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OCTOber 2012
819 Commercial Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221
360.293.7911
[email protected]
www.anacortes.org
The Newsletter of the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce
calendar
chamber luncheon
Wednesday, October 3 3:30 pm
Marketing & Promotions Division Meeting
Chamber Office
Thursday, October 4 Ambassador Lunch Meeting
Chamber Office
11:45 am
Thursday, October 4 3:00 pm
Economic Development Division Meeting
Chamber Office
Tuesday, October 9 Membership Division Meeting
Chamber Office
4:00 pm
Thursday, October 11 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Candidate’s Forum
Anacortes Lutheran Church
Thursday, October 11 3:45 pm
Governmental Affairs Division Meeting
Chamber Office
Friday, October 12 Finance/Executive Meeting
Chamber Office
Thursday, October 18 Business After Hours
Studio 1010
Tuesday, October 23 Board Retreat
10:30 am
5:30 – 7:00 pm
9:00 am- 5:00 pm
Tuesday, October 30 9:00 am
Visitor Information Center Volunteer
Meeting
Chamber Office
cornerstone members
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Volume 22 / Issue 10
Puget Sound Refinery
Candidate Forum
P
lease join us to get to know candidates for office in the 10th
and 40th Legislative Districts and Skagit County Commissioner seats at the chamber member luncheon on Thursday,
October 11. The format of this forum will be more relaxed and
intimate than the candidate’s forum we are co-sponsoring with the League of Women Voters.
While chamber members enjoy lunch, candidates will move from table to table to share
their platforms and answer your questions. Make sure you take this opportunity to learn more
about these individuals who may represent you starting next year. Bring your thoughtful
questions as a member of the business community, and let’s keep the conversation going.
Our sponsor of this luncheon, Marketing WITH Mary, can handle all of your marketing
needs: consultation, analysis, identity, branding, research, full event plans, management—
monthly retainer packages available. So you can keep your head in your business and she can
keep her head on your marketing... YOUR SUCCESS IS HER GOAL!
The candidate forum lunch is on Thursday, October 11, 2012. Anacortes Lutheran Church
at 22nd & O Ave. 11:30am – 1:00pm. Lunch will be catered by the
Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 13moons $15. Please bring a gift for
the give-away! RSVP to the chamber at (360) 293-7911 or online
at www.anacortes.org.
business after hours
Studio 1010
How good do you want to feel?
T
A n a c o r te s WA
he folks at Studio 1010 on Sixth Street are devoted to your aliveness in body and mind. It’s
a community center offering movement classes, art classes, writing classes, concerts, and
lectures. Visit us on “Business After Hours Evening” to talk with our Yoga teachers, see videos
on the dance-fitness technique called “Nia,” and learn about the Friday-night lecture series (new
topics monthly), and the Fidalgo Island Writer’s Guild.
Studio owner Wendolyn Rue is a physical therapist with a passion for arts and a conviction
that feeling great in our bodies can be accomplished by feeding it with the movement it wants
and the brain stimulation it craves.
Please drop in to have a nosh with us, enjoy a glass of champagne or wine and get to know
others who share your interests. We will be raffling off a two-month pass to the movement
classes!
Studio 1010 is located at 1010 6th Street. The afterhours will be from 5:30–7:00pm on
Thursday, October 18. Be sure to bring a gift for the give-away!
RSVP to the chamber at (360) 293-7911 or online at www.anacortes.org.
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a message from the president
A
s I sit writing my last letter as President of the
Chamber Board of Directors, the Oyster
Run is roaring in my ears and the crowds
are milling around the door to the shop. The
store has been very busy today, who would
have guessed? I think there may be no better illustration of the diversity of this town
and our business community.
I am thrilled with the varied accomplishments of the chamber in this past year…
Membership continues to be strong, not
only in numbers, but in participation. Our divisions and committees involve our membership
in the work of government affairs to inform and
arm our membership with the facts involv-
would like to take this
ing legislation and its impact, economic and
opportunity to thank
community development works to finds ways to
everyone who has
improve what makes us an attractive place to do
contributed to this
business, and marketing and promotions tells
past year’s success
the world about all the unique things that are
of the chamber in our
taking place here in Anacortes.
community.
