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THE CONNECTIONServing Businesses Since 1934 October 2017 WWW.COZADCHAMBER.COM

HighlightsSpotlight Businesses

Wearparts Tillage ToolsPage 4-5

Hay Days HighlightsPage 6

Gavilon AwardPage 7

Meet Laura RodyPage 7

Ashes to Blessings One Year Celebration

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Shabby Chic & Pick’s Bakery Grand Opening

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J’s Jack O Lantern Pumpkin Patch

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Spook Night Page 11

Fall Salad Luncheon Ghost Tours at the Henri

Roast Beef Dinner at Grand Generation Center

Pearson Physical Therapy Spook Night Costume Contest

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Wearparts Tillage Tools - New Member

C C CT h e C o z a d A r e a Chamber of Commerce

M o v i n g b u s i n e s s F o r w a r d

Gavilon Receives Ambassador Award

We Welcome Wearparts

Tillage Tools in Gothenburg!

Hay Days Highlights

Congratulations Gavilon!

Meet Laura Rody! She is interning at the Cozad

Chamber & CDC!

Cozad Chamber & CDC Intern

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CHAMBER CHATTERJ’S JACK-O-LANTERN

PUMPKIN PATCH Will be open every weekend in October

from 1pm-5pm. Pick your own pumpkins and Gourds, find your favorite Avenger in the corn maze, pumpkin sling and more.

Located at 76472 Road 422. For more information call

Julie at 784-3071.

ASHES TO BLESSINGS One Year Anniversary Celebration

October 3, 4 & 5 Open Painting, Door Prizes and Treats.Stop in and check out all the handmade

merchandise by local artisans.

FALL SALAD LUNCHEON Tuesday, October 10 from 11am-1pm at the American Lutheran Church.

Dine on Ham Balls, Salads and Desserts. All are Welcome! Free Will Donation!

Proceeds go to the Cozad Food Pantry & the Lutheran Hurricane Disaster Fund.

Waypoint Bank BAH (Formerly First Bank & Trust)

Thursday, October 12 from 5-7pm at the Cozad Elks Lodge

GRAND GENERATION CENTER Roast Beef Fundraiser Dinner

Thursday, October 12 from 5pm-6:30pmDine in or Call 784-2747 by 4pm for

carryout. Everyone Welcome!

FRONTIER HOME MEDICAL & U-SAVE PHARMACY

Open House & BAH Thursday, October 19 from 4pm-8pm

In their parking lotKids Games and prizes, Door Prizes, Supper and

Live Entertainment by Sammy SchutteSHABBY CHIC & PICK’S BAKERY

Chamber Ribbon Cutting Friday, October 20 at 4:30pm

Grand Opening Saturday, October 21 from 10am-4pm

See all the antiques, furnishings and more, sign up for a prize basket, scrumptious samples, tempting deals and a delightful

lunch.

HARVEST LUNCH & COUNTRY STORE

Tuesday, October 24 from 11am-1:30pm First Presbyterian Church (819 E St)

Free Will Offering for Lunch

BLESSING BAGS FROM NEBRASKA

Cozad Christian Group is seeking donations of certain items or monetary

donations to make bags for people affected by the hurricanes in Texas. Drop off items

at Wilson Public Library. Putting them together at Chipper Hall on Oct. 8 from

1pm-5pm.SENDOUTCARDS BY SUSAN GREENWALD New Chamber Member

Sue has helped people with their marketing plans and Business Relationship

Building for the past 7 years. “It is difficult to describe my professional

services, but easy to demonstrate, therefore I will do public speaking on the

topic of Relationship Marketing at a moments notice. The majority of my

services are free and I love to meet people just to see if I can help them with their

success,” shared Sue.Sue’s FREE Services Include:

*Online Customer Relationship Manager*Custom Designed Branding of your

Printed Materials*Relationship Marketing Training and

Advice Please check out Sue’s occasional blog on

her Facebook page for entrepreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/

growingbygiving/ and on LinkedIn. Contact her at

susangreenwaldmd@yahoo.com or 308-440-3200

WEARPARTS TILLAGE TOOLS New Chamber Member

In Gothenburg located at 405 Lake Ave. Wearparts are engaged with farming and tillage practices across the entire nation.

They know how to deal with a wide variety of soil types, field conditions, management

practices and equipment. You get the right tools for the job. Inventory includes disc blades, coulter blades, sweeps, ripper

points, seed disc openers and more.Contact them at 308-537-2200, email at

office@wearpartsllc.com or check out their website at wearpartsllc.com.

GHOST TOURS AT THE HENRI Candlelit tours of the old Hendee Hotel. Hear tales of hauntings and explore the

museum after dark.October 19, 20 & 21 at 7:30pm or 9pm

October 23 & 24 at 7:30pm$10/per person. Advanced tickets required.

Space is Limited.For tickets or more information contact

Caroline at 784-4154 or rhenri@cozadtel.net

SPOOK NIGHT Monday, October 23 from 5-7pm

Downtown Cozad Open to Preschool - Elementary childrenTreat bag and map available at the Cozad

Chamber Office.

