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What do you know about

Valentines Day & Presidents Day?

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on Febru-ary 14 by many people throughout the world. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards or flowers. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with ro-mantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that ap-proximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, behind Christmas. When your looking for a unique gift for Valentine’s Day remember to

SHOP LOCAL and support fellow chamber members.

Presidents' Day, officially known as Washington's Birthday, is observed on the third Monday of February.

In 1968, legislation (HR 15951) was enacted that affected several federal

holidays. One of these was Washington's Birthday, the observation of

which was shifted to the third Monday in February each year. This act was

designed to simplify the yearly calendar of holidays. A common misconception is that Presidents' Day is the unification of Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday, or that it is a celebration of all U.S. Presidents. Both of these assumptions are false.

Although some states do celebrate Presidents' Day as a state holiday, it has

never been recognized at the federal level. On the national level, the third

Monday of February is the official observance of Washington's Birthday.

Remember to display your flag

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The Mission of the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

“The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce provides leadership towards a

a progressive business community.”

Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

Klint Sickler ……………. ...................... President

Chris Johnson ....................................... Pres-Elect

Nathan Bouray ..................................... Treasurer

Elaine Myran ......................................... Director

Mike Renner .......................................... Director

Dennis Cannon ..................................... Director

Harmony Kolling ................................. Director

Blaine Stockert..................................... Past President

Rachelle Schroeder ............................ Director

Christian Kostelecky ......................... Director

Terry Kovacevich ............................... Director

Craig Kubas ........................................... Director

Committee Chairperson

Agriculture ............................................. Mary Urlacher

Airport Promotions Committee. Matt Remynse

Ambassador .......................................... Jeff Reisenauer

Education ............................................... Joleen Praus

Governmental Affairs ....................... Shirley Dukart

Promotions and Retail ..................... Mary Massad

3on3 Hoopfest...................................... Blaine Stockert/Lynn Andres

STAFF

Lexi Sebastian ...................................... Executive Director

Kristi Tessier ........................................ Events & Marketing Coordinator

Cindy Brock ........................................... Administrative Assistant

Publication

First Day of the Month

Published By C. Brock

Deadline

Fourth Monday of the month - For both copy and advertising


314 3rd Avenue West •P.O. Box C

Dickinson, ND 58601

Phone: 701-225-5115 • Fax: 701-225-5116

E-mail: [email protected]

Board of Directors monthly meeting minutes

and annual financial statements are available to Chamber Members.

.

The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce en-

courages all members to do business with each

other. The following companies and organiza-

tions have made an important investment in

their business by joining the Chamber. Please

consider them for your professional and per-

sonal needs.

Humana MarketPOINT—Tina Reiss

WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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Stark Development Corporation Board

Members Nominated

Stark Development Corporation’s Nominating

Committee has nominated six people from

their membership for a three-year term on

their board of directors.

The six are Nathan Bouray, Doug Hauck, TJ

Herauf, Ron Lisko, Peggy O’Brien and Daryl

Tabor.

Stark Development Corporation is your Eco-

nomic Development office for Stark County

and the Surrounding area.

Would you like to become a

Chamber Coffee Sponsor?

Any Chamber member can become a coffee spon-

sor. Sponsorship dollars are used to provide re-

freshments for all meetings held in the Chamber

board room. In exchange for your sponsorship, you

will receive:

*Advertising in the Chamber’s board room

*Special thanks in our monthly print newsletter, the

Chamberline

*Recognition on Chamber website homepage

*Opportunity to help your local Chamber

If you are interested in being a coffee sponsor,

please call the Chamber at 225-5115 or e-mail

[email protected] for more information.

It’s that time of year again…….

……and we need your assistance

We would like businesses, organizations & clubs to send in their yearly calendar of events in order for

them to be included on our website.

The best way to get your information to us is to e-mail the information to [email protected] or give us a call at 225-5115! Please feel free to pass this on to colleagues, family and friends so their events can be includes as well.

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Karn Joins LaDuke & Associates

Real Estate

Bob Karn of Dickinson recently joined LaDuke & Asso-

ciates Real Estate Inc. as a broker associate.

Karn has several years of prior experience in the busi-

ness as a salesperson and broker. He can assist with

buying and selling all forms of real estate.

