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Watertown Community Hall of Fame

Friday, Oct. 30

The third annual class of the Water-town Community Hall of Fame will include one new member this year.

The Hall of Fame will add former Watertown Mayor and State Senator Thomas E. Roby as the lone member

of the Class of 2015 Hall of Fame inductees during a ceremony on

October 30, 2015.

A luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Friday, October 30, at the Watertown Event Center. It will be

hosted by KXLG Radio and the Watertown Public Opinion.

Any proceeds from the event will go to a scholarship fund to be adminis-tered by the Watertown Community Foundation, a founding member of the Watertown Community Hall of

Fame Committee.

Tickets for the Watertown Com-munity Hall of Fame luncheon can be reserved at the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce, by calling

605-886-5814.

THECHAMBERADVANTAGE

VOLUME 33 l SEPTEMBER 2015 l NUMBER 9

We're Celebrating Our 100th Anniversary!The Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce's 100th Anniversary Celebration & Dessert Auction will be held Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 2nd Street Station.

Social hour will begin at 5:00 p.m., allowing time to peruse and enjoy the beautifully assembled desserts. The dessert auction will begin at 6:00 p.m., with dinner to follow at 6:45 p.m.

This year's menu features: Slow Cooked Prime Rib with Creamy Horseradish and Au Jus or Chicken Almondine, Fresh Bread Ensemble, Fresh Greens tossed with House Blend Vinaigrette, Garlic Mashed Potatoes and String Green Beans.

Following dessert and dinner, awards will be presented for Chamber Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Spirit of Watertown and Business-man of the Year and Businesswoman of the Year.

Our new board members will be in-troduced and Leadership Watertown graduates will be recognized.

There will also be a presentation for the local Prairie Family Business of the Year.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Thanks for your continued support of the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce.

PO Box 1113 • Watertown, SD 57201 • Ph 605.886.5814 • Fx 605.886.5957 • www.watertownsd.com

What a privilege it's been these past months planning the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce's 100th Anniversary Celebration and Dessert Auction!

This culmination of our Chamber year, which falls on September 29, not only celebrates our members, but recognizes the hard-working board of directors and bestows honor on individuals and businesses who have made a difference in Watertown during the past year.

If you’ve attended previously, you are likely looking forward to seeing the creative (and downright delicious) dessert displays. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity, we encourage you to be part of this one-of-a-kind evening.

You'll want to arrive early so you can take the time to appreciate the detailed presentations each business or organization has put together. In many cases, the planning began just moments after last year's desserts were auctioned off!

Another highlight of the evening will be awarding certificates to the 2015 Leadership Watertown graduates. As our honored guests, this evening brings recognition for a year of learning more about area businesses, the community as a whole, their peers and themselves.

While the 100th Anniversary Celebration and Dessert Auction serves as a showcase for the many areas already mentioned, we also look toward the future and toward all the things we can do to better serve our members.

We're so thankful for the fantastic year led by our current Board Chairman Tom Beadnell and we are anticipating another amazing year as Chairman Elect Tim Sheehan takes the reigns.

Our Chamber is comprised of a diverse group of businesses and organizations. Some have been members for decades, while others have just recently joined.

We encourage you to take the time to get to know each other and be active in Chamber events. There's no doubt we can learn a great deal from one another as we work toward a common goal of making Watertown an even better place to live, work and play.

We're humbled to be part of an organization that has served the Watertown community for 100 years!

As we enter our 101st year, the Chamber will continue our community involvement. If you’d like to become more involved in the Chamber, you can be certain we have just the place for you.

