January 2020  Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Taste of Our Members
2020 NEW YEAR BABY
Congratulations to the first baby born at Marshfield Medical Center in Rice Lake!
Blake Dale Dodge was born on January 2nd at 12:44 a.m. He weighed in at 7 pounds 13 ounces and 19 inches long. His proud Mom and Dad are Angel Dodge & Joel Killan from Cameron WI.
The Volunteer Partners gave a $75 gift card and hot meal to take home, the Chamber gave $100 Rice Lake Gift Certificates along with a piggy bank from RCU and some baby essentials.
L-R: Karen Heram, Chamber Executive Director; Joel Killan, Angel Dodge & Baby Blake, Dave Lhotka, Volunteer Partners; Chris Olsen, Chamber President; and Sandie LeVan, Chamber Ambassador Chair.
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
The Chamber's Ambassadors presented a Customer Service Award to Cheryl Mlejnek who works at KenWay Services. Congratulations Cheryl on excellent customer service!

L-R: John Bowen, Sonja Wilson, Lisa Egbert, Wendy Markgren, Sandie LeVan, Cheryl Mlejnek, Anne Gallagher, Cory Bowen.
CHILLY BOWL CHALLENGE - FEBRUARY 28, 2020
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SLUMBERLAND HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Ambassadors attended the Homes for the Holidays at Slumberland. It is great to be involved with such a wonderful event - 35 beds were given to families so their children have something to sleep on! Sheets, quilts etc. were also donated by other gro ups. Thank you everyone!
MISCHIEVOUS ELF LIGHTING CONTEST
Thanks to all who participated.  We had over 200 entries.
The Winners are as follows:

1st - Randy Tomesh - $50 Chamber Gift Certificate
2nd - Dave Havel - $25 Chamber Gift Certificate
3rd - TJ Olsen - $25 Chamber Gift Certificate

Bert's Joke of The Month

MEMBERSHIP

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Saputo
1052 6th Street
Almena, WI 54805
715-214-1061

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Anne Gallagher
Lehman's Supper Club - 55 yrs
Farm & Fleet - 60 yrs
Goodwill Industries - 19 yrs
J Shoes - 26 yrs
Knudson Agency - 49 yrs
Mastercraft Industries - 59 yrs
Northern Star Theatre - 4 yrs
Optimum Therapies - 12 yrs
SERVPRO of Barron, Dunn & Rusk Co. - 5 yrs
Larry Jarvela - 18 yrs
Marshfield Medical Center - 61 yrs
Northern Business Products - 62 yrs
Northwest Builders - 16 yrs
Pizza Hut - 35 yrs
Rice Lake Air Center - 27 yrs
Slumberland - 22 yrs
Wayne Swoboda - 22 yrs
Tracker Marine Boat Center - 19 yrs
United Way of Rice Lake - 5 yrs
Waznik Moseler Group - 8 yrs
Al Arnold - 6 yrs
Rice Lake Auto Supply, Inc. - 38 yrs
Amundson Appliance - 10 yrs
UWEC- Barron County - 32 yrs
Kiwanis Golden K - 27 yrs
Draeger Chiropractic - 30 yrs
Tice Technologies - 12 yrs
Haack Orthodontics - 58 yrs
Maxine's - 33 yrs
Applebees - 18 yrs
Ashley Headley State Farm - 7 yrs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Barron County - 2 yrs
Christie Mountain - 34 yrs
Cooper Engineering - 60 yrs
Culligan Water Conditioning - 35 yrs
Hometown Title - 19 yrs
Robert Johnson - 61 yrs
Kwik Trip - 13 yrs
Lamperts Yard - 60 yrs
Lawrence, Nelson & Associates - 10 yrs
Arrowhead Family Dental - 15 yrs
Brentwood Senior Living - 9 yrs
Cash Store - 3 yrs
Diagnostic Radiology - 41 yrs
Dan Fitzgerald - 8 yrs
Paul's Sheet Metal - 61 yrs
Prevea Health - 3 yrs
Skinner Funeral Home - 11 yrs
Smiles In Motion - 9 yrs
V & S Construction - 60 yrs
Walgreens - 10 yrs
Rice Lake School District - 37 yrs
TL Sinz Plumbing - 5 yrs
Care Partners Assisted Living - 14 yrs
Image Graphics Premier Applicators - 3 yrs
SO Services - 3 yrs
Northwoods Promotions/Ventures Apparel - 10 yrs
Compeer Financial - 59 yrs
Confidential Records - 15 yrs
Rice Lake Chronotype - 61 yrs
Rice Lake Rotary Club - 12 yrs
Sterling Bank - 16 yrs
Don Storm - 9 yrs
Fringe Aveda Concept Salon - 6 yrs
Zimmerman Jewelers - 71 yrs
Diamond Designs by Bodis - 57 yrs
Edward D. Jones - Rob Berger - 23 yrs
Wiersgalla - 22 yrs
The Insurance Center - 2 yrs
Express Employment Professionals - 6 yrs
In This Issue

Member of the Month



Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire started over 40 years ago with one goal in mind: optimize the health of our members. That goal is still at the forefront of everything we do. We work hard to provide over 70,000+ members with the best care available - state, nation, and worldwide. As a member-governed organization, our board of directors is elected by our members and oversees everything we do, ensuring we always keep our members' best interest in mind. We believe in being an active part of the communities we serve, staying close to what's going on in our community and giving back in the form of event sponsorships, fundraising and community service.

2503 N. Hillcrest Parkway
Altoona, WI 54720
715-552-4300

  

Thank You To Our December
Chamber Chat Sponsor


The Chamber does live radio spots every Wednesday morning on WJMC promoting what the Chamber is doing and what is happening in our community.

JOIN THE 2020 
CENSUS TEAM
Be a Census Taker. 
2020 Census jobs provide: great pay, flexible hours, weekly pay, paid training.

For more information or help applying, please call 
1-855-JOB-2020 or go to the link below for the application.

Meeting Dates

Executive Meeting
Thursday, January 7,
7:30 a.m.

Economic Development & Education
Thursday, January 9,
7:30 a.m.

Heart of the North @
Johnson Bank
Friday, January 10,
8:30 a.m.

Board Meeting 
Tuesday, January 14,
7:30 a.m.

Young Professionals
Tuesday, January 14,
12:00 p.m.

Golden K Board
Tuesday, January 21,
9:00 a.m.

Ambassadors
RL Family Restaurant
Friday, January 24,
8:00 a.m.

Executive Meeting
Tuesday, January 28,
7:30 a.m.

2020 UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Chamber Calendar of Events

Business After Hours
Taste of Our Members
AmeriVu Inn & Suites
Tuesday, January 14,
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Heart of the North
February 6, 2020

Chilly Bowl
February 28, 2020

Artscape on Main
April 14, 2020


Need the perfect gift?

We have Gift 
Certificates Here 
We will make them in 
$5 - $50 values
Let's support our local businesses!

Please call the office @
715-234-2126
And we will be happy to get them ready for you!


Customer Service Award

Please nominate that person who gave you great customer service!

Submit this  form to our office to be reviewed and scheduled. 



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