MINDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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1 MINDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE December Newsletter Sidewalk Calk Contest (weather permitting) Sat., Dec. 2 1:00-4:00pm East Side of the Square Prizes for best: Santa, Christmas City, Christmas Spirit All ages. Some Chalk provided, please bring some with you. Registration on site. Family Fun under the Lights Bounce Houses on the Square Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Saturday, 1:00-9:00pm Sunday, 1:00-6:30 & 7:30-9:00pm Christmas Train 3:00-5:00pm Dec. 1 Holiday Paint & Sip, Windmill, 7pm Dueling Pianos, Minden Opera House, 7:30pm Dec. 2 Rotary Pancake Feed, Presbyterian Church, 8-12pm Christmas City 5K Run & Little Elves Run, 9am/9:30am Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, downtown square, 1-4pm Dec. 3 Holiday Tour of Homes, 3-6pm Light of the World Pageant, Downtown Square, 7pm Dec. 7 Christmas Family Story time, Jensen Memorial Library, 6:30pm Dec. 9 Holy Family Catholic Church Gift wrapping & Bake Sale, Minden Opera House, 9am-2pm Dec. 10 Nebraska Brass, Minden Opera House, 2pm Community Choir Concert & Soup Dinner, Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 4:30pm Light of the World Pageant, Downtown Square, 7pm Volunteers at Bounce Houses Dec. 2, 1-5:00pm Girl Scouts, Hot Drinks & Bake Goods Dec. 2, 5-9:00pm, Just Dance, Dance Party Dec :30pm, Boy Scouts, Hot Dogs, Soup & Treats Dec. 3 7:30-9:00pm, Cheyanne Ellis, Girl Scout Gold Award Bake Sale Holiday Tour of Homes Sun. Dec. 3 3:00-6:00pm $10.00 Tour 5 homes: Gary & Barb Braun Dr. Andy & Katie Craig Larry & Allison Lempka Dave Nelson Matthew & Mardy Redman Advance tickets available: Minden Opera House, Cozy Corner Café & Chamber Office. Day of the tour tickets available at Minden Opera House 2017 Board of Directors President Kevin Krull Krull Agency Vice President Joelle Knott Krull Agency Secretary Carol Loschen First Bank & Trust Dena Beck REAP Erica Hansen Krull Agency Janene Hill Jensen Memorial Library Natalie Janda Hissy Fit Jeanne Jons Individual Simon McKenzie Gary Thompson Agency Conner Peterson First Bank & Trust Kim Snavely State Farm Dawn Thompson Rhynalds Realty Administrator Marcia Davis mindenchamber@gtmc.net Santa s Mailbox Accepting letters to Santa until Dec. 17 Located between Minden Exchange Bank & Post Office

2 Need a Santa Suit? The Chamber has a Santa Suit for rent. Suit includes coat, pants, belt and hat. Beards are also available for purchase. For more information call Holy Family Catholic Church Gift Wrap & Bake Sale Sat., Dec. 9 at 9 AM - 2 PM Minden Opera House

3 First I would like to say Thank you to Dena Beck, Janene Hill, Jeanne Jons, Carol Loshcen, for serving on the Chamber Board of Directors. THANK YOU Howard & Colleen Maxon & Auto Way Bowl for hosting the Annual Meeting. You made our meeting a success. Welcome to our four new members, I look forward to working with you. Marcy Brandt Amy Fuqua Kirk Peterson Rebecca Thornburg Breakaway Bar & Grill Dec. events Dec. 2 Big 10 Football Championship Dec. 8 DJ Platinum 9-1am Dec. 9 Breakaway 2 Year Anniversary (Food & Drink Specials all night) Dec. 12 Crafts and Beers 7:00pm Dec. 14 Pub Trivia. 7:00pm Dec. 16 Kids Night - Movie Night Starts at 4:00pm Dec. 22 DJ Platinum 9-1am Dec. 30 Karaoke & New Years Eve Party 9-1am (Food/Drink Specials all night) Minden Area Community Singers IN CONCERT Sunday, December 10 4:30 P.M. Westminster United Presbyterian Church (109 N. Colorado Ave.) followed by a SOUP SUPPER Free will donations. Light of the World Pageant, 7:00pm Get Caught Shopping in Minden Shopping in Minden pays! Shop the following stores and you might get caught shopping and win $20.00 in Christmas City Cash. 4th Street Salon Anderson Jewelry First Bank & Trust Jeanne Jons Joy s Floral & Gifts Mason s Market Minden Exchange Bank Minden Opera House Pedley Drug Pizza Hut Light of the World Pageant 7:00pm North side of the square Sun., Dec. 3 Sun., Dec. 10 Bring your Family, Friends & blanket/chairs and enjoy the last two performances of the 2017 season.