MeganMegan R. Gruman, IOM President & CEOWatertown Area Chamber of Commerce

Changing to Fall Activities

The Chamber has been out and about in the community for many events during the past month! We served ice cream treats at National Night Out and helped divvy up more delicious food during the Codington County 4-H BBQ! We also organized the LATI Street Fair to welcome new and returning students to Lake Area Technical Insitute and hosted a New Teachers' Luncheon at the County Fair Banquet Hall. Upper left: Forty new teachers were welcomed to Watertown during our annual New Teachers' Luncheon held August 21 at County Fair Banquet Hall. U.S. Congresswoman Kristi Noem (right) delivered opening remarks.

Upper right: Ag committee volunteers and Chamber staff helped serve the hundreds of folks who attended the 4-H BBQ on August 5.

Below: Multiple levels of the LATI Student Center were buzzing with activity on August 19 as Chamber members introduced their businesses and welcomed students to Watertown.

Our thanks to all who contributed to the success of these events!

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Celebrating 100 Years


The Villas at Willow CreekThe Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee honored The Villas at Willow Creek with a Ground Breaking ceremony on Friday, September 11th.

Pictured (left to right): Ron & Diane Koosman, homeowners; Eric Skott of Crestone Builders; Don Endres (Glacial Lakes Capital); Nadene LaPlante-Endres (Glacial Lakes Capital)and Joe Quinn (Glacial Lakes Capital).

Located at 2112 Kemp Place, the new commuity offers multiple single level floor plans, handicap accessibility, walking paths, a water feature and is within minutes of retailers, grocery stores and health care facilities.

Please contact Crestone Builders at (605) 878-3555 for more information.

BUSINESSES OF THE WEEK

Watertown Lawn and Garden sells new Zero Turn, tractor and push mowers, rear tine tillers and snow blowers. Financing is currently available on new Zero Turn mowers with 0% interest. We’ll take trade-ins on any make and model of lawn mowers and snow blowers. We also service and repair any type of small engine.

Pictured left to right: Jim Olverson, Cody Jackson-owner and Alissa Harte

Soulful Creations is your locally owned company for DIY Painting & Craft events. We specialize in painting classes on canvas and reclaimed wood. We provide all of the supplies and steps for you to create your very own ‘Soulful Creations’. We would love to create with you! Visit our website www.sdsoulfulcreations.com

Pictured left to right: Co-owners. Kristin Fox and Kathryn Jurrens

We are a full service meat locker, offering custom processing on beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, and wild game. We provide a wide variety of fresh and smoked products such as sticks, summer sausage, brats, cheese, deli meats, and much more. Nearly all of our smoked products are made in one of our three smokehouses. Need a little wine with your steak? We have that too! Choose from many brands of wine, beer, and liquor at Dakota Butcher Wine & Spirits.

Pictured left to right: Marla Hauck, Karen Gruenwald, Chad Wiese, Ashley Gruenwald and Aaron Gruenwald.

Critter Mart & More specializes in pets ranging from reptiles and fish to small animals and birds. We carry all the supplies needed to make your pet feel right at home. Will board birds, guinea pigs and other small pets. Business hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pictured left to right: LeAnn Stavig and Gregg Kwasniewski, owners

Critter Mart & More3 10th St. NW • (605) 753-6679

Dakota Butcher Wine & Spirits1330 9th Ave. SW • (605) 878-3336

Soulful Creations(605) 868-2405 • (605) 881-8998

Watertown Lawn and Garden and Small Engine Repair

17 3rd St NW• (605) 886-5256

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BUSINESSES OF THE WEEK

Let's schedulea ribboncutting!

The Chamber is a great resource to assist your

company in its ribbon cutting and grand opening

celebrations! And, we've added another tool to make

your special event even more visible – our awesome sidewalk sign!

Ribbon cuttings and grand openings are an effective way to introduce your new or expanding business to the Watertown

community. Ceremonies are held free of charge for chamber members. Coverage for ribbon cuttings and grand

openings will also be published in upcoming Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce publications.

We would love to help you celebrate your upcoming events! Call the Chamber today for more details at 605.886.5814.

Got your Watertown Bucks?Watertown Bucks make a great impression! They are out-standing as employee rewards -- and are also the perfect gift for many occasions.

