Welcome New Members

Chamber

Snapshot

November 2011

Phone Calls: 386

Walk-in: 152

Email Inquires: 13

Relocation Packets: 21

Phone Books 23

Misc. & Maps: 20

Web Hits 2286

Facebook Users 409

Special points of interest:

December 2—Display of Lights

December 3-Craft Show

December 6—Business After

Hours—Theodore Roosevelt Airport

December 9-Chamber , Stark De-

velopment, & CVB Open House

December 26—Chamber Closed

For more upcoming events

Check out our calendar at

www.dickinsonchamber.org

Inside this issue:

Community Leadership 3

Leadership Dickinson 4

Chamber Member News 5

Investment Center 7

Thank you’s 9

Chamber News 10

Business After Hours 11

The

Chamberline

December 2011

Pita Pit Chris Volk

1785 1st St. West

Dickinson, ND 58601

Pita Pit was founded on the idea that people want an exciting alternative to fast food restaurants—a place with great tasting food that’s healthy, fresh, and still served fast. So Pita Pit ditched all the heavy breads and buns—along with the higher carbs and fat that today’s health-conscious consumers are trying to avoid. Instead, we came up with our own special light and tasty Lebanese-style pitas. Leaner, savory meats that could be grilled to perfection. Unique flavorful cheeses. A larger choice of crisp, fresh veggies. And exotic toppings, including our own zesty signature sauces. Our pitas were also developed with a special fold, so these tantalizing flavors could be all rolled into one.

Golden Hil ls Resort Rory Maynard, General Manager

Bobby Rock, Assistant Manager

900 Miners Avenue

Lead, SD 57754

605-584-1800

www.goldenhillsonline.com

Golden Hills Resort is a beautiful 100 room

hotel including 4 Jacuzzi suites located in the Historic gold mining town of Lead in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Just 3 miles up from Deadwood with Limo/shuttle service down, along with complete banquet facilities that include a 300 seat banquet room and full service restaurant and bar on site. Call 605-584-1800 for banquet information fto book your Black Hills getaway.

JACAM Chemical Corp Chad Groll

2944 Hwy 22 North

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-483-9024

www.jacam.com

JACAM Chemical Corp. is known as an innovator in the oil and gas industry devel-oping cost effective solutions to solve prob-lems around the world.

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Board of Directors

Dennis Cannon ..................................... President

Craig Kubas .......................................... Pres-Elect

Rachelle Schroeder ............................ Treasurer

Chris Johnson ……………. .................. Past President

Elaine Myran ......................................... Director

Mike Renner .......................................... Director

Klint Sickler ........................................... Director

Harmony Kolling ................................. Director

Lisa Roers ............................................... Director

Christian Kostelecky ......................... Director

Terry Kovacevich ............................... Director

Nathan Bouray ..................................... Director

Committee Chairperson

Agriculture ............................................. Kwirt Johnson

Airport Promotions . ......................... Matt Remynse

Ambassador .......................................... Deedra Weidner

Education ............................................... Rebecca Pitkin

Governmental Affairs ....................... Nate Bouray

Promotions and Retail ..................... Betty Jo Noe

Officials .................................................... Rachelle Schroeder

STAFF

Lexi Sebastian ...................................... Executive Director

Kristi Tessier ........................................ Events & Marketing Coordinator

Cindy Brock ........................................... Administrative Assistant

Publication First Day of the Month

Published By C. Brock

Deadline Third Thursday of the month - For both copy and advertising

Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

314 3rd Avenue West •P.O. Box C

Dickinson, ND 58602

Phone: 701-225-5115 Fax: 701-225-5116

E-mail: team@dickinsonchamber.org

Board of Directors monthly meeting minutes

and annual financial statements are available to Chamber Members.

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UCP Personnel Ser-

vices Marissa Krump

141 3rd Street West, Suite 3

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-483-5311

www.psucp.com

UCP Personnel Services has over 10 years experience in staffing the needs of construction and oil companies in North Dakota, Utah, Colo-rado, and Wyoming and knows exactly what it takes to put the right em-ployee in the field.

UCP also specialize in staffing for professional construction needs such as: Office Staff, General Labor, Carpentry, Skilled Trades, Mechanics, CDL and OTR Drivers, and many other lines of work.

USP meets with local companies to analyze exact job situations. They recruit and screen employees to ensure that your needs are perfectly met with the right person.

