CNL Apr16 - Chamber of Commerce

April 2016
Luncheon
Speakers
March offers a terrific lineup of speakers
and forums for the Monday noon Chamber
meetings held at the Port Townsend Elks
Lodge, at 555 Otto St. just outside of Port
Townsend. Don’t miss them!
April 4 - Rob Birman,
Executive
Director of Centrum
Rob will share Centrum’s
focus on growth and
community impact,
as it motivates many
thousands of visitors to
come to Port Townsend every year. Sponsor: Dailey Computer Consulting
April 11 - Samantha Hale,
Marketing &
Communications
Hale, Manager of the
Pacific Northwest
Trail Association will
talk about “The 1,200
mile long Pacific
Northwest National Scenic Trail winds from
the Rocky Mountains in Glacier National Park
to the Olympic Wilderness Coast, bringing
with it economic growth and recreational
opportunities.”
April 18 - Ella Ashford,
President, 4-H PT STEM Club
Ashford will introduce
the community benefits
of competitive Sports of
the Mind programs, and
the 4-H Maker Space
now being piloted in our
community.
Sponsor Hope Roofing
April 25 - Emelia De Souza,
of the Human Rights
Alliance North Sound
Emelia will highlight
our need, and issues
facing us, to promote
and protect Human
Rights on the Olympic
Peninsula.
Sponsor Crystal Delights
Supplement to the
March 30, 2016
Port Townsend &
Jefferson County
leader
Thinking lean?
libraries have stocked up on books that can help
By Jay Bakst
For three years, a coalition of
the Chamber of Commerce, EDC
Team Jefferson and Jefferson County Community Foundation have
been successfully promoting Continuous Improvement (or Kaizen)
as an organizational strategy for
businesses, government and nonprofits. During this time, over 300
people have taken a class or workshop on Lean Thinking and returned to their organizations ready
to implement what they learned.
Both Port Townsend Library
and Jefferson County Library are
supporting community organizations in their Continuous Improvement journeys with access to databases, access to journals, and now,
a selection of books and eBooks on
the topics of Lean Thinking, Theory
of Constraints (TOC), Agile, Six
Sigma as well as their applications
in healthcare and production. “We
are happy to support our business
community with these additional
resources on a topic that is relevant
to many local organizations,” said
Port Townsend Public Library Director Melody Eisler.
“Our libraries want to provide
Jefferson County Library: Jay Bakst and Daniel Heaton show available books that can
help you understand Lean principles and practices.
the very best educational resources
we can to support our local business and nonprofits,” said Jefferson
County Library Director Meredith
Wagner. “And we are pleased to
partner with Team Jefferson on this
effort.”
As a Continuous Improvement
professional for many years, I have
an extensive personal library. But
there are many books that I do not
have and the personal cost to purchase them is daunting, not to mention the space needed to store them.
Many times I find myself borrowing from or lending to colleagues.
Many of these classic, useful books
have only been available to borrow
from university libraries through interlibrary loan. Now, the most useful will also be available locally from
your public libraries.
SOmE BOOKS IN ThE
COLLECTION INCLUdE:
The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt:
“The Goal is a business novel that illustrates the Lean journey of contin-
uous improvement and elimination
of waste in an organization. I have
personally read The Goal three times
in the last 12 months and recently
purchased my 6th copy. It is my goto book to gift and share with associates,” says Bruce Solly, president of
Toland HomeGarden.
Gemba Kaizen by Masaaki Imai:
The book Gemba Kaizen talks about
moving beyond kaizen (continuous improvement) to an approach
that is also “gemba” focused (gemba
meaning the place where the work
is actually done). These are fundamental concepts in the Lean management approach.
Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones: The case
studies outlined in “Lean Thinking”
remind the lean champion that others have been in their shoes and the
result of their lean journey was a
successful and more profitable business.
To see a full list of available
books visit either library, in person
or online. For information about
future courses or training, contact
Magdalene Adenau, magdalene@
edcteamjefferson.com at Team Jefferson.
