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HomeMy WebLinkAboutChamber of Commerce 05/2004Laurel Chamber of Commerce May, 2004 108 East Main Laurel, MT 59044 (406) 628-8105 - phone and fax www:laurelmontana.org Executive Board President, Bob O'Dea, Yellowstone Bank Vice President, Sheryl Brester, CHS Inc. Vice President, Linda Wedel, Prudential Flobarg Realtors Past P:r~sident, Ryan Burrows, Edward Jones Investments Executive Secretary, Kim Wombolt Directors Coral Harvey - Laurel Ford Jori Ruth Water Specialties Stephanie Potter, Nortbera Skies Aviation Tracy DuFresne - Laurel Federal Credit Union Ray Cotter-Corot's Sewer, Drain & Portable Toilets Donna Podolak, Donna's Massage Therapy C.& Dahle - Evergreen Health & Rehabilitation Jerry Bauck - Rock Creek Book The Laurel Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Lisa Cook of First Citizens Baxik - Jan's IGA Branch for serving on the Board of Directors of the Laurel Chamber of Commerce. Lisa took a position in Billings and could no longer be available in Laurel to be on the Ctmmber Board of Directors. Chamber Board The Laurel Chamber of Commerce would like to Invite all Chamber members to'Board meetings held on the second and fourth Thursday of eanh month during the noon hour. The meetings are held at the different Chamber-member restaurants. For information about the location, call 628-8105. If you would like an agenda mailed or faxed to you, contact Klm at the office. eminder: I usiness With Chamber embers i irst Statistics -(January, FebruarF, March) Relocation Packets: 4 (ND, WY, FL, Butte) Visitor Packets: 3 (FL, ID, IA) Business Relocation Packets: I - Billings Special Requests: 52 Walk-ins: 164 Phone Calls: 347 Recommendations: 55 Information Mailed: 111 Faxes Sent: 9I Faxes Received: 1I E.Mail Messages Sent: 15 E.Mail Messages Received: 43 Ribbon Cuttings: 8 New businesses and/or owners: 4 (Facial Expressions, Cellular Flus, Glass Rose) Sl~akers Hosted At Meetings: l New Chamber Memberships: 5 (Facial Expressions, Rural Broadband, Cellular Plus, Subway, Cellular One Cowboy Connections) New Lifetime Chamber Memberships: 1 - Jeanne Stabelfeldt Lifetime Chamber Memberships: I1 Regular Chamber Memberships: 138 Calendar of Events Ma~ 8- Laurel Garden Club Plant & Bake Sale - 8:30 - 10:30 - Thomson Park Picnic Shelter 10 - 14 - Laurel Aviation & Technology W~ek - Laurel Airport, Billings Ak,-po~ Thomson Park 14- A Day in the Life of the Yellowstone River Valley meeting in Lam-el - 12:00 to 1:00 p,m. 27 - Chamber Board Me~iug - 12:00 to 1:00 30- Laurel High School Graduation Day 10-Cellular Plus Ribbon Cuffing - 1:10 p.m. l0 -Cellular Plus Business After Hours - 5 p.m. 10 - Chamber Board Meeting - 12 to 1:00 p.m 15- Deadline for early registrations - Laurel Chief Joseph Run 24 - Chamber Board Meeting - noon to 1 p.m. 4 - S~ Eneloaed 4t~ of July Schedule 8-Chamber Board Me~ing ~ noon to ! p.m. 9-11 - Yellowstone River Boat Float 19 through 23 - Clark Bottom Rende~tous - Clark's Riverboat Carapgreund - Call Walt Foster for more informalion at 633-2497 22 - Chamber Board M~tiug - noon to I p.m. 25 - A Day in the Life of the Y, ~e~J~ ~.e~r ~-~ Valley Picture Day - Residents .~e'p}c~s aspect of their pa~ of the Yellow ' t/? UREL ....... r Spotlight on Business - Prudential Floberg Realtors Prudential Floberg Realtors have been around since 1959. They list and sell more property than any other firm in the Billings area. The firm is also ranked the number one real estate company in Eastern Montana. Prudential Floberg Realtors offer any easy reference to basic home and moving services through their website at http://www, floberg.com. This site contains listing when moving and looking for: gas and electrical companies, water services, home warranty, moving services, carpet and flooring companies, home maintenance, and other miscellaneous services. Their listings include: residential real estate, farm and ranch real estate, commercial real estate and business oppommitias, lots and acreage, and rental property management. The firm and its agents are very committed to community involvement. Don Floberg chairs a committee that organizes the annual Playhouse Parade. This event is a fundraiser for five local charities that benefit children. In the past three years they have raised $130,000.00 for the charities. This fundraisar is the couslruction and sale of playhouses. This year's playhouse designs include a