Branding Unveil Successful, Grant Requests Made

Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation’s Grant/Executive Advisory Board met Tuesday at the CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School.

Grant application presentations were made on behalf of the James River Rodeo by Marlyn Bertsch, and Fort Seward Reconstruction by Dale Marks.

The rodeo requested and was approved for $2,700 going toward program costs and advertising.

Bertsch said under advertising,  the dollars will be used for bringing a rodeo announcer from Canada, and the rental of a sound system, plus the cost of trophy saddles. The total cost of the program is estimated at $60,000. Other revenue will come from advertising and gate sales.

He said the Rodeo at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds is planned for July 4, 5 2014.

For Fort Seward, Dale Marks requested a grant for $450, the total program cost, which was approved, for a Gatling Gun demonstration to take place on July 5, 2014, at Fort Seward. The dollars will used to pay for the individual to perform the demonstration.

Also requested, and approved by the Board was the Fort Seward request for $825, the total program cost, to help fund a Flea Market planned for August 23, 2014, at the Fort.

The dollars will go toward the costs of advertising within a one hundred mile radius of Jamestown, plus flyers and go toward insurance, paint and tape.

The organization is planning to charge $25 per table for vendors.

In other business,  BCTF Marketing’s Tanea Clocksene reported a successful Branding, Logo Unveil that occurred on Friday May 9, 2014, held at the Jamestown Arts Center. She praised Red Plum Media’s visual displays at the event. T-shirts with the new logo are anticipated to be on sale at the RSVP+ store at Frontier Village.

Buffalo City Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund feels the new branding and logo is being received well by the public, as is the concept of the branding. He added that presentations will be made to service clubs and business leaders.

Executive Board President, Alden Kollman said the new gazebo replica dedication at the Stutsman County Memorial Museum grounds is Saturday May 17, 2014.

He said there will be refreshments, speakers, and bleachers set up for those in attendance. In addition postcards will be given away to those in attendance.

Swedlund pointed out that the Grant/Executive Advisory Board will meet on an as needed basis this summer, with regularly scheduled meetings to resume this fall.