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 ACADEMY GOALS 
To educate attendees on the marketing options available today.To provide enough detailed information and additional resources regarding those options, so that attendees can begin a plan/strategy for their unique business needs. Courses are designed and presented by Origin Marketing, Red Technologies, and Whitestone Personal & Professional Marketing. Courses are held at the St. Michael City Center, Gries & Lenhradt Meeting Room from 8:30 am to 11 am on the following dates: - Thursday, February 25, 2016
- Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Thursday, April 28, 2016
- Thursday, May 26, 2016
St. Michael City Center Gries & Lenhardt Meeting Room 11800 Town Center Dr. NE St. Michael, MN 55376 Course Fees Marketing Academy Course Package with Certificate - Members $150 - Registration for one participant for all four courses
- Certificate presented at last class
- Must complete all courses.
Marketing Academy Course Package - Members $150 - Registration for all four courses, which may be attended by different participants from the same company
Marketing Academy Course Package - Non-Members $240 - Registration for all four courses, which may be attended by different participants from the same company
Individual Courses - Member of the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce: $40
- Non-Member: $60
Presented by Rosalie Bell, Origin Marketing
KimAileen White, Whitestone Personal and Professional Marketing,
Suzie Meier, Red Technologies,
and DJ Hartley, I-94 West Chamber of Commerce
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 RSVP to DJ Hartley at 763.428.2921
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THE LITTLE MERMAID WILL BECOME A "PART OF YOUR WORLD"!
Dive "Under the Sea" with the SOAR Academy kids for our production of Little Mermaid Jr! This production features 120 local youth singing, dancing, and flip-flopping their fins for the crowd!
Performances: Friday, March 4, 2016 @ 7:00pm Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 2:00pm Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 7:00pm Sunday, March 6, 2016 @ 2:00pm Sunday, March 6, 2016 @ 6:00pm
Location of performances: STMA Middle School West 11343 - Fiftieth St. NE Albertville, MN 55301
This classic Disney title contains all of the songs from the Academy AwardŽ winning animated feature film as well as three new songs from the Broadway show. THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she's the girl with the perfect voice. |
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MARY QUEEN OF PEACE
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BREAKFAST
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016
8:30 AM - NOON
MARY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH HALL
ST. MARTIN CAMPUS - ROGERS, MN
Menu features pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, fresh fruit, doughnuts,
coffee & juice
A Free Will offering will be accepted and money raised will be matched by Catholic United Financial and will support the Mary Queen of Peace religious education program.
Hosted by the Catholic United Financial Council #075
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North Star SHRM
North Star SHRM will be hosting a seminar titled: Responding to Discrimination Charges - Navigating the EEOC Process. It will be held at the Minnesota School of Business (11500 193rd Avenue, Elk River) on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 from 8 am to 9:30 am. All North Star SHRM members are invited to attend. In addition, all Elk River, Monticello, and I-94 West Chamber members, and Minnesota School of Business students are invited to attend. There is no cost to attend.
The target audience for this seminar is HR professionals and small business owners. Your company has just received a charge of discrimination from a former employee. What is it? What do you do? This session will describe the administrative process at both the U.S. EEOC and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights; provide suggestions on how companies should respond to these types of charges, how they ultimately get resolved, and what you can do to prevent one in the first place.
Charges of employment discrimination can be filed by anyone, with or without an attorney, with either the federal or state government and, in some cases, city agencies as well. The process and deadlines differ for each agency. We will discuss the differences between the EEOC and MDHR, key deadlines, protected classes, statistics on most popular claims and how many result in a probable cause finding, how long the process often takes.
We will then discuss key steps in responding, including notification and documents, and submitting the position statement. We will also go over the investigation process and describe available mediation and conciliation procedures. Employers will come away with a better understanding of the charge process and how to successfully navigate and respond to discrimination charges.
This seminar will be presented by Jillian Flower and Elizabeth Gerling.
Jillian M. Flower is an Associate in the Minneapolis office of Jackson Lewis P.C.
Ms. Flower focuses her practice on representing employers in employment litigation matters, including discrimination; employment agreements, breach of contract; family and disability leave laws, retaliation, harassment, and whistleblower claims. Ms. Flower also regularly represents clients in non-competition, non-solicitation, and trade secrets lawsuits in both state and federal court. She routinely provides preventative advice and counsel on a variety of workplace law and compliance matters.
Elizabeth S. Gerling is an Associate in the Minneapolis office of Jackson Lewis P.C.
