starbuck area chamber of commerce april of 2014 newsletterer

Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

Starbuck Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

April 2014

Volume 2, issue 4

Inside this issue:

Petro Plus

Pope County Museum

Volunteer oppor-tunity

Mens Auxiliary

2,3, 4, 5,

6,7,8, 9,10, 11

12

13

Newsletter

Starbuck Stuff

Shalom movie

14

15

16

Who We Are The Mens Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Minnesota are established to support the V.F.W. Posts in carrying on various programs they sponsor. They also work to assist the community and various Veterans programs

and services.

The VFW and its Auxiliaries are well known for sponsorship of the Voice of De-mocracy Contest, Patriots Pen Contest, Flag presentations, Citizenship Education, Community Service, Safety, Youth Activities, Hospital, Military and Veterans as-sistance, and other worthwhile programs and projects. These outstanding pro-grams display the unselfish devotion that members of our organization feel towards

our country.

Membership in the Mens Auxiliary Membership in the Mens Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars shall be lim-ited to husbands, widowers, fathers, grandfathers, sons, grandsons, brothers and half brothers who attained that status prior to age sixteen (16) of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United

States. Members must not be less than sixteen (16) years old.

Minnesota

Mens Auxiliary Starbuck VFW Post 4582

Recently our local Mens Auxiliary was featured on the Depart-ment of Veterans Minnesota VFW web page. The article is available for review on line and also on page 13.

http://mn.gov/vfw/Mens%20Auxiliary%20Page.htm

e-Marketing

The SACC is planning to apply for funding to make internet marketing workshops available for later this year. Check out an informational web-site for more details on what it could do for you and our community.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/community/retail/e-marketing/

We would like to know if you are interested...More details next month.

[email protected]

Lefse Dagen

May 17th, 2014

Invite someone!

Happy Easter!

Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce Volume 2, issue 4 page 2

Petro Plus Store in Starbuck Since 1993!

http://petroplusstores.com/

The electronic reader board is avail-able for community notices such as Lefse Dagen, Heritage Days, Drag-

on Boat, etc. Check at the store!

The SACC thanks Petro Plus for its membership and

community support.

Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce Volume 2, issue 4 Page 6

Pope County Museum A great way to get and keep connected to our local history!

http://popecountymuseum.wordpress.com/

http://www.popecountyhistory.com/

One of the first displays in the museum is a colorful advertising curtain from the DuGlada Theatre in Starbuck. The history of that theatre (as found in the Starbuck Centennial book) has been cop-ied on the next page. One of the ads on the lower right of the curtain is that of the Starbuck Mill-ing Company. A photo of that advertisement and of the mill (as found in the Starbuck Centennial book) is also on the next page. These are just two examples of many interesting items that have been carefully preserved at the museum. If you havent taken the time to visit or if it has been a while since you have been there it is definitely an item to plan for. The friendly, knowledgeable staff will be glad to assist you and answer questions.


Above: Recreated camp of the first people that settled this area, the Sioux and Chippewa Native Americans.

Below: Actual early fur traders cabin from approx. 1861 relocated from the Barsness Township area.


Retail store display

Medical and dental office display including items from the Dr. Christenson, Dr. W.W.

Larson, and Dr. Hammer offices.

Items from local churches,

The painting is from the for-mer Bethany Lutheran church of rural Starbuck that was

built in the 1870s.


Files are carefully kept of the history of practically every family, business, and organiza-tion in the county . An example is shown of a few items from the Starwaska Women,s

Club file.


An important item for the museum is a

fundraising drive to replace the roof.

A sign from the past that is just as applicable today.

One of several photos of a little winter train trouble in 1917 outside of Starbuck


Starbuck Volunteers

NATIONAL

VOLUNTEER

WEEK

April 6-12, 2014

Thank

you!

Starbuck has been blessed with many organizations that continually bring out the best in our town and many people wear numerous hats so a team like this doesnt rely on everybody being available all the time. Please consider joining and spending a few hours helping around town. Young or well seasoned, you are needed!

Think of the possibilities if we would all encourage someone new to pitch in.

Everyone is appreciated.

Mayor Bakewell recently suggested a possible project for community improvement would be to clean up and paint fire hydrants that have weathered over the years as shown in the photo on the left. A member of the city crew noticed that Lowry had done a project like this last year as shown in the photo on the right. Paint and ma-terials would be furnished by the city. Other possibilities for participation will be

marina / beach / park cleanup and branch removal.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. George Bernard Shaw


Submitted By: Tom Beuckens, President VFW Post 4582 Mens Auxiliary

Volunteer Projects 2013-14

Painted VFW bathrooms, door, and hallway.

Raked leaves on VFW property and mowed the lawn during the summer.

Help put up and take down flags for patriotic holidays and special events.

Trimmed hedges in the city park, helped with a beer garden, and donated $375 to the Starbuck Dragon Boat Festi-

val in August.

Served 115 meals at our annual spaghetti fundraiser in September.

Worked to clean up the Starbuck swimming beach by removing weeds, installing block edging, building a 3 tier

rock garden, and improved an existing rock garden.

Working with the Starbuck Study Club to improve the beach house at the swimming beach.

Picked up litter along a 2 mile stretch of State Highway 28 west of Starbuck in the spring and fall for the past 7

years.

Donate $100 annually towards a community Thanksgiving Dinner served at the high school.

Helped with Christmas Care. A local effort to provide presents and all the groceries needed for a Christmas din-

ner to families in need.

Provided labor and some materials for a major project that updated the

mess hall and bar room. This included:

Removed old drop ceiling tile in the bar room and the mess hall, painted the grid work, and installed new ceil-ing tile. Each 2x4 ceiling tile is professionally de-

signed with graphics to honor an individual veteran.

2. Removed carpeting on 2 walls in the mess hall. In-stalled firing strips, insulated the block walls, and in-

stalled sheet rock.

3. Removed carpet from the stage area and installed

bamboo flooring.

4. Removed existing railing around the stage and re-

placed with new railing.

5. Installed new wainscoting in the mess hall and the

bar room.

6. Scrubbed and sealed all tile floors in the mess hall,

kitchen, hallway, bar room, and bathrooms.

7. Helped with painting walls and a door.

Starbuck VFW Post 4582 Mens Auxiliary

The SACC thanks you

for your service!


This space is reserved for you, your story, your organization. There are a lot of good news items in our area and commu-nity so just let us know, weve got the room for you.

This is your newsletter.

Please e-mail us at

[email protected]

It has already been a year since the Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce news-

letter was first issued. Check out past editions in the archives on the website.

http://starbuckmn.org/index.cfm/pageid/93

The hope and intent is to highlight the good things about the Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce and area that we call home. Please forward this newslet-ter to others that maybe interested or let us know if a printed copy would be help-

ful to someone.

We hope that it serves you well and would appreciate your comments and input!


Thank you to all the all of the volunteers and sponsors that have worked together

and contributed to make the 2014 Pope County Expo possible!

Starbuck Sweatshirts (excellent quality!)

Only $ 25.00 Now available at the chamber office

And soon at the website store...

http://starbuckmn.org/index.cfm/pageid/95

http://starbuckmn.org/index.cfm/home


https://www.facebook.com/StarbuckChamberOfCommerce

http://www.shalomcommunitylc.com/

starbuck area chamber of commerce april of 2014 newsletterer

Documents

starbuck centennial

mens auxiliary membership

newsletter starbuck

local mens auxiliary

govvfwmens auxiliary

various veterans programs

community support

community service