November 2017 Meeting Minutes

Call to order Meeting was called to order by President Mary Lou Kriner Minutes November minutes were read and approved with corrections. Treasurer’s Report Budget for 2020 will be presented at the next meeting. Membership There are currently 33 businesses with active membership status for 2020. TVBRC Some discussion of our role/link to the visitors center was had. More light will be shed on this next meeting. RV Park The park has been closed for the season, with plans to re-open in April or May. Guest speakers Steve Mccullough spoke briefly about the upcoming school levy, and handed out informational materials. The school has finished phase 1 of their plan, which had to do with HVAC updates. Phase 2, which focuses on safety and security, will hopefully be finished by June. The proposed levy gets voted on in February. John McReynolds informed us of a new clinic which is now open in North Valley Hospital. Currently, it is open from 12:00 to 2:00, Monday through Friday. It is staffed with Nurse Practitioners and Physicians assistants, with some Physicians considering positions in the clinic over the next few months. Old business Winterfest went well, the chamber gave away 250 of the 300 candy canes purchased. The Lions club had a booth at winterfest, and made around 145.00 selling baked goods and cider. New business Regarding the upcoming Banquet: Locations for ticket sales were discussed. The businesses offering to take this role are: The yellow porch boutique; OK Chevrolet; Tonasket Public Library. A committee was formed, consisting of Marylou, Angie, Patty, and Kris. The theme of the event will be “Back to the future.” The board voted to dismiss board member Lee Orr, citing poor attendance and an inability to get in contact with Lee. Marilee Nielson was voted into the position. The upcoming openings for business of the month were discussed, and so decided: January 2020 = Wahl Dentistry February 2020 = Beyers market March 2020 = Whitestone Pharmacy The board briefly considered the following question “Should the ability to be chosen business of the month be contingent on active membership?” With the majority vote of yes, no changes were made. The Tonasket food bank gave out over 150 Turkeys, with a total of 230 thanksgiving dinners given out to families, a statistic that distinguishes them from food banks in surrounding areas. A church (catholic?) is raffling off a very nice flannel twin quilt on Sunday the 15th, for 5.00 per ticket. OVOC is having a Holiday concert Saturday, the 14th at 2pm, at the Omak PAC. Thursday (Dec 12), from 12:00-3:00, the American Legion celebrates the 100 year anniversary of their post, with steak dinner for 15.00