To contact Karn, call 701-227-1234, 701-225-1000, or

701-290-6635.

ABLE Nurse is Recognized

Kirsten Friedt, RN-C, health services coordinator for

ABLE Inc. is one of two nurses nationwide chosen by

The Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association to

serve on a medication task force.

This task force is for the establishment of guidelines

as they relate to medication administration, self ad-

ministration of medication and education for people

with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Friedt was chosen because of her experience in estab-

lishing and maintaining medication practice and pro-

gram standards and addressing regulatory issues

with government agencies.

She is a supporter of safe medication administration

practices while maintaining the rights of people sup-

ported, according to a press release.

ABLE, Inc. offers supports for people with develop-

mental disabilities in Dickinson, Hettinger, and Bow-

man.

CVB Sales Coordinator Hired

Julie Obrigewitsch has been hired as a sales coordinator for

the Dickinson Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Originally from Richardton, Obrigewitsch graduated from

Dickinson State University with a Bachelor of Science in

Business Management and Minor in Marketing.

Obrigewitsch will be assisting local meeting planners and

hotels to host their annual meetings, conventions and reun-

ions in Dickinson. She will also be working with the motor

coach industry and statewide sporting events.

Obrigewitsch her husband, Preston, and son Ethan reside

in Dickinson.

Medcenter One Hires Two for

Recruiting Staff

Medcenter One recently hired Connie Long and Greg

Stemen to lead its newly created physician recruitment

and retention department.

Long, a 20-year health care recruitment veteran began

her career in Dickinson where she developed the physi-

cian recruitment program for what is now St. Joseph’s

Hospital. Long, who is originally from Dodge, most

recently worked at Innovis Health in Fargo.

Steman comes to Medcenter One after serving as head

basketball coach at Southwest Minnesota State Univer-

sity.

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Jay J. Bleth

623 State Ave., Suite C

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-225-0015

www.edwardjones.com

FINANCIAL FOCUS

New Year Means New Opportunities for Roth IRA Conversion

If you already have a Roth IRA, you’re aware of its biggest benefit: Your earnings grow tax free, provided you meet

certain conditions. If you don’t have a Roth IRA, you may want to consider one — and it may be easier for you to do just that

in 2010.

Before we get to the reasons why 2010 may be your year to open or convert to a Roth IRA, let’s look at some differ-

ences between Roth and traditional IRAs. If you own a traditional IRA, your contributions may be tax-deductible, depending

on your income level. But whether you can make deductible contributions or not, your earnings grow on a tax-deferred basis,

which means your money can grow faster than it would if it were placed in an investment on which you paid taxes every

year. On the other hand, Roth IRA contributions are never tax-deductible, but your earnings grow tax free, as long as you’ve

held your account at least five years and you don’t start taking withdrawals until you’re at least age 59½.

Furthermore, unlike a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA does not require you to start taking distributions when you reach

70½. Consequently, you’ll have more flexibility and freedom when it comes to making withdrawals.

If you have a traditional IRA, you might be thinking it’s a good idea to convert to a Roth IRA because tax free

sounds better than tax deferred — and, all things being equal, tax free would indeed be better. However, it’s not quite that

simple. If you convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, you’ll have to pay taxes on those traditional IRA earnings and

contributions that had previously gone untaxed. If you do convert, you’ll be better off if you use money held outside your

IRA to pay the taxes. If you simply take money from your IRA, you’ll obviously lower the value of your IRA — and, if

you’re under 59½, you may have to pay an additional 10% penalty on the amount you withdraw to pay the taxes.

In the past, many investors have been prohibited from converting their IRAs due to either their tax filing status or

their income. Under previous rules, you could convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA only if you were married and filed

a joint return or were a single filer, and your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) was $100,000 or less. But starting in

2010, you can convert funds to a Roth IRA even if your MAGI is over $100,000. You will also be able to convert to a Roth if

you are married and file separate tax returns.

And that’s not the only piece of good news regarding your conversion ability. As mentioned above, you will have to

pay taxes when you convert to a Roth IRA. A conversion is usually reported as income for the tax year the conversion takes

place. However, in 2010 only, your conversion amount will be split and reported as income for tax years 2011 and 2012

unless you elect to report the entire conversion amount on your 2010 taxes. You may find that spreading the taxes over two

years can make the conversion more affordable.

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From the office of: Tasha Gartner & Dream O’Brien 46 1st St W

Dickinson, ND 58601 701-456-3390

IS IT TIME TO MOVE CASH INTO EQUITIES?

The market has rebounded … is it poised to keep rising?

Remember when people were getting out of stocks? In the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, some people made the decision to move money into forms of investment with low or no stock mar-ket correlation. The recession was going full blast; the Dow was falling. But recessions are temporary,

and markets usually improve.

The recent recovery wowed even the most jaded market analysts. From the March 9, 2009 market lows to the end of the year, the S&P 500 shot up 64.83%, the DJIA gained 59.28%, the NASDAQ 78.87% and the

Russell 2000 82.19%. The CBOE VIX, the so-called fear index, dropped 56.14% in that stretch.1

Was March 9, 2009 the point of capitulation? Have you heard of that term? It references a point of “surrender” or maximum exodus from stocks to CDs and Treasuries in a bear market. The theory goes that when that point of capitulation is reached, a measured, rational market recovery will begin leading

to either a cyclical bull market or (fingers crossed) a new long-term bull market.

The rebound off the March 9 lows wasn’t measured, it was phenomenal. On August 6, 2009, the head of Goldman Sachs’ investment policy committee declared that “the new bull market has begun.” On CNBC, Abby Joseph Cohen shared her belief that the S&P 500 would finish 2009 in the 1,050-1,100 range, up

from a March 9 trough of 666.79. It exceeded her expectations, ending the year at 1,115.10.

Will stocks keep advancing in 2010? There’s an old phrase people like to cite: past performance is no indication of future success. That disclaimer aside, many analysts think that the stock market will realize at least moderate gains in 2010. The mood is certainly more optimistic and the economy seems to be im-

proving.

Will investors be patient? Good question. In late 2008, you had people swearing off stocks. In 2009, some of those same people changed their mind and ran back to stocks. If 2010 brings a correction, will

these investors ditch stocks again? History suggests that these short-term shifts may be damaging.

DALBAR, that goldmine of investment research, looked at the behavior of the average investor over a 20-year period ending December 31, 2007. The 20-year survey found that while the broad stock market (S&P 500) returned an average of 11.82% over those 20 years, the average investor bailed out at times, missed out on great market days, and only realized an average return of 4.48%. This is a really compelling argu-ment for patience and sustained investment. In late 2008, both Warren Buffett and John Bogle made the case that investors should stay in the market, as some major values were available as a result of the

downturn.

How are you invested these days? We’ve seen a lot of change in the last three years, and many people have really changed up their portfolios. How about yours? Is your asset allocation still appropriate for your long-term objectives? You might want to talk to a qualified financial advisor today to review where

you are at and how you might position yourself for the years ahead.

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Shelter needs Donations

Animals of all kinds have found ref-

uge at J and S Animal Shelter near

Bowman. Suzie Shumway and her

husband, Jim, have been taking in

abandoned, stray and injured animals

since they moved to their farm near

the town about eight months ago.

The Shumways have opened their farm to any creature that

needs a place to stay, but are looking for help to build a facil-

ity at their farm to house the animals. The animals have some

shelter at the farm, but the Shumways would like to give them

something more accommodating.

“In town would be no good for animals — they can’t have any

freedom or anything,” Suzie Shumway said. “As long as your

animals are controlled and everything, I believe in taking care

of animals like they’re breathing and living things, not stuck in

a pen all the time where they lay in a kennel all day.”

The wide open spaces of the farm allow the rescued animals

to get plenty of exercise, Shumway said.

Charles Headley, Bowman police chief, said an animal shel-

ter is needed in the area.

“If there is an interest for that, we will certainly use their ser-

vices,” Headley said. “I think that would be a good thing.”

J and S has a no-kill policy. They have placed eight animals

into adoptive homes since they began in Bowman, Shumway

said. About 30 stray cats call J and S home. Many of them

would be best for an adoptive family living on a farm, but

some can adapt to a more domesticated environment, Shum-

way said.

Even wild animals are welcome at J and S. About six months

ago, the Shumways nursed an injured fawn back to health.

“It was tiny — I mean very tiny,” Shumway said, adding it was

likely a few days old. “I doctored it and kept him in the kennel

for two weeks.” She named the deer Little Honey and cared

for it for about four months, letting him come and go as he

pleased. “What I believed to be his mom and another baby

would come in and he would play with the other little deer,”

Shumway said. “And then one day he just wandered off with

them.”

The Shumways pay for all expenses for J and S, including

veterinary care, out of their own pockets. They have already

spent about $20,000 for the animals at their farm. J and S

Animal Shelter is looking for donations of any kind — in

town,” Abrahamson said. The Shumways don’t have the

funding in place yet, but want to raise enough to build a facil-

ity soon.

“I’ve got everything in place,” Shumway said. “I’ve done all of the

hard work. Now we just need to find people who believe in us.”

Our Shelter needs a building for our animals and the bank in

Dickinson has set up a fund account to try and help us make that

happen. The bank is Western Cooperative Credit Union, 290

15th street West, their number is 701-227-0188. If you guys love

animals, we are trying very hard to get everyone to donate just

$10.00 to the J and S Animal Shelter or everyone can go to the

website which is jandsanimalshelter.com and donate on the ser-

vices page securely through the donate button and the donations

are tax deductable. I have also written a western book and it is

going to be done very soon, we will use the proceeds from my

book towards the shelter building also.

Please help today! Thanks and God Bless You. Suzie Shumway.

The email for the animal shelter is

[email protected]

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Bull Days was a success. The Bull Buck win-ners were Matt Dobitz of Manning, Roger Schroeder of Baldwin, Lloyd Hendrickson of Dunn Center, Richard Steffan of Dickinson, Dale Kershaw of Menoken, Gregory Beadicek of Manning.

Ag Awareness week was discussed and what promotional needs need to be met.

Committee members will help judge the 6th grade agriculture essay contest.

There is less than one box of calendars.

There are plans to start sight see-

ing flights over Dickinson for $20

and there was much discussion to

have an aviation week in May.

This meeting in January was cancelled

until February 23 because of educa-

tion meetings out of town.

Meetings TBA.

There will be a Business After Hours February 2 at

Lady J’s from 5-7pm. Discussion about starting

Christmas Cash and advertising for the Parade of

Lights.

They will meet February 4 at the Ea-

gles to start planning this years 3 on 3

Hoopfest which will be in May.

If you would like more information contact the Dickinson Area Chamber at 225-5115

Sampling of Sicily was hosted on Jan. 18th. Rib-

bon Cuttings will be January 27 and go to Rosie’s

Food & Gas, Liberty Tax, Total Entertainment &

Outlet Sales of Dickinson. Hometown Pride will

be Rosie’s Food & Gas. Officers will be elected at

the next meeting. The next meeting will be 2/19.

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Rosie’s Food & Gas

204 South Main

The Chamber Ambassador Committee presented Rosie’s Food & Gas,

owner Rosie Lantz, with the “HomeTown Pride Award” for the month

of February because of their latest renovations improving their busi-

nesses and preserving the image of Dickinson.

A new pitched roof with new lighting outside was added to the build-

ing this past summer. There were leaking problems due to the heavy

snow and the store’s flat roof that brought about the new renovations.

During the construction the tornado hit south of Dickinson, but luck

was with Rosie since the project was able to continue with no damages

by the weather. There were many of Rosie’s customers that had lost

boats, campers, and belongings due to the tornado. She is very thank-

ful that Rosie’s Food & Gas was still standing. Rosie appreciates her

regular customers and greets them all like family.

George & Rosie Lantz started Rosie’s 17 years ago in 1993. Their son

Jacob has been alongside them through the years stocking shelves,

shoveling snow and pitching in no matter what needs to be done.

Rosie’s Food & Gas is open every day of the week. You can see Rosie at

the store just about every day along with her four very dependable part

-time employees.

Rosie’s Food & Gas offers lottery tickets, resident and non-resident

fishing and hunting licenses bait and tackle, old time music (Polka &

Waltz), food & gas, greeting cards and life jackets. One of the unique

things that they do is lend life jackets to kids. They have been lending

life jackets to kids for the past three years. It is very easy to borrow a

life jacket, just sign your name and you can lend one.

Rose enjoys visiting with the many people that come through the

store. She gets a lot of people asking for directions to the museum, at

that point she definitely knows they are lost since they are clear all the

way on the opposite side of town, but really enjoys visiting with them

and directing them to the museum. Rosie’s Food & Gas also sees a lot

of traffic with their fishing business. However, it was greatly affected

when Patterson Lake froze and it was eradicated. With all the fish gone

this slowed a lot of the people stopping for fish bait. People are still ice

fishing they just have to go a little further, like Indian Creek, Lake

Tschida, and the big water.

Rosie’s Food and Gas has been a member of the Dickinson Chamber

for 5 years.

Visit Rosie’s Food & Gas Monday through Saturday 5:00am –

10:00pm and Sunday 5:00am – 9:00pm.

Rose would like to say a special thank you to the following contrac-

tors for a job well done this past year. Zeller Construction, Berger

Electric, Dickinson Heating, Acme Plumbing, All New Gutter, and

Quam Petroleum.

Scentsy

701-590-6904

[email protected] www.betyjonoe.scentsy.us

Meet Betty Jo Noe, an independent consultant, for

Scentsy!

Scentsy is an independent consultant businesses that

offers flameless, wickless, scented products. They have a

variety of candles, room sprays, car candles, travel tins,

and waxes. Their products come in a variety of sizes and

combination packs. Scentsy has over 30 warmer designs

and 80 fragrances to choose from. They offer a high qual-

ity product that is very price competitive. For over five

years, Scentsy has seen success with their numbers tri-

pling in sales and consultants.

Betty Jo Noe has been a consultant for two years. She

started her business in Vernal, Utah. She became inter-

ested in owning her own business to have opportunities

to meet new people and to provide extra income for her

household. After Betty Jo and her husband moved to

Dickinson she continued with Scentsy due to the success

that she experienced in Vernal.

Betty Jo’s businesses Scentsy became a member of the

Chamber in September 2009. She offers monthly spe-

cials and punch cards to her customers. She says that

Scentsy offers many benefits whether you would like to

host a party or become a consultant.

To place an order or get more information from Betty Jo,

please give her a call at 701-590-6904.

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Divine Wine & DineDivine Wine & DineDivine Wine & DineDivine Wine & Dine

““““”Nourish your spirit and your palate with seven courses ”Nourish your spirit and your palate with seven courses ”Nourish your spirit and your palate with seven courses

of fine cuisine, each paired with a delectable wine.”of fine cuisine, each paired with a delectable wine.”of fine cuisine, each paired with a delectable wine.”

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Lady J’s Catering

20 E. Broadway, Dickinson

Social: 6:00pm—7:oopm

Dinner: 7:00pm

Wine Raffle: 8:30 pm

$50/Ticket

Tickets sold at: Dan’s Supermarket –North

Lady J’s Catering

Town & country Liquors

Masterpiece Gifts & Floral

Wine Raffle for Divine Wine & Dine

$5/ticket or $20/5 tickets

Prizes:

1st Drawing: 50 Bottles of wine

2nd Drawing: 30 Bottles of wine

2nd Drawing: 20 Bottles of wine

4th Drawing: set of Reidel wine glasses

5th Drawing: Rabbit wine aerator

6Drawing: Rabbit wine opener

Drawing will be held February 13th at 8:30 pm at the Di-

vine Wine & Dine. (tickets sold separately)

Need not be present to win. Must be able to pick-up prizes.

Must be 21 to purchase. Purchase of a ticket is not a charitable

donation. Proceeds benefit Dickinson Catholic Schools Fine Arts

Programs.

Call Lorri—483-0873 for questions.

Dickinson

Area Chamber of Commerce

Lunch & Learn

Speaker: Michael Gallagher,

Deputy Director SBA

“Financing & Contract Opportunities Under ARRA”

Who Should Attend?

*Small business owners

*Lenders

*Economic developers

*Community Leaders

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

11:30am—1:30pm

DSU Strom Center

1679 6th Avenue West

$10 Chamber Members—$15 Non– Members

To Register Contact:


701-225-5115

Email: [email protected]

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