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November 21st, 2012

Event Update!

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Courthouse Parade Santa

Lighted Christmas Parade Photo by Meghann Bestell-Eide of Digital Blue Star

 

2012 Courthouse Lighting and Lighted Christmas Parade

Friday - Nov 23rd - 2012

Details of the evening can be found in one of the posters to the right!  Here are some highlights for this Friday.

 

5:00 PM - Festivities begin at with Carriage Rides, The Young Professionals Chili Cook-off and more.

6:00 PM - Courthouse Lighting and Lighted Christmas Parade!

Retiring Jasper County Sheriff Mike Balmer is our Grand Marshall this year.  Current parade entries include: Elf, It's a Wonderful Life, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Polar Express, Shrek the Halls, Wizard of Oz, A Miracle on 34th Street, A Thomas the Train Christmas, and much more!

After the Parade - Santa will be in the Courthouse Rotunda with the 4-H Festival of Trees, Plus we'll have the Steve Knight Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long on the East side of the Courthouse where we hope to have over 500 Newton Residents singing Christmas Carols!!  We'll have a free commemorative gift for each family participating courtesy of Newton Manufacturing.

 

Event Poster

 

Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors!!

Black Hills Energy, Newton Manufacturing, Park Centre,

The Vernon Company, Hy-Vee, Skiff Medical Center,

The Eye Care Center of Newton, Lonnie Portner-State Farm Insurance, DMACC, Johnson Aviation, The Lighting Store, and

Dodd's Trash Hauling and Recycling.  Also thanks to the City of Newton and Jasper County.

 

This Community Celebration happens because of the Sponsors above and YOUR Chamber Membership.  Thank you to ALL of our Chamber Members for your partnership in making Newton a great place to live and work!  Thank you for supporting your community as we support eachother and our local businesses.


Small Business
Remember to Shop Local and Support our Small Businesses this Holiday Season!  If we want thriving small businesses in Newton, we need to support them!
Last Week...
RC Johnson
A warm welcome to Johnson Funeral Service to the Newton Chamber.  Click on the picture for more pics and information
Fore Season Golf 2 
 Our Ambassadors visited one of our Chamber Members this week.  Do you know where this is?  Click on the pic for more.
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Major sponsors now include Newton Manufacturing, Skiff Medical Center, Hy-Vee, Park Centre, Newton Enterprises,
Johnson Aviation, Otto Law Office, Forbes Office Solutions, Cardinal Hills Golf and Swim, Newton Village, Bank Iowa, Lauterbach Buick/GMC, and Newton Enterprises LLC.
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Business Awards!

December 6th 2012

5:30 to 8:00 PM

Newton Enterprises Innovation Center

 

FREE to attend thanks to our generous Sponsors, but you must RSVP at info@experiencenewton.com

 

 This evening is a fun expanded version of our Annual Christmas Party with the opportunity to recognize some business achievement. There will be 2 runner-up's and a winner in each of the following categories.

 

Categories include:

- Retail Award

- Non-Profit Achievement Award

- Curb Appeal Award

- Social Media Award

- Marketing Award

- Community Champion Award

- Staff Development Award

 

A variety of independent judges are helping help us in the selection process in the above categories.  We'll announce the nominees next week.

 

 

Welcome New Chamber Members!

We are pleased to welcome the following Businesses to our Chamber!  Click on their names below for more details.

 

 

Rock Communications - JUST JOINED!!

 

Johnson Funeral Service

 

Access Systems, Inc

 

Bun in the Oven

 

Newton Enterprises, LLC

 

Renewable Energy Group

 

Sturgeon Lawn Care & Snow Removal

 

Woythaler Insurance Corp

 

The Locks Smith

 

West Side Gym

E-News
Follow the LINK on the left for an archive of our past Friday Forecasts and E-News from the Newton Chamber.
LINKS to Business Blogs & Resources 
This list changes now and then but these are great resources for anyone running a business or organization, small or large, for profit or not-for-priofit.
  
Co-author of "The Go-Giver", one of our recommended books.  It's all about doing business with those you know, like and trust.  If you are in sales or want to understand the power of networking, this is a great blog.
  
If you want to be remarkable, Seth will help you get started.  We recommended his book "The Big Moo" but he has much more to say.  Great for marketing ideas too.
  
Facebook? Twitter?  You'll find resources, links and articles for all of the all the latest tips and trends in social media.
  
Why do many small businesses fail?  Michael Gerber wrote a book called the E-Myth (The Entrepreneaur Myth - Voted #1 business book by Inc. 500 CEOs.) to examine that fact, and he's been coaching hundreds ever since. 
  
Got a recommended resource?  Send a link to darrell@experiencenewton.com.

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THIS WEEK!!

 

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2012 Lighted

Christmas Parade

Nov 23rd, 2012

- Food and Fun at 5:00 PM

- Courthouse Lighting and Parade at 6:00 PM

- More details in the posters below!

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Young Professionals Chili Cook-off is BACK!

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