C H R I S T M A S
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THANNUAL
SEPTEMBER 6 & 7, 2013
Red Lion Hotel on the River at Jantzen Beach
909 N Hayden Island Dr., Portland, Oregon 97217 • 503-283-4466
$10 Admission for PNWCTA members • $15 Admission for non-members
PROGRAM
VISITORS WELCOME
TREE FAIR & Trade Show
Drakes Crossing Nursery – Silverton, Oregon Holiday Tree Farms, Inc. – Corvallis, Oregon The Kirk Company – Tacoma, Washington
Needy Brick & Tile – Hubbard, Oregon Noble Mountain Tree Farm – Salem, Oregon
The Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association would like to thank the following Christmas Tree Fair sponsors. You are encouraged to patronize their services.
Adams-Franklin Seedling Nursery – Silverton, Oregon Bear Canyon Tree Farm – Cinebar, Washington
DeJong Products, Inc. – Sheridan, Oregon Helena Chemical Company – Stayton, Oregon
Tree Farm – Molalla, Oregon Hiawatha Evergreens – Shelton, Washington
Marion Ag Services, Inc. – St. Paul, Oregon Northwest Plantations – Rochester, Washington
Norwest Safety – Eugene, Oregon O.B.C. Northwest, Inc. – Canby, Oregon Oregon Glove Company – Salem, Oregon
Pacific Risk Management &
Risk Management Resources – Salem, Oregon Peak Seasons – Riverside, California Peterson Machinery Co. – Portland, Oregon
Silver Bells Tree Farm – Silverton, Oregon STIHL Northwest – Chehalis, Washington Sunrise Tree Farm – Philomath, Oregon
Terra Tech – Eugene, Oregon Willamette Evergreen Inc. – Canby, Oregon Windy Knoll Tree Farm – Mossyrock, Washington
Agri-Business Real Estate – Salem, Oregon
Applebee Aviation – Banks, Oregon Best Pots – Albany, Oregon
Bill Case Farms “Ice Plant” – Albany, Oregon Continental Western Corporation – Portland, Oregon
Dow AgroSciences – Salem, Oregon Keelson Partners – Portland, Oregon LBJ Printing, Inc. – Mulino, Oregon
Northwest Farm Credit Services – Oregon & Washington Papé Machinery – Tangent, Oregon
Pursell Mfg. – Poncha Springs, Colorado RES Equipment, LLC – Mt. Angel, Oregon Wilbur-Ellis Company – Oregon, Washington & Idaho
Wilco – Chehalis, Washington
Woodpecker Truck Leasing – Pendleton, Oregon
Brooks Tree Farm – Salem, Oregon Cinco Plastics – Houston, Texas Complete Wireless Solutions – Salem, Oregon
Day Wireless Systems – Milwaukie, Oregon Fitzmaurice Fertilizer – Salem, Oregon Gowan Company – Sublimity, Oregon Hagan Hamilton Insurance – McMinnville, Oregon
Holiday Specialtrees – Woodburn, Oregon Hunter Christmas Trees – Shelton, Washington
K.L.M. Tree Farm – Rochester, Washington Kelco Industries – Milbridge, Maine Lava Nursery Inc. – Parkdale, Oregon
Tim Mitchell’s Yule Stand Systems – Scottsdale, Arizona Mr. Snowman Christmas Trees – Glendale, California Oregon Vineyard Supply – Aurora & McMinnville, Oregon
Pronzini Christmas Tree Farm – Petaluma, California Silvaseed Company – Roy, Washington Silver Mountain Christmas Trees – Sublimity, Oregon
Snowshoe Evergreen, Inc. – Orting, Washington Spectrum CPA Group, LLP – Corvallis, Oregon Western Tag & Label – Redmond, Washington Weyerhaeuser Company – Rochester, Washington
Wilco – Mt. Angel, Oregon Yule Tree Farms – Aurora, Oregon
PLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
A special thank you to Tim Mitchell’s Yule Stand Systems: The official tree stand sponsor of the PNWCTA tree contest
SPONSORS
Clackamas/Multnomah Ballroom
8:00 – 10:30 am Tree Contest Registration Open
Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
Timberline
8:35 am Coffee Break
Courtesy of The Kirk Company 9:00 – 10:00 am Immigration Reform
and the Status of Ag Labor in the Western U.S.
