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February 2018 Inside This Issue Resources 2 Economic Impact 3 New Members / Welcomes 4 Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings 4 Get to Know Our Members 4 A Word from the Board 5 Networking & Events 6 Business of the Month 7 Community Kudos 8 JanuaryRibbon Cuttings 9 Annual Banquet Recap 10/11 ank you to our 2018 Table Sponsors Anderson Tribute Center BET Construction Columbia Bank Columbia Gorge Real Estate Cousins' Country Inn Crestline Construction Discover Rentals Google, Inc. Hire Electric, Inc. INB - Inland National Bank Leeland Property Management Mid-Columbia Medical Center North Wasco County School District 21 Northwest Natural One Community Health Peachy and Myers, P.C. Sunsational Raffle Made Possible By A1 Tax Service Bishop Sanitation Born to Bead Wild Cascade Acupuncture Celilo Paddle Company Clock Tower Ales Columbia Gorge Discovery Center Columbia Gorge Honey Cousins' Country Inn Cousin's Restaurant Farmers Market Gorge Academy of Cosmetology Gorge Outfitters & Supply Griffith Motors Hood River Jewelers INB J & D’s Cup-O-Mud Jacob Williams Winery LuLa Roe Julie Van Matre Nichols Art Glass NW Graphic Works One Community Health Outcatching.com Pawsh Spa Petite Provence Precision Solutions Pure Yoga Revell Coy Insurance Rose Brown Riverhouse on the Deschutes Sandoz Farms Sigmans Starbucks Subway Washington Federal Waving Tree Winery Wetplanet Wilson Orchards All of us at the Chamber wish to express our heartfelt appreciation for our 2018 Distinguished Citizens Awards Banquet table sponsors and those who donated items for our auction.

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Page 1: February 2018 - thedalleschamber.com Sherry DuFault, The Dalles Rotary Club sherdufault@gmail.com Treasurer: Fritz Ellett, Ellett’s Green Ridge Tree Farm fritz.leann.tree@gmail.com

February 2018Inside This IssueResources 2

Economic Impact 3

New Members / Welcomes 4

Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings 4

Get to Know Our Members 4

A Word from the Board 5

Networking & Events 6

Business of the Month 7

Community Kudos 8

JanuaryRibbon Cuttings 9

Annual Banquet Recap 10/11

�ank you to our 2018 Table Sponsors

Anderson Tribute CenterBET Construction

Columbia BankColumbia Gorge Real Estate

Cousins' Country InnCrestline Construction

Discover RentalsGoogle, Inc.

Hire Electric, Inc.INB - Inland National Bank

Leeland Property ManagementMid-Columbia Medical Center

North Wasco County School District 21Northwest Natural

One Community HealthPeachy and Myers, P.C.

Sunsational Ra�e Made Possible By

A1 Tax ServiceBishop Sanitation

Born to Bead WildCascade AcupunctureCelilo Paddle Company

Clock Tower AlesColumbia Gorge Discovery Center

Columbia Gorge HoneyCousins' Country Inn

Cousin's RestaurantFarmers Market

Gorge Academy of Cosmetology Gorge Outfitters & Supply

Gri�th MotorsHood River Jewelers

INBJ & D’s Cup-O-Mud

Jacob Williams Winery LuLa Roe Julie Van Matre

Nichols Art GlassNW Graphic Works

One Community HealthOutcatching.com

Pawsh SpaPetite Provence

Precision SolutionsPure Yoga

Revell Coy Insurance Rose Brown

Riverhouse on the DeschutesSandoz Farms

SigmansStarbucksSubway

Washington FederalWaving Tree Winery

Wetplanet Wilson Orchards

All of us at the Chamber wish to express our heartfelt appreciation for our 2018 Distinguished Citizens Awards Banquet table sponsors and those who donated items for our auction.

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 2 541-296-2231

Mission Statement“To provide value to our members through advocacy and leadership,

promoting a vigorous economic climate for business, community, tourism, and education.”

