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January 2014 Page 1

Annual Dinner 2014 Friday, February 7

Holiday Inn Express, Belgrade

Invitations will be out soon for the Belgrade Chamber’s 2014 Annual Dinner. We are proud to announce that this year’s dinner will be right here in Belgrade at the beautiful new Holiday Inn Express. Cocktails will be at 6 pm, and dinner will be promptly at 7 pm. This year, we have Greg Claassen (http://greg claassen.com), a professional ventriloquist, as our entertainment. Don’t miss out on this great annual event. Thank you to this year’s entertainment spon-sors: First Interstate Bank, Knife River, Inc., NorthWestern Energy, and Republic Services of Montana.

We are currently accepting nominations for our “Spirit of Community” award. This award is given to a deserving Chamber member who goes above and beyond to support Belgrade. Send or bring your nomination to the Chamber or submit it on the Chamber website at www.belgradechamber.org.

Look for your annual dinner invitation in the mail soon or register online on the Chamber website! We only have 120 seats!

Inside This Issue:

Committee Updates 2

Upcoming Seminars 3

Business After Hours 3, 6

Library 3

Membership Luncheon 4

Executive Message 7

Renewals 7

New Members 8

Business Before Hours 8

Advertisers 9-11

Calendar 12

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Bozeman Job Service Employers’ Committee (BJSEC) recognizes businesses that create great workplaces in our community by presenting them with the Employer of Choice award. Nominations are collected in two categories: an employer with 1-25 employees and one with 26 or more employees.

To nominate an employer for the 2013 award, download the nomination form from http://wsd.dli.mt.gov/local/bozeman/BozemanJSEC.asp and e-mail it to Susan at [email protected]. Nominations are due by February 5, 2014.

Employers are nominated according to four criteria:

Employee Benefits/Initiatives

Leadership and Workplace Culture

Employee Training/Development

Community Orientation.

The nominations of the recipients of this award are automatically forwarded to the Montana State Depart-ment of Labor & Industry Employer Council for consideration for the statewide award and recognition.

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President: Kathleen Wood (388-0917) First Interstate Bank

Vice President: Shayla Mills (388-8897) Big Sky Western Bank

Treasurer: Kris Killorn (388-7516) Insty-Prints Of Belgrade

Past President: Kelly Swanson (388-0665) Edward Jones Investments.

Directors:

Matt Colbert (388-6554) Campbell Plumbing and Heating

Tyler Doshier (585-3957) First Security Bank

Jackie Flikkema (388-6832) Knife River, Inc.

Jennifer Koch (388-5100) Image Source

Eve Parrow (587-5900) Bozeman Broker Group

Jay Williamson (388-3700) First Security Bank

Committee Chairs:

Agriculture Jay Williamson Business Promotions Katy McEwen Economic Development Joe Dahinden Membership Services Kim Adams Tournament Kevin Black Transportation Angie Imberi

Chamber Staff:

Executive Director: Debra Youngberg 388-1616 (office); 570-4266 (cell) 388-2090 (fax) [email protected] www.belgradechamber.org

Office Manager: Alicia Bell [email protected]

Technology/Member Services: Kim Adams [email protected]

Board of Directors

Agriculture: The committee had their Annual Christmas Pizza Party. Reports were given on the Farm Fair and Ag Appreciation Banquet.

Business Promotions: Although the weather was “frightful,” many folks braved the cold to attend the inside activities for the Festival of Lights. Thanks to all of our sponsors and those who had events in their businesses. Customer Appreciation will be the next promotion coming up in May.

Economic Development: Joe Dahinden has taken over as the chair of the committee. The committee took December off but will hit the ground running in January to plan their first quarter Business Tour. The committee is also looking forward to the new Belgrade City Manager joining the committee.

Membership Services: The committee is still looking for busi-nesses interested in hosting “Business Before Hours” and “Business After Hours” events. Any month in 2014 is available for “Business Before Hours.” “Business After Hours” are available in March, April, June, July, October, and November.

President’s Circle: There were no ribbon cuttings this month. The committee members look forward to a busy 2014.

Tournament: The committee is looking forward to spring events with a couple of invitational wrestling tournaments as well as bas-ketball tournaments in February and March.

Transportation: With the winter shutdown, the committee has nothing to report on the East Belgrade Interchange.

*Meeting times and locations are shown on the Calendar (p. 12).

Mission Statement “The Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, through the leadership and integrity

of its members, is committed to unite the business community, promote economic growth, and enhance the quality of life.”

