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Buellton Chamber News
August 2013
Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind and the ones that mind, don't matter.
In This Issue
Monthly Quote
New Members
August Mixer Reminder
Allan Hancock Dean's List
White Stone Treasures Ribbon Cutting
Featured Business/Person
Zaca Creek Golf Course
B2B series
Sta. Rita Hills Wine and Fire
Pet of the Month
CASA at the Vineyard
Celebrate Harvest 2013
Thank you Mixer Host
Meet our New Members
Scarecrow Fest
Wazzup Buellton?
NEW MEMBERS
We would like to welcome the following Businesses and Individuals as New Members of our Chamber of Commerce:  Please add them to your network of friends.
Loring Wine Company & Cargasacchi Wine
SB Payroll Solvang Branch
Biz Card Rack

 

Don Bratt

Santa Ynez Valley Marriott - Wanda Macpherson

MarBorg Industries

Rancho Grande Motors - Mike Sell

Sunset Auto Center

Moriarty Property Company 

 

Thank you to all of our monthly advertisers listed above.  If you would like to have your link placed here, please contact the Chamber.  The monthly fee is $35.00 and is billed on a quarterly basis.  688-7829

 Mixer Schedule
 
  • August 21st-
    First Bank in Solvang
  • September 18th
  • Restoration Oaks Ranch & Blueberry Farm
  • October 16th
    Rabobank
  • November 20th
    Classic Party Rentals
  • December
    Holiday Installation Luncheon

Community Calendar
Remember to keep the community informed of your events by posting on our Community Calendar.  You may go here to get started.
 Board of Directors
  • Ron Anderson - Ron Anderson Real Estate
  • Dan Baumann - Flying Flags RV Resort
  • Pete Robertson
  • Rudie Henderson - Military Affairs Chairperson
  • Megan DeCicco - Chumash Casino Resort
  • Tessi Martinez - First American Title
  • Amy Lee - Blush Beauty at Heather Rae
  • Joe Padilla - Avant Tapas & Wine
  • Matt Snyder - Valley Pets
Who's Meeting Who?  
Storm Water Tip of the Month
Provided by the City of Buellton
The best spill control is prevention.  Maintain and keep current a spill response plan and ensure that employees are trained on the elements of the plan.  For more information on the Storm Water Management Program, contact (805)697-1407 or email:  [email protected]
Other sources for information may be found at www.greenbizsbc.org for ideas & guidebooks tailored for specific types of businesses.
Contacts N Coffee
New Meeting Day!
We are trying a new day to meet for Contacts and Coffee and hope this will accommodate your schedules better so you may attend.  Mark your calendars for every Thursday as we meet for Contacts N Coffee at Avant Tapas & Wine.  Our meetings go from 8am-9:30am and offer you a chance to network, share your business with others, and meet other business members in the community.  Great referrals come from within this group and you are welcome to join us any Thursday.  First visit is FREE.  Also, once you are in the Contacts N Coffee system, you may attend their networking gatherings at any of their locations which spans from SLO, SB, and Ventura counties and beyond.  Get dialed in and watch your business and contacts grow.  
Kathy Vreeland, Executive Director
Buellton Chamber of Commerce
 
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We have new neighbors!
The Santa Barbara County Vintner's Association has recently moved into Unit 102 right next to our office.  We are excited to have them here in Buellton and look forward to working along side of them.  Welcome Vintner's!!

Marriott Mixer Fun!



Greetings!   

 


Seems like I just mentioned the kids were out of school for the summer.  Believe it or not, some of the kids will be heading back to school in just a couple of weeks.  On August 14th, the High School will be back in session, while the elementary and middle schools head back to class towards the end of the month.  What does that have to do with your business you ask?  These next few weeks could mean everything.  Families will be squeezing in those last few vacations, school shopping begins, and for many of you, it means making the best of this tourism season while you still can. 

 

August 21st Mixer
First Bank
595 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang 5-7pm

Wolfgang Kanschat and Karen Bowker have invited us to join them at First Bank in Solvang for our August Mixer.  Wine will be poured by Dierberg & Star Lane Vineyards, local beer will be served, and food will be catered by Ono Catering.  First Bank is also offering Olive Oil tasting and a roulette wheel of prizes to be given away in addition to our Raffle items.  You won't want to miss this exciting mixer! 
 