playhouse that was constructed by Billings Fire Capt. Lee Brady and a crew of 13 firefightem. This playhouse was built in the form of a two-story firehouse and was done so in memory &the role played by the New Yod~ firefighters in the September 11 World Trade Center disaster. Linda Wedel is an agent based out of the Laurel area She is the Senior Vice President - Senior Broker Associate and has twenty years experience With the company. Linda is a consistent million dollar producer, third in the state of number sol_d, and "Top Pro of Montana" Magazine for sales. Besides being a realtor, Linda is very involved With the Laurel community. She is the presidant of the Laurel Women Ia Business, vice president of the Laurel Chamber of Commerce and has been a Chamber director four years before becoming the vice president, and corporate sponsor of the Laurel Jeyeaes. The Billings office telephone number is 238-7176, fax number - 248-7653. Linda Wedel can be reached in Laurel at 628-6540 or by fax at 628r7151. Business After Hours - Cellular Cellular Plus invites all to their Business After Hours to be held on Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 5 p.m. Refi-eshments will be served. Cellular Plus is located at 1 I2 First Avenue South. Spotlight on Business- Stahl Cabinet~ Stahl Cabinets located at 210 South Washington Avenue was originally owned by Dale and Nadine StahI. Two years ago, the business was sold to Adam Sutoliffe. Adam is quoted as saying this about his four full-time employees, "What makes this shop special is the employees who work here. They are really great." Stabl Cabinets is a professional cabinet making business that specializes in custom made work. Adam and his employees have spent a long time learning the skills and the machinery. Besides having a top notch building facility with state of the art tools, the workers have the skills to make any custom order needed. They specialize in work centers for businesses, doctors, dentists, lawyers, hospitals and schools. The Laurel School District has been great about calling Stahl Cabinets whenever they have a need for specialized cabinets or work centers. Future plans include a name change, ribbon cutting, and possibly a Business After Hours event. Stahl Cabinets -can be reached at 210 South Washington Avenue, phone: 628-8443, or by emall at: cabinets(E~att, net A DaF in the Life of the Yellowstone River Valley A Day in the Life of the Yellowstone River Valley, 200 Years After Wm. Clark is a photography project involving the residents of the Yellowstone River Valley fi.om Livingston to the confluence With the Missouri River at Ft. Union, the area that William Clark passed through in the summer of 1806 on his return fi.om the west coast. P-.esid~nts are asked to take pictures on July 25m in order to create a snapshot of the region and its people. The pictures will be the basis for local displays, a major exhibition at the Yellowstone Art Museum, and a book. On July 25a, residents take pictures of some aspect of their part of the Yellowstone River Valley - its people, its enviroranent, and its working and leisure activities. Towards the middle of Augast, participants are asked to deliver two copies of each photograph (only one photograph per person) to the Laurel Chamber of Commerce. The local committee then selects a percentage of the second copies to send to the Yellowstone Art Museum to be considered for a book based on the project. In October, this book is launched in Billings at the Yellowstone Art Museum. In the Summer of 2005 the Yellowstone Art Museum will open a major exhibition using the photographs, laurel will also have an exhibition using the other set of copies turned in. Host a Business After Hours Event Now is your chance to host a Business After Hours Event!! The Chamber will supply the address labels and/or a list of the area businesses if you decide to send out invitations. The Chamber will also provide a press release to the Lanre] Outlook with all of the details for your Business After Hours event. You provide the refreshments! You pick the date, times, and location. This is a great way to network with other business executives as well as let everyone Imow about the products or services you provide at your business. Call now to sign up - don't miss out on the tim! Call ~e office at 628-8105. Laurel Business Director~ The Laurel Chamber of Commerce is currently working on composing