Feb Newsletter 2015 - Madelia Chamber Of Commerce

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MADELIA AREA Chamber NEWSLETTER February 2015 Newsletter Well, 2015 is here and we at the Madelia Area Chamber of Commerce are very excited about our schedule this year. We have many events planned that will enhance your business and our community. Someone told me recently that he was renewing his Chamber membership because, as he put it, “When the economy is strong, the Chamber’s work is icing on the cake and when the economy is slow, we need the Chamber more than ever, so as I see it, it’s a win - win situation”. In 2015, you will see the Chamber doing more things than ever to help small businesses, and promote our members, because it’s so important to all of us. To continue the success and prosperity of the Madelia Area Chamber of Commerce, we hope that you will renew your membership for 2015. If you are not currently a member, I personally invite you to join the organization that is doing what most people think just happens. First off, we are hosting a new event called “Funky Bowling” on Monday, February 9th at Madelia Lanes. Funky bowling is definitely a great way to de-stress and enjoy time with your friends, co-workers and business associates on a 4 person team for a night a fun. The team registration of $60 includes two games of bowling, a chicken dinner buffet, awards, prizes, event gift bag and two raffle tickets per team member. I challenge you to find your 4 team member and I guarantee you will have unique night of bowling. This event is open to the public. Registration forms are available at the Chamber office by calling 507-642-8822 or e-mail us, [email protected].; reminder deadline for your team is Friday, January 30th and we have room for 4 more teams. Please join us! Our next event is a workshop that optimizes your happiness, “Positively Happy” on Thursday, February 26th from 6-9pm at the Madelia Golf Course Clubhouse. What does it take to make you happy - a rewarding career, a big bank account, or the perfect person in your life? What if you could experience happiness from the inside-no matter what is going on in your life? Research shows we all have a happiness set-point and just like your thermostat at home, we can raise our happiness beyond our set-point. Happiness matters to all of us. We all want to live happy and fulfilling lives and we want that for others too. During the Positively Happy Workshop you will learn scientifically proven actions to boost happiness for yourself and others. You might be a little skeptical about the idea of becoming happier. Rest assured, this workshop is more than promoting mere enjoyment. Happiness is associated with higher engagement, better health, increased productivity, higher energy, a greater sense of well-being, and many other desirable outcomes. The techniques you will learn are not just about feeling good but also about being more successful and living a more rewarding life. The workshop facilitator, Lisa Jean Smith is the President of Learning Journey, Inc. For the past 25 years she has facilitated training experiences for thousands of participants from every area of business and industry in both the private and public sectors. She is a Certified Master Trainer for DDI and Achieve Global. As a champion of interpersonal skills, Lisa Jean assists organizations – from fortune 500 to family owned, agriculture to medical technology - in maximizing their “human potential”. Her focus is on building the “peopleside” of business to obtain positive results in profitability, productivity, customer relations, and employee engagement and contribution. She enjoys working with any organizations most valuable asset-its people’s strengths! At a training session you may expect a contagious energy, creativity, and enthusiasm for the event she facilitates. Lisa Jean practices what she teaches. Creating an atmosphere of trust and leading by example are attributes that communicate her personal and professional commitment to her participants and client partners. Register today: $49 per person (This workshop is normally $99. This is a special offer for our community.) Online at lisajeantraining.com, click on the register tab or go to The Madelia Chamber face book event page or call 612-419-0571. Also, mark your calendar for Business After Hours at Noble RV on Friday. February 27 starting at 5 pm. We have Ag Night scheduled for Monday, March 30 and our keynote speaker will be Carissa (Cunningham) Spencer Madelia graduate who is now the State Agronomist. More Details to come. It is