BEULAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

NOVEMBER 2015 VOLUME 28, ISSUE 11

CHAMBER CHATTER

2015 Board of Directors

Linda Pouliot, President Jerald Isaak, Vice President

Bill Suter, Director Deb Schafer, Director

Sylvia Zeiszler, Director Marie Mettler, Director

Chastity Dolbec, Director Brent Torgerson, Director

Maverick Thompson, Director Leanne Stiefel, Director Amber Skalsky, Director

Staff Sarah Tunge,

Executive Director Terry Morrison,

Office Technicican Denise Brorby, Office Assistant

Publication First Day of the Month

Deadline Third Thursday of the month For both copy and advertising

Chamber Office 300 Highway 49 S

P.O. Box 730 Beulah, ND 58523

701-873-4585 phone 800-441-2649 toll free

701-873-5361 fax chamber@westriv.com www.visitbeulah.com

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TUNGE’S TAKE

WelcometoNovember!IcannotbelieveitisNovember?!WheredidOctobergo?Weareof iciallyenteringtheHolidaySeasonandIdon’tthinkI’mreadyforit.TheChamberhassomebigthingsplannedforthemonthofNovember!TheNDDepartmentofHealthPublicMeetingonNovember12thistakingthehighestpriorityatthemoment.Thisisameetinghost-edtotakecommentsregardingthedevelopmentofastateactionplantomeettheEPA’sCleanPowerPlanrequirements.ThisCleanPowerPlandictatesthatthestateofNorthDakotamustdecreaseit’scarbondioxideemissions45%bytheyear2030!Thisisamajorincreasefromthe11%intheinitialplan.Whatdoesthismeanforus?Well,tostartplantclosuresaroundtheareaareaveryrealpossibility!CoyoteStationwasactuallylistedinaBismarckTribunearticleasbeingonthelistofclosuresrecom-mendedbytheEPAtomeetthestandards.Inadditionwecouldseesigni icantincreasesinelectricitycosts.Theligniteenergyindustryhasplayedakeyroleinthedevelopmentandprosperityofourcommunity.ItissoimportantthatyoutakethetimetoattendthispublicmeetingonNovember12thattheBeulahCivicCenter.TheChamber’sofBeulahandHazenalongwithCoteau,NorthAmericanCoal,andmanylocalbusinesseswillbeservinguphamburgersandbratspriortothemeetingfrom5:30pmto6:30pm.Themeetingbeginsat7:00pm.Icannotstressenoughhowimportantitisthatweattendandshowoursupportforthisindustry.Haveyourvoiceheard-attendThursdayNovember12th!Inotherevents,theChamberisagainhostingChiliBingo!I’mprettyexcited,thiswillbemy irstChiliBingoevening!ThisyeartheeventwillbeonFridayNovember20thfrom5pm-8pmattheBeulahCivicCenter.Wehavealreadygottensomegreatprizesfromlocalbusinesses!

OurSt.Nick’sPicksarebackthisyear!We’llkickthoseoffwithShopSmallSaturdayNovember28th!Informationonparticipatingwillbesentoutthisweek.IalsohavesomeotheradvertisingmaterialsfortheShopSmallmovementintheof ice.Ifyou’reinterested,pleaseletmeknow.Ilovethisprogramandthinkit’ssogreatthattheysendoutmaterialsfreeofchargetopromotekeepingourdollarslocal!TheBeulahHometownHolidayWalk-Aroundisalsointheworks!ThedateissetforTuesdayDecem-ber8thfrom4:30pm-7:00pm.WewillbedoingsomespecialChamberSponsoreddrawingsalongwithaChristmasDecoratingContest.TheChamberandMotorVehicleBranchOf icewillbeclosedforThanksgivingNovember26&27.IhopeyouallhaveawonderfulThanksgiving illedwithgreatfood,wonderfulfriendsandlotsoffami-ly!Cheers,Sarah

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Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a vital part of our community and a significant sup-porter of the Beulah Chamber of Commerce. Some interesting facts about BEPC:

Not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative incorporated in 1961 to provide supplemental

power to a consortium of rural electric cooperatives

Diverse energy portfolio: coal, gas, oil, nuclear, distributed, and renewable energy, including wind power

Consumer owned by 138 member cooperative systems

Members' service territories comprise 540,000 square miles in nine states

By end of year 2015 Basin Electric will operate 5,003 megawatts (MW) of wholesale electric gener-ating capacity and have 5,594 MW of capacity within its generation portfolio

Owns 2,184 miles and maintains 2,334 miles of high-voltage transmission, and owns and

maintains equipment in 79 switchyards and 195 telecommunication sites

Serves 2.9 million electric consumers

Statistics updated May 12, 2015, for End of Year 2015.

