All Aboard The All-Aboard Trolley For The September Social

Thanks To All Who Attended Mondays Meeting: I would also like to thank Dan Pederson and John Patterson for hosting lunch and the fabulous tour of the training facilities. It’s something the whole region should be proud of.  Our next meeting is October 7th at Washington Federal in White City.

All Aboard The All-Aboard Trolley For The September Social:  Be whisked to our after hours September social will be at Cliff Creek Vineyards, Thursday September 19th 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm via the All Aboard Trolley. We will have a park and ride from the Butte Creek Mill to Cliff Creek Vineyards. The trolley can seat 30 and the cost is just $5 a person. RSVP today, e-mail mike@paraduxmedia.com to reserve your fun ride to and from Cliff Creek Vineyards Thursday September 19th.

Annual Chamber Awards Dinner: Wednesday October 9th, Paradux Media Group along with Butte Creek Mill, Sundance Signs, Alpacas at Lone Ranch, and Valley Feed and Pet present the 2013 Eagle Point Upper Rogue Chamber Awards Dinner.  Tickets are NOW on-sale for $25 per person and available at the Upper Rogue Independent, Butte Creek Mill and State Farm Bob Pinnell. The Annual Dinner will be held at the lovely Rogue River Lodge, with your choice of Prime Rib, Salmon or Vegetarian. We will be honoring the volunteer of the year as well as business of the year as well as acknowledging great achievements this past year in the Upper Rogue and what 2014 has in store. For more information click on the picture for a link to our website. 

Women Who Wine:   Sunday September 29th, “Sip and Shop” otherwise known as Christmas in September will be taking place at Agate Ridge Vineyards from 11 am to 5 pm.

Back To The Basics: Mark your calendar for October 17th as Jackson County Physical Therapy presents a FREE back to the basics class. Why suffer needlessly with your spine pain? Learn to be in control of your spine and eliminate pain! Come join them for a FREE evening class designed to educate you on basis principles of keeping your back safe, strong and happy throughout your entire life.

NEXT WEEK VOTING FOR BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: You’ll be receiving a ballot next week with the business that were nominated by you the membership. ONE vote per membership. So while some business have multiple people on the e-mail list please designate ONE person from your business/group/organization that will vote. If you would like another vote, we will be glad to sell you a membership for $50.

Affordable Care Act: We will be having a workshop for small business owners on the Affordable Care Act for business owners. The workshop is going to take place sometime the week of September 30th, it will take place at 6 pm at the Ashpole Center. The exact date will be announced next week.

Music In The Mountains: Get down with the best Americana and Blue Grass Music the state of Oregon has to offer in a great setting. An awesome two day event. For the great line-up of food and music check out this link.

The Eagle Point Upper Rogue Business Spotlight is on Pizza Schmizza. Ryan who also owns the Figaro’s in Eagle Point and Gold Hill opened Pizza Schmizza last December and has been performing awesome nightly encores ever since. Offering an array of pizzas including pizza by the slice, appetizers sandwiches, full bar and NEW to the Schmizza is growlers. Like beer, you’re LOVE growlers. A great place to watch sports, bring the family or throw your own party in their private room. Another great opportunity to support local.

Chamber Website Advertisement: With nearly 10,000 visits a year from all 50 states, advertising on the Eagle Point Upper Rogue Chamber Website is a great investment in your business and the community. To see 10 reasons why your business should advertise on the chamber website click here.

Membership Drive: We currently have a record 116 Members! We are looking to grow that number even MORE. July through October we will begin our Membership drive, and the business that is responsible for bringing in the most NEW members will receive a FREE 2014 members ship to the Eagle Point Upper Rogue Chamber of Commerce. A ‘new’ member is a business that has not been a member of the Eagle Point Upper Rogue Chamber for at least 2 years.

Create NEW Habits:   Look to create new shopping habits. Take the time to stop in and support our wonderful local brick and mortar businesses. It shouldn’t be a contest of how much you can buy at one store, but look at taking a few extra minutes to shop at the specialty shops in the Upper Rogue…

Have an event or something special going on? Let us and the Upper Rogue know about it by posting it on our events calendar. It’s as easy as clicking right here.

Join the social information highway and ‘Like’ us on Facebook…Socializing and educating with over 1,400 people that ‘like’ the page. Just another tool that the Chamber is using to promote the Upper Rogue and buying local.

Questions comments? We’d love to hear from you. E-mail us at eaglepointupperrogue@gmail.com

Shop Local. Eat Local. Spend Local. Enjoy Local