Newsletter

2nd Quarter 2009                                Chamber@meltel.net                                   320-256-7174

With just one month before the Melrose Riverfest celebration begin,  the Melrose Riverfest Committee has been working very hard to assure that this years celebration is a success. Please do your part to assist in this city wide celebration by volunteering to work a shift in the beer garden, sell duck raffle tickets, buy presale tickets for the carnival, have a unit in the parade or tell everyone you know about it! It takes all of us to make this a success. 

Thursday  June 25

 7:30 Miss Melrose Pageant- Melrose High School Auditorium

 Friday June 26

6pm Bean Bag Tournament Organized by the Melrose Jaycees

6-Dusk Craft and Flea Market

6-Midnight Carnival Rides by “Cody Rides”

7pm Melrose Riverfest Idol $1,000 grand prize Karaoke Contest

    Still time to qualify at the following locations:

            5/29 Goatroapers Bar Farming

            6/5 VFW Belgrade

            6/13 Scooters Melrose

            6/19 Greenwald Pub Greenwald

9 pm Music by Kodiak

Food, Beverages, and Fun all night

Saturday June 27

8am 5K Run/Walk- Begins at the City Center

9 am Kids Fun Run- Begins at the City Center

9 am Little League Tournament

9 am Legion Baseball Tournament- Melrose High School Fields

11 am Melrose Riverfest Parade  Theme: “The Games people play” organized by the Melrose Area

          Women of Today

1-Dusk Craft and Flea Market

1-Midnight Carnival Rides by “Cody Rides”

1-4 Tours of the Petermeier School House- South side of Melrose Area School

1-5 pm Bingo by the Firemen's Auxiliary

2 pm Firemen's Kickball Tournament Organized by the Melrose Fire Department

1:30-2:30 pm Music by Zuhrah Steel Drum Band

2:30 pm Comedy Magic infomercial by Stuck in a Trunk Productions

3:30- 4:30 pm Old Time Music by George Servatious

3:30 pm Duck Race Raffle- Sauk River

4:15 pm Pre Mass Entertainment by Chuck Theil and his Jolly Ramblers by Freeport State Bank

5 pm St. Mary Catholic Church Polka Mass by Chuck Theil and his Jolly Ramblers- Sauk River Park

6 pm Music by "Shaketown" and "The Buck Band"

9 pm St. Mary's Church Raffle

Fireworks at Dusk

Food and Beverages all afternoon and evening!

The Circus is Coming to Town

 July 13 at 5pm and 7:30pm

The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus will be in Melrose on July 13 with shows at 5 and 7:30 pm. Presale adult and children's tickets will begin in June at ticket outlets, so please watch the Melrose Beacon and your email/fax/mail for more information.

    Melrose Farm/City Crazy Days- July 17th

 Melrose Farm/City Crazy Days is scheduled for July 17. We will once again be having the kids pedal tractor pull in the morning (sponsored by Central MN Federal Credit Union and Ernie's Family Foods). Followed by the petting zoo and the turkey plate lunch and turtle races.

We are asking businesses who have retail, to put bargains out on the street. We are asking businesses who are not retail to either have games for people to play or host an employee garage sale. Last year we had many great comments that it was good to see Melrose so busy on Crazy Days, so consider finding some bargains for your store front.

 2009 Home Health and Family Expo Recap

The Melrose Home Health and Family Expo was held on April 5th. We had 45 booths this year and several new businesses participated. Pictures with the Easter Bunny and the Just for Kix dance performances were well received.

Estimated attendance is 450 people.

Thank you for all those who participated and we look forward to next year.

Proving Excellent Customer Service Seminar

On May13 thirteen individuals from chamber businesses attended the Providing Excellent Customer Service Seminar provided by the St. Cloud Technical College. During the seminar participants were asked to take the disk profile to determine their communication styles. From this they interacted within their communication groups to compare and contrast their communication styles. They discussed how to recognize the different styles and how to modify your approach to communication in order to be effective with other people.

The Melrose Area Chamber of Commerce is interested in bringing more seminars to our members. Please contact the chamber if you have an idea for a seminar or if you would like us to have an additional Providing Excellent Customer Service Seminar.

2009 Membership List

As of May 19, 2009

2009 Miss Melrose Pageant

The 2009 Miss Melrose Pageant will be held on June 25th at 7:30pm at the Melrose High School Auditorium. The 2009 Candidates are:

Kayla Anderson- Sponsored by Melrose Dairy Proteins

Chelsey Gerads- Sponsored by Central MN Federal Credit Union

Amy Klein- Sponsored by Kraemer Lumber

Jenna Maus- Sponsored by Ernie's Family Foods

Kayla Niehaus- Sponsored by Beuning Masonry

Calista Poepping- Sponsored by Mayers Inc.

Katie Silbernick- Sponsored by Genex Farm Systems

Ink Cartridges Collected Here

Remember that the chamber is a source to recycle your used laser and ink jet cartridges. We recycle them through "Funding Factory" and use the rewards to buy office products. Drop them off at the chamber office anytime, or call and we will come pick them up. Thank you for participating!

  Upcoming Events

June 18 General Membership Meeting Noon El Portal

June 26-27 2009 Melrose Riverfest Celebration

July 13 Culpepper Merriweather Circus Shows 5pm and 7:30pm

July 16 General Membership Meeting Noon John Dough's Pizza

July 17 Farm/ City Crazy Days

November 27 Holiday Kick-Off and Mini Dazzle Parade