Newsletter - Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce

September 2016
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Cullen Insurance Agency, Hoffmann Hospice,
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Greater Tehachapi
Chamber Of Commerce
209 E Tehachapi Blvd
P.O. Box 401
Tehachapi, CA 93581
661 822-4180
Fax 661 822-9036
www.tehachapi.com
Your Chamber Working For You
We'd like to share some ways we have promoted your business last month…
Phone
Calls
Office
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Referrals
Directories
Maps
Information
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September Chamber Network Luncheon
David Womack,
Senior Vice President and Area Manager
Kaiser Permanente Kern County
Please join the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce at our September Chamber
Network Luncheon, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 12:00 p.m. at our new location, Big
Papa's Steakhouse & Saloon, 1001 W Tehachapi Blvd, C200. Our guest speaker
will be David Womack, Senior Vice President and Area Manager for Kaiser Permanente
in Kern County.
"Beyond Obamacare"
Two very different presidential candidates are advocating for conflicting visions of
the future of healthcare. Some major insurers are pulling out of the health insurance
exchanges. Half of Americans don't like the Affordable Care Act and half do.
Will the ACA survive? David Womack will tell us what he sees in his crystal ball.
David Womack is the Senior Vice President, Area Manager for Kaiser Permanente in
Kern County. His mission is to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare services to
100,000 KP members that reside in Kern County.
Prior to joining KP in 2011, he was the CEO of Whitman Hospital in Colfax WA.
Previously, he was the COO of Greenville Regional Hospital in Greenville IL.
David is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force Medical Service Corps. He
holds a Master's Degree in Strategy & Leadership from the Air Force War College, a
Master's of Health Administration from Baylor University and a BS with double majors
in Communications and Business Administration from Oral Roberts University.
He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. David is active
in the community and currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Kern Economic
Development Corporation and on the Board of the Kegley Institute of Ethics.
2016
Board of Directors
Chairperson
James Wallace
Tehachapi Cancer Foundation
Chair Elect
Carolyn Wiles
Terra-Gen Operating Company
Treasurer
Kathy Carey
BVS Properties
Past Chair
Marty Pay
Farmers Insurance
• Directors •
Susan Abrego
Tehachapi Cleaning ProZ
Lydia Chaney
South Street Digital
Carl Gehricke
TBB
Staff
Ida Perkins
President
He and his wife Julie have four children, five grandchildren, two Jack Russell Terriers
and Rocky, a canine of undetermined breed, who is a therapy dog in training.
The cost is $15 for Chamber Members, $20 for Non-Chamber members, which includes
lunch.
Reservations are required. Please make your reservation by calling the Chamber at
661-822-4180. Reservation deadline is Friday, September 16, 2016.
Congressman McCarthy, Senator Fuller, and Assemblywoman Grove
Mobile Office Hours at the Chamber
Government Representatives will hold office hours at the Chamber office on
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 10 to 11 AM.
For appointments, contact the following representatives:
Congressman McCarthy, Representative Keenan Hochschild, 661-327-3611
Senator Fuller, Representative Romeo Agbalog, 661-323-0443
Assemblywoman Grove, Representative Javier Reyes, 661-395-2995
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September Membership Anniversaries
20 Years
George & Anne Marie Novinger
Optimal Hospice
18 Years
Hilltop Welcoming Service
12 Years
Lamar Advertising
Think Travel
11 Years
Tehachapi Martial Arts Center
Tom See & Associates
7 Years
Mercury Graphics
6 Years
The Butcher Shop
FIELD
4 Years
Superior Coach Limousine Service
3 Years
Sheridan's
2 Years
Sail Thru Car Wash
Creative Connections, Inc.
