taft chamber december 2015 newsletter
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400 Kern Street
Taft, CA, 93268
Phone: (661) 765-2165
Fax: (661) 765-6639
www.taftchamber.com
Our Gold Sponsors
Our Platinum Sponsors
December 1, 2015, marked the first class of the Small Busi-
ness Academy, an offering to local prospective and existing
business owners initiated by the Kern County Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce. The Hispanic Chamber, working
with the Business Education Foundation, in consortium with
Taft College, the Taft Union High School District, the Bakers-
field Chamber of Commerce and your Taft Chamber are
offering an eight-week course for people wishing to go into
business or folks interested in taking their business to the
next level. There is no cost for this valuable course, and
there still is time to enroll.
The course is presented in Spanish on Tuesday evenings at
Buena Vista Continuation High School, Room 2, from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. and in English on Wednesday evenings at the
Chamber Board Room, also from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Again,
there is no charge for the classes. Both classes were origi-
nally planned to be held at the Chamber, but the response
from the Hispanic community was so great that we needed
to move the classes offered in Spanish to a larger venue.
The classes will include the following important topics:
Week 1: Developing a Business Plan
Week 2: Legal Aspects of Running a Business
Week 3: Understanding & Preparing Financial Statements
Week 4: Business and Tax Issues
Week 5: Grants and Loans for Small Business
Week 6: Networking and Promoting Your Business
Week 7: Marketing 101
Week 8: Customer Service
The classes will meet each Tuesday or Wednesday from De-
cember 1 (or December 2) to February 9 (or 10). There will
be no classes during the Christmas holidays, December 21
through January 1.
Graduation for both classes is tentatively scheduled for
Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Those who successfully com-
plete the entire course will be given a one-year membership
to the Taft District Chamber of Commerce, courtesy of the
Taft Chamber Board of Directors.
By Dr. Kathy Orrin, Executive Director
Taft District Chamber of Commerce presents:
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Chr i stmas Monday, December 7
at 6:00 p.m. on Center Street
Entry Forms Available at 400 Kern Street
SAVE THE DATE!
Call 661-765-2165
Heaviest Trout $1,000 Grand Prize Winner Travis Shaw—6 lb 5.1 oz Trout
Heaviest Non Trout Caught Brandon Bryant—2 lb 7.2 oz Carp
Smallest Trout Caught Isabella Medina—2 oz
ADULTS (14 and up)
1st Place: Ruben Galvez—5 lb 8 oz 2nd Place: Jose Luis Reyna—5 lb 6.4 oz 3rd Place: Darrell Barton—5 lb 1.8 oz 4th Place: Jose Sanchez—4 lb 4 oz 5th Place: Juan Mejia—3 lb 6.7 oz 6th Place: Jose Beachum—2 lb 3.5 oz
Grand Prize Winner
Travis Shaw
CHILDREN 10-13 Y/O
1st Place: Moises Aguilar—1 lb 12.1 oz 2nd Place: Joseph Gutierrez—1 lb 11.8 oz 3rd Place: Johnny Reese—1 lb 11.6 oz
CHILDREN 9 Y/O AND UNDER
1st Place: Abigail Eao—2 lb .4 oz 2nd Place: Edgar Jimenez—1 lb 15.9 oz 3rd Place: David Pereyra—1 lb 14.1 oz
Our annual Trout Fishing Derby took place on Saturday, November 21 at Buena Vista Lake Evans. This tourna-ment proved to be a success for another year, bringing out 639 fisherman, women, and children. A special thank you to Bob’s Bait Bucket and Cope’s Tackle and Rod for assisting with taking registrations for us. Several of the Chamber Board of Directors showed up at 4am Saturday to help with the opening of the tournament and stayed until the derby was over. Thank you to Orchel Krier, Glenn Black, Tony Cordova, Manny Campos, Jordan Miller, Carey Carpenter, Kathy Orrin, and Shannon Jones for spending their Saturday promoting another fun, Chamber event.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
6pm, City Council meeting at City Hall
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
2
9am, Sit n Sip
6pm, Planning Comm. Mtg
6pm, Industry Night at Taft Petroleum Club
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
3
5pm, The Fort Holiday Gift Show & Dinner
4
5pm, Grand Opening @ The Color Bar Salon
6pm Photos with Santa @ Westside Furni-ture
6-10pm, First Friday Cruise
5
8am-4pm, True Value, $25 Fill a Bag Sale, located at former Cash Advance
6
1-3:30pm, West Kern Oil Muse-um Christmas Tea
7
6pm, 70th Annual Taft Christmas Parade, Center Street
8
11am, WCMA meeting
12-6pm, Houchin Blood Drive at Taft Chamber
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
9
9am, Sit n Sip at Taft Cham-ber
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
10
4-7pm, Taft College Bookstore Open House
6pm, Optimal Hospice Light Up a Life at The Fort
11
City of Taft Hol-iday Party
12
9am, Soroptomist Home Tour, Luncheon, and Raffle. Start at Old’s Cool An-tiques
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6pm, City Council meeting
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
16
9am, Sit n Sip
4pm, Chamber Board Meeting
6pm, Planning Comm. mtg
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
17 18
6pm, Comedy Night at The Bank Sports Lounge
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NEW YEARS EVE!
