Newsletter 6.24.22

Sweet Sweet Summertime!

Hello Chamber Members,

Ahhh sunshine! I hope you are finding ways to soak it up and enjoy this beautiful summer weather (finally!) – this weekend is a BUSY weekend in Stanwood-Camano with the Summer Solstice Art, Beer & Wine Festival
starting today and running through Sunday at Camano Commons from 10-5, the Camano Crab Dash on Saturday morning, and the Twin City Idlers Car Show on Sunday in Stanwood from 9-3. We are thrilled to have sponsored ALL three events that are happening this weekend – and our Board of Directors voted yesterday to increase our sponsorship budget from $6,300 to $10,000. A large portion of your membership dues go directly back out to the community in terms of sponsorships and high school scholarships – so thank you! If you are interested in submitting a sponsorship form you can find it linked here.

Thank you to everyone who attended our mixer at Tapped Camano last week – it was a great turn out. Our July Meeting will be on Thursday July 21st from 4-7 and we have rented out the building by the boat launch at Camano Island State Park – bring your family, friends, beach toys and a picnic. Please RSVP HERE.

And finally, it may just be JUNE but we are so excited about the 25th (almost) Annual Chili & Chowder Cook-Off we have registration open already for both sponsorship opportunities and cook-off participants. The link to sign up is HERE .

Please let us know how the Camano Chamber can help you!

Best Regards,

Jessica McCready
Executive Director, Camano Island Chamber of Commerce

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Snohomish County PUD

Snohomish County PUD crews will be busy this summer making electric system improvements and completing preventative maintenance projects. This summer’s most significant project will be the construction of a second transmission line to Camano Island. At more than five miles of line, this will be the largest transmission project the PUD has done in-house and will cost the utility $8 million. Construction of the redundant transmission line is scheduled to begin in north Stanwood in July and will continue west to Camano Island, terminating at the PUD’s Camano Substation. There will be minimal traffic impacts along Highway 532, but the PUD will have traffic control in place when necessary. Once the transmission project is complete, the PUD will expand and update its Camano Substation to accommodate growth on Camano Island and replace aging equipment in addition to performing maintenance work on the original transmission line. Starting this summer, the PUD will also be performing significant tree trimming on all four circuits out of its South Camano Substation to help with reliability during the storm season.

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Art Off the Wall – CI Democrats

Camano Island Democrats presents an Art Auction “Art Off The Wall” on July 9th.

This event, located at Arrowhead Ranch, will feature a wide variety of art, including paintings, pottery, and more, from local and national artisans. Attendees will be able to purchase art through silent and live auction segments.

Admission includes 2 tickets for two adult beverages and a complementary dessert.

Pure Smoke NW Barbeque will be onsite with food available for purchase and RT Collective will provide musical entertainment.

A preview of some of the art donations is located here!

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Stanwood Camano News

Stanwood Camano News is offering a great advertising opportunity in the Stanwood Camano Fair publication!

The Stanwood Camano Fair is back! Celebrate the return of the The Best‘Lil Fair in the West with the official Stanwood Camano Fair publication for 2022. This local publication is the essential guide for both locals and first-timers. Included are a schedule of activities, spotlights on the best events, where to stay and what to eat, and much more! Advertise in this popular supplement, which will be inserted in the Stanwood Camano news on July 19th and distributed during the fair.

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Camano Chamber Meetings & Events

PDF (printable) of May-November Meetings

Our Chamber Member meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 11:30-1:00 (January-May & October) and in the evenings June-September & November. We will not have a meeting in August but will be offering photo shoot/video services to you that month if desired – send us an email if you are interested.

Each photo below is linked to more info. or a registration link – so just click on the photo to pre-register or get info! Chili Chowder link for more info can be found here.

RSVP for July Mixer