Got a large group of friends or relatives coming to town or a celebration to plan?
Your guests will love the Harbor Heights Penthouse.
Managed by Davis Realty
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LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS
To have news from your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday AM.
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Silver Saver Card Highlights
SITKA
OFFICE SERVICES
is offering 5% off web design.
Give Ann
Wilkinson a call at 747-2707 or visit Sitka Office Services
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ADVERTISING
To have an ad for your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday AM.
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Super Supporters
$3,000-5,000
Alaska Cruise Association
Sponsoring the Season's End Celebration
ACS
Sponsoring the Sitka Golf Tournament
Primary Benefactors
$1,000 Memberships
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Chamber Board
Cory Baggen, President, Samson Tug & Barge
Craig Shoemaker, V-P, Seafood Producers Coop
Gerry Hope,Sec/Treas. Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Caprice Pratt, Member-at-Large, First National Bank Alaska
Keith Perkins - USDA Rural Development
Lowell Frank - Spenard Builders Supply
Larry Crews - Aurora Business Supplies
Seth Bone - KingFisher Charters
Olga Borland - Russian American Co.
Allen Turner - Wells Fargo
Linda Mudry - White's
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WEEKLY LUNCHEONS
 July 21, 2010 - Craig Shoemaker, Seafood Producers Co-op, will give an overview of SPC's history and operations.
July 28, 2010 - Nancy Davis, Davis Realty Owner, will discuss the current real estate market in Sitka.
The 5 minute Business Highlight is your chance to promote your business, or talk about any local issue of interest, and give away a door prize. Call Sheila, at 747-8604, to schedule your turn.
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2010 ACS CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT
 REGISTER TODAY!
This Saturday, July 24, 9am Shotgun Start. 9 holes of golf, driving contests for beginners and experienced golfers, and a great awards lunch with lots of prizes. Registration forms may be downloaded from our website. They are also available at Sea Mountain Golf Course or just call 747-8604. We'll do a Scramble format, with mixed teams. Register individually or as a couple. We'll pair you randomly with other players, so you can network with people you may not have met yet. Volunteers are needed. If you'd like to help, call us at 747-8604.
 ~ A Driving contest for Beginning golfers will run from 10am-Noon. Beginners are encouraged to come out and try their hand on the range, once the tournament begins at 9am. We'll provide the clubs and balls for practice time. ~ A Driving contest for Experienced golfers will take place after players complete the 9 holes of the tournament. Players from the first four teams will win gift cards from Spenard Builders Supply. Many other prizes will be awarded,
including the Red
Lantern award this year.
 Many thanks to ACS, our marquee sponsor for the 2010 tournament.
Thanks also to our 9 Hole Sponsors:
Allen Marine, Aurora Business Supplies, Ernie's Old Time Saloon, Random House, Silver Bay Seafoods, Sitka Sound Seafoods, Subway, White's & Wells Fargo. |
REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 30
 There's still time to register your high school student for the first Alaska Business Week, sponsored by the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. Applications and more information are available at the Alaska State Chamber.The camp will be held August 8-14, on the UAF campus, and is open to 100 9-12 grade students from all over Alaska. The $325 tuition covers housing, food and program materials. The student will need to cover the cost of the trip Fairbanks. The Sitka Chamber of Commerce is coordinating resources from local businesses and individuals to help cover travel costs. Wells Fargo is already helping one of Sitka's campers. Give our office a call at 747-8604 after acceptance into the camp. |
SEAFOOD FESTIVAL PARADE
 The first Sitka Seafood Festival parade will happen at 10:30am on Saturday, August 7. Lineup will begin at 10:00 a.m. at Totem Square. The parade will proceed
along Lincoln Street to the Crescent Harbor shelter. Anything
featuring a maritime theme is encouraged.
Those with costumes to loan,
wanting to register for the parade or needing more information are asked to
contact Linda Olson at 747-6985. For more information about all the activities, view the Seafood Festival site.
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CRUISE SHIP TOUR OPPORTUNITY
 The Alaska Cruise Association and Holland America Line would like to invite you to a tour aboard the ms Zaandam. We promise it will be an informative and worthwhile day of learning not only about the ship, but also about the future outlook of Alaska's cruise ship industry and the issues it faces. We will have an open forum related to the economic impacts of the visitor industry, the expected passenger counts and port calls for 2010 & 2011, and how recent actions by the Governor and Legislature will make Alaska a more attractive place to deploy ships for 2012 and beyond. The tour of the inside workings of the ship will be an opportunity for you to gain first-hand knowledge of the procedures and practices of cruise ships regarding waste water discharge, solid waste, air emissions, handling and storage of hazardous material, sanitation, safety and security. It will also include a fabulous lunch. WHEN: August 24, 2010 from 9:45am to 1:30pm To confirm your participation, we must have the following information for each participant by August 13, 2010. Please return your information to the Chamber at 747-8604 or by email. First and Last name as it appears on your ID: Citizenship: ID type (Select one: Alaska Drivers License, Passport, Port ID): State issued (drivers license) or country issued (passport or SS card) by: ID Number: Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy): For contact purposes, Email: Cell/Contact Phone Number: Organization: Sincerely, John Binkley, President, Alaska Cruise Association Ralph Samuels, VP, Government & Community Relations Holland America Line |
RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND Request for Applications
AEA Seeks Qualified Applicants for Round IV Grants
(Anchorage) -The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) is soliciting
competitive grant applications from qualified applicants for renewable energy
projects to be funded by the Alaska State Legislature. The Round IV application
period opens July 21. AEA must receive Round IV applications no later than 5:00
PM Wednesday, September 15, 2010.
In 2008, the Alaska Legislature established the Renewable
Energy Fund and authorized AEA to administer procedures for awarding the grants
and distributing grant funds. AEA received more than 350 Rounds I, II and III
applications which were thoroughly evaluated in accordance with criteria set
forth in the legislation. Following AEA's recommendations, the Legislature
approved 129 Round I, Round II and Round III renewable energy projects totaling
$150 million.
AEA is seeking to recommend projects based on applications
that clearly demonstrate a public benefit from the proposed project. From Round
IV applications received, AEA will make project recommendations to the
Legislature for FY2012 funding.
Starting July 21, a new link to the Round IV web page will be
available from AEA's home page, www.akenergyauthority.org. The link
will access the Request for Application, application forms and all supporting
information. Applicants may also contact Renewable Energy Fund Grants
Administrator Butch White by e-mail at re_fund@aidea.org, or telephone (907)
771-3048.
This year marks the second Renewable Energy Fund construction
season. Seven projects across Alaska are completed and twenty additional
projects are scheduled for completion this year. For the first $125 million
appropriated in Rounds I and II, 97 grants to successful applicants are in
place. AEA expects to have Round III grants in place in early July. Funds are
disbursed to grantees as work proceeds and invoices are submitted to the
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From the Director
Thank you for reading. Please call or email with questions or comments, or to suggest topics for inclusion in this newsletter.
Sheila Finkenbinder, Executive Director
chamber@ptialaska.net
747-8604 office or 738-3098 cellcel
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