September Newsletter email - Berne Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce
Premier Members
Mönch (Platinum)
Eiger (Gold)
Smith Bros. Of Berne Inc.
Wetterhorn (Silver)
Adams Memorial Hospital
Annie’s Publishing, LLC
Baumgartner & Beitler,
Attorneys
CenturyLink
EP Graphics
FCC (Adams), LLC
Habegger’s ACE Lumber
Hitzer, Inc.
Limberlost Construction Inc.
Moser Motors Sales
Swiss Village
Jungfrau (Bronze)
Berne Ready Mix
Bernhaus Furniture
Bixler Insurance
Black Bear Inn & Suites
Chalet, Continental and Park
Village Apartments
Clauser Furniture
Earthen Treasures
Natural Food Market
Faith & Life Books and Gifts
Graber Insurance
Habegger Furniture
Richard’s Jewelry
Swissland Cheese Co.
Yager—Kirchhofer
Funeral Home
Zurcher Tire Best-One Tire
& Auto Care
September 2012
205 E. Main St.
Berne, IN 46711
Phone: 260-589-8080
Fax: 260-589-8384
Email: [email protected]
Websites: www.bernein.com
Member of the Month
The Berne Chamber of Commerce is delighted
to award Golf Club of the Limberlost with our
Member of the Month honor for September.
The golf course has undergone some changes
over the past several years under direction of
Director of Golf Operations (The “DOG”) Rod
Ashman. The Chamber is pleased to highlight
the GCL’s (Golf Club of the Limberlost) accomplishments and contributions to our community.
Bent grass fairways, white sand bunkers, smooth fast greens and a 14 acre
practice facility, the Golf Club of the Limberlost offers the best golf experience in the area. GCL has been identified as "Best kept secret in Northern
Indiana" by Golf Digest.
Director of Golf Operations, Rod Ashman, takes great pride in the accomplishments and recognition GCL has received in the past several years.
Several years ago Rod took a big chance and changed the fairways to Bent
grass much like expensive country clubs and private clubs use. The improvements to the fairways along with the addition of Membership options
for individuals and corporations have given GLC a reputation for a great
round of golf. The course can also be used for outings with event options to
suit any needs. The Chamber outing has been held there for many years
and everyone has a wonderful time!
Rod also encourages you to enjoy their
brand new, 14 acre, driving range and
practice facility! Hit balls off of the newly
seeded bent grass hitting surface. They
also have a putting green, and bent grass
chipping surface to perfect your short
game.
Rod Ashman, Director of Golf Operations,
along with Mike Wynn full time staff and
12 part time employees work tirelessly all
season long to ensure the course is ready
for play. Their season does not have a set
open and closed time, the weather plays a
vital role in how long a season will be.
Pictured L—R:
Regardless of the weather you can shop Cheryl Hoover, Family LifeCare;
in the Clubhouse till Christmas to get
Rod Ashman DOG Limberlost;
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Ben Sprunger, Everence Finanyourself. Membership can be purchased cial; Jeanne Akins, Bank of Gefor next year now. For more information neva; Floyd Liechty, VP Berne
go www.limberlostgolf.com or
Chamber Board; Tony Mellencall 260-368-7388.
camp, East of Chicago Pizza
The Mission of the Berne Chamber of Commerce
“To Promote quality of life through economic vitality and family values”
Member Events
LIMBERLOST STATE HISTORIC SITE
Wonders of Wetlands
Saturday, Sept. 8
Families will get a chance to explore wetland habitats and
learn about creatures of the Limberlost Swamp. Investigate
wetland restoration efforts at the Loblolly Marsh Wetland
Preserve. Meet at the Loblolly Pavilion.
Bluegrass Jamboree
Sunday, Sept. 16 22-4pm
Volunteer musicians gather on the site to play a variety of
bluegrass, gospel and folk music.
Bring an instrument and join in or bring a lawn chair and sit
back and enjoy the music.
Walk Like A Naturalist
Wednesday, Sept. 26
9:159:15-11:30am
Preschoolers can “Walk Like A Naturalist, enjoying a
hands-on exploration of plant and animal habitats, meet
wetland creatures, make a nature-inspired craft to take
home, and learn about famous Indiana naturalist Gene
Stratton-Porter.
Sept. 77-9 GRANDPARENTS WEEKEND
Camp with your Grandkids and
get 20% off your campsite.
Sept. 1414-16—
16—Fall Harvest Festival
Vendors will be filling up the camp ground
ready to sell their products.
Music, arts, crafts & caramel apples
Wagon rides to the pumpkin patch
to pick out their pumpkin.
Sept. 2121-23 Wine Tasting Weekend
If you enjoy wine then this is a great weekend to
be at Amishville. Bring a bottle of your favorite
wine to taste. We will taste a variety of wines
along with cheese
from our local markets.