a Lgurel Business Directory to be out sometime this fail. This directory will have listings of the business names, owners' names, mailing and street addresses, fax numbers, em*il addresses, and web site listings. This directory will be available for listings from ail businesses, including the home businesses, and organizations. To get your name in this directory, you can drop off the in.formation at the Chamber office at 108 East Main, call 628-8105, or em*il it to: secretery~laurelmontana.org If you would like to fax this information, call first at 628-8105. Firemen's Park The Laurel Garden Club has been busy planting more flowers in the hail-moon flower bed outside the Chamber log cabin. Besides taking care of the many flowers and bushes in the garden, they planted a line of rose bushes 0h0wn the center of the garden. The Laurel Garden Club recently had two diseased trees removed from the park and added ntore tress in their place. Gay Easton installed the old North School Bell in from of the marker that sits in the Laurel Garden Club flowerbed. Gay will soon install interpretive displays along the flowurbed walkway. These interpretive displays will toll the history of the Laurel schools. These displays will be installed alongside the other three interpretive displays in the park. The other three displays tell the h/story of Laurel, Lewis and Clark Trail, and Russian German immigration to Laurel. There are plans for more displays to tell the history of Laurel. These include the history of the railroad, refinery, agriculture, Nez Peree Trail and Canyon Creek Battle, and others. Laurel Chamber of Commerce Sponsored Ribbon Cuttings Ribbon cuttings are held for new businesses, existing businesses with new owners, remodeled businesses, or businesses that have not had an opportunity to have a ribbon cutting in the peal All businesses are welcome to have a ribbon cutting and are under no obligation to join the Chamber. However, the Chamber would love to have more members!! Ribbon cuttings are held after Chamber Board meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month around 1:00 p.m. Ribbon curings can be scheduled for other dates and times by request. During one of these ribbon cuttings, the Laurel Outlook photographer/reporter comes out to take a picture and to get all of the i~lformation needed for the feature in the Laurel Outloolc Ribbon cuttin~ features are printed in the Business Section of the Laurel Outlook. Call the Chamber at 628- 8105 to schedule your ribbon cutting. Dates for ribbon cuttings are as follows: · May 27* · Jane 24~ · July 8' · June 10th · July 22na · :- .August 12® ' · August 26* · September 9* · September 23~ · October 14' · October 28* · November 11' · Your own date Chamber Nee~ls The tourism season is upon us and the Chamber needs items to put into the visitor packets, relocation packets, and to have on hand at the Visitor Information Center. Items that gets your business name out there include: · Pencils · Keychains · Business Cards · Brochures · Coupons · Flyers If you cannot drop these items by the office, call the office for pick up at 628-8 t 05. Laurel Chamber of Commerce Members: 1. A Haus of Reai~ 2. Ace Electric 6. Applied Business Systems 18. CYNROC,lnc. 26. City of Laurel 29. Costco Wholesale (Billings) 49. Hagefeldo'O'Neil Agency 50. Harris Agency 67. Laurel Hearing Aid Servi~e 70. Laurel Outlook & Printing 71. Laurel Post Office 72. Laurel Servicenter, 73, Laurel School District 7 & 7-70 74. Laurel Super 8 Motel 75. Little Big Men Pizza 76. Locomotion Fimess Cemer 77. Locomotive Bar & Casino 78. Lucky LiPs Casino 79. Madagascar Imports Ltd. g0. Magnus Tree Removal Service 81. Main Stxeet EFX Photography 82. Meadow}ark Galle~ 83. Midland Office Equipment 84. Midwest Software 85. Modern Auto 86. Modern Refrigeration (Billings) 87. Montana Christmas Evergreen 88. Montena Dakota Utilities 89. Montana Fireworks 9(}. Montana Motherlod¢ Casino 9I. Moatana Valley Bottled Water 92. Nm'della & Siems, CPA's 93. Nine Finger's Mustard Co. 94. Northern Rockies Gl~ss & Detailing 95. Northern Skies Aviation 96. NorthWestom Energy 97. Orchid Cleaners 98. Owl Junction Diner 99. Pelican Trnok Plaza lO0. Pizza Hut 101. Price Phm'macy 102. Prudential Floberg Realtors 103. Raliside Diner 104. Red B~m Antiques 137. Yellowstone County Commissioners and Jeanne Stab¢lfeld~ Being a member of the Chamber can be one of your best and most valuable business opportunities. Meanberships are tax deductible through the IRS, not as a donation, but as a regular business expense. Your investment in Laurel is important. Laurel Chamber of Commerce Membership Investment Plan Membership dues nm from the time of joining and are usually paid annually. Dues can be paid either annually, quarterly, or monthly. 