Time to Prepare for Awards Banquet, Auction
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he Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce is planning its 2013 Annual Awards Banquet and Silent Auction to be held on January 19, 2013 at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds. This is our opportunity to honor and celebrate citizens and businesses from the greater Tillamook area nominated by their peers for their achievements in our community in 2012. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this wonderful event. We are proud to report that last year there were over 200 people in attendance and fun was had by all We would be honored if you would consider donating an item this year to the Silent Auction in support of the Chamber of Commerce. The item could be something related to your business such as a gift basket, one night’s stay, a gift certificate for a dinner, handcrafted items, services or gift cards. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SHOWCASE SOMETHING SPECIAL AND UNIQUE FROM YOUR BUSINESS. For your convenience, we have provided a link to a form with which to list your donated item(s). Please indicate on the form if you would like us to pick
up the item and what day or time is best for you. Donated items need to be turned in to the Chamber office by December 20, 2012. You may return the completed form by email or by general mail. Contributions or gifts to the Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes. However, they may be tax deductible under other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (Example: Advertising). We are also looking for nominations of outstanding businesses, business projects and individual community members. Winners of each of these categories will be announced during the Annual Awards Banquet and Silent Auction. Every year at this time we look to honor businesses and people that have had a significant impact throughout the previous year.Please take some time out of your schedule to recognize and nominate a business, project, or citizen that you feel is deserving of recognition for the works done through 2012! Deadlines for nominations are December 17th, 2012.
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Here is a link to the nomination form. Please be sure to share it with all that you feel will have input for these awards. The instructions and return address are on the nomination form. Thank you for your participation! Justin Aufdermauer Executive Director Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce 503.842.7525 justin@gotillamook.com
Meet the Chamber Board & Staff
Jennifer Purcell, Chair
Dave Lindstrom, Pas President
Connie Green
Dan Leuthold
Gordon Plotts
Kelly Cook
Samantha Swindler
Justin Aufdermauer, Executive Director
Tammy Samagaio, Office Manager
Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Justin Aufdermauer browses through Garibaldi Marina merchandise.
Val Folkema (center) greets Cash Mobbers as they arrive at her business, the Garibaldi Marina.
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he Chamber’s latest Cash Mob saw a crowd of shoppers descend on the Garibaldi Marina on October 26. Together they purchased $210.55 in products, including sweatshirts, hats, fishing tackle, and other items in half an hour. Donating raffle prizes for the event were Chamber members Rodeo Steakhouse
& Grill (Tillamook), Brewin’ in the Wind (Oceanside), Garibaldi Marina, and the Big Wave Café (Manzanita). Raffle winners were Kelly Benson, Melinda Rumage, Patsy Weber and Alison Strang. Stay tuned to learn about the next Cash Mob event, scheduled for November 30 at one of our member businesses. Photos by Rocky Intertidal CoCreative.
Raffle winners, from left to right: Kelly Benson, Melinda Rumage, Patsy Weber, and Alison Strang.
Rental boats bob in the harbor outside the Garibaldi Marina.
Cash Mob participoants line up to pay for their purchases.
Last in OSU business series set for Nov. 8
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he last in the “Entrepreneurship – Building a Killer Business Plan” series is scheduled for November 8 at Tillamook Bay Community College. The Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce in coordination with Oregon State University-Open Campus, TBCC, Tillamook Small Business Development Center, Tillamook High School, and WorkSource Oregon – Tillamook offered the five-week series this fall titled “Entrepreneurship - Building a Killer Business Plan.” The series, which was designed and initially taught at Oregon State University, started at TBCC on October 11. The last course, “Understanding Your Target Market,” will feature a video stream from OSU’s main campus in Corvallis as well as a conversation and question-and-answer session with local business professionals. Other courses in the series were “Introduction to Entrepreneurship,” “Understanding Business Models,” “Company Structure and Legal Issues,” “Building a Management Team, Ethical Issues and Human Resource Concerns.” Oregon Open Campus, a statewide communitybased education partnership convened by Oregon State University, provides local access to learning in order to meet the unique educational needs of Oregon’s communities. The Oregon State University-TBCC partnership has offered a variety of classes for local residents, including “Recipe to Market,” which guided those with recipes and recipe ideas to selling their final food products. Jan Skelton, of Tillamook’s More Than a Cracker, was one of the course graduates. Oregon Open Campus offers credit classes as well as programs that support professional credentialing, economic development, workforce advancement and lifelong learning. For more information, visit http://oregonopencampus.org/ or call 503-842-8222, extenstion 1870.
