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Welcome to these new member in December - please show your support!
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Leadership Clackamas County 2013-14 Sponsor
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| North Clackamas County
Chamber of Commerce
7740 SE Harmony Rd
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
503-654-7777
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 Business After Hours and
Ribbon Cutting
Join us on Thursday, January 16th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at COUNTRY Financial for a Business After Hours and ribbon cutting at their new district office. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be provided by our gracious hosts, who are also our newest Chair Circle sponsors. The cost is $5.00 payable only at the door. COUNTRY Financial can help you with your insurance needs and planning for your financial future. See how they can work with you to create a tangible plan that suits your unique situation.
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From President/CEO
David Kelly
Opportunity is knocking
A great opportunity has been brought to my attention for those members who have need of additional office help. The Clackamas Community College Cooperative Work Experience needs area employers who are willing to give students the experience of working with them for 90 hours during the winter term (10 to 12 hours per week). The internships may be paid or unpaid.
The Chamber has benefited from a student in this program and I'm certain you would, too. Time is running out. If you are interested in this program, please give me a call by Friday at 503.654.7777, and I will pass your information along. The Community College seeks to give students the skills and real world experience needed to help area businesses. Here's a great way to find out what their students are learning and possibly even find a future employee.
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Professional services offered through Chamber REAL group!
The Chamber's affinity group specializing in providing high integrity, top-notch professional services in support of property ownership within North Clackamas is the Real Estate Affiliate Liaisons (REAL) Team. Our mission is to strengthen our local economy by educating & supporting individuals and businesses to purchase, sell, remodel, maintain and/or finance real estate. In 2014 REAL will be presenting a series of educational workshops addressing topics including: -Home Buying: Maximizing Your Purchase Power & Minimizing Your Risk -Real Estate Investment Options for Beginners: Getting Ahead of the Market -Parents Aging in Place: Optimizing a Property for Life Transitions We are available to present in a brown-bag luncheon or after hours format at your business. REAL can assist your employees in getting the information they need to address their real estate concerns so they can stay focused and productive on the job, while transitioning things at home in a stress-free way. Full article
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State of the Cities Forum Luncheon
Join us at the 9th Annual State of the Cities Forum Luncheon on Wednesday, January 22nd, from 11:30am to 1:15pm at the Monarch Hotel & Conference Center. Mayors of Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Damascus, Gladstone, and Oregon City will share the 2013 accomplishments and 2014 goals for their communities. Mayors Jeremy Ferguson, Lori DeRemer, Steve Spinnett, Wade Byers, and Doug Neeley will emphasize aspects that impact businesses in their communities and answer your questions.
Time is running out! Register TODAY.
Thank you to Media Sponsor Clackamas Review and to Presenting Sponsors Clackamas Town Center, Metro West Ambulance, and Oregon's Health CO-OP.
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Recognition of members
Your Chamber would like to recognize these renewing members. Please support and shop your fellow Chamber members:
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Hosting opportunities available
Bring our members to your place of business by hosting a Friday morning networking event! This is a great way to expand your visibility and educate members and guests on what services or products you provide. Dates are available as early as February, so please contact Laura by email or phone (503.654.7777) at the Chamber office to schedule today!
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Women In Leadership
Living a heart centered life 
Skip the traditional New Year's resolutions and welcome 2014 with a fresh, new perspective! A balanced mind, body and spirit is the secret to living a life of love, joy, passion and purpose.
Join us for Women In Leadership on Friday, January 24th, at Willamette View, Inc. from 11:30am to 1:00pm. There will be a discussion on the Three Keys to Living a Heart Centered Life and learn how to find your own inner balance and ignite forward motio.
Jeanine Seger, CHt is an Usui/Tibetan Karuna Reiki� Master Teacher and Certified Hypnotherapist. Through these modalities and inspirational discussions, she empowers people to discover alignment with their core truths and open themselves up to the life they want.
Light lunch will be provided by Willamette View at no cost to guests but pre-registration online is required for appropriate headcount by January 21st.
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Chamber 101
Join us on Wednesday, February 5th from 11:45am to 1:15pm in the Chamber meeting room to learn more about all the benefits available to you as a Chamber member. Join us to learn more about how the Chamber works, what we offer our members and how you can take full advantage of your membership to help grow your business. Guests are welcome if you're trying to learn about our Chamber, what a Chamber does for it's community and how you can benefit. Can't make this event? We offer Chamber 101 every other month! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to phone us.
