December 2012 Newsletter

December 2012
Brush Happenings
Jan 7—KSIR Radio Show 8:05 am
Jan 10—Organization Mtg-4pm @
Chamber
Jan 15—Chamber Board Mtg7am a@ Chamber
Jan 16-KFTM Radio Show—
8:35am
Jan 24-Design Mtg-noon @
Chamber
Jan 28—Stakeholders Mtg 11:30
am
Jan 29-Chamber Annual Banquet
@ Carroll Bldg
Feb 4-KSIR Radio Show 8:05 am
Feb 6-ER Mtg 4pm @ Chamber
Feb 6-8 Main Street ConferenceDenver
Feb 13-Chamber Luncheon-noon
Feb 14-Organizatio Mtg-4pm @
Chamber
Feb 19-Chamber Bd Mtg-7am @
Chamber
Feb 20-KFTM Radio Show
8:35am
Feb 25-Stakeholders Mtg
11:30am
Feb 27-Food Bank of the Rockies
@ Mgn Cty Fairgrounds
BRUSH AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Chamber News
Proud to be a “Main Street” Community
Brush Chamber of Commerce Goals for 2013
The Brush Chamber Board,
staff and some community
leaders met on Nov 15th
from 5-8pm at the Brush
School District meeting
room to plan for 2013.
Each person present was
asked to introduce themselves, tell why they were
interested in Brush and
what as a chamber member
they are most proud of.
The list follows 1) enthusiasm of members and board
2) businesses supporting
each other 3) the commitment of the people involved
4) downtown streetscape
project 5) partnerships and
communication 6) 27 yearly
activities 7) worthwhile/
visible/does a lot for the
community 8) Chamber’s
reputation9) willingness to
try new ideas 10) community
partnering with schools 11)
Chamber Office.
The group developed the
following 7 goals 1) assist
and encourage marketing of
businesses 2) develop a business assistance/coaching
team available by request 3)
Chamber, City and Mgn
Cty Economic Development continue to work together to improve Brush 4)
develop a long term vision
for Brush 5) Save Our
Feb 28-Design Mtg-noon @
Chamber
Mar 4-KSIR Radio Show 8:05am
Mar 6-ER Mtg-4pm @ Chamber
Mar TBD-Ag Appreciation Dinner
Mar 14-Organization Mtg-noon @
Chamber
Mar 13-Chamber Luncheon-noon
Mar 19-Chamber Bd Mtg-7am @
Chamber
Mar 20-KFTM Radio Show
8:35am
Mar 25-Stakeholders Mtg 11:30
am
Mar 28 Design Mtg-noon @
Chamber
Sands Theatre 6) partner
with schools and school kids
to assist schools and to develop and improve business in
Brush 7) evaluate Chamber
member benefits from activities and to improve, consolidate or delete if feasible.
There were 25 points that
were listed under the goals.
Each of the 4 main Chamber
committees will review the
ideas, decide what is feasible
and develop an action plan by
Feb 19th, the 2nd board
meeting in 2013.
The happiest people don’t necessarily
have the best of everything. They just
make the best of everything.
2012 Annual Banquet
The 2012 Annual Banquet will be held Tuesday, January 29th at the Carroll Building.
Social at 5:30, Meal at 6:30, followed by the program at 7:30. New board members will
be sworn in. Wes Cable, 2012 President and 2013 Co-President and Theresa Leake,
2013 Co-President will give an address. Retiring board members will be recognized and
the Volunteer of the Year, the Spur of the Year and the Business of the Year will be announced. A short Power Point presentation summarizing the year’s accomplishment will
also be shown. At this banquet the 2013 Directory will be distributed. The Wednesday
preceding the banquet, the Chamber’s Annual Report will be available in the Brush News
Tribune and the Fort Morgan Times. Please save this date as we celebrate the accomplishments of 2012.
Chamber News
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Brush! Great People! Quality Living!
Spirit of Brush Award
The purpose of this program is to provide citizens
of Brush an opportunity to
honor businesses, groups
and individuals for improving the appearance of our
community. The Chamber
Design Committee is attempting to inspire community pride, raise public
awareness and promote civic responsibility in making
the City of Brush! clean,
friendly and attractive. A
simple one page application
form will be reviewed on its
merit and may be submitted
by a business or individual.
Once the application is approved by the Design Committee, recognition will be
given in the local newspa-
pers and by the Chamber. Please contact the
Brush Chamber’s Design
Committee or the Chamber Office for additional
information.
2013 Chamber Directory
The 2013 Chamber Directory is in the process of
being produced and will
be released for the first
time at the annual banquet. It is sixty pages of
You cannot live a
perfect day without doing something for someone
who will never be
able to repay you.