1. Friend of the Chamber: $66.00 per year $17.00 perq~arter (Non-pro~ organizations, retired persons, churches, schools, clubs, etc.) $6.00 per munth 2. Home-Based Businesses: $88.00 per year $22.00 per quarter (Individuals running a business out of their home, farmers, ranchers, etc.) $7.50 per month 3. Vendor/Associate: $125.00 per year $32.00 per quarter $11.00 per month (Dis~'ibutors not from the Laurel area who do business in Laurel. These members do not get a voting status in the C~. amber but are a big part of the economy of Laurel. Example: food distributors, bottling compame~, conlraetors, etc.) 4. Goveramenl Business: $121.00 per year $31.00 per quarter $11.00 per month (City of Laurel, Yellowstone County, Laurel Pos~ Office, etc.) 5. Motels/Campgrounds: $1 i 0.00 per year plus $2.00 per room or site 6. Banks/Credit Unions: $11.00 per million dollars asse~ 7. Relail/Commercial/Professional Bn~ino~: (Two part-time employees corm1 as one employee) 0-5 employees $121.00 per year $31.00 per q~'. $I1.00 per month 6-10 employees $176.0{I per year $44.00 per qtr. $15.00 per month 11-20 employees $247.00 per year $62.00 per qtr. $21.00 per month 21-40 employees $467.00 per year $117.00 per qtr. 1539.00 per month 40+ employees $742.00 per year $186.00 per qtr. $16.00 per month Business owners who have more than one business receive the additional memberships for free. The tola] number of employees is added to one base price. Example: lfoae person owns a casino and a restaurant, the rate would be for the total number of employees working in both the casino and restaurant. This rate cannot be given to the owners ofdifferant categories, however. Example: If the same person owns a motel and a restaurant, they would have to purchase two memberships. (Cut offthis portion and mail it to Laurel Ch~aber of Commerce, 108 E. Main, Laurel, MT 59044) Name of Business Membership Application Name oiOwner(s) Address Email Address Phone Number Number of Employees (full-time). Membership Category Fax Number Date of Application Amount Paid 2004 Laurel Chamber of Commerce Committee LiSting The Laurel Chamber of Commerce has many committees that are set up in order to carry out the many events that are sponsored by the Chamber.' )'he Laurel Chamber is always looking for more volunteers to be on these committees. Any Chamber member that has an interest, may sit on any of the commiRees. The President of the Laurel Chamber of Commerce - Bob O'Dea fi.om the Yellowstone Bank and the secretary of the Chamber are automatically assigned to every committee of the Chamber. More committees will be added as the year contthues. The different committee's and members are as follows: Audit/Budget Committee - Chalrperann-Sberyl Brester, Ryan Burrows Board Nominating Committee - Sberyl Brestar and Renee' Stediner By-Laws/Policies Committee - Chairman Jen Rutt, Sheryl Brestar, and Stephenie Potter Canyon Creek Pipe Ceremony Committee - Chairman Jerry Banek, Linda Wedel, and Phyllis Broingard Christmas l)eeoratioas Committee Chairperson Tracy DuFras~e, Phyllis Bromgard, Ryan Burrows, Donna Podolak, C.J. Dahle, an~ Ray CoRer · Distinguished Service Awards Committee- Stephunie PoR~r and Phyllis Bromgard Fourth of July Committee - Chairperson Linda Wedel and Chairman Ryan Burrows, Jerry Banck, Phyllis'Bromgurd, and Jori RuR Fundraising Committee - Chairperson Coral Harvey, Jun Rut~ and Ray Cotter Laurel Museum, Inc. - President Jim Taylor, Vice President Jim Schroeder, Secretary Klm Wombolt, Treasurer Bill Thomdal, Registered Agent Gary Franklin, Board of Directors: Sim Gunnels, Mike Nardella, Ryan Burrows, Domm Podolak, C.J. Dahle, Phyllis Bromgard, and Jerry Banck Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Committee - Chairperson Glenda Seabrook, Vicky Miller, Jerry Banck, Sberyl Brester, Donna Podolak, and Stephanie Pokar Log Cabin Building & Maintenance Committee - ChaJn~m Ray CoRer, Shery] Brester and Jon RuR Membership Drive Committee - Chairperson Linda Wedel, Tracy DuFreane, and Ryen Burrows Advertise Your Business to Thousands Did you know