Confessions of a Spring Sunday Optimist
After a Winter of Worry
By Crystie Kisler
FinnRiver Farm
Woke today to a beautiful morning on the farm;
made pancakes for my
sweet boys; went to town
and took a sunny stroll
around a blooming neighborhood; met up with dear
friend Kate Dean at the
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Business
Leader Luncheon and got
inspired by the Chamber
team and their fearless
and open-hearted leader
Teresa Verraes, by our
warm and wise Congressman Derek Kilmer, by all
of the nominees for Citizen of the Year and Young
Professional, by Business
Leader recipient Rocky
from the Rose Theatre, by
the spirit of collaboration,
connection and friendship
that abounds here; and
then drove home and got
more inspired by the devoted teachers, staff and
kids from the Chimacum
Grows Kids Please support
our schools standing at the
Chimacum Corner Farmstand on their Sunday afternoon to show how we
stand by our kids; and returned home feeling full of
gratitude for the optimism
in my heart after this day!
I often look around the
world and get waylaid
with woe, but today I
looked around HERE and
was filled with gratitude
and love and gladness to
be a part of it…
Amazing day
“I had an amazingly empowering day sitting in a room full of people who believe that
“together we are stronger.” What an amazing ship to be sailing on!!!!”
Gabriella Gyurko Ashford
Citizen of the Year Nominee
Congratulations to the 2016 Business Leader,
Young Professional & Citizen of the Year
Business Leader of the Year nominees Pete and Sherri Hanke of
Puget Sound Express enjoy time with 2014 Business Leader of the
Year Heather Dudley-Nollette.
“Stronger Together”
Congratulations to our 2015 winners! Jordan Eades (Chamber Board
President), Teresa Verraes (Chamber Ex. Director), Congressman
Derek Kilmer and Deborah Stinson, (Port Townsend Mayor) join our
winners Dominic Svornich as Young Professional of the Year, Jake
Beattie as Innovator of the Year, Rocky Freidman as Business Leader
of the Year, and Marianne Walters as Citizen of the Year.
Congressman Derek Kilmer inspired us to do even more together,
with his message of accomplishments and achievements he has
seen in our District.
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Congressman Derek Kilmer greeting guests at the brunch for our
honorees.
All photos by Deja Webster, Deja View Photography
Quimper Village Sprouts From Fertile Soil
W
hat
happens
when a handful
of people plant
a great idea in fertile ground?
It depends on the willingness to nurture and protect
it. The idea was to create a
self-governing community
of like-minded seniors to
live and flourish together.
The fertile ground was Port
Townsend with its high population of wise and energetic
seniors.
The nascent seed sprang
to life in 2013 when David
Hundhausen and his wife,
Pat began discussing with a
small group of friends how
and where they wanted to
live their senior years. Not
in one of those corporateowned retirement communities, they decided,
but rather in a village constructed to the members’
design and controlled by
them.
The Hundhausens nourished the idea with a presentation based on a book
by the “master gardener” of
cohousing, Charles Durrett, and a class on cohousing at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. From
a group of five households,
the idea grew.
They hired architects
Chuck Durrett and Katie
McCamant to conduct a
workshop, “Getting it Built”
which laid out the critical
path to building a cohousing
community. They selected a
six-acre site near F Street and
San Juan Avenue just east of
the paved public trail. What
followed was a series of workshops during which they collaborated with Durrett on
all aspects of the design of
Quimper Village. The group
worked on building its com-
munity, drafting community
agreements and covenants,
and marketing (to Washington residents only).
They hired local attorneys
Collette Kostelec and John
Mericle to guide the legal
path, and Fred Kimball as
their project manager. Local
architect Richard Berg collaborated with Durrett on
the construction drawings.
In May 2015, the group presented its PUD application
to the city. On Jan. 14, 2016,
State Hearing Officer Phil
Olbrecht gave the project a
thumbs up.
As of February 2016,
23 of the 28 households
have been sold. The project’s Construction Interface
Team solicited construction
proposals from a number of
contractors and, after numerous inquiries and interviews,
selected a Bainbridge company big enough and experienced enough to handle the
large project. Construction
is scheduled to begin in the
spring of this year.
Although many of the
members of Quimper Village
are from Port Townsend, others are drawn from Sequim,
Anacortes, Port Angeles, Seattle, and Vancouver, Washington. Good news for real
estate brokers: local members
will be putting their present
houses on the market prior to
the cohousing move-in date.
