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WHAT’S INSIDEResources ............................... 02
Economic Impact .................. 03
From the Board ...................... 04
New Members ........................ 05
Charm Trail 2019 ................... 05
Business of the Month ......... 06
Ribbon Cuttings February ... 07
Chamber News ...................... 08
Tourism .................................... 09
Ambassadors .......................... 10
Member Focus ......................... 11
Networking and Events ...12-13
Member Focus ........................ 14
MISSIONSTATEMENT
To provide value to our members
through advocacy and leadership,
promoting a vigorous econimic
climate for business, community,
tourism and education.
M A R C H 2019
www.TheDallesChamber.com
R E S O U R C E S 2NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2019
INVESTORSDIAMONDGoogle
PLATINUMMid Columbia Medical CenterFred Meyer
GOLDHire ElectricU-Haul Co. of OregonCity of Moro
SILVERBlue Zones Project – The Dalles
Brown Roofing Company
Camp’s Plumbing
Cheri Belander Real Estate
City of The Dalles
Columbia Bank
Columbia Gorge Community College
Cousins Country Inn
Discover Rentals
Gorge Athletic Clubs
Gorge Outfitters Supply
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc.
Helping Hands Home Care NW
Insitu
ISU Insurance Services -The Stratton Agency
Last Stop Hotel & Saloon
Lilo’s Hawaiian BBQ
Luna Designs
McGrath Chiropractic Hand and Foot Clinic
North Wasco County SD21
One Main Financial
Oregon Veteran’s Home
Platinum Marketing & Design LLC
Rivermark Community Credit Union
Sky Heating & Air Conditioning
Skycam Construction, Inc
Steamtrain Glass
The Springs at Mill Creek
Union Pacific Railroad
Wasco County
Wilson Orchard and Vineyard Supply
CHAMBER STAFFLISA FARQUHARSONPresident/[email protected]@thedalleschamber.com
DAVE NEVINS Director of [email protected]
KATIE MCCLINTOCK Executive Administrative [email protected]
CAMILLE TERRY Director of Events and [email protected]@thedalleschamber.com
CHLOE GOODWIN Visitor Services Manager
MARY CALDWELL [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORSCHAIR: ANDREW MYERSPeachey & [email protected](541) 296-6375
CHAIR-ELECT: RICK LEIBOWITZ Small Business Development [email protected](541) 506-6121
VICE CHAIR: CONNIE FORD Zim’s Brau [email protected] (541) 296-2368
PAST CHAIR: LISA RUNDELL Washington [email protected](541) 298-5585
SECRETARY: MEGAN THOMPSON Cascade Cherry [email protected] (541) 980-6753
TREASURER: FRITZ ELLET Ellett’s Green Ridge Tree [email protected](541) 296-3036
DIRECTORS
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS
MINDY MCHALEHire [email protected] • (541) 296-5574
SHANNON RED CLOUD Pure Yoga [email protected] • (541) 296-5414
BILL TIMINISKY BET Construction, [email protected] • (541) 980-2886
ANDREW STANEK Spooky’s [email protected] • (541) 298-2211
RANDY ANDERSON NWCSD #[email protected] •(541) 506-3424
MARY GAILLEY Helping Hands Home [email protected](541) 769-1221
KARA SIMPSONColumbia [email protected] • (541) 296-1157
JEFF NICHOLSJeff Nichols CPA [email protected] • (541) 769-1157
LISA REITENThe Dalles [email protected] • 541-296-9107
JENNIFER GONZALEZOne Main [email protected](541) 296-4666
DAVID SHEPARDGriffith [email protected] • (541) 399 -5013
BRIAN LAUTERBACHWindermere Real Estate Columbia River [email protected]
SCOTT HEGE Wasco [email protected] • (541) 506-2524
DAVID GRIFFITH Port of The [email protected] • (541) 296-2271
JULIE KRUEGER City of The [email protected] (541) 296-5481
E C O N O M I C S 3YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALSU.S. SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY107 RussellSenate Office BuildingWashington D.C. 20510(202) 224-3753www.merkley.senate.gov
U.S. SENATOR RON WYDEN223 DirksenSenate Office BuildingWashington D.C. 20510(202) 224-5244www.wyden.senate.gov
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GREG WALDEN1282 RayburnHouse Office BuildingWashington D.C. 20510(202) 225-6730www.walden.house.gov
OREGON GOVERNOR KATE BROWN160 State CapitolSalem, OR 97301(503) 378-6827www.governor.oregon.gov
OREGON SENATOR CLIFF BENTZ900 Court St, NE S-301Salem, OR 97301(503) [email protected]
OREGON REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL BONHAM900 Court St, NE H-483Salem, OR 97301(503) [email protected]
OREGON SENATOR BILL HANSELL900 Court St, NE S-423Salem, OR 97301(503) [email protected]
OREGON REPRESENTATIVE GREG SMITH900 Court St, NE H-482Salem, OR 97301(503) [email protected]
BUSINESS STATISTICS
WEBSITE STATISTICS
CHAMBER VISITORSLOCAL TOURISM
LODGING REPORT
PERMITS
WASCO COUNTY LABOR FORCE
JANUARY 2019Chamber Walk-in Count .......................... 203Incoming Phone Calls .............................. 223Facebook Impressions ......................138,869
