Chamber Newsletter: November 2012

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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!

Nov. 5 - Mike Pritchard

From 5 Circles Research, Pritchard will discuss how businesses can measure customer satisfaction. Sponsor Kitsap Bank.

Nov. 12 - No Meeting (Veteran’s Day) Nov. 19 – Dr. Marvin Pitts

Dr. Pitts will describe how Washington State University’s program in Mechanical Engineering at Olympic College in Bremerton can provide BS engineering degrees to Jefferson County students and engineers to Jefferson County i n d u s t r i e s. S p o n s o r Kitsap Bank

Nov. 26 -- Dr. David Engle

Dr. Engle, the new Port Townsend School District superintendent, will be speaking about his vision for integrating a comprehensive maritime framework into the Port Townsend School District’s future development, which will benefit the larger community of Jefferson County. Sponsor Kitsap Bank.

Coffee Talk

Nov. 6, 8 to 9 a.m. - At Resort at Port Ludlow, 1 Heron Rd., Port Ludlow. Marketing 101 panel with Jordan Eades, Rachel Paz, Business Guides, and Michele Jewett, Marketing Sense.

Kitsap Bank has deep, local roots Kitsap Bank began in 1908 as a small bank with one location in Port Orchard, Wash. Of its four founders, Peter Nordby, a Norwegian immigrant, became the bank’s first president.

Prior to his arrival in Port Orchard, Mr. Nordby founded the first settlement on Marrowstone Island in 1891—the area known today as Nordland -- just a few miles southeast of Port Townsend.

Today, Kitsap Bank has grown to be a leader among community banks in the nation with 20 offices in the Greater Puget Sound region. It is also one of the longest-running locally owned and operated community banks in the state of Washington. For 90 of its 104 years, Kitsap Bank has been owned and managed by the Langer family, a testament to the stability of the organization and the family’s commitment to serving the financial needs of this community. Kitsap Bank’s assets are nearly $1 billion strong, and the organization employs over 250 people.

Kitsap Bank is a full-service community bank, offering products and services tailored to the needs of businesses, non-profits, public entities and consumers in the Greater Puget Sound region. True to its roots as a commercial bank, Kitsap Bank is in business to serve businesses, and banks some of the largest business and government entities in our region.

The bank’s size puts it in the

Kitsap Bank staff members are proud of their contributions to the community. Here the staff presents a $10,000 check to the Port Townsend Main Street Program. From left are Susan Whitmire, VP Commercial Lending, Tammy Allaire, VP Regional Operations Manager, Operations Manager Dominic Svornich, and from the Main Street Program, Heather Dudley Nollette and Mari Mullen. unique position of being small enough to grow relationships with its customers and provide fast, locally-made decisions while being large enough to help its customers with their most significant banking requirements.

While Kitsap Bank has served the Olympic Peninsula for nearly 20 years with offices in Sequim and Port Angeles, its first Jefferson County branch opened in Port Ludlow nearly 10 years ago. In 2006, Kitsap

Bank expanded its footprint in Jefferson County by merging with then Port Townsend-based MarinerBank, and gained branches in Port Hadlock and Port Townsend.

Committed to meeting the lending needs of businesses in Jefferson County, Kitsap Bank also opened a commercial loan office in 2006 in Port Townsend’s historic Mount Baker Block Building. Vice President & Commercial Loan Officer, Susan Whitmire, is

based out of the Port Townsend Loan Office, and is dedicated solely to meeting the borrowing needs of businesses in Jefferson County. Commercial loans can be written and approved without the decision in many cases even needing to leave the county. In 2011, Kitsap Bank lent over $5 million to Jefferson County businesses.

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Farm Tour capped busy season

By Laura Lewis Fall is finally here bringing windy days with leaves blowing through the air, cool nights and hints of frost on the ground greeting us in the morning. With the change in weather, there are also changes on the land in Jefferson County.

Farmers are harvesting what is left from their summer bounty and tending to fall and winter vegetable crops while preparing the land for winter’s rest. WSU Jefferson County Extension is also shifting gears for the fall season with a Farm Business class beginning this week and running until the middle of December.

We hope to offer this class to the food and farm community every fall with the complementary extension class on sustainable farming practices offered every spring through our partners at WSU Clallam County Extension.

The culmination of our summer season was the 10th annual Jefferson County Farm Tour sponsored by

Carroll Park to benefit the FIELD (Farm, Innovation, Education, and Leadership Development) program that is managed through WSU Extension in partnership with local area farmers.

