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Aurora BCMC
May 19th, 2014                                                                                                  Issue # 20-14
 
Can you believe it?! It look's like Spring is finally arriiving this week!! I don't know about you but I am extremely excited that Winter has decided that it is done!

Last week in my introduction I announcd that this month's De Pere at Dawn, our first Pathways to Leadership series would start this Wednesday. Unfortunately, our guest speaker has had a medical emergency and is unable to attend. In result, we are moving this month's topics to July and canceling this Wednesday's all together. If you are already registered and paid for, we will just transfer it to June or July's Dawn. Please let us know which you would prefer. You can contact us at the office at 338-0000 or shoot us an email at itsadate@deperechamber.org.

I also wanted to send out a Congratulations to all of you who did the Cellcom Marathon yesterday! What a huge accomplishment to do a full or half marathon! I am not a runner at all so you are all amazing in my book!

Have a wonderful week!
 
Alicia
Free Fathers' Rights Informational Seminar 

  

 
FREE informational seminar on Fathers' Rights with topics including custody, placement, child support, adoption, paternity establishment, termination of parental rights, and more!  Seating is limited and advance registration is strongly encouraged.  Register by calling Erica at (920) 749-2000 or email Erica@glenndaniels.com.

 

When:
Wednesday, May 21st
Time:
6-8pm
Where:
Kress Family Library, 333 N. Broadway, De Pere, WI 54115


  Learn more here. 
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De Pere at Dusk

De Pere's Way to Connect for Chamber Members. 

No matter how much online "social networking" you do, there is no replacement for meeting people face to face!

May's Dusk will be held at Johnson Bank in West De Pere! Come check out the branch, get tours, have some yummy snacks and drinks, and of course, connect and network with other professionals!  

 


When:
Tuesday, May 20th
Time:
5-7pm
 
840 Main Ave.
De Pere WI  54115
920-330-6023

Learn more here.
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Celebrate De Pere

Kick off your summer by celebrating all the De Pere has to offer on May 24th-May 26th! Support local causes while enjoying exciting concerts, local food, fireworks, and of course, a parade! A Family Fishing Tournament will take place on Sunday. Trophies will be awarded in 12 different categories. Celebrate De Pere tickets are $5 at the gate before 7pm and $10 after. Advanced tickets will be available at all Community First Credit Union locations and Green Bay Area Festival Foods.
 
Learn more at Celebrate De Pere's website.
Community News 

Keller, Planners, Architects and Builders, a design/build general contractor with offices in the Fox Cities, Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau, will remodel Bellevue Family Dentistry under the direction of Keller Project Manager, Dave Stubbs and Architect, Steve Klessig. Bellevue Family Dentistry will be updating the interior of their facility and will also be adding one additional treatment room for a total of seven to better serve their patients.
Located at 1401 Kingston Terrace in Green Bay, construction will begin mid-May and is expected to be completed in July, 2014. Learn more here.


In true Olympic tradition, gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded at UW-Green Bay today as teams from 25 area high schools competed in the 18th annual Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Solar Olympics. The Solar Olympics sponsored by WPS Community Foundation and hosted at UW-Green Bay, challenged student competitors from area high schools to demonstrate their knowledge and skills with projects involving solar power by designing, constructing and demonstrating a solar cooker and a solar water heater, as well as racing a solar-powered model car. In addition, the students compete in an essay contest, a "solar jeopardy" quiz game and events for solar building design, solar T-shirt design, solar sculpture, solar photography, solar PV innovation, community outreach presentation and an advertising campaign. View full press release here. 


Seroogy's Chocolates will again distribute 25,000 homemade Chocolate Meltaways along the streets of De Pere during the city's annual Kiwanis Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 26. The Seroogy family and employees will march in the parade and give away individually wrapped Chocolate Meltaways from the beginning to the end of the parade route. Vi Smithwick, a member of the Brown County Gold Star Mothers, will be riding in Seroogy's 1967 blue Cadillac convertible. View full news release here.


 Keller, Planners, Architects and Builders, a design/build general contractor with offices in the Fox Cities, Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau, will remodel Gill Liquor's existing 3,800 square foot facility under the direction of Keller Project Manager, John Elrick and Architect, Steve Klessig. Owner, Paul Gill, is adding a walk-in cooler and finishing off existing storage space for an additional retail area to better serve their customers. Located at 1117 South Commercial Street in Neenah, construction will begin in June and is expected to be completed in August, 2014. View full news release here.

 

 

 The Board of Directors of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share on common stock, payable on June 20, 2014, to shareholders of record May 30, 2014. With this payment, Integrys Energy Group will now have paid a dividend to its shareholders for 74 consecutive years. View full news release here.  

 

 

Keller, Planners, Architects and Builders, a design/build general contractor with offices in the Fox Cities, Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau will build a new branch for First National Bank- Fox Valley under the direction of Keller Project Manager, Bob Poch. Peter Prickett, President of First National Bank- Fox Valley, is building this location to grow their business in the Appleton market. First National Bank- Fox Valley strives to provide the latest in banking technology and great service while making the banking experience convenient for their users. To be located at 835 West Northland Avenue in Appleton, construction will begin mid-June and is expected to be completed in November, 2014. View full news release here.

 

 

 

 


This Week's Area Events 
 
 
 




 

 

 


  
 
    
 
 Monday

What's for Dinner? - Cooking Class: 6-7:30pm, Cooks Corner, 2605 South Oneida Street, Green Bay. Chef Todd Bowman will teach you how to make some truly memorable, quick and easy (and healthy!) meals for those busy weeknights. Cost: $20/person . 920-964-0249. 


Wednesday
  

 UWGB Grant Training: Develop Your Grant Worthy Proposal: 8:30am-3pm, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 2040 Airport Drive, Green Bay. Ticket Pricing: $99 includes materials, morning refreshments & lunch ($79 special fee for additional team members from an organization already attending, UWGB staff & students) Every project needs money to blossom, yet traditional sources of funding for many programs have been shrinking. If you've been appointed the official (or especially, the unofficial) grant writer for your organization, this workshop is for you! Join Joe Gaunt, veteran grant writer and Lora Warner, Ph.D., Associate Professor, for an informative and enjoyable workshop that will put you in the know about how to win the grant your organization needs! 920-465-2608.

Community Kindness Gala Celebration: 6-8:30pm, St. Norbert College- Michels Commons Ballroom, 409 3rd Street, De Pere. Ticket Pricing: $15 for ages 17 and below; $30 for adults (cost includes dinner) Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes and Leadership Green Bay, along with our generous sponsors, invite you to join us as we celebrate kindness in our community. We will honor the winners of the Kindness in Action video and essay contest and commemorate anti-bullying awareness in our schools and community.  
 


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US 41 Project Lane Closures May 19-23
Drivers should anticipate various overnight single lane closures on southbound and northbound US 41 along the entire Brown County corridor from south of Glory Road to Lineville Road. Lane closures can vary along the corridor, so drivers are urged to stay alert, pay attention to road signs, slow down and use caution when entering any work zone. The US 41 Project plans to have at least one lane of traffic open at all times on both northbound and southbound US 41 during construction. This does not include closures by local authorities for accidents or unusual incidents (such as weather).

Oneida Street

The following ramps will be closed:
  • Southbound US 41 on-ramp from Oneida Street will be closed overnight on Monday from 7pm to 6am.  
  • Northbound US 41 off-ramp to Oneida Street will be closed Tuesday from 7pm to 6am.  

WIS 172

 

Drivers can expect overnight single lane closures on westbound WIS 172 between Ashland Avenue and Babcock Road throughout the week. The following ramps will also be closed this week:

  • Northbound US 41 off-ramp to WIS 172 will be closed NIGHTLY on Monday through Thursday from 6pm to 6am. Detour as follows:
    • Eastbound WIS 172 traffic will be detoured off at Ashland Avenue, take Ashland Avenue north to Vanderperren Way, follow Vanderperren Way west to eastbound WIS 172 on-ramp
    • Westbound WIS 172 traffic will be detoured off at Ashland Avenue, take Ashland Avenue north to Pilgrim Way, follow Pilgrim Way west to westbound WIS 172 on-ramp. 

WIS 29

 

Drivers can anticipate a FULL CLOSURE of WIS 29 between the US 41 ramp on Monday and Wednesday from 9pm to 5am. Traffic will be detoured as follows:

  • Eastbound WIS 29 traffic will be detoured south to Mason Street, take Mason Street east to northbound US 41 to eastbound WIS 29.  
  • Westbound WIS 29 traffic will be detoured north to Velp Avenue, take Velp Avenue west to southbound US 41 to westbound WIS 29.  

On Tuesday, the northbound US 41 on-ramp from WIS 29 will be closed from 9pm to 1am.   

 

Velp Avenue

 

The following ramps will be closed:

  • Northbound US 41 on-ramp from Velp Avenue will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 3-5am.  
  • Northbound US 41 off-ramp to Velp Avenue will be closed on Tuesday from 6pm to 6am.  
I-43 Interchange

The following ramps will be closed:
  • Monday
    • Northbound US 41 to southbound I-43 ramp will be closed from 8pm to 5am.  
      • Traffic seeking southbound I-43 should exit at Velp Avenue, take Velp Avenue east to Atkinson Drive and follow Atkinson Drive north to I-43.  
  • Tuesday
    • Northbound US 41 to southbound I-43 ramp will be closed from 3-5am.  
      • Traffic seeking southbound I-43 should exit at Velp Avenue, take Velp Avenue wast to Atkinson Drive and follow Atkinson Drive north to I-43.  
    • Northbound I-43 to southbound US 41 ramp will be closed from 8-10pm.  
      • Traffic seeking southbound US 41 will be detoured off at Atkinson Drive, take Atkinson Drive south to Velp Avenue and follow Velp Avenue west to southbound US 41.  
  • Wednesday
    • Northbound US 41 to southbound I-43 ramp will be closed from 8pm to 5am.  
      • Traffic seeking southbound I-43 should exit at Velp Avenue, take Velp Avenue east to Atkinson Drive and follow Atkinson Drive north to I-43.  
  • Thursday
    • Northbound I-43 to northbound US 41 will be closed from 8-11pm.  
    • Northbound US 41 to southbound I-43 ramp will be closed from 8pm to 5am.  
      • Traffic seeking southbound I-43 should exit at Velp Avenue, take Velp Avenue east to Atkinson Drive and follow Atkinson Drive north to I-43.  

 
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Contact Information: Cheryl Detrick, President/CEO :: De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce
920-338-0000
itsadate@deperechamber.org