Chamber Newsletter: February 2015

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February 2015

Luncheon Speakers Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce luncheon meetings are held at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., at noon each Monday, federal holidays excluded. Everyone is welcome!

Feb. 2 - Jim Roberts

Chamber members will hear from Roberts and students on the November 2014 Expedition Club exchange with Ichikawa, Japan and the visit by Japanese students to Port Townsend in March. Sponsor The CoLab

Feb. 9 – Karen Riel and COAST

Community Outreach Association Shelter Team reports on the Jefferson County Winter Shelter, which has been operating in Port Townsend for 10 Seasons with faith based, business and service organizations. Sponsor YMCA

Feb. 16 – No meeting.

It’s Presidents Day. Bake a cherry pie.

Feb. 23 - Kevin Decker

An outreach specialist for Washington Sea Grant explains marine spatial planning, an integrated approach for coordinating decisions between all ocean and coastal users. Sponsor Relay for Life

Supplement to the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.

Lean journey yields big benefits By Earll M. Murman “Lean Thinking” emerged from the Japanese automobile industry as a fundamentally superior work system to “mass production thinking.” Lean Thinking builds on: understanding your customers and what they value; identifying which of your activities deliver customer value and which are waste; and energizing your entire workforce – particularly the front line workers – to pursue continuous improvement of their work processes. Lean applies to every sector: business, government, non-profit, education and healthcare. Jefferson Healthcare led the way for introducing Lean Thinking in our community, branding it as Performance Improvement. Following an exploratory period of several years, in 2006 they made a commitment to enterprise wide implementation – from reducing patient wait times to improving delivery of critical care to streamlining administrative processes. Jefferson Healthcare serves as “Jefferson County’s Toyota” from which our community can learn to improve delivery of its products and services. COLLABORATION Jefferson County is building on the collaborative approach

Port Townsend High School’s first robotics team learned about improving their workflow through a daylong workshop utilizing Lego® airplane manufacturing enterprise simulation. of Lean Thinking to organically grow our community’s Lean knowledge and expertise. In October 2012, the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, EDC Team Jefferson, Jefferson County Community Foundation, Jefferson Healthcare and the Inn at Port Ludlow sponsored a daylong training session for 30 participants from 10 local organizations. Acceptance was

high and implementation quickly led to results. The collaboration of Team Jefferson, the Chamber and Jefferson Healthcare has led to a six week, two hours per week course introducing basic principles and tools, with emphasis on workplace application through weekly exercises. The next offering of “Improving Enterprise Productivity with Lean Thinking” starts February

19 and is limited to 5 organizations sending cohorts of three individuals. The six week, two hours per week course will continue to be offered two to three times a year. Contact teamjeffersonedc@gmail.com regarding registration. In Washington State government, two major initiatives are under way. The State Auditor’s Continued on Page 2

Lean: Big improvements Continued from Page 1 Office supports implementation at the county level. Jefferson County Department of Community Development was awarded a grant, and has applied Lean Thinking to the residential construction permitting process. Hear more about this when DCD Director Carl Smith speaks at the March 16 Chamber lunch. The other initiative in the Governor’s office was highlighted in last July’s Chamber talk by Darrell Damron, Enterprise Lean Consultant for Results Washington. On May 18, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Deputy Director for Investment Workflow, Lynne Herer Smith, will speak at the Chamber lunch about improving the foundation’s grant making processes. That afternoon, Lynne will lead a workshop sponsored by Jefferson County Community Foundation Nonprofit Alliance for the area’s non-profit organizations. OUTCOMES Lean Thinking Imple-

Marketech International Inc. improved operations through its morning daily huddles.. mentation has led to improvements across a spectrum of Jefferson County organizations. To cite a few examples: The Department of Community Development reported that some residential building permits can be issued on the same day of application. Marketech International Inc. improved operations through its morning daily huddles and using process mapping to analyze its handling of received shipments. Uptown Nutrition

streamlined its special orders process, saving considerable time and employee frustration. Habitat for Humanity rethought its new family application process, changing it from a once a year “batch” to a rolling year-round “flow” model. It not only better serves their customers, but it smooths out the construction schedule. Sweet Laurette Café and Bistro simplified its weekday breakfast and lunch menus following a 90 minute Waste Detective Training session during which employees generated 99 suggestions. The high school’s FIRST robotics team learned about improving their workflow through a daylong workshop utilizing Lego® airplane manufacturing enterprise simulation. Earll M. Murman is an MIT Ford Professor of Engineering Emeritus and Co-author of “Lean Enterprise Value: Insights from MIT’s Lean Aerospace Initiative.” He also serves on EDC Team Jefferson and Jefferson County Community Foundation boards. He can be reached at murman@ mit.edu.

