8A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • DECEMBER 5, 2018
CHAMBER NEWSLETTER
Our Mission: Th e Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce promotes economic vitality through advocacy and collaboration with its members and the larger community.
*** The Cottage Grove Christmas Kickoff
is organized by the Cottage Grove Area
Chamber of Commerce in collaboration
with the City of Cottage Grove, South Lane
County Fire & Rescue, The Cottage Grove
Faith Center, The Cottage Grove Sentinel,
Cottage Grove Main Street Program, and
MANY WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS AND
SPONSORS!!!!.
If you’d like to know more about the Cottage
Grove Chamber of Commerce and how you can
support a thriving business community, call or
visit us at 541-942-2411 or www.cgchamber.com
Travis Palmer,
Executive Director
Director’s Note
Th ank you for joining us as the Cottage Grove
Christmas Kickoff ! We hope you enjoyed at
least some of the many events that took place
throughout the day. Th ere was a pancake breakfast
with Santa at the South Lane County Fire Station,
the Jingle Bell 5k Run/Walk, the South Valley
Holiday Farmer’s Market in the Armory, the
tree lighting ceremony at All America Square,
a scavenger hunt in the Historic District, lots of
shopping and store specials at local businesses, a
block party with hayrides & caroling, Dr. Snapp’s
Holiday House Bazaar, a stained glass display
at the Cottage Grove Museum and of course…
Pictures with Santa at City Hall. Th is special day
of events signifi es the start of a wonderful time
of year in Cottage Grove. If you were not able
participate this year, we hope you’ll put the fi rst
Saturday of December on your calendar for next
year’s Christmas kickoff .
Continuing throughout the month, there are
several businesses that will stay open late and
have specials leading up to Christmas so there’s
no reason not to shop local and support the many
great businesses right here in Cottage Grove. Th e
Village Green has a huge holiday light display with
nightly food and entertainment specials and Th e
Cottage Grove Sentinel will host the last Business
Aft er Hours of the year with a fun Christmas
theme. If you know of other events happening in
the area, be sure to submit them to the Chamber’s
Community Events Calendar on our website so
we can help promote them.
Over the next few weeks, we at the Chamber
hope that all of our local businesses will continue
to be creative and come up with fun and innovative
ways to put themselves in front of their target
audience. We encourage businesses to decorate
their stores inside and out, with seasonal displays.
Use both traditional and social media to attract
new and returning customers. Hand out coupons
and fl yers that encourage customers to come
back in the near future. Make up silly games and
contests that engage your customers and make
them remember your store. Th ink about the
experience you want your customers to take with
them aft er they have visited your business and the
story that you want them to tell their friends and
family about the great time they had in Cottage
Grove during the holidays.
Th e Cottage Grove Christmas Kickoff
continues to be one of our town’s best signature
events. Th ere are as many opportunities for a
businesses to participate as your imagination can
come up with. Most importantly though, it’s an
opportunity to bring the community together
to share, laugh, visit, give thanks, reminisce and
celebrate whatever is important to each of us at
this time of year. On behalf of the Cottage Grove
Area Chamber of Commerce, we sincerely hope
you have a safe and happy holiday season and we
wish you the best in the coming New Year!
December Business Aft er Hours
Join us at the Cottage Grove Sentinel for this
month’s Business after Hours on Thursday,
December 20 from 5:30 – 7:00pm, 116 N. 6 th
Street. Bring your business card to enter the
door prize drawing, learn something new, and
have some fun! Your attendance reinforces
the spirit in which the Chamber provides these
monthly activities. We look forward to seeing
you there! Many thanks to those who support
our efforts by attending this Chamber program.
New Members
We encourage you to support Chamber member
businesses and our local economy and “Shop
Chamber Members fi rst”! Please join us and
welcome our newest chamber members:
Brunneis: Pacifi c Northwest Productions
Kate Brown
(541) 357-1930
kateandcart@gmail.com
Event & Professional Services
CASA of Lane County
Robben Lyons
174 Deadmond Ferry Rd
Springfi eld
(541) 984-3132
www.casa-lane.org
Non-Profi t Organization
Cottage Village Coalition
Cynthia Sharp
(541) 649-1838
Non-Profi t Organization
Th e Gift Certifi cate Program is a Member
Benefi t Highlight. As a chamber we strive
to educate the community of the value of
supporting our local merchants the Gift
Certifi cate Program is one way we encourage
shopping local. Purpose: 1. Promote shopping
at CG Chamber Member businesses. 2. Support
chamber members with dollars spent in Cottage
Grove. Th is program makes gift giving easy
while supporting local merchants and it promotes
“Shop Chamber Members First.” To become a
participating business, contact the Chamber at
541-942-2411. Participating businesses to date
are:
Ambrose Collectibles
Apothecaria
Books on Main
Boyce & Sons, Inc.
