April 2008





***BOARD MEMBERS***
President- Angela Doss
Vice Pres.-Sherry Verstrate
Treasurer-Stephanie Hirche
Past Pres-Bob King
Board-David Mitrany
Board -Debbie Trautman
Board-Amy Bullion
Board-Bob Kelty
Alt-Rick Samuelson Jr.
Alt-Candy Fish
ChamberAdministrator-Cindy Hudson

From the Office by Cindy Hudson



Hello Chamber members,

Spring is finally here! The trees are blossoming and the daffodils are starting to bloom.

The office is starting to buzz with visitors and phone calls. Which leads me to our website... again over 5000 hits last month. People are checking us out! We now have parade and booth applications for the 4th on our Web's home page ...so pass the word.

Thanks goes out to Dr. Ravassipour for hosting last months Greeters, and to Ed Lindbloom for his presentation at our luncheon.

Greeters this month is hosted by the friends of the Library Tuesday April 15th at the Library (next to City Hall) and our Luncheon Seminar will be April 22, with a specialist speaking to us about Gateway (check out last Page).

***Welcome to the Chamber***&
Marble by design,
Oregon advanced Imaging
American Legion

Health Tips by Dr Bob Kelty



Keeping Strong Bones...

Strong bones are not the result of taking calcium. Taking calcium supplements has not been shown to significantly reduce the development of osteoporosis.

If you study the global distribution of osteoporosis, it correlates perfectly with countries adopting the American diet and eating patterns. The countries that have virtually no osteoporosis are those who have a plant based diet. Developing nations begin to replace fruit and vegetable consumption with animal products.
While many risk factors are associated with developing osteoporosis,diet contribution is largely ignored in conventional treatment and prevention efforts. So the principles are:

1. Eat more Vegetables (especially dark green, leafy
ones: spinach, Kale,Chard)

2. Eat more nuts, seeds and fruits.

3. Eat less Meat and Dairy (yes I said dairy)

4. Eat fewer carbohydrates (grains, the
whiter the carbohydrate, the worse it is for you.)

5. Avoid acidic foods like coffee and soft drinks.

April Events



April 5, Gem and Mineral show 5th-6th-
Medford Armory

April 7, Grand opening
5-7pm- Lilliebelle Farms

April 8, Board Mtg.
12pm -city hall

April 10, All chambers
Greeters 7:30am-Costco

April 15, Greeters
8:30am- CP Library

April 22, Luncheon
12pm Mazatlan
Chamber Gateway

Grand Opening- Lilliebelle Farms

GRAND OPENING WEEK OF ACTIVITIES

4/7/08 - Ribbon cutting Ceremony with the Medford and Central Point Chamber 12pm

4/8/08 - Senior Day, 55 and up 10% off your chocolate purchase

4/9/08 - Chamber/Rotary Day, show us youre a Chamber member or wear your Rotary pin and get 10% off your chocolate purchase

4/10/08 - Ladies Night, 5-8pm Wine and Chocolate pairings with Roxyann winery *

4/11/08 - Guys Night, 5-8pm Beer and Chocolate pairings with S.O.B Brewing Co. *

4/12/08 - Tie Dye Day, wear your favorite tie dye and get one free chocolate free balloons for the kids!
We will have an Access Food Bucket all week. Bring nutritional, non perishable food and receive one free chocolate from our case

* Ladies and Guys welcome during both evenings!

*211 NORTH FRONT ST. CENTRAL POINT 541-664-2815*

LA CLINICA Health Center



Central Point Health Center Update

Construction is underway and we are on track to open our new Central Point Health Center in October 2008! S&B James has completed the site improvements required for our building project and construction on the interior of the building will begin next month. You may have noticed a modular unit on the site of our new health centerwe are providing medical care through this temporary clinic until our permanent health center is open.

A big thank you to the City of Central Point and the Central Point Chamber of Commerce for helping us make
our Central Point Health Center a reality. To learn more about our Central Point Health Center please visit our web site at Laclinicahealth.org. For more detailed information about this project or to find out how you can help, please call 512-3152.

Central Points 47th annual 4th of July schedule



NEW PARADE TIME - BEGINS AT 9:30
NEW SONIC FUN RUN LOCATION - DOWNTOWN PINE STREET

JULY 3RD4:
30-7:30- Third Annual Bike Safety and Bike, Trike, and Stroller Decorating event- LOCATION: Central Point Elementary school grass playground area.

Try out the slip and slides this year. EVERYTHING IS FREE. Central Points Police Dept. will be having free
giveaways during the event. All bikes ect that are decorated during this event will ride in the parade. The day of the Parade all decorated Bike riders meet in the parking lot on the South side of the performing arts center located on Hazel Street.

JULY 4TH
6:30-9:30- Pancake Breakfast put on by the Boy Scouts of America, Price $5.00. LOCATION: Central Point
Grange Hall located On Pine Street and 5th Street. Come and help support our local boy scouts.

7:00- 3rd ANNUAL Sonic Fun Run and Race .
NEW LOCATION: This years event has changed and will be located on Pine Street in downtown Central Point. Meet between 3rd and 4th Street. Entry forms are available online on the Chamber Website under Event Downloads . This event is open to kids 5-12. Kids all receive a FREE Sonic fun Run t-shirt and a chance to win 1 of 4 bikes sponsored by Sonic Drive Ins. Entry is FREE.

8:30-Pre-Parade Activities begin. Find a place along the parade route for pre-parade activities, most activities will take place on Pine Street. Pre-parade activities include, Water fights, water balloon toss, piñatas, tons of bubbles and chalk, wagon rides and music. It all begins at 8:30 so find your spot early.

9:30-NEW PARADE TIME, THE PARADE BEGINS AT 9:30 THIS YEAR so make a note of this. The parade will stop between 3rd and 4th Streets and the Star Spangled Banner will be sung by Brian Day, one of Central Points police officers. The fly-over will follow. Be aware as 2 F16's flyover Pine Street,very,very low,
so be ready.

11:00- Directly after the parade around 11:00 the inflatable jump houses and water slide will be ready for all of the children. They will be located on 6th Street this year and all jump houses and water slides ect., are all FREE-FREE-FREE- go on them as many times as you like. Parents there will be shade.

11;30- In the Band Shell SO. OR. SCOTTISH BAGPIPE BAND will play (shade is provided)

12-3:30-In the Band Shell THE CRAIG ALLEN BLUES BAND will play (shade is provided)

2:30-3:00- In the Tennis Court R.C.ADDICITON will sponsor remote control car demonstrations throughout
the day. Cars will also be on display for spectators to view.

1:00-In the Band Shell Parade Winners will be announced and ribbons handed out.

4:00- In the Band Shell COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CONCERT will play till early evening.

PARADE AND BOOTH APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CHAMBER WEBSITE AT centralpointchamber.org OR CONTACT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE AT 664-5301 OR DEBBIE SAXBURY AT 664-3433 OR saxbury@charter.net
CLICK ON EVENTS DOWNLOADS ON THE FRONT PAGE FOR 4TH OF JULY APPLICATIONS.

Rostels Restaurant- New Ownership

We are pleased to announce that as of March 15, 2008, new ownership of Rostels Restaurant & Bar will take
place.

Tommy & Tiffany Malot have sold Rostels to Clark & Joni Mears, seasoned restaurant owners. Clark & Jonihave been in the restaurant business for a number of years, owning restaurants in Medford, Grants Pass toSalem Oregon.

They will be retaining the name Rostels and will be serving breakfast, lunch & dinner, 7 days a week.
New owner Joni will be looking forward to setting up appointments with all the vendors regarding food & liquor orders. Please contact her starting March 17, 2008 at 541-665-9100.

Also joining Rostels is Kathy Woods, as the
new Kitchen Manager, and Head Chef.

Tommy & I wish to thank you all for the experiences we have learned, the friendships made, and the knowledge gained. I will be taking a short time off and then returning to our other businesses helping to manage the Construction, Environmental,and continuing selling Real Estate. I can be reached at 541-261-6570, 541-326-6437, or at the Malot
Companies office, 541-664-1258.

Tommy & I enjoyed purchasing the Rostels building, remodeling and developing a business to become part of the Central Points history. We wish Clark & Joni much success. We promise to continue to be frequent visitors to Rostels and continue being part of the Neighborhood Tradition, but now just on the other side of the bar!

We both thank you all for everything and hope to see each of you during our visits to Rostels, or pass a waive on one of our many trips around the Valley. We will miss each and every one of you dearly.
Fondly, and on to the next chapter in our lives.

Tommy & Tiffany Malot

Valpak of Southern Oregon

Valpak's May Envelope Deadline is
April 4th. Reaches 10,000 in Central Point
and up to 70,000 in Jackson County at about
3 cents per envelope! You love the savings...
you'll love the results!

Joan Isaacs 6653640
cell 941-1854

Costco- All Greeters Meeting




Its that time of year again the annual Costco all Chamber Greeters event.
This year we will be holding it on Thursday April 10th at the Medford Costco
bright and early at 7:30 in the morning. Come on in right the front door and
see what the rest of the valley is doing this year! Make sure to tell your
friends all chambers from Ashland, Phoenix,Talent, Medford, Central Point,
Jacksonville, Rogue River, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, and any others in the
area are welcome to attend.
We Look forward to seeing you there!
Allen Freeman
Costco Wholesale

Downtown Beautification



The downtown beautification committee purchased 75, 36" planters that need to be planted . We are going to have a COMMUNITY PLANTING EVENT on April 26th which is a Saturday. We are working on the details now on when and where we will be having the event. Flowers were chosen by the Grange Co-Op so we have the proper types of flowers for the North and South Sides of Pine Street. Thank you to the Grange Co-Op

We are asking for businesses to take part in this event, invite your families, your church members,neighbors, friends and even your customers.
Make this a fun day. The more people that help the more pride our town will have. This will only enhance our downtown and our community.
There is no cost to you what so ever, we only ask that you maintain your planter.

We also need to sell 10 more dedication benches that will be located in downtown Central Point. They are beautiful and will be care free benches. If you would like to dedicate a bench to someone or in memory of someone please contact Debbie Saxbury and she will forward you a sponsorship form. We would like to get these ordered ASAP. You can reach her at 664-3433 or saxbury@charter.net

If you have any ideas or questions about the PLANTING EVENT please contact Debbie Saxbury.

Luncheon Seminar... April 22 12:00pm Mazatlan Grill

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