thank you to all of wallowa county! · cynthia warnock, past president [email protected]....
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Legislative Meetings 1
Announcements 2
Citizen Awards 3
Awards Banquet 4
Events 5
Inserts: SBDC Business Classes
USDA Rural Development
WALLOWA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
309 South River Street, Ste B
PO Box 427 Enterprise, OR 97828
Phone: (541) 426-4622
Email: [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jessie Cunningham, President
Jenni Word, Vice President
Cynthia Warnock, Past President
Kathy Casper, Director
Tammy Strampe, Director
Michael Vali, Director
Lawrence McBurney, Director
Bridget Brown, Director
John Williams, Director
Mike Hayward, Director
Nancy Rudger, Director
Cheryl North-Coughlan, Director
Heather Tyreman, Director
Penny Arentsen, Director
Susan Gilstrap, Director
CHAMBER STAFF
Vicki Searles, Executive Director
Diane Knox, Admin. Assistant
February 2018
Wallowa County Chamber Legislative Conference Calls, 7:00 am, First Meeting February 6th
Stay Current on 2018 Legislative Updates
Here is a great opportunity to stay informed and ask questions of our legislators.
All conference calls will be held at the Wallowa County OSU Extension Office, 668 NW First Street in En-terprise. Meetings are scheduled each Tuesday of the month until the session is over. The first meeting will be February 6th. All meetings start at 7:00 am and will be 1 hour sessions.
The calls are by Polycom so everyone will be live on camera with our legislators. John Williams said, “It’s as good as it gets without actually being in the same room. Please join us!”
Yes, everyone is invited. We do ask for an RSVP to the chamber (541) 426-4622 to make sure everyone has an opportunity to present their questions and concerns. Please RSVP (541) 426-4622.
Representative Greg Barreto
District 058
900 Court Street NE, H-384
Salem, OR 97301
503 986-1458
Senator Bill Hansell
District 029
900 Court Street NE, S-423
Salem, OR 97301
503 986-1729
Another Citizen Awards Banquet Passes into Memory
But what a great memory to start the year of 2018. The Chamber would like to thank everyone that at-tended. We sold out to 186 attendees and the awards were more than heartwarming, they were fabulous!
It is not too early to consider nominations for the next Awards Banquet. Write a little note about someone you think deserves to be recognized in one of the categories and put it on the calendar. Nomination appli-cations can be obtained from the chamber office by stopping in the office or emailing [email protected].
Nominations are collected throughout the year. A nomination committee meets the first week of December to review and select award winners. All nominations come from the public and this is an event that every-one is invited to attend. The awards is what the banquet is all about. But great food and friends can be pretty fun! Inside this newsletter you will find who our award winners were for 2017.
Thank You to All of Wallowa County!
New! Why do Visitors
Come to Wallowa County
Wallowa Lake 1
Wallowa Lake Tramway 3
Joseph, Arts & Galleries 11
Hells Canyon & Over Looks 0
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway 1
Wallowa Mountains 0
Wallowa Valley & View Points 0
WC Events 59
Fishing, Hunting, Outdoor Rec. 0
Visit Family & Friends 2
Family reunions, wedding, etc. 0
Other: Oregon’s 7 Wonders 0
Chamber Visitor Report for January
Information Contacts January 2018 December 2017 Year to date January 2017
Walk-ins: Visitors/Business 130 61 130 73
Information Packets Mailed Out
51 13 51 63
Phone Calls, Web & Emails 313 206 313 269
Total Contacts 494 280 494 405
Website Visits
7386 6258 7386 5138
Membership Referrals 619 698 619 635
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Wallowa Land Trust Open House!
