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February 27 - March 5, 2013
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Chamber Events
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03/01 Family Values Magazine hosting AM Business Connection at Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course & Driving Range
Events
March Printable Calendar
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Directory
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Shop Local - Shop Chamber
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Premier Chair Circle
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Executive Chair Circle
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New Members
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Welcome to this new member in January - please show your support!
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A member says...
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 " I always make a
new connection when I get involved with the Chamber."
Therese Lambert, Miramont Pointe
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| North Clackamas County
Chamber of Commerce
7740 SE Harmony Rd
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
503-654-7777
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Healthcare Reform: What business leaders need to know
Executives from Adventist Health, Kaiser Permanente NW and Providence Health Plans will come together on a panel to help businesses understand the current state of health care in Oregon. Join us on Tuesday, March 19 from 11:30am - 1:15pm for our Healthcare Reform (HCR) Forum Luncheon to be held at the Monarch Hotel & Conference Center. This is your opportunity to learn about:
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Your opportunity to nominate the Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year
The North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce is seeking your nominations for deserving businesses and business leaders who make an impact on our community. Nomination forms are now available.
Nominations will close on March 29th so get your forms in today. Help us recognize the worthy in the region. The winners will be recognized at our Annual Awards & Installation Dinner on June 27 at Gray Gables Estate.
Nomination form
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Recognition of members
Your Chamber would like to recognize these members who reinvested in Your Chamber last week:
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Recruit a business associate to become a new Chamber member between now and March 20 and you will earn $20 in Chamber bucks and become eligible to win $500. Every member who recruits a new Chamber member during this membership recruiting contest will be allotted one raffle ticket per recruit. At the end of the contest, a drawing will be held for the $500 grand prize.
Membership forms are available on the chamber website. Print some out and start talking to your business associates about the benefits you have derived from your chamber membership. Your recruits will be winners, too! Together Everyone Achieves More!
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Learn what 30 successful CEO's know that you should know
The topic for the Tuesday, March 26, Grow Your Business workshop is "Lessons Learned from the Top."
If you had 30 minutes and only one shot to share your very best and/or toughest lessons in business and life with 10-20 other business owners or business students, what would you tell them? Participants will learn the five most common "Best Life Lessons" of 30 Successful CEO's, be introduced to a robust template for developing their own "Best Life Lessons", and will create a first draft personal "Best Life Lessons" Document.
Presenter will be Merrill Watts with the Clackamas Small Business
Development Center. This workshop is FREE for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members, but all are being asked to register prior to the seminar.
Sponsored by Portland General Electric (PGE) and the Clackamas Community College - Customized Training Center, it will be held in the Oregon Institute of Technology B uilding, from 11:45am - 1:15pm. Bring your lunch - beverages will be available.
Registration
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Save the Date
Annual Awards & Installation Dinner
June 27
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Save money - build your business
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 Spring arrives at Clackamas Town Center
Spring Kids Fest and Easter Bunny arrival on Saturday, March 9 with Special Pet Photo Nights on Monday, March 18 and 25
On Saturday, March 9 that floppy eared friend, the Easter Bunny will arrive at Clackamas Town Center. Guests can visit the Easter Bunny in the spring garden on the lower level of Macy's Home Court. Photos packages will be available for purchase. New this year, you can bring your favorite furry friend for photos on Monday, March 18th and March 25th from 6 pm-close. Cats, dogs and families are welcome.
On Saturday, March 9 from noon to 3pm, Clackamas Town Center will host Spring Kids Fest, a celebration featuring free, family-friendly activities. Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their children to the mall for an afternoon of fun, including make-and-take crafts, face painting, music, prizes and more.
Full article
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 Support Oregon Impact at 7th Annual Business Breakfast
Join Oregon Impact for a complimentary breakfast on Wednesday, March 20th, from 7:30am - 9:00am at the Abernethy Center and learn what they are doing to help our youth make good choices while impaired or distracted. Their programs are offered at no charge to area schools and the local community. From single class presentations to full student body crash re-enactments they have the tools to make a lasting impression. Last year their programs were presented to over 18,000 members of our community. Their goal for 2013 is to provide a meaningful program to every school that requests their help. Presenting Sponsors are Clackamas County Peace Officers' Benevolent Foundation and General Distributors Inc. Reserve your spot today by clicking here or by calling 503.303.5763 or by email. The Abernethy Center is located at 606 15th Street in Oregon City.
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 CCC students assist with dental screening clinic
Clackamas Community College (CCC) dental assisting students will help with a free dental screening clinic on Saturday, March 2, at the Harmony Community Campus. The dental screenings are provided by Northwest Family Services (NWFS) for qualified adults with urgent dental needs.
 The screenings are available for adults who do not have dental insurance and are residents of Clackamas County. The screenings begin at 8:30 a.m. and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis to individuals who meet eligibility requirements. Screenings will take place in the dental lab, room 340, at CCC's Harmony Community Campus, 7738 SE Harmony Road. For more information, please contact Jamie Christianson, NWFS oral health navigator, at 503.278.3574 or by email.