Manuel Cunha, Nisei Farmers League 10:00 – 10:45 am US Department of Labor
and Hot Goods:
How to Best Manage the Unexpected Considerations Tim Bernasek, Dunn Carney LLP 10:45 – 11:15 am Best Management Practices
to Keep Export Markets Open to Christmas Trees
Gary McAninch,
Oregon Department of Agriculture 11:15 – 11:30 am PNWCTA Annual Meeting
and NCTA Update
President Bruce Wiseman, Presiding
Clackamas/Multnomah Ballroom
11:30 am PNWCTA Luncheon
Grand Ballroom
Noon – 5:00 pm Trade Show & Exhibits Open*
• Open session to visit exhibits and sell trees.
• “For Sale” listing cards for the “Sell”
Board available to harvesting members for $50.
• Tree contest voting by membership.
• PNWCTA Board member voting by membership.
4:00 pm Tree Contest Voting by Membership Ends.
PNWCTA Board Member voting by membership ends.
Be Sure To Turn In Your Ballots 5:00 pm Exhibit Area Closed
Clackamas/Multnomah Ballroom
5:00 pm Social Hour – No host bar
6:00 pm Banquet
Presentation of Tree Contest Winners.
Introduction of Newly Elected Directors.
Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30 am – 3:00 pm Registration Desk Open
Grand Ballroom
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Trade Show & Exhibits Open*
• “Sell” Board open. Winning trees on display.
• Free coffee and donuts served (while they last!)
Courtesy of Drakes Crossing Nursery
Timberline
8:45 – 9:15 am Eleven Things to Consider with the New I-9 Form and Ag Employment Issues Roberta Gruber, Oregon Farm Bureau 9:15 – 10:45 am Panel Discussion:
What is Happening in the Logistics Industry
Issues to Consider in Managing Trucks and Transportation 10:45 – 11:45 am Retail Lot and Choose & Cut:
How to Differentiate Yourself from the Rest
Ideal for current retailers and those who are thinking about retailing Christmas trees on a lot or choose & cut.
*PNWCTA does not endorse trade show products.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
PROGRAM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Clackamas/Multnomah Ballroom
11:30 am PNWCTA Luncheon Door prizes will be awarded!
2:45 pm Grand Prize Drawing:
Apple iPad with Retina display. With a large 9.7 inch and 3.1 million pixel Retina display you can browse the internet, write an email, flick through photos or stream content; all in a design that is thin and light enough to take anywhere.
3:00 pm Exhibit Area Closes
n The Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association was organized in 1955 by tree growers of Washington and Oregon. The Association has among its objectives the improvement of Christmas tree quality and market development.
n The annual tree contest held in conjunction with the Tree Fair provides an opportunity for grower members of the Association to display their top quality trees.
n Winners in each species category will qualify to compete to become a finalist for the 2014 National competition in which the winner is chosen to present a tree to the White House.
n Members have the opportunity to vote for their favorite tree on Friday between noon and 4:00 p.m. The Grand Champion of the 2013 tree contest will be featured on the cover of the 2014 Buy-Sell Directory. The Directory is distributed each year throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Pacific Rim countries.
n All members entering a tree or wreath in the tree contest will receive a contest T-shirt (while supplies last) and ten chances in the Grand Prize drawing.
n The buyer-seller coordination board is designed to bring together those members who have trees for sale and anyone wishing to buy trees. There is a $50 fee for harvesting members wishing to post a “For Sale” card on the
“Sell” Board.
n Another major attraction is the largest Trade Show in the industry in which firms providing equipment, supplies and services to the industry display their wares.
n Today the PNWCTA Tree Fair is the showcase for the Association’s professional activities and is a “must-attend” event for growers, retailers, buyers and suppliers.
n Tree Fair admission is $10 for PNWCTA members and $15 for non- members.
n Visitors interested in membership in the PNWCTA are invited to visit the Membership Booth in the exhibit area where questions will be answered and application forms available.
n Attendees are not allowed to distribute materials or products or sell on the show floor; this service is for paid exhibitors only. To become an exhibitor please contact the Association office at 503-364-2942.
n This year’s Grand Prize is an Apple iPad with Retina display. With a large 9.7 inch and 3.1 million pixel Retina display you can browse the internet, write an email, flick through photos or stream content; all in a design that is thin and light enough to take anywhere.
