Holiday Craft Fair Nov Fri., 12-5pm, Sat. 10am-6pm & Sun. 12-5pm

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1 November Newsletter 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 11:30am-1pm 1:30-3:00pm 2-4:00pm 3-5:00pm 5:30pm 5:30pm Minden s Christmas Festival Friday, November 25 Minden Chamber of Commerce Soup/Pie & Gift Wrapping, Senior Center, sponsored by the Holy Family Catholic Church Cookie Walk, Senior Center, sponsored by St. Paul Lutheran Church Sunday School Photos with Mr. & Mrs. Claus Minden Opera House, bring your own camera Sponsored by Minden Exchange Bank Free Movie, Minden Opera House, Sponsored by First Bank & Trust, bring a nonperishable Food item for the Food Bank Tree Walk, Kearney CO Museum Kids Carnival, Windmill Crowning of Miss Christmas City, Downtown Square Lighted Parade, Downtown Square Nov. 25-Dec. 4 Nov Holiday Craft Fair, Minden Mall Nov. 26 Shop Small, Shop Minden Light of the World, 7:00pm Nov. 28 Family Story Time, 5:30-7:00, Jensen Library Dec. 2-4 Minden Community Players Production Dec. 3-4 Pop Up Art Gallery, Minden Mall Dec. 3 Rotary Pancake Feed, 8-11am WUPC Dec. 3 Christmas City 5K Run & Little Elves Run Dec. 4 Light of the World, 7:00pm, Downtown Square Dec Minden Community Players Production Dec. 11 Community Choir Concert, 5:00pm, WUPC Dec. 11 Light of the World, 7:00pm, Downtown Square Dec. 18 Candle Light Vigil, 6:00pm, Downtown Square Nov. 25-Dec. 3 Family Fun under the Lights Bounce House, East side of Square Mon.-Fri. 5:00-9:00pm Sat. & Sun. 1:00-10:00pm Businesses or Organizations are needed to volunteer during the evenings, this is a great opportunity to promote & fundraise for your group Board of Directors President Marcy Brandt Minden Opera House Vice President Kevin Krull Krull Agency Secretary Carol Loschen First Bank & Trust Dena Beck REAP Erica Hansen Big John s Ford Janene Hill Jensen Memorial Library Natalie Janda Hissy Fit Jeanne Jons Individual Joelle Knott Krull Agency Jordan Patterson Patterson Chiropractic Sally Jurgensmier Sculptures by Sally Don Phillips Joy s Floral & Gifts Holiday Craft Fair Nov Fri., 12-5pm, Sat. 10am-6pm & Sun. 12-5pm Art on the Square with Holiday Flair Pop Up Art Gallery Dec. 3 & 4 Sat. 10am-9pm & Sun. 12-5pm 5th & Minden Ave. Old Dollar General Store Administrator Marcia Davis mindenchamber@gtmc.net Space is still available for Crafters & Artists, contact the Chamber about reserving a space.

2 Businesses and Organizations are needed to volunteer during the evenings and weekends, this is a great opportunity to promote & fundraise for your group. Family Fun under the Lights Bounce Houses under the Kearney County Courthouse Christmas Lights. Nov. 25 Dec. 3 Monday-Friday 5:00pm-9:00pm Saturday & Sunday 1:00-5:30pm & 5:30-10pm Please call the Chamber Office to volunteer th Annual Christmas City 5K Fun Run & Little Elves 1/2 Mile Run Saturday, December 3rd Westminster United Presbyterian Church 9:00am 1/2 mile run Little Elves Run 9:30am 5K Run/Walk **Free will pancake & sausage breakfast will be served by the Minden Rotary Club** 5K walk/run $20.00 registration fee $25.00 after Nov. 17 Little Elves run Free (shirts can be purchased) Call Chamber Office, or download the registration form at mindenne.org Register by November 17 for a free t-shirt! Special Olympics Soup Supper & Auction Nov. 27th 10:00am-3:00pm Kearney CO Fairgrounds Silent Auction 10:00am-3:00pm Food Served 11l00am-2:00pm Live Auction 12:30pm Minden Community Players presents: Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some!) Dec. 2, 7:30pm Dec. 3 & 4, 2:30pm Dec. 9, 7:30pm Dec. 10, 2:30pm Minden Opera House For tickets call Minden Opera House Christmas City Business Window Decorating All businesses are encouraged to share the Christmas Spirit by decorating your windows. Help decorate Nebraska s Christmas City. Neighborhood lighting contest sponsored by Minden Lions Decorate your house, yard and you might win! Residential properties only, No categories this year Have fun and be creative.

3 DUE TODAY Miss Christmas City Nomination forms available at the Chamber Office, and are due Nov. 1st. Christmas City Lighted Parade Nov. 25th, 5:30pm It s not to early to start planning your parade entry, Entry forms available at the Chamber Office or McBride Realty. Entries due by Nov. 21st Parade Parking Available this year parking on the inside of the square. Special parking permits can be purchased to park on the inside of the square during the parade. Watch the parade while staying in your warm car. Parking permits available at the Chamber Office $5.00 per car. Funds raised will go toward parade expenses. Call the Chamber Office for more information. TODAY, Nov. 1st. Nebraska Main Street Network Webinar Training The Nebraska Main Street program and Southeast Community College are proud to host Can Small Towns Be Cool? Presented by David Ivan, Michigan State University Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm Central Time About the Training Based on a three year research study examining the successful approaches of 80 high performing small to mid-sized communities in 18 states, this session provides real strategies from real communities on enhancing local entrepreneurship, strengthening human talent, addressing youth migration, and building successful regional partnerships. Attendees will obtain proven strategies they can implement in their own towns. This unique 90-minute online training is being hosted at various Main Street member locations throughout the state and you may choose the location where you would like to attend. Attendees will participate as a group and will be able to interact with others and the presenter for a more enriched learning experience. For a higher level of educational value and experience, the webinar is not available for individuals to login from their desktop. All attendees must register to attend one of the sites. This format also allows each site to hold an optional informal group discussion afterward to talk about how to apply what was learned. All training materials are included in the registration fee. Walk-ins the day of the training are welcome. About Our Presenter Dave Ivan provides oversight to a team of more than 65 MSU Extension members who specialize in natural resources management, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and more. Ivan has over 15 years of progressive leadership experiences with MSU Extension. In addition to serving as GMI interim director, he also served as a regional director and Clinton County Extension director. Ivan has provided innovative Extension programming in economic development and is frequently sought as a guest speaker on community revitalization. He holds a bachelor s and a doctorate from MSU as well as an MBA from Penn State University. Registration Instructions & Cost RSVP to the contact listed with the webinar location where you plan to attend. (PLEASE NOTE: lunch may be served at some of the location or it may be bring your own brown bag lunch, contact the location you plan to attend and inquire about additional fees or other special instructions) Nebraska Main Street Communities, Associate/Rural Associate Member Communities and Co-Op Partner Communities: Cost is $5 per person, payable to the site host on the day of the event. This covers SCC tuition and webinar expenses. Non-Member Communities: Cost is $10 per person, payable to the site host on the day of the event. This covers SCC tuition and webinar expenses. For Additional Questions, Contact The Nebraska Main Street program at or echase@windstream.net.

4 Nov. 1 Nov. 1 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 11 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov Nov. 26 Nov. 27 November Calendar Miss Christmas City nominations due Main Street Webinar, City of Minden, 11:30am-1:00pm Sponsorship form due to Chamber Office Wine, Wreaths & Whimsy, Kearney CO 4H building, 4:00pm Veterans Day Assembly, C.L. Jones Gym, 10:30am Thanksgiving Day Christmas Traditions 11:30am Photos with Mr. & Mrs. Claus, Minden Opera House 1:30pm Free Movie, Minden Opera House 2:00-4:00pm Tree Walk, Kearney CO Museum 3:00pm Kids Carnival, The Windmill 5:30pm Crowing of Miss Christmas City, Minden Opera House 5:30pm Parade, Downtown Square Family Fun under the Lights open after the Parade Holiday Craft Fair Light of the World pageant, Downtown square, 7:00pm Special Olympics Auction & dinner, Fairgrounds, 10am-3pm Gingerbread House Decorating + Santa at the Holiday Craft Fair Sponsored by Rhynalds Auction & Realty Sat. Nov :00am-1:00pm Space is available if another business would like sponsor another make & take craft/activity, call the Chamber if you are interested. An assembly will be held with Sergeant First Class Frank McCaskill from Fort Riley as the featured speaker. Volunteers Needed: Kids Carnival, Nov. 25, 2:30-5pm, Windmill Parade, Nov. 25, 4:00-5:00pm, Downtown Square Christmas City 5K run, Dec. 3, 8:30-10:30am, Westminster United Presbyterian Church Great for students needing CAT hrs. Platinum Premium Partners GOLD SILVER

