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Stock market is a buying opportunity for investors. Page 8 Death Tax Haunted by Ambiguity, RVTD announces new bus route. Page 27 Says Forum Speaker New and renewing members offer you great variety of services. Page 20 hen President George Bush signed sweeping W legislation in 2001 to estate and gift tax laws, few if any thought that the legislation would vanish by Networking: 2010, says Forum speaker Joshua Husbands, a partner in Holland & Knight LLP and sponsored by Michael L. Register now for the Prime Piels, Certified Public Accountants, LLP. Time Networking Reception. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief & Page 26 Reconciliation Act of 2001, says Husbands on February 8 at the Rogue Valley Country Club, provides for

gradual increases in exemptions for the estate tax, gift and generation skipping transfer (called GST) taxes. It Representing culminated in no federal estate or GST taxes in 2010. In Business Issues: 2011, “the party ends,” with the tax law returning to the $1 million, 55% rate system that was in place prior to the 2001 Act. The beginning of 2010 shows “Everyone thought that the 2010 lapse would never encouraging signs that business happen,” he says. “There was a lot of speculation about is improving. what kind of legislation Congress would pass,” but not Page 10 too much discussion that Congress would pass nothing at all. But Congress has failed to act, so on January 1, 2010, the federal estate and generation skipping transfer Promoting the taxes lapsed. So for the rest of this year, he says, the Community: federal estate tax and generation skipping transfer tax is not applicable. More so, the gift tax rate drops to 35%.

National Geographic unveils new This punitive tax structure, however, can be changed if MapGuide showcasing the Central Congress passes retroactive legislation. Cascades. Page 16 Husbands, who serves on the adjunct faculty and Lewis & Clark Law School, says it’s impossible to predict What should a person do with regards to estate Pear a Fare returns to the 2010 whether Congress will act or not, causing great ambiguity planning? “That all depends on your tolerance Pear Blossom Festival. Page 16 for estate planning professionals. What is known, for risk,” Forum speaker Husbands says. Check out what is happening in however, is that the generation skipping transfer tax will your community. Page 17 not apply to generation skipping transfers after December Photo Courtesy of Gerry Katz Photography

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Regence Foundation Awards A successful new event that was added last “My hope is that businesses across Oregon will $43,900 to Jackson County year wil begin in mid-March is our Dare to Pear get involved with Safety Break to celebrate their Challenge, where downtown restaurants will be safety and health achievements, but also to focus Hospitals to Launch In-patient “pearing” pear dishes with wines and brews. You attention on problems that aren’t solved yet,” said Palliative Care Programs can visit participating restaurants, try their unique Michael Wood, Oregon OSHA administrator. The Regence Foundation has awarded $23,300 creations, and vote on your favorite. “It’s a great time to talk about hazards, host a to Rogue Valley Medical Center and $20,600 Another highlight of the festival is a new event training event, or promote the value of safety in the to Providence Medford Medical Center to also added last year, the Pear A Fare, in Alba Park, workplace.” develop hospital-based palliative care programs. on April 9 and 10. This event features locally The theme for this year’s event “Shine a Light “We awarded palliative care grants because it’s a produced wines and brews and local artisan foods on Safety,” encourages employees and management service that’s missing from the southern Oregon and specialties. Admission is free. Tastes of wine to work together on safety and health concerns. community,” says Michael Alexander, Regence and brew are available by purchasing a souvenir The result of this cooperation can lead to fewer Foundation board chair. “Relief from pain and glass. There will also be entertainment and a kids injuries and reduced workers’ compensation costs suffering is one of the most important components area. for employers. of patient care, and it should be available to every The HMA will present the Pear Blossom Companies planning to participate are patient who needs it.” Spring Fair on April 10 and 11, complete with food encouraged to sign up online at www.orosha.org/ The grants to PMMC and RVMC will help vendors, craft vendors, and many other booths subjects/safetybreak.html. the hospitals develop and begin planning their filling Hawthorne Park for two days of fun for the palliative care programs, as well as provide staff entire family. Jefferson Elementary School training. “When most people think of palliative The Rogue Valley Square Dance Festival gets Goes Green with Goodwill care, they think of hospice,” says Alexander. underway this weekend as well, with special guest callers and dancers coming from all over the Jefferson Elementary hosted a week-long “But palliative care extends well beyond hospice donation drive during the end of January to see how to anyone who needs help managing pain and Northwest for the two-day event. That same weekend, April 10 and 11, the many pounds of clothing and household goods they symptoms of a serious disease. We’d like to can keep out of the landfill by donating them to recognize Providence and Asante for making this a Southern Oregon Philatelic Society will host their annual Pear Blossom Stamp Show at the Padgham Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries. priority in the southern Oregon community.” SMHS Senior Brenda Pyle chose to do her senior The grants are part of The Regence Foundation’s Building at the Expo. Stamp collectors from all project on Goodwill’s commitment to reduce, reuse Sojourns grant-making program to promote over the country will be on hand to educate, trade and show off their stamp collections. and recycle. Brenda did a presentation for the 5/6th hospital- and community-based palliative care grade classes to launch the week long competition. services. Through Sojourns, The Foundation aims The Pear Blossom Run will start early Saturday morning, April 10, as over 2,000 runners from all Donating is a fun way to reuse. Old clothes that to foster best practices, leadership and collaboration you don’t want, or don’t fit you anymore can be that help people with life-threatening and incurable over the United States compete in four different runs. There is something for everyone! donated for someone else to reuse. It’s a great way to illness to access quality palliative care in their own help the environment and help someone else. community. As soon as the run is over, the grand-daddy of them all, Medford’s oldest event, the 57th Annual The class that raises the most pounds will win a tour of Southern Oregon Goodwill. Last year, Plans for the 57th Annual Parade will wind its way down the 2 ½ mile route, with over 5,000 participants including bands, horse Southern Oregon Goodwill kept 3,626,688 pounds Pear Blossom Festival are groups, floats, Harleys, bicycles, walking groups, out of the landfill by recycling! Underway and more, showing off for more than 25,000 Not only can you go green and save, but in doing spectators that gather to see the parade. so, you are truly making a difference. Eighty-five The Festival now includes four weekends full of cents of every $1 of Goodwill revenue goes to fund events, something for every age group, with lots of More information about the above events can be found on the website www.pearblossomparade.org services and programs that change lives. Goodwill is fun and entertainment! making our community better one person at a time. Festivities start on March 27 at 9 am with the or by calling (541) 840-PEAR. Junior Royalty Pageant for 5-year-olds. This is Medford’s oldest pageant, and the Junior King and Employers to celebrate Safety NewsWatch 12 is the First Queen will ride in the parade. 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m e m b e r f y i s Continued from page 4 the HD spot capability began many months ago Rogue Federal Credit Union worked as a private contractor in Miami, Florida, at the urging of one of our clients who is already Boosts Local High School and Washington, D.C. and served as a Peace producing their commercials in High Definition. Corps Volunteer in Bolivia. He also holds a “Our digital plant is so complex, with numerous Athletic Programs Masters in International Relations and Resource pieces of sophisticated equipment, computers and For the past two years Rogue Federal Credit Environmental Management from Boston servers that our engineering department spent many Union has partnered with Table Rock Sports University. months designing our system in conjunction with Network to sponsor local high school football our vendors like Harris,” Maiuri said. programs through the formation of the Touchdown Changing What You See – “Our investment in both time and money was Club. For every touchdown or field goal scored quite large. We had the basics of what we needed during the season RFCU contributes $10 to an theDove TV due to the planning and timing of the digital athletic fund in the local schools name. Over 50 TheDove TV is a brand-new family and transition, but we weren’t quite all the way there.” games were broadcast during the course of the entertainment TV channel that launches this According to Maiuri there are only a handful 2009-2010 season with an average of $540 going March on Channel 18 on Charter basic cable of television stations that have the ability to offer to each high school athletic department. Of the service. local advertisers commercials in High Definition partnership RFCU’s President and CEO Gene More than 23 months in the making, Medford- nationwide. “There is only one other television Pelham remarked, “This unique sponsorship based theDove TV has been a real community station in Oregon that can do this as far as we agreement benefits our schools during these initiative with the radio audience of theDove Radio know; it’s the NBC affiliate in Portland, KGW- difficult budgetary times by providing funds to (KDOV) raising more than $300,000 to completely TV,” Maiuri added. purchase necessary equipment for our athletic teams pay for all equipment and installation. Maiuri also announced that the station is thus helping to offset some of the costs to players With its ground-breaking format, theDove TV starting to air most of its weekly syndicated and their families.” aims to have something for everyone in the family, programming in High Definition. Programs like The Table Rock Sports Network provides live with quality documentaries and inspirational Live With Regis and Kelly, Oprah, Jeopardy and coverage and sponsorships of high school sports programs, children’s programs, youth focused Wheel of Fortune will all soon be broadcast in HD. programs throughout southern Oregon. Games action sports as well as complete news coverage are broadcast live each week. This sponsorship throughout the day. RCC to Develop an Institutional agreement with RFCU provided $2,160 to local More local content and coverage is planned for high school athletic programs later this year with the introduction of live morning Master Plan Rogue Federal Credit Union is a relationship- simulcasts of theDove radio’s highly rated morning Rogue Community College is working with based service organization partnering to show in a uniquely formatted hybrid TV-radio Opsis Architecture and Abell Architectural Group grow financially healthy, secure families and cross-over program. to develop an institutional master plan. The plan communities. Rogue has been serving southern will incorporate academic, financial and facilities Oregon for over 50 years. Rogue is a federally NBC News Anchor Ann needs for each of RCC’s three campuses and other chartered, community-based credit union whose Curry to Speak at 2010 SOU learning sites. The architects began working with membership includes all who live, work, worship or the college in October 2009 and are expected to attend school in Jackson, Josephine and Klamath Commencement Ceremony make final recommendations by early summer 2010. counties. Rogue serves over 46,000 members Southern Oregon University is proud to Please visit our website at www.roguecc.edu/imp with an asset base of over $461 million and a loan announce that Journalist and NBC News Anchor to learn more about the project, or submit questions portfolio of $360 million. Branches are located Ann Curry will serve as its 2010 commencement or comments via the Master Plan Survey. In in Medford, Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point, speaker this June. addition, you are invited to attend any one of three Grants Pass and Klamath Falls. We invite you to A graduate of Ashland High School and the open house sessions to review preliminary plans, stop by and visit with a representative or visit us University of Oregon, Curry has worked in the ask questions or submit recommendations for the online at www.roguefcu.org. news industry for more than 30 years. She has won second phase of planning. The open house schedule three Emmy Awards for news reporting, certificates follows: Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & of excellence from the Associated Press, and Monday, March 15, 3 - 5 p.m., Table Rock Campus additional honors for reporting from the NAACP. 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Article courtesy of Erich Patten, Portfolio Manager, Cutler Investment Group, LLC he arrival of 2009 investment statements problems facing the equity markets are no century’s rival Russia at 143rd (Japan 19th). T brought relief to many investors. While longer an anomaly. The market has battled Today, American companies clearly have a still well off the 2007 market highs, investment inflation and unemployment in the past. It has strategic advantage over the competition. Open portfolios had returned to more comfortable faced regulatory uncertainty. U.S. companies and free economies are good for business. levels. With regular contributions, 401k balances have battled more imposing tax regimes, and Today, good opportunities exist. The 2008 had nearly returned to their highs. Housing faced daunting foreign competition. Today, the sell off was an overreaction to investors’ worst prices had stabilized, with real estate values problems facing the market are not dissimilar fears. Normalcy is returning to the economy. appearing to have nearly bottomed. All of this to the early 1980’s, where inflation and taxation Growth has returned to the market and equity added up to a great big sigh of relief for investors were high, and Japanese companies were out- prices have accordingly recovered, however, after a tumultuous previous year. producing many domestic stalwarts. That time prices have not returned to previous highs, Yet, while the markets have recovered, period also happened to be the precipice for the primarily because earnings have not. As earnings concerns remain. What happens when the greatest bull market of the 20th century. continue to climb higher, valuations should Federal government begins raising rates? Where One may argue that the U.S. is moving follow. Patient investors should be rewarded, as is the growth coming from with unemployment toward an onerous regulatory framework today, the recovery moves forward. over 10%? Will inflation slowly erode the rather than away from one at the onset of the last American standard of living? Some investors see bull market. This may be true, but the lessons of these concerns as an opportunity. the past have not been abandoned. Warren Buffett recently proclaimed, after America today remains one of the best places making his biggest investment ever in the to do business in the world. The Heritage purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation annually ranks countries for their Railway (a modest $34 billion), that this economic freedom, and while the U.S. has investment amounted to an “all in bet on the slipped in its ranking (city-states dominate economic future of the U.S.” Why now? the top of the list), it still ranks 8th overall. At Cutler Investment Group, LLC, we also America’s 21st century rival, China, ranks 140th see this market as a buying opportunity. The (Brazil a more respectable 44th), and the 20th M a r c h 2 0 1 0 www.medfordchamber.com 

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Improvement and Uncertainty planning to expand the national debt by at least $9 trillion over the next At the outset of this New Year, there are some decade - more debt than has been piled up in all previous years since encouraging signs that the state of American George Washington. They see many states going broke as well. What business is improving. After almost two years in will the impact be on their companies and employees? a severe recession, the economy began growing These are the uncertainties that job creators are wrestling with— again in the third quarter of 2009 - by 2.2 percent. uncertainties that call into question how quick or strong our economic Fourth quarter growth could be significantly recovery will be. And no one is paying a higher price than the American higher, but we should not assume that it signals a worker. Over seven million Americans have lost their jobs since the Thomas J. Donohue trend. Overall, the U.S. Chamber expects growth recession began. Ten percent of the workforce is unemployed - a number President and CEO, for 2010 to range in the vicinity of 3 percent. that soars beyond 17 percent when you add those who have stopped U.S. Chamber of looking for jobs and the millions of part-time workers who want to work Commerce Yet while there has been some improvement, we must add another word when describing the full-time. state of American business today - and that word Job One—Putting America Back to Work is “uncertainty.” Think for a moment about the nation’s job creators Our nation faces many big challenges, but no priority is more - the men and women who run our small and large businesses - as well as important than putting Americans back to work. And so the U.S. those who lead our universities, our health care facilities and the many Chamber is calling upon leaders in government, business, labor, and other institutions that employ our workforce. If you were in their shoes across society to unite around the ambitious goal of creating at least 20 today, would you jump quickly into new investments and hiring? Or million new jobs over the next 10 years. With 20 million jobs, we can would you wait for some clarity, and some common sense, to take hold re-employ the unemployed and meet the needs of our young people and a first? Most of these job creators would like nothing more than to keep growing population. We first articulated this goal last October when we their workers employed, create new jobs, and bring some hope and relief made it the centerpiece of our new campaign to support free enterprise. to families struggling without a paycheck. We did so in part because we were troubled that policymakers in But when they look at what’s going on in Washington, in the states, Washington seemed to be focused on everything but the creation of jobs. and around the world, what do they see? They see massive tax increases Today, almost everyone is talking about jobs and that’s good. But on the horizon—not just the expiration of the tax cuts passed over talk won’t create the jobs we need and, over the long term, neither can the last decade, but also hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes. the government. In his economic speech last month, President Obama They see health care legislation that contains a burdensome mandate said, and I quote - “Job creation will ultimately depend on the real job on employers and virtually no meaningful reforms to improve quality creators: businesses across America.” We hear you, Mr. President—and or control costs. They see a climate change bill and potential EPA we agree. So let’s talk frankly and specifically about the policies that we regulations that could significantly raise energy prices and impose new must have to accelerate growth and put our citizens back to work. layers of bureaucracy on their organizations. They see financial services legislation moving forward that could choke off their access to capital at The U.S. Chamber’s Jobs Plan a time when lending is already very tight. America’s job creators also see a First, we can create jobs by doubling U.S. exports in five years. renewed push by unions to pass card check and many other measures to control the workplace. They see the trial bar working with their allies in This is an ambitious yet achievable goal. But to get there, we need a Congress and with many state attorneys general to expand opportunities bold and aggressive trade policy - something we don’t have today. The for new litigation. They see the rise of trade isolationism at home and rest of the world is not waiting around for the United States. Countries abroad that could threaten their export markets - and now, renewed are busy making their own arrangements with each other and leaving fears about terrorism. And our job creators see the federal government us in the dust. We all know about the political pressure against trade coming from some of our unions. But that’s no excuse when America’s M a r c h 2 0 1 0 www.medfordchamber.com 1 1 global leadership is at stake. Washington is sitting on pending trade and less than 4 years to build it, a new reactor here takes 5 years to agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. If we fail to pass license and another 5 years to build. We must address these delays them, we will not only miss opportunities to create new jobs - we will as well as the legal uncertainties and financial risks that stand in the lose existing jobs. South Korea, for example, is ready to proceed with a way. Nuclear energy is not the only promising energy source facing free trade agreement with the EU. If the Europeans go ahead while we such hurdles. The U.S. Chamber has identified more than 380 specific continue to delay, an estimated 350,000 more Americans will lose their projects across the country - more than one-third of them wind, jobs. With millions of Americans already desperate for work, how could solar, and other renewable energy projects - that have been delayed or any member of Congress or the White House sit by and allow that to even killed by Not-in-My-Backyard roadblocks. It’s time to end the happen? We must also modernize export controls, which today cost us unnecessary barriers that cost jobs and threaten our energy diversity, billions in lost high-tech sales. Increase those sales and you create good security, and leadership. manufacturing jobs here in the United States. We need to fix the Buy Fourth—we can create jobs by expanding credit across our economy. American rules, which have delayed stimulus projects and new hiring, while also risking trade retaliation against our workers and businesses. We urgently need to find ways to ensure that businesses, especially We must seize the potential of small and medium-sized businesses to small businesses, can get the credit they need to invest and create jobs. export. They already account for 30 percent of our total exports. We can Robust SBA lending programs, a strong Export-Import Bank (which bring thousands of smaller firms into the international marketplace if carries no net cost to the taxpayers), and an openness to foreign capital we assist them with expertise, promotion, and financing. We must also are all important. But the real question is how to fix and revitalize our vigorously protect our intellectual property. The theft of IP costs our capital markets. We must close regulatory gaps and take additional steps nation hundreds of thousands of jobs, threatens consumer safety, and to protect investors and consumers. But we must not over-regulate our puts our leadership in innovation at risk. markets and companies, limit consumer choice, or futilely attempt to drive all risk taking out of our system. Businesses get the capital they At his recent White House jobs summit, President Obama said, “If need in very diverse ways. This is especially true for smaller businesses. we just increased our share of exports to Asia by 1 percent, that’s about They use every possible source - from lines of credit on their homes, a quarter million jobs. If we increased it by 5, that’s a million jobs. That personal credit cards, asset-backed lenders, and loans from family and fills a big hole; it doesn’t cost us money.” Well, right on Mr. President! friends. We must preserve these credit options. That’s why the focus of The business community is ready to work with you and with Congress reform efforts on Capitol Hill should not be on limiting the choices to expand our exports around the world. available but rather making sure they are sold responsibly by well Second—we can create jobs by rebuilding America’s infrastructure. regulated firms. Our economic platform is running out of capacity and it is danger- Unfortunately the financial regulatory reform bill passed by the ously declining in quality and safety. To meet our infrastructure needs, House moves us in the wrong direction. We are hopeful that current we need to boost public investments while working to ensure that the discussions among the key Senate players will produce a better result. It money is spent wisely in areas of genuine need. Reauthorization of the seems like everyone in Washington is meeting with the bankers these nation’s core highway bill is essential. But it is the private sector that can days. First, the bankers are told to build up more capital. Then they are be the main driver of new, innovative projects in transportation, power told to hurry up and lend it. Then they face the prospect of having their generation and transmission, water systems, and communications. One loans and financial products second-guessed by regulators, lawyers, study estimates that $180 billion in private capital is available to build judges, state attorneys general, and Congress. This is precisely why it is infrastructure projects. Put this money to work in conjunction with important to establish clear, certain rules with strong oversight and then public dollars, and it could support more than 1.5 million jobs over 10 get the government and the politicians out of the business of microman- years. To unleash this capital, governments must clear away regulatory aging banks and other companies. Strong capital markets and financial impediments and legal uncertainties - and provide incentives so that services provide the fuel that will power economic growth and jobs. public agencies include private sector participation in their efforts. It Congress and the regulators must get this right. takes too long to build anything substantial in this country - and every- Fifth—to create jobs we must ease the uncertainty over tax increases one knows it. For example, the Federal Highway Administration found as well as health, environmental, labor, legal, and fiscal policies. that it takes about 13 years for major projects to go from initiation to completion. Congress, the administration, and the states must recognize that our weak economy simply could not sustain all the new taxes, regulations, The U.S. Chamber is prepared to work with governments at all levels and mandates now under consideration. It’s a sure-fire recipe for a to remove unnecessary barriers. We can then put Americans back to double-dip recession, or worse. work with private infrastructure investments that add long-term value to our economy and boost our global competitiveness. Taxes Third—we can create jobs with major investments and break- Instead, lawmakers should enact tax incentives - for example, throughs in energy. preserve the reduced rates on capital gains and dividend income; shorten depreciation and extend Section 179 expensing; adopt a One of the great rallying cries of our day is, “Let’s create green jobs.” permanent fix to the death tax; and, address the AMT for both While we share in the excitement - and have supported alternative businesses and individuals. Responsible pension reform is urgently energy projects at every opportunity - we must balance our enthusiasm needed as well. It could quickly free up billions of dollars for payroll with some realities. We urge policymakers to do the same. The United without jeopardizing company retirement plans. Congress and the States has the talent and the capacity to invent the green technologies White House should also seriously consider maintaining all federal here. But if we don’t address the excessive costs in our business income tax rates at their current levels for the foreseeable future. I know environment, embrace an aggressive trade policy, or protect our this flies in the face of some strongly held views. But taking this bold intellectual property, the business, the jobs, and the technologies will step would measurably reduce uncertainty. It would boost investment go somewhere else. We also should produce more American energy on and jobs by leaving hundreds of billions of dollars in the productive our land and off our shores - including oil, gas, and clean coal - which economy. It would help small businesses and their employees succeed, would improve energy security, create jobs, and keep our economy since many pay their taxes using the personal rates. The impact on competitive. One of the most powerful ideas, which we should jump on deficits is a worthy consideration. But remember, we are not talking immediately, is a rapid expansion of clean, safe nuclear energy. Nuclear about cutting income taxes below what they are today. We are talking power is a solution that doesn’t have to be invented. We can use it now about deferring a massive tax increase in a very weak economy - a tax and make it a vital part of our climate change solution because it doesn’t increase whose clearly intended purpose is not to reduce the deficit, emit greenhouse gases. License applications have been submitted for 26 but to pay for more spending. If we go ahead with these tax hikes, new reactors. If all were built, they could support an estimated 240,000 we will likely end up with even bigger deficits and greater economic direct and indirect jobs. And as time goes on, we’ll need to build many more. 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he National Geographic Society unveiled MapGuide, a visitor gains a sense of the Central in Oregon and is loosely bounded by Highway 97 to T its latest MapGuide on January 19, 2010, Cascades area as unique to any other place on Earth. the east and Interstate 5 to the west. which highlights the sustainable places and Not only does it inspire travel, but it also instills The MapGuide’s coverage of southern Oregon attractions in the Central Cascades region of the a desire to celebrate and preserve our singular captures the spirit and diverse attractions the region Pacific Northwest. Based on recommendations of landscape, culture and regional identity.” offers. From a the famous Huckleberry pies at local residents and business owners, the MapGuide “We are thrilled that Oregon and Washington Beckie’s Café to pristine views from the Table Rocks showcases authentic and sustainable ways to have seen this challenging, multi-year project to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the MapGuide experience the dynamic landscape, pioneering through to its successful completion,” remarked highlights southern Oregon’s unique personality. culture and recreational treasures of the Central John Francis, National Geographic’s vice president The Central Cascades MapGuide will be Cascades areas of Washington and Oregon. for Research, Conservation and Exploration. “In available in the West Coast edition of the May/ The MapGuide features more than 200 defining this region by what its residents most June issue of National Geographic Traveler geotourism sites selected by the National treasure, you have made great strides toward magazine, as well as through a new Web site, www. Geographic Society and regional committees, ensuring its geographical character for future TheCentralCascades.com. The Medford Visitor based on more than 1,200 nominations from generations.” Information Center will have a limited supply of local residents. Points of interest include cultural, The double-sided, large-format-print MapGuide the MapGuides available for sale starting March 1, recreational, agricultural, natural and geological measures 25” x 37” and features such famed 2010. attractions and activities that promote sustainable landmarks as well as many lesser-known “hidden More information about the Central Cascades travel throughout the Central Cascades. The gems.” Also highlighted are scenic byways; birding, MapGuide, including ordering information and MapGuide also features full-color photography hiking and biking trails; public markets, shops, details on the National Geographic Society’s from Northwest photographers and famed National galleries, and festivals as well as events. The Central geotourism program, can be found at and Geographic cartography. Cascades, as designated by the National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/sustainable. “It is much more than a map,” said Todd Society, stretches from Mount Rainier National Davidson, CEO of Travel Oregon. “Reading the Park in Washington to Crater Lake National Park “Pear a Fare” Moving to Alba Park n its first offering during the 2009 Pear vendors. Wines, brews, foods and specialties will be I Blossom Festival, the “Pear a Fare” event available for purchase by those in attendance. An outgrew the Vogel Plaza location it occupied. For entertainment element will be part of the event as 2010 the tented vending event will be moving to well. Alba Park. The move to Alba Park (formerly the The additions of the Pear a Fare event along site of the HMA Pear Blossom Street Fair for the with the ‘in-restaurant’ Dare-to-Pear Challenge past 25 years) will allow the event to double the (March 12-April 4) are anticipated to bring number of vendors to 40. “Foodie” visitors to Medford during our Pear The two-day Pear a Fare will be open to the Blossom Festival time. public on Friday April 9 from 3pm-9pm and The slogan for the 2010 Pear Blossom Festival Saturday April 10 from 10am-5pm. This event will is “Rogue Valley: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow,” feature locally produced wines and brews, along which ties in well with these new events featuring with local artisan foods and specialties. Admissions our local restaurants, wineries, breweries and to the event is free and open to all ages with tastes artisan foods. of the participating wine and brew products For more information contact Richard Barney at available by purchasing a souvenir glass which will (541) 821-2169 or via email at [email protected]. include a number of complimentary tastes from M a r c h 2 0 1 0 www.medfordchamber.com 1 7

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1 2 3 4 5 6 6th Annual Oregon 6th Annual Oregon Chocolate Festival Chocolate Festival **Ribbon Cutting 4:00pm** Kid’s Garage Sale - Santos Ctr Group Eyecare Center Glen Cambell in Concert Lesislative Action Team Mtg 8:00pm - Seven Feathers 7:30am - R.V. Country Club Lets Fall in Love Chamber PAC Mtg 7:30pm - Craterian 1:30pm - Chamber Conf. Rm. Greeters 8:00 - ACCESS Comedy Night @ Chadwicks

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6th Annual Ore. Chocolate Festival Joe Bonamassa 8:00pm - Craterian Shrine Circus Jackson County Community Lets Fall in Love 3:00pm **Ribbon Cutting 3:30pm** Concert Association - Southern Oregon Antique & - Craterian Chamber Executive Comm. Mtg The Nest Trio Voronezh @ Craterian Collectible Show and Sale CLN Action Mtg 9:00am 7:30am - Chamber Conf. Rm Forum 11:30am - R.V. Country Club Chamber Conf. Rm Comedy Night @ Chadwicks Comedy Night @ Chadwicks “Your Business Link” Hotielier Mtg TRADCO Mtg - 12:00 Medford Library 10:00am - Chamber Conf. Rm Greeters 8:00 - Floors to Go-Medford Local’s Night-South Stage Cellars

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Southern Oregon Antique & Capitol Steps 7:30pm - Craterian Daddy Daughter Shamrock Harlem Gospel Choir 3rd Friday Art Walk Rogue Creamery 6th Annual Collectible Show and Sale Skate Night 7:30pm - Craterian Downtown Throwdown Oregon Cheese Festival 6:00pm - Roller Odyssey Chamber Board of Director Mtg 7:30am - R.V. Country Club Local’s Night @ Paschals Medford Chamber Leadership VCB Development Comm. Mtg Greeters 8:00am - Oregon “Tourism & Fire Science” 3:30pm - Chamber Conf. Rm. Shakespears Festival Comedy Night @ Chadwicks Comedy Night @ Chadwicks

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 The Drowsy Chaperone Pear Blossom Festival 7:30pm - Craterian 9:00am - Jr Royality Coronation 7:00pm- Sr Royality Coronation Comedy Night @ Chadwicks @ N. Medford High Auditorium

10th Annual Daffodil Daze Festival Greeters 8:00am - Camelot Rogue Valley Orchid Society Show Theatre Company Comedy Night @ Chadwicks

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10th Annual Daffodil Daze Festival Hairspray 7:30 - Craterian Transportation Action Team Mtg 7:30am - Chamber Conf. Rm Rogue Valley Orchid Society Show Ambassador Action Team Mtg 8:00am - Homewood Suites

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s a small business owner for more than 21 on the health-care debate in Washington, D.C. to medical providers from rural areas on the A years, I can relate to what employers are Since Day 1, House and Senate Democratic leaders commissions that decide the fate of Medicare and facing and think I have a decent understanding of have been working with the President to finish work health care. They were adopted unanimously in what it takes to grow jobs and the economy. (behind closed doors), and are looking to merge the the Energy and Commerce Committee--only to be At community meetings I hold regularly across Senate and House bills for a final plan. secretly stripped out before the bill came to the full Oregon’s expansive Second District, the discussions When I’ve worked on successful bipartisan House for a vote. cover a range of issues, but mostly focus on the out- legislation, I’ve started with colleagues of both Having earned two national awards for my of-control deficits, bailouts and federal health-care parties who have an interest in the basic legislation bipartisan efforts on rural health care, it sure is legislation. and we build it together--from the ground up. disappointing to see such partisanship occur, and Mid-February marked the second anniversary We kick around ideas and concepts, argue for our for no real policy purpose. The best thing that could of the “stimulus,” and a lot of folks are questioning various positions, and then come together on what happen is for both parties, both houses of Congress whether or not the “stimulus” stimulated the makes sense that we can all support. and the President to start over and work together in economy. Since the stimulus was signed into law, I still think health-care reform in America is a transparent way. more than 2.7 million jobs have been lost and the overdue and can and should be done in the open. unemployment rate has gone from 7.7 percent I have supported a plan that reduces healthcare to more than 10 percent since its passage. Has it premiums, tackles real medical liability reform, and created or preserved some jobs? Probably, but it sure eliminates waste, fraud and abuse already in the didn’t produce the results that were promised and system - all without adding to the deficit or heaping now we’re stuck with the debt of at least a decade new job-killing taxes on small businesses. ($1.18 trillion with interest). I authored two amendments to the House health- Much of the country has focused their attention care bill that gave proportional representation

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Jill Graham Dagoba Organic Chocolate David Figurate, Sterling Savings Bank

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How long have you been in business? Thank you to the Greeters committee for the honor of Greeter of Dagoba Organic Chocolate was created in 2001 by Frederick the Month for February 2010. I am proud to join such a great group of Schilling. He was curious about chocolate and wanted to see individuals. what he could do with it. One of Freddy’s friends was a Fair Trade crusader who shared much information on the merits of sourcing My family and I moved to Southern Oregon in 1993. I soon discovered cacao directly, ensuring farmers were compensated fairly & had safe Greeters and have found it to be one of the best networking opportunities in working conditions, and that the land and environment were treated the Rogue Valley. Greeters is so much fun and it helps me stay connected respectfully. All of these factors inspired Freddy to start Dagoba with our local community. Chocolate with only the finest organic ingredients and the concept of Full Circle Sustainability™ : principles that blend quality, ecology, As a banker at Sterling Savings Bank, I take the time to get to know equity and community into each step from the rainforest to you. you and your particular situation. I specialize in helping small business owners. I then use the wide variety of products and services available at Who inspired you to go into business? Sterling Savings Bank to help you make money, save money, save time I began working in the confectionery business in 1997 as a sales and make your banking experience more convenient. I personally commit representative for a broker in Portland, eventually becoming their to building quality relationships and delivering value in everything I do. account executive for Southern Oregon. I was thrilled to accept a position with Dagoba Chocolate in 1998, as chocolate is my At Sterling Savings Bank, we believe in being “Hometown Helpful,” favorite treat. I have been learning, and am continuing to learn what which means going out of our way to give you the personalized service sustainability means in the corporate culture. Dagoba was one of you deserve. I have worked in the banking industry for over 20 years the pilot businesses in the Ashland Green Business program which and believe that service is the most important factor in your banking encourages environmental stewardship. This means promoting resource relationship. conservation, waste reduction, minimizing pollution, and education for employees and the public. Visit http://www.ashland.or.us/Page. If you want a personal banker who will take the time to get to know you asp?NavID=12139 to learn more. and provide you with exceptional service, please stop by and see me. I would appreciate the opportunity to help you with your banking needs. Any family information you wish to share? Greeters and Chamber works! My family and I moved to the Valley in 1988 from the Washington, DC area. We were excited to be able to move to a smaller community with good schools, great people and the beautiful outdoors.

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Continued from page 11 levels and the Race to the Top program. Driving the Agenda Forward in 2010 misery. Let me make one final point about tax increases. In the coming weeks, we expect to see numerous proposals for small business tax relief, Let me conclude with a few comments about how we plan to drive and we’ll strongly support many of them. our agenda forward. First, I believe the country is ready and eager to rally around the cause of creating jobs and putting Americans back But we’ll also remind Americans that larger companies create a lot of to work. I’m confident we will find a lot of common ground with the jobs too! Larger companies sustain countless small businesses who are administration, Congress, and the states on this priority effort. their suppliers and who provide services for their employees. And, larger companies have the greatest ability and pressure to move their operations We also understand that nothing grabs the attention of our politicians elsewhere if America does not remain competitive. When that happens, more than an upcoming election. Last year, we generated 1 million small businesses get hurt. Thus, it makes no sense to rob Peter to pay citizen contacts to Capitol Hill on key issues - and we’re just getting Paul by offering one-shot tax cuts to small firms while imposing massive warmed up! This year, we plan to organize and carry out the largest, tax increases on larger ones. We need companies of all sizes to succeed. most aggressive voter education and issue advocacy effort in our nearly hundred-year history. We don’t get involved in presidential politics Health Care and Climate Change - period. But as Americans choose a new House and new senators this Congress and the administration also need to find more rational and fall, the U.S. Chamber will highlight lawmakers and candidates who affordable ways to address health care and climate change. The U.S. support a pro-jobs agenda, and hold accountable those who don’t. We’ll Chamber supports a health care reform bill and we have offered many also continue to make job creation the substantive centerpiece of our positive ideas to Congress, the administration, and the American people. positive campaign to support free enterprise. After only three months, Unfortunately, the legislation emerging from the House and Senate is our campaign has already enlisted 300,000 free enterprise supporters - not reform. It’s not reform when you undermine the private, employer- Americans from all walks of life who believe that our economic freedoms based system while doing nothing to rein in costs. It’s a prescription are worth fighting for, who believe that free enterprise, with all its faults for fiscal insolvency and an eventual government takeover of American and occasional excesses, is the only system that can create 20 million jobs health care. and lead us back to prosperity. We’re going to significantly expand the The U.S. Chamber also supports a strong climate change policy - both campaign throughout the year. We aim to create a new dynamic in this domestic legislation and a global agreement. But the bill passed by the country so that every time a lawmaker is prepared to take a position or House last year would tie economic activity in knots and eliminate jobs cast a vote, he or she first stops and considers - is this going to strengthen from one end of the country to another. That’s why a growing number free enterprise and create jobs? Or will it undermine economic freedom of Democrats in the Senate are running from this approach just as fast and destroy jobs? as they can. And they share the concerns voiced by the U.S. Chamber Free Enterprise—the NEXT Great Idea and many others regarding the potential economic impact of EPA’s Some see American free enterprise as the last great idea—an idea endangerment finding. that has failed in its mission, an idea that is simply not up to the big Workplace Rules and Litigation challenges of our time. How wrong they are! Free enterprise is the America’s job creators also have to worry about whether they are going next great idea! Of all the innovations America has bestowed upon the to face new union organizing rules such as card check and a provision world, free enterprise is the greatest innovation of them all. It renews and to have federal-appointed arbitrators force a first contract on newly- reinvents itself every day. It is never old and tired. It is always young and unionized companies - as well as 90 other regulations being considered vibrant. That’s because its strength and goodness rest on the enduring by the Labor Department. We fought these ill-conceived policies principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and the basic successfully last year. We’ll pull out all the stops again this year. The human right of every person to be and do his or her best. And when that seemingly endless expansion of litigation gives employers great pause as happens, society is well served. Free enterprise breathes life and energy well. The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform will continue its into the American dream. Sadly, today the American dream seems like comprehensive program to stop lawsuit abuse, while our in-house law an impossible dream for millions of workers and their families. We must firm, the National Chamber Litigation Center, will vigorously defend pull together as a country to change that. We must stand up for our employers’ interests in court. economic freedoms and ensure that all Americans can share in freedom’s bounty. Creating Jobs and Finding the Workers Despite all of our hardships, challenges, and uncertainties, we are so Ladies and gentlemen, that’s the U.S. Chamber’s jobs plan. Yet we blessed to live in the United States of America. Let’s never forget what must also ensure that America has the well-trained workers to fill the made this country great and why millions still yearn to come to our jobs. That’s why we need comprehensive immigration reform and flex- shores. It’s the freedom to dream big. It’s the opportunity to stand on ible guest worker programs. We must also recognize that no economy or your own. And it’s the promise that if you work hard and never give up, society in the 21st century can succeed over the long run if it allows 30 you can create a better life for your children and grandchildren. percent of its young people to drop out of high school. This fundamental failure tears away at the fabric of the American dream and our nation’s promise of equal opportunity. The U.S. Chamber has been working with school reform leaders across the nation and the Obama administra- Originally published January 2010. Reprinted by permission, uschamber.com, tion to promote major reforms in K-12 education. We are pushing states February 2010. Copyright© 2010 U.S. Chamber of Commerce - All Rights to develop rigorous standards in the basic subjects. And, we strongly Reserved. support the administration’s efforts to emphasize math and science at all

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Community Celebrates Reopening of Barnett Road Bridge with Ribbon Cutting

fter months of construction and disruption said Brad Hicks, President & CEO of The Chamber of project. The coupons were made available in the A to businesses and traffic flow in the area, Medford Jackson County. “So in order to help business Business Review, The Chamber’s monthly publication, the Barnett Road Bridge reopened for business, and succeed in Southern Oregon, we helped make the new as well as at www.medfordchamber.com, the Medford The Chamber helped celebrate by hosting a ribbon and improved south interchange near Barnett Road a Visitor’s Center and participating businesses. cutting on Friday, Jan. 22, in the Dairy Queen Parking reality. At the same time we wanted to help businesses “The Oregon Department of Transportation and lot at 951 East Barnett Road. Business owners and that were impacted during this temporary but trying our construction partner, Wildish Standard Paving, representatives from the Oregon Department of time.” are excited to get this bridge open,” said ODOT Transportation, The Chamber and media were in So The Chamber created “Buy Barnett,” an award- spokesman Gary Leaming.“We appreciate the attendance. winning program that is a collection of coupon specials community’s patience, especially the Barnett Road “The Chamber is a historic supporter of and related advertising that it provided free to nearly 50 businesses.” transportation improvement throughout our region,” businesses affected by the south Medford interchange

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www.wsi-insurance.com Initiating a more limited service will also allow RVTD to gauge transit ridership and Valley Lift demand before launching full day service. RVTD is aware these hours will not provide a convenient option for employees and they hope to provide broader service in the near future. Attached is a map showing the route configuration, primarily using Barnett Road to RVMC. Route 24 will provide convenient access to the Winco Shopping Center and to the RVMC medical services. RVTD is re-establishing stops in the area where they existed before on Route 4 and establishing four new  stops. They have taken traffic circulation and safety into consideration in locating the four new stops. RVTD continues to be attentive to maintaining the costs of operating a regional public transit service. They are not in a position to provide a route all day or with high frequency at this time. However with the STO funding from the  state, they are in a position to provide this limited service to our community.          •  •  • 

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What’s In A Company Name?

Article courtesy of Barry Moltz, a nationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship.