CLASSES
Douglas-fir Grand fir Noble fir Fraser fir Nordmann fir
Other species (Spruce, Shasta, Silver fir, other pine, etc.) Fun Tree* - anything goes, decorated or undecorated
Table Top (Maximum four feet from bottom of butt to tip of leader) Undecorated Wreaths*
Decorated Wreaths*
Home Decoration* – center pieces, swags, etc.
*Primary ingredient must be evergreens
TREE AND WREATH SPECIFICATIONS
Height: Maximum eight feet from bottom of butt to tip of leader. (Except Table Top category)
Three or more trees of the same species must be exhibited for two consecutive years before a permanent category is established. The new category will then be placed on the ballot the third year. Effective 1987.
Wreaths: Wreaths are to be made of real Christmas tree evergreen boughs. Evergreen berries, cones and/or any decoration may not be used on undecorated wreaths. No colorant may be applied. Wreaths may be single or double faced. All wreaths must be made on a 12-inch diameter ring only. Both decorated and undecorated wreaths can be made of mixed evergreens. On decorated wreaths, natural or artificial decorations may be used. Decorated wreaths must have a bow.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Each contestant must set up his own tree in the stand provided by the Committee.
All qualified trees must be pre-registered at the Fair and assigned a number by the contest registrars – Troy South and JoLynn Stroda.
Growers may enter only one tree per class.
Deadline for contest registration is 10:30 am Friday, September 6, 2013.
Judging will be by members that are present on Friday, September 6 between noon – 4:00 pm. Judging closes at 4:00 pm.
Only current members of the Association are eligible to enter a tree, wreath or decoration in the contest.
Contestants may not socialize in the contest area and try to influence members to vote for their tree. If this happens the contestant’s trees will be pulled from the competition.
Each member is allowed as many entries in the Home Decoration category as they like (great opportunity for a new grower!).
Members entering a tree or trees in the 2013 tree contest will receive ten chances in the Grand Prize drawing.
If two trees tie for first place - there will be no second place. If two trees tie for second place - there will be no third place. If two trees tie for third place, both will receive third place. (This will be so for each of the classes.) The President of the Association will pick three Directors who have not entered a tree in the contest and these three Directors will judge the first place winners of all classes and award the Grand Prize tree.
Winners in the Fun Tree, Table Top, Undecorated & Decorated Wreaths and Home Decoration categories are not eligible for entry in the Pacific Northwest competition to select a tree for the National contest. However, winners in the undecorated and decorated wreaths categories are eligible for entry in National’s Wreath Contest.
2013 CONTEST RULES
REGISTRATION
“FOR SALE” Listing Card for “Sell” Board (Harvesting members only): $50 PREREGISTRATION:
Tree Fair Package (Members only): $83 per person (includes Registration, Trade Show Admittance, Friday lunch, Friday Banquet and Saturday lunch)
MEMBER Registration and Trade Show Admittance only: $10 per person NON-MEMBER Registration and Trade Show Admittance: $15 per person Friday lunch only: $19
Banquet only: $40 Saturday lunch only: $19
Preregistration is an easy way to register for the Tree Fair. It facilitates meal projections and minimizes time required of attendees at the registration desk.
If you preregister, there will be an envelope waiting for you at the desk with your name tags, meal tickets and tree contest ballot. Meal tickets must be presented at all banquet functions. So please help us to help you by preregistering.
Make hotel reservations by August 22 directly with:
Red Lion Hotel on the River at Jantzen Beach
909 N Hayden Island Drive, Portland, Oregon 97217 • 503-283-4466 Room rates per night: $125 (plus tax)
SPECIAL NOTES:
n When reserving a room, make sure the Red Lion Hotel registration desk knows you are with the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association.
n The Red Lion Hotel will start charging regular guest room rates on a space-available basis after August 22. Make your reservations early!
Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association P.O. Box 3366, Salem, OR 97302
www.nwchristmastrees.org
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 3366, Salem, Oregon 97302
(503) 364-2942
nwww.nwchristmastrees.org Jeff & Gayla Hansen, Chairs
Mark Arkills Fritz & LeAnn Ellett Jan & Cindy Hupp Chal Landgren Patrick McMenomy
& Rene Scarcella
Jim Puffer Bob Schaefer Mark Schmidlin Troy & Jennifer South Mark & Luanne Steelhammer
Kirk & JoLynn Stroda Bob & Dee Werfelman
RED LION HOTEL ON THE RIVERREGISTER ONLINE @
www.pnwcta.org/news-events/events/tree-fair-trade-show
Red Lion Jantzen Beach
