September 2008 - Chamber of Commerce

September 2008
CALENDAR
96 B Main Street, Tiburon, CA 94920
415/435-5633
Oktoberfest Set for Friday, September 26
Sunday, August 31
2 to 4 p.m.
Labor Day Parade
Wednesday, September 3, 8 a.m.
Board of Directors Meeting
Servino's
Wednesday, September 3, 7:30 p.m.
Tiburon Town Council
Tiburon Town Hall
Tuesday, September 9, 7:30 p.m.
Belvedere City Council
Belvedere City Hall
Monday, September 15, 8 a.m.
Economic Development Committee
Servino's
Wednesday, September 17, 7:30 p.m.
Tiburon Council Meeting
Tiburon Town Hall
Thursday, September 25
Monthly Mixer
Our Board Member, former
Mayor of Belvedere and Board
member of Sanitary District #5, Conrue Wiley, is hosting our September
Mixer at her home, 88 Beach Road,
Belvedere, 5:30 to 7 p.m. $10/$15
Friday, September 26
11:30a.m. to 1 p.m.
15th Annual
Spirit of Marin Awards Luncheon
(our awardee is Larry Hadley)
Ireland Robinson & Hadley
S1.Vincent School for Boys
San Rafael
$50
Friday, September 26
6 t09 p.m.
Oktoberfest
Final Friday Night on Main for 2008
Fax: 435-1132
The Edelweiss Band will return to this year's Tiburon Oktoberfest on Friday, September 26.
The band members, who will be dressed for the occasion in native lederhosen, will present
music from Germany, Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland with polkas, Swedish hambos,
waltzes and schuhplattlers. Over the years, this band has performed all over Europe
and the Panama Canal. Recently, they performed in Vienna and throughout Austria and
Switzerland.
The band members are all accomplished musicians: Tony Raymonn is the band leader who
lives in Napa by way of Switzerland. He has been playing the accordion and yodeling
for over 50 years beginning at age 16. When he came to the U.S. in 1960, he formed "The
Edelweiss Band."
Otto Dittman, the sax player and vocalist is of Bavarian and German decent who came to
the U.S. to attend college. During this time, he also performed with his family's German
band. Later, he toured Korea, performing in the 24th Division of the Army Band. Gary
Sommerfeld, the band's drummer and vocalist, is of German decent. He learned music
from his father who was a renowned and highly accomplished accordionist. Gary has been
playing since he was a three-year-old.
Dick Bowman plays trombone and tuba and is a vocalist with over 50 years to his credit.
He has performed with such groups as The Internationals and The Alpiners. Hailing from
German heritage, Dick currently lives in Piedmont. Mike Sarkisian, who lives in'Sacramento,
plays trumpet, banjo and sings. Renee Sommers plays the Alpenhorn.
Web: www.tiburonchamber.org
E-mail: tibcc@SBCGloba1.net
Business of the Month
Burrous Bros.
Burrous Brothers Company has been providing high quality
services for Marin's finest homes and business since 1976.
Burrous Brothers Company, also known as BBC, was founded
in Tiburon by brothers Frank and Paul Burrous. Paul left the
company a few years later. Eileen Burrous joined the company
in 1983, lending her expertise in business management and
marketing to aid Frank's technical portion of the business.
Frank and Eileen have enjoyed operating their very successful
business together and are proud of the excellent reputation
Burrous Brothers has achieved.
Frank and Eileen believe that each job, large or small, must be
treated with the same courteous and professional high quality
service. Whether it is a castle on a hill or a student's small
apartment, they strive to satisfy each individual's needs.
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce over two decades ago
and are pleased with the Chamber's growth.
Burrous Brothers offers carpet, rug, upholstery, stone, tile and
grout cleaning and protection. They service all of Marin except
the Point Reyes region. All Burrous Brothers employees are
scrutinized to insure they represent Frank's and Eileen's values
and standards, and therefore, when a representative arrives to
perform services from Burrous Brothers Company, you can be
assured you will receive the best job possible.
Eileen and Frank's eight-year old son Brian, 12-year-old
Tibetan terrier "Buffy" and Eileen's mother Alice help
share their very full and eventful lives. Frank and Eileen
volunteer in school and in community activities and feel
quite lucky to have a successful business in this difficult
economy.
Through the years Burrous Brothers Company has received
very high ratings from the Bay Area Consumers Checkbook
and Angie's List. They have been long-standing members of the
Better Business Bureau and have received outstanding customer
service recognition. Eileen and Frank joined the Tiburon
To get in touch with Burrous Brothers Company, please
call 435-1588between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday. They also offer service on Saturdays. For more
information, visit their web site at www.bbc-cleaning.
com.
