New Town, ND – Over 160 North Segment Community members attended and viewed the newest development to New Town’s Main Street. North Segment Car Wash is now open for business! The Car Wash has two manual washing stalls and one fully automatic car wash. Honored guests in attendance at the Grand Opening included: MHA Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox, NS Alliance Board Member Lila Wells, Elder Iris Obes, Jon “Poncho” Brady, TDH’s Jodi Hale, and Car Wash Manager Pansy Eckiss.
Opening the event, Councilwoman Dr. Monica Mayer welcomed all the attendees and asked Jon “Poncho” Brady to say a prayer for the food provided by TDH. Brady thanked the North Segment Administration and Staff for putting the event together. North Segment Councilwoman Monica Mayer also asked respected North Segment Elder, Iris Obes to share another prayer and blessing for the North Segment Car Wash. Upon completing the prayers and blessings, Dr. Monica Mayer honored both Iris Obes and Jon Brady with a satin Star Quilt.
MHA Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox began by welcoming everyone to the grand opening event. Chairman Fox commended North Segment Councilwoman and North Segment Staff for their hard work in preparing for the event. Chairman Fox also shared the importance of being cautions and wearing a face mask during such events, not only for our safety but for the entire community, most importantly our elders and children.
During his speech, Chairman Fox spoke on the improvement North Segment is making for the people in the community. “Years ago, they were saying ‘New Town is slowly dying, it’s not going to have a future, businesses are closing down, people are moving away, It’s not going to go anywhere.’ I’m here to tell you, as you can see with your own eyes, that it’s not true and in fact it’s the opposite.” Chairman Fox continued, “We see expansion, we see reinvestment, we see business, and that’s how the economy changes, that’s how our lives change, when we regain what we once had.“
North Segment Councilwoman Monica Mayer thanked Chairman for his kind words and proceeded to introduce North Segment Alliance Board Member, Lila Wells to speak on behalf of NSA. Lila welcomed everyone to the grand opening and shared that the NSA is proud to be apart of such events. Wells shared, “Glad to see such a good turn out, and glad to see such a nice, beautiful, modern building in New Town. Thanks to Dr. Mayer and her staff and all the hard work they put in for our community. North Segment Alliance is very supportive of Dr. Mayer and all her endeavors for the City of New Town. New Town is growing, thanks to her efforts.” Wells was also gifted a satin star quilt by Dr. Monica Mayer.
Scott Satermo, MHA Nation CEO also spoke during the grand opening of the North Segment Car Wash. Satermo spoke on behalf of the community and commended Dr. Monica Mayer and North Segment Staff for an outstanding project.
Following MHA Nation CEO Scott Satermo, North Segment Councilwoman Monica Mayer had the following to share about the grand opening:
“Now we don’t have to drive to Minot to wash our clothes, wash our vehicles, or change our oil. This is a great addition to our city. I’m not really out to make a bunch of money, I’m out to provide a service to our community that is needed. I think we are going to do fairly well” continued Mayer, “There is another car wash going up across the bridge, I think that we shouldn’t compete against each other, we should work with each other. I want to thank my staff, all of those that worked with me and helped to make these projects happen. It’s not easy.“
Mayer shared that the project was completed on time and under budget. North Segment plans on opening the Quick Lube and Dog Wash within a few months time.
North Segment Community Car Wash is located at 426 Main Street in New Town, ND. Managing the Car Wash is North Segment Resident, Pansy Eckiss. Pansy is experienced in Auto Detailing having previously owning and operating her own detailing business before she was brought on as the Car Wash Manager. North Segment Car Wash operates 7 days a week. Automatic Car Wash hours are 10:00am-9:00pm with wash prices ranging from $6-$12. Manual Car Wash bays are open 10:00am-11:00pm.