The lucky winner of the playhouse donated by KJH Builders was Zachary Koehl of Hancock. Shown with Zachary is Kevin, Michael and Jonathon Joos, KJH owners.

Wednesday, July 28

Downtown Morris

• Crazy Days will officially begin at 6:59 AM
• 10 AM — Chalk the Walk (Morris Public Library)
• 10 AM-3 PM— Kids: register for one of two $10 Chamber Cash prizes at the Chamber table by Thrifty White
• 10:45 AM Games sponsored by Miss Midwest Scholarship committee
• 11 AM — Children’s Coin Dig (W. 6th St. & Atlantic Ave.)
• 11 AM — 4 PM FFA will be serving Mini-Donuts (Next to RiverWood Bank)
• 11:30 AM — 1 PM First Robotics Demonstration (W. 6th St. & Atlantic Ave.)
• 2 PM — Races between East & West side businesses (between 5th & 8th St.)
• 7 PM — Firemen’s Water Fight (6th & Oregon—bring a chair)
• Kiwanis will be serving Sno-Cones and Cotton Candy during the Water Fight

Four $25 Chamber Cash prizes will be awarded to the Crazy Days Quiz winners. Drop off your Crazy Days Quiz registration form at the Morris Area Chamber of Commerce’s office or table on Wednesday!

Seated L to R- Chair Shelley Evink, Paul LeTendre, Ron Staples, Kris Hansen, Diane Anspach, Neil Suess

Standing- Karen Berget, Dr. Randy Hamling, Karen Arnold, Sonia Meyer, Mick Ekren, Corinne Kirk, Christine Mahoney, Joan Spaeth and Jill Loge

Photo courtesy of Sue Dieter, Morris Sun Tribune

2010 Morris Area Chamber of Commerce Board Members:

Shelley Evink, Federated Telephone, Chair

Twig Webster, City Council Representative, Vice-Chair

Corinne Kirk, SCMC

Jill Loge, Bank of the West

Paul LeTendre, State Farm Insurance

Kris Hansen, RiverWood Bank

Mick Ekren, Superior Industries

Sonia Meyer, Sonia’s Hair Clinic

Mary Philiph,  Willie’s Super Valu

Diane Anspach, Bremer  Bank

Dr. Randy Hamling, Accelerated Chiropractic

Karen Berget, American Eagle Realty

Joan Spaeth, SCMC

Ron Staples, Stevens County Representative

Christine Mahoney, UMM Representative

Common Cup Coffeehouse

501 Atlantic Ave.

320-589-1200

Common Cup Coffeehouse began operation in 2002 with the backing of Faith Lutheran Church, First Lutheran Church and Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) in Morris.  It is located on Main Street at the corner of Atlantic Ave. and W. 5^th St.

Common Cup is a charitable non-profit corporation administered by a Board of Directors comprised of three members from each church and two members of LCM plus one at-large youth member.  The capable managers are Rose Wagner and Sue Bruer. The staff comprises local adults, high school and college student workers.

The Cup’s mission is to welcome and connect communities…. especially UMM students to downtown Morris together with people of all ages.  It is a real melting pot of warmth and congeniality!  Check it out!

A variety of sandwiches, soups, salads, muffins, rolls and desserts are served from 7:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30-6:00 on Saturday (summer hours).  Common Cup is proud to feature Fair Trade Coffee, and to use locally grown products whenever possible. Fresh produce from our area is incorporated into the menu when in season.  The vast majority  of the menu items, including the cookies, cakes and desserts, are made from scratch on site and fresh daily. This year Baker Rose Wagner is featuring the Cookie-of-the-Month.

Box lunches and catered orders for special parties and receptions are popular.

A Charity-of-the-Month receives donations from the piggy banks at each table and the counter plus $50 from the Cup. The Charity recipients alternate between local and natl./international causes such as the Local Food Shelf, Kids’ Against Hunger, Youth for Christ, Someplace Safe, Habitat for Humanity. Yearly profits are held in escrow and in 2007, $7000 was distributed to seven charities.

In 2008, Common Cup received the MN Restaurant Neighbor Award by the National Restaurant Association.

Chamber Ambassadors recently welcomed Morris Area Child Care Center as a Morris Area Chamber of Commerce member. Pictured are Kris Hansen, RiverWood Bank, Bonny Grant, Morris Area Child Care Center, Corinne Kirk, SCMC, and Diane Anspach, Bremer Bank.

Chamber Ambassadors recently welcomed Bruce Hanstad, American Family Insurance Agent, to the Morris Area Chamber of Commerce. Pictured are Corinne Kirk, SCMC, Bruce, Kris Hansen, RiverWood Bank and Diane Anspach, Bremer Bank.

The Morris Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Anderson Acres Nursery as a new member. Owners Lloyd and Jan Anderson are shown receiving the plaque.

Chamber Ambassadors recently welcomed What’s Shakin’ as a Morris Area Chamber member. Pictured are Joan Spaeth, SCMC, Karen Berget, American Eagle Realty, Missy Johnson, What’s Shakin’ owner, Shelley Evink, Federated Telephone, and Paul LeTendre, State Farm Insurance.

Chamber Ambassadors Paul LeTendre, Karen Berget, Joan Spaeth and Shelley Evink, recently welcomed Sandy Dunn (center) as a Morris Area Chamber member. Sandy is the owner/operator of Sandra D’s Wedding Design & Décor.

Chamber Ambassadors Karen Berget and Twig Webster recently welcomed Meadowland Market to the Morris Area Chamber of Commerce.  Jody Schmidgall, owner, and Jonna Backman, Store Manager, received the welcome plaque.

