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Volume 1 Issue 3 April 2013
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DRI April Events
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DRI Meetings
8th Organization 1p.m. 9th Design 8 a.m.
9th Economic Restructuring 11 a.m. 10th Promotion 8 a.m.
10th Parking Advisory
5 p.m.
17th Executive Comm.
5 p.m.
24th DRI Board Mtg.
5:30 p.m
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Volunteer Opportunities
Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. is here to promote and help the downtown. This can be accomplished with the help of the community.
If you have an hour or two each month your volunteerism would be appreciated.
Here are some current volunteer needs:
Office Move to street level location April 5th Office AssistantsWatering flower basketsWeeding Plaza or TriangleJune Car Show Setting up tables Setting up roadblocks Setting up tents Registering cars Assist parking of cars Work in Hospitality tent Clean up at end of show Thanks for supporting DRI please call 715-362-7374 or email [email protected] |
Click this box to add your name to our mailing list. And send this newsletter to your employees so they can add their emails.
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Blast from the Past |
This month:
Although people found their way around the rule, during Rhinelander's first five years every piece of property sold had a restriction against ?????
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March's answer
Four years after the Village of Rhinelander was established, the community had 2? c. banks
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DRI Board Members
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Executive Officers
President
Mark Gutterer
Rhinelander Caf� & Pub
Past President
Sally Latimer
Winifred Photography
Vice President
Michelle Smith-Grage
Lattitudes
Secretary
Kurt Hildebrand
Carpetiers Carpet One
Treasurer
Ray Burgan
Former business owner
Committee chairs
Design, Pat LaPorte
Inside Story
Promotions, Open
Economic Restructuring
Dan Kuzlik, UW Superior
Organization, Joan Belongia
Former business owner
General Board Members
Pat Deau, Pat's Tap
Ken Juon, ArtStart
John Mason, Elbo Room
Chad Novak
Peggy's Emporium
Mark Pelletier, City Council
Executive Director
Maggie Steffen
Ex Oficcio Members
Mel Davidson, Oneida County
Economic Development
Sandy Kinney, Nicolet College
Lara Reed
Chamber of Commerce
Kim Swisher
Rhinelander School Dist. |
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Volume 1 Issue 2
Downtown Rhinelander, Inc.
Maggie Steffen
Executive Director
21A South Brown St
P.O. Box 1638
Rhinelander WI 54501
Phone 715-362-7374
Fax 715-362-7340
downtownrhinelander.com
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Next Month's News - ER Open House
- Volunteer Celebration
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SAVE THE DATE
Downtown Events
April 10 Chamber's Volunteer Training
April 12-19 ArtStart
reopens
April 22 ArtStart 3rd annual
Sustainability Fair
May 4 Chamber's Girlfriends Getaway
May 18 DRI Tour of
Available Properties
May 18 Historical Walk of
Homes
May June 8 Car Show & Art
Fair June 29 YMCA Hodag Run & Chamber Hodag Block Party
July 4 Parade Aug 2-4 Oneida County Fair
Aug 7 Redikulus Dae Aug 17 ATV Pull Aug 31 PotatoFest Oct 26 Trick or Treat TBA Hodag Howl Nov 22-24 Holiday Open House Nov 29 Tree Lighting |
Downtown Architecture
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Each month we will show one downtown architectural feature to see if you know on which building it is located.
Answer next month:
March photo was at the Hilgermann Building
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Mary Fortier, Maggie Steffen, Stephanie Schroeder at Oneida Cty. Senior Center Madhatter Tea Party.
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Greetings!
Welcome to downtown Rhinelander's April newsletter. Spring is here according to the calendar, but looking out my window it sure looks like Old Man Winter has decided to stay a little longer.
Yet businesses are busily preparing for warm weather by getting their Spring merchandise out - sundresses, bicycles, sandals, seeds for vegetables. They know Spring is peeking around the corner.
"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything."
William Shakespeare
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Spring is on the Way
The Flower Baskets are being planted
Each spring our partner Forth Floral and the Master Gardeners plant the flower baskets. At the same time we look for people to "Adopt A Basket". The fee for sponsoring a basket is $100. The money covers the flowers, staff to water daily and gas for the loaned truck.
The flowers have become a hallmark of our downtown each summer. Please help us out by sponsoring a basket this year. |
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Hodags on Parade off to a good start
Although in its fifth year there is a difference. The difference is the size and number of hodags. There is one large and 10 mini Hodags - 3'long by 27" tall.
But don't let the size fool you. "Concrete Products Inc of Rhinelander will be designing and donating the concrete pedestals for the 10 Mini Hodags."
Sponsors have been secured- businesses, organizations and individuals have assisted in the cost of development, decoration, placement and maintenance of each of the hodags- but more would be appreciated. A program sponsorship costs $500.
Contact Maggie at the DRI office, 715-362-7374 for more
information.
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| Diane Dodge at the Business Expo |
Downtown Merchants participate at Business Expo
A number of downtown businesses took part at the Northwoods Business Expo sponsored by Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce which was held recently held at Rhinelander's JWMS. Among those attending were:
By Request Web Designs, Diane's Frame Shoppe,
Frontier, Northwoods River News, Park City Credit Union, and Sarkauskas Investments. |
St. Pat's Parade
by Dick Timmons
St. Patrick's Day Parade Was a Success
A "cold" success.....but never the less it was successful. The crowd was smaller than last year's but the parade itself was larger.
Jack Winkler the parade organizer and coordinator had several suggestions for an even better parade next St. Patrick's Day. The committee would like to explore the idea with the City about wiring speakers along Brown Street and broadcast Irish music.
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ArtStart Reopens for the Season
68 S. Stevens St.
April 12-19. Opening hours are Thursday: 11am-5pm,
Friday 1-7 pm, and Saturday 11am-5pm.
Modern Spanish Prints, 1952-1987: Mero, Picasso, Tapies
This collection is on temporary loan from New Visions Gallery.
Third Annual Sustainability Fair
Earth Day April 22, noon-6pm
You are invited to attend this important-and fun-event where you can visit exhibitor booths, enjoy refreshment and listen
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Mainstreet with Maggie by Maggie Steffen, DRI Executive Director There is a new face at Downtown Rhinelander Inc. As our organization strives to do more and do it better, we have added another part-time staff member. Patty Francoeur is really not a new face as she interned with us last summer, through Nicolet College. She already knows how DRI works. She has worked with our members, our community and on some of our events, so she has been able to step right in. Welcome Patty! |
What's Up Mark? Message by DRI President Mark Gutterer, owner of Rhinelander Cafe & Pub Mark is on the road and will be back next month.
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"April is a promise that May is bound to keep."
Hal Borland
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Annual Report
Each year DRI provides an update of their business for the prior year. The annual report is now available for your review by clicking on this link. The annual audit has certified our financial statements. This report is available for your review in the office.
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Thanks and Gratitude
Thank you to the Rhinelander Public Works Dept. for the tremendous job they did in plowing the downtown streets, but also removing the snowbanks on sidewalks by the next day. Downtown businesses were grateful that their customers were able to access them much easier.
-Dawn Rog
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Economic Restructuring
by Dan Kuzlik, Chair
- The Economic Restructuring Committee is planning an Open House of available downtown properties for the purpose of allowing interested parties to view all of the properties available. Date for the open house is May 18. More information will be coming in the May What's Up Downtown Newsletter.
- Welcomed a new member, Joe Flanders, to the committee.
Organization:
by Joan Belongia, Chair
- This newsletter is one of our main areas of communicating downtown news to you. Please forward this newsletter to people you know who would like to keep informed on current news of downtown Rhinelander
- We are compiling our list of volunteers of 2012 to prepare for our Volunteer Recognition Event.
- We continue to update our email contact list
Promotion:
- We are continuing to work on the Signature Event of PotatoFest. Our next meeting April 16 at the Starks UW Ag. Station 10 a.m. is open to all who are interested in being part of this community-wide event.
- Look for an announcement about our Open House to celebrate our move to ??? Brown Street.
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| Kurt Hildebrand
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Meet the DRI Board of Directors
Each month a board member will be featured.
Kurt grew up in Rhinelander and has lived here all his life except four years when he was a student at UW Madison. Kurt is a 4th generation Hildebrand with his great grandfather establishing his business in Rhinelander circa 1883.
In 1954 Kurt's dad, Thomas with his brother-in-law, began Carpetiers located on Stevens Street and later moved it to Brown Street. After college graduation with a degree in History and an adventurous trip south with a friend, Kurt returned back home. Since 1977 he has worked in his father's business, and is now the owner. Kurt moved Carpetiers to its present downtown location next to the Rhinelander Caf� and Pub.
He has three children, Andrew, Zach, and Molly. Zach is currently working with his dad at Carpetiers. Kurt loves to golf and boat in his spare time which is not much as he works six days a week. In the past he was an avid downhill skier which he still enjoys along with xc skiing when work permits.
He's a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rhinelander Country Club and Parking Advisory Board. He has been a DRI board member since 2006 when Downtown Rhinelander Main Street began, getting involved due to the parking issues which were taking place at the time. He is currently secretary on the DRI Executive Board.
According to Kurt on why he got involved with Downtown Rhinelander Main Street Program, "We were going to lose property value. I had a big investment in downtown and needed to protect it. Downtown Rhinelander is a "community" which has nice places to have lunch, a place where you get to know everybody, and don't need to drive far for good parking. Downtown is the center of the community. We just have to keep it up. That's why I am on the board." |
Severe Weather and Disaster Preparedness by Gregory MacMorran
Spring is around the corner and that means the development for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. April 15th-19th is known as Severe Awareness Week. Are you prepared? Do you know what to do if severe weather or a tornado hits our area?
A Tornado WATCH means: conditions are favorable for the development of severe weather or a tornado. A WARNING means: a severe thunderstorm or tornado has been sighted by weather spotters or on radar.
(Things you need to know)
*How do you prepare for a severe thunderstorm or tornado?
*What to do when a severe thunderstorm or tornado is issued:
*Signs that a tornado is approaching the area
*What to do after the storm or tornado passes
*Knowing how to take these appropriate actions can help you prepare and keep you safe.
Greg is presenting a class on Wednesday 4/17 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at Rhinelander High School. Class fee is $5 per person. Email Kim Swisher [email protected] to register.
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"April is the cruelest month."
T.S. Eliott
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10% off all Wine for April House of Spirits
Just bring in this coupon or mention you saw this ad in
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We would love to hear about your downtown news. Please contact us with any information regarding downtown at [email protected].
Joan
Joan Belongia, Editor
Sally Latimer, Editor
Downtown Rhinelander, Inc.
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