Elma Business Directory

your guide to area businesses.

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Promotional Specialties

201 4th Street
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2671
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Email: Thomas Smith

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St. Peter Lutheran Church

107 Wood Street
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2558
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Website: http://www.stpeterelma.blogspot.com
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Email: Rev. Ryan McDermott

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Stillwater Greenhouse

3110 Shadow Avenue
Orchard, IA 50460
Phone: 641-732-3252
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Email: Daniel Zimmerman

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The BRIDGE Organization, Inc.

P.O. Box 15
Elma, IA 50628-0015
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Website: http://www.elmaia.com
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Email: BRIDGE

The BRIDGE Organization, Inc. is a non-profit community betterment corporation founded in 2005 with a tax-exempt 501c3 status to assist the Elma community in obtaining grant funding from outside sources.

BRIDGE consists of five committees with a chairperson and vice chair of each.  These committees, their function and their chairpersons are as follows:

Executive Committee (Conducts the monthly meetings, records minutes, sends meeting notices out, oversees finances of the organization.)
Dale Roethler, President
Roger Meirick, Vice-President
Bruce Weigel, Secretary/Treasurer

Economic Development (Assists in the development of new Elma businesses, serves as liaison with Howard County Economic Development.)
Bruce Weigel, Chairperson
Rob Hughes, Vice Chairperson

Marketing & Promotions (Develops and  maintains elmaia.com website,  monitors elmaia@mchsi.com e-mails, creates & maintains BRIDGE Organization databases, promotes Elma , assists the Events committee and liaisons with Howard County Economic Development.)
Callie Weigel, Chairperson
Jim Wallace, Vice-Chairperson

Community Services (Coordinates all community programs for citizens of Elma, specifically recruiting staff for these programs and assists in program development.  Liaisons with the City of Elma,  Elma Park Board, the Events committee and Marketing committee.)
Currently seeking a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Community Development (Assists in seeking outside funding opportunities for Elma area businesses and programs, seeks community development programs to improve Elma.  Liaisons with the City of Elma.)
Larry McGee, Chairperson
Currently seeking a Vice-Chairperson

Events (Coordinates Old Roundhouse Trail Days, liaisons with Marketing and Promotion committee.)
Dale Roethler, Vice-Chairperson
Currently seeking a Vice-Chairperson

BRIDGE also has two members who serve as Elma representatives at the Howard County Economic Development meetings.

BRIDGE membership is $100 annually and is open to any Elma business or individual.  Annual membership dues benefit the growth and well-being of the Elma community  as well as assists in the  promotion of Elma businesses/organizations and supplements Old Roundhouse Trail Days costs.

Past projects achieved through The BRIDGE Organization, Inc. include:
Housing programs, Elma welcome signs, new Christmas decorations, downtown Elma revitalization, creation of Elma welcome baskets for new residents, assisted in the Elma Park improvement projects providing partial funding, developed and sponsored  elmaia.com website, established Old Roundhouse Trail Days annual festival and is the major sponsor of this annual event, funded and created Elma databases (including purchase of BRIDGE laptop computer and printer), assisted and provided partial funding of the Elma Early Childhood Center, sponsored  annual Girl Scout flower barrel planting and partially sponsored various Boy Scout Eagle Scout projects.

Current and future projects include assisting with the Elma Memorial Hall improvements, assisting with the extension of the recreational trail, pursuing avenues to re-open a doctor's office/clinic in Elma, and Depot Museum improvements.

BRIDGE has monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of most months in the back community room of Peoples Savings Bank and are open to the public. 

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Upper Iowa Nutrition

322 Main Street
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2595 or toll free 1-800-395-9068
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Wemark Chiropractic

409 Main Street
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2098
Fax: 563-566-2686
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Fax: 563-566-2686
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Windy Hill Greenhouse, Perennials & Pond Plants

5405 100th Street
Alta Vista, IA 50603
Phone: 641-364-2055
Fax: 641-364-2055
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Fax: 641-364-2055
Email: Ethel Oberholtzer

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Zeimetz Motors

120 East Grant Street
Spring Valley, MN
Phone: 507-346-7337 sales, 507-346-7715 service
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Website: http://www.zeimetzmotors.com
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Email: Zeimetz Motors

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Zeimetz Service

701 Busti Avenue
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2434
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Full service gas station & automotive service

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Zwy's Electric

16797 160th Street
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-330-5330
Fax: 563-547-2443
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Fax: 563-547-2443
Email: Mark Zweibohmer

Electrical Service & Repair.

*  Aerial Boom Service

*  Trenching

*  Master Class A Licensed

*  Insured

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