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 Get smart with QuickBooks
ebs Associates Inc. will teach you the power of QuickBooks on March 19th & 20th from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Many Individual & businesses use QuickBooks software to manage earnings, expenditures & other financial data, which makes it important to learn the software & all its functions. Professional will learn how to set-up a company, customize forms & process sales transactions, invoices, & bill-payments; along with managing inventory, payroll, & sales taxes. Finally, professionals will use QuickBooks to analyze financial data & improve their business strategies.
Registration View their full schedule of events
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CCC instructor leads 'Women and Memoir' writing workshop
What's your story? Women writers can develop their personal stories and learn to write about them during a three-hour "Women and Memoir" writing workshop led by Clackamas Community College (CCC) English instructor Trista Cornelius. The free workshop is Saturday, March 9, at City Hall in Oregon City.
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 'Sludge' opens in Alexander Gallery
"Sludge," a collaborative exhibition by artists Jason Loeffler and Heidi Schwegler, opened Tuesday, February 26, in the Alexander Gallery at Clackamas Community College. The show continues through March 22. The source material for this exhibition is derived from the artists' long walks through the postindustrial quarters of Portland and New York and includes a concrete boulder exhumed from a building's foundation alongside well traveled, waxed and worn shipping pallets. Full article
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Student talent on show in CCC music events
Clackamas Community College (CCC) is hosting several music events in March, including three music competitions featuring the talent of young musicians from high schools in the Northwest. Here is the March CCC Music Department event line-up:
March 12 - Eighth Annual Northwest Invitational High School Concert Band Contest
Oregon high school bands will compete to qualify for the Oregon School Activities Association State Band Championship.
March 14 - 30th Annual Vocal Jazz Festival
Top high school vocal jazz ensembles from around the Northwest gather to share their musical talents at CCC.
March 15 & 16 - 42nd Annual Instrumental Jazz Festival
Talented young musicians from middle, junior high and high schools in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and Canada will compete during the 42nd annual Instrumental Jazz Festival.T
March 21- CCC Chamber Choir, Unistus Choir, and Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert: Mass in G by Franz Schubert
Concert features the CCC Chamber Choir, Unistus Chamber Choir and CCC Chamber ensemble.
March 22 - CCC Chamber Choir and Unistus Choir, and Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert: Mass in G by Franz Schubert
Concert features the CCC Chamber Choir, Unistus Chamber Choir and CCC Chamber ensemble.
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 Happy Valley events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the City of Happy Valley.
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 Damascus meeting and events schedule
Click here for the upcoming public meetings and events for the City of Damascus covering the timeframe of February 22 - March 9.
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 Milwaukie events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the City of Milwaukie. Click here for Milwaukie area information.
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 Clackamas County Administrator and Board of Commissioners agree to part ways; but Administrator will stay on until replacement is chosen
Clackamas County Administrator Steve Wheeler and Chair John Ludlow announced Wheeler's job status will be changed to Acting County Administrator effective February 25. Wheeler has agreed to stay on as Acting County Administrator until a replacement is appointed. Wheeler was appointed in December 2009 after serving as interim County Administrator following the resignation of Jon Mantay in March 2009. Clackamas County will launch a nationwide search for a County Administrator. Details of that recruitment will be unveiled in coming days.
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Clackamas County Transportation System Plan to be updated in five meetings
Citizen groups meet in Clackamas County March 11-12 to review priorities for transportation projects; public welcome to attend
In five meetings scheduled for mid-March, citizens working on the Clackamas County Transportation System Plan (TSP) update will come together to review and discuss priorities for future transportation projects in unincorporated Clackamas County. Each of the Geographic Area Project Groups (GAPS) meetings will focus on a different portion of unincorporated Clackamas County.
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Excellence in Family Business Awards nominations are open!
The Excellence in Family Business Awards Program, presented yearly by Oregon State University's Austin Family Business Program, was founded in 1988 to applaud the accomplishments and contributions of family businesses for their innovation, entrepreneurship, commitment, and heart.The nominations for the 2013 Family Business Excellence Awards are now open! You have the opportunity to recognize the outstanding family businesses that you work with. Please help them by nominating a worthy family business by completing the
online nomination form.
The family-owned companies receiving Excellence awards have set the standards for the last twenty-five years. Their growth, accomplishments, and community contributions inspire and encourage others to follow. Detailed information about the eligibility and videos of prior winners is available online.
Please call 1.800.859.7609 if you have any questions.
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 TriMet bus operator honored for 30 years/58,000 hours of stellar driving
TriMet bus operator Rolynd Puckett has been awarded the distinction of Gold Master Operator as part of TriMet's Master Operator Program. Puckett, age 62, has been a TriMet bus operator for 38 years. He is second in seniority; only one other current operator has been at TriMet longer.
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