January 2016 Newsletter
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January 2016 Newsletter
THE CONNECTION Serving Businesses Since 1934 January 2016 WWW.COZADCHAMBER.COM Vision & Direction for Small Ag Communities BAH at Cozad Elks Club Tuesday, January 12th from 5:00-7:00PM Chuck Schroeder, Founding Executive Director of the Rural Futures Institute will present and be available for Q&A. 2016 Board of Directors Thank-You First Bank & Trust $17,000 was kept in Cozad this year benefitting Cozad businesses and the entire community because of First Bank & Trust’s funding of Cozad Cash Bucks! New Chamber Member Countryside Storage Storage Units include units for boat, campers & RV’s! Contact Mark Fasse at 308-325-9761 for all of your storage needs. Nebraska State Airshow & Fly In June 11, 2016 at Cozad Municipal Airport SAVE THE DATE 1 Highlights BAH at Elks Club for Chuck Schroeder Pages 4 Taste of Cozad Winners Page 5 Cozad Jaycee Window Contest Winner Page 5 Darin Hoffmaster Award Mike Millican Retirement Pages 6 2016 Chamber Board of Directors Page 7-8 M2C New Year’s Eve Party for Teens Pages 9 Souper Bowl Cook Off Chicken Fried Steak Dinner Go Kart Raffle Pages 10 Barn Quilt of Dawson County Pages 12 Chamber Banquet Page 13 Cozad Area Entertainment Pages 14 CH AM BER CHA TT ER Cozad United Way Donations The Cozad United Way is $4000 short of their campaign goal and they need our help! If we all give a little, we can make a big difference! You can send donations to Cozad United Way, PO Box 233, Cozad, NE 69130 or call Barb Fink at 308-784-2804 for someone to pick up your monetary donation at your home or business. Mission to Cozad Youth New Years Celebration Thur, Dec 31st 6:30PMFri, Jan 1st 6:30AM All youths grades 7-12 are invited to attend. Cozad Church of Christ (2117 Newell). You must have a completed registration form and release form signed by parent or guardian. For more info call Mike 308-325-0504 or BJ 308-325-3199. Barn Quilts of Dawson County Workshop Sat, Jan 9th 9:00AM-5:00PM at the 100th Meridian Museum (206 E 8th) Make your own Barn Quilt! This workshop is open to Dawson County residents. The class size will be limited to the first 10 who register. Registration deadline is Mon, Jan 4th. Pre-registration required. Contact: Julie Geiger, [email protected], or Laurie Yocom, [email protected] or 308-784-2019. Visit cozadchamber.com for supply list and registration form! Private Pilot Ground School Starting Mon, Jan 11th 8 week study program - Monday & Thursday evenings 7-9PM at the Cozad Municipal Airport Classroom instruction with a Certified Flight Instructor to prepare you to pass your Written Private Pilot Exam. The program also includes a personal a flight lesson with one hour of flight time. Contact Mid-State Aviation 308-784-3868 or email [email protected] for more info. Course enrollment deadline is Tuesday, January 5th. BAH at Elks Club January 12 from 5-7 Chuck Schroeder, Founding Executive Director of the Rural Futures Institute will present and be available for Q&A. His interest, knowledge and experience in growing and moving vision forward for small agriculture communities has made Chuck a well sought after speaker. Cozad Chamber of Commerce Banquet Cozad Elks Club Friday, January 22nd Social 6:00pm * Dinner 6:30pm Program 7:00pm THANK YOU!! Every year First Bank & Trust donates thousands of dollars worth of Cozad Cash Bucks in an effort to encourage shopping local in Cozad. These checks are very expensive for the bank to purchase. Over the years, their generous donations have kept several hundred thousands of dollars in Cozad. Please be sure to stop by First Bank & Trust Co. and thank them for providing the Chamber with the Cozad Cash Bucks. Because of their generosity almost $17,000 was kept in Cozad this year benefitting Cozad businesses and the entire community!! Souper Bowl Cookoff Friday, January 22nd 5:30PM-7PM Cozad Grand Generation Center (410 W 9th St) $5 includes samples of all the soups, a full bowl of soup, a pie and ice All are encouraged to attend! cream sundae bar and one vote. Extra votes can be purchased for $1. All proceeds go to the Grand Chicken Fried Steak Dinner Generation Center. Thur, Jan 14th 5:00PM SAVE THE DATE Cozad Grand Generation June 11, 2016 Center (410 W 9th St) Nebraska State Airshow & Fly In Enjoy chicken fried steak, Cozad Municipal Airport mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, jello salad and a dessert! Dine In 8,000 spectators are expected to or Carryout. Call 784-2747 by descend upon Cozad for the show 4:00PM for carryout. so be sure to invite family and Everyone welcome! friends for the weekend. The show will be spectacular! 2 Shop at Chamber Businesses for your chance ey to win $25 Weekly in Cozad Cash Dollars $3,559,050.00 Spent In Cozad! C C C Based solely on the number of cards turned into the Chamber office. December ozad hamber of Preferred Shopper ommerce Evelyn Wilcox Not Shown Carolyn Griese Not Shown Marjorie Reed Carol Ziebel Bethel Smith Not Shown Congratulations to all of our winners! Thanks for Shopping Cozad! 