JANUARY 2019Visitors ......................................................3,120Page Views ...............................................9,064
JANUARY 2019STATES: Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Washington
COUNTRIES: Canada, Mexico
JANUARY 2019Columbia Gorge Discovery Center ........ 825Maryhill Museum of Art ......opens in MarchOld St. Peter’s Landmark ............................. xWonderworks Children’s Museum ......... 712School District Museum .closed for seasonThe Dalles Wasco County Library .... 12,466The Dalles Farmer’s Market ..opens in JuneFort Dalles Readiness Center ................. 650Rorick House .....................closed for season
% OF OCCUPANCY 2018 2019Hood/Gorge ..................44.7% ........47.3%United States ............... 54.1% ....... 58.4%
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS 2018 2019New Construction ........................................................................... 14 .................................... 30Additions............................................................................................ 1 ......................................... 5Alterations ......................................................................................... 7 ........................................ 21
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 2018 2019New Construction ............................................................................ 5 ..................................... 13Additions............................................................................................0 .......................................2Alterations ........................................................................................ 17 ......................................9(County) Construction Value ............................................... $5,408,505 .........$19,584,374
Source: Building Code Service Department
LABOR FORCE STATUS 2018 2019Civilian Labor Force .................................................................... 12,985 ........................ 12,559Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted .............................. 3.9 .................................. 4.1
NON FARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENTTotal Nonfarm ..............................................................................10,300 .........................10,150Trade Transportation & Utilities ...............................................2,080 ......................... 2,060Leisure and Hospitality .............................................................. 1,240 ........................... 1,200
GOVERNMENTFederal Government .................................................................... 300 ...............................290State Government ........................................................................ 350 ...............................250Local Government ....................................................................... 1,530 ............................ 1460
Source: Oregon Employment Department
NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2019
MOST VIEWED PAGES: #1 Home Page, #2 Events, #3 Events List, #4 Events Calendar,#5 Northwest Cherry Festival
Hard to believe that the first day of spring is less than a month away! The snowfall over the past few weeks has been especially challenging for many of us. School and event cancellations, dangerous driving con-ditions, not to mention shoveling, shoveling, and more shoveling! It’s a good reminder that sometimes things don’t go as planned and that we need to be flexible. It also highlights what a strong sense of community we have here in The Dalles. Over the past week, I’ve seen so many examples of people helping others: shoveling snow for those who can’t, helping watch kids during school closures and late starts, helping give rides to those not comfortable driving, the list goes on and on. As the win-ter weather comes to an end (hopefully soon!) I’d chal-lenge you to keep an eye out for opportunities to help others. In other news, the 2019 legislative session is in full swing. This year’s session can only be described as massive. There are thousands of bills being discussed, so many that the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce has declined to generate a list of legislative priorities, and is instead taking positions on a case by case basis. Your Chamber recognizes that the enactment, amendment, or repeal of certain laws can have a major impact on our members and their businesses. If you are aware of any laws being taken up during this year’s legislative session that you feel the Chamber should be supporting or op-posing, please contact us. We want to hear about it!