How To Contact Your Elected Officials…

Chamber StaffLisa Farquharson President/CEO E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] McClintock Tourism Promotion E-mail: [email protected] Terry Director of Events and Communication E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Boone Coy Visitor Services Manager E-mail: [email protected] Caldwell Accounting E-mail: [email protected]

2018 Board of DirectorsChair: Lisa Rundell, Washington Federal [email protected] / 541.298.5585 Chair-Elect: Andrew Myers, Peachey & Myers [email protected] / 541.296.6375 Vice-Chair: Rick Leibowitz, Small Business Development Center [email protected] / 541.506.6121Past Chair: Mindy McHale, Hire Electric Inc. [email protected] / 541.296.5574 Secretary: Sherry DuFault, The Dalles Rotary Club [email protected]: Fritz Ellett, Ellett’s Green Ridge Tree Farm [email protected] / 541.296.3036DirectorsKim Johnson, Renken Farms / [email protected] / 541.296.3024Addie Case, Cousins’ Country Inn / [email protected] / 541.296.2000Shannon Red Cloud, Pure Yoga, LLC / [email protected] / 541.296.5414Bill Timinisky, BET Construction Inc. / [email protected] / 541.980.2886Megan Thompson, Cascade Cherry Growers / [email protected] / 541.980.6753Connie Ford, Zim’s Brau Haus / [email protected] / 541.296.2368Andrew Stanek, Spooky’s / [email protected] / 541.298-2211Randy Anderson, NWCSD #21 / [email protected] / 541.506.3424Mary Gailley, Helping Hands Home Care NW / [email protected] / 541.769.1221Ex Officio DirectorsScott Hege,Wasco County; [email protected] / 541.506.2524David Griffith, Port of The Dalles; [email protected] / 541.296.2271Julie Krueger, City of The Dalles; [email protected] / 541.296.5481

Resources

DIAMOND INVESTORGOOGLE

PLATINUM INVESTORMID COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER

FRED MEYERGOLD INVESTOR

BEN BAILEY CARPET AND UPHOLSTRY STEAM CLEANERS

HIRE ELECTRICCITY OF MORO

SILVER INVESTORALL SEASONS CARPET CLEANING

BLUE ZONES PROJECT- THE DALLESBROWN ROOFING

CELILO PADDLE COMPANYCITY OF THE DALLES

COLUMBIA GORGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLUMBIA STATE BANKCROSSFIT THE DALLES

COUSINS' COUNTRY INNDISCOVER RENTALS

FREEBRIDGE BREWINGGREATER OREGON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

HELPING HANDS HOME CARE NWINSITU

ISU INSURANCE - THE STRATTON AGENCYJ&D CUP O MUD

LILO’S HAWAIIAN BBQNORTH WASCO COUNTY SD21

ONEMAIN FINANCIALOREGON VETERANS HOME

PLATINUM MARKETING & DESIGN LLCRIVERMARK COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION

STEAMTRAINGLASSTHE DALLES FITNESS AND COURT CLUB

THE SPRINGS AT MILL CREEKUNION PACIFIC

WASHINGTON FEDERALWILSON ORCHARD & VINEYARD SUPPLY

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley107 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington D.C. 20510www.merkley.senate.gov

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden223 DirksenSenate Office BuildingWashington D.C. 20510Phone [email protected]

U.S. Representative Greg Walden1282 RayburnHouse Office BuildingWashington D.C. 20515Phone 202.225.6730www.walden.house.gov

Oregon Governor Kate Brown160 State CapitolSalem, OR 97301-4047Phone 503.378.4582Fax 503.378.6827www.governor.oregon.gov

Oregon Senator Cliff Bentz900 Court St. NE S-301Salem, OR 97301Phone [email protected]

Oregon Representative Daniel Bonham900 Court St. NE H-483Salem, OR 97301Phone [email protected]

Oregon Senator Bill Hansell900 Court St. NE, S-423Salem, OR 97301Phone: [email protected]

Oregon Representative Greg Smith900 Court St. NE, H-482Salem, OR 97301Phone: 503.986.1457 [email protected]

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 3 541-296-2231

Chamber Business Statistics December 2017Chamber Walk-In Count 460Incoming Phone Calls 260Facebook Impressions 125,996Relocation Packets 13