We greatly appreciate the continued support of our members and can't thank you enough for your gracious donations.  If you would like to promote your business and donate an item for our raffle, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at 688-7829 and we'll gladly add you to our list.
Allan Hancock Dean's List
   Congratulations to the following local students who were named to the Dean's Honor List at Allan Hancock.  These kids graduated from Santa Ynez High, Refugio School, and Olive Grove Charter School.  Keep up the good work and who knows, maybe you'll be working for one of our members in the future.  Way to go!
Alexandra Benson, Stephanie Diaz, Hector Garcia, Cody Goodwin, Austin Lippincott, Tyler Lopez, Iliana Rosales, Rachael Ruedadeleon, Marcos Uribe, Cherie Vecente, Ryan Welker, Lucia Garcia-Lopez, Paige Holt, Conner Mehl.


Ribbon Cutting at White Stone Treasures
 
Buellton has a new Thrift store and we recently helped Valerie Stevens open the doors with a ribbon cutting.  Pictured in the photo are Council Members, Ed Andrisek and Holly Sierra, Chamber President, Ron Anderson, Valerie Stevens, Planning Commissioner, Lisa Figueroa and Mayor Judith Dale.  White Stone Treasures is located at 225 McMurray Rd. Ste E, in between Valley Pets and A-RU Japanese restaurant.  Be sure to stop on by and see what treasures you may find. 
Hours of operation: Tues - Sat 10-5. 
Looking for volunteers 4 hours once a week.
688-4683
www.whitestoneranch.org

Featured Business of the Month Cunningham Parris Construction
CPC
 

We want to thank the Buellton Chamber of Commerce for giving us this opportunity to introduce our company. Cunningham Parris Construction (CPC) is a general contracting firm that has done business in Santa Barbara County since 1980. Chuck Cunningham has been in construction his entire adult life, beginning in the late 1960's when he attended San Jose State. Chuck's nephew, Patrick Carroll, joined CPC in the late '90's, after completing his business degree at Chico State. Chuck's wife, Irene, takes care of the office and administrative duties.

CPC has done a wide variety of projects from custom homes to commercial buildings and just about everything in between. Some of the highlights of its 30+ years in business are renovation of an early 20th-century adobe hunting lodge, turning the 8th and 9th floors at the Granada Building into a luxury penthouse, turning the old Knapp College building into offices for SB Cottage Hospital, renovating the residence hall at Old Mission Santa Barbara, building a residence hall at the San Lorenzo Seminary, and the many beautiful homes we have built or remodeled for people that we now consider friends.

Currently, we have just helped complete the new Carrgasacchi/Loring wine tasting room in Buellton. The expansion of the Succulent Caf� in Solvang and construction of two new mixed-use buildings in Santa Ynez are underway.

We are very grateful for all the wonderful customers we have had through the years and for the talented and dedicated employees and subcontractors with whom we have worked.

Zaca Creek Golf Course

Are you a golfer or are you thinking about giving it a try?  Be sure to check out our local course for some great programs and promotions.  This is a beautiful course and Mike Brown and his crew have made great strides to improve the course.  Here's just a few things you might like to know:

  • Punch Cards are available. Receive 10 rounds of 9 holes of golf for $80.
  • Ladies Links & Drinks:  Receive 1/2 hour lesson with golf instructor, Mike Brown, wine and/or bubbly, chocolate, and 18 holes of golf for only $19.  the next lessons will take place on  Saturday, August 10 & 24 at 10am.
  • Bill & Mary's 25th Annual Golf & Fun Tournament.  This is a 4 person scramble starting at 8am, Saturday, August 3rd.  $30. includes 18 holes, BBQ & drinks.  Call to make reservation. 
  • Night Golf:  Saturday, August 3rd will be the next night golf and there are a few spots available so RSVP today.  $20. will get you a glow ball, 14 holes and BBQ. Arrive around 7:30pm or at dusk.  

 

For more information or to make reservations for any of the programs above, call 691-9272.  Golf is a great sport and fun for the entire family.

 

Montecito Bank & Trust B2B Series - 3 cities, 3 dates
  Coming this Fall!  Montecito Bank & Trust will be hosting a series of seminars.  This business education series was designed to bring local businesses together to network and learn from highly regarded experts on topics that matter most to you.  Please find the attached flyer which outlines the entire series, locations, speakers, and cost.  This is a great way to expand your knowledge, meet new people, and grow your business. 
Check it out and sign up today.  
Sta. Rita Hills
Wine & Fire
August 16 - 18

  The Wine & Fire event kicks off on August 16th and celebrates the wines of the Sta. Rita Hills.  Check out the following events and enjoy all our wine region has to offer. 
  • Friday, August 16th, 5:30-8:30pm:  Wine & Fire Kick Off Reception at Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
  • Saturday, August 17th, 10am-2pm:  Wine & Fire Seminar / Lunch at Hilliard Bruce Vineyard
  • Saturday, August 17th, 5-8pm:  Wine & Fire Grand Tasting at La Purisima Mission
  • Sunday, August 18th, 12-3pm:  Flying Goat Barrel Tasting & Luncheon at Flying Goat Cellars Winery
For more information or to make reservations, please visit:  http://www.staritahills.com/events.html

Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society Pet of the Month
                       

 

Tracker is a Domestic Short-hair Brown Tabby 14weeks M(N)

Meet Tracker, a beautiful kitten who enjoys a good belly rub. He comes from a loving foster home where he learned to trust and love his caretakers. Now at the Humane Society with unfamiliar people he tends to stay hidden, but every kitten has their passion and Tracker is no exception. He loves a toy on a string! He cannot resist coming out from his safe place to tackle a bouncing toy. Come play with him today. Tracker is microchipped.

 

  Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society

 www.syvhumane.org

(805)688-8224  

 

 

 

  CASA at the Vineyard
Sunday, August 18th, 1-5pm at the Crossroads Estate in Los Olivos

   

The Mission of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County is to assure a safe, permanent, nurturing home for every abused and/or neglected child by providing a highly trained volunteer to advocate for them in the court system.

 

CASA at the Vineyard is an annual fundraiser for this organization.  Tickets are $125.00 per person and include local wine tasting, dinner, silent wine auction, live auction, and a raffle.  Reserve your seat today. It's a great cause and helps out children who otherwise would not have a voice. 

  

Celebrate Harvest 2013
"Celebrating the Hands that Feed Us"  Fundraiser Dinner - Saturday, August 24th at 5pm
The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau & The GAATE Foundation invite you to join them for a wonderful evening in Los Alamos at Joe Carrari's historic Rancho Alamo to recognize and celebrate our agriculture in our County.  Tickets are $65. per person or a table of 10 for $600.  There will be a social hour, silent auction, dinner, awards celebration, raffle, and entertainment.  A fabulous menu is set and includes beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.  For more information, check out this link or call 688-7479. 
Thank you to the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott for hosting our July Mixer.
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Mike Hendrick and his entire staff for hosting another fabulous mixer.  The Marriott always goes above and beyond to welcome our Chamber and share with us their generous hospitality.  Our guests were welcomed with yellow construction tape, hard hats, ladders, scaffolding and much more to announce the upcoming renovation that will be taking place at the Marriott.  Various renderings of the new look were on display for all to see.  The Marriott will not only be doing a complete renovation of the rooms and public areas, but will also be adding 52 new rooms to the West side of the hotel.  We look forward to all of the new additions and changes and are truly fortunate to have this beautiful property in the City of Buellton.  In addition to all the exciting remodel news, we can't forget to mention the delicious food, beer & wine our guests were treated to as well.  Chef Ofelio was busy preparing a variety of items from the lobby menu, while the sales and catering team went to work setting up a cozy atmosphere for our guests to enjoy.  The Marriott definitely knows what teamwork is all about and we are extremely grateful for their hospitality.  
Our sincere thanks goes out to the following businesses who were so kind to donate an item for our raffle: 

Santa Ynez Valley Marriott ~ Jensen's Automotive ~ All Sport Fitness Center ~ Buellton Medical Center ~ Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society ~ Vreeland Ford ~ Santa Ines Planning ~ Standing Sun Wines ~ Valley Pets ~ Pepper's Gifts ~ Ostrichland USA ~ Buellton Senior Center ~ Buellton Garage ~ PCPA Theaterfest ~ Anacapa Termite and Pest Control ~ Isagenix ~ Trikke ~ Union Bank ~ People Helping People  ~ Red Fern Acupuncture ~ Beauti Control ~ South Coast Karate  
 Our Perpetual Drawing winner was Buellton Self Storage, unfortunately they were not present so the pot goes to $30.00 at the next mixer.
Meet our New Members
Loring Wine Company and Cargasacchi Wine: 

The doors have opened to The Loring Wine Company, and Point Concepcion/ Cargasacchi Tasting Room on Highway 246 next to the Hitching Post in Buellton.

Long term friends and wine makers Brian Loring and Peter Cargasacchi, have joined forces and refurbished the property at 420 E HWY 246 in to a beautiful new tasting room.

Peter Cargasacchi, fifth generation from Italy of his family in California, planted his first vineyard in 1998 in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA, and began planting the subsequent Jalama Vineyard. The roots of the Cargasacchi winemaking philosophy are found in the Italian traditional pairing of food and wine at mealtimes. Using estate fruit Peter produces Pinot Noirs under the Cargasacchi label and one late harvest Pinot Grigio. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Syrah are also produced under the Point Concepcion label from estate and locally purchased fruit.