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News About Town
Bank ofMarin' s 15thAnnual Spirit of MarinA wards Luncheon
will be held on Friday, September 26,11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
This event recognizes the achievements and volunteer spirit
of local businesses and business people. The honorees are
chosen by the 12 Marin County Chambers of Commerce. Our
awardee is Larry Hadley, owner of Robinson, Ireland and
Hadley, Building Contractors. Larry and his crew have been
a major contributor to the success of the Belvedere-Tiburon
Chamber of Commerce for many, many years. The event will
be held at Father Ghiroso's Courtyard, St. Vincent Drive, San
Rafael. Reservations are $50 per person. On-line reservations
may be made by logging onto www.bankofmarin.com and
clicking on the registration link or by calling 415-884-5360.
Reservation deadline is September 16.
On Sunday, October 5, the Town of Tiburon will, once again,
be full of swimming enthusiasts from around the world. Over
850 of these athletes will swim the one-nautical-mile from
Ayala Cove Beach on Angel Island to the Corinthian Yacht
Club beach next to Sam's Anchor Cafe in the RCP Tiburon
Mile Open Water Swim. This year's event will benefit
Hospice by the Bay. For complete registration information,
go to www.rcptiburonmile.com or call the race hot line at
415-721-9990.
The Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Sunset Cruises will run
through October 18, with cruises on Friday and Saturday
evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Adult tickets are $20, children
ages 5 -11 are $10.A block of tickets for 15people are available
for a discounted price. Bring your own picnic. Call 435-2131
for more information. The last full moon cruise will be held
on Saturday, September 13.
The Tiburon Fire Volunteers are planning a "Casino
Night," November 15th, at the Tiburon Peninsula Club.
More information next month. Contact Jessica Power or
Christopher Lutton at www.tiburonfire.org or call 435-7200.
Tiburon Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce
2008 Board a/Directors
Jim Allen
Michael Gornet
Dave Benett
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Jon P. Rankin
George Rodericks
Attorney-at-Law
Ex-officio
Jim Bryant
Bruce Sams
Zelinsky Properties
Belvedere Representative
Chong Cook
Charys Sayre
Point Tiburon Plaza
The Lodge at Tiburon
Peggy Curran
Eric Schoenberg
Ex-officio
Schoenberg Guitars
Sam Doe
Steve Sears
Red Dot
Sam's Anchor Cafe
Larry Hadley
Angelo Servino
Hadley Construction
Servino Ristorante
Maggie McDonogh
Connie Wiley
Angel Island-Tiburon Fern}
Interior Designer
Carl Peschlow
Jackie Williams
Sweden House
Bank of Marin
Preston Petty
Blinds & Designs
Laleh Zelinsky
Zelinsky Properties LLC
Georgia Kirchmaier
C of C Executive Manager
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Thank You to New and Returning Members
Tiburon Wellness Center, Dr. Gretchen Andreis
Tiburon Massage Therapy, Judy Drewek & Jennifer
Rockwell
Ruth Livingston Studio at 74 Main Street (Ark Row) and The Gym
Marin Magazine are co-hosting a book signing by authors Tim Robin Scott Catering
Porter (photographer and writer) and Farina Wong Kingsley Ted Wray Construction
(culinary and recipe expert) on Friday, September 19th, Abbi Fox, Pacific Union Realty
from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact ristudio@
ruthlivingston.com. Phone, 435-5264.
how entrepreneurs should design their companies in order
The Belvedere-Tiburon Labor Day Parade will be held to make them perfect targets for acquisition. Given that
on Sunday, August 31, starting at the corner of Tiburon in the second quarter of this year, not a single company
Boulevard and Mar West Street, and ending at Belvedere backed by venture capitalists has gone public, "Strategic
Park for the final Concert-in-the-Park event. The parade Entrepreneurism" is relevant to current market conditions.
will have live bands, antique cars, creative floats and entries
from your favorite organizations. This is the Fourth Annual Bookmarks, a Belvedere-Tiburon Library group of young
Belvedere-Tiburon Labor Day Parade. It will run from 2:30to mothers, is hosting Blackie's Hay Day at Blackie's Pasture on
Sunday, September 28, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Designed for children
3:30 p.m. with the concert beginning at 4 p.m.
of all ages, it is run entirely by volunteers and needs at least
A book signing will be held on Tuesday, September 16, at 100 people to help with family games and races, sell tickets,
Book Passage in Corte Madera by Jon B. Fisher, sharing with staff food stands, organize parking, etc. Funds raised will
students a novel approach to entrepreneurship that he has buy books and pay for many children and teen programs at
named "Strategic Entrepreneurism." Through the example the library. Volunteers are needed for two shifts: 8 a.m. to 12
of Bharosa, a company he created and sold to Oracle, he noon and noon to 4 p.m. Help is also needed the day before
will explain why entrepreneurs should focus on picking to help set up. Students can earn community service hours
the right customers and on foregoing funding in favor of while helping at this fun event. If interested, call 435-8344 or
retaining greater control and leverage. Jon also will address go to shilpert@aol.com.
"How to become a Green Business" seminar to be held
September 11,from 5-7 p.m. at the Bay Model in Sausalito.
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