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Can You Believe the ABBY Awards Turn 21 this Year?
The first ABBY
Awards were
presented in 1995
as a project of the
Chamber Diplomat Committee.
The awards are
designed to salute
and enhance
Gail L. Ochs
the image of the
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ness community
by recognizing outstanding business
performance,excellent busness practices, and local customer satisfaction
within the community.
As a member of the Aberdeen
Area Chamber of Commerce, we
are asking you to nominate a businesses or organization for a 2015
ABBY Award. Award descriptions
are below and your nominee can be
a business or organization you have
worked with on either a professional
or personal level or think about nominating your own business.
• Agribusiness Award: Exceptional
performance in the development
of agriculture in South Dakota or
which relates to the agribusiness
sector,including farming and ranching enterprises.
• Bridge Builder Award: Exceptional
performance in the implementation of programs to enhance the
workforce including internships,
mentorships, apprenticeships, job
shadowing, etc.
• Community Involvement-Business: Exceptional performance
in its support of arts and culture,
sports, education, voluntary groups,
and/or community service.
• Community Involvement - Not
For Profit: A non-profit organization which demonstrates exceptional performance in its support
of the community through arts and
culture, sports, education, voluntary
groups, and/or community service.
• Customer Service - Retail: Exceptional performance in providing
retail services (wholesale and retail
trade, purchasing and distribution,
transportation, professional services, communications, financial, etc.)
• Customer Service - Service: Exceptional performance in providing
services (wholesale and retail trade,
purchasing and distribution, transportation, professional services,
communications, financial, etc.)
• Health and Wellness: Exceptional
performance in providing healthcare services to the community;
or a business/organization that
internally encourages health/well-
ness of company through employee
programs.
• Manufacturing: Exceptional performance in producing manufactured
goods. Judging considers the relative size and particular conditions of
the business, and the usual evaluation criteria of profitability, growth,
and stability.
• Professional Services: Exceptional performance in providing a
service. Judging considers the relative size and particular conditions of
the business, as well as criteria of
profitability, growth, and stability.
• People’s Choice: A business or
organization that demonstrates
exceptional performance in its support of the community and increases community pride through their
efforts. All applicants are eligible
for this award if they apply in any
category.
To make your nomination, call the
Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce at (605) 225-2860 or email
your nomination to: [email protected]. We will email appropriate applications to all nominees!
Applications can also be found online
at www.aberdeen-chamber.com/ABBYS.
Aberdeen Area Chamber Welcomes Summer Intern
Larissa
Swanson
Aberdeen Area
Chamber Intern
communications.
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Hi. I’m Larissa
Swanson, and I’m
interning this summer at the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce.
I am currently
enrolled in my
third year at Minnesota State University- Mankato,
pursuing a degree
in Event Planning
with a minor in
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I had the option of moving back
home or staying in Mankato for the
summer and I made my decision
on very short notice based on three
things I missed the most: free coffee
(compliments of my mom and dad’s
cupboard), my old bed, and annoying my sister.
Being a student, I’m often asked
where I see myself in five years and
my answer is never consistent. As of
now, I see myself planning events for
a university in a city, hopefully a lot
like Aberdeen–with nicer weather of
course.
My internship at The Chamber
of Commerce started the second
week of June and will last six weeks.
All the meetings and events quickly
merged to form an “opportunity
soup,” as I like to call it. It’s a broad
range of great people and different
businesses I am just learning about
mixed into one awesome community.
I’m so thankful to have a summer job
that not only encompasses connections for my future plans, but one that
allows me to work alongside such
great people and have fun doing so!
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Chamber Stays Busy This Summer
Aberdeen was
pleased to host
representatives of the
Governor’s Office of
Economic Development in late May,
including GOED
Commissioner, Pat
Costello.
JoEllen Lindner
It was interesting to
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learn about the state’s
Board Chair, Northern State University
research regarding
people’s perceptions
regarding life in South
Dakota. This research is the basis for the
state’s new marketing initiatives to build the
much needed growth in our workforce.
The state’s new website, youcanliveinsouthdakota.com has been developed for
this purpose. I invite you to check it out.
Later this month, the Chamber will make
its annual funding request to the City of
Aberdeen. The City and Chamber have
had a long-standing successful partnership
marketing the community. The Chamber
handles the City Marketing for the city, and
in turn charges no fee for the service. One
hundred percent of the city promotional
fund money given to the Chamber for marketing is spent on placement and production of advertising and promotion. The
Chamber’s marketing efforts have proven to
be very successful.
The attendance at recent Business After
Hours has been tremendous! It’s great to
see so many new faces and new members
participating in these networking opportunities. If your business is interested in being
a Business After Hours sponsor, please
contact Jessica Rehder.
The Chamber Board of Directors is
pleased to welcome Julie Fischbach of
Mainstream Boutique to fill the unexpired
term of Joel Swanson. Joel was a strong
community volunteer, including on Chamber
committees and at the board level. He has
left the community to pursue a new career
opportunity. We’re glad to have Julie joining
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the board. We’ll miss Joel, but we’re glad to
have Julie joining the board.
While Julie is a newer business owner,
she a long-time Aberdeen resident. She’s
a member of many local and state organizations, and enjoys volunteering her time.
Julie is very interested in helping to grow
Aberdeen. “We need people to want to
move here or stay here,” Julie said. She’s
also a huge advocate to the importance of
shopping local.
The summer is progressing very quickly!
I hope you have had the opportunity to take
advantage of the myriad of activities and
events that have already occurred these
past months. If not, there’s still plenty to do.
Aberdeen offers something for every interest!
CHAMBER DIVES INTO
SOCIAL NETWORKING
The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce is on Facebook and Twitter.
Like us on Facebook by searching for Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce.
Look for our handle, #aberdeenchamber on Twitter.
Board of Directors
Executive Board
JoEllen Lindner, Chair Northern State University
Carl Perry, Chair-Elect Progressive Financial Services
Cory Bollinger, Vice Chair Aberdeen American News
Dr. Marje Kaiser, Treasurer
SDSBVI
Eric Brenner, Secretary
Alliance Contracting
Neal Wietgrefe, Past Chair Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Chamber Staff
Gail Ochs
Emily Richardt
Jessica Rehder
Heidie Holmstrom
Ioana Hojda
President
Director of Public Relations,
Committees and Programs
Director of Member
Services & Events
Finance Manager
Administrative Assistant
www.aberdeen-chamber.com • 605.225.2860
Full Board
Mark Malchow
Malchow’s Furniture
Tom Snyder
Avera Mother Joseph Manor
Jerry Glatt, CVB Board Liaison
Americal. Inc
Jim Kreber, ADC Board Liaison Wooden Mallet
Brad Olson
Aberdeen Surgical Associates
Jeff Poppen
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center
Tanya Schafer
Twin City Fan Companies
Julie Fischbach
Mainstream Boutique
Mary Davis
Davis, Mary
Jack Hollinsworth
JDH Construction
Nadine Gropp
3M Company
Dawn Williams
SD Dept. of Labor
Heidi Appel, Ex-Officio
Aberdeen Downtown Assoc.
Mike Bockorny, Ex-Officio Aberdeen Development Corp.
Brenda Moore, Ex-Officio
Aberdeen CVB
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This magazine is a bi-monthly publication of
the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce.
For articles contact Emily Richardt.
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Business Briefs
Aberdeen Director Honored for
Helping Businesses
Kelly Weaver,
regional director of
the South Dakota
Small Business Development Center
in Aberdeen, has
been honored as
the SCORE Champion of the Year in
South Dakota for
Weaver
helping small businesses.
Weaver was nominated by Cari
Fossum, district director for SCORE
in South Dakota. “She’s on the ball,”
Fossum said. “She knows how businesses can benefit from programs
and lets them know about them.” Weaver was surprised and flattered to be honored for helping businesses through SCORE. “There can
never be enough resources to help
small businesses get started. SCORE
is another resource we can utilize,”
she says. Weaver can be reached at
(605) 626-2565 or kweaver@midco.
net.
Director for NSU Confucius
Institute Named
Dr. Naomi Ludeman Smith has
been named as the
founding director
of the Confucius
Institute at Northern State University, Aberdeen.
Ludeman Smith
comes to Northern
from Peace Catalyst International,
Ludeman Smith
Denver, where she
served as director of development
and learning. Before that she was on
the faculty of Bethel University for 29
years, where she was associate professor of intercultural studies in the
Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Reconciliation Studies.
“Dr. Ludeman Smith has an exceptional background in innovative
global learning initiatives with a proven track record in building community and international partnerships,”
said NSU President Dr. James Smith.
“We are excited to have her join us in
this pioneering role and look forward
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to developing our Confucius Institute
to become one of the leading institutes in the region.”
AAHRA to Hold Trainings
Aberdeen Area Human Resource
Association (AAHRA) is hosting a
two-hour presentation by James
Marsh on various topics and updates
relating to the SD Department of
Labor and Regulations on Aug. 20 at
the Ramkota from 10 am to noon.
