PRINCE OF WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Chamber POWer 229 Members Strong Volume 23, Issue 8, August 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President-Jan Bush B-3 Contractors, Inc. [email protected]Past President- John Bruns Forest Products Task Force [email protected]Vice President-Budd Burnett Hollis Community Council [email protected]Secretary- Sharilyn Zellhuber Arrowhead LP Gas/Arrowhead Transfer [email protected]Treasurer- Kim Swainson Individual [email protected]Director- Lynnette Logan First Bank-Craig Branch [email protected]Director – Janice Lund Columbine Inn [email protected]Director- Jeannie McFarland McFarland’s Floatel/Baskets & Bullets [email protected]Director- John Moots Alaska Power and Telephone [email protected]Newsletter Editor: Rebecca Chester Office Managers: Rebecca Chester And Sharon Brosamle Weekday Office Hours: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Saturdays: 8:30AM to 12:30PM PO Box 490 Klawock, Alaska 99925 Phone: 907-755-2626 Fax: 907-755-2627 [email protected]www.princeofwalescoc.org From the President’s Desk: August is launch me for Membership Campaign! The Cham- ber year is October 1st through September 30th! The Renewal Packets have been mailed out or they will be hand delivered to some of our members in the neighborhood! There is a nice reward for quick turnarounds of renewals!! We thank the IFA for two vouchers for a round trip with vehicle. The first drawing will be held on September 1st for all the members who return the signed and remied membership paperwork by that date. For every $100 or part thereof, each member receives one entry. All those returned by September 1st will be added to the IFA voucher #2 draw- ing to be held on October 1st. Double your chances and reply early! The packets contain a stamped return envelope to encourage a quick reply. Our office staff have prepared the membership applicaons and Island Guide Ad Contracts with each member’s current infor- maon. Write in the changes you want, sign, remit payment by check or go online to our website to use a credit card. Place in the stamped blue return envelope. Your packets contain informaon on our new- est addional benefit to our members. We have subscribed to MYCHAMBERAPP, and our current member’s informaon has been up- loaded. This will give our Island Residents and Visitors informaon lit- erally at their fingerp when they download the free APP onto their mobile phones. Instrucons are in your packets to access this benefit. Please email the office if there are any changes that need to be made to your lisngs. The Chamber connues to be very involved in planning for the fast approaching Southeast Conference. We have ordered WELCOME signs that we will pass out to all POW businesses in September for dis- playing in your windows prior to September 24th. The Chamber will also be supplying small notebooks/pens for the aendee packets. Please bring anything you would like to add to these 250 packets to the Chamber office which is the official gathering place for items! 2013
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From the President’s Desk: August is launch time for Membership Campaign! The Cham-
ber year is October 1st through September 30th!
The Renewal Packets have been mailed out or they will be hand delivered to some of our members in the neighborhood!
There is a nice reward for quick turnarounds of renewals!! We thank the IFA for two vouchers for a round trip with vehicle. The first drawing will be held on September 1st for all the members who return the signed and remitted membership paperwork by that date. For every $100 or part thereof, each member receives one entry. All those returned by September 1st will be added to the IFA voucher #2 draw-ing to be held on October 1st. Double your chances and reply early! The packets contain a stamped return envelope to encourage a quick reply.
Our office staff have prepared the membership applications and Island Guide Ad Contracts with each member’s current infor-mation. Write in the changes you want, sign, remit payment by check or go online to our website to use a credit card. Place in the stamped blue return envelope.
Your packets contain information on our new-est additional benefit to our members. We have subscribed to MYCHAMBERAPP, and our current member’s information has been up-
loaded. This will give our Island Residents and Visitors information lit-erally at their fingertip when they download the free APP onto their mobile phones. Instructions are in your packets to access this benefit. Please email the office if there are any changes that need to be made to your listings.
The Chamber continues to be very involved in planning for the fast approaching Southeast Conference. We have ordered WELCOME signs that we will pass out to all POW businesses in September for dis-playing in your windows prior to September 24th. The Chamber will also be supplying small notebooks/pens for the attendee packets. Please bring anything you would like to add to these 250 packets to the Chamber office which is the official gathering place for items!
This left hand column of the refor-matted newsletter is dedicated to our sponsors who have paid for advertis-ing and help the Chamber cover the costs of mailing and maintaining our email account and website. To be-
come a sponsor and have your infor-mation appear here each month or for certain months of the year, call
the Chamber office. We thank all of our sponsors for their support of this
newsletter.
AUGUST OFFICE HOURS
SPECIAL NOTE: Hours on 8/6 til 8/10 will be 8:30AM to 12:30 PM due to vacation of office staff. The Chamber office in the Klawock Mall will be open during the rest of the month of Au-gust from 8:30AM to 3:30 PM on WEEKDAYS and 8:30AM until 12:30 PM on SATURDAY. Call Rebecca or Sharon if you need service at a different time!
