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** Dave Guenther called and said they are going to give welcome bags to participants in the Antique convention. They will be preparing 100 bags. A lure book will go in each bag along with any advertising that any business is willing to put in. They have gifts so far from Mills GM, Shamp's Meat, TDS &USLink. We want to represent our community well. Anything you can give like a pen,pencil,magnet, something you're your name on it would be appreciated. Please bring our gift, coupon or whatever to the Chamber Office by next Wednesday the 10. The club will be packing bags at their meeting that night. ** At the Board Meeting(Wednesday Jan. 7)we decided to pick dates for all the parties next year so they are decided plent1 early. We are canceling the Christmas/Winter party. Spring Fling—April 15U'or 22n at Windows on Whitefish(Piney Ridge) Fall Get-Together/Annual Meeting—September 16 Christmas Party—December 2 Retail Committee—Darlene Schaefer—The Breakfast with Santa went very well this year. It is easier being the 2nd annual than the first. The Legion was wonderful to work with. They donated the food, so we didn't have that expense this year. The next thing coming up is Mardi Gras. It is also the second annual. She encouraged everyone to be thinking about costumes as there will be a King& Queen chosen again. Marketing Committee—None of the three members were here,but Ryan said marketing is progressing. The skeleton of the web site is close to done now,and the dialog needs to be put in. Hopefully it should be done in close to a month. '-1 Student Chamber—Becky Swanson—They raised $300 with which they adopted a family for Christmas(a single mom with 3 young sons)and bought presents for them. They enjoyed shopping and wrapping and signing Santa's name on the presents. They also did bell ringing for the Salvation Army. Now they are focusing on Habitat for Humanity. There are now 32 members in the Student Chamber. They received a well deserved round of applause from the group. Old Business: Highway 731 Survey Results—There was a 68%return of the surveys. The board decided not to put analysis on the facts. The numbers in the paper-weren't exactly right and will be in next weeks Echo. The survey results will be given to MN DOT as they are without any interpretation so we won't seem to be trying to slant the opinion in any way. The numbers show that the majority of members want it thru town. The draft EIS is done and MN DOT wants a decision from the City Council by February 9d'stating their preference for location of the highway. The Echo has been doing a good job of clearing up rumors. There are many of them and there are still a lot of questions. The draft EIS is available on the MN Dot web site. There aren't any details about design at this time. Web Site—I Like It Like That said their part is done. We will need to put in all the information. Announcements—Upcoming Events 2