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Chamber Update
More Events in the Community Calendar.
NEWS FLASH: Holiday Shopping Reminder
Several of our downtown merchants are open on Sunday afternoon including The Farmer's Wife, Beckman Gallery, Mode Huis, Mattingly Music and more. Marilyn's Hallmark on 1st Ave. is also open Sunday. Explore and Shop Newton!
Main Street Update
As most of your know, our Main Street Application has been submitted. We'll know the results in early February of 2014. Watch for more news in a Main Street E-Blast early next week.
FILL THAT BUS!!
On January 16th our Main Street Team will be giving a presentation to the Main Street Iowa Committee at the Iowa Economic Development Authority in Des Moines. Hawkeye Stages is donating a bus for us all to get their in style! We will be leaving at 8:00 AM and will be back in Newton at 11:30 AM. Watch for opportunities to join this enthusiastic group of Newtonians! We'll have more details right after the holidays
2014 Chamber Dues
You should have received your invoice for your 2014 Chamber Dues. If you have any questions or concerns, give us a call at 792-5545 or email us at info@experiencenewton.com. Here is a PDF of the letter that was included with your invoice that features an explanation of your dues and highlights our first events in 2014 including:
January 9th - Chamber Breakfast 2014 Kick-Off at DMACC
Very important breakfast - You will want to be there!
January 30th - Chamber Annual Dinner at DMACC
This is a huge, "can't miss" night. This night should be on your calendar. The 116th Annual Dinner will feature a new format and a very inspiring program. Watch for sponsorship opportunities and reservation info next week.
Chamber Office Holiday Hours
December 24th Open 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
December 25th & 26th - Closed
December 27th - Open 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
December 30th - Open 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
December 31st & January 1st - Closed
We will return to our regular office hours
on Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
Our friends at the South Skunk Blues Society do!... and they'd like you to join them on New Year's Eve at the American Legion Post 111! Looks like a fun way to bring in the New Year. More details in this flyer.
More Awards Highlights
Thanks to everyone who attended our Chamber Christmas Party and 2nd Annual Business Awards!
We just posted another dozen pictures courtesy of the Newton Daily News
Thanks also to our Event Sponsors and all of the hard work of our Chamber Ambassadors for making our Christmas Party a success!
Another Festive Night in Newton!!
 
Thanks to all of the volunteers and parade entries who made it a fun night for our 2013 Courthouse Lighting and Lighted Christmas Parade! Click on each picture for more highlights. Special that to our Parade Co-chairs Pam Debruyn from Lonnie Portner State Farm and Michelle Langmaid from Johnson Funeral Services. Thank also to everyone who donated to the Courthouse Lighting Fund.
Pictures with Santa are now posted on our Facebook Page. Click on the picture below for more! 
Thanks again to our 2013
Lighted Christmas Parade Sponsors!
Hy-Vee, Car Country, Skiff Medical Center, Pappy's, Black Hills Energy, Magnum Automotive, Newton Manufacturing,
Integrity Audit Services, the
Iowa Speedway Foundation,
Jasper County Abstract, Trinity Structural Towers and
Wallace Family Funeral Home
Thanks for your commitment to making Newton, Iowa a great place to live and work!
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