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Vol. XXXIX, Issue No. 8 www.minotchamber.org August 2016 Members proposed for Chamber board nominees have been proposed for three- boen spent a significant amount of time year terms on the Minot Area Chamber of traveling the u.S., western Europe, Asia, Commerce board of Directors beginning Russia, and India, working with multi- Inside the oct. 1, 2016. They are Ryon Boen (Western national technology companies. Since Communicator Agency), Tom Rafferty (Verendrye Electric returning to Minot and joining Western Co-op), Debbie Harris (Fiancée), Jeremy Agency, the company has almost tripled in Page 2: Businesses Becker (SRT Communications, Inc.), and size and has expanded to 10 locations. He Jason Barker (Home Depot). earned his bachelor’s degree from north join and renew. Ryon Boen , a Minot native, is owner and Dakota State university, and his MbA from CEo/president of Western Agency. He has Moorhead State. He and his wife Kristen Page 3: Eagle served in that position since 2011 and has have three children. awards named; Ag been with the company since 2007. Prior to Golf Scramble that, he spent 13 years in the software busi - ness, then moved into sales and marketing. Continued on page 2 results are in . Page 4: Xcel Energy continues support of JA pro - gram; groundbreak - ing ceremony held. Ryon Boen Tom Rafferty Debbie Harris Jeremy Becker Jason Barker Western Agency Verendrye Electric Fiancée SRT Communications, Home Depot Page 5-8: Co-op Inc. Ambassadors help members celebrate. Page 9-11: Community events scheduled. Pages 12-15: Business After Hours: Sept. 8 Members offer news Thursday, Sept. 8 • 5 –7 p.m. • Magic City Indian Motorcycles and updates. 6701 Highway 83 South Page 16: Calendar Check out the new business and brand new building, network of events with other chamber members, enjoy some delicious food, and take your chance at some great prizes, including $500 in Chamber Bucks! If winner is not present, $50 in Chamber Bucks is guaranteed. (Must be present to win) $5 charge at the door MINot AReA CHAMBeR of CoMMeRCe New Members CoMMeRCe The Minot Chamber welcomes new members. Join us in thanking Minot AFB Homes. Please let them know how much of a value they are to our community. P.o. box 940 • Minot, nD 58702 • 852-6000 [email protected] • minotchamber.org MInoT AFB HoMeS Material published in the Chamber Communicator 164 Summit Dr. • Minot AFb 58705 • 701-727-0007 • Fax: 701-727-0012 expresses the viewpoints or policies of the Email: [email protected] • Website: www.minotafbhomes.com Communicator , the Minot Area Chamber of Minot AFB Homes is the privatized owner/property manager of 1606 homes on Commerce and its board of Directors. The purpose Minot AFB, renting our homes to all qualified applicants, including the general of this newsletter is to communicate with the mem - public. bership of the Minot Area Chamber of Commerce. Publisher ...... L. John MacMartin,CCE Editor ...... Carla Dolan, IoM Continued from page 1 Debbie Harris has been the sole owner Managing Editor ...... Patty Steele and operator of Fiancée in downtown CHAMBeR oF CoMMeRCe STAFF Tom Rafferty is the member services Minot for 32 years. Harris has been a L. John MacMartin, CCE ...... President and communications manager for Chamber board-appointee since Carla Dolan, IoM ...... Program Director Verendrye Electric Co-op, which has november 2015, and is also a member of Cheryl Wallen ...... Finance Manager offices in Minot and Velva. Rafferty was Downtown business & Professional Lisa Moldenhauer ...... Administrative Assistant born and raised in Minot, graduating from Association, currently serving as secretary Carla Vannett ...... MVD Manager Minot State university with a bachelor’s and volunteer with the events committee. Lacey Coleman ...... MVD Clerk degree in economics. He also earned a Her daughter is now the owner of the Wendy Keldson ...... MVD Clerk Amy Morse ...... MVD Clerk master’s degree in public administration Fiancée bismarck location. Tracey oja ...... MVD Clerk from the university of north Dakota. Prior Jeremy Becker is the director of sales at Leslie Vannatta ...... MVD Clerk to working for the cooperative, he worked SRT Communications and a native of Ray. MInoT AReA CHAMBeR oF CoMMeRCe in consumer affairs at the north Dakota becker has worked in the telecommunica - BoARD MeMBeRS: Public Service Commission. He started his tions industry for 16 years, spending the Duane Poynter Chair career as a reporter, first for the Minot last 11 years at SRT. He is a member of (off broadway Laundromat) ...... 721-6154 Daily news and then for the bismarck Minot’s Young Professionals Group and Jessica Merchant Chair elect Tribune. Give 360, an affiliate of the Minot Area (olson & burns, P.C.) ...... 839-1740 Rafferty chairs the Chamber’s Community Foundation, and Sertoma. He Jason Zimmerman Vice Chair Government Affairs Committee and is a and his wife, Krista, have two children. (First Western bank & Trust) ...... 857-7196 member of the Military Affairs and Texas native Jason Barker is the gener - Doug Hollingsworth Treasurer (northern Infrastructure committees. He serves on al store manager for the Home Depot in Tier Federal Credit union) 727-6111, Ext. 116 the Minot Rotary board, Souris basin Minot. He has lived in Minnesota and Alan Estvold Past Chair ...... 651-433-2887 Planning Council, Give 360 board, and north Dakota for the past 10 years, with also plays trombone in the Minot more than three years in Minot. He has Randy Hauck Past Chair (Verendrye Electric Cooperative) ...... 852-0406 Community band. participated in multiple events and activi - He and his wife, Jessa, live in Minot and ties with the Chamber over the past two Jeremy becker they have two children. years. He and his wife of 20 years, Traci, (SRT Communications, Inc.) ...... 858-1200 have three children. Ryon boen (Western Agency) ...... 852-5383 Rob buchholz (Lowe’s Printing) ...... 852-1211 Renewals Tige Engelhard (Gooseneck Implement) .852-0767 The Chamber extends a big “THAnK You” to our members who have renewed their Missy Feist Erickson (People’s State bank) ...... 852-0328 membership through July 15, 2016. Your continued support helps your Chamber pro - mote the business community and do the work seen in the pages of this newsletter. Tonya Harden (First International bank & Trust) .....837-1600 A & b Tours, LLC Enerbase Cooperative north Dakota State Fair Debbie Harris (Fianceé) ...... 838-9616 Acme Tools Resources northland bus Service, Inc. Katie Harsaager (Enbridge) ...... 857-0800 AT & T Wireless Alan Estvold olson Family Dental Chad Schmidt (10 north Main) ...... 837-1010 Cellular Communications, Home Sweet Home Perkins Restaurant & bakery Randy Schwan (Trinity Health) ...... 857-5635 Inc. Lutheran Social Services of Real builders, Inc. Coldwell banker 1st Minot nD Roosevelt Park Zoo/Minot Cathy Tweten (Dakota Square) ...... 839-7500 Realty Minot Sash & Door Inc. Zoo Crew Dusty Wald (Magic City beverage) ...... 852-4031 Companions for Children, Inc. Minot State university Simonson’s Station Stores Shannon Webster (Town & Country Dakota boys and Girls Ranch Minot Welding Company Slumberland/Tollefson’s Credit union) ...... 852-2018 Easter Seals Goodwill of nD, nextHome Legendary Carpetland/Carpet Garage Inc. Properties Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 2 eagle Awards

The Eagle Award winners were recog - service, please call the Chamber at 852-6000 Homesteaders Restaurant and Rainbow nized in July and thanked for superior cus - for a nomination form, or visit the website at Photo lab for providing gift certificates for tomer service skills. If you would like to minotchamber.org . each Eagle recipient. nominate someone for outstanding customer A special thank you goes out to

Kyle TRAVIS DAlBy nICole GeBeCK CInDy Al lee MARlene JoSePH HADDox WeSTMoRelAnD Nybakken Body Shop Grand Hotel PFluGRADT Dickey’s Barbecue Pit KelleR Menards Homesteaders Jo-Ann Fabrics JC Penney Restaurant

Ag Golf Scramble

The Ag Golf Scramble brought in 120 competitors to the Minot Country Club July 11. Thank you to all the volunteers, led by Chamber Chair Duane Poynter, who made this event happen after taking a few years off. The Town & Country Credit union team won the scramble, Western Agency took second, and the Wilbur Ellis team took third. A big thank you to all the sponsors who helped make this event successful.

Ag Systems Monsanto Seed AgriPro/Syngenta Mosaic American bank Center Mycogen Arysta LifeScience northern Plains Equipment Town & Country Credit Union team bASF People's State bank bayer Probitas Promotions united Agronomy berthold Farmers Elevator R & K Contractors united Community bank birdsall Grain Cleaning RDo Equipment Valent bremer bank Renville, McLean & Powers Lake Verendrye Electric Cooperative brett Young Elevators Wensman Seed CHS SunPrairie Rosens West Central Dacotah bank Scheels Westbred Dakota Agronomy Partners Signal Realtors Westlie Motors Dow SRT Communications, Inc. Wilbur Ellis DuPont Town & Country Credit union Winfield Enerbase ulteig Farm Credit Services FEI Inc. First International bank & Trust First Western bank & Trust FMC Gooseneck Implement Green Ag Services Heartland Ag Showcase Magic City beverage Western Agency team Wilbur Ellis team

Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 3 Support for Junior Achievement Program

Xcel Energy supports Junior Achievement for 19 years Xcel Energy Community Relations Manager, Kathy Aas, presented Chamber President John MacMartin with a $2,000 check for the Junior Achievement program. The Xcel Energy Foundation has been a strong supporter of the program for the past 19 years, helping to supply the funding to start the pilot project with 25 classes. Today, JA is in 160 classrooms in Minot public and private schools.

North Dakota: &DQZHDƪRUG WRORVH14,000 MADC board member receives leadership award Each year the Souris basin Planning From his leadership and ability to act MREV" Council (SbPC) honors an individual during the devastating flood, to today, whose leadership efforts and devotion Walter serves the Minot community have enhanced and positively impacted through 48 different boards, commit - their community. This year, the Minot tees, community projects, and more. In Area Development Corporation was many eyes, he is a community hero. He proud to nominate board member, Alan is a huge asset to MADC’s board of 7H O O  W K H Walter, Ward County Commissioner. Directors and to the city of Minot as a on Wednesday, July 13, the SbPC pre - whole. Congratulations on the basil sented Walter with the basil o’Connell o’Connell Community Leadership (3$\RX Community Leadership Award. Award. RSSRVH Groundbreaking WKHFRVWO\ SRZHUSODQ

Tires only, Inc.: Monique Jensen, owner • 8201 4th Ave. nE • Minot, nD 852-5080 • 839-3512 Ambassadors helped Tires Only break ground for a new facility. Tires Only was founded in 1993, supplying retail stores in a four-state area with tires. Recent growth has led to the need for a larger facility. Paid advertisement: ContaCt the Chamber to PlaCe your ad: Minot Area Chamber of Commerce 701-852-6000 • [email protected] August 2016 4 Ribbon Cuttings

If you know of a business that’s new to town or is having a milestone, like a renovation or addition, contact Carla at 857-8205 to schedule a ribbon cutting.

Curb 2 Curb, llC: 1010 72nd St. SE • Minot, nD • 702-449-3104 • Crystal Hendrickson, owner Email: [email protected] • Website: www.curb2curbonline.com The Chamber Ambassadors celebrated the opening of a unique new business in the Minot area. Curb 2 Curb helps develop your business parking lot into a welcome mat for business, offering line painting, crack sealing, and sealcoat creating bold, bright, and beautiful results.

north Dakota State Fair : 2005 burdick Expy. East • Minot, nD • 857-7620 • www.ndstatefair.com The Ambassadors opened the 2016 ND State Fair with a ribbon cutting where they were up close with the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933. The eight-horse hitch were harnessed to the famous red beer wagon, and accompanied by a Dalmatian.

Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 5 Ribbon Cuttings

If you know of a business that’s new to town or is having a milestone, like a renovation or addition, contact Carla at 857-8205 to schedule a ribbon cutting.

Freedom Financial Group: Marissa D. nehlsen, owner • 701 31st Ave. SW • Minot, nD 839-0545 • 1-800-489-1272 • www.fredomfinancialminot.com The Chamber Ambassadors helped cut the ribbon at the one-year celebration of Freedom Financial’s new location. Freedom Financial Group has been a part of the Minot community for 23 years and staff has worked diligently to put the finishing touches on a beautiful new office space. Freedom Financial Group is local holistic financial planning team and serves the community’s needs with financial planning, estate planning, investment, insurance, small business, and tax planning needs.

ulteig: 216 S broadway, Suite 200 • Minot, nD 58701 • 701-280-8500 • Website: www.ulteig.com The Chamber Ambassadors helped celebrate with a ribbon cutting to Ulteig’s new Minot office facilities. Ulteig’s new office effectively positions the organization to strengthen its commitment to the state by supporting Minot’s healthy business climate, the city of Minot, Ward County, and other cities and counties in the area.

Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 6 Ribbon Cuttings

If you know of a business that’s new to town or is having a milestone, like a renovation or addition, contact Carla at 857-8205 to schedule a ribbon cutting.

Hometown elegance: 400 22nd Ave. nW, Door 1 • Minot, nD 58703 • 701-420-0990 • Carl & barbara Clemetson, owners Email: [email protected] • Website: hometownelegance.com The Chamber Ambassadors helped Hometown Elegance cut the ribbon on the region’s first Clear Span Tent, which measures 40x118 feet and stands over 16 feet tall. It features no inside poles, outside staking or strapping, and a roof structure capable of suspending 500 pounds of lighting or sound equipment per rafter. Hometown Elegance is currently the only event production com - pany in the region with the capacity to handle the majority of a client’s event needs in-house. See page 14 for more information about this tent.

Roosevelt Park Playground: 1215 East burdick Expy • Minot, nD • 857-4136 Chamber Ambassadors helped celebrate the brand new playground facilities at the Roosevelt Park at a ribbon cutting during the 4th of July Festival in the Park.

Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 7 Ribbon Cuttings

If you know of a business that’s new to town or is having a milestone, like a renovation or addition, contact Carla at 857-8205 to schedule a ribbon cutting.

Apex Chiropractic: Aaron Esquibel, owner • 1500 21st Ave. nW, #105 • Minot, nD 58703 • 852-5290 • Website: www.apexchirond.com The Chamber’s Ambassadors helped celebrate the opening of Apex Chiropractic, which offers a comprehensive structural wellness solution to Minot and the surrounding area.

Success Depot: owners: Chris & Denise Lindbo, nathan Heinert, Chad Mcnally 15 2nd Ave SW • Minot, nD 58701 • 833-8283 • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.successdepot.com The Chamber Ambassadors helped celebrate the opening of Success Depot, LLC. Success Depot offers a collaborative workspace with a membership based price plan, providing a place to work independently or together.

Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 8 Ribbon Cutting

Sanford Health northwest Clinic: 1500 21st Ave. nW • Minot, nD • 701-418- 4300 Website: https://www.sanfordhealth.org/locations/sanford-health- northwest-clinic Chamber Ambassadors celebrated the opening of the new Sanford Health Northwest Clinic, where family medicine and specialty services will be provided to meet the demand for health care services in Minot and the region. Specialty services offered at the new clinic will include medical oncology, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, podiatry, neurosurgery and adult and pediatric cardiology. The $1.52 million, 6,800 square foot clinic features 16 exam rooms, two procedure rooms, an X-ray area and lab. Dale Brown Courts at Hammond Park to be dedicated Aug. 20 Dale brown was born in Minot, north Fame; and has been honored as an SEC include landscaping and a commemorative Dakota. He was a star athlete at St. Leo’s Living Legend. In november 2014, he was piece naming the courts. Any additional High School and later at Minot State inducted into the national College funds received Teacher’s College, where he earned 12 var - basketball Hall of Fame along with former will be donated sity letters in football, basketball, and track. LSu and nbA player Shaquille o’neal. towards local brown graduated from Minot State in 1957 Throughout his career, Dale brown has educational and received a master’s degree at the never forgotten his north Dakota roots. He needs and to university of oregon in 1964. continues to make regular trips to his home establish the brown began his coaching career in state and to Minot, giving back to the com - Minot Park north Dakota, where he coached several munity by sharing his time, generosity, and District high school sports, including a position as heart. Endowment head basketball coach at bishop Ryan High The basketball courts in Minot’s Fund. School in Minot. Following positions at Hammond Park were recently renovated to Donate and or Dale Brown utah State and Washington State, brown better meet the needs of the many adults join us at the became head basketball coach at Louisiana and children who enjoy them throughout Holiday Inn on August 19 for the social State university in 1972. over his 25-year the year. In recognition of Coach brown’s starting at 5:30 pm with Dale brown speak - career at LSu, he led his teams to 15 accomplishments and continued support of ing and dinner to follow. straight national tournaments and two Final his hometown, they will be named Dale If you would like to donate, please have Fours. He was twice named the national brown Courts. The dedication will be held your MasterCard or Visa card ready, then College basketball Coach of the Year. on Aug. 20, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. The call the Minot Park District Foundation at Since Coach brown’s retirement from Hammond Park location was chosen in 701-857-4136. You may also make checks LSu in 1997, he has become a successful honor of the close relationship brown had payable to the Minot Park District author and motivational speaker. He is a with Reuben “ookie” Hammond, who was Foundation. Please write Dale brown member of the north Dakota and Louisiana a mentor to brown during his high school Courts Dedication in the memo line. Mail Sports Hall of Fame; the north Dakota and years. Support from the community is payment to: Minot Park District Louisiana basketball Coaches Hall of needed to fund the dedication project, to Foundation, P.o. box 538, Minot, nD 58702.

Coffee With the President Wednesday, Aug. 17 | 1:30 p.m. Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 9 Upcoming Community events

Magic Day of Giving Sept. 9 Take part in the Third Annual Magic Day of Giving Summer has just begun, but it’s never too will then complete their two-hour projects Dogs currently sleep on the concrete floor at early to start planning for the largest volunteer throughout the day. the shelter. This project would build 30 beds coordinated community service event in Minot. Sponsor a project: out of PVC. Magic Day of Giving will take place Friday, new for 2016, businesses or organizations can • Scarf Making for Shelters: $250 - $500 – Sept. 9 in Minot, and efforts are underway to get involved by sponsoring a project. Monetary Scarves will be made out of fleece and be left make it even bigger in 2016. Last year’s event donations will be used to purchase supplies that at local shelters and other public places this was a great success, drawing in more than 840 teams will use to complete projects. Current winter where people can take one if needed. volunteers who collectively gave back 2,040 projects awaiting funding include: A Magic Day of Giving is organized and coor - hours of community service valued at over • MAFb Canine Project: $200 – Students will dinated by a group of volunteers from city $50,041.20 to the Minot area. make name plates and blankets for the 11 departments, non-profits, and area businesses. Sign up as a volunteer: bomb and drug sniffing canines on the Air Learn more about A Magic Day of Giving Volunteer teams of all ages are invited to sign Force base. at www.MagicDayofGiving.org and on up and complete a community service project of • Paracord bracelets for operation Gratitude: Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/engagingforim - their choice or complete a project that has been $150 – Paracord bracelets are used by first pact. To become a sponsor contact Megan submitted by the community and assigned to responders and soldiers. They can serve as a at [email protected]. their team. Volunteers will spend no more than tourniquet, shoelace or other survival item. two hours raking, painting, washing windows, • Souris Valley Animal Shelter Pet beds: $500 – helping nursing home residents, improving local parks and nonprofit organizations, all while giv - ing back to the Magic City. Volunteer team reg - istration is Aug. 29, 2016. Submit a project: The community is invited to submit service projects on behalf of civic, religious, and non- profit organizations. The organization will be required to supply any necessary supplies and Magic Day of Giving will supply the volunteers. Submitted projects are due Aug. 15, 2016. The event will kick off on Friday, Sept. 9 with a free breakfast from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the audi - Enbridge employees volunteered last year at the largest volunteer-coordinated com - torium at Roosevelt Park Zoo where the first munity service event, helping clean and install new wardrobes in the newly repaired 1,000 volunteers to check in will receive a free rooms at Edgewood Senior Living which had been damaged in a fire. Magic Day of Giving tee shirt. Volunteer teams Let’s get

