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Buellton Chamber News
March  2012
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
In This Issue
New Members
Italy Trip Winner
Buellton March Mixer
Best in the Valley
Firestone Criterium Bike Race
Buellton Brew Fest
Advertising opportunity
Community Calendar
State of the City
Letter from Tony Strickland
With Sympathy
Host Families Needed
Whassup Buellton?
NEW MEMBERS
We would like to welcome the following Businesses as New Members of our Chamber of Commerce:  Please add them to your network of friends.
Biz Card Rack

Santa Ynez Valley Marriott - Wanda Macpherson

MarBorg Industries

Edward Jones - Chris Nielsen
Rio Vista Chevrolet - Sam Sell

Rancho Grande Motors - Mike Sell

Sunset Auto Center

Moriarty Property Company 

Calendar of Events
 Board of Directors
Who's Meeting Who?  
Storm Water Tip of the Month
Don't wash things like floor mats, garbage cans, etc. in a parking lot, sidewalk, or street!  Instead, try to clean them in a mop sink or an area connected to the sewer.  For more information on the Storm Water Management Program, contact (805)688-5200
 
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  • Friends of the Buellton Library is a non-profit group recently created to improve and support our local library.  For more information or to get involved with this organization, contact:  Liz Chapman at 688-3115
  • Street sweeping in Buellton takes place on the  second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.  Please move your vehicles from the street on those days.
Italy Trip Winner
Congratulations to Beth Gregg, winner of the Tuscany Trip.  Her name was drawn at the Green Business Luncheon on February 15th. 
Kathy Vreeland, Executive Director
Buellton Chamber of Commerce
 
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Greetings!  

March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb...at least that's how the saying goes.  I'm not so sure that's the case this year, especially here in our beautiful valley.  March couldn't have started out any better.  Along with our summer weather, we wrapped up a successful State of the City luncheon and the Board got off to a great start, with some really exciting items to come.  It can only get better from here.  March is the perfect month to enjoy those last days of winter, welcome the daylight savings as we spring ahead, and drink green beer or whatever your drink of choice...color it green!  Our hope for you is to take advantage of the daylight and hopefully that rainbow will lead to a pot of gold for all of you.  
  March 21st Mixer    5-7pm
Santa Ynez Valley Properties located at 250 Industrial Way 
Join us as we spring into our Mixer season.  Hosted by John Petersen with SYV Properties along with his family.  250 Industrial Way is located on the corner of Industrial Way and Hwy 246 where Recino's Printing and Black Gold Roofing are located.  Our Mixers offer a great opportunity for networking and meeting fellow Chamber members and friends.  If you would like to promote your business a bit further with a donation of a raffle prize, please contact the Chamber.  We appreciate your kind contributions and look forward to seeing you on March 21st 
Santa Ynez Valley Journal honors "Best in the Valley". Congratulations to our members who received top honors.
Health Club:  Stuart Gildred Family YMCA and All Sport Fitness Center
Place to get a Facial:  Blush Beauty Boutique & Spa
Thrift Store:  Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society Treasures Thrift Store
Buellton Restaurant:  The Hitching Post II & Firestone Walker Brewery
Seafood Restaurant:  The Hitching Post II
Steakhouse:  The Hitching Post II & AJ Spurs
Salad Bar:  The Marriott Starting Gate Restaurant
Sunday Brunch:  The Marriott Starting Gate Restaurant
Burger:  Firestone Walker Brewery
Happy Hour:  Figueroa Mountain Brewery
SB County Brewery:  Firestone Walker & Figueroa Mountain Breweries
Place to Hear Live Music:  Figueroa Mountain Brewery
Caterer:  New West Catering & SYV Marriott
Wedding Cake Shop:  Pattibakes
Hotel:  SYV Marriott
Daycare Facility:  Stuart Gildred YMCA
Veterinarian:  Buellton Veterinary Clinic
Pet Store:  Valley Pets
Nursery/Garden Center:  Windmill Nursery
Real Estate Agent:  Patty Armor of Village Properties
Gardening/Landscape Service:  Valley Gardener
Chiropractor:  Andy West
Computer Repair:  Overnite Computer Service & On-Site Computer Sales
Dentist:  Adam Haws, DDS
Optometrist:  Dr. Dennis Bales
Bank:  Rabobank & Montecito Bank
Quick Oil Change:  Olivera's Auto Repair & Towing
Auto Repair:  Olivera's Auto Repair & Towing
 
