Wayne Works Exchange August 2015

Wayne Works
Exchange
Volume 10, Issue 8
2015 Board of Directors
Ken Kwapnioski ‘15
President
Matt Ley ‘16
Vice President
Lukas Rix ‘15
Secretary
Jason Barelman ‘15
Treasurer
Dean Burbach
Jeff Carstens
Ken Chamberlain
Jim Frank
Curt Frye ‘16
Jeaney Harris ‘17
Josh Hopkins ‘16
Mark Lenihan
Mike Powicki ‘17
Jennifer Sievers
Kari Wren
Staff
Wes Blecke
Executive Director
wblecke@wayneworks.org
Irene Fletcher
Assistant Director
ifletcher@wayneworks.org
Jessi Hansen
Office Manager
jehansen@wayneworks.org
108 W 3rd St.
PO Box 275
Wayne, NE 68787
August 2015
Leadership Wayne VII Slots Filling Up
Leadership Wayne will
enter its 7th year when the
class kicks off with a social
for all new students and alum
prior to the first class session.
Leadersip
Wayne
was
developed to cultivate and
grow new leaders as a step in
securing future community
vitality. Leadership Wayne
is especially valuable for
emerging leaders who want
to learn to work together for
common purposes; people
who want to expand their
leadership skills to apply
on the job or for personal
growth; committee chairs
who want to maximize the
impact of their volunteers;
and established leaders who
want to build a new set of
skills and relationships.
Leadership Wayne VII
will meet monthly on the
2nd Tuesday of each month
beginning in September
through May.
Sessions
begin at 9 am allowing for
participants to check in at
their job before class, and
end at 3 pm to allow time
to close out the workday.
The class location changes
each month to feature as
many local meeting facilities
as possible. The February
session traditionally involves
a field trip to the state capital
in Lincoln and a chance to
meet the governor and see
state senators in action.
Individuals are welcome
to enroll in Leadership
Wayne VII and businesses
are encouraged to support
the program by enrolling
employees.
The
$139
enrollment fee includes a
meal at each session and all
class materials.
Enrollment forms are
available at the Wayne Area
Economic
Development
Office, online at wayneworks.
org and are included in this
issue.
Class size is limited to the
first 20 students or August
14, whichever comes first
and there are 10 students
registered to date.
Taste of Wayne Tailgate
The
local
young
professional group, Forward
Wayne, will host the 2nd
Annual Taste of Wayne Blue
Devil Tailgate on August
28. Tailgaters are invited
to join the fun before the
kickoff with O’Neill at WSC
Memorial Field. The tailgate
is designed as a fundraiser
for the Wayne Community
Schools Foundation so
bring cash to vote for your
favorite foods prepared by
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your favorite chefs.
Last years tailgate raised
$1176. If you are interested
in being a celebrity chef,
contact Wes at the office.
Phone (402) 375-2240 or
(877) 929-6363
Fax (402) 375-2246
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Ribbon Cuttings in July
A Ribbon Cutting on July
24 recognized an official
name change. Brookdale
Wayne is the new name for
what was formerly referred
to as Emeritus at The Oaks.
Recently
the
two
companies have merged
under new branding to
become a leader in the
senior living solutions
industry.
Brookdale
Wayne
will continue to offer
independent living and
Ambassador President, Shelley Jorgensen, assisted living apartments
welcomes Torres Family Restaurant with a
within their facility on
plaque presented to Holly Torres and her family
during a recent Ribbon Cutting ceremony.
With daily meal specials
and freshly baked items,
Torres Family Restaurant
is working hard to satisfy
local appetites. They serve a
variety of comfort food and
family food done the Torres
way. Restaurant owner Holly,
being a German/Czech/
American who loves to cook,
is married to Sam and learned
to cook authentic Mexican
food from her mother in law.
She grew up on the family
farm and learned how to bake
rolls and pies and good old
In August, the large
masses of berries, which,
when in flower, had
attracted many wild bees,
gradually assumed their
bright velvety crimson hue,
and by their weight again
bent down and broke their
tender limbs.”
- Henry David Thoreau
meat and potato meals. The
restaurant menu includes
Torres family favorites and
gluten free and vegetarian
options.
Located at the corner
of 2nd and Logan Streets,
regular dine in and carry
out hours are Monday thru
Thursday 10:30 am to 8 pm
and Fridays and Saturdays
10 am to 10 pm. A link to the
full menu can be found on
the Torres Family Restaurant
Facebook page. Call 402-8335366 to place take out orders .
WSC Business and
Organization Expo
Sunday August 23
5-7 pm
Kanter Student
Center
Contact WSC Career
Services to reserve
your space.
Vintage Hill Drive. With a
total of 80 apartments, 46
are offerred as Independent
Living and 34 are for
Assisted Living. There
is a large activity room
located in both assisted
living and independent
living with another game
room with pool table in
the independent east wing.