never to early to think ahead to Park Days which is July 9 through 12, our Park Days committee is in full swing. We think you will agree that a membership with the Madelia Chamber of Commerce is a sound investment in your business and your community. Thank you to all our businesses, organization and individuals that make Madelia strong. Karla Grev Executive Director February Events Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Feb.10 Feb.11 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 I to Read Month ! Chamber Board Meeting - 5:30pm (Chamber Office) Lions Meeting - 6pm (American Legion) Rotary Meeting - 12:15pm (AmberField Place) Park Days Meeting-5:30pm (Chamber Office) Listen for MADELIA SPOTLIGHT on KNUJ AM 860 - 3:15pm Lake Crystal Area Rec Ctr. - Senior Day (page 4) FUNKY Bowling - Madelia Lanes - 5pm City Council Meeting - 7pm ECFE Winter/Spring Kickoff - 6pm - 7pm (Elementary Cafeteria) Rotary Meeting -12:15pm (AmberField Place) Women of Today Meeting - 6:30pm Happy Valentine’s Day! President’s Day! Rotary Meeting -12:15pm (AmberField Place) American Legion Steak Fry Proceeds “Madelia H.S. FFA Program” City Council Meeting - 7pm Rotary Meeting -12:15pm (AmberField Place) Positively Happy Class (page 7) Business After Hours - Hosted by Noble RV 5pm - 7pm Did you know… In 2015, Madelia Ford is officially a retailer for Page 2 www.fordracingparts.com Page 3 -STILL ROOM FOR 4 MORE TEAMS!* CALL TODAY * Page 4 Mankato, Minn—The Mankato Symphony is pleased to announce our third installment of this season’s Music on the Hill chamber music series, hosted at the beautiful Good Counsel Chapel. The performance will begin at 2 pm on Sunday, February 15th. After the performance, the musicians will answer audience members’ questions regarding the pieces performed and general musicianship. Mankato Symphony Assistant Concertmaster and perennial Music on the Hill favorite Huldah Niles leads the ensemble. Fans of the series will notice the absence of Artistic Director Lydia Miller, who will return for the series finale in April. The concert’s title, Autobiography, is based on music inspired by composers’ own lives. Composition is a running theme throughout the season, culminating in the world premiere of a string quartet specially commissioned for Music on the Hill on April 12, 2015. In this concert, David Auerbach will be performing Stravinsky’s Elegy, a work for solo viola written in honor of a legendary violinist who passed away. To lighten things up, David, along with Huldah Niles, Cecilia Belcher and Sharon Mautner-Rodgers, will perform Scott Joplin’s The Chrysanthemum, a work dedicated to the woman who would become his first wife. Rounding out the program is Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1, subtitled “From My Life,” a dramatic and unforgettable work musically depicting the highs and lows of his life, including the traumatic hearing ailments he suffered in his fifties. 5 Page 5 6 Page 6 Page 7 8 Page 9 Congratulations FEBRUARY Business of the Month! 10 Page 12   The Chamber promotes a Business of the Month recognition program. The only criteria is to be a Chamber member! The Business of the Month is a random drawing each month from all of the Chamber members. The business is then able to display the sign at their business for the entire month, be recognized in the newsletter, displayed in the Chamber’s office window , Chamber website and have a photo memento. Page 11 Business After Hours is a Networking tool to provide many opportunities to promote your firm by showcasing your trade to other businesses. This function creates commerce and goodwill for your establishment, meaning growth and profits for your business. MONTH BUSINESS January February NOBLE RV-FEB. 27th 5-7pm March JOELEEN KRIER/MADELIA COMM. THEATER April ALLIANCE BANK May MADELIA HOTEL June MADELIA INSURANCE CENTER July August September MADELIA FORD October MADELIA THEATER November December A few available months left, CALL the Chamber office TODAY to reserve a month! 507-642-8822 HEALTH CARE CAREERS CALLING ALL STUDENTS A scholarship opportunity for area students interested in pursuing a career in health care is available, thanks to generous contributions from community members to the Luther Memorial Home Founders Fund. Seven $500 health care scholarships are awarded annually to high school seniors and college students in or around the Luther Memorial Home Service Area. Applications will be reviewed with a focus on the students’ goals, aspirations and academic record including: GPA and relevant classes, participation in school, church and community activities. Scholarship applicants must be a senior in a high school or attend college within the Luther Memorial Home service area or be a member of one of the 16 Lutheran Churches that support Luther Memorial Home. Luther Memorial Home in Madelia provides excellent short- term rehab and long term nursing care by respectfully considering each individual resident’s health, social and spiritual needs. Luther Memorial Home is supported in part by 16 area Lutheran Churches and a caring community. To be considered for a scholarship, students should submit their applications to their school guidance offices or directly to Luther Memorial Home by April 3, 2015. Applications and additional instructions can be obtained from the guidance counselor’s offices at area schools, or online at luthermemorialhome.org Page 13 SCOUT POPCORN SALE LIMITED PRODUCT REMAINING PRICES REDUCED Yellow Popping Corn - $5 18 Pack Microwave Butter Light - $10 Cheddar Cheese - $10 Sea Salt Splash - $10 Stop into Christensen Communications and get yours today! Page 14   Page 15 2015 Chamber Members Alliance Bank Apple Tree Dental Madelia Municipal Light & Power Amberfield Place American Family Insurance American Legion Madelia Lions Club Madelia Lumber Company Madelia Optometric Madelia Rotary Andy’s Live Weather Stations Anytime Fitness Arduser Seeds Bella Musica Bergeman Construction Bill’s Electric BM Builders Casey’s General Store Centerpoint Energy Christensen Communications Company Citizens Bank Crystal Valley Cooperative Culligan Soft Water Service Madelia Sportsmen’s Club Madelia Teachers Association Madelia Theater Madelia Times-Messenger Madelia Women of Today Mankato Area Classical Performing Artists Midwest Machining Morgan Creek Vineyards Philip & Rosemary Murphy Noble RV of Madelia Northside Repair Preferred Printing, Co. Dirty Paws Pietsch Construction Edward Jones– Gary Walters Pioneer Bank Eide Bailly Quick Shine Car Wash Reihs Farms Enterprise Thrift Shoppe Expressway Farrish Johnson Law Office Feder Mechanical, Inc. Formal Wear Unlimited Friends of the Madelia Library Riverside Gardens Roger’s BP Rural Advantage Shellee’s Greenhouse SoMinn Agronomics Gappa Electric Gethmann Dentistry Mike & Deb Grote Gunderson Projects & Innovations, LLC. Gunderson Properties & Developments, LLC. Hartshorn Manor Hope & Faith Floral & Gifts House of Print Insurance Services Plus Kelsey Osborne, LLC Sorenson Farms KNUJ J Beal Homes-Pat Hruby Thrivent Financial-Tim Flitter Tony Downs Foods Joeleen Krier Lake Crystal Area Recreational Center La Plaza F!esta Luther Memorial Home TLC Lawn Care & Snow Removal Tressa Veona Salon True Value Madelia Alumni Association M.A.R.C. Veteran Enterprises Dennis & Pat Wanzek Madelia Chiropractic Watkins Products Madelia Community Education Madelia Community Hospital & Clinic Watonwan County Historical Society Watonwan County Fair Madelia Community Theater Madelia Ford Watonwan County Snohawks Madelia Hotel & Suites Madelia Insurance Center Madelia - Lake Crystal Mutual Insurance Co. Madelia Lanes Younger Brothers Committee St. Mary’s School-Noah’s Ark Daycare Sturm Funeral Home, Pilgrim Chapel Subway Sunshine Foods Sweet! Indeed The 609 Barn Boutique The Furniture Clinic United Methodist Church Wildtree Robert H. Yurcek Jr., CPA Page 16 Page 17 2015 Madelia Area Chamber of Commerce Board Executive Committee Todd Simmons President Noble RV John Nelson Vice President Madelia Lake Crystal Nancy Grosland Treasurer Alliance Bank Mutual Insurance Co Chamber Staff Glenda Arndt Secretary Christensen Communications Directors Dianne Gronewold Pioneer Bank Brian McCabe American Family Insurance Sawsan Alqadi Madelia Hotel & Suites Karla Grev Bridget Hayes Executive Director Chamber of Commerce Chamber Assistant THANK YOU To the Madelia Chamber Members for your support throughout the year! Julie Kelley Chris Fischer Midwest City of Madelia Machining Inc. “The Madelia Area Chamber of Commerce is to provide opportunities and events wherein the Chamber Members are encouraged to promote business and community growth and to develop the Madelia Area as an attractive environment in which to work, shop, play and live.” Office Hours Tuesday - Thursday 8am-5pm Friday 8am-Noon 127 West Main ST. The Chamber serves over 110 members & has been helping the Madelia Area prosper since 1948. The Chamber Newsletter is published twelve times each year by the Madelia Area Chamber of Commerce as a service to our members. Comments and contributions are welcome. Please call with corrections or additions to our mail/email list. Page 18