CHAMBER NEWS

CONNECTION

A Main Street Organization Sandy Chittum, President, Volume 13, Issue 9

Miami County Chamber of Commerce 13 East Main Street, Peru, IN 46970 765-472-1923 FAX 765-472-7099

Mission Statement

To promote a strong business and industrial

climate for Chamber members through a

partnership with businesses and the Miami County

community.

2011 Chamber Board

of Directors

John Arnold Arnie’s Ace Hardware

Chuck Brimbury

Peru Community Schools

Deb Close Dukes Memorial Hospital

Ron Droscha Century 21 Realtors

Ralph Duckwall

Duckwall and Assoc.

Melody Edwards Miller’s Merry Manor

Josh Francis Commissioner

Dennis Garvin Norris Insurance

Steve Gough City Council

Jody Long

Miami-Cass REMC

Nancy Masten Miami County Museum

George McCarty

First Christian Church

Patty Pavey Mary Kay

Misty Sharp Peru Tribune

Jim Tidd MCEDA

Stephanie Vandiver

NIPSCO

Holly Ward Rock Industries

2011 Gold Sponsors

American Health Network AmericanTrust Federal

Savings Bank Beacon Credit Union

Comerford & Company, CPA

Dukes Memorial Hospital First Merchants Bank

Guyer the Mover Indiana Pest Control Miami-Cass REMC

Miami Trucking Miller’s Merry Manor Montgomery Aviation

NIPSCO PHP

Rock Industries, Inc. Rock Hollow Golf Club Bob Schwartz Chrysler-

Dodge-Jeep, Inc. Bob Schwartz Ford

Smith Office Schneider Electric Company

Wells Fargo Bank

2011 Silver Event

Sponsors

Ace Hardware Caring Hands

Hairtique/Fountain Blues Indiana Pest Control Ivy Tech Community

College Midland Lumber

Peru Tribune Saine Summers Insurance

WARU 101.9FM WJOT 105.9FM

Service Organizations Calendar

Peru/Grissom Kiwanis Club

Meet Every Thursday 12 Noon

Peru Civic Center Lions Club

Every First and Third Tuesday 6:30 pm

First Baptist Church Peru Rotary Club

Every Tuesday 12 Noon

The Siding Business Professional Women

Second Monday of Month 12:10 pm

AmericanTrust Federal Savings Bank

Peak Community Services, Inc. of Logansport is available to help businesses with the responsible destruction of confidential documents. Now that tax time is here, you might be thinking about all of those boxes of old documents that need to go! Peak Community Services, Inc. will pick up large purge jobs and you will receive a certificate of destruction to prove the safe disposal of those documents. Documents are handled in a secure manner and all shredded material is recycled. Call for details about our system and security. Contact Tina Foust at 574-753-4104 ext. 200. A Shredding Day is planned for September 17th from 9 am to 11 am at their location in Logansport at 1416 Woodlawn Avenue. Any individual or business that brings documents in that day receives up to 25 pounds of shredding for FREE! We welcome visitors to our facility. Hoosier Heartland Small Business Development Center will be hosting “How to Start Your Business” workshop from 11 am to 1 pm on September 8th at the CRC Building at 13 East Main Street in Peru. For more information or to make a reservation, call Monty Hendersen at 765-454-7922. In Your Own Backyard Home and Pet Sitting – Whether you are leaving for a few hours, days, a week or longer, even holidays and weekends, call me to care for your home and/or pets while you are away. I customize my service to the home/pet owner providing your pets with the same care and comfort they receive from you at home, eliminating the stress of your pets being placed in unfamiliar surroundings. I will also care for your home with the same pride as you have for it, bring in your newspapers, mail, watering your plants and rotating your lights throughout your home. We can also make arrangements to mow your lawn and restock your kitchen before you return. Call Jo Ann Hughes at 765-472-5970 and let’s make arrangements! Health Tips from Seeds of Health for the month of September. Urinary Maintenance strengthens and supports the urinary system, soothes inflammation, combats urinary infections and stimulates urine flow and the excretion of uric acid. Urinary Maintenance may also help tone and strengthen the bladder and improve bladder control. Urinary Maintenance is particularly useful for aiding detoxification and for relieving excess fluid retention and swelling. Always seek the advice of a certified herbalist or licensed healthcare practitioner for detailed information and specific uses. Always seek competent medical help for serious or life threatening health problems. Come visit your herb specialists, Don and Cindy Layman at 300 East Main in Peru or call 765-473-9544. St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church – 2011 Monthly Raffle – 2011 Monthly Raffle tickets are available in the St. Charles Parish Office for $30.00 each. On the last Wednesday of every month until December 14th, 2011, drawings will take place for 1st place of $250.00, 2nd place for $100.00, 3rd place for $75.00 and 4th place for