Brookdale Wayne also
provides three lounge areas
for small family gatherings
and recreation. A full-time
nurse and all Department
Heads are on call 24-7.
Residents of the newly named Brookdale
Senior Living assist the Wayne Ambassadors
with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony during
Chamber Coffee on July 24.
Working to improve
the community of Wayne
and its surrounding area
through affordable housing
development!
Wayne Community
Housing Development Corp.
108 W 3rd St.
Wayne, NE 68787
wchdc@wayneworks.org
A non-profit equal housing
opportunity partner
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Governor Hosts Town Hall in Wayne
Introduced by District 17
Senator Dave Bloomfield,
Governor Ricketts addressed
the audience and discussed
some of the changes he has
made since taking office.
He was interested to hear
from local citizens about
their concerns and much of
the discussion focused on
taxes and how Nebraska can
compete with other states
to attract jobs. After taking
a number of questions from
Governor Pete Ricketts elaborates a point
the audience, he thanked the
at the Town Hall meeting held in Wayne on
gathered group then headed
July 24.
A crowd of nearly 70 participate in a Town Hall to Laurel and later vitisted
filled the Community Room Meeting hosted by Governor the Winnebago Tribe Pow
Wow.
at Elkhorn Valley Bank to Pete Ricketts on July 24.
1st Quarter Congeniality Award
First
Quarter
Congenialtiy
Award
was
presented
by
Wayne Ambassadors to
Phil Pfaltzgraff at the
Chamber Coffee hosted by
Magnuson/Hopkins
Eye
Care on July17.
Phil Pfaltzgraff, who is on
the music faculty at Wayne
State College, and his wife
Sherrie have lived in Wayne
for about six years. Phil
is a great liaison between
Wayne State College and
the Community of Wayne.
He has arranged for many of
the students at Wayne State
to perform at community
events and is involved in the
Wayne State College Chorale
which many local residents
are a part of.
Wayne America Worships,
Not Gone Yet at the Oaks,
and performances at the
Wayne
Senior
Center
to mention a few. These
events give opportunities
to get together to sing and
perform, no matter what
age you may be. He always
makes the events fun and
is a great tie between the
college and community.
We are blessed to have him
as part of our community
as he exemplifies all
Phil Pfaltzgraff accepts the
characteristics
of
the
First
Quarter the Congeniality Award.
Congeniality Award for recipient.
his musical contributions
Congeniality nominations
to the community.
are
accepted year round
Phil also has organized
many special events such and a selection is made at
as Pfaltzgraff & Friends, each quarterly Ambassador
meeting.
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2015 Revitalize Wayne
Committee
Matt Ley*
Chair
Kari Wren
Vice Chair
Diane Vovos
Secretary
Brenda Carhart
Heidi Claussen
Jen Claussen
Jay Collier
Paula Gemelke
Lowell Heggemeyer
Lowell Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Mark Kanitz
Mick Kemp
Mike Powicki*
Kurt Schrant
Melodee Younts
Nebraska Main Street
Network
The Nebraska Main
Street Network is
dedicated to educating
communities across
the state so they have
the knowledge and
skills to revitalize their
traditional commercial
business districts.
Better educated
communities bring
jobs, investment,
and people to small
towns and commercial
districts.
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2015 Business &
Industry Committee
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35 Years and Clucking
BJ Woehler
Co-Chair
Chair-elect
Corby Schweers
Co-Chair
Past Chair
Jill Sweetland
Secretary
Jason Barelman
Gary Boehle
Ken Chamberlain
Adam Endicott
Chicken Scratch was a big hit with
youngsters thanks to donations of
quarters from BankFirst, Elkhorn Valley
Bank, F&M Bank, State Nebraska Bank
and sand from Gerhold Concrete.
Curt Frye*
Lowell Johnson
Jessi Hansen took her job to
new heights as she dropped
eggs from the Northeast
Nebraska
Public
Power
District bucket in the final
eggvent on Saturday.
Dick Kiedel
Ken Kwapnioski*
Cornhusker Shrine Club salutes the crowd
during the Chicken Show Parade.
Randy Larson
David Ley
Ken Liska
Todd Luedeke
Kevin Peterson
Choo
Choo
Bandits
entertained the Bressler
Park crowd during the
Chicken Feed.
Keith Moje
Ray Nelson
Dave Olson
Adam Severson
Sarah Surber
Swans
Apparel
got
behind
the
#chickenselfie2015 theme in a big way.
You can see more selfie photos on
Swans Apparel Facebook page and at
#chickenselfie2015.
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2015 Marketing
Committee
Melissa Urbanec
Chair
Nancy Braden
Jeaney Harris*
Mick Kemp
Kaki Ley
Crowds filled the street at Henoween to bid
on Cement Chickens and enjoy music by An
Evening: Dance of the ParrottHead.
