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In this issue…

Social Media Seminar,

Business After Hours,

Commodores,

Legislative Wrap-Up

Breakfast w/Sen.

Schumacher & Rain

Garden Workshop

The Annual Columbus Days Celebration will be held August 15-18 as we

once again “Discover the Music, the Food, the Fun.” The weekend will be

filled with music, barbeque, fun and games and much, much more.

The Columbus Barbeque Classic will return with five outstanding barbeque

vendors. The Columbus Barbeque Classic will be held downtown on Friday

evening & Saturday all day. We’ll see you under the tent for some great tast-

ing ribs!

On Saturday and Sunday, Frankfort Square will be filled with two stages of

live music, inflatable fun, plenty of food. The square will host great entertain-

ment all day both days including “The Rumbles” returning on Saturday night.

Rounding out the weekend celebration will be the Columbus Days Parade on

Sunday, August 18th at 3:00 p.m. The parade route begins at NPPD and re-

turns to 13th and 14th Street in downtown Columbus this year.

Invite your family and friends to spend the weekend in Columbus. There is

something for every age and we look forward to seeing you for Columbus

Days.

Columbus Days Sure to Columbus Days Sure to Columbus Days Sure to Columbus Days Sure to bring more bring more bring more bring more

Music, Food, & Fun! Music, Food, & Fun! Music, Food, & Fun! Music, Food, & Fun!

Chamber Members Support Chamber Members Support Chamber Members Support Chamber Members Support ““““RedRedRedRed, White, , White, , White, , White, Kaboom!Kaboom!Kaboom!Kaboom!” ” ” ”

Chamber members are stepping up to keep the Independence Day fireworks in Columbus a

part of our area’s summer tradition. The display on July 3rd at the Ag Park, now known as “Red,

White, KaBoom!”, has been taken on by the Columbus Area Chamber. The response to the need

for financial support has been outstanding and the committee is approximately 80% of the way to the funds needed to

maintain the quality of the show we’ve enjoyed in the past few years.

A special thanks to the employees of CAMACO Columbus

and to Jackson Services for stepping up to offer a matching

challenge to kick off the fundraising.

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, July 3rd to

celebrate our country’s independence at the Ag Park for

“Red, White, KaBoom!”

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CHAMBER COMMODORES CHAMBER COMMODORES CHAMBER COMMODORES CHAMBER COMMODORES

Island Supply Welding,

25-Year Member,

Skipper Amy Blaser,

Ron Bugay & Dan Dymek

Eller Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing, LLC 50 Year Member,

Pam Shank, Jan Becker, Aaron

Volkman, Paul Gohring &

Skipper Amy Blaser

Measure of Life, Ribbon Cutting,

Melinda Jeffcoat, Patti Hajek, Roger

Wolfe, and the Commodores

Cornerstone Bank, Member Visit,

Mark Mercer, Ross Wurdeman, &

Skipper Amy Blaser

City of Columbus,

Tree Donation,

Chamber Board

Chairman

Chris Nelson &

Mayor Mike Moser

All Star Auto Glass, New Member,

Skipper Amy Blaser & Kevin Jaixen

Freeway Car Care Center, New Member,

Don Tawzer & the Commodores

Neil Jensen,

Progress Award,

Skipper Amy Blaser,

Janice & Neil Jensen

Updates needed for 2013-14 Member Directory!

The Columbus Area Chamber of

Commerce Member Directory will

soon be printed for 2013-2014.

As part of that process, we urge

members to call or e-mail the

Chamber office with any new in-

formation that should appear in

this directory. This would include

any new contact information and

any change in the business’ ad-

dress, phone, fax, or e-mail infor-

mation. To verify information, check the online directory

at www.thecolumbuspage.com or call 402-564-2769.

Bank of the Valley Jamie Meyer

103 4th St. Platte Center, NE 68653

(402) 246-2015

Fax (402) 246-4001

jmeyer@bankofthevalley.com

Banks/Savings & Loans/Credit Unions

Sponsor: K.C. Belitz

Deets Furniture Tim Deets

2010 S. 13th St., Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 371-7679

Fax (402) 371-5612

www.deetshomestore.com

Furniture & Accessories

Sponsor: Eldon Engel

Fort Western Stores Nate Easley

3315 21 St., Columbus

402-563-FORT

natee@fortwestern.com

www.fortwestern.com

Retailers

Sponsor: Amy Blaser

Nebraska Central Railroad Co. Chad Korth

1701 S 13th., Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 371-9015

Fax (402) 371-4588

www.rgpc.com

Sponsor: Amy Blaser

R&S Track Maintenance Mark Robak

2780 E 29th Ave., Columbus

(402) 563-2350

Fax (402) 563-2291

Transportation

Sponsor: Karla Schaecher

Ron's Furniture & More, Inc. Ron Weyer

2422 13th St., Columbus

(402) 564-1187

Fax (402) 563-1169

ronfurn@neb.twcbc.com

Furniture & Accessories

Sponsor: Bud Fleischer

Welcome New Welcome New Welcome New Welcome New Chamber Members! Chamber Members! Chamber Members! Chamber Members!