Home building boosts local economy, creates new jobs Lizanne Coker No one questions that home building generates income and jobs for local residents, as well as revenue for local governments. Increased local taxes support education, police and fire protection, and other public services in the surrounding community. However, the economic impact of this construction is often under appreciated. According to the National Association of Home Builders over the course of a year: • Building an average single-family home creates 2.97 jobs and $110,957 in taxes. • Building an average rental apartment resulted in 1.13 jobs and $42,383 in taxes. • A $100,000 remodel resulted in .89 of a job and $29,779 in taxes. These jobs are given in full-time equivalents (full-time equivalent is enough work to keep one worker employed for a full year based on average hours worked per week in the relevant

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Get ideas for your next building project and meet local talent at the 2015 Home and Garden Show, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mountain View Commons. industry). Taxes refers to the revenue paid to all levels of government — federal, state, county, municipal and school districts, including fees and charges, such as residential permit and impact fees. While it is easy to observe the local jobs created by new construction, the national impact is often obscured. Most of us overlook the

jobs generated in the industries that produce lumber, concrete, lighting fixtures, heating equipment, and other products that go into a local home or remodeling project. Consider as well, the jobs generated in the process of transporting, storing and selling building materials. Often forgotten are the professionals such as architects, engineers, real estate agents, lawyers and accountants who provide services to home builders, home buyers and remodelers. In short, a new home does more for a community than an increase in the population. Construction infuses a community with dollars and those dollars stimulate local commerce. Properly supported, a strong construction industry will add to the local tax base, support the local economy and create a positive ripple effect in the local community. Lizanne Coker is Director or the Jefferson County Home Builders Association.

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By Ramon Dailey There is an arms race between hackers and computer users. As technology becomes more integrated into our lives, we have become more security conscious and sophisticated. At the same time, hackers are clever and are becoming increasingly aggressive. We have recently had two new clients come into our shop with serious issues. The first received a call from someone claiming to be Microsoft support. When she gave them access, they locked her computer and threatened to “destroy” it if she didn’t pay up. They called to threaten her every few minutes until she blocked the number. In this case, we were able to unlock and recover the computer. The second was a couple who had been infected with a crypto virus. They brought the computer to us two weeks later.

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Their data was encrypted and unusable, including a decade’s worth of family photos. In this case, we were unable to crack the encryption and paid the $600 ransom to recover the data. As IT professionals, we would much rather help you prevent attacks such as these rather than help you recover afterward. Here are some basic tips to protect yourselves. Never give someone access to your computer unless you know and trust them. You will never receive a legitimate call from Microsoft, your bank or anyone else asking to connect to your computer. This is a scam every time. Always have an up-todate antivirus program. Yes, this applies to Mac users. Maintain good backups. We recommend at least 2 levels of backup, an on-site and an off-site. These should be automat-

ed and not something you have to manually run. Keep your operating system and 3rd party applications up to date. Some of the most important programs are Adobe Reader, Flash and Java. Be careful about the sites you visit and the programs you install. The Internet is still the Wild West in many ways. This is a topic that deserves an article of its own. If you suspect you have an infection, turn your computer off and contact your IT provider immediately. The sooner we get the machine, the easier it is for us to help. Also, please don’t attempt to remove the infection as that can make it more difficult for us. Ramon Dailey is the CEO of Dailey Computer Consulting, Inc. He can be reached at 360-643-0072 or support@daileycomputer.com.

The following meetings are scheduled in the month ahead by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce: • Feb. 2, 5:30 to 7 p.m. - Ambassador Meeting at Sirens, 823 Water St. Port Townsend. • Feb. 10, 5:30 to 7 p.m. - After Hours Mixer at Glow Natural Skin Care & Soak, 244 Monroe St., Port Townsend. • Feb. 17 - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Board of Directors Meeting at The CoLab, 237 Taylor St. 2nd Fl. Port Townsend. • Feb. 26, 5:30 to 7 p.m. - YPN Test Lab at The CoLab, 237 Taylor St., 2nd Fl., Port Townsend.