The cost is free but registration
is required for space availability. Please email [email protected] for registration.
James has been the Director of
the Division of Labor and Management in the South Dakota Department
of Labor and Regulation since 1995. The Division regulates workers’ compensation, unemployment appeals,
public collective bargaining, human
rights, and wage and hour laws. He
graduated from the University of
South Dakota Law School in 1986,
and received his B.A., summa cum
laude, from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1983.
Perry, Novstrup Lobby in DC
Carl Perry and Sen. David
Novstrup of Aberdeen were recently
in Washington, DC lobbying the
South Dakota congressional delegation on issues that impact their
respective industries. The above picture was taken at
a constitute gathering. Pictured are:
Sen. Mike Rounds, Rep. Kristi Noem,
David Novstrup, Carl Perry, and Sen.
John Thune. Novstrup, a local businessman, was in Washington, DC
with IAAPA (International Association
of Amusement Parks and Attractions, for their annual advocacy day.
He discussed federal oversight over
fixed-site rides, J-1 Visa Summer
Work Travel Program, the highway
re-authorization funding bill, Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime
rules, and drones with our delegation and other officials in Washington,
DC. Perry was part of COHEAO,
ACA, SLSA, NCHER and Progressive
Financial Services. He was lobbying
for funding education, specifically
Perkins, TCPA and CFPB.
Lozenski Named GM of the Year
AmericInn, the largest mid-scale
lodging brand in the
upper Midwest, has
honored Kari Lozenski of the AmericInn
Aberdeen as its
2015 General Manager of the Year.
This award of honor
is given by the
AmericInn organization to recognize the
Lozenski
hundreds of general
managers in the brand’s system.
Lozenski received the award at
the AmericInn 2015 annual convention in Las Vegas.
Behavioral Care Specialists to
Hold Open House
Behavioral Care Specialists will
hold an open house on July 19 from
5-8 pm at 405 S. Washington St.
The open house will include tours
and free presentations of the following: characteristics of Autism, options for children with developmental
disorders and basic behavioral strategies. Behavioral Care Specialists
will also have booths from various
resources and services related to
developmental disorders.
If you’re an individual or
a business that would
like to submit a business
brief, please email a
release to Emily Richardt
at [email protected].
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Storybook Land Festival Kicks Off July 24
The 10th Annual Storybook Land
Festival kicks off on Friday evening,
July 24 at Storybook Land in Aberdeen.
At 6:30 pm, those who attend
can have their picture taken with
costume characters Splat the Cat,
Very Hungry Caterpillar, Mr. Fish and
Paddington. A hoop dance performance by Dallas Chief Eagle will
follow. Through the “hoop” places an
emphasis on the importance of taking
care of your own personal hoop. How
we do this will determine how everyone dances with all the other hoops
in life. Following Dallas Chief Eagle,
there will be a free watermelon feed.
The festival continues on Saturday, July 25. Storybook Land will be
full of activities, games, inflatables,
balloon twisting and a book tent.
National children’s author Jill Kalz will
be sharing her stories. Local authors
Tessa Brittany and
Joan Hofer. David
Chicken will return to
the Festival sharing
his original music.
Storybook Land
Theatre will also perform. The daytime
activities conclude
with an ice cream
social at 4:30 pm.
At dusk, on
Saturday evening,
grab your pillow
and blanket and join
everyone for a movie
under the stars.
Paddington will be shown. Before
the movie, you can also have your
picture taken with Paddington.
The festival is sponsored by Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry,
Aberdeen Area Arts Council, Alexan-
der Mitchell Public Library and Sertoma Club, with funding assistance
from SD Humanities Council and
Aberdeen Hotel Alliance. All events
are FREE. For additional information,
contact 605-626-7015 or visit www.
aberdeen.sd.us/sblfestival.
Campus Community Preparing for 100th Celebration of Gypsy Days
Northern State University is preparing for the 100th anniversary celebration of Gypsy Days, with many special
events planned on and off campus.
Gypsy Days is set for Sept. 21-26.
Activities culminate in the annual Gypsy Day Parade, the largest parade in
South Dakota, on Saturday, Sept. 26.
This year’s theme is “Cruising through
the Decades.” Participants will select
a decade from the past 100 years to
represent on their float, incorporating
the number “100” in some way.
Parade registration is open. To
register, visit www.northern.edu/
gypsydays/pages/parade.aspx before
the deadline, which is 5 pm Sept. 15.
Work is ongoing on an online
Gypsy Days history project, which
will be ready by fall. This project is a
digital exhibit of Beulah Williams Library items pertaining to Gypsy Days,
including photographs, yearbooks
and historic copies of the Exponent
student newspaper.
Also in the works is an oral history
project called Northern Memories.
The goal of this project, a collaborative effort between the library and the
NSU history department, is to preserve
and share memories of the university,
including memories of Gypsy Days.
Recorded interviews of alumni and former faculty, staff and other members
of the NSU community will be made
available online at http://nsudigital.org/
Northern_Memories/.
On social media, NSU will use the
hashtag #GypsyDays100 for all Gypsy
Days coverage. For more information
on Gypsy Days, visit www.northern.
edu/gypsydays.
GYPSY DAYS SCHEDULE
MONDAY, SEPT. 21:
• NSU Faculty Concert, 7:30 pm, Krikac Auditorium
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24:
• Community Luncheon, 11:30 am,
NSU Student Center
• Coronation, 7 pm, Krikac Auditorium
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25:
• 50-Year Club Luncheon, 11:30 am,
NSU Student Center
• Northern Bound Day, noon-2 pm,
campus-wide
• All Campus Open House, 2-4 pm,
campus-wide
• Distinguished Alumni and Hall of
Fame Banquet, 5 pm, Dakota Event
Center
• Volleyball vs. Duluth, 7 pm, NSU
Barnett Center’s Wachs Arena
• All Decades Men’s Basketball Reunion, 7 pm, DEC
• Alumni and Friends Jazz Swing
Dance and Welcome Back gathering, time 9 pm, DEC
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26:
• Gypsy Day Parade, 9 am, Main
Street
• Alumni and Friends Tailgate, noon,
Clark Swisher Activities Complex
• Gypsy Day football game vs. USF,
2:30 pm, Clark Swisher Activities
Complex
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Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Celebrates Anniversary
Three years ago, Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center opened its
doors, welcoming patients from
across the region. Since then, Sanford Aberdeen has continued to
grow with expanded services, expert
providers, and increasing patient
volumes.
The full-service regional hospital
was designed to meet the growing
health care needs of the Aberdeen
region, featuring state-of-the-art technology and warm, welcoming patient
areas. The 48-bed medical center is
directly attached to the multi-specialty
Sanford Aberdeen Clinic, providing
easy access for patients and their
families.
Since 2012, Sanford Aberdeen
has steadily expanded its services
to include orthopedics and sports
medicine, hematology/oncology,
interventional cardiology, nephrology,
and urology. Sanford
Aberdeen also offers
acute care services,
emergency medicine,
ENT, family medicine,
pediatrics, general surgery, internal
medicine, OB/GYN,
radiology, and telemedicine services.
Sanford Aberdeen
now has more than 40
full-time providers, with an additional 20 outreach providers offering specialty care at the hospital or
clinic on a weekly or biweekly basis.
Three more full-time providers - a
general surgeon, an internal medicine physician, and a cardiologist
- will join the Sanford team this fall.
PC to Offer Scholarships to Catholic HS Grads Who Show Promise
The Presentation College
Office of Enrollment announced
that it will now offer a new scholarship for graduates of Catholic
High Schools who show academic merit and promise that are
accepted to Presentation College for the fall
2015 class start.
Beginning with the Fall 2015
semester, students graduating
from a Catholic high school in
Spring 2015 with 3.0 or above GPA
can apply for the Presentation College Catholic High School Scholarship.
“This scholarship is designed to
reward and award promising Catholic high school students with annual,
renewable scholarships of up to
$4,000,” said Michael Mattison, Vice
Aberdeensd.com now Features
International Residents Section
Check out the new section on the
Aberdeensd.com website that offers
our new international residents additional information on daily living in
Aberdeen and South Dakota. It takes
our community information one step
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further to make transitioning to Aberdeen and making connections even
easier!
The site can be found directly by
visiting, www.aberdeensd.com/international.
President for Enrollment at PC.
Students do not need to be Catholic to apply; however, recipients must
have graduated from a Catholic high
school in 2015. Successful candidates must be enrolled as full-time
residential PC students by Fall 2015.
Once awarded, scholarship recipients must maintain their 3.0 or above
GPA for three additional years, in addition to maintaining academic merit
and policy limits.
To learn more about the scholarship, please contact the PC Admissions Department at (605) 229-2492.
