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Tournaments Are Coming to Town! Volunteers Needed!

Three basketball tournaments are coming to Belgrade and the area in the near future (see p. 4 for details). The Belgrade Chamber is part of the Gallatin Val-ley Tournament Committee (GVTC), a joint committee of the Belgrade and Bozeman chambers. The GVTC raises money to help bring high school sport-ing events to the area. The facility hosting the event does not keep the gate money. That money is distributed by the Montana High School Association (MHSA) to participating teams to help with travel, lodging, and meal ex-penses. The host facility only receives what was bid to the MHSA for the tour-nament. Because of the competitive nature of these tournaments, the GVTC raises funds so they can bid at no cost to the MHSA. The funds raised by the GVTC then go to the host facility to reimburse the costs of hosting. The GVTC seeks sponsors to help pay these costs. To be a GVTC sponsor or to volunteer as an usher, contact Debe at the Belgrade Chamber office (388-1616).

Tournaments bring thousands of dollars to the area. Teams, families, and fans purchase lodging, gas, food, and other products from local merchants. This fulfills part of the Belgrade Chamber’s mission to bring people to Belgrade! Please welcome these tournament attendees by posting on your reader boards and/or signs in your windows and show them your great customer service!

Inside This Issue:

Committee Updates 2

Upcoming Seminars 3

Business After Hours 3, 6

Library 3

Membership Luncheon 4

Executive Message 7

Renewals 7

New Members 8

Advertisers 9-11

Calendar 12

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Image Source is a local sign company that provides all types of visual signage. The company was founded in 2004 by Jennifer Koch and moved to Belgrade’s Bruce Industrial Park in 2006. Image Source grew by providing customers with quality and unique services to fit their advertising needs.

From large to small, they will handle it all. They provide interior vinyl lettering, interior posters, large format printing, window vinyl, project signs, magnetics, banners, vehicle

wraps, certified highway and government signs, interior and exterior signs, and much more. A job is never too small.

In 2013, Image Source moved to a larger facility in the East Gallatin Commercial Center where larger fleet vehicles, semi-trucks, moving vans, or equipment can fit in the large heated shop, giving customers better-quality vehicle vinyl graphics. Come and see the new facility at 62 Skyway Boulevard (north of the Gallatin Speedway).

Image Source is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Give them a call at 388-5100 or e-mail images@earthlink.net to get a quote on your next project or see how they can help with your unique project.

To be featured in a future newsletter, call the Chamber at 388-1616.

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President: Kathleen Wood (388-0917) First Interstate Bank

Vice President: Shayla Mills (388-8897) Big Sky Western Bank

Treasurer: Kris Killorn (388-7516) Insty-Prints Of Belgrade

Past President: Kelly Swanson (388-0665) Edward Jones Investments.

Directors:

Matt Colbert (388-6554) Campbell Plumbing and Heating

Tyler Doshier (585-3957) First Security Bank

Jackie Flikkema (388-6832) Knife River, Inc.

Jennifer Koch (388-5100) Image Source

Eve Parrow (587-5900) Bozeman Broker Group

Jay Williamson (388-3700) First Security Bank

Committee Chairs:

Agriculture Jay Williamson Business Promotions Katy McEwen Economic Development Joe Dahinden Membership Services Kim Adams Tournament Kevin Black Transportation Angie Imberi

Chamber Staff:

Executive Director: Debra Youngberg 388-1616 (office); 570-4266 (cell) 388-2090 (fax) dyoungberg@belgradechamber.org www.belgradechamber.org

Office Manager: Alicia Bell info@belgradechamber.org

Technology/Member Services: Kim Adams kadams@belgradechamber.org

Board of Directors

Agriculture: The committee is still busy working on the Ag Appre-ciation Banquet and the Farm Fair.

Business Promotions: The committee didn’t meet in January but will meet in February (see Calendar on p. 12). They will be discussing “Customer Appreciation Day” scheduled for May.

Economic Development: The committee got reports from Gene Spranget from Stockman Bank who talked about the changes in con-sumer loans that will make the time frame a lot longer. Paul Schneid-er handed out maps showing the entrance into the airport with the construction of the East Belgrade Interchange. The committee dis-cussed having the quarterly Business Tour at the airport. Jessie from Senator Baucus’ office said that Max is working on the Farm Bill; they just reauthorized the Appropriations Bill.