10 time Cluck-off champion,
Joel Vavra (above) met the
impromptu challenge of this
year’s winner, his son, Mo.
Sara Marcellus
Heather Reinhardt
Laura Robinett
Lukas Rix*
Jennifer Sievers
2015 Organization
Committee
Mike Varley
Chair
PMC took Parade Honors with Best
2015 Theme Entry.
Best Chicken Legs 13 and under
were 1st place Harper Wagner,
Flagstaff AZ; 2nd place Emily
Chamberlain, Wayne; 3rd place
Genevieve Baxa, Waterville Kansas
Jason Barelman*
Nancy Braden
Jason Claussen
Justin Davis
Josh Hopkins*
Jeryl Nelson
Light
Up
the
Sky
Fireworks did just that
on Friday night to the
delight of everyone in
the viewing area.
Kevin Peterson
Crowds sought the shade of Bressler Park as
temperatures soared on Saturday.
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City Officials
Mayor:
Ken Chamberlain
Council President:
Jill Brodersen (W 4)
Council Members:
Matt Eischeid (W 2)
Cale Giese (W 3)
Rod Greve (W 1)
Jon Haase (W 4)
Jason Karsky (W 3)
Nick Muir (W 1)
Jennifer Sievers (W 2)
City Administrator:
Lowell Johnson
County Officials
Commissioners:
Dean Burbach (D 2)
Randy Larson (D 1)
Jim Rabe (D 3)
Budgeting for Non-Profits
…It’s A Collaborative
Process
While the City of Wayne
starts discussing its budget
for FY 2016, Wayne Area
Economic
Development
starts its budget process as
well. Although WAED’s fiscal
year (FY) doesn’t start until
January 1, we take a special
interest in the City’s budget
workshops since WAED’s
budget is funded by nearly
35% from the City. While
WAED receives 35% of its
resources from the City, it
funds 30% of its budget from
membership
investments
and the remaining 35%
from programming and
miscellaneous
(Chicken
Show, Vendor Golf, Special
events, grants, investments,
rent, etc.).
WAED has operated with
nearly the same base budget
since 2010 (approximately
$285,000…give or take
depending on the projects for
the specific year). While our
costs continue to rise (wages,
insurance, utilities, supplies,
etc), we are proud that we
have maintained a relatively
flat budget over the last few
years. This includes the same
amount of funding from the
City as well as membership
investments rates that have
not changed since WAED
started in 2006! How have we
been able to do this?
The WAED Board (both
past and present) has done an
excellent job of balancing the
budget each year (with the
same amount of resources/
revenues and rising costs/
expenses). Following the lead
from its core committees’
budget requests each year,
the Board has been able to
handle increased costs by
shifting budget requests
around each year amongst
committee work and its own
goals and objectives. It is
truly a collaborative effort.
The Committees understand
the organization’s resources
and make their requests
accordingly. This makes our
job in the office (helping to
prepare the budget) so much
easier. Too often you hear
of budget requests being
By: Wes Blecke
cut in half or more because
the asking entities requests
“the moon.” Again, we are
fortunate that we don’t have to
make drastic cuts to requests
because our committees do
great work with very little
financial resources.
Not to pat ourselves too
much on our own backs…
the WAED office staff truly
watches the expenses on a
daily basis. Some would say
we are downright “cheep”!
We try to do the most with
the least amount of resources
and not compromise the
professional nature in our
office, programs, or BRE
appearances
(business
retention and expansion).
It truly takes a joint
effort from the Board, the
Committees, Subcommittees,
Task Forces, and the WAED
staff to keep costs down and
still provide a quality product
to the community. If you ever
have questions about WAED’s
budget or its process, don’t
hesitate to contact the office
or a Board member
Business After Hours
Special Events Committee
and Forward Wayne are
working together to host the
End of Summer Business
After Hours at the Wayne
Country Club on Friday
August 21 from 5-7 pm. This
is a family centered event and
Forward Wayne will provide
some organized games for the
kids, who may or may not get
wet in the fun. Admission is
$5 for each adult and kids eat
for free.
The
Special
Events
Committee is looking for
business sponsors to help
cover the cost of the meal.
Sponsors will be recognized
and have the oportunity to
introduce themselves during
the program. Contact the
office for more information.