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Chamber Golf Tournamnet Winners Announced
Several teams walked away as winners in the Annual Chamber Golf Tournament Monday, June 1 at Moccasin Creek
Country Club. Thirty Four Teams participated in the Rock-N-Roll themed tournament. Steve Dunker, was the winner of the
Longest Putt on Hole #3.
Flight 1
1st
Aberdeen CVB - Eric Vetter,
Chris Dohrer, Casey Weismantel
Lynn Lander, Brenda Moore
Flight 2
1st
Northwestern Energy
Mike Williams, Mike Baugmarg,
Mike McClurg, Corey Kramer
Flight 3
T1st
Republic - Todd Thurstan,
Jon Hoffman, Michelle Podoll,
Steve Vilhauer
2nd
Alliance Contracting
J.R. Johnson, Ryan Karst,
Steve Stillman, Eric Brenner
2nd
My Place Hotels of Aberdeen
Joel Albrecht, Tony Lunzman,
John Hilton, Eric Myers
T1st
Plains Commerce Bank
Team Rockstars
Ryan Schneider, Lance Vilhauer, Ona
Hughes, Rachelle Carrels
3rd
Schwan Financial Group
Dillon Freudenthal, Mike McCarty,
Jon Davidson, Adam Christenson
3rd
Helm’s & Associates
Corey Helms, Bob Kieso,
Bob Babcock, Randy Bacon
T1st
Molded Fiber Glass
Eric Carlson, Tyler Murphy,
Herb Grifith, Myron Pauna
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Military/Veterans Committee
July 7, National Guard Armory, Noon
Ambassadors
July 7, TBD, Noon
Diplomats
July 9, Chamber, 3 pm
Business After Hours
July 9, Sanford, 5:15 pm
Partners in Community Pride
July 10, Chamber, 9 am
Ag Committee
July 10, SDSU Extension, Noon
Workforce & Education Committee
July 15, Chamber, 3:30 pm
Government Affairs
August 6, Ramada, Noon
Partners in Community Pride Committee
August 7, Chamber, 9 am
Ag Committee
August 14, SDSU Extension, Noon
Consumer Ag Breakfast
August 16, Fairgrounds, 8-11 am
New Teacher Luncheon
August 18, TBD, 11:30 am
Ambassadors
August 18, TBD, Noon
Transportation Committee
August 25, Chamber, 3:30 pm
Visit www.allaberdeen.net for a
more detailed list of events.
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July
10............. Double S Duo, 7:00 PM - 11 PM @ Aberdeen Elks Lodge #1046
11............. Junior Achievement Bacon Run, 7:30 AM @ Pounders
11-12........ Zoo Bar Men’s Slowpitch Softball Tournament @ Moccasin Creek Complex
11-12........ SDGA Senior Women’s Championship @ Moccasin Creek Country Club
11-12........ State Outdoor Field Archery Tournament, Whitetail Bowman Outdoor Rance
13............. Wachs Classic, 10 AM - 7 PM @ Moccasin Creek Country Club
13............. SDDOT Public Meeting on 2016-19 STIP, 7 pm @ Ramada
14-15........ South Dakota All Stars Games & Coaches Clinic @ Barnett Center & Clark Swisher
Activities Complex
16............. Gwen Sebastian - Downtown Aberdeen Summer Concert Series, 7 PM - 10:30
PM @ Downtown Aberdeen
16............. Wine & Canvas, 5 PM @ Karisma’s
17-19........ Aberdeen ABATE’s 35th Annual Pierpont Wheel Inn @ Pierpont Lake Recreation Area
17-24........ SD State Swim B Championships @ Aberdeen Aquatic Center
17............. Golf With The Saints, 11 AM - 6 PM @ Lee Park Golf Course
17............. Kayla Clifford, 7 PM - 11 PM @ Aberdeen Elks Lodge #1046
17............. Jazz and Chess Night, 7 PM - 9:30 PM @ Red Rooster Coffee House
18............. Aberdeen Downtown Crazy Days, 10 AM - 5:30 PM @ Downtown Main Street
18............. RDO Equipment Company’s Day of Play, 10:30 AM - 3 PM @ RDO Equipment Co.
18............. Blues, Brews, & BBQ, 11 AM - 8 PM @ Centennial Village
19............. Old Time Music & Ice Cream Social, 1 PM - 4 PM @ The Granary Rural Cultural Center
19............. Lorie Line Show, 7 PM - 8:30 PM @ Thomas F. Kelly Theater at Aberdeen Central High
School
22............. Jim Gill Concert, 2 PM - 3 PM @ Alexander Mitchell Public Library
23-7.......... Harvest of Arts Exhibition @ The Granary Rural Cultural Center
23............. Creating an Online Presence for Your Business, 12 PM - 1 PM @ NSU Lincoln Hall
Room 235
23............. Western Printing Pro-Am, 7 AM -8 PM @ Moccasin Creek Country Club
24-25........ Storybook Land Festival @ Wylie Park/Storybook Land
24............. Jazz and Chess Night, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM @ Red Rooster Coffee House
24............. Karaoke Challenge with Micah Small of ThrillBilly, 7:30 PM - 11 PM @ Aberdeen Elks
Lodge #1046
25............. On The Road For Wishes Poker Run, 10 AM - 7 PM @ C & S Motor Sports
25............. YMCA Bull Run, 7 am, Aberdeen YMCA
27............. City Junior Championship, 9:30 AM - July 28, 4 PM @ Moccasin Creek Country Club/
Lee Park Golf Course
30............. Downtown Wine Walk, 5 PM - 8 PM @ Downtown Main Street
August
1................Aberdeen Wing Fest, 4 PM - 8 PM @ Downtown Main Street
6................Aberdeen Area Aqua Addicts Water Ski Show, 7 PM - 8:30 PM @ Dahme Lake
6-8.............SD State Swim Meet Seasonal Championship @ Aberdeen Aquatic Center
6................Eagles Back to School Outreach, 5 PM - 7 PM @ Aberdeen Eagles Club
6................The Johnny Holm Band - Downtown Aberdeen Summer Concert Series, 7 - 10:30
PM @ Downtown Aberdeen
7................Ron Goehring Karaoke, 7 PM - 11 PM @ Aberdeen Elks Lodge #1046
7................Jazz and Chess Night, 7 PM - 9:30 PM @ Red Rooster Coffee House
8................Jack and Jill Golf Tournament, 8 AM - August 9, 9 PM @ Moccasin Creek Country Club
9................Loren Schultz Memorial Golf Tournament, 9 AM - 5 PM @ Moccasin Creek Country
Club
10-16.........Brown County Fair @ Brown County Fairgrounds
14-16.........SDSB-SDSVI-SDSBVI All-School Reunion @ SDSBVI
15..............SD State Chili Cookoff @ Brown County Fair, 1 PM - 4 PM @ East of Centennial Village
21..............Micah Small of ThrillBilly, 7:30 PM - 11 PM @ Aberdeen Elks Lodge #1046
21-23.........SD Escape to the Lake-Handicap Ski, 8 AM - 11:58 PM @ Dahme Lake
22..............Sizzlin Summer Nights Car & Motorcycle Show, 3 PM - 8 PM @ Downtown Main Street
27-30.........Chroma Camp Music and Art Festival @ Richmond Lake Youth Camp
29-30.........85th Dakota Open @ Moccasin Creek Country Club and Lee Park Golf Course
29..............Blackout Motors Show & Shrine, 12 PM - 7 PM @ Yelduz Shrine Center
WEEKLY
EVENTS
CHAMBER BIG DATES
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Exchange Club
Meeting
Mavericks
12 pm
BOTMA Old Time
Music Jam
Red Rooster
2-5 pm
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Weight Watchers
Super City Mall
11:45 am & 5 pm
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Weight Watchers
Super City Mall
8:30 am
DIPLOMAT VISITS
Carlsen Funeral Home and Crematory
1708 8th Ave NE • 605-225-2281
www.carlsenfh.com
Lien Transportation
2204 W Hwy 12 • 605-225-3814
www.lientransporation.com
Prosperity Wealth Management LLC
405 8th Ave NW Suite 302
605-262-0308
www.prosperityconsulting.net
3M Company
610 N County Rd 19 • 605-229-5002
www.mmm.com
Chamber Welcomes New Members
Headlines Salon
Allyssa Eschenbaum
6 N Dakota St
Aberdeen SD 57401
605-262-6200
[email protected]
Dakota Plastic Surgery
Dr. Sanja Mukerji
201 S Lloyd St Suite W230
Aberdeen SD 57401
605-725-5030
[email protected]
Energy Transfer Partners
Dan Lederman
725 Indian Wells Court
Dakota Dunes SD 57049
[email protected]
Liquid Capitol of the Dakotas
Bob Baker
6102 134th ST
Aberdeen SD 57401
605-216-2196
[email protected]
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Profiling Beauty Health & Wellness Studio
224 1st Ave SE Suite 1 • 605-262-0405
www.profilingbeauty.com
Quality Quick Print-QQP
2217 6th Ave SE • 605-226-2541
www.mqprint.com
Hartlend Capital, LLC
205 6th Ave SE Suite 202 • 605-725-1230
Hub City Livestock
2502 S 5th St • 605-225-3979
www.hubcitylivestock.net
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
1011 1st Ave SE • 605-725-6636
www.nmfn.com
Siegel, Barnett, & Schutz
415 S Main St. Suite 409 • 605-225-5420
www.sbslaw.net
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DIPLOMAT VISITS
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
204 1st St • 605-225-2220
www.wellsfargo.com
Gliks
3315 6th Ave SE Suite 28 • 605-725-8900
www.gliks.com
Riddle’s Jewelry
3315 6th Ave SE Suite 51 • 605-225-7877
www.riddlesjewelry.com
YAAAA WINNERS*
May YAAAA Award winner is Rich Galbraith of RAM Housing Specialists. He is
pictured here with Dan Goetz of QQP. Dan is the 2015 Ambassador Chair.