As the first senior cohousing
community in Washington,
this project will put a spotlight on Port Townsend nationwide.
The seed has sprouted,
spring is coming. Stand by
and watch the village grow
and blossom.
Visit their website at quimpervillage.com.
Check the Engine Light on Volunteer Stress
By Thomas W. McKee
Stress has been called the
disorder of the 21st century. In today’s economic
climate companies are
stretched thin and tensions
are running high. Financial
problems, personal relationships, children, and the
daily hassles of just being
too busy top the list of 21st
century stressors.
If our volunteers are
normal… they’re probably
stressed. So ask yourself:
does their experience volunteering with you add to that
stress, or relieve it?
Counselors list volunteering, or “giving back”, as
remedies for stress. That’s
why many of our volunteers
sign up. Are we delivering?
Are we creating that kind
The State of Small Business in 2016
By Richard Bechtel Consulting
A recent survey of over
1,300 small business owners
by Linked Selling, summarized in its “State of Small
Business 2016 Report,”
revealed some interesting
facts about the way these
entrepreneurs view and approach their circumstances.
Some highlights:
Nearly 70 percent of
those surveyed are projecting growth of 25 percent
or more in 2016. Specifically, 28 percent forecasted
over 100 percent growth;
21 percent put it at 50-100
percent, and 20 percent said
25-50 percent.
Despite these robust
projections, only 16 percent
of respondents were confident that their current lead
generation strategies are sufficient to reach their goals.
Only 18 percent reported keeping in touch with
prospects and potential
clients on a weekly basis.
38 percent indicated once
or twice a month, and 23
percent said once every
couple of months.
About 60 percent of
those surveyed expressed
confidence in their ability to
demonstrate what sets them
apart from competitors (4
or 5 on a 5-point scale).
41 percent indicated
that cash-flow is a consistent problem. Another 47
percent said it’s sometimes
a problem. Interestingly, of
those who said they have
very few competitive differentiators, 92 percent said
they sometimes or always
have cash-flow problems,
while 68 percent of those
with “several to many” differentiators said cash flow is
“never a problem.”
Asked whether they have
processes in place to consistently generate new leads
& clients, 77 percent of
those who reported consistent cash-flow to problems
said NO, while 83 percent
of those without cash-flow
problems reported said
YES.
Tactics being employed
to better complete and
stand out are all over the
map: 79 percent have a social media presence; 59 percent have blogs; 40 percent
do live seminars or workshops; 39 percent host webinars; 38 percent seek media exposure and 31 percent
are writing a book.
Of the 79 percent who
have used social media for
promotional
purposes,
only 6 percent of them
said they’ve gotten good
results, compared to 57
percent who reported poor
results. Moreover, half of
the respondents reported a
10 percent or less conversion rate on the leads they
do generate through social
media.
of climate? (Are you getting
stressed just thinking about
this?)
How can we de-stress
our volunteers? How can
we create and manage a volunteer culture where volunteers can enjoy a break from
their stress-filled lives?
The best way to proactively de-stress your volunteers is to keep your eyes
open for the following
‘CHECK ENGINE’ lights
of stress. Just like that annoying warning light on
your dashboard that says,
‘CHECK ENGINE,’ it’s
shortsighted to ignore these
warnings in our organization.
Note: not all stress is
bad. Controlled stress,
called eustress, is what gets
us out of bed in the morning to attack the day. We often label people who do not
have enough stress in their
lives as “lazy.” However,
distress is a harmful type
of stress that happens when
life has become a combination of too many stressors.
Volunteers don’t want to
add additional stressors to
their busy, anxious lives, so
we need to take these warning signals seriously by getting to the bottom of the
problem.
STRESS WARNING
SIGNS – the “check engine
light” of stressed-out
volunteers:
• The no-fun warning light:
The first indicator is the fun
factor. Many do not look at
volunteering like work but
see it as a way to relax. Let’s
face it, it’s their free time so
they want to have a good
time while volunteering.
Are people having fun? Are
people laughing and enjoying each other? If not, this
is a warning sign.
• The cynical warning
light: When you begin
to hear the “they” word–
“They don’t know what they
are doing”– it is an indicaSee TAKE NOTICE on page 4
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tion that volunteers have lost
their confidence in leadership. Passion without hope
is cynicism; when volunteers
lose their hope and faith in an
organization, all that passion
morphs into cynicism.
