June Have a safe and happy 4th of July! Jordan Rishel. Cargill celebrates 20 years in Blair!

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1 Blair Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber June 2015 Happenings What s new at the Blair Area Chamber of Commerce Another Gateway to the West Days has wrapped up. We were able to hold all of our events this year which we are all thankful for! The Taste of Blair and Community Band Concert had to get moved at the last minute from the Depot to the Blair High School. This seemed to be very well received by everyone in attendance, and the plan will be to keep it at that location in the future. The Gateway June Jam featuring ENVY was a very fun evening! Mother Nature really was very kind to us on Saturday for the Car Show, Arts & Crafts show and the parade! I am certainly thankful for that as are all the volunteers and everyone that worked so hard on their floats. The parade went very well over all. I am interested In feedback though! I have gotten some really great fresh ideas to consider for next year to help things go smoother and be safer for everyone involved. Thank You to all of the other sponsors for the weekends events, I believe a wonderful time was had by all! The weekend before Gateway to the West Days, was the Open House at Cargill. For the first time since they opened in Blair, Cargill opened its doors to the public. There were Trolleys available to take people through the entire campus, plus you could stop at any location and get a tour from employees. There were activities for children and it was a great educational opportunity for adults as well. The picture below is from the ceremony on Saturday. We had one Ribbon Cutting so far in June at the Cottonwood Cove & Marina and a second one coming up on the 30th at Hopkins Law. There are a few coming up in July also, so please watch for those and try to get out to welcome and show your support for these new businesses to the Chamber and the community. Next week I am heading to the University of Georgia in Athens to attend the US Chamber s Institute for Organizational Management. It is the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. With courses on topics such as media training, membership, finance, legal issues, human resources, and much more, Institute ultimately educates participants on all facets of running a nonprofit organization. This is a wonderful educational opportunity and will allow us to expand the benefits of your Membership with the Blair Area Chamber of Commerce. I will be checking my if you need to reach me. Shannon will be in the office 9-3pm every day next week. Have a safe and happy 4th of July! Jordan Rishel UPCOMING EVENTS: June 27: Sidewalk Sale Downtown Blair June 30: Hopkins Law Office Ribbon 10am July 2: Miracle Ear Open House at BACC Office 9am-4pm July 2: Ladies Day Out! July 4: Blair Fireworks Celebration July 8: Downtown Business Butch s July 8: Gateway Development Mtg July 16: Chamber After The Cottonwood Cove & Marina 5-7pm July 16: WCYP The Cottonwood Cove & Marina 5-7pm July 17: Christmas in July for Joseph s Coat July 17: Prime Rib South Creek July 22: Ribbon Cutting/ Grand Re-Opening of Family Fare (formerly No Frills) July 24-29: Washington County Fair! July 29: NE Bus. Dev. Center Class : How to Win Gov t Contracts for your Business July 29: Ribbon Cutting CBS Home 4pm August 4: National Night Out/ Backpack BPD for Wash. Cty Residents August 5: Chamber Ambassador August 6: Ladies Day Out! August 7: Optimist Club Glow Golf Outing August 7: Chamber After Hours at Good Shepherd Lutheran Community 5-7pm August 8: Dash & Splash August 12: Downtown Business Mtg August 12: Gateway Development Mtg August 14: BCS New Hire Scavenger Hunt August 19: BACC Board of Directors Mtg August 31: Annual Legislative Luncheon Businesses Mark your calendars for the following Baseball/Softball Tournaments in town: June 26-28th ~1000 people Cargill celebrates 20 years in Blair! * If you have an event that you would like on the Community or Chamber calendar, please get the information to the Chamber! We are looking for Service Group events, Businesses, Churches, etc* July 10-15th ~500 people July 17-19th ~500 people August 7-9th ~8000 people

2 Thank you to the Chamber Members that attended the Ribbon Cutting for The Cottonwood Cove & Marina!

3 GATEWAY TO THE WEST PARADE 2015 Hooray for Hollywood! A very special THANK YOU to the Chamber Special Events Committee and all of the wonderful and hard working volunteers that make this whole weekend possible!! Parade Winners: Best Chamber Member Entry- 1st Place: Blair Meat Market 2nd place: Sam and Louie's NYP Best Themed Entry: 1st Place: Blair Lion's Club 2nd Place was a tie between the Cub Scouts "UP!" and Orion Archery Best Musical Entry: 1st Place: Otte Middle School Band 2nd Place: Blair High School Band Best Animal Entry OR Crowd Favorite: 1st Place: STS Trucking with Smokey and the Bandit 2nd Place: Roscoe's Rescue Ranch

4 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT : BLAIR CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Oh my, that hurts so good! That is one of the many comments coming from patients at Blair Chiropractic Centre. The doctors at Blair Chiropractic Centre specialize in Active Release Techniques, a soft tissue technique that allows them to help the muscles, nerves, ligaments, and other soft tissues in addition to the chiropractic adjustment. The treatment feels like a very specific deep massage and helps them work with patients who have trouble with their elbow, knee, foot, sciatica, shin splints, headaches, and a whole list of other things. Dr. Faye Jones started Blair Chiropractic Centre in 1989 and sold it to Dr. Becky Heller in January Dr. Faye continues to work at the office as well as travel around the country teaching ART. Dr. Becky is also certified in Webster technique, a technique used to care for pregnant women, and is working towards her certification in pediatric chiropractic through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, ICPA. Through the ICPA, Dr. Becky holds Pathways Connect meetings. These are meetings for moms to get together and ask questions and get advice from other moms who may be going through similar situations with their children. It s also a great place for moms to meet other moms, especially when their children are not yet in school. Moms do not need to be patients to join the meetings. Blair Chiropractic Centre is located in One Blair Place, across from Washington County Bank. They will be moving to the old Video Express building before the end of the year. They are open Monday and Wednesday until 6pm, Friday until 5pm, and the second and fourth Saturdays from 9-12am. They try to accommodate everyone s schedule and are often in on their days off. Another doctor may soon be hired to provide care on the days Dr. Becky and Dr. Faye are out. Please stop and say hello. Blair Area Chamber of Commerce 1646 Washington St. Blair, NE Jordan@Blairchamber.org Shannon@Blairchamber.org Find us on Facebook!

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6 June 2015 Fundraising for Blair s 4th of July Fireworks Celebration is now being handled by the BACC. Please help us spread the word! Checks can be made out to Blair Fireworks Fund and mailed to or dropped off at the BACC 1646 Washington St. Blair, NE. Time to start thinking about back to school! Donations for the Back to School Backpack Program are being accepted at the BACC. They will be distributed to Washington County School Aged children (K-12) on Tuesday August 4th from 5-7pm in conjunction with National Night Out at the Blair Police Department! Thank You! Blair Area Chamber of Commerce 1646 Washington St. Blair, NE Jordan@Blairchamber.org Shannon@Blairchamber.org