Starbuck Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Starbuck Minnesota
Chamber of Commerce
October 2014
Volume 2, issue 8
Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
Inside this issue:
Gateway
Construction
Minnewaska Day
Treatment
GHES 2014-2015
2-3,
4-11
12
Miss Minnewaska
13
Pastry Shoppe
MLH Bazaar
14
Starbuck Volunteers
15
Peddler Dan’s
Fire Department
Pork chop supper
16
Starbuck Open
House
The Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce is conducting a raffle with the drawing to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on February
7, 2014. The prizes are: a $1,000 travel voucher provided by Breezy Travel, a Bushmaster Carbine 15
.223 rifle donated by Kruger Farms of Starbuck, a
cooler of meat provided by Starbuck Meats and
Locker Service, a 1 1/2 hour houseboat cruise donated by Captain's Bar and Grill, a night's stay at
Prairie's Edge Casino donated by Prairie's Edge Casino, and 2-$100 cash prizes. Tickets are $10 and are
available at the Chamber Office, from all Chamber
board members, and many Starbuck businesses. Help
support your Chamber by purchasing a raffle ticket.
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e-Marketing Classes
The Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce
is partnering with the University of Minnesota Extension
to host a series of classes to assist small businesses, non-profits, and all
community members to improve their use of the internet.
October 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 6-8 pm
at Glacial Hills Elementary School
Moorhead, 218-770-4398, pesch@umn.edu. www.extension.umn.edu/news
University of Minnesota Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
Take a 5 minute look at what the same classes did for Akely MN.
http://blandinonbroadband.org/2012/02/28/akeley-business-breakfast-clubbyproduct-of-broadband-training/
http://starbuckmn.org/
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Gateway Construction
http://gatewayconstructionmn.com/
24245 County Road 41 Starbuck MN 56381
(320) 808-7424
“We have been in business for 14 years and started out with residential construction as the main
part of the business. After a few years we started incorporating concrete work into the scope of
what we were doing and a couple of years later we took on a dealership for Star Metal Buildings, a
steel frame building manufacturer, who has a great reputation for manufacturing high quality metal
buildings across the country. This was a good fit for us because it gave us the chance to diversify,
thus, giving us the opportunity to stay busy even if there was a slow down with certain aspects of
our work. I am blessed to have a great team of people to help get the work done.”
Shane Blair
Current Gateway Construction project in Starbuck
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Past Gateway Construction projects.
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What’s in a name or maybe more important is what isn’t in a name. The Minnewaska
Area Day Treatment and Minnewaska Mental Health Services is an important part of our
school district... and our community. These programs have had many successes stories
through the past 10 + years and with the upcoming referendum we think that it is an appropriate time to make some information about the school available for your awareness.
Principal Cory Larson has provided answers and comments in red text to my questions.
What you say and what you believe are important but it’s what you DO that defines your character.
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How many staff are typically at the school
and what are some of the communities
they are from?
“We have 65 staff that work in this building.
Most work with the Day Treatment Program
but we have some that work primarily with
Early Childhood down below. If we only
considered MADT staff…we have 56 total.
Most come from the Minnewaska Area but
some travel from Alexandria, Belgrade,
Brooten, New London, and Benson Areas.”
What is the enrollment ?
A few members of the staff…
”They are the catalyst that make the programs
work. I believe that in order to have a quality program, you need to have supportive staff that understand and wish to help disadvantaged students.”
“Current enrollment is at 73 students. However, this fluctuates throughout the year. Our
highest enrollment this past year was at 84
students.” We are currently programming for
students in grades 2-12 but we are equipped
at working with students K-12.
How much are MADT and MMHS sought after and why is it difficult
to duplicate this important school elsewhere?
Serving 19 School Districts
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Albany
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Alexandria
“We have a large partnership in place covering most of Central
Minnesota. The closest schools replicating what we are doing is
in the Willmar, MN and Belview, MN Area. The Willmar campus
is fairly new in its existence and are taking in a very few students
as they look to start their program to ensure success. Most campuses similar to ours would be found in the Twin City Metro
Area. The difference in our campus compared to other Day
Treatment Programs that are out there is that we took over an entire school and have the large
enrollment that we have.