Our stellar staff continues to astound us
I would briefly
with their management of all aspects of our
like to thank the Board of Directors for their
day to day operations, special events, and
efforts this year to set the strategic goals
“one time” efforts such as moving the Boys
of our chamber and follow through with
and Girls club to new digs this past month.
them. Everyone has worked so very hard
Our members and volunteers on commitand I could not be more pleased with our
tees and events constitutes nearly 5000 work
State Ferries take people to enchanting places every day.
direction and determination as we welcome
hours per year. I find Washington
the level
of action
From Sidney, B.C. to Point Defiance, unforgettable experiences are
waiting for you. Pick your next adventure. Go somewhere.
our new year.
and commitment in this
truly amazing and
DESTINATION LEGEND
Where will you go first? For your next adventure,
scan the QR code with your smart phone or visit the
website to find out more about these communities.
ORCAS
ISLAND
ANACORTES
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SIDNEY, B.C.
Washington State Ferries take people to enchanting places every day.
From Sidney, B.C. to Point Defiance, unforgettable experiences are
waiting for you. Pick your next adventure. Go somewhere.
SHAW
ISLAND
BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND
BREMERTON
DESTINATION LEGEND
W
Where will you go first? For your next adventure,
scan the QR code with your smart phone or visit the
website to find out more about these communities.
ashington State FerriesORCAS
invited Anacortes along withANACORTES
ISLAND
other
ferry-served
communities
early in the summerBAINBRIDGE
SIDNEY, B.C.
SHAW
ISLAND
to join them in a brainstorming
session. The focus was toISLAND
identify a means of advertising that would increase ridership
BREMERTON
LOPEZ
and entice the riders
to
visit
other
ferry-served
communities.
FRIDAY
CLINTON
ISLAND
HARBOR
The campaign would
need to be universal
so each community
ANACORTES
COUPEVILLE
could use the template to tie in their advertising. After hearing
each community’s idea Anacortes’s idea was chosen! It was
EDMONDS
COUPEVILLE
simple: a map that would depict
the communities with a QR
FAUNTLEROY
code that would lead the reader to the destination community
they were looking
for. Giving the rider a peek at what theyFRIDAY HARBOR
PORT TOWNSEND
CLINTON
might find if they visited.
MUKILTEO
KINGSTON
Washington State Ferries added icons to the map that
LOPEZ ISLAND
would be representative of KINGSTON
the communities (Anacortes’s
icon will be a sailboat).
MUKILTEO
Watch for the bright green and blueEDMONDS
maps appearing on
ORCAS ISLAND
BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND
ferries, in the terminals,
print advertising and websites in
PORT TOWNSEND
the next month.BREMERTON
FRIDAY
HARBOR
LOPEZ
ISLAND
CLINTON
ANACORTES
COUPEVILLE
EDMONDS
COUPEVILLE
FAUNTLEROY
FRIDAY HARBOR
PORT TOWNSEND
CLINTON
MUKILTEO
LOPEZ ISLAND
KINGSTON
MUKILTEO
BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND
EDMONDS
PORT TOWNSEND
BREMERTON
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
FAUNTLEROY
PT. DEFIANCE
SOUTHWORTH
VASHON
SEATTLE
Here is a rendition of the map designFAUNTLEROY
that will be on SIDNEY, B.C.
VASHON
SOUTHWORTH
all ferries in Washington State. Just one of the great
SOUTHWORTH
TAHLEQUAH
ideas coming out of this marketing
group of ferry-served
communities.
TAHLEQUAH
PT. DEFIANCE
ORCAS ISLAND
SEATTLE
KINGSTON
TAHLEQUAH
SIDNEY, B.C.
SOUTHWORTH
PT. DEFIANCE
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VASHON
TAHLEQUAH
PT. DEFIANCE
VASHON
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member profile
Barrett Financial
B
arrett Financial, Ltd. has enjoyed providing 25 years of financial service to their
clients. President and founder, Patrick Barrett’s mission throughout the years has been
to create a meaningful and honest relationship with each and every one of his clients.