3 Meet Chuck Schroeder, Exec. Director of Rural Futures BAH at Elks Club from Jan. 12 from 5-7PM Learn about growing small Ag Communities! Chuck Schroeder, Founding Executive Director of the Rural Futures Institute at NU, will be in Cozad, NE on January 12th as the guest speaker at the Cozad Rotary Meeting at the Grand Generation Center at noon. He will also present and be available for Q&A at the BAH at the Elks Club from 5-7PM on that day. His interest, knowledge and experience in growing and moving vision forward for small ag communities has made Chuck a well sought after speaker. Be sure to join us for one of these two presentations in Cozad! Charles P. “Chuck” Schroeder is a native of southwestern Nebraska ranch country near the rural community of Palisade. Prior to beginning his new duties on December 1, 2013 as founding executive director of the Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska, Schroeder served 12 years as president and executive director of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Prior to that, he held other leadership positions in the public, private and non-profit sectors, including serving as founding CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, headquartered in Denver, Colorado and Washington, DC. Schroeder also served as executive vice president and director of development at the University of Nebraska Foundation and director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Schroeder was involved with his family’s farming, ranching and cattle feeding enterprise, the Schroeder Cattle Company, for about 30 years, until its sale in 2004. Chuck is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in Animal Science. Schroeder has served on many boards of business and civic organizations such as the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Museums West, the Oklahoma State Fair, Sirloin Club of Oklahoma, and advisory boards for the Oklahoma Arts Institute and the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art. Previous volunteer leadership roles include terms as chairman of the Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching, president of the Heartland Center for Leadership Development, chairman of the Beef Industry Food Safety Council, and founding board member of the Rural Policy Research Institute., as well as Agriculture Future of America. He has also served as a board member for the International Stockmen’s Education Foundation and Payne Education Center. Special recognitions include the Oklahoma Humanities Council Community Leadership Award, the National Cowboy Symposium Western Museum Award, the NU College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Alumnus Award, the Ak-Sar-Ben Agricultural Achievement Award, and inclusion in “Who’s Who in the Western Livestock Industry.” He was also selected for participation in the Gallup Premier Leadership Institute and Stanford University’s Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders. Schroeder is an active team roper, and his interests span American Quarter Horses, art, rodeo, political history and livestock genetics among other facets of the American West. Chuck is married to Kathi, a retired high school special education instructor, and they have one daughter, Dr. Lindsay Hastings, who is a faculty member at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and executive director of the Nebraska Human Resources Institute. Chuck and Kathi are also proud grandparents of two wonderful granddaughters. 4 Taste of Cozad Winners Winner of the Taste of Cozad Gift Basket Kim and Mayla Sutherland Gift basket provided by the following businesses: Festive Evening Shopping Winners of $200 Cozad Cash Bucks Cheryl Canas and Cindy Walter Cash Bucks provided by the following business! First Bank & Trust Security First Bank Homestead Bank PrairiePoint B'sBo&les Drive-InVideo NaturalEscapes DailyScoop CozadFloral JM’sGi>s&ServiceDrug SimpleTouches CozadChamberofCommerce B'sBo&les Drive-InVideo DailyScoop CozadFloral JM’sGi>s&ServiceDrug AltogetherLovely CozadChamberofCommerce To ALL of the businesses who donated prizes, gift certificates and Cozad Cash Bucks for the Taste of Cozad event and for your participation in the event, THANK-YOU for your part in making Taste of Cozad special! Many thanks to PJ Jacobson for bringing the beautiful stagecoach downtown during the shopping event on December 10th and to Justin Morris for bringing the wonderful firetruck downtown during the December 17th shopping event! Families always look forward to riding the stagecoach and firetruck. Thank-you Junior Dishman for being Cozad’s caring Santa to so many young ones! 5 Winter Wonderland Parade and Window Contest THANK-YOU Cozad Jaycees for bringing Christmas spirit and beauty to downtown Cozad with the Winter Wonderland Parade and the Decorate Your Window contest! Congratulations to Elite Staffing for winning the Window Contest! Nebraska Airshow & Fly In at Cozad Municipal Airport We are please to announce that our Cozad Municipal Airport & Mid State Aviation has been chosen to host the 2016 Nebraska Airshow & Fly In on June 11, 2016. Over 8,000 spectators are expected to descend upon Cozad for the event. Be sure to SAVE THE DATE and invite friends and family to attend the event. 