Tillamook Bay Community College will be the setting for ‘Understanding Your Target Market,’ November 8.
Help welcome the following new Chamber members ... • Tillamook Swiss Society 503-812-0591 4605 Brookfield Avenue/P.O. Box 548 Tillamook, OR 97141 Nonprofit Social Organization/Rentable Hall for Celebrations • Insphere Insurance Solutions Jim Rempel 503-780-3579 jrempel@insphereis.com insphereis.com/jrempel Life/Health/Retirement/Long-Term Care • North Coast Vacuum Services Richard Miller 503-801-8646 735 Ridgewood Road/P.O. Box 406 Oceanside, OR 97134 Richard.j.miller@comcast.net
Central Vacuum Installation Sales and Service • Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce 503-325-6311 111 W. Marine Drive/P.O. Box 176 Astoria, OR 97103 info@oldoregon.com oldoregon.com Chamber of Commerce and State Welcome Center • Sand Master Park Lon Beale 5351 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-6006 info@sandboard.com Sand Board Park With 40 Acres of Private, Sculpted Sand Dunes
Meet the new Tillamook County Fair director
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eet new Tillamook County Fair Manager Miranda Muir at an open house slated for 1-4 p.m. on November 9. Muir started her position at the local fair on October 1 after working at the Sangamon County Fair in New Berlin, Illinois for 17 years. Eileen Aufdermauer, Tillamook County
Fair office secretary, served as interim fair manager until Muir was hired. The Fair Board chose Muir in part owing to her considerable fair experience. The open house will be held in the Tillamook County Fairgrounds Convention Center, 4603 East Third Street.
Marie Mills hosts Business After Hours
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he Marie Mills Center, of Tillamook, hosted a recent Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event. The gathering, held September 26, drew dozens of people from the community. The organization is a locally controlled, private, nonprofit that has served the developmentally disabled in Tillamook since 1969. The agency employs 40 trained staff members in meeting the needs of the developmentally disabled. Altogether the center counts 97 employees, including trained staff and workers with developmental disabilities. It serves 75 additional individuals with disabilities through the program. The center receives oversight from the Tillamook Family Counseling Center and the State of Oregon. Photos and captions by Tammy Samagaio.
Good food, good company at the Marie Mills Center Open House. These folks do an awesome job on assisting the disabled citizens of Tillamook County.
Director Ron Rush presents a plaque to Brenda White for her 20 years of employment to the Center.
Rush presenting to Dr. Glen Saylor for his dedication to seeing the health needs of the Developmental Disabled Citizens in our area.
Phyllis Holmes was awarded for all of her time spent on developing andher continued servicing of the new database system for Marie Mills Center.
Linda, Ed & Judy Murray received an award of appreciation for all of their dedication towards the Center.
The Bay City Arts Center is one of the community’s favorite public spaces.
By Shaena Peterson Mayor of Bay City
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he following statement is taken from our city’s Vision Plan: “Bay City is a coastal community with a quiet residential character which plans for future growth enhancing the quality of life for residents young and old alike.” ... And it’s true. Bay City is a great place to live and raise a family. We have some wonderful parks. Ken’s Place, a skate park that was completed in October of 2007, is a huge draw. The skate park was completed with a grant from Oregon Parks and Recreation funded through Oregon Lottery dollars. However, it was much more. It was a community effort. Many businesses and individuals played a part. We now have another park - the Watt Family Park. Although actual park development has not yet begun, it is in regular use. The Tillamook Family YMCA has been using the park for its youth soccer program. And we have plan for Movies in the Park come summer. We have Kilchis Point on the west edge of town - two hundred acres of natural beauty
located along Tillamook Bay. The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum owns, protects, maintains, and holds this land in the public trust. And now, thanks to the efforts of many, there is yet another reason to visit our fair city. Another great reason is the Bay City Arts Center. Their mission statement says, “The purpose of the Bay City Arts Center is to establish and maintain a community arts center and to design and administer programs and events that support creativity and reach out to the youth and adults of Tillamook County.” As their website mentions, they are located in a beautiful old Masonic Temple, built in 1927. The old growth wooden beams and golden fir floors have been filled with the resonance of violins, guitars, singing, dancing, drumming, monks chanting, children laughing, and the silence before heartfelt applause. Another fact of life for our citizens – we have excellent water. We not only supply water for our citizens, but it is our water that supplies Tillamook Cheese Factory and four other districts. We’re home to a number of excellent businesses. The Tillamook Country Smoker ships thousands of pounds smoked meats throughout the world every day. McRae & Sons – or as
Bay City welcomes yet another public space with Watt Family Park
Shaena Peterson
many still refer to it, “the handle factory” founded in 1957, manufactures upwards of 6.5 million wooden pieces per year from its 75,000 square-foot facility. Pacific Oyster, the Fish Peddler, sits on the bay. You can stroll down the boardwalk to their full production facility and witness for yourself oyster-shucking techniques that have not changed for 200 years. Bay City is known as the Pearl of Tillamook Bay, but it isn’t because of the oysters; it’s the people, it’s the place, it’s home.
City of Tillamook to provide free Dumpster for Fall Leaf Cleanup
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he City of Tillamook will host a Fall Leaf Cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., November 17 and 18. During that period of time, the City will
provide a Dumpster for leaves and lawn debris (no household or other trash) at City Hall, which is located at 210 Laurel Avenue. Those who need garbage bags to help in
collecting leaves and yard debris may pick them up during normal weekday hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Hall. Call 503-842-2472 for more information.
ABRAMS CYBER TIPS ‘Patching’ things up By Randy Abrams
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Local Festival of Lights to benefit food pantries
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his holiday season, Tillamook County is proud to present the first annual Oregon Coast Festival of Lights. The illuminated parade of floats, pedestrians and, possibly, equestrians is scheduled to follow the tree-lighting at the Tillamook County Courthouse on Saturday, December 1. Organizers intend the event, sponsored by Fred Meyer, to be fun and family-oriented while helping to support local food pantries. Those planning to participate in the parade will be asked to contribute food as an entry “fee.” Trophies will be awarded to several parade entries in various categories. Following the parade, Santa will be on hand for an Afterglow Party at the Tillamook Fred Meyer Outdoor Garden Center. Children will be welcome to visit with the jolly old elf and partake in hot chocolate and cookies. For more information, or to sign up to participate in the parade, visit ocfollightparade.org.
recently became aware of a small computer shop that was being run by an old-timer who was more than a decade out of touch with reality and seriously harming his customers with dangerously bad advice and flawed computer configuration. The proprietor of the small computer sales and repair store was selling computers with Microsoft automatic updates turn off. The same proprietor would advise consumers to only update when a new service pack was available. The year 2000 was the last time there was any shred of sanity in that advice for consumers or businesses that lack a dedicated, knowledgeable computer security professional on staff to employ other security solutions. Since 2000 the art and science of software testing has come a very long way. At one time updates to programs often times broke things that previously worked. In many cases the updates to the programs were made to add new functionality that may or may not have been useful to most customers. Prior to the late 1990s there were not very many updates related to security issues, but rather the updates added new functionality or attempted to fix functionality errors in programs. Initially when fixes for security problems were issued they were called “patches” and fixing the security problems was called patching. Microsoft, and then other companies, didn’t like the public perception of being told they were “patching a broken program” so they euphemistically started calling them security updates. Unfortunately there are still old-timers out there that had and have no idea what the difference is between updates and patches or the extreme danger they place users at when they disable automatic updates. When Microsoft’s automatic updates are enabled, regular updates for program functionality and minor bug fixes are not installed. Only important security updates and occasionally anti-piracy software are installed. The service packs are where new functionality and bug fixes are provided with all of the older security patches. It is a good idea to go to http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6 and make sure you have windows update enabled. I recommend the Personal Software Inspector at www.secunia.com. Most of the security problems today are in programs that are not made by Microsoft. Secunia helps you keep track of the updates for the other software on your computer that criminals can exploit. As a person who worked for Microsoft for 12 years, an antivirus company for 6 years, and now for a company that tests computer security software, I can tell you with compete certainty that keeping your software up to date is more important for your online security than any security software, and antivirus software is very important to use. Randy Abrams is an independent security analyst.
BOLI warns of new employment poster solicitation scheme
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regon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is warning employers throughout the state to beware of solicitations that they receive offering required employment
posters for sale. BOLI’s Technical Assistance for Employers Program, which provides a range of resources and educational seminars to Oregon employers,
provides free online access to all required posters as well as selling low-cost composites for easy workplace posting. Visit oregon/gov/ BOLI to learn more.
