Monthly Newsletter Vol. 13 | Issue 149 Promote. Engage. Connect. What’s Inside: Spring is here! Director, Nicole Lalum Spring is truly here and at the Chamber we are sprucing up a number of programs for our members in true spring cleaning style! The Ambassadors visited Hafner’s last month and the smell was simply divine in the warm greenhouses. Ambassadors get out often celebrating business in our community, welcoming new members, attending ribbon cuttings and visiting with folks about their business, referring businesses and performing a vital public relations role for the Chamber and our Program of Work. Without dedicated members like them, the Chamber would not be as dynamic as it is. The Ambassadors are also involved in the Morning Buzz Networking event that has been gaining traction over the last quarter, if you haven’t been yet and want to be in the know, join us this month at Knute Nelson. If you’d like to be an Ambassador, email our Member Services Agent at lynette@parkrapids. com and she’ll send you an application. Space on the committee is limited so if you want in, you better apply soon. of this program. Realizing that our local retailers employee our neighbors and friends, donate to local causes and keep vital dollars circulating throughout our community is a way to ensure the quality of place that makes Park Rapids uniquely ours. So join us for the Cash Mob – commit to spending $10 and we’ll tell you where to meet us, but not where we are going – the 2nd Tuesday of the month – (May 14th). • Chamber Business, Director, Nicole Lalum The Lunch and Learn series event this month – May 18th – focuses on customer service. Every single associate in town should attend this one! The Chamber is proud to host a presentation by Schick Corporate Learning, and Ted Schick will be speaking on the 4 Pillars of Customer Service. This is a fun, dynamic and interactive talk on what the customer’s experience should really be like! Registration is still open – but register soon as these events are selling out. You can see a video of Ted at the Chamber’s event page for the lunch and learn here. • Ambassador Committee Member Visits: Hafner’s Greenhouse, Friends of the Park Rapids Area Library, Rustic Cabin Decor’ I hope that you enjoy our great outdoors in the upcoming month – with Fishing Opener and our inaugural Bike Opener event in Park Rapids. Remember to take mom out for Mom’s Day Brunch. Or better yet, take all the kids out and let mom have a few hours to herself. • Chamber Working For You Web & Visitor Center Stats We are also reinvigorating a Love Local campaign – the monthly Cash Mobs are a part Happy Spring! • Spring Fling Open House - Happy Pac’s are in! • Member News: Caribou Coffee Black Swan Cooperage • Meet our NEW Members: 71 Bottles of Beer and Liquor Inc. Larry and Kathy Grell Leading Edge Mechanical Inc. Massage & Energy Therapist - Sarah Hriche The Office Shop, Inc. • April Member Renewals May Inserts: (Click on descriptions to view posters) • Arvig Free Lunch & Learn Social Media 101 • Arvig Special Offer - Try ANY Internet speed at 1/2 price for 3 months! Spring Fling Open House The 2015 Happy Pac coupon books have arrived and are now available for pick-up! happu pac happ 2015 VISITOR COUPON BOOK Please join us for an Open House at the Chamber on Wednesday, May 6th from 9AM - 3PM. Stop by to visit with the Chamber staff. Bring your 2015 brochures with you. Stock up for the 2015 season with Discovery Guides, Lake Country Scenic Byway Maps, 2015 MN DNR regulations, etc. We can’t wait to see you! May 16th, 2015 Click on the MN Bike Opener logo for more. www.parkrapids.com (218) 732-4111 New Member Spotlight 71 Bottles of Beer and Liquor, Inc. Please join us in welcoming not only a new member, but a new business to the neighborhood. 71 Bottles of Beer and Liquor, Inc. opens their doors on Friday, May 1st. Just one and a half miles North of Park Rapids on Highway 71, owners, Chris and Jeanie Coborn are excited to offer a “beer cave”, friendly service with a fun atmosphere. Located on the right hand side with a huge parking lot for Rv’s and campers. Beer, Wine & Liquor. 19866 US 71 Park Rapids, MN 56470 (218) 237-2739 Individuals, Larry & Kathy Grell Located in the old Candle Factory building North of Park Rapids on Highway 71. Welcome, Leading Edge Mechanical, Inc.! 19974 129th Ave. Park Rapids, MN 56470 PH: (218) 237-5125 • FAX (218) 237-5124 www.leading edgemech.com Massage & Energy Therapist, Sarah Hriche Who is excited to have a new massage therapist in town? We are! Please welcome Sarah Hrichena, owner of Massage & Energy Therapist to our Chamber and to Park Rapids! “Massage in 30, 60 or 90 minute increments. Swedish, sports, prenatal, or lymphatic. Also trained in massage for pets; cats and dogs. I use essential oils and also offer integrated energy therapy.” 