• The no-show warning
light: When people miss their
volunteer roles more than
once or twice in a row, this
is a warning sign to check
out. It might be a family crisis, a medical condition, an
emergency or fatigue. Passionate volunteers don’t miss their
responsibility.
• The giving-too-much warning light: Some well meaning,
faithful volunteers feel “If I
don’t do it, no one else will.”
These volunteers seem to do
all of the work, are at every
event, and practically live to
volunteer at the organization.
Their motivation is right on,
but they might be sacrificing
too much. Watch out for this
sign because when volunteers
sacrifice themselves too much,
burnout can blindside them.
They can become cynical as
they feel that people just don’t
care like they used to.
ing light: Sometimes “no” really means “no.” Sue was the
chairman of a committee,
but she asked if someone else
could be the chair the next
year. All the committee members kept saying, “You are a
great chair. Please chair again.”
So Sue acquiesced. She really
didn’t want to, so the next year
she found that it was easier to
resign from the committee
than refuse to chair. Sue’s “no”
really meant “no.”
stressors anymore and overacts. There are many causes
of anger, but sometimes the
outburst of anger is a signal
crying, “I can’t handle it anymore!”
These are just a few of the
most obvious warning signals.
So what’s the remedy?
I suggest a ‘CHECK
ENGINE’ meeting to ask
the volunteer about the very
specific warning signal you
have observed. Don’t call it
• The outburst-of-anger warn- this, of course. Just ask the
ing light: Anger can be an volunteer to lunch or coffee.
indicator the volunteer does
• The “no” means “no” warn- not know how to handle the
The meeting should be in a
non-threatening place where
you let the volunteer vent.
Listen carefully for feelings of
anger, boredom, fear, anxiety,
or frustration. Sometimes all
volunteers need is someone to
listen to them.
After listening, seek the
volunteer’s help in working
out a solution. If you value
this volunteer, affirm his or her
role and try to work out a mutual solution so that you don’t
lose him or her. Some of the
suggestions might be a short
break, adding team members,
or lightening the load. And
keep watch for signs of burnout. Use our eight Burnout
Busters to prevent your volunteers from fizzling out.
Your short investment of
time, taking notice, and listening will go miles with your
volunteers.
Tom McKee is a leading volunteer management speaker,
trainer and consultant, is recognized as one of today’s foremost
international authorities on volunteer management, visit www.
VolunteerPower.com to find out
more.
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New Members
Carlson returns to
Coldwell; hires Matthes
It’s been an exciting year
already for longtime real estate agent Holley Carlson,
who changed offices, hired
a new assistant, and recently
joined the Chamber.
Carlson has happily returned to Coldwell Banker
where she got her start in
real estate more than 17
years ago. The convenient
downtown location of the
new Coldwell Banker office,
the company’s interactive
website, innovative marketing systems, and high-tech
features, are just a few reasons that Carlson decided
to return home.
“Coldwell Banker is locally owned and nationally
recognized which means
that I have access to cutting
edge technology and ongoing educational opportunities and the support of a
professional team,” she said.
Carlson believes that
success is not an end, but a
beginning, and for this reason she strives to stay ahead
of the constantly changing industry trends. At the
end of the day, she works to
exceed her clients’ expectations.
For this reason, she hired
longtime Jefferson County
resident Staci Matthes as her
new assistant, whose deep
commitment to customer
service matches her own.
“Buying and selling a
home can be very stressful,
Fare Story: We’ll do your social media;
so you can do your business
After spending 20 years
in the grocery industry
working at small stores, to
running multi-million dollar establishments, Rodney
decided it was time to start
his own company. As a Port
Townsend High School
graduate, Rodney left to explore the world. While still
working; he was able to live
on the east and west coasts,
visit Asia, Central America,
Europe, & almost every
state in the United States.
No matter where he was,
but when you have a team
he kept hearing the same
working for you, the process
story from businesses of all
is just much smoother,” she
sizes: They are so busy dosaid.
ing great things, they don’t
Having recently joined
the
Jefferson
County
Chamber, Carlson is excited to join the conversation
about how we can promote
and sustain this beautiful
area.
