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The Buellton Chamber welcomes new members throughout the year. Membership is $150 annually and offers a plethora of benefits. If you are interested in learning more or becoming a member, please visit our website.
Helix Tasting Room/Kalyra Winery
Victor Jordan
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Biz Card Rack
Santa Ynez Valley Marriott - Jack Von Schlichting
MarBorg Industries
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
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2016 Mixer & Event Schedule
If you would like to host a mixer in 2017, please contact the Chamber for available dates.
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October 19 - Mixer canceled for October
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November 16-Classic Party Rentals-Joint Mixer with Solvang
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December - Marriott
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December - Holiday Luncheon Date TBD
A big thank you in advance to our hosts as we know how much work is involved with hosting a mixer.
A friendly reminder to Non-Chamber Members, we will be charging a $10 entrance fee to all mixers going forward. You will receive 10 raffle tickets with that as well. Buellton Chamber members will continue to enter for Free and partake in the raffle at your leisure. Please be sure to thank the following hosts when you see them and support their business when given the chance to do so.
Community Calendar
Remember to keep the community informed of your events by posting on our Community Calendar. You may go here to get started.
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- President: Ron Anderson - Ron Anderson Real Estate
- Vice President: Tessi Martinez - First American Title
- Treasurer: Mark Mendenhall - Mendenhall Construction
- Rudie Henderson - Military Affairs Chairperson
- Pete Robertson
- John Wright, Standing Sun Wines
- Sonia Jimenez, Rabobank
- Chris Merz, SYV Marriott
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Storm Water Tip
of the Month
Provided by the City of Buellton
Storm Water Tip of the Month
Continue to pick up after your pet and toss it in the trash. Do not water down areas with animal waste. Remove soiled bedding and manure at least 3 times per week from stalls, paddocks or barns. If composting manure, locate the compost area on high ground away from areas that drain rain water. To avoid uncontrolled nutrient runoff, do not apply uncomposted manure onto the ground before or during a rainstorm.
Water Conservation
Consider installing a Cistern or Rain Barrel to divert and collect water from your roof, through gutters and downspouts for outdoor irrigation reuse. Check with your City's Planning and Building Department to determine if permits are required for large collection systems.
For additional information on Stormwater Management Programs in your city, please contact the following:
City of Solvang: www.CityofSolvang.com Public Works Department at (805)688-5575 or stormwater@cityofsolvang.com
Water Management Program, contact (805)697-1407 or email: SWMP@cityofbuellton.com
Other sources for information may be found at www.greenbizsbc.org for ideas & guidebooks tailored for specific types of businesses.
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Kathy Vreeland, Executive Director
Buellton Chamber of Commerce
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A Buellton Business Association Publication
p: (805)688-7829
f: (805)688-5399
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Hearst Castle is offering a new tour named "The Art of San Simeon" This is a semi-private tour with a capacity of eight persons per tour. Click here for more information.
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On November 8, Buellton will be electing a Mayor and filling one council seat. There are lots of other important issues to be decided. Did you receive your 223 page Elections Packet? Last day to register to vote is October 24th. The Buellton Chamber has Voter Registration Cards available.
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Being a member of the Boy Scouts is a wonderful way to engage your children and prepare them for adulthood. Plan on attending this meeting to find out what scouting is all about.
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Social Media Update
 We would like to introduce you to Megan Cullen, our Social Media extraordinaire. Megan will be working with the Chamber and Visitors Bureau to keep us up to date and relevant with our Social Media postings. We can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you have anything you would like us to put out to our followers, please email us so we can get you out there. Also, if you haven't followed us, please do so and be sure to tag us in your posts as well. Here's where you can find us and how you can tag us.
Facebook: Buellton Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
#VisitBuellton
@VisitBuellton
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In Memory
We would like to share our sincere condolences to the families of :
Shawn Gran
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Svend Olesen
These two fine men were members of our Chamber of Commerce for many years and great supporters of our community.
Shawn, owner of Parks Plaza Theater, passed away unexpectedly on September 22nd. He was well known at the theater and always greeted you with a smile. Shawn was also a large supporter of our Chamber Oscar Gala fundraisers years ago and often donated movie passes for raffle prizes. He was always happy to help however he could and he provided our community with such a great asset in Parks Plaza. Our sincere thoughts are with his family and friends. The movie theater remains open, so please continue to go and enjoy this great asset that the Gran family has provided for our community.
Svend Olesen, owner of Svend Olesen and Son's Masonry Inc. passed away peacefully on September 4th. He was a long standing member of the Buellton Chamber and through his work, touched so many places in the Valley, the rock work at the Alisal River Course being one of his favorites. In addition to the work he did in the Valley, he also touched other communities such as: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Camp Roberts, and Lompoc Aquatic Center, to mention a few. He will be missed in our community as he was a well recognized Buellton resident and Chamber member. Our sincere thoughts are with his family and friends.
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The Santa Ynez Valley Star is offering Chamber members who advertise in November or December a 20% discount. They will also help promote your business on social media. The Star is now distributed from Santa Maria to Carpinteria. For more details regarding this special offer, contact Shana DeLeon at 350-3148.
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Greetings!
With a big election ahead of us and many important issues at hand, we can't stress enough how important it is to get out and vote. Your voice does matter for our community, state, and country. This year in Buellton, we will be electing a Mayor for the first time. This has been an appointed position in the past. The Candidates for Mayor are: There will be one City Council seat open that we will be voting for as well. The Candidates for the open Council seat are: - Foster Reif
- Leo Elovitz
- Marcilo Sarquilla
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October Mixer has been rescheduled.
We apologize, but we have had to reschedule our mixer planned for this month. We will be at the Marriott on December 7th instead.
There will be no Mixer in October, but we will see you in November at Classic Party Rentals
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Thank you Rabobank
Chamber and Community members mixed and mingled at the Rabobank Chamber Mixer in September.
A special thank you to Sonia Jimenez, Branch Manager and Chamber Board Member for hosting this popular mixer. Country Garden Catering provided some delicious nibbles and guitarist Rabo employee, Alex Muller of the Solvang Office entertained us with some background music. Rabobank is a full service bank with great service. Contact Sonia to see how they can help with any of your banking needs.
Thank you to all of you that donated gifts for our raffle.
PCPA Theater~Honey Jaramillo~Blush Beauty Boutique~
~Dr. Jim Neary~Helga George~Wandering Dog Wine Bar~Santa Barbara Vintners~Tish Beltranena~First Bank~
~Red Fern Acupuncture~Rabobank
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Scarecrows Are Here!
October 7- November 7
The Valley Wide Scarecrow Fest is back! The Scarecrows will be on display from Friday, October 7 until November 7th. Stop by the Buellton Visitors Center to pick up a map for the locations of the Buellton Scarecrows. Buellton will be announcing our winner on October 30th. That winner will then go on to compete for the Valley Wide Harvest Cup. The trophy winner will be announced at the joint Chamber Mixer with Solvang at Classic Party Rentals on November 16th. Good Luck to all.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser
Take your best "Pup" friend wine tasting and support cancer awareness. A portion of proceeds will go back to Relay for Life!
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Halloween Golf Tournament
October 27th
Raising money for our Seniors
Click on the link for details
Costumes encouraged but not required. Come out for this fun day of Golf with members of our community. Tee sponsorships still available for $250. Get your business noticed. 50% of the proceeds benefit the Buellton Senior Center.
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Congratulations!
 Congratulations to the Buellton Chamber members for placing in the Best of the Valley 2016 in a variety of categories. ~Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co~Antonio's Pizza~ Hitching Post II~Pattibakes~Wandering Dog Wine Bar~ ~Lana Clark, Attorney at Law~Olivera's Auto Repair~Montecito Bank and Trust~Rio Vista Chevrolet~Jim Vreeland Ford~Louise's Kitchen Table~SYV Computer Service~On Site Computer Sales~ ~Adam Haws DDS~Buellton Medical Center~Julia Tipolt State Farm~ ~The Valley Gardener~Windmill Nursery~Santa Ynez Valley Vision Source, Dr. Dennis Bales~O'Connor Pest Control~Buellton Veterinary Clinic~People Helping People~Standing Sun Winery~ ~Buellton Recreation Center~Stuart Gildred Family YMCA~
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Dear Buellton Community,
Please allow me a few minutes of your time to introduce the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District November 8, 2016 General Election ballot initiative, Measure K. If you haven't heard, we are engaged in a bond measure campaign that is targeting campus improvements regarding areas of critical need only that require replacement or reconstruction of our facilities.
There is a host of related materials available on the Santa Ynez High School website at https://syvuhsd-public.sharepoint.com/Pages/Measure-K2016.aspx. The most important resource is a slideshow presentation (there's even a narrated version) that addresses how we got to this point, the projects (including pictures), how it's being financed and what we are doing as a school district to contribute financially to the effort. None of the materials say "vote yes." There's even some neat historical pictures of the various campus buildings going back to 1896. All I am asking of Valley voters is that they would be informed when they vote. We have worked hard to do the right thing the right way for both our students and our community. Our proposed projects are not a want list, but a needs list only.
If you are interested in seeing a presentation of the slideshow that I have put together, I have a Valley Town Hall meeting scheduled Tuesday, October 11, SYHS Library at 6:00 p.m. The presentation is about twenty minutes followed by a question and answer session. Guaranteed to be less than an hour. I do hope that you can attend. Bring your tough questions!
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Scott Cory, Superintendent
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District
SYVUHS Class of 1983
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We need your help!
We are asking the community to help give back to those that have served our Country. This year we are collecting toiletries. Remember all those little shampoo bottles and soaps you collected at a hotel stay? Those would be perfect! Other items needed are razors, hand cream, toothpaste, mouthwash, shaving cream, suntan lotion, tampons, deodorant and laundry detergent. Come on Buellton, let's show our support for these brave men and women. Drop off locations are at the Buellton Thrift Store and the Buellton Chamber of Commerce and the City of Buellton.
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Love Art?
More information available here. |
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Vino de Suenos
November 12, 2016
Please join the good folks at People Helping People for the annual Vino De Suenos Wine Sale and Auction. Proceeds benefit Farm Ranch Vineyard Workers.
Santa Ynez Valley Marriott
3PM-6PM
Tickets and information 805-686-0295 or Erica@syvphp.org
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FREE Resources for your business
The Buellton Chamber of Commerce recently began working with Tools for Business as a resource for our members.
Whether you're just getting started or have been in business for years, Tools for Business provides a plethora of information for you to use. It is all about helping you be successful in your business, so please take a look and browse around.
Check out a helpful resource for your business. This is located on the home page of www.buellton.org.
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Winter Fest is coming up
 December 4th marks the date of the Annual Buellton Winter Fest. We start the day out with Breakfast with Santa and end our day on the Avenue with snow, craft vendors, food, wine/beer, music, light parade and of course the tree lighting. We're excited to to partner with our local organizations to make this day memorable for our community. If you are a craft vendor and would like to participate in the Winter Fest, please see the attached application. You may fill it out and return it to the Chamber of Commerce. There is no fee to enter and we welcome all arts and crafts. Remember, this event takes place outside and unfortunately we are not able to provide electricity to the vendor booths, so you are welcome to bring generators and/or battery operated lights. Thank you in advance for your participation. Also, if you or someone you know would like to participate in the light parade, please fill out the form and return it to the Chamber. Sorry no equestrian entries. All entries must be lit up in some form and bicycles are welcome. |
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Friday Night Lights
 Head on out and support the Santa Ynez Pirates on Friday Night. JV starts at 4 and Varsity at 7pm. If you're wondering where everyone goes on Friday...it's out to the SYV High School to watch the fighting pirates. If you purchased advertising in the program or a banner...this is your chance to head on out and see the results. We live in a great community where we can support one another and invest in our future generations. This is a great way to show your support for our kids and it's a whole lot of fun! Hope to see you at the field. Go Pirates!!
