Chamber Newsletter: January 2015

January 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!

Jan. 5 - Jeff Randall

The Campaign CoManager for the passage of the Mountain View Commons bond explains what the proposed measure will fund. Sponsor Jeffco Aquatic Coalition

Jan. 12 - Jamie Deering

The owner of Healing Elements tells us about better work habits through body care.

Sponsor Age at Home

Jan. 19 -- No Meeting Martin Luther King holiday

Jan. 26 - Andy Cochrane

Power Trip Energy’s President will talk about the Electric Vehicle Tourism Initiative which has commenced with the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in Port Townsend.

Supplement to the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.

Volunteers visit Quimper, Ichikawa

By Lorna Mann Just five years ago, there was a gaping hole in Port Townsend plaza left by the closure of Swain’s.

In an effort to keep downtown vibrant and free of the eyesore of empty lots, a group of dedicated volunteers some of which were associated with Team Jefferson, came together to propose the idea of a community supported store with a direct public stock offering.

After much information gathering from Washington state and a reaching out to the town of Powell, Wyoming who had undertaken a similar project in an effort to save their own Downtown (if you are interested in finding out more about Powel Mercantile, visit their face book page www.facebook. com/PowellMerc).

Over $700,000 was raised from the community along with many volunteer hours put in to the fabric of the store.

Manager, Sheldon Spencer is frank that Quimper Mercantile did not have quite the right mix of products for its Grand Opening in Oct. 11, 2013, but he and his staff have worked very hard in the ensuing five years to curate what is offered in the

Quimper Mercantile Manager Sheldon Spencer tells VIC volunteers about the history of the store.

Photo by Steve Mullensky store and to develop meaningSheldon is most proud that they by Quimper Merc recently, ful vendor relations. Including now are able to offer a much 2015 is the year to do it. You partnering with a not for profit larger range of prices as well as may just be pleasantly surprised national buying group that has products to suit all shoppers. with what they offer. increased the number of prodVolunteers were treated to a Quimper Mercantile Comucts they are able to carry. sneak peek of the new homepany • 1121 Water St. • Port Taking into account the wares section and water view Townsend • (360) 385-9595. varying budgets of Jefferson seating area that is scheduled county residents and visitors to be up and running later this After perusing the racks of has been no small task but year, so if you have not stopped Continued on Page 2

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Ichikawa hosts visitor center group

Continued from Page 1 Quimper Mercantile the volunteers headed across Water Street to Ichikawa Sushi Bar and Steak house where owner, Dotty Flowers, was ready to greet us and usher the VIC Volunteers into Ichikawa’s new Party Room.

Ichikawa has been operating in Port Townsend for over 10 years now, with Chef Peter dutifully manning the kitchen.

Dotty bought and took over the running of the restaurant a just over a year and a half ago and has big plans for the restaurant at the end of Water Street The new party room was set up to accommodate up to 20 people seated at long tables with other room configurations allowing for more guests.

While the new space is able to accommodate large groups it also has an intimate atmosphere that would suit smaller parties and business meetings. Another new addition to the restaurant is an outdoor seating area that will allow diners to enjoy their meals while looking out over the water to Indian Island.

A commitment to quality ingredients is important to Dotty and Peter. They have a successful partnership with an organic farm in Oregon that provides them with Wagyu (the American version of Kobe) and also with Key

Dotty Flowers, Owner of Ichikawa Sushi Bar and Steak House, is surrounded by volunteers on their most recent familiarization tour of Jefferson County. and being pleasantly sur- platters that can be easCity Fish that enables them to purchase Short’s prised by how much they ily ordered and picked enjoyed it. The Seaweed up from Ichikawa, 24 Family Farm beef that salad was a firm favorhours’ notice is preferred Dotty then breaks down ite, with Dotty’s Husfor party platter orders herself in the restauband, Red, telling us of but they can often acrant so nothing goes to the curative properties of commodate orders at waste. Peter has long established relationships seaweed and its ability to short notice.

A huge selling point with Japanese buyers so soak up heavy metals in the body. of Ichikawa is the help diners can be assured The star of the show and flexibility they offer that they are getting the clients when planning fresh, high quality ingre- was the homemade Mochi a Japanese desert that events, be they at Ichikadients in their meals. is ice cream wrapped wa or at other venues.

