greater romulus chamber of commerce june 2012 newsletter

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Officers & Directors

President

Rev. William Kren

The Evangelical Church

Vice President

Chuck Zuerner

EQ-The Environmental Quality Co.

Secretary

Julie Allison

US Park/Qwik Park

Treasurer

Susan Wyputa

Public Service Credit Union

Directors

Terry Bridges

The Spiratex Company

William Crane

Crane Funeral Home

David B. Goodwin

Goodwin, Lademan & Associates

Ron Hopson

Hopson Financial

Kevin Johnston

Johnston, Lithograph, Inc.

Roger Kadau

City of Romulus

Tim Keyes

City of Romulus

Mark J. Lewkowicz

Landis Machine Shop

Patrick Murphy

Midwest Health Center

Jakleen Ochalek

Wayne County Executive office

Oscar JR Rhoton

Metro Realty Group

Larry Williams

LWA Properties

Executive Director

Karen La Belle

Greater Romulus Chamber of

Commerceromuluschamber.org [email protected] June 2012

Phone: 734-893-0694 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Fax: 734-893-0696

The mission of the Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce is to promote and meet business

needs. The Chamber is dedicated to creating an environment wherein the Romulus businesses,

non-profit institutions, government, and citizens can work together for the purpose of

enhancing the quality of life within the community.

Member of the Month

June 2012

Blue Sky Ice Cream &

Hamburger

Congratulations to Blue Sky Ice Cream & Hamburger, 15155 South HuronRiver Dr., Romulus, who was selected as the Greater Romulus Chamber ofCommerces Member of the Month, for June, 2012. Blue Sky Ice Cream &Hamburger was selected for their continuous contributions to the success of theRomulus Chamber of Commerce and to the community. Pat and LynnOstrowski, owners of Blue Sky Ice Cream & Hamburger were presented acertificate by Bill Kren, President and Karen La Belle, Executive Director of theRomulus Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Director Roger Kadau was alsopresent. A history on Blue Sky Ice Cream & Hamburger can be found onPage 2. This information is also available on the Chamber website atwww.romuluschamber.org, as well as on our Facebook.

Guest SpeakerMary Zellner,Wayne County FairAbout Guest Speaker Page 4

Monthly Business Luncheon

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Guest Speaker: Mary Zellner, Wayne County Fair

Location: Best Western Gateway Intl Hotel9191 Wickham, Romulus

Time: 11:30 am registration/ 12 noon, lunch

Cost: $15 for Members/ $18 Non Members

Topic: Wayne County Fair
http://www.romuluschamber.org/http://www.romuluschamber.org/http://www.romuluschamber.org/


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Continued from Page 1

Member of the Month June, 2012

Blue Sky Ice Cream & Hamburger

Blue Sky Ice

Cream &

Hamburger

Horse riding, dog

walking, maybeyour lost, or just

out for a country drive and then you see it, on the

southeast corner of Eureka and Huron RiverDrive, a small blue and white building with a

little park, lots of green grass and maybe even a

chicken sitting on one of the tables. It is Blue

Sky Ice Cream & Hamburger. Owned by Lynn

and Pat Ostrowski, since 2001 and their 4 leggedchildren, Beethoven (Bay), Osho, Kaii and the

newest Ryle.

The business has been around since 1957,original owners were Mr. & Mrs. Bader from

New Boston, Michigan, who ran a similar

business. Since then, there have been severalowners over the years. In 1999, it became Blue

Sky Ice Cream & Hamburger. The business was

put up for sale in 2000, that is when Lynn came

in with; Just here to Clean and decided she hadto own it. After several attempts to get Pat

convinced of that, and pushing the fact there was

a bit of property, Lynn convinced Pat to take alook at the place. Its been an adventure ever

since

In 2001, when Lynn was serving a customer in

the window he asked her when the car showstarted for the season, confused she replied;

What? He proceeded to say how he had seen

cars here in the past on a Tuesday or Wednesday

having a show. Lynn was confused, but said;Well, I dont know, Ill have to check with Pat

on that. Needless to say, the first car show date

came, it brought in 16 or 17 cars the first week.After 11 seasons of car shows, which now are on

Thursdays every week from May through the

end of September; it brings in approximately 80- 130 Classic Cars each week. The highest count

to date in one week was 290.

