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Mt Bachelor Chamber Day Huge Success
Bend Chamber members overwhelmed the
staff at Mt. Bachelor with their
response to the first Chamber Day held
on February 12. Once the e-mail went out
to members, the reply was almost
instantaneous.
“When the chamber posted (the event) we filled up in
thirty minutes,” said Matt Janney,
President/GM Mt. Bachelor. “We have a
long waiting list of members right now.”
Mike Hornback, State Farm Insurance, was on the
waiting list and received a call the
night before to attend the event. “I was
excited because I have wanted to get up
here and test the snow,” he said.
Chamber members were treated to skiing and breakfast
for $25. The event was limited to 35
people, but Janney is hopeful to have
another Chamber Day.
“We want to open up to the community and let the
Chamber know we are very serious about
being part of the community and we hope
this adds to it,” Janney said.
The Chamber is looking forward to continuing its
relationship with Mt. Bachelor and
promoting more events like this one.
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Forest
Service Road 40/45 receives a
name
Last Wednesday the Board of County
Commissioners decided the name of Forest
Service Road 40/45. The Board had
requested input from the public and
received 137 names.
During their work session, the board decided on River
Summit Drive. Pastor and teacher Glen
Schaumloeffel of Sunriver suggested the
name.
Some of the other nominees included Bachelor Breezeway,
Cascade Corridor, Edison Ice Cave Road,
No Name Lane, Road to Nirvana, Sun Ice
Road, and Winter Buzz.
Due to the County assuming jurisdiction and road
maintenance of the road, the County code
requires all public and private roads to
be named.
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Bend Street Cleaning to Start
Soon
The City of Bend will soon be switching
gears from snow removal to street
cleaning. Weather permitting, the Bend
Public Works Department will begin
sweeping debris and cinders from the
street. This will take place citywide
starting with the main arterials, moving
to connecting roads, and then
residential areas. Because the cinders
are mixed in with layers of snow and
ice, several cleaning stops will be made
to remove the debris.
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2008
Iditarod & Rachael
Scdoris What’s All The Hype?
On March 1, 2008 Central Oregon’s own
Rachael Scdoris will cross the starting
line of an 1,150 mile dog sled race and
will face some of the most unforgiving
race conditions known to man (or woman),
including temperatures as low as -50
degrees.
You can't compare the Iditarod to any other competitive
event in the world. Mushers and their
dog teams traverse through jagged
mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense
forest, desolate tundra and miles of
windswept coast. From Anchorage, in
south central Alaska, to Nome on the
western Bering Sea coast, each team of
12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover
over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days.
They also battle with temperatures far below zero,
winds that can cause a complete loss of
visibility, the hazards of overflow,
long hours of darkness, and treacherous
climbs and side hills.
At 15, Rachel became the youngest athlete to ever to
complete a 500-mile sled dog race. Now
at 22, Rachael’s determination to truly
realize her potential by finishing among
the most elite racers, will compete in
her 3rd Iditarod.
To make things even more challenging, on top of the
1,150 miles of extreme conditions,
Rachael is legally blind. She was born
with a rare vision disorder which causes
severe near sightedness, far sightedness
and colorblindness. After 12 days, 10
hours and 42 minutes on the trail, in
March of 2006, Rachael made history as
the first legally blind athlete in
history to finish the Iditarod race.
Rachael, a role model for people with disabilities is
dedicated to supporting Central Oregon
Resources for Independent Living
(CORIL) to help other Central Oregonians
with disabilities pursue their dreams.
To support Rachael and those with disabilities, we
encourage everyone to follow the race
and visit Scdoris’ Web site,
GoRachaelGo.com to pledge as little as
one cent for every mile of the race.
All donations will benefit CORIL and
their pursuit to empower all people with
disabilities to develop their full
capabilities and potential.
This story was submitted by Diana Haffner, CORIL
Advisory Board Member
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Coming
events
Wyden to speak at City Club
Event -
Senator Ron Wyden will
speak about the Healthy
Americans Act on February 18, at
the City Club Forum. This Act,
which is co-sponsored by Senator
Bob Bennett of Utah, would
require Americans to purchase
a basic health insurance policy
for themselves, reduce health
care costs, slash paperwork and
administrative expenses, and
create bold incentives for
preventive care.
The presentation will take place at the Center for
Health and Learning in St.
Charles Medical Center. St.
Charles is located at 2500 Neff
Road in Bend. Registration will
start at 11:15 a.m. and the
forum will begin at 11:30 a.m.
and conclude at 1:00 p.m.
Members and nonmembers are
welcome to attend.
The cost for members is $13 and $25 for nonmembers. The
price does include lunch.
For more information or to register please
contact City Club at (541)
633-7163.