John Wooden
College basketball
coach
information promoting
Brush businesses. Six hundred copies of the directory are produced and are
distributed throughout the
area. Many businesses
Design Committee
The Design Committee
program, please contact
has a program for façade the Brush Chamber.
improvement. It has two
phases. The first phase is
architectural design. We
have an agreement with
the Nine/Ten architectural services to help businesses develop a plan for
their façade improvement. The second phase
is an actual plan in color
with cost estimates.
If you would like more
information about this
have an ad in the directory
and if you are interested in
this and have not been approached, please contact
the Chamber.
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The pessimist
may be right in
the long run,
but the optimist
has a better time
during the trip.
The Brush Chamber
of Commerce would
like to extend to you
and your
family, safe and
happy holidays!
Brush! Great People! Quality Living!
When you come
to a fork in the
2301 Mill Street, Brush, CO 80723
Memberships starting at $300.
Golf course open to the public on weekdays.
Call 970-842-5470 for availability.
road, take it.
Yogi Berra
“Save Our Sands” (SOS) Theatre
Sometime in 2013 all theatre movies will change from film to a digital format. Movies will be downloaded from the internet to digital projectors. This procedure will
cause theatres to spend about $75,000-$100,000 on each digital projector, which will
improve the quality of the movie. Many rural theatres will disappear. The Sands is a
landmark historical building and has operated over 75 years. The Brush Chamber is
forming a “Save Our Sands—SOS” Committee. If you are interested in more information and possibly joining the committee, please contact the Chamber.
Ron & Melody
Opportunity
Knocks
If you would like to
advertise in the next
quarterly Chamber
newsletter, call the
Chamber. You will
reach 2,100 homes and
the internet (the Chamber website) for $30.
What a great buy!
BRUSHOPOLY
Brushopoly is a historic
game that features some
present businesses and
many from years ago.
They are on sale at the
Chamber Office for
$15.00 $10.00
To break a bad
habit, drop it.
Brush Chamber Bucks
The Brush Chamber of Commerce has Brush Chamber Bucks
available for purchase. The
Chamber Bucks are certificates
that can be used the same as cash
at any participating Brush Chamber business or merchant. It's a
great way to give a gift or bonus to
someone and the best benefit is
that our dollars stay in Brush.
They can be used to purchase
groceries, get a haircut, buy merchandise, pay your cell phone bill,
apply to your insurance and
countless other uses. They may
not be redeemed for cash.
The Brush School District, Eben
Ezer, East Morgan County Library
and the City of Brush have made
an investment in Brush businesses
of more than $25,000 by giving
their employees Brush Bucks.
Total Brush Buck sales in 2012
were approx. $27,000. The dollars spent in Brush will have a
value of 5-7 times that amount,
since the money is re-circulated
within the City. What a great
investment in our community!
Chamber Bucks are available at
the Brush Chamber office in any
denomination starting at $5.00.
Whether you want to give a special
child $5.00 or give someone else
$100, we can accommodate you.
Stop by at 218 Clayton or call the
Chamber Office at 842-2666 if
you want more information.
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Brush! Great People! Quality Living!
Welcome New Brush Chamber Members this Quarter
You Name It Productions, Inc
Marta Tadolini
NovaVita Counseling, LLC
Marta Sheridan
242 Cambridge St, Ste 4
Brush, CO 80723
105 Clayton Street
Brush, CO 80723
842-7106
Coates Realty, LLC
Lorraine Mullen, Deb Elrick,
LeeAn Samuels
Restructuring, Organization and Promotions. Contact the
Chamber today at
842-2666 if you are
interested.
114 E Platte Ave
Fort Morgan , CO 80701
867-6770
New Board Members Elected
Five new board members
were elected for the 2013
year. Congratulations to:
Wes Cable, Edward Jones
Investments
Jackie Reyman, McFeeders
Realty, Appraisal & Mgmt
Bill Annan, Morgan County
REA
Andrea Spresser, All About U
Russ Kauk, GNU Enterprises (The Brush
Geek).
2012 Chamber/Main Street Evaluation
On Dec 11th a team from
the Colorado Main Street
Organization visited Brush
form 7am—2pm to see first
hand the operation of the
Chamber. About 2 months
ago the Brush Chamber
began a self evaluation that
included a 15 page document with supporting data.
The final project was a 1
inch loose leaf notebook.
The Chamber staff complet-
ed all forms and then the
entire packet was sub divided and each committee
evaluated their activities.
Brush Chamber is very
then visiting a board
meeting and a meeting
of all of our committees
open to this process and
gives us a chance to look
back on the year and see
what we have accom-
from outside the organization.
plished and reflect on the
outcomes. Having a team
read this extensive self–
evaluation in advance and
Interested in Volunteering?