This has enabled him to discover what is
genuinely important to them, and has resulted
in his ability to truly help them achieve their
life goals financially. His client base not only
spans the United States but also includes
multiple generations within families.
Patrick’s dedication to his desire for an
all-encompassing relationship with his clients
evidences itself in a unique but delightful
manner: unique greeting and note cards! He
constantly surprises his clients with cards
that truly fit their personalities, their current
place in life and their sense of humor!
Barrett Financial, Ltd. specializes in wealth
planning, retirement planning, tax and estate
planning, family wealth transfer, and any type
of investment and planning that is challenging
and to many, overwhelming. Many of Barrett’s
colleagues’ make comments pertaining to how
he will work with a client, who has a challenging situation, and work through every avenue
possible to come up with the best plan for
their situation, never leaving a single stone
unturned.
Barrett himself makes the comment about
how he loves working with women clients. He
states that his women clients are quite honest
about what they know, but more importantly,
word waves Anacortes
W
ord waves is a community-wide literary
celebration. In its first year, 2012, word
waves includes permanent public poetry
installations at Cap Sante Marina and Washington Park, a public poetry game played
through Anacortes businesses, a melding of
poetry and art at local galleries, and several
public readings by our Washington Poet Laureate, Kathleen Flenniken, and other regional
poets who will also be working alongside our
public school students.
word waves begins its two month series
of community literary events with a Pen-APoem & Get Published word game provided
by local merchants and business organizations. The community word game is designed
to involve as many community members
as possible in order to bring awareness to
the word waves project. The game offers
kids and adults the opportunity to have the
same word fun by creating their own poetry
art works and submitting them to the word
waves panel for choosing the game winners.
The winners’ poetry works will be announced
and read publically during an event the first
week of November at the Anacortes Library
called an Evening of Poetry. The winning
poetry will then be published in the Anacortes
American and Anacortes Magazine print and
online publications.
The Pen-A-Poem game form provides a
list of words that players can choose from
and mix with their own words to create
poems. Return the form to Watermark Book
Company or a number of other businesses
what they do not know about their financial picture and future. He loves that they
genuinely appreciate his firm’s help and clear
guidance.
He also enjoys working with small businesses helping them with financing, planning, and structuring.
Barrett Financial, Ltd. would like to invite
you to give them a call, 360-293-6287, or
stop into their office, 1019 “Q” Ave. Suite 1,
Anacortes, WA, if you need someone who is
truly vested in your life goals or if you just
have financial questions. Patrick is always
willing to help!
including the Anacortes Visitor Center. All
entries must be received by October 27.
word waves partners include the
Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes Parks &
Recreation, Arts Commission, Anacortes
Public Library, Port of Anacortes, Chamber
of Commerce, Anacortes School District
and local poets, businesses, publications
and service organizations.
Pen-A-Poem game forms can be picked
up at the Visitor Information Center and
other participating businesses.
preliminary schedule of events
Oct 5 – Nov 11
Sept – Oct 27
Nov 2
Nov 4
Nov 8 & 9
Nov 8
Poets & Artist Collaborate at Anchor Art Space
Pen-A-Poem contest through local Anacortes merchants
Poetry & Art unveiling at first Friday Gallery Art Walk
Regional Poets reading at Anchor Art Space
Washington Poet Laureate, Kathleen Flenniken, working with students in the
Anacortes schools
An Evening of Poetry with Kathleen Flenniken (and other regional poets) at the
Anacortes Library
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“ARGO”
The movie about a CIA rescue
during the Iranian Hostage Crisis
and the movie’s connection with
Anacortes and the Anacortes Sister
Cities Association
ribbon cutting
Boys & Girls Club
The chamber
of commerce
along with
Mayor Maxwell
celebrated the
opening of the
new location
of the Boys
and Girls Club
downstairs in
city hall.
O
n October 12, the movie ARGO, starring
Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman opens across the country. ARGO is
based on part of the story of the 1979 takeover of the American embassy in Teheran,
Iran, during which 52 Americans were taken
hostage and held for 444 days. The ARGO
story relates to the six US diplomats who, in
the chaos of the takeover, were able to slip
out a side door of the embassy and eventually found themselves in the undisclosed
protective care of Canadian diplomats for
almost three months.
