Happy Spring!
From all of us here at the Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce!
 
In This Issue
Volunteers Needed!

Our Placemaking effort is making some progress! Node 5 which includes Cedar Side Trail, UW-BC and WITC is working on plans to open up the view to the river. Buckthorn (an invasive species) is taking over and blocking the view and also preventing other wildflowers etc. from growing.
On Wednesday, April 22nd between 2 - 7 p.m. we have organized workers to start the removal. We are in need of able bodied people to help us pile up what is cut so it can be chipped. If you have an hour, two hours or more, please call the office and get on the list to help us. All you need to do is call 715.234.2126 to get on the list! We are looking for 100 volunteers!
Please set aside a couple hours that day to help. 

 



Thursday, August 20th.

Turtleback Golf & Conference Cener
  
Sponsorships
are available for 
 Courtesy Carts, Scoreboard, Scorecards, Hole Sponsors and Displays.
Reserve your
sponsorship here .

 Thinking about a Fall get away?

Take a Chamber sponsored trip to Ireland!
Travel to Ireland 
October 30-
November 6, 2015
presented by the 
Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce and 
Travel Leaders
Book now and save $250 per person.
For more information, contact Susan Tindell at Rice Lake Travel Leaders, 
715-234-2174 or email her at [email protected]. 
Music in The park
 CONCERTS WILL NOW BE HELD ON
TUESDAYS

Music in the Park begins
TUESDAY, June 2nd at Veterans Park with the Municipal Band! 

Thank you 
Haack Orthodontics 
for sponsoring our 
March Chamber Chat!

If you would like to sponsor a Chamber Chat, please call 715-234-2126.
Citywide Garage Sale
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
April 30 - May 1-2
Call the Chronotype at 715-234-2121 to place your Garage Sale Ad.

Spotlighting You

The "Week of One Night Dinners" Fundraising Event for the Benjamin House. April 10th - 17th. RESERVATIONS NECESSARY. Please call 715-736-2022 for more information or visit the event calendar on our website at


For details click here.
Annual Dinner Awards
The Annual Dinner will be October 29th.
We are seeking nominations now for the following:

Education
    Innovation in Teaching
    Contributor  to Education
    Unsung Hero

To nominate an Education award click here.

Citizen of the year
Business of the Year
Community Service Award
Community Impact Award

To nominate other award click here.

Please submit your nominations by September 25th. 
Add your events to the
Chamber Calendar!
Email your event  information and or poster on a pdf. file to the Chamber to be added to the calendar.
Meeting Dates
 
National Lumbering Hall of Fame
Wednesday, April 1 @ 7:30 
Economic Development & Education
Thursday, April 2 @ 7:30
Placemaking
Tuesday, April 7 @ 11:30
At Adventures
Board of Directors
Tuesday, April 14 @ 7:30
Salute
Thursday, April 16 @ 8:15
Golden K
Tuesday, April 21 @ 9:30
Ambassadors
Friday, April 24 @ 8:00
Executive Committee
Tuesday, April 28 @ 7:30
New Members

Fireline Shooting & Training Center
Brandon Powers
2700 Pioneer Avenue
715-434-4867

Priority Chiropractic & Acupuncture Wellness Center
Dr. Todd Stephens
Tina Stephens
Maria Johnson Nareveson
2021 Cenex Drive
715-234-9876

Visiting Angels
Karen Herbison
Holly Ganong
Chippewa Falls, WI
715-861-5546

Membership Renewals 

Adventure's Restaurant - 
14 years

Anchor Accounting, LLC - 
22 years

Anderson, Hager & Moe SC - 27 years

Bank Mutual - 36 years

Barron County Fair Association - 23 years

Barron County  Historical Society - 5 years

Draeger Chiropractic - 
25 years

Family Health Center/Rice Lake Dental - 5 years

Furniture Medic - 14 years

Gibsons Watercare Service - 3 years

Hometown Title Co. - 
14 years

Hover Chiropractic Clinic - 36 years

J Shoes/Rice Lake Shoes - 22 years

Larry Jarvela - 14 years
King's Way Bible & Gift - 
25 years

Lake States Environmental, Ltd - 3 years

Northwest Builders - 
11 years

Olympic Fitness Center 
 5 years

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates - 17 years

Rands Bowling Lanes - 
53 years

Rice Lake Assembly of God - 5 years

Royal Credit Union - 
35 years

S.C. Swiderski, LLC - 
2 years

The Water Meister, Inc. - 30 years

Duke Thurs - 19 years

Toboggan Run Dental - 
37 years

Tracker Boating Center - 
14 years

Xcel Energy - 55 years

You and your employees are invited to April Bizology!

Bizology
ArtScape on Main 
10th Anniversary Unveiling!

Tuesday, April 14th
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sponsored by

Lakeview Medical Center

&
Marshfield Clinic

Hosted by the 
Rice Lake Main Street Association
 at Northern Star Theatre
104 South Main Street
 Heart of the North at Madison
March 3, 2015


Heart of the North Days is a grassroots community-based effort to bring issues of importance to the State Legislators for the northern counties of Barron, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn. 2015 is the third year for our grassroots lobbying effort. We traveled to Madison Tuesday March 3rd by bus from the Rice Lake Chamber office. We had meetings with key legislators, department heads and state cabinet level officials to advocate for issues that are unique and specific to our region of the great State of Wisconsin. We are always looking for feedback and input to help make our lobbying effort a successful event.  Public involvement is critical to our efforts.