ou have decided to strike out on your as they tried to disassociate themselves from the typically arising in association with firm naming Y own to start a company. One of the first Internet bubble burst. For example, Chicago-based rights in boutique and mid-size firms.” important decisions you need to make is: “What Participate.com changed its name to Participate Julie Scott did a similar thing when naming her should I call this business?” We have all struggled to Systems and went from building online communities consulting firm Bluepoint Advisors. She wanted find the perfect name for our companies that will to delivering enterprise systems for customer service. to emphasize her team and not just her founder’s project just the right image of our business. Today, the choice of a company name is made role in the company (although I had recommended In some ways, finding a name for a company is a lot more difficult. Aside from a service mark search, we she call her firm “Great Scott, Inc.”). Scott says the harder than naming your child since you can buy a also need to choose names by the availability of their term “bluepoint” comes from bluepoint oysters, book on children’s names. Where on Amazon.com Web address. This selection process proliferated Web which produce pearls. “This parallels the ‘pearls of can you find a book of company names? If you are sites like NameBoy, which “brainstorms” with the wisdom’ garnered from our firm’s highly experienced Jewish like me, you just need to pick the name of user on possible URL selections. professionals and industry-based approach (which, a dead relative that means something to you. That When Mike Flynn and Tracy Thirion decided like a pearl, require years to fully develop),” she said. makes it very simple. to launch a consumer brand-building firm called “Since our team members have an average of 15 years Dogs and cats can have quirky names since you’re Bamboo Worldwide, they chose their name in an of operational experience, this as a clear advantage really the only one who will be calling your pet unusual manner. Thirion says she was reading an compared to the traditional model of recent college most of the time. Almost any name will do. If you article about “a think-tank company in Atlanta that graduates who lack significant ‘in-the-trenches’ have trouble, there are the most popular dog names compares how ideas develop to how bamboo grows. experience.” to choose from that any kid would love like Rocky, They take six months to let their ideas stew before Scott also believes that blue is a warm, Buddy, Buster, Lady, Princess and Ginger. they present them to the client.” refreshing and soothing tone that conveys the Many years ago, it was just as easy to name your Thirion and Flynn learned that during bamboo’s firm’s practical, softer approach. She says it reflects company. The business owner just used his or her first years of life, it only grows a few inches a year the professionalism and integrity of her team. The last name. If the entrepreneur had a partner, both and develops a strong, integrated root system that term “point” demonstrates her firm’s hands-on, names were used. Look at C.R. Walgreens. I bet runs deep beneath the surface. Around the fourth “to-the-point” approach. Again, she’s conveying her he had an easy time finding a name for his store. year, it breaks out of the soil hundreds of yards from commitment to “doing the work and not just talking Hughes Aircraft, Hewlett- Packard, Ford and its base and quickly sends stalks to the sky at a rate about it.” Woolworths are other examples. These people spent of more than 80 feet per year. They believed that I suggest that you keep the naming of your little time thinking of a name because your company their consumer brand-building process is best served company simple. Don’t use your last name in your was simply an extension of you. You branded your by looking to the example of bamboo. Developing a company unless you want the business to be about business with your name. You were the business. End strong root system can result in exponential growth you as the brand. It is much harder to extract of company image. and a consumer relationship with the strength to yourself from it or sell your company if it bears your Then we got into the machine age where all the last a lifetime. Bamboo’s underground root network name. Keep it easy to spell, remember and recognize. names were initials or acronyms. Companies were (that results in shoots popping up in the neighbor’s Don’t spend a lot of money finding a name. Set a simply called IBM or GM. My favorite company in yard) heavily supporting their company’s “word-of- low budget and stick with it. You never know if your the 1980s that took this naming convention to an mouth” strategy. company will succeed, and in a year, you’ll have to extreme was called NBI (“Nothing But Initials”). Alternately, most law firms and accounting spend money to find another name. Sun (actually “SUN”) Microsystems got its name firms these days still bear the names of their Finally, remember that you will find customers not from the star but from “Stanford University founders or the abbreviation of their names like and keep them not because you have a memorable Network”. Yahoo! (actually “YAHOO”) is an PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and name. Customers will buy from you when you have acronym that stands for “Yet Another Hierarchical KPMG. When Art Mertes of the Synergy Law products or services that solve their problems. They Officious Oracle”. The founders insist that they Group considered the goals of his new firm and will continue to buy from you when you provide liked the name because “yahoo? means “rude,” weighed them against the norms for naming a law excellent customer service. Above everything else, “unsophisticated,” and “uncouth.” firm, though, he came up with a different result The these two things will make them remember your In the technology age, names had to begin with usual practice is to take the names of the founding company name. “X” or “Z.” In the Internet era, a company name partners and place them in alphabetical order. ended in “.com” or began with an “I” or an “E” Mertes, though, wanted to “brand and establish in order to jump on the bandwagon. In 2001, we name recognition more effectively, [have] the ability returned those letters to the alphabet and all those to obtain service mark protection for the name on a companies dropped the “.com” part of their name national basis and eliminate the egocentric dynamics M a r c h 2 0 1 0 www.medfordchamber.com 2 9

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The Chamber is dedicated to helping local companies grow their businesses by taking the lead in programs and efforts that help create a strong local economy and make our community a great place to do business.

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Marty’s Coin & Currency

Marty Clapp, owner of Marty’s Coin & Currency in Grants Pass, commemorates his Chamber membership with a ribbon cutting, surrounded by Chamber Ambassadors. Marty’s first love is finding out what coins are worth and finding buyers willing to pay for those coins. He provides free consultations and if you decide to sell any of your collection, and for a small commission Marty will take the coins to dealers that pay top dollar, so you can receive the maximum value for your coins or currency. Marty offers estate appraisals (on or off-site) and also has individual coins for purchase to fill in your current collection, as well as sets for sale. Staff

Brad S. Hicks, President & CEO, 541-608-8514 Judy Charley, Office Administrator, 541-608-8515 Paul Coughlin, Vice President, Public Relations, 541-840-2816 Sandy Darland, Membership Concierge, 541-608-8517 Scott Harrison, Vice President, Membership Development, 541-608-8522 Anne Jenkins, Senior Vice President, Medford Visitors & Convention Bureau, 541-608-8516 Daria Land, Vice President, Communications and Programming & Events, 541-608-8520 Sharon McCall, Receptionist, 541-779-4847 Tammi Mendels, Information Center Manager, 541-776-4021 Apple Cellar Bakery Kristy Neighbors, VCB - Community Promotions Director, 541-608-8519 Jacksonville Mayor Bruce Garrett, Apple Cellar Bakery General Manager Rob Day, fellow staffers and friends Kristy Painter, VCB - Public Relations Director, 541-608-8511 commemorate the grand opening of the Apple Cellar Bakery’s newest location in Jacksonville with a ribbon cutting. Sarah Pearson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, 541-608-8523 Jacksonville’s Apple Cellar Bakery carries their full range of bakery products, including cakes, wedding cakes, pies, Judy Six, Information Services Director, 541-608-8526 pastries, tarts, breads and seasonal specialties as well as delicious breakfast and lunch items such as our delicious filled Sue Stephens Walton 1 breakfast croissants, granola parfaits or famous soups and Panini’s. They use local products and local vendors and are , VCB - Convention Sales Director, 541-608-852 thrilled to be a part of the Jacksonville community. Apple Cellar Bakery is celebrating their 16th Anniversary this year. John Watt - John Watt & Associates, Governmental Relations, 541-779-0036

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I Love Sushi

I Love Sushi’s Chef and Owner Pilsun (Jay) Kim and Manager Chieun Oh celebrate their Chamber membership with a ribbon cutting. Located in the Winco Shopping Center, I Love Sushi offers an extensive menu; several appetizers, salads, bento boxes, soups, noodles, sushi (rolls, premium sushi, sashimi, and the chef’s special rolls) as well as lunch and dinner entrees fill their large menu. They also can prepare party platters, perfect for any get together, special event or office luncheon. Chef Kim has over ten years training in traditional and fusion style Japanese cuisine. He has worked in Seoul, Korea as well as Los Angeles.

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