Membership Services: The Building Belgrade committee is work-ing on the final four classes of the year. The “Business After Hours” calendar is filling up. The committee encourages businesses to sign up for “Business Before Hours” events.

President’s Circle: The committee members are working on the formation of a Belgrade Community Foundation. The foundation will be a 501C3 and an arm of the Chamber to help fund community proj-ects. They also held a Ribbon Cutting for the Grand Opening of the Mint Bar & Café!

Tournament: The committee has two tournaments coming up. Central A Divisional Basketball and State B basketball. They are seeking volunteers to serve as ushers, team hosts, and ticket takers.

Transportation: No report this month.

*Meeting times and locations are shown on the Calendar (p. 12).

Mission Statement “The Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, through the leadership and integrity

of its members, is committed to unite the business community, promote economic growth, and enhance the quality of life.”

Committee Updates*

UU PCOMINGPCOMING EEVENTSVENTS

March 4 Coffee with Belgrade’s new City Manager

March 6 Chamber’s “Thanks a Mint” campaign

March 13-15 State B Combined Girls & Boys Basketball Tournament

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“Your Networking Connection”

Keller Williams Al & Jennifer Trainer

To Be Held at the Chamber

Casino Nite… “Lite” All proceeds to benefit a local

Belgrade nonprofit

Thursday, February 20, 5:30-7 pm

Please RSVP to 388-1616 or online so the appropri-ate amount of food and drink can be provided!

Future BAH hosts:

March 20 Desert Rose

April 17 Insty-Prints of Belgrade

Interested in hosting a BAH? Contact Kim Adams at 388-1616 or

kadams @belgradechamber.org

Upcoming Seminars

January Seminar Provider*

8 Excellent Assistant Series (every Wednesday for 5 weeks: January 8, 15, 22, 20, and February 5)

PDC

14 Myers-Briggs & Communications PDC

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8-Day Effective Management Se-ries (every Thursday for 8 weeks: January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; and March 6)

PDC

17 Payroll Law FPS

23 Performance Management PDC

27 Intermediate Excel® PDC

30 Managing Multiple Priorities, Pro-jects, and Deadlines

FPS

February Seminar Provider*

3 How to Read & Understand Finan-cial Statements

FPS

4 From Me to We: Effective Collabo-ration

PDC

6 Managing Priorities PDC

12 Advanced Excel PDC

12 Creating a Motivating Environ-ment

PDC

19 Transforming Leadership: 6-day series

PDC

20 Contemporary Writing PDC

25 Customer Service in the Public Sec-tor

PDC

27 Working with Difficult Colleagues PDC

28 Essential Skills for First-Time Managers or Supervisors

FPS

*CT – CareerTrack (www.events.careertrack.com) FPS – Fred Pryor Seminars (www.pryor.com) NST – National Seminar Training (www.nationalseminartraining.com) PDC – Professional Development Center (http://pdc.mt.gov) SP – SkillPath (http://skillpath.com).

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No Membership Luncheon for February

All Chamber members and their guests are invited to the Membership Luncheon. If you have suggestions for possible business topics for future luncheons, contact the Chamber (388-1616).

Upcoming Basketball Tournaments

The Belgrade Chamber will be helping to host the following upcoming tournaments:

District 5B Girls & Boys Basketball February 20-22 Belgrade Special Events Center

Central A Divisional Girls & Boys Basketball February 27–March 1 Belgrade Special Events Center

State B Combined Girls & Boys Basketball March 13-15 MSU Brick Breeden Field House*

The District 5B tournament will be organized by Manhattan High School, but the Gallatin Valley Tournament Committee is looking for ushers, team hosts, and ticket takers for the Central A and State B tournaments. To vol-unteer for either tournament, contact Debe at the Belgrade Chamber (388-1616).

*If the Bobcat Men or Women host the playoffs, this tournament will be moved to the Special Events Center in Belgrade.

In honor of Presidents’ Day:

Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They'll tell you.

George H. W. Bush (1924- ); 41st President (1989-1993)

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

Jimmy Carter (1924- ); 39th President (1977-1981)

Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their

masters.

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908);

22nd and 24th President (1885-1889 and 1893-1897)

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to

speak out and remove all doubt.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865); 16th President (1861-1865)

Thomas Jefferson once said, “We should never judge a

president by his age, only by his works.” And ever

since he told me that, I stopped worrying.