that there are thousands of prospective customers in Laurel on the 4t~ of July who watch the parade? What a beret way to get your name out there while having a great time with your co-workers! It is not too early to register for the Laurel Chamber of Commerce Grand Parade. Registrations are taken right up to the time that the parade begins moving. The parade will begin at 11 a,m. with lineup starting at 10 a.m. in front of the Caboose Saloon. A registration form is enclosed in this newsletter. For more information, contact the office. £aurel Writers' Group A new group is forming hi Laurel called the Laurel Writers' Group. Jerry Banck of Rock Creek Books and Walt Foster have teamed up to begin classes for those interested in writing about the history of Laurel. These meetings will be held every Wednesday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Owl Junction Diner. For more information, contact Jerry at 628-5966 or Walt Foster at 633-2497. Jerry has writ-ten several books on Crow Indian history. HIS most recent book, Children of the Large Beak Bird, is now available. New 2004 Travel Brochures Available The Laurel Visitor Information Center announces that it has just received the new brochures for 2004 from Travel Montunm These flee guides include: · Montana 2004 Calendar of Events - April through October · Governor's Welcome to Monlaan · 2004 Montana Highway Maps Montana Travel Planners · Custer Country Vacation Guide · Yellowstone Country Vacation Guide · Montana's Gold West Country Travel Planner · Montana's Rtmsell Cotm~ry Travel Planner · Montana's Cultural Treasures - Guide to Museums, Art Galleries, Bookstores & Theatres · Billings Maps Yellowstone County Maps - includes Billings, Laurel, and Broedview Laurel Ford Turns Printer Cartridges .Cell Phones Into Cash [or tire l~nurel ~ Co mme., Coral Harvey of Laurel Ford director has found a way to u.,r>. , : cartridges and cell phones into ca.si: ~ th,., Laurel Chamber of Commerce Cluism~a~ Decorations Committee. The money received from this recycling project is used to pumhase new Chris,nas decorations for the business district of Laurel. Drop off points for the cartridges and cell phones are located at the Chamber office and Laurel Ford. Cell phones that are recycled require the battery with the phone. Chargers from the cell phones are not used. For more information, contact Klm at the Chamber at 628-8105 or Coral at Laurel Ford at 238.4000. Welcome to Laurel Signs durine Aviation ~ Technology Week All of the Laurel businesses are encouraged to put up posters, signs and have their reader boards read, "Welcome to Laurel's Aviation and Technology Week," during the week of May I0* through May 14a. Over 67,000 out of town students ~re expected as well as many pilots and static display people. Laurel M /Brochure The now 2004 Laurel Map/Brochure will be available later this month at the Laurel Chamber of Commerce. The map/brochure has been updated with the new street listings as weLl as the new information about Laurel. For a free copy of the map, stop in at the office at 108 East Main or call for one to be sent to you - 628-8105. Laurel Chamber of Commerce Farmers' The Laurel Chamber of Corameree will again sponsor farmers' markets to begin Wednesday, August 4~ and run until Oeteber. The markets will be held each Wednesday at 4 p.m. and last until dark. These markets will be held at the new Town Square Park located on First Avenue across the street fi.om the Yellowstone Bank. Food venders, crafters, and others are invited to set up a table at the markets. A fee orS10.00 per market is charged for this as long as a profit is made by the vendor. A waiver must be signed by the vendor. For more information about setting up a table at the market, call the office at 628-8105. Laurel Four ,'.