Ready your clubs for Commerce in the Rough  

We are currently taking sponsorships and golfer registrations for Your Chamber's annual golf tournament, held at Stone Creek Golf Club on Wednesday, June 12! If you'd like to sponsor, call Laura at the Chamber office 503.654.7777. Golfer registration can be completed online.   

For the fifth consecutive year, Grove Restaurant & Bar has been selected for the 2012 Best of Milwaukie Award in the Restaurants category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.   

This is the first year that a business has qualified as a Five-Time Award Winner. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2012 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties. 

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Clackamas County Business & Economic Development cordially invites you to be their guest for an "Exporting Clackamas County" forum. Hear from a panel of business leaders and trade professionals about the value of exports to our local economy. Also learn about available tools that could support business growth and job creation!  

The event will will held on Wednesday, May 15th from 7:30am - 9:30am at the Abernethy Center, 606 15th Street, Oregon City. A complimentary breakfast will be served. RSVP is required (call 503.742.4BIZ (4249) or email today, as seating is limited.)     

Ever wonder where all your business money seems to go? Express Employment Professionals believes the culprit may be turnover. A never-ending cycle of processing departing employees and hiring new ones can drain a company, particularly in these turbulent times. They will be addressing retention in a  presentation on May 1 at the Monarch Hotel, 12566 SE 93rd Ave, Clackamas from 8:30am - 10:00am.

Have you ever wanted to be a Firefighter for a day?  If so, the Clackamas Fire Community Academy is the place for you.  Join our Firefighters on Friday, May 3 from 8:30am - 1:30pm and get hands on with some of the tools of the trade.  The Community Academy will include hands on demonstrations, CPR instruction, a live fire demonstration and much more!  For more information and to sign up please follow the link below.  We will see you on May 3rd!

Save the date for golf, dinner and an auction to benefit the  Wings of Freedom. They are creating a world that draws strength and inspiration from the peoples' stories of WWll. The event will be held on September 20th at Stone Creek Golf Club, 14603 S Stoneridge Drive, Oregon City.

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Clackamas Community College student Joshua Dillen has become the first Clackamas student to be awarded a prestigious Snowden journalism internship. Dillen, 43, will work as a reporter at the Baker City Herald this summer in the paid internship that combines working in the media with ethical training.

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Administrative Professionals Day is right around the corner and California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) would love to invite you to celebrate with them. And what a perfect time to do so, with the introduction of their two new seasonal items, the Spring Market Vegetable Salad and the Spicy Korean Barbecue Pizza, not to mention their fun Gift Cards!

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Clackamas County Dog Services (CCDS) will offer 50-percent off adoption fees for all dogs one year and older, and 75 percent off for dogs weighing 50 pounds or more, on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27.  Adoptions will be available from 11:30am to 5:00pm at the CCDS Animal Adoption and Education Center, 13141 SE Highway 212, Clackamas.
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Clackamas Community College (CCC) students Pamela Kedev and Jeffrey Kesterson will be honored April 17 at the 2013 All Oregon Academic Team event in Salem with Gov. John Kitzhaber. The two CCC students are among 39 outstanding scholars from Oregon community colleges honored for both academic and personal achievements. These students were selected from the 380,000 students attending the state's 17 community colleges.

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Dear Chamber Members:

It is with mixed emotions that we inform you of the closing of Cascade Eye Associates on June 1 2013. We are relocating to Evansville, Indiana to join two very close friends and colleagues at Specialty EyeCare of Evansville.

Beth & I have enjoyed a wonderful tenure with the NCCC as Chair Circle Participants since 2005, when we opened Cascade Eye Associates. The relationships we have developed with you are priceless. Thank you for the support you have shown to us professionally & personally.

It has been our privilege to associate with such a quality group of business people and we pray that you will continue to prosper.

Sincerely,

Dr. Mike & Beth Cornell