<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Happy Friday, all! Susan here, in for Tim today. We have a great line-up of events for you, so please tear yourself away from your computer and come out and get involved in the community and with fellow Chamber members.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>OCTOBER, 12, 13, 14, 18, 9, 20, 21</B></DIV><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV><B>Key City Players present "The Spitfire Grill." </B>This is an excellent, professional production and only $15 for tickets. 385-7396 For a free ticket to October 18's performance, go to <A href="http://www.SeattlePerforms.com/ltw">www.SeattlePerforms.com/ltw</A>.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12</B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>5pm - 7pm MIXER AT CIRCLE & SQUARE AUTO CARE , 10953 Rhody in Port Hadlock. Come and help them celebrate their 10-20-30 Anniversary at this private Chamber mixer. Meet the staff of this award-winning business and network with Chamber members and enjoy great refreshments. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13</B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>11am-2pm Community Open House, Circle & Square Auto Care. The 10-20-30 Anniversary celebration continues.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>MONDAY, OCTOBER 15</B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>12pm -1pm Chamber luncheon meeting at The Commons at Fort Worden. Our speaker is Roger Hoen of the WA State Liquor Control Board, who will be speaking on the changes in state liquor laws and how they will impact your business. The Servery opens at 11:30am for lunch with buffet prices ranging from $7 to $11. Join us!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Deadline for submitting your business briefs (no ads) for inclusion in the November Chamber newsletter. Email to <A href="mailto:Susan@ptchamber.org">Susan@ptchamber.org</A>. Photos welcome.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16</B></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3px;">Growing Green Enterprise workshop in Port Hadlock, at WSU Extension.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT>This is a one-time series of workshops held in Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota, sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF), EcoVentures International (EVI) and Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore (WEB). This is a great opportunity to share new, innovative ideas on sustainable development. Through presentations and dialogues ranging from renewable energy to sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, and from green building design to eco-tourism, expert practitioners and microenterpreneurs are brought together for the advancement of green enterprise. We expect approximately 75 participants made up of emerging green entrepreneurs, micro-enterprise development specialists, members of academia, local and regional green organizations, and others who are simply passionate about these issues. </DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Local Co-sponsors</B> include:</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Northwest Area Foundation</B>, Shorebank Enterprise Cascadia, <B>City of Port Townsend</B>, Enterprise for Equity, <B>Washington State University- Jefferson County Extension</B>, Northwest Natural Resource Group</DIV><P align="center" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Speakers include: Lisa Smith from Enterprise for Equity, Mark Bowman from Shorebank Enterprise Cascadia, Denise Pranger and Ian Hanna from Northwest Natural Resouce Group, Joe Baisch from Big Quill, Kate Dean from Jefferson LandWorks Collaborative Outreach, Chris Herman from Winter Sun Design, Andy Cochrane from Power Trip Energy, Eric Bowman from Northwest Cooperative Development Center</B></P><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Free to attend. Registration space is limited.</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> </SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> </SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Register</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0C00FF"><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> </SPAN></FONT></I></FONT><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">at </SPAN></FONT></I><A href="http://www.eco-ventures.org/workshop"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0C00FF"><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">www.eco-ventures.org/workshop</SPAN></FONT></I></FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18</B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">11am - 1 pm <B>BUSINESS SEMINAR: "HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS -- A Look at Healthcare Financing" </B> Take an unbiased look at HSAs: how they work, how they might integrate with other benefits and a chance to review as a potential option for your Employee Benefit Program. The outcome for you as a participant should be a better understanding of HSAs and Consumer Driven Health Plans. You'll also receive an update on projected increasses for 2008 statewide. Every attendee will receive a copy of the book, "Healthcare Happily Ever After." Tickets are $20. Seminar will be held at The Commons at Fort Worden. Lunch will be provided. To reserve your seat, call or email Susan Grantham at 360-385-2722 or <A href="mailto:Susan@ptchamber.org">Susan@ptchamber.org</A>.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>That's it for now. Have a great weekend and I hope to see you at the mixer this evening and the business seminar next Thursday.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best wishes,</DIV><DIV>Susan</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>