Here are the rest of this month's happenings. Lifts are starting to turn! Keep the snow dances coming.
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FALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING THANK YOU
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Thanks to all who helped make our Fall Membership meeting such a special night last month!
The food was delicious, the company top notch. Our guest speakers Linda Klind from Heartland Hunger Resource and Brett Shepherd from Tamarack Resort shared some very insightful information about local programming for those in need and how to better protect ourselves virtually.
We want to give a BIG THANK YOU to the sponsors that helped make the evening possible:
Ruby's Kitchen,
RE/MAX Resort Realty,
Gallery Fifty-Five, Salmon River Brewery, Forester's Club, McCall Weddings, and McCall Party Rentals.
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DOWNTOWN TREE LIGHTING SUCCESS
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DECEMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS NEXT THURSDAY, DEC. 19 AT RUPERT'S
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Join us this upcoming
Thursday, December 19th from 5-7pm
for our holiday Business After Hours at the always festive and fun Rupert's Restaurant in Hotel McCall. They have some special goodies planned for us and we will get to experience their newly remodeled and expanded bar space!
Feeling inspired by the holiday spirit? We will be hosting a "toast and boast" portion of the evening for us to acknowledge someone's efforts in 2019. Whether it's a co-worker, a friend, a favorite business owner you would like to honor with some kind words to round out our busy, but successful 2019 year!
Grab your office mate, friends, family and please join us for our final Business After Hours of 2019.
SEE YOU THERE!
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WINTER CARNIVAL DEADLINES JAN. 1ST
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So many ways to get involved for this upcoming "It's a kid's world" Winter Carnival 2020
(Dates are Friday, January 24 - Sunday, Feb. 2).
Read below so you don't miss your chance to be in the printed guide, sponsor, and participate!
***DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRINTED GUIDE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 2020***
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Become A Sponsor
The
Sponsorship Handbook
and
Sponsorship Commitment Form
are available online. We have options for every budget and every dollar helps ensure that we are able to put on a fabulous Carnival! We appreciate anything you are able to contribute - and we are happy to help craft a custom sponsorship package that fits your donation and maximizes your promotional exposure!
DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRINTED GUIDE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 2020.
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Host An Event
DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRINTED GUIDE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 2020.
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Advertise in the Official Guide
This 24 page guide appears in both print
format (7,500 copies) and digital format (online at visitmccall.org). While our sponsors receive complimentary ad space in the Guide, we also offer stand-alone advertising options starting at $125. Get started today by contacting
Lindsey Harris
to secure your ad space.
DOWNLOAD MEDIA KIT
DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRINTED GUIDE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 2020.
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Build A Sculpture
Get your application in early
and start planning your entry! If you need help getting started, please contact the Chamber for a list of sculptors and consultants. We would love to see our streets lined with sculptures - big or small, this is one of the main attractions at Carnival and a great way to get exposure for your business! Inclusion on the Sculpture Map is FREE!
DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRINTED GUIDE IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 2020.
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Enter the Mardi Gras Parade
Entries will be limited to 60 spaces and decorations are mandatory! Please
complete our online parade application
and submit your idea for your parade entry to the Winter Carnival committee to review.
Deadline for Mardi Gras Parade applications is Friday, January 10, 2020.
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Volunteer
It really does take a village! Whether you are interested in chairing an event or giving an hour of your time, we would love to get you involved! We also have our Ambassador Program that is a great way for groups to do some easy fundraising by spending a few hours helping at Carnival!
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Buy a Raffle Ticket
Get into the Carnival spirit AND enter for a chance to win a 2019 Polaris 800 Axys 155 Pro from
Mile High Power Sports and with a special, custom wrap from
Fokus Graphics.
This machine is valued at more than $13,000 and a $10 ticket is all you need to win! Ticket sales will be limited to 3,000. Pick up your raffle ticket today at the McCall Area Chamber office (605 N 3rd Street)
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SKI LIFTS ARE TURNING AND TRAILS ARE GROOMED STARTING THIS WEEKEND
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Photo compliments of Tamarack Resort
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Photo compliments of
Brundage Mountain Resort
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Photo compliment of Bear Basin Nordic Center
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Recent storms have meant ski areas and trails are opening up!
