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Beautiful Wreaths Raised Funds for Charity

Our Charity Wreath Silent Auction held during Merry Mix & Mingle on December 1, 2016 at the Codington County Extension Complex featured some truly amazing wreaths decorated and donated by Chamber business members!

We're grateful to everyone who bid on the wreaths. We also extend our appreciation and recognize the following participating businesses that donated wreaths:

Avera Therapy, Barkin' Beauties, Beacon Center, Boys & Girls Club of Watertown, Codington County Heritage Museum, Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel, Dakota Sattelite, Dempey's Brewery, Pub & Restaurant, Expressions Gallery, First Bank & Trust, Glacial Lakes Energy, HealthSource Chiropractic, Hy-Vee, Jenkins LIving Center, KXLG Radio, Magic Mile Travel, Merchants Carnival, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Reliabank/Raymond James, Schoenbeck Law, PC, Soulful Creations, The Blossom Shoppe, The Good Buy Gals, The UPS Store, Watertown Public Opinion and Watertown Radio.

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Favorite Wreath Wins Cocoa & Cookies!Following our Merry Mix & MIngle Charity Wreath Event on De-

cember 1, 2016, wreath photos were posted on the Chamber Facebook page for a People's Choice vote! The wreath with the most "LIKES" was created by Reliabank/Raymond James.

The Watertown Chamber will treat Reliabank/Raymond James employees with cocoa and cookies to celebrate their winning wreath!

Thanks, again, to all the businesses who decorated wreaths, to everyone who bid on them during the Charity Wreath Silent

Auction and to everyone who took the time to look at all the beautiful wreaths and "Like" their favorites online.

PO Box 1113 • Watertown, SD 57201 • Ph 605.886.5814 • Fx 605.886.5957 • www.watertownsd.com

Purchasing Watertown Bucks has always been a fantastic gift idea -- and this holiday season it could become even more rewarding!

The Watertown Area Chamber is encouraging everyone to “Love Your Community This Holiday Season” by shopping local. Watertown Bucks can be purchased at The Chamber office, located at 1 East Kemp, in denominations from $5 through $50. They may then be redeemed at all Watertown Chamber Member businesses in the area.

The economic impact will continue well into 2017 as your Watertown Bucks are reinvested in businesses throughout the community. But just in case you need even more incentive, everyone who purchases Watertown Bucks from December 1 through December 31, 2016 will have the chance to win an additional $500, $250 or $100 in the Chamber’s Watertown Bucks drawing.

We’re extremely excited to offer this “Love Your Community” promotion on December 1, as our Chamber members are ready to serve you.

Speaking of our members, we can’t help but brag a little bit about those who invested time recently in our “Improve Your Customer Service For the Holidays” sessions. These fortunate folks had a hands-on training with international speaker, trainer and author David K. Aaker, IOM. Kudos to the businesses that saw the value in sending their employees for this important refresher. David travels around the United States and beyond sharing his stories on the impact of offering stellar customer service.

Thanks to everyone who joined us on Tuesday, December 6, as David Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry presented a Pre-Legislative Preview here in Watertown.

We also appreciate everyone who gathered at Lake Area Technical Institute on Friday, December 9, to hear Gov. Dennis Daugaard's 2017 SD Budget address. This stop on the Governor’s Budget Tour was our opportunity to hear first-hand what is being planned for our state in the coming year.

As we approach the New Year, we wish you prosperity, success and friendship in 2017. If there’s any way we can be helpful, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

MeganMegan R. Gruman, IOM

Reaching Out to MembersWhether we are hosting an appreciation banquet, providing a member service training session or sponsoring a membership showcase, the Chamber reaches

out to members in a variety of ways! We appreciate everyone who attended each of these events during the past

month – and we look foward to serving our members in 2017!

Upper left: Merry Mix & Mingle on December 1st attracted a festive crowd at the Codington County Extension Complex.

Upper right: The Six Appeal Vocal Band entertained those gathered November 17 for the 2016 Farm-Business Appreciation Banquet.

Left: Chamber Ag Committee volunteers served up a hearty meal during the Annual

Farm-Business Appreciation Banquet.

Below: David K. Aaker, IOM, delivered morning and afternoon "Improve Your Customer Service For the

Holidays" sessions on November 28 in the Commerce Center board room.

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Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System broke ground October 25, 2016 on a $40 million expansion project on the hospital campus. The project will include a new 65,000 square foot, two-story clinic building, state-of-the-art patient care technology, a new east entrance canopy, and helipad relocation.

The Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic is anticipated to open early fall of 2018.

Please contact Prairie Lakes Healthcare System at (605) 882-7000 for ad-ditional information.

Salon 2000

The Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee hon-ored Salon 2000 with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Salon 2000 in Watertown, SD.

Pictured (left to right): Shaun, holding the ribbon; Diane, holding the Con-gratulations Plaque; Sherry, cutting the ribbon; Carol, holding the ribbon; and Brittany, holding the Congratulations Card.

Located at 1414 9th Avenue SE, Salon 2000 is a full-service salon specializing in perms, colors, highlights/lowlights, straightening, special occasion styles, sculptured nails, shellac, manicures, pedicures, facials, facial and full body waxing and full body wraps.

Business hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please contact Salon 2000 at (605) 886-9334 for more information.

Marco's Pizza The Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee honored Marco’s Pizza with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, No-vember 8, 2016 to celebrate the grand opening of Marco’s Pizza in Wa-tertown, SD.

Pictured (left to right): Kris Ronholm, Area Director, holding the ribbon and congratulations plaque; Katie Kern, General Manager, cutting the ribbon; Jessica Hartman, Shift Leader, holding the ribbon; and Tyson Brist, holding the congratulations card and ribbon.

Located at 817 9th Avenue SE, Marco’s Pizza specializes in pizza, subs, salads and wings. We also have a great selection of beer and wine avail-able. Marco’s offers dine in, carry out and delivery (even to the lake).

Business hours are Sunday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to midnight.

Please contact Marco’s Pizza at (605) 878-2727 for more information.

BUSINESSES OF THE WEEK

Faber’s Farm Equipment Inc. specializes in parts, sales and service on Krone and McCormick lines. We pride ourselves on being experts in the latest technology available to our customers to make their operations more efficient and productive. We also carry some shortline items. We look forward to serving you.

Merchants Carnival specializes in repurposed, recycled, one-of-a-kind items. We feature furniture, antiques, signs and a little bit of new merchandise that changes with the seasons. Business hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We hope to see you soon!

Pictured: Shelly Palmer, Owner

2nd Street Station is an excellent choice for all your social events. Centrally located in Downtown Watertown, 2nd Street Station hosts amazing wedding receptions and banquets of all types. The banquet hall at 2nd Street Station has been making events special for more than 30 years. Don’t delay, make your reservations at 2nd Street Station today!

Welcome to LuLaRoe With Missy and Michelle! We are so excited to share these fabulous clothes with Watertown. From our buttery, soft leggings to our signature maxi skirts, there is something for everyone. Sizes range from XXS-3XL for women, size 2 to tween for girls/boys and items for men as well. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Pictured (left to right): Missy List and Michelle Wadsworth

LuLaRoe With Missy & Michelle (605) 520-0517 • (605) 880-5272

2nd Street Station15 2nd Street SW • (605) 886-8304

Merchants Carnival108 East Kemp • (605) 880-0823

Faber's Farm Equipment Inc.443 Pheasants Ridge • (605) 753-8650

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BUSINESSES OF THE WEEK

2017 SD Legislative Preview

David Owen, president of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, presented his 2017 pre-legislative preview to members of the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Chamber members and media reps asked numerous questions on topics that are expected to see time on the Legislative floor this session.

Thanks, to all who braved the arctic weather to attend this presentation in the Hy-Vee Club Room!

Chamber Committee Reports

Ambassadors: Any member business that has recently opened, relocated, renovated, or changed ownership is welcome to call 605.886.5814 to schedule a ribbon cutting. We look forward to helping you celebrate!

Arts & Culture:If you have an item for the January 2017 Arts & Culture calendar, please email [email protected] no later than December 15.

Agriculture:The next committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 a.m. at the Commerce Center.

Government Affairs:The next committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30 a.m. at the Commerce Center.

Watertown Bucks:Watertown Bucks always make a great impression! They are outstanding as employee rewards -- and are also the perfect gift for many occasions. Your Chamber membership gives you the ability to accept "Watertown Bucks" in your place of business. Stop by The Chamber during business hours to purchase Watertown Bucks, or for larger orders please call ahead. They are available in several denominations to fit your needs. Give the local gift that keeps on giving!

Renewing Members

A sincere thank you to all of our members who renewed this month!

72nd Watertown Winter

Farm ShowFebruary 7-11, 2017

Codington County Extension Complex&

Park & Rec Fieldhouse

www.watertownwinterfarmshow.com

WelcomeNew Members

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Rebekah Straka, Branch Manager

2921 9th Ave SE, Watertown, SD 57201

Infrastructure Design Group Vanessa Victor, Office Manager

18 East Kemp, Watertown, SD 57201 (605) 878-2120

Subway - Arrow Ave Angela Hein, Manager

505 Arrow Ave, Watertown, SD 57201 (605) 882-2099

Subway - Highway 20 Angela Hein, Manager

4 10th St. NW, Watertown, SD 57201 (605) 882-4531

Subway - Hwy 212/Cenex Location Angela Hein, Manager

1601 9th Ave. SE, Watertown, SD 57201 (605) 886-0641

We are pleased to welcome these new membersto our Chamber! Please visit watertownsd.com

to find out more about these new membersand the products and services they offer.

'Improve Your

Customer Service'

David K. Aaker, IOM, international speaker and

author, presented “Improve Your Customer Service For the

Holidays” on November 28 in Watertown.

“We’re all multi-tasking and busy, but we need to bring kindness back,” said Aaker.

“Serving others is a privilege, not an obligation.” Aaker has been a published author in two books. "Success Simplified," a new anthology for 24 nationally selected speakers and "50 Unforgettable Speakers," both published by Insight Publishing. With more than 20 years in Chamber of Commerce management, he sees each day as a new opportunity to apply his principles of customer service.

“I believe we have all become a bit numb about how we treat each other,” said Aaker. “In business, life or on vacation we all want to be treated with respect and sincerity.”

Through hands-on activities and personal stories of customer service (good and bad), Aaker encouraged the participants in each class “make a difference” whenever they have an opportunity. While most people seem happy to complain about receiving poor service, few will take the extra steps to pass along praise.

“As a business, you need to remember that nobody wants your business more than your competition,” he said. “Never give the customer what they expect – give them more.”

Monday’s training sessions included participants from area restaurants, retail businesses, banking and industry as well as business consultants. Aaker’s South Dakota tour also included stops in Brookings and Huron.

Aaker’s presentation concluded with his “10 Golden Nuggets of Successful Customer Service." Read more at www.davidkaaker.com.


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• Barefoot Fitness• Basin Construction & Drain

Tile, LLC• Ramkota Hotel• Farm Bureau Financial

Services• Fischer Rounds & Associ-

ates, Inc.• Golden Living Center -

Watertown• Holley Graphics Inc.• Hy-Vee Food Stores Inc.• Kampeska Lodge & Store• Lake City Cab Company

Inc.• Lindner Music & Sound

• Lone Pine Bar and Grill• Mei Oviatt• Norwex - Betty Knutson• Odyssey 5 Theatres• Pelican View Estates• Plains Commerce Bank• Prairie Lakes Healthcare

System• Riddle's Jewelry• Salon 2000• Schoenbeck Law, PC• Sherwin Williams• State Farm Insurance -

Kathy Witte-Holmes• Steve's World• The Book Zealot

• Thunder Road• Watertown Ford Chrysler• Wells Fargo• Wheelco• Wishard Insurance

http://watertownwinterfarmshow.com

WATERTOWN AREA ECONOMIC INDEXJUNE 2016 CURRENT

MONTHSAME

MONTH 2015 % CHANGE 2016YTD 2015 YTD % CHANGE

TAXABLE SALES

CITY SALES TAX RECEIPTS

Watertown 2% $1,325,564 $1,220,078 8.65% $5,876,718 $4,551,154 29.13%

Watertown BBB $71,712 $68,993 3.94% $324,758 $253,046 28.34%

CITY OF WATERTOWN BUILDING PERMITS

RESIDENTIAL

New 1 & 2 Family - # 3 7 -57.14% 22 19 15.79%

Dollar Amount $382,259 $1,226,756 -68.84% $3,615,094 $3,232,835 11.82%

New Multi-Unit - # 0 0 0.00% 3 3 0.00%

Dollar Amount $- $- 0.00% $1,270,000 $1,270,000 0.00%

Remodel - # 19 20 -5.00% 99 80 23.75%

Dollar Amount $304,582 $214,119 42.25% $1,047,226 $742,644 41.01%

COMMERCIAL

New Commercial - # 2 3 -33.33% 10 8 25.00%

Dollar Amount $3,586,250 $2,083,228 72.15% $6,480,478 $2,894,228 123.91%

Remodel - # 8 3 166.67% 33 25 32.00%

Dollar Amount $181,000 $24,174 648.74% $1,642,050 $1,461,050 12.39%

TOTAL

Total Permits - # 32 33 -3.03% 167 135 23.70%

Dollar Amount $4,454,091 $3,548,277 25.53% $14,054,848 $9,600,757 46.39%

CODINGTON COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS

RESIDENTIAL

House, House/Garage, Mobile Home - # 3 4 -25.00% 14 11 27.27%

Dollar Amount $635,000 $947,000 -32.95% $2,819,280 $2,184,280 29.07%

Addition/Remodel - # 4 1 300.00% 11 7 57.14%

Dollar Amount $36,000 $12,000 200.00% $100,816 $64,816 55.54%

Other - # 2 2 0.00% 7 5 40.00%

Dollar Amount $7,500 $6,300 19.05% $27,550 $20,050 37.41%

COMMERCIAL

New Commercial - # 0 0 0.00% 4 4 0.00%

Dollar Amount $- $- 0.00% $7,114,000 $7,114,000 0.00%

Barn, Shed, Other - # 9 8 12.50% 25 16 56.25%

Dollar Amount $1,027,000 $286,784 258.11% $1,805,784 $778,784 131.87%

TOTAL

Total Permits - # 18 15 20.00% 61 43 41.86%

Dollar Amount $1,705,500 $1,252,084 36.21% $11,867,430 $10,161,930 16.78%

WORK FORCE

WATERTOWN

Total Work Force 12,185 11,903

Total Employed 11,809 11,586

Total Unemployed 376 317

Unemployment Rate 3.1% 2.7%

CODINGTON COUNTY

Total Work Force 15,635 15,297

Total Employed 15,197 14,910

Total Unemployed 438 387

Unemployment Rate 2.8% 2.5%

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2016 Scholarship Winners AnnouncedThe Watertown Chamber Ag Committee awarded three $1,000 scholarships during this year's Farm-Business Appreciation Banquet held November 17, 2016 at the Codington County Extension Complex.

The committee presents the annual awards to students who have been ac-tively involved in the Watertown Winter Farm Show, 4-H and the ag industry, and who are currently enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution.

This year, Austin Tesch of Goodwin received the Fred Morris Memorial Schol-arship. Tesch is currently seeking a degree in diesel technology at Lake Area Technical Institute.

The 12th annual LATI Scholarship recipient was Michael Anderson of Hayti, who is currently studying ag production and crop spraying at Lake Area Tech-nical Institute.

The fourth annual Gene and Mary Lois Reichling Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Leslie Zubke of Watertown. Zubke is currently studying animal science at South Dakota State University.

Pictured above (left to right): Molly Randall, Watertown Chamber Ag Com-mittee member, presents scholarship awards to Lynne Tesch (standing in for Austin Tesch); Leslie Zubke and Michael Anderson during the 2017 Farm-Business Appreciation Banquet.

Merry Christmas fromShop Watertown, SD!

Share Your Business Cards Looking for another way to reach out to Chamber members?Chamber members are invited to leave some of your business

cards to be displayed in the Commerce Center lobby at 1 E. Kemp.

The Commerce Center sees a great deal of walk-in traffic,and your business card might provide the perfect

opportunity for someone to contact you!


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Ag Committee Awards Scholarships

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman of the Board .............................................................Tim SheehanPast Chairman of the Board ................................................. Tom BeadnellTreasurer .........................................................................................Chris BarteltExecutives at Large.........................................Tim Oviatt, Heidi Schooley Adam Lalim, Jon May and Tony Rieffenberger

CHAMBER PERSONNEL

President and CEO ...............................................Megan R. Gruman, IOMDirector of Programming ......................................................Caitlin VoecksMember Services Manager ....................................................Dixie ObbinkCommunications/Membership ............................................Twila SchmittOffice Manager ..................................................................... Ashley Johnson

Josh HogueSean Dempsey

Mark Dunn Kate JurrensKen Lacher

Missy AhlersDan BrendenDavid EickmeyerDr. Dan FlahertyStewart Flanery

Danielle MikkelsonMike Towle

Dr. Mark RiebDale Schoenefeld

2017 Leadership WatertownSeeking Applications

Applications for the 30th Leadership Watertown program are now available upon request.

The program is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 16, 2017 and will meet on the second Tuesday of every month through September

from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Call the Chamber at 605.886.5814 to register.

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VOLUME 34 l DECEMBER 2016 l NUMBER 12 … › userfiles › UserFiles › ... · vember 8, 2016 to celebrate the grand opening of Marco’s Pizza in Wa-tertown, SD. Pictured (left