Andrew J. MyersPeachey Davies Myers & Dunn PC
Social EventsLunches
CardsFirst Friday Prime Rib
Friday SpecialsGreat value
Consider Joining
Not a golfer - Consider A Social MembershipIniation fee waived with one year commitment$35/ Month plus food assessment $100/quarter
Call Rachel at the club house: (541)296-5252 or Doug (541)980-8610 for Details
F R O M T H E B O A R D 4NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2019
ALWAYS BE PREPARED
N E W M E M B E R S 5NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2019
WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER!Workplace @ The Foley
106 E 4th StreetThe Dalles, OR 97058
(503) 887-3093www.thefoley1906.com
Pointe Pest Control The Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 647-05481-844-POINTE-2
www.pointepest.com
Approved Safe Storage1002 Hostetler Way
The Dalles, Oregon 97058(541) 296-9200
www.approvedautoand-storage.com
Camp’s Plumbing, LLCThe Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 298-2267www.camps-plumbing-llc.
business.site
Calvary Baptist Church 3350 Columbia View Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058(541) 296-2711
www.calvarythedalles.org
The Gorge Business NewsBeaverton, OR 97003
(541) 910-7482www.thegorgebusiness-
news.com
As we begin our 7th season we are excited to announce our opening registration for our “Sunsational” Charm Trail! Have your business be part of the Trail that leads tourists and locals into your business! Many of the Cruise Lines promote this FUN activity to their passengers and the American Empress sells our bracelets on their ship! The passengers love the souvenir they get to take home with them and the adventure it creates around town. Last year many businesses sold out of their charms due to the high demand of charms! Each charm is unique to the business or to the area and people are excited every year to see what new charms we added to add to their collection. If you wish to sign up and be part of our “Sunsational” Charm Trail give us a call at (541) 296-2231 or email [email protected]
CHARMTRAIL 2019
36. Wasco County Library Service District 541-296-2815 ~ 722 Court Street Mon-Thu 10:00am-8:30pm Fri 10:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-5:00pm
37. West 6th Street 76 Station 541-296-1584 ~ 3902 West 6th Street Open 24 Hours Daily
38. Westwind Frame & Gallery 541-298-2552 ~ 412 East 2nd Street Mon-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm
39. Wonderworks Children's Museum of the Gorge 541-980-5922 ~ 206 Madison Street Wed-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm Sat 9:30am-1:00pm 40. West Second Street Market 541-769-0617 ~ 1433 West Second Street Daily 5:00am-10:00pm
*Premier members of the The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce
Create a one-of-a-kind souvenir of your visit to The Dalles as you follow the Sunsational Charm Trail through town. Pick up your bracelet and
signature charm at a Trail Head for $5.00. Then visit each stop around The Dalles and add other charms for just $1.50 each to complete your
bracelet. Follow the trail in any order you choose and have a SUNsational time in The Dalles!
Trail Heads
1. The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce 541-296-2231 ~ 404 West 2nd Street Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:30pm
2. Columbia Gorge Discovery Center 541-296-8600 ~ 5000 Discovery Drive Daily 9:00am-5:00pm
3. Cousins’ Country Inn 541-298-5161 ~ 2114 West 6th Street Open 24 Hours Daily
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Stops Along The Trail
4. Balch Hotel 541-467-2277 ~ 40 South Heimrich Street Dufur OR 97021 Open 24 Hours Daily
5. Beachwood Eatery 541-296-2956 ~ 504 West 9th Street Mon-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm Sun 10:00am-7:00pm
6. Big Jim’s Drive In 541-298-5051 ~ 2938 East 2nd Street Daily 10:00am-10:00pm
7. Bohn’s Printing, Inc. 541-296-2361 ~ 308 Union Street Mon-Thu 8:30am-5:30pm Fri 8:30am-5:00pm
8. Cannon Packer 541-296-3038 ~ 1006 East 2nd Street Mon-Fri 11:00am-5:00pm / Sat 11:00am-4:00pm
9. Columbia Gorge Veterans Museum 541-769-1150 ~ 203 East 2nd Street Tue-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm
24. National Neon Sign Museum 360-991-6676 ~ 200 East 3rd Street Thu-Sat 10:00am-5:00pm, Summer Hours: Wed-Sun 25. Northern Wasco County Parks & Recreation 541-296-9533 ~ 602 West 2nd Street Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm 26. Old St. Peter’s Landmark 541-296-5686 ~ West 3rd & Lincoln Street Tue-Fri 11:00am-3:00pm Sat-Sun 1:00pm-3:00pm
27. Original Wasco County Courthouse 541-296-4798 ~ 410 West 2nd Place May-Sep: Thu-Sat 11:00am-3:00pm Oct-Apr: Call for Appointment, Charms available at Klindt’s #20 during off season
28. Rivermark Community Credit Union 541-296-3224 ~ 1240 West 6th Street Mon-Thu 9:00am-5:00pm Fri 9:00am-6:00pm 29. Sherman County Historical Society / Museum 541-565-3232 ~ 200 Dewey Street, Moro OR 97039 May-Oct: Mon-Sat 10:00am-5:00pm Sun 9:00am-5:00pm (Nov-April: Call for Appointment)
30. Spooky’s Pizza Restaurant 541-298-1300 ~ 3320 West 6th Street Mon-Thu 11:00am-9:00pm Fri-Sat 11:00am-9:30pm
31. Sunshine Mill - Quenett Winery & Copa Di Vino 541-298-8900 ~ 901 East 2nd Street Mon-Thu 12:00pm-6:00pm Fri 12:00pm-10:00pm Sat-Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm
32. The Dalles Art Center 541-296-4759 ~ 220 East 4th Street Tue-Sat 11:00am-5:00pm
33. The Dalles Chronicle 541-296-2141 ~ 811 East Second Street Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm
34. The Dalles Fuel Stop (Sinclair) 541-298-2783 ~ 801 East 3rd Street Daily 6:00am-10:00pm
35. Urban Paper 541-298-2767 ~ 415 East 2nd Street Mon-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm
10. Columbia River Herbals - East 541-298-4201 ~ 609 East 2nd Street Daily 10:00am-8:00pm 11. Columbia River Herbals - West 541-296-1656 ~ 2630 West 6th Street Mon-Sat 10:00am-8:00pm, Sun 10:00am-6:00pm
12. Cousins' Restaurant & Saloon 541-298-2771 ~ 2114 West 6th Street Daily 6:00am-10:00pm Saloon open until 11:00pm Fri-Sat
13. Elf Property Management 541-397-0088 ~ 113 East 2nd Street Tue-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
14. Ere’s Salon 541-397-0370 ~ 512 West 9th Street Mon-Sat 10:00am-5:00pm
15. Fire Museum (City of The Dalles) 541-296-5481 ext. 1118 ~ 313 Court Street Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm (City Manager’s Office, Upstairs)
16. Fort Dalles Museum & Anderson Homestead 541-296-4547 ~ 500 West 15th Street Daily 10:00am-5:00pm (Mar 15th-Oct 31st)
17. Freebridge Brewing 541-769-1234 ~ 710 East 2nd Street Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:30-10:00pm, Sun 11:30am-8:00pm
18. Hatt’s 76 Fuel Stop 541-296-4829 ~ 301 West 3rd Street Mon-Thu 5:00am-10:00pm / Fri-Sat 5:00am-12:00am Sunday 6:00am-10:00pm
19. Hazel Phillips Travel & Cruise Center 541-296-6105 ~ 402 Washington Street Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
20. Klindt’s Booksellers 541-296-3355 ~ 315 East 2nd Street Mon-Sat 8:00am-6:00pm Sun 11:00am-4:00pm
21. Lone Pine 76 541-298-5054 ~ 353 US-197 Open 24 Hours Daily
22. Mid Columbia Fire & Rescue 541-296-9445 ~ 1400 West 8th Street Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm
23. Mid Columbia Vision Source 541-296-2911 ~ 415 Washington Street Mon-Fri 8:15am-5:00pm
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce 404 West 2nd Street, The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-2231 www.TheDallesChamber.com
JUL 2018
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Continue your FUN ADVENTURE on the Oregon & Washington Charm Trails and travel to…
Pendleton, OR and follow the “Pendleton Charm Trail.” Burns, OR and follow the “Harney County Charm Trail.” Goldendale, WA and follow the “Golden Charm Trail”
Missing a Charm? Call us! 541-296-2231
Look for the Yellow Sunsational door signs!
Sunsational Charm Trail The Dalles, Oregon
B U S I N E S S O F T H E M O N T H 6
BusinessMonthof theBusinessMonth
The small business of the month program is designed to recognize the dedication, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by small businesses within The Dalles community. The goal of the monthly award is to highlight a small business and give them extra marketing exposure to aid in growing their business.
We asked NW natural, our 2018 Business of the Year, to select the Business of the Month. The business is selected based on their quality customer service, willingness to go above and beyond and overall impact to our community.