When students come to our school, it looks, programs and functions as a school with additional mental health services given
throughout the student’s day. Other Day Treatment campuses
typically enroll some 2-25 students and are usually put into an office building off from the school, etc.”
“Minnewaska Area Day Treatment is a Federal Setting IV EBD
Program requiring students in a setting separate from the public
general education students who receive both Individual and
Group Mental Health Therapy as required by the Department of
Human Services in order to receive CTSS (Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports) funding.”
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Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
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Brandon-Evansville
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Clinton-Graceville
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Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
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Lac qui Parle Valley
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Long Prairie
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Melrose
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Minnewaska
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Montevideo
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Morris
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New London-Spicer
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Osakis
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Parkers Prairie
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Sauk Centre
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West Central Area
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Wheaton
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Willmar
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Meeting and resource
rooms for staff planning
meetings are also available
for family meetings in a
comfortable setting.
Is there a financial number or general statistic available that shows how important it is to get a
youth on the right path rather than becoming dependent on society?
“Students struggling with difficult family dynamics or mental health concerns need support. Often this support comes in the way of County Social Workers, Probation, United
Way or other Non-Profits, Mental Health Therapists, Counselors, Guardian Ad Litems, Foster Care Providers, Teachers, and the list goes on. It is our belief that the more supports you
give a child at an early age, the better the chance for getting on the right path or “righting
the sail” so to speak. Statistics
continue to show a profound
long-term financial savings to
the “system” but more importantly, it is the right thing to do.
Therefore, early detection and
support is key to this process.”
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An example of one of the
Mental Health Professional
staff members
Areas of specialization:
• Depression and anxiety
• Anger management and domestic violence
• Abuse and trauma recovery
• Autism spectrum disorders
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADD/ADHD)
• Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD)
• Family relationships, including parent-child conflict
Carl provides individual counseling, group therapy and family counseling from a strengths-based perspective.
He utilizes both traditional counseling techniques along with mind/body management to assist individuals in
finding balance and self-regulation in a stressful world. He also employs knowledge from his experience as a
Tai Chi instructor to access situations which present roadblocks; he helps clients develop strategies to manage
such stressor and roadblocks to reach success.
Carl has more than 30 years experience in the mental health field. He is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for treatment of trauma. As a part of treatment he often uses an activity based
intervention approach. The therapeutic aims of an activity can be diverse, for example with the activity of duct
tape wallets the possible aims may be:
• to assess the level of function (cognitive skills), concentration, ability to follow instructions (verbal/written),
sequencing skills, accuracy, timing, attention to safety, planning and organization, decision-making
• to improve the level of function in any of the above skills through selection and
• to improve confidence/self-esteem through the successful completion of a familiar task
• to learn new skills
• to encourage social interaction using a task-focused activity.
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Very clean and well kept.
Starbuck School Resource Officer
Deputy Bryan Klassen & K9 Tazer
Graduated from the Alexandria Technical College with
a Degree in Law Enforcement. I began my career
working part time for the Benson, Appleton, and Glenwood Police Departments. In 2005, I was offered a full
time police officer position in the City of Starbuck. In
December 2012, I transferred to the Pope County Sheriff's Office and accepted the position of
School Resource Officer at Minnewaska
Day Treatment. I have attended numerous training
classes including, but not limited to, Crisis Intervention
Training, First Responder & CPR Certified, Mental
Health, and Gangs. I am the Negotiator for the West
Central SWAT Team. I am also a certified Child Passenger Safety Seat Technician. Most recently I received extensive training for investigating internet
crimes against children (ICAC).
K9 Tazer was born September 30, 2006. She has since
gone through rigorous training and is certified in narcotics, tracking people, and searching for evidence.
She was "Top Narcotics Dog" during her 2010 trials.
K9 Tazer comes to school every day with me and
serves as a resource for kids to help them calm during
difficult times. K9 Tazer enjoys seeing all the kids
along with conducting her searching tasks.
