March 2011

Chamberline

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Highlights

Coffee with

the Legislators

As we make our way through these next few weeks of winter, the community of Dickinson keeps

pushing on even with wintery sub-temperatures. The southwestern area has been on the radar of

many folks as they are hearing of our successful economy. The Chamber has had many frequent

calls and walk in visitors inquiring on the area and the community of Dickinson. The Chamber daily

assists those that have questions, need directions, Chamber Directories, maps, phone books, and

Little Black Books to become acquainted with our area. Just this year we have sent out sixty packets

to a number of states ( PA, WI, CA, CO, AZ, WA, ID to just name a few). The two most frequent

questions that we have are on the employment opportunities and housing market. The growth in

our area has definitely increased the traffic that we see moving into our community.

The Chamber has seen a number of New Members joining the chamber over the past few months.

New business trends in the community vary from daycares, health and wellness, retail, and service

related in energy and the community. The Chamber actively promotes our members on a daily basis

helping those who are inquiring on where to find products and services in our area.

The Dickinson Builders Exchange is part of the Chamber’s daily routine as well. There has been a

growing number of new members from the construction industry. The many contractors are travel-

ing from outside of ND. The word is definitely out that there is work here in ND. These businesses

are very eager to be part of our community and offer their services to our area where needed.

Our Chamber committees keep busy year round. The Governmental affairs committee been active

during our legislative years. This year we are hosting four sessions with Coffee with the Legislators.

These sessions are an opportunity to give our member and the community an update on what is

happening at the capital with our local legislative representatives. We have two more sessions

planned with our representatives on March 19th and April 9th. The major topics of discussion have

been the budget, western infrastructure needs, the Fighting Sioux, and texting while driving. Those

of you who have missed the last secession may view it on Channel 19.

The Chamber building itself is seeing some improvements. Last year we were able to stain, lay new

concrete and replace a few gutters. Currently we are remodeling one inside wall to provide a better

information center to our members and visitors. Our wall of Chamber Presidents are now displayed

in two photo albums to preserve our leadership history with the Chamber. In place of them will be a

freshly painted wall with new brochure holders. This will make our entry way a bit more roomy and

invite our guests into the Chamber. This summer we looking forward to doing some landscaping

improvements around the Chamber.

We invite everyone to stop by and have a visit with us and check out our new informational wall.

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The Mission of the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

“The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce provides leadership towards a

progressive business community.”

Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

Chris Johnson ....................................... President

Nathan Bouray ..................................... Pres-Elect

Rachelle Schroeder ............................ Treasurer

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

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

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

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

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

Blaine Stockert..................................... Director

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

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

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

Committee Chairperson

Agriculture ............................................. Kwirt Johnson

Airport Promotions . ......................... Matt Remynse

Ambassador .......................................... Deedra Weidner

Education ............................................... Rebecca Pitkin

Governmental Affairs ....................... Nate Bouray

Promotions and Retail ..................... Betty Jo Noe

Officials .................................................... Rachelle Schroeder

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

Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

314 3rd Avenue West •P.O. Box C

Dickinson, ND 58602

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

E-mail: team@dickinsonchamber.org

Board of Directors monthly meeting minutes

and annual financial statements are available to Chamber Members.

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Development, Construction, Property Management and Commercial & Residential

Real Estate.

Advanced Engineering &

Environmental Service Inc.

Deon Stockert

446 3rd Ave. West, Lower Level

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-255-9636

Www.ae2s.com

SMALL BUSINESSES EMPLOY OVER HALF OF

THE COUNTRY’S PRIVATE WORKFORCE.

ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE

NETWORKING WORKS

Check out our blog on www.thedickinsonpress.com

And go to Area Voices.

We are also on Facebook.

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Brady Martz announces recently

hired Employees

Brady Martz & Associates, P.C. recently hired

three employees.

Kayla Klemetson and Lee Ann Galster are full-

time staff working in the out-sourcing depart-

ment. They perform bookkeeping and payroll

services.

Sherry Maus is a part-time employee helping

with general office duties.