PEARSON PHYSICAL THERAPY Spook Night Open House and

Costume Contest October 23 from 5-7pm

Free food and door prizes!

TRICK OR TREAT AT THE WILSON PUBLIC LIBRARY Stop in wearing your costume on

October 31 from 4pm-7pm and pick up treat at the front desk!

COZAD FAMILY EYECARE Chamber Ribbon Cutting

Thursday, October 26 at 4:30pm

HI-LINE TOY RUN October 14, 2017

Sign up from 10am-11am at Darn-Small Pub in Eustis$20 per Dice roll scorecard,

50/50 Drawings and Prize RaffleAll vehicles are welcome not just for

motorcycles.Benefiting the Dawson County

Parent-Child Center

Free Coffee at Daily Scoop Courtesy of Viaero Wireless

October 6 from 7-9amFree cup of coffee every other Friday at

Daily Scoop with occasional prizes.

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Preferred Shopper Winners

Shop at Chamber Businesses for your chance to win $25 Weekly in Cozad Cash Dollars

$4,223,260.00 Spent In Cozad!Based solely on the number of cards turned into the Chamber office.

September

Congratulations to all of our

winners!

Thanks for Shopping Cozad!

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Deb Essex Sonny’s Super Foods

Marcia Calhoun Board of Public Works

Kelly Peden Mead Lumber

Barbara Jones Cozad Telephone Co. (Not Pictured)

Many thanks to First Bank & Trust for donating our supply of Cozad Cash Dollars!

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New Chamber Member - Wearparts Tillage Tools

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Hay Days Highlights

"Celebrating the Good Life for 150 Years” was the Cozad Jaycees theme for Hay Days this year. The Jaycees had a full weekend of events planned to entertain all ages. Alumni descended upon Cozad to participate in the annual celebration. Congratulations to First Bank & Trust for winning this year’s Hay Days Window Contest and thanks to all who took the time to decorate their business window for the event. Congratulations to Cozad Christian Church for winning first place in the Hay Days Parade and to Natural Escapes who won second place! Many thanks to Cozad Jaycees for their commitment to Cozad and their hard work in the organization of Hay Days! It is our most popular event in Cozad and much anticipated every year!

Cozad Childcare Luau Fundraiser with Lucky Chuck’s BBQ

Missions in the Gym - David Hernandez from Mead Lumber

Natural Escapes - 2nd place winnerCozad Christian Church - 1st place winner

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Laura Rody - Cozad Chamber & CDC Intern Hello, Cozad! I’m the new marketing intern at the CCC and CDC. Currently, I’m enrolled at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis majoring in agronomy and agribusiness management systems. Additionally, I’m training to become the new manager of my cousin’s farm south of Cozad and eventually will become the 5th generation of my family to run it. Whoo! It’s a full plate. This is my 2nd year living here in Cozad and I have to say I have never met such friendly people in all my days. I grew up in Lancaster, CA and later moved up north to attend California State University in Sacramento, graduating in 2003 with a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice. Like many people in their 20s I bounced around a little bit after college. First, moving up to Montana for a position as a correctional officer, then moving down to Los Angeles to become a nanny. I actually enjoyed being a nanny so I kept at it for 10 years, the last 7 of which were spent in Fort Collins, CO. A little over 2 years ago my generation received the call that it was time for one of us to step up and learn how to farm, so here I am and here I’ll stay. I’m happy to be here and I plan on being active in the community so I’ll see you all around.

The Cozad Ambassadors were on hand at the site of the Gavilon Grain’s new concrete storage facility on Thursday September 7 to present a “Thank You for Your Faith in Cozad”. Over 4,000 yards of concrete were recently poured to pave two of the three storage bunkers. The company hopes to have the third storage area hard surfaced in the near future. According to Facility Manager, Mike Erickson, “The improvements will help us add storage capacity, improve quality and get our farmers in and out faster.” Gavilon

hopes to increase storage capacity from 3 Million bushels of corn to 3.6 Million bushels with the improvements.

Gavilon’s history dates back to when Peavey Company built its first grain facility in the Midwest in 1874. Since that time Gavilon has become an international company that provides origination, storage and handling, transportation and logistics, marketing and distribution and risk management services to customers and suppliers across the globe. Gavilon employs more than 1,900 people at nearly 300 facilities and offices worldwide. The Cozad facility employs 9-10 full-time employees all year long. Mike Erickson is the local Facility Manager and Scott Maddox is the Elevator Superintendent.

Congratulations to Gavilon and many thanks for their support of Cozad Chamber and the communities they work and live in!

Gavilon -Thank You for Your Faith in Cozad Award

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Dear Chamber Members,It is time to hand the baton over to a new director. It

has been a great pleasure working with all of you over the past 6 years and I am going to miss you all! Thank you for all of the fond memories I will take with me as I

leave office!God Bless you all!

Sincerely,Sandy Bappe