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Support Ripon Fireworks!! The Ripon Chamber of Commerce and The City of Ripon are preparing for another AWESOME firework show for this years 4th of July Celebration. To make this possible, we need to raise $30,000. To date we have a little under $15,000, so we are almost half way there. This is a popular Community event that we want to continue to provide. Help us reach our goal by sending a check made payable to: The City of Ripon Firework Fund 259 N. Wilma Ave. Ripon, Ca. 95366 Or to donate online go to: Ripon4thofjuly.com Also, beginning Saturday June 30th, is the return of Community Appreciation Days. This event is designed to draw the public into businesses on a daily basis to receive discounts or give- a-ways from participating businesses. The committee has pre-determined the groups to honor on specific days. Each participating business will be given a poster to display in their front window to let the public know they are part of this event. Use your imagination to make this event benefit your business in the best way possible! Wednesday, July 4th, the Ripon Chamber of Commerce and the Fireworks Committee will be hosting an old fashioned 4th of July parade and fireworks display in downtown Ripon to wrap up this event honoring the community of Ripon. Participating businesses will be included in all of the advertising; Ripon Chamber Newsletter, Ripon Record, Manteca Bulletin and posters displayed in business windows through out town.
Ripon Chamber of Commerce 929 West Main Street P.O. Box 327, Ripon, CA 95366
June 2012 Inside this issue:
2 Service Clubs / Membership Renewal
President’s Message
3
Announcements
4
President’s Circle Members
5
New Members
6
Advertising
7-8
Dates of Interest: June 30 Kids Day July 1 Patriotic Sunday Honoring the Military 2 Senior Day 3 Citizen’s Day Tour Police, Fire, and City Hall. 4 Parade, Fireworks Celebration Downtown 26 Installation Dinner
CHAMBER INFORMATION RIPON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MISSION STATEMENT
The Ripon Chamber of Commerce is committed to serving and promoting the common interest of the Community through activities and opportunities that foster a positive business environment thereby enhancing prosperity and quality of life for all the Community Members.
MEMBER SERVICE CLUBS American Cancer Society Sandy Stoddard 209-941-2677
Ripon Garden Club Michele Bartels 209-609-1010
Ripon Grange #511 American Legion Post #190 Patricia Ray James Moore 209-599-2554 209-345-6036 Assist International Non-Profit Humanitarian Organization
Tim Reynolds 209-599-1890 Color The Skies Hot Air Balloon Festival, Inc. Jessica L. Coleman 209-480-5244 Friends of the Ripon Memorial Library David Humiston 1-866-805-7323 Marissa’s Closet Melinda Shaw Ripon, Ca. 95366 209-613-0836 Ripon Arts League Kit Oase 209-599-3408 Ripon Community Athletic Foundation Stephanie Hobbs 209-599-6861 Ripon Consolidated Fire District Chief Dennis Bitters 209-599-4209
Ripon Lions Club Rev. Bruce Clatterbuck 209-599-9258 Ripon Police Department Chief Ed Ormonde 209-599-2102 Ripon Quarterback Club John Franscella 209-401-0418 Ripon Rotary Club Dr. Louise Johnson 209-253-0045 Ripon Senior Center Teri Silva 209-599-7441 San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club Marge Imfeld 209-599-2253 Soroptimist International Diane Ratto 209-599-3001 South County Crisis Center Lyn Price 209-824-0586 V.F.W. Post 1051 John Franscella 209-401-0418
Ripon Chamber of Commerce 929 W. Main Street P.O. Box 327, Ripon, CA 95366 (209) 599-7519 Fax 1-888-556-4944 www.riponchamber.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE BOARD 2011-2012 PRESIDENT Marge Imfeld Re/Max Executive VICE PRESIDENT Janell Zuidervaart Friend’s Salon TREASURER Kristine Griesheimer Oak Valley Community Bank SECRETARY Danielle Pierce Bank of Stockton GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010-2011 Lori Adams PMZ Real Estate
Thank You for renewing your Membership in May RE/MAX EXECUTIVE—DAN PRINCE ALMOND ACE PACKING, INC. B&Z AUTO PARTS ALMOND BLOSSOM OPTOMETRY GOLDEN GATE NUT COMPANY AMERICAN LEGION POST #190 GROEN REAL STATE / SOARES RIPON LIONS CLUB
Darryl Bartels State Farm Insurance Agency Helen Caetano The Tank House Gift Shoppe
DIBUDUO & DEFENDIS INSURANCE AGENCY,INC.
Ron Douma Ina’s Travel Center
ELDEN “RED” NUTT
John Heida Heida Computers Cliff Jorgensen Cliff Jorgensen Ins. Agency
LEO ZUBER FRANK’S PLACE
Jake Parks Jake’s Coffee, Tea & Sandwiches Leo Zuber Retired Superintendent Ripon Unified School District
AGAPE VILLAGES FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY MCMANIS FAMILY VINEYARDS, INC.