Welcome New Members

Foutz & McMinn Construction

A divis ion of F&M Construction Sharon Kirk

437 10th Ave. SE

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-264-9964

Foutz & McMinn Construction, performs work in the oil & gas field, road & bridge construction, and slope & river bank stabiliza-tion. Our oil and gas work includes new road and well pad construction, reclamation, concrete structures, clearing and grubbing, and fencing. We also perform a variety of other grading, excavation, and drainage projects. Foutz & McMinn Construction owners, management and employees are committed to minimizing our impact to the environment during construc-tion and leaving a neat, quality project when we are finished. We have developed a reputation for quality projects.

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Development, Construction, Property Management and Commercial & Residential

Real Estate.

News

Stark Development

Corporation

314 3rd Ave. West

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-225-5991

December Coffee Sponsor

The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to bring Community Leadership Insti-

tute to the Dickinson Area! This leadership program is geared to identify those that would like to define their leadership skills, find volunteer opportunities, and develop community aware-ness.

Community Leadership Institute is a great tool for the commu-nity to assist in finding more candidates to assume leadership positions. This program will offer ways for individuals to gain experience, knowledge, or the right connections to pursue leadership roles in a community.

I would like to encourage businesses to sponsor an employee that would benefit from this program. The fee of $250 and a completed enrollment form are due to the Chamber office prior to February 15th, 2012. The class size is limited to ten.

Topics to Include: Volunteering, Media, Transportation, Eco-nomic Development/Ag, Legislative/Government, Energy Services, Healthcare, Education

Sessions will begin on March 6th, 2012 through April 24th, 2012.

All Sessions are held on Tuesdays from 8am to 11:45a.m.

For additional information contact the Chamber office at 225-5115 or email team@dickinsonchamber.org.

Page 4 Leadership Dickinson

Blog by Brady Fettig

In the beginning of our day to the Capitol building we got a tour of the building. Our tour guide showed us around the capi-tol where we got to see both of the houses, which include the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the judicial wing. We then got see a union that was out of work and wanted to get unemployment income. He then took us up to the top floor to look at Bis-marck from 20 stories up. Overall it was a very good tour and a very beautiful building.

Blog by Daniel Anderson

We started off the day by piling on the bus at 7 o'clock. Then we headed down the interstate to Bismarck where we went to the Capi-tal Building. When we got there we walked around the lower level and looked at all the portraits of the men and women in the North Dakota Hall of Fame. There we met up with our tour guide Marlin, who showed us around the Capital building. On the tour we saw the legislature, the senate, the supreme court, and the monkey room. After the tour we went to a hearing regarding a change in a certain bill. They changed one sentence and it was over. After lunch we went and watched the senate in session. The highlight of the day came after the Heritage Center though and that was meeting the governor Jack Dalrymple.

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SMITH JOINS AE2S Dakota Community

Bank announces hires

RehabVisions an-

nounces additional

Therapists

Member News

Candice Stegmiller, Chelsea McCaine, Lauren Kautzman, Jessica Steier and Melody Winch were recently hired by Dakota Community Bank and Trust as customer service rep-resentatives. Candice Stegmiller graduated from Dickinson High school in 2010 and is now attending Dickinson State University. She previously worked at Newby’s Ace Hardware. Chelsea McCaine was born and raised in Bristol, Tennes-see and attended Virginia In-termont College in Bristol Virginia. She moved to Dick-inson from Austin, Texas. Lauren Kautzman is a New Salem native attending Dick-inson State University. Jessica Steier was born and raised in the Dickinson area. Melody Winch graduated from Dickinson High School in 1999 and has lived in Dick-inson for 16 years. Rebecca Dassinger was hired

as an administrative assistant

at Dakota Community Insur-

ance Services. She is a Rich-

ardton native and graduated

from Minnesota State Univer-

sity Moor-

head.

Haley Fuchs and Sondra Krebs recently joined Re-habVisions in Dickinson.

Haley is a speech patholo-gist treating patients at ST. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Benedict’s Health Center. She received her under-graduate degree from Moorhead State University and her graduate degree in speech pathology from Minot State University. Haley is from New Salem.

Sondra is a certified occu-pational therapy assistant. She is treating residents at St. Benedict’s Health Center where she worked as a cer-tified nurse’s aide for three years. Sondra graduated from North Dakota State College of Science in Wah-peton. She completed her clinical training with Re-habVisions at St. Joseph’s Hospital and in the Bis-marck Public Schools.