Many people are in a rice paste. VolunDotty prides herself on nervous about trying teers sampled Red bean working hard to create Japanese cuisine and and Green Tea flavored custom menus that best Dotty has completely Mochi. Deserts don’t suit the tastes and budlost count of the times gets of her clients. She she has heard the words- make an appearance on the printed menus as likes a challenge, so let “but I don’t like raw Dotty likes the flexibility her stretch her creative fish”. of being able to whip up muscles for your next She and her friendly staff are happy to dispel new flavors to suit what event and you may be is in season so be sure surprised as to what can the myth that raw fish to ask what is on offer, I be achieved no matter is the only option when can assure you that you your budget. it comes to Japanese Ichikawa Sushi Bar cooking. The volunteers will not be disappointed.

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2015 Chamber board: “How did you earn first dollar?”

Teresa Verraes, Executive Director, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Scooping Ice Cream at Elevated! I’m always proud to say the Julie and David McCulloch were my first employers.

They modeled dedication, quality and good business practice... with jimmies on top.

Rob Story, General Manager, Chimacum Corner Farmstand I earned my first non-allowance dollar in Michigan back in the mid-1970’s when I was around 10 years old. I earned this money through one of the following: paper route, shoveling snow, mowing lawns or raking leaves.

to work every day and taught swimming, arts and crafts and recreation activities all day with a group of kids, some of whom I still remember like it was yesterday. I also still remember the polyester/cotton polo shirt I had to wear. Those were the days! I was probably a junior counselor, or something like that. I saved the letter inviting me to join their staff and still have it to this day. That was money well earned!

Adam Burns, Owner, Ferino’s Pizzeria I earned my first dollar cutting grass for neighbors when I was a kid in Houston.

Casey Gribble, Owner, The Local 101 I earned my first dollar stacking firewood for my old man down on Bolton farm (now Dharma Ridge). I was 6.

Amanda Funaro, Susan Windle, He would set the wood NW Maritime Center Senior Sales Manager, on the 12ft flatbed and I staff accountant The Resort at Port would set one piece at a Amanda - I earned my Ludlow time. first $ for pulling weeds I earned my first My first taxable dolwhen I was 5. dollar working Saturday Rebecca Benjamin, lar was at the Salal Cafe. mornings in my parents’ Executive Director, I was 16, pay was $4.20 Dominic Svornich, retail store. I think I North Olympic salmon an hour and I lasted Branch Manager, was probably about 10 Coalition two days. Went back to Kitsap Bank & Owner, years old and they paid Besides the tooth fairy stacking wood and shovCellar Door me $7.50 for working 4 and babysitting, my first eling sawdust. Outside I made my first dolhours Saturday mornearned dollars were from work is just more fun! lar (other than selling ing – twice what they a family owned restaudahlias on the side of the were paying their regular rant in New Hampshire Shelli Cates, Finanroad or mowing lawns) staff! where I grew up. cial Advisor, Edward at 15 working for my Jones Investments aunt’s company on BainRobert Birman, L. Katherine Baril, My first dollar was bridge Island, mixing Executive Director, Small Business Consul- earned babysitting at the and pouring cement for Centrum Foundation tant age of 13, but I started garden sculptures. Not My first job was as I earned my first dol- my first “real job” at very fun. a pre-school summer lar babysitting but it was age 15 working after camp counselor at the for two hours because school for Pioneer JewYMCA when I was 16. I we only made 50 cents elry in Post Falls, Idaho. rode my 10-speed bike an hour!

It seems I have been

working ever since!

Heather Bailey, Chief Human Resources Officer, Jefferson Healthcare My first dollar was earned at my first lemonade stand in Phoenix, Arizona! It’s HOT and I sold a ton of lemonade!

I was probably 8 years old.

Karen Ridings, Co-Owner, Gold Star Marine My parents paid me a dollar when I promised not to return my baby sister to the hospital. I was 4.

Will O’Donnell, Director, Jefferson County Farmers Market I earned my first dollars working on construction sites in the Chicago suburbs with my stepdad, who was a carpenter back then. I was 13 and wasn’t allowed to use power tools so I mostly hauled lumber and tools and garbage around in between finding the perfect rock

station on the jobsite boombox.

Jennefer Wood, Owner, Maestrale My first job was delivering news papers by foot in the 5th grade.

David Faber, Faber Feinson, PLLC I earned my first dollar as a tip while volunteering at the Boiler Room when it was located uptown.

Karen Best, Owner, Coldwell Banker Best Homes “Picking green beans and strawberries in Dever-Conner, Oregon.”

Also serving on the board this year are Jordan Eades, Co-Owner, Hope Roofing & Construction, Kris Nelson, Owner, Alchemy Bistro & Wine Bar & Sirens Pub, Le Hornbeck, Individual Member, and Austin Henry, Atlas Technologies.

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Drawing on the right side of the brain for innovation

By Don Knapp In a complex and changing environment, many organizations are using innovation to stimulate renewal.

“In this world of intensified competition,” wrote Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter in Learning Organizations, “organizations can no longer afford to be followers, to wait for somebody else to innovate.”

“Once people have enough intelligence to function in their work,” Alan Robinson and Sam Stern wrote in Corporate

Creativity, “one person is just as likely as another to be creative.” And, they concluded, “most creative acts, as they now occur in companies, are not planned for and come from where they are least expected.”

To choreographer Twyla Tharp, writing in The Creative Habit, new ideas are apt to come from the intuitive right hemisphere of the brain and in times of solitude. She wrote: “You’re seeking thoughts from the unconscious and trying to tease them forward until you can latch onto them.

An idea will sneak into

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your brain. Get engaged with that idea, play with it, push it around—you’ve acquired a goal to underpin this solitary activity.

You’re not alone anymore; your goal, your idea is your companion.”

Creativity—artistic or intellectual inventiveness, innovation—can benefit people and organizations in every field. Psychobiologist Roger Sperry of Cal Tech won a Nobel Prize in 1981 for discovering that the two sides of the brain processed information differently. The left side is the verbal, objective, analytical, detail-oriented

side. The right is the visual, subjective and holistic side that sees patterns and wants an overview. We all draw on both sides but most people use one side more than the other. I favor the right. My father was an industrial designer, my mother a writer, my brother an architect.

I once coordinated summer job enrichment training programs for Macalester College students in St. Paul, Minn. and their real world supervisors in the Twin Cities using industrial psychologist Frederick Herzberg and his “motivationhygiene” theory. Author of

Work and the Nature of Man, named one of the 10 most important management books of the 20th century, Herzberg believed employees were more motivated to work because of the opportunities they had on the job (for achievement, recognition, advancement, growth and meaningful work itself) than “hygiene” factors surrounding the job (working conditions, security, supervision, social contacts, status and compensation). He told the supervisors: “What we should ask ourselves is how can we install generators in people.

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Maritime Heritage area would promote tourism

By Derek Kilmer Washington State has a unique maritime history.

It extends back thousands of years to when tribal communities harnessed the power of our coastal water to create a canoe culture following salmon routes.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, port towns along the coast flourished while shipbuilding and fishing industries became a part of the Pacific Northwest’s identity. To this day, Washington’s waterways are central to the history and commerce of our state.

In recognition of this legacy, I worked with Rep. Denny Heck to introduce federal legislation to create a Maritime Heritage Area that would help promote tourism, economic development, and the rich maritime history of our region.

Earlier this fall I met with local government officials, economic development and business leaders, and educational stakeholders in Port Townsend to detail what this would mean for folks in our neck of the woods. Port Townsend’s role as one of the West

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Coast’s most important early harbors and its rich history of wooden boat building served as a strong reminder of what a wonderful story we have to tell.

This proposal first came together because of leadership from folks like those I sat down with in Port Townsend. Back in 2008, local stakeholders successfully pushed for the Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation to conduct a study on the feasibility of a maritime heritage area.

After the findings were published in 2010, the National Park Service agreed that the proposal met all of the qualifications to support a National Heritage Area.

Earlier this year, Rep. Heck and I put forward our proposed legislation to make this idea a reality. If passed, sites located within a quarter-mile of the shoreline from Grays Harbor to the Canadian border would be eligible to participate in the Maritime Heritage Area.

Our “Saltwater Coast” would be promoted by tourism, economic development and maritime history as told through Washington State’s museums, historic ships, and fishing culture, among many other attributes.

This would also be the first National Heritage Area on the West Coast, and the

The following events are scheduled by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce in the month ahead:

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only one focused on the Port Ludlow Port Hadlock East Sims maritime industry. This Breaker Lane 69 Oak Bay Road 2313 East Sims Way bill also honorsPort its74Ludlow, beginStrengthening Communities 1923. WA 98368 WA 98365 Port Hadlock, WAOur 98339 PortSince Townsend, nings on the local level by 360-437-7863 360-344-3424 360-385-0123 empowering local officials, *New loan requests only. Single family owner-occupied homes only. 80% loan to value; subject to current appraisal from a Kitsap Bank like those here in Jefferson approved appraiser. 5 year balloon with loan payment amortization not to exceed 20 years. Must have auto charge to Kitsap Bank deposit County, to makeaccount. deci-Other limitations may apply. Limited time only. **On all loans over $50,000. sions about how to protect, preserve, and promote sites that have helped define our region for generations.