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December 2015
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
NEW YEARS DAY!
6pm, Cruise Night
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3 4 5
6pm, City Council
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
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9am, Sit n Sip
6pm, Planning Commission
6pm, Industry Night
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
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6:30-8:30pm, Small Business Academy
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9am, Sit n Sip
6pm, Wine Down Wednes-day
6:30-8:30pm, Small Business
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January 2016
Photos with Santa!! Westside Furniture
Friday, December 4, 2015 @ 6PM Join the Taft Chamber and the Westside ROP for Free Photos with Santa. Everyone will receive a complimen-tary photo that can be picked up at the Chamber office, beginning Wednesday, December 9. Bring the kids and use this great opportunity to tell Santa and Mrs. Claus what you wish for this holiday season!
Putting Money in This Bucket Can
“CHANGE” a Life!
The holidays are upon us and it is time for the annual Salvation Ar-my Red Kettle campaign. The local Red Kettle campaign provides comprehensive emergency assistance such as food, emergency shelter, transportation, utility assistance, medications, clothing, school supplies, and more directly to families from Taft and other
West Side communities. The Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign provides 100% the funds needed to maintain these vital services. All funds raised remain in and are used in our local communities!
DONATE NOW!!! To your local Taft Salvation Army Unit or sign up to ring bells at a Red Kettle
location in Taft
Checks or donations can be mailed to or dropped off at:
Taft Salvation Army Unit
915 N. 10th St. #20
Taft, CA 93268
To sign up to ring bells at Albertson’s or Kmart call
765-7281 or 763-4889 from 8 am to 5 pm
Working together we can touch lives and make a difference in our local commu-nities. Make this a great Christmas season, for yourself and others, by giving to
those in need.
“Help people, not with words or by sitting still,
you must go out and do something!”
William Booth, Founder of Salvation Army
Beginning December 3, Black Gold Brewing Compa-ny will begin serving breakfast Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings from 7am until 9am. Some of the new breakfast menu items include biscuits and gravy, breakfast burritos, omelets, huevos ran-cheros, and traditional bacon and eggs. Mimosas will also be available. Located at 508 Center St.
Friday, December 4, The Color Bar Salon will be hav-ing it’s grand opening! Please stop by for food, drinks, and fun! If you haven’t had a chance to stop in, make it that day! It’s the First Friday of the month, so you know what that means! Cruise Night! The Color Bar Salon will be open from 3pm to 8pm with a ribbon cutting, hosted by the Taft Chamber at 5pm. Come by and say Hi! Located at 518 Center St.
400 Kern Street Taft, CA 93268
661-765-2165
www.taftchamber.com
OUR STAFF
Executive Director: Dr. Kathy Orrin [email protected]
Event Coordinator: Shannon Jones
CAST YOUR VOTE!
2015 Taft Chamber Recognitions
Presented at the Chamber Installation
Dinner on Thursday, February 11,
2016
Please nominate no more than one in
each category.
Taft Chamber Board of Directors will
select the winners.
Email nominations to [email protected] or drop off at
400 Kern Street by January 13.
Business Man of the Year ________________
Business Woman of the Year ________________
Business of the Year ________________
Volunteer of the Year ________________
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Emmanuel Campos
Monarch Fleet Services
1st Vice President: Ron Sousa Albertsons
2nd Vice President: Jordan Miller
Roger Miller Insurance Agency
Treasurer: Bart Hill United Security Bank
Devinder Bains
Taft Chevrolet—Buick
Glenn Black Black/Hall Construction
Eric Burkhart
Total Western Inc.
Les Clark West Side Recreation and Park District
Tony Cordova
Synagro
Bob Hampton Westside Waste Management
Ed Herrera
Edward J Herrera Insurance Agency
Sharon Hill Taft Union High School
Sandy Koenig
Westside Community Resource Center
Orchel Krier Tumbleweed Café
Dr. Dena Maloney
Taft College
Yvette Mayfield City of Taft
John Neumann
Accelerated Environmental
Alicia Price Aera Energy LLC
Dennis Schertz
Asian Experience
Harry Starkey West Kern Water District
John Swearengin
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Adele Ward Taft City School District
Rodney Wikoff
West Hills Church of the Nazarene
The TAFT OILDORADO
Board of Directors would
like to thank our spon-
sors for 2015.
Join us on Wednesday,
December 16 at 9am,
during the Taft Chamber
Sit n Sip for a special
recognition to our
sponsors.
TAFT OILWORKERS MONUMENT
SPACE IS LIMITED!!
Call us at 661-765-2165 to order a
brick for that special oilfield
worker or family member to be
placed at the Taft Oilworkers
Monument.
4x8 Brick: $100—8x8 Brick: $175