Business After Hours a strictly social Chamber event

Monday, June 17

5 - 6:30 PM

BK Flooring Company 3021 233021 233021 233021 23rdrdrdrd StreetStreetStreetStreet

Hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

Please Join Us!

Social Media Seminar Social Media Seminar Social Media Seminar Social Media Seminar

Social Media is here to stay and YOU can be the leader in

Columbus!

Please join us for this powerful Social Media Seminar

with Becky Wacker of “TheSocial B”. We will guide your

business through Marketing with Social Media to turn fans

into clients and networking between businesses. This semi-

nar will cover;

• Facebook

• Pinterest

• Twitter

• LinkedIn

• Website Tools

• E-Mail Marketing

• Social Media Strategies and Options for B2B and B2C

business

• Contests, Coupons and Client benefits: Rules and Tips

Wednesday, June 12Wednesday, June 12Wednesday, June 12Wednesday, June 12 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 ---- 3:00 pm3:00 pm3:00 pm3:00 pm $39 per person

Seating is limited, Call the Chamber to reserve your space, 402-564-2769

APRIL INVESTMENTSAPRIL INVESTMENTSAPRIL INVESTMENTSAPRIL INVESTMENTS————Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

American Heartland Insurance Agency, Dan Neville

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Ernie Menchaca

Avenue Chiropractic & Wellness Clinic, Kathy Slusarski

B & W Manufacturing Company, Mike Wurdeman

Bailey, D.L., P.C.

BankFirst, Galen Kehrli

Barbara Jean's, Jean Mapes

Barb's School of Dance & Desiree's Dancer,

Barb Ramaekers

Bellum, Fred

Bierman Contracting, Gene Bierman

Big Red Sanitation, Inc., Gary Schlesinger

Blazer Manufacturing Company, Brenda Greenlee

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska,

Burrito King, Aurelio Valdez

Camaco Columbus Manufacturing, Tammy Orender

CAS Enterprises, Inc., Melodee Brunken

Casey's General Store, Linda Carmody

Catholic Charities, Linda Bills

CED/Enterprise Electric, Pat Barry

Center 7 Theatres, Joe Rohloff

Central Community College-Columbus Campus,

Matt Gotschall

Century 21 Realty Team, Kimberly Hoefer

Choppers Computers, Donald Sieh

City Directory, Inc., Tom Donahue

Columbus Bank & Trust Company, Bob Labenz

Columbus Community Hospital, Michael Hansen

Columbus Education Association, Sandi Seckel

Columbus Medical Center, P.C., Luke Lemke

Columbus Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic,

Richard Cimpl

Columbus Otolaryngology Clinic, Nila Novotny, M.D.

Columbus Public Schools, Troy Loeffelholz

Columbus Public Schools Foundation, Jessica Kuehler

Columbus Sales Pavilion, Travis Bock

Creative Collectable Quilts & Crafts, Frieda Wagner

Credit Bureau Services, Inc., Jana Smith

Culligan Water Co. of Nebraska, Kent Rabourn

Curry Brothers Honda, Kristy Lichtenfeld

Dickie Doodle's, Chris Dreifurst

Dowd Industries, Larry Dowd

Drinnin Feedlots, Mike Drinnin

Educational Service Unit #7, Norm Ronell

El Tapatio, Fernando & Teresa Lopez

Elks Country Club, Craig Jelinek

Engel, Tim

Ernst Auto Center, John Ernst

Ernst Toyota, Jim Ernst

Eye Physicians, P.C., Marcia Muhle

Eyecare Associates of Columbus, P.C., Dan Mickey, O.D.

Farm Credit Services of America, Dick Zach

Farmers Insurance Group, Christopher LaPlante

Fastenal Co., Mike Burkhardt

Fehringer & Mielak, L.L.P., James Fehringer

Fifth Season, Ted Schafersman

First National Bank, William Flint

First Nebraska Bank, Clark Lehr

First United Methodist Church, Rev. Bill Ritter

Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce, Ron Tillery

Gass Haney Funeral Home, Brad Ramaekers

Gehring Construction & Ready Mix Co, Merlin Gehring

Ginger Moon & Assoc. Insurance Agency, Ginger Moon

Godfather's Pizza, Bob Kuta

Golden Living Center, Mark Sroczynski

Goodwill Industries, Kriste Esch

Great Plains Financial Services, Gary Wieseler

Great Western Bank, Frank Steffensmeier

H & R Block, Larry Kemling

Habitat for Humanity of Columbus, Jamie Snyder

Hair Forum, Jackie Romshek

HOME Real Estate, Don Dreesen

Hubbard Feeds, Bill Ballobin

Husker Co-op, Rich Richey

Husker Steak House, Jay Marxsen & Tim Wallick

Husker Steel, Mike Rowe

IBEW/NECA, Gary Kelly & Ruth Chermok

Inpatient Physicians Associates Hospitalists,

Brian Bossard

Insurance Services of Columbus, Al Niedbalski

Jackson Services, Inc., Jay Jackson

K-C Auto Supply, Inc., Chad Abbott

Keep Columbus Beautiful, Vanessa Oceguera

Kelly Jewelry, Inc., Craig Stephan

Kruse, Schumacher, Smejkal, & Brockhaus, Dan Kruse

Kush Brothers, Rich Kush

Lakeview Community Schools, Russ Freeman

Landmark Title & Escrow, Inc., August III &

Doreen Runge

Loup Power District, Neal Suess

M & O Metals/Overhead Door Company, Dan Fuchs

Matheson Linweld, Turrwan Kilgore

Maurice's, Misty Flyer

McKown Funeral Home, Dave Purcell

Mead Lumber Company, Robert Mead

Midland Resources/Clock Tower Court LLC, B.J. Barcel

Midwest NeuroScience, John Dunn

Mike's Auto Sales & Towing, Mike Fleming

Murphy, Roxanne, Roxanne Murphy

Nebraska Central Railroad Co., Chad Korth

Nebraska Irrigation, Inc., Roger Bettenhausen

Nebraska Public Power District, Pat Pope

Nebraska Sports, Sheryl Korger

New World Inn, Brian Pregeant

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April Investments April Investments April Investments April Investments (continued)

North Star Services, Marla Peterson

Office Net, Joan Hollatz

Optometric Center of Columbus, P.C., K.M. Hobbs

Paige Electric, Bob Niedbalski

Paraclipse Inc., Ron Lambert

Party Palace, Greg and Cindy Gasper

Picket Fence Cafe, Tim Brunken

Pizza Hut, Jeff Dubas

Pizza Ranch, Josh Shuskey

Platte Valley Printing, Steve Hurt

Preferred Plumbing & Fireplaces, Steve & Janet Sueper

Preister Well-Drilling & Backhoe, Inc., Gary Preister

PRESTIGE Dry Cleaners, Eldon & Nadine Engel

Prokopec Wealth Management LLC, Aaron Prokopec

Rambour Insurance Agency, George Rambour

RVW, Inc., Mark Massman

Sax's Pizza, Steve Hoffman

Schmeits J P, P.C., CPA

Schneider's OK Tire Company, Bruce Schneider

Schultz Farms and Ranches, Inc., Terry & Holly Schultz

Scotus Central Catholic High School, Wayne Morfeld

Service Master by Kudron, Ann Kudron

Sleep Inn & Suites Hotel, Lori Murray

Snyder Engineering Company, Inc., Richard Snyder

St. Luke's U.C.C., Tracey Moore

StaffCo Employment Services, Tonya Wemhoff

Super 8 Motel, Angey Melcher

Super Saver, Rich Schlickbernd

Taco John's, Jack Nosal

Tangles, Julie Sansoni

Teammates Mentoring Program, Tricia Faust

Thomas Grubaugh CPA. P.C., Tom Grubaugh

Three Eagles Communications, Lisa Cherry

Title Services of the Plains, Tracy Kucera

Tooley Drug, Dick Tooley

Tremel Surveying, Inc., Thomas Tremel

Tri-County Title & Escrow Company, Patricia Beckner

Union Bank & Trust LPO, Larry Beiermann

VFW Post 3704, Greg Pleis

Waddell & Reed Financial Services, Robert Irby

Walmart, Marjorie Trent

Weber Insurance Agency, Inc., Jeff Schneider

Wendy's, Diana Zoucha

West Point Implement of Columbus, Inc., Buddy Ternus

Westbrook Lanes, John Eckholt

Westside Industrial Corporation, Dale Plugge &

Cliff Schroeder

Wize Buys Abbey Carpet, Kevin Johnson

Wunderlich's Catering, Fred & Steve Wunderlich

YMCA, Corey Briggs

Legislative Wrap-up Breakfast

State Senator Paul Schumacher

will share his review of this year’s

session of the Unicameral at the

Legislative Committee’s annual

Wrap-up Breakfast. The committee

will host any employees of all Chamber members on

Tuesday, June 11th at the Chamber office at 7 a.m.

Senator Schumacher was a key part of many of the criti-

cal issues of the session and the committee is looking for-

ward to his insight into what happened, what didn’t hap-

pen, and why.

RSVP for breakfast to the Chamber office at 564-2769

or chamber@megavision.com.

Learn How to Build a Rain GardenLearn How to Build a Rain GardenLearn How to Build a Rain GardenLearn How to Build a Rain Garden

On Friday, June 7th join us at the Chamber from 9am-4pm & learn how to build your own rain garden to help make the most of rain when we do receive it and to help protect our streams, rivers & lakes. At the workshop you will receive a rain garden man-ual and additional materials. You will also gain hands-on experience by participating in an installation. The trainers will provide step-by-step instruction on creat-ing a rain garden —prepare to get your hands dirty! Presenters to include Kelly Feehan, UNL, Horticul-ture; Bobbi Holm, UNL, Stormwater; Steve Rodie, UNL, Landscape Architect; and Katie Pekarek, UNL Water Quality Extension Educator. Registration fee of $10 includes lunch.

Contact the Chamber for registration form!

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Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce

753 33rd Ave - P.O. Box 515

Columbus, NE 68602-0515

402.564.2769 Fax: 402.564.2026

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The Catalyst

The publication is distributed monthly to Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Members and Stakeholders.

Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce

K.C. Belitz

President Sandie Fischer

Retail Development/ Events Planner

Dee Pohl

Workforce Coordinator Deb Loseke

Director, Convention

and Visitor Bureau

Sharyle Sands

Vice President Karla Schaecher Office Manager

Mission Statement The Columbus Area

Chamber of Commerce

enhancing the economic

well being and quality

of life in the

Columbus Area.

Published monthly by the Columbus Area

Chamber of Commerce Dues include $2 per year

subscription for your Catalyst

2013-2014 Board of Directors Chris Nelson

Chairman of the Board Mark Mercer

Chair-Elect Joe Steffensmeier

Promotions Division Chairman John Lohr

Community Development Division Chairman Steven Dewald

Business Development Division Chairman Michael Hansen

Internal Affairs Division Chairman Mark Mercer

Treasurer Steve Ramaekers

Past Chairperson John Cimpl

Travis Bock

Clay Gibbs

Jaci Tessendorf

Dr. Troy Loeffelholz

Bill Flint

Steve Line

Marge Trent

Ex-Officio Members Mayor Mike Moser,

City of Columbus Jerry Engdahl, Platte County Amy Blaser, Commodores

JUNE CALENDAR

JUNE CALENDAR

4 - BIE, Chamber, 7 a.m.

6 - Commodore Call, Loup Power District, 10 a.m.

7 - Rain Garden Workshop, Chamber 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

11 - Breakfast w/Senator Schumacher,

Chamber, 7 a.m.

11 - Columbus Days Board, Chamber, 10:30 a.m.

12 - Entrepreneurship Task Force, Chamber, 9 a.m.

12 - Social Media Seminar, Chamber, 1 p.m.

13 - Platte County Visitors Committee, Chamber, 8:30 a.m.

13 - Commodore Call, BK Flooring, 10 a.m.

13 - Entrepreneur Social, Legends, 5:30 p.m.

17 - Business After Hours, BK Flooring, 5-6:30 p.m.

18 - Finance, Chamber, 7 a.m.

18 - Commodore Call, Northwest Mutual, 10 a.m.

19 - Transportation, New World Inn, 12 p.m.

24 - Quality of Life Centers, Chamber, 10 a.m.

24 - Streetscaping, Chamber, 11 a.m.

24 - Board of Directors, Chamber, 12 p.m.

25 - Admirals, Picket Fence, 7 a.m.

25 - Commodore Call, Next Generation Kiwanis Club,

Chamber, 10 a.m.

25 - Taste of Columbus, Chamber, 4 p.m.

28 - Agribusiness, Chamber, 12 p.m.

June CALENDAR