Heidi Mattern is a life
“This is such a wonder- coach certified by the Interful place to call home,” national Coach Federation.
she said, “and there are so She specializes in working
many smart, community- with women to help them
minded people who are my reclaim their purpose, pasneighbors and friends. The sion and creativity. “When
Chamber brings many of you hire me as your coach,
them together for a com- we identify what you want
mon goal, and I am de- most in life, and what
lighted to be a part of this seems to be blocking your
wonderful group.”
path. You are in charge of
Stop in and see Carlson’s the content of our sessions,
new office located in the as well as the pace of your
heart of Port Townsend on growth and change,” Heidi
Taylor Street. She can be explains. “Each session ofreached at 360.821.3177 fers the opportunity to dive
or
holleycarlson@gmail. deep into self-inquiry and
com. Visit Coldwell Bank- emerge with action steps.
er’s website at www.cb- Even a single coaching sesbesthomes.com.
sion can create a shift in
Rodney and Naomi have opened A Fare Story to help businesses with
their social media.
have enough time to tell
everyone about it. Enter, A
Fare Story!
A Fare Story has a very
simple mission statement
that describes the backbone
of a business set on sharing
good news. “A Fare Story is
here to make people see the
amazing things their local
businesses are doing.” So,
with his lovely and pregnant partner Naomi, they
started A Fare Story. Rodney and Naomi use one of
the industry’s leading tools
to share information about
local businesses and their
involvement in the community: Social media. By
taking three of the top four
social media outlets to talk
about the amazing things
local companies are doing,
A Fare Story is able to connect local people with local
businesses, and strengthen
communities.
“We joined the Jefferson
County Chamber of Commerce, not only to become
involved in the community,
but to help it thrive.”
You can contact Rodney
and Naomi at afarestory@
gmail.com, 360.344.2178,
or on Facebook, Twitter,
and Instagram.
Heidi Mattern – Certified Life Coach
perception, but sustained
positive change happens
best when you commit to a
series of sessions.”
Heidi believes that
choosing to hire a life coach
is not like hiring a plumb-
er; it’s not driven by basic
need. “Yet how wondrous
it would be to come to the
end of your life and say, ‘I
answered my soul’s calling.’” Heidi says. “Often
our soul work is different
from the work we do for
money. In coaching sessions
this inner soul work (and
soul play!) can be uncovered
and supported.”
Heidi’s clients have:
completed creative projects
learned how to make
time for what’s important
discovered health and
vitality
organized space and materials
connected to inner wisdom and joy
In addition to her coaching services, Heidi teaches
a one-day workshop called
“Nurturing the Creative
Soul.” This workshop gives
women the inspiration to
move forward with their
dreams in practical ways,
one small step at a time.
Heidi invites women to
call or email her to discuss
how her services might answer their particular needs.
She can be contacted at
360.385.0695 or coaching@HeidiMattern.com. To
learn more about Heidi and
her coaching practice, visit
HeidiMattern.com.
jeffcountychamber.org
April 2016 Jefferson County Chamber Newsletter 5
New Members
Thunderbull puts on events that build community
Daniel Milholland is
an event producer, artist manager, and owner
of Thunderbull Productions. He was born
and raised here in Port
Townsend, where he continues to thrive and call it
home. Daniel also worked
for over nine years for
the performing group
Nanda, and is a founding
member of several annual
traditions in Jefferson
County including: Boomfest, Cake Picnic, the All
County Picnic, and the
“Old School” 4th of July.
Thunderbull Productions is focused on cre-
ating events that build
community. They are best
known for producing allages events with free food,
massive dance parties, piñatas, tug-of-war, and pie
eating contests. Daniel’s
vision is to produce, and
collaborate with others in
events that build strong
connections between community members from all
backgrounds, civic and
non-profit agencies, local
and regional musicians
and performing artists.
With collaborative relationships, and phenomenal events, Thunderbull
Productions strives to cre-
Briefly
ate a regional community
that nurtures and enlivens
its members.
“I joined the Jefferson County Chamber of
Commerce because I love
their staff, and I want to
strengthen and grow my
business community,” said
Daniel. “Through working
and celebrating together
we communicate our
deeper goals, dreams and
visions. This collaboration creates the culture in
which we want to live.”