Congratulations to Beachwood Eatery for being January’s Business of The Month! Owner Kenny Caitlin has been hard at work providing people with not only amazing food but also amazing customer and community service. When the snow hit hard, Kenny delivered meals to stranded truck drivers at Memaloose Rest Area. This kindness and can-do attitude makes him the kind ofcommunity member we are proud to call our own. During the worst of the weather, he also made himself available to plow people’s sidewalks and driveways. For those who are interested, he is also currently offering a service to scrape snow off roofs with prices starting as low as $100. Kenny embodies both community-minded service and the entrepreneurial spirit. Beachwood has evolved and is evolving every day to better
serve its customers and its community. From a food truck to brick and mortar restaurant. From hamburger experts to a greatly expanded menu. Beachwood strives to keep your favorites on the
menu, while keeping your interest with new items and specials.
If you haven’t had an opportunity to support this
amazing business yet we recommend you get yourselfin their doors and experience first-hand their friendly service and first-rate faire. They offer top-quality
diner food, gourmet hamburgers, the best Cuban
Sandwiches in town, brunch buffets, weekly and daily specials,
catering services and more! Thanks again to Beachwood for all they do for
their customers and their community.
CONGRATULATIONS BEACHWOOD EATERY!
BUSINESS OF THE MONTH BROUGHT TO YOU BY...
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MARCH 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
Wahtonka Community School3601 W 10th St | The Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 506-3449 www.nwasco.k12.or.us/communityschool
Northwestern Mutual Nancy Sallee312 Court Street, Suite 419 | The Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 296-1966 | www.nancysallee.nm.com
C H A M B E R N E W S 8
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that we will be brining back our singing competition, Cherry Idolbrought to you by Cascade Square Merchants Association. Northwest Cherry Idol preliminary round will begin immediately with competitors uploading their videos to our Cherry Idol Facebook event page. After the preliminary round concludes on April 12th, we will select our top 5 Adult and top 5 Kid contestants. Selection will be made by our panel of judges including members of the local media. Those selected will move on to sing live at the 40th annual Northwest Cherry Festival!
CATEGORIES AND PRIZES:Adults 15 and up 1st place $2502nd Place $1503rd Place $100
Kids 14 and under 1st place $1502nd place $1003rd place $50
This contest is open to all ages. Minors under the age of 18 must have written parent consent. All registrants must supply an audio or video clip. Submissions may be delivered to The Dalles Chamber or uploaded to the Facebook event page. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Deadline for entry is April 12th.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
NORTHWEST CHERRY IDOL IS BACK FOR THE 40TH ANNUALNORTHWEST CHERRY FESTIVAL
We are excited to bring back the Cherry Trail again! Last year was a big success with many people coming from Portland to explore the Cherry Trail. We had 38 businesses on the trail last year and we are hoping to have that or more this year!
If you want to be part of the trail all you have to do is come up with a fun Cherry special that will be featured during Cherry Festival (April 26th-28th) and let us know! The deadline to be part of the Cherry Trail is March 15th. Call us at (541) 296-2231 or email:[email protected]
T O U R I S M 9NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2019
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce was able to send all of our “Explore The Dalles” Tourism Team (Katie, Chloe & Dave) to The 2019 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show in Portland. The show is the largest sportsmen’s show west of the Mississippi River and the second largest in the country! We were able to offer some of our local Chamber members a spot in our booth for them to give samples, talk about and sell their products! We featured wine from Tierra de Lobos, delicious samples from Columbia Black Garlic and coffee from Post Canyon Coffee Roasters. Northwest Graphic Works, Zim’s Brau Haus and Balch Hotel also joined us to make connections and to talk about the many wonderful things they each had to offer! We loved that we were able to offer that to our members and next year we hope to expand our booth size to share with more members and to make The Dalles shine more! The crowds themselves loved interacting with our vendors and there was plenty of product samplingand sign-ups for The Dalles Giveaway Basket. The free-to-enter giveaway basket was a huge draw for attendees and aided our tourism team’s efforts to hook people on the idea of The Dalles. The Dalles Chamber of Commerce and the winners of the basket, (a couple from Central Washington who were quite thrilled with their luck) offer a big thank you to the amazing mem-bers who donated to thegiveaway basket! Those who stopped by the Explore The Dalles booth and had a moment to talk to our staff were very receptive to the idea of The Dalles as a getaway