 

Shown here (starting in front from left) are Dave Armstrong, Barron County Economic Development; state Rep Romaine Quinn; Karen Heram, Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce; Paul Zahurance, Link Ford RV; Andy Albarado, Rusk County Development; Michelle Voight, Washburn County Tourism Association; Nicky Repka, Rice Lake Tourism Commission; Kelli Engen, Barron County Health; Bert Richard, Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce; Mary Schnacky, Johnson Bank; Cumberland Mayor Tom Mysicka; Rod Olson, Red Cedar Land Water and People Coming Together; Ian Haugen, The Cabin Experts; Dean Yohnk, dean UW-Barron County; Barron County Highway Commissioner Mark Servi; Al Arnold, Looking Good Photo Booth; Doug Smith, Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce; Ethan Severson, UW-Barron County student; Andrew Nussbaum, Wisconsin Department of  Tourism; Brian Nieman, Wealth Management; Sheldon Johnson, NW Regional Planning Commission; Sharon Masek, Superior Silica Sands; Dell Halvorson, Barron County Deer Advisory Council; Alex Fraatz, student UW-Barron County; Stu Durkee, Rice Lake City Council; Ryan VanLanduyt, Rice Lake Public Access Channel; Bruce Willers, Rice Lake City Council; Mary Ann Lippert, Department of Administration; Pam Guthman, Indianhead Community Action Agency; Christine Newkirk, Indianhead Community Action Agency; and Keith Trembath, Indianhead Community Action Agency. 
Joint Finance Committee Public Hearing
Held in Rice Lake, March 23, 2015
 
 
Pictured above: Bert Richard, Stu Durkee and Bruce Willers presenting to the committee. 

UW-Barron County was pleased to have been selected by the Wisconsin legislature's Joint Finance Committee as one of the budget hearing site for Northwest Wisconsin concerning the Governor's 2015-2017 Biennial Budget. The group of Senator's and Representatives were welcomed by nearly 700 people. 


Great Lakes Forestry Museum

2nd Annual Cabin Fever Spring Fling Fundraiser


 

Saturday, April 11, 2015

 At

Rice Lake Elk's Lodge

36 E. Eau Claire Street, Rice Lake, WI


 Doors open at 6:00 p.m.


  Join us for a fun evening with

Nancy & the Backwoods Boys

FOOD * SILENT AUCTIONS * RAFFLE PRIZES AND MORE.

Prize for the Best Dressed Lumberjack or Jill.

Tickets $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Early bird drawing - $100.00 Gift Certificate to Lehman's Supper Club.

Tickets available at Marketplace Foods, Rainbow Home Center, Gordy's County Market and Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Please see flyer here.

 

April Member of the Month

Coldwell Banker Brenizer Realtors
237 S. Main Street
715-234-5010

Coldwell Banker Brenizer Realtors are your Real Estate professionals in Rice Lake and the surrounding area. Our office has 11 agents who understand the buying and selling experience from start to finish. We have expert company specific tools that showcase your property to all buyers in Northwest Wisconsin. We have the franchise support you need, with the  hometown feel you love!

Visit our website here today!

Ribbon Cutting Announcement!

Priority Chiropractic & Acupuncture Wellness Center
Dr. Todd & Tina Stephens & Maria Johnson Narveson. 

Congratulations on your new location! 
2021 Cenex Drive, Rice Lake


 

Front Row: Lyn Dunham, Wendy Markgren, Maria Johnson-Marveson, Todd & Tina Stephens, Sandie LeVan. Back Row: Jackie Molden, Scott Fredrickson, Anne Gallagher, Bert Richard, Linda Wiese, Dana Heller, and Tammy Schutz.
Ambassadors Welcomed Visiting Angels

New Member

Front row: Linda Wiese, Karen Herbison, Holly Ganong, Anne Gallagher, Lyn Dunham. Second row: Dana Heller, Bert Richard, Tammy Scutz, Sandie LeVan, Jackie Molden, Wendy Markgren and Scott Fredrickson. 

Bert's Joke of the Month

 

 


Paddy Murphy applied for a job at a famous firm based in Dublin. 


 

A Frenchman applied for the same job and since both applicants had similar qualifications, they were asked to take a test by the Manager.

 

When the results were in, both men had scored 19 out of 20.

 

The manager went to Murphy and said, "Thank you for coming to the interview, but we've decided to give the Frenchman the job."

 

Murphy asked, "And why would you be doing that? We both got 19 questions correct. This being Ireland and me being Irish, surely I should get the job."

 

The Manager replied, "We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you got wrong."

 

Murphy exclaimed, "And just how would one incorrect answer be better than another??!!"

 

"Simple", said the Manager. "On question No. 7, the Frenchman wrote, 'I don't know...'"

 

"...and you put down, 'Neither do I'."

Please feel free to foreward this newsletter onto your employees


Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce | 715-234-2126 | [email protected] | http://www.ricelakechamber.org
37 S. Main Street
Rice Lake, WI 54868