SUTHERLIN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWSLETTER | APRIL 2015

Ribbon Cutting with (from left) Sutherlin Chamber members Zada Wright and Pam Cameron, Pawprints owner Kellen McKinney and her grandma Bunny, groomers Jenny Tyler and Stephanie Stokes, Good Dog Bones owner/baker Jerrie Thomas.

The spirit of our Sutherlin Area Chamber is “Supporting Business Today For A Better Tomorrow!”

April has been packed full of camaraderie and making good business! At our Chamber we get together twice a month to network and get to know our “neighbors”.

Our hard working volunteers make phone calls to remind our members about the events and we send email reminders too!

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The events are posted on the Calendar section of the www.visitsutherlin.com website and we share them on www.facebook.com/SutherlinAreaChamber/

On April 26th Woofstock, Henry Estates Winery and the Sutherlin Area Chamber celebrated the Ribbon Cutting at Pawprints Grooming & Photography’s new location at 687 E Central while enjoying Woof, Wash & Wine! Natural Dog Soap was provided by Tub-Time Treasures!

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OFFICERSExecutive Director Pamela SemasPresident Tami TrowbridgeVice President Sue Uptain-GillhamSecretary Gail LundPast President Becky Holm

BOARD MEMBERSGwen Best, Waddell and ReedJ. Lindeen Brown, State Farm InsuranceGary Dagel, Dagel’s Street RodsJohn Lahley, North Douglas School District Bill Ratledge, Better Way ElectricZada Wright, Sutherlin Together Resource Center

Welcome New Members in April!Caroline Winders: Marketing • Advertising • Design Friends of Mildred Kanipe Memorial ParkLighthouse Center Bakery and CaféNickabob’s Outpost Trystram Portrait Artistry

The Chamber’s April Breakfast was held at Bronx Bagels. Owners Don and Suzanne Brown confirmed they will be retiring in Jan of 2016 and Henry’s Donuts will expand into their space, becoming a full bakery. We will miss the Browns who say they look forward to some rest and traveling!

July 10 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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STREET FAIR & DRAG RACE!Graffiti is coming to Sutherlin! Yes, you heard it here! Stay tuned to www.visitsutherlin.com and the Sutherlin Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page for updates.

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TUB-TIME TREASURES226 W Central Ave, Sutherlin, OR 97479Renee Lillie, Owner541- 430-0871 • info@tubtimetreasures.com

Main photo: Handmade soaps; inset from left: product display in store, wrapped bath bomb fizzies.

Soap making was a hobby that turned into a passion for Renee Lillie. In 2009, Renee stumbled upon some cupcake bath bomb fizzies and decided to try her had at making them. Bath fizzies led to lotions and scrubs, which led to a year’s worth of research about the art and chemistry of making soap. In 2010, Renee made her first batch of cold process soap and has been hooked ever since. She registered Tub-Time Treasures with the state and started selling at local craft fairs and events.

With much success at the local level, Renee also opened her own website and started selling online as well. The products from this “hobby” were in such great demand that even other soap makers had begun purchasing them and in July of 2013, Renee left her 15 year medical career to pursue her business full-time. She uses her extensive medical background when formulating her recipes and takes pride in the ability to create custom batches for problem skin.

Renee opened a brick and mortar store front in December of last year. Much more than your average retail space, she also offers classes, make-and-take events and enjoys partnering with other local businesses to create private label items like soap made from beer for a local brewery, pet cologne for the local dog groomer, and gift baskets for a realty office. Renee also donates her end cuts to Feed the ‘Burg, which makes sure that those small bars of soap get in the hands of the Roseburg homeless population.

Renee believes that everyone deserves to have access to proper hygiene. She is the Community Outreach Director for The Lovin’ Soap Project, a non-profit education based program that empowers women in developing countries

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through the art of soap making. Most of the women that this project works with are living in tent-camps or small rural communities where clean water and electricity are scarce. In these communities, just having access to soap for washing your hands can save your life. The Lovin’ Soap Project locally sources all of the materials needed for these women to make soap, and leaves them with a skill that they can pass down to their children, a business plan, a product that they can barter with and/or sell for needed items, access to scraps for washing their own hands and a sense of empowerment.

Sutherlin – City of Flags is proudly displaying our first Flag Monument at the Visitors Center! With 28 versions of the American Flag from Betsy Ross to our current flag, we have unveiled Flag #15 which flew when Oregon became a State. Six more monuments will be placed in strategic locations in the near future. This collaborative project between The Chamber, Sutherlin Downtown Development and the City to attract more tourism is a great opportunity for local businesses or non-profits to participate by underwriting a Flag Monument with their name to help create The Flag Walk.

CONGRATULATIONS on 5 years in business to Bill Ratledge of Better Way Electric!

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1310 W Central AveSutherlin, OR 97479(541) 459-3280info@visitsutherlin.com www.visitsutherlin.com

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SUTHERLIN FARMER’S MARKET Central Ave/Calapooia StFriday May 1, Saturday, May 2FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALEGreat books 50 cents and upSaturday, May 2, 1pmLADIES TEACalapooia Reflections Museum $8 at the door - Raffle Items and Hat Contest!Thursday, May 7, 5:30 - 6:30pmDC BUDGET - DC COMMISSIONERS TALKSutherlin Community CenterDouglas County Commissioners to discuss budgetSaturday, May 9, 10am - 3pm 11TH ANNUAL SHOW AND SHINE CAR SHOWCity of OaklandSunday, May 10, 7 - 11am LIONS ANNUAL MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST Sutherlin Community CenterMoms Eat Free!Friday, May 15, 8:45am CHAMBER BREAKFAST EVENT: RIBBON CUTTING Sutherlin Goodwill NEW LOCATION by Bronx Bagel and Palm Family Eyecare

Saturday, May 16, 9am - 12pmSPRING PLANTING DowntownSaturday, May 16, 9am - 4pm CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE OaklandFriday, May 22, 5pm & 7:30pm SUTHERLIN CIRCUSLauren Young Park on Calapooia - Sponsored by Rotary Lauren Young Tire Center, Sutherlin Drug, Great Northern Trailer WorksThursday, May 28, 5:30-7pm CHAMBER AFTER HOURS MIXER Chicks And A Rooster, 460 S. Comstock Street** THE WINNER OF APRIL Business Card Drawing for $25 CASH WILL BE ANNOUNCED!**Saturday, May 30, 9am MEMORIAL DAY LAYING OF THE WREATH CEREMONY Sutherlin City ParkSaturday, May 30, 10am - 3pm OREGON VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL Oakland City ParkSaturday, May 30, 10am - 4pm DUCHESS SANCTUARY SPRING OPEN HOUSE Farm tours, equine welfare issues, volunteer program