Local Tourism Counts December 2017 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center 736Maryhill Museum of Art (closed for the season)Old St. Peter’s Landmark 499Wonderworks Children’s Museum 624School District Museum (closed for the season)The Dalles Wasco Co. Library 12,674TD Farmers’ Market (closed for the season)Ft. Dalles Readiness Center 500

Lodging Report 2016 2017 % of Occupancy 43.0% 42.4% United States 52.8% 54.0%

Residential Building Permits 2016 2017New Construction 7 5Additions 1 2Alterations 2 4(County) Construction Value $1,905,735 $1,965,143

Commercial Building Permits___ 2016____ _ 2017New Construction 4 4 Additions 3 0Alterations 0 3(County)Construction Value $460,259 $949,160Source: Building Code Service Department

Wasco County Labor Force December 2016 December 2017 Labor Force Status Civilian Labor Force 12,923 13,673Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adj. 4.5 4.4Non Farm Payroll EmploymentTotal Nonfarm 10,490 11,746Trade Transportation & Utilities 2,200 2,057Leisure and Hospitality 1,240 1,527GovernmentFederal Government 290 296 State Government 340 360Local Government 1,570 1,580Source: Oregon Employment Department

Economic ImpactChamber of Commerce Visitors for December

States: Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Countries: Canada

Website Statistics

November Total Page Views 8,417Most Viewed Pages: Home: 1,063, Calendar: 848, Events: 786, Mosier Country Christmas Fair: 237, Membership Newsletter: 212

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A Chiropractic

ALIVE& Rehabilitation

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 4 541-296-2231

Welcome to The Chamber!Guild Mortgage

306 Court Street, Suite B�e Dalles, OR 97058

(541) 298-8326

Sunshine Arts1308 East 9th Street

�e Dalles, OR 97058(360) 301-9294

[email protected]

Northwestern Mutual Nancy Sallee

312 Court Street, Suite 419�e Dalles, OR 97058

(541) 296-1966

February Ribbon CuttingsLuLaRoe Julie Van Matre

Wednesday February 7th at 5:15PMFair�eld Inn and Suites, �e Dalleshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/

lularoejulievm/

Je� Nichols, CPA, PCTuesday, February 13th at 12:15PM800 W. 6th Street, Ste. 2, �e Dalles

(541) 769-1157www.je�nicholsCPA.com

Kainos Co�ee�ursday, February 15th at 12:15 PM

418 E. 2nd Street, �e Dalleshttps://www.kainosco�eepdx.com/

Providence Gorge Spine and Sports Medicine

�ursday, February 15th at 6:00 PM751 Myrtle Street, �e Dalles

(541) 386-9511

Jim Youtsey Auto Sales LLCFriday, February 16th, at 5:15 pm

1014 W. 6th Street, �e Dalles(541) 769-0775

H&R BlockMonday, February 21st at 12:15PM905 W 6th Street, Ste. D, �e Dalles

(541) 296-2098

CrossFit - �e Dalles�ursday, February 22nd at 5:15 PM

310 Madison Street, �e Dalles(541) 993-1870

Would you like to schedule a ribbon cutting ceremony for your business? Contact the Chamber to schedule.

541-296-2231 or [email protected]

Get to Know our MembersSalvos

�e idea of Salvos (Latin for survival) was born of our feeling that something was desperately missing from our area. An idea evolved from simply bringing Krav Maga to �e Gorge to developing a place where people could train all aspects of self-defense. More than a one day seminar here or there, we o�er a place where consistent coaching is available and a survival mindset is framed. Si vis pacem, para bellum, loosely translated to have peace, prepare for war. Firearms. For us, this means smart, safe use an understanding of guns. Although we know there is a spread between those that love �rearms and those that oppose gun ownership, most would agree that everyone owning a gun should be accountable for its safe handling and use. Getting comfortable with guns in a safe environment such as our virtual gun range is a gateway to understanding, appreciation and training. Fitness. At Salvos this involves classes that incorporate �ghting concepts into fun, challenging, full-body workouts. Each class has a di�erent theme, be it HIIT, pilates, TRX, kickboxing, etc. Classes are o�ered at a per class fee to make them accessible to everyone, including busy parents, working folks and people who have gym memberships elsewhere and are looking to supplement their regular workouts. Fighting. Krav Maga is an Israeli based system for defending against an attacker. At Salvos we are incredibly fortunate to have Krav Maga Global Instructor Chris Green, Expert One as our head instructor. He is the founder and owner of Invictus Defense Academy, commuting twice per month from Beaverton to lead seminars on Krav for the community. We have more to o�er than room will allow, so we welcome anyone to contact us about private lessons, group parties, world travel preparation and more.

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 5 541-296-2231

A A A

A Word from the Board

301 Cherry Heights Rd.The Dalles, OR 97058(541) 296-11011-800-548-5487

2025 Cascade Ave., Ste. 101Hood River, OR 97031

(541) 386-1100 • (541) 386-24021-877-386-2402

...bringing service into focusCASCADE EYE CENTER

w w w . c a s c a d e e y e . c o m

Social EventsLunches

CardsFirst Friday Prime Rib

Friday SpecialsGreat value

Consider Joining

Not a golfer - Consider A Social MembershipIniation fee waived with one year commitment$35/ Month plus food assessment $100/quarter

Call Rachel at the club house: (541)296-5252 or Doug (541)980-8610 for DetailsCall Rachel at the club house: (541)296-5252 or Doug (541)980-8610 for Details

Happy Birthday to �e Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce January 31st, marked the 135th Birthday for the Chamber. According to �e History of Wasco County this is how it all began. On January 22, 1883, the �rst steps were taken to organize the Board of Trade, with Col. T. S. Lang as President and F. Pierce Mays, the secretary. A Committee which included Robert Mays, C.N. �ornbury, S.L. Brooks, H.M. Beall and J.W. French were tasked to draw up the constitution and by-lays which were adopted on January 31, 1883. �e original board, which included 5 board members, encouraged local business men of �e Dalles to enroll in the club. �eir �rst projects included the building of highways for better roads for hauling freight and passengers and the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at �e Dalles. In �e Dalles directory of 1898 the organization was called �e Dalles Commercial Club. In 1910 the directory listed the organization as �e Dalles Business Men’s Association, which was located at 207 Washington St. Sometime around 1914 �e Dalles Commercial Club moved to property owned by the railroad. In 1937 the o�ce was then moved to its current location at 404 W. 2nd St. During World War 1 (1917-1918) the organization changed the name to �e Dalles Chamber of Commerce. I wonder if this is when they allowed women to be part of the origination. Lisa Rundell Washington Federal

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 6 541-296-2231

Networking & EventsNetworking & EventsNetworking & Events

Friday, February 2th @ 7:00 am

Cousins' Country Inn

2114 West Sixth Street,�e Dalles, OR

"Make Your Business a Super Hero "Presented by Rick Leibowitz

$10 Advance Registration for Members

$13 for Non-Members and late registration

2018 Distinguished Citizens Awards

Banquet

Music!

Awards!

See you next year!

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

On the Air with Gorge Country Media

7am Y102, 103.1, KLCK

1400 Every Monday

1 Government Affairs 7am BBQ Restaurant

Every Thursday

2 Power Breakfast

Cousins’ 7:00 - 8:00am

“Make your Business a Superhero”

3

4 5 Food, Art, & Wine

Committee 9am

6

7 Ambassador Meeting

7:30am

Ribbon Cutting LuLaRoe Julie Van

Matre 5:1pm

8 Government Affairs 7am BBQ Restaurant

9 Economic Development

Committee 7am

10

11 12

13 Events Committee

12pm

Ribbon Cutting Jeff Nichols, CPA, PC

12:15pm

14

Exec Board 3pm

15 Ribbon Cutting Kainos / 12:15pm

Business After

Hours & Ribbon Cutting

Providence Gorge Spine and Sports Medicine

5 to 7pm

16 Ribbon Cutting

Jim Youtsey Auto Sales, LLC

5:15pm

17

18 19 Ribbon Cutting

H&R Block 12:15pm

20 History & Heritage Focus Task Force

9am

Membership Committee

3pm

21

22 Government Affairs 7am BBQ Restaurant

General Board

1pm-6:30pm

Ribbon Cutting CrossFit—The Dalles

5:15pm

23

24

25 26 27 Coffee Connections Washington Federal

7:30 - 8:30am

28

February 2018 Fri

Power Breakfast Cousins’

