in the nearby mountain areas.

Sandy Main Street is once again hosting its Trick-or-Treat trail for a fun safe trick-or-treating experience!

Businesses in Sandy’s downtown will be handing out candy to trick-or-treaters:
Saturday October 29th
2-5pm

You can pick up a map of participating businesses at The UPS Store at 38954 Proctor Blvd or at Chariteas at 38687 Proctor Blvd.

Bring your camera in to the UPS Store or Chariteas for a photo op with one of the Sandy Mainstreet Halloween backdrops.

Photos can be entered in a costume contest to win great prizes!

Join us!

About Club Paesano

Club Paesano is a great venue for weddings, parties, and events of all kinds. They have an 8400 square foot hall with a bar. They also rent Cedarville park for events, which includes a covered picnic area. They are the host of a number of fund raising events and we are really excited to host the Fall for the Arts there this year.

About Busy Bee

We are so excited to have Busy Bee Catering catering our Fall for the Arts Event.

For over 25 years Busy Bee Catering has been creating beautiful weddings, fabulous parties, professional business lunches and wonderful events of every kind. They offer delicious homemade foods custom ordered to fit your event.

We are really excited to have them catering our event this year!

Dinner for Eight

Last year, past board chair Connie Knittel kindly donated a dinner for eight. And, she’s doing it again this year. The dinner was phenomenal with everything from drinks to appetizers, main course and dessert. Dinner includes a venue and service as well. Who wouldn’t want an amazing meal cooked and served by Connie?

The group last year had an absolute blast!
Want to be the winner this year? Get your bid paddle ready and come on out on October 27th. Tickets are selling fast, so make sure you make your reservation with the Chamber!

We’d like to introduce you to one of the artist’s whose work will be available for auction at the event.

James Flori

James Flori is an artist and a musician. One of the pieces he has provided for the auction is a John Lennon lithograph print.

Here’s what James says about the print:

“I drew that with pen and ink in 1980 just before he was killed. I was a salesman for IBM at the time and when I took it into work to show people, everybody said I should sell prints, so I did. I did the other three Beatles, made lithographs and sold them at fan conventions in New York, LA and Miami. That Lennon print even turned up on TV as a prop in the apartment of Richard Lewis in a sitcom called ‘Anything but Love’.”

Pretty great, huh?

If you’d like to bid on these great piece of art, join us for the Fall for the Arts!

The majority of Konell’s employees are from the local community, and many of them have been with the firm for more than 15 years.

Konell has an extensive relationship with supporting the community through local youth activities such as athletics, FFA, music groups and the nonprofit AntFarm.

Read more about the 2011 Corporate Business of the Year, Konell Construction from the Sandy Post.

Some Bookstore in Sandy is willing to go the extra mile. If they don’t have the book you want in their collection of over 16,000 books, they’ll get it for you.

On occasion, the book store also serves as a venue to showcase art or music or as a meeting place for a book club or knitting circle.

Read more about the 2011 Small Business of the Year Some Bookstore in Sandy, at the Sandy Post.

What is a Hybrid Run?
Hybrid runs include both on and off road parts of the trail.

The run includes a half marathon, a 10K and a 5K.

The Details

When: October 30th
Where: Race begins at the Sandy High School Track, 17100 SE Bluff Rd

Proceeds fund Sandy High School sports teams.

For more information, call 503-668-5569 or fill out the registration form.

Event Details

When: 6:30- 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 29
Where: Hoodland Fire Station, 69634 Highway 26, Welches.
More Info: 503-986-1452 or email to rep.markjohnson@state.or.us.

Read more from the Sandy Post.

Here is the updated list!!!

Aware that the Sandy Mountain Days Festival, held in July each year, draws over 50,000 people to the Sandy Community, the committee felt that an Oktoberfest held in September would not be in competition and could eventually draw as many, or more people.

Contacting the Jerry Lauzon, President of the world-famous Mt. Angel Oktoberfest held in Mt. Angel, Oregon, a community about the same size as Sandy, the committee was on their way. Mr. Lauzon was very supportive and planning began for the first SANDY OKTOBERFEST in 1997. To not compete with the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest, which is held the third weekend in September, the SANDY OKTOBERFEST Committee chose to hold our event the weekend before.