Jefferson County Parks and Recreation, Port Townsend Brewery, Finnriver Farm & Cidery, and SpringRain Farm and Orchard all contributed goods and services for the evening event. Two bands entertained community members throughout the evening, with local FIELD intern Eli Lamb’s band Mutton Chop opening the evening to make way for Cort Armstrong and Blue Rooster from Sequim. A silent auction also took place, with generous donations from local area businesses to help raise funds for farm interns in Jefferson County.

We are already talking about the 11th annual Farm Tour and all the opportunities we have to promote the agricultural livelihoods of our vibrant county. We hope to see you all there!

Townsend Film FestiContinued from page 1 equity loans and lines val. Additional sponof credit, auto loans, sorship support goes mortgage loans, and to Centrum, Habitat more. With a strong for Humanity of East Having fun at the FIELD Benefit Dance are from left: FIELD team of dedicated and Jefferson County, Port intern Courtney Fearon, WSU Director Laura Lewis, WSU experienced mortgage Ludlow Arts Council, FIELD Coordinator Anna Webster-Stratton, and FIELD inlenders, Kitsap Bank is Port Ludlow Festival tern Molly Fallon. proud to offer portfolio Association and Port mortgage loans that are Townsend Rotary Club, WSU with support from the during Farm Tour. With held and serviced by to name a few. Kitsap Chimacum Corner Farman average of four farms the bank.

Bank’s employees are stand, the Jefferson County visited while on Farm Tour, Additionally, for also very generous with Farmers Market, The Port we can ascertain that at least 104 years Kitsap their time by volunteerTownsend Food Co-op, and 1,000 people participated in Bank has served as ing with organizations the Resort at Port Ludlow.

Farm Tour this year! one of the region’s throughout the region, Several dozen WSU We had four very excited most steadfast and providing financial edvolunteers spent time at the winners for our Grand Prize benevolent community ucation, and serving on Drawing as well who are fifteen wonderful farms on partners. Over the past numerous boards. It’s tour, welcoming visitors and very happy to be able to five years alone, the all part of the bank’s trying to tally the number of take a weekend vacation bank has invested over commitment to keeping people visiting the amazing in one of the four fabulous $1 million and countour community strong, destinations that were availfarms we are blessed with less hours back into the healthy and vibrant. able to win. here in Jefferson County. communities it serves.

To speak with your To kick-off the Farm We estimated that there The spirit of giving is local Kitsap Banker, Tour weekend, WSU were approximately 4,000 embraced at all levels stop by any one of their sponsored a dance at H.J. farm visits on Sunday within the organization, four Jefferson County making Kitsap Bank’s locations, or give them duty to its neighbors a call! and friends one of the Branch locations organization’s highest The following events and meetings of the Jefferson The Brickhouse Bistro. 232 Taylor St., Port Townend.

Port Townsend Branch priorities.

County Chamber of Commerce in the month ahead: Nov. 21, 8 to 9 a.m. - Board of Director’s Meet2313 E. Sims Way Since establishNov. 13, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

After Hours Mixer at Kiting at Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Port Townsend, WA ing itself in Jefferson sap Bank, 2313 E. Sims Way, Port Townsend.

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Independent together: Freelancers are finding community at CoLab

By Olivia L. Parker Freelancers are an independent bunch.

Equipped with laptop and smart phone, the modern freelancer can work from the local coffee house, the couch or the ferry terminal. But the reality of total freedom can be a lonely road to tread.

In urban centers and rural communities, coworking spaces are popping up in response to this growing workforce of independent freelancers.

The coworking spaces provide the benefits of an office with workstations, amenities like printers and Internet access, and a chance to network and be a part of a professional community.

But coworking isn’t just for freelance workers attached to their independence and seeking to escape the kitchen table. Coworking spaces provide a place to work when the distractions of

the home office start to cut into productivity. Another benefit is meeting space. Not every home office is ideal for meeting with an important client or pitching a new project.

Coworking spaces offer a professional, neutral place to hold meetings and pitch projects without the monthly expense of maintaining a separate office.

Early next year, Port Townsend will have its own coworking space.

The CoLab, founded by Heather Dudley Nollette and Frank DePalma, will be open early in 2013.