Your Chamber membership gives you the ability to accept “Watertown Bucks” in your place of business. Last year, more than $500,000 in Watertown Bucks were spent in the businesses in our community!

Stop by The Chamber, 1 E Kemp, during business hours to purchase Watertown Bucks. They are available in several de-nominations. Give the local gift that keeps on giving!

As soon as my store opened in 2006, I joined the Chamber so that we could accept Water-town Bucks!

Then I found myself on the Chamber board and have continued to

be an active volunteer since!

I try to help where I can and when I can, but the Cookin' on

Kampeska event is my favorite! My whole family has become involved volunteering at it, too! I have also participated in Leadership Watertown, the Nine at Night Glow Golf Tournament, numerous Ribbon Cuttings and Chamber After 4's!

Being a Chamber member for my business is extremely im-portant! I love all the promotions they do, the website visiblity and the Facebook networking!

I have met many business people in Watertown through the Chamber that I probably would not have met otherwise. I ap-preciate the "Shop Local" campaigns the Chamber does for Watertown, too!

Outside of work I am busy running my children to their activi-ties or watching their sports events. Mason is a junior this year and is active in WHS soccer. Sydney is in 8th grade, gymnastics fills up her time and Regan is in 6th grade -- busy in dance and soccer. My husband, Tim, works for WAPA and we have a dog, Bentley that we all adore and is just like one of us!

Please remember to Shop Local first - we all appreciate the local support!

Ag Scholarships Available Fred Morris Memorial - $1,000

LATI - $1,000 Gene & Mary Lois Reichling Memorial - $1,000

Deadline is October 16, 2015For eligibility and application details, contact The Chamber

office at 605.886.5814 or click here.

Committee ReportsAgriculture: The next committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:00 a.m. at the Commerce Center.

Ambassadors: Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held at Stoneybrook Suites Assisted Living, 500 16th Avenue NE, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 10; Ground Breaking ceremonies were held at at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 at Willow Crook Villas , 2112 Kemp Place. Any member business that has recently opened, relocated, renovated, or changed ownership is welcome to call 886-5814 to schedule a ribbon cutting.

Arts & Culture: If you have an item for the November Arts & Culture calendar, please email [email protected] by October 15.

Government Affairs: The next committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 a.m. at the Commerce Center.


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Serving on the Board: Missy Ahlers

http://www.watertownsd.com/ag-scholarships

Renewing Members

A sincere thank you to all of our members who renewed this month!

Celebrating 100 Years100th Anniversary

Celebration & Desssert Auction

Tuesday, September 29, 20152nd Street Station

5:00 p.m. Social Hour6:00 p.m. Dessert Auction

6:45 p.m. Dinner7:15 p.m. Program Awards

&Leadership Watertown Graduation

New Members

Dakota Pump & Control Inc.Rod Redlin

705 Quadee Dr. Watertown, SD 57201

(605) 886-4672

Waddell & Reed Andrew Koistenen

404 16th St. NEWatertown, SD 57201

(605) 878-0300

Thrivent Financial - David Eickmeyer415 East Kemp Ave

Watertown, SD 57201(605) 882-3591

Dagel ChiropracticDr. Denise M. Hall

15 1st Ave SEWatertown, SD 57201

(605) 753-7780

Barkin' BeautiesRonda Boyd

913 3rd Avenue NW Watertown, SD 57201

(605) 878-0329

Glacial Lakes DistilleryDouglas & Heather Fedt, Phillip & Cindy Klein

Travis & Keri Tisher1207 6th Ave. NW #170 Watertown, SD 57201

(605) 881-7795

We are pleased to welcome these new membersto our Chamber! Please visit watertownsd.com

to find out more about these new membersand the products and services they offer.

"PaintThe Town

Blue"September 14-19

Local businesses and indivduals are encouraged to "Paint the Town

Blue" to honor the men and women that keep us safe.