Mon

On the Air with Gorge Country Media

March 2 Power Breakfast

Ruth Miles ~ The State of Small Business Small Business Advocate

Office of the Secretary of State

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 7 541-296-2231

Business of The Month

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of theBusinessMonth

�e small business of the month program is designed to recognize the dedication, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by small businesses within �e Dalles community. �e goal of the monthly award is to highlight a small business and give them extra marketing exposure to aid in growing their business. We have asked NW Natural, as our 2018 Business of the Year, to select the Business of the Month. �e business is selected based on their quality of customer service, willingness to go above and beyond, and overall impact in our community.

�e Business of the month for January is Bandit Glass. Both Wayne & Dick Sche�eld are quick to respond to our windshield needs at NW Natural. As you can imagine with a �eet of vehicles driving the Columbia Gorge roads throughout the year, we are bound to have broken or chipped windshields. Bandit Glass is just a phone call away, they work with our crews' schedules, which means sometimes showing up a�er hours to �x our chips. �ey continue to do such a professional job that many of us have them repair our personal vehicles as well. We highly recommend that you look to call Bandit Glass the next time you need quick, professional windshield service for your �eet or personal vehicles.

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For more information, call 541-386-9511

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Our Services and StaffThe Dalles

At rovidence Gorge Spine and Sports Medicine patients can e pect a comprehensive approach, com ining manual therapy, patient education, and therapeutic e ercises to enhance recovery and return them to wor and li e in the shortest time possi le

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Sarah Milam College: Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TNGraduate School: Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MIClinical Specialties: Orthopedics, Geriatrics, Acute care

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For more information, call 541-386-9511

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usiness fter ursThe Dalles

Join us to celebrate our new location in The Dalles

Providence Gorge Spineand Sports Medicine751 Myrtle St. ehind chultens otors

The Dalles, OR 970585:00 p.m. - Festivities begin

p.m. - Ribbon cutting raff es wit The Dalles Chamber of Commerce7:00 p.m. - Call it a night

ou're invited to see our ne h sicalThera clinic and meet our staff

Refreshments provided ith lent of timeto mi and min le ome after orand learn more a out our services

Giveaways and raff es will round out the fun

Thursday, e , 201 5 - 7 p.m.

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 8 541-296-2231

Community KudosCGCC Ranked #4 Community College in Oregon With student ages ranging from nine to 89, Columbia Gorge Community College’s student body clearly represents a diverse population. Located in the middle of the Columbia River Gorge, CGCC’s student body takes advantage of its enchanting surroundings, and the college provides students with many opportunities to participate in the area’s popular recreational activities. CGCC draws knowledge-seeking adventurers from all over the world to hike, �sh, and windsurf while receiving an excellent education through the school’s diverse educational programs. CGCC also makes credit transfers easy: students who earn their associate degree at CGCC and wish to continue their education at a four-year school won’t need to start over at a new institution.

Students get ID cards for the �rst time at CGCC For the �rst time in its 40-year history, Columbia Gorge Community College is providing identi�cation cards to its students. �is is partly to strengthen a sense of community among the student body, as well as to improve the college's ability to quickly identify students.

�e college's ID cards will identify the holder as a student and will identify the academic year. Since this is the �rst year of issuance, 2017-18 will be printed on the card, with following academic years updated with a sticker. "�e college would like to partner with local organizations and businesses in o�ering discounts to students who show their ID cards," explains Dan Spatz, the college's community outreach manager. "We believe this will complement the Chambers' work in encouraging people to shop locally, and also help our students as they balance o�en-limited resources while attending college." Businesses which would like to participate are invited to contact the college. Dan can be reached at [email protected] by calling (541) 506-6034.