Arts, crafts and games for the kids during the day
and jewelry and/or wine charm making for the adults.
Sept. 2828-30 Wild West Chili CookCook-Off Weekend
Enjoy some square dancing and line dancing,
robber’s bingo and CHILI! Make your best pot
of chili for the contest and share the rest with
campers!! The winner’s name goes on our
Chili Cook-Off Winner’s Plaque. Jail-n-Bail
your camping neighbors. Bail money goes toward Prizes for our Halloween weekends.
MEMBERSHIP DISPLAY CASE
The Chamber would like to thank
Jenny’s Salon for their participation
in the Membership Display Case for
August.
Take a look at
United Way
in September.
Berne Chamber News
Member Events
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Saturday, Sept. 8
Children’s Games & Contests
Old-Timers Games
Cider Pressing
Pioneer & Gospel Music
Living History
Benefit Auction
Artisans
September 11
Demonstrations
Auction at 5pm
Delicious Food
www.swissheritage.org
Berne Lit Fest ’12 Schedule
Saturday, September 8th 2012
In the big tent:
(A celebration of reading, writing and community)
10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Ron Kipfer (self-publishing)
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Austin Givens (poetry)
11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. John Baumgartner (Keep On Trying)
11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Randy Lehman (Limberlost Gene Stratton
Porter)
12:00 p.m. to 12:07 p.m. Clock Tower Melody
12:08 p.m. to 12:20 p.m. Mary Beth Weisenburger (Annie’s, Berne
Publisher)
12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Michael Kellermeyer (Literary Heritage of
Indiana)
1:00 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Contest winners and introduction to Keynote
1:10 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. Dr. Dennis E. Hensley (Keynote Speaker)
1:40 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Questions and book signing
Also visit the Berne Swiss Museum for Heritage Days, September 8th until 5
p.m.
Swiss Heritage Village and Museum
Northern Indiana’s largest outdoor museum
1200 Swiss Way Berne, IN 46711
www.berneclocktower.org
[email protected]
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Member Benenfits
BERNE COMMUNITY DEVELOP CORPORATION
6th ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
Wednesday, September 19
Golf Club of the Limberlost
Tee Time @ 12:30pm
Meal served after golf
Registration Deadline: September 14
Questions: Call Charles Isch 260260-273273-0845
Registration forms available at
The Berne Chamber or at www.bernein.com/events
Proceeds for Wayfinding and Gateway Signage in Berne
Kaye Mellencamp Benefit
Saturday September 22
11:30 am—3pm
Old Fashion Poker Run
Anyone & any means welcome for $20 per mode
of transportation
4-7 pm
Dinner for Dine in or Carry Out from
A Free Will donation for a the meal
8-Midnight
American Legion Post #468
Disc Jockey, Games, and more
South Adams Schools
Rob Green –Auctioneer
Live Auction in Cafeteria
Tickets available at the American Legion
And South Adams School
HEALTH FAIR
The public is invited to participate in a Health
Fair sponsored by the Art and Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion. Stop in and register
for prizes and receive free health information
and other giveaways provided by local participants Businesses. The Health Fair will be
held on Saturday, September 29th from
7:30am-11am.
Berne Chamber News
Member Information
HOW TO START AND FUND A BUSINESS
Offered in Decatur
The Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering a course in Decatur on Tuesday,
September 18, to help entrepreneurs and small business owners learn how to start and finance their business. The workshop will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Commissioner's Room (Room
100) at the Adams County Service Complex, located at 313 West Jefferson Street in Decatur. The cost to
attend is $25 per person, but a $10 discount is available now through September 13 for early registrants.
Contact: Mary Popovich, Business Advisor, Northeast Indiana SBDC, 260-481-0494, or
Sally Jackson, Adams County Economic Development Corporation, 260-724-2588
Energizing Indiana’s Commercial and Industrial
(C&I) Prescriptive Rebate
Program is specifically
designed to help facility
managers and building
owners achieve long-term, cost-effective energy savings. A prescriptive rebate structure provides your business or organization with
rebates based on the installation of energy efficiency equipment and
system improvements. Upgrades can include Lighting, Variable
Frequency Drives (VFDs), HVAC, and efficient ENERGY
STAR® commercial kitchen appliances.
Welcome
New Member!
Objectives of the C&I Prescriptive Rebate Program are to:
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Help C&I facilities lower electric energy consumption
Help C&I customers decrease their overall energy costs
Encourage vendors and contractors to actively promote and
install energy-efficient technologies for their C&I customers
Berne Chamber
Member Partnership
Opportunities
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1-877-744-4416
Did You Know?
Indiana’s Smoking Ban Law
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As of July 1, 2012, the majority of Indiana businesses will be required to be
smoke-free. Smoking will not be allowed in a place of employment, public places,
state-owned vehicles and school buses. Local communities or counties may have
stronger laws that include bars, tobacco retail stores, private/fraternal clubs or
other locations.