destination and the tourism team was able to give away over 1700 Explore The Dalles brochures to interested parties. Many people were especially interested in visiting The Dalles during NW Cherry Festival and Gorge Hops & Hogs this spring and summer. Many attending vendors were also interested in attending/vending our events in the future. This increased outreach is vital to the growth of such events. We talked to exhibitors, guides, speakers and companies that we are excited about following up with! “Columbia Black Garlic is ever so grateful to The Dalles Chamber of Commerce for providing space for uswithin their booths at the Pacific Northwest Sportsman Show last month. The Chamber staff were sohelpful and fun to be with. Because of the experience – we now realize that we can justify having our own booth next year. Hopefully it will be right next to them!” – Cindy Brunk, Owner of Columbia BlackGarlic “The show was a great opportunity for exposure and adverting, while also generating actual sales! Participating at this show was a no-brainer and I’m very grateful for the invitation and with everyone at the Chamber of Commerce that made this such a successful event. Being a member of the Chamber has been one the best investments I’ve made and I look forward to many years of partnership!” – Adolfo Mollinedo, Owner of Tierra de Lobos “An honor to represent our wonderful community at the PNW Sportsman show, so many faces and questions about our area. We loved answering questions and giving recommendations to future visitors in the area. The chamber did a great job putting this together, with the goody bags to the Awesome gift basket with a little something from local businesses.” – Venus Allison, Owner of Post Canyon Coffee Roasters “Such a blast to be there with this group to represent and promote The Dalles. I loved talking to all the happy attendees of the Sportsmen’s Show about what The Dalles has to offer, just an hour and 15 minutes away.” Connie Ford, Owner of Zim’s Brau Haus The Northwest Sportsman Show was a big suc-cess for us and for our vendors who were able to attend with us! We had a blast and are excited for 2020!
TOURISM TEAM ROCKS THE 2019 PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPORTSMEN’S SHOW
Columbia Gorge Veterans Museum Presents
Salute to Courage: Women in Uniform
Exhibit opens March 9, 2019
Reception 2pm – 4pm
Museum open Tuesday – Saturday
10am – 4pm/free admission
203 East 2nd Street, The Dalles
For more information: 541-769-1150 or [email protected]
2019 Museum Schedule
Open first Tuesday in March through December 7, Pearl Harbor Day
Museum opens Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm
Exhibit Schedule
March 9 – 29:
We Are Not Invisible: Women in Service, visiting exhibit from Salem
March 9 – April 30
A Salute to Courage: Women in Uniform
May 1 – June 28
Private Lives/Public Service: National Guard and Reserves
July 2 – September 14
Use it up – wear it out – make it do!
Family, home front and Victory Gardens
August 24
The Big Ink @ Maryhill Museum of Art
September 15 – October 15
Quiero Ser Soldado: Latinos en Uniforme
Hispanic Heritage Month
October 16 – December 7
Legacy of Honor: Japanese and Native American Stories of Service
Columbia Gorge Veterans Museum 203 East 2nd Street, The Dalles
Tel. 541-769-1150 [email protected]
A M B A S S A D O R S 1 0
For the last few months the Chamber Ambassadors have sold 50/50 raffle tickets at Business After Hours with half of the winnings going to the lucky winner and donating the other half of the proceeds to the local BackpackProgram. Starting in August of 2018 they have raised $296.00 for the Backpack Program to help with costs of food, bags and materials. They are hoping to grow that amount by selling more tickets and educating the public of this amazing program! The Backpack Program is a community-wide effort to provide food for food-insecure students over the weekends. The program currently provides food for over 100 students in our elementary schools, middle school, and high school. Volunteers meet on Thursday mornings at 10:00 to pack grocery bags with enough food for two breakfasts, two lunches, and snacks.
The last school year the Backpack Program handed out 3,491 bags to local schools.
High School – 483 bags of food Middle School – 125 bags of food
Dry Hollow – 434 bags of food Colonel Wright – 432 bags of food
Chenowith – 1703 bags of food Cross Roads – 314 bags of food.