Tony Mendez, A CIA officer, created a
very elaborate and courageous scheme to
spirit the six Americans out of Teheran. The
scheme involved a pretend movie production
crew and cast with each of the Americans assuming a false identity. The movie that they
were “producing” was called ARGO.
Two of the six Americans who were part
of this international drama live in Anacortes.
Mark Lijek and Cora Amburn-Lijek have lived
in Anacortes since 1996, and have both been
invaluable leaders in the Anacortes Sister
Cities Association.
On October 11 (at 7 PM at the Library),
one day before the opening of ARGO, the
Anacortes Sister Cities Association is sponsoring a program during which Mark and
Cora will provide the “inside” story that has
now become a Hollywood movie. They will
explain, in words and photos, what happened
during the takeover, during their time in
hiding, during the escape attempt, and what
happened after their return to the US.
It is a captivating story. Mark has written
an e-book, titled The Houseguests: A Memoir
of Canadian Courage and CIA Sorcery. More
information can be found on his website –
marklijek.com.
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photos
The American
Cruise Lines
docked on Pier
1 and were
greeted with a
cannon shot, the
Town Crier and
a welcome from
the Samish Indian
Nation.
Birch Demo Days!
Swinomish Casino & Lodge—13moons
happy hour chamber party.
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2012
Sponsors
T
hank you to the following businesses for their
sponsorship of the upcoming Oktoberfest. It is not too
late to get your business
involved—please call the
chamber and we will help
you find the promotional
level that will be most beneficial for your business.
BARREL:
• Birch Equipment
KEG:
• KWLE 1340 am The Whale
• Shell Puget Sound
Refinery
• Tesoro Refining and
Marketing Company
GROWLER:
• Anacortes American
• Anacortes Inn
• Brown Lantern Ale House
• Jolly Mon Charters
• Labor Ready
• Rockfish Grill/H20
• Walgreens Drug Store
STEIN:
• Anchor Catering
• Hampton Inn & Suites
• Island Rental and Supply
• Marine Supply & Hardware
• Nantucket Inn
• Reisner Distributor, Inc.
• Simply Yards Landscape
and Design
• Skagit Software Solutions,
LLC
• Whidbey Island Bank
Oktoberfest Prizes
have been generously
donated by the
following businesses:
• Bob’s Chowder House
• Brown Lantern
• Fidalgo Country Inn
• Jolly Mon Charters
• Mystic Sea Charters
• Papa Murphy’s Pizza
• SeaBear
• Swinomish Casino &
Lodge
• Tara Nurturing Massage
Therapy
• Walgreens
• Whidbey Island Coffee
From the mail bag
W
e received this sweet and gracious letter
from one of the winner’s of the “Win
A Trip Back To Anacortes Gift Give-Away”
package, and we at the chamber would like to
chime in and say thank you to all of you that
generously give and support our community!
Below is the letter received on August 7,
2012:
Dear Anacortes Chamber Members,
My wife Nancy and I visited during April
for the Wine Festival and were the Grand
Prize Draw Winners and were very happy to
receive all the Gift Certificates you sent. We
came back last weekend (3 & 4 August) for
the Art & Crafts Festival, and had another
lovely time. Thank so sincerely to you and
the generous businesses that contributed
certificates to our gift package. We had a
WONDERFUL time in Anacortes, and will
DEFINITELY be coming back. Thank you,
simply thank you, so much...
Yours truly
John Gannon and Nancy Schrader
from Victoria, BC, Canada
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Look at your market in terms of
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business that really satisfies customers?”
Assess strengths with respect to
customer needs and you’ll have a better idea of how to entice customers to
choose you. Are you more affordable,
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This is called a differential marketing
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With a clear idea of what customers
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The most common goal is an increase
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Would you like to know more? Call
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advertising approaches. Interested in
starting a new business or gaining market
share by exporting? Call James at (360)
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Encouraging Words is a service of EDASC,
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member renewals
Jan Hersey
J
an Hersey has spent a lifetime writing,
starting with the launch of “Cowboy
Dumb” stories, co-authored with a second
grade classmate. Such auspicious beginnings led to a diverse career in publishing,
writing, marketing, branding, editing, video
production, corporate communications, and
teaching.