2nd Annual Trail of Treats!

Thank you to all the busi-nesses that participated in the 2nd Annu-al Trail of

Treats. I have heard nothing but positive comments about this event. Parents love that they have a safe and fun Trick-or-Treating option in town. Many busi-nesses love the chance to have more traffic and they get to see all the great costumes! The Cham-ber office was busy and we loved seeing all the little Trick-or-Treaters!

City of Beulah/Chamber Christmas Tree Search

The Public Works department is hunting for the perfect Christmas tree for downtown Beulah. We have several in the running and the tough choice is being made. Thank you so much to Kenny Yeager and his crew for organizing the search and working with Roughrider Elec-tric Coop, MDU and others to get the tree set up on Main Street.

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November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of Alzheimer's or another dementia. Alz-heimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. There are 10 warning signs and symptoms. Every individual may experience one or more of these signs in different degrees. If you notice any of them, please see a doctor.

Signs of Alzheimer's Typical age-related changes

Poor judgment and decision making Making a bad decision once in a while

Inability to manage a budget Missing a monthly payment

Losing track of the date or the season Forgetting which day it is and remembering later

Difficulty having a conversation Sometimes forgetting which word to use

Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them Losing things from time to time

For More Information:

www.alz.org

www.actionalz.org

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Small-business Savvy: Use, Don’t Abuse, Small-business Interest

By Glenn Muske, Rural and Agribusiness Enterprise Development Specialist NDSU Extension Service

Customers like doing business with people they know. As a small-business owner, you can use that to your ad-

vantage. Some advantages can include knowing your customers by name. You can learn what products and services

they want. If customers have a problem, “talking to the boss” to get an immediate solution is easy for them. What’s

also easy is to ask them to be your ambassador, take pictures for your use and write a review.

But do not abuse the advantage. Today the consumer has certain expectations that all businesses need to meet. Being small should not be used as an excuse.

Some of the areas where being small is used as an excuse are:

* Inability to compete, typically in terms of price - Price is just one way businesses can compete, and it is not the leading factor typically. Small businesses can be very competitive in many other ways.

* Inability as the reason for lack of success or low revenue - Lots of small businesses grow and are successful by looking for the opportunities they have.

* Not planning - Planning is a crucial step in being successful. Planning need not be developing an elaborate set of written documents. It is, however, going through a thoughtful process and jotting down key goals, objectives and time frames.

* Competing for help - Small businesses can offer certain benefits that big businesses can’t. Plus, small businesses often can be very competitive in terms of wages and salaries.

* Not using technology - It really isn’t a matter of whether you want to use it; technology is a part of today’s society.

* No marketing – Small businesses face lots of competition. You need to be visible to your customer base. Today that means being online as well as in traditional marketing methods. All businesses need a website. Beyond that, you need to be using the tools that your customer is using.

* Poor customer relations – I hate to repeat myself, but don’t take advantage of your customers. Being small does not mean you can ignore your customer, talk about your customer or not be totally professional in how you treat your customer. You know how you want to be treated. Treat your customer the same way.

Most small-business owners understand what they need to do in terms of customer relationships. What usually is the case is that we get lax in these long-term relationships and slowly let go of some of the things that once made our small business stand out. You can’t let that happen. Never assume the customer will be back tomorrow.

Your customer base is your most valuable resource. Make sure to pay attention to it and en-courage its growth. Its strength and growth is your business tomorrow.

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November SPECIAL Membership Meeting

Monday November 9th

12pm Country Kettle

TOPIC: EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Mark Your Calendar!

