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What do you see when you
walk into or drive by your
local small businesses?
“If you are like many of us,
you see a place that offers
you goods and services, a
place you can go to and get
what you want,” says Glenn
Muske, the North Dakota
State University Extension
Service’s rural and agribusi-
ness enterprise development
specialist.
Some also may see the eco-
nomics surrounding the
business. Small businesses
mean contributions to the
local economy and jobs. In
many rural areas, new busi-
nesses may mean an empty
space in a struggling down-
town is filled.
Yet they mean so much
more. They often form the
cornerstone of local commu-
nities.
What this means is that
small businesses are one of
the first in line to support
local projects. They do this
through donations. How
many youth projects depend
on local businesses as a key
contributor to their activities
in your community?
Not only do they donate
money, but the business
owners contribute time by
working at special events or
fundraisers. You also will
find them as coaches, driv-
ers, maintenance crew and
cheerleaders at events. They
are there before the event,
during the event and long
after the event has ended.
The owners aren’t the only
ones, however. Business
owners commonly allow
their employees time to get
involved in these local activi-
ties as well.
“But it doesn’t stop there,”
says (Insert last name and
title) from (Insert county).
“Our local business owners
and their employees are in-
volved in leadership roles,
formal and informal, elected
and volunteer, private and
nonprofit, throughout our
community.”
In practically all of the small
communities in North Da-
kota, small-business owners
and their employees also
form a key part of the emer-
gency response teams: fire,
ambulance, and disaster re-
sponse.
“I have stood in a store
when the fire whistle went
off, and the person checking
me out let someone else fin-
ish the job so he or she could
turn into a fireman,” Muske
says.
“Small-business owners rec-
ognize the community is
their home and don’t hesi-
tate to step up with support,”
(Insert last name) says.
May 4-8 is Small Business
Week in the U.S. this year.
Take the time to stop by
your local businesses and
say “thanks” for all they do,
not only providing you with
goods and services, some-
times in the middle of the
night, but for their overall
support to the community.
Your local Extension office
and the NDSU small-
business support effort,
found at
www.ag.ndsu.edu/smallbusi
ness, are pleased to support
small businesses.
For more information on
small businesses and how to
get one started, give us a
call. You also can visit
www.eXtension.org/entrepr
eneurship; your local cham-
ber of commerce; or the
Small Business Administra-
tion and its related organiza-
tions, such as the Small
Business Development Cen-
ters and SCORE.
Source: Glenn Muske, (701)
328-9718,
Small Businesses are Cornerstone of Communities
May Newsletter
Volume 22, Issue 5
May 2015
Jeremiah Sundown 2
WWII Book by
John Wheelihan
2
Summer Activity
Sign-up
3
Ellendale Area
Arts Council
3
ND Camps 4
EHS Day of Caring 4
Free Dental Exam
Free Breakfast from
Dakota Dental
5
6
May Kids Art 7
President’s Corner 8
Inside this issue:
Sunday, May 10
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Summer Activity
Sign-up: Monday
May 4, from 5-6 pm
at EPS
Summer Activity Sign-up
Baseball/Softball is $20 per player
or $30 if a shirt is needed. The cost for a Sum-
mer Pool Pass is $70 for an
individual or $150 for a family.
Swimming lessons are
$28 for a two week class.
Make sure to stop by
and get your chil-
dren signed up
for some summer fun!
It’s time for summer baseball/softball and
swimming! The sign up night for summer activities will be on
Monday, May 4, 2015, from 5 - 6 pm in the
Multi-purpose room at Ellendale Public
School. The cost for
The Ellendale Area Arts Council meets the first Thursday of every month at 5:30 pm at the
Fireside Family Restaurant for supper and a fun meet- ing. Please plan
on attending if you are interested in pro-moting art in every form in Ellendale.
The Arts Council needs new mem-bers to continue with the on going ef-forts we have been do- ing. Ellendale is
known around the state for its inno-vative programs and numerous activities. Dues are $5/per-
son per year. Everyone welcome!
Memorial Day
Monday, May 25, 2015
Celebrating Nursing Home Week!
Pat Lee will be at Prince of Peace
Care Center front parking lot
With her Lil’ Orbit donut wagon
Friday, May 15th
Open to the public from
3:00 to 5:00 pm
Come buy a donut and say “hi”
to the residents!
ND camps are coming again this summer.
Camps are open to all youth, ages 5-18. The admission fee is
$115-$225 and pre-registration is re-
quired. Please check the age requirements
of all camps before registering your child.
ND 4-H Camp is lo-
cated in Washburn, ND
Unless otherwise noted, all camps begin
at 4:00 p.m. (CST) and end at 11:00 a.m.
(CST). Here is the link to view their brochure listing available
camps, http://www.ndsu.edu
/fileadmin/4h/Camp/CampBrochure.pdf.