*YOU ARE AN AWESOME AMBASSADOR
June YAAAA Award winner is Pat Tollefson of Insurance Plus. She is pictured
here with Dan Goetz of QQP, 2015 Ambassador Chair, and Rich Galbraith, RAM
Housing Specialists and May YAAAA Award winner.
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Dairy Queen
2416 6th Ave SE • 605-725-4437
www.dairyqueen.com
Dakota Plastic Surgery
201 S Lloyd St Suite W230 • 605-725-5030
www.dakotaplasticsurgery.com
Johnson Fine Arts Center
NSU Campus
www.northern.edu
Profile by Sanford
2905 3rd Ave SE • 605-277-1285
www.profileplan.net
Harr Motors Bargain Center
1116 6th Ave SE • 605-725-8720
www.harrmotors.com
Headlines Salon
6 N Dakota Street • 605-262-6200
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Karisma Boutique
305 S Main Street • 605-377-8214
www.shopkarisma.com
NECOG
416 N Production St. Suite 1 • 605-626-2595
www.necog.com
CHAMBER COMMITTEES:
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
Purpose: to establish
communications between the
business community and the
rural agriculture community; to
increase education, promote
interest and understanding
of the agriculture community.
The Ag Committee meets the
second Friday of every month
at noon.
AMBASSADORS
The Ambassador Committee
serves as the public relations
arm of the Chamber. Members
are selected on a nomination
basis to represent the Chamber at new businesses, ground
breaking ceremonies, and
ribbon cutting events. The Ambassadors meet the second
Tuesday of every month at
12 pm for a monthly meeting and visits, but also meet
throughout the month to attend
community events as indicated
above.
CART – COMMUNITY
ACTION RESOURCE TEAM
CART Meets every Thursday
at the Chamber office from
8:30-10 am. Topics focus on
Aberdeen and regional issues,
projects and events. All are
welcome – promote your
events, business and projects;
network with community
and business leaders; get
informed.
DIPLOMAT COMMITTEE
Purpose: to strengthen
membership by recruiting
new members, visiting current
members, and implementing
retention strategies.
(Committee selection is on
a nomination basis.) The
Diplomat Committee meets
the second Thursday of every
month at 3/3:30 pm at various
locations in the Aberdeen
area.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
Purpose: To strengthen
communication between the
community and government
entities; and serve as the
catalyst for forums, panels,
town meetings, etc. The
committee meets the first
Thursday of every other month
at noon at the Ramada.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
COMMITTEE
Purpose: to provide
information and resources to
Chamber members so that
they may better provide an
environment which promotes
wellness amongst their
employees. The Healthcare
Committee meets meets the
first Wednesday of every other
month at 3:30 pm at various
locations.
MILITARY/VETERANS COMMITTEE
Purpose: to promote a positive
working relationship among
the community, employers,
and area military and veteran
groups while also heightening
the awareness of the military
and veteran presence in the
Aberdeen area. The committee meets the first Tuesday of
every other month at noon at
the National Guard Armory.
PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY
PRIDE COMMITTEE
Purpose: to coordinate
residential and commercial
projects that serve to beautify
and cleanup the community
with assistance from the
community, city and county
governments. The committee
meets the first Friday of
every month at 9 am at the
Chamber.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
Purpose: to coordinate city,
county and state officials to
communicate key issues and
projects for the community
in the areas of ground, rail,
air, rural, and city roads. The
Transportation Committee
meets the last Tuesday of
every other month at 3:30 pm
at the Chamber.
WORKFORCE &
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Purpose: to implement
projects that partner the
business community and
educational institutions
together to foster cooperation
and interaction between
business and education to
ensure needs are being met.
The Committee meets every
other month at 3:30 pm at the
Chamber.
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More than 100 Entries Shown at Northern Plains Livestock Days
The Aberdeen Area Chamber of
Commerce’s Ag Committee hosted
the 2015 Northern Plains Livestock
Day on June 6 at the Brown County
Fairgrounds.
Northern Plains Livestock is a
beef, lamb and goat show that is
sanctioned by the South Dakota
Junior Points Show Association. The
show also included a showmanship
division.
Participants from more than 10
South Dakota counties and bordering
states participated. There were more
than 100 entries. About $4,000 in
cash payouts and championship winnings were awarded to participants.
Home Federal Bank was the major
sponsor for the event and helped
with the show. Other sponsors
included: Artz Equipment, CorTrust
Bank, Crawford Trucks & Equipment,
Dacotah Bank, Dakota Broadcasting,
Dakota Livestock Supply, Farm Credit
Services of America, Farm Forum,
First State Bank of Warner, Glacial
Lakes Energy, Hub City Livestock
Auction, Insurance Plus, Jakober
Limousin, Lazy J Bar & Ranch, Livestock Specialists Inc., North Central
Farmers Elevator, Northern Plains
Animal Health, Plains Commerce
Bank, Premier Tax & Bookkeeping,
RDO Equipment Co., Thorpe Realty &
Auction, Traxinger Simmentals, Wells
Fargo Bank and Western Printing.
Grand Champion Lamb –
Peyton Bischoff, Huron
Reserve Champion Lamb – Talli
Heim, Wessington Springs
Beginner Showmanship Lamb –
Harlee Heim, Wessington Springs
Senior Showmanship Lamb – Talli
Heim, Wessington Springs
Grand Champion Goat – Tessa
Erdmann, Groton
Reserve Champion Goat – Kylee
Myers, Kathryn, ND
Beginner Showmanship Goat –
Brooke Heim, Ashton
Senior Showmanship Goat –
Kylee Myers, Kathryn, ND
Junior Showmanship Goat –
Kendra Myers, Kathryn, ND
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Grand Champion Heifer – Chesney
Effling, Highmore
Reserve Champion Heifer – Chesney
Effling, Highmore
Grand Champion Steer – Lacey
Schmitz, Oakes, ND
Reserve Champion Steer – Talli Heim,
Wessington Springs
Grand Champion No-Fit Heifer –
Kale Pharis, Mina
Reserve Champion No-Fit Heifer –
Lane Krueger, Groton
Grand Champion No-Fit Steer –
Kenidy Effling, Highmore
Reserve Champion No-Fit Steer –
Cutler Michalski, Willow Lake
Beginner Showmanship Beef –
Harlee Heim, Wessington Springs
Junior Showmanship Beef –
Chesney Effling, Highmore
Senior Showmanship Beef –
Talli Heim, Wessington Springs
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Kiwanis to Host Annual Ice Cream Social
Kiwanis International
Club of Aberdeen will
hold its 40th annual Ice
Cream Social, on Sept.
13, from 1-4 pm at
the Southeast area of
Melgaard Park. All proceeds will fund youth
programs in Aberdeen.
Kiwanis clubs, located in 80 nations, have
been around for a long
time: 2015 marks the
100th year anniversary
since the founding of
the first club in Detroit.
Kiwanis has been part
of Aberdeen for 92 years.
“Kiwanis clubs focus on changing the world by serving children,
one child and one community at a
time. To do this, the Aberdeen club
supports Aspire, Aberdeen BMX, Boy
Scouts, Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen Area, Elementary and Middle
Schools, Central Music, Church
Youth Groups and several other organizations” said Mike Herman, 2016
President elect.
In the last four decades, the club
has organized an ice-cream social
every summer in Aberdeen. “Kiwanis
members each bring two cakes and
we purchase the ice cream.
In 2014 we had 450 people at-
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Let’s put Aberdeen (and your business) on the Map
Whether your
customers are local
or spread across the
globe, the Internet
is now the first, and
sometimes only,
place people look for
business information. About 80 perKelly Weaver cent of consumers
Regional Director,
use search engines
Small Business
Development Center
to find LOCAL information nearby but
only 37 percent of
business have claimed a local business
listing on a search engine. The SBDC
and Aberdeen Chamber are teaming up
to help you resolve that problem, whether
you are a storefront business or just doing a side gig out of your basement (see
info below).
