Upcoming

Chamber

Events November

10th at 7:30 - 9am Young Professional Morning Mingle at

High Bridge Coffee located at 2829 County Hwy. I, Ste. 1A

(Open to YP & potential YP members)

16th at 5 pm - Business After Hours at Economy Furniture located at

16051 County Hwy. J ($5/Chamber Member)

18th at 5 pm - Oktoberfest check

presentations to volunteer groups Chippewa Visitor Center

1 N. Bridge Street (Everyone welcome)

December

1st at 4 pm - Chamber’s Holiday Open House

1 N. Bridge Street (All Members Welcome)

14th at 5 pm - Business After Hours

at Fill Inn Station Saloon & Restaurant located at

104 W. Columbia Street ($5/Chamber Member)

January

18th at Noon - Chamber Annual Meeting at Avalon Hotel &

Conference Center located at 1009 W. Park Avenue

(Must RSVP to Chamber $20/Chamber Member)

Mission Statement

The mission of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is to improve the quality of life in our community by providing

leadership to coordinate, support, and promote the business interest of our membership.

November 2015

1 N. Bridge St., Chippewa Falls 715-723-0331 chippewachamber.org visitchippewafallswi.com info@chippewachamber.org

Holiday Check List

Chamber Holiday Open House

Join us for the Chamber Open House Tuesday, December 1

4 –6 pm Visitor Center and Chamber Offices

1 N. Bridge Street

All Chamber Members Welcome

Chamber Buck$ make the Perfect Gift

What are Chamber Buck$? A heck that is redeemable at more than 200 businesses in our community. A complete list of businesses that accept them is on our website. More and more businesses, clubs, organizations and individuals are using Chamber Buck$. Some are given as an incentive program award, for birthdays, teachers gifts and of course Christmas gifts.

Where can Chamber Buck$ be purchased? At the Chippewa Chamber , 1 N. Bridge Street between 8 am - 5 pm.

Keeping it Local

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Chamber News

Business After Hours November 16, 2015

5 - 6:30 pm at

$5/member or $35 annual pass

WCFW 105.7 FM

Toppers Pizza (opening soon!) Nathan Walter 475 Chippewa Mall Drive Ste 305, Chippewa Falls 715-720-2800 www.toppers.com Categories: Restaurants/Caterers Sponsor: Jackie Sadler Doherty, The Employment Experts Sheri Tischer 4330 Golf Terrace Suite 106, Eau Claire 715-514-3500 www.dohertystaffing.com Categories: Employment Services/ Human Resources and Training Consultants Goodies Kelly Poppe Gale 18220 Cty. Hwy X, Chippewa Falls 715-861-7654 www.goodies-wissota.com Categories: Bakery/Caterer Sponsor: Tami Severson S.O.S. Security LLC Doug Ebert 2660 Cedar Falls Road, Menomonie 715-955-4581 www.sos-security.com Categories: Security Equipment & Service/Telecommunications Sponsor Tami Severson K3 Fantasy & Sports Cards Troy Koteras 23 West Spring St., Chippewa Falls 715-726-8780 Categories: Hobby/Entertainment www.K3Cards.com Sponsor: Tami Severson

Welcome New Members

16051 County Hwy J, Chippewa Falls

Co-sponsors:

Thank you Chamber Volunteers It is a pleasure to work with the many volunteers that help out throughout the year and it’s great to have area residents helping promote Chippewa Falls. Their talents are unlimited, and we truly appreciate all that they do for the Chamber.

Front Row: Patty McDonell, Eugene Goettl, Phyllis Goettl, Anita Dommer and Mary McKenna Back Row: Russ Rowan, Joye Dobos, Lucy Coushman, Ralph Coushman and Marge Bjork Not Pictured: Jocelyn Campbell, Ruth Gough, Joyce Lillevold, Anne Keller, Mary Olson and Kathy Tanner

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J-F Facility Services Inc. Jim Peterson 13141 99th Ave., Chippewa Falls 715-382-3261 www.j-fservices.com Categories: Cleaning/Janitorial Ser-vices/Window Cleaning Staybridge Suites (opening soon) Lisa Anderson 1515 Bluestem Blvd, Altoona 715-559-5737 www.staybridgesuites.com/altoona Category: Hotels & Motels Chippewa Heavy Haul Mitch Shackleton 801 West River Street, Ste 1 Chippewa Falls 715-579-2199 Category: Trucking & Transport Sponsor: Steve Pregent 123 Look@Me Early Learning Center LLC Jan Govin 2964 County Road F, Eau Claire 715-874-4779 www.123lookatmelearningcenter. com Category: Child Care & Pre School Sponsor: Chris Klay Chippewa Candy Shop Dan Sweeney 322 N. Bridge Street Chippewa Falls 715-861-7880 www.chippewacandyshop.com Categories: Candy Shop/Retail Stores Sponsor: Tami Severson