Committee Updates*

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February 7 Annual Chamber Dinner

February 20-22 District 5B Combined Girls & Boys Basketball Tournament

February 27-March 1

Central A Division Combined Girls & Boys Basketball Tournament

March 13-15 State B Combined Girls & Boys Basketball Tournament

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“Your Networking Connection”

Pro Chiropractic 8757 N. Jackrabbit Lane

Thursday, January 16, 5:30-7 pm

RSVP to 388-1616 or online

Please RSVP so the appropriate amount of food and drink can be provided!

Future BAH hosts:

February 20 Keller Williams Al & Jennifer Trainer

March 20 Available

April 17 Insty-Prints of Belgrade

Interested in hosting a BAH? Contact Kim Adams at 388-1616 or

kadams @belgradechamber.org

Upcoming Seminars

January Seminar Provider*

8 Excellent Assistant Series (every Wednesday for 5 weeks: January 8, 15, 22, 20, and February 5)

PDC

14 Myers-Briggs & Communications PDC

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8-Day Effective Management Se-ries (every Thursday for 8 weeks: January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; and March 6)

PDC

17 Payroll Law FPS

23 Performance Management PDC

27 Intermediate Excel® PDC

30 Managing Multiple Priorities, Pro-jects, and Deadlines

FPS

*CT – CareerTrack (www.events.careertrack.com) FPS – Fred Pryor Seminars (www.pryor.com) NST – National Seminar Training (www.nationalseminartraining.com) PDC – Professional Development Center (http://pdc.mt.gov) SP – SkillPath (http://skillpath.com).

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neigh-bours, and let every New-Year find you a better man [person].

Quoted in Benjamin Franklin's 1755 Poor Richard's Almanac

May all your troubles last as long as your resolutions.

Joey Adams American actress and comedian

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.

Brad Paisley American singer, songwriter, and musician

Quotes of the Month

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No Membership Luncheon for January

All Chamber members and their guests are invited to the Membership Luncheon. If you have suggestions for possible business topics for future luncheons, contact the Chamber (388-1616).

Member News

Habitat for Humanity of Gallatin Valley and the Belgrade school district are collaborating on a playhouse for the SWIMBIA event, Playhouses on Parade. Seventy percent of the ticket proceeds will benefit the Belgrade school district. Playhouse tick-ets are $5.00; the playhouses will be on display at the Gallatin Valley Mall February 13-March 21, 2014. Contact Theresa at Habitat (388-2851 or [email protected]) to get involved with this community project or for ticket information.

Rio Sabinas SouthWestern Grill is open for lunch throughout the holiday season.

The MacKenzie River Pizza building is getting a facelift, but they are still OPEN for business. Don’t let the plastic scare you off!

The Mint Bar & Café is now open from 11 am-11 pm daily.

The following staff were inadvertently omitted from last month’s Amatics CPA Group “New Member” article: Austin Schuerg and Bev Wahl.

Do you have news to share? Submit your information to the Chamber office.

Here's a look at New Year rituals from around the world.

Bengali: In Bengali, they use flour to paint patterns on the ground in front of their houses. In the middle of the design, they

place an earthenware pot filled with holy water, vermilion, and a mango tree branch, which must have five twigs and a number of leaves. The pot symbolizes good fortune for the family.

Brazil: The lentil is believed to signify wealth, so on New Year’s Day Brazilians serve lentil soup or lentils and rice.

Denmark: It is a good sign to find your door heaped with a pile of broken dishes on New Year’s. Old dishes are saved year round to throw at the homes of friends. Many broken dishes are a sign you have many friends.

China: The Chinese New Year takes place between January 21 and February 20. Every front door is adorned with a fresh coat of red paint, symbolizing good luck and happiness. The whole family prepares a feast for the New Year, and all knives are put away for 24 hours to keep anyone from cutting them-selves, thought to cut the family's good luck for the next year.

England: The British place their fortunes for the coming year in the hands of their first guest. They believe the first visitor of each year should be male and bear gifts. Traditional gifts are coal for the fire, a loaf for the table, and a drink for the master. For good luck, the guest enters through the front door and leaves through the back. Empty-handed or unwant-ed guests cannot enter first.

Greece: A special New Year's bread is baked with a coin bur-ied in the dough. The first slice is for the Christ child; the second, for the father of the household; and the third, for the house. If the third slice holds the coin, spring will come early.

Germany: In Germany people drop molten lead into cold water and try to tell the future from its shape. A heart or ring shape means a wedding; a ship, a journey; and a pig, plenty of food in the year ahead. People also leave a bit of every food eaten on New Year's Eve on their plate until after midnight as a way of ensuring a well-stocked larder.