Morris Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Karen Berget and Twig Webster recently welcomed Lisa Riley, Branch Manager, RN, of Knute Nelson Home Care to the Chamber.

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The Morris Area Chamber recently welcomed Dr. Eric Rambow and Dr. Meghan Rambow of Morris Dental Clinic as new members of the Chamber. Pictured Left to right are Chamber Board member Sonia Meyer, Dr. Eric Rambow, Dr. Meghan Rambow, and Chamber Board member Kris Hansen.

The Morris Area Chamber recently welcomed Friends of the Morris Wetland Management District as members of the Chamber. Pictured Left to right are Chamber Board member Jill Loge, Morris Wetland Management District Board members Kate Livingston, Dale Livingston, Victor Gades, Ron Rosen, and Chamber Board member Paul LeTendre. Not pictured are Morris Wetland Management District Board members Ron Kubik and Joan Boleman.

The Morris Area Chamber recently welcomed the Nick Wolff Agency as a new member. Board members Elaine Simonds-Jaradat and Paul LeTendre presented Nick Wolff, owner, and Evie Schmitz, office manager, with a plaque.

Board members recently welcomed Legacy Living Ltd. as new members to the Morris Area Chamber. Pictured from left is Elaine Simonds-Jaradat, Paul LeTendre, and owners Dave and Lisa Denzer and Erv Krosch.

Chamber Board member Elaine Simonds-Jaradat presented new members Hands for Health with a Welcome to the Chamber plaque. Pictured is Donna Meyers, owner and massage therapist, Jeanne Ennen and Mary Bellmore, massage therapists, and Elaine.

Chamber Ambassadors recently welcomed Dr. Randy Hamling, owner of Accelerated Chiropractic & Natural Healing LLC, as a new business and Chamber member. Attending the ribbon cutting were Christine Mahoney, Twig Webster, Ben Winchester, Chamber Director Karen Arnold, Patty Nelson, Melissa Hamling, Dr. Randy Hamling, Mayor Sheldon Giese, and Corinne Kirk.

The Morris Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Prairie Medical – ELEAH as a new Chamber member. Pictured left to right are: June Zimmerman CNFP, John Stock MD, Alfredo Altamarina PA, Chamber Board Chair Shelley Evink, and Micheal Busian MD.

The Morris Area Chamber recently welcomed The Diamond Club/Met Lounge as a new member. Pictured are: Stacey and CJ Fromm and Chamber Board Chair Shelley Evink.

Skyview Senior Living Community was recently welcomed as a new Morris Area Chamber of Commerce member. From left to right are Kris Hanson, Chamber Board Member representing River Wood Bank and Danielle Lesmeister, Director of Housing and Home Care.

The Stevens County Historical Museum was recently welcomed as a new Morris Area Chamber of Commerce member. From left are Joan Boleman, Collections Registrar, Marilyn Beyer, Indexing, Pearl Diers, Volunteer, Randee Hokanson, Executive Director, Kris Hanson, Chamber Board Member representing River Wood Bank, Tina Didreckson, Office Specialist, and Ardith Larson, Volunteer.

Cindy Schmidt (left), owner of CJ’s The Perfect Look, was recently welcomed as a new Chamber member by board member Mick Ekren.

Chamber Ambassadors Mick Ekren and Karen Arnold recently welcomed Tina Didreckson (center), founder of Prairie Fire Studios, as a chamber member.

Morris Area Chamber board member Jill Loge, Bank of the West, recently welcomed new Chamber members Brad Krosch, Jim Dieter and John DeRung, owners of Tech Plus.

Morris Area Chamber board member Mick Ekren of Superior Industries and Karen Arnold, Executive Director,  recently welcomed B-Bop Hair Shop as a new Chamber member. Accepting the plaque is Jamie Beyer, owner, and Dawn Henrichs, stylist.

Morris Area Chamber of Commerce board chair Shelley Evink and board members Corrine Kirk and Kris Hansen recently welcomed the Morris Liquor Store as a new member. Accepting the plaque is Jim Overland, manager.

Morris Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors Corinne Kirk, Shelley Evink and Kris Hansen recently welcomed Glen Tomoson, owner of Glen’s Auto Glass, as a chamber member.

Morris Area Chamber Ambassadors Mick Ekren, Superior Industries, and Charity Ciaramitaro, American Family, recently welcomed Midwest Family Eye Care as Chamber members. Accepting the welcome plaque are Linda Giese and Shirley Busch, Opticians.

The Morris Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Chamber member KTM Signs & Graphics/Image-Xperts to their new location at 1 East 5th Street. Pictured left to right is Chamber Board Member Mick Ekren, Jerri Jergenson, Office Manager, Terry Timmerman, Owner/Sales, Connie Timmerman, Chief Financial Officer, Whitney Riley, Inside/Outside Sales, and Charity Ciaramitaro, Chamber Board Member.

Stephanie Dick, owner of Footnotes Studio of Dance, was recently welcomed as a new Morris Area Chamber member by Charity Ciaramitaro of American Family Insurance.

Morris Area Chamber of Commerce board member Charity Ciaramitaro from American Family Insurance recently welcomed new chamber member Dennis Strong, owner of ServiceMaster of the Lakes Area.

Morris Area Chamber of Commerce board members Sonia Meyer of Sonia’s Hair Clinic, and Mick Ekren of Superior Industries, welcome David Poppe and the Morris Land Care Company as a chamber member.

Corinne Kirk, Charity Ciaramitaro, and Kris Hansen visited Someplace Safe Victim Advocates Erin Koehntop and Becki Jordan

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