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2014 Installation Luncheon
Thursday January 16th - 12pm
Cafe Provence at the Petersen Village Inn
Join us as we celebrate the beginning of 2014 by recognizing the accomplishments of our previous Board of Directors and welcoming a new Board of Directors with a vision toward the future.
Our Keynote Speaker this year will be Mr. Ken
 Opplinger, CEO/President of the Santa Barbara Regional Chamber of Commerce. With over 21 years leading Chambers of Commerce in the Western US, Ken's resume includes serving as the Chairman of the Board of WACE, the Western Association of Chamber Executives in 2006, and being the recipient of the Daryl McClelland Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Building Industry Association of Whatcom County, Washington in December 2010. Ken works with Chambers of Commerce around the West Coast on long range planning for their organizations. He enjoys travelling, local community events and is now officially the biggest fan of the Seattle Sounders in Southern California.
Back by popular demand is musician Tim Buley. Tim will get this party started with a wonderful mix of music. We know you will be inspired by this year's Star Award recipients who have brought their enthusiasm and expertise to the business community this year.
You can also WIN a trip for two. Enjoy a break this year at the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival. Touted as one of the best Wine Festivals on the Central Coast, this vacation package includes tickets for two to the event, two nights' accommodations and dinner for two at a wonderful restaurant, plus much more!
 Café Provence will be hosting the event in their wonderful patio side dining room. The three course lunch will feature Soup of the Day or Salad, Chicken Provence or Vegetarian Pasta with Pesto, rolls and a yummy Creme Brulee Trio Dessert. There will be a no-host bar also.
Seating is Limited!
Reservations are required and can be made
This Event is Sponsored By:
The Petersen Village Inn
For more information contact
the Chamber office: 805-688-0701
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Win the Ultimate
Wine Lovers Getaway!
The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce has put together an Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival vacation you are sure to love. The Solvang  Chamber of Commerce has exchanged an equally inviting package with stays, sweets, food and fun for our friends in Atascadero. The proceeds from this basket will benefit the Solvang Chamber so that we can provide more membership services and programs throughout the year.
The Atascadero Lakeside
Wine Festival Vacation includes:
~ Wine Wrangler
Wine Country ˝ Day Adventure
~ 2 Nights at the Holiday Inn Express
Relax in this Brand New Hotel with a
Two Night Stay in Deluxe Accommodations
and a Full Hot Breakfast
~ Adelaida Cellars
Private Tasting for 4 includes a
behind the scenes look at wine making
and then off to our guest suite for a
tasting with our resident Wine Educator.
Barrel tasting and reserve library wines will be
paired with local and artisan provisions.
~ Kelly's Casuals
Boutique Gift Certificate valued at $50
~ Atascadero Historical City Hall
Private Tour for 4 and a Centennial Cookbook
~ Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival
June 2014 - Two Event Tickets
~ Pear Valley Winery
Bottle of 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
and a 2009 Bottle of Distraction
~ Fig Good Food
$50 Certificate for Dinner for Two
Of course you get a beautiful basket
and two wine glasses to take with you
on your adventure!
We would like to thank the
following Chamber Members and
others who contributed to the basket
we sent to Atascadero
- Carivintas Winery Tasting Room
- Chumash Casino Resort
- Danish Mill Bakery
- Days Inn - Buellton
- Hadsten House Inn & Bistro Restaurant
- Heather Bedford
- Old Danish Food Farm
- Olive House
- Paula's Pancake House
- Sky's the Limit Ballooning Adventure
- Solvang Studio
- Solvang Toyland
- Wandering Dog Wine Bar
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SANTA YNEZVALLEY
RESTAURANT WEEK
Restaurants throughout the Santa Ynez Valley are offering special 3-course tasting menus for the price of $20.14 (excluding tax, tip and beverages). Reservations are highly recommended.
Restrictions and specific dining hours may apply - see menus for details.
The following Chamber members will be participating in Restaurant Week:
~Hadsten House Inn & Restaurant
~Mirabelle Inn & Restaurant
~Root 246
~Solvang Brewing Co.
~Succulent Café Wine Charcuterie
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Don't Miss the Annual Tree Burn
Friday January 10, 5-7pm
The tradition continues with even more fun. Come observe the spectacular flames as the Christmas pile is ignited. What a sight! The fire department offers safety tips and demonstrations. The T-Bone Ramblers will be playing music and Georgia's Smokehouse food truck will have food for sale. A fun event for all ages!
For more information contact
Solvang Parks & Rec: 688-7529
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Living Christmas Tree Pick Up January 7, 2014
Marty Good of My Living Christmas Tree will be coming around Solvang on January 7th to pick up all  of the live trees. Please be sure to have all of the decorations and lights removed. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped to create such a festive atmosphere in the village again this year. For More Information: www.mylivingchristmastree.com
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Solvang 3rd Wednesday
January 15th
Ease into the New Year and SAVE
some CASH on
Solvang Third Wednesday!
Don't miss out on the fun January 15th
January's "Cash Mob" gathering is at 5:20 PM, when "Mobbers" are invited to meet in front of Hotel Corque, (400 Alisal Rd) each bearing $10.00 to spend. January's
"Cash Mob" will also feature a
free raffle upon the  "Mob" gathering, awarding the raffle winner with Ten "Solvang
Dollars
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to spend at January's "mystery" shopping location. Don't forget that Valentine's Day is just around the corner. This may be the perfect time to pick up something special for your Sweetheart!
The Wine & Beer Walk is getting even easier to Enjoy!
NEW to the Wine & Beer Walk in January, is
advanced, on-line ticketing . Beginning in January, Solvang Third Wednesday Wine & Beer Walk tickets can be purchased through First Street Tickets .
Redeem tickets at: Wandering Dog Wine Bar
(1539-C Mission Drive) the day of the event, in exchange for the logo glass, tasting vouchers and map
Tickets can also be purchased on-line the day of using your credit card. Tickets will continue to be sold at the Olive House (1661 Mission Drive), Wandering Dog Wine Bar (1539-C Mission Drive) and Sort This Out Cellars (1636 Copenhagen Drive) the day of on a Cash Only basis.
Remember, you don't have to use all your tasting tickets in one day. Save any unused tickets and your glass and continue the fun of the Wine & Beer Walk another month.
Was one of your New Year's Resolutions to indulge your
creative side? On Solvang Third Wednesday Kandra's Beads will be hosting a jewelry-making class from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Want to discover the wonders of nature?  Get to the Wildling Museum! The Museum is offering FREE admission from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
For more information visit:
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You're Invited!
Luncheon Event Honoring
Certified Green Businesses
Businesses that have achieved certification during the past  year as "green" businesses from the Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County (GBPSBC) will be honored on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 during a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott, located at 555 McMurray Road in Buellton. Jacqueline Burge, Senior Director of Facilities for lynda.com, a certified "green" business, will serve as the keynote speaker. The cost of the luncheon is $25.00 per person, if payment is received by January 29th or $30.00 per person for payments received after that date.
The GBPSBC encourages employers and employees to protect, preserve, and improve the environment in solid waste reduction and recycling, environmentally preferable purchasing, energy and water conservation, and pollution prevention e.g. air quality, transportation and storm water runoff. This multi-jurisdictional, voluntary incentive program allows environmental agencies and advocates to provide support and to recognizeparticipating businesses that implement good environmental management practices and are good environmental stewards. The GBPSBC educates businesses on incorporating resource conservation into their daily practices and fosters a positive relationship among governmental agencies, the business community, and the public.
A business that achieves certification can save money by reducing waste and the use of energy, water and other resources and create a more comfortable and healthy workplace. It will also receive a certificate and a window decal with the GBPSBC logo that it can use in marketing and on its website. In addition to the annual luncheon, certified green businesses will be recognized through a Green Business Directory on the GBPSBC website and through free advertising. GBPSBC Partners may also publicize certified green businesses in their promotional materials, events, advertising, on their websites, and in their own public recognition ceremonies.
To obtain more information about the GBPSBC Luncheon and to RSVP, please visit the GBPSBC website at www.GreenBizSBC.org. For additional information, please contact the County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department, Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division, at (805) 882-3616 or send an e-mail message to anakash@cosbpw.net. RSVPs are due by January 29, 2014.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Your membership entitles your Business to spread the word about Events, Milestones, Changes and Accomplishments in the Chamber Newletter each month. If you have a new location, a new VIP at your company, you are launching a brand new product line or service or are hosting an educational seminar or series that you feel would benefit your fellow Chamber Members, Let us know!
Postings are part of your membership benefits
and are FREE!
If you would like to post a flyer in the newsletter
there is a nominal fee of $50. per insertion.
For more information on this important benefit contact the Chamber office - 688-0701
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This Month's Advertiser Spotlight
(This could be you - call the Chamber Office
for more information: 805-688-0701)
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SOLVANG CHAMBER OFFICE HOURS
The Solvang Chamber
of Commerce regular
office hours are:
Mon., Wed. & Thursday
11 am - 2 pm.
Other hours by
appointment.
Contact Sue Moualim,
Executive Director at:
or 805-688-0701
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A Big
We would like to send
out a Holiday Thank You to the Wildling Museum and their staff for
hosting a Very Festive December Chamber Mixer!
A Special Thank You
goes out to:
~ Succulent Café: Steak on homemade biscuits with arugula, carmelized onions and shallot mustard sauce.