CHAMBER NEWS

CONNECTION

$50.00. IMPORTANT!! Even if you have already won once, your ticket is placed back in the raffle to continue on for the next drawing. Stop by the St. Charles Parish Office at 58 West 5th Street to get your ticket! Must be 18 years of age and older to participate. Attention Euchre and Pinochle Card Players: We will meet the third Saturday of the month at 6:15 pm in the school gym and money is the prize payout. The cost to participate is $5 per person. Please mark the following dates on your calendar – September 17th, October 15th and November 19th. Please bring a snack to share with everyone. For more information, call the Parish Office at 765-473-5543. See you there! St. Charles Parish Bazaar is Saturday, September 10

th.

Ready to quit smoking? Want help staying quit? Let us help you. “Free to Be Tobacco Free” support group. 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 5:30 pm at Dukes Memorial Hospital Allman Room 1 in the Cafeteria. Questions? Call 472-4450. Help your employees quit; reduce your costs. The CDC estimates that your additional medical and lost productivity costs for employees who smoke average $3,391 per smoker per year. But there’s good news. More than 80% of smokers want to quit and many of them will with help. Call the Miami County Tobacco Awareness Group at 472-4450 and we will enroll your business as a Preferred Employer with the Indiana Tobacco Quitline. We will provide everything you need to help your employees overcome tobacco addiction and increase your bottom line and it is free. Harvesting Capabilities is an organization to advocate for increased education, independence and supports for people with disabilities, the aging population and their caregivers in North Central Indiana. Harvesting Capabilities will empower people with disabilities to be independent and productive and be the driving force to find jobs, create work opportunities, help write business plans and research information. Harvesting Capabilities 5th Annual Chili Cookoff contest will be on Saturday, October 1st. Open to the public at 11 am, it will be located at the Riverwalk next to Miamisfort on West Canal Street in Peru. Tickets are $5 each for all the chili you can eat (kids 5 years and under are free). Chili will be served from noon to 3 pm followed by awards presentation for People’s Choice, Showmanship, Best Restaurant chili and Best Church chili. There will be a beer and wine tent, live entertainment, 50/50 and raffle prizes for the adults. For the kid’s a jump house and slide will be on site with other activities geared for all ages. Alongside the chili we will have available hot dogs, popcorn and nonalcoholic beverages. This is the one major fundraiser that Harvesting Capabilities puts on each year to provide assistance for people with disabilities in and around the Miami County area. Harvesting Capabilities is a private non profit agency that gets no government funding. We are looking for sponsors and cookers. Come on out and let people decide if yours is the BEST CHILI in Miami County! If you are interested in sponsoring or cooking your famous chili, please contact us at miamichili@yahoo.com or call 75-472-1902. We hope you will come out and join us for a day of family fun and support this community effort.