305 Main Ave South Park Rapids, MN 56470 (218) 732-9411 Hours: Based on appointment, walk ins welcome. The Office Shop, Inc. Please welcome The Office Shop, Inc. to the Supporting business in the community, please Chamber! The Office Shop has been in business welcome Larry & Kathy Grell to the Chamber. for 32 years and has two locations, in Aitken and Brainerd. Independently owned they have a full line of new, used and scratch and dent furniture Leading Edge Mechanical, Inc. for the office. A canon copier dealer. Full line of We are pleased to welcome Leading Edge office, break room and janitorial supplies. FREE Mechanical a HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, delivery. high pressure piping and vessel repair and 712 Maple Street • Brainerd, MN 56401 installation Company. They’re welding certified 211 Minnesota Avenue • Aitkin, MN 56431 and also do metal fabrication. (218) 828-9000 • 1-800-450-9000 www.theofficeshopinc.com Member News Caribou Coffee Shout out to the Caribou Coffee staff; Roz, Black Swan Cooperage Tammy, Carley, Holly, Jenny, Scott, Angie It is great when one of our local businesses are and Tatum. Thank you for your hard work recognized on a National level. Most recently and continued contribution to area non-profit Heidi Karasch of Black Swan Cooperage organizations! shares her expertise in “The Life of a Barrel”, an article written by Steven Siem in “Artisan Spirit” Caribou Coffee donated $700, in tips, made in magazine Spring 2015 edition. the month of March 2015 to the Headwaters Intervention Center in Park Rapids (pictured below). Craft distilleries are becoming more and more popular. According to the article, new barrels are not easy to find. So more distillers are utilizing used barrels. Heidi explains, “Each time a barrel is used, its previous contents will have left its “mark” in the flavor that barrel will have to offer.” Black Swan Cooperage is recognized as “one of those helping to deliver new barrels into loving, waiting distillery storage”. In the article Heidi shares with readers “Two Rules for Reusing Barrels”. “#1) Never let the barrel sit empty. And #2) Stagger so that every other filling is one with higher ABV.” Going on to describe in detail, concerns on reusing and alternative options to make “a newer barrel experience out of a used barrel”. Barrels are in high demand with a current craze in the craft beer industry to barrel-age beers. From the large breweries to the hobbyist home brewers. Park Rapids is fortunate to have one of the finest barrel manufactures in the country. Congratulations, Heidi and crew! Your District Legislators U.S. Senate Contact Senator Al Franken (DFL) 309 Hart, Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 D.C. (202) 224-5641 St. Paul (651) 221-1016 www.franken.senate.gov Senator Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 302 Hart, Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 D.C. (202) 224-3244 Minneapolis (612) 727-5220 [email protected] MN Senate Senator Rod Skoe (DFL) District 02 (651) 296-4196 [email protected] U.S. House of Representative Congressman Rick Nolan (DFL) District 8 2447 Rayburn, House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 D.C. (202) 225-6211 nolan.house.gov MN House of Representatives Representative Dave Hancock (R) District 02A St. Paul (651) 296-4265 [email protected] Representative Steve Green (R) District 02B St. Paul (651) 296-9918 [email protected] For more information go to www.gis.leg.mn MEMBER RENEWALs FEB. 25 - MAR. 24, 2015 AmericInn Lodge & Suites Best of Itasca Beyond Juice Blueberry Pines Golf, Dining & Event Center David E. Andersen, DDS, PA Flying W Gardens Glik’s Itasca Sports, Inc. Minnesota Energy Resources North Memorial Ambulance Service Park Theatre Samuelson Laney Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Left to right; Roz, Jenny, Kari May of Headwaters Intervention Center and Tammy “Ships in a harbor are safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” Author Unkown Meeting Schedule April 2015 Member Visits Hafner’s Greenhouse PRLA Vibrant and Visible Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council 1st Monday, 12PM (Noon), Coldwell Banker Lake Country Scenic Byway - (1st Fri.) 1st Friday, 8:30AM, Grace Lutheran Church Osage - Heartland Trail Community Meeting - Quarterly following the LCSB Meeting. Heartland Trail to Itasca Extension Task Force 2nd Monday, 10AM, Hubbard County Public Works Conference Room Park Rapids Downtown Business Association 1st Wednesday, 8AM, Bella Caffe Park Rapids City Council 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6PM, Lower Level of Library Hubbard County Commissioners 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 9AM, Court House 3rd Floor Board Room #324 Ambassadors stop by Hafner’s Greenhouse to take in a breath of Spring. Hafner’s is open for the season and offering an exclusive 10% discount to Chamber Members! (Click on the thumbnail for more details.) (Ambassadors pictured here with owner, Darin Hafner.) Friends of the Park Rapids Area Library PRLA Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 8:00AM, Chamber Chamber Committees: Legends & Logging Days 3rd Thursday, 7:30AM, Chamber Ambassador Committee - (Brown Bag) 4th Thursday, 12PM (Noon), Chamber Events Committee - (2nd Wed) 2nd Wednesay, 8AM, Chamber Making Connections Working for You... FEB. 25 - MAR. 24, 2015 Representatives of the Friends of the Park Rapids Area Library pictured here, are welcomed to the Chamber by our Park Rapids Lakes Area Ambassadors! Web Stats Pageviews - 23,997 Unique Visitors - 18,682 Mobile Visits - 3,874 Unique Notable Pageviews: Webcams - 1,071 ATV - 857 Where to Stay - 517 Lodging - 465 Visitors - 410 Rustic Cabin Decor Visitor Center Stats Guests assisted Discovery Guides mailed - From the Phones and Referrals • Used Cars • Employment opportunities • Housing • Mail visitor information • Dining choices • RV water Ambassadors welcome Rustic Cabin Decor’s owner Greg Holder (pictured here on the right) to the neighborhood! Greg & Kim Holder (not pictured) recently opened their store on Main Avenue, Downtown Park Rapids, and invite everyone to stop by to check things out. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Albert Einstein 2015 Board of Directors Visit Park Rapids... Creating powerful partnerships to unite and grow member businesses and the region. Shop Play Eat STAY * Joe Scharber, President Sleeping Fawn Resort & Campground Uzi Monka Wild Loon Outfitters * Butch DeLaHunt, Vice President DeLaHunt Broadcasting Candy Parks Park Rapids Enterprise * Kent Fritze, Secretary Treasurer Northwoods Tax Professionals Jackie Senenfelder C’mon Inn Hotel & Suites Ed Becker In-We-Go Resort Pete Young Y-Steak House Hendri Ernst Smokey Hills Outdoor Store Cynthia Jones RiverBend Home Expressions Julie Larson Lamb Weston - RDO Frozen Molly Luther The Good Life Cafe * Denotes Members of the Executive Committee Chamber Staff Nicole Lalum Executive Director, [email protected] Emma Moore Project Coordinator, [email protected] Tara Norton Bookkeeper, [email protected] Lynette McFarren Member & Guest Services Agent, 2015 Programs Membership (Chair position open) Ambassadors, Grow MN!, Member & Networking Events Tourism Marketing (Joe Scharber) Discovery Guide, Happy Pac, Tourism Media Campaigns Events (Butch DeLaHunt) 4th of July Parade, Legends & Logging Days, Community Tree Lighting and more Chamber Task Force (Hendri Ernst) Maximizing Membership Value [email protected] Calendar of Events, MAY 2015 A complete calendar of events can be found at http://business.parkrapids.com/events/calendar/2015-05-01 May 1-3 Classic Chorale Spring Concert Concerts Friday May 1 at 7:30 and Sunday at PM will be held at St Johns Lutheran Church on Highway 34 West. Refreshments will be served after the concerts. Free will offering. May 2 Volunteers sought for Project Green Touch! Help us spruce up the park for visitor season! Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative is seeking volunteers for the annual project GreenTouch, Saturday, May 2 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Itasca State Park. Volunteers are needed for pruning, transplanting trees and shrubs, removing bud caps, raking and various other projects. All volunteers will receive a free lunch and no park pass is required that day. beginning April 25, 2015 with a guided hike near the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge and finishing on September 23, 2015 in the Chippewa National Forest. The guided hikes are sponsored by the Itasca Moraine and Laurentian Lakes Chapters of the North Country Trail Association. For more information, contact Karen Stenberg 218-847-1929 May 2 41st Annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet Jokela Auctions Park Rapids Saturday, May 2: 6pm. 41st Annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet/Auction. Park Rapids American Legion Club. Selling Guns, Wildlife Prints, DU & Sports items & more. Jokela Auctions, Park Rapids, MN. 218-538-6508 Participation is open to the public and volunteers www.MidwestAuctions.com/Jokela are asked to RSVP by calling Itasca-Mantrap at May 3 218-732-3377 or toll-free at 1-888-713-3377. Native American/Western Primitives - Jokela May 2 Auctions Park Rapids Hiker’s Challenge 165 - Laurentian Lakes Sunday, May 3: 11am. Native American/ Chapter of North Country Trail Association Western Primitives. Park Rapids American Boundary Road to Tamarack Lake Access - Legion. Selling Native American items, Antique 5.3 miles. Meet at Pine Lake Trailhead in the Guns, Western/Cowboy Collectibles, Artwork, Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge at 9 A.M. Jewelry, Silver Dollars, more. Jokela Auctions, Take up the challenge! Join the fun! Hike 165 Park Rapids, MN. 218-538-6508 www. miles in 2015 on Wednesdays and Saturdays, MidwestAuctions.com/Jokela BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Customer Service Tuesday, May 18 11AM - 2PM $25 Admission Register Today (Walk-ins allowed) Northwoods Bank 31200 1st Street E • Park Rapids Enter Drawing to Win $25 ChamberBucks! *Apr 2015 $10 Winners Barb Lien & Jolene Kallroos - Business After Hours is the premier networking event for business professionals, giving you the opportunity to discuss and share ideas while learning about other local businesses. It is a PRLA relationship-building experience held in a setting that benefits you and your company through added contacts and resources. Vibrant and Visible Morning Buzz - Knute Nelson 7:45 AM on Tuesday, May 26 $5 Admission ($2 Member Discount) @ Knute Nelson - Guests Welcome! Enter Drawing to win $10 in Chamber Bucks! *Apr 2015 Winner Gina Haggard - www.parkrapids.com | 1-800-247-0054 | PO Box 249 • 1204 Park Avenue S • Park Rapids, MN 56470 | (218) 732-4111
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