~ Olsen's Danish Bakery:
Chocolate glazed Kringle
~Paula's Pancake House:
Danish Sausage
~ Hadsten House: Pastry wrapped baked Brie
Cheese Platter and Chocolates
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Wandering Dog Wine Bar:
Local and Sparkling Wines
The Fabulous Music by Tim Buley was sponsored by Solvang Third Wednesday
Thank you to everyone who provided those great raffle prizes!
~ Design Alternatives
~ First American Title
~ First Bank
~ Graphic Systems & Heather Bedford
~ Hanson's Clock Shop
~ Larner Winery & Vineyard
~ Louise's kitchen Table
~ Montecito Bank & Trust
~ Pacific Western Bank
~ Rabobank
~ Solvang Bakery
~ Solvang Toyland
~ Susan Williams
~ Union Bank
~ Wandering Dog Wine Bar
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Upcoming Community
Events Calendar
Every Wednesday
Solvang Farmer's Market
January 1
Happy New Year!
January 2
Board of Directors
Planning Meeting
Hadsten House Board Room
4pm
January 6
Planning Commission Meeting
7pm - Council Chambers
January 9
Visit the Santa Ynez Valley / SYVHA
9am - Buellton Marriott
January 9Board of Architectural Review
6:30pm - Council Chambers
January 13 City Council Meeting
6pm - Council Chambers January 15
Solvang Third Wednesday January 16
Installation Luncheon
Café Provence
Petersen Village Inn January 20
Martin Luther King Day January 21 Solvang CVB Meeting
8:30am - Council Chambers January 27
City Council Meeting
6pm - Council Chambers
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ADVERTISERS
SCC Member Inserts, Ads and Promo Specials
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SOLVANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2013 Board of Directors
President
Wandering Dog Wine Bar
Heather Bedford
Vice-President
Graphic Systems Solvang
Kathelene Williams-Turk
Secretary
Kathelene Williams-Turk DDS - Comprehensive Dentistry
Daniel A. Johnson
Treasurer
Johnson & Johnson CPAs
Claudia Delgado
Santa Ynez Valley News
Tenley Fohl
Tenley Fohl Photography
Dan Greenwald
Paula's Pancake House
Brigitte Guehr
Mirabelle Inn
& Restaurant
Debbie Jones
HJ Investments
Michael Larner
Larner Winery & Vineyard
Margee Lennard
Jockey Person to Person
Harlan Munneke
Mole Hole of Solvang
Chamber Economist
Dr. Kenneth Harwood
Executive Director
Sue Moualim
Administrative Assistant
Ellen Hall
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By: Economic Development Director, Arleen Pelster
If you offer shopping opportunities via a website, take a few minutes to test your site. Customers are more likely to buy from a business with a website which is easy to use and mobile friendly. Enlist the help of family and friends to review your website using a range of mobile devices. Be sure your business basics are on your home page, that images are compressed so they load quickly, simplify your content, and limit the amount of text customers must enter.
Schedule regular reviews of your website to be sure it is operating smoothly.
Use email marketing to draw customers to your site and don't forget to have links from images in the email that connect shoppers directly to your shopping cart.
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Keep Storm
Water Clean
T I P O F T H E
M O N T H
Vegetated buffers are perfect for diverting runoff where manure accumulates. Avoid runoff into waterways.
For More Information Contact:
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Looking for
a job?
Did you know that the State of CA Employment Development Depart. can help?
Follow this LINK to search jobs in Santa Barbara County and beyond by zip code and job category. In Santa Barbara County there are 500 job openings listed.
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You've never experienced the San Diego Zoo like this!
Join us for an Exclusive, Behind-the-Scenes trip to
The San Diego Zoo and Safari Park!
January 10-11, 2014
$325 or $600/couple*
Limited Availability-reserve NOW!
Join the Wildling Museum for an excursion to San Diego in January 2014. A very special opportunity for a behind-the-scenes visit to both the San Diego Safari Park and the San Diego Zoo! Proceeds from the excursion will benefit both the Zoo's Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program and the Wildling Museum.
For more information call (805) 686-8315. Tickets may be purchased over the phone or online:
Thanks to our friends at the San Diego Zoo Global we are able to offer our supporters a unique opportunity to experience the San Diego Safari Park and Zoo like never before!
Our trip begins on Friday afternoon with a behind-the-scenes visit to the Beckman  Conservation Research Institute at the Safari Park to see their amazing efforts to restore populations of endangered species-like the Hawaiian 'alala (raven). Meet Richard Switzer, program manager for the Hawaiian Endangered Bird Conservation Program, who will share his expertise and SD Zoo Global board member Cliff Hague who organized the amazing art exhibition we are currently hosting.