CHAMBER NEWS

CONNECTION

Grissom Air Museum Calendar of Events for September:

September 5th – Labor Day Grissom Air Museum will be open from noon to 4 pm. September 11th – Grissom Air Museum will be honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11. September 14th – Grissom Air Museum will be hosting the staff members of Indiana’s federal politicians at 3:30 pm in the Hall of Honor. September 17th – 736th Chapter of the Order of the Purple Heart will meet in the Hall of Honor at 1 pm. September 19th – the Special Olympic Area 5 Annual meeting to be held in our exhibit hall from 6 pm to 9 pm. September 23rd – Ten Model A Classics will be visiting the museum for a tour. September 24th – Miami Cass REMC will be using the grounds and the pavilion. Grissom Air Museum will play host to the final staging for the American Veterans Memorial Tribute Wall as it passes down US 31 to Kokomo. Staging will begin at 1 pm in the Grissom Air Museum parking lot. September 30th – Grissom Air Museum will be hosting Lowell and Scott Grissom as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Grissom Air Museum Exhibit Hall. The Miami County Community Foundation announces the launch of its 2011 Fall Grant Cycle. The Community Foundation has a long history of strengthening and enriching the lives of citizens in the communities of Miami County. For years, the Community Foundation has provided resources to seed ideas, foster development initiatives and encourage leadership in nonprofit organizations where imagination and determination are at work enhancing people’s lives every day. The Miami County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3 public trust. The mission of the Community Foundation is to improve the quality of lives in our communities by assisting donors in fulfilling their charitable wishes. This is done by building endowment funds for the community with contributions, both large and small. If you have questions regarding the grant cycle, contact Northern Indiana Community Foundation at 574-223-2227, toll free at 877-432-6423. Applications are available at the Community Foundation office at 13 East Main in Peru, the Peru Public Library or on line at www.nicf.org/miami. Application deadline is September 30th, 2011.

Birthright is in need of newborn size diapers and size 3, 4 and 5 diapers. We also need baby wash, lotion, shampoo and diaper rash cream. Crib sheets, wipes and 24 month boys clothes we are needing. Donations are also appreciated to purchase these items. Stop by at 65 West Sixth Street or call 765-475-0706, Bona Vista Programs today announced sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals will be available at no separate charge to enrolled children without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. The goal of the program is to improve the diets of young children and increase the opportunity for children to eat a variety of nutritious foods. The meals and snacks served meet standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The USDA and the State of Indiana are equal opportunity providers and employers. For further information, contact Bona Vista Programs, 105 South Benton Street at 75-473-6744. Dukes Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that every Wednesday the cafeteria will be serving a home style dinner from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. Dinner will include an entrée, two side items, a dinner roll, a mouth watering dessert and a drink for just $6.50. Dine in or carry out available. Do not miss out on this wonderful opportunity for a homemade four course meal. All Senior Circle members will receive a 20% discount. Also, Dukes cafeteria is now serving hot breakfast Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 9 am. Please call 765-472-8000 ext 2273 with questions.

Caring Hands employee Robin McClanahan is participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s to raise funds and awareness. The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research and funds Robin raises will go directly toward supporting their efforts. The walk is Saturday, September 17th at Jackson Morrow Park in Kokomo. For more information or to make a donation contact Robin McClanahan at 260-571-5010 or Teri Moore at 765-469-2531. Leadership Luncheon Series on Thursday, September 1st, 2011, The One Thing You

Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading and Sustained Individual Success. E. Jake Gamble, MSM, Business Professor, Founder of Leadership Support Services, LLC at Wabash Counseling Center in Wabash. For registration, email scott@wabashfriends.org. Cost is $20 non refundable which includes workshop fee and a light lunch provided by Market Street Grille. Miami County Helping Hands, Inc. Annual “Walk a Mile for Hunger” on Saturday, September 17th at 10 am. We need teams of walkers that are sponsored by your organization. Walkers are encouraged to ask friends to sponsor them in their walk. For more information, please feel free to call us at 75-472-1875.

Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre’s 2011-2012 Slate - Same Time Next Year, The Spirit of Reindeer, Working and Having a wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her. Miami-Cass REMC Member Appreciation Day and Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 17th from 11 am to 3 pm at the Miami County Fairgrounds. Free lunch served from 11 am to 1 pm. Vote from 11 am to 1 pm for the board of directors. Door prizes! The Jhonny and Sallie Show is well beyond average musical entertainment! It’s filled with a variety of magnetic merriment and inspiring and contagious energy that is interactive and unpredictable. It is said to be “As sweet as a chilled candy bar!”

Miami County Chamber of Commerce brings you:

First Friday – September 2nd at Café

DuCirque, 65 Miami Street in Peru from 7:30

am to 8:30 am. There is no fee to attend, just

show up and take this opportunity to network with other Chamber members. If you can’t

make this month, we will have another one on

October 7th.

CHAMBER CHATTER

August 2011 New Chamber Members:

Woodcrest Manufacturing, Inc. 150 Washington Avenue P. O. Box 848 Peru, IN 46970 Contact: Karen Cruikshank 765-472-4471 Fax: 765-472-5356 Email: karen@woodcrestmfg.com Manufacturer

CONGRATULATIONS

MIDLAND LUMBER

CHAMBER BUSINESS OF THE

MONTH!

September 5th

– Labor Day Auction “Rally for Riley”. Food, and auction, all proceeds will go to Riley Children Hospital. For more information call Honey Bear Hollow at 765-473-4342. September 6

th – November 26

th – YMCA Better Weigh program.

For more information, call 765-472-1979. September 10

th – Mighty Mississinewa Triathlon at Mississinewa

Reservoir. Pre-registration required. For more information, call 765-473-6528, fee. September 10

th – St. Charles Parish 33

rd Annual Bazaar, 80 West

Fifth Street 8 am to 8 pm. Huge garage sale in the school gym starting at 8 am to 12 noon. There will be hourly drawings and a grand prize. The Grill will open at 10 am until 3:30 pm serving hamburgers, hot dogs, brats and nachos. The Tenderloin dinner will start 3:30 pm until 7:30 pm (eat in or carry out). There are crafts, food, and fun for all ages. Starting at 12 noon there will be music. There will be a Tiki Lounge serving adult refreshments from 12 noon to 8 pm and it is located across the alley from the school. September 12

th – 15

th – Senior Fall Fest at Salamonie Reservoir.

Pre-registration required. For more information, call 260-468-2127, $2/pp. September 16

th – 18

th – Salamonie Rider’s Rendezvous at

Salamonie Reservoir. Pre-registration required. For more information, call 260-468-2127, $2/pp.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

September 16

th – 18th – Amboy Festival. Friday Night September

16th

– Amboy’s Got Talent. Saturday September 17th

– 8 am to 10 am biscuits and gravy sponsored by Amboy UMC, 9:15 am parade line up, 10 am Parade Hometown Heroes, 11 am to 2 pm car, truck and bike show sponsored by First Farmers Bank & Trust, 2 pm to 4 pm, car, truck and bike show – DJ Wade Weaver 105.9 The Bash, 11 am to 3 pm music at the pavilion. Other activities are CID Irish Dancers, Jim Snapp Magic, PTA Team, Von Lick Kennel, Square Dancing, 4 pm to 7 pm beef and noodle supper, 6 pm Paul Stout (Country Singer), 8 pm to 11 pm Teen Dance – DJ. All day at the park – flea market booths and 50/50 drawings, kids games, food, cake walk and crafts. Sunday September 18

th – 10 am Community

Church at pavilion, everyone welcome, 11:30 am Community pitch in picnic at pavilion, 12:30 pm corn hole sign up, 1 pm corn hole games, 6:30 pm Community Singspiration at Friends Church. September 17

th – Macy Fall Fest, downtown Macy. Yard sales,

games, food and bands. For more information call 574-835-6708. September 17

th – Miami County Helping Hands “Walk-A-Mile”

For Hunger at 9:30 am. Walk starts and ends at Miami County Helping Hands, 65 South Miami Street. For more information call helping Hands at 765-472-1875 September 30

th, October 1

st & 2

nd – Autumn Camping Weekend I

pre-registration required. For more information, call 260-468-2127, $3/pp. October 1

st – Cole Porter Classic 5K/15K run and a 5K walk.