Check out their websites linked above for the latest reports. See you on the slopes or the trails. Enjoy winter 2019-2020.
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Just a few additional events happening this month. For a full list of holiday events, be sure to get our Mountain Hollyday guide or check on our online events calendar next week for the full scoop:
- Saturday, Dec. 14th Trek to the North Pole at the Ponderosa State Park Activity Center! With Roots Forest School Alumni and Master Naturalists as your guides, follow a scavenger hunt through the forest leading to Mr. and Mrs. Claus. 10am - Noon.
- Saturday, Dec. 14th the Community Hub McCall (home to Luminaire, the Ponderosa Center, the WCMEDC, and more!) is hosting an open house to learn more about their co-op space and collaboration opportunities! 11am - 5pm at 114 N. Third Street.
- Tuesday, December 17th Isenhower Cellars Wine Dinner at Ragazza di Bufalo. Call for reservations for the wine dinner and/or the shuttle from McCall (208)325-3463.
- Wednesday, Dec. 18th FREE Holiday Wrap-Up with McCall Parks and Rec at Banyans on the Green. Materials are free. Drinks and food available for additional purchase from Banyans. 5-7pm.
- Friday, Dec. 20th Ugly Sweater Trivia at Frenchie's. 7:30-9pm.
- Saturday, Dec. 28th Live music at Yacht Club with Jeff Crosby. Music kicks off at 10pm.
- Sunday, Dec. 29th Live music at Forester's with Scott Pemberton Band. Starts at 9pm.
- Tuesday, Dec. 31st MeadowCreek New Year's Eve dinner with Delish Catering. Contact the MeadowCreek POA 208-347-2260 for reservations. Separate special children's party!
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MCCALL ROTARY SEEKING LOCAL BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS FOR 2020
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Dear Fellow Chamber Members,
Not only am I a fellow McCall Chamber Member and local business owner of McCall Jewelry Company, but I’m also a member of the McCall Rotary Club. As a Rotarian, I oversee scheduling speakers for our weekly meetings and came up with the idea of highlighting local chamber members and businesses for 2020. It would be a good time to introduce yourself to our club, give us some background on yourself and your business, and make our members aware of the products and/or services you offer. Also, if you have a community and/or charitable event in which you are involved you could introduce that as well.
To give you some background, the McCall Rotary Club is a service-based organization whose motto is, “Service Above Self.” We have over 70 members from diverse backgrounds who have had or are having successful careers. They are some of the most vested individuals in the community and do much good for many via donations and direct service. Really a great group of men and women, some of which you may already know. Our meetings start at noon on Wednesdays and usually last until about 1:30. Our current meeting place is Banyans on the Green Restaurant inside the McCall Golf Course Clubhouse. Besides some usual club business, we offer a catered lunch as well as speakers. Presentations last about 15-20 minutes with a short Q & A afterwards (and of course a free lunch before!).
If you are interested, please email me at the address below and let me know what date works and I’ll get it scheduled. Also, if you’d like to team up with another business that would be great. Sometimes there is strength in numbers! As a side note, I will be out of the area the first couple weeks of November, so don’t be alarmed if I don’t get back to you right away. Of course, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thanks for your consideration,
George Seeds
McCall Rotary Club
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES ROTATING OFFICE LOCATIONS AND HOURS
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A Message from Julie Heidemann, local Department of Labor representative:
Greetings!
As you may be aware….14 Labor offices in the state have closed due to budget cuts and have gone in to “Remote Service Delivery” to better assist our communities. Now that some of the dust has cleared and we are operating in our new locations, I wanted to share the new Idaho Department of Labor Schedule for our area.
Labor staff will offer walk-in hours and appointment times in these communities with the same services staff have traditionally provided. Those include job search planning, career guidance, resume writing, applying for jobs, filing for unemployment insurance benefits, mock interviews, connections to community resources, job training assistance and more. Staff will also continue to serve businesses with listing open jobs, collecting applications, connecting to resources and assisting with recruitment and other business service needs.
