Minden Chamber of Commerce August Newsletter 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 Registration forms for Craft Fair, Food Vendors & Vehicles available, www.mindenne.org or call 308-832-1811 Kim Snavely State Farm Dawn Thompson Rhynalds Realty Administrator: Marcia Davis 308-832-1811 mindenne@gtmc.net www.mindenne.org
Christmas City Classic Car Show & Craft Fair Aug 19 The Downtown Square will be closed on Saturday during for the Car Show & Craft Fair. Please come and enjoy the cars, crafts & food. If you have any questions or would like to enter a car of craft/food booth please contact the Minden Chamber of Commerce. Last Performance of the Season Minden Thursday Night Entertainment Chautauqua Park - 7:30pm Aug 3 Melinda Ferree as Patsy Cline Bring your lawn chairs or blankets for a fun, family friendly old fashion concert in the Park. Food trucks will be on site during this event. Rain site Westminster United Presbyterian Church For more info. call 832-1811
Thank you to all the Volunteers who helped serve and the Sponsors who made the BBQ possible.
Publicize Your Events Please send us your events and we ll help you get the word out in our monthly newsletter Support Minden Public Schools School starts August 17th Watch for students walking to school & Support our students by attending MHS activities Go Whippets Bronze Bill s Plumbing Fill & Chill Joy s Floral & Gifts Landmark Implements Mason s Market Minden Opera House Pioneer Aerial Applicators Rhynalds Auction Royal Composite Engineering Runza Stadler Implement Sculptures by Sally State Farm-Kim Snavely Businesses Needed - Promote your business with a DEAL OF THE WEEK Please contact the Chamber Office if interested. Watch the Chamber FaceBook page for weekly specials or sign up for a weekly text message from the City of Minden about the Deal of the Week August Calendar 3 Last Thursday Night Entertainment, Melinda Ferree as Patsy Cline, 7:30pm, Chautauqua Park 3 Pub Trivia, Breakaway Bar & Grill, 7:30pm 5 Relay for Life, Outdoor Classroom, 10:00am-10:00pm 9 Ambassadors Meeting, Pizza Hut, 12-1:00pm 11-13 Alice in Wonderland JR., Minden Opera House 17 Minden Public School Starts 18-20 Alice in Wonderland JR., Minden Opera House 19 Christmas City Classic Car Show & Craft Fair, Downtown Square, 10:00am-3:00pm 24 Mixology Class, Minden Opera House, 5:30pm & 7:30pm
Join the Minden Ambassadors Ambassadors are the Public Relations committee welcoming Businesses, ribbon cuttings, Member Appreciation breakfast, Social events, After Hours etc. Next Meeting: Aug. 9 12-1:00pm Minden Pizza Hut Contact Conner Peterson, 832-2030 for more information. Ribbon Cuttings Modern Woodmen & Miller Abstract & Title Welcome to the Minden Business Community. Promote & bring people into your business! Host an After Hours/Eye opener If you would like to host an event please call, 832-1811 or email mindenchamber@gtmc.net Thank you for your help with the July 4 th Firework show. City of Minden, City Employees & City Council Chief Huff and Police Officers Minden Fire & Ambulance crew Premier Pyrotechnics, Minden Airport Authority & Minden Country Club Shelley Beaver, Dave & Carolyn Bunge, Jeanne Jons, Rusty Rhynalds, Sandy Warner and everyone who donated to the Christmas Festival Nov. 24 Dec. 3 Do you have a Special event to add to our Christmas Festival? Please contact the Minden Chamber if your group would like to host an event during the Festival.
Chamber of Commerce Meeting July 5th, 2017 Present:, Erica Hansen, Janene Hill, Jeanne Jons Jeanne Jons, Joelle Knott, Carol Loschen, Simon McKenzie, Kim Snavely, Conner Peterson Dawn Thompson and Chamber Director Marcia Davis. Absent: Dena Beck, Kevin Krull, and Natalie Janda were absent. Meeting was called to order at 12:10 p.m. by Vice President Joelle Knott. Dawn Thompson moved to approve the Secretary minutes and current Treasurer s report as submitted. Kim Snavely second, motion approved. Old Business I. All Class Reunion There were no new updates on the All Class Reunion.. II. Street Dance - Marcia Davis presented a financial recap of the 2017 Street Dance Event. Attendance and beer sales were down for 2017 which resulted in a loss of $1,200.00 for the event. Discussion was held what might be done to increase the attendance for future events. Almost every weekend in the summer has some type of conflict. It was suggested that offering pre-sale tickets might be a way of increasing attendance and spurring additional interest in the event. Everyone agreed that this could be something for the committee to think about for next year. III. July 4th Fireworks Marcia Davis reported that the event was well attended. The crowd was much bigger than a year ago. Volunteers collected $1,110.00 in donations at the gates which will be used towards next year s celebration. IV. Thursday Night Entertainment Marcia reported that week one of the entertainment was not well attended, but she has high hopes for the coming events. She asked chamber members to spread the word about the upcoming Thursday events. V. Deal of the Week The campaign continues. The current deal of the week is at Fill n Chill, $5.00 off on a 12 Sub. VI. Community BBQ - The July 19th event will begin at 5:30 p.m. Marcia passed around a sign-up sheet for help with the event. Help is needed for set-up, serving and clean-up. Board Members were asked to sign up and to ask others within their organizations to help as well. Marcia can be contacted at the Chamber Office for more information if needed. Based on the bids received, the meat will be purchased from Fritz s Meats in Holdrege and Mason s Market will provide all the other items needed for the BBQ. New Business I. Marcia reported 2 new chamber memberships, this past month. This brings our total in membership dues up to $23,000.00 for 2017. II. Marcia reported that the 2017 Car Show has been set for August 19th, 2017. She reminded Board members that she will need help with the event. Committees: I. Ambassadors, August 9th, 12-1p m Pizza Hut II. Upcoming Events: Thursday Night Entertainment June 29-Aug.3 Ribbon cutting Modern Woodman & Miller Abstract, July 13, 12:00 p.m. Community Ag BBQ July 19, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Business After Hours Minden Opera House, July 25, 3:30 p.m. Car Show & Craft Fair, August 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Next meeting will August 2nd, 2017, 12:00 at First Bank and Trust. Janene Hill moved to adjourn, Conner Peterson seconded. Meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m. Carol Loschen, Secretary
Held on 5th Street between Colorado & Nebraska Ave due to the Courthouse lawn reseeding.