You can pick up blue ribbons for your vehicle antenna at KXLG, 835 Jenson Avenue, or at the Water-

town Area Chamber office at 1 East Kemp. The KXLG/Reliabank Weather Ball will be BLUE all week in honor of our law enforcement! All law enforcement officers are encouraged to stop by the of-fice of KXLG and pick up a treat on Wednesday, September 16th from8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thank a law enforcement officer today – and every day!


• A&B Business Inc.• Allure Salon & Menz

Grooming Lounge, LLC• American Family Insurance

- Lynn Jurrens• Architectural Millwork, Ltd.• Arnold Construction• Barkley Truck Lines, Inc.• Big Brothers Big Sisters of

the Glacial Lakes Region• Burchatz Construction• Creative Financial Services• Dakota Data Shred• Dan O's Marine• Data Truck, LLC• Duane's Floor Covering LLC• Engelstad Electric• Ernie Edwards• Five Loaves Bakery• Flatland Xtreme• Golden Living Center -

Watertown• Great Clips• GSI Thrift

• Hanson Furniture & Carpet• Holley Graphics Inc.• Hy-Vee Food Stores Inc.• Insight Realty Group• KSFY/KABY• Lake City Cab Company Inc.• Mac's Inc.• Pearle Vision• Pivotal Health Solutions• Profile by Sanford Health• Redlinger Bros. Plumbing

& Heating Co.• Ron's Specialties• Schulz Law Office• Sherwin Williams• Starrography, Inc.• Sturdevant's Auto Parts• The Book Zealot• Thompson Mechanical, Inc.• Ultra, INC. dba Connecting

Point• Unclaimed Freight Furniture• VanLaecken Orthodontics• Vast Broadband

• Walmart Supercenter• Watertown Chiropractic

Clinic• Watertown Community

Recreation Center• Watertown Confectionery• Watertown Dental Care• Wells Fargo• William Neale & Co., PC• Wishard Insurance• Woods Edge Shop