Our public hours are as follows:
Mondays – McCall
Valley County Annex, 550 Deinhard Lane
9 a.m.-noon; 1-5 p.m., office hours
Tuesdays – Cascade
Valley County Courthouse, 219 Main St.
10 a.m.-1 p.m., office hours
Wednesdays – New Meadows
Meadows Valley Community Center, 102 Peterson Memorial
10 a.m.-1 p.m., office hours
Thursdays – Council
EMS Building, 106 Industrial Ave.
10 a.m.-1 p.m., office hours
Fridays – McCall
Valley County Annex, 550 Deinhard Lane
9 a.m.-1 p.m., office hours
Here is the Press Release link explaining our purpose for change:
Below you will find my new contact information. Please note that my email is the same but the phone numbers are different. Feel free to reach out to me for more information and any of your business services or employment needs!
Julie Heidemann | Workforce Consultant Senior
Idaho Department of Labor208-634-7102 ext. 3090
Cell: 208-271-2427
Fax: 208-634-2965
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VALLEY COUNTY RELEASE NEW RECYCLING GUIDELINES IN NOVEMBER 2019
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CITY OF MCCALL UPDATE
BY CITY MANAGER ANNETTE SPICKARD
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A new year is on its way and with it comes some changes to your McCall City Council. In January, will send off with a huge thank you, our current Mayor Jackie Aymon. January 9, 2020 will be Mayor Aymon’s last City Council Meeting and final official address to the public. This first Council meeting of the new year will also include the installation of recently elected City Council Members Colby Nielsen and Mike Maciaszek and the vote for our new Mayor.
Save the date for a special open house event on January 10
th
at Banyans on the Green in the McCall Golf Club beginning at 5:30pm, celebrating Mayor Aymon’s retirement from public service. Please join us as we hear from various speakers, Jackie herself and raise a toast to her extraordinary contributions to our beloved city.
Please enjoy a happy and healthy holiday season and we look forward to an exciting new year serving our community. My drop in office hours are every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm at City Hall or please email me at
aspickard@mccall.id.us
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MCCALL PUBLIC LIBRARY &
MCCALL COMMUNITY CENTER CALENDAR
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The McCall Community Center has a new coordinator!
We welcome Darlene Limbaugh to the community. A little bit about Darlene!
"My name is Darlene Limbaugh, director/coordinator to the McCall Senior Center since May, 2019. My husband and I moved here from Sandpoint, ID to retire after 37 years as a certified pharmacy tech. Our son is retiring after 35 years in the National Guard and living in Donnelly, ID. Since we all enjoy the outdoors , what better area to move to.
I enjoy the senior center so much and it is a great learning adventure. Looking forward to all the new projects there is planned for the center and doing more with the Chamber of Commerce. What a new learning experience and meeting new people. Come see me at the senior center."
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WCMEDC RELEASES HOUSING
SURVEY RESULTS
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Throughout the summer and early fall of 2019, the WCMEDC conducted a needs assessment for housing across the West Central Mountains region of Idaho, which included the towns of Cascade, Donnelly, McCall, unincorporated Valley County, New Meadows, and unincorporated northern Adams County (Meadows Valley). This assessment was conducted through a survey of employees across the region. They were asked to answer the following 21 questions to learn about employee housing needs and real and perceived sense of housing security now and in the future. The goal for this data is to better understand what housing types should be built, where and at what price point.
Over 600 respondents completed the survey to give some viable housing feedback for the region. To see the results of the housing survey, click on the button below!
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- Next Chamber Board of Directors Meeting: Thursday, January 9th at 8am, Shore Lodge Corporate Offices
- December Business After Hours: Thursday, December 19 from 5-7pm at Rupert's in Hotel McCall at their new bar
- Leadership Academy: Thursday, Dec. 19 for Government Day
- Chamber Office Holiday Schedule: the office will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, with shorter hours on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
OFFICE HOURS:
MON. - FRI. FROM 9AM - 5PM
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MCCALL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@mccallchamber.org
(208) 634-7631
visitmccall.org
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