The countdown to Christmas is on, and what better way to get in the spirit than entering our annual Dakota West Member Giveaway. Each branch is selecting its own special gift for our members to help brighten your holidays.
Are you feeling the stress of the holiday season? Our New England branch will be holding a drawing for a neck heater/massager. Whether you want to relax yourself, or share the warmth with someone on your gift list, you can register to win this plus a rain gauge for your home.
If you visit our New Town branch, you can register to win a traditional Silk Star Quilt. Our team in New Town is counting down the days until the drawing, so stop by today and sign up to win.
In addition to our annual giveaway, our Bowman branch is excited to participate in several of the community events including this Wednesday’s Festival of the Lights and Deck The Streets, plus Sunday’s Community Chorus Christmas Concert. This event has been part of our community for more than fifty years.
Stop into one of our branches to register. Even if you are just cruising through one of our drive-throughs, please ask for a Member Giveaway sign-up slip so you can join in the merriment no matter which branch you visit.
From our employees to your family, we wish you the merriest of Christmas seasons!
Meet Cindy Domagala Wald
Down in our southernmost branch, one of the faces you see when you walk in the door is Cindy Wald. Cindy recently celebrated her seventh anniversary with Dakota West, a change that gave her the opportunity to stay in one place.
“I was working out of town when I applied. When I was hired, I was so glad to have no more travelling for work.” Her previous work in the financial industry gave her a quick start that helped make her a valuable part of the Member Services team in Bowman.
While this year has been topsy-turvy for many folks, it has brought Cindy a special excitement that she’s enjoyed thinking ahead and planning: she recently got married! During their engagement, she and her fiancé focused on spending time camping and fishing on Lake Oahe rather than fretting over the details. We couldn’t be happier for her!
For our members who live in the Bowman County area, you might also recognize Cindy as the BINGO caller at Windy’s. She’s been enjoying her opportunity to meet people throughout the community in this way for almost as long as she has worked at Dakota West.
Even if you don’t visit our Bowman branch, you might hear her voice as she helps all of our members by phone, regardless of their location. She often shares with our members bits of information they may not have known, such as the advantage of shared branching outside of the Dakota West region and the fact that our mobile app provides all the same features as many big banks.
Next time you are in the Bowman region, stop by and say, “Hello,” to Cindy, or maybe you can holler, “BINGO!”
The Diversity of Our Branches
Yes, all of the Dakota West branches offer personal service to our members (and future members) and yes, all of our communities are nestled in western North Dakota, but if you zoom in, you’ll notice what makes each of our branches unique and special in each of our communities.
Grenora, one of the oldest branches in the Dakota West organization is the only financial institution within 30 miles of the community. Originally built around the Great Northern Railroad (GreNoRa), This community is as valuable to the region as Dakota West is to its northwestern members.
With a membership radius of fifty miles, Bowman’s community reaches beyond the edges of North Dakota. Unlike any other branch, our Bowman location serves members in Baker, Montana and Buffalo, South Dakota, and into Hettinger, North Dakota making it our only three-state location.
Serving our members of the MHA Nation at our New Town branch, our Member Service Representatives are learning traditional Hidatsa greetings to welcome elders who visit our branch on the Fort Berthold Reservation. We thank our members for the sense of family this shared communication brings to us.
Watford City is Dakota West’s home base, but it’s also the center of a county that includes a national park, two major rivers, two time zones, and blends both the history of agriculture and the modern advancements of the energy industry.
Located just twenty miles from Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, our New England branch plays a vital role for the smaller communities of Hettinger County. The constancy of a credit union benefits the residents in the less-populated regions of North Dakota, and for half a century, this location has served as a valuable resource.
Each summer our Washburn branch provides account support to number of seasonal residents who come from the west coast of the United States and even from South Africa who return each year to lend a hand to our agricultural community. We welcome back our summer members who are helping to continue the traditions of farming and honey production in our McLean County community.
It’s the small ways our Mohall branch impacts our northeast region. When the north winds blow, it certainly is a benefit to be the only financial institution in town with drive-through service so our members can remain warm and toasty in their vehicles. In the summer, it’s also on the way to Lake Metigoshe for travelers needing to take advantage of our shared branch services.
In existence since 1940, our Turtle Lake branch is just down the street from Rusty the Turtle, the namesake placed to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the town in eastern McLean County.
We invite you to explore any of our branches when you are travelling throughout the Dakota West region. You may meet new faces, but you’ll always receive the same quality service. See you here soon!
Member Calendar - August 2020
Summer may be skipping right along, but August still features some of our favorite food days: National Watermelon Day and National S'mores Day. Get out there and enjoy those treats, plus make time to celebrate another tasty North Dakota favorite.
Hurry, though, our August Calendar also includes the first day of school for many students, so make the most of the Burgers in the Park, whether in Bowman or New England, or Ribfest in Watford City, or any way you like to grill up, slice up, or toast up your summer days!
