The following is a story you have probably

heard before, but it is a good one and is worth repeat-

ing!

This is a story about four people named Every-

body, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and

Everybody was asked to do it.

Everybody was sure Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

Somebody got angry about that because it

was Everybody’s job.

Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but

Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Some-

body when Nobody did what Anybody could have

done!

Just a side note from your Chamber Direc-

tor: Remember, we are all in this together and it is

Everybody’s job. Don’t just assume Somebody will do

it, because even though Anybody can, Nobody proba-

bly will if we don’t keep active and involved in our area!

Contact the Chamber today and find out what

you can do! We always need volunteers.

Just a reminder, Karin will be out of the office from September 8-11

for training. Please contact a board member if you need immediate assistance.

NEWS

September2014

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE LONG PRAIRIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.longprairie.org

Whose Job Is It?

Continue to watch our website for the most current information at: www.longprairie.org.

You can also connect to us through Facebook or Twitter!

42 Third Street North

Long Prairie, MN 56347

320-732-2514

www.longprairie.org

chamber@longprairie.org

Good Morning Long Prairie will be

held on September 17 at Prairie Fire

Nutrition Center. Come over and

have a good morning wake up

refreshment with them at 7:30 a.m.

until 8:30 a.m. You can also win $20

in Chamber Bucks!

GOOD MORNING

Benefits of Membership * Publicity

* Chamber Chat Newsletter Subscription

* Phone Referrals

* Online Member

Directory Listing

* Membership

Certificate for Dis-

play

* Professional

Development

Seminars

* Website Listing and Link

* Marketing Blasts - Stay up to Date

* Member Brochure Display - In Chamber Office and

Lobby

* Participate in Chamber Bucks Promotion - Keep

Dollars in Long Prairie

* Promotion via Facebook, Chamber Chat Newslet-

ter, Public Relations

☺ Event Sponsorship & Hosting - Contact the

Chamber Office to Host the Next Chamber

Event. It’s Time to Join the

Chamber of Commerce

Lunch and Learn Session teaches useful

Internet marketing tips

The Chamber

partnered with Minneso-

ta National Bank and

Todd County Develop-

ment Corporation to

bring members and oth-

ers a Lunch and Learn

session on Digital Mar-

keting presented by J &

J Solutions of Staples.

The presentation

was informative and

gave those in attendance

more ideas and under-

standing of the im-

portance of embracing

the Internet and Social

Media as marketing

tools.

If you are interested in having the Chamber help you with increasing your online

presence, please call Karin at the Chamber office at: 320-732-2514. You may also send me

an e-mail at: chamber@longprairie.org.

Upcoming

Events As many of you know, one of the goals of the Chamber is to be the Information/Community Calendar Hub for

Long Prairie and the surrounding area. Our efforts to do this are greatly enhanced when our members let us know

of upcoming community events. We have an event calendar on our website located at: http://www.longprairie.org/

eventscalendar.html.

If you know of events that are coming up, I appreciate your help in letting me know about the event so that I can

post it on our Event Calendar, Website and Facebook page. Here are some August events to enjoy!

September Events: August 31: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Car show in Grey Eagle. Sign up 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Main Street. Everyone is wel-

come. For more information contact Ray Hendershot 320-732-3729 or Tony Towle at 320-732-6380.

September 1: Labor Day

September 1: Old time tractor pull in Grey Eagle. For more information contact Bob Veldkamp at 320-630-3482

or 320-285-2360.

September 6: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Harvest Fest. Enjoy an authentic Giant Burrito for a Buck. Music will be Dan Remer.

Vendors are welcome. Please contact Tim King at 732-6203 to sign up for a booth. At Everybody's Market.

September 7: 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Fall Festival and Open House at Camphill Village. Call 320-732-6365 for more

information.

September 8-11: Karin will be at training in Bemidji. Chamber office will be closed.

September 9: 4:30 p.m. Long Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce meeting at City Hall

September 11: 6 p.m. Todd County Camera Club meeting at the Eagle Valley School in Clarissa. Watch our Face-

book page for more details.

September 11: 6 p.m. Todd County Farm Bureau Harvest Banquet at the Clarissa Ballroom.

September 13: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Total Tire Open House and Customer Appreciation

September 14: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Todd County Historical Society is sponsoring a Dad’s Belgian Waffle fundraiser

at the Long Prairie American Legion. Advance tickets are available at the Todd County Museum or can be pur-

chased at the door.

September 16: 4:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group at CentraCare Health--Long Prairie in the board room.

September 17: 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Good Morning Long Prairie at Prairie Fire Nutrition Club. Meet the owners

and sample some of their wares!

September 23: 12:30 p.m. 4 hour 55 Alive Refresher Course at the Eagle Bend Senior Center. Call 320-732-3035

to register.

Looking Ahead October 4: Hands of Hope Resource Center fundraiser dance at the Long Prairie American Legion...Watch for

more info.

October 14: 5:30 p.m. 4 hour 55 Alive Refresher Course at the Long Prairie Senior Center. Call 320-732-3035 to

register.