Having an appropriate online presence is increasingly important for all businesses. Besides providing information
at the consumers’ fingertips (where they
want it!), it serves as a way to legitimize your business. The fact remains,
your business will likely show up online
whether you participate or not. By not
participating, however, you are letting
others dictate the reputation of your business. Doing a Google search, you may
be surprised to find your business being
mentioned on a blog, a review site, Facebook, Twitter, etc. as customers are using
these tools to share their experiences.
Unfortunately, now that those comments
are searchable, the not so complimentary
ones are much more likely to surface than
one person’s verbal complaint to another
about your business. The point being
your business will have a presence on
the web one way or the other. If you are
not proactive about claiming your space
and sharing your business message,
others will control what is said about your
business.
If you haven’t been urged to have a
presence on the web before now, put it
on the very top of your priority list to be
“visible” to current and future customers and control the online image of your
business. If you have a presence, the
topics can help you improve and expand
your online presence. The Internet is a
dynamic community which requires interaction and relationship building, and your
business requires you to engage.
Nationally, our SBDC network has
partnered with Google’s Get Your Business Online (GYBO) campaign to assist
small businesses set up a business listing
and a free website for a year. Locally the
Let’s Put Aberdeen on the Map campaign
aims to help business achieve a positive
online presence for their business and
learn how to market to customers online
through targeted advertising. To that end,
two workshops will be held over the lunch
hour at Northern State University. The
topics and dates are: Creating an Online
Presence for Your Business on Thursday,
July 23 and Expanding Your Business
Online on Thursday, Aug. 6. Find more
details on page 21 of the Progress or
give me a call with your questions. Let’s
put Aberdeen AND your business on the
map!
Kelly Weaver is the Regional Director of the Small Business Development
Center in Aberdeen which offers free,
confidential business consulting to start
up and existing businesses. She can be
reached at (605) 626-2565 or kweaver@
midco.net. The Center is hosted by
GROW South Dakota.
W-2 or 1099? Why You Must Classify Your Employees Correctly
As a business
owner, you may hire
people as independent contractors or
as employees. The
topic of properly classifying workers is often discussed, as this
has been a recent
Kim Dorsett
focus of Congress
Partner, Richardand the Internal
son, Wyly, Wise,
Sauck & Hieb
Revenue Service. By
paying workers as
independent contractors when they should be paid as employees, federal, state and local governments
potentially miss out on tax revenue they
would otherwise collect. As a result, the
IRS is conducting a growing number of
audits targeting worker misclassification.
These issues are complex and the penalties for getting it wrong are stiff. Some reports suggest that one in three companies
fail their worker classification audit and
46% of independent contractors reviewed
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by the IRS are found to be misclassified.
Financial consequences to businesses
include penalties which have tripled, if not
quadrupled, since the enactment of the
Affordable Care Act. Additionally, class
action lawsuits by groups of independent
contractors requesting employee status
are becoming increasingly common and
becoming one of the hottest areas in employment litigation. Contractors claiming
that they were effectively employees may
successfully sue a company for employee
benefits, including health care, stock
options, profit sharing, and retirement
benefits.
Worker misclassification often arises
due to employers not fully understanding
what constitutes an independent contractor. The IRS uses a three category test as
a guideline to help businesses determine
how to classify workers correctly. The
first category is behavioral control, which
analyzes whether the business has a
right to direct or control how the work is
done through instructions, training, or
other means. The second category is
financial control, which covers facts that
show whether the business has a right to
direct or control the financial and business aspects of the worker’s job. The third
category covers the type of relationship,
which relates to how the workers and the
business owner perceive their relationship. Generally speaking, if you have the
right to control not only what is done, but
also how and when it is done, then your
workers are likely employees.
Because this is a highly complex area
of the law, it is very important to consult
with an attorney who can assist you in
analyzing all of the relevant factors. Questions regarding this topic, or any other
business or employment related matter,
may be directed to me as listed below.
Kimberly A. Dorsett; Richardson, Wyly,
Wise, Sauck & Hieb, LLP, One Court
Street; Post Office Box 1030; Aberdeen,
SD 57402-1030(605) 225-6310
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Upcoming Quickbooks Workshops
The Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) will be offering the
following QuickBooks workshops on
Tuesday, Aug. 4. QuickBooks Pro
software will be used for the workshop presentation. Participants will
view the software live on screen but
will not have individual computers.
Kelly Weaver will be the instructor.
Registration is limited, so sign up
today!
QuickBooks: The Basics
WHEN: Tuesday, August 4, 2015;
9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon.
WHERE: Smart Center, 416 Production Street, Aberdeen, SD
COST: $50 by July 28th, $55 after
July 28th
QuickBooks: The Basics is designed
for those who may be considering
a computerized accounting system
or those QuickBooks users who are
starting or would like to explore these
features and how the data is managed. Topics covered will include
Chart of Accounts, Customers, Vendors, Invoicing, Check Writing, Bills,
and Reports.
QuickBooks: Inventory and Payroll
WHEN: Tuesday, August 4, 2015;
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Smart Center, 416 Production Street, Aberdeen, SD
COST: $50 by July 28th, $55 after
July 28th
QuickBooks: Inventory and Payroll
will provide an overview of how
inventory and payroll are processed
by QuickBooks and the basic concerns to be addressed when setting
up and using these features. Topics
covered include Inventory Items,
Inventory Types, Purchase Orders,
Payroll Items, Payroll Checks, Payroll
Liabilities, and Reports.
Attend both and save! Participants
can attend both classes for a fee of
only $90 by July 28th, $100 after July
28th.
For more information or to register,
contact Kelly Weaver or Carla Burns
at the Small Business Development
Center at 626-2565 or kweaver@
midco.net. Seating is limited and
seats are reserved once payment
is received. Payments should be
sent to Small Business Development
Center, 416 Production Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401. The Smart Center is
located ½ mile north of RDO Equipment Company.
Online Business Workshops set for July 23 & August 6
The Small Business Development
Center and Chamber of Commerce
are helping small businesses grow
their presence online with a Let’s
Put Aberdeen on the Map campaign
featuring two workshops to help
businesses succeed online. The
first workshop, Creating an Online
Presence for Your Business, will be
hosted on Thursday, July 23rd. The
second workshop, Expanding Your
Business Online, will be Thursday,
Aug. 6th. Both workshops will be
held at NSU Lincoln Hall-Computer
Lab 325 from noon to 1 pm.
The fee to attend is only $15 per
workshop and you are welcome to
invite anyone you think could benefit.
The fee includes a lunch, computer
to use, free pen and notepad, and
education on getting your business
online.
During the first workshop, attendees will create their online profile and
learn about the free tools available
through the Get Your Business Online program. The second workshop
will focus on how to target customers
through online advertising. To register for the July 23 workshop, go to
www.aberdeen-chamber.com/gybo.
To register for
provides small businesses with a free
the August
website as well as free tools, training,
6 workshop,
and resources to help their business
go to www.
succeed online. Visit www.gybo.com
aberdeento learn more about the program and
chamber.
get involved.
com/eybo.
Or call the
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tial business management consulting
While 97% of consumers look onservices to support potential and
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existing businesses in South Dakota.
55% of small businesses do not have
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ers use search engines to find local
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businesses are the engine of local
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leading business advocate for the
Let’s Put Aberdeen on the Map
economic health and vitality of our
is part of Google’s Get Your Busimembership, our community, and the
ness Online program and aims to
greater Aberdeen area.
bring community members, business
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owners, and civic leaders together to
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Lotteries: Where Does South Dakota Sit?
I recently read
an article in the
Atlantic which
caught my eye
and reminded
me of a term one
of my graduate
finance teachers
would use for lotDr. Bill Broucek
teries.
He called
Business Dean
them “voluntary
Northern State
University
tax” because that’s
exactly what they
are. The odds of
winning are so improbable that players are essentially voluntarily giving
their funds to the government. Lotteries are a voluntary tax disguised as
a game of chance. What’s more, the
game is rigged from the start as winners of more than $600 are subject
to a 45 percent windfall tax on their
‘winnings’. The house, in this case
the government, wins even when it
loses.
When I was growing up in the
‘50’s and ‘60’s gambling was criminalized in all states except Nevada.
Lotteries, run by criminal organizations, were termed the “numbers
racket” though the winning number
combinations were randomly determined by the final digits of the
winning payoff numbers of horse
races, the payoffs were larger, and
there was no tax to be paid on earnings. Long before the Mafia came
to America and before federal and
state tax structures were in place,
the original 13 colonies ran lotteries
to raise funds for endeavors such
as the settlement of Jamestown, the
development of Harvard and Yale,
and the funding of the Continental
Army in addition to hundreds of
firehouses, grade schools, and even
churches as the country expanded.