CHAMBER BOARD AUGUST MEETING
The Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet for its August meeting at noon on Wednesday August 15th at the AP&T Conference Room in Craig.
General contractor specializing in remodeling, disaster restoration
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pects of work.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS AUGUST OFFICE HOURS……...………..………….………….…...….………..PAGE 2
AUGUST CHAMBER MEETING……............…...…….…………...….……......PAGE 2
VOTER REGISTRATION INFO AND “IT’S A FACT”………………………….PAGE 3
THORNE BAY FARMERS MARKET.………………………………………….. PAGE 4
HOLLIS FIRE DEPT RAFFLE, YARD SALE AND FARMER’S MARKET… PAGE 4
CHAMBER OFFICE WORKS! & “AND NOW THIS”..……………….………..PAGE 5
LETTER TO THE CHAMBER ………………………………...………….………..PAGE 6
POW VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER REPORT ……. PAGE 6
MYCHAMBERAPP : NEW BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS ………….………. PAGE 7
MORE THORNE BAY FARMERS MARKET INFORMATION !!!! Submitted by Jim McFarland
BE SURE AND ATTEND – Aug. 3rd and 4th !!!! = The City of Thorne Bay’s 30 year celebration, The Thorne Bay Farmers Market, AND the Grand opening of the Thorne Bay Café and the Grand Opening of the Alaskan Bear Factory. The Weekend of fun and activities will begin on Friday the 3rd with the beginning of the Thorne Bay Cafe’s GRAND OPENING!!! That day they will start doing breakfast for the first time beginning at 6am. Breakfast will be served from 6am to 11am. Their regular menu is served from 11am to closing at 7pm. Regular hours will be 6am to 7pm six days a week and 6am to 6pm on Sundays. The 30 year Celebration of the City of Thorne Bay being a City starts on Friday the 3rd with an open house in City Hall from noon to 3pm. The business offices will close at noon when the Cake, Ice cream, Coffee, and ice tea will start be-ing served. Stop in and visit with City personal and visitors anytime between noon and 3pm. The Farmers Market will be Aug. 4th under the tents next to the Thorne Bay City Hall from 10am to 4pm. Stop in and see all the neat things for sale as well as some booths with flee market/yard sale items. Vendors are needed – please con-tact Thorne Bay City Hall at 828-3335 or go to www.powfarmersmarket.com for a vendor application. We are advertising for flee market/yard sale people to join us during this Farmers Market to add some variety to the Arts and Crafts items.The Alaskan Bear Factory will be set up in a booth at the Farmers Market with some Grand Opening Spe-cials !!!! They will be doing a raffle for a 36” carving of a salmon as well as giving a 15% discount on all orders for carv-
ings made during the Farmers Market – between 10am and 4pm.
If you have any questions please contact Jim McFarland at 828-3335 See YOU there !!!!!
Hollis Fire Dept to Hold Raffle, Yard Sale and Farmer’s Market
The Hollis Volunteer Fire Department/EMS will hold a yard sale, raffle, Farmer’s Market and a Hamburger & Hot Dog
cookout at its new Fire Hall building at Mile 29 on the Klawock-Hollis Highway on September 8, beginning at 10 am. The
raffle drawing will be held at 3:00 pm and you need not be present to win.
1st Prize: Marlin .243 Stainless Steel Rifle with scope
2nd & 3rd Prize: Round trip airfare Hollis to Ketchikan with ProMech Air
Branches located in the Island News building in Thorne Bay, the Klawock-Heenya Mall and
2000 Tongass Avenue in Ketchikan Thorne Bay branch
open 10AM-2PM Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Klawock branch open 10AM-5:30PM Tuesday-Friday, noon-
3PM Saturday. Public use ATMs are at Thorne Bay Mar-
ket, Klawock-Heenya Mall branch and 6 locations in
Ketchikan
COTACT THE CHAMBER TO JOIN THIS BUSINESS NETWORK:
PROGRESS THROUGH UNITY
In the Chamber Mailbag:
From Deedee Jeffreys
July 18, 2012
Dear Community Member (s),
I am very happy to say that as of July 17, 2012, I, Deedee Jeffreys, am your new At Large Board of Director member for the InterIsland Ferry Authority (IFA). In the past, I was a member of the Board Of Directors for over six years, as Coffman Cove’s representative. I am looking for-ward to working with the board of directors to make sure that Prince of Wales Island has continued daily, affordable, safe, ferry service.
As the At Large member of the Board of Directors I represent Prince of Wales Island as a whole. I represent all of the communities on Prince of Wales, including all communities that do not have a representative on the board.
Since I am new to the At Large position, and there is not a job descrip-tion for this volunteer position, I want to ask each community to let me know what I can do for you.