October 18: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Tour of Christie Home Museum "Tours After Dark". Space is limited.Historical infor-

mation presented by the "maid" and the results of a recent paranormal investigation presented by Mr. Lee as we

tour the house after dark. 2 tours--ten people each tour one at 7 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. Go

towww.ChristieHome.org to secure your place on the tour.

Do you want to see your event listed here and on our Facebook page? Just send me an e-mail with the infor-

mation!chamber@longprairie.org or call Karin at 320-732-2514.

The Chamber website gets over 1,000 views per

month. Our business directory alone gets nearly

half of those visits. The business directory is a

membership benefit!

Did you know that a link from our website helps

legitimize your business? Find out more about the

benefits of being a member on our website at:

http://www.longprairie.org.

Update on “The Sign” Update:

While the

sign has not

arrived yet,

we are

thinking it

will be in-

stalled and

ready for

use by mid-

September.

As part of

your Cham-

ber Mem-

bership you

will be able

to use the

sign for

promotion

of some

events and

specials

your busi-

ness is hav-

ing.

Contact the

Chamber

soon to find

out more

about it!

Photo caption: A sneak peek at what the new sign will look like from a conceptual art

presentation from Rose City Sign.

Board of Directors

Tamie Barber-President

RaeAnn Waytashek-Vice President Warren Weber-Secretary

Devin Hines-Treasurer

Denita Wisniewski Jason Sellnow

Todd Ecker Melissa Burch

Mike Denery RoseAnn Marx

Ted Gray

John Lindeman Ryan Jacobson

David Determan

Liaison’s

Staff Karin Nauber

320-732-2514

chamber@longprairie.org

www.longprairie.org

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Long

Prairie Chamber of

Commerce is to Promote,

Educate, and Support a vital

business community while

enhancing and

nurturing the livability and

community connectedness

of the area.

2014 Chamber Meeting Schedule

September 9

October 14

November 11 December 9

These meetings are open to all

Chamber Members, 4:30 pm at

City Hall.

NEW MEMBERS

Central Lakes College

(July renew)

Rose City Sign (July)

Thunder Lodge

(August)

Chamber Office Hours: Monday and Thursday from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In office 10 a.m.-Noon Tuesday and Wednesday from

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In office 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce Thank you to our members!

McDonalds

Mid-Central Federal

MN National Agency

MN National Bank

Minnesota Power

National Bushing

Neal’s Motorsports

Parties Plus

Peters & Churchwell Law

Prairie Fire Nutrition

Prairie Lakes CO-OP

Prairie Outlet

Radio Shack

Rose City Sign

RR Donnelley

SA Design and Graphix

Sellnow Law Office

Stein, Robert and Mary

TCC

Thorson Farm Market

Thunder Lodge

Todd County Ag Society

Todd County Citizens

Against Drugs

Todd County Vet Clinic

Total Tire and Auto Ser-

vice

Valley View Estates

Williams Dingmann Family

Funeral Home—Stein

Chapel

Jim Woeste Auto

Wolters Body Shop

Worms Ready Mix

4K Fire Prevention Ser-

vices

8’s Bowling Pub &

Grill

Ace Hardware

Advantage 1 Insurance

ALCO Discount Store

Alisha’s Care Center

All Star Title

American Family In-

surance

American Heritage

Bank

Bailey and Bacon LLC

Bargain Barn

Birdsell Realty

Brown/Krueger Law

Center

Budget Host Inn

Burger King

Camp S’More

Capitol Lien Records

and Research, Inc.

Casey’s General Store

Cathedral Press

CenterPoint Energy

CentraCare Health-

Long Prairie

Central Bi-Products

Central Lakes College

Central MN Credit Un-

ion

Clotho United Method-

ist Church

Coborns

Cornerstone Pines LLC

Crisis Line and Referral

Dairy Queen

Dairyland Peach

Danielson, Lyle

Dan’s Prize

Daybreak Foods

Dennis Breintenfeldt Ins.

Dr. Stephen Larson

Ecowater Systems

Edward Jones

Everybody’s Market

First Baptist Church

Gilbert Financial Services

H & R Block

Hands of Hope

Hart Trailer Sales

Head of the Lakes Resort

Henry Rodriguez, Attor-

ney at Law

Hillig Auto Center

Holiday Stationstore

Impact Technology

John Wiese Ford

KEYL/KXDL Radio

Kingsway Cleaning Ser-

vice

Knute Nelson

Lakewood Medical Sup-

ply

Levin Electric

Living Hope Woodwork

Long Prairie City

Long Prairie Chiropractic

Long Prairie Country

Club

Long Prairie Dental Clin-

ic

Long Prairie Eye Clinic

Long Prairie Leader

Long Prairie Oil Compa-

ny

Long Prairie Packing

Long Prairie Plumbing

Long Prairie Sanitary Ser-

vice

LPGE Education Assn

If you are not on this list and

should be or would like to be,

please contact Karin at the Long

Prairie Area Chamber of Com-

merce today!

You can reach her by phone at:

320-732-2514 or by e-mail at:

chamber@longprairie.org