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They’re back! The world-famous F-16 so much more. Viper Demo Team and Golden Knights para - Concessions will chute team will return to the skies of Minot also be available. headlining the free northern neighbors Day Gates open at 9 a.m. Air Show at Minot Air Force base, north and the show starts at Dakota, Aug. 13, 2016. noon. northern The first air show at the base in seven neighbors Day is free years, northern neighbors Day promises to to the public and tick - be a remarkable event for all ages. Watch the ets are not needed. Smoke-n-Thunder Jet Car accelerate to Minot Air Force speeds approaching 400 mph, experience the base is home to “Team anticipation and the unforgettable memories uH-1 Helicopter Demo, cheer on aerobatic Minot” and is comprised of more than 6,000 of northern neighbors Day 2016. After all, performers including Kent Pietsch, Warren military and civilian employees. The base only the best come north! Pietsch, Jacquie b., Jim Pietz and the has a strong, proud history of providing glob - For more information and a list of prohib - Lindemann brothers. Take a step back in his - al strike and nuclear deterrence capabilities ited items, visit minot.af.mil or follow us on tory as you explore the historical aircraft, for the nation, and northern neighbors Day Facebook including an A-10, F-16, C-17, b-1, b-52, C- is a small way to demonstrate appreciation 130 and Warbirds. Meet military working for the support given to this base by our dogs, watch a weapon upload demo on a b- friends in the north. 52, root for your favorite civilian fly-in, and Don’t miss the excitement, the nail-biting

Street Dance & Festival scheduled for Aug. 19 – 20

Enjoy a late summer evening at the dance. inflatables, and get your face painted, all Downtown Street Dance featuring Guy one of the many reasons we love on Main Street on Saturday, Aug. 20 and a Girl and The Fossils. The dance downtown is our most popular event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is will be Aug. 19 for those 21+ from 7 Festival on Main, held right on Main FREE! p.m. to 1 a.m. The cost for admission is Street on Aug. 20. Shop vendors and There are so many reasons to love $10. The ILLuMInIGHT 5K run/walk sidewalk sales, enjoy live entertainment, Downtown Minot. Come find yours at starts at 9:14 p.m., and runners/walkers sing karaoke, play bingo, try carnival our Downtown Street Dance, Aug. 19 who are 21+ and bring their runner’s bib games, admire classic cars, learn about from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., and the Festival on get half-price admission to the street Minot’s history, bounce around on giant Main, Aug. 20 from 7 p.m.– 1 a.m.

Motor Magic sponsors racing and motor three-day weekend

The north Dakota State Fairgrounds will updates on times, visit can also view the cars online at host Motor Magic, Labor Day http://racenodak.com/events/motor-magic/. http://www.masternd.com/MM_Vehicles.ph weekend, Sept. 2 – 4, 2016, in Minot. The Motor enthusiasts can visit many interest - p. largest motorsports event in the upper ing displays and participate in other events For a full schedule of events, Midwest, Motor Magic provides entertain - beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. visit www.motormagic.net/schedule. ment for auto enthusiasts of all ages. The Dakota Cruisers Classic Car Show will Admission to the north Dakota State Racing, provided by nodak Speedway, also begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Fairgrounds is free with major events priced will take place Friday evening at 7 p.m. in Attendees can even bid on more than 100 separately. Take advantage of RV parking front of the north Dakota State Fair classic cars at the Motor Magic Classic Car with electricity. For more information, Grandstand. Sprint Cars racing takes place Auction, which takes place Sunday, Sept. 5, visit www.motormagic.net or call 857-7620. Saturday evening beginning at 6 p.m., and 2016. Viewing of the cars will begin at 8 the Motor Magic Enduro Race will take a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with the place on Sunday. for more details and auction beginning at 12:01 on Sunday. You

Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 11 Member Business Briefs

Veterans welcome to event Aug. 13 NDDOT alerts residents of telephone consumer fraud scams Veteran service officers from around the surrounding area are organizing the north The north Dakota Department of Transportation (nDDoT) is alerting north Central Veterans update and Welcome Dakota residents about fraudulent telephone calls claiming to be from representa - Home at the Sleep Inn Convention Center tives of the Motor Vehicle Division. Residents have reported receiving telephone Aug. 13, 2016, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event calls that their registrations are overdue followed by instructions on how to make a is open to all veterans and their families, payment. spotlighting veteran updates in the area of The nDDoT does noT make this type of phone call about motor vehicle regis - VA policies and veterans’ issues. For more trations. This is a scam, designed to trick the recipient into giving out information information, contact Ron Garcia at 240- and payment to a scam artist. The nDDoT urges north Dakotans to hang up on this 1713. type of phone call. Residents who have questions about their vehicle registrations or Trinity Health makes national “Most these calls should contact the nDDoT at 701-328-2725 or email their questions to Wired” list for eighth time the nDDoT email address: [email protected]. For the eighth time in nearly as many General information about common consumer scams is available at the attorney years, Health & Hospitals Network maga - general’s website: http://www.ag.nd.gov/CPAT/CommonScams.htm. zine has named Trinity Health among the nation’s Most Wired health systems. The eter measuring information technology the conference room of the Minot listing is based on results of the 18th annu - (IT) use and adoption among hospitals Commission on Aging offices in the al HealthCare’s Most Wired survey. It rec - nationwide. The survey of 680 participants Parker Center located in downtown Minot. ognizes Trinity as one of only two north examines how organizations are leverag - Visitors and prospective members are Dakota-based hospitals to make the Most ing IT to improve performance for value- invited to join the platinum-honored Wired list. based health care in the areas of infrastruc - SCoRE chapter. “Receiving Most Wired designation for ture, business and administrative manage - the eighth time provides further confirma - ment; quality and safety; and clinical inte - Strengthen ND and MSU establish tion that Trinity Health is a leader in the gration. Detailed results of the survey and nonprofit certificate program digital hospital movement,” said Trinity study can be found in the July issue of Strengthen nD and Minot State President and CEo John M. Kutch. “our H&Hn. For a full list of winners, university’s Center for Extended Learning staff is doing tremendous work to enhance visit www.hhnmag.com. have worked together to establish a our IT system in ways that support care nonprofit Certificate Program to meet the and improve service delivery.” Minot’s SCORE chapter earns Platinum capacity building needs of nonprofit pro - Trinity Health adopted its electronic Level award fessionals and volunteers. record system in 2006 and has continued Minot’s SCoRE Chapter, the Service Strengthen nD and Minot State will to enhance its system. For example, doc - Corps of Retired Executives, recently had leverage the expertise of professionals tors and other clinicians are using technol - a chapter review with district SCoRE within the area to facilitate program ses - ogy to improve the efficiency of care leaders. The local chapter received the sions featuring topics of nonprofit man - delivery and create a new dynamic in Platinum Level, which is the highest agement, including board governance, patient interactions. In addition, within the achievement available. The evaluation is finance ethics, human resources, grant past two years, Trinity launched the based on the achievement of several goals seeking and grant writing, marketing and Trinity Health Mobile App and My Trinity and chapter activity. public relations, fundraising, strategic eConnect, an online patient portal that “It takes the committed participation of planning, and action planning. gives patients secure internet access to many to achieve the goal of Platinum “The intent of the nonprofit Certificate their medical records and other health Level,” said president Jan barlow. Program is to provide an opportunity for information. SCoRE members are experienced busi - nonprofit professionals and volunteers to “Hospitals are breaking-out of their tra - ness mentors dedicated to helping small learn the basics of nonprofit manage - ditional four walls and providing care businesses get started, grow, and achieve ment,” remarked Megan Laudenschlager, where and when patients need it,” said their goals. Mentors provide general busi - executive director of Strengthen nD. Rick Pollack, president and CEo of the ness advice on every aspect of business, The nonprofit Certificate Program will American Hospital Association. startup management, and growth. The u.S. meet monthly from 8 a.m. to noon for six HealthCare’s Most Wired® survey, con - Small business Administration supports months beginning oct. 5, 2016. The cost ducted between Jan. 15 and March 15, the work of SCoRE members. to attend is $300 per person, which 2016, is published annually by Health & The Minot chapter eagerly welcomes includes all materials. To register, contact Hospitals networks the business members of the community to Megan Laudenschlager at Strengthen nD (H&Hn). The 2016 join with others to enhance the leadership at 701-303-0840 or megan@strengthen - Most Wired® sur - and service to small business entrepre - nd.com. More information about vey and benchmark - neurs. Strengthen nD and the nonprofit ing study is a lead - The Minot SCoRE chapter meets on the Certificate program can be found at ing industry barom - second Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. in www.StrengthennD.com.