Chippewa Valley Financial Services Dennis Hunt 621 W. Park Ave, Chippewa Falls 715-723-7009 Category (s): Tax Preparation/Financial Services Sponsor: Rolly Enderes Satellite Six LLC Ben Stroinski 3603 N. Hastings Way Ste 100A Eau Claire 715-869-3006 www.satellitesix.com Categories: We Site Design/Graphic Design Sponsor: Tami Severson Shades of You Morgan Crabb 223 N. Bridge Street, Chippewa Falls 715-829-4247 facebook.com/shadesofyoucf Categories: Beauty Salon/Tattoos Sponsor: Tami Severson Wissota Express Tim Bliek 17255 Cty. Hwy X, Chippewa Falls 715-726-0227 Categories: Gas/Convenience Store Sponsor: Steve Pregent UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education Allyson Gommer 210 Water Street, PO Box 4004 Eau Claire 715-836-3636 www.uwec.edu/ce Category: Educational Services APEX Engineering, Inc. Dan Peterson 110A E. Grand Ave., Eau Claire 715-835-7736 www.apexengineering.biz Categories: Engineers/Consultants Sponsor: Jason Brandner

Absolute Carvings Kevin Krumenauer 8431 149th Street, Chippewa Falls 715-559-2444 www.absolutecarvings.com Categories: Woodworking/Signs Chippewa Family Restaurant John Cehkoski 1701 Kennedy Rd., Chippewa Falls 715-723-4751 Category: Restaurant Sponsor: Michael Shillin Current Catering Cory Vajgrt 36 W. Spring Street, Chippewa Falls, 715-723-7886 Category: Catering Sponsor: Mike Crawford Video Pizzazz LLC Dan Faschingbauer 5495 171st Street, Chippewa Falls 715-861-8117 videopizzazz.com Categories: Video Production/ Marketing Consultant Sponsor: Mike Shillin 1 Reason Insurance Robert Weinstein 6800 Lowes Creek Court, Eau Claire 715-598-9924 1reason.com Category: Insurance Back Office Accounting and Automation, LLC Al Mazorol 7760 178th Street, Chippewa Falls 715-379-6771 Categories: Accountants, Computer Services & Equipment

Highlighted

Members by

Categories

Non-Profit…. continued from last month

Community Foundation of Chippewa County (715) 723-8125 www.yourlegacyforever.org

CVSHRM (CV Society for HR Management) chippewavalley.shrm.org

Edward & Hannah M. Rutledge Charities (715) 723-6618

Feed My People Food Bank (715) 835-9415 www.fmpfoodbank.org

Grounded in Giving (715) 861-3173 www.gourmetgiving.net

Hope Gospel Mission (715) 839-9498 Ext:112 www.hopegospelmission.org

Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. (715) 835-5566 http://eauclaire.ja.org

Knights of Columbus 974 (715) 726-2002 www.kc974.com

L.E. Phillips Career Development Center (715) 834-2771 www.lecdc.com

Literacy Volunteers- Chippewa Valley (715) 834-0222 www.lvcv.org Momentum West (715) 874-4673 www.momentumwest.org

River Valley Community Church (715) 723-3078 www.rivervalleycf.com

UCare (877) 523-1518 www.ucare.org

United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley (715) 834-5043 www.uwgcv.org

Valley Art Association (715) 723-8281 www.valleyartassociation.org

Wisconsin Farmers Union (715) 723-5561 www.wisconsinfarmers

Update your Member Profile

Update your contact information or add

a staff person to our distribution list by

contacting the Chamber office.

Ambassador News

Special THANKS!

In one month, the Ambassadors and staff helped welcome many new members during the membership drive. We would like to give a special thanks to Tami Severson for recruiting the most new members. Tami is a Business Account Executive at Spectrum Business.

Tami Severson

Ambassadors visited a newer business, Absolute Carvings. Owner, Kevin

Krumenauer, uses a chainsaw and CNC router to create beautiful works of art. Check out his work at www.absolutecarvings.com or at his shop at 8431 149th Street.

Showtime Aluminum Restoration & Detailing, located at 2252 Olson Drive, is a family owned and operated business. Mitch Shackelton, owner, explained that they specialize in semi and auto detailing. They use state-of-the-art machinery to polish the aluminum rims.

Ambassador of the Quarter Tom Hubbard

Congratulations to the Ambassador of the quarter, Tom Hubbard, Project Manager at Cedar Falls Building Systems with locations in

Chippewa Falls and Menomonie. Throughout the third quarter, Tom attended monthly Ambassador meetings and business visits, multiple ribbon cuttings and emceed two Business After Hours. A

big thank you to Tom for his commitment to the Ambassadors. Tom Hubbard

W. S. Darley announced that Wayne Hable has been promoted to chief engineer of the company’s pump division. United Rentals announced that Joan Kinnick has been honored by the National Association of Professional Women as a 2015-2016 inductee into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle. EO Johnson Business Technologies has received the CompTIA Managed Print Trustmark™, a respected industry credential that signifies its adherence to best practices for technology service delivery and customer interaction. Infinity Beverages announced four new experimental wines and spirits: Whiskey Barrel, Aged Red Wine, Apