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March 18, 2016 - In This Issue:
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Submissions for next week's newsletter may be emailed to chamber@getintogrinnell.com. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.
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Award Winners
We had a wonderful Wednesday evening recognizing a variety of businesses, groups and individuals with awards at our Annual Celebration. Nominations are sought from the public, with the final recipients chosen by a selection committee comprised of chamber of commerce members. Thank you to those of you who were able to attend our event.
There were many deserving nominees, which made the selection process difficult. It goes to show just how many people are doing outstanding things in our community. Congratulations to the following 2016 award recipients:
Business of the Year: Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Retail Business of the Year: Bates Flowers By DZyne
Restaurant of the Year: Relish Grinnell
Service Business of the Year: Grinnell Community Day Care & Preschool
Economic Impact Award: Mayflower Community Watertower Square
Community Betterment Award: Poweshiek County Dental Coalition
Outstanding Tourism Experience: Grinnell College
Public Servant of the Year: Dave Popp, City of Grinnell Public Service Director
Volunteer of the Year: Ann Brau, Grinnell Farmers Market Volunteer Manager and owner of Compass Plant CSA
Entrepreneur of the Year: Craig Cooper, owner of Bikes to You and Cooper Real Estate
One To Watch Awards:
- 1. Jennifer Collins, Grinnell Area Arts Council Arts Education Coordinator
- 2. Elyssa Halstead, Beau*ty Hair & Nail Studio owner
- 3. Matt Karjalahti, RE/MAX Partners Realty owner and broker
- 4. Deb Shearer, Bill's Jewelry owner
- 5. Rob Whitham, Brown's Shoe Fit Grinnell manager/owner
20 Under 40 Awards:
- Lisa Behrends, Grinnell College
- Tyson Brandt, Wes Finch Auto Plaza
- Crystal Burch, Beau*ty Hair & Nail Studio
- David Counts, Gamers
- Jarrod Diehm, 1854 Deli
- Kyle Jaeger, Bikes to You
- Megan Jensen, Grinnell Regional Medical Center
- Whitney Jensen, Jensen Optometrists
- Cara Kenkel, Grinnell Regional Medical Center
- Lisa Klenk, T.L. Baker & Co., LLP
- Austin McKenney, Crisis Intervention Services
- Holly Pettlon, Grinnell Regional Medical Center
- Rochelle Ragusi, Genesis Development
- Nicole Sexton, Grinnell College & Chloe & Isabel
- Melissa Ulrickson, Crisis Intervention Services
- Briana Vande Stouwe, Community 1st Credit Union
- Devin Wells, Grinnell State Bank
- Katy Wells, Double You Marketing
- Kaitlyn Wilcox, Grinnell College
- Kyle Wilcox, Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Thank you to Grinnell Regional Medical Center for sponsoring the evening! And a thank you to Grinnell Mutual for hosting us at their new conference and education center. It was a great night!
~Emily & Rachael
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STRAND THEATRE: Click here for this week's show times.
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BROWNELLS: ATF Compliance Manager, Executive Assistant to CEO, Purchasing Intern, Finance Intern, Application Developer Intern, Housekeeper, Retail Sales Associates (Full Time and Part Time), Retail Lead, Retail Cashier, Regional Sales Manager, Picker, Contact Center Representative, Warehouse Material Handler, Warehouse Team Lead, Field Inspector, Contract Coordinators, Detasseling Machine Operators, Bus Drivers, Nurse/EMT
CENTRAL IOWA FAMILY PLANNING: Accountant, Fiscal Manager
COMMUNITY 1ST UNION: Branch Manager
COUNTRY INN: Housekeeping
FOUR OAKS: Safety & Permanency Specialists
GENESIS DEVELOPMENT:Community Support Specialists
GRINNELL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Farmers Market Events & Marketing Internship
GRINNELL COLLEGE: Americorps Program Assistant (temporary), Associate Director of Admissions, Lifeguard, Custodian, Dining Services Custodian, Call-In Catering Staff, Information Technology and Audio Visual Support, Staff Counselor, Systems Engineer Team Lead Web Developer, Assistant Director of Annual Giving - Class Fund Director, Business Process Analyst/Programmer, Call-In Cashier, Annual Giving and Development Assistant, Associate Director of Student Health & Counseling and Lead Psychologist, Assistant in the Writing Lab and Lecturer, Assistant Softball Coach, Bursar, Call-in Cashier, Call-in Catering Staff, Custodian, Director of Admission, Data Scientist, Intercultural Program Advisor, Lifeguard, Pantry, Residence Life Coordinator, Temporary Presentation Cook, Temporary Spencer Grill Supervisor, Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs, Grinnell Golf Course Manager, Information Technology and Visual Support Specialist, Technology Services Desk Manager, Web Specialist
GRINNELL COMMUNITY DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL: Teachers' Aides
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: Admitting Clerk, Respiratory Therapist, Registered Nurse, Certified Medical Assistant/LPN, Nurse Technician, Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technologist, Patient Care Technician, Unit Secretary, Social Worker, ARNP, Medical/Surgical & OB Nurse Manager, ER/ICU/Cario-Pulmonary/Cardiac-Pulmonary Rehab Nurse Manager, Cook, Central Processing Technician, Group Exercise Instructors
GRINNELL STEAKHOUSE: cook, salad bar attendant, experienced servers
GRINNELL STATE BANK: Full and Part time Teller-Personal Banker
INTEGRITY CLEANING & RESTORATION: Cleaning Technician
LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK: Personal Banker
MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY: Aide and Nurse
MONSANTO: Summer Help Wanted
PAGLIAI'S PIZZA: Bussers, servers (full time) servers (one weekend night), cashiers, hosts and dishwashers
PEPPERTREE: servers, waiters, and bartenders
PREMIER EMPLOYEE SOLUTIONS/1ST CLASS STAFFING: Call Center Representatives, Production, Forklift Operator, General Labor
PROKLEEN: Cleaner
PRO-LINE BUILDING COMPANY:
Construction Crew Members, Payroll Clerk/HR Assistant
RELISH: Bartender
SPARTAN STAFFING: Forklift Drivers / Warehouse Workers TRINITY STRUCTURAL TOWERS: Assembler, Production Supervisor, OTHER: Forklift Workers
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Check with these real estate agencies for housing for sale and for rent:
GRINNELL REALTY
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This list includes events taking place in the next two weeks.
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST is Saturday, March 19 from 8 am to 11 am at First Presbyterian Church.
ZUMBA is Monday, March 21 at 5 pm at Grinnell College.
AKIDO is Tuesday, March 22 at
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PROM SEASON IS NEAR! Come to Brown's for your tuxedo! We will donate $5 for every tux rented to your school's after prom party!
SURGICAL ASSOCIATES LLP DONATED $25,000! The money is to help renovate the Grinnell Regional Medical Center's Energy Department Click here to read the full story!
REGISTRATION FEE FOR 5K RUN DUE MARCH 28! The fee is $20 before the 28th. From March 29 to April 4, the fee will increase to $25. Click here to register for the 5K run, which is on April 9.
WEST STREET TREE REMOVAL. In preparation for the West Street reconstruction project, contractors have begun removing trees located within the city right-of-way between 6th Avenue and 11th Avenue on West Street.
If you would like to get involved with reporting scores, writing articles, etc. contact Tracy in the Athletic Department (236-2670).
WELCOME TO ACUPUNCTURE GRINNELL, LLC. Danielle Sadler recently opened her acupuncture practice on 5th Ave in the Biz Nests building. The Chamber Ambassadors welcomed her to the community with a ribbon cutting earlier this week.
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