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Communicator T HE M InoT A REA C HAMbER oF C oMMERCE AnD Y ou ! 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