Testimonial “Had the most amazing time at the Chamber Mixer last night! Seriously! What took us soooo long to join? If you have a local business or just want to network and meet our amazing business community, you can’t miss these amazing people full of heart, knowledge, creativity and vision! (chamber staff and business owners).” -- Freddie Charlton, Younique 3D Fiber Mascara

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organization founded in 1990 to restore salmon to the waters of the north Olympic Peninsula. With humble beginnings as a grassroots, volunteer-run organization doing small tree planting projects on private property, the organization has grown into a thriving group with a talented staff and a dedicated cadre of volunteers all making positive changes to our local watersheds. Coming to the Salmon Coalition in 2006, Executive Director Rebecca Benjamin entered during a phase of organizational growth and has worked with the board to set a firm foundation for steady growth. North Olympic Salmon Coalition develops, funds, implements and monitors projects to improve streams, rivers, beaches and estuaries. Volunteers still get a lot of the work done, while larger projects now involve both professional service and construction contractors. Staff orchestrates citizen science projects to track the success of our projects and trains volunteers to monitor our local fish stocks in Chimacum Creek. Becoming a member of the Chamber is an opportunity to share our work with a new sector of our community and

we hope to cultivate a greater understanding of the local economic impact that restoration activities have in Jefferson County. Membership is also an opportunity to share our interest in organizational development and leadership, and to contribute to the community that has supported North Olympic Salmon Coalition for a quarter century! The Salmon Coalition has an informative website, complete with up-to-date volunteer opportunities and project descriptions at nosc.org. Rebecca Benjamin can be reached at the North Olympic Salmon Coalition office 360-3798051.

MOM’S LAUNDROMAT What started out as an idea came to fruition in what seemed no time at all. Local owner Amy Jordan assumed ownership of Carol’s Laundromat at 2334 Washington St., Port Townsend in March of last year. Combining experience with business and endless laundry, it was time to put them to practice. She quickly learned that the team at Carol’s (who happen to all be Moms) were the heart and soul of the business. Hence, Mom’s Laundromat emerged. There’s something special about taking laundry to “Mom’s�. It seemed that she always knew exactly what to do. Amy is delighted to be working

with such an incredible group of ladies. Mom’s Laundromat can be found on Washington Street. Conveniently located near restaurants, the co-op, the beach and our port. In addition to coin-op machines, Mom’s offers drop off residential and commercial laundry service. The oversized machines are able to wash larger items such as comforters, blankets and rugs. Connecting with the community is essential to local business. This can be done in many different ways through web marketing, mailing, and social gatherings. The Chamber incorporates all of these to create excellent opportunities that promote and support new and existing businesses. Mom’s Laundromat is a hub of activity. It’s staff will be bringing in local artists to display their work. On occasion, they are fortunate to have local musicians play. And on those sunny days, it’s a perfect place to take a walk on the beach while your laundry is in the wash. Stop by and say hi, it’s fun and friendly at Mom’s. PENINSULA FAMILY DENTAL Tyler Fordham came to Port Townsend for a visit on his first wedding anniversary. Both Tyler and Rachel thought the town, the views and the atmosphere were charming. Little did they know then that almost seven years later a dental practice would open up in their “dream town.� Two and a half years ago Tyler Fordham purchased Jack Hardie’s Continued on Page 5

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Tyler and Rachel Fordham and family found the right town for Peninsula Family Dental. est to the most seasoned, Continued from Page 4 dental office and became can expect to be treated well. owner and dentist at Tyler joined the Peninsula Family Dental. It had long been his goal chamber of commerce because he believes to own his own office in communities and is where he had the freedom to treat patients and excited to be a part of employees the way they his. He hopes to meet deserved to be treated. A other members and find opportunities to serve. place where he could Peninsula Family offer great dentistry and Dental can be reached service to those around at 385-7000 or peninsuhim. Peninsula Family Dental is the fulfillment lafamilydental@gmail. com. The web site is of the goal. peninsula-family-dental. At Peninsula Famcom. The practice is also ily Dental patients can on Facebook. “We look expect quality care, friendly staff and excel- forward to hearing from you.” lent service. Tyler and his team work together to offer restorative, MANY PATHS FIBER ART removable, cosmetic Dominica Lord-Wood and implant dentistry was a craftswoman for for the whole family. All several years while livpatients, from the young- ing in the North East