CHAMBER STAFF
DENNY’S RESTAURANT Sandra Carhart Interim Executive Director Bonnie Nutt Administrative Assistant
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Editorial opinions are not necessarily those of the Board of Director’s or members of the Ripon Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber members may submit news and inquire about ad rates by contacting: Dorothy Booth, call (209) 599-7519 or write P.O. Box 327, Ripon, CA 95366
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Welcome New Members TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP MARIO’S FAMILY RESTAURANT
President’s Message Dear Members, I am totally jazzed at the wonderful turnout for our first of many more Membership Luncheons to come. With “71” on our guest list, a beautiful venue, yummy lunch, and an excellent motivational speaker, I personally think our luncheon was a huge success. One of my goals for this year is now “off my bucket list”! Thank you to all who attended. I hope you enjoyed yourself and learned something. Two events will be on deck in July. Our first is in cooperation with the Citizen’s Committee to host another “spectacular” 4th of July. It will officially start on Saturday, June 30th with participating businesses featuring “Kids Day”. Sunday we hope all citizens take time to attend our local churches as they honor our Vets for their service to our Country. Monday kicks off specials for seniors and Tuesday is in honor of our local Citizens.. We will have tours of our Fire Department, Police Department and City Hall. The “big” day of Wednesday the 4th will kick off with a number of events at Ripon Elementary School, vendors, hometown parade, stage with live local entertainment, and of course the fireworks display. Come see what Ripon is all about! I like to call it “Hometown U.S.A.”! Our second event in July will be our Installation of Officers and Awards Banquet. We will honor our Policeman of the Year, our Fireman of the Year, and our Educators of the Year (both Ripon Unified and RC) along with the installation of our own officers for 2012-2013. It is a special night honoring those who serve and a must attend. It will be July 22nd at Spring Creek CC. Cost of the dinner is $30. Would love to see you there! I shared a little of this last month letting you know that this will be my “final hooray” as President and stepping down from the Board. After 15 years of service to the Chamber, I am thrilled to leave this Board in the hands of some very capable and respected business professionals who care very much about our business family and community. I am particularly proud of our young entrepreneurs who have stepped up to the plate and have given our Board such a breath of fresh air. I wish this Board and the entire Chamber much success. I look forward to staying involved as a volunteer. And with that, I say “Auf Wiedersehen ”, much success, and many thanks for allowing me to serve….. Fondly with Great Respect, Marge Imfeld, President
ANNOUNCEMENTS Quarterly Membership Luncheon 2012 Due to it being a busy time of the year, there are no coffees or mixers scheduled in June. They will resume next month.
2012 Installation & Awards Dinner Thursday, July 22, 2012 Spring Creek Golf & Country Club (New Club House Building) 6:00pm No Host Cocktails 7:00pm Dinner $30 per person Office For reservations: Contact the Ripon Chamber Office 209-599-7519 or slcarhart@clear.net
Dorothy Patterson, or as the kids fondly refer to her as “The Crossing Guard Lady”, is retiring after 50 years of service. We would like to express our Sincere Appreciation for walking generations of our families safely across main street everyday. Thank you Dorothy for your dedication to all of our families safety over the past 1/2 century, you will be missed. We wish you well in your retirement. Congratulations!
If you weren’t there, you missed a Great time! Our Quarterly Membership Luncheon was held at Spring Creek Golf & Country Club on Thursday, May 24th, in their new facility with a record turn-out. It was the perfect setting for our meeting, overlooking the golf course, while Guest Speaker Rex Osborn’s fun and inspiring presentation on “What Motivates You” kept everyone entertained and informed. The meeting was a Great Success! Nothing but positive feedback from those who attended. Thank you to Spring Creek Golf & Country Club, staff, and especially Ruth Moffitt, event coordinator, for another wonderful experience. As always the food was delicious and everything was perfect.
Ripon Memorial Day 2012
Save the Date
Photos by Bonnie Nutt
FRANKIE AVALON TO PERFORM AT GRAFFITI SUMMER CONCERT AT THE GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS JUNE 9 MODESTO, CA – (May 22, 2012) – Actor, singer, and former teen idol Frankie Avalon will perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 9 at 8:00 PM for a special Graffiti Summer concert. Avalon had 31 charted Billboard U.S. singles from 1958 to late 1962, including “Venus”, “Why”, "Just Ask Your Heart", "I'll Wait For You”, "Bobby Sox to Stockings", and "A Boy Without a Girl."