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  Avenue of Flags Criterium Bike Race!  March 31st 
The Avenue of Flags will be going through a transformation as we welcome the first Criterium Bike Race.  Presented by the Santa Ynez Valley Cycling Club (SYVCC) in cooperation with SG Productions, this inaugural event is gearing up to roll into downtown Buellton on Saturday, March 31st. Attracting both Pros and Amateurs, this is going to be a great event. The public is invited to attend.  There will be a free bike expo, a free kids safety zone, and Firestone Walker Brewery Tent along with Avant Tapas & Wine tent.  Come out and share this exciting day of racing in Buellton.  Also, a reminder that most of the Avenue of Flags, along with portions of First, Second, & Central will be closed for a majority of the day on March 31st.   
Buellton Brew Fest!  May 12th
Noon-4pm at River View Park
We are moving ahead with the plans for our inaugural Brew Fest.  We are offering sponsorships for the festival if you are interested.  Please click here for information on our available sponsorships.  Ticket prices have been set and are $25.00 in advance or $35.00 at the door.  A ticket includes beer tastings, a meal, and a souvenir glass.  If you would like to be involved in the planning for this event, please contact the Chamber at 688-7829.  
Advertising Opportunities on the "Big Screen" at Parks Plaza Movie Theatre.  Discounts for Chamber members
A company by the name of Cinespots may be contacting our members to see if you would be interested in advertising at the Parks Plaza Movie Theatre.  The theatre recently installed new digital projectors which allows for a 20 minute pre-show.  Please see the attached flyer for all the details.  Great benefits for our Chamber members.
Community Calendar is up & running 
We have recently developed a community calendar on our website that will allow our members and community to post their upcoming events. If you log onto www.visitbuellton.com and click on calendar, you will see you are able to search, add events, or build an itinerary.  Events will go through an approval process prior to showing up on our site.  We invite you to get started today by posting your events and helping us build this community calendar.  If you have any trouble getting started, please feel free to contact the Chamber.
Buellton State of the City a memorable day.
Our Chamber hosted the Annual State of the City for Buellton.  The event took place at the SYV Marriott and we had 170 attendees.  In addition to City Manager, John Kunkel's address to the community, we also had the honor of recognizing some of our local heroes for their outstanding work, in carrying out a dramatic rescue of a mother and her two daughters back in January on Hwy 101.  The SB County Fire Department, Buellton CHP, SM Towing, and the U.S. Navy Seabees were there to receive the honors.  The City also celebrated the 20th birthday for Buellton with sparkler lit cakes (which seemed like a good idea, LOL) and Buellton sunglasses, sticking with the theme, "Our future's so bright, we gotta wear shades"  A huge thank you to our generous donors:  MarBorg Industries for sponsoring the rescue workers' meals, Albertson's for the donation of balloons and a discount on the cakes, SYV Marriott for going above and beyond to make our event a true success, and the City of Buellton for supplying the cakes.  Also, to Kyle Abello for putting together a great slide presentation and assisting with the video presentations for the day.  We  truly appreciate all of the support from our City and community and thank you for coming.  View Photos from this great day here.
Cutting the Bureaucratic Gridlock
by Senator Tony Strickland
While I was visiting Teixeira Farms to discuss agricultural issues, the owners tol
d me that one state agency said they needed to recycle all their water, while another state agency said they couldn't recycle any of their water.  The owners of the farm told me they were happy to do whatever was needed, but they couldn't recycle all their water and none of their water at the same time.  Constituents and small business owners in my district often call my office, telling me that one state agency has given them the run-around about an issue and referred them to yet another state agency.  Round and round they go, from agency to agency, until they finally give up. Clearly, California's vast bureaucracy is not working.  There has to be a way to make government more efficient and maximize your precious tax dollars that come to Sacramento.  Read More.
 Linda Veronica CooleyWith Sympathy
We recently lost, Linda Veronica Cooley, a member of our Chamber.  Linda was a talented artist and a regular donor to our Chamber Mixers.  You may have had the privilege of meeting Linda and her husband Mike at our Chamber functions.  They were great supporters and Linda will be sorely missed.  Our sincere thoughts and prayers go out to the Cooley Family as they manage this difficult time. 

Host Families Needed
The Santa Ynez High School is inviting 30 Danish students for a fall semester.  To make this happen, host families are needed.  The students are between 15-17 years and they arrive early August until December 21.  Hosts need to provide a separate bedroom and will be paid $475.00 per student per month.  Please contact Jutta Aichinger at 686-9089 or email jutta_aichinger@yahoo.com by the end of March if interested. 

Whassup Buellton? 

Here we offer some news provided by our members as to what is going on in their businesses. Please keep us posted as to what is going on in your business. 

  • Happy Birthday (March 20th) to Doniece at Mother Hubbard's!
  • Congratulations to Nojoqui Falls ATV Tours for their recent debut on Fisher's ATV World national tv show on the Outdoor Channel. 
  • Cunningham Parris Construction is now doing business from their home on Ballard Canyon Road. 
  • Congratulations to Rani Hoover for her recent appearance on the "Dog Whisperer" with trainer, Cesar Millan.  Rani is a Chamber member specializing in wedding and event planning.    
  • Dr. Tina Taylor with the Buellton Veterinary Clinic recently achieved the distinction of Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner through the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management. 
  • Sonia Jimenez was recently promoted to Vice President at Raboank in Buellton.  Congratulations to Sonia! 
  • Happy Anniversary to Blush Beauty Boutique & Spa as they celebrate 1 year in Buellton.  Check out their anniversary specials.