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Marco named one of the country’s best workplaces for millennials Help Sunrise Rotary fill the bus with new school supplies Marco is keenly aware that millennials represent the future of the economy, and The annual Sunrise Rotary Fill the bus area classrooms. Applications for back - that this generation of younger workers is is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 10, packs are being collected July 25 - Aug reshaping company cultures by expecting 2016 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Town 5 by the Salvation Army. Families can more from the workplace. That’s why & Country Credit union parking lot at contact the Salvation Army at 838-8925 we’re proud to announce that consulting 615 South broadway in Minot. or stop by their office at 315 Western firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune Volunteers will be filling the northland Avenue from 10 a.m. to noon, and from have named Marco one of the country’s School bus as they collect school sup - 1 to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. 100 best Workplaces for Millennials in plies for students in need. The communi - See you at Town & Country on Aug. 2016. ty is invited to make a monetary dona - 10 as we Fill the bus! Marco earned a place on this list based tion or drop off new school supplies. on our millennial team members’ new supplies most needed include responses to anonymous survey ques - backpacks (both for high school and tions asking about the levels of trust, middle school), college-ruled note - pride and camaraderie they experience in books, three- and five-subject note - the workplace. “At Marco, we are excited to tap into books, #2 mechanical pencils, the talents of millennials, and to prepare thumb drives, protractors, compass - our younger workers for greater respon - es, water color paint sets, dry erase sibilities,” said Sara Lommel, director of markers, college ruled loose leaf human resources. paper, pocket folders in solid pri - The 100 best Workplaces for mary colors, calculators (scientific Millennials is one of a series of rankings or graphing), Kleenex, hand sanitiz - by Great Place to Work® and Fortune er, and disinfecting wipes. based upon employee survey feedback Supplies are donated to the from Great Place to Work®-certified Salvation Army, which then distrib - organizations. utes supplies to students in need. Marco also ranked as one of the coun - Extra supplies will be donated to try’s 30 best Workplaces to Retire From in 2016. In 2015, Marco was named 100 best Workplaces For Women and best concrete streets of downtown pose no been that Minot deserves better and this Small & Medium Workplaces by Great barrier to its set up. acquisition represents the continuation of Place to Work® and Fortune. outdoor events in the Minot region that principle.” have relied on the traditional pole style The process began late last year and Hometown Elegance offers new tent tents provided in the area. As a standard culminated in securing the production Minot area outdoor venue options of the tent industry, the traditional pole contract from a manufacturer in early increase with the introduction of the tent has successfully provided cover April. Production began in earnest at that region’s first and only Clear Span Tent from north Dakota’s ever changing time and in early June, it set sail for the In their quest to #MakeMinotbetter, weather, serving the region well over the ports of California and then on to Minot. Hometown Elegance is proud to years. Hometown Elegance is currently the announce the release of the region’s and With the demands from clients for only event production company in the possibly the state’s first clear span tent more dramatic outdoor events, the tradi - region with the capacity to handle the beginning July 2016. This is the region’s tional pole tent didn’t meet the needs of majority of a client’s event needs in only scalable temporary structure avail - our clients as well anymore. Traditional house. From linens, decor, rentals, light - able to the public. It stands at 40’ wide frame tents available in the industry ing, catering, florals, and more, we make and 118’ long, has a roof peak of 16.4’, haven’t been able to scale to the size throwing a party stress free. an eave/sidewall height of 10’, no interi - needed for most events that Hometown Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting for or poles or outside staking or strapping, Elegance produces. Thus the search the new tent July 11 (see page 7). and a roof structure capable of suspend - began. ing 500 pounds of lighting or sound According to senior event coordinator equipment per rafter. This is one of the and co-owner, Carl Clemetson, “We largest and most versatile tents available wanted to bring a tent in that matched our in the region. because of its structure, it commitment to #MakeMinotbetter. our can be set up on any surface; even the founding and operating principle has

Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 14 Member Business Briefs

Town & Country Credit Union members have saved over $1,000,000 28th Annual Great Tomato Festival set for Aug. 10 Town & Country Credit union launched The 28th Annual Great Tomato prize. Doors open for EZ2 Save, a free debit card program, in Festival will be held Wednesday, Aug. browsing at 5:30 p.m. 2009 to help members achieve their sav - 10, 2016, at the nD State Fair Center, 4H with social hour at 6 ings goals. With every Town & Country Hall, 2005 burdick Expressway East. p.m., and dinner served Credit union debit card purchase mem - This classic community fundraising at 7 p.m. bers automatically round up their purchase event was established in 1989 by Jeff and Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at to the next whole dollar amount. The dif - Peggy Miller. It has become the annual the door. Attendees must be 21 to attend. ference is then transferred into their sav - end of summer gourmet picnic to attend. Advance tickets are available at Minot ings account. All of that extra change has The menu consists of smoked pork chops Public Library, Taube Museum of Art, added up to huge savings and members cooked to perfection by master chefs, a Artmain, Interiors Plus, The Computer have now saved more than $1,000,000. top secret recipe of roasted tomatoes Store, or online at www.greattomatofesti - A new addition to EZ2 Save launched stuffed with rice, along with chips and val. com. Pick up your tickets now to this summer is that members can now salsa, tomato and cucumber salad, beer ensure yourself a spot at this fun-filled round up an additional $1 or $2 to help batter bread and brownies. evening! their savings grow even faster. The evening also includes entertain - The Great Tomato Festival is a com - More information on the credit union ment by the Dakota Dixie Jazz band and munity fundraiser, which has benefited a and its products can be found at www.tow - Minot Symphony orchestra musicians, number of non-profit organizations since nandcountry.org or by calling 852-2018. creative tomato displays, a social hour its inception. The mission of the serving tomato hors d’oeuvres, and an fundraiser is “working together with the Western ND Charity Pro-Am Returns to amazing silent auction. The more than purpose of raising funds to enhance the the Vardon Golf Club. 300 auction items include tickets to services of the specific nonprofit organi - The Vardon Golf Club will host the 34th sporting events, theater and music, zations.” It currently benefits the Minot Annual Western nD Charity Pro-Am. restaurant meals, kids’ activities, vaca - Public Library, Taube Museum of Art, From Aug. 18 – 21, the top pros on the tion stays, art, furniture, memorabilia and and Minot Symphony orchestra. All net Dakotas Tour and nearly 100 amateurs are more. There will be two new exciting proceeds from ticket sales and silent auc - expected to participate in another great aspects added to the auction this year. tion are directly granted to the sponsor - tournament that benefits many good caus - one is a Mystery bag section; buy a bag ing organizations. es throughout north Dakota. with the chance to win fun items. The For more information please contact: In its third year back after the 2011 second one is the Chocolate Cake [email protected]; Janet flood, the Pro-Am is about raising money Revival. A selection of fancy chocolate Anderson (Minot Public Library): 852- for non-profits throughout the area. To cakes will be available to bid on and take 1045; nancy F. Walter (Taube Museum date, the tournament has distributed in home that evening. The creator of the of Art): 838-4445; or Ellen Fenner excess of $1.5 million to these groups. In cake with the highest bid will receive a (Minot Symphony orchestra): 858-4228. 2016 alone, the Pro-Am distributed a total of $50,000 in contributions. that have always been provided such as try, neurosurgery and adult and pediatric cardi - Come out and watch some great golf as sympathy consultations, free wedding ology. The clinic features 16 exam rooms, two the pros work to make it up the golf ladder consultations, permanent botanical procedure rooms, an X-ray area and lab. and the amateurs feel some tournament arrangements, and fresh cut arrangements. “We have been a part of the Minot commu - pressure. Amateur golfing positions The Flower box is also adding “barn nity since 2010, and we are excited to grow and sponsorships are still available. Please Wood Signs” and custom made wood along with the region,” said Michael Lebeau, contact Todd Lee at the Vardon to get more signs, along with classes for all ages in M.D., vice president of clinic operations for information or email creating wreaths, painting on barn wood, the West region of Sanford Health. “This new [email protected]. and other crafty creations. clinic will allow patients to be seen by their Flower Box under new ownership primary care provider and a number of special - The new owners of the Flower box, ty providers right here in Minot.” Michael and Samantha Davis, invite the Sanford Health Northwest Clinic open Sanford Health northwest Clinic will be community to a ribbon cutting/grand re- To meet the growing needs of the communi - open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. opening and open house on Aug. 12. ty, Sanford Health is expanding its services in To make an appointment, call 701-418-4300. The event will feature door prizes, Minot. on Monday, Aug. 1, the health system Sanford Health Highway 2 Clinic will remain refreshments, music by “Guy and a Girl,” will open Sanford Health northwest Clinic, open, providing walk-in services, primary care live radio coverage, and television cover - located at 1500 21st Ave nW in Minot. (See and occupational medicine. age. The event will also serve as a time of ribbon cutting on page 9.) For more information, visit appreciation for nancy Larson, who previ - The $1.52 million, 6,800 square foot clinic sanfordhealth.org keyword: Minot nW Clinic. ously owned and operated the Flower box will provide family medicine and specialty for 37 years. care, including medical oncology, general sur - gery, orthopedics and sports medicine, podia - Flower box will continue the services Minot Area Chamber of Commerce August 2016 15 August 2016

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1 ftaCrightStart 2 eagleawards 3 4 militaryaffairs 5 infrastructure 6 Presentation, Presentation, Committee, Committee, 7:30 9:45 a.m., MAFB 2 p.m., Noon, MAFB Jimmy a.m., Homesteaders Chamber office Doolittle Center Restaurant firstdollarofProfit ambassadors Presentations, Committee, 7:30 2 p.m., a.m., McDonald’s, Various locations 711 S. Broadway ribbonCutting, 11:30 a.m., AGT Foods, 625 42nd St. NE 7 8 9 ribbonCutting, 10 11 12 ribbonCutting, 11 13 11 a.m., Kalix, 605 a.m., Flower Box, 27th St. SE 301 Burdick Expwy. West

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