Registration at 7:30 am in the Circus City Festival Building and the run/walk starts at 9 am. Entree fees, for more information call Jim Yates at 765-473-6668.

October 1

st – Oktoberfest in Peru on the Riverwalk. Car show,

Harvesting Capability Chili cook-off, entertainment all day long, kid’s area, food vendors, and a beverage tent, along with history packed events. Fun for the entire family. For more information, call 765-472-1923.

RETAIL NEWS Victoria’s Favorites has a nice selection of live plants for your home or for your sun room. We also have Victorian home décor along with spring picks, butterflies and other items to decorate that perfect sun room, garden room or front porch. Silver, enamel, dangle and glass charm beads for your charm bracelets are now 50% off. We have a limited supply, so shop early for best selection. Located at 27 East Third Street or call 765-473-4496. Café DuCirque is a quaint café, coffeehouse and local art gallery in Peru, Indiana. We specialize in a few things including wonderful coffees, unique menu options and more! Our coffees are usually organic and always fair trade and roasted fresh in house to ensure the best coffee and cappuccino or latte around. Our menu includes several croissant sandwiches, Panini, fresh salads and crepes. Wonderful desserts and pastries can be found here as well. Not long after we opened in 2006, we had the wonderful opportunity to help found and continue to support the Miami County Artists Co-Op. This group was started to give local artists or even self described “wanna be” artists a place to show off, get critique, learn and network with fellow artists. To that end we are able to display and even sell local works of art. The co-op meets at Café DuCirque monthly. Please come if interested! Café DuCirque is located at 65 North Miami Street in Peru, Indiana. We are one block west of Broadway between 5th and 6th Streets across from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. You can find us, our complete menus and lots more info at www.cafeducirqueonline.com. Homer’s Restaurant - still featuring nightly our “Two dinners for only $19.95 – share an appetizer, choice of potato skins, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, bosco sticks or corn nuggets, choice of two dinners – chicken breast, hamburger steak, pork chops, jumbo shrimp or our famous fishl The best and largest Sunday Brunch featuring both breakfast items and lunch items along with the salad bar and a homemade dessert for only $10.95 and it includes your drink. Hours are from 11 am to 2 pm. Come on down and enjoy our food. Located at 421 West Canal Street.