Columbia Bank Jumps to 11th Place on Forbes List of Best Banks 2018 On Jan. 10, 2018 Columbia Bank received its highest ranking on the Forbes annual list of America’s Best Banks. Columbia Bank received a rank of 11 on the annual list, far above other Northwest banks, and a signi�cant leap from the rank of 30 Columbia received in 2017.

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 9 541-296-2231

January Ribbon Cuttings

Gorge Roller GirlsFort Dalles Readiness Center

�e Dalles, OR 97058(928) 899-2536

Alive Chiropractic & Rehabilitation100 East 2nd Street, �e Dalles, OR

(971) 344-4208 http://alivechirorehab.com/

Skylink�ber.net622 East 3rd Street, �e Dalles, OR

(541) 298-8000 · (844) 759-3427www.skylink�ber.net

Jen Nanie LMT119 East 2nd Street, Suite 215

�e Dalles, OR 97058(541) 965-9629

LuLaRoe Airel Manciu(775) 250-3514

https://www.facebook.com/lularoeairelmanciu/

2938 E. 2nd St.The Dalles, ORExit 87, Off I-84

541-298-5051

Open Daily 10AM-9PMOpen Until 10pm Summer

Phone-in orders welcome.

Would you like to schedule a ribbon cutting ceremony for your business?

Contact the Chamber to schedule. 541-296-2231 or

[email protected]

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404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 10 541-296-2231

Awards Banquet Recap

Chris Zukin2017 Man of the Year

Joan Silver2017 Woman of the Year

2018 Distinguished Citizen Awards Winners

We all have the opportunity to volunteer in our community and I know many of you are volunteers for many organizations. �is year's honorees have gone "above and beyond" without asking for recognition and they never think twice about doing a task. �ey are the people, just like so many of you, that see what needs to be done and make it happen.

Webster's Dictionary de�nes these kinds of people, VOLUNTEERS:(NOUN) a person who voluntarily o�ers himself or herself for a service or

undertaking(VERB) to o�er oneself for some service or undertaking

We are grateful to these people and are blessed by all that they do for our communities. Each year the Chamber receives nominations from members of the community for the Distinguished Citizens Awards. �is year's banquet had the largest number of attendees, to date. We were honored to introduce newly appointed State Representative Daniel Bonham and State Senator Cli� Bentz. We celebrated 135 years of �e Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, and we had the privilege to thank so many amazing people! We are excited to introduce to you our 2017 honorees ...

Page 18: February 2018 - thedalleschamber.com Sherry DuFault, The Dalles Rotary Club sherdufault@gmail.com Treasurer: Fritz Ellett, Ellett’s Green Ridge Tree Farm fritz.leann.tree@gmail.com

404 West 2nd St. The Dalles, OR 11 541-296-2231

Awards Banquet Recap

NW Natural2017 Business of the Year

Mike Kilkenny2017 Volunteer of the Year

Rich & Brook Remington2017 Agriculture Achievement Award

Steven Klaviter2017 Youth of the Year

Krystal Klebes2017 Educator of the Year

Michael Holloran2017 First Responder of the Year

Page 19: February 2018 - thedalleschamber.com Sherry DuFault, The Dalles Rotary Club sherdufault@gmail.com Treasurer: Fritz Ellett, Ellett’s Green Ridge Tree Farm fritz.leann.tree@gmail.com

404 West Second Street • The Dalles, OR 97058

Affiliated with:• Associated Oregon Industries• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce• Oregon Festivals and Events Association• Travel Oregon• Columbia Gorge Visitors Association• Oregon Tour & Travel Alliance• Columbia Gorge Arts & Culture Alliance• US Chamber of Commerce• Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives• Western Association of Chamber Executives

Business After Hours

Coffee Connections

Power Breakfast

Providence Gorge Spine and Sports Medicine

�ursday, February 15, 5-7pm751 Myrtle Street, �e Dalles, OR

(541) 386-9511

Washington Federal Tuesday, February 27th, 7:30 to 8:30 am

115 East 4th Street, �e Dalles, OR(541) 298-5585

Friday, February 2nd @ 7:00 amCousins' Country Inn

2114 West Sixth Street,�e Dalles, OR

"Make Your Business a Super Hero "

Presented by Rick Leibowitz

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