As businesses owners there are several things you are required by law to do.
Post on all public entrances post a BY STATE LAW NO SMOKING WITHIN 8 FEET OF ENTERANCE sign
Post either in your place of business in clear site or on your entrances a SMOKING IS PROHIBITED sign
Move all smoking extinguishing devices at least 8 feet from any public entrance.
Remove all ashtrays or other smoking paraphernalia from the public view.
The state has provided a toolkit for your business to receive free of charge at www.BreatheIndiana.com.
This site also has answers to frequently asked questions about the ban and other important information for
you to know.
New Tax Filing Law for Businesses
Effective Jan. 1, 2013, ALL businesses in Indiana must file and pay
their sales and withholding taxes electronically. Businesses currently filing paper coupons will need to transition to filing via the state’s INtax program or use a third-party vendor to electronically transmit forms ST-103 and WH-1. This is required by Indiana law.
“Electronic file and pay is advantageous to both businesses and the state. It provides a quick, easy
and secure reporting mechanism, full time taxpayer access to filing and payment records, and secure
payment options. Electronic filing significantly reduces filing and payment processing costs for both
business and the state,” Commissioner Mike Alley said. “This is clearly a win-win solution for Indiana.”
Beginning next year, businesses will be required to file their sales and withholding electronically. The
easiest way to file and pay is by using INtax, the Department’s free, electronic filing and payment system.
Taxpayers can also fulfill mandate requirements by having a third-party vendor or tax professional
manage their tax obligations. These third-party agents must file and pay electronically as well.
The Indiana Department of Revenue recommends taxpayers register with INtax and begin filing
electronically as soon as possible to avoid the January rush. INtax features filing and payment history, 24/7
access, ACH debit (electronic funds transfer) and credit card payments, and business tax management from
one login.
If taxpayers fail to register, they risk non-compliance and consequently having to go through the
collections process, tax warrants and a possible loss of their Retail Merchant Certificate.
To learn more about the electronic mandate and INtax, visit www.in.gov/dor/4336.htm or call the INtax
Hotline at (317) 232-2337.
Berne Chamber News
Upcoming Chamber Events
Lunch & Learn
Adams County Flower & Produce Auction
Wednesday, September 12
Box lunches served at 11:45 from The Gathering House
Cost: $10/members and $15/non-members
At Adams County Flower & Produce Auction
1871 E 200 S Monroe
Program by Jay Gould and Denise Voorhees, Auction Manager
Mini Auction to follow the program
Some items include:
Market Basket, Mums, Pumpkins, and other fall decorations!
Call for reservation @ 589-8080
Deadline to sign up-Sept. 7th
For more information about
The Adams Co Flower & Produce Auction
www.adamsflowerproduce.com
We Appreciate YOU Cookout!
The Chamber would like to THANK all our
Members for their continued support.
Come enjoy a cookout on us!
Friday, September 28
Muensterberg Plaza
11:30am-1:30pm
Watch your email/mailbox
for your personalized invitation!
Berne Chamber News
2012
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1Loblolly Wetland
Ship via UPS from the
Chamber office. Bring
your packages to the
office by 2:30 pm
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Tour 11:30am
Creature Feature
12noon
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8“Saturday Night at
Swiss Village” 7pm
Labor
Day
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Swiss Days Mtg. Noon
SA Senior Center
12:30 pm Blood Pressure Ck.
1:00 pm Bingo
City Council 7:30pm
16 Bluegrass
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SHV Heritage Festival
Wonder of the Wetlands @
the Loblolly Preserve
11 CDC
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SHV Benefit
Auction
Chamber Luncheon @
Ad. Co. Flower & Produce Auction 11:45 am
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19 CDC 6th Annual 20
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Mtg. 7am
12 Chamber
Board Mtg. 7 am
Golf Outing 12:30pm
Jamboree
22-4pm Geneva
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SAT
30 24 City Council
7:30 pm
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Walk Like a
Naturalist 9:15am
Kaye Mellencamp
Benefit Activities
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28 We Appreciate
YOU Cookout!
11:30am11:30am-1:30pm
Muensterberg Plaza
29 Health Fair @
Swiss Village 7:307:3011am
Berne Chamber of Commerce
205 E. Main St.
Berne, IN 46711
The Berne Chamber Board of Directors
meets the 2nd Wednesday of the Month
in the Chamber Office at 7:00 am. The
Chamber News is published monthly by
the Berne Chamber of Commerce.
“Members Spiel” contributions are
welcome, submit to Chamber office by
the 25th of the month.
Berne Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors Officers & Staff
Matt Henry, President
Floyd Liechty, Vice President
Mark Settlemyre, Secretary
Jason Hilty, Treasurer
Sheree Barkley, Executive Director
Jan Lehman, Office Manager
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