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Official Newsletter of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Detroit Lakes November 2019Volume 26 No. 11
November 2019 Volume 26 No. 11
All DL Chamber Members invited!
We made a SPLASH! On October 3rd, the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber hosted our 1st
Splash Awards! The room was filled with people networking, socializing and honoring all of our nominees. Thank you to everyone that contributed to the fun, new event! Be sure to see the insert in this newsletter for more pictures and information. We will see you next October—who will you nominate?
November 13th, 8:15am at Ecumen! Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting Monthly Membership Meetings!
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 8:15 am to 9:00 am… enjoy a morning bever-age and treat while hearing what the DL Chamber and area organizations are up to! These are a great way for new employees to meet others and to share your company news.
We will be "on the road" and at a different location each month so watch this newsletter each month. To sponsor or host this event call Carrie 847-9202. We are looking for a loca-tion for the December 11th meeting.
Thank you to Arvig for hosting in October!
The Workforce Crisis will be more challenging in the future, hear what we can do to best utilize our current workforce, but also be proactive to adapt and attract quality talent moving for-ward! Through this workshop you will learn:
* How to provide a winning workplace culture
* What is the roadmap to keeping accountability?
* Information that applies to all industries!
Workshop: Becoming a Preferred Employer
Lunch and Learn Workshop with Mike Henke Thursday, November 14th 12Noon-2:00 pm
Holiday Inn, 1155 Highway 10 E, DL $35.00 Chamber Members / $40.00 Non-Members
Includes lunch! RSVP by Nov 12th to: [email protected] or 218-847-9202
The Mission of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce is to advance a
vibrant business and tourism economy through service,
advocacy, networking and innovation.
We’re Working for You:
September 2019 YTD Walk-Ins
236 2,059 Phone Calls
301 3,234 Visitor Guides Mailed
125 2,580 Website Visits
17,687 268,021
The Visit Detroit Lakes
facebook page has more then 21,250 people who
like it
Online newsletter at: https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/
chamber/newsletter
The Chamber (USPS 699-170) is published monthly by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce, 700 Summit Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501. Periodicals postage paid at Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-9998. POST-MASTER: Please send address changes to The Chamber, PO Box 348, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502-0348. Annual subscriptions $15.00
Advertise in this newsletter ~ Display ads can be placed for one month or save money be reserving your
space for 6 or 12 months. $35.00 Your ad can be the same for every issue or changed as often as you like.
~ Inserts: reserve your place in the next newsletter for your insert. $160. ($60 for non-profits) Space is limited so be sure to call ahead. Drop off 650 ~ 8½” X 11” inserts (can be double sided, but need to be on standard copy paper – no card stock). These must be at the Chamber Office by the 24th of the month.
If you have any questions please call Carrie 218-847-9202. Thank You!
The Chamber News Statement of Owner-ship as required by the USPS.
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November 2019
Member Renewals
Thanks to the following members who have renewed their member-ship from Sept. 21—Oct. 24, 2019. Chamber memberships renew at different times throughout the year. For a complete list, see http://business.visitdetroitlakes.com/list Absolute Ice Budget Host Inn ClearPath Advisors Detroit Lakes HRA Detroit Mountain ERA Northland Realty W.A. Fisher Advertising & Printing Lakes Processing Mahube-Otwa Comm. Partnership Redwood Villa Condo Association Marty Solmon Home Construction Sunset Bay Resort TEAM Industries—Audubon
New Members Apex Townhomes David LaFontaine, Leasing Agent 1441 Apex Court Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 218-547-3307 Email: [email protected] We have 30 two & three bedroom units with various floor plans in 5 buildings. Each unit has a private entrance, cement patio slab, attached single car garage, energy star appliances & light fixtures and washer & dryer.
Member News Lakeland Mental Health Center celebrated 70 years of service in October! They offer a variety of behavioral health services with offices in Detroit Lakes, Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Glenwood, Moorhead and Perham. Their mission is to provide high quality, accessible behavioral healthcare for individuals, fami-lies and communities. The employees of Marco exceeded their 2019 United Way Campaign goal and raised $275,000 across all Marco locations!