RehabVisions is a therapists

owned company that pro-

vides rehabilitation man-

agement services to hospi-

tals, outpatient clinics,

skilled nursing facilities,

AE2S (Advanced Engineer-ing and Environmental Ser-vices, Inc.) has hired Walt Smith as a Project Engineer in the firm’s Dickinson, North Dakota, office. He will be focusing on various municipal projects in the region.

“We are very happy to have Walt Smith join the AE2S team,” said AE2S Opera-tions Manager and Dickin-son native Deon Stockert. “We continue to grow and expand our capacity to serve new oil clients as well as our traditional clients in western North Dakota.”

Smith brings over 15 years of experience in the engi-neering industry, including municipal, residential, com-mercial, and industrial pro-jects. Before joining AE2S, he worked in the western North Dakota, Colorado, Florida and Montana as a project engineer.

The Hackensack, New Jer-sey, native is a licensed Pro-fessional Engineer in North Dakota and Montana. His accomplishments include serving as a Project Engi-neer on the Denver Zoologi-cal Foundation Millennium Master Plan, where he worked on a multi-story underground parking facil-ity and two exhibits; and the master planning and design of the utility systems for the Lake Tohopekaliga DRI (Development of Re-gional Impact) in Central Florida, which is a 12,000 acre development of 30,000 mixed-use dwelling units for commercial and resi-dential development.

In the last couple of years, Smith has strived

to improve western North Dakota by work-ing together with the City of Dickinson, Stark County, Big K Industries, Roers Development, Tooz Construction, Baker Boy, and many others.

Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming. He lives with his wife, Andi, and has four chil-dren: Thieler, Steven, David, and Kimberly. Outside of work, Walt enjoys skiing, fly fishing, rafting, hiking, and camping.

AE2S specializes in wa-ter, wastewater, storm-water, municipal, geo-matics, structural engi-neering, electrical engi-neering, instrumentation and controls, and finan-cial services. AE2S has offices located in Dickin-son, Williston, Watford City, Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Fargo, ND; Kalispell and Great Falls, MT; and Maple Grove, Eagan, and Moorhead, MN. For more informa-tion, visit www.ae2s.com or AE2S Facebook.

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Water/Wastewater Engineering—Surveying/Mapping/GIS

Electrical/Structural Engineering—Land Development

Municipal Engineering—Instrumentation And Controls

Member News

American Announces New Employee

American Bank Center is pleased to announce Shelly Koppinger as Receptionist at

the down-town Dick-inson loca-tion. Shelly joined American in April of 2010 as a Loan

Documentation Assistant and most currently worked as a Loan Assistant.

Kim Landis is the full-time Teller at the downtown Dick-inson loca-tion. Kim most re-cently held a part-time teller posi-tion and is currently attending Dickinson State University and pursing a degree in Business Admini-stration

Kelli Scharf will be Financial

Service Representative at the

north

Dickin-

son lo-

cation.

Kelli

brings

over six

years of banking experience

to American.

Linda Sailer receives awards

The Dickinson Press Lifestyles Editor Linda Sailer recently won four awards in the 2011 National Fed-eration of Press Women Communications Contest.

Linda won one first place award and three third place awards for her work in The Dickinson Press.

Winners of the contest were recognized at the an-nual fall conference in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

North Dakota Professional Communicators is the

state affiliate of NFPW, an organization of commu-

nication professionals from across the United States.

NDPC is an organization of women and men em-

ployed in all aspects of com-

munication.

RAMBOUSEK WINS HIGHEST AWARD

Derek Rambousek has won the highest award for achievement

for his partici-pation in the Dale Carnegie Course

he completed in Dickinson, ND. The recipient for the award is voted on by class mem-bers upon completion of the course series. The criteria for this award is to exemplify the principles of Dale Carnegie training throughout the course, demonstrate significant personal and professional development, careful preparation and are showing leadership in the class. Derek is a Scheduling Manager with Baker Boy located in Dick-inson, ND where he currently resides with his wife and two children. When asked what Derek has gained from this course he stated “Dale Carnegie has sparked a new found en-ergy, and for that I am grateful for the essential leadership skills I have learned.” The Dale Carnegie Course is the flagship course of the Dale Car-negie organization. Used by over 450 of the Fortune 500 companies, this training teaches practical skills to help partici-pants become more successful. Dale Carnegie Training also offers the Sales Advantage, Leadership Training for Manag-ers, High Impact Presentations and Customized Corporate So-lutions. Contact Michelle Wall at 255.8476 or through email at mwall@eidebailly.com.

