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December 2013 Newsletter
In This Issue
Holiday Events
Christmas Gift Ideas
Business Growth Initiative
Chilly Bowl
Rice Lake Facade Program
Committee Meetings
Bizology
Christmas Contest
Hunters Feed
Membership Renewals
Highlighting Our Members
Bert's Joke of the Month
 
 

 THANK YOU: 

Golden K Kiwanis for checking the bulbs for the Lighted Christmas Decorations.  AND

Rice Lake Parks & Rec & Rice Lake Utilities for putting up  our Christmas Decorations.

 

 
 
Rice Lake Main Street
Holiday Parade
December 5th 6:30 P.M.
22nd Annual.
 
Children's Christmas Corner
Saturday, December 7th
9:00 - 1:00  
@ Rainbow Home Center
Help area children shop for Christmas gifts.

United Way 
Holly Auction & 
Taste of the Holly Days
Wednesday, December 4th
6:00 - 9:00 P.M.
@ Rice Lake Elks Lodge
The 16th annual bringing a unique FUN Holiday affair.

Spirit of Christmas Adopt A Family
@ 1830A S. Main Street
Next to Beranek Electric
715-736-0042
Donations of all kinds accepted.

 
 
Christmas 
Gift Ideas
  
Rice Lake Gift Certificates
Any amount, no limit and no added fees! These can be used at any business. Call the Chamber to order yours.

Rice Lake Merchandise
We have T-shirts, Sweat Shirts, Hoodie, Baseball Caps and a Tote Bag.
To see all the items click here.
 715-234-2126

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Give a gift of a trip to
ITALIA Classica
November 3 - 11    2014
Sponsored by the 
Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce 
and Travel Leaders
For more information click on this link OR contact Sue Tindell at 715-234-2174

 
BUSINESS GROWTH
INITIATIVE 
December 12th
"Effective Selling Processes"
9:00 - 11:00
@ Rainbow Home Center
For more information go here:

 
Chilly Bowl
January 31 - 2014
 Get your teams together.
More information to follow
 
Rice Lake Building Facade Program
Business owners in specific areas of Rice Lake can receive loans of 0% interest 
to revitalize commercial buildings.

To learn more go here.
 
Committee Meetings
 
National Lumbering Hall of
Fame Wednesday, 
December 4 @ 7:30 am
Economic Development & Education Thursday, December 5 @ 7:30 am
*Held at Rice Lake City Hall*
Ambassadors 
( Lehman's Supper Club )
Friday, December 6 @ 4:00 pm
Board of Directors
Tuesday,
December 10 @ 7:30 am
Tourism Promotion
Thursday, 
December 12 @ 8:00 am
Heart of the North
Friday, 
December 13th @ 7:30 am
Golden K
Tuesday, 
December 17 @ 9:30 am

 
YOU ARE INVITED TO
December Bizology 
Tuesday, December 10th
Open House 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Bizology
Co Sponsored by
Don Johnson Motors 
& WJMC Radio
@ Don Johnson Motors
Chamber members and their guests will have a chance to network, make new friends, and meet with potential customers.
 
2014 Bizology Schedule
JANUARY 14th: Citizens Community Federal Bank
FEBRUARY 11th: Community Bank of Northern WIS.
MARCH 11th: University Wisconsin Barron County
APRIL 15th: Rice Lake Main Street "Artscape"
MAY 13th: Johnson Bank
 
 

 Christmas Decoration Contest

Again this year, we are sponsoring a contest 
to locate the three Holiday Street Decorations 
that are different.Load up the car with your family.  
Take a drive all throughout Rice Lake to view 
our lit stars, trees, snowflakes 
and find their differences.
Enter your name by calling the 
Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce
at 715-234-2126 with your answers.
For each one you find, 
your name will go into a drawing to win a 
$50 Rice Lake Gift Certificate and other prizes. 
If you guess all three, your name goes in 4 times.
The contest runs now through December 20th.
Good Luck and enjoy the festive lights!

 

 
Hunters Feed





CONGRATULATIONS
 Raffle Prize Winners

Browning X-Bolt .308 Tim Bodis
Tika T3 Light .30-06 Adeline Tomesh
Savage Axis .270 Allysa Headley
Ruger 10/22 Dan Bolis
Alan Gabriel, David Brenier, John Schieffer. 
Owen Anderson, Andy Barney, Nicole Cole, 
Pete Kluesch, Sig Rishod, Chris Fritzgerald, 
Mary Schnacky, Glenn Ruid, Mike Paul Jr., 
Tyler Llyod, Ryan Vavra, Miranda Simpkins, 
Sally Faye, Mike Roubal,Troy Wilkins,
Dan Daffenbach, Amy Johnson and Kay Ruid.


 
Membership Renewals
 
Ag Star     51 years
Alliance Realty     10 years
Amundson Appliance   3 years
Barron County Historical Society     4 years
Chippewa Valley Boy Scouts     10 years
Chronotype Publishing     54 years
Clifton Larson Allen     6 years
Community Bank of Northern Wisconsin  33 years
Confidential Records     9 years
Bob Johnson   54 years
Kubnick & Warren     33 years
Larson Oil     54 years
Lehmans Supper Club     48 years
Loffler     31 years
Millers Cheese     42 years
Dick Pajula     13 years
Rice Lake Utilities     19 years
Rice Lake Weighing     54 years
Howard Silverstein     9 years
Skate City     12 years
Swant Motor Co.     54 years
Taylors ABC Seamless     26 years
The Olive Branch     5 years
Turtleback Golf Dinning & Conference    47 years
US Bank     54 years
WITC     39 years
XCEL Energy 54 years
Yours Mine and Ours     24 years
 
 
Highlighting Our Members
Nicolet Welcome Service
Since 1980 Nicolet Welcome Service has provided families with a Welcome Bag full of community information and gift certificates for all ages, promoting local businesses. Julie Wolski is the Barron County Representative. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor in the bag, or a new resident, 
please call Julie @ 715-651-7120
Click here to submit your Business


Bert's Joke of the Month

The Obedient Norwegian Wife
There was a Norwegian immigrant man who had worked all his life on his North Dakota farm and had saved all of his money, and was a real "miser" when it came to his money.
Just before he died, he said to his beautiful Norwegian wife. . . "When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me".
And so he got his wife to promise him, with all her heart, that when he died, she would put all of the money into the casket with him.
Well, he died. he was stretched out in  the casket, his wife was sitting there - dressed in black, (what else), and her best friend was sitting next to her...
When they finished the ceremony, and just before the undertaker got ready to close the casket, the wife said, "Wait just a moment!".
She had a small metal box with her; she came over with the box and put it in the casket.
Then the undertaker locked the casket down and they rolled it away. So her friend said, "Girl, I know you were not fool enough to put all that money in there with your husband."
The loyal wife replied, "Listen, I'm Norwegian Lutheran & I cannot go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money in the casket with him.. "
You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him?
"I sure did, said the wife. "I got it all together, put it into my account, I wrote him a check . . .  If he can cash it, then he can spend it." AMEN!          Eat your lefse.

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES
Advertise in this newsletter with your logo, a link to your website or flyer and
one eblast. As an added value, we will add a membership list for the $100.00
OR Sponsor a Chamber Chat for one month, $25 a week, 
Wednesdays @ 8:35 on WJMC FM 96.1
Cheryl Tomesh
Executive Assistant
Holiday Greetings from the staff at the 
Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce