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Membership Benefit Spotlight!
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| 2007 Guidelines for E-Blasts
1 Free E-blast per business member per year. Flyer provided by member
$10.00 charge if time sensitivity or special handling required. (This fee applies to all time sensitive flyers that are not submitted at least 2 weeks in advance. Or if the flyer needs to be edited or reworked due to error in form submissions.
$25.00 charge for our staff to create your flyer for you. Maximum time allotment to your project is 2 hours including one edit of the flyer.
2nd and 3rd E-blast $50.00 per business member per year.
Same additional fees apply as mentioned above
4 or more E-blasts $100.00 per business member per year.
Same additional fees apply as mentioned above
Non Chamber Member Rate is $200.00 per flyer
Same additional fees apply as mentioned above
“To promote and support the economic vitality while honoring and preserving the unique lifestyles of our Mountain Communities."
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March 07, 2007
February 22, 2007
Vol. 4
Issue 4
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February 07, 2007
January 19, 2007
Vol. 4
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January 11, 2007
Vol. 4
Issue 1
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December 19, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 27
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December 06, 2006
November 16, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 26
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November 15, 2006
October 18, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 25
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November 01, 2006
October 18, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 24
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October 04, 2006
September 27, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 21
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October 18, 2006
September 27, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 23
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September 06, 2006
August 16, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 19
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September 20, 2006
August 16, 2006
Vol. 3
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August 16, 2006
July 19, 2006
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Article Briefs
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Sierra Telephone….Committed To Doing "Whatever It Takes!”
Our Featured Sponsor
Sierra Telephone – we are proud of our rural roots! Since 1895, Sierra has provided integrated telecommunications solutions and excellence in Customer Service within an 870 square mile area of Eastern Madera County and Mariposa County.
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Tourism is vital for our community...
by Mark Yarbrough, President OACC
 Due to the income generated by the consumption of goods and services by tourists, the taxes levied on businesses in the tourism industry, and the opportunity for employment and economic advancement by working in the industry. For these reasons it is important to all of us that we put our best foot forward when promoting our area, events and activities. We all need to do our part to promote tourism.
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The Gold Country Poker Run
Now with PICTURES!
 The Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce working in conjunction with the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Yosemite Automotive Film Festival, is pleased to offer auto enthusiasts attending Film Festival a scenic poker run through the historic county of Mariposa, the epicenter of the 1848 gold rush.
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And the WINNER IS... OAKHURST!
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PULSE
Want to share your knowledge or idea on a topic? Have a new product, location, employee or service? Do you want to get the word out to Oakhurst? Let us know!
In this issue we have;
Effective April 1st, new sales tax goes into effect.
Dave Wolin receives Proclamation
DeVry Students Test Market Cheesecake at Amore Mio
Books for China Trip now available at Willow Bridge Books
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Save the date!
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Boosters!
We strongly encourage all residents & businesses in Eastern Madera County to show your support by joining the newly formed Yosemite Baseball Boosters. Please return your membership application and dues/donations to: YBB, P.O. Box 883, Coarsegold, CA 93614. And membership fees are tax deductible!
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Your invited
Just ask for Lisa Sesto.
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2007 Call to Artists has begun!
 Sierra Art Trails News
February 2007
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Can you help?
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70th Annual Student Speakers Contest
Sponsored by the Lions Clubs of California, Sierra Oakhurst Lions.
by Lion Chris Baker
Our speakers were Colleen O’Neil and Raj Srinivasan and are both juniors at Yosemite High School, and hosted at Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors. Both of our speakers had very little time to prepare and still presented persuasive arguments supported by research and personal observation.
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Local Hairstylist Wins National Magazine Cover Contest!
 Carol Cardinale-Ruiz, a local hair designer and owner of Bellissimo recently won a National Industry Magazine Cover Contest. Maly’s the Salon Professional is an industry magazine which is distributed to thousands of salons across the United States. Every year they have a cover contest. Thousands of stylists submit photographs of their work. Carol submitted her photos and won the January/ February cover and a 2 page interview featuring photographs of her work.
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Does your water taste like it was just flushed next door?
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This summer at the Compound BMX Shop!
Watch for our summer freestyle show announcement! (Date to be announced), it’s free to everyone who attends. The show is put on by our friends at 2-HIP Bikes from Santa Cruz California.
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Author’s Evening
 Meet Wilma Wall, author of the “Jade Bracelet” and “Forbidden” on Friday, February 23 at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Willow Bridge Books in the Raley’s Center in Oakhurst, California. And on Friday, March 2nd Meet Ashley Ayala, author of “Deep Within” From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Chamber & Community Pictures
Welcome Johnnie Rae "Mr. Elvis" of Dancing Sky Productions, give him a "mama baby" and let him know you found him here! www.dancingsky.org
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Don't miss...
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Dig up your...
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Calendar for...
February & March 2007
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Cowboy (or Cowgirl) Up!
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I challenge our community to beat Ventura!
by Kathy McCorry, Executive Director OACC
 We average $30.00 a month of our local schools. We could use more commitments from local businesses to recycle. The Chamber provides free collection boxes and mailing. In fact we will even pick up the boxes so the businesses don't even need to prepare the boxes for return shipping. This is a great program and an easy way to help local schools.
Current drop off locations;
Oakhurst Office Equipment, 40359 Highway 41, Suite 2, Oakhurst, CA 93644
Yosemite Bank, 40061 Highway 49, Oakhurst, CA 93644
Chamber of Commerce, 49074 Civic Circle, Oakhurst, CA 93644
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Web Report
Note: Most of us will be in China so the next Newsletter will be a “Special Edition on March 14th with the final issue on March 28th and then back on schedule starting April 4th.
Office Statistics:
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New Membership |
6 |
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Membership |
438 |
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Mail |
610 |
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Relocation Packets |
27 |
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Emails |
659 |
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e-blast |
15,400 |
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Walk ins |
296 |
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Phone Calls |
1728 |
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Main St
Now Open! Smokin Sausage, Family owned gourmet sausage company (yum)
Stop by and see why Tom & Debbie Vrab "Smoke their Competition"
located behind Todd's BBQ next to A Bit of Yarn.
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Tax Deductions and Your Business
Taxes are an inevitable-and painful-part of every business owner's life. But there are ways to reduce, if not eliminate, your company's tax burden if you know how to use business-expense tax deductions to your advantage.
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Homeowners 101: How to Hire the Right Contractor
http://www.cslb.ca.gov/
For most Californians a home improvement project is a huge investment. 9 tips to managing a contractor.
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Telephone Excise Tax Refund
http://www.irs.gov/
The Telephone Excise Tax Refund (TETR) is a one-time payment available on your 2006 federal income tax return. It is designed to refund previously collected long distance telephone taxes. Individuals, businesses and tax-exempt organizations are eligible to request it.
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Protection, Precautions and Defense -
information you need to stay safe.
www.wewebinar.com
In light of the recent shootings and increased workplace violence, We Webinar announces today that they have added a number of new webinars to their line up.
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Western Association of Chamber Executives acknowledges Five Years of Chamber Service to Kathleen McCorry….
 Western Association of Chamber Executives recently held their annual conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City, California. Chamber Executives, Board Members and staff attend from 11 western states to network, and learn. Several awards and certificates of acknowledgement are present during the three day conference. Our own Kathy McCorry was acknowledged for 5 years of service to the Oakhurst Area Chamber.
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Mark your calendars
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Organize?
The concept behind the bill is simple: unions want to be certified as the bargaining agents for workers once they get a majority of eligible employees to sign authorization cards. This system would replace secret ballot elections.
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You can see what’s hot at the OACC on the last Friday every month in the mountains own…
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A Special Thank You to our 2007 Sponsors!
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Welcome to the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce
2007 Corporate Sponsorship Program
By choosing one of the uniquely designed Corporate Sponsorship Programs, you will receive many exciting features, advantages, and benefits at a substantial savings for your advertising dollars. By choosing a sponsorship program you will also be acknowledged as a civic minded leader among your peers.
Your participation provides the opportunity to select the level that addresses your specific advertising needs, providing maximum advertising exposure for your business at a minimal cost.
As always, the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce “Your Community Partner“ thanks you for your continued support.
To find out how you can become part of this exciting and valuable annual program contact us at 559-683-7766 or chamber@oakhurstchamber.com
Send your business news or announcements to:
chambernews@
oakhurstchamber.com
The Chamber E-Newsletter is published on the first and third Wednesday of the month. The deadline (to ensure your submissions makes it in time) is the Wednesday prior to the publish date. NOTE: We reserve the right to edit material submitted to the Chamber.
Important Note: We try to limit 25 to 30 articles per issue. Therefore, articles will be placed in the newsletter on a first-come basis with special consideration to events with dates that take place within the timeframe of the published newsletter.
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