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Don Sy, Taskforce GM 1330 Hwy. 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 218-847-2000 Email:[email protected] www.radissonhotels.com Conveniently located right off Hwy. 10, we provide a quiet retreat close to local attractions. Our 45 modern rooms & great amenities will ensure a comfortable stay whether you are here for business or leisure.
Member Discounts 2 ways to save money: 1. You may qualify for an insurance discount on your business just because
you are a member of the DL Chamber. Ask your insurance agent next time you are looking to get a quote on your rates.
2. You have access to the DL Chamber’s bulk-mail rate. Call Jean at 218-847-9202 to see if your next large mailing qualifies. (hint: call before you print)
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Ambassadors in October
Ambassadors making calls in October were: (l to r) John Han-sen, Peggy Akers, Pam Zinniel, Karin Pederson, Liz Molacek, Andy Mohn, Casey Picillo, Caroll Clark & Cory Grosche.
Ambassadors Peggy, Karin, Casey & Caroll enjoyed coffee at Casey’s General Store, 1306 Hwy. 10 East. Ambassa-dors stopped to see the remodeled convenience store, managed by Bonnie Garro.
Caroll Clark presented a First Dollar of Profit to Rayna Tucker, owner of Sapphire Sushi, Hibachi & American Cuisine, located at 705 Hwy. 10 East.
Want to be in a picture in our newsletter?
Here are 2 ways: 1. Become a Chamber Ambassador. Each
month we visit many businesses with new owners, managers and construction projects. We welcome new organizations to the region and congratulate many on their accomplish-ments! PLUS you meet great people and make business connections.
2. Invite the Chamber Ambassadors into your business. Our ambassadors love to learn what’s new and help spread the word around town.
Call Jean at 218-847-9202 for more info.
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November 2019
Ribbon Cuttings!
Pelican Landing officially cut the ribbon on their $12 Million facility at 1325 Pelican Lane, DL. They offer independ-ent senior living, assisted living and memory care. Amenities include a concierge, salon, fitness center, on-site therapy, transportation, heated garage, restaurant style dining and 24 hour staff. They also have a few meeting spaces for local organizations to use.
Country Inn & Suites of Detroit Lakes celebrated their remodel under new ownership on October 23rd. They cut the ribbon during their re-grand open-ing. This 45 room hotel features pool, hot tub and breakfast every morning. Be sure to ask about their meeting space and amenities.
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September 2019
LEADERship DL LEADERship Detroit Lakes kicks off September 12th. There are a few slots available. If you are interested please call Carrie ASAP! 218-847-9202.
A busy August! Your DL Chamber was busy this August! In addition to our average month that includes committee meetings, commu-nity meetings, visitor helps and general Chamber work; August 2019 proved to be an active month. Your membership dollars help support the efforts of this organization, fellow members and the community. Here is a snap shot of what we did outside of our “norm” in just one month! August 1-3 WE Fest Shuttle—over 45 volunteers helped get over 2000 people to WE Fest August 6 Crazy Daze - Saw over 40 vendors/retailers on Washington Ave and lots of volunteers! August 14 We carpooled to Fair Hills Resort for our :45 Fill-up Member meeting August 14 A record was set… over 345 cars came to the Cruise DL Night! An estimated 2000 attendees too. August 17 Ribbon Cutting at Redeemed & Ready To Go August 22 Guided tour for over 30 new teachers at DL Public Schools August 22 Ribbon Cutting at Boys & Girls Club of DL August 26 Welcome address for over 250 M State DL Students August 27 Welcome activities for about 300 DL Public Schools teachers PLUS our meeting room was used by: Propel DL, Friends of Tamarac, Boys & Girls Club, Heartland Trail, Blandin Foun-dation and Ice Harvest Committee!
New teachers at DL Public Schools on Bus Tour August 22nd Cruise DL Night on August 14th was a full house!
October 2019
On September 19th, over 50 businesses participat-ed in a career fair for over 475 9th graders. These students were from Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Lake Park/Audubon and Pelican Rapids. Students learned about 6 different career paths, did hands-on demonstrations and interviewed many professionals from around the region. Thank you for investing in our future workforce!
Welcoming Teachers On August 27th, the DL Chamber Ambassadors helped
to welcome the teachers back to school. They were greeted with a gift bag, door prizes & an apple!