Call to order Meeting was called to order by President MaryLou Kriner at 12:01, followed by the flag salute. Minutes No minutes from October. September minutes were passed around. Treasurer's report No report. Budget for 2020 will be presented at next meeting. TVBRC Nothing to report. RV Park Income from RV park has been good, steadily increasing every year. Projected income from RV park was 12,000 this year, and we have already surpassed that, with current income estimated in the 13,000 range. A vote was called to decide how the Chamber will pay for lot management and grounds-keeping. Potential options were as follows: 1. Pay for a camp post 2. Keep Steve on as caretaker/ on call 3. Hire another person to be caretaker/ on call With cost management in consideration, the Chamber voted to keep Steve Kriner on payroll, at a rate of 100/ month. Guest speakers Greg Gardinier presented options for new Chamber website. With costs estimated to range from 700.00 to 2,000.00, he asked that the Chamber consider how many features we need/want in this new website, and how much we can/are willing to spend. Recently having purchased more drone/video equipment, Greg can reasonably film some nice videos for the website. The Board will form a committee to help in the process of planning/designing a customized website. New employee at NVH, Linda Oddo was introduced. Linda runs the allied health department. Informational brochures were handed out. Emma Alexander is seeking sponsorships for the upcoming FBLA competitive event. More information on the event, and how to provide sponsorship can be found at www.wa.fbla.org David "Mac" McElheran, representing Oroville law enforcement, spoke about the upcoming "Shop with a Cop" charity event. During the event, children from the Tonasket and Oroville school districts who have been selected to receive gifts are bussed to Country Store in Oroville to choose and receive their items. A budget of 150.00 is spent on each child, with 25.00 going toward a toy of their choice, and the other 125.00 buying clothes. This year, the program can accommodate only 19 (of the usual 30) children. With the program relying on donations, Shop with a Cop is seeking donations before December 1 ( though donations are accepted and appreciated at any time). Donations can be received at Oroville City Hall, or sent to P.O. Box 2200, Oroville Wa 98844. The President of the Oroville Chamber, Karen Frisbie, shared some procedural documents with the Board. The board will take these under advisement when creating our own official application documents. Devon Sprague will host the second annual soap box derby competition during the 2020 Founders day. The event could us a PA system, and the Chamber agreed to try and share the one used for the Parade. Old business New business Board members for the upcoming term were voted in. Kris Duchow won the Presidency, with Angie Gavin as Vice President. Marylou Kriner will take up the Treasurer position. For secretary, we have Sara Dunn, and for the two other general Board member positions, Dale Crandall and Heather Kircaldy were voted in. The Farmers Market will be in operation for the next two Thursdays, from 2-6 at the CCC. The Catholic Church will hold their annual Bazaar during Winterfest. The Christmas lights will be put up on November 23, and help is always needed and welcomed. The Chronicle will be coming out with the county's "Best of" list in upcoming issue/s, and certificates will be mailed out soon to winning business owners. OVOC has tickets available for Farewell Angelina, at the PAC on the 17th. Auditions for the upcoming play "Mama Mia" will be held on Saturday, the 16th. The Chamber voted "Beanediction" as the business of the month for December. The date for the Chamber banquet was voted on, with January 18 winning. The banquet will start at 4pm (correction to 6pm), and the first choice of location will be the Eagles, with the second option being the CCC. Meeting adjourned at 2:00pm.

Call to order Meeting was called to order by President Mary Lou Kriner at 12:03 followed by the flag salute. Minutes The minutes from August were read and approved. Treasurer’s Report None. Membership Invoices for upcoming dues will be mailed out on October 1, which will include a reminder of Nov 1 deadline. Guest speakers Greg Gardinier gave input on the Chamber website upgrade, asking the board to ponder the question: “What industries are we trying to help?” with one possibility being that the Chamber focus on ( by means of the Chamber website) hiking, biking, and hunting that bring tourists to the area. Suggested using a drone to get good footage for website. Suggested new logo; scalable. Will try to have a rough website mock-up done by the October Chamber meeting, but might not be able to finish the project this year. It was suggested that the Chamber assign a committee to work on the website planning over the course of the next 6 months. Shayla Wiggins reports: The cost for the Chamber to sponsor the art fair estimated at 200.00. This would pay for flyers as well as banner. Options were discussed. No action yet taken. TVBRC Nothing to report. RV Park Ahead of projections, at 12,635.00 Old business The motion to participate in this year’s Knowlton family corn-maze passed. New business The seasonal lights around the visitors center and the town Christmas tree need to be refreshed/replaced. The public works crew are charged with this task. A suggestion to get strings of light with replaceable bulbs was made. The issue of hiring a band to play Friday during Winterfest was discussed. The event has been held at the Kuhler in previous years, with the band costing 500.00, and the income from admission fees coming in at about 500.00 as well. The final monies from this event go to the Samaritan Riders, for funding Christmas presents for needy families. It was suggested that, if the Chamber goes forward with this event this year, that the Samaritan Riders be asked to help collect admissions fees at the doors. Another suggestion was made that the Chamber not throw this event this year, and instead spend the money on events for children during the Winterfest festivities. With no consensus reached, the issue was tabled for the next meeting. A new cabinet of Chamber Officers will be elected in December. Those interested in running need to make their intentions known to the board. The membership was asked to brainstorm Banquet themes to pitch at the next Chamber meeting. The CCC will hold an Emergency membership meeting on September 15th at 2pm. Meeting adjourned 12:59