Riverside Fun Center – do you remember Dollar Days at Senger Dry Goods? We have brought them back with Dollar Days at Riverside! All games $1 and shoes $1 all day and night Tuesday of every week – good ole cheap family entertainment in a clean cheerful environment. Open 12 noon till 9 pm every Tuesday for your enjoyment. Located at 421 West Canal Street. Tables Restaurant is now serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Check out our new lunch buffet! New Sunday brunch buffet from 10 am to 2 pm. New “All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet” Monday through Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm for $7.99. Buffet includes hot bar and salad bar. Located at 2 North Grant Street or call 765-475-0282. Beef O’Brady’s has all new menus coming out in September. Included in these new menus are many new feature meals as well as all new drink special and lunch’s. Beef’s is the place to be for lunch meetings. We have wi fi and plenty of space for large groups. Located at 911 West Main Street. Broadway Liquors North and South would like to announce new lower prices! We are able to compete and sometimes beat the “chain/grocery” store prices in town. Fast, friendly, clean and convenient. Stop in for all your summer beverage needs. We are your party suppliers! Broadway Liquors North has kegs in stock for only $69.95 (plus refundable deposits). Coldest beer in town! Western Howard Conservation Club on North Eel River Cemetery Road is a beautiful building that can be rented for any occasion. The rental fee is $300 and an additional $200 damage deposit. We have 32 – 8- rectangular tales, 240 chairs, a service kitchen and the building is handicap accessible. All included in the rental fee. We have a beautiful site with many photo opportunities. The facility is non-smoking and we allow alcohol on site (the party that is renting the facility is responsible for the alcohol). Please call to make a reservation at 765-242-9156 or 765-659-3209 Eileen & Friends new location at 33 East 6th Street (Corner of East 6th Street and Wabash) will be hosting a Home and Garden Market on Friday’s from 8 am to 2 pm in their grassy area around their building. Set up is free for vendors of home grown and handmade items. While you are there, stop in and visit. We would like to welcome several new vendors, “Nutcase Jewelry” featuring handmade jewelry using real nuts! Janet is back with her collection of Yard Art, Kim is with us with refillable calendars featuring animals, sports teams and household themed items, Aunt D’s henna studio. Call 765-469-1464 for more details. Miami County Early Childhood Music fall classes begin on September 9th. We are offering a full complement of classes for ages 0 to 9 years. Both day and evening classes are available. Come and sing and dance with your toddler. Encourage your preschooler’s musical creativity. Kindergarteners and first graders can learn the beginnings of music reading and writing. Does your 2nd or 3rd grader dream of playing

the piano? Join one of our beginning keyboard classes. Check our www.musikgarten.org/nancyspahr for class descriptions, days and times. Questions? Feel free to call 75-438-6435 or 765-472-2127. Register online, by phone or in person. Come for the fun…stay for the education! Anytime Fitness will provide all chamber members with a set of guest passes. These passes entitle your employees to 7 free days of fitness. What’s more, the offer extends to their entire family! And, if your employees choose to join Anytime Fitness before October 1st, we will offer 50% off enrollment and their 1st month free! To order your Employee Appreciation Certificates (Free 7 Day Passes) call Maggie at 75-4732-7004. Front Porch Primitives will be having the last Antique Market of the year on September 17th from 8 am to 6 pm. We will be serving free bean soup and cornbread, as well as having new items in our Rusty Garden along with fall items and mums. We hope to see all of you there, as we have some of the nicest vendors featuring their wonderful antiques and collectibles. Annie’s Attic – New fall Vera is in with great new colors and items. Getting married? Register at Annie’s. Come in and pick out items, then we will set up a table for people to shop from for your shower and wedding. We will even gift bag the gifts! We have a gift for any occasion you might need. Come and check us out at 57 North Broadway. Doris’ Drapery Boutique is celebrating the season along with Hunter Douglas by offering a variety of ways to make window fashions even more appealing from mail-in rebates to federal tax credits. For more information, contact Doris at 765-472-5850. Garden Gate Greenhouse will be having their first ever Fall Open House on Saturday, September 10th from 8:30 am to 5 pm. There will be seminars, hayrides, refreshments, face painting, pumpkin decorating, farmers market, sale on fall items and kid’s games. The Swampwater Stompers will be playing from 11 am to 1 pm. Come join us and bring your family! We are located at 3415 East 500 South.

Miami County Solid Waste District Schedule: September 17

th – Household Hazardous Waste

Call 765-472-7224 for an appointment Miami County Speedway Saturday Night Racing at the Miami County Fairgrounds

September Schedule:

September 17

th – Fan Appreciation night. This event sill also benefit the American

Cancer Society. Our night is sponsored by White’s Meat Market of Kokomo and Tipton. All general admission is FREE! We will take donations for the American Cancer

Society. For additional event information, please check out our website at www.miamicountyspeedway.com.

Honeywell Center Events Calendar: September 3rd – 7:30 pm – Donny Osmond September 11th – 7:30 pm – Bill Cosby September 18th – 2 pm – Mike Emrick: Voice of the NHL September 23rd – 7:30 pm – James Gregory