Also...Pirate discount cards are still available to purchase. These cards cost $50 and offer savings at over 80 businesses valley wide. Be sure to get yours before they run out. They are good for one year. Thank you to all of the businesses who have offered discounts to be present on the card. Let's show them our support by doing business with them and shop local. |
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Buellton is open for Business!
Vacant Commercial Spaces Available
 We still have plenty of vacancies in our shopping centers. Please feel free to reach out to us if you know someone interested and we'll be sure to put them in touch with the leasing agent, owner, or realtor. Buellton has some great opportunities for businesses looking to grow. Being at the crossroads of Hwy 246 and Hwy 101, Buellton lends itself to a large amount of traffic and visibility. Here is a list of some spaces available in Buellton. We will continue to update this list as we learn of more spaces. We also have vacant land for development and would be happy to offer you more information on those parcels if you would like to contact the Chamber. Buellton is buzzing and now is the time to make the move and be a part of our growing community. - 653 Avenue of Flags Details (In Escrow)
- 760 McMurray Road Details (New Listing)
- 270 East Hwy 246 Small Office Space (New Listing)
- 185 W. Hwy 246 (New Listing)
- 270 E Hwy 246 Retail (New Listing)
- 240 E Hwy 246 River Oak Plaza (New Listing)
- McMurray Road on the Village Project Details
- 291 Industrial Way Details
- 36 Industrial Way. Details (In Escrow)
- 37 Industrial Way (In Escrow)
- 10 McMurray Road. Details (In Escrow)
- 20-60 E. Hwy 246 & 220 Avenue of Flags. Details (In Escrow)
- 290 Valley Station Drive. See Flyer for details
- 175 McMurray Rd, Ste G upstairs, Info
- 225 McMurray Rd, Unit F Info
- 225 McMurray Rd, Unit E Info
- 175 Industrial Way
- Crossroads at the Village (Corner of Hwy 246 & McMurray Rd)
- 593 Avenue of Flags, Units 103 & 104 Info (In Escrow)
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Buellton Parks & Rec Happenings
The Buellton/Solvang Rec are hosting a plethora of activities.
Excursions include:
- Friday, October 14th-Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Sunday, November 13th-Rose Bowl Flea Market-over 2700 vendors
Events include:
- Pickleball every Wednesday at the Buellton Rec Center.
- Thursdays, September-November East Coast Swing Dance Classes at the Rec Center.
- Attention Vendors: Reserve your space NOW for the Holiday Bazaar on November 5th.
- October 29-31-Halloween Haunted House at Solvang Festival Theater. BOO!
- These are just a few to mention. Be sure to pick up a schedule (At the Rec Center, City Hall, or the Buellton Chamber) or go online www.buelltonrec.com for a complete list of activities.
Thank you to the Rec departments for keeping our community active and healthy.
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- Practice reading with a furry friend at the Buellton Library. Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30.
- The Buellton Buzz is included with the water bills. For those of you that sometimes miss it, here is the link. Lots of valuable information is included.
- Attention Football Fans! Sideways Inn has installed 6 new 65 inch TVs in the bar and have access to the Sunday NFL Ticket. Come on out and cheer on your team. Open at 10 am on Sundays.
- Buellton Mayor Ed Andrisek invites you to join him for Buellton Mayor's Hours from 1-3PM every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at the Council Chambers located in the Buellton Library.
- Get involved in your community! Three seats are available on the Parks and Rec Commission. Please contact Kyle Abello at 688-1086 for more information.
- Free Cash for College! Attend a free workshop to complete the application process. There will be 22 workshops offered from October 2016 to March 2017. You can find more information here.
- Concerts, Concerts, Concerts at Standing Sun. Four during the month of October!
- Jim Cogan Storyteller at the Buellton Library October 24th from 6-6:45. Best for ages 4 and up. Group reservations, please call 688-3115.
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