~'~.of Jul_~Event Schedule .Saturda%. July 3 Laurel Jaycee Street Dan~ - 8 p.m. to I a.m. Yellowstone Bank parking lot -2"a Ave. & First Street West. Live music, beer, win~:oolers and concessions available. For more infommtion, contact a Laurel Jaycee. S~undav. July 4 Laurel Jaycee Pancake Breakfast - 6 a.m. to 10 ~-m. - Fireman's Park et 108 East Main - Special senior and children prices, breakfast includes sausage, eggs, pancakes, milk, juice, and coffee. For more information contact a Laurel Jaycee. Laurel Chamber of Commerce Chief Joseph Run - Registration 6 a.m. to 6:45 o.m. Race begins at 7 a.m. - Thomson Park - First Avenue North and 6~ Street. There is an 8-mile run, 4- mile nm, 4-mile walk, and 2-mile walk. Route begins at Thompson Park and proceeds up First Avenue. Two milers will tufa around at one mile marker, Four milers turn around at I~o mile marker, and Eight milers tarn around at four mile marker. Route ends at starting point at Thomson Park. Awards in each of the categories are given out at approximately 8:30 a.m. Registration forms are available at the Chamber office, Laurel Outlook, the La~el Banks, Laurel Ford, Laurel Medical Center and Locomotion Fitoasx Center. For more information, call 628-8105. Laurel Jaycee Kiddie Parade - Parade for kids - begins at 10:00 a.m. Route begins at_First Citizens Bank - 20 Monlana Ave. and goes west un First Avenue ending at the Yellowstone Bank Parking lot. Prizes are awarded and there is no registration fee. For more information, contact a Laurel Jaycee. ~- Laurel Chamber of Commerce Grand: Parade - Parade begins at 11 a.m. and linenpJocgins at 10 a.m. Registration fee of $5 - registration in ~'ont of the Caboose Saloon - West ~ and 7~ Avenue. Prizes awarded in these categories: Best of Parade, Best Vehicle, Best Class Reunion, Best Club, Most Patriotic, Best Western, and Best Musical. For more information, contact the Chamber at 628-8105. Grace Bible Church Family Fun Afternoon - Carnival, family entertainment, and other fun things to do - located et RJcoi's Lot at North First Avenue and 7a Sa-net. For more information contact the Church at 628-4978. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Fireworks Display - Thomson Park 6 p.m. - music and prizes, dusk - fireworks display. Fireworks display set to music and is the largest and most dazzling fireworks display in this area. LAUREL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 108 EAST MAIN STREET LAL~FIEL, MT 59044 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Perm~ No. 8 POSTAL PATROI~ City of Laurel Offices P.O. Box 10 Laurel, MT 59044 R R 0 A D E F ! N Y C H E F O S E P H P O W C M P Laurel Chamber of Commerce "In the Historic Highway Transportation Log Cabin" 108 East Main Street Laurel, MT 59044 Phone/Fax: (406) 628-8105 www. laurelmontana.org May, 2004 Dear Laurel Business Owner: The Laurel Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to take part in a new program that will encourage people to spend their money in the Laurel businesses. We are creating a Laurel Coupon Book in which businesses are encouraged to submit coupons. This is being offered to the Laurel businesses -free of any costs!!! All Laurel businesses are welcome to take part in this progran~ Chamber member businesses can submit up to three coupons and non-Chamber membem can submit one coupon. Banks could offer a flee box of checks wifl~ new accounts, restaurants could offer a flee dinner with the purchase of another dinner, dry cleaners could offer a coupon to get a certain percentage of the cleaning costs, etc. The categories are endless! You can create any type of coupon that would best frt your business. The printing of these books will be done locally al the Laurel Outlook. The Chamber will sell these books during the F ' ourth of July, Farmer s Markets, out of the office, andat other events. The Laurel Chamber of Commerce will offer non-profrt organizations a memas of fundraising by allowing them to sell these coupon books for a share oftha profrts as well. The coupons not only encourage people to frequent your business, but also offer another means of advertising for your business. All coupons will be either shrank down or made larger to fit one size. Coupons should include the name 0fyour business, address, phone number, and any special times that the coupons can be redeemed. Logos and other information can also be included in your coupor~ All coupons will expire August~ 2005. If you would like to take pact in this program, you can mail your coupon or drop it by the office at 108 East Main, Laurel, MT 59044, or emall it to: secretarv~laurelmontana, org. All coupons must be submitted no later than May 30, 2004. For more information, call the office at 628-8105. :. Sincerely, Klm Wombolt Executive Secretary VISITOR INFORMATION · INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS C R O S S R O A D S T O E L O $ T O N E A 'R K L E W [ S & C L A R K Laurel Chamber of Commerce - Grand Parade Sunday, JULY 4, 2004 11:00 a.m. "Laurel and Freedom Will Soar in 2004" *Best of