Continued on page 7

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Chamber Website Statistics

Every year, the Belgrade Chamber keeps track of how many hits each page on its website re-ceives. We do this so we know what pages are the most popular. Through the year, it is also interesting to see what pages receive the most hits. The chart below show a comparison of each quarter between last year’s hits and this year’s hits. For the most part, we are seeing more and more traffic to the different pages.

The directory and events pages receive a lot of traffic and have continued to grow in the num-ber of hits they receive. That is why Chamber members can purchase banner ads on these pag-es, which is a new addition to the many advertising opportunities offered by the Belgrade Chamber. If you would like to put a banner ad on one of these pages, contact the Belgrade Chamber at 388-1616 or Kim at [email protected]. Only 5 ad spaces available on each of these pages and several are already sold!

1/1/2012- 3/31/2012 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

22,688 10,876 2,605 1,317 617 143 138

1/1/2013-3/31/2013 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

45,310 30,770 2,727 1,798 1,103 1,605 119

4/1/2012-6/30/2012 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

42,205 20,125 4,478 1,614 856 760 102

4/1/2013-6/30/2013 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

51,660 40,927 3,624 1,906 1,001 1,482 122

7/1/2012-9/30/2012 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

54,794 32,819 3,257 1,652 887 927 155

7/1/2013-9/30/2013 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

59,522 243,163 2,857 1,502 1,078 1,788 720

10/1/2012-12/31/2012 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

49,293 33,770 2,808 1,571 1,254 1,511 140

10/1/2013-12/23/2013 Hits By Page

Directory Events Hot Deals Jobs InfoReq News Member Signup

37,333 189,646 4,105 1,216 734 1,383 178

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December’s “Business After Hours” at Big Sky Western Bank

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Dear Members:

I am truly excited for 2014 to start. So many good things are hap-pening, and 2014 will be a time of change and promise for Belgrade.

Ted Barkley, the new City Manager, is going to bring excitement, energy, and knowledge to the city. He is very community minded so I am sure we will see him at many Belgrade Chamber functions. I looked forward to working with him on an Economic Develop-ment Plan for Belgrade.

The East Belgrade Interchange has really started to take shape, and we will see even more progress in 2014. The access to the south will not only give us connection to all of the subdivisions but will also allow us to expand commercially!

I see a bright future for our business community. I hope we will all pull together for the greater good of Belgrade. Although the inter-change construction will cause delays, we must keep a positive attitude with our customers and citizens and remind them how great it will be when it is all done. The relief to Frontage Road is much needed, and access to the south for emergency vehicles and to lessen truck traffic on Main St. will create a better atmosphere for shoppers and city traffic. Truckers will have a safer, more con-venient way to move around the valley.

Not that we don’t have some work ahead of us, as we need to be proactive on signage and marketing at the airport as well as clean-ing up the two major entrances to the city. The Belgrade Chamber will be forming a task force to tackle these issues, and everyone is welcome to bring their ideas. This is our chance to really make a positive impact on our community. Look for the task force to start meeting in January.

Happy 2014, let’s make it a year to remember!

Debra K. Youngberg, Executive Director

Belgrade...the “Heart” of the Gallatin Valley

Executive Message

A big “Thanks” to the members listed below who continue to make a commitment to the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce!

Alta Physical Therapy

Anderson, ZurMuehlen & Co. P.C.

Black Gold

Blinds & More

Buffalo Restoration

Central Valley Fire District

Collision Center of Belgrade, Inc.

Community Health Partners of Belgrade

First Security Bank

Gallatin Insurance, Inc.

Junkermier, Clark, Campanella, Stevens, P.C.

Curt G. Kurtz, MD

Lee and Dad’s Grocery

NAPA Auto Parts

Rocky Mountain Bank

Rocky Mountain Supply

TMC, Inc.

Westech Forms & Documents

White Rapids Car Wash

Recent Renewals

The Chamber accepts credit cards and partial payments for dues!

New Year’s Traditions (continued).

Hungary: Hungarians burn effigies known as “Jack Straw” on New Year's Eve to repre-sent the evils and misfortunes of the past year.

Norway: Norwegians make rice pudding at New Year's and hide one whole almond within. Guaranteed wealth goes to the person whose serving holds the lucky almond.

Sicily: An old Sicilian tradition says good luck will come to those who eat lasagna on New Year's Day, but woe if you dine on macaroni, for any other noodle will bring bad luck.