They need about 2000 bags to get through the year so ask your friends to save them for you, too. Donations of money can be sent to the church, just mark Community Back Pack in the memo line and send it to FUMC, 305 East 11th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058AMBASSADOR KUDOS We want to give a huge Kudos to a fellow Chamber Ambassador Mark Brown, Owner of Northwest Graphic Works for pledging to donate
100 bags every quarter for the Backpack Program. As well as Chamber Ambassador Carmen My-ers, Branch Supervisor of Columbia Bank for holding a food drive and getting the word out about the program.
THE DALLES CHAMBERAMBASSADORS HELP BENEFIT THE BACKPACK PROGRAM
THANK YOU WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE FOR A FUNBUSINESS AFTER HOURS
NETWORKING
FOODFUN PRIZES
THANK YOU !
M E M B E R F O C U S 1 1NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2019
Six local community members went head to head for Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association’s “Dancing with the Gorge Stars”fundraiser. Each contestant was paired up with a professional dancer from the Utah Ballroom Dance Company, and given one week of training. This year’s contestants were Patrick Erickson, Stacey Heath, John Bate, Cindy Russell, Maria Peña, and George Mickens. In the end, George took home thecoveted mirror ball trophy with his untouchableballroom hip-hop routine to MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This”. This event has proven to be a community favorite and we hope that it continues for many years.
Photo credit: Beverly Nañez
In conjunction with the anniversary of the flooding of Celilo Falls, The Next Door will celebrate the mural on its new office at 1113 Kelly Avenue on Saturday, March 9th from 11am-1pm. A tribute to Celilo Falls, the subject of the mural, with special guest speakers will take place, in addition to an open house with snacks, beverages, and kids’ activities. The whole community is invited to the official unveiling of the beautiful mural, created by artist Toma Villa.A bit about the mural: Long before any tribal people were on Mother Earth, the Creator made a very special place, Celilo Falls, or Wyam, meaning “echo of falling water.” The falls thundered on the Columbia River, serving as a center for culture, trade and fishing for thousands of years. On March 10th, 1957, The Dalles Dam flooded the falls. This mural is a tribute to these great falls which were sacred, and in recognition that this was a terrible loss.
DANCING WITH THE GORGE STARS KEEPS OUR LOCALTALENT ON ITS TOES
CELEBRATING CELILOTHE NEXT DOOR DEDICATES NEW MURAL IN THE DALLES
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
On the Air with Gorge Country Media
7 am Y102, 103.1, KLCK
1400 Every Monday
1 2
3 4 Food Art and Wine
Committee 9 am
5
6 Ambassador Meeting
7 am
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Governor Kate Brown has appointed two new mem-bers to the Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon), Mia Sheppard with Little Creek Outfitters and Greg Willitts with FivePine Lodge. Made up of nine members, the Commis-sion provides expertise and sets policy direction for Travel Oregon staff. Mia is an accomplished fly-fishing guide, mother and business owner. Mia and her husband Marty own Little Creek Outfitters, a fly-fishing guide service founded in 2003. In 2017, Mia started a new business, Juniper River Adventures, to connect women and youth to the outdoors.“A dose of the outdoors warms the heart and soul,” said Mia. “I’m honored to be part of the Oregon Tourism Commission and be a voice for outdoor recreation, rural communities and work with Travel Oregon and the Commission to support sus-tainable tourism that benefits Oregonians and visitors.”
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of the Year at Hood River’s Annual
Banquet! Jack and his team
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we are so grateful to have him in our
community and to have him as
an Ambassador!
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M E M B E R F O C U S 1 4NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2019
Senator Ron Wyden and Google teamed up to announce a new initiative designed to help closethe homework gap for students with long commutes. Google and Senator Ron Wyden hosted an event in Dufur, OR celebrating the launch of Google’s Rolling Study Halls program, an initiative that brings Wi-Fi to students with long commutes in 16 communities across the country. Google provides each school district with Wi-Fi (via fully-functional school buses), computers, and onboard educators for the school buses. The new program helps students reclaim more than 1.5 million hours of learning time that would otherwise be lost during long bus commutes. Senator Ron Wyden announced the program’s arrival at Dufur School alongside students andadministrators who use the outfitted buses daily during the 2018–2019 school year. “Access to education and training in rural Oregon requires students to connect to technologies that can help them learn and compete in a global economy,” Wyden said. “I am glad Dufur has earned this opportunity to be part of Google’s creative approach linking students with this innovative educational link outside the classroom.” “We’re so thrilled to have Senator Wyden join us here in Dufur to celebrate the newest Rolling Study Halls district,” said Alex Sanchez, a spokesperson for Google. “It’s important for students everywhere to have access to the tools they need to learn every day.” According to AEI, one out of four U.S. students are educated today in schools defined as rural, which means that more than 10 million students may not have reliable access to an internet connection at home for schoolwork. In partnership with CoSN (Consortium for School Networking), Google is working closely with districts to start closing that homework gap forthousands of students across the country. Rolling Study Halls is part of Grow with Google, a new initiative to help create economic opportunities for Americans. The program aims to give people across the United States resources to grow their skills, careers, and businesses by offering free tools, training, and events.
