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Please join us for a very special evening as we welcome in the 2010 Board of Directors

Help us honor those who go above and beyond to make us shine.
Business of the Year
Man of the Year
Woman of the Year
Volunteer of the Year

The Award Banquet, Dinner and Dance will take place on Friday, January 15th, 2010, at the Pines Resort, Lakeview from 6-10 p.m.  Special room rates are available for  those of you that would like to join us in the morning for breakfast!

The Chamber has chosen to change the date, because we realize the burden of time and money the holidays can create for many business people. We feel that moving our event to January may relieve some of the burden, thus allowing  more of you to join in the celebration.

Please return the enclosed R.S.V.P. to the Chamber office (via, fax, email, or regular mail) no later than January 7th, 2010.

Thank you,

Susan Madden 2010 Chamber President Make Your Reservation Now - CLICK HERE

According to our long running tradition: United Security Bank will host the first Mixer of the Year on WEDNESDAY (yes a new day of the week for Mixers) January 27th.


We would like to thank Queens Inn and Idle Hour Winery for hosting our last Mixer of 2009. It was great fun! Should we make this another tradition?

 

 


Make your reservation today. Call 683-7766.

 

You probably have noticed that the spread of the H1N1 flu has been decreasing lately.  Sadly, I will tell you that just last week another county resident passed away with confirmed H1N1.  We send our condolences to family, friends and coworkers.

I imagine that in between all the holiday festivities and your still to-do lists, you may be asking whether getting the vaccine is still important.  What we do know is that flu season typically lasts through May and past pandemics have occurred in waves.  It is possible that we will see another increase in H1N1 and/or seasonal flu in the months ahead.

Useful tips provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for you to share with your family and friends during this holiday season.  

3   SIMPLE STEPS TO A HEALTHY NEW YEAR

If you've been vaccinated already, please share this email with friends and family and let them know why the H1N1 vaccine is safe and recommended by health experts.  The 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine is made the same way as the seasonal flu vaccine.  Millions of people have safely received the H1N1 vaccine, including the President, First Lady and their children.  

Questions?  Visit FLU.gov or call the California Department of Public Health H1N1 HOTLINE 1-888-865-0564, offering services in English and several other languages.  And of course, you can call us!  675-7893 

 






































We recently fell prey to the rumor mill and are guilty of not asking the right questions. The Chamber recently commented that Saturday Market was one of the local retailers that would be closing their doors. They were closed for certain holidays and changing to winter hours - NOT closing!
Our sincere apologies for the mix up. Saturday Market is a great store and we are very pleased to know that they are doing well and will continue to be here for our shopping enjoyment. If you have not been to this store it is a MUST.

Saturday Market is offering a great deal this weekend (Jan. 8-10). Buy $30.00 worth of merchandise, get $20.00 worth of merchandise free! See you there. Kathy

CONSERVE NATURAL GAS THIS WINTER

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is offering its customers a valuable incentive to control their heating costs in the coming months through the utility's Winter Gas Savings Program. The program will give qualifying business and residential customers a credit of up to 20 percent on their natural gas bill for simply reducing natural gas use during January and February. Last winter, more than 2.3 million customers reduced their gas usage and earned bill credits totaling $59 million.

Almost all customers are eligible to participate and are automatically enrolled. To maximize the credit, customers should begin conserving when they receive their December energy bill. Customers who reduce their gas consumption by up to ten percent will receive an equal percentage credit on their spring gas bill. Customers who reduce their gas usage by ten percent or more will automatically receive a 20 percent credit.

To help customers conserve natural gas this year, PG&E offers informative tips, tools and resources on an interactive web page www.pge.com/wintergassavings. This site allows customers to calculate their savings and send an "Appliance-Gram" to family and friends to help them discover ways to save natural gas and money this winter.

To enjoy the benefits of this program, PG&E offers the following natural gas conservation tips:

For further assistance or information, contact PG&E's Business Customer Service Center at 1 (800) 468-4743.