6 Elite Staffing Darin Hoffmaster Award Jill Hoffmaster, manager of Cozad’s Elite Staffing, was presented with the Darin Hoffmaster Award from Elite’s corporate office, in memory of her late husband, Darin Hoffmaster, and in appreciation for the incredible way Darin managed Elite Staffing until his passing in January of 2015. To Jill’s great surprise, the corporate office presented the award to her in Chicago during their national conference.The corporate office will continue to award the Darin Hoffmaster Award to other employees who pass away while working for the company. Mike Millican Retirement Sonny’s manager, Mike Millican has recently moved into a new phase of life called retirement. In the four years he has managed Sonny’s, he has brought the NuVal system to our local grocery story, which makes shopping for healthy alternatives a breeze and smiles to his employees and shoppers with his uplifting and fun personality. Mike was always so willing to sponsor our Chamber Events, donate and discount grocery items to community fundraisers and events that benefited local businesses and community members. He has also served on the Chamber Board for the last two years and was always so willing to share his more than 50 years of business and marketing expertise with us. He will be much missed but we certainly wish him the best in his retirement years. Thank-you, Mike, from the bottom of our hearts and may you experience great joy and good health in your retirement years! Photo Courtesy of Clipper Herald Henri Retirees Jan Patterson, Earl Pharris and Bonnie Young were honored in December for their many years of service to the Robert Henri Museum! Many thanks to ALL of them for their numerous hours of volunteerism to our historic museum of art. 7 Meet the 2016 Chamber Board of Directors President Melanie Nutt taught band and music for 33 years with 31 of those being in Cozad prior to taking early retirement in 2010. She presently works part-time at the Tri-City Trib newspaper, substitute teaches in area schools, mows lawns and is employed by B.I.D. to take care of the downtown trees, bushes and flowers. She and her husband Bob umpire summer and high school softball and enjoy attending sports and Fine Arts events. They have four children, five grandchildren, two Wechons and an adopted cat. Melanie is a Parish Ministry Associate in the Nebraska Synod ELCA and is active in the American Lutheran Church in Cozad. She is a TeamMate mentor, a member of the VFW Auxiliary Post 890, the M2C Planning Team, the 100th Meridian Museum Board of Directors and the Henri Museum Board of Directors. Vice President Holly Linstedt originally grew up in Curtis, NE and graduated from Medicine Valley. After college and receiving her degree in Business Administration, she married her husband Matt Lindstedt in 2006. Matt was raised in Cozad and works for Union Pacific Railroad and also Ted's Truck and Auto, which is family owned and operated. They decided to make Cozad their home and moved here in 2013. Holly is a Florist at Cozad Floral and Gifts, which is also family owned and operated. Holly and Matt have one son, Ashton, who is a second grader at Cozad Elementary. They love being a part of a small town community. Holly enjoys attending all of her child's activities, and she and her husband love being involved with little league baseball. She is a devoted wife, mother, and is very family/community oriented. B.J. Malcom is an attorney with Malcom & Nelsen Law Office in Cozad. Originally from Eustis, he received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Northern Colorado in 2004 and his juris doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2007. Prior to coming to Cozad in September 2011, B.J. spent four years on active duty in the United States Air Force as a Judge Advocate assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing and the Air Force Legal Operations Agency. He continues to serve as a Judge Advocate in the Air Force Reserve. B.J., his wife Melissa, and their children, Brock, Braelyn, and Brantley, live in Cozad. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, and all kinds of sports. In the short time he has been here, he has been active in the Cozad Bible Church, Cozad middle school and high school wrestling programs, American Legion Post 257, and as a volunteer mock trial coach. Lindsay Erickson grew up in and graduated from Cozad. After High School, Lindsay and her daughter Bryaunna moved to Lincoln where she attended Southeast Community College earning an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting. She also attended Joseph's College of Beauty where she earned a degree in Cosmetology and is a Licensed Cosmetologist. Lindsay is employed at First Bank & Trust of Cozad as a Loan Administrator. Lindsay is an active member of the Cozad Jaycees and also serves on the Chamber of Commerce’s Civic Affairs Committee. She is an active member in the Cozad United Methodist Church, and is a youth leader for the Middle/High School Youth group. In her spare time she enjoys watching and supporting Bryaunna's traveling volleyball team and other school sport activities. 8 Karmen Morse was born and raised in Cozad. She is married to Mark and they have two children, a daughter Amberlyn who in college at UNK and a son Kolton who is in high school. She is active in the Cozad Ambassadors as Vice President, a committee member and secretary for the Boy Scout Troop #1189 and on the Finance Committee at the Cozad United Methodist Church. Karmen is currently employed at Homestead Bank in Cozad. Her hobbies are reading, antique cars and participating in Boy Scout Troop activities. Barry Emerson, the Senior Executive Director at Golden Living, comes to Cozad with a near decade of Health Care Administration with emphasis in Alzheimer's Care. Barry received his Bachelors of Business Administration in Business Management as well as a BBA in Marketing from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. In addition he received his Associates in Biblical Studies from the Berean College. The life experience as an entrepreneur, pastor, and Nursing Home Administrator help Barry marry the diverse demands in this position. Barry, his wife Angela who is the Camp Steward at The Crossing in Lexington , Blaine (sophomore), Noah (freshman), and Zion (5th) have moved to the area from Omaha. Their eldest daughter Clair has stayed behind in Omaha to finish her Senior year at the Health and Science Academy and will spend her summer in the area before heading to college in the fall where she will continue her premed education. Her desire is to serve rural America as a family physician. Dawn Beans grew up in Cozad and attended Cozad High School. She now lives in Cozad with her husband, Steve and their two sons (Travis and Morgan), and one grandson (Jacob). She is in her tenth year of teaching in Cozad. Dawn teaches business education and students with visual impairments. She received her Business Education degree in 1991 from UNK and her vision endorsement from UNL in 1993, and her Masters from Doane in 2012. She is the Student Council sponsor, Concession Director and started the student-run business, Maker’s Market, at the high school. In her spare time she enjoys sewing, scrapbooking and spending time with her grandson. She is an avid hockey fan and they are season ticket holders for the Tri-City Storm hockey team. John States was born in Central City, NE and graduated High School from Atkinson West Holt. He has recently celebrated 30+ years in ministry. Pastor John felt the call to return to ministry and his love for the Lord and people led him to accept the ministerial position at the Cozad Christian Church. John also loves getting involved in the community and is currently actively involved in the Cozad Ministerial Association, TeamMates, and he is the ‘voice’ for the Haymakers girls volleyball and basketball and boys basketball games. His wife, Penny enjoys her job position as manager of the the Cozad Community School cafeterias. Pastor John and Penny enjoy bike riding, movies, walking, spending time with family, and going for drives together. Ryan Groteluschen grew up in York, NE and graduated from York High School in 2003. He attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Finance and Banking in 2009. Before moving to Cozad he was the Vice President/Branch Manager of a small community bank for 2 years in Gypsum, KS. In 2014 Ryan and his family moved to Cozad to work as a loan officer for Homestead Bank. Ryan’s and his wife Tara, have three kids, Braedon, Adlei and Lucas. Tara is the owner of Tara Groteluschen Photography and works from home. She also substitute teaches for Cozad and Lexington Public Schools. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his kids, being outdoors, golfing and rooting on the Huskers. Ryan is involved in coaching youth sports his kids are involved in and a board member for the Community Football Club. 9 CELEBRATE THE NEW “ M 2 CY ESATRY L E ” 2016 LIVE MUSIC MOVIE PIZZA SPEAKER SNACKS DRINKS GAMES BREAKFAST FIREWORKS December31,20156:30p.m.