Diana P Wade, ADR
Honey Wagon Brewing
Rotary Club of Tehachapi
FPS Auto Registration Service
9 Years
8 Years
Welcome Our Newest
Members
Antelope Valley Press
Lori Lindley-Gay
37404 Sierra Hwy
Palmdale, CA 93550
(760) 559-6577
Veritas
Terry Gardner
695 Tucker Rd, Ste C
Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 822-8220
1 Year
tehachapi.com working
for our members
We'd like to share with you a summary
of our website business directory
activity last month
Main Directory Search Page Visits
803
Alphabetical Listing Search
4,500
Categorical Listing Search
Search For
New Member Listing
4,075
301
32
1,075
227
Referred to Member Website
Emails Sent to Members
Member Map Views
Calls Placed to Members
Category Sponsor Ad
3,267
3,009
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The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and the 2016
Mountain Festival Committee would like to recognize and express
our appreciation for the following sponsors who supported our 53rd
Annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival®. Sim Sanitation, Inc. Gold
Rush Sponsors; City of Tehachapi, South Street Digital, Inc.,
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District, and Terra-Gen
Operating Company, LLC, Silver Mine Sponsors; National Chavez
Center Carnival Round Up Sponsor; Bakersfield Family Medical
Center, City of Tehachapi, 'hachapi Tees, Hoffmann Hospice,
RST Cranes, Inc., Sim Sanitation, Inc., South Street Digital,
Inc., Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District, TerraGen Operating Company, LLC, Branding Iron T-Shirt Sponsors;
Airstreams Renewables, Inc., Banks Pest Control, BSE Rents,
‘hachapi Tees, Hoffmann Hospice, Kaiser Permanente, Race
Communications, RST Cranes, The Loop Newspaper and The
Woods Pavilion, Gazebo Entertainment Sponsors.
These business sponsors make it possible to do many of the
activities that are part of Mountain Festival. As you patronize them
throughout the year, please say Thank You.
The community calls on them and they willingly support many
activities and organizations.
The Mountain Festival Committee begins work every
January in order to make this community event successful,
and our 53rd Annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival® was no
exception. Each committee member gives of themselves
by providing valuable support to this community event and
promoting civic pride. Being part of this committee, they
were able to contribute significantly to the economic growth
and awareness of our beautiful community, which encourages
people to want to come to Tehachapi to live, work and raise
their families. The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce
gratefully acknowledges the committee, for without them
there would be no Mountain Festival: Carl Gehricke,
Chairman; Susan Abrego, Kathy Carey, Lydia Chaney, Marty
Pay, Jim Wallace, Carolyn Wiles, Dal Bunn, Heidi Tully,
David & Barbara Shaw, Taylor Shaw, Richard Perkins, Jed
Hannan, Kerry Taylor, and Bob Bakman.
Thanks go to hard working Chamber Directors who
volunteered for various tasks: Susan Abrego, Kathy Carey,
Carl Gehricke, Lydia Chaney, Marty Pay, Jim Wallace, and
Carolyn Wiles.
Thank you to employees from Bank of the West, Kern
Schools Federal Credit Union, Union Bank, Tehachapi
News, Jackie Wood, Kathy Alexander, Lydia Chaney, Audrey
Post, Jessica Delmos and Ashley Coles for helping with the
carnival ticket booth.
Thank you to Robin & Leonard Gregg and Caroline
Rivero Gregg Union Bank; Laurie Dobbins and Jesse Nevarez
Terra-Gen Operating Company, LLC; Lydia Chaney and
Audrey Post South Street Digital; Ally Hetland, Jim Miller
and Kyle Race Communications; Gina Christopher, Kim
Thatcher, Jean Miller, Amy Cook and George Madrigil for
working at the Beer Garden; Tina Larson with Alert Disaster
Restoration for working at the Chamber Booth; Gary Jones
for the awesome job done as Sound Engineer and MC of
the Mountain Festival Entertainment; Taylor Shaw, Parade
Organizer, David & Barbara Shaw, Parade Co-Chairs and
their many volunteers for the work on the Mountain Festival
Parade. Also, thanks to the Tehachapi Mountain Quilters for
providing the Vendor Hospitality Booth.
The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce would
like to extend its appreciation to the officers of the Tehachapi
Police Department and Knights Event Management for all
of their hard work to insure that the Mountain Festival was a
safe and enjoyable community event.
Carl Gehricke, Mountain Festival Chairman, deserves a
very special thank you. Carl worked diligently to make this
the best one yet. He tried to make an appearance at nearly
every Mountain Festival event. Thanks Carl, great job!
It is difficult to name and to adequately express our
gratitude and appreciation for each and everyone who has
done favors, given assistance, offered special help and advice
for the Mountain Festival, because surely someone would
be left out. There are so many individuals and organizations
to thank for helping to make our 53rd Tehachapi Mountain
Festival® an event that attracts thousands of people to our
beautiful community.
It is truly a community event and we sincerely appreciate
your hard work. Our hats are off to you!!!!!
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Chamber Services
For Members Only
Mailing Labels
$35.00
Electronic (Excel)
Mailing List
$50.00
Employment Posters 2016
Members
Non-Members
$57.00
$76.00
Directory of Members
Available to all at No Charge
Website Advertising - Members Only
Contact Chamber Office for pricing
and options
Free to Members Only
Display of Cards & Brochures in the
Chamber Office
Referrals From:
Phone Calls Walk-In's Internet
First Hotspot in Newsletter (first 90
days of membership)
Advertising - Members Only
Newsletter Hotspot
Newsletter Card
per month
per year
Relocation Packet
Insert/per year
The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Coggno.
com, offers a selection of online training courses for purchase directly from the
Chamber website.
We’ve hand-picked courses that we feel are relevant to our businesses and their
employees, as well as individuals looking for additional education. Course topics
include Human Resources, Compliance, Business Management, Safety, Software and much more.
All courses will be available on-demand, 24/7. The training courses are specifically designed to address many of the issues around risk and liability faced
by businesses today, as well as develop the skills of your employees. To view
course selection click here.
If you have questions about our online training courses, please give us a call
661-822-4180.
South Street
Digital, Inc.
DIGITAL PRINTING / WIDE FORMAT PRINTING
Business Cards
Brochures
Calendars
Flyers
and more...
$ 35.00
$ 25.00
$200.00
$125.00
Banners
Posters
Signs
Car Wraps
and more...
661.823.4908
www.SouthStreetDigital.com
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Chamber Office Closed
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WED
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Board of Directors Mtg
Chamber Office 4:00 PM
City Council Mtg 6 PM
Claude L Wells
Education Center
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THU
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GTEDC Mtg 7:30 AM
Tehachapi Police Dept.
220 West C St.
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FRI
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First Friday Art
Reception 5-8 PM
9
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Fall Harvest Faire
10 AM - 4 PM Railroad Park
661-822-6062
Celebrity Bartender for
Charity 2 - 5 PM
Souza Family Vineyard
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Apples & Art 11 AM - 5 PM
RB Family Orchard
1437 Casey Dr
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City Council Mtg 6 PM
Claude L Wells
Education Center
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Government Reps
See page 2 for appt info
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Dog Days of Summer
Souza Family Vineyard
3 - 7 PM 661-822-9233
GranFondo
16 Tehachapi
Downtown 822-2200 17
Fiddlin' Down The Tracks
1 PM Country Oaks Church
TUSD Board Mtg 6 PM
SAT
GranFondo Pasta Fest
6-9 PM Centennial Plaza
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Tehachapi Run Fondo
Downtown 822-3228
Fiddlin' Down The Tracks
8 AM Country Oaks Church
Fall Harvest Faire
10 AM - 5 PM Railroad Park
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CHAMBER LUNCHEON
Big Papa's12:00 PM
TVRPD Board Mtg 5:30 PM
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Fall Business Showcase
Keller Williams Realty
West Park Activity Ctr Grand Re-Opening 5-8 PM
TUSD Board Mtg 6 PM
4-7PM 661-822-4180
Ribbon Cutting 4 PM
1100 W Tehachapi Blvd,
Chamber Office Closed
Ste C 661-822-5959
Chamber Office Closed
for Showcase Set Up
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