Join us for an open house to learn more about Wallowa Land Trust's Conservation Plan. The Plan took over a year to finish and is the result of input from YOU, our friends and community members. You told us your vision for Wallowa County's future and we listened! We invite you to come learn more about the Plan and how you can help us put it into action. Drinks and refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, February 21st, 6:00 to 8:00pm Hurricane Creek Grange
63081 Hurricane Creek Road, Joseph, OR
Wednesday, March 7th, 6:00 to 8:00pm South Fork Grange
317 Rosewell Street, Lostine, OR
For more info: wallowalandtrust.org; (541) 426-2042
Tunesmith Night, Saturday, February 10, 2018 – 7PM Sugar Time Bakery, 107 North River Street, Ste. A, Enterprise, Oregon The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance presents another edition of Tunesmith Night, a monthly showcase of original music. The Saturday, February 10 show features songwriters Mike Mallory, May Arden and Eric Sinclair. The program moves to a new location this month—Sugar Time Bakery in Enterprise. They have just reopened in the newly renovated Burnaugh Building on North River Street and will provide the perfect atmosphere for our listening audience.
For Mike Mallory, the song is the thing. Mallory has been playing music professionally since age 15 (since 1968). Early on, he discovered the songs of Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Mississippi John Hurt and realized the songs were what spoke to him. He is comfortable strapping on his Telecaster and turning up to 11 or finger picking his acoustic trying to imitate Mississippi John. "That is the beauty of the players my age, we did not realize there was a division between acoustic and electric music," says Mallory, who is a member of the La Grande alt-country/Americana band The Wasteland Kings, along with son Kris Mallory who is lead vocalist and main songwriter for the group. This is Mallory’s fourth appearance at Tunesmith Night.
May Arden was born and raised in Hood River, Oregon, and comes from a family where traditional music of the working people has been handed down for generations. She learned songs growing up that were so old that their authors are unknown. May is also a highly accomplished opera singer who, last summer, sang a lead in Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute in New York City. Her passion is to bring operatic music, which is rooted in the minds and hearts of working people, back to the people who gave birth to it. In her original, beat driven music, she combines a humming technique from her operatic training that creates a gateway between a form that takes decades of training and the everyday people that originated it.
Wallowa County folks may know Eric Sinclair as one of the “tree guys” but he is also a talented songwriter and musician. He was part of the band, Saigon County, performing around the region for a few years. Sinclair has an accessible style, quick wit and knows his way around a guitar.
Tunesmith Night is presented in a round-robin format, with each musician playing a song, then the next taking a turn, creating an interesting and varied performance. Admission is $10 at the door or by season pass. Doors open at 6pm, music at 7pm, all ages welcome. Sugar Time will have the kitchen open for soups and sandwiches, in addition to their usual yummy sweet treats (BYO adult beverages).
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39th Annual Citizen Awards
Wallowa County — Blazing Our Own Trail!
Here are the 2017 Award Winners!
Be sure to congratulate these individuals
the next time you see them!
Dan Moody Unsung Hero Award Sponsored by Community Connections Presented by Jenny Reinheardt & Team
Marc Stauffer Special Award for Excellence
in Community Service Sponsored by: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce
Presented by Vicki Searles
Jennifer Gibbs Wallowa High School
Educational Leader Sponsored by: WC 4-H Leaders
Presented by Ann Bloom
Penny Arentsen Leader in Events & Nonprofits
Sponsored by: Fishtrap Presented by Marla Dotson
Dan Gover Leader in Agriculture & Timber Sponsored by: Wallowa Resources
Presented by Cynthia Warnock
Mellica McIntire Leader in the Arts
Sponsored by Wallowa Valley Arts Council
Presented by Birdie LaChance
Andy McKee McKee Brothers
Business Leader Sponsored: The Observer Presented by Diane Daggett
Cheri Miller Enterprise Animal Hospital
Employee of the Year Sponsored by: The Observer
Presented by Jereld and Alina Rice
Mentor Match Youth Entrepreneur Program Here are our future business leaders!