Feb 15, 2008:
Second Community Affairs Council (CAC)
– Town Hall Luncheon -
February's Town Hall will explore what
effect ODOT's Madras decision is having
on Central Oregon's economic
development. Is a state agency
interfering with individual property
rights and cities abilities to expand
their local economy or is ODOT just
protecting a state asset by controlling
the number of new trips allowed on a
state highway? Bob Bryant, Region 4 ODOT
Director, will be joining us, presenting
ODOT's view, and answering questions.
Join in on the Q & A and discussion. Is
this a property rights issue? Should a
state agency have the ultimate word on
local highway access? Is economic
development in Central Oregon going to
be subject to who can afford to pay for
transportation studies? Let your voice
be heard at the Bend Chamber Community
Affairs Council Town Hall. The CAC Town
Hall luncheons are held at Touchmark at
Mount Bachelor Village in the Terrace
Lodge Forum Theater from noon to 1:30
p.m. To join the CAC Town Hall luncheon
series, register online:
www.bendchamber.org or call
Lindi to reserve your spot: 382-3221.
Tuesday, February 19 - 10 Simple
Solutions to Stress: How to Tame
Tension & Start Enjoying Your Life,
Speaker:
Dr. Claire Michaels Wheeler
Stress
is an unavoidable part of life, and it's
not all bad! Yes, it can keep you awake
at night, increase your risk for heart
disease, and disrupt your relationships,
but you can protect yourself from these
negative effects. Stress also gets you
fired up, inspired, and determined to
get things done, grow, and make changes
in your life.
Dr. Claire Michaels Wheeler is a
physician, psychologist and professor at
Portland State University and Oregon
Health & Science University, and author
of a book by the same name as this
presentation.
Dr. Wheeler
will share the latest research on stress
with you, and then teach you how to put
that information to work in your
everyday life right away. You'll learn
and practice new ways to manage stress
levels in the moment and in general,
putting you in control of how the ups
and downs of everyday life, and the big
stuff, affects you, your health, and
your longevity.
This lively presentation will be a
combination of discussion, presentation
of information, and small group
breakouts
YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM LEARNING HOW TO:
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Understand stress and its sources
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How stress can work in your life as
a positive and negative force
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How your health might be affected by
stress
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Techniques for making the most of
stressful situations
Space is limited, so please reserve your
space today!
Register on-line
[Sign up]
or contact Lindi
lindi@bendchamber.org
by
noon on Friday, February 15,
2008.
Phone: 541-382-3221 or Fax:
541-385-9929.
Feb 25, 2008: Real Estate
Forecast Breakfast – This year's
speakers are Sandy Garner of The Garner
Group Realtors and Development, Dana
Bratton of Bratton Appraisal Group, and
Stephen Trono of The Trono Company.
Please join us to hear these experts
talk about the pulse of the residential
and commercial real estate markets and
marketing trends as they relate to
Central Oregon. Where is your real
estate investment headed in 2008? Be
sure to attend to hear the latest
predictions. Register online:
www.bendchamber.org/REFB or
call Lindi at the Bend Chamber,
382-3221. Corporate Tables ($595) offer
reserved seating for ten and are the
best way to ensure that you and your
co-workers sit together. Individual
seats are just $45 and are first-come,
first-served, open seating.
March 11, 2008:
Business Showcase - Once a year, the
Bend Chamber offers the opportunity for
small and/or home-based businesses to
co-host a Business After Hours. These
extremely successful events "showcase"
small businesses that would otherwise be
unable to "host" a networking event due
to the size of their facilities. This
event gives great visibility as well as
an opportunity to highlight their
products and services while networking
one-on-one with potentially 200+ new
clients. The next Business Showcase is
coming up on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at
Bend Golf & Country Club, and we have
openings for hosts. The cost is $125 for
new Chamber members or non-profit
organizations, and $150 for all others.
We have a limited number of booths, and
we're filling up fast, so if you are
interested in participating, please
contact Lindi DeWolf at lindi@bendchamber.org
or 382-3221.
March 21, 2008 Community Affairs Town
Hall – Future of Transit-Former
mayor Oran Teater and city Transit
Director Heather Ornelas will discuss
what the Future of Transit Committee is
currently working on. This committee is
looking at the future of the Bend Area
Transit (BAT), its service area, the
level of service it should provide the
community and how to pay for BAT and
Dial-a-Ride services in the future.
Currently, the city General Fund is
supporting public transportation to the
tune of $1.5 million. Is a property tax
or payroll tax the best way to fund this
transportation mode? Did you know
Oregon Law only allows cities to fund
public transportation by property or
payroll tax; and for the city of Bend
they could elect to ask voters to
approve a sales tax to address funding?
Which, of any, of these methods do you
feel is best? Attend Bend Chamber
Community Affair Town Hall and let your
voice be heard on public transportation.
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Survey
Question
From time to time, the Chamber will
attach a survey question to Weekly
E-News to see what makes the membership
tick. We encourage responses from
members so we can better focus on their
needs or ideas.
What television news channel do
you watch to get your daily news and
why?
Please email your response to Tim
Casey at
tim@bendchamber.org.
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