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Issue: # 36
October 2015

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3rd Annual Get Downtown Fair!
Business Showcase & Community Resource Fair
Wednesday, October 14th, 3-7 pm
Free Admission!


Meet local businesses and resource providers,
enjoy free samples, and lots of giveaways! 
Bring the kids to see the fire trucks and police cars. 
Meet the City Council Members!
 



 Participating Local Businesses & Organizations

63 Aaction Rents
95 Active 20-30 Healdsburg #205
6 Alliance Medical Center
*55 Amphora Winery
89 Atterbury & Associates
*2 Bear Republic Brewing Company
**36 Becoming Independent
**68 Bernstein Orthodontics
30 Best Western Dry Creek Inn
**33 Better Homes & Garden Wine Country Group
41 Brandt Insurance & Financial
56 Bright Event Rentals
*20 Café Lucia
35 Carr Chiropractic
38 Comcast Business
16 Community First Credit Union
*92 Comstock Wines
*8 Costeaux French Bakery
32 Debbie's Pet Boutique
21 Diana Sanabria Design
13 Dolan Wine Business Consulting
47 Exchange Bank
25 Farm to Pantry
42 Fred Young Funeral Home
99 Gardenworks Inc.
**62 Garrett ACE Hardware
  *     Mountain  Mike's Pizza

58 Grange Credit Union
66 Green Dog Rescue Project
67 Groundwater Pump & Well
26 Guild Mortgage
43 Healdsburg District Hospital
45 Healdsburg District Hospital
97 Healdsburg Dog House
**100 Healdsburg Lumber Company
87 Healdsburg Prune Packers Baseball Club
10 Healdsburg Sunrise Rotary
46 Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District
53 Healdsburg Unified School District
93 Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs
98 Jendala
81 Kreck Design
**37 Land Home Financial Services
**94 Left Coast Marketing
44 Live Oak Preschool
*65 Merriam Vineyards
70 Motion Fitness Center
90 Natasha McGuire Photography
5 North County Community Services
88 North County Hospice - St. Joseph Health
24 Parkpoint Health & Swim Club
31 Prickett's Nursery
96 Purls Of Joy
 

9 RE/MAX Full Spectrum
51 Redwood Empire Disposal
17 Redwood Moving & Storage
91 Rio Lindo Academy
49 Russian Riverkeeper
64 Silveira Buick GMC
27 SNAP Cats
**1 SoFi
*19 Sonoma Cider
28 Sonoma Family Life Magazine
14 Sonoma Humane Society
40 Sonoma Media Group
22 Soroptimist International of Healdsburg
15 Stella & Dot
18 Summit State Bank
52 The Healdsburg Tribune
57 The Salvation Army
*11 Trione Vineyards & Winery
61 Webistree
*86 Wild Flowers Steakhouse Saloon
*48 Wilson Artisan Wineries
50 Wine Country Walking Tours
*34 Wine Walk Healdsburg
*Plaza Street Wine Walk Healdsburg
69 Wright Contracting
59 Your Truth Counseling Services, Acupuncture & Herb Center
 
*Providing food or beverage samples. Wine, cider, and beer tickets available at Exchange Bank Booth #47
** Hiring


Participating City Departments (Fair location at Plaza Street)
Healdsburg City Council
Healdsburg City Manager's Office
Healdsburg Community Services
Healdsburg Electric Department
Healdsburg Finance Department
Healdsburg Fire Department

Healdsburg Human Resources
Healdsburg Planning & Building Department
Healdsburg Police Department
Healdsburg Public Works
Healdsburg Utility Billing




#GetDowntownHBG Photo Contest!

Post your best photo of the Get Downtown Fair on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ with the hash tag #GetDowntownHBG for your chance to win a
95448 Healdsburg canvas bag!

 

Best Places to Work
North Bay Business Journal
 
Congratulations to our Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau members for making it on North Bay Business Journal's Best Places to Work! This is North Bay Business Journal's 10th year anniversary of recognizing businesses and organizations that are wonderful to work at. Several Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau members are multiple time recipients of this recognition. Congratulations to Exchange Bank for being on this list all 10 years! 

Becoming Independent

Century 21 North Bay Alliance

Costeaux French Bakery

Exchange Bank

George Petersen Insurance Agency

Jackson Family Wines

Mengali Accountancy

Parkpoint Health Clubs

Scott Technology Group

Star Staffing

Summit State Bank


Sonoma County Harvest Fair Winners
October 2015

Congratulations to our Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce members that relieved best of show, double gold, gold, silver, and bronzes in the 2015 Sonoma County Harvest Fair! 

Pro Wine Winners

Trione Vineyards and Winery - 2014 Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Valley, River Road Ranch
Sweepstakes Winning White Wine

Matrix Winery - 2013 Pinot Noir Reserve, Russian River Valley, Estate
Sweepstakes Winning Red Wine
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  • J Vineyards
  • Kokomo Winery
  • Windsor Vineyards
  • St. Anne's Crossing
  • Balletto Vineyards
  • Kelly & Young
  • Truett Hurst
  • Pezzi King
  • Harts Desire
  • Kendall-Jackson
  • Michel-Schlumberger
  • Pedroncelli
  • Shippey Vineyards
  • Alexander Valley Vineyards
  • Trentadue
  • Stephen & Walker
  • Selby
  • Dry Creek Vineyard
  • Simi Winery
  • Roth Estate
  • Rodney Strong Vineyards
  • White Oak Vineyards & Winery
  • Trione Vineyards & Winery
  • Fritz Underground Winery
  • Geyser Peak Winery
  • Merriam Vineyards
  • Mill Creek Vineyards
  • Soda Rock
  • Dutcher Crossing
  • Francis Ford Coppola Winery
  • Chalk Hill Estate
  • Mazzocco
  • HKG Estate Wines
  • deLorimier Winery
  • Matrix Winery
  • Wilson Winery
  • Trattore Wines
  • La Crema Winery
  • Murphy - Goode
  • Gallo
  • J. Keverson
  • Sbragia Family Vineyards
  • Jaxon Keys Winery




  • Bear Republic Brewing Company
  • Costeaux French Bakery
  • Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery
  • Dry Creek Olive Oil Company
  • Alexander Valley Vineyards

Click here for full pro food competition results!

 

 

Sonoma County Restaurant Week Report


New records were set by Restaurant Week diners this year, with 25% of participants being tourists bringing new money into Sonoma County, total impact rising by 20% to $3.5 million, and 69,000 meals served during the week at participating restaurants!
 
More than $100,000 in local food and ag products were used in the special menus throughout the week.
 
Find more information and the read the full report here.







Anniversaries, New & Renewing Members
 
Hello my name is...
Please Make it a point to say "hello" to these folks!


Leone Wine Tours

The Parish Cafe

Valette
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Framing Arts
our "Bucks for Luck" sponsor
   
Congratulations to our SEPTEMBER membership anniversaries!

Business
Years
Trentadue Winery 40
Jordan Vineyard & Winery 39
Soroptimist International of Healdsburg 36
Century 21 NorthBay Alliance-Healdsburg 29
Office Spot 23
Bella Villa Messina 21
Favorites 20
Tayman Park Golf Group, Inc. | Healdsburg Golf Club 20
Healdsburg Chorus 18
Carreras Auto Body 15
Encore Events Rentals 15
Live Oak Pre-School 15
Denny's Electric, Inc. 15
Ferrari-Carano's Seasons of the Vineyard Tasting Bar & Boutique 15
Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley® 14
Dayton & Tremont Real Estate 14
River Rock Casino 13
Wine Country Lodges Inc 12
Fideaux 12
Wine Country Balloons.com 11
Bella Vineyards & Wine Caves 10
Windrose Romantic Cottages and Water Tower 10
Gary Plass Company 9

Business
Years
Healdsburg Sotheby's International Realty 8
Getaway Adventures/Wine Country Bike Tours 8
Stuhlmuller Vineyards & Winery 7
River Myst Haven, LLC 7
C. Donatiello Winery 7
MacPhail Family Wines 7
Healdsburg Vineyard Cottage 5
Portalupi Wines 5
Casa Del Mole 3
Scharffen Berger Chocolate 2
ACORN Winery 2
Debbie's Pet Boutique 2
Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery 2
Sonoma Classic Motorcars 2
Alexis Greenberg Photography Studio 2
ereloom 2
RM&G Advertising | Design Inc. 1
American Association of University Women 1
Natasha McGuire Photography 1
Libations Unlimited 1
Dry Creek Valley Wine Tours 1
Healdsburg Community Band 1
Russian River Flower School 1
Whit McLeod Furniture 1
Thank you for your many years of dedication
to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce and for your contribution to the local economy.


Healdsburg SHED Appoints Celebrated Chef Perry Hoffman as Culinary Director
Chef Hoffman's extensive culinary and farming acumen elevate SHED's offerings 

It is with great pleasure that co-owners Cindy Daniel and Doug Lipton announce the appointment of award-winning chef Perry Hoffman as the new Culinary Director of their two-year-old SHED. Hoffman joins Healdsburg SHED, a modern grange hall, cafe, fermentation bar, and marketplace after a celebrated run as the Executive Chef at étoile at Domaine Chandon, which closed earlier this year. 
 
Given the Napa Valley native's grandparents Sally and Don Schmitt were the original owners of The French Laundry in Yountville and founders of The Apple Farm in Philo, Mendocino County, it seems Hoffman was destined for a career in the culinary arts. Not surprisingly his pedigree led him into fine dining where he honed his craft at such notable institutions as Auberge du Soleil and étoile at Domaine Chandon where the young chef rose quickly through the ranks, and even planted a culinary garden that greatly fostered and expanded his farming and ingredient knowledge.
 
"There are so many reasons we are thrilled that Hoffman is joining SHED," shares Daniel, "he has the heart of a gardener and, like us, he believes that cultivating good food comes from good farming."  
 
While most of Hoffman's 16 years of professional cooking include white-tablecloth dining, he will break that mold at SHED and embrace their more casual, but refined sensibility. Hoffman will oversee the entire culinary program that includes three eating periods (morning, afternoon and evening), private dining and events. The 31-year-old celebrated chef will focus on enhancing SHED's offerings (including plenty of shareable options) and he will continue to cultivate a nourishing and convivial experience, with a sense of discovery and delight at the table. 
 
"Cindy and Doug have created something alive and beautiful at SHED. I am eager to be a part of the SHED community - to get to know the farmers-and to learn and collaborate." Hoffman adds, "I'm especially looking forward to exploring seasonality and terroir in Sonoma County, and being part of creating and completing the cycle from seed to plate. "
 
With a focus on responsible farming, ingredient-driven cooking, and flavorful food, Daniel and Lipton are excited to see where Hoffman with his "immense culinary talents and creativity" will take their cuisine. Having founded Carneros Micros, a micro-green/edible flower farm with Jerome Cunnie, Hoffman will have the opportunity to get his hands dirty again (literally) as he collaborates with grower Lipton who owns HomeFarm five miles away. 
 
"I am thrilled to think that I am now a farmer for one of our region's most talented and passionate young chefs," says Lipton who looks forward to growing new and interesting flavors that Hoffman will be bringing to the plate-straight from HomeFarm.
Chamber Events
       
Next Business After Hours Mixer
        When: Wednesday, October 21st
        Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
        Where: L & M Motel
70 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, CA
*Parking on Exchange Avenue- Enter through rear gate.       

  
What's all the [ HYPE ] 
Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs  

HYPE Mixer

Location: Vanguard Properties, 421 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg

Date: Thursday, October 29th

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm

HYPE Members: Free

General: $20 ($10 promo code available at Get Downtown Fair HYPE booth!)


Guest Speakers:
Osvaldo Jimenez and Christian Sullberg,
Co-Owners, Moustache Baked Goods and Noble Folk

Both Sonoma County natives,  Osvaldo  and Christian  opened  their first business,  Moustache  Backed Goods, in their early twenties in 2011. Three years later they opened their second business, Noble Folk. Both shops have been the Healdsburg go to place for cupcakes, pie, and ice-cream. Both businesses focus on seasonal ingredients and incorporating new and different flavor profiles.

Their success has landed them a feature on the Cooking Channel show Unique Sweets , helping put Healdsburg on the map as a baked goods  mecca

 
 

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Got questions? Email us at healdsburgyoungpros@gmail.com
or check us out at www.healdsburg.com/hype

Transcendence Theatre Company Presents
Joy to the World | A Broadway Holiday Extravaganza


Join the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau as we kick off the holidays with Broadway classics! Enjoy premium seats at a discounted price.

It's the most wonderful time of the year and it's time to celebrate Transcendence style with a breathtaking holiday revue sprinkled with that unique collection of song and dance you've come to expect from Transcendence. Join us for our first, historic holiday show at the beautiful Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Ramp up your holiday celebration beyond the ordinary with this mix of seasonal and Broadway songs that will take you deep into the holiday spirit. This limited run event is bound to become a landmark holiday tradition so be sure to join us from the start!


 

For more information about courses and instructors,  click here.

For on-line course registration,  click here.

To print mail-in course registration form,  click here.

Proceeds support local educational programs and student scholarships.







Advertising Opportunities  

 

The Healdsburg Visitor Center located at 217 Healdsburg Avenue is open 7 days a week from 10:00am to 4:00pm assisting both tourist and locals with concierge-style service. The center averages over 1,000 walk-in visitors, plus a plethora of phone and email inquires opening the front door of Healdsburg for travelers from around the world.  With Healdsburg.com as our domain, we maintain the most robust online directory of Healdsburg businesses, events, and area information to assist inquiries in finding our member businesses with between 11,000 to 20,000 website hits each month.

 

Here are a few ways you can maximize this exposure through our new online and digital advertising opportunities:

  • Newsletter Advertising - $50/mo, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
  • Digital Display Screen in Visitor Center - $100/mo, over 5,000 impresses/mo
  • Website Banner Ads - ranging from $500 to $1,000/year
  • Enhanced Online Directory listing with priority listing & photo enhancements $200/year

Contact Aleena Decker for more information at (707) 433-6935 or aleena@healdsburg.com.

 

More Ways to Get Your Business Noticed 
   
Digital Signage in the Visitor Center for less than 2 cents per impression,... now that makes sense!
 

Thousands of visitors from around the globe start their tour of the wine country at the Healdsburg Visitors Center. 

 

The digital signage display located in the Visitor Center which is the front door to Healdsburg and Sonoma County wine country.  Your digital poster signs will be displayed 24/7 over 5,000 impressions per month for less than 2 cents per impression. 

 

Digital signage is the most cost-effective and green way to capture the attention of visitors and drive them to your business.

 


To learn more contact aleena@healdsburg.com.

 

 

 

 

The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce encourages and promotes a positive, balanced, vital economy and preserve those unique qualities that are good for business and make Healdsburg a special place in which to visit, live and work. We strive to grow the local economy, promote our community and serve as an advocate for our business members. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau