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Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

Starbuck Minnesota

Chamber of Commerce

December 2015

Volume 2, issue 11

Inside this issue:

Samuelson’s Drug

SACC website

SACC membership

SACC raffle

I-500 race

Holiday lights

GLSP

MLA contest

Prairie Lakes

Starbuck Volunteers

2-5

6-7

8-9

10-11

12-13

14-15

This year’s program will feature award presentations to the

2014 community service and volunteers of the year, as well as

the announcement of the 2015 Heritage Days Grand Marshal.

There will also be a silent auction, too.

A reminder to everyone that we know if you are going to attend the annual meeting on February 7th. We need a head count to give to the Nutcracker Cafe. You can send $15 per person to the chamber if you want (preferred) or pay at the door, just so they know how many to prepare for. There are no tickets, we will have a list of those paid

at the door at the meeting. Please attend and show your support!

Come Join the SACC raise funds at Captain's Bar and Grill every Satur-day in January from 3-5 for the Meat Raffle (a portion of the meat raffle

will be donated to the SACC) by the Glenwood Fire Department.

In a related item, the Starbuck VFW will let organizations run the

meat raffle on Saturdays and they receive all the proceeds minus

the cost of the meat. A good little fund raiser.

SACC Annual Meeting

We welcome your comments and ideas

for future newsletters

Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce Volume 2, issue 11 page 2

Samuelson’s Drug 118 W 8th St

Starbuck, Minnesota 56381

(320) 239-2246

(320) 239-2296 Fax

http://www.samuelsonsdrug.com/

[email protected]

Samuelson’s Drug has been a family tradition in

Starbuck since 1946.

Just a few of the services available, pharmacy,

Health and beauty aids, general merchandise, gift

cards, digital photo processing, copy and fax service.

Check the website for additional details.


Starbuck MN post cards and outerwear available as well as

many neat gift items.

Thank you Samuelson’s Drug for nearly 70

years of service and support to our community!


Samuelson’s Drug through the

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1996

1993 2014

Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce Volume 2, issue 11

Google Analytics statistical information from the SACC website One of the e-marketing sessions sponsored by the chamber last fall focused on the power of Google Analytics for evaluating the use of websites. Cory Holten has summarized the chambers website activity since mid October

“961 total sessions coming from 807 different users a large majority of which are new users visiting the site for

the first time.

Average session duration is 1 minute and 22 seconds. On average a user is visiting 3-4 pages before moving

on, one possible idea would be to discuss ways to keep visitors looking at more pages. (How can we catch their

attention/keep it and hopefully, eventually lead them to the page we want?)

November was the highest month in terms of number of visitors although December was very close (likely re-

lated to the Holidays).

Since we started tracking the users have come from 92 different cities! The majority have been Starbuck, with

a high number coming from the cities as well. Cities such as Paynesville, Alexandria, Morris, Bemidji also

have been tracked. Visits also have come from locations on the East and West Coast along with various visits

from Texas users. We have even reached multiple countries including Canada, Brazil, Russia, Australia, Mex-

ico, and China. I tried including the map, but it wasn't working. Anyway, the site is showing its working! We

are reaching a wide variety of users and when you consider how fast things move on the internet today, spend-

ing a minute on our site isn't half bad. There's room for improvement, but it is definitely a start!

If you want to learn more about Google Analytics click this link...https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=dW1uLmVkdXxzdGFyYnVjay1lbWFya2V0aW5nLWNsYXNzfGd4OjY3Mzc2NWFmNjg0NDRjYWM The SACC website and Facebook page is a valuable tool for promoting our community and area as well a cost effective opportunity for businesses to advertise.

The example below is from the July 2014 newsletter.

Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce website is now available for advertising

Special banner ad rates for chamber members

Contact the chamber office for more information. 239-4820

http://starbuckmn.org/ [email protected]

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The SACC welcomes new members

Cenex-Fuel Express

License Bureau of Pope County

Marthaler Chevrolet

Midwest Custom Aquariums LLC (Chris Boelke)

Glenwood State Bank


The Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce is conducting a raffle with the drawing to be held at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on February 7, 2014. The prizes are: a $1,000 travel voucher provided by Breezy Travel, a Bush-master Carbine 15 .223 rifle donated by Kruger Farms of Starbuck, a cooler of meat provided by Starbuck Meats and Locker Service, a 1 1/2 hour houseboat cruise donated by Captain's Bar and Grill, a night's stay at Prairie's Edge Casino donated by Prairie's Edge Casino, and 2-$100 cash prizes. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Chamber Office, from all Chamber board members, and many Starbuck businesses.

Help support your Chamber by purchasing a raffle ticket.

Tickets sold at Samuelson's Drugstore, Starbuck Locker, the Chamber office

and any of the SACC board members.

Starbuck Meats

"The Olde Fashion Meat Locker"


Starbuck will be part of the route for the I-500 Winnipeg to Willmar race in Feb 2015.

https://usxcracing.com/main/


Thank you to all if the community members that helped to brighten up our

town during the holidays! These are just a few of the well done displays.


Ice Fishing Frenzy

Jan 24, 2015

This program is designed around ice fishing basics. Have you always wanted to try going ice fishing? Or maybe you just want to walkout on a frozen lake. Either way, come out to the park and enjoy an afternoon on Mountain Lake (1-3pm). We will look at ice fishing equipment and techniques, while trying to catch a fish through the ice. Our target species will be northern pike, sunfish, crappies, and perch. Please bring your own equipment and bait, as we do not have enough for everyone. Call Lake Carlos State Park(320) 852-7200 to register for this event. ***Important*** MN residents do not need a fishing license to fish in the State Park. Those requiring a valid fishing license, please remember to have it during the pro-gram. Refer to the Fishing Regulations book for rules and regulations regarding li-

censes.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/glacial_lakes/index.html

https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfGlacialLakesStatePark

Candlelight Snowshoe

02/21/2015

Come enjoy an evening in the park by candlelight. Participants can snowshoe or walk by the light of the moon and candle luminaries set along the trails to guide their path. Then come warm up by the wood stove and enjoy snacks and refreshments in

the warming shelter.

***IMPORTANT*** This event may be canceled or changed at the last minute, due to poor weather or wind conditions on the day of the event. Please check the Glacial

Lakes webpage or call the park for more information.


Starbuck Volunteers

Thanks for

taking care

of Starbuck!

A comment made by a candidate for Starbuck city council during last fall’s chamber sponsored candidate forum seems fitting for the

volunteer mention this month. It was in this context…

“Volunteering starts by looking out for your neighbor.”

To all that follow that line of thought, thank you!

And here is a short video clip that is in that spirit..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5XyPryLkSw

Here is another idea to make life better for others in need and it doesn’t cost anything!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=647PQy82W0M

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