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September 2018
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Two candidate
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Member news ..... page 8

Seven nominated for Chamber Board;

Marie Fryer to be honored at Fall Meeting

The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Fryer served as the Down-
Fall Meeting, 12 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Austin Country town Retail Committee chair
Club. Seven members will be elected to the Board of Directors. for many years and also was a
Marie Fryer, former owner of Belles and Beaus Bridal and member of the Chamber’s
Formal Wear in downtown Austin, will be honored with the Board of Directors. She is a
Lifetime Achievement Award. past recipient of the Chamber
The seven board nominees include: Ambassadors’ Small Business
•Dan Marmsoler, Fire and Ice Comfort Specialists, Inc.; of the Year award.
•Dale Wicks, Quality Pork Processors, Inc.; Fryer first opened an altera-
•Lindsey Haney, The Style Lounge Salon; tion business called The Nimble
Thimble in 1990 before
•Adam Houck, Adams, Rizzi & Sween, P.A.; expanding and changing the
•Joseph Bower, Wells Fargo Bank and Angry Hog Brewery name to Belles & Beaus Bridal
& Taproom; and Formal Wear. Over the
•Danielle Morem, Damel Transportation; years, she employed more than
•Scott Fox, Fox Electric, Inc. 130 people and drew customers
The Board of Directors oversees Chamber finances, estab- from throughout southeastern
lishes policy and programming. Minnesota and northern Iowa. Marie Fryer
She was a members of the
Midwest Bridal Buyer’s Association (MBBA) for over 20 years
and served as their treasurer for 10 years. She was a member of
Austin’s Downtown Association since 1994 and helped organize
events such as Christmas in the City, Crazy Days, Harvest Fest,
Fall Fest and the Downtown Rummage Sale. Belles & Beaus
was honored by Chamber Ambassadors as 2016 Small Business
of the Year. Fryer retired and closed her business in December
2017.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was established by the
Chamber Board of Directors in 2002 as a means of raising
awareness of the contributions business leaders make to the
community and our local economy. Nominees can be current or
FALL MEETING continued on page 8
Dan Marmsoler Joseph Bower

Danielle Morem Adam Houck Dale Wicks Scott Fox Lindsey Haney