Greetings!
Welcome to the Eastern Madera County Area News brought to you by the
Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce. We are pleased to present news from our members and the communities of Eastern Madera County.
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Chamber of Commerce Number 1 In The Top 5 Ways to Get Involved
by Jeff Beals, The Business Motivation Blast
 Three quarters of the biggest clients are acquired only through relationship building.
The vast majority of job openings are never advertised.
These
two statements prove one thing: in order to be successful, you must be
involved. As professionals, we have to be active, energetic and engaged
in our communities. We have to get out of the cubicle, jump off the
couch and embrace the world around us.
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Businesses Beware!!!
 It appears someone is stealing landscaping plants and potted plants from businesses up and down Highway 41.
Please be aware of your landscaping. If you have expensive pottery, you may want to move plants inside after hours. If you have outdoor surveillance cameras, would you please review recent tapes and look for suspicious behavior.
If you see or hear of any suspicious activities, please contact the Madera County Sheriff's Department.
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Promote Your Business to Large Groups of Visitors
 This is a great opportunity to promote your
business for FREE!
If you have promotional items such as pens, key chains, letter
openers, mugs, post it pads, discount coupons, etc., that you would like to
have included in goody bags, please contact the Oakhurst Area Chamber
office at 559-683-7766. Or drop them by Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm. *We are currently putting together for:
150 bags for the Run For The Gold Car Show participants
120 bags for the Chocolate and Wine Festival vendors
50 bags for the Flute Festival participants
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Spend St. Patrick's Day in Ireland!
 March 15 - 23, 2011
Only $1849 pp!
Stay at the Adare Manor, where guests have the opportunity to share Manor living in a new and exciting way.
Explore the Cliffs of Moher, Rock of Cashel, Kilkenny Castle, Bunratty Folk Park, Dingle Peninsula and Galway
Hurry! The deadline for deposits has been extended to September 20th. Tickets may be sold out by then.Read more
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Volunteers Needed For The Coarsegold Peddlers Fair
 Join the Coarsegold Peddlers in the Coarsegold Historic Village (September 3 - 6). Help out in the Beer Garden!
Shifts are from 10:30am - 2:30 pm and 2:30 pm -6:30 pm.
Bring your business cards, rack cards or any other promotional items. This is a fun and great way to meet new friends and potential customers.
Contact the Chamber today to pick your shift
559-683-7766 or chamber@oakhurstchamber.com
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Free Web Page on Chamber Website
Create better visibility by adding content to your Chamber listing.
Include your business information, specials, hours, pictures, staff, etc.
You control your listing!
Calendar of Events - Post your event on the number one online calendar in the mountains.
To receive your user name and password contact the Chamber office at 559-683-7766 or email jelizalde@oakhurstchamber.com |
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Women In Business Luncheon
 Thursday August 26, 2010
12pm - 1pm
Time For Tea
40282 Hwy 41 #11, Oakhurst
Make your reservation today, visit Women In Business online
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Volunteers Needed For The Chocolate & Wine Festival
 The Oakhurst Area Chamber needs your help at the Oakhurst Fall Chocolate & Wine Festival in the Oakhurst Community Park (October 9 - 10). It takes many volunteers to host an event of this size and we need all of the help we can get. Besides, this is truly one of the most entertaining and enjoyable shows in Oakhurst. Volunteering at this show is a lot of fun.
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Meet New People -
Join the Chamber Ambassadors
Would you like to build your business contacts? Would you like to help welcome others? Become an Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador.