Next hop on the Safari Bus for our own tour of the Safari Park which ends with a private dinner with a speaker in the Park! You can also book an optional "Roar and Snore" if you'd like to spend the night at the San Diego Zoo!*
The next morning we will meet at the San Diego Zoo to start the day with a continental breakfast. We will be treated to a tour and overview of the zoo aboard a private tram. After disembarking we will be met by a special animal greeter and enjoy insight from an expert while eating lunch. The afternoon is yours to explore at your leisure this world-renowned park and leader in wildlife conservation.
The Zoo has been very generous in putting together this package-because of their kindness, approximately $50 of your ticket will be a tax-deductible donation to support the Wildling AND the Hawaiian Bird Conservation Program.
Don't miss this very special opportunity to experience the Zoo and Safari Park like never before!
*Parking, tours, three meals (dinner, breakfast, lunch), park admissions are included. Transportation to San Diego and lodging are not included.
Technology Based Joint Replacement - The Cutting Edge
William Gallivan, Jr., MD
Santa Barbara Orthopedics Specialists
Join us for a discussion on the hi-tech world of robotics and technology-based applications now being applied in Total Knee Replacement Surgery. Learn about the Rapid Knee Recovery Technique and what the future holds for joint replacement procedures.
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 - 6:00pm-7:15pm
 Performance Fitness
320 Alisal Rd., Solvang, CA 93463
RSVP (805) 686-2900 
Sponsored by Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, Santa Barbara Orthopedics, and Performance Fitness |
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NEW MEMBERS
Louise's Kitchen Table
If you need to know one thing about Louise it's that she makes damn good food. She loves to cook and to share her food with friends.
In the five years since starting Louise's Kitchen Table, Louise has been the personal chef for many wonderful and prominent families in San Francisco, Montecito and Santa Barbara.  She has catered events for the American Red Cross and local wineries including Brander, Tre Anelli, and Consilience. Louise has won numerous awards and accolades, including Best Dessert at the 2009 Winter Wine Down in Santa Barbara.
"All of my life, food has been a passion, a comfort and a joy. I certainly hope to share some of my experience with you and learn something new with you as well." - Chef Louise
Good food, fun and laughter are the highest priorities. Chef Louise offers a variety of services, including personal chef, event meal planning, scrumptious desserts and food delivery for new moms. Chef Louise helps you enjoy life to the fullest on every occasion, by providing great tasting meals when you need them most:
- Dinner with the family
- Casual cocktail parties with friends
- Business lunches
- High tea
- Brunch before the big game on Sunday
Louise's Kitchen Table is here to help. Pull up a chair, get comfortable and we'll help you figure out how to put the best food on the table - whether its dinner for one or a hundred!
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Our Billion Dollar Economy
From the desk of:
Kenneth Harwood
Economist
Solvang Chamber of Commerce
The Santa Ynez Valley produced goods and services in 2012 estimated at
almost $1.1 billion. Here is how our local economic output compared with the
economic output of the whole county.
 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara Metropolitan Area has the same geographical scope as Santa Barbara County. The estimated total output or gross domestic product (GDP) of Santa Barbara County was $20.9 billion in 2012.
Solvang-Santa Ynez Census County Division (CCD) includes Solvang, Santa Ynez, Buellton, Ballard, Los Olivos, Los Alamos and areas between them. U. S. Census Bureau defines this part of Santa Barbara County to include areas north and east of Los Alamos to the Sisquoc River. The estimated GDP of this part of the county was nearly $1.1 billion in 2012.
Industries contributing most to GDP in Santa Barbara County tend to be real estate, government, manufacturing, professional services, and retail trade, in descending order of contribution.
Santa Ynez Valley is the discontinued name of Solvang-Santa Ynez Census County Division, according to the Census Bureau. The area contained 22,044 people in the latest five-year estimate of the Bureau's yearly American Community Survey. The Bureau estimated county population to be 423,594. Solvang-Santa Ynez CCD represented 5.2 percent of county population and 5.2 percent of the county's per capita GDP.
Per capita GDP assumes that each person in a geographical area produces the same contribution of output to total gross domestic product. This is a general estimate, because each child and each retiree is counted as producing as much as each person who is in peak years of economic output. Per capita GDP also assumes equal distribution of economic capital among individuals in an area. U. S. Department of Commerce offers per capita GDP of metropolitan areas as one of its measurements of the economy, and I estimate a smaller area's GDP from population of the area.
Please see online U. S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business, October, 2013, for GDP by metropolitan area and per capita GDP by metropolitan area. See online U. S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2008-2012, data series B01003, total population. Major components of GDP in Santa Barbara County are graphed on page 26 of The 2013 Santa Barbara County Economic Outlook, North Santa Barbara County, University of California, Santa Barbara, Economic Forecast Project. Call 805.893.5148 to order copies of the report.
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For more Information:
If you would like more information on these events or have news to share,
please contact Sue Moualim:
Solvang Chamber of Commerce
485 Alisal Road, Ste. 245
Solvang, California 93464
805-688-0701
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