–January1,20166:30a.m. CozadChurchofChristonNewell Allyouthgrades7-12areencouragedtoattend. Bringcoats,tennisshoes,andyourfavoritemoviegear(pillow,blanket,chair,etc.) Youthmusthavecompletedregistrationformandreleaseformsignedbyparentorguardian. Formsmaybedownloadedfromfacebook.com/missiontocozadorcompletedatthetimeofdropoff. QuestionsmaybedirectedtoMike308325-0504orBJ308325-3199 10 Chicken Fried Steak Dinner COOKOFF Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Carrots, Jello Salad, Dessert FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016 Thursday, January 14th 5:30PM – 7PM 5pm Come take part in a fun time of fellowship, some friendly competition, but more importantly, enjoying great soup!! The cost is $5, which includes samples of all the soups, a full bowl of soup, and a pie-ice cream sundae bar, and one vote. Extra votes can be purchased for $1 and stuffing the ballot box is encouraged. Come help us decide who will become the Supreme Soup Champion! Grand Generation Center CONTESTANTS NEEDED! Dine in or Carry Out For more information call Tamie at 784-2747 Call 784-2747 by 4pm for carryout ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE GRAND GENERATION CENTER! EVERYONE WELCOME! 410 W 9th St. 410 W 9th St. Cozad 11 2017 Barn Quilts of Dawson County Event The Cozad Chamber Tourism Committee is preparing Cozad and Dawson County for the 2017 Barn Quilts of Dawson County Trail which is designed to bring tourism to our area in 2017 and beyond. Barn quilts have become an extremely popular art and the Barn Quilt Trails are quickly gaining popularity across the nation. Barn Quilts of Dawson County Nebraska is about celebrating our farming and quilting heritage and sharing that art culture with as many as possible. We hope to create a sustainable tourist attraction in Dawson County which promotes a sense of community while preserving and celebrating agriculture, history and art. There are currently 11 counties in Nebraska that have implemented barn quilt trails in their county and Cozad Tourism Committee is in the process of educating our businesses and community about the the Barn Quilt Trail being planned through Cozad and Dawson County in 2017. Barn Quilts are not just for barns anymore. They are popping up on businesses, mailboxes, garages, homes, fences, etc. and are currently the “fastest growing grassroots public art movement in the USA and Canada”. We are strongly encouraging our local businesses in Cozad and Dawson County, as well as our community members, to start preparations for the event by attending one of the upcoming workshops. Our next workshop will be held at the 100th Meridian Museum on October 26-27 from 5-9PM each night. The cost for the class is $35 for a 2’x2’ barn quilt board. (See details on next page.) Here is a link of the Barn Quilt Tours in Southeast Nebraska so you can get an idea of the impact this event will have on our communities! Please take the time to check it out. http://visitsoutheastnebraska.org/ things-to-do/barn-quilts/ ~Photos Courtesy of Fillmore County 12 The Cozad Area Chamber of Commerce “Moving Business Forward” C C C Cozad Chamber of Commerce 2016 Annual Meeting & Banquet Name ______________________________ Moving business Forward are cordially invited to Business NameYou _______________________ 2016 Annual Banquet the per person) Meal Choice (All mealsof$30 Chamber Commerce (Please specifyCozad how many of eachofmeal you are ordering.) ____ Prime RibFriday, January 22, 2016 ____ Jumbo Cozad Elks Club 820 J Street Shrimp Cozad, NE 69130 Please Cordon join us for Bleu an evening with fellow ____ Chicken Chamber members beginning with a social hour by dinner, short presentation Pleasefollowed respond by January 12, 2016. and awards. The Cozad Area The Cozad Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerc “Moving Business Forward” “Movin C C C Cozad Chamber of Commerce C C C 2016 Annual Meeting & Banquet Cozad 2016 An _______ M oName v i n g ______________________________ business Forward M o v i n g b u s i Name ness F orwar Business Name _______________________ Business Name _ Meal Choice (All meals $30 per person) Meal Choice (A (Please specify how many of each meal you are ordering.) (Please specify how ____ Prime Rib ____ Prime Rib ____ Jumbo Shrimp ____ Jumbo Shr ____ Chicken Cordon Bleu ____ Chicken C Please respond by January 12, 2016. Cozad Chamber Commerce Social - of 6 p.m. 135 West -8th Street Dinner 6:30 p.m. Cozad, NE 69130 Presentation & Awards - 7 p.m. 308-784-3930 Please RSVP to the Cozad Chamber of [email protected] Commerce by Tuesday, January 12, Cozad Chamber of Commerce 135 West 8th Street Cozad, NE 69130 308-784-3930 [email protected] [email protected] or 308-784-3930. Dinner choices are Prime Rib, Chicken Cordon Bleu, or Shrimp for $30 per person. 13 Please res Coza coza For more information, contact Sandy Kieswetter at 308-325-2897. 14 COZAD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Melanie Nutt Tai-City Tribune/American Lutheran Church Lindsay Erickson First Bank & Trust BJ Malcom Malcom & Nelson Law Office, L.L.C. John States Cozad Christian Church Karmen Morse Homestead Bank Ryan Groteluschen Homestead Bank Barry Emerson GoldenLiving Center Holly Lindstedt Cozad Floral & Gifts Dawn Beans Cozad Community Schools IN THE OFFICE Sandra Bappe Chamber Director Jeri Johnson Office Assistant Email: [email protected] Phone: 308-784-3930 Fax: 308-784-3026 Website: www.CozadChamber.com 15