Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce 501 Main Street PO Box 527 Wall SD 57790 Phone: 605-279-2665 Fax: 605-279-2067 wallchamber@gwtc.net www.wall-badlands.com May 2018 Volume 18: Issue 5 Schedule of Events May Feb. 21 Coffee City & Council Calendars 7 AM, WCC, Wall 6:30 Drug PM Store May Feb. 39 Ag Appreciation Wall City Council Supper 6:30 WCC, PM, 6 WCC PM Feb. May 12 7 Midwest WBACC Living Luncheon Road Rally Red Rock 12 PM, Restaurant, Wall Drug Noon May Feb. 14 15 Spring City Council Mixer 5 PM, WCC, Wall 6:30 Golf PM Course May Feb. 17 16 Wall Crawl Wall City Planning Council Meeting 6:30 WCC, PM, Noon WCC May Feb. 22 19 WBACC Wall City Board Office of Directors Closed 7 AM, WCC Feb. 24 I Hate May Winter 22 Bash Wall WCC, Crawl 5:30 Committee PM 12 PM, WCC May 28 Wall City Offices CLOSED Thursday, April 19, roughly150 members of the Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce joined in Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence! at the 2018 Annual Meeting and Banquet. Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce Board President Jackie Kusser presented the 2018 State of the Association. In her presentation Kusser discussed the chambers accomplishments over the past year. Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kelsey Clark presented the Director s Report and 2017 Year in Review. In her report Clark recognized the work completed by the five active chamber committees and discussed 2018 committee goals. Clark also revealed a new mission statement and vision statement for the organization. The vision statement for the organization is The Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce provides active leadership to promote and advocate business growth to make Wall a proud and dynamic community. The mission statement for the organization is The Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce proudly serves its members by acting as a liaison in the promotion of business, tourism and community growth. Wall Satellite Office Open: May 9 & 23 Hours: 9 AM - 11:30 AM & 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The chamber board recognized the work completed by individuals and organizations throughout 2017 and 2018 by the presentation of awards. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Wall Meat Processing Plant and Best Western Plains Motel all received Business Improvement Awards. Anita Heathershaw and Jackie Roseth were recognized for their work within the Wall School District with the Teacher of the Year Award. Christi Michael has displayed exceptional customer service over the years and was awarded the 2018 Golden Pineapple Award. Mayor Marty Huether presented Wayne Davis with the 2018 Volunteer of the Year award. Jonny Winn-Holsether and Juanita Schroeder were awarded the first ever Friend of the Chamber for spending many hours working in the chamber office as temporary employees and assisting in training a new executive director. Ann Kitterman was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for her many years of service to the Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce and the Wall community. The chamber board of directors sincerely congratulates all award winners! The chamber was joined in celebrating 50 years of excellence with two Guest Speakers. The first was Black Hills and Badlands (BH&B) Tourism Association President/CEO Michelle Thomson followed by South Dakota Secretary of Tourism Jim Hagen. Thomson presented regional marketing strategies, Wall Chamber advertisements through BH&B and how tourism impacts the economy in the community, region and state. Hagen presented unique marketing strategies being executed by the SD Dept. of Tourism, a rise in travel indicators for 2018 and the growing trend of people moving to SD after a vacation to the state, which is known as the Halo Effect. I am very happy with the overall turnout of the event, said Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kelsey Clark, the chamber board has received positive feedback from all those in attendance. Out of town visitors were impressed with the chamber for hosting a formal event and having great attendance from community members. The Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to celebrate 50 years of excellence in the Wall community and looks forward too many more years of service! Continued on page 3
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Badlands Natural History Assoc. Now accepting applications for responsible and dependable summer employees. This is sales clerk and info job in the Ben Reifel Visitor Center in the Badlands National Park. Some weekends. Flexible. Please email katie.johnston@badlandsnha.org. You can also request an application by calling 605-433-5489. Pennington County Courant Office Manager at the office in Wall. Full-time position. Looking for someone who is responsible and dependable. Computer experience is a must. Employee must live in the Wall area. Willing to train the right person. Contact Beau at 605-685-8155 Eastern National Minuteman Missile NHS Store Associate at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. This is a seasonal, hourly and part-time position. For more information or to apply please go to: https://workforcenow.adp.com/ jobs/apply/posting.html? client=easna&ccid=19000101_000001&type=m P&lang=en_US Wall School District MS/HS English Teacher Full time Custodian Part time Kitchen staff If interested please contact the Wall School at 605-279-2156 for more information. Common Cents Common cents in Wall is currently accepting application for full or part time employees. Looking for people with and enthusiastic and outgoing personality. Benefits available. Apply today at: www.commoncents.com-careers Broken Arrow Trading Co. Summer help wanted for Wall and Deadwood locations. Part-time or Full -time starting May through October. For more information call Lydia at 605-390-7574 or e-mail brokenarrowtc@yahoo.com Thank you to the following members who have renewed their membership for 2018 in the month of April: Badlands Motel & Campground Bev Dartt Broken Arrow Trading Co. Sunshine Inn Motel Welcome New Members: Dakota Sky Stone
W ALL-BADLANDS AREA CH AMBER OF C O MMERCE 2018 Board of Directors: Jackie Kusser President Cindy Hauk Vice President Jackie Heathershaw Treasurer Janet Lurz Dawn Hilgenkamp Jason Leonard Terry Mohr Jonny Winn-Holsether Bruce Dunker 2018 Luncheon Locations: Jan-Red Rock Restaurant Feb-Red Rock Restaurant March-Red Rock Restaurant April-Annual Meeting May-Wall Golf Course June-Wall Golf Course July-Wall Golf Course August-No Luncheon Sept-Wall Community Center Oct-Badlands Saloon & Grille Nov-Badlands Saloon & Grille Dec-Wall Community Center The Spring Mixer will be held May 14 starting at 5 PM at the Wall Golf Course 2018 Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce Membership 4th Avenue Floral American Legion Post 246 Americas Best Value Inn Anderson Investments Ann s Motel Arneson Auction Services Arrow Campground Ascend Ag, Inc. Badlands Automotive Badlands Cedar Pass Lodge Badlands Harley-Davidson Badlands Inn Badlands Motel & Campground Badlands National Park Badlands Natural History Association Badlands Outpost Badlands Quilters Badlands Saloon & Grille Badlands Trading Post Best Wester Plains Motel Bev Dartt Bill Bielmaier Black Hills & Badlands Tourism Assoc. Black Hills Federal Credit Union Black Hills Parks & Forests Broken Arrow Trading Post Candee Kitterman Circle View Guest Ranch Common Cents Country Cupboard Food Pantry Corner Pantry/Subway Cornerstone Industries Crazy Horse Memorial Crew Agency Crown Oil Cutting Edge Salon Dakota Mill & Grain Dakota Sky Stone Dave Hahn De s Oil & Propane East Pennington County Ambulance Dist. East Pennington County Conservation East Pennington County Transit EconoLodge EDWARD JONES/Hal Bailey Evangelical Free Bible Church Farm Bureau Financial Services First Interstate Bank First Lutheran Church First Western Insurance Agency Frontier Cabins Gary Keyser Gold Diggers Golden West Telecommunications Helen Crawford Hillcrest Motel JLJ Contracting, LLC Jonny Winn-Holsether Juanita Schroeder Larry Eisenbraun M & M Sales Mary Williams Minuteman Missile NHS Pathfinder Employment Services Pennington County Commissioners Pennington County Courant Penn.-Jackson Farm Bureau Peno Construction, LLC Pioneer Auto Show & Prairie Town Prairie Homestead Red Rock Restaurant & Lounge Robert Sharp & Associates Rod Renner Rush Funeral Home SanDee s Shearer s Western Dakota Ranch Vac. Singing Horse Trading Post Sleepy Hollow RV Park South Dakota Retailers Association Sunshine Inn St. Patrick s Catholic Church Sue s Avon SWIFTEC Inc. Two Bit Saloon & Steakhouse USDA Forest Service/Natl. Grasslands Vintage Soule Salon & Boutique Wall Auto Livery Wall Building Center & Construction Wall Car Care Center Wall Community Library Wall Dairy Queen Wall Drug Store Wall Food Center Wall Golf Association Wall Health Services Wall Meat Processing Plant Wall Motel Wall Rodeo Booster Club Wall School District 51-5 Wall United Methodist Church Wasta Bar Waste Connections Welsh s Motel Wheelin to Wall *West River Electric Association