Blue Sky is known for its 6 pack of Old

Fashioned Cheeseburgers, with grilled

onions, pickles, mustard and ketchup. It has

been a customer pleaser since the time they

bought the place. Customers love to order a 6

pack to go. They usually end up topping it off

with a delicious malt, shake, tornado, slush or

an ice cream

dessert.

The outdoor

picnic/park

dining gives the

place a clean,

country feel.

The land not

only offers parking for vehicles but for horses,

golf carts, monster trucks, classic cars, semis,

bicycles, motor cycles, as well whatever else

you can think to park there. It is a friendly

atmosphere, relaxing and inviting. They want

you to even bring your dog, cat, bird, or snake,

whatever your pet is to visit. If you dont

bring your family friend, no worries, their kids

will be more than happy to come, sit and have

lunch with you.

The community is very important to them and

they want to make sure they can provide things

that everyone can afford and would like to

participate in. We are very blessed with the

customers and neighbors; you could honestly

not ask for better people.

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Social Networking

I currently work in an industry where change is

slow to accept and difficult to implement. This is

not meant to be a disparaging remarkbut it is

what it is and Im dealing with it. Soundfamiliar? Maybe, your company or organization

is facing change with feet dragging? Are youin the dark when it comes to electronics, theinternet, websites and social networking? If so,

read on!

Today, social networking sites are extremely

popular. Facebook, in particular, is surging in

popularity and is now being used in marketingand promotions. When members of the Facebook

community visit a friend on Facebookthey not

only interact with that friend, they are offered

links to websites offering products for sale. Theyare invited to play games, join groups, support

causes and expand their knowledge! Facebook

incorporates an array of learning tools includingvideos, images, discussion boards, chat rooms and

private messagingall being used by the

business community.

If you are not using Facebook to bring in leads,

create sales opportunities and promote your

servicesmaybe the time for change is now.

This is why the Romulus Chamber of Commerceis now offering a 2 hour seminar on social

networking.

Weve invited Kathy Kane, Market Insights to

help drag us into the 21st Century ofnetworking on the internet. As Kathy states

on her website: Back in the day (a couple

years ago in digital time), people used to saythat if you didnt have a website you werentserious about your business. Today, you need

to be on Facebook to gain that same

credibility.

This exciting event will take place on

Thursday, July 26thfrom 13:00 p.m. Thelocation will be announced soon. You can

reserve your spot by calling the Chamber

Office, 734-893-0694 or 734-893-0695.

See you then and happy Facebooking!

Bill Kren

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Happy Fathers DaySunday, June 17, 2012


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About Guest Speaker

Mary Zellner has lived downriver all of her

life. Born and raised in Riverview, she grew

up on the family farm that was settled in 1876by her ancestors. Mary is from a large farm

family of 5 brothers and 5 sisters. Her family,

the Vreelands, are known downriver for theirsettling of Flat Rock and Riverview.

Mary attended Riverview Community Schools,from which she graduated in 1966. At Eastern

Michigan University she studied education,

earning her B.A. in 1970 in Education with a

major in Library Science and a minor inEnglish Literature. Her MA in Education was

also from Eastern, in 1976.

She was hired by the Riverview CommunitySchool District in 1970 as an elementary

school Librarian. During her career in

Riverview she also taught 2nd grade and wasthe high school Librarian/Media Specialist for

35 years and senior class sponsor for 32 years.

Mary retired in 2008, after working 38 years inpublic education.

During her career, Mary was always anadvocate for people. Her work with thestudents at Riverview High School was

extremely rewarding. She worked tirelessly

for the districts teachers while serving as theirunion president for over 30 years. In 1995

Mary was inducted into the Riverview Hall of

Fame. She was nominated because of her

outstanding contribution to the school and cityand for being a role model for the youth of the

community. In her retirement Mary continues

to be involved as Chairperson of the RiverviewHall of Fame Committee whose mission is notonly to recognize other school and community

leaders, but to raise money for educational

scholarships for graduating seniors inRiverview.