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Plaque Sponsors:
Community Connection of Wallowa County Fishtrap, Inc. Wallowa Valley Arts Council The La Grande Observer Wallowa County Chieftain Wallowa County 4-H Leaders Wallowa Resources Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce
Trade Show Participants:
Blue Mountain Computer Building Healthy Families Eagle Cap Wellness Acupuncture Eastern Oregon University Greater Enterprise Main Streets Joseph Branch Rail & Riders Mentor Match Youth Entrepreneur Program BMCC Small Business Development Center The Windsor House Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce Yes for WC Library District
Table Sponsors:
Bank of Eastern Oregon Bronson Log Homes Building Healthy Families Cameron’s Ace Hardware Carpet One Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Chrisman Development Community Bank Cornerstone Farms Double Arrow Veterinary Clinic Eagle Cap Wellness Acupuncture Enterprise Animal Hospital Enterprise Flower Shop Esprit Graphic Communications, Inc. Jason Follett, DMD Josephy Center for Arts & Culture Olive Branch Family Health OSU Extension Center Perry & Associates Simply Sandy’s The Sports Corral Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce Wallowa County Humane Society Wallowa County Vegetation Department Wallowa Lake Lodge Wallowa Mountain Properties Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness Wheatland Insurance Winding Waters Medical Clinic
Special Thank You!
MC Host
Erica Pinkerton and Andy Crow
Dinner Caterer
Susan Dobson, Heirloom Catering
Bar Service
Angelica Zurita La Laguna Family Mexican Restaurant
Entertainment
The Brann Family
Flag Salute
Wallowa County 4-H Court
Banquet Room Setup
Lem McBurney, Chad White, and Miguel Hermosa Lizasoain
BANQUET SPONSORS
Printing of Programs & Tickets
Skip & Shannon Novakovich, Esprit Graphic Communications, Inc.
Entertainment Sponsor
Main Street Motors and Bales Mobile Mix Concrete
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Troy Nave of Wallowa County will attend the Great
Outdoors Expo on behalf of the Chamber and EOVA
The Spokane Great Outdoors & Bike Expo is a new 2
day that will feature over 40 outdoor recreation, biking
and travel booths and nearly two dozen free outdoors-
oriented presentations, clinics and activities.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.
USDA is Seeking Applications to Support Rural Businesses and Create Jobs
Applications will be accepted between March 1 and April 30, 2018
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is seeking applications to support busi-nesses and help create jobs in rural Oregon. The Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Program can be used to support targeted technical assis-tance, training, feasibility studies, and other activities leading to the development or expansion in rural ar-eas of small and emerging private businesses with fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues.
Approximately $300,000 may be made available in Oregon under the RBDG Program in 2018, pending the availability of federal funds. The grants will be awarded on a competitive basis. Public bodies, government entities, Indian tribes, and nonprofits are eligible to apply. A Native American set aside that is funded through a national competition is also available. Complete applications will be accepted beginning March 1, 2018, and applications must be received no later than April 30, 2018. In Oregon, applications should be submitted to:
USDA Rural Development ATTN: Brandon Doyle
625 SE Salmon Avenue, Suite 5 Redmond, OR 97756
Prior to developing an application, interested applicants are encouraged to contact our office to discuss the proposed project and application requirements with Brandon Doyle, Business and Cooperative Programs Specialist, (541) 699-3189.
For more information...Questions related to USDA Business Programs in Oregon may be directed to a local Business and Cooperative Specialist.
For projects outside of Oregon... Those with project proposals outside of Oregon should contact USDA Rural Development in the corresponding state.
Questions? Contact Us 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 1801 Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (866) 923-5626
309 South River Street, Ste B PO Box 427 Enterprise, OR 97828
Wallowa Lake Lodge will have a special
Valentines Dinner February 14th. Dinner
reservation can be placed for 5 pm to 8:30
pm. Dinner choices include Steak Oscar
$38, Greek Salmon $24, or Roasted corn
Squash $24.
Dessert and a glass of champagne is in-
cluded with dinner. Entertainment for the
dinner hour is provided by Gail Swart on
the piano. Make your reservations through
the Lodge 541 432-9821.