A Navy baby born in Norfolk, VA, Jan grew
up in Scarborough, NY, outside NYC, and has
lived in Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and North
and South Carolina. She arrived in Anacortes
in 2002, reuniting with her college boyfriend—
and now husband—Jay Ham, whom she met
as a camp counselor in the Adirondacks.
Jan continues to help clients with writing
and editing projects as Biz Point Communications, while pursuing a growing focus on the
2012 Ambassadors
Josh Baldwin—Quantum Construction
Angie Baker—Opulence Salon & Day Spa
Carla Cummins—All About Honeymoons
& Vacations
Lara Dunning—Gems, LLC
Jim Gordon—Freedom Wireless Media, Inc.
Jack Hamilton—Labor Ready, Inc.
Barry Harter—Central Payment
Corporation
Lisa Helm-Morrow—KeyBank
Jan Hersey—Biz Point Communications
Debra Jones—Individual Member
Kari Kennedy—KeyBank
Tara Milas—Massage Therapy
Leileah Petty—Farmers Insurance
Jeffery Pleet, CLU, ChFC—Edward
Jones—Jeffery Pleet
Therese Rudzis—Individual Member
Mary Staley—Marketing with Mary
Sandy Swartos—DuoDesign, LLC
Boyd Veer—Seaside Autobody &
Accessories
John Williams—Skagit Publishing
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3119 Commercial Avenue • Anacortes, WA 98221
CL-820997 (NMLS 820997)
environment. She wrote about Fidalgo and the
islands for Natural Skagit, produced by the Skagit Land Trust, and is developing the copy for
the new Trail Tales interpretive signage along
the Tommy Thompson Trail.
Serving as a chamber ambassador and
marketing and promotions division member provides Jan a role in the local business
community. She’s also a board member of
Anacortes Community Gardens and Transition
Fidalgo & Friends, which is helping to build local
resilience and reduce use of fossil fuels.
Playing outdoors tops Jan’s pastime list—
hiking, rowing, skiing, and gardening. There’s
always time, too, for photography, reading,
and playing long-distance mom to Page, who
is completing her doctorate in education in the
Bay Area, and Tyler, an archivist with Wingnut
films in Wellington, NZ.
Having been fortunate to discover the Magic
Skagit, Jan is committed to helping strengthen
and enrich the little piece of heaven she’s now
fortunate to call “home.”
thanks...
•
Thank you to Swinomish Casino & Lodge for
sponsoring this luncheon and to the following
businesses for donating gifts!
• Anacortes Properties
• Bob’s Chowder Bar & Salmon BBQ
• Central Payment Corporation
• Fidalgo Island Writers Guild
• Skagit Publishing
• Take Shape For Life—Veronica Spencer
• Trident Seafoods Corporation
• A-1 Mobile Lock & Key
• Anacortes School District #103
• Coupeville Lodging Association
• Eslick House & Boat Watch
• Freedom Wireless Media, Inc.
• JK—Janis McHarg & Kristine Stultz
Real Estate
• Kathy’s Upscale Resale Boutique
• Law Office of Alan Souders
• Little Caesars Pizza
• Lovric’s Sea-Craft, Inc.
• John R. Lucke
• The Mail Box
• Papa Murphy’s Take ’n’ Bake Pizza
• Penguin Coffee LLC
• pflynn+associates
• Simply Yards Landscape and Design
• Vicki Stasch, M.S.
• The Heart of Anacortes
• Tri Mariye, LLC
new members
Linda Lipke
2810 Morton Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 708-7770
Linda Lipke
[email protected]
Individual Member
Bart Rulon Photography
253 Smugglers Lagoon Lane
Greenbank, WA 98253
(360) 678-3882
www.BartRulon.com
Bart Rulon
[email protected]
Photographer
Islands West Real Estate, LLC
PO Box 431
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-1024
Donald L. Yankacy
[email protected]
Real Estate
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ship with the Burlington Public Library
time—connect with 30 federal, state and
and held at the Burlington Public Library:
local government agencies, and business
820 E Washington Ave.
and trade associations to get the information you need. The fair is free, with plenty
9/27 – Accepting Credit Cards, Checks and
of free parking and no advance registraMore. $10 member, $20 non-members.
tion. Visit www.bizfair.org for more
information.