Ms. Gerling focuses her practice on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counsel. Specifically, she represents and advises clients in the areas of discrimination and harassment, disability management, employment contracts, commission and related wage-hour issues, drug testing law and whistleblower claims. Ms. Gerling represents employers in state and federal court and in arbitration. Ms. Gerling's practice also includes the defense of employers in wage-hour collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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K.C. FISH DINNER
WHEN: Friday, March 11, 2016 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
WHERE:Mary Queen of Peace Church Hall - St. Martin Campus
(downtown Rogers)
COST: 4 yrs & under - Free
5 yrs - 12 yrs - $6.00
13 yrs & older - $10.00
Family Maximum - $50.00
MENU
Fish
Macaroni & Cheese
Baked Potatoes
Baked Beans
Cole Slaw
Dinner Rolls
Cookies
Beverages
Sponsored, cooked, & served by the Northwest-Hennepin Knights of Columbus council # 11941
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K.C. BINGO
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Starting promptly at 1:00 pm
Mary Queen of Peace Hall
St. Martin campus - downtown Rogers
Kids are welcome to play!
1 card - $7, 2 cards - $6 each,
3 cards or more - $5 each
*25 regular games with $10 - $20 prizes
*Progressive Cover-All game
*PLUS 5 "Split the Pot" games
Snacks & beverages available
Sponsored by N.W.-Hennepin K.C. Council #11941
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"FINAL WORDS From The Cross"
Based on Adam's Hamilton book & DVD
LENTEN SERVICES
Ash Wednesday - February 10
Every Wednesday through March 16
Maundy Thursday/Good Friday - Thursday, March 24
Meal 5:30 - 6:15pm
Lent Worship 6:30 - 7:00pm
Immanuel United Methodist Church
10025 County Road 101, Corcoran
In life and in death, Jesus' words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven "final words" - statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, his Father, and ourselves:
Feb. 10 - Father, Forgive Them
Feb. 17 - Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise
Feb, 24 - Behold Your Son...Behold Your mother
March 2- My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
March 9 - I Thirst
March 16 - It is Finished
Sunday morning Adult Bible Study at 9AM will begin on February 14 to discuss the Lent message in more detail. This class will be in the new classroom off the Fellowship Hall and led by Don Peterson. Sign-up in Narthex. Book cost is $11.
Directions - From Maple Grove: County Road 30 west to County Road 101, ˝ mile north. From Rogers: Highway 81 east to County Road 101, 2 miles south.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Gopher Motorsports Gaining Competitive Edge with Jet Edge Waterjets Waterjet Manufacturer Cutting Carbon Composite, Steel Parts
for University of Minnesota's Formula SAE Racing Team ST. MICHAEL, Minn. - (February 19, 2016) - Determined to race its way to a Top 10 finish at the intensely competitive Michigan Formula SAE this May, the University of Minnesota's Gopher Motorsports team has enlisted the help of waterjet manufacturer Jet Edge, Inc. to cut parts for the team's #52 G04-16 Formula SAE race car. St. Michael, Minnesota-based Jet Edge has been busy waterjetting a wide range of carbon composite, steel and aluminum parts for the Gophers, who are building an open-wheeled, open cock-pit race car for the Society of Automotive Engineer's largest and most prestigious global collegiate competition May 11-14 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). Among the parts being waterjet are mounting tabs for the frame, structural inserts for the wings, and several other components, including the chain guard and brake rotors. "Using waterjet is the fastest way to produce parts with the geometry that we've designed," said Nathan Tigges, Gopher Motorsports FSAE vice president (mechanical engineering/class of 2018). "Based upon our good experiences with waterjet cutting, we have redesigned several CNC parts to be manufactured as an assembly from waterjet parts, such as our rear bellcranks." The Formula SAE competition draws some of the world's brightest engineering students, who design, manufacture, market, and ultimately race their cars at MIS, which is widely regarded as the fastest track in NASCAR. The teams are scored on their vehicle's performance, business logic and design presentation. Gopher Motorsports, which is the University of Minnesota's student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers, has been competing in the Formula SAE since 1997, twice placing seventh out of 120 teams from around the world. In 2015, the team placed 13th. This year, the Gophers have their sights set on a Top 10 finish, and hope to continue outpacing their rivals from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "We are proud to say we've beaten Madison for three years running!" Tigges said. Gopher Motorsports builds a new car every year. They are required to change the frame geometry every year. To improve competitiveness, they also fully redesign about one-third of the system each year. Another one-third of the car needs to be revised in order to comply with the new designs and the legacy components. Prior to 2015, the team pillaged old cars for parts, but with the support of the university and local community, they are now able preserve the old models. This allows them to preserve the team's heritage, train new drivers and give future team members the ability to see the progression of previous designs so they can improve upon them. Tigges noted that Jet Edge has been very helpful in saving the students time, money and material, which should give the 34-member team an edge in the