September 5, 2019

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Custer Chamber's Tw itter As summer fades into fall, and most of our events for the year are over, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors who make our Chamber events possible. We couldn't do Custer Chamber's YouTube what we do without these awesome people and supportive businesses! We hear over and over again that "events bring people to town" and that is precisely why we work so hard and put on an Custer Chamber's Pinterest event almost every month of the year. So, by sponsoring a Chamber event you are ultimately helping the whole town succeed. Cham ber Staff Here is the list of our event sponsors (not including the upcoming Annual Dinner) in alphabetical Dolsee Davenport order: Executive Director [email protected] Adventure Rentals Alpha Builders, LLC Dawn Murray Office & Events Assistant American Legion Post #46 [email protected] Bavarian Inn* Black Hills Aerial Adventures Fred Baumann Information Associate Black Hills Dumpster Rentals [email protected] Black Hills Energy* Black Hills Federal Credit Union Karen Heuer Catherine Fierberg, Broker Associate Information Associate [email protected] Claw Antler & Hide Colleen Hennessy & Jim Frank Pat Hattervig Crazy Horse Memorial Information Associate [email protected] Custer County Democrats Custer Heating & AC, Inc Marcus Heerdt Custer Hospitality* Information Associate Custer State Park [email protected] Dacotah Bank Edward Jones- Kris Zerbe Fennell Design First Interstate Bank French Creek RV Park Garland Goff Attorney at Law 2019 Highmark Board of Directors HomeSlice Media Group Jenny's Floral Keller Williams Black Hills-Lewis Realty Steve Olson - President Kitchens by Karla John Stahl - VP Lasting Impressions Unlimited Amy Bailey - Treasurer LFC Veterinary Services* Amanda Allcock Mickelson Trail Affiliates Jim Ashmore NXTLAW PC Diane Dennis Steve Engelbrecht Pacer Minerals Corey Virtue Regional Health Custer Hospital Bobbi Schmidt Rush Mountain Adventure Park* Sentinel Federal Credit Union Southern Hills Title, Inc* Corbin Herman - City Liaison Starr Insurance Mark Naugle - School Liaison Vector Design Leah Scott - BID Liaison VFW Post 3442 Kobee Stalder- CSP Liaison Work Force Diversity Kobee Stalder- CSP Liaison Work Force Diversity Gold Discovery Days Car Show Sponsors: Black Hills Chemical, Custer Car Wash, Custer Do It Best, Custer State Farm, Mount Rushmore Brewing Co., Southern Hills Title, Zeimet Excavating Mixer Schedule The many, many sponsors of the Gold Discovery Days Carnival Wristbands that went to selected students at the school who otherwise wouldn't have been able to attend the event!

(* denotes a business who sponsored every event)

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Pacer Minerals has a job opening for a Mining Equipment Operator. Must have experience operating loaders and excavators. Training will be provided on all other mining equipment. Email resume to [email protected] or apply in person at 25429 US Hwy 385, Custer, SD.

. Chamber Happenings

Area Meetings Custer Economic Development Monthly Meetings 2nd Wednesday at 7 am Black Hills Energy Building 25153 Little Teton Rd

Custer City Council Monthly Meetings 1st & 3rd Mondays at 6 pm City Hall Council Chambers

Lions Club Monthly Meetings 2nd Thurs. at noon 4th Thurs. at 5:30 pm Pizza Works

Custer Rotary Custer Meetings Mondays at 12 pm Custer Senior Center

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Head East out of Custer on Hwy 16A, Turn right on to Sidney Park Rd. Continue on Sidney Park Rd for approximately 3 1/2 miles. Turn Left onto Westview Rd and continue until Westview turns in to McCurran Ranch Rd. An English Touch Day Spa is the first place on the left.

1880 Train 1881 Courthouse Museum A Step Back in Time AJ Productions, LLC Alpha Builders American Legion Post #46 Ameriprise Financial Services Anne & John Van Dis Barmore Enterprises Beaver Lake Campground Begging Burro Bill & Cheryl Schreier Black Hills Aerial Adventures, Inc Black Hills Area Community Foundation Black Hills Bungalows Black Hills Electric Coop Black Hills Federal Credit Union Black Hills Fireside Counseling Black Hills Pizza Hut Black Hills Pizza Hut Black Hills Playhouse Calamity Jane Coffee House & Mercantile Caron Drug Certified Folder Display Service, Inc Chalet Motel Chamberlain McColley Funeral Home Christy Chamberlain & Robert Reich Circle B Chuckwagon Claw Antler & Hide Colleen Hennessy & Jim Frank Community Education of the Black Hills Crossroads Church Custer Ambulance Service Custer Area Arts Council Custer Car & Pet Wash Custer Community Church Custer County Chronicle Custer Do It Best Custer Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc Custer Seventh-Day Adventist Church Custer U-Haul Dacotah Bank Dakota Cowboy Inn Dakota Greens - Custer Greenhouses & Nursery, Inc. Dave's World Tours Denial South Dakota & Blue Revelation Art Don & Karen Kraus Double Diamond Ranch Edward Jones- Kris Zerbe First Interstate Bank First Western Insurance Fort Welikeit Family Campground Four Mile Old West Town & Campground Freeman's Electric Service, Inc. French Creek RV Park Friends of Wind Cave National Park GeoFunTrek, LLC George S Mickelson Trail Gold Pan Golden West Telecommunications Heart of the Hills Catering Co Hidden Lake Campground & Resort John & Diana Carson Jorgensen Log Homes K2Masonry& Concrete Keller Williams Black Hills/ Lewis Realty Keller Williams Black Hills/ Lewis Realty Kitchens by Karla Korczak's Heritage Lampert Properties Larry & Jean Matthesen LFC Veterinary Service Lifeways McGas, LLC Miner's Cup Mountain View Baptist Church Mt Rushmore Brewing Co Nelson's Oil & Gas, Inc New Trails Counseling/ New Trails Ministry NXTLAW PC Our Place Patti & Jim Lee Pizza Mill Pizza Works Pleasant Valley Farm & Cabins LLC Pounding Fathers Prairie Hills Transit Premier Family Eyecare Reptile Gardens Rockin R Rides, Inc Ronald McDonald House Charities of SD, Inc Rush Mountain Adventure Park home of Rushmore Cave Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc Sentinel Federal Credit Union Servall Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church Southern Hills Animal Clinic Spokane Creek Cabins & Campground Starr Insurance Stockade Lake Cabin Stone Canyon Susan & Frank Swindal Sword Law Office, PC Tallgrass Landscape Architecture Tangelwood Estate Team Car Rentals, LLC Tennyson Investments, LCC The Purple Pie Place The Real Estate Center of Custer/ Bradeen Reals Estate & Auctions, Inc The Roost Resort, LLC Top Pin Archery Top Pin Archery United Way of the Black Hills USDA Forest Service Supervisor's Office Vector Design Print & Tech, LLC Vineyard of Black Hills Western Skies Real Estate White Tail Ridge Bed & Breakfast Xanterra

Chamber Board Meeting Minutes Click here for July minutes

A Message from the State:

Hello Everyone!

Can you believe how fast this year has flown by! It was 50 degrees outside this morning in Pierre, where did summer go?!

I am following up on the South Dakota product audit that I mentioned last month. We have been working on a way to conduct an audit of all South Dakota tourism products so we can share them with trade professionals, have info for our website and to keep in touch with our travel industry in SD.

We have created a system that will funnel directly into our database so we can pull reports on SD product. Here is where I need your help, could you please share the link below with all of your partners and tourism industry members in your city and region to make this audit as complete as possible. The more people and businesses in your area that fill this out, the more info we can share about your area! The reports we create from this audit will be used for follow-up to travel professionals from around the world, itinerary suggestions, possible press coverage and media pitching conversations, and additional complimentary promotional opportunities. https://forms.zohopublic.com/techsupport2/form/ConferenceSignUp/formperma/9- _tZzcW9LOiiyAxFTHGES5wqVbL01g6irK7eNczaa0

Who we want to fill this out? Hotels Unique Lodging Tourism Attractions Guided Tour Companies Food and Beverage (Breweries, Wineries, Dictionaries, Restaurants) Rental Companies

If you could encourage your partners to complete this by Sept. 13th we would greatly appreciate it. After that we will pull reports for your area and send them to you so you can see who has responded. If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us!

Thank you for all of your hard work!

Best Wishes, Cole Irwin | Global Travel & Trade Director Department of Tourism

Phone: 605-773-3301 TravelSouthDakota.com | SDVisit.com

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Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Krista Knapp 605-673-4681 [email protected]

September Resident Artist Captures the Spirit of the Plains

Crazy Horse, SD- Dustin Twiss, Oglala Sioux, will be the September Artist in Residence at Crazy Horse Memorial, he will share his unique colored pencil works inspired by the amazing natural patterns found in the Fairburn Agate, South Dakota's Gemstone. Dustin is an award-winning, modern, conceptual artist whose unique style captures the spirit of the Plains. Come chat with Dustin during his artist talk each Wednesday at 12:30 PM, in The Native American Educational and Cultural Center®, and learn about the fascinating geology of the Black Hills.

For more information, please visit https://crazyhorsememorial.org/visit/special- events/ or contact, Cultural Programs Manager, [email protected], phone 605-673-4681, ext. 286.

About Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation's mission is to honor, protect, and preserve the culture, traditions, and living heritage of the American Indians of North America. The Memorial fulfills its mission by continuing the progress on the world's largest mountain sculpture, acting as a repository for Native American artifacts, arts and crafts through THE INDIAN MUSEUM OF NORTH AMERICA® and THE NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL CENTER®; by establishing and operating THE INDIAN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICA®, and when practical, a medical training center for American Indians.

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Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Krista.Knapp 605-673-4681 [email protected]

Northwest Coast Dancers Perform for Night Blast Crazy Horse, SD- On September 6, 2019, at 6:30 PM, the Git-hoan (People of the Salmon) Northwest Coast dance troupe will conduct a special performance at the Night Blast event which honors the dual anniversaries of the 1877 death of Crazy Horse and of the 1908 birth of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski.

Leading the group is renowned totem and mask carver, David Boxley, who has created many of the astounding carved masks the group will use in telling the story of Tsimshian culture through dance.

For more information, please visit https://crazyhorsememorial.org/visit/special- events/ or contact, Cultural Programs Manager, [email protected], phone 605-673-4681, ext. 286.

About Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation's mission is to honor, protect, and preserve the culture, traditions, and living heritage of the American Indians of North America. The Memorial fulfills its mission by continuing the progress on the world's largest mountain sculpture, acting as a repository for Native American artifacts, arts and crafts through THE INDIAN MUSEUM OF NORTH AMERICA® and THE NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL CENTER®; and by establishing and operating THE INDIAN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICA®, and when practical, a medical training center for American Indians.

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Custer Senior Center Click here for September calendar

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Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation 605-673-4681 [email protected]

The Public Welcome to September 6th Night Blast at Crazy Horse Memorial

Among the most popular events at Crazy Horse Memorial are the two Night Blasts traditionally held each year. The spectacular ceremonial blast lights up the Mountain with incredible fireballs and specially-designed pyrotechnical features.

September 6th is recognized at Crazy Horse Memorial for its dual significance; the death of Crazy Horse (1877) and the birth of Sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski (1908). Celebrate the uniquely intertwined lives of these selfless and influential men and Celebrate the uniquely intertwined lives of these selfless and influential men and witness and be part of their thriving legacy.

The public is welcome to attend the Night Blast. After 5:00 PM on September 6th, admission is waived with 3 cans of food per person in support of local food drives. Regular admission is charged for guests without food. Because the Night Blast is a popular event, the public is advised to arrive early. The Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy Horse Memorial closes at 4:00 PM on the evening of the Night Blast, but the Snack Shop will remain open.

Darrell Red Cloud, a Native American traditional dancer and lecturer, will perform on the Veranda at at 3:30 and 5:30 PM. Red Cloud and his group will showcase many of the traditional dances and Lakota storytelling. At 4:30 PM, pianist Mr. Jeff Klein will be playing the grand piano in the Sculptor's Home, followed by the Git-hoan Northwest Coast Dancers at 6:30 PM. Leading the Git-hoan Dancers is renowned totem and mask carver, David Boxley, who has created many of the astounding carved masks the group will use in telling the story of Tsimshian culture through dance. At 7:30 PM, guests can enjoy a special tribute to our veterans led by retired Army Col. Terry DeRouchey featuring Ira Hayes (Pima Native American and Unites States Marine). Hayes was one of the flag raisers on the island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. The short Veterans Program will be followed by words of honor for Oglala Lakota leader Crazy Horse and Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski. The night will conclude with an internationally-acclaimed Laser Light Show, the Night Blast on the Mountain Carving, and cake for all.

Important note: Night blasts are conducted on a "weather permitting" basis.

About Crazy Horse Memorial

--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-- Contacts - Black Hills Federal Credit Union: Jackson Bolstad Heidi Bulman Marketing Communications Specialist Community Development Officer (605) 858-6279 (605) 858-6155

Black Hills FCU Prepares Thousands of Students for a Successful School Year

RAPID CITY, S.D., August 23, 2018 - Continuing their mission of improving lives, Black Hills Federal Credit Union donated more than 120,000 school supplies to more than 60 area schools on Friday during their 23rd Annual School Supply Drive "Load the Bus" celebration. The Drive provides more than 20,000 students in 17 communities across the Black Hills and South Dakota w ith the supplies they need for a successful school year. Educators distribute the supplies to students as needed, said Heidi Bulman, community development officer at BHFCU. "We know that w ith the price and number of school supplies needed, it can be difficult for families on a tight budget to send their children back to school fully prepared," Bulman said. "The Drive gives teachers the ability to equip their students w ith the supplies and resources they need to fully engage in classroom activities." To gather the necessary supplies, the Credit Union relies on donations from its members, the community and area businesses. Funds are also raised through a community-w ide caramel roll sale and raffle. Additionally, their annual Bus-to-Business event gives area businesses and organizations the opportunity to contribute to the Drive by helping to fill a school bus w ith supplies. "The Drive is truly a testament to our members and community partners, w ho year-after-year go above and beyond for area students and teachers," said Carol Brow n, vice president of marketing and business development at BHFCU. "What started as just a few boxes of supplies has grow n into an amazing community-w ide project, thanks to our local businesses and supporters." In preparation for the 2019-2020 school year, BHFCU's employees spent countless hours over the summer collecting, sorting and packaging supplies for area schools. The Drive is also supported by the Black Hills FCU Charitable Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. About Black Hills Federal Credit Union Established in Rapid City in 1941, Black Hills Federal Credit Union is a member-ow ned, not-for-profit, financial cooperative serving more than 73,000 members. The community-chartered credit union has locations in Pierre, Rapid City, Custer, Eagle Butte, Hot Springs, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Sturgis, and Wall, South Dakota. For more information, visit bhfcu.com.

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Mark Your Calendar

Chamber Mixer an English Touch Day Spa 5pm-7pm September 19 Mickelson Trail Trek Reception Mt Rushmore Brewing Co (open to Mickelson Trail Trek Participants) September 20-22 Mickelson Trail Trek begins in Custer September 26-28 Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival Custer State Park

September 27 September 27 Buffalo Roundup Custer State Park September 29 Fall Volksmarch Crazy Horse Memorial

To View the 2019 Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Mixer Schedule Click Here Click here to Check out the Custer School District Calendar for upcoming school events!

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