“We’re building a local coworking community for the new projectbased economy,” said Frank. “Coworking is a trend which is growing exponentially across the country and internationally. With so many independent professionals in Jefferson County, the time has come to create

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On Friday Oct. 12, the CoLab made its first major splash in the community by hosting the Small Business Symposium, a free event open to all members of the community. The day began with morning check in, followed by hot coffee, pastries and fresh fruit.

A full lineup of classes filled the day covering web and tech solutions, marketing and small business funding. Every class was packed and the question and answer sessions were lively and informative.

Having absorbed all the information I could on website development, I skipped the next class and took advantage of the quiet room to get an hour’s work in. Sitting in the big window with views of Port Townsend’s rooftops and the daily

People gather at the CoLab to discuss how they can all work together, share space and collaborate on projects. activity of downtown, I watched people come and go and let the light from the flickering fireplace chase away the grey October day. Warm, focused, caffeinated and inspired by the conversations of the morning, I settled in for a productive hour with my laptop.

The symposium was a success with over 75 people signing in throughout the day. After the activities wound down, the room transformed for the after hours mixer with delicious bites, wines and

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New members Antiques and collectibles are about touching the past, making it tangible. Creating new collectibles is about touching the future. A desire to share some the objects that have been part of our recent human history and will be part of our future, that represent how we’ve changed and yet stayed the same, drives our passion for collecting. We hope to share that passion with others.

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clients often describe her design style as “clean”, “crisp”, and “a good balance of colors.”

Harumi acquired her graphic design experience at several design companies in Tokyo.

She moved to Hawaii in 2003 and established Mejiro Graphics. Some of her clients in Hawaii continued working with her after she moved from Hawaii to the Port Townsend area.

One of her longtime clients has been the A love of collecting is behind Curly Top Collectibles.

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She developed their Curly Top Collectibles: and sculpting as long cigar brands and deA passion for the past as she could remember. signed their cigar bands, It was clear that when She loved antiques and their cigar box labeling, Liam and Sinead Cannon combing through the vartheir website, and their ious antique outlets for met, buying and selling marketing materials. antiques and collectibles treasures. She also saw a Recently their products was going to be an even niche for reproductions were featured in “Robb bigger part of their lives of certain items, espeReport” and “Cigar Aficially those of a practical than it had previously cionado.” Harumi would or delicate nature. When been. like people to realize Liam and Sinead joined Liam’s love of colthat a strong brand adds forces, her children lecting led him from value to their products provided much needed yard sales to auction and helps them reach work force to make houses. He loves the their target clientele. the changes Liam had hunt and the thrill of Harumi joined the Harumi Kobayashi finding treasures amidst dreamed of and Sinead Chamber to support found a new focus for the remains of the past. local businesses and to Mejiro Graphics More than 10 years ago, her skills. Curly Top introduce members to Mejiro Graphics is Collectibles was born. he began selling some her graphic/web design On Fridays, Saturdays a full service graphic of those finds from a services. She is easy to design studio offering and Mondays, Sinead local outlet. The space work with and always can be found in the shop quality designs in print required for those treahappy to help you with sures grew and the need creating one of kind ob- and on the web. Their your graphic design to get more exposure led jects. These projects are design services include needs. logos, brochures, annual often used in their winhim to the Internet. He To view a portfolio of dow displays. But, some reports, packaging, webbegan to dream of havMejiro Graphics, please sites, Wordpress customof her creations become ing his own store front visit www.mejirographpart of a fun project that ization and more. for collectibles with a ics.com. You can contact Harumi Kobayashi, involves making felt dedicated web site. But Harumi at (360)774owner and designer, has the demands of his video animals sewn together 6721 or harumi@mejiroby hand with silk thread been offering her graphic business kept him from graphics.com. and web design services (the smallest, a mouse, moving forward on this has five individual piec- in Jefferson County since dream.

2006. She’s worked with Dogspaw & Cats Too es, a crocheted silk tail Sinead and her mostly Dogspaw & Cats Too is and his body measures a local clients such as the grown children entered a full service dog and cat mere three eighths of an Northwest Maritime the picture and things spa and the culmination Center and Jefferson inch long).

The proceeds began to change for of owner Maria Pace’s County Public Works. from the sale of these Liam. minute creatures are do- She’s also enjoyed work- lifelong passion for and Sinead had a passion experience with animals. for toys and art. She had nated to local charitable ing with local business A former veterinary owners and artists.