Brady Martz & Associates, P.C. has offices in

Dickinson, Minot, Williston, Bismarck, Grand

Forks, and Thief River Falls, MN.

Prendiville Receives Midwest

Business Services CBC Award

Midwest Business Systems recently announced

its 2010 Service Department Awards.

Kelly Prendiville, who is employed at the Dickin-

son office, received the highest average copies be-

tween calls award.

Copies between calls is an indication of techni-

cian efficiency and merit, according to a press re-

lease. Achieving high CBC is one of the best indi-

cators of high performance.

Brady Martz firm announces

Promotions

Brady Martz and Associates P.C. recently an-

nounced promotions at the Dickinson office.

Brian Fisher is now a senior manager. Brian

is a Dickinson native and graduated from the

University of North Dakota in 2004.

In Dickinson, he has worked primarily per-

forming audits and reviews of commercial cli-

ents along with their corporate tax returns

and employee benefit plan audits.

Calvin Rehbein was promoted to manager.

Calvin is originally from Sidney, MT, but calls

Dickinson his home.

Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson hires two

New Employees

Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, an engi-

neering, surveying and planning

firm, recently hired Todd Mead and

John Taus.

Todd Mead is a surveyor. Todd has an AAS in civil

engineering/surveying from North Dakota State

College of Science and is a licensed Surveyor in

Training.

John Taus is a pipeline engineering technician.

John has an AAS in Architectural Design from

Northland Community College and has 15 years

experience.

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DFC Consultants Adds

Applications Consultant

Jamie Nelson recently joined DFC Consult-

ants as a technical applications consultant.

Jamie has over 10 years of experience in the

software industry. He is a Microsoft certified

system engineer and Microsoft certified data-

base administrator.

Jamie is a graduate of Concordia College with

a bachelor’s degree in business and environ-

mental studies.

DFC Consultants has offices in Dickinson,

Fargo, and Bismarck.

Medcenter One College of

Nursing announces provost’s

list and honor roll

Medcenter One College of Nursing recently

announced its provost’s list and honor roll for

the fall 2010 semester.

To qualify for inclusion on the provost’s list,

students must maintain a 4.0 grade point av-

erage on a 4.0 scale and complete a minimum

of 12 semester hours of coursework for a se-

mester. Students named to the honor roll

must have a cumulative grade point average of

3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale, must be enrolled

in a minimum of 12 semester hours of course-

work and maintain satisfactory academic pro-

gress. Kayla Messer of Dickinson was named

to both the provost’s list and honor roll.

Medcenter One’s College of Nursing is a fully-

accredited, upper-division institution award-

ing its graduates a four-year bachelor of sci-

ence degree in nursing.

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THE 2% OPPORTUNITY

The 2011 payroll tax holiday may

give you a chance to boost your 401(k).

Provided by Dream O’Brien & Tasha Gartner

What would you do with an extra $1,000 or $2,000? The Tax Relief Act of 2010 will give many of us the equivalent of a 2% raise in 2011. Employee payroll taxes have been cut from 6.2% to 4.2% this year.1 So if you

pay into Social Security, you are looking at a rise in your take-home pay.

What are your plans for that extra money?

How about directing it into your 401(k) or IRA? That 2% “raise” will show up in your paychecks throughout the course of the year – it will come to you incrementally rather than as a lump sum. Still, 2% is nothing to scoff at –

if you make $50,000 in 2011, you’re looking at $1,000 of found money.

What could $1,000 do for you over 20 or 30 years? Well, let’s see. If you invest $1,000 today and simply let it sit there for two decades with a 6% annual return, you end up with $3,207.14 in principal and interest. If the initial grand just sits there for 30 years at 6% interest, it turns into $5,743.49. (That’s using annual compounding

– if you plug in 30 years of daily compounding, it becomes $6,048.75.)2

Let’s say you take this one step further and direct an extra $1,000 into your 401(k) for 30 straight years begin-ning in 2011. Let’s be reasonably optimistic and assume an 8% annual rate of return across that time. Under those conditions, your $30,000 aggregate contribution would turn into about $125,000 with compounding – and that’s not even considering the possibility of an employer match to your 401(k) during some or all of those

years.3

The money is significant for a couple. If you and your spouse each make $70,000, that’s an extra $2,800 com-ing to the two of you in 2011 (assuming you and your spouse don’t work for the government, the railroads or in some capacity where you don’t pay into Social Security). Everyone wants a little more retirement income, and

directing 2% into your retirement plan for one year or multiple years could help.

While we’re on the subject of retirement income, the White House says that the payroll tax cut will have no ef-

fect on a worker’s future Social Security benefits.4

Other options for the 2% tax break. Most Americans will simply spend the money resulting from this tax break. That’s not exactly a negative: the Obama administration visualized this as a way to pump up consumer spend-

ing.

Yet if you don’t devote the money to your 401(k), you have a number of alternatives besides spending it.

You could open a Roth IRA with the money.

You could create a rainy-day fund. Set up an auto-transfer of the money from your checking account to your savings account. Let that $800 or $1,000 or $1,600 or whatever accumulate during the course of the

year.

If you have a rainy-day fund, you could put the money auto-transferred to your savings account across 2011

into a CD at the start of 2012 (when interest rates just might be higher).

You could use the found money to pay off credit card debt or other consumer debts.

You could even make an extra home loan payment at the end of 2011 (should it make financial sense to do

so).

This tax holiday could even be prolonged. In recent decades, we have seen some “temporary” tax cuts stick around. If the jobless rate stays above 8% through 2011 (and it might), voices in Congress might push to extend the payroll tax cut for another year. It could happen, provided the federal government finds a way to direct

more money into Social Security.

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Coffee with the Legislators

City Hall, Dickinson, ND 10am

Opportunity to hear what is planned for the

Legislative Session & ask any questions.

Sponsored By The American Bank Center

City Hall, Dickinson, ND

10am

Opportunity to hear what is planned for the Legislative Session & ask any questions.

Governmental Affairs Committee Invites You To:

Next date for Coffee with the

Legislators

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FREE Safety Workshop

The SW Area Safety Association (SASA) is offer-ing a FREE safety workshop titled ―The Art of Leadership‖ presented by safety expert Bob Up-gren. The event will be held March 11th at the Dickin-son Elks from 9-11:30 am. The training is de-signed to help attendees create a culture of safety excellence that engages all employees in the workplace. RSVP by calling 227-3130 or on-line at ndsasa@hotmail.com .

Wenko Joins Brady,

Martz & Associates

Dickinson native Jason Wenko recently joined

Brady, Martz & Associates P.C. as an experi-

enced associate in the Dickinson office.

He graduated from Dickinson State University

in 2007 with a double major in accounting and

business administration. He also attended

Montana State University for a master’s degree

in professional accountancy.

Prior to joining the firm, Jason was employed

with Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP in Sacra-

mento, CA as an auditor.

Jason and his wife Melinda moved back to

Dickinson in November.

Upcoming Events

Business After Hours—Charbonneau’s—3/8

Coffee with the Legislators—City Hall—3/19

Business After Hours—Dickinson Airport—

April

3 on 3 Tournament—May 7 & 8th

First Day of Spring

The first day of spring in the United States is around March 20 or 21, depending on what day the vernal equinox occurs. This is when the sun sits directly above the equator on its apparent trip northward. Has anyone ever told you that you can balance a raw egg on end on the first day of spring? The truth is that if you can get a raw egg to bal-ance upright on the spring equinox, you can get it to balance any other day of the year. The pull of gravity or the position of the sun in the sky has nothing to do with it. So don’t spread this unscientific rumor, or you’ll end up with egg on your face! ©Copyright 2004 Nick Walker/Small Gate Media

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American Red Cross Available for Speaking

Engagements The American Red Cross is available to speak for service clubs, businesses, and other organi-zations. A new presentation entitled ―Returning Home‖ increases public awareness of the challenges faced by military families before, during, and after deployment, and shares resources for busi-nesses and individuals to call for advice. If you are interested in having Red Cross staff present to your group, please email or call Janel Schmitz, Executive Director at 701.223.6700 or jschmitz@ndredcross.org.

American Red Cross

Indian Taco Dinner

And Raffle

The American Red Cross Southwest Leadership Council is asking for local business support in their annual raffle. Each business was mailed $50 in tickets. You may stop in at the office lo-cated at T-Rex Plaza between 12 noon and 4 p.m. or mail your donation to the American Red Cross, 1173- 3rd Avenue West.

Join the Red Cross at their annual Indian Taco Dinner at the Eagles on Monday, March 28 from 5-7:30 p.m. Over 70 silent auction items will be up for bid, including a $500 necklace from Rid-dle’s Jewelry. The raffle winners will be drawn at 7:15 p.m.

All funds raised from these events will be used toward supporting Red Cross programs and as-sistance in Dickinson and Stark County. The Dickinson office has been busy with seven health and safety instructors teaching classes, Disaster Action Team volunteers providing financial as-sistance and emotional support to three local families who experienced fire in their homes, and providing beverages and food to emergency workers during and after the church fires, and distributing holiday cards created by local school children to veterans .

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The Airport Promotions did not meet this month.

Planning for 2011 Community Leadership Institute has began. Committee will be lining out speakers and ar-rangements for each session.

If you would like more information about these committees, please contact the Dickinson Area Chamber at 225-5115

Ag Week Awareness begins in March, the week of the 14th. The 4-H Picnic will be June 30th. Ag BBQ is set for July 13.

The date has been changed for the 3on3 Hoopfest to May 7th and 8th. A slam dunk contest was talked about instead of the 3 point contest. Registration is now available online or by calling the Chamber.

Coffee with the Legislature was held on February 19th , 2011 at city hall with great attendance. This session is being played at 6am and 6pm on Channel 19 for anyone that was not able to attend. The next Coffee with the Legislature is March 19th.

Business After Hours was held on February 1st was at The Mix 105.7 Upcoming Business After Hours: March 8th Charbonneau Car Center New Service Department. For the 4th of July the committee will be handing out shop local coupons during the parade this year.

Elections were held and Deedra Weidner is the new chair and Tasha Gartner will be co-chair for the committee. Ribbon Cuttings this month were on February 17th.

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If you would like more information about these committees, please contact the Dickinson Area Chamber at 225-5115

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St. Cecelia Music Club

The St. Cecelia Music Club’s Serenade on Sunday, January 30, 2011, has once again become a part of history. As the St. Cecelia Music Club began its 91st year, we would like to invite you to become a part our history by supporting our two scholarship funds with a one-time tax deduction donation of $90.00. Why $90.00? This is in celebration of the 9 decades the St. Cecelia Music Club has and is providing music enrichment to the Dickinson area commu-nity.

With over 300 music scholarships awarded to students attending the Interna-tional Music Camp since the 1960’s who are enrolled in either the Dickinson Public Schools or in the Dickinson Catholic Schools; the members of the St. Cecelia Music Club are planning not only for today, but also the next decade, and for the next century.

Please join us in celebrating 90 musically strong years in donating a one-time tax deduction of $90.00. You can also send a contribution of $9.00, or any dollar amount ending with a 9 such as $29.00 or $59.00.

The St. Cecelia Music Club is a (401)3c organization. Any and all donations given to the organization are considered tax deductible. Please send by May 1, 2011, in order to help future students with a music scholarship to the International Music Camp. As the fee for the In-ternational Music Camp goes up, so does the music scholarship awarded by the St. Cecelia Mu-sic Club. Currently our music scholarships cover 40% of the International Music Camp fees. We would like to increase it to 50% in covering the International Music Camp fees.

For those sending a donation, please make the checks out to the St. Cecelia Music Club, and send to the St. Cecelia Music Club treasurer, Kris Brugamyer, 816 11th Ave East, Dick-inson, ND, 58601. Donators’ names will be acknowledged in the St. Cecelia Music Club Sere-nade 2012 program. All donations will be acknowledged with a receipt from the St. Cecelia Mu-sic Club. Donations may be sent directly to the Dickinson State Foundation, Attn: St. Cecelia Music Club Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Dickinson State University, 291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601.

Thank you for your financial help and in turn, your musical support in enriching the Dickinson community.

