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4B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 5, 2015 CHAMBER NEWSLETTER Chamber and Community Calendar Main Street Chili Cook Off was a HIT!!! 1,200 votes were cast this year in the People’s Choice category which makes this one of our biggest years ever! There were 11 different chili recipes entered and we want to thank everyone for their hard work and enthusiasm. This year’s contestants were: Blazzin’ Saddles (Don Gould), Chili Knights (Mike Talbot), Cottage Grove Historical Museum ( Sally Langham), Eagles Echo Company/National Guard (SSG Griffy), Grant’s Hearing Center (Rosey Gording), The Grove Cafe (Brent Hoover), Jack Sprats (Scott Boyles), Mad Scientists (Caitlin Crane), Rain Country Realty (Frank Brazell), South Lane County Fire & Rescue (Danny Solesbee), and South Valley Athletics (Ken Hornick). Here are the results of this year’s competition: Most Festive Booth - Blazzin’ Saddles (Don Gould) Mayor’s Favorite - South Lane County Fire & Rescue Judge’s Choice - 1st Place, South Valley Athletics 2nd Place, The Grove Cafe 3rd Place, Blazzin’ Saddles People’s Choice - 1st Place, Blazzin’ Saddles 2nd Place, South Lane County Fire & Rescue 3rd Place, Jack Sprats Thanks to everyone for supporting this event through your sponsorship, participation, volunteer hours, and donations. We also want to give a shout out to the community for attending and tasting. This event wouldn’t be what it is without all of you! We’d like to again acknowledge this year’s sponsors: Cottage Grove Speedway and Lane Community College (Event Co-Sponsors), EPUD, Lane Community College, Weyerhaeuser, and Walmart (Judge Sponsors). Special thanks to Mayor Tom Munroe, Mrs. Lane County (Sabina Johnson), Cottage Grove Garbage Service, and Dot’s Tropy Shop. Visit the Event Calendar on our website at www.cgchamber.com for more complete information (Chamber events in bold). **Fridays - Friday Night LIVE @ Saginaw Vineyard In addition to visiting our website, you can also download the FREE Cottage Grove Smartphone App for the most up-to-date list of community events and details. A UGUST S EPTEMBER 2 3 2 Aprovecho Campus Tour Training, Education & Membership Committee Meeting 4 CASA Volunteering Info Session 5 Concerts in the Park – Blue Skies Big Band 10th Street Market 8 Corvettes in the Park Mass Fall Soccer & Volleyball Registration 10 Regular City Council Meeting 12 Concerts in the Park – The Celtic Tradition 10th Street Market 13 Greeters Committee Meeting Tourism Committee Meeting 14–16 W.O.E. Family Fair Quilters Opening @ CT 17 Blood Drive 2015 Promotions Committee 19 Chamber Board Lunch Concerts in the Park – CASCADA 10th Street Market 20 Business After Hours – August 21 The Iliad, the Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology Opening @ Opal Center 24 Regular City Council Meeting 25 Science Pub 26 Concerts in the Park – Coupe DeVille 10th Street Market 27 Greeters Committee Meeting 28 Art Walk 2015 Visitor Center Stats Phone calls Walk-In Visitors Relocate Requests Visitor Requests Referrals to Chamber Members Special Thanks to our 2015 Enhanced Members PLATINUM PLUS Cottage Grove Sentinel GOLD Pacifi c Power SILVER Banner Bank City of Cottage Grove Cottage Grove Speedway Emerald People’s Utility District Lane Community College Cottage Grove Campus Lane Electric Cooperative PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center South Lane County Fire & Rescue South Lane School District Walmart Weyerhaeuser FREE CHECK-UP FOR AUTO HOME & LIFE INSURANCE. A new baby? A new car? 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C Cottage Grove, Or 942-0165 fax 942-0995 2015 Website Stats Business Directory Searches Members Listed in Results Member Page Views Links to Member Website Event Searches Event Page Views Hot Deal Searches Job Searches 5 6 7 9 10 14 16 17 19 21 22 24 25 26 28 Concerts in the Park – Left of Yellow 10th Street Market Oregon Covered Bridge Festival Quilts & Art Show Aprovecho Campus Tour Training, Education & Membership Committee Meeting Concerts in the Park – Umpqua Valley Bluegrass Band 10th Street Market Greeters Committee Meeting Tourism Committee Meeting Regular City Council Meeting Chamber Board Lunch Business After Hours - September Cycle the Lakes Bike Ride Promotions Committee Science Pub Greeters Committee Meeting Art Walk Wiener Dog Races Regular City Council Meeting OCTOBER 2 Jesus Christ Superstar Opening @ 4 5 7 8 6/26 Thru 7/30 210 454 1 5 130 YTD 1491 2125 14 26 681 1518 4175 1653 197 2782 3045 69 41 7372 24841 10785 1284 11532 7089 351 236 12 15 19 21 22 26 27 30 Cottage Theatre Aprovecho Campus Tour Training, Education & Membership Committee Meeting Forum - Spaghetti Marketing Greeters Committee Meeting Tourism Committee Meeting Regular City Council Meeting Business After Hours - October Blood Drive 2015 Promotions Committee Chamber Board Lunch Greeters Committee Meeting Regular City Council Meeting Science Pub Art Walk