And our legislation ensures that there will be no regulatory role and will not affect anyone’s property rights in any way. Rather, it gives our region a way to market itself (economically, educationally and otherwise) and to qualify for public and philanthropic grants opportunities related to heritage, economic development, education, and tourism promotion.

We have partners in the Senate, too. Companion legislation was introduced this year by U.S. senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray. As we look toward a new Congress, I’ll continue to fight for this bill so businesses in Jefferson County can raise the national profile on our proud maritime traditions.

Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) serves as the United States Representative for Washington’s 6th Congressional District.

Jan. 20, 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Board of Directors Meeting at The CoLab, 237 Taylor St. Port Townsend.

Jan. 6, 5:30 to 7 p.m. - Ambassador Meeting at Ferino’s Pizza, Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Business Leader, YPN & Citizen of 846 Ness Corner Rd., Port Hadlock. the Year Brunch at Fort Worden Commons, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend.

Jan. 13, 5:30 to 7 p.m. - After Hours Mixer at The Lighthouse Mall, 2021 E. Sims Way, Port Townsend. Hosted by Radiance Jan. 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m. - YPN Test Lab at The CoLab, 237 Taylor Hair & Beauty Studio and several other businesses in the St, Port Townsend.

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Managing by remote control: Lessons from great managers In 1999, the Gallup organization completed a massive study of the workplace involving interviews with thousands of managers thought to be the best by their organizations, in an effort to find out what sets them apart.

Their groundbreaking conclusions were rolled into a book entitled First, Break All The Rules which remains a mustread for managers at all levels.

One common perception these managers shared was that, as a manager, you actually have less control than those who report to you, regardless what you may think. Each employee can decide what to do and not do - the how’s, the when’s and the with whom’s. For good or for ill, they are the ones who make things happen.

As their manager, you really can’t make anything happen, directly. All you can do is try to influence, motivate, persuade and monitor, in hopes that most of your people do what you ask most of the time.

This isn’t control. It’s remote control.

Further compounding this are several other realities: • Even though your control is remote, you’re still accountable for your team’s performance.

• Moreover, human beings are unique, each with his or her own style, needs and motivations.

So, not only do you have to manage by remote-control, but you have to take into account that each employee will respond to you in slightly, but importantly different ways.

• Further hemming

you in are two other realities: first, that people don’t/can’t change all that much; second, that any organization exists for one purpose - performance.

The surprising conclusion from these top managers: A manager’s most basic responsibility is not to help each person grow, nor to provide an environment where each person feels significant and special.

It is to focus his or her people toward performance.

For this reason, Gallup found, great managers are skeptical about handing all the authority down to their people. Allowing employees to make all of their own decisions may well produce a team of self-actualized employees, but it may not be a very productive team.

So, this is the dilemma: Managers must retain control and focus their people on performance, but they are bound by the reality that they cannot force everyone to perform in the same way.

Their solution, Gallup learned, is as elegant as it is efficient: Define the right outcomes and then let each person find his or her own route toward those outcomes.

This approach offers several advantages: First, it resolves the great manager’s dilemma.

All of a sudden, the two guiding beliefs - that people are inherently different and that managers must focus people on the same performance - are no longer in conflict.

They are now in harmony. In fact, they are intertwined. The latter

frees you up to capitalize on the former. To focus people on performance, you must define the right outcomes and then stick to them. Standardizing the ends prevents you from having to standardize the means.

Second, it is a highly efficient solution. The most efficient route from point A to point B is rarely a straight line. It’s always the path of least resistance. Great managers know that the most efficient way to turn someone’s talent into performance is to help him/her find his/her own path of least resistance toward the desired outcomes.

Third, it is a solution that encourages employees to take responsibility. Great managers want each employee to feel a certain tension to

achieve. Defining the right outcomes creates an environment where employees must learn the unique combination of plays that work time after time. They must learn how they respond to pressure, build trust with others and stay focused. They must discover their own paths of least resistance.

Finally, this approach is the best way to avoid micro managing. It drives you to put your emphasis, as manager, on the outcomes, not on the related tasks - the ends, not the means.

Your focus then is on developing your people.

That’s where the strength of remote control comes to bear.