The following businesses provided items for the teach-
er bags: Active Nutrition, Adventist Community Services, Arvig, Becker Pet & Garden/Candy Store, Counselor Realty, Country Financial, DLCCC, Detroit Lakes Tribune, Holiday Inn, Ice Cream Truck, Lakes Crisis & Resource Center (Kinship Program), Laney’s, leela & lavender, Midwest Bank, Northwestern Bank, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Strive Chiropractic & Wildflower Golf Course.
Bags were provided by Midwest Bank & Central Market
donated the apples. 320 bags were distributed to local teachers including the DL School District, Kids First Preschool, Holy Rosary School, Community Alliance Pre-school, Seventh Day Adventist School & M State-DL.
Door prizes were given by: Hannaher’s, Lakes Area
Kinship, Lakeshirts, Midwest MN Fed. Credit Union, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Sanford & Steve’s Sanitation.
Thanks to those who assembled the bags: Cindy
Bruflodt, Kim Bettcher, Jennifer Winn & Chamber staff; and to Ambassadors who helped distribute bags (pictured right); Kerlis Wesbrook, Jessica Burhans, Denise Eggebraaten, Caroll Clark, Matt Nelson, Peggy Akers, Kyle Meacham & Chamber President, Carrie Johnston.
New and returning teachers were
greeted with, an apple, gift bags and a welcome from the
business community!
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Tourism Update Members:
Please make sure your employees know that, as a
member of the DL Chamber, your business takes DL Chamber Bucks!
~ CHAMBER BUCKS are actual checks from the DL Chamber.
~ Put CHAMBER BUCKS in
your cash register and treat it like other checks in your de-
posit.
~ Any Chamber member can accept CHAMBER BUCKS.
~ CHAMBER BUCKS are not meant to be redeemed for
cash, however, practice good customer relations and give
change as you would for other checks
written over the amount of purchase.
~ CHAMBER BUCKS are be-
ing used by businesses and individuals in the community for gifts, incentives, bonuses,
promotional prizes, special event drawings and more.
Keep their gift excitement go-ing by making it easy
for them to redeem their DL Chamber Bucks
What is the value of green space? According to the Central Park Conservan-cy, on July 21, 1853 the New York State Legislature passed a law to set aside more than 750 acres of land central to Manhattan Island for the purpose of cre-ating America’s first major landscaped public park, or “the Central Park.” Social-ly conscious reformers understood that creating a great public park would im-prove public health and contribute to the formation of a civil society. The success of Central Park fostered the urban park movement.
You may have looked at wetlands, such as swamps and marshes, as “unattractive” compared to expansive blue lakes and tall trees in a forest. How-ever, wetlands serve many purposes. They serve as a filtering system, helping to improve water purity, reduce erosion and flooding and provide homes for many plant and animal species.
Almost 20 years ago, visitors to Detroit Lakes took a survey. They placed im-portance on these features in choosing a place to visit: natu-ral environ-ment, wa-ter recrea-tion and activities. These same fea-
tures were repeated in a 2007 visitor sur-vey. The visitors’ im-pressions of Detroit Lakes before arriving in 2001 were de-scribed as “nice, remote, unknown.” Af-ter their visit their impression of our community was “beautiful, pleasant and commercialized.”
As we look to future development in Detroit Lakes, what importance do you put on green space? Do you spend time admiring the flowers and rain gardens in the City Park? Does the crack of the bat as it meets the baseball remain in your mind after you leave a game in Washing-ton Park? When choosing a place to meet your friends, do you consider the charm and atmosphere of the building?
Decisions on development balanced by green space in Detroit Lakes will be con-sidered in the coming months and years.
Cleone Stewart, Tourism Director
Tourism Committee members were treated to a sneak peek of Country Inn & Suites’ remodeling project by Valerie Turnbull (center) on October 2. Attending were (l-r) Gary Thompson, Amy Wolf, Emily Meyers, Casey Picillo, Rebecca Benjamin, Todd Mitchell and (not pictured) Cleone Stewart.
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Contact your local legislators
Shop, Eat, Support and Enjoy Local!
Senator Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 202.224.3244 [email protected] Senator Tina Smith (DFL) 202.224.5641 Seventh District Collin Peter-son (DFL) US House D.C.: 202.225.1593 218.847.5056 Paul Utke (R) Senate 2 218-255-1131 Kent Eken (DFL) Senate 4 651.296.3205 [email protected] Steve Green (R) House 2B 651.296.9918 [email protected] Paul Marquart (DFL) House 4B 651.296.6829 [email protected]
For more information go to
www.gis.leg.mn
In October, LEADERship Detroit Lakes complet-ed its second session by touring the community and learning about the assets, workforce, needs and economic impacts. Thank you to our hosts: Becker County Museum, DL High School, City Hall, Detroit Mountain Recreation Area, Boys & Girls Club of DL, DL Chamber, Becker Co. Court-house, DL Library and the Holmes Theatre! Pictured top (l-r): Randy Brandt, Jennifer Mor-ton, Susan Bjorklund, Sandy Stilke, Shannon Utecht, Shelby Rasmussen, Jackie Graham, Matt Nelson, Madison Fegely and Michaela Koenig.
The holiday season is the perfect time for us to remember the value of spending our time and money locally. Be sure to encourage your staff to support the local business-es. Your organization can also help by supporting the annual Light Up the Lakes cam-paign. Check out the insert in this newsletter for more information!
PARADE FLOATS WANTED! Showcase your business or or-ganization by creating a lighted
float for this years’ annual Parade of Lights on
Monday, December 2nd! Float entry is FREE.
Simply contact the Chamber for a registration form 847-9202.
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November 2019
1 Free Family Movie-”The Lego Movie 2”, 10am, CineMagic Theatre1 Wine & Dine with Beautiful-Design, 6pm, Holiday Inn2 Harvest Art, Craft & Vendor Show, 10am-4pm, Washington Square Mall2 “LIVE” at The Lodge, 5-8pm, The Lodge on Lake Detroit2,3,7,9 DLHS Musical “Mama Mia!”, DL Middle School, 7:30pm (3rd-3pm)5 Christmas Open House at Essentia Gift Shop, 8:30am-4:30pm5 Tourism Bureau Board, website meeting, 8:15 am, Arvig6 Chamber Tourism Committee, 8:15am, Chamber Office6 Chamber Ambassadors, 9:30am, Chamber7 Jingle & Mingle Holiday Show, 4-7pm, Seven Sisters Spirits8-10 Lakescon, Holiday Inn12 Promotions & Events, 8:30am, Chamber13 :45 Fill-up Member Meeting, 8:15-9am, Ecumen14 Give to the Max Day, www.givemn.org 14 Mike Henke Workshop, noon-2pm, Holiday Inn14 D Mills & The Thrills, 8pm, Holmes Theatre15 Three Dog Night, 8pm, Shooting Star Casino16 John McEuen & the String Wizards, 7:30pm, Holmes Theatre19 Tourism Bureau Board of Directors, 8:15 am21-23 Holmes Art Show21 Chamber Board of Directors, 8am, Chamber Office21 Andrew Walesch Big Band Celebrates Sinatra, 7:30pm, Holmes Theatre22 BoDeans, 7:30pm, Holmes Theatre22 Williams & Ree, 8pm, Shooting Star Casino22 Pet Photos with Santa, 9:30am-2:30pm, Becker Pet & Garden23 Lakes Crisis & Resource Center Festival of Trees, 5:30pm, Holiday Inn28-30 Parade of Trees, Lake Park American Legion30 Holiday Tree of Remembrance Celebration, 3pm, West Kjos Funeral Home
December 20192 Grand Parade of Lights, 5:30pm, downtown Washington Avenue
See full calendar of events: http://business.visitdetroitlakes.com/events
Carrie Johnston… [email protected]
Cleone Stewart…Tourism [email protected]
Jean Erickson…Office [email protected]
Sandy Stilke...MembershipServices Coordinator
Phone: 847-9202 FAX: [email protected]
www.VisitDetroitLakes.com
Chairman of the Board Doug Anselmin .......................2020Incoming ChairBrittany Nordick ...................... 2021TreasurerJohn Hansen .......................... 2020Past ChairKelley Nowell .......................... 2021
DirectorsPeggy Akers ........................... 2021Jill Brandt ................................ 2020Jackie Buboltz ........................ 2020Vern Schnathorst .................... 2022Mike Sidders ........................... 2022Amy Wolf ............................... 2021