5 Christmas Carnival Friday, Nov. 25 3:00-5:00pm The Windmill Provide a prize with a value of at least $25.00 for the prize table. The prize can be for either a boy or girl. The tickets won at each booth will be deposit in the box in front of the donated prizes. If there is a prize the child would REALLY like to win, they can deposit all their tickets in that box. Following the carnival winners will be drawn for all the prizes. Winners will be announced following the Christmas Parade. Deadline to register for the Carnival: Friday, Nov. 4th. Carnival Prize due to Chamber Office by Tuesday, Nov. 22 Get Caught Shopping in Minden Nov. 25 Dec. 24 $25 to participate. $20 is given to shoppers who are caught shopping published in the Minden Courier WEEKLY. Christmas City 5K & Little Elves 1 mile run Dec. 3 1/2 mile run 9:00am, 5K run/walk 9:30am Last year we had 65 participants, each receiving a T-Shirt with the sponsoring business names on the back. Sponsoring businesses are announced at the run and listed on the race website for a year. $ Large Logo on shirt, 2 event shirts, 2 entries $75.00 Medium Logo on shirt, 1 event shirt, 1 entry $25.00 business name on shirt We would like to participate in the following Christmas City Events: Christmas Carnival Get Caught Shopping, $25.00 Christmas City Fun Run Return to the Chamber Office by Friday, Nov. 4th Gold Sponsor $ Silver Sponsor $75.00 Bronze Sponsor $25.00 Christmas City Parade Name of Business Contact person & phone

6 26th Minden BandFest THANK YOU Todd Jensen, Michelle Edgecombe & Laura Rut and all the volunteers who helped BandFest it was a HOT event. We hosted 31 bands for the parade and 11 bands for the field competition. The parade route was lined with spectators and the stands full for the field competition it was an amazing day in Minden. 3 Shop Local Support Local business this season buy Chamber Bucks for gifts. Chamber Bucks are available in $25.00, $20.00, $10.00 & $5.00 increments and can be used at any Minden business. Minden Chamber of Commerce Board of Director nominations Watch for an inviting you to vote for four new Board of Directors coming soon. Thank you Marcy Brandt, Sally Jurgensmier, Jordan Patterson & Don Phillips for your hard work & dedication to the Minden Chamber of Commerce and Minden Community over the past three years. Gold Partner

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10 Chamber of Commerce Meeting October 6, 2016 Present: Dena Beck, Marcy Brandt, Erica Hansen, Janene Hill, Joelle Knott, Carol Loschen, Jordon Patterson, Don Phillips and Chamber Director Marcia Davis. Absent: Natalie Janda, Jeanne Jons, Sally Jurgensmier and Kevin Krull were absent. Meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m. by President Marcy Brandt. Janene Hill moved to approve the Secretary and Treasurer reports be approved as submitted. Jordon Patterson second, motion approved. Old Business I. BandFest: Marcy reported that a few volunteers are still needed for the concession stand. The shift would be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Marcia reported that there are 34 bands registered for the event. II. Christmas Festival: Marcy reported that the committee is putting together a fun filled 9 day event. Four (4) Bounce Houses have been contracted for the event at a total cost of $9, for 9 days. Sponsorship will be solicited for helping with the costs. The old Dollar General location will again be used for a craft fair one weekend and a popup Gallery on other. The Christmas Parade and Game carnival will be held on the Friday after Thanksgiving and there is a possibility of having Carolers on the Square during event. III. Shop Local: The kickoff Luncheon held yesterday was a success with 28 members present. Based on the comments and suggestions made at the luncheon the committee will be looking at a rewards program, which may include a Facebook Deal of the Week campaign. Janene Hill suggested that the enrollment forms be made accessible on-line for easier participation. Dena Beck asked when this type of campaign may be kicked off. Marcy said that the committee would most likely look at starting it after the first of the year. IV Membership Drive: Marcia Davis is working on updating the membership brochure. Board members were asked to review the current brochure and discussion was held on ways to update and improve it. New Business I. Minden Opera House Membership: Discussion was held on renewing the Opera House membership for 2016/2017. Don Phillips moved that the Chamber renew its membership at the $ level. Joelle Knott, second, motion carried. Marcy Brandt abstained from the voting on this item due to a conflict of interest. II Budget: Marcia Davis presented updated budget information. No action was taken. The Budget will be reviewed in greater detail at the November meeting.. III. Public Copying: The Chamber Office has received a request to provide copies for a community organization. Discussion was held on the wear and tear on the copier and competing against other businesses in town that provide copying services. Dena Beck moved that the Chamber not provide copying services for organizations other than the Chamber. Janene Hill second motion carried. Committees: I. Ambassadors, October 12, 21-1 p.m. Pizza Hut II. Christmas Festival, September 21st, 12:00 p.m. Minden Opera House III. Shop Local Upcoming Events: I. Bandfest October 15 II. Halloween Parade October 31 III. Minden s Christmas Traditions Festival Nov 25 Dec 4 The Next meeting will be November 2, 5:30 p.m. Minden Opera House Don Phillips moved to adjourn Joelle Knott seconded. Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m. Carol Loschen, Secretary