Spain: In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight, they eat 12 grapes, one with every toll, to bring good luck for the 12 months ahead.

Wales: At the first toll of midnight, the back door is opened and then shut to release the old year and lock out all of its bad luck. Then, at the twelfth stroke of the clock, the front door is opened and the New Year is welcomed with all of its luck.

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Welcome to New Chamber Members

Charter Business Ashley Fields 511 W. Mendenhall, Bozeman, MT 59715 (406) 551-2021 www.charterbusines.com

Welcome to Charter Business! They provide communi-cations solutions for all types of businesses, helping them achieve better results by delivering reliable inter-net, Ethernet, phone, and top-tier digital TV.

The Mint Bar & Café Pete Bouloukos 27 E. Main, Belgrade, MT 59714 388-1100

Welcome back to The Mint! Owners Mike and Shawn Rosenberger just reopened this month; expect similar menu items as before with great food and drinks. They are open daily from 11 am-11 pm.

2 Boys & Girls Basketball vs Butte Central Special Events Center 6 pm 3 Boys Basketball vs Fergus Special Events Center 7 pm 18 Boys & Girls Basketball vs Manhattan Special Events Center 5:30 pm 24 Boys & Girls Basketball vs Browning Special Events Center 5:30 pm 25 Boys & Girls Basketball vs Havre Special Events Center 2 pm

Date Event Location Time

Belgrade High Sports for January (Home Events Only)

2014 Chamber Board of Directors

Congratulations to Kathleen Wood, First Interstate Bank, the 2014 Belgrade Chamber Board of Directors President. The other 2014 officers are

Shayla Mills, Big Sky Western Bank, Vice President Kris Killorn, Insty Prints, Treasurer.

Welcome to three new 2014 Directors:

Jackie Flikkema, Knife River, Inc. Eve Parrow, Bozeman Broker Group Jay Williamson, First Security Bank.

Rounding out the Board are returning Directors Matt Colbert, Campbell Plumbing and Heating; Jennifer Koch, Image Source; and Tyler Doshier, First Security Bank. Kelly Swanson, Edward Jones Investments, the 2013 President, remains on the board as Past President.

Retiring from the board are Past President Jerry Rice, TMC, Inc.; Tudor Gee, JE Soares, Inc.; and Steve Sen-don, Rocky Mountain Credit Union. Thanks, Jerry, Tu-dor, and Steve for your support of and leadership to the Belgrade Chamber!

“Your Early Morning Networking Connection”

Sorry – No BBH in January

Future BBH Hosts:

February 6 Available

March 6 Available

Interested in hosting a BBH? Contact Kim Adams at 388-1616 or

[email protected]

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Chamber Advertisers

Gallatin Gateway Community Center

P.O. Box 329, Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730

Conveniently located in historic Gallatin Gateway, the Gallatin Gate-way Community Center is a fully equipped yet affordable facility for your next event. The center is managed by Willing Workers Ladies Aid, Inc., a nonprofit charitable organization with over a century of community service. For availability and rental rates, see our web-site: http://GallatinGatewayCommunityCenter.com or call 763-5156

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Elliot Insurance Agency Inc.

Ty Elliot, Agent 403 Gallatin Farmers Avenue, Suite 101 Belgrade, MT 59714 406-388-3178

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®

Chamber Advertisers

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Connie Mackay 200 West Madison Ave., Belgrade, MT 59714 388-7211; Fax 388-1412 [email protected]

Chamber Advertisers

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Date Event Location Time

1 New Year’s Holiday Belgrade Chamber closed

6 City Council Meeting Council Chambers, 91 E. Central 7:00 pm

7 President’s Circle The Mint Bar & Cafe 4:00 pm

8 Business Promotions Committee Meeting Broadway Café 7:30 am

8 Tournament Committee Meeting Bozeman Chamber 8:00 am

8 Membership Services Committee Meeting Belgrade Chamber Noon

9 Belgrade Chamber Board Retreat Chico Hot Springs All day

14 Agriculture Committee Meeting Bozeman Chamber of Commerce Noon

16 Building Belgrade: Public Safety Day Holiday Inn Express Noon-5 pm

16 Business After Hours: Pro Chiropractic 8757 N. Jackrabbit Lane 5:30-7 pm

20 Martin Luther King Day Holiday Belgrade Chamber closed

21 Chamber Board of Directors Meeting Belgrade Chamber 7:00 am

21 City Council Meeting Council Chambers, 91 E. Central 7:00 pm

22 Economic Development Committee Meeting Broadway Café 7:30 am

No Chamber Membership Luncheon

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