june 2015 blair area chamber of commerce chamber...
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Chamber
Happenings
Blair Area Chamber of Commerce
UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 27: Sidewalk Sale Downtown Blair
June 30: Hopkins Law Office Ribbon Cutting @ 10am
July 2: Miracle Ear Open House at BACC Office 9am-4pm
July 2: Ladies Day Out!
July 4: Blair Fireworks Celebration
July 8: Downtown Business Mtg @ Butch’s
July 8: Gateway Development Mtg
July 16: Chamber After Hours @ The Cottonwood Cove & Marina 5-7pm
July 16: WCYP Social @ The Cottonwood Cove & Marina 5-7pm
July 17: Christmas in July for Joseph’s Coat
July 17: Prime Rib Night @ South Creek
July 22: Ribbon Cutting/ Grand Re-Opening of Family Fare (formerly No Frills)
July 24-29: Washington County Fair!
July 29: NE Bus. Dev. Center Class : How to Win Gov’t Contracts for your Business
July 29: Ribbon Cutting CBS Home 4pm
August 4: National Night Out/ Backpack program @ BPD for Wash. Cty Residents
August 5: Chamber Ambassador Mtg @12
August 6: Ladies Day Out!
August 7: Optimist Club Glow Golf Outing
August 7: Chamber After Hours at Good Shepherd Lutheran Community 5-7pm
August 8: Dash & Splash
August 12: Downtown Business Mtg
August 12: Gateway Development Mtg
August 14: BCS New Hire Scavenger Hunt
August 19: BACC Board of Directors Mtg
August 31: Annual Legislative Luncheon
Businesses– Mark your calendars for the follow-ing Baseball/Softball Tournaments in town:
June 26-28th ~1000 people
July 10-15th ~500 people
July 17-19th ~500 people
August 7-9th ~8000 people
What’s new at the Blair Area Chamber of Commerce
Another Gateway to the West Days has wrapped up. We were able to hold all of our events
this year which we are all thankful for! The Taste of Blair and Community Band Concert had
to get moved at the last minute from the Depot to the Blair High School. This seemed to be
very well received by everyone in attendance, and the plan will be to keep it at that location
in the future. The Gateway June Jam featuring “ENVY” was a very fun evening! Mother Na-
ture really was very kind to us on Saturday for the Car Show, Arts & Crafts show and the pa-
rade! I am certainly thankful for that as are all the volunteers and everyone that worked so
hard on their floats. The parade went very well over all. I am interested In feedback though!
I have gotten some really great fresh ideas to consider for next year to help things go
smoother and be safer for everyone involved. Thank You to all of the other sponsors for the
weekends events, I believe a wonderful time was had by all!
The weekend before Gateway to the West Days, was the Open House at Cargill. For the first
time since they opened in Blair, Cargill opened its doors to the public. There were Trolleys
available to take people through the entire campus, plus you could stop at any location and
get a tour from employees. There were activities for children and it was a great educational
opportunity for adults as well. The picture below is from the ceremony on Saturday.
We had one Ribbon Cutting so far in June at the Cottonwood Cove & Marina and a second
one coming up on the 30th at Hopkins Law. There are a few coming up in July also, so please
watch for those and try to get out to welcome and show your support for these new busi-
nesses to the Chamber and the community.
Next week I am heading to the University of Georgia in Athens to attend the US Chamber’s
“Institute for Organizational Management.” It is the professional development program of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. With courses on topics such as media training,
membership, finance, legal issues, human resources, and much more, Institute ultimately
educates participants on all facets of running a nonprofit organization. This is a wonderful
educational opportunity and will allow us to expand the benefits of your Membership with
the Blair Area Chamber of Commerce. I will be checking my email if you need to reach me.
Shannon will be in the office 9-3pm every day next week.
Have a safe and happy 4th of July!
Jordan Rishel
June 2015
* If you have an event that you would like on the Community or Chamber calendar, please get the information to the Chamber! We are looking for Service Group events, Businesses, Churches, etc*
Cargill celebrates 20 years in Blair!
Thank you to the Chamber Members that attended the Ribbon Cutting for The Cottonwood Cove & Marina!
GATEWAY TO THE WEST PARADE 2015
Hooray for Hollywood!
A very special THANK YOU to the Chamber
Special Events Committee and all of the won-
derful and hard working volunteers that make
this whole weekend possible!!
Parade Winners:
Best Chamber Member Entry- 1st Place: Blair
Meat Market 2nd place: Sam and Louie's
NYP
Best Themed Entry: 1st Place: Blair Lion's
Club 2nd Place was a tie between the Cub
Scouts "UP!" and Orion Archery
Best Musical Entry: 1st Place: Otte Middle
School Band 2nd Place: Blair High School
Band
Best Animal Entry OR Crowd Favorite: 1st
Place: STS Trucking with Smokey and the
Bandit 2nd Place: Roscoe's Rescue Ranch
“Oh my, that hurts so good!” That is one of the many comments coming
from patients at Blair Chiropractic Centre. The doctors at Blair Chiropractic Centre specialize in Active Re-
lease Techniques®, a soft tissue technique that allows them to help the muscles, nerves, ligaments, and
other soft tissues in addition to the chiropractic adjustment.
The treatment feels like a very specific deep massage and
helps them work with patients who have trouble with their el-
bow, knee, foot, sciatica, shin splints, headaches, and a whole
list of other things.
Dr. Faye Jones started Blair Chiropractic Centre in 1989 and
sold it to Dr. Becky Heller in January 2011. Dr. Faye continues
to work at the office as well as travel around the country
teaching ART®. Dr. Becky is also certified in Webster technique,
a technique used to care for pregnant women, and is working
towards her certification in pediatric chiropractic through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Associa-
tion, ICPA. Through the ICPA, Dr. Becky holds Pathways Connect meetings. These are meetings for moms to
get together and ask questions and get advice from other moms who may be going through similar situa-
tions with their children. It’s also a great place for moms to meet other moms, especially when their chil-
dren are not yet in school. Moms do not need to be patients to join
the meetings.
Blair Chiropractic Centre is located in One Blair Place, across from
Washington County Bank. They will be moving to the old Video Ex-
press building before the end of the year. They are open Monday and
Wednesday until 6pm, Friday until 5pm, and the second and fourth
Saturdays from 9-12am. They try to accommodate everyone’s sched-
ule and are often in on their days off. Another doctor may soon be
hired to provide care on the days Dr. Becky and Dr. Faye are out.
Please stop and say hello.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT :
BLAIR CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE
Blair Area Chamber of Commerce
1646 Washington St. Blair, NE 68008 402-533-4455 [email protected] [email protected]
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June 2015
Blair Area Chamber of Commerce
1646 Washington St. Blair, NE 68008 402-533-4455 [email protected] [email protected] www.BlairChamber.org
Fundraising for Blair’s 4th of
July Fireworks Celebration is
now being handled by the
BACC. Please help us spread
the word! Checks can be made
out to “Blair Fireworks Fund”
and mailed to or dropped off
at the BACC 1646 Washington
St. Blair, NE.
Thank You!
Time to start thinking about back to school! Donations
for the “Back to School Backpack Program” are being
accepted at the BACC. They will be
distributed to Washington County
School Aged children (K-12) on
Tuesday August 4th from 5-7pm in
conjunction with National Night
Out at the Blair Police Department!