Come see what being an Ambassadors all about, join us at
the next Ambassadors meeting: Tuesday, Sept 14th 12pm at Round Table Pizza. Round Table Pizza Ribbon Cutting
Pictured left to right:
Susan Madden, Above The Fog Marketing (Chamber President); Rick Hlava, Valley Regional Insurance; Shawna Petrushkin, Ameriprise Financial; John Burton, 2010 Honorary Mayor; Eric Kurz (with his wife and two kids), Owner, Round Table Pizza; Shirley Bailey; Brian Gearhart, Past Honorary Mayor; Rima Runtzel, Sierra Telephone  |
Yosemite Shaved Ice Ribbon Cutting
Pictured Left to Right:
Shawna Petrushkin, Ameriprise Financial; Rima Runtzel, Sierra Telephone; Galen Aoki, Owner, Yosemite Shaved Ice; Shirley Bailey, Susan Madden, Above The Fog Marketing (Chamber President); Rick Hlava, Valley Regional Insurance
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Mid Cal Escrow Services, Inc. Ribbon Cutting
Pictured Left to Right:
Rick Hlava, Valley Regional Insurance; Ed Bailey, Oakhurst Real Estate; Shirley Bailey, John Burton, 2010 Honorary Mayor; Larry Carter, Tammy Carter, Mid Cal Escrow; Shawn O'Neill, Vickie O'Neill, Mid Cal Escrow; Rima Runtzel, Sierra Telephone
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Jack In The Box Ribbon Cutting for New Owner, Jyoti Madhura
Pictured Left to Right:
Rima Runtzel, Sierra Telephone; Angelo Pizelo, Emerson Institute; Maribel Leddzna, Jack In The Box; Jyoti Madhura, Owner, Jack In The Box; Brian Gearhart, Past Honorary Mayor
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Ralph's Leather & Boot Repair Ribbon Cutting
Pictured Left to Right:
Rick Hlava, Valley Regional Insurance; Rima Runtzel, Sierra Telephon; Ralph Atikiau, Owner, Ralph's Leather & Boot Repair; Don DeBernardi, Sierra Asset Management; Shawna Petrushkin, Ameriprise Financial
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Decision Associated with the Crane Valley Dam Retrofit Project
 PG&E is pleased to provide the Bass Lake and North Fork community with an important update on the Crane Valley Dam Retrofit Project.The USFS Decision Notice made a determination to implement actions required to establish a new quarry near the old Wishon Quarry to provide rock needed for the Crane Valley Seismic Retrofit Project. The quarry project will require quarry operations generating up to 300,000 cubic yards of rock and necessitate timber removal, road improvements and water diversion during the retrofit construction.
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14th Annual Mountain Heritage Day
Yosemite High School Band were excellent in showing off their new uniforms in the 2009 Heritage Days Parade.  | "Everyone loves a parade" so join us at 10am as over 50 entries pass through downtown Oakhurst. After the parade everyone is invited to tour the Historic Village Site. See displays of woodcarving, quilt & candle making and watch the kids in their sluice box derby races. Throughout the day there will be music, wine tasting, and a Tri-Tip dinner that evening.
For information and applications call 559-683-6570 or visit us online at www.fresnoflatsmuseum.org
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Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst forges homework partnership with OES
 Thousands of area children have headed back to
school and the Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst is ready with proven programs and fun activities that will help the area's youth grow and will give them a positive place to be
after school.
In cooperation with Oakhurst Elementary School, the Club is ramping up its "Power Hour: Making Minutes Count" Program available Monday through Thursday for the first hour following school's release.
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We Have Moved!!
 Macaulay Associates
49774 Rd 426 suite B
Oakhurst
683-4494
Doug & Susan Macaulay
have a new name and location
We are now Same great service and
personal touch
Please stop by and say Hi!
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Grandparents Can Give The Gift Of Education Too
 As parents, we understand the value of
a college education. But what happens
once our children are grown and have children
of their own?
As a grandparent, you may want to help
your grandchildren save for their
education. Luckily, there are tax-advantaged vehicles
available. For instance, 529 plans allow you to
set aside funds for a grandchild's college
education. As long as your grandchild uses the money
in these accounts for qualified higher
education expenses, there is no federal income
tax on the withdrawals.
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Dannypalooza 3
 Sunday, September 5th, 2010
11am - 6pm
Oakhurst Community Center
Admission $5 (children 3 and under free)
Entertainment / Music / Food / Games / Raffle / T-Shirts
September is CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Two years ago October our son Danny died from Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer found in children. During his fight, friends and the mountain community rallied together several times to raise money for our family to help offset our medical expenses.
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Yosemite National Park Releases Scenic Vista Management Plan Environmental Assessment for Public Review
 Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Scenic Vista
Management Plan Environmental Assessment for public review. Public
comments regarding the Environmental Assessment will be taken from
August 9, 2010 to September 17, 2010. The public is invited to submit
written ideas regarding this planning effort. The Scenic Vista Management Plan Environmental Assessment can be downloaded at www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/vista.htm.