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004); 40th President (1981-1989)

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

Harry S. Truman (1884-1972); 33rd President (1945-1953)

Quotes of the Month

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14 Boys & Girls Basketball vs Three Forks Special Events Center 6 pm

Date Event Location Time

Belgrade High Sports for January (Home Events Only)

Beginning in February, Career Transi-tions, Inc., will offer “Ready-2-Work” classes through their Community Educa-tion program. This Ready-2-Work pro-gram is supported by Belgrade School District 44.

Career Transitions merged with READI Workforce Training and now offers a variety of classes that ad-dress job needs in the community. One-on-one train-ing and individualized instruction are the corner-stones of their success. Some classes are offered week-ly and others are on-demand. Career Transitions pro-vides training in workplace readiness, customer ser-vice, computer literacy, Commercial Driver’s License certification, welding, automotive diagnostics, and HiSET (GED) preparation among others. The goal is to provide the skills necessary to become optimally employable. Some classes lead to certification in a specialized field, providing the student with preferred credentials.

Teachers are trained experts in their fields and have knowledge of the current job market and how to con-nect skills with acquiring employment. They are cho-sen for their knowledge, ability to encourage students, and enthusiasm for the program.

Students and employers are invited to request new classes that would improve job skills and advance-

ment. Career Transitions’ Community Education builds upon existing programs and adds new classes upon demand.

For in-depth class descriptions, check out “Learning Center” on www.careertransitions.com. For a current class schedule and registration fees, e-mail ellen @careertransitions.com or call 406-388-6701, ext.110.

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) has announced that United Airlines will offer new nonstop seasonal summer flights to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas. These new flights will provide easy passenger access to/from the greater Houston metropolitan area with convenient connections at United’s IAH hub to other destinations in the airline’s global route network.

SkyWest Airlines will operate these flights as United Express. Flights will operate twice a week on Satur-days and Sundays from June 28, 2014, through Au-gust 17, 2014. The new flights will be available for sale at United.com on February 1, 2014.

Member News

Do you have news to share? Submit your information to the Chamber office.

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“Business After Hours” at ProChiropractic

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The Belgrade Chamber of Commerce is a very active Chamber for the size of our membership and community. When I compare our activities with those of my colleagues in similar communities, it makes me very proud of our accomplishments and the many benefits we offer our members. Let’s talk about our biggest benefit: our website!

The big question is, “Are you taking full advantage of the benefits our website offers your business through your membership in the Belgrade Chamber?”

Since switching to ChamberMaster software, we have been able to offer really great opportunities for our members to expose their business to more people. Have you ever gone to the Belgrade Chamber website and looked at your listing on our directory? Did you know that you can update and make changes to that listing? Did you know that for $19 a month you can have an enhanced listing that allows you to add your logo, pictures, and an expanded description of your business? While you are on the site, click on other businesses and look at their enhanced listings (Collision Center is a good example). It can literally be a mini website for those smaller businesses who can’t afford their own websites.

Besides your listing, you can also offer a “Hot Deal” to your fellow Chamber members as well as the public. It can be a coupon, a weekly special, or merely an announcement. We send out the list of “Hot Deals” every Monday. You can also post Job Openings. It really is easy to do, but if you are having trouble or need help, stop by the office on Monday or Wednesday and Kim Adams, our Tech staff member, can walk you through it.

We are working very hard to make the public aware of our website and to encourage them to use our community calendar for events and announcements. Each time they click on our website, the opportunity for them to go to our membership directory increases, thus resulting in more exposure for you. Tell your employees about our website, so they can spread the word to customers! It is the fastest way to make people aware of it. So shout it to the world, www.belgradechamber.org!

Debra K. Youngberg, Executive Director

Belgrade...the “Heart” of the Gallatin Valley

Executive Message

A big “Thanks” to the members listed below who continue to make a commitment to the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce!

Advanced Eye Care

AFLAC Carla McIntire

Albertson’s of Belgrade

Allied Electrical Services, Inc.