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WATERTOWN AREA ECONOMIC INDEXMAY 2015 CURRENT

MONTHSAME

MONTH 2014 % CHANGE 2015 YTD 2014 YTD % CHANGE

TAXABLE SALES

CITY SALES TAX RECEIPTS

Watertown 2% $1,190,969 $1,186,356 0.39% $5,519,175 $5,544,590 -0.46%

Watertown BBB $71,309 $65,439 8.97% $311,720 $277,063 12.51%

CITY OF WATERTOWN BUILDING PERMITS

RESIDENTIAL

New 1 & 2 Family - # 3 3 0.00% 17 17 0.00%

Dollar Amount $399,320 $259,704 53.76% $2,640,832 $2,425,005 8.90%

New Multi-Unit - # 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00%

Dollar Amount $- $- 0.00% $- $- 0.00%

Remodel - # 7 11 -36.36% 60 47 27.66%

Dollar Amount $229,610 $233,044 -1.47% $974,054 $976,170 -0.22%

COMMERCIAL

New Commercial - # 7 2 250.00% 11 8 37.50%

Dollar Amount $3,497,110 $130,000 2590.08% $5,747,110 $1,019,558 463.69%

Remodel - # 5 6 -16.67% 26 33 -21.21%

Dollar Amount $680,000 $2,663,196 -74.47% $2,392,045 $9,869,994 -75.76%

TOTAL

Total Permits - # 22 22 0.00% 114 144 -20.83%

Dollar Amount $4,806,040 $3,285,944 46.26% $11,754,041 $11,650,342 0.89%

CODINGTON COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS

RESIDENTIAL

House, House/Garage, Mobile Home - # 4 6 -33.33% 9 15 -40.00%

Dollar Amount $947,000 $1,057,400 -10.44% $1,614,750 $2,609,228 -38.11%

Addition/Remodel - # 1 5 -80.00% 6 8 -25.00%

Dollar Amount $12,000 $61,500 -80.49% $235,696 $97,500 141.74%

Other - # 2 1 100.00% 8 1 700.00%

Dollar Amount $16,300 $1,750 0.00% $335,900 $1,750 0.00%

COMMERCIAL

New Commercial - # 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00%

Dollar Amount $- $- 0.00% $- $- 0.00%

Barn, Shed, Other - # 8 1 700.00% 21 9 133.33%

Dollar Amount $286,784 $6,000 4679.73% $4,305,784 $524,500 720.93%

TOTAL

Total Permits - # 15 13 15.38% 44 33 33.33%

Dollar Amount $1,262,084 $1,126,650 12.02% $6,492,130 $3,232,978 100.81%

WORK FORCE

WATERTOWN

Total Work Force 12,030 12,945

Total Employed 11,555 12,500

Total Unemployed 475 445

Unemployment Rate 3.9% 3.4%

CODINGTON COUNTY

Total Work Force 15,425 16,400

Total Employed 14,865 15,870

Total Unemployed 560 530

Unemployment Rate 3.6% 3.2%

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Thank You to Our Wonderful Sponsors!The Chamber's Annual New Teachers' Luncheon welcomed 40 teachers to Watertown on August 21, 2015. We're grateful for our many sponsors who made the event at the County Fair Banquet Hall so memorable!

Arrow Education Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Watertown,Dacotah Bank, First Bank & Trust, First PREMIER Bank,Fischer Rounds & Associates, Inc.Great Clips, Great Western Bank,Home Federal Bank, HomeTown Building Center,LA Advertising/Mailbox Mony/SouthDakotacoupon.com,Megastar Financial Corp. & Mainstream Realty,Midcontinent Communications, Montgomery's Furniture,Mount Marty College - Watertown,No B.S., LLC, Office Peeps, Inc.,Plains Commerce Bank,Prairie Lakes Healthcare System,Reliabank,Roby Agency Realtors,Sanford Clinic - Watertown,Shoppe on the Corner,State Farm Insurance Kathy Witte-Holmes Agency,Vast Broadband, Watertown Public Opinion

Thanks for helping us welcome this year's new teachers!


LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!If you haven’t already done so, please

“like” us on Facebook. Cruise on over towww.facebook.com/WatertownChamber.

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New Teachers' Luncheon

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman of the Board ........................................................... Tom BeadnellChairman Elect ............................................................................Tim SheehanTreasurer ........................................................................................ Tom HolmesExecutives at Large .............Missy Ahlers, Tim Oviatt, Heidi Schooley Karrie O'Neill and Tony Rieffenberger

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

Agriculture .....................................................................................Chris BarteltAmbassadors ......................................................................................Bob BoesCommunity Appeals ...................................................................Tim WaltersCookin' on Kampeska............................................................. Tim SheehanGovernment Affairs ................................................................. Joel VockrodtLeadership Watertown ............................................................ Janelle MillerManufacturing Council ........................................................Robb PetersonMilitary & Veterans Affairs ..........................................Ernie Edwards and Dean GackstetterPast Board Chairman .....................................................................Tim OviattRetail Council ............................................................................... Missy AhlersSociety of Human Resource Management .......................Matt SawyerWomen of Watertown ......................................................... Heidi Schooley

AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS

4th of July • Watertown Community Foundation

CHAMBER PERSONNEL

President and CEO ...............................................Megan R. Gruman, IOMDirector of Programming ......................................................Caitlin VoecksOffice Manager ..................................................................... Ashley Johnson Member Services Manager.................................................... Dixie ObbinkMembership/Communications ...........................................Twila Schmitt

Jamie KingKen LacherAdam Lalim

Mindy Ovenden

Chris BarteltDr. Dan FlahertyJosh HogueChad Holden

Julie PetersenRobb PetersonDr. Mark Rieb

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