Out & About in Tillamook County Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days Place: 209 Stillwell Tillamook Serving Breakfast 8:30 to 11 a.m. both days Serving Lunch noon to 2 p.m. both days
November 9 & 10
Old Mill Marina Holiday Bazaar Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place: 210 3rd Street Garibaldi Contact: 503-322-0322
November 2 & 3
TFC Holiday Bazaar Time: Friday Noon to 6:00 pm/ Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place: Tillamook County Fairgrounds 4603 3rd Street Tillamook Contact: 503-842-2272
November 3
Tillamook County Public Works Presents: Household Hazardous Waste Day Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Place: Tillamook Transfer Station 1315 Ekloff Road Tillamook Contact: 503-815-3975
November 6 to November 25
Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center Presents: “Mapusha Weavers in Africa” Place: Tillamook County Pioneer Museum 2106 2nd Street Tillamook (Silent Auction, reception and short presentation on November 25th, 1 to 3 p.m.)
November 9 & 10
Eagles Auxiliary Craft & Bake Sale
November 10
Tillamook County Master Gardener Association Annual Gardener Tea Time: 12:30 p.m Place: Church of the Nazarene 2611 3rd Street Tillamook Contact: 503-842-3433
November 15
Tillamook County Employer Council OSHA Training Time: 1-4 p.m. TBCC Main Campus Third Street Tillamook
Out & About in Tillamook County Fee: Adult $7 each
November 23 & 24
Rockaway Beach Holiday Gift Fair Time: Friday 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place: Rockaway Beach City Hall Contact: Rockaway Parks & Rec. 503-355-2291
November 25
Monday Musical Club Presents: “The Four Freshmen Christmas Show” Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Tillamook High School Auditorium 2605 12th Street Tillamook Contact: 503-842-2078 Tickets: $25 adults/$20 students
November 17
United Paws Adoption Day Time: Noon to 3 p.m. Place: 4H Dorm at Tillamook County Fairgrounds 4603 Third Street Tillamook Contact: 503-842-5663
November 18
North Oregon Coast Symphony Time: 3 pm Place: Tillamook High School Auditorium 2605 12th Street Tillamook Contact: 503-368-6321 Tickets $12
November 18
Swiss Breakfast Time: 8 to 11 a.m. Place: Swiss Hall 4605 Brookfield Avenue Tillamook Contact: 503-812-0591
November 30 to December 5
Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Presents: “Festival of Trees” Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Place: Tillamook County Pioneer Museum 2106 2nd Street (The Gala Event will be held on December 7, 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets will be available at the museum starting on November 16.)
November 30
Tillamook Cash Mob. Location TBA.
December 1
Christmas Tree Lighting in Tillamook Place: Tillamook City Hall, 210 Laurel Ave.
December 1
St. Alban’s Annual Christmas Bazaar Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Place: St. Alban’s Church 2102 6th Street Tillamook Contact: 503-842-6192
Thanksgiving Fun Facts ... 1. The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving 2. The Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America 3. The ship the Pilgrims arrived on was the “Mayflower” 4. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated at Plymouth Massachusetts 5. The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land 6. The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, had organized the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. He invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians to the feast. 7. The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days 8. The pilgrims didn’t use forks; they ate with spoons, knives and their fingers 9. Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States
days on the historical farm
10. Sarah Josepha Hale, an American magazine editor, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She is also the author of the popular nursery rhyme “Mary had a little Lamb”
16. In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for Thanksgiving
11. President Lincoln issued a “Thanksgiving Proclamation” on October 3, 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving
18. Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the US
17. Each year the average American eats between 16-18 pounds of turkey
12. Thanksgiving football games began with Yale versus Princeton, in 1876
19. The average turkey purchased for Thanksgiving weighs about 15 pounds, the heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds
13. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition began in the 1920’s
20. Turkey has more protein than Chicken or Beef
14. In 1939 President Roosevelt proclaimed that Thanksgiving would take place on November 23rd not November 30th as a way to spur economic growth and extend the Christmas shopping season
21. Turkeys have an average of 3,500 feathers at maturity
15. Since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a live turkey and two dressed turkeys to the President. The President does not eat the live turkey, he “Pardons” it and allows it to live out is
24. Turkeys have poor night vision
22. Male turkeys goggle, females cluck 23. Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly
25. It takes 75-80 pounds of feed to raise a 30 pound tom turkey
This year, give the gift of ‘Tillamook’ apparel
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on’t know what to buy that someone special on your Christmas list? Well look no further…your local Tillamook Area Chamber now offers a large line of Tillamook Oregon apparel. We have hooded sweatshirts for adults & kids, several styles of tee-shirts, rain jackets, fleece jackets and for the stockings we offer mugs, bumper stickers and stuffed cows. Stop by the Chamber office M-F, 9-5 to pick up your items. Don’t wait too long, They are going fast!