The Chamber has 4
major committees
that are always looking for volunteers:
Design, Economic
gives us an excellent
chance of getting input
A formal written evaluation will be received in
the next few weeks and
a release will be made
to the public.
Chamber News
Brush! Great People! Quality Living!
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2012 Board of Directors
Officers:
Wes Cable—President
Spencer Farnik—Secretary/Treasurer
Janet Krohn—Past President
Directors:
Jeff Osuch, Tammy Wellen, Dana Sherman,
Theresa Leake, Wendy Danielson
Ex-Officio Directors:
Dr. Kerry Hart, Shaire Chavez, Tyler Purvis,
Cassandra Wilson, Michelle Johnstone
Morgan County Economic Development:
Linda Thorpe, Chamber Rep
Morgan County Tourism Panel:
Ed Sand, Chamber Representative
Staff:
Ron Prascher, Executive Director
Melody Christensen, Admin Assistant
Economic Stakeholders: Ron Prascher and
Wes Cable, Representatives
Organization: Tammy Wellen
Design: Helena Schultz
Economic Restructuring: Linda Thorpe
Promotions: John Sweenie
Streetscape Marshmallow Roasting
3rd Phase of Downtown Streetscape Completed
The 1st phase of the streetscape
was the 300 & 400 blocks of Edison Street which included new
sidewalks, pavers, curbing, lighting
and trees.
The 2nd phase was the 100 block
of Clayton Street which included
the sidewalk, pavers, trees, lights
and the street itself. The street was
lowered to be able to hold more
water in case of a severe storm. All
new infrastructure under the
street, such as storm water lines
(enlarged) and water lines were
replaced.
The 3rd phase of streetscape was
the 200 and 1/2 of the 300 block
of Clayton Street which was finished in November of 2012. A
Streetscape Open House was held
on Thursday, Dec 6th from 57:30pm. The 200 block was cordoned off and the stores stayed
open until 7:30. Many of the
businesses had free snacks and
drinks, there was story telling in
the Olde Tyme Country Store, the
Beaver Valley Voices and the Wes
Cable Family provided Christmas
music. There were 4 fire pits for
marshmallow roasting. About
300 people attended the grand
opening.
The 4th phase of streetscape,
drainage on Edmunds Street
from Cameron to a pond to be
built just beyond city limits on
the east side of town, will hopefully be completed in 2013.
Approving the streetscape of
downtown has been a goal for
some of us for over 30 years. It is
very exhilarating to see this finally
take place.
Chamber News
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Free Movies and Santa Party
BRUSH AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
218 Clayton Street
Brush, CO 80723
Thanks to the Bank of Colorado, Colorado Energy Management and the Brush Lions
Club for sponsoring two free
Saturday movies at 1:00pm,
Dec 15th Ice Age 4 and Dec
Phone: 970-842-2666 or 1-800-354-8659
Fax: 970-842-3828
E-mail: brush@brushchamber.org
We’re on the Web!
www.brushchamber.org
22nd Madagascar 3, for the
Brush youth. Following the
final free movie, children will
be greeted by Santa as they
leave the theatre. Santa and
the children will then walk to
the Carroll Building where
they will have cookies, hot
dogs and soda. Each child
will receive a holiday treat bag.
Thanks to Brush Grocery Kart
and to all the volunteers who
helped with sacking the candy
and toys and helping with the
Santa Party.
Wahlert Realty
Start out the new year with a new home.
Talk to Eunice Wahlert at 970-842-4626
“I Make House Calls”
Thank you to the following businesses and volunteers for contributing cash, cookies and/or
manpower for the Shop Brush 1st Promotion
A & R Tire Pros Auto Service
East Morgan County Library
Kurt Baker
Ackley Building Center
Eben Ezer Lutheran Care
Linda Hansen
All About U
Edward Jones Investments
Anderson & Chapin, P.C.
Equitable Savings & Loan
Michelle Birch-Dr Schonbergers
Bank of Colorado
Farmers State Bank of Brush
Brush Chamber
G Sweets
Brush Grocery Kart
GNU Enterprises
Brush Hair Co
Gregg Mullen
Brush Lions Club
Hertneky Vision Source
Brush News Tribune
Ingmire-Phillips Insurance
Brush Pizza Co
JD Construction
Willow Coffee/Tea &
Smoothies
Coates Realty
J & J’s Hairstyling
You Name It Productions
Colorado Energy Mgmt
John Sweenie
Donna’s Floral & Gifts
Just What Grows Gardens
East Morgan County Hospital
KSIR/B106
Olde Tyme Country Store
State Farm Insurance-Gregg
Mullen
The Body Shoppe
The Rising Sun Bakery
Wahlert Realty