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technician with a vast and varied background with both domestic and wild animals, Maria can’t recall a time when she didn’t have an affinity for the animal kingdom. Owning a business that caters to making animals look their best is a dream come true for Maria and she thoroughly enjoys her varied clientele and their people.

Maria designed her business with comfort and utility in mind. Dogspaw & Cats Too features stainless steel walk in tubs, gentle forced air dryers and effective yet gentle cleaning products. In addition to bath service, Dogspaw & Cats Too offers grooming, nail trims and gland evacuation.

Customers may choose to use the facilities to bathe their pets themselves, or they may choose to leave the bath duties in Maria’s capable hands. Drop ins are welcome, but if an extensive grooming is desired, an appointment is encouraged.

Dogspaw & Cats Too is conveniently located at the first roundabout going into Port Townsend at 2427 West Sims Way. Hours are Monday thru Saturday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (full service and self service) and Sunday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. (self service only).

For more information, call 360-774-2562 or visit their Facebook page.

Maria Pace, Dogspaw & Cats Too owner, can’t recall a time when she didn’t connect with animals.

VIC volunteers go on the road to local businesses Virginia, sold it in the 1970s. The mansion now operates eight restored Victorian rooms complete with private baths, and two long term guest studios. The Ann Starrett Mansion offers pet and kid friendly rooms, claw foot tubs, high ceilAnn Starrett Mansion • ings, and a central location for easy access to the heart 744 Clay St., PT • 385of Uptown and Downtown 3205 • starrettmansion.

Port Townsend. com • $89-149 Some days, I really Jordini’s on the Water love my job. This day, VIC • 929 Water St., PT • volunteers were welcomed 385-2037 to the Ann Starrett ManJordini’s on the Water sion to tour the boutique may be a little harder to hotel and get a dose of find than your average history. Owner Edel Sokol downtown eatery, but you acted as tour guide for our must believe it lives up to trip back through time and its name. In the back of into the three-story foyer, the Lighthouse building which stopped us in our in historic Port Townsend, tracks with its free-hung you will find Beth Diodine, staircase, balustrade and owner of Jordini’s, on the banister made of African water. VIC Volunteers and Honduran mahogany, and restored original ceiling were guided to the back frescos of the four seasons. patio where the only barrier between guests and the Port At the peak of the tower, a piece of ruby red glass peers Townsend Bay was the out through tiny dormers to grated floor 10 feet above the sky and on each solstice the beach. This day in particular, was all blue sky and equinox, it bathes the shining down on white sails fresco of that particular a week after the Wooden season in red.

George Starrett designed Boat Festival.

Beth, who has been and built this historic in the restaurant industry mansion for his wife Ann since she was 14 years old, in 1889. George was the town mortician, as well as a talked happily about the steamed clams she was premier house builder and used the carriage house un- making. Listening to Beth derneath the first floor as his talk about her food, her love business’s entrance and exit. for her job is obvious. Light During prohibition though, summer sandwiches and salads share the menu with it’s questionable that each some fabulous comfort subs trip with a hearse was for his mortuary business. Like like the Italian Stallion and many other glorious Victori- the Flanigan Shenanigan ans in Uptown, the mansion Panini.

If you’re missing a became a rooming house certain soup shop in town, for displaced soldiers after Jordini’s may be your new World War II. George and Ann had one favorite spot. Beth never knows what exactly will son, Morris, who eventube on the soup or dessert ally became town Mayor. menu because she makes The mansion became a what she feels like makhotel when Morris’s wife,

By Karen Anderson Volunteers from the Port Townsend Visitor Information Center recently went on the road to familiarize themselves with area businesses. Here are the places they visited recently.

VIC volunteers visited Jordini’s, above, and the Ann Starrett Mansion, at right, during recent familiarization tours. ing. She is committed to serving everyone though so you can always be sure of a vegetarian option as well as a classic meaty soup to warm your bones.

Feel free to be surprised by her daily desserts because she bakes according

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Jordini’s will also cater your event if you can’t stand another event without her spectacular sandwiches. But remember, that you’re only getting half of the experience, you’re going to want the view too.

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Looking for a change? Just pick one exercise variable

By Michelle West I read a couple statements recently that I thought were pretty good.

Quote number 1: “Medical studies have shown that when the people that have had heart bypass surgery are told that they must change their lifestyle or die, about 90 percent do not change.

Typically, two years after surgery, the patient has not altered their lifestyle.

It seems that most would rather die than change”.

The other quote was: “Life is not made by the dreams that you dream but about the choices that you make… your life today is the sum total all the choices you’ve made up to this point.”

That brings me to the questions that I want to talk about in this article. What is change? Webster’s first definition of change is a verb: ‘to make different in some particular’; ‘can replace with another’; ‘to undergo a modification of’ or ‘to undergo a transformation, transition or substitution.’

In the fitness industry and as a certified personal trainer when one hears the word change we often think of the acronym we learned during our certification: F.I.T.T. It stands for Frequency, Intensity, Type and Time. Change is not easy, to say the least, and sometimes rather difficult. At Evergreen Fitness Center, we like to say if you want to change pick just one of the F.I.T.T. variables. Start by taking the variable that can most easily fit your lifestyle and schedule. Frequency: or number of times in which you repeat your activity, in our case exercise.

For example, if your frequency is never to exercise go out and exercise. Walk

Michelle West one time a week. If you already exercise two times, increase that frequency to three and so on... Intensity is being the extreme degree of strength or force or energy in which you exercise.

Intensity can go both ways.

For an elite athlete it might mean take a week off. For those who are not exercising or pushing themselves very hard, it might mean just push on the gas a little bit. (And I’m not talking about the accelerator in your car.)

‘Type’ this refers to the particular kind of exercise you are doing. If you’re walking, try short bursts of jogging. If you are biking, perhaps you could jog or fast walk. If you are off seasons for your sport, find a new in season sport. If you find yourself doing the same exercise day in and day out, try something new.

Try a group fitness class or hire a personal trainer to push you a little bit or give you new exercises to do.

Changes…some of us don’t even like the word.

And if you’re like me the older we get the less we like change. We’re comfortable with our patterns even if those patterns aren’t the

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If you are already doing 20 or 30 minutes or more of exercise a day, I would urge you to look at other the other two variables, intensity and type. The rest of you I urge to just look at your lives, your activities during the day. What could you cut out for 10, 15 even 20 minutes every morning or afternoon? Move those legs, pump those arms.

Bend, stretch, reach!

I must admit I’m one of those in the minority today who, for my whole life, has enjoyed exercising, bending, stretching and reaching.

I also know that life is busy and duties call. So I confess; this entire article has been written at my house in my living room on my stationary bike peddling and sweating away as I talk into to my phone and dictate this article. Yes folks, 60 minBusiness builders utes of cardio… DONE! If you currently are not • Port Townsend Computers • Homer Smith Insurance exercising, try making it • Port Townsend Paper Co. • Jefferson Healthcare more of a priority in your life for a month. I don’t • Hadlock Building Supply • Port Townsend Laundromat think you’ll regret it, in fact & Self Service Car Wash I think you’ll have more energy. After all if you ruin your body, where will you live? If I can be of any assistance, please give me a call at 360-3853036, or email evergreen fitness@qwestoffice.net. or stop in at Evergreen Fitness Center.

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Legislators, chamber meet on boat tax bill

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RSVP to attend event on Nov. 19 The Jefferson County Chamber Advocacy Committee and the chamber’s full board recently recommended support for a Marine Tourism Bill, which would make it easier for boats to spend their time and money in Port Townsend and our surrounding communities.

Their commitment set in motion a series of endorsements, which most recently included an editorial in favor of this legislative bill by the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader and the City Council’s unanimous support at a recent Port Townsend City Council Meeting.

Chamber Executive Director Teresa Verraes said, “Rarely does the opportunity arise when we have a legislative fix that will unlock millions of dollars for our state and for our region like the Marine Tourism Bill.

We certainly spent time looking at both sides of this bill, but honestly, there was only one side to it: Boating means business and more boating means more business for our area.”

The legislation, introduced last year by Port Townsend native Sen. Nick Harper would allow entity-owned vessels from out-of-state the same cruising privileges as out-of-state vessels owned in an individual: 180 days in Washington state waters.

Currently, entityowned vessels from outof-state can only spend 60 days here before they owe a tax (equivalent to a sales tax) for spending time here.

The Northwest Marine Trade Association funded an economic impact study (www.nmta. net/impact) that concluded treating both types of tourists the same would

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reap $29 million in new spending.

To further this legislation drive, the Chamber has partnered with NMTA, the Port of Port Townsend and the Port Townsend Marine Trade Association to organize a Meet Your Legislator event.

