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Rooster's Restaurant to The event includes an open breakfast and a round- annually. To RSVP, email or call the chamber office at 426-2021, or go to its Facebook site. Financial advisers offer free seminar The two Belfair Edward Jones financial advisers are Theler Community Center, 22871 N.E. State Route 3, Belfair. The seminar is free, but space is limited. To make a reservation, call the Edward Jones office at 275- 7177. The guest speakers include C. Thomas Higgins, a certified public accountant; Dan Goodell, attorney vidual investors in the United States, and through its affiliate, in Canada. Chamber membership meeting at casino Anna's Bay Center for Music hosts the Shelton Ma- r son Count Chamber of Commerce s November mere- Courtesy An image from a 30-second TV commercial spotlighting adventure in Mason County, spearheaded by the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce and funded by the Mason County Board of Commissioners. photos chamber office at 426-2021. Businesses sought to host 2013 chamber events By GORDON WEEKS ,~or(]o~l~l~(~co~ly corn, iilii !ili~!i ii:!!i ii: ii i!iiiii if! i!i ii iilii¸I !ili i !i iiii iiii i ili/ Someday soon, you'll be watching a program on Animal Planet, American Movie Classics (AMC) or the Discovery Channel and a commercial break will offer scenes'bf golfers at the Alderbrook Golf Coursd, ~)oaters on Lake Limerick, and off-road vehicle enthusiasts roaring ................ through the Tahuya State Forest. The commercials will culminate with the catchphrase, "Remember Adventure? We Do!" The Mason County Board of Commis- sioners recently tasked the Shelton Ma- son County Chamber of Commerce with creating three 30-second TV commercials to showcase the splendor of the county. This image shows the catchphrase for all three commercials. ~! and her stoat the Sheit0n b~anc~ ~He~i~age '~he goal is to get the word out on what Mason County has to offer," said spots," she said. around the Ridge Motorsports Park and Wa~ Hands iS ~he:~U~cti~of~e~mit~gloveS Heidi McCutcheon, executive director of The county allocated $20,000 for the off-road vehicles in the Wahuya State Forest. A primary target audience is the residents of Seattle and the rest of King County, letting them know that a vaca- tion from the "rat race" is less than two hours away, McCutcheon said. 'T~e're making people aware we're here, come over and play," she said. The chamber is seeking $65,000 from lodging taxes collected by the county to air commercials on Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel and American Movie Classics, and perhaps during Seattle Mariners and Seahawks games, Mc- Cutcheon said. Comcast sometimes will show com- mercials for free when airtime isn't sold, McCutcheon said. "Grays Harbor showed us that if you do a well-done commercial, stations will run Cutting the ribbon yesterday to officially open Smokin' Mo's Kitchen at 203 W. Railroad Ave. in downtown Shelton are, from left, co-owners Tom Beben and Mo Carvajal-Beben; Shelton Mayor Gary Cronce; co-owner and new state legislator Drew MacEwen; and Heidi McCutcheon, executive director of the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks the chamber, three commercials. A committee dis- Viewers can see all three commercial cussed what assets to advertise, and pin- ~!i~ered to elementary ~ch~0!s th~ougho~ spots at a special premier event at 7 p.m. pointed target audiences. The spots were ~unty :~he first we~k of D~embe~i The g~ is ~ ~iS~ Nov. 13 at the Shelton Performing Arts created by Impact Studio Pro of Issaquah. Center auditorium. Following the public The commercials target three audi- N~whats~ gl~ve~ ~t~e~s~ be dropped~a~ debut, the commercials can be viewed ences: outdoor adventure seekers, sin- the foii~ihg b~Sihessesi~he SheldOn brancl~ of H~ri at the websites sheltonchamber.org and gles and couples, and families. explorehoodcanal.com. The family commercial showcases ;~ran~e~ Sage Bob~$~ Mari~0~ ~n~e~i~Yi ~s: The idea for the TV commercials such images as parents and children ~i~iM~pI~ Glenl Prudential Realtyi~a~ayPr~p~ came from brainstorming sessions for boating, crabbing and attending the a tourism plan between the Shelton Skyline Drive-in. The locations include :~h: Co~mty Mason County Chamber of Commercethe beach at Alderbrook, the Mason ~nt~ Sem0r ~¢~i~i~ies Centeri Excepti~ F~rest~: . and the North Mason Chamber of Com- County Fairgrounds, Hood Canal, Lake merce in 2010. The campaign is inspired Limerick and Lake Kokanee. ~: Aiderb~ok C~try Sto~ei Cameo B~htiqu~: by TV tourism commercials produced The commercial that focuses on sin- for Leavenworth and Grays Harbor that gles and couples offers images of fine : have successfully drawn visitors, Mc- dining, hiking and golfing, and locations Cutcheon said. include the pier at Alderbrook and Lake Ki~he~: : %Ve said this is where we feel weKokanee. The adventure commercial : need to go - we need some high-end includes images of race cars bombing Smokin~ ~" ~ h~S ~ng ..... ~br~i~ ~th ~si~ ~nning at 8 S l rt Mo ,3 o19 ert S ~ N~tion~ ~chambe~luncheon~ i!30 ~ Nov~ 28 dd ~xe~uti~ Di~ Ore~ 0~am ~ fo~ ~h~ the fo e t indUStry at pros tati n uture from ! 2 30 pim Shel ton Timber!and Lib~a~i 7i0 ~ Alde~ St I~f0rm~i0ni Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 - Page B-3 J Ii