It wasn’t until 1895 after the country
had developed modern methods of
finance and taxation and a series of
fraudulent lotteries exemplified by the
Louisiana state lottery scandal of the
1870’s that lotteries became illegal.
As recently as 1980, only 14
states had lotteries. Now it’s up to
43 states where you can volunteer
to pay additional tax. The article in
the Atlantic “Lotteries: America’s $70
Billion Shame” by Derek Thompson
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contained some
staggering figures
not least of which
was the title figure
of seventy billion. As
Thompson noted,
that’s more than
$300 for every adult
man and woman
living in the 43 states
where lotteries are
legal.
According to
the North American
Association of State
and Provincial Lotteries lottery sales
in 2014 were $70.1 billion. No other
legal entertainment industry comes
close to that figure. The next closest
- sports tickets - had sales of $17.8
billion, followed by books - $14.6,
video games - $13.1, movie box
office – $10.7, and recorded music
$6.8. Bear in mind that sales for
these other industries were in all 50
states not just the 43 with lotteries.
While the national average may
be $300 spent by each adult a look
at each of the 43 states shows wide
variation. Our neighbors in North
Dakota spent a miserly $35 per
adult last year while the high rollers
in Rhode Island spent nearly $800
per capita. In total dollar sales North
Dakota has virtually no lottery at all.
Its sales are the lowest of the 43 lottery states at $26.9 million. Montana
is next lowest with sales of $53.3 million. After those two states, the lowest
sales are in Vermont with sales of
$102.3 million nearly four times the
North Dakota figure.
As one might expect the more
populous states accounted for the
highest lottery sales in 2014. New
York topped the list with $9.2 billion,
Florida and California were next with
sales of $5.4 billion and $5 billion
respectively. Massachusetts’ lottery
sales were just short of that at $4.8
billion. The complete list of state
sales can be found at the following
link: http://www.naspl.org/index.cfm?f
useaction=content&menuid=17&pag
eid=1025
If you access the link you will see
that South Dakota lottery sales were
a mere $645 million, less than one
percent of the total. Still that’s almost
24 times those of our North Dakota
neighbor. On a per capita basis,
however, the numbers are astounding. South Dakotans averaged $755
per person on lotteries last year,
second only to Rhode Island. Are
we high rollers? Unfortunately, the
answer may not to be “No”.
Lottery researchers are in agreement that poorer people tend to
disproportionately make up a large
share of the market. Peter Moran
in a scholarly article quotes a Duke
University study which concluded
that the poorest third of households
purchased more than half of the
lottery tickets sold. A 2000 study by
Welte and 4 colleagues found that
those in the lowest fifth by socioeconomic status spent an average of
$400 annually whereas those in the
highest fifth by socioeconomic status
spent an average of $176 per year.
High school dropouts spend four
times as much on lotteries as college
graduates. The North Carolina Policy
Watch reported that its state’s poorest counties were its biggest lottery
purchasers: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2010/12/17/hope-andhard-luck/#map
Religious groups in South Dakota
have persistently opposed lotteries and other gambling activities on
moral grounds. Thompson’s article
makes the case that governments
are taking advantage of the poor
and gambling addicts (a Montana
study found pathological and problem gamblers account for 18% of
scratch-off lottery purchases). I’m
sympathetic to these folks but I’m not
a moralist. If you wish to pay extra
tax, that’s your decision.
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Homes Are Possible Funds Available
The grants are for owner-occupied
homes in Brown and surrounding counties.
Grant guidelines state that the funds
cannot be used for rental units (landlords or tenants); mobile homes or portions of homes where a business is located. There is a required pre and post
inspection; the recipient must provide
a copy of the Deed; previous year’s
income tax; verification of income; take
the Homeowners Education Course (a
free course offered by HAPI); and all
work must be done by licensed contractors. There is a Deed Restriction
that goes along with receiving the grant
stating that the grant will be forgiven
at the rate of 1/60th per month and be
totally forgiven at the end of five years.
In 2008 HAPI first applied for grant
funds to do home repairs and in 2009
started dispensing these funds. Since
then HAP has assisted 450 homeowners with Rehab Grants.
HAPI was organized in 1999 by a
group of area citizens to support the
goal of having safe and affordable
housing. The first grants received
by HAPI from Federal Home Loan
Bank were down payment grants for
purchasing homes. From there HAPI
expanded into creating several subdivisions in Aberdeen; southwest of the
main Post Office; west of Central High
School and northeast of town at the
Northwood subdivision. There are also
numerous homes throughout Aberdeen
where a derelict houses were taken
down and a Governor’s house was
moved in. HAPI has also built homes
in Groton; Ipswich; Mobridge and Long
Hollow (near Sisseton). Down Payment/
Closing Cost Assistance is available
to income qualified homebuyers. HAPI
also offers silent second mortgages
that can reduce the price of the lot.
These are no-interest mortgages repayable when the home is either sold
or refinanced for cash back.
To obtain a grant application or
to gather further information contact
Homes Are Possible, Inc. at 605-2254274 or 888-224-4274 or email to
[email protected] or stop
in our office at 318 S. Main St. in Aberdeen. We look forward to working with
you.
Summer
Concert SERIES
MAIN STREET in DowNtown Aberdeen
Thursday, July 16, 7-10:30pm
Gwen Sebastian
From NBC’s “The Voice”
Show for all ages – bring the family
With Special Musical Guest
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Avenger Joe
Thursday, August 6, 7-10:30pm
Johnny Holm Band
Legendary street dance band
Show for all ages – bring the family
EE
For more information, call the Aberdeen Downtown
Association at 226.3441.
FR
The Northeast South Dakota Celtic Faire and Games will
be held Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20 in the Holum
Expo Building at the Brown County Faigrounds.
The event provides an exciting venue for all individuals
who have any interest in Celtic heritage or history, arts, sports,
dance, music, animals and dog parade. Everyone is welcome.
Ticket cost is $10 each day for 18 and up, $5 for youth
13-17 and free for those under 12. A two-day pass is $18 for
adults, $8 for youth 13 to 17 and free for those under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the door. There will be no advanced
tickets sold.
Some activities and entertainment that are provided are as follows (but not limited to):
Vendors with a vast array of merchandise and food for sale
• Bagpipers of both the Scottish and Irish styles
• Scottish and Irish dancers
• Traditional and modern Celtic music
• Scottish Heavy Games
• Children’s activities
• Numerous Celtic-themed demonstrations
• Dog Parade with Meet & Greet
• Empty Mugs Program
• Wee Lad & Wee Lass Contest
• Soda Bread and Knobby Knee Contests
• Horses and livestock
• Sheepherding demonstrations
2015
Celtic Fair to be Held
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Homes Are Possible, Inc. (HAPI) is a
non-profit organization from Aberdeen
that has grant funds available to assist
low to moderate income homeowners.
We realize that making your home safe,
energy efficient and accessible isn’t
always affordable. This is where HAPI
can help.
HAPI has grants funds available
for 50 households. Each grant has a
minimum of $3,000 and a maximum
of $6,000. These funds can be used
for furnace; AC;, water heater; windows; doors; plumbing and electrical
upgrades; insulation; roofing; siding;
foundation repairs; repair of mold damage and to make a home accessible by
adding ramps or adapting bathrooms
and/or doorways. Guidelines will not
allow for anything that is for purely
cosmetic purposes.
These grants are funded by Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines,
a government sponsored institution.
Both HAPI and FHLB-DM are Equal
Opportunity Housing providers. HAPI
believes everyone should have an
equal opportunity for a quality home for
themselves and their families.
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Chamber Debuts New Progress Design
Emily Richardt
Director of Public
Relations, Committes & Programs
You may have
noticed the Progress Magazine
looks a little different this month.
We contracted
with Production
Monkeys for a new
cover design, and
we’re happy to be
debuting it with this
issue. Quality Quick Print’s designer,
Jen Nelson, was great about carrying
out the new colors and block design
throughout the entire magazine.
We wanted something modern – a
design that embodied the Aberdeen
brand and colors, but also spoke to
the direction we’re trying to head. We
think the new design accomplishes
that.
My Place Hotels jumped on board
with the first new cover and page 3
spread, but we have others available
as well. If your business is interested
in advertising on the cover and page
3 in a future issue, let me know and
we can discuss details. I can be
reached at (605) 225-2860 or emily@
aberdeen-chamber.com.
In the meantime, we hope you
enjoy the new look of the Progress
Magazine.
Exchange Club Focuses on Americanism
Periodically, members are asked
to share why they joined the Exchange Club.
Without fail, the response is they
were able to connect with one or
more of the Pillars of Exchange.
So much so is this attraction, the
Exchange Club of Aberdeen has
nearly doubled its membership in
the last three years. The club shares
Exchange’s vision as they strive to
provide a culture of exchange and
inspire the Aberdeen community to
be a better place to live.