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A typical classroom
with “Smart Board” and
notebook technology
Students and staff work
together on landscaping
projects around the
school.
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Large gymnasium
Library and technology area
Workout equipment
Small gymnasium and cafeteria
Playground
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How do the numbers work out to the benefit of the district? This is a revenue generating program for the District. However, most importantly, we are not seeing the loss of dollars going to
support students that get referred to out of District “residential” placements that other Districts
see. We save the District $ by having a program like this in our backyard. There are three primary financial benefits for having this program in our District. 1. It allows us to maximize MA
(Medical Assistance) dollars as we help the District generate large MA funds that can be used to
reduce costs for the District. 2. We code some staff salaries to this program that assist with duties across the District, and finally, 3. We are generating revenue as our net income was more
than our expenses according to the audit from last year. Side note, this is a 2.7 million dollar
program that is comparable in operating budgets to some smaller school Districts across the
state.
Referendum funding support is critical for building maintenance, technology, and...? For the
overall facility maintenance (inside and outside) along with our continued need for technology
infrastructure, hardware, software, and integration including staff development for our teachers.
Given the current funding structure within our Minnesota schools, we do not have the yearly
budget available to tackle large maintenance projects that one would expect after 23 years of use
when looking at our high school situation, for example. We need to go to the voters to join us in
getting the facility and necessary technology updates to support the students now and into the future. Our plan is to not go back to the voters and planned for a 15-20 year maintenance fix to ensure our future learners have the same educational opportunities. In addition, we are competing
with neighboring districts in the way of a quality education and experience for our students.
Can you share a short testimonial or story that hits home on the importance of this program.
In my 21 years in education and 10+ years participating in graduation ceremonies, there
wasn’t a graduation that touched me more than the informal graduation ceremony we had for
one of our MADT students this past Spring. This was a student that came to us in 7th grade
and stayed with us through graduation. His success in our program allowed him to further
his education at Alexandria Community and Technical College. I speak for many when I say
we were very proud of that moment. In addition, we “graduate” many from our program
throughout the year as we transition
students back to their home District
once they reach the end of their program and are demonstrating success
and have reached their goals. This
really is something that is pretty unique
and equally inspiring for everyone
working
Minnewaska Mental Health
here.
there’s always hope …
Services
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Glacial Hills Elementary 2014-2015
A Fun Place To Learn And Grow
610 West. 6th Street, P.O. 189, Starbuck, MN 56381 (320)239-3840
http://www.glacialhills.org/Page/1
Glacial Hills Elementary has 27 employees and currently has 126 students enrolled who are from
the Starbuck, Glenwood, Cyrus, Lowry, Alexandria, and Benson areas.
Glacial Hills Elementary has filled a void within the community of Starbuck. The community has
recognized that and appreciates the school for allowing the children of Starbuck to attend close to
home. The neighboring communities have also taken notice of what has been created here and
children outside the immediate area are also attending. The community believes, the staff believes, and the children and parents believe that Glacial Hills Elementary will become a business
cornerstone for Starbuck's future.
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Thank you Miss Minnewaska Royalty and families for doing a great job
of representing our community!
At the Glenwood Waterama
At the New London Water Days
At the Brooten Bonanza Valley Days
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The Pastry Shoppe on display at Norsk Hostfest in Minot
North Dakota (A great job again by the Kittelson family!)
October 11, 2014 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Minnewaska Community Health Services Auxiliary will be hosting their fall bazaar
on Saturday, October 11 from 9am to 1pm at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home Commons
in Starbuck. There will be a bake sale, crafts, grab bags, white elephant sale, and more.
Plus there will be two raffles…a 32″ Flat screen TV and a rosemaled plate. Lunch includes BBQ’s, Rommegrot, homemade doughnuts, bars and beverages.
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Starbuck Volunteers
Thanks for
taking care
of Starbuck!
Lighted seasonal display at the Depot
The annual Eple Tiden
VFW Men’s auxiliary landscaping at the
city beach.
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Check out the new Sasquatch items at Peddler
Peddler Dan’s
Home of the
Over 70 members!
Thank you firemen!
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