Rensselaer Community Highlights

July 25, 2025

This week, July 29, at the Tuesday Farmers Market

Halleck Park and the County Parking lot between Harrison and Rutsen.

FREE for kids thanks to our many participating businesses and organizations!

Businesses and organizations should enter at Rutsen Street to drop off materials starting at 4:15. Chamber volunteers will be there to get you checked in. Harrison Street will be closed from the alley to Cullen Street during this event to allow room for the fire truck.

FAIR OAKS FARMS

856 N County Road 600 East

Fair Oaks, IN

Register for Rensselaer Emergency Alerts

Get updates by text message when there is a power outage, boil order, closure, weather emergency and more!

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Rensselaer Parks Department!

Survey extended through the end of July!

Get your wishes heard and be part of the planning process.

This is a fun and quick survey. Click and complete today.

Shorty's bp Gas Station

304 W Washington Street

219-866-4627

Check this out!

Prairie Arts Council Presents

Bonnie Zimmer

Contemplating Nature: A Lifelong Journey

August 2 through September 25, 2025

Opening Reception Saturday, August 2 from 2-4 pm cst

This solo retrospective exhibition will present a survey of Bonnie's work from her early years to the present including fiber vessels, sculpture, installation, assemblage, printed textiles, ceramics, jewelry and more.

Special gallery tour by Bonnie on Saturday, August 16 at 1pm, followed by a free Mandala assemblage workshop for all ages. Must pre-register at prairieartscouncil.org by August 11.

Lillian Fendig Gallery, 301 N Van Rensselaer Street, Tues. Noon-4, Thurs 2-6,

or by appointment 219-866-5278

JCEDO

and Legacy Foundation, present helpful information for advancing your small business. Register for the Zoom presentation below.

Tuesday, July 29 | 9:30 AM | Live on Zoom

Start your morning with strategy.

Pour a cup of coffee and log in for this energizing virtual session packed with insights and practical takeaways to help you grow your business and lead with confidence.

What You’ll Learn:

• 10 practical tips you can apply right away
• How to spot habits that may be holding you back
• Techniques to enhance your mindset and lead with impact
• Strategies for scaling your business sustainably

Register Now

Presented by:

Theresa Valade, CEO of Success Trek

With over 15 years of experience coaching business owners and executives, Theresa brings real-world insight and actionable advice. As the founder of Success Trek, she has helped hundreds of leaders across Northern Indiana and Chicago build stronger teams, systems, and strategies for long-term success.

About Success Trek:

Founded in 2009, Success Trek helps organizations navigate change, improve processes, and elevate leadership. Whether you're leading a team or building your business from the ground up, Success Trek’s proven approach is designed to move your goals forward—with clarity and momentum.



Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, reflect, and refocus.

Register Now

Steve's Specialized Services

1506 N McKinley Avenue

219-866-3059

Rensselaer Senior Center

Saint Joseph's College

Business to Business discounts for Chamber members

With the list of proud Chamber members now available on the Chamber website, it is easier for businesses to offer member discounts.

Here are two that you might enjoy! Rensselaer Republican offers an advertising discount and Franciscan Working Well is offering a $3 per person per month discount for their HEALTHeACCESS membership.

Send your Business to Business discount information to us for our next business spotlight.

Rensselaer Republican

Franciscan Working Well

If you missed the June Chamber lunch or have interest in learning more about the HEALTHeACCESS primary care membership program, please contact Christina Piech.

Greater Rensselaer Chamber

Networking Luncheons

The Chamber has luncheon speaker and sponsor opportunities available September 10, October 8 and November 12. Do you want to spotlight your business or organization or tell us what's new in 2025 and beyond? Sponsoring a Chamber lunch is a great way to bring attention to your business or organization.

Facility tours, business history, innovative products and services, expansion plans, etc. are all great topics of interest to our group. And we all need to keep up with legal and regulatory changes, so if you are an expert interested in sharing need-to-know information for businesses, we need to talk.

For more information, contact Rensselaer Chamber. Your sponsorship is appreciated.

See what's happening at the Rensselaer Library!

For more information or to register, please visit the Library at 208 W Susan St., Rensselaer, call 219-866-5881 or click below

Employment Opportunities

Do you have employment opportunities available for local workers? Send us your announcement and we will post it here.

Need to get out of the house this weekend?Check out a movie!

1376 Saint Gaspar Drive

219-866-2222

Scan QR below to view showtimes or purchase tickets.

Greater Rensselaer Chamber of Commerce | Rensselaerchamber.com