August 2014 newsletter

Take a look around… opportunities are

everywhere. Sometimes it is just stopping to take

a moment to look around before we can actually

see them.

I think a lot of us get caught in the trap of

thinking of all of the things we don’t have here in

the area instead of focusing on and emphasizing

the things that we do have! And we do have a lot

to be very grateful for!

We have one of the few remaining drive-

in movie theaters in the state. They recently won

the title of WCCO’s viewer’s choice for Minne-

sota’s BEST Drive-In Theater!

We have a pristine and beautiful 18-hole

golf course.

We have a fine array of businesses that

can meet nearly (if not all) of your daily life

needs and more. We have specialty shops and

entertainment that is unmatched in the area.

We may not have tall skyscrapers or a

hundred different malls to shop at, but what we

do have are hard working business owners who

make it their mission to provide the best value for

the dollar. We do have these business people who

care about the future of our small town. We do have opportunities for advancement beyond

what we can image through the use of upcoming technology that is available right now.

The next time you look around and wonder about Long Prairie and what we have to of-

fer, remember, opportunities are everywhere! You might just have to stop and look at them.

NEWS

August 2014

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE LONG PRAIRIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.longprairie.org

Opportunities are everywhere

Continue to watch our website for the most current information at: www.longprairie.org.

You can also connect to us through Facebook or Twitter!

42 Third Street North

Long Prairie, MN 56347

320-732-2514

www.longprairie.org

[email protected]

Good Morning Long Prairie will be

held on August 6 at Knute Nelson’s

new location on Highway 71. Come

over and have breakfast with them

from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. You can

also win $20 in Chamber Bucks!

GOOD MORNING

Benefits of Membership * Publicity

* Chamber Chat Newsletter Subscription

* Phone Referrals

* Online Member

Directory Listing

* Membership

Certificate for Dis-

play

* Professional

Development

Seminars

* Website Listing and Link

* Marketing Blasts - Stay up to Date

* Member Brochure Display - In Chamber Office and

Lobby

* Participate in Chamber Bucks Promotion - Keep

Dollars in Long Prairie

* Promotion via Facebook, Chamber Chat Newslet-

ter, Public Relations

☺ Event Sponsorship & Hosting - Contact the

Chamber Office to Host the Next Chamber

Event. It’s Time to Join the

Chamber of Commerce

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

President David Olson dies

David Olson, who led the Minnesota Chamber of Com-

merce for nearly a quarter century, was remembered

fondly Thursday by associates as a staunch business

advocate who always found time for a light moment

and common ground with political opponents.

Olson, 57, died late Wednesday, July 16 after the sud-

den return of cancer that had appeared to be in remis-

sion.

“I am deeply saddened by the loss of my friend and colleague David Olson,” Charlie Weav-

er, executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, said in a statement. “David

made a difference. He fought hard to make it easier for large and small businesses across

Minnesota to grow and prosper, but he never took himself too seriously. He was widely re-

spected at the [Minnesota] Capitol by Republicans and Democrats for his integrity, passion

and sense of humor. Any meeting he attended was sure to involve a lot of laughter. He will

be sorely missed.”

The Olson family placed word on the CaringBridge websiteWednesday that he returned to

the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis last Friday after a recurrence of

lymphoma. He died after 11 p.m. Wednesday. ~photo and article from the Star Tribune

Business Section, Article by: NEAL ST. ANTHONY

Upcoming

Events As many of you know, one of the goals of the Chamber is to be the Information/Community Calendar Hub for

Long Prairie and the surrounding area. Our efforts to do this are greatly enhanced when our members let us know

of upcoming community events. We have an event calendar on our website located at: http://www.longprairie.org/

eventscalendar.html.

If you know of events that are coming up, I appreciate your help in letting me know about the event so that I can

post it on our Event Calendar, Website and Facebook page. Here are some August events to enjoy!

August Events: August 1: 12 p.m. Save the Lakes Golf Tournament. Tee times will be available following play at approximately 5:30

p.m.

August 3: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. 33rd Annual Todd County Farmers Union Picnic at the Clarissa City Park.

August 3: from 12 Noon until 4 p.m. (or when the ice cream is gone) Clotho United Methodist Church Homemade Ice

Cream Social

August 5: 4:30 p.m. McDonald's Ribbon Cutting

August 6: 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. Good Morning Long Prairie at Knute Nelson's new location!

August 7-13: McDonalds grand opening event in Long Prairie. Now hiring! Apply at: www.mcminnesota.com/36672

August 8: Long Prairie Packing Golf Scramble at the Country Club

August 9: 12 p.m. St. John Vianney Golf Scramble at the Country Club

August 10: 10:30 a.m. The 4-Person Scramble will be held at 10:30 AM. Please see attachment for more de-

tails and to sign up your team!

August 12: 4:30 p.m. Chamber Board Meeting @ Long Prairie City Hall

August 12: Primary elections

August 14: GROW MN! Visits all day/Chamber office will be closed

August 14-17: 131st Todd County Fair

August 15-17: Third Annual Bike and Trike Rally

August 28: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch and Learn session E-Business Marketing at Minnesota National Bank in Long

Prairie. Lunch and beverages will be provided.

The Chamber website gets over 1,000 views per month. Our busi-

ness directory alone gets nearly half of those visits. The business

directory is a membership benefit! Find out more about the bene-

fits of being a member on our website at: http://

www.longprairie.org.

“The Sign” coming soon!

A s you know,

networking and

making connections is

high on the list of the

benefits of being a

Chamber member.

It was through a

networking connection

that the Long Prairie

Area Chamber of Com-

merce was able to work

with the Todd County

Health and Human Ser-

vices Department

(specifically through the

Citizen’s Against Drugs

Coalition who are

Chamber members) to

work on funding to

make the electronic sign

not only a dream, but a

reality.

The new sign is

scheduled to be in-

stalled in the month of

August and will feature a full color Daktronics display, updated signage above the electronics

and a new paint job that will enhance the visibility of the sign.

The sign is being installed by new Chamber members Rose City Sign and will feature

positive community norms messages from the coalition along with community events, infor-

mation and messages from our Long Prairie Area Chamber members.

We are looking forward to the installation of the sign and hope that it will enhance the

total Long Prairie experience!

Photo caption: A sneak peek at what the new sign will look like from a conceptual art

presentation from Rose City Sign.

Board of Directors

Tamie Barber-President

RaeAnn Waytashek-Vice President Warren Weber-Secretary

Devin Hines-Treasurer

Denita Wisniewski Jason Sellnow

Todd Ecker Melissa Burch

Mike Denery RoseAnn Marx

Ted Gray

John Lindeman Ryan Jacobson

David Determan

Liaison’s

Staff Karin Nauber

320-732-2514

[email protected]

www.longprairie.org

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Long

Prairie Chamber of

Commerce is to Promote,

Educate, and Support a vital

business community while

enhancing and

nurturing the livability and

community connectedness

of the area.

2014 Chamber Meeting Schedule

August 12

September 9

October 14 November 11

December 9

These meetings are open to all

Chamber Members, 4:30 pm at City Hall.

NEW MEMBERS

McDonalds (June)

Everybody's Market

(June)

H & R Block (June)

Prairie Fire Nutrition

(June)

Central Lakes College

(July)

Rose City Sign (July)

Chamber Office Hours: Monday and Thursday from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In office 10 a.m.-Noon Tuesday and Wednesday from

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In office 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce Thank you to our members!

LPGE Education Assn

McDonalds

Mid-Central Federal

MN National Agency

MN National Bank

Minnesota Power

National Bushing

Neal’s Motorsports

Parties Plus

Peters & Churchwell Law

Prairie Fire Nutrition

Prairie Lakes CO-OP

Prairie Outlet

Radio Shack

Rose City Sign

RR Donnelley

SA Design and Graphix

Sellnow Law Office

Stein, Robert and Mary

TCC

Thorson Farm Market

Todd County Ag Society

Todd County Citizens

Against Drugs

Todd County Vet Clinic

Total Tire and Auto Ser-

vice

Valley View Estates

Williams Dingmann Family

Funeral Home—Stein

Chapel

Jim Woeste Auto

Wolters Body Shop

Worms Ready Mix

4K Fire Prevention Ser-

vices

8’s Bowling Pub &

Grill

Ace Hardware

Advantage 1 Insurance

ALCO Discount Store

Alisha’s Care Center

All Star Title

American Family In-

surance

American Heritage

Bank

Bailey and Bacon LLC

Bargain Barn

Birdsell Realty

Brown/Krueger Law

Center

Budget Host Inn

Burger King

Camp S’More

Capitol Lien Records

and Research, Inc.

Casey’s General Store

Cathedral Press

CenterPoint Energy

CentraCare Health-

Long Prairie

Central Bi-Products

Central Lakes College

Central MN Federal

C.U.

Central MN Credit Un-

ion

Clotho United Method-

ist Church

Coborns

Cornerstone Pines LLC

Crisis Line and Referral

Dairy Queen

Dairyland Peach

Danielson, Lyle

Dan’s Prize

Daybreak Foods

Dennis Breintenfeldt Ins.

Dr. Stephen Larson

Ecowater Systems

Edward Jones

Everybody’s Market

First Baptist Church

Gilbert Financial Services

H & R Block

Hands of Hope

Hart Trailer Sales

Head of the Lakes Resort

Henry Rodriguez, Attor-

ney at Law

Hillig Auto Center

Holiday Stationstore

Impact Technology

John Wiese Ford

KEYL/KXDL Radio

Kingsway Cleaning Ser-

vice

Knute Nelson

Lakewood Medical Sup-

ply

Levin Electric

Living Hope Woodwork

Long Prairie Chiropractic

Long Prairie Country

Club

Long Prairie Dental Clin-

ic

Long Prairie Eye Clinic

Long Prairie Leader

Long Prairie Oil Compa-

ny

Long Prairie Packing

Long Prairie Plumbing

Long Prairie Sanitary Ser-

vice

If you are not on this list and

should be or would like to be,

please contact Karin at the Long

Prairie Area Chamber of Com-

merce today!

You can reach her by phone at:

320-732-2514 or by e-mail at:

[email protected]