1. Do you want a report after each IFA meeting sent to you? If so, please let me know an email address or snail mail address where you want this sent.
2. What else can I do to represent your community and its members?
Prince of Wales Vocational & Technical Education Center Report By Karen Cleary, Project Director
July 31, 2012
July has been a busy month for the POW V&T Advisory Committee with two regular meetings and many discussions on our building design. The site work/utility bid was awarded to B-3 Contractors, so we will soon see progress at our building site on Boundary Road, located right before Big Salt Road next to the new AP&T tower. The Advisory Committee continues to fine-tune the building design as our total project cost estimates become closer to reality. The Needs Assessment Survey data is being analyzed so our courses and training opportunities match the needs of POW employers and workers. According to preliminary analysis of the 257 completed surveys, these industries will be the future of Prince of Wales Island:
This year’s Arts and Seafood Festival will take place August 11th and 12th in Coff-man Cove. Coffman’s 3rd Annual Silver Salmon Tournament and awards will take place on July 3rd. We are incorporating the awards presentations for our 7th An-nual King Salmon Derby to be held May 1st thru Aug. 1st, along with our 2nd An-nual Arts and Seafood Festival raffle for prizes, during the weekend of our festival
Aug 11th & 12th.
This festival is a great opportunity to showcase your business products and ser-vices so we are inviting you to participate by generously donating either monetari-ly or by contributing items/gift certificates. All are tax deductible donations! Go to our website to find a sponsorship form! Or find it on the Chamber website un-
der the Classified Ads button!
Work-ready, Hands-on Training
Mining 101 Mine Safety Health Administration Tool & Job Site Safety Rigging, & Hanging Utilities Vehicle Inspection/Operation Ventilation, Fire & Gas Detection Basic Mine Terminology Mine Simulator
For More Information
Contact: Danny Lakip at 465-5548
Rae Baggen at 465-2963 for Juneau, Kake, Angoon, Hoonah, Haines, Skagway, Sitka, Yakutat
Barbara Truitt at 228-3244 for Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Petersburg, Wrangell, Metlakatla
Physical Requirements
& Working Conditions
Can you pass a drug test? *tests for substance use within last 6 months Yes ð Noð Drug testing required for pre-selection for training.
You have no felony charges or convictions? Yes ð No ð Can you lift and move mining supplies, jackleg drills and utility piping up to 50 pounds and occasionally 120 pounds? Yes ð No ð Can you work in low light conditions? Yes ð No ð
Can you work in confined spaces? Yes ð No ð
Can you work in a damp, cool environment? Yes ð No ð
Are you able to climb ladders to perform work? Yes ð No ð
Are you willing to work various shifts, live and work at the worksite camp for two week on rotations? Yes ð No ð Do you have a driver’s license? Yes ð No ð
If your answer is no to any of these questions you should reconsider your readiness for training.
Application Packet Requirements
CSTS Program Application (provide two pieces of ID for proof of eligibility for training; i.e. driver license, social security card)
Release of Information Form Photo Release Form Generic Employment Application Grievance Procedure Brochure ALEXsys Registration and Resume
Employer Expectations
Drug Free Workplace (mandatory drug testing) Be On Time Honesty Good Communication Skills Follow Directions
ARE YOU READY For Underground Mining? If Not, Entry Level New Miner
Training is for You!
Submit complete application packet to the Juneau Job Center,
Carolyn Thomason of Woodcuts, the name of Bill and Carolyn’s busi-ness in Thorne Bay, was in the office last week. She wanted a copy of The Alaska Business Monthly. The June 2012 issue had a feature arti-
cle on their business on page 80,
entitled “A (Second Growth) Cabin in the Woods”.
It is an article by Dustin Solberg about the Tongass pilot project
exploring value-added forest products.
Before Carolyn left she received my sales pitch on the VALUE of
becoming a chamber member and took home our
2013 membership application.
Please everyone tell them how great it would be if they joined us!
Do you have a book idea? Would you love a chance to pitch your idea to an agent?
The Alaska Statewide Pitchapalooza is for YOU!!
Come to your library to participate in this unique
AlaskaOWL Video Conference with a panel of lit-
erary agents & writing coaches!
Are you working on a novel? Want to bounce ideas and
questions off three guys who know the ropes?
A Week of Literary Mayhem awaits!
AUGUST 16-22, 2012 Craig City Library
OUTLETS SOUGHT FOR
ALASKA AIR/PACIFIC AIR RAFFLE TICKETS
Outlets are needed for selling the 2012 Chamber raffle tickets. Please call the office and let the staff know if you want to help sell these tickets in your place of business,
or if you can spend a few hours on a weekend at a table!
The proceeds from this year’s raffle will be given to
POW Community libraries. The tickets are $5 each.
Farmers Market and Tour Boat vendors are wel-
come to have these tickets at your booth too!