If your business is interested in community
promotion as an event underwriter, Thunderbull has
an awesome portfolio of
seasonal events that draw
thousands to celebrate
and connect. In 2015 over
10,000 guests attended
Thunderbull events. Daniel can be reached by phone
at 360.385.0519, by email
at daniel@thunderbullproductions.com or online
at www.thunderbullproductions.com.
Tuesday, April 12 - 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. - After Hours
Mixer at Jefferson County ReCyclery (1925 Blaine St.
#500, Port Townsend)
Wednesday, April 20 - 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Board of
Tuesday, April 5 - 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Ambassador Directors Meeting at the Chamber Office (2409 Jefferson
Meeting at Ichikawa (1208 Water St. Port Townsend)
St. Port Townsend)
Thanks to our sponsors!
We appreciate sponsors of the 2016 Citizen of the Year event:
Platinum
$500 Banner Sponsor
Coldwell Banker Best
Homes
The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
Gold
$100 Table Sponsor
1st Security Bank
Admiralty Distillers
Katherine Baril
Rob Birman, Centrum
Faber Feinson, PLLC
Edward Jones, Shelli Cates
Life Care Center
Peninsula Credit Union
Dailey Computer Consulting
YMCA
Jefferson County Cannabis
The Old Whiskey Mill
Glow Natural Skin Care
Peninsula Daily News
Silver
$50 Menu Sponsor
The Business Guides
Northwind Art Center
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Jamie Deering,
Healing Elements
Jefferson Land Trust
Ravenscroft Inn
Raffle Basket
Contributors
Crystal Delights
Chimacum Corner Farm
Stand/Finnriver Farm
Sound Community Bank
Resort at Port Ludlow
Discovery Bay Golf Course/
The Old Whiskey Mill
PTeRider – Getting There
is Half the Fun
Starting in April 2016,
Port Townsend visitors and
locals will be able to hop in
an all-electric Red Roadster
for short-distance rides in
town.
PTeRider is owned by
Kate Dwyer and Myron
Gauger, who hope to do
more than make a modest profit and provide a
few seasonal jobs. Aware of
parking and transportation
issues facing the city in the
summer months, their goals
include creating a fun and
GREEN transportation option, reducing downtown
traffic, relieving parking
pressure, and supporting a
walkable City.
PTeRider ride-share taxis
will serve the area shown on
their maps, from downtown
to Fort Worden, by way of
Uptown. Riders can hail,
call, or text PTeRider for a
$3 or $5 ride. Unlike Uber
or traditional taxis, PTeRider will pick up and drop off
other passengers along the
route.
Thanks to support from
Fort Worden, there will be
an hourly shuttle run between the Fort and downtown, from mid-June to
mid-September. PTeRider
will also charter their vehicles by the hour (with
driver). Rack cards with
routes and schedules will
be available soon at the
Visitor Center, and at many
merchant venues in Port
Townsend.
Welcome to these new
Chamber memebers
Thunderbull Productions Holley Carlson,
Coldwell Banker
PteRider
Heidi Mattern,
Life Coach
A Fare Story
Townsend Meadows
Cooperative
dba Quimper Village
Our appreciation
for these returning
members:
PT Film Festival
Gale investments
Habitat for Humanity
Finnriver
Full Circle HR
Northwind Art Center
Rocket Transport
Homer Smith Ins.
NW Maritime Center
Jefferson Transit
Discovery Bay Golf Club
Subway Sandwich
Port Townsend
School District
Rose Theater
DM Disposal
Waterstreet Hotel
Puget Sound Express
Jefferson Transit
Authority
Elks Lodge
Maestrale
Beach Cottages on
Marrowstone
EDC/Team Jefferson
Pho Thao Restaurant
A Garden Cottage
Chevy Chase
Beach Cabins
Crystal Delights moves from a virtual to a real store
By Lorna Mann
Jefferson County is no
stranger to unusual businesses and startups, however not many can say they
began life in the virtual
realm. Crystal Delights,
which recently opened its
first brick and mortar location at 40A Seton Road,
Port Townsend, initially
sold virtual products on the
popular online community
Second Life. After many virtual successes, they brought
their company into the real
world with an equally successful mail order business
and now they have its first
physical store.
Walking into Crystal
Delights’ bright and sunny
antique glass show room,
you are met with a candy
shop-like assortment of
glass pieces from different
time periods and design
styles. The items, which are
all available for purchase,
initially came from the personal collection of owner
Shelly Yarnell. After moving from the East Coast to
Port Townsend, she realized
that she would be able to
see more of her collection if
This glass skull is a striking example of some of the products offered by
Crystal Delights. Stop by today for a free raffle ticket to win a $100 Gift
Certificate!
Owner of Crystal Delights, Shellie Yarnell, shows the range of products
available to Chamber staff, ambassadors and VIC volunteers.
they were on display at her
workplace.
The centerpiece of the
antique glass showroom is
a display of Vaseline Glass.
Vaseline glass was made
popular in the 1920s due to
its unusual shades of yellow,
hence the name Vaseline
glass. With the advent of
black light technology, an
unusual quirk of Vaseline
glass quickly became apparent. When exposed to black
light, it glows a luminous
neon green.
One whole length of
the showroom wall has
been given over to a black-
react to black light, as well.
Crystal Delights’ second showroom, discreetly
tucked away at the back
of the shop, is given over
to their high quality, glass,
adult pleasure products.
These items make up the
bulk of their business. Visit
their online shop at www.
crystaldelights.com to see
their full range of pleasure
products, which includes
dildos, butt plugs, tails and
dilators.
After that last sentence
many readers will be raising
an eyebrow or perhaps are
still rereading the aforemen-
lit display showcasing this
unusual tendency. There is
something quite striking,
and almost Steam Punklike, about the glass pieces,
with what would be considered fairly traditional or antique designs giving off this
otherworldly color.
Also available for purchase are customized pieces
that have been upcycled
and redesigned by Shellie.
Decorative marbles and jar
stoppers, which are blown
by hand in store, round
out the items offered in the
main show room. Many of
the marbles and jar stoppers
tioned sentence. The seedy
sex-toy shop of ‘80’s Time
Square this is not. Shellie
and Andrew encourage you
to visit either their website,
or stop by the store, to learn
more about what they sell.
They are passionate about
their products, and are able
to answer any questions that
you may have in a straightforward, matter-of-fact way
that is open and honest.
Safety and quality are
the top priorities for Crystal Delights. As a result, the
products are of the highest
quality, and are made in the
USA from carefully crafted,
and properly hardened,
Borosilicate glass. Safety
aside, the products are truly
beautiful. Swarovski crystal
adornments, blown glass
details, and vibrant colors
have been incorporated into
many of the items making
the pieces as eye catching as
the glowing Vaseline glass
display.
Stop by Crystal Delights
showroom today, at 40A Seton Road, Port Townsend,
to enter their free raffle to
win a $100 Gift certificate for the store. Normal
opening hours are Monday
to Saturday, 10 am-4 pm.
Private viewings can also
be arranged. Visit www.
crystaldelights.com,
or
email help@crystaldelights.
com, for more information.
Many of Crystal Delights blown
glass products are made in their
store.
Chamber contacts
Chamber Staff
Executive Director
Teresa Verraes
direc tor@jeffcount ychamber.org
360-385-7869
Event Coordinator
Laura Brackenridge
admin@jeffcountychamber.org
385-7869
VIC Manager
Lorna Mann
info@jeffcountychamber.org
(360) 385-2722
Advertising
DIRECTORS
Katherine Baril
Small Business Consultant
Kris Nelson
Sirens, Alchemy
Le Hornbeck
AA Tax Service
Shelli Cates
Edward Jones
Rob Birman
Centrum
Rebecca Benjamin
North Olympic
Salmon Coalition
Casey Gribble
The Local 101
David Faber
Faber Feinson, PLLC
Karen Best
Coldwell Banker
Best Homes
Adam Burns
Ferino’s Pizzeria
Catherine Brewer
Jordan Eades
Hope Roofing
Jen Clark
Dominic Svornich
Kitssap Bank
Jeff Noedel
cbrewer@ptleader.com
jclark@ptleader.com
jnoedel@ptleader.com
The Leader
360-385-2900
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April 2016 Jefferson County Chamber Newsletter 7
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