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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

Adam Burns Ferino’s Pizzeria Casey Gribble The Local 101

DIRECTORS

Karen Ridings Gold Star Marine

Karen Ridings Gold Star Marine

Katherine Baril Small Business Consultant

Le Hornbeck AA Tax Service

David Faber Faber Feinson, PLLC

Tanya Rublaitus Port Townsend Schools

Shelli Cates Edward Jones

Kris Nelson Sirens, Alchemy

Rob Story Chimacum Corner Farmstand

Karen Best Coldwell Banker Best Homes

Advertising Catherine Brewer cbrewer@ptleader.com Jen Clark jclark@ptleader.com Ken Hulick khulick@ptleader.com The Leader 360-385-2900 The content of this publication is prepared by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce for its members. We welcome submissions. Send articles and photos to director@ jeffcountychamber.org or mail to 440 12th St. Port Townsend, WA 98368.

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Volunteers shown some appreciation The Volunteers of the Visitor information Centre were celebrated at their Annual Appreciation Party, held at Pippa’s Real Tea on Tuesday December 9th.

Gifts for the volunteers were provided by multiple local businesses and we would like to express our thanks and gratitude to the following businesses.

PS Express, Aldrich’s Market, KCPT, Key City

Fish, Jeffco Fairgrounds, the Recyclery, April Fool, Point Hudson Cafe, Glow, Resort at Port Ludlow, 7 Cedars Casino, Radiance Hair Salon, Farms Reach cafe, Marrowstone Vineyards, Commanders Beach house, Alpenfire, Abracadabra, Centrum, Sunrise Coffee, Healing Elements, PT Aero Museum, Conservatory Coastal home, Chimacum Corner Farm Stand.

The VIC Volunteers annual Appreciation Party was hosted at Pippa’s Real Tea on December 9th. A great time was had by all; huge thanks to Pippa and her staff for making it such a memorable event. Photo Credit: Steve Mullensky

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The Jefferson County Library’s 2015 Inquiring Mind lecture series kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21, with a presentation by digital media leader Alex Alben and his talk titled, “Privacy and Personality in the Digital Age.” In this highly interactive presentation, Alben addresses concepts of personal privacy, digital tracking, the concept of ‘celebrity’ and what we are each willing to give up to preserve privacy in the online environment. Enhanced by various case studies, this pre-

sentation is certain to motivate audience members of all ages to think beyond the headlines and explore the politics of privacy and publicity in modern society. In the age of celebrity culture and the rapid growth of online communities, personal privacy is under threat.

How we cope with this new environment determines the meaning of ‘private citizen’ in a digital culture.

Alex Alben has played a leadership role in the field of digital media and has shared his expertise in both teaching and

journalism. He helped launch ESPN.com and ABCNews. com, and served for six years in senior management at RealNetworks. Alben worked as a researcher for CBS News in 1980 and went on to work for Mike Wallace at CBS Reports.

In the 1990s, Alben worked as an entertainment lawyer for Orion Pictures and Warner Bros. He was a candidate for the U.S. Congress from Washington State’s 8th Congressional District in 2004. A graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Law School,

Alben writes for The Seattle Times and other publications on intersection of media, technology, and politics. He is the author of both fiction, Our Man in Mongoa, a novel, and Analog Day--How Technology Rewrote Our Future.

Jefferson County Library is located at 620 Cedar Avenue in Port Hadlock. This event is co-sponsored by Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. For more information about this free program, visit jclibrary.info or call 360.385.6544.

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TECH TUESDAYS AT JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY Jan. 20, 27 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Drop-in assistance is offered on any technology topic with which you may require assistance. Bring your device or use laptops provided by the library.

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Tech Tuesday classes Tuesday, Jan. 20, 3 to 4 p.m.

- Discover the various titles of eBooks and eAudio books available through your library. Learn how to prepare your computer or device to enable downloading the titles you wish to read, and how to check-out

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and return the books you borrow.

Drop-in tech assistance follows the class.

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 3 to 4 p.m. – Join us for a discussion of Apps and find answers to: What is an App? What is the difference between an App and a program? Why would I use an App, or for that matter when might I want to use a program or browser? We will also share some of our favorite apps. Drop-in tech assistance follows the class.

GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH EMAIL MARKETING Tuesday Jan. 13, 5 p.m. at Team

Jefferson offices, 2410 Washington St., Port Townsend.

Frank DePalma provides small business owners with the skills they need to create and execute a successful email marketing plan.

They will learn how email fits into a broader marketing plan, best practices, and how to create and send professional campaigns. Each participant will leave with their own full-featured Constant Contact account that they can use for free for 60 days. Bring your laptop or tablet.

Cost: $10. For more information, visit edcteamjefferson.com/edc/ alias-4/biq.