For planning purposes, please register for this FREE event. A free light lunch will be provided.
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 Chamber members get lower priced internet and phone
The Chamber is always looking for new resources that support our small business partners and can help you be more successful.
Now, with Comcast, Chamber members are eligible for valuable savings on Comcast's Business Class high-speed Internet and phone products - exclusively for Chamber members.
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 Boring Fire District awarded $453,000 in federal grant funding
Boring Fire District #59 (BFD) was officially awarded $453,000 in federal grant funding to increase fulltime staffing by hiring two new firefighter/paramedics. The SAFER Grant, from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will fully fund these two firefighter salaries and benefits for a period of two years. Boring Fire District completed an exhaustive application and competed against a projected 2500 applicants in the review and evaluation process. The Department of Homeland Security projected it could only fund twelve percent of the requests. Full article
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 Free forum: Coping with the death of a loved one
"Seven strategies: Coping with the death of a loved one" is a free one-hour presentation designed specifically for the recently bereaved. It offers suggestions on how to cope during the weeks and months following the death of a loved one, and includes information on additional resources available in the community. In addition, those supporting someone who has experienced a loss can benefit from the information provided in this seminar. Facilitated by trained hospice staff, the Providence Hospice Community Care seminars offer simple and effective tools that help people turn their compassion into action. Among the presentations being offered is one at Providence Milwaukie Hospital on Monday, January 20th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the Mother Gamelin Room, 10150 SE 32nd Avenue. Full article
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 Towncenter Xpress Shuttle Service expanded to Harmony Campus
Clackamas Community College is offering free weekday shuttle bus service during peak hours from MAX Green Line at Clackamas Town Center to Clackamas Community College's Oregon City campus. Due to increased student demand and feedback, CCC is adjusting the schedule of its second free shuttle bus, and it will make an additional stop Mondays through Thursdays at CCC's Harmony Community Campus in North Clackamas. The new winter term shuttle schedule is effective Monday, January 13th. Full article
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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 January 9th to 25th.
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Gladstone meeting and events schedule
Click here for the upcoming public meetings and events for the City of Gladstone.
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 Milwaukie events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the City of Milwaukie.
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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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ODOT construction will create traffic detours on I-205
On Friday, January 17th and Saturday, January 18th, construction on the Sunrise Corridor will necessitate detours on I-205 from 11:00pm to 7:00am. This involves closure of Southbound lanes of I-205 at Exit 14 with southbound traffic detoured at the Sunnyside Interchange to I-205 and 82nd merge. The ramp from 82nd Dr to I-205 northbound will remain open.
Click for more detail about the closures and the JTA project.
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Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project update
Construction work for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project continues in Milwaukie. Learn how to navigate the construction to continue your support of your favorite businesses and activities in downtown Milwaukie. Click here for the January 13th update. The next meeting of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project Citizens Advisory Committee is Thursday, January 16, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The public is invited to attend. The meeting will include updates on access control pilot projects and on the bus service planning process as it relates to future light rail service. More
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Clackamas County seeks volunteers for advisory boards and commissions
The following are listed as current openings on the Clackamas County advisory boards and committees. They are among about 50 boards and commissions approved by the Board of County Commissions.
Any resident who would like to apply for a citizen volunteer group, may do so by applying on the online application.
The name of the advisory group is shown below with its deadline for applying.
Tourism Development Council: Wednesday, Jan. 15; click here
Committee for Citizen Involvement: Thursday, Jan. 23; click here
Clackamas County Service District No. 1: Thursday, Jan. 30; click here
Surface Water Management Agency of Clackamas County: Thursday, Jan. 30; click here
Housing Advisory Council: 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31; click here; Mary-Rain O'Meara by email
Compensation Board for Elected Officials: Tuesday, Feb. 18; click here; Heather Pedersen by
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Bus service planning related to Portland-Milwaukie light rail begins
In anticipation of the new high-capacity transit option the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project will bring to the region, TriMet is launching its bus service planning process with the goal of maximizing ridership and service. Working with the community in the Portland-Milwaukie light rail corridor from downtown Portland, to inner SE Portland, Milwaukie and north Clackamas County, TriMet will talk with residents, transit riders, businesses, and other stakeholders to identify how bus service can work best with the new MAX light rail. The year-long public process will gather community input to maximize ridership and service.
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