Invitation to Become a Board Member for Southeast Conference
Open Seats: 1 Northern Public Seat; 1 Southern Private Seat;
1 At Large Seat
Any voting Member in good standing or official representative of a voting Member in good standing may be nominated for the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee shall seek to maintain the balance of the Board of Direc-tors through respect for regional and cultural rep-resentation of Southeast Alaska and as required by the Articles of Incorporation. The committee will seek letters of inter-est from the membership no later than August 15th. Letters of interest shall include a statement of the candidate's interest in running for a board seat, and include the proposed candidate's name, residential address, telephone number, and signa-ture. The Nominating Committee shall pre-pare a draft ballot no later than 21 days prior to the annual meeting for final approval by the Southeast Conference Board of directors. The Board of Directors shall approve a final ballot prior to the annual meeting. Letters of intent can be submitted: Email or postal Mail: SE Conference
[email protected] P O Box 2198 Juneau, AK 99802 SEC Office (907) 523-4353
1.00 Introduction The Prince of Wales Community Advisory Council seeks bids from qualified contractors to write a Prince of Wales Island Bor-
ough Study.
1.01 General Scope of Work
The goal of this project is production of a document that details options for borough formation, for consideration by Prince of Wales Island residents.
1.02 Required Analysis within the POW Borough Study
1. Describe the types of boroughs and how are they different from one another.
2. The functions and duties of a POW Island borough.
3. Determine whether POW schools gain or lose revenue if a borough is formed.
4. Develop a realistic POW borough budget and describe the options for raising borough revenue. The budget should identify federal sources that
include but are not limited to education, payment in lieu of taxes, national forest receipts and coastal management grants. The budget should also
identify state sources including incorporation grants, land entitlements, education foundation aid, capital projects, revenue sharing and shared
taxes such as fish, and liquor taxes.
5. Estimate the quantity of state land that a POW Borough may select for its land entitlement, and the location of the pool of lands from which the
borough could select.
6. Describe the legal options for Assembly apportionment on POW given the area’s demographics.
7. Describe how a POW borough affects existing First and Second class cities, school districts, and unincorporated communities in the study area.
8. Describe the affects of a POW borough on local tribal governments and Native Corporations.
9. Estimate the revenue that a POW borough may realistically expect if the borough levies a tax on extraction of resources from POW. Describe the
type of tax that makes most sense and why.
10. Describe the implications of a POW borough for land planning and permitting.
1.03 Deliverables
The Contractor shall provide a preliminary document to POWCAC for its review and comment within 106 days of receipt of the notice to proceed.
POWCAC shall review and comment on the draft report within 60 days of receipt. Contractor will then submit final report to POWCAC within 30
days. Both the draft and final report shall contain an executive summary of the full report.
The Contractor shall travel at least twice to Prince of Wales Island to attend POWCAC meetings during the course of the project: once at the project
start to collect data and discuss the project with POW residents; and again to present the draft report to POWCAC.
1.04 Project Timeline
The approximate contract schedule is as follows:
(a) RFP available – August 1, 2012
(b) Questions Deadline –August 24, 2012
(d) Proposals Due – September 4, 2012 @ 2:00 PM at Craig City Hall
(e) POWCAC selects contractor – September 2012 Meeting
Contract starts – October 1, 2012
(h) Draft Report Due – January 15, 2013
(i) Presentation of Draft Report – January 22, 2013 POWCAC meeting
(j) Comments due back from POWCAC – March 22, 2013
(k) Final Report Due – April 22, 2013
1.05 Proposals
Proposals shall include one complete paper copy and one complete copy in .pdf format on disk or thumb drive. Submit proposals to: POWCAC, C/O
City of Craig, PO Box 725, Craig, AK 99921
Envelopes containing proposals must include the words “POWCAC Borough Study Proposal” on the envelope face.
Proposals may be in any format or structure selected by the contractor, provided that the proposals address the seven scoring criteria detailed below,
and that the proposal include names and contact information of professional references.
1.06 Due Date
Proposals shall be delivered to Craig City Hall no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. POWCAC will not accept proposals
via facsimilie machine.
1.06 Scoring
Proposals will be scored based on the following criteria
Does the contractor clearly describe the method it will use to complete the work? Max. 20 points.
Are the titles and duties of the individuals responsible for the work clearly identified in the proposal? Max 20 points
How well has the contractor demonstrated experience in completing similar Alaska projects on time and within budget? Max. 10 points
(e) Does the project manager or appropriate project team personnel have experience analyzing borough formation issues? Max. 20 points
(f) Are the Contractor’s professional references related to the project described in this RFP? Max. 10 points
(g) How well do the Contractor’s professional references rate the contractor’s performance? Max. 10 points
(h) Is the contractor’s fee less than $30,000? Max. 10 points
For more information, contact POWCAC Chair Jon Bolling at 907-826-3275.