4 Christmas Gift Idea???? Christmas Traditions, 2017 Thank you to all the volunteers & sponsors who worked to bring these events to our Christmas Traditions Festival. How about Minden Chamber Bucks they make great stocking stuffers, last minute gifts or Employee gifts. Chamber bucks are available for purchase at the Miss Christmas City 2017 Cayley Carpenter Parade Winners 1st Anderson Jewelry 2nd LandMark Implement 3rd St. Paul Lutheran Church Sunday School Carnival Sponsors 4th Street Salon Anderson Jewelry Auto Way Bowl First Bank & Trust Joy s Floral & Gifts Mason s Market Minden Courier Minden Exchange Bank State Farm Pedley Drug Pizza Hut Rhynalds Realty Windmill Platinum Partner

5 Platinum Partner Calendar of Events Dec. 1 Holiday Paint & Sip, Windmill, 6:30-8:30pm Dueling Pianos, Minden Opera House, 8:00pm Dec. 2 Rotary Pancake Feed, Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 8:00am-12:00pm Christmas City 5K & Little Elf Run, Westminster United Presbyterian Church 9:00am 1/2 mile Little Elf Run & 9:30am 5K Run/Walk Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, East Side of the Square, 1:00-4:00pm Christmas Train, East Side of the Square, 3:00-5:00pm Bounce Houses, East Side of the Square, 1:00-9:00pm Dec. 3 Bounce House, East Side of the Square, 1:00-6:30 & 7:30-9:00pm Christmas Train, East Side of the Square, 3:00-5:00pm Holiday Tour of Homes, 3:00-6:00pm Light of the World Christmas Pageant, Downtown Square, 7:00pm Dec. 7 Christmas Family Story time, Jensen Memorial Library, 6:30pm Dec. 8 DJ Platinum, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 9pm-1am Dec. 9 Holy Family Catholic Church Gift wrapping & Bake Sale, Minden Opera House, 9am-2pm Laynee Dell Woodward, Minden Opera House, 7:30pm Breakaway 2 year Anniversary, Food & Drink specials all night Dec. 10 Nebraska Brass, Minden Opera House, 2pm Community Choir Concert & Soup Dinner, Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 4:30pm Light of the World Christmas Pageant, Downtown Square, 7:00pm Dec. 12 Crafts & Beers, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 7:00pm Dec. 14 Pub Trivia, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 7:30pm Dec. 16 Kids Night Movie Night, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 4:00pm Dec. 17 Polar Express Storytelling & Movie, Minden Opera House, 1:30 & 6:00pm Dec. 22 DJ Platinum, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 9pm-1am Dec. 25 Merry Christmas Dec. 30 Karaoke & New Years Eve Party, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 9pm-1am

6 November Board of Director Minutes Chamber of Commerce Meeting September 6, 2017 Present:, Erica Hansen, Janene Hill, Joelle Knott, Kevin Krull, Carol Loschen, Conner Paterson, Kim Snavely, Dawn Thompson and Chamber Director Marcia Davis. Absent: Dena Beck, Natalie Janda, Jeanne Jons, and Simon McKenzie were absent. Meeting was called to order at 12:10 p.m. by President Kevin Krull Janene Hill moved to approve the Secretary minutes and current Treasurer s report as submitted. Dawn Thompson second, motion approved. Old Business I. BandFest Marcia Davis presented a financial review of the event. The gate fees and concession stand sales were down for the event, we believe this may have been a result of the cold weather. Expenses were up because the cost of trophies has increased. It was suggested that maybe going to a plaque versus a trophy for awards would reduce costs. Discussion was held on asking some of the participating schools for feedback on the event. II. Christmas Festival Marcia Davis presented flyers for events being held throughout the Festival. The committee has done an excellent job of lining up a wide variety of activities. There should be something for everyone. III. Nomination Committee Nominations for Chamber Board are in place. Marcia informed the Board that she has sent one voting ballot to each Chamber Business via Survey Monkey. Chamber members are encourage to vote prior to the annual meeting on November 14, IV Budget: Marcia presented an updated budget for the Board to review. The budget will be discussed further at the December meeting. V. Annual Meeting November 14th: Kevin Krull urged the Board to encourage Chamber members to attend the meeting. Auto Way Bowl will be hosting the meeting, and has offered to open up bowling for Chamber members beginning at 5:00 p.m. The business meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. VI. Chamber Marketing: Discussion was held on what to include in the digital marketing video that USA Communication will be producing for the Chamber at no cost. He noted that USA Communications also be approaching area businesses, in an effort to promote their marketing and communication services. New Business I Partnership Recruitment: Marcia Davis handed out the partnership brochure for board review. Board members were asked to review the membership benefits. Discussion was held on the use of Chamber benefits and how they might be improved. This matter will be discussed in more detail at future meetings. Committees: Ambassadors: Dec. 13, 12-1, Pizza Hut Upcoming Events: I. Annual meeting, Tuesday Nov 14, 6: p.m. Auto Way Bowl II. Light of the World Pageant, Nov. 25, Dec 3 & Dec 10 III. Christmas Traditions Festival, Nov. 25 Dec 3 IV. Christmas City 5K run/walk & ½ Little Elves run Dec. 2 V. Tour of Homes, Dec 3 VI. Holiday concert, Minden Community Choir & Soup dinner The Next meeting will be December 6th, 12:00 p.m. at the Opera House Erica Hansen moved to adjourn, Joelle Knott seconded. Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m. Carol Loschen, Secretary Halloween Parade, 2017 Thank you Miss Christmas City, Jayden Horner for leading the parade around the square and all the businesses that participated. It was a cold for a parade but loads of Fun.

7 Platinum 2017 PREMIUM Partners Silver Gold Bronze Partners Anderson Jewelry Mason s Market Aurora Cooperative Minden Opera House Bill s Plumbing Pioneer Aerial Applicators Breakaway Bar & Grill Rhynalds Auction & Realty Joy s Floral & Gifts Royal Engineered Composites LandMark Implement Runza Sculptures by Sally Stadler implement Community Survey Community Strengths The City is requesting your help! The City of Minden is participating in a community strengths/community branding study with Hollman Media out of Kearney. Hollman Media and researchers at the University of Nebraska in Kearney are working with us to see how well our community is performing in several categories known to be important to those seeking out new communities. By participating, Hollman Media will be able to measure how well our community is meeting identified universal needs that people seek in choosing any community and how well Minden ranks vs. the average of all other Nebraska communities being surveyed. The City thanks you in advance for taking 10 minutes to fill out the survey. Survey location: (copy & paste in Google) Blue Jeans & BBQ March 23, 2018 Kearney CO Fairgrounds Community Building Music by Emmett Bower Band Watch for more information. Minden Optimist Club Youth Basketball Tournament January 20-21, th 8th Grade Boys & Girls teams Registration due Jan. 10 Forms and more information available,