Held on the paved multi-area grounds of St. Michael’s Church, today, the SANDY OKTOBERFEST includes the following venues:

• A 10,000+ square foot indoor/outdoor Biergarten featuring an array of top American and German bands, dancers and entertainers and a sauerkraut and sausage booth, beer and wine.
• A Kindergarten for children of all ages, featuring all types of games and entertainment.
• A Cruisin’ Car Show held on Saturday featuring all types of vehicles including: antiques, collectors, special interest vehicles, hot-rods and German models.
• Food booths sponsored by both non-profit and commercial organizations in Sandy as well as the Portland Metro Area, featuring German, American, Asian, Mexican, and even Middle Eastern cuisine.
• Over 50 craft booths featuring artisans from the Northwest area.
• The Future Farmers of America is sponsoring the THIRD ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST FAIR. Enter to win in 25 categories, from biggest tomato to the best pie. Entries will be displayed and winners announced throughout the weekend.

The SANDY OKTOBERFEST, unlike many others, is truly a family event where families, seniors and singles can find fun and entertainment. If you are looking for a weekend of fun, food and entertainment, you owe it to yourself to attend the SANDY OKTOBEREST!

Schedule of Events

Entertainment Schedule

12:30-1:30pm – Michael Baker “Soulbake”
1:30-2:30pm – Country Cut Ups Square Dance Club
2:30-4:00pm – The Honey Cuts (Rock n Roll)
4:00-5:00pm – La Danza De Los Viejetos
5:00-6:30pm – Dina & Rumberos Del Caribe (Cuban Music)

Sponsored by the
City of sandy
Sandy Main Street Program
Sandy Chamber of Commerce
For Information Contact the City of Sandy
503.668.5533 or info@city of Sandy.com

Read about it in the Portland Tribune!

Energy Unlimited

Company helps businesses and families use less fossil fuel.
By Jim Hart – The Sandy Post
Perhaps finding a niche and focusing a business on those selected products and services is the way to succeed in business.
That’s what Steve Carpentier and Vince Culp of Energy Unlimited in Sandy have done, and they are successful – even though the business has been open in Sandy for just more than a year.
Recently, a committee of the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce selected Energy Unlimited as the best new business of 2011.
The business will be formally recognized at a chamber gathering Aug. 10 in Meinig Park.
Culp said it is the economy that has driven their business – the fact that renewable energy can be less costly, better for the environment and more efficient.
“In this economy,” he said, “everyone’s looking to save money and have a positive impact on the environment. And that’s the overall desire of our company.”
The products and services that Culp and Carpentier offer at Energy Unlimited reduce the amount of energy a family or business uses, therefore reducing the cost. They also sell and install products that make use of alternative forms of energy such as solar and wind.
Energy use is reduced by locating and sealing any leaks in the outer shell of a building. That is achieved by changing to more efficient windows, adding insulation and sealing air leaks.
Then they suggest what choices are available for renewable forms of energy – to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
“It’s a lot easier and more affordable to save energy than it is to produce it,” Carpentier said.
Energy Unlimited does a lot more than just sell solar panels, which is a commonly-held myth. For example, catching rainwater and saving it for future use is one way to reduce one’s carbon footprint because water companies use less electricity if less water is used, and electricity is often produced using diesel fuel during peak-use hours.
Another factor driving their business, Carpentier says, is the fact some government agencies are giving tax incentives to install energy-saving appliances or to generate alternative forms of energy.
“The bonus packages offered through Energy Trust,” he said, “makes people more receptive to (our services) and often bring down the cost of an energy retrofit so much that it really helps.”
In summary, Energy Unlimited offers a package of materials and services, something like a consultant, first to make a building as efficient as possible with its use of heat, and then to find ways of using forms of energy that are easy on the environment such as solar or wind or hydro power.
Culp and Carpentier and some of their six employees are qualified to do retrofits and install efficient products after completing several certification programs and maintaining updates.
In their business, Carpentier and Culp make use of as many local products and services as possible, but always shop for Oregon-made products when they are not available in Sandy.
Their customers are from Oregon, but outside of the Sandy area they mainly include residents or businesses in the metro area, Salem, Bend and a few on the coast.
Energy Unlimited is located at 38888 Pioneer Blvd., and is open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information, call 503-668-6864.