9/11 – Planning and Financing a Business.
FREE! 1:00pm–4:30pm. Refreshments
provided.
View
from the
Birch
Boom
Lift!
Business After Hours
A big thanks to Birch Equipment for hosting a
great after hours!
Thank you to the following businesses for
contributing gifts for the give-away:
• Always A Coach, LLC
• Anacortes Oktoberfest
• Birch Equipment
• Fine Edge Nautical & Recreational
Publishing
• Papa Murphy’s Pizza
• Young Life
10/9 – Planning and Financing a Business. FREE! 1:00pm–4:30pm.
Refreshments provided.
10/11 – Creating Magic in Your Business.
10/25 – The Power of Wellness Plans—
Attracting & Retaining Talent.
2012 Regional Small Business Forums
SBF
Join Washington Policy Center to vote on
recommendations that will determine the future
of Washington’s small business climate!
WPC’s Center for Small Business is hosting their
biennial small business forums throughout the state.
WPC policy experts and business leaders in your
community will gather to discuss the important
issues facing businesses, including health care
reform, regulation and workers’ compensation.
This is your opportunity to meet with policymakers,
business leaders and elected officials to share the
challenges facing your business, develop solutions
and to look ahead to what’s in store for 2013 with a
new governor and legislature.
Cost: $15 per person. Contact the Anacortes
Chamber for reservations: (360) 293-4669.
12
2012 Regional
Small Business Forums
Where do Washington’s small businesses go from here?
Lunch and forum
coming your way
Thursday,
November 8th
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Anacortes Lutheran Church
2100 - O Avenue, Anacortes
Co-presented by Anacortes Chamber of
Commerce and Skagit Business Alliance.
7
PRESORTED
STANDARD
US POSTAGE PAID
ANACORTES, WA
PERMIT NO. 44
819 Commercial Ave., Suite F
Anacortes, WA 98221
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
chamber officers
vic (visitor information center) statistics
Executive Board
August 2012
Visitors
3039
Phone Calls
375
Information Requests
143
P r e sid e nt
Kristi Gabrielse Ana-Cross Stitch
P r e sid e nt El e ct
Kathy Larson Puget Sound Energy
August 2011
2770
470
86
Thank you, volunteers! Volunteer Hours: 495
August 2012
Relocation Requests
18
Web Visits
15,659
Web Page Views
49,316
August 2011
16
15,677
49,023
Visit us on the web at www.anacortes.org
T r e as u r e r
Mark Lawrence Simply Yards
P ast P r e sid e nt
Mark Bunzel Fine Edge Nautical & Recreational Publishing
Boa r d M e m b e r A t L a r g e
Matt Miller Read Me A Story
Board of Directors
Robert Atterberry Bob’s Chowder Bar & BBQ Salmon
Karin Baldwin Quantum Construction
Jody Barnett Shell Puget Sound Refinery
Bela Berghuys Islands Inn
Chris Borgen Anacortes School District
Duane Clark Cap Sante Court Retirement Community
Peggy Flynn pflynn+associates
Brian Geer KeyBank
Bob Hyde Port of Anacortes
Dean Maxwell City of Anacortes
Vince Oliver Island Hospital
Curt Oppel John L. Scott Real Estate
John Pope Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co.
Mary E. Staley Marketing With Mary
Chris Terrell How It Works
Chamber Staff
Stephanie Hamilton Executive Director
Mary Talosi Visitor Information & Operations Director
Cecilie Miller Event & Communications Coordinator
Leah Hines Marketing & Promotions Coordinator
Kristi Daniels & Crystal Johnson Licensing Sub-Agents
Photography by Steve Berentson
Newsletter designed by Linda J. McGuire
Printed at
Bayshore copy CENTER
Inside Bayshore Office Products
603 Commercial Ave. • Anacortes, WA
360-293-4669 • [email protected]
October 5 - 6
Fri 5-9PM • Sat 12-6PM
Get Your Tickets Now
360-293-7911
www.anacortes.org

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