P R E S I D E N T ’S C I R C L E MEMBERS Platinum: Bank of Stockton - Danielle Pierce Brocchini Farms, Inc.- Robert Brocchini City of Ripon, Mayor & City Council City of Ripon, Public Works Director - Ted Johnston Oak Valley Community Bank - Kristine Griesheimer Ripon Fire Department - Chief Dennis Bitters Ripon Police Department - Chief Ed Ormonde
Tickets for this performance range from $25 to $75. A 15%
Gold:
discount is available for groups of 15 or more. For tickets
Bethany Home Society of San Joaquin County Inc. - Andrew Lee
or more information, visit www.galloarts.org or call (209) 338-2100. Frankie has a long string of Gold Record Million-Seller singles and albums. In 1959 alone Frankie had 6 solid hits that were in the top 40 and his music became one of the defining sounds of the “Pre-Beatles” Rock and Roll. Frankie’s starring roles in the highly successful “Beach
McManis Family Vineyards, Inc. - Jamie McManis South San Joaquin Irrigation District - Troylene Sayler Tuff Boy Sales, Inc. - Bryce Perkins & Martin Harris Turkhan Foods - Ulash Turkhan V-V Enterprises - David Van Vliet World Food Products, Inc. - Christian Bartels
Silver:
Party” film series, are perhaps, quickest to recall and
Tana W. Henderson, DDS - Tana W. Henderson
include “Beach Party”, “Muscle Beach Party”, “Beach
Ripon Primary & Urgent Care Center - James Simmons
Blanket Bingo”, “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine”,
Restuccia Enterprises - Mike Restuccia
“Bikini Beach”, and “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini”. Among the many honors that have been bestowed upon
The Tank House Gift Shoppe - Helen Caetano Ina’s Travel Center - Ron Douma
this multi-faceted star, the ones that stand out are: The
Mario’s Family Restaurant - Mario Majid
Disk Jockey’s Association Selection as “King of Song” –
Bronze:
1959, winner of Photoplay Magazines Gold Award as “Most Popular Vocalist” – 1959, selection by Box Office Magazine in 1964, as one of the “Top Three Young Male Stars” at the motion picture box office and named by Film Daily in 1964, as one of the “Five Best Young Actors of the Year”. But his induction into “The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” in 1995 was an acknowledgement of Frankie Avalon’s talent by his peers and those whose music he
Gate-or-Door - Steve and Renee Bickle Steve’s Mobile Sunscreens, Inc. - Steve Dillman R&S Erection Tri-County - Mike Fleck Almond Valley Realty & Investments, Inc.- Marge Imfeld
LIFE TIME CHAMBER MEMBERS Harvey Douma, Art Weststeyn, & Frank Zumstein
has influenced. The Gallo Center for the Arts’ 2011-12 Premier Partner is Boyett Petroleum.
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NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS Mario’s Family Restaurant Mario Majid 1113 W. Main St. Ripon, Ca. 95366 209-599-6967
Rex Osborn 209-456-7297
MoreThanTalk is a full service company that deals with everything from personal life coaching to training. Rex Osborn is the owner of the company and a longtime Ripon Resident. When asked to give a 30 second elevator speech on what MoreThanTalk is, Rex replies: A full service company that does More Than Talk. We provided research based educational programs and training for individuals and business. In addition to training and problem solving, Rex is a respected keynote speaker on a variety of fun topics that motivate individuals and groups. The goal of MoreThanTalk is to create a relationship with our clients with one outcome: Success and the evaluations saying that was great information and we had fun.
I’ve been in the restaurant business for over 30 years, ever since I was about 17. I have had experience in bartending to catering for many parties in the bay area. Before Mario’s, I had owned another Mario’s restaurant from ’84 to ’94 which is now called Nick’s in San Leandro. After selling Mario’s I had worked along with my brothers as a Chef at Dick’s in San Leandro. I’ve been living in Lathrop for the past 4 years and commuting to work every day but in the same time I’ve been searching to establish my own family business. Dick’s was later sold, and once I saw the vacated “El Patio,” I knew what I had
Rex is an independent consultant with Mr. Ken Blanchard, one worlds of the top selling authors on Leadership and Mr. Stephen Covey where Rex facilitates the Seven Effective Habits for Successful People.
wanted. My wife and daughters have been a big
Rex has been in law enforcement for 31 years recently retiring and he has been on staff at the San Joaquin Delta College for 14 years. To learn more about Rex and what MoreThanTalk is about you can visit his website at MoreThanTalk.com.
be making big changes to the place, little by little.
MoreThanTalk has been around for 20 years and they look forward to working with more local companies and individuals within our community.
staying here for a long time, and love what we do.
Feel free to call Rex to discuss your personal coaching needs or what MoreThanTalk has to offer your business. Rex lives in Ripon with Linda and has adult children and two grandchildren with another on the way.
help in the process of opening Mario’s, which once was a McDonalds and a Mexican Restaurant. Well it has definitely come a long way and we will
Many people are under the impression that the restaurant is either Mexican or Italian but we serve all-American food, from our popular breakfast to our handmade burgers. We plan on We enjoy seeing the smile on our customers face knowing they are coming hungry and leaving satisfied with their meal. Right now we’re only serving breakfast and lunch but hopefully within the next few weeks, we will start serving dinner also, and we will be open daily from 8am to 8pm.
Thursday Evenings Through August 9th, 2012 4:00pm - 7 :30pm Downtown Ripon
Ripon’s
4th of July Celebration & Fireworks Spectacular! Ripon Elementary School 3:30pm Come join in on the Parade, Food Vendors, Bounce Houses and More!
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