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Real Property Declines in Value Recognized for Property Tax Purposes
 Tom Kidwell, Madera County Assessor, has announced that his office has reduced assessed values by over $1.8 billion for property tax purposes under Proposition 8 (Revenue and Taxation Code section 51) since the 2008 assessment year. Values in Madera County have been reduced from $11,959,531,657 for the 2008 assessment year to $10,142,506,926 for the 2010 assessment year, principally for those property owners who either acquired their property or added improvements to their property between 2000 and 2010.
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Fish Camp Tour Invitation
 Dear Interested Party,
The Bass Lake Ranger District of the Sierra
National Forest is in the process of preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act for the Fish Camp
Project, a fuels reduction and thinning project, located near the
community of Fish Camp, California. The goals of this project are to: 1)
reduce fuel ladders and excessive surface fuels that pose a potential
for the propagation of crown fire; 2) reduce the intensity and spread of
wildfires across the landscape and near communities;
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| | Business of the Week
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Stumpf & Company Real Estate
2045 E. Ashlan, Suite 102
Fresno, CA 93726
559-559-641-6807
Fax: 559-222-7140
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Please join us in welcoming the following businesses to the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce
Mountain Art & Garden
Century 21 Ditton - Joyce Cortez
Round Table Pizza
All About Bookkeeping Services
Burger King
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| Renewing Members
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Congratulations to the following businesses. They benefit from
all of the many services the
Oakhurst Area Chamber
provides.
- Adrian Buca, DDS, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst
- Century 21 - Fred Martin
- Destiny Training Center
- DYI Properties
- Ferrellgas Co.
- Idea Print Work, Inc.
- Miller & Smith, CPA's
- Mountain Candies
- Nature's Leaf
- Oakhurst Cleaners
- Oakhurst Healthcare and Wellness Center
- Parrot AT&T Cellular
- Pines Resort and Conference Center
- Redwoods In Yosemite
- Shilo Inn
- Sierra Asset Management
- Sierra Estates Assisted Living
- Sierra Lanes
- Sierra Mountain Little League
- Sierra Senior Society, Inc.
- Suburban Propane
- Village Profile
- Yosemite Medical Supply
- Yosemite Trails Pack Station
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July Stats
| The Oakhurst Area Chamber is one of the most frequently dialed number in the area. Our website generates well over three million hits per year!
We provide a FREE place for our members to display their business cards and brochures in our busy lobby.
View stats to see just how busy we were in July:
Home Page Hits: 351,167
Business Member Referrals from Website: 19,646
# Emails Answered: 666
Relocation Requests: 4
# of Phone Calls Rcv'd: 860
# of Visitors: 270
# of Mailed Items Sent: 515
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Let Your Voice Be Heard!
Please take a moment to fill out our survey
Click here for our Civic Circle Grant - Public Outreach Survey |
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| Customer Appreciation | |  Thanks to:
Mountain Art & Garden and
Coyote Bail Bonds
For hosting a great Mixer on August 12th
THANK YOU!
Click here to view more pictures
Our Mission:
"Promote and support the economic vitality of our
local businesses, while honoring and preserving the unique lifestyles of our Mountain Communities." |
| Get Involved
Serve as a voice of the Chamber
Ambassadors
Welcome new businesses to our community.
Meetings are: 2nd Tuesday of the month, - 12pm
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Economic Development
Improving the economic conditions for business in our communities.
Meeting are: 3rd Friday of the month - 2pm
Strategic Planning
Planning for the financial heath and well being of the Chamber.
Meeting are: 3rd Wednesday of the month, Central Valley Community Bank - 3pm
Emergency Preparedness
Planning for our safety should dangerous conditions occur.
Meeting are: 2nd Thursday of the month, Sierra Ambulance - 7:30am
For more information Contact the Chamber office
559-683-7766
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| Did You Know?
| August is: What Will Be Your Legacy Month
What Will Your Legacy Be Month is a month for people to reflect on
their past and present actions and vow to make positive changes that will
affect generations. A good place to start is right here at home by getting
involved in your community. The Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce has many great
committees that are working on projects to improve Oakhurst as well as
volunteer opportunities.
Contact the Chamber office today to get involved
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Proud Sponsors of the Oakhurst Area Chamber
Gold Sponsors:  Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino
Silver Sponsors:
P.G.& E.
Donaghy Sales
Corporate Sponsors:
United Security Bank |
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