Brain Loring is self-confessed Pinot Noir freak, and stared making wine in 97. The philosophy on making wine is that the fruit is everything. What happens in the vineyard determines the quality of the wine. Loring does not own any vineyards and instead seek out the best growers in the best regions and tells them to farm the acres the same way they do their own.The first vintage of Loring Wine was 1999. By the next year, Loring was sourcing pinot from two great vineyards in: Clos Pepe and Garys'. More and more vineyards were added each year (adding Cargasacchi Vineyard to the lineup in 2003). Loring now produces ten vineyard designated Pinot Noir's from vineyards throughout California, Chardonnay, Grenache, Mourvedre and Cabernet under the Loring Wine Company label.

Peter Cargasacchi and Brian Loring's wines are available for purchase at the new facility. The tasting room is open Thursday through Monday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and offers two wine flights, as well as by the glass and bottle purchase. There is also an outside space for enjoying a picnic, or just sipping on some great wine as you watch the world go by.

  
The Scarecrows are coming to Buellton and the entire Valley!! 
Buellton businesses are invited to participate in the Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Fest.  We've seen our neighboring communities celebrate the Fall season with an abundance of Scarecrows greeting you at their door, but this is the first time Buellton will also take part in this seasonal event.  Every business is welcome to participate and here are some details to get you thinking about it.
-October 11-November 11, 2013 (Scarecrows will be on display)
-Scarecrows will be judged and a winner will be selected from each community(Los Olivos, Los Alamos, Santa Ynez, Solvang, & Buellton).  From there, the winner from each community will then compete in the final championship for the "Harvest Cup".  The trophy will be designed and created by Hans Duus, our local blacksmith.  The winner will be announced at the Solvang Farmer's Market on November 20th and the "Harvest Cup" will remain in that community for the year until the next Scarecrow Fest.  So let's bring it to Buellton!! 

-A large deal of marketing will take place around this event, so it is a great way to expose your business to locals and visitors alike and get them into your establishment.
  
Get Excited!  Start Early!  Be Creative!  Get Involved!  Have Fun!!
  
How to Build a Scarecrow - View this Power Point presentation.  Please check out this power point to learn more about building the perfect scarecrow.  It will take you through step by step instructions so you won't have to worry.  We'll keep you posted as to Buellton's categories and our judging format as soon as we assemble that information.  This power point is from the Solvang Chamber of Commerce and pertains to their past scarecrow fest. 

Wazzup Buellton? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here we offer some news provided by our members as to what is going on in their businesses. Please keep us posted as to what is going on in your business. 

  • Congratulations to Al Fresco Picnic  for placing second at the Bacon & Barrels.  Al Fresco prepared a date stuffed with chorizo wrapped in bacon. 
  • Congratulations to Polo Team Platinum Performance for taking home the First Prize at this year's 2nd Annual Polo Classic.  They defeated Team Happy Canyon at the JB Polo Ranch in Buellton.
  • Did you know?  Anacapa Pest Control does more than pest control, they will also make any damage repairs resulting from pests. 
  • Postal Annex has moved next to Antonio's Pizza.  Postal Annex offers a variety of services including, making keys, shipping beer & wine, shredding, and notary service. 
  • Flying Flags RV Resort has been upgrading and making some exciting changes.  They not only offer cabins for rent, but now they have some vintage Airstream trailers for rent as well.  Be sure to check out their new water features for kids, pool furniture and fire pit remodel, and much more.  Book a space and camp out right here in Buellton, you'll be glad you did.
  • Wine Class at Avant on August 7th.  Join Joe Padilla for a wine class and lean about France and AOC laws while tasting some fabulous wine.  $30, reservations recommended. [email protected] or call 686-4742. 
  • Figueroa Brewing hosts Pub Quiz night every other Wednesday.  Be sure to check their calendar and get a team of 4 players together and head on over to the Fig.  Fun starts at 7pm and prizes are awarded if your team wins!
  • Buellton Rotary announces new Board Members:  Bob Blokdyk will serve as President,
     and Sonia Jimenez as Secretary.  The Buellton Rotary meets on Thursdays at 12:15 in the Marriott.
  • The SYV Humane Society is in need of a donated Van or Truck with a cab to assist with transporting animals, laundry, and supply trips to Costco.  If you are able to help, please contact Jody at 688-7829.
  • Allan Hancock College announces new Superintendent/President, Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D.