MINDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2018 December Newsletter Chamber of Commerce 2018 Board of Directors Canceled President Joelle Knott Krull Agency Vice President Connor Peterson First Bank & Trust Secretary Marcy Brandt Minden Opera House Amy Fuqua Anderson Jewelry Erica Hansen Krull Agency Natalie Janda Hissy Fit Kevin Krull Krull Agency Simon McKenzie Gary Thompson Agency Kirk Peterson Modern Woodmen Kim Snavely State Farm Dawn Thompson Rhynalds Realty Rebecca Thornburg First Bank & Trust Administrator Marcia Davis 308-832-1811 mindenchamber@gtmc.net www.mindenne.org
Holy Family Catholic Church Gift Wrap & Bake Sale Sat., Dec. 8 9 AM - 2 PM Minden Opera House Light of the World Pageant 7:00pm North & West side of the square Sunday, Dec. 2 & 9 Bring your Family, Fiends & blanket/chairs and enjoy the last two performances of the 2018 season.
Thank you to Erica Hansen, Natalie Janda, Joelle Knott and Kevin Krull, for serving on the Chamber Board of Directors. THANK YOU Marcy Brandt & Minden Opera House for hosting the Annual Meeting. 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 832-1811 Welcome to our four new Board Members: Kendra Brown, Kearney CO Health Services Kevin Davis, Miller Abstract & Title Angie Horine, 4th Street Salon Nickola VanHorn, Craig Funeral Home Breakaway Bar & Grill Dec. events Sat. Dec. 1 - Hwy 6 Christmas City Tap Takeover, 11am-4pm & 5-10pm, + Big 10 Championship Thur. Dec. 6 - Pub Trivia, 7:30pm Dec 10-15 Celebrate 3rd Anniversary with food and drink specials all night. Thur. Dec. 13, Craft night and brews Dec. 24/25 Closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mon. Dec. 31st New Years Eve. Prime Rib Dinner/Champagne and Comedy Show Jan. 1st Closed Santa s Mailbox Accepting letters to Santa until Dec. 17 Located between Minden Exchange Bank & Post Office Christmas Gift Idea???? How about Minden Chamber Bucks they make great stocking stuffers, last minute gifts or Employee gifts. Chamber bucks are available for purchase at the Chamber Office, 325 N. Colorado or call 832-1811.
Christmas Traditions, 2018 Thank you to all the volunteers & sponsors who worked to bring these events to our Christmas Traditions Festival. Miss Christmas City 2018 Jasmin Wagner Parade Winners 1st St. Johns Catholic Church 2nd First Bank 3rd JCT 6/10 Cruzerz Carnival Sponsors 4th Street Salon Anderson Jewelry First Bank & Trust Gary Thompson Agency Joy s Floral & Gifts Mason s Market Minden Exchange Bank & Trust Pedley Drug Rhynalds Auction & Realty Kim Snavely-State Farm Windmill Platinum Partner
Platinum Partner Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10-15 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 Dec. 22 Dec. 25 Dec. 31 Calendar of Events 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 Minden Pop UP Art Gallery, Minden Opera House, 10:00am-5:00pm Minden Holiday Craft/Vendor Fair, Minden Mall, 10:00am-5:00pm Christmas City Beer Tap Takeover, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 11:00am-4:00pm & 5:00-10:00pm Nebraska Brass, Minden Opera House, 2:00pm Minden Community Choir Christmas Concert & Soup Dinner, Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 4:30pm. Light of the World Christmas Pageant, Downtown Square, 7:00pm Pub Trivia Night, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 7:30pm Holy Family Catholic Church Gift wrapping & Bake Sale, Minden Opera House, 9am-2pm Elvis & Johnny, Minden Opera House, 3:00 & 8:00pm Light of the World Christmas Pageant, Downtown Square, 7:00pm Breakaway 3rd Anniversary, Food & Drink specials Christmas Family Story time, Jensen Memorial Library, 6:00pm Craft & Brews, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 8pm Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Minden Opera House, 7:00pm Polar Express Storytelling & Movie, Minden Opera House, 1:30 & 6:00pm Monroe Crossing, Minden Opera House, 7:00pm Merry Christmas New Years Eve Dinner & Comedy Show, Breakaway Bar & Grill, dinner 5-9pm, Comedy Show 8:30pm Minden Optimist Club Youth Basketball Tournament January 19 & 20, 2019 5th 8th Grade Boys & Girls teams Forms and more information available, www.mindenoptimist.com or trehtus@gtmc.net Blue Jeans & BBQ March 22, 2019 Kearney CO Fairgrounds Community Building Music by Emmett Bower Band Watch for more information.
Minden Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Nov. 7, 2018 Minden Pizza Hut President Joelle Knott called the meeting to order at 12:12pm. Minutes from the Oct. meeting & Oct. treasurer s report were reviewed, Kevin Krull moved & Kirk Peterson seconded the motion. Motion passed. Old Business Cassandra Tomsen talked to the board about the 2019 Kearney CO Fair & AG BBQ and changes for next year. No dates have been confirmed for the fair yet. A potential date of Aug. 9, 2019 was discussed with weekend type of activities during the fair, Fri., Sat. & Sun with the BBQ on Sat. night. The fair board meeting will meet next Tues., Nov. 13 finalize the dates. Cassandra will keep the Chamber updated and might come to the next meeting. BandFest All together a good day, 36 band in the parade and 9 in the field. Thank you to Todd Jensen, Michelle Edgecombe and everyone who volunteered. Christmas Festival Everything is coming together. There are two groups signed up for the Escape room. Sign-up for time at the Escape room on the Chamber website, push/share facebook events to help promote the festival. Other advertising includes NTV interviews, press release, radio ads. Two groups have volunteered for the bounce houses but we still needing 3 more groups. Miss Christmas City ballots are out. Six girls have been nominated for Miss Christmas City. Voting jars are at Exchange Bank, City Office & First Bank. All money raised will be matched by Modern Woodmen for a scholarship for Miss Christmas City. USA communications is sponsoring the Train, Masons Market the Bounce Houses, Exchange Bank Santa, First Bank the movie. Annual Meeting The meeting will be held on Nov. 13 at the Minden Opera House, pizza will be provided and a cash bar will be available. Joelle will overview the year, budget etc. 2019 Budget The budget was reviewed one more time we will approve the budget at the Dec. meeting. New Business Blue Jeans & BBQ The committee has met and is working on a band and other ideas for this year. The date is March 22, 2019 at the Kearney CO Fairgrounds. Dawn Thompson moved and Amy Fuqua seconded meeting adjourned. Next meeting, Dec. 5, 12-1pm at Cozy Corner Cafe Platinum 2018 PREMIUM Partners Halloween Parade, 2018 Silver Gold Bronze Partners Crossroads Welding Entertainment Plus Fill & Chill Jim s OK Tire Joy s Floral & Gifts Kim Snavely/State Farm LandMark Implement Masons Market Minden Opera House Rhynalds Auction & Realty Royal Engineered Composites Runza Sculptures by Sally Stadler Implement Wilson Flooring Thank you Miss Christmas City, Cayley Carpenter for leading the parade around the square and all the businesses that participated. It was a LONG & fun parade this year.