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From the office of: Tasha Gartner & Dream O’Brien 46 1st St W

Dickinson, ND 58601 701-456-3390

Investment News

CONSOLIDATING YOUR IRAs

Why it makes so much sense.

Do you own multiple IRAs? Many people do. You may have started your first IRA all the way back in the 1970s. Maybe you started a Roth IRA in the late 1990s when that option became available. Perhaps you have an IRA CD or an IRA money market account at a bank. Or perhaps you’ve rolled over 401(k) assets from former employers into a few IRAs.

There is wisdom in consolidating your IRAs. Why? Well, let’s look at the reasons.

Save on yearly account fees. Fewer IRA accounts mean fewer administrative costs. If you have seven IRAs, you could consolidate them into one or two accounts and rid yourself of the fees you would be paying annually to maintain the other five or six.

Less paperwork. Tired of getting multiple account statements? Tired of filing and keeping track of those multiple state-ments? Why not simplify things? With fewer accounts, it becomes easier to track the performance of your investments.

A chance to refresh the way you invest. An IRA consolidation can also be a time to invest your IRA assets more con-servatively than you did at midlife. Sometimes people don’t adjust the asset allocation of their IRA or 401(k) for years. They approach retirement with investments that make more sense for younger investors, and with their IRA assets ex-posed to more risk than they want.

A way to simplify the administration & distribution of IRA assets. Are you older than 70½? When it comes to calcu-lating your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), having just one traditional IRA instead of, say, five makes figuring out that RMD amount considerably easier.

A while back, you may have set up multiple IRAs for estate planning purposes, each with its own beneficiary. Years ago, only one beneficiary could inherit an IRA. In 2002, that changed. Now, under most circumstances, you can name multi-ple beneficiaries for one IRA. (Your original IRA can be divided into separate accounts by December 31 of the year after your death, and each beneficiary may calculate RMDs based upon their own life expectancies.)

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Furthermore, the executor of your estate will appreciate having one or two IRAs to deal with, as opposed to six or eight or nine (and there will be less paperwork to hunt for, if a hunt must take place).

It’s easy. Moving IRA assets from one traditional IRA to another requires an IRA asset transfer (also called a trustee-to-trustee transfer). It’s actually less involved than the classic 401(k)-to-IRA rollover. You don’t have to deal with the 60-day deadline that comes with that move.

Consider simplifying your IRAs. This small step may reduce fees, statements and even confusion. In fact, if you have a bunch of “strays” in your portfolio – investments you’ve almost forgotten about, or wonder if you could be getting more out of – consider a chat with your financial representative that could help you sharpen your investment focus.

Tasha Gartner & Dream O’Brien are Representatives with Investment Centers of America and may be reached at 701-456-3390 or tasha.gartner@investmentcenters.com or dream.obrien@investmentcenters.com .

These are the views of Peter Montoya Inc., not the named Representative nor Broker/Dealer, and should not be construed as investment advice. Nei-ther the named Representative nor Broker/Dealer gives tax or legal advice. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If other expert assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. Please consult your Financial Advisor for further information.

Citations. 1 raymondjames.com/ira_minimum_dist.htm [11/19/08]

Page 8 More Area News

Stephanie Dinius & Dan-ielle Lee recently joined Dickinson Guaranty and Title Company. Stephanie is a closing agent and Danielle is a receptionist and title co-ordinator. North Dakota Guaranty

and Title Company in Bis-

marck is the parent com-

pany of Dickinson Guar-

anty and Title Company.

Kadrmas, Lee &

Jackson hires Pruyt

Dinius & Lee join

Guaranty & Title

Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, an engineering, surveying and planning firm, re-cently hired Bryce Pruyt. Bryce earned an associate degree from ITT Technical Institute. Prior to employment with

KL & J, Pruyt worked at

First Utah Bank.

Project Schedule:

January 19, 2012 5 – 7pm Open House Public Input meeting Badlands Activity Center, DSU

March 2012 (date & location TBD) Presentation of transportation issues, forecasts & alternatives; & Comprehensive plan strategies

May 2012 (date & location TBD) Review of draft

August 2012 (date TBD) Dickinson City Hall Public Hearings to adopt

For more information and

Survey results from October

13th go to.

www.dickinsonplan.com

The City of Dickinson is en-tering an unprecedented op-portunity to determine the future of our community. The city of is experiencing a second energy boom, with all indications it will continue for several years. Several lessons were learned from the last energy boom and bust including how should the City of Dickinson re-spond to the new challenges and opportunities provided by unprecedented growth. City leaders have decided to invite the public to assist in determining what Dickinson should be like in the future. A new comprehensive and transportation plan will guide us to achieve Dickin-son’s future. It all begins and ends with your input.

Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson

(KL&J) has partnered with

City of Dickinson officials

and staff in the preparation

of comprehensive and trans-

portation plans to address

community needs and con-

cerns and provide a roadmap

for the future.

Dickinson has experienced

growing pains including in-

creased traffic, availability of

affordable housing and al-

tered sense of place. Dickin-

son 2035: Roadmap to the

Future will address current

issues and establish a vision,

goals, strategies and policies

to promote a sustainable fu-

ture for the City of Dickin-

son.

Dickinson 2035:

Roadmap to the Future

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Thank you for renewing 2011-2012 memberships

Advanced Business Methods American West Real Estate Ameriprise Financial Applebee’s AWTY Maps Badlands Integrity BJ Kadrmas, Inc. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Bonanza Family Restaurant Brenntag Pacific, Inc. Britton Jewelers BSC SW Workforce Training Region Burdick job Corps Center Carquest Auto Parts Cellular Communications, Inc. Charbonneau Car Center Clean Sweep Vacuum Center Clinic Pharmacy, Inc. Dacotah Bank Dale Carnegie Training/Eide Bailly LLP Dean Foods Land O’Lakes Dickinson Area Ambulance Service, Inc. Dickinson Countryhouse, LLC Dickinson Park & Recreation Dickinson Public Schools Foundation Dr. John Keaveny, D.D.S. DTE, Inc. Esquire Club Flecks Furniture Flow Mobile Great Lakes Airlines Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Heart River Hearing Aid Practice House of Booze

Investment Center of America—Ron Schmidt Job Service of North Dakota Kadrmas, Lee, & Jackson KCAD/KLTC/KZRX KFC/A&W Ladbury Funeral Service Liquid Assets Mark’s Tire Service Martin Construction Midwest Business Systems Midwest Doors of Dickinson, Inc. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Nodak Mutual Insurance Company Northern Improvement Company Northern Plains Engineering Northwest Tire, Inc. Odney Advertising Agency Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. Pizza Hut Prairie Hills Mall Associates Praxair Red Rock Electric RehabVisions Rehabilitation Consulting Riddles’ Jewelry Roughrider Racing Association Rudy’s Lock & Key Running's Farm & Fleet

Sax Motor Company Solar Bee, Inc. Southwest Grain Southwest Water Authority St. Benedicts Health Center Stark Development Center Steve, Linda TMI Systems Design Corporation Todd Otto Insurance T-Rex Conoco, Inc Trial Runners, LLC Twin City Roofing, Inc. US Bank Walmart Wellpro, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo Bank—Prairie Hills Mall Wells Fargo Home Mortgage West Dakota Fox Western Agency Western Fire & Safety, Inc. Winn Construction, Inc. Zeller Construction

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Ambassadors Mem-bership Committee

Sampling of Sicily tickets will be available in December. Tickets are sponsored by Dakota Com-munity Bank. Joy at the Dickin-son Press designed a poster for the Sampling of Sicily. The next ribbon cuttings will be November 30th. Hometown Pride will be presented to Bad-lands Integrity Group in No-vember.

Education Committee Next Meeting will be on No-vember 29th, 2011.

Chamber Committees

Promotions Committee Shop Your HomeTown Fist ad-verting will be out during No-vember and December. Craft Show is full with vendors. Advertising will be out in Nov/Dec for people to attend the Craft Show at the Ramada. The Display of Lights will be underway on December 2nd. Committee will be calling to see if we can get more people inter-ested in doing a float.

Government Affairs Committee Meeting TBA.

Recreational Events: 3on3 Hoopfest Commit-tee

No meeting was held.

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Airport Committee

No Meeting held.

Agriculture Committee

The 2012 Ag Committee Calen-dar will be published soon. Fea-turing our winners of the West River Livestock Show. Discussion on this next year’s Ag BBQ took place. They are look-ing at adding some things to next year’s program. Bull Day Committee met and are getting ready to secure sponsors. The registrations are coming in from producers.

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DECEMBER 2011

For more information go to www.dickinsonchamber.org