Chamber Connections. Ribbon Cuttings! Dale Carnegie Training. June Chamber Meeting CHAMBER MEETING

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1 SIOUX CENTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE June 2014 Chamber Connections Dale Carnegie Training June Chamber Meeting CHAMBER MEETING Two workshops are available on Thursday, June 26 at the Sioux Center Public Library. Essential Framework for Managers Update on Sandy Hollow & Sioux County Parks Presented by: Rob Klocke-Executive Director, Sioux County Conservation Board Creating Loyal Customers For more information or to sign up, visit nesd.dalecarnegie.com/ Wednesday, June p.m. Sioux Center Public Library Cost: $8.00 Meal catered by Hardee s events/ Ribbon Cuttings! Sioux Center Health Ribbon Cutting Dairy Queen Ribbon Cutting Epic Realty Ribbon Cutting Ymker Insulation Ribbon Cutting

2 Connecting our Community Page 2 Our Membership is Growing! Here s a warm welcome to our new members! We value our members! A & B Business Solutions Complete Business Solutions Provider Contact: Brandyn Vetos 1600 North A Avenue Sioux Falls, SD brandynv@abbusiness.com Woods, Fuller, Schultz & Smith, PC Legal Services for Businesses and Individuals Contact: Amanda J. Bahena 101 South Main Ave Amanda.Bahena@woodsfuller.com Sioux Center Trails Council T-shirts are for sale at the Chamber Office! They are great for summer bike riding! $15-adult sizes $10-youth sizes Upcoming Chamber Events: CHAMBER COFFEE & OPEN HOUSE American State Bank Wednesday, June 11 Chamber Coffee: 10 am Public Open House: 3-7 pm Customer Appreciation Days- June RIBBON CUTTING Neal Chase Lumber Friday, June 27 9:30 am 1433 North Main Ave Help us welcome Neal Chase to our membership! Siouxland Properties Flooring, Design, Drywall and More! Contact: Riley De Vries 789 7th Street NW siouxlandproperties@gmail.com RIBBON CUTTING Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, PC Tuesday, June 17 2:00 pm 101 South Main Ave Help us welcome Amanda Bahena and her team to our membership!

3 Page 3 News and Fascinating Facts about our Members Thank you to our members for telling us about the happenings within your business. Please read below to see what s up! ~SIOUX CENTER HEALTH HOSTS COLLINGSWORTH FAMILY CONCERT In commemoration of the opening of Sioux Center Health, the public is invited to a free concert by the Collingsworth Family at First Reformed Church in Sioux Center, IA, on Sunday evening, June 22 at 6:00pm. Doors will open at 5:00pm. This concert represents just one more way to say thank you to our communities for their prayer and financial support of our health ministry especially throughout our building project. To learn more about the Collingsworth Family feel free to contact Irene Schuiteman at , visit their website at com or see page 6 of the newsletter for more information. ~Dakota PC is pleased to announce the hire of their new manager, Allison Leusink. Allison is a Dordt graduate and was most recently the hotel manager at Grand Falls Casino Resort. Allison and her husband have two children and one on the way. ~ Congratulations to Seasons Center for Behavioral Health for being awarded a two-year grant from the Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Behavioral Health, to offer substance abuse treatment services that address the unique cultural characteristics of individuals and families from diverse backgrounds in rural northwest Iowa. ~Congratulations to Wireless World for celebrating their one-year anniversary as a business in our community! ~Renae s Salon and Spa is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff. Emily Larson has been hired as a massage therapist who specializes in pressure point therapy and Josie (Boogerd) Elbers has returned to the salon as a stylist after moving away and is now enjoying getting settled back in Sioux Center. ~Promise Community Health has recently been awarded two grants. A $1000 Ronald McDonald House Charities Grant will provide education for patients and families on how to maintain good oral health. They also received a $24,000 Susan G. Komen Siouxland Affiliate Grant. This is the third year of Komen grant funding for Promise Community Health Center. The Grant project seeks to reduce the incidence of breast cancer and mortality due to breast cancer in Sioux and Lyon counties. Congratulations! ~ At The Fruit Club, summertime means CHERRY and PEACH time! Their Washington Bing Cherries and Georgia Peaches are some of their most popular fruits and will be coming straight to you very soon! Don t wait reserve yours today by visiting ~The law firm of Woods, Fuller, Shultz and Smith P.C. is excited to announce that Amanda J. Bahena of Sioux Center has joined their team. She will open the firm s new Sioux Center office on June 2, Amanda will practice out of the Sioux Center office full time. Dan Harmelink, a Sioux Center native, as well as other Woods Fuller lawyers will also regularly work out of the new office to better serve area clients. Congratulations to: ~Tom (Money Concepts-The Planning Firm) and Amber DeJong on the birth of a son, Lucas Ray, on May 1. ~Daren (Interstates) and Kara Dielemen (Sioux Center Health) on the birth of their twins Leyton Reed and Carson Lee on May 16. ~Brad (Northwest Bank) and Paige (Lewis Family Drug) Smit on the birth of their son, Kleyton David on May 18. Our Sympathy to: ~Denny and Bev (Medical Clinic) Jansen, Jeremy and Jennifer (Epic Realty) Jansen and Jared (Ver Hoef Auto) and Julie (Sioux Center High School) Oldenkamp on the loss of their father and grandfather, Ed Jansen. We try hard to stay on top of the news by scouring the local papers and websites for information about our members to include in our newsletter. But we would hate to miss anything so would appreciate your help. If you have news, congrats, awards, sympathies, events or any information about your business or your employees that you would like included in the next Chamber newsletter, please it to me by the 25th of the month. We d love to help share your news! Submissions can be made to barbdh@siouxcent erchamber.com

4 Connecting our Community Page 4 THANK YOU! Sincere thanks to those who faithfully served on the Chamber Board this year. Your service was greatly appreciated! Eric Moerman-President (Interstates Companies) Julie Arends-Vice President (ProActive Physical Therapy) Thank you to our Summer Celebration BBQ sponsors! Natural Food Holdings Sioux County Pork Producers Sioux County Cattlemen Lori Zomermaand 2nd VP (True Vine) Mark Rensink-Treasurer (Kroese and Kroese, PC) Barb Mellema-Delegate (Dordt College) Jason Moeller-Past President (German Farmers and Moeller Insurance) Golden Crisp Sioux Automation Center Fresh Group Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc Sioux Center Chamber Ag Committee Summer Celebration June 5, 6, and 7! For a complete listing of events, visit See you there!

5 Page 5 VOTE Chamber elections take place each year during the month of June. This page will serve as your official ballot for that election process. In order to cast your ballot, you can select one of the following options: 1. Fill out your ballot and return it to the Chamber office by 11:00am on Wednesday, June Mail it to the Chamber office N Main Ave 3. your vote to barbdh@siouxcenterchamber.com 4. FAX it to the Chamber office Vote in person at the June 11 Chamber Meeting Official Chamber Election Ballot Serving as President will be Julie Arends-ProActive Physical Therapy Serving as First Vice-President will be Lori Zomermaand - The True Vine FOR TREASURER: FOR DELEGATE: Mark Rensink - Kroese and Kroese PC CPA (Write-in) FOR SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT: Nick Doelman - Diverse Financial (Write- in) Matt Nice - The Ridge Pro Shop (Write-in)

6 Connecting our Community Page 6 Business Card Drawing Bring your business card to our next chamber meeting to be entered into a drawing for a free lunch. Congratulations, Cory, on your free lunch at our next board meeting!