She became a 4-H Leader in 1995, when no

one would take over the club and it was going

to be disbanded. She served in that capacityuntil 2011. Her involvement with the Wayne

County Fairgrounds is directly related to 4-H.

When her son asked to raise sheep and join a4-H Club she learned that there was a fair

ground in Belleville. She helped her son with

his sheep project, as a Mom. She thenbecame Sheep Barn Superintendent and Fair

Board member. She continued in these

positions even after her son became too old toparticipate in 4-H. In 2006, she was elected

Treasurer of the Wayne County Fair

Association. She has helped lead the effort in

getting the Fairground on sound financial

footing and making more people aware thatthere is a Fairground in Belleville.

Mary attends Faith United Methodist Churchin Trenton, where she teaches Sunday school.

She has been married 42 years to her husband,

Edward and they have one son, Mark.

Over the years of public service Mary has

maintained that quality customer service and

community networking are essential

ingredients to promote successfulorganizations.

If you would like to learn more about WayneCounty Fair you can visit their website at

www.waynecountyfairgrounds.net.


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Pat, Lynn & the Blue

Crew are extremely

honored to be

recognized by theGreater Romulus

Chamber of

Commerce for the month of June, 12012. It isvery nice to be recognized by the Chamber, we

are just here for the customers and never really

thought we were in the running for any award,we feel very blessed that they considered us

and honored us with a certificate.

For more information on Blue Sky visitwww.941blue.com or find them on facebook at

www.facebook.com/blueskyicecream.


Member of the Month, June, 2012

Blue Sky Ice Cream

& Hamburger

Charities and giving back

to the community havealways been important to

them. Once a year, Blue

Sky hosts a charity baseball

game at a local park.Proceeds go towards Kilo

Charlie Alpha (K-C-A), an

organization started to help

out Green Beretsveterans who are battling cancer. Local high

school players participate in the game and each

sells tickets with all funds raised goingtowards the K-C-A.

Charity Palooza is a euchre tournament wherethe top 3 winners pick a charity of their choice,

to receive the winnings.

They have animal adoptions, as well, as havingDr. Hermann, veterinarian, provide his services

on sight, on a regular basis.

Located close to Metro Airport, I-275 andI-94, it is a very easy place to, swing in and grab

a quick bite and relax before having to rush back

to the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Wednesdays are Bike Nite, starting at 6 pm.

Thursdays are Classic Car Shows, starting at 5

pm.

Every other Friday (6/22, 7/6, 7/20, etc), Movie

Night, provides free movie and free popcorn,starting at dusk.


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May Business Luncheon

Highlights

Congratulations!!

30 year Chamber Members

The following Chamber Members werehonored with a plaque from the Chamber in

appreciation for their 30 year memberships.

Dadson Electric, Romulus, Gil White

Jack Demmer, Wayne, Jim Demmer

Landis Machine Shop, Romulus, MarkLewkowicz


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Welcome

New Members

The Spiratex Company6333 Cogswell

Romulus, MI 48174

734-722-0100

www.spiratex.com

Linda Choate

37776 WalnutRomulus, MI 48174

William Wadsworth

37710 BarthRomulus, MI 48174

Header Products, Inc.

11850 Wayne Rd.Romulus, MI 48174

734-941-2220

www.headerproducts.com

Burger, Easton & Company

24701 Halsted

Farmington Hills, MI 48335248-615-6000

www.burgereaston.com

PNC

9950 Wayne Rd. S.

Romulus, MI 48174734-941-4110

PC Guru Computers

18412 TelegraphBrownstown, MI 48174

313-550-4140

www.pcgurucomputers.com

Jakleen Ochalek

500 Griswold Ave.

Detroit, MI 48226313-224-0755

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Romulus Tower36500 BibbinsRomulus, MI 48174

734-942-1230

www.ncr.org

Key Awards & Engraving

6635 Allen Rd.

Allen Park, MI 48101313-388-3840

www.keyawards.com

The Caldwell Group, LLCP. O. Box 1022

Garden City, MI 48187

313-363-1456

Member Update

Young and Sons Construction has a new phone

number. Please update your records to reflectthe following:

Young & Sons Construction24657 Halsted

Farmington Hills, MI 48335

734-794-0001

If you are a Chamber Member and have madeany updates to your information that is

currently reflected in the Chamber Directory

or on our website, please contact the Chamber

office, so that we may update our records.