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MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER TO OPEN URGENT CARE AT WATER’S EDGE As part of its mission to spread health and wellness throughout the community, Mid-Columbia Medical Center is closing The Bistro at Water’s Edge and incorporating the space into an Urgent Care Center, an enhanced Performance Gym and expanded workout area. “To continue an emphasis on community wellness, MCMC must focus on our core business of improving health. As part of that effort, we are closing The Bistro at Water’s Edge to make room for a service that will benefit all Gorge residents. It’s a win-win for the community and our employees,” states Dennis Knox, MCMC President and CEO. The last day of service for The Bistro is to be determined. There is no planned loss of personnel at The Bistro. Staff who want to make the transition will be transitioned into the existing kitchen staff at MCMC. To serve Water’s Edge staff during this transition, fresh food vending machines will be available on the second floor of Water’s Edge starting November 21, 2018. Free coffee will be available on all three floors for staff starting November 28, 2018. It is planned by mid-2019 for a full service coffee cart will also be available at Water’s Edge for staff and the public. The date is to be determined, as the coffee cart will be included in the Urgent Care buildout. Construction bids are due 11/30 and the selection process is due by 12/14, with contracting and mobilization to follow. The contractor is a key partner in determining the actual start date of the project, which will impact the close date of The Bistro. “The past year has been a time of tremendous change for staff, patients and the entire community as Mid-Columbia Medical Center moves towards a more sustainable future. We appreciate the public’s patience with any disruptions of service as we implement our new Urgent Care facility, which will benefit all Gorge residents by providing additional access to medical care,” states
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Dennis Knox, MCMC President and CEO. MCMC has been serving the Columbia River Gorge for over 50 years. Adopted in 1992, the Planetree philosophy of patient care emphasizes the need to address a person’s intellectual, environmental, emotional, and spiritual concerns in addition to their physical needs. For more information, visit mcmc.net.
PURE YOGA WELCOMES CHELSEA ABBOTT TO OUR TEACHER FAMILY!
We are renovating our guest rooms at The Dalles Inn. Now offering modern decor and an array of fresh perks, including new paint, furniture, mattresses, linens, pillows, vinyl flooring and carpet; flat-panel TVs and updated bathrooms. Our hotel was a fantastic place to stay before renovations mostly due to our fabulous crew and their vast knowledge in the customer service/hospitality industry, but these changes have set an entirely new standard of excellence. We are so proud of our rooms and very ex-cited to see what our guests think. Mitch Leslie, Project Leader and his Assistant Cody Reiten have done an amazing job, without them this would not be possible. We have a historic building with well over 50,000 square feet, it is a huge project! The hotel is still very much in renovation mode as we are continuing to serve our guests during this process. We are hoping to be finished just in time for the busy summer 2019 season.
Chelsea is a beautiful soul you just want to be around! Check out her regular class on Tuesdays at 4pm in The Dalles and look forward to other classes she’ll be subbing. Trust me...you want to make it to her classes! Chelsea starting yoga 5 years ago when she became pregnant with her first son and was looking for some relief from sciatic pain. Her midwife suggested yoga and she followed. She instantly saw the benefits it had on her physical comfort, letting go of unwanted anxiety and depression, and connecting with her higher self. It is also ideal for her traveling lifestyle, something to stay focused on wherever she is and all she needs is herself. She did some training in her home state Utah and then finished her 200 hour yoga teacher training in Vinyasa through Pure Yoga. She trained while she was pregnant and became very in tune with practicing through pregnancy and postpartum. She believes very much that our bodies and spirits talk to us and tell us what we need in the moment if we just move and listen. She lives with her hus-band and two boys between the U.S. and Beirut, Lebanon and where ever else they stop along the way. The gorge being one of her favorite spots.
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