COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 3, 2016
CHAMBER
5B
NEWSLETTER
Chamber and Community Calendar
Submit your events to the Cottage Grove Community Calendar Now! As you know, Cottage
Grove is an active little community and there are a lot of events each year. To make planning
easier the Chamber has created an online calendar that the entire community can use to post
events and fi nd other fun things to do. To submit your organization’s event:
Go to www.cgchamber.com
Open the event calendar
Click on “submit event”
Once your event is approved, it will appear on the community calendar and can also be seen
using the Cottage Grove Smartphone App for Apple and Android users.
For more details on the events listed below, visit the Event Calendar on our website at www.
cgchamber.com.
Fridays: Friday Night Live @ Saginaw Vineyard
Wednesday Tax Help: Feb 3 thru April 13 at the Community Center
Debbie Taie, Krista Parent & Peggy Lintula
MEMBER NEWS
NEW BUSINES IN TOWN
A Ribbon Cutting celebration was held
to welcome Carousel Delicatessen and
Ice Cream Shoppe to downtown Cottage
Grove! Judd Van Gorder and Mike
Cummings have opened a sandwich and
ice cream shop located at 616 E. Main
Street. The Delicatessen is open 7 days a
week from 9AM – 4PM. Stop in for your
morning pastries and a cup of coffee, enjoy
a delicious sandwich on fresh baked bread,
or some of their specially ice cream from
the Red Wagon Creamery. Whatever you
order, your taste buds will be delighted.
Please join us in welcoming them to the
neighborhood!
We encourage you to support Chamber
member businesses and our local economy
and “Shop Chamber Members fi rst”!
NEW MEMBERS:
Please join us and welcome our newest
chamber member
Carousel Delicatessen
& Ice Cream Shoppe
Mike Cummings & Judd Van Gorder
616 E. Main Street
(541) 649-1117
Restaurants
RENEWING MEMBERS
American Legion, Ann White, CFP,
Auto Art, Automotive Specialties, Birch
Avenue Dental, Bob Baysinger, Bohemia
Mining Days, Inc., Brad’s Cottage Grove
Chevrolet, Buller, Wuite, Olsson &
Rosenburg, Campbell Real Estate, Carousel
House B&B & Catering, Charter, CJW,
LLC, Coast Fork Willamette Watershed
Council, Cobalt Computer Services,
Commonwealth Financial, Community
Sharing, Cottage Grove Airport Welcome
Committee, Cottage Grove Area Habitat
for Humanity, Cottage Grove Board of
Realtors, Cottage Grove Business Park,
Cottage Grove Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep,
Ram,
Cottage Grove Community Foundation,
Cottage Grove Garbage Service, Cottage
Grove Genealogical Society, Cottage
Grove Grocery Outlet, Cottage Grove
Museum, Cottage Grove Ranger Station,
Cottage Theatre, D&D Automotive, Dairy
Queen, Dirtcheapcopies.com, Dutch
Bros., Earthclick.net, Edward Jones, First
American Title, Gateway Counseling
Center, Goodwill Industries of Lane
County ,Grace Olson ,Jennifer Radcliffe -
Keller Williams Realty ,Jonathan Backer,
DDS,
Kepson’s Garage, Lavender Field
Embroidery, Life Flight Network, LLC,
Looking Glass Rural Program, Mark Mootz
Construction, McDonald’s Restaurant,
McKenzie Personnel, Mickey’s Affordable
Auto Sales, Mudslinger Events, Northwest
Community Credit Unction, NW Natural,
Opal Center For Arts & Education,
Oregon Aviation Historical Society,
Parent Partnership, Pinocchio’s Pizza,
Prime Med Medical Clinic, Prospectors
& Golddiggers, Rogers & Son, Rotary
Club of Cottage Grove, Scarpelli’s Short
Stop, Shelly D. Insurance, Sherry Duerst-
Higgins, South Lane Mental Health, South
Valley Athletics, St. Andrews Episcopal
Church, Starfi re Lumber, State Farm
Insurance, TBS Consultants, The Flower
Basket & Gift Boutique, The Healing
Matrix, The UPS Store, Tinika Ossman-
Steier, TLC The Learning Center, US
Bank, Wildish Sand & Gravel, William
Welt, Inc.
F EBRUARY
M ARCH
1
5
7
Mixed Ability Youth and Adult
Classes in Cottage Grove
3
CG Genealogical Society
8
Mixed Ability Youth and Adult
Classes in Cottage Grove
9
Auditions for “The Nerd” @ Opal
Center for Art & Education
8
Regular City Council Meeting
9
Main Street Promotion Committee
Meeting
10
Cottage Grove Genealogy Society
11
Greeters Committee Meeting
15
Mixed Ability Youth and Adult
Classes in Cottage Grove
16
Main Street Design Committee
Meeting
17
Chamber Board Lunch
18-21 Metropolitan Rhythm & Blues Revue
18
Main Street Organization Committee
Meeting
18
Business After Hours – Opal Center
for Art & Education
18
Parallel Lives Opening @ Opal
Center for Art & Education
22
Mixed Ability Youth and Adult
Classes in Cottage Grove
22
Regular City Council Meeting
23
Science Pub
24
Chamber Annual Business Lunch
Meeting @ El Tapatio
10
13
14
14
16
17
22
22
24
28
Cottage Grove Half Marathon
Mixed Ability Youth and Adult
Classes in Cottage Grove
Greeters Committee Meeting
37th Lane County Home & Garden
Show
Mixed Ability Youth and Adult
Classes in Cottage Grove
Regular City Council Meeting
Chamber Board Lunch
Business After Hours - March
Helping Hands “Souper” Fundraiser
Science Pub
Greeters Committee Meeting
Regular City Council Meeting
A PRIL
8
Annie Get Your Gun Opening @
Cottage Theatre
11
Regular City Council Meeting
14
Greeters Committee Meeting
20
Chamber Board Lunch
21
Business After Hours – Banner
Bank
23
SOLVE IT for Earth Day
25
Regular City Council Meeting
28-30 OFIA Conference 2016
28
Greeters Committee Meeting
FREE CHECK-UP FOR
AUTO HOME & LIFE
INSURANCE.
A new baby? A new car? A new addition to the
house? Time to make certain your insurance is
up-to-date with Farmers Friendly Review.
It checks out ways to save you money. For
example, you may earn a discount if both your
auto and home insurance are insured with us.
Check in for a check-up today.
Jim Goodling • Mike Grant • Dave Timm
330 Hwy 99S, Ste. C
Cottage Grove, Or
942-0165
fax 942-0995
Thank you for your continuous support
of our efforts through your membership
and your commitment to helping make
Cottage Grove a better place to live and
do business! – Hoyer Accounting and
Mangiano’s Pizzeria
2016 Visitor Center Stats
Phone calls:
Walk-In Visitors:
Relocate Requests:
Visitor Requests:
Referrals to Chamber Members:
1/ 1 Thru 1/ 28
291
383
3
9
68
2016 Website Stats
Business Directory Searches:
Member Page Hits – Total Listed:
Event Searches:
Events Viewed:
Hot Deal Searches:
Job Searches:
2103
3788
1951
356
61
31
• Print ads
• Digital ads
• Websites
• Fliers
• Brochures
& More
Special Thanks to our 2016 Enhanced Members
PLATINUM PLUS
Cottage Grove Sentinel
GOLD
Pacifi c Power
Cottage Grove Sentinel
541-942-3325
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
cgsentinel.com