Parade *Best Commercial Awards In The Following Categories: *Best Vehicle *Best Patriotic *Best Western *Best Musical *Best Club * Best Class Reunion Registration fee is $5.00, additional entries $1.00 each. Line up will begin at 10:00 a.m. down both sides of 7~ Avenue and 8~ Avenue facing Main Street. The first block of 7~ Avenue is reserved for the Color Guard, Fire DepartmenL Ambuhmce, Grand Marshall and Junior Marshall. Horses can graze towards Wood's Pow'r Grip since they will be last in the parade. Parade route starts at the Caboose and ends at the High School. Rules are as follows: o No throwing candy - candy can be handed out but not thrown from moving entries. o A safe distance between entries - stay close enough to not cause breaks, but far enough away to allow for safety. o Unruly conduct will not be allowed. If someone is driving or acting in conduct that may cause injury to another, · they will be forced to exit the parade. · Horses and other animals will be lined up towards the end ofthe parade. Loud vehicles or ~misy entrie~witl be lined up.towards.~e front of the parade. Horses can.graze at Wood's until the parade begins. Llamas may graze at Starlite Roller Rink. Please do not block the first block of 7tb Avenue or the Caboose Parking lots since this area is reserved for the Fire Depa~-tment, Ambulance, and Military. Judging will be done during line-up. Awards will be given to the winners in each category before the parade begins. (Cut this portion off and ra~l it with your cheek to: L~urel Chamber of Commerce, 108 ~ast Main, Laurel, MT 59044 or stop by the office - 628~8105) Name Address City State Zip Code Phone Contact Person: Category(s) Waiver: In consideamJon of the foregoh~g, I far my~elf, my exanutors, a&ninisamors, md assigns, do hereby relense and discharge any rights and claims for dm~ag~s in mxrr~l before~ during, and afl~r the pa--adc, al~ the officials and sponsors of thc p~ade~ laurel Chambex o£Comanerce~ City of Lmn~l, C~0nse Saloon, Montmm Highway P~[rol, and othem, held July 4, 2004. I lmw read th~ rains and mgalatians set before me. Signature: Parent or guardian must sign for minom Dat~ 7th Annual Laurel Chief Joseph Run July 4, 2004 Sponsored by: Laurel Federal Credit Union - Locomotion Fitness Center- Laurel Medical Center- Laurel Chamber of Commerce, Laurel Ford Yellowstone Rimrunnere - Laurel Outlook- Laurel Jaycee's, Laurel Roadmnner's 4-H Club, Water Specialties, Dynamic Designs, Edward Jones Investments, Laurel Hearing Service, Welcome Travelers Motel, First Citizen's Bank, Yellowstone Bank, Nardella & Siems, CPA's, Schessler's Ready Mix, Inc., Ace Electric, Expert Lube and Wash, J & M Napa Auto Parts and Trailer Sales, SEC= Federal Credit Union, Ben Frenkiin Store, Laurel Auto Par[s, Jan's IGA, Riverside Repair, Westbreok Storage, Caboose Saloon, Montana Valley Bottled Water, Groshelle Construction, Northern Skies Aviation, Prudential Floberg Realtors (Linda Wedel) 8-Mile Run, 4-Mile Run, 4-Mile Walk, 2-Mile Walk Start of Race: Thomson Park (First Avenue North and Sixth Street) Registration: 6:00 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. (Come Early!) Race Time: 7:00 a.m. Deadline for early entry: June 15, 2004 Entry Fee: $1Z00- Early $15.00-Late Late enb~es will be allowed to enter up to the time of the race. Late entries will have t-shids maileri to them a few weeks aflerthe race. All dher ertl#es can pick up their shifts a~d packets at the Chamber after June 30~. Awards to be given out directly after the races- approximately 8:45 a.m. Cut this portion off and mail it or fax it to: L~urel Chamber of Commerce, 108 East MsL--t, Laurel, MT 59044 £ax-628-8105 - call first Name: Address: City: State Zip__ Phone Circle T-shirt size (sm, med, Ig, or x-lg. - adult sizes) Age Gender: Male or Female Please circle the race entering: 8-mile run, 4-mile run, 4.mile walk, 2-milewalk Waiver: In consid~ation of the foregoing, I £or myself, my executors, administrators, end assigns, do hereby release and discharge eny r/ghts end claims for dam~as incurred before, during, and after the race, asa/nsf the officials and sponsors oflhe Laurel Chid Joseph Run: Laurel Chamber of Commerce, Yellowstone PJmmuners, City of Lenm[, Monlaua Highway Pa~-'ol, end other sponsors, held July 4, 2004, I attest and ~erif7 that ] am physically fit and have sufficiently ~ataed for this evenL Signature Date Parent or guardian must sign for minors.