The St. Cecelia Music Club is a member of the North Dakota Federation of Music Clubs, http://www.ndfmc.org, and the National Federation of Music Clubs, http://nfmc-music.org .

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MARCH 2011

For more information go to www.dickinsonchamber.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 18th Annual Farm Credit Services Farm Women's Forum 10am - 4pm Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Private Treaty Sale JSND Employer Workshop 10:00 - 11:30am "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Natalie Goldberg – Reading 7:00 - 9:30pm DSU Comm. Ed "Many/Mini Art Media"6:00 - 8:00pm DSU Community Ed "Simply Watercolor" 6:00pm - 8:00pm Chamber Promotions Committee 12:00

2 Luncheon w/Natalie Goldberg "Memories of my Mother" 1:30pm "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely DSU Community Ed Adobe Illustrator Basics+ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

3 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely

4 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely DSU Hilltop Holiday 7:00pm ND State B Girls 19 & Under Hockey Tournament

5 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely DSU Hilltop Holiday 7:00pm ND State B Girls 19 & Under Hockey Tournament

6 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely ND State B Girls 19 & Under Hockey Tournament West Dakota Consolation Championship Swim Meet 9:30am - 3:00pm

7 Medical Benefit for Pamela (Goetz) Pullen 5:30pm - 7:00pm "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Region 7 Girls Basketball Tournament 3:00pm - 9:00pm

8 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely "Who Does She Think She Is?" Film & Discussion 7:00pm - 9:30pm Region 7 Girls Basketball Tournament 3:00pm - 9:00pm Business After Hours - Charbonneau's New Shop 5pm - 7pm

9 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely DSU Community Ed Adobe Illustrator Basics+ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

10 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Region 7 Girls Basketball Tournament 3:00pm - 9:00pm ND State B Girls 12 & Under Hockey Tournament Chamber 3 on 3 Committee Meeting 4pm

11 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely ND State B Girls 12 & Under Hockey Tournament

12 Fast-Dohrmann Annual Production Sale 1:00pm CST "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Roughrider Archers Indoor Shoot 7:00am Wild Game Feed Fundraiser 4:30pm - 6:30pm "Dakota Air: The Radio Show" 7pm ND State B Girls 12 & Under Hockey Tournament Annual Make-A-Wish Benefit 4:30pm

13 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Roughrider Archers Indoor Shoot 7:00am

14 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely

15 Ag Day "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Western Crop & Pest Management School

16 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Western Crop & Pest Management School "Grab a Byte" 11:30am - 1pm DSU Community Ed Adobe Illustrator Basics+ 6:00 - 8:00pm Marketplace for Kids Education Day- Region 8

17 Evenson Angus Production Sale 1:00pm MT "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Chamber Airport Promotions Committee Meeting 8:00 AM Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee 4pm

18 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Western Edge Bull Riders Year End Finals & Lil' Rouwdy Bulls Series Final 7:00pm Dkn Area Concert Assn. presents "River City 6" 7:30pm Chamber Ambassadors Committee 8am

19 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Blue Hawk Booster "Spring Fling Casino Night" 4:00 - 11:55pm Western Edge Bull Riders Year End Finals & Lil' Rowdy Bulls Series Final 7:00pm Coffee with the Legislators 10am

20 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely

21 WCCU Membership Meeting 5:30pm "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Opening of the Pysanka Egg Show 1:00pm

22 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Women - Finding Our Place in the 21st Century 7:00pm - 9:30pm Chamber Education Committee Meeting 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

23 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Ribbon Cuttings 2:30pm

24 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Chamber Board of Directors Meeting 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

25 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely

26 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Embracing the Roles of Mother & Daughter 11:30am DSU Cowboy Challenge

27 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely

28 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely

29 Boutique To U Purse & Accessory Sale 9:00am - 9:00pm "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence: How Can you Help? 7:00pm - 9:30pm

30 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely Boutique To U Purse & Accessory Sale 7:00am - 5:00pm

31 "On the Horizon" by Marie Snavely & Sara Regan Snavely

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