Friday Chats with NDSU Extension

Cyber Security and Small Business Small businesses need to take cyber security seriously, especially this day in age. There are numerous ways crooks can access your data, your cus-tomer information or worse - your bank information. Check out this Friday Chat on November 6th for some great discus-sion and tips on cyber security for small business! https://powerofbusiness.wufoo.com/forms/friday-15-the- power-of-business-live-chat/

Beulah Miner PLAYOFF Football

State Football Semi Final Game

Saturday November 7th 1pm Bismarck Community Bowl

BEULAH

Vs ST. MARY’S CENTRAL

GO MINERS!!

ND Department of Health Clean Power Plan Meeting

Thursday November 12th

7pm Beulah Civic Center

FREE Burgers & Brats

5:30pm-6:30pm

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

Beulah Chamber and

Beulah Motor Vehicle Branch

Will be closed

Thursday November 26th

&

Friday November 27th

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Shop Small Saturday Saturday November 28th

St. Nick’s Picks Start

TODAY!

Support local business!! Shop Local, Shop Small!

NOVEMBER 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 City Council 7p

3 Election

Day!

4 5 Planning & Zoning 7p

6 Deer Hunting Opens!

7 BHS Football 1pm Bismarck

8 9 SPECIAL

Membership Meeting

12pm Country Kettle

10 11 Veteran’s

Day! Offices Closed

12 Dept of Health Public

Meeting 7pm Civic

Center

13 14 State Football Finals Fargo

15 Mercer County Historical Society Card Party 2p Civic Center

16 City Council 7p

17 18 Chamber

Board 7am

Country Kettle

19 Planning & Zoning 5p

20 Chili

Bingo! 5p-8p

Civic Center

21

22 23 24

25 Driver’ License Civic Center

26 Thanksgiving

27 28

29 30

Offices Closed No School

701-873-2KMM (2566) “Your #1 Meat Stop”

Keith & Kathy Bohn 713 Hwy 49 N, Beulah 2kmeats@westriv.com

Industrial & Commercial Painting Contractors

1709 Arikara Drive Beulah ND 58523

701-873-4520 Swansonyoungdale.com

BEULAH DENTAL

Dr. Kevin B. Lee, DDS Dr. Alison Just, DDS

Family Den stry

200 West Main, Beulah 701-873-2259

www.capcu.org

131 W Main Street, Beulah 701-355-7802

145 Main St. E., Hazen 701-748-6868

Solem Law Office

Scott T. Solem, Atty.

109 Central Ave. S, Beulah 701-873-5555

“Hometown Proud”

Families Serving Families

201 W Main St., Beulah 701.873.5293

Beulah Vision, P.C.

Advanced Eye Care For a Lifetime

Dr. M.J. Hammerschmidt, O.D.

204 West Main, Beulah

701-873-5251

Printing – Publishing Imprinting – Silk Screen Caps – Sports Apparel

Office Supplies

324 2nd Ave. NE, Beulah 701-873-4381

Roger Fischer Electric

PO Box 882 Beulah, ND 701.891.9070

BEN T. LENZEN Mercer County’s Only CPA & CFP

“Specializing in Full Service Small Business Accounting”

125 West Main, Beulah 701-873-2447

NAPA Auto Parts

Auto & Truck Parts & Supplies Marine & Small Engine Parts

216 West Main, Beulah 701-873-5264

Erickson Chiropractic

Dr. D.J. Erickson, D.C. Dr. Travis Voegele, D.C.

212 West Main, Beulah 701-873-7677

We’re more than just Tires! 300 19th St. NW, Beulah

701.873.7711

Professionals you need, People you trust. PO Box 742, Beulah ND

701-873-2266 www.interstateeng.com

committed. caring. serving.

147 West Main, Beulah 701.873.2515

www.beulahdrug.com

1700 Highway 49 N, Beulah 701-873-2900

Farmers Union Oil Cenex & Hot Stuff

1600 Highway 49 N, Beulah 701-873-4363

Healthcare with the Community at Heart

1312 Highway 49 N, Beulah 701-873-4445

http://corvalgroup.com 1218 Highway 49 N, PO Box 674

Beulah North Dakota 58523

701.873.2290 701-748-2225

“Quality Health Care

Sakakawea Medical Center

Deanne Gierke, AAMS® Financial Advisor

113 W Main Street Beulah, ND 58523

701-873-5490 www.edwardjones.com

300 Hwy 49 S. Beulah, ND 58523

Membership meetings the 2nd Monday of the month. www.visitbeulah.com