Belgrade News

Belgrade Sales & Service

Belgrade Youth Baseball

Cardinal Distributing

Central Insurance Agency

Central Valley Fire District

Chalet Market

Custom Logo

Davis Business Machines

Extreme Plumbing and Heating

Gallatin County Fairgrounds

Galusha, Higgins & Galusha

Holiday Inn Express

Intermountain Property Management

JE Soares, Inc.

JR’s Lounge

LC Staffing Service

Montana Canvas

Montana Gift Corral

NorthWestern Energy

PEDE & Associates

Rambler Law Office, P.C.

Republic Services of Montana

River Rock Dental Group, P.C.

Riverside Country Club

Rosa’s Pizza

R&R Taylor Construction, Inc.

Sime Construction, Inc.

St. Catherine Family Healthcare Clinic & Pregnancy Resource Center

TJ Electric, Inc.

Valley Bank of Belgrade

Valley Barber

Recent Renewals

The Chamber accepts credit cards and partial payments for dues!

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Welcome to New Chamber Members

American Express Global Corporate Payments Leigh Nolan 200 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10285 http://business.americanexpress.com/us/ American Express Global Corporate Payments provides a range of corporate care programs and expense man-agement tools to help mid-size corporations globally manage their business. Impacts & Profits Leslie Cunningham 7781 Nez Perce Dr., Bozeman, MT 59715 (406) 586-5561 http://www.impactandprofits.com Build an innovative, purpose-driven team that achieves outrageous results, which translates directly into higher performance and profits. Leslie is a professional busi-ness coach. She recently led a discussion at the Cham-ber’s annual Board of Directors’ Retreat and received rave reviews.

Kevin and Peggy Lucas 1017 Sunrise Dr., Belgrade, MT 59714 (406) 570-8264 Kevin and Peggy are individual members and former business owners who want to support and keep in touch with the Belgrade business community. Peggy was also last year’s “Spirit of Community” award winner. Montana Civil Contractors, Inc. Bob Koch 62 Skyway Blvd., Belgrade, MT 59714 (406) 388-1740 Montana Civil Contractors, Inc., specializes in large-scale projects such as highway road building, landfills, sewer lagoons, dam building, and any specialized large municipal projects. They work across Montana and into Wyoming and have worked for the Montana depart-ments of Transportation and Natural Resources and Conservation, federal highways, the Forest Service, cit-ies, and other government agencies. They sometimes do work for private entities on large-scale projects.

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Chamber Advertisers

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P.O. Box 329, Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730

Conveniently located in historic Gallatin Gateway, the Gallatin Gate-way Community Center is a fully equipped yet affordable facility for your next event. The center is managed by Willing Workers Ladies Aid, Inc., a nonprofit charitable organization with over a century of community service. For availability and rental rates, see our web-site: http://GallatinGatewayCommunityCenter.com or call 763-5156

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Elliot Insurance Agency Inc.

Ty Elliot, Agent 403 Gallatin Farmers Avenue, Suite 101 Belgrade, MT 59714 406-388-3178

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®

Chamber Advertisers

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Connie Mackay 200 West Madison Ave., Belgrade, MT 59714 388-7211; Fax 388-1412 connie@gallatininsurance.com

Chamber Advertisers

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Calendar of Events – February 2014

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3 City Council Meeting Council Chambers, 91 E. Central 7:00 pm

5 Tournament Committee Meeting Bozeman Chamber 8:00 am

5 Membership Services Committee Meeting Belgrade Chamber Noon

5 Economic Outlook Seminar GranTree Inn - Bozeman 8 am-12:50 pm

7 Chamber Annual Dinner Holiday Inn Express 6:00-10:00 pm

11 Agriculture Committee Meeting Santa Fe Red’s - Bozeman Noon

12 Business Promotions Committee Meeting Broadway Café 7:30 am

17 Presidents’ Day Holiday Chamber office closed

18 Chamber Board of Directors Meeting Belgrade Chamber 7:00 am

18 President’s Circle Ribbon Cutting Image Source 4:00 pm

18 City Council Meeting Council Chambers, 91 E. Central 7:00 pm

19 Farm Fair Subcommittee Meeting Belgrade Chamber 4:00 pm

20 Building Belgrade: Building Jobs Holiday Inn Express Noon-5 pm

20 Business After Hours: Keller Williams Belgrade Chamber 5:30-7:00 pm

26 Economic Development Committee Meeting Broadway Café 7:30 am

No Chamber Membership Luncheon

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