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Kingdom of Vermont. When the weather became too severe, she Business investors headed west. After moving to Northern California, Port Ludlow Port Hadlock East Sims Breaker Lane 69 Oak Bay Road 2313 East Sims Way Dominica obtained a Port74Ludlow, WA 98365 Port Hadlock, WA 98339 Port Townsend, WA1923. 98368 Strengthening Our Communities Since 360-344-3424 360-385-0123 master’s degree in so- 360-437-7863 *New loan requests only. Single family owner-occupied homes only. 80% loan to value; subject to current appraisal from a Kitsap Bank cial/cultural anthropoloapproved appraiser. 5 year balloon with loan payment amortization not to exceed 20 years. Must have auto charge to Kitsap Bank deposit account. Other limitations may apply. Limited time only. **On all loans over $50,000. gy at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Research in cultural anthropology led to a fascination with the relationship between women, culture, ecospirituality and traditional arts. Upon completion of her anthropological classes, Dominica moved back to the East Coast. For 13 years Dominica worked in academic administration, first at Maine College of Art in Portland and later at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. While working, she went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning from CIIS through their distance-learning program. During that time Dominica also continued

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Dominica Lord-Wood to do her craftwork, attending art and craft fairs and showing her Continued on Page 6

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New members Continued from Page 5 baskets in fine art galleries. Today, living on the Olympic Peninsula, Dominica’s primary creative focus is weaving baskets made of pine needles, often trimmed with ceramic or glass beads, sweet grass, pine cones or walnut slices, traditional baskets made of hand dyed reed and wood, or rustic baskets of reed, gathered weeds, and wood collected from the ocean and lake shores. Dominica joined the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce to network with other business owners and connect with the greater Port Townsend community. She can be reached at (360) 3794131 or by email at manypaths9@ outlook.com. Her website is: manypathsfiberart.com/index.html.

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By Lorna Mann The reasoning behind geoducks wearing pantyhose and the fact that invertebrates have the bad habit of not knowing when they are dead were just two of the gems that volunteers picked up on a visit to Fort Worden and the Port Townsend Marine Science Centre (PTMSC). Twenty volunteers made the trip to Fort Worden to find out more about the changes the PDA has been making and to visit the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Hope is an Orca skeleton than hangs above the heads of visitors in the natural history exhibit of the PTMSC. She represents the damage that has been done to our seas and ocean and the creatures who call it home. Her bones tell a story of chemicals, toxic particles and the dangers of being

the exhibit named Corner of Hope. When faced with all that is wrong with our oceans it seems easier to just throw up our hands and despair, but hope is not lost. There are changes that can be made, and every little piece of change adds up to big change. Another exhibit close by teaches visitors about the changes that can be made in our own homes and day to day lives that have real impact. The PTMS also has a thriving Citizen Scientist program where you can learn much more about conservation and play an active and Amy Johnson, Volunteer Coordinator for PTMSC, explains the star shaped mouths of integral part in PTMSC’s sea urchins to volunteers from the PT Visitor Information Center. Photo by Steve Mul- goal of saving the Salish lensky Sea. Hope’s skeleton is at the top of the food the debris and detritus but it will not be appeara favorite exhibit at the chain. Conservation is that are flushed into our ing in publication any center because of the way high on the agenda at PT- oceans and water ways on time soon). it inspires the local comMSC. A striking exhibit is a daily basis (a photo may However, Hope the munity to care about, and a replica of a storm drain exist of this Visitor Center orca, is named Hope for a play a part in, conservathat individuals can crawl manager making the crawl reason. Our guides made tion. through, complete with through the storm drain, a special point to highlight The Marine Exhibit is

Chamber contacts CHAMBER STAFF Executive Director Teresa Verraes director@jeffcountychamber.org Event Coordinator Laura Brackenridge admin@jeffcountychamber.org 385-7869 VIC Manager Lorna Mann info@jeffcountychamber.org (360) 385-2722

EXECUTIVE BOARD President Amanda Funaro NW Maritime Center

President Elect Jordan Eades Hope Roofing Past President Dominic Svornich Kitsap Bank Vice President Outreach Heather Bailey Jefferson Healthcare