Buster’s Main Street Café
Cascade Home Center
CG Habitat for Humanity
D & D Automotive
Dirtcheapcopies.com
El Tapatio
Elu Fusion
Emerald Fitness Club
Lavender Field Embroidery
Pinocchio’s Pizza
South Lane Wheels
Stacy’s Covered Bridge
Sweet Springs Family Farm
Territorial Seed Company
2018 Chamber Board of Directors, Advisors and Staff
Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce
700 E. Gibbs • Cottage Grove, OR • P. (541) 942-2411
info@cgchamber.com • www.cgchamber.com
2018 Chamber Board of Directors:
Thank you for your hours upon hours of volunteer time, commitment, and service!
Offi cers
Chloe Beckes, President
Jack Sprats Restaurant
Danny Solesbee, Vice President
5 Flying Monkeys
Ruth Linoz, Secretary
South Lane Wheels
Gary Manly, Treasurer
Cottage Grove Sentinel
Candace Solesbee, Past President
Shampoo Dolls Salon
Directors
Cameron Reiten, Legislative Chair
KNND AM 1400
Cassandra Washburn, Greeters Chair
Oregon Aviation Historical Society
Don Williams, T.E.A.M Chair
Retired, Past Board President
Judd Van Gorder
Carousel House B&B and Catering
Lloyd Williams
South Lane Television
Kate Brown, Promotions Chair
Brunneis:Pacifi c Northwest Productions
Ryan Gifford
Gifford & Gifford Attorneys at Law
Shauna Neigh
Busterʼs Main Street Café
Stan Simonsen
Cascade Home Center
Advisors
Tim Herrmann
PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
Richard Meyers/Mike Fleck
City of Cottage Grove
Garrett Bridgens
South Lane School District
Visitor Center Volunteers:
Heidi Abbott, Dotti Bittner, Suzanne Huebner-Sannes, Tara Sue Hughart, Susan Jeppesen, Nancy Kretzschmar,
Marie Longfellow, Judd Van Gorder, Sharon Van Gorder, Penny Westling, Sherry Wendt, Nolene Wheeler.
Staff:
Travis Palmer, Executive Director • Beth Martin, Offi ce Manager • Mavis Bradsby, Bookkeeper
Th e Bookmine
Th e Espresso Bar’n
Th e Flower Basket
Th e UPS Store
And Th e Nominees Are...
Mark your calendars and plan to attend our
70th Annual Awards banquet held on Saturday,
January 19, 2019 at the Armory. Th is event is
a time to recognize those in our community
who truly stand out through volunteerism and
excellent business practices. Awards for Business
of the Year as well as Non-Profi t of the Year
and First Citizen, are among the recognitions
presented. A survey will be sent to our chamber
members (1 vote per business) to cast your
vote to determine the winner in each category.
Congratulations to those who have been
nominated!
Non-Profi t of the Year
Community Sharing
Opal Center for Arts & Education
A Touchstone Energy® Cooperative
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First Citizen
Robert Ball
Ana Maria Dudley
Kevin Pillow
Business of the Year
Commonwealth Financial
Kimwood Corporation
Chamber Calendar
If you have an event you want published on our website calendar, please, please, please submit it to:
Go to www.cgchamber.com
Click on “Event Calendar”
Click on “submit new event”
Fill in the blanks and submit
Once your event is approved, it will appear on the community calendar. For more details on the events
listed below, visit the Event Calendar on our website at www.cgchamber.com.
*Bingo every Friday night at the American Legion Hall
DECEMBER
1 - 23
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Village Green Christmas Market
Saturday Farmers Market @ the Armory
Rotary Children’s Christmas Party
Lane Community College- Cottage Grove, Open House and Vendor Fair
South Lane Ballet Co Dances from Nutcracker
Regular City Council Meeting
Pictures with Santa
Greeters Committee
Startup Coff ee Meetup
Promotions Committee
Holly & Cedar Tree Holiday Centerpieces
Th ird Tuesday Poetry Night at Axe & Fiddle
Chamber Board Lunch
Business Aft er Hours – Cottage Grove Sentinel
Regular City Council Meeting
Christmas Day
Greeters Committee
Cottage Grove Christmas Bird Count
Gamesquall!
2018 Visitor Center Stats
Phone calls:
Walk-In Visitors:
Relocate Requests:
Visitor Requests:
Referrals to Chamber Members:
2018 Website Stats
Business Directory Searches Total Listed:
Member Page Views:
Event Searches:
Events Viewed:
Hot Deal Searches:
Job Searches:
11/01 thru
11/29
160
325
0
1
81
801
444
1866
699
29
56
YTD
1,768
2,503
23
48
1,110
12,343
10,848
19,733
17,280
416
530
Special Thanks to our 2018 Enhanced Members
PLATINUM PLUS • Cottage Grove Sentinel
GOLD • Pacifi c Power
SILVER
Banner Bank
Blackstone, Inc. – Windermer Real Estate
City of Cottage Grove
Emerald People’s Utility District
Lane Community College Cottage Grove Center
Lane Electric Cooperative
Northwest Natural
PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
South Lane County Fire & Rescue
South Lane School District
Weyerhaeuser