important "Cost Report" event at the Michigan competition. "We are able to produce high quality parts at low cost, both in monetary and personnel terms," he said. "Having a great sponsor like Jet Edge reduces the time we would otherwise spend in the shop ourselves, and lets us use money that otherwise would be spent on the same services elsewhere. That not only lets our members work on other projects, but also lets us stretch our budget. Using waterjet technologies improves our competitiveness, because it helps us reduce our estimated large-scale production cost in the 'Cost Report' event at competition. Rather than pricing these parts as machine parts, we are able to quote the cost of waterjet cutting, which drives down the overall budget in our Cost Report." Working with Jet Edge's team has been a great learning experience, Tigges added. "From working with Jet Edge, we have figured out ways to more efficiently utilize the raw materials that we have," he said. "Jet Edge's Machinist Brian Wallace helped us save half of a sheet of carbon composite material by nesting our pieces more efficiently, which really helps us out. More importantly, we will be able to implement some of those efficiencies to help out down the road!" Wallace, who runs Jet Edge's waterjet applications test lab, has been cutting the team's parts on Jet Edge's premier EDGE X-5 5-axis waterjet system. This CNC-controlled industrial waterjet system transforms ordinary tap water and garnet abrasive into a 75,000 psi hair-thin bullet-fast abrasive waterjet that cuts precise shaped parts from virtually any material. The system uses a Jet Edge hydraulic intensifier pump to pressurize the water, which is then forced through a jewel orifice, mixed with abrasive and focused through a nozzle. Wallace used a .010/.030 orifice/nozzle combination and 0.5 pounds per minute of 80 grit garnet abrasive to cut the Gophers' parts. The honor of driving the #52 at Michigan will go to the team's fastest drivers, said Gopher Motorsports Team member Phil Hoff, (mechanical engineering/class of 2016) who explained that the team determines its fastest drivers during actual behind the wheel time trials and by racing on a simulator that several of the team members built themselves. Tigges noted that the team has made driver training a priority this year since both of the team's drivers are graduating soon. "60% of our points come from dynamic events, so it is imperative that we have a strong supply of capable drivers," Tigges said. "It's significantly harder to design a faster car than to train drivers to be faster." In addition to placing competitively in the Formula SAE, Gopher Motorsports has received several awards, including the Cummins Powertrain Excellence award. They were one of only 10 teams worldwide chosen by Bosch for sponsorship because of the creativity they displayed in testing when they lost critical dynamometer research space but compensated by building a dyno of their own along with trackside tuning. Both Tigges and Hoff said that participating in Gopher Motorsports has been the highlight of their mechanical engineering education. "Working with Gopher Motorsports has given me several skills that I wouldn't have gotten inside the classroom," Tigges said. "It is far and away the best supplement to my engineering education that I could hope for. Whether it's working with sponsors, to coordinating complex schedules, or even analyzing performance over several years of design, the skills I've learned from being a part of this organization have been a great way to prepare for industry." Tigges noted that the team participates in outreach events to inspire future engineering students, including the University of Minnesota's State Fair booth, CSE Expo, STEM Expo, and other youth and high school events and visits. Gopher Motorsports plans to finish building their #52 race car by mid-March and to unveil it in April. Jet Edge President Jude Lague said he is very proud that Jet Edge has had the opportunity to help Gopher Motorsports. "It's always exciting to work with the talented engineering students at the University of Minnesota," Lague said. "It's no secret that we love racing at Jet Edge. We'll be cheering for Gopher Motorsports to win the Michigan Formula SAE, and I can't wait to get behind the wheel on sponsor drive day." About Gopher Motorsports Gopher Motorsports is the University of Minnesota's chapter in the Society of Automotive Engineers. The team is 100 percent student led and is largely funded by industry sponsors. Each year the team develops, builds and tests a high performance highly-engineered race car to compete in the global Formula SAE Series. The competition's goal is to design, manufacture, market, and race an open-wheel, open-cockpit, and single-seat vehicle marketable to the weekend autocrosser. Find out more about Gopher Motorsports at www.gophermotorsports.com. About Jet Edge, Inc. Established in 1984, Jet Edge is a global designer and manufacturer of waterjet systems for precision cutting, surface preparation and coating removal. Jet Edge waterjets are used around the world in a broad range of industries, from the world's leading airlines to automotive, aerospace, industrial manufacturers, machine and job shops. Jet Edge waterjet systems are proudly made in the U.S.A. For more information about Jet Edge, visit www.jetedge.com, e-mail sales@jetedge.com or call 1-800-JET-EDGE (538-3343). Follow us on Twitter @jetedge. -30- Jet Edge, Inc. | 12070 43rd Street N.E. | St. Michael, MN 55376-8427 U.S.A.
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I-94 West Chamber of Commerce
21370 John Milless Drive :: PO Box 95
Rogers, MN 55374
763.428.2921 :: Fax 763.428.9068
  
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