Austin Henry Altas Technologies

Rob Birman Centrum

Susan Windle Resort at Port Ludlow

Rebecca Benjamin North Olympic Salmon Coalition

Jennefer Wood Maestrale Will O’Donnell Jefferson County Farmer’s Markets

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currently closed for the winter season and will reopen in April. Private tours of the Marine Exhibit are available during the winter for groups of 10 people or more, and although some tanks are empty for cleaning at this time of year, there is so much to see that the volunteers could have easily spent the rest of the day there. Some highlights of the private tour of the Marine Exhibit include getting a hug from an urchin, an anemone trying (and failing) to paralyze us and of course the reason why geoducks like wearing Spanx. I could describe them in more detail, but they really are much more fun to experience in real life. Inky the octopus was also introduced to our volunteers who were able to Continued on Page 8

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Fort Worden: Rentals galore Continued from Page 7 see firsthand the amazing color and texture changes that octopi do on a daily basis. Public feedings of the animals takes place on Saturday’s at 2 p.m. when the exhibit is open. The grand finale is the feeding of Inky. With the cognitive abilities of a house cat, keeping Octopi entertained and out of mischief is no easy feat. To help keep them on their toes (tentacles) feeding is turned into an enrichment activity with food being placed inside peanut butter jars and hamster balls to make them work for their food. If you can’t wait till April when the Marine Exhibit re-opens, consider the private tour. With a 10 person minimum it is a great option for those who have family visiting or for groups of friends with children looking for something a little different. One final note about Inky the octopus - if you are able to make it to a public feeding or arrange a private tour where Inky will be fed - ask for the Kraken experience… It involves a toy sailing ship and a fish… I think you can guess the rest… The Port Townsend Marine Science Center is currently open Friday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. (Natural history exhibit only). The Marine Exhibit reopens in April. For a full list of seasonal opening hours please visit PTMSC.org Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-18. Children under 3 are free. Parking is included in the admission fee. A Discover Pass is not required when visiting the PTMSC.

ity be sure to check out fortworden.org. Wi-Fi is also now available in all of the houses for the first time, making it an even more attractive destination for those looking to get away from it all while still being connected. The final stop of the day at Fort Worden was to Local Goods, the café located in Fort Worden Commons. Open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. seven days a week, it is bright and comfortable place to sample tasty homemade cakes and pastries, fresh salads, sandwiches Tim Caldwell of Fort Worden gives Volunteers of the PT and soups. On the first Visitor Information Center a tour of Alexander’s Castle. Friday of every month, Photo by Steve Mullensky Local Goods also plays After saying goodbye the USO Hall and Chahost to an open mic to Inky, Tim Caldwell of pel allow visitors to plan night. There have been Fort Worden provided us a getaway or gathering, three open mic nights with a tour of three of the complete with the help so far that have been houses available to rent in of friendly event staff, packed with people of all Fort Worden. Volunteers that will not be forgotten ages including a number explored Alexander’s any time soon. of acts by local children. Castle, Bliss Vista and The three houses that Open mic starts at 7 p.m. House 10-E on Officers the volunteers toured with the café opening at Row. speak to the flexibility 6 p.m. There are more than of Fort Worden and truly The changes don’t 35 houses available to show that it can cater to stop there. The volunteers rent at Fort Worden, all of all tastes and needs. heard firsthand about the which come fully stocked Alexander Castle newest venture for the with sheets, towels and is a popular choice for Fort -- a pub that is slated cooking utensils. There honeymooners and makes to open in the Old Guard are options for those with for a stunning bridal House. That’s sure to be a mobility concerns, travel- suite. Bliss Vista provides welcome addition. ers who want to bring pets expansive views over the The Friends of Fort with them and groups of bay and is an excellent Worden have recently also all sizes. Housing can be storm watching location unveiled a brand new trail booked up to a year in ad- in the winter months. map for the park that, for vance. Caldwell said there House 10-E on Ofthe first time, names all of are reunions and special ficers Row can sleep 8 the trails in Fort Worden interest groups who have people in 4 bedrooms, and tells hikers can expect been coming to Fort Wor- with high ceilings, spaon each trail. den for years who will cious living areas and From summer wedbook the following year’s even bread warmers built dings on the grassy lawn stay directly after checkinto the radiators. The to winter storm watching ing out. larger houses are perfect and private marine life For winter events and for families and history tours, Fort Worden has gatherings, the Fort has buffs alike. lots to offer year round. much to offer. Onsite Pricing varies by To find out more facilities such as a season and house. For about Fort Worden visit laundromat and meeting complete descriptions of fortworden.org or call rooms as well as atmothe accommodations and Guest Services on 360spheric event spaces like for pricing and availabil344-4400.

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