Electeds from all levels of local government and Sen. Jim Hargrove and Reps. Steve Tharinger and Kevin Van De Wege will be invited to further the conversation about lost tourism dollars, marine trades and this specific piece of legislation.

This event, the first of its kind for the region, will occur on Monday, Nov. 19 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the NW Maritime Center, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, 98368.

Please RSVP to Peter Schrappen (peter@Nmta. net) if you would like to attend.

Make time for a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting and you will be rewarded with ideas you can use today, or be informed about changes in our community. Above, Dave Robison tells the lunch crowd about the business plan for Fort Worden. At left, Berry Zimmerman explains how to boost your bottom line by expanding the number of potential customers you can reach.

Chamber Chamber Staff

Executive Board

Executive Director President Teresa Verraes Fred Obee director@jeffcountychamber.org The Leader President elect Event Coordinator Dominic Svornich Laura Brackenridge Kitsap Bank admin@jeffcountychamber. org Vice President, Records 385-7869 Molly Force N.D. Prosper Natural Health VIC Manager Past President Karen Anderson info@jeffcountychamber.org Kim Aldrich Cobalt Mortgage (360) 385-2722 Vice President, Finances Kathryn Brady Brady Chiropractic

contacts Vice President, Outreach Debbie Wardrop Resort at Port Ludlow Vice President, Membership Dana Petrick Dana Pointe Interiors Directors Jordan Eades Hope Roofing Chuck Russell Valley Tavern Judy Cavett FairWinds Winery Carol Woodley Hadlock Realty & Hadlock Hotel

Vi Koenig PT Laundromat Piper Diehl Ludlow Bay Wellness Spa Nancy McConaghy Coldwell Banker Cammy Brown Peninsula Legal Services Suzy Carroll Uptown Nutrition Craig Downs Chimacum Schools Jennefer Wood Maestrale

Dianna Talley Taku Marine Jake Beattie Northwest Maritime Center Newsletter Advertising Catherine Brewer The Leader 360-385-2900 We welcome your submissions. If you have news to share, send articles and photos to director@ jeffcountychamber.org or mail to 440 12th St. Port Townsend, WA 98368.

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Fixing the Future

Date: Sunday, Nov. 11 Time: 1 p.m. (reception 3 p.m. at Silverwater Cafe) Place: Rose Theater $15 A documentary film, about building local jobs, income and sustainability.

Marketing in the Real World

Date: Thursday, Nov. 15.

Time: 8 to 10 a.m.

Place: Public House Restaurant.

Coffee, juice and pastries will be served. $5 member $8 nonmembers.

John Marling of Pulse Research (Portland) and the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader recently completed an extensive survey of Jefferson County consumers and learned from them where they shop, why, how much they spend,

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Store volunteers, Chamber Ambassadors, Sue Garlinghouse, Elaine Grimm and Eva Campbell cut the ribbon on the newly named Seattle Children’s Hospital Bargain Boutique. and what else they would business. nered with NMTA, Port buy. The survey shows of Port Townsend and shifts in their shopping the Port Townsend Mahabits based on 20 years rine Trades Association of previous surveys. The to invite elected officials survey shows how much to this event.

Date: Monday, Nomarket potential is still Officials from all vember 19 staring Jefferson County levels of local governTime: 4 to 5 p.m. businesses in the face. ment are slated to attend.

Place: NW Maritime Come hear John’s con- Center They include state Sen. clusions and insights on Jim Hargrove and and Drinks and appetizers making the best use of this will be served. state Representatives information and forming In support of the Ma- Steve Tharinger and a marketing strategy that rine Tourism Bill and to Kevin Van De Wege to will earn new customers further discussion on this further this legislation, and new dollars for your piece of legislation. the Chamber has part-

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The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Network is testing a new free mentorship program aimed at helping local young professionals get a leg up in their career or chosen profession.

Right now we’re seeking five young professionals to participate in our pilot program and provide feedback. Your participation will benefit you directly and help design the program for the future.

Here’s how it works: We will match you with a mentor based on the information you provide. You and your mentor will work together toward your goals over a period of 90 days.

We’ll keep in touch with your progress along the way and meet with you at the end of 90 days to evaluate success.

To apply, complete an application with the following information: Name, phone, e-mail, your chosen profession for mentorship, your weekly availability and your goals in working with a mentor.

Send that information to admin@jeffcountychamber.org. We will review submissions and contact you within 10 business days. The first five qualified candidates to apply before Dec. 31, 2012 will be selected.

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