If you have any updated business cards,

brochures or flyers, feel free to drop it by theChamber office so that it may be displayed in

the Chamber lobby!!

Let Your Membership Work for You!!

Thank You

Renewing Members


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Total Community Credit Union25155 Goddard

Romulus, MI 48174

313-291-3300www.tccu.us

Frederick Hay Engineering/Construction

14170 Huron River Dr.Romulus, MI 48174

734-941-0728

R. L. Coolsaet Construction Company

28800 Goddard

Romulus, MI 48174

734-946-9300www.rlcoolsaet.com

Goodwin, Lademan & Associates20352 Eureka

Taylor, MI 48180

734-287-2400www.glainsurance.com

Waste Management

5980 InksterRomulus, MI 48174

313-299-4335

www.wm.com

Public Service Credit Union

7665 Merriman

Romulus, MI 48174734-641-8400

www.pscunow.com

Dadson Electric, Inc.10015 Romaine

Romulus, MI 48174

734-941-6499

Wade-Trim

25251 Northline

Taylor, MI 48180734-947-2610

www.wadetrim.com

Seko Worldwide

6800 Cypress S

Romulus, MI 48174734-641-2100

www.sekoworldwide.com

Ceva Logistics10049 Harrison Suite 100

Romulus, MI 48174

734-229-1700

TDS MetroCom

33057 Schoolcraft

Livonia,. MI 48150734-421-5196

www.tdsmetro.com

Yankee Air Museum

47884 D St.

Belleville, MI 48111

734-483-4030

www.yankeeairmuseum.org

M. W. Morss Roofing, Inc.15423 Oakwood

Romulus, MI 48174

734-942-0840

www.morssroofing.com

Timothy Keyes

City of Romulus11111 Wayne Rd.

Romulus, MI 48174734-942-7545

Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc.

27501 Hildebrandt Suite 100

Romulus, MI 48174734-941-3000

www.nipponexpressusa.com


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Calendar of EventsJune 4 - 24 Butterfly Field Trip, Southland Mall, Eureka, Taylor. For more information call

248-885-0447 or visit www.butterfliesinthesky.com.

June 16 Romulus Farmers Market, Romulus Historical Park, 9 am - 1 pm.

June 19 Romulus Chamber Business Luncheon, Guest Speaker, Mary Zellnor, Wayne County

Fair, Best Western Gateway Intl Hotel, Romulus. Make your reservation now!!

June 20 - 21 Mastering Quickbooks, Intuit, Hilton Garden Inn, Southfield. For more information

call 800-564-2688 or visit quickbookstraining.com.

June 23 Romulus Historical Society Annual Flea Market, 8 am - 5 pm, Romulus Historical

Park. For more information call Cathy Morse at 734-941-6361.

June 25 - 28 Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training, Radisson Kalamazoo, CPI. For more

information call 800-558-8976 or visit www.crisisprevention.com.

Mark Your Calendar

July 23 Romulus Chamber Social Media Workshop, with Kathy Kane, Market Insights

Aug. 16 Romulus Chamber Annual Golf Outing, Gateway Golf Course. Contact the Chamber

at 734-893-0694 or [email protected] to reserve your spot!!

Sept. 18 Romulus Chamber Business Luncheon, Guest Speaker Randy Perteet, Business

Development Specialist, USPS, location tbd.

Oct. 16 Romulus Chamber Business Luncheon, Guest Speaker, Chief Robert Dickerson,

Romulus Police Department, location tbd.

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