Or you can call, 701-288-3465, for more
information.
Crystal Schaunaman
McIntosh County Ex-tension Agent,
Farm Business Man-agement and Eco-
nomics
Box 200, 112 1st St.
NE
Ashley, ND 58413
Phone: 701-288-3465
Fax: 701-288-3671
NDSU.McIntosh.Ext
ND 4-H Camps May—August -2015
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As part of a community outreach program, Dakota Dental Care is opening their doors Friday, May 29, 2015, from 7:30 am - 12:30 pm to all children between the ages of 3-12 for a FREE Dental exam and hygiene visit.
Dr. Caleb Johnsen and all of his staff including: Reg-
istered Dental Hygienist, Carol Giesler, Registered Dental Hygienist, Barbie Peldo, and Registered Dental Assistant, Amber Brummund, will be here to assist you with your dental needs.
The goal of the outreach program is to educate the community on good oral hygiene in order to prevent
cavities and other dental
related problems.
Patient education will in-clude proper brushing and flossing instructions, how to keep you and your child cavity free, when are or-thodontic consults appro-priate, proper fluoride in-take and what your spe-cific community water de-partment is doing, why is
fluoride important for your child’s developing teeth, and why are regular pre-ventative care dental visits necessary for you and your child.
Along with the free dental care, all children will re-ceive a toothbrush, tooth-paste, and dental floss home care kit of their choice. If your child has
not seen a dentist, this will
be a perfect time to get them acquainted with how dental care works, and meet the cheerful and friendly staff.
Patients will have the op-portunity to register for our summer give-way. Dakota Dental Care is giv-ing away a bike to one lucky child. You can reg-
ister your child with any visit in the month of May. The winner will be an-nounced on Monday, June 1, 2015.
To reserve your spot on May 29th, please call 701-349-3636. Walk-in’s will also be welcome on a first come, first serve basis. Dakota Dental Clinic is located at 210 Main Street
in Ellendale.
FREE Dental Exam and Hygiene Visit for ages 3-12
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Dakota Dental Care is hosting breakfast from the bakery at various businesses around town Monday-Thursday through May 21st. Stop by any one of these local
businesses and enjoy a doughnut, just because:
Monday ~ Starion & the Pharmacy
Tuesday ~ True Value & the Credit Union
Wednesday ~ Village Variety & Mertz
Thursday ~ Choice Financial & Harvest Gardens.
And don’t forget to brush & floss!
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Kids fun day ! Kids Art in the morning— Missoula Theater in the afternoon
Audition and production of the Missoula
Children’s Theatre ALADDIN will be held at
Ellendale Public School on Monday, May 11,
2015 at 3:30 pm in the South Gym. There are
roles for those students Kindergarten through
12th grade. Approximately 50—60 local students
will be cast to appear in the show with the MCT
Tour Actor/Director. The first rehearsal begins
approximately 15—30 minutes after the audition.
The performances will be held on Friday, May
15th at 7 pm and Saturday, May 16th at 2 pm.
President’s Corner
Our first ribbon cutting ceremony is past as we recognized the Harvest Garden Grand Re-opening. It was a good event with many board members and community members. If you have not stopped by, the new store is a must see and while you are there browse and support your local chamber member. We are currently working the details of other upcoming ceremonies. If you have a business in mind that we need to recognize, please let us know so we do not miss the opportunity to support and recognize one of our Chamber businesses.
The Ellendale High School class is creating and working magic with our marketing brochures under the direction of Allison Rader-macher. We have received at least six responses back from Chamber members. If you were contacted and have not dropped your infor-mation sheet off and/or still have not submitted pictures, it is not too
late to do so. Applefest schedule is very close to completion and will be pub-
lished soon with some great additions and without scheduling con-flicts. We are literally waiting on one or two details and it will be complete. After that, the forming of volunteers to help with certain events will begin as this event is a community event that cannot be accomplished without all of you.
The 1st Annual (hopefully), 4-person golf Tournament will be held July 18, 2015. Further information will be forthcoming on the golf tourney as details are worked out. The Ellendale Country Club has opened for the season so head on out for 9 or 18 holes and stop in and enjoy some great food in the clubhouse.
I hope everyone checks out our Facebook and website as com-
munity and business events are posted there. There always seems to be something happening for everyone in Ellendale every week and as warm weather continues to build, it is time to get rid of the cabin fe-
ver and get out and enjoy Ellendale and events happening.
Finally, at any time please feel free to stop me with new ideas or issues. I have an open mind to all suggestions that make our organization better.
Gary
P.O. Box 91 Ellendale, ND 58436
Ellendale Area
Chamber of
Phone: 701-349-4103
Email:
We’re on the Web!
ellendalechamber.com
Building A Stronger Community