Most notable of the Exchange
Club’s projects are those related to
Americanism. The community often
refers to the club as the “flag people”. On holidays and special days
the club display approximately 400
flags throughout the community. They
also provide a 30’ x 60’ U.S. Flag
that is flown at one of the city’s main
parks. The flag is visible for miles and
become an area landmark.
This past year, the Exchange Club
presented 14 flags as a background
display to the County’s Vietnam War
memorial. During the dedication, as
each of the 14 fallen veteran’s name
was read, a flag was placed in their
honor. The Club also leads the local
homecoming parade with a large
U.S. Flag displayed on a float. While
the float proceeds, Exchange club
members run alongside passing out
flags to children sitting curbside. The
Club also provide a community flag
depository and host an annual flag
retirement ceremony.
The Club also supports the
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youth in our community through
our sponsorship of the Aberdeen
Exchange BMX Track and a youth
voting project called “Kids Voting”.
The club recognizes Middle School
students for exemplifying good
citizenship and high school students
for outstanding achievement. The
club initiated a recognition ceremony for a law
enforcement officer and
firefighter of the year
award. Exchange Club
members ring bells for
the Salvation Army,
deliver nutritious Meals
on Wheels, Thanksgiving and Christmas food
baskets, and participate in Christmas Eve
programs at our local
hospitals. The Club also worsk to
end child abuse and neglect through
outreach projects such as donations
of Real Care babies to local schools
and organizations, providing demonstrations of Shaken Baby Syndrome,
and donating teddy bears to the Police and Fire departments at National
Night Out, and supports the Foster
Parent Program.
The club has been recognized for
its community efforts. They were the
recipient of the Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards for community involvement and for support to veterans and the military. The club has
earned the Big E the last two years
and at the last national convention
the Aberdeen group was recognized
with the Superior Club Membership
Achievement Award, the National
Service Award, and Club Excellence
Award.
In the endeavor to Exchange, the
Club hosts weekly meetings and
someone from the community will
come and share. Members frequently
pay a small fee to share in “Good
News” and a true spirit of fellowship takes place. There’s an annual
picnic in June and in January we host
an Exchange Club birthday party.
During this celebration, the Club
recognizes fellow members and pays
tribute to an outstanding citizen within
our community by presenting a Book
of Golden Deeds Award.
If you would like information on
sponsoring a flag or if you are interested in membership, please contact
Don Peck at 605-216-0934.
WRITING OUR STORY
Are You Selling Aberdeen?
I recently took
a trip this summer
and my family and
I stopped at what
I would consider
a great ‘tourist
trap’. Our quick
stop ended up
being a two hour
Sabrina Metz
excursion around
Marketing, Sales &
the area looking
Events Specialist,
Aberxeen Area Conat everything they
vention & Visitor’s
had to offer. We
Bureau
had a great time,
and while we were at one last store
making a purchase, I happened to
ask the person behind the register
if the restaurant across the street
was a good place to eat. With a look
of distain on her face she replied
‘no’. Needless to say, we did eat at
a different local establishment, but
I questioned how many others she
had said that to that day, that week,
and this year.
Employees of customer service
businesses are often the first
impression visitors get of the
town and all it has to offer. Do
your employees know how to
answer questions tactfully and
offer suggestions to tourists
coming through Aberdeen? Are
they aware of the business and
services Aberdeen offers, and attractions to make their trip enjoyable?
Interaction with customer service employees can often change the overall
opinion of a traveler’s enjoyment of
their trip.
Travel and tourism is a $1.95
billion industry in South Dakota. In
total, tourism provides 1 in 11 jobs in
the state and generates $291 million
in tax revenue. Without this additional revenue from tourism, each
household in South Dakota would
be responsible for $878 in additional
taxes!
When travelers enjoy their stay
and feel a connection with the area
they visit, they make sure to share
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Encourage your employees to be
ambassadors of the Aberdeen area,
and share with visitors what they like
in town. Informing visitors of events,
areas of interest, and favorite places
helps visitors engage with the area,
and can make a lasting impact towards their feelings of their vacation
destination.
The Aberdeen Area CVB has a
variety of information about the city of
Aberdeen, and the surrounding area.
If you are interested in learning more
so you can share with your staff and
visitors, please stop by our office at
10 Railroad Ave SW or call us at 605225-2414.
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Aberdeen Hotel Alliance Awards Money
$2,750 to Dacotah Soccer Cup Tournament
Pictured from left to right: Jason Welk of Super 8, Jenna Rasmussen of Super 8, Bryana Darling of TownePlace Suites,
Christi Barrus of Quality Inn, Erin Fouberg with Hub City Soccer,
Michelle Jones of Hampton Inn, Kari Lozenski of AmericInn,
Jody Zueger with Hub City Soccer, Heather Sahli of Holiday Inn
Express, Jennifer Woracek of Holiday Inn Express, and Diana
Ketterling of Ramada.
$2,000 to NESD Celtic Faire
Pictured from left to right: Jason Welk of Super 8, Jenna Rasmussen of Super 8, Michelle Jones of Hampton Inn, Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Jennifer Woracek of Holiday Inn Express,
Jean Taylor with NESD Celtic Faire, Heather Sahli of Holiday
Inn Express, Lois Breckner with NESD Celtic Faire, Bryana
Darling of TownePlace Suites, Diana Ketterling of Ramada and
Christi Barrus of Quality Inn.
$10,000 to NSU Foundation
Pictured from left to right: Jennifer Woracek of Holiday Inn Express, Jason Welk of Super 8, Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Jenna
Rasmussen of Super 8, Josh Moon with NSU, Michelle Jones
of Hampton Inn, Bryana Darling of TownePlace Suites, Christi
Barrus of Quality Inn, Heather Sahli of Holiday Inn Express, and
Diana Ketterling of Ramada.
$20,000 to NSU Wrestling
Pictured from left to right: Bryana Darling of TownePlace Suites,
Jason Welk of Super 8, Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Jenna Rasmussen of Super 8, Josh Moon with NSU, Christi Barrus of Quality Inn, Michelle Jones of Hampton Inn, Heather Sahli of Holiday
Inn Express, Diana Ketterling of Ramada and Jennifer Woracek
of Holiday Inn Express.
$5,000 to Aberdeen Downtown Association
Pictured from left to right: Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Randy
Grismer of Ramkota, Michelle Jones of Hampton Inn, Brent
Brandt with the Downtown Association, Heather Sahli of Holiday
Inn Express, Diana Ingram of Ramada, Heidi Appel with the
Downtown Association, Bryana Darling of TownePlace Suites,
and Carrie Welk of Super 8.
$500 to SD Fairs & Celebrations
Pictured from left to right: Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Randy
Grismer of Ramkota, Michelle Jones of Hampton Inn, Heather
Sahli of Holiday Inn Express, Janet Lehman with SD Fairs & Celebrations, Diana Ingram of Ramada, Bryana Darling of TownePlace Suites, and Carrie Welk of Super 8.
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$2,250 to Arts in the Park
Pictured from left to right: Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Randy
Grismer of Ramkota, Michelle Jones of Hampton Inn, Heather
Sahli of Holiday Inn Express, Stacy Braun with Aberdeen Area
Arts Council, Diana Ingram of Ramada, Bryana Darling of
TownePlace Suites, and Carrie Welk of Super 8.
$6,500 to Storybook Land Festival,
Disc Golf Course
Pictured from left to right: Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Michelle
Jones of Hampton Inn, Heather Sahli of Holiday Inn Express,
Stacy Braun with Aberdeen Area Arts Council, Diana Ingram
of Ramada, Bryana Darling of TownePlace Suites,
and Carrie Welk of Super 8.
$2,500 to Hub Area 4-H Rodeo
Pictured from left to right: Kari Lozenski of AmericInn, Randy
Grismer of Ramkota, Michelle Jones of Hampton Inn, Michelle
Podoll with 4-H Rodeo, Heather Sahli of Holiday Inn Express,
Paige Snyder Jr Rodeo Ambassador, Diana Ingram of
Ramada, Bryana Darling of TownePlace Suites, and
Carrie Welk of Super 8.
And the public is invited!
All the pieces are in place...
Spend the evening enjoying food, beverages,
inflatables and door prizes! Learn more about
Behavior Care Specialists, the characteristics
and early detection of autism, basic strategies
and our functional approach from our experts
beginning at 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 9 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Behavior Care Specialists, Inc.
Aberdeen Learning Center
202 N. Main Street, Aberdeen n 605.262.2162
for our family-friendly
open house.
behaviorcarespecialists.com
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We All are Users of Mother Earth
We all have a
responsibility to
consider appropriate actions to
protect our natural
resources. Toilet to
Tap was the main
feature story in a
recent monthly peLynn Lander
riodical that I read
Aberdeen City
about a particular
Manager
city in Western
United States.
Several cities in the United States
because of drought conditions have
had to create programs to maximizing the essential liquid for life, which
is “water.” The story reported on a
city that was taking the treated water
directly from their water reclamation plant and reusing it to water city
parks, soccer fields and golf courses.