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August 2015 Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Put out WSC Signs
Tuesday
Wednesday
Put out WHS Signs
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Put out Wayne, NE Signs
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
•6:30-8:30pm
Dusk Dog
Dive@ Wayne
City Pool
•5:30pm City
Council
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
•7:45am Ag Task-
28
29
• WSC
Business and
Organization
Expo
•8 am Organization@ WAED
• 5:30pm
•8am Revitalize
Chicken Wrap Wayne @SMR
@Tacos &More
Newsletter
Articles Due
•4pm CRA@
•8am Marketing @
Tacos&More
•Noon Revitalize
Wayne @ Miss
Molly’s
•Noon B&I Exec @
WAED office
•7am WAED Exec @ •10am Ribbon CutWAED office
ting and Chamber
Coffee @ Early
•Noon B&I @ Tacos Learning Center,
& More
803 Providence
Road
•5 -7pm Alzheimer’s
Spaghetti Feed @
Auditorium
•7am WAED Board
@ SMR
force@Tacos&More
31
1
•10am Chamber
Coffee @ Bressler
Park hosted by
Walk to End Alzheimers
• 5-7pm Business
After Hours @
Wayne Country
Club
•10am Chamber
Coffee @ The Coffee
Shoppe on Main
9:30am Walk to
End Alzheimer’s
@ Bressler Park
•2pm Ground Breaking @ PMC
Council Chambers
•5:30pm City
Council
30
•10 am Ribbon Cutting and Chamber
Coffee @Jason Sears
Flooring, downtown
Taste of Wayne
Tailgate @ Wayne vs
O’Neill
2
3
September
4
•10am Chamber
Coffee @ PMC
Physical Therapy
Department
5
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108 West 3rd Street
P.O. Box 275
Wayne, NE 68787
Wayne Works Exchange
Our mission is to provide a focused and
integrated economic development effort for
the greater community on behalf of all of its
residents.
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Application Form For:
2015-2016 LEADERSHIP WAYNE PROGRAM
Please print clearly.
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
City/State: __________________________________________ Zip: __________________
Phone Number: (home)_______________________ (cell) ___________________________
Company Name: _____________________________________________________________
(work) _______________________ (fax) ___________________________
Email Address: _______________________________________________________________
Name you prefer on name tag: _________________________________________________
Name you prefer on a certificate: _______________________________________________
Emergency contact in the event of an emergency:
Name: ___________________________________ Phone: ___________________________
I, _______________________________ give permission to use my name/photograph in
(Please Print Your Name)
publications, ads, news articles, videos, websites, or other electronic media pertaining to
the Leadership Wayne Program.
(Signature)
Sessions will be held the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting
September 8, 2014 and will run through May 10, 2016. February’s session will be held in
Lincoln, NE with transportation provided (hours will be extended to allow for travel).
Leadership Wayne Class Fee is $139
Checks can be made payable to Wayne Area Economic Development or an invoice can be
sent to you or your company as needed.
DEADLINE for class registration - August 14, 2015
You may email, mail or fax registrations to:
Wayne Area Economic Development
108 W. 3rd Street
Wayne, Nebraska 68787
Fax: 402.375.2246
Phone: 402.375.2240
Email: info@wayneworks.org
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension works in
partnership with the Leadership Wayne Program.
Leadership Wayne
“Successful communities cultivate and grow new leaders.”
What is Leadership Wayne?
● Emerging leaders who want to learn to work together for common purposes
● People who want to expand their leadership skills to apply on the job and for
personal growth
● Committee chairs who want to maximize the impact of their volunteers
● Established leaders who want to build a new set of skills and relationships
What values will Leadership Wayne teach?
● Understanding Personality and Leadership Styles
● Organizational Dynamics
● Handling Change
● Community Vision
● Communication
● Your State & Local Government
● Community Development
● Influential Leadership
● Making a Difference
When will Leadership Wayne take place?
* The second Tuesday of each month for nine months (September-May) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except Feb.)
* Kick-off reception will be held before September 8 with date, time and location to be announced.
● September 8, 2015
● October 13, 2015
● November 10, 2015
● December 8, 2015
● Thursday, February 4, 2016 (tentative)
● March 8, 2016
● April 12, 2016
● May 10, 2016
● January 12, 2016
* Registration forms can be found at the Wayne Area Economic Development Office, 108 W. 3rd Steet
Wayne, NE 68787, or online at www.wayneworks.org under the “Living Here” tab. You can also
make application by contacting (402) 375-2240 or info@wayneworks.org.
* Leadership Wayne Program costs $139 per participant. Payment can be made Wayne Area Economic
Development or the office can send you an invoice.
4th Annual
Dusk Dog Dive
Monday, August 10, 2015
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Wayne City Pool -1220 Lincoln Street
$5 per dog (swimming or watching)
For more information,
contact Jessi Hansen at
(402) 375-2240.
Brookdale Wayne
Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser
Thursday, August 13th
Wayne City Auditorium
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Suggested Donation:
$6 adults
$3 Kids
(3 & Under Free)
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Saturday, August 22nd
Bressler Park
Registration: 9:30-10:00 a.m.
Walk: 10:00 a.m.
*There will be snacks, refreshments and door prizes after the
walk!*