The City of Aberdeen distributes
for commercial and residential use
approximately 1.2 billion gallons of
water each year. The largest source
of water for Aberdeen is the Elm
River and some ground wells assisting in the demand. Elm Lake, which
is adjacent to the North Dakota border and Willow Dam feed into the Elm
River. We should thank our forefathers for having the vision to participate in the construction of these
manmade water retainage structures
to supplement the Elm River flow
when needed. The City of Aberdeen
owns the Willow Lake Dam property
and has stated footage water rights
on Elm Lake. The Willow Lake Dam
alone holds approximately a one year
water supply for Aberdeen.
Recently, the city council entered
into a contract with USGS to conduct
a water source study. The purpose of
the study is to look for additional water to meet the growth of the community for the future. The study involves
pinpointing the best well entry point
to a quality aquifer. The City isn’t
expected to see the results for this
study for another two years. However, approximately seventy years after
our visionary forefathers the current
city leadership is once again preparing for the future.
“I strive to provide guidance,
prevent illness, and treat,
comfort and provide care.”
He’s not
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Arthur Panczyk, MD, Family Medicine
Make a personal, lifelong connection with
a family medicine physician at Sanford
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WRITING OUR STORY
Coming Together to Fight Trafficking
South Dakota
law enforcement
placed undercover
ads on the webpage
Backpage.com
targeting folks in
the Watertown area.
They weren’t pretending to sell illegal
Kristi Noem
drugs; they were
US Representative
pretending to sell
(R-SD)
people - young girls
to be specific. Over
the course of two days, more than 100
individuals responded to the ad - many
of whom were hoping to buy these young
women for
sex. Similar operations were conducted
in Rapid City and during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and all had similar results.
Many times, when folks think of sex
trafficking, they picture scenes from
urban areas or in foreign countries. But
the reality is it’s happening here. Young
girls - often being recruited between 12
and 14 years old - are bought and sold
for sex in small towns and larger communities. They’re being forced to have sex
upwards of 50 times per day, according
to the Polaris Project - a leader in the
movement to end trafficking. And their
pimps are working to get them hooked
on drugs and alcohol, only deepening
the young woman’s dependence on the
trafficker.
In some cases, trafficking victims
are brought through South Dakota from
bigger cities and sent to North Dakota’s
oil fields. In other cases, they’re being
recruited at local schools, online, or in
Indian Country to be sold at large events,
like the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. In many
- if not most - cases, they are being recruited in South Dakota and sold in South
Dakota. It has to stop.
For the last few years, I’ve been working with shelters and advocates in South
Dakota who have helped victims escape
and survivors heal. With their experiences and needs in mind, I was able to
draft legislation - while also helping move
forward additional bills others had written
- that aim to better combat this criminal
industry.
This May, we earned a significant
victory. The broadly bipartisan Justice
for Victims of Trafficking Act, S.178,
passed the U.S. House of Representatives and days later was signed into law
by the President. I was privileged to have
language I wrote included in this larger
package. My portion of the legislation accomplishes three things. First, it improves
some existing federal grants to ensure
they support shelters wanting to provide
a place for trafficking survivors.
Today, there are just 200 beds available in the country for underage victims,
so this is an important expansion. My
language also launches a review that
will look into federal and state trafficking
prevention activities to help identify and
develop the best prevention practices.
Finally, it requires an inventory of existing
federal anti-trafficking efforts to ensure
that the money we’re spending is working
for victims.
In addition to the portion that I wrote,
S.178 aims to stop websites, like Backpage.com, that are known to facilitate
the buying and selling of our children
for sex. It establishes grant programs to
help teach med cal professionals how to
identify victims of trafficking, as they are
oftenone of the first lines of defense when
it comes to identifying a trafficking victim.
And it helps improve law enforcement
task forces to combat this terrible crime.
All in all, it amounts to one of the largest anti-trafficking packages enacted in
nearly a decade.
There is still more to do. Building
awareness remains a huge challenge,
but it’s a challenge each of you can help
us overcome. I encourage you to learn
more about the red flags so you can
identify them if someone you know is at
risk. The Polaris Project website, found
at www.PolarisProject.org<http://www.
polarisproject.org/>, is one resource.
Thank you to everyone who has
engaged in ending trafficking in South
Dakota. The work you do to eliminate
its presence in our community and heal
survivors is admirable and vital.
As consumers, it’s
important to know the
true cost and benefit of the goods and
services we purchase.
That’s why many
product labels clearly
include information
like miles per gallon
for vehicles, for example, or nutritional
information on the
food we buy at the
introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate that
would make the EPA regulatory process
more transparent and accountable.
The Real EPA Impact Reviews
(REPAIR) Act would require the EPA to
include an alternate scenario in its regulatory analysis process that would analyze
the impact of the proposal without the influence of other proposed regulations. It’s
important for the EPA to do this because
the inclusion of proposed, but not yet
finalized regulations may overestimate the
benefit or conceal the actual cost of compliance. Moreover, proposed regulations
might be subject to delay, modification, or
outright dismissal.
We’ve already seen examples of this
in Washington. The EPA’s regulatory
analysis that accompanied its proposal to
lower the standard for ground level ozone
included numerous proposed regulations
that could have significantly impacted
the cost projections. For example, their
analysis assumed compliance with an
ozone standard that 227 countries had
yet to meet.
While including proposed regulations can be important for forecasting the
future regulatory landscape, isolating a
proposal’s impact without the influence
of other proposed regulations would help
provide a much clearer analysis of the
actual impact.
This is about transparency and accountability. Congress and the American
people deserve to have a full understanding of the impact regulations proposed
by the Obama EPA may have on South
Dakotans.
Bringing Transparency and Accountability to the EPA
John Thune
US Senator
(R-SD)
grocery store.
Finding the real cost and benefit of
proposals in Washington, D.C., is often
more challenging than simply reading a
label. That’s especially true with regulatory proposals from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). As a result, I’ve
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WRITING OUR STORY
How to be Considered for a Career Opportunity!
Aberdeen proclaims, “Write your
story!” Let your
resume and cover
letter tell “your
story.” Your cover
letter and resume
needs to be practically perfect, short
Carl Perry
and a presentation
2015 Chair Elect,
with key words,
Progressive
Financial
phrases and techniques that set you
apart from other
candidates. Aberdeen’s low unemployment might make it easier to get a
job with a resume that is not outstanding in targeting a particular position. I
encourage you to make it your best.
There are many who help with
resumes, at the SD Department of
Labor, Cornerstone, on the internet, at
the library. Let me start with 10 Steps
on How to Write a Resume.
Step 1: List the job you are applying
for - This step is important to writing
a good resume. It’s important to tailor
the resume to the job.
Step 2: Watch your keywords - Recruiters and employers search for
keywords, available, capacity, capability, etc.
Step 3: Choose the right format - One
size doesn’t fit all when it comes to
resume format.
• Chronological
• Functional • Combination
Step 4: Your resume heading - This is
critical make sure you do it the right
way!
Step 5: Your resume job objective
- Have a job objective statement, it
would be good to get advice on how to
write a good one.
Step 6: Your summary of qualifications
-If the employer reads only this part of
your resume, does he/she get the very
best of what you have to offer?
Step 7: Your work experience - Know
how to write your work history on your
resume to make the best of it.
• How to explain unemployment times
• Make sure that you overcome age
discrimination with experiences.
Step 8: Your resume achievement
Statements - Tell the employer you’re
worth hiring and/or interviewing for the
job.
Step 9: Listing education on your resume - Don’t forget an education section with experience and/or degrees!
Step 10: List your community service
lists on your resume - Many times
community service, skills, and other
things need a place of their own on
your resume. This is big with some
potential employers.
Let me give you the Carl Perry rule
for length. “Anything over two pages
is not going to get attention.” What do
you think is the optimum length? What
should we include? What would we
omit? If you get the position over other
candidates…you have the answer!
Getting feedback from people in
Human Resources makes sense. They
can help you better tailor a resume to
target yourself to a specific position.
Many times we think Resumes are for
youth, but the AARP group has information on line to help baby boomers
gain placement. The Better Business
Bureau has ways to keep consumers
from getting ripped off by packaged
deals that don’t deliver.
There many resources at PC, NSU,
RHS, ACS and CHS to help students
and there are websites; http://www.careeronestop.org/ ; http://career-advice.
monster.com/; www.weebly.com/PersonalResumeWebsite; these sites are
to give fresh ideas to those who are in
the process of searching.
Resumes are a personal thing, it
makes sense to learn the process and
develop this skill and have it reflect
you! Employers look at many resumes
and may only have 10 to 20 seconds
to review on a first pass. Stay away
from typos, vague wording and again
remember this should be a quick
review, not a book!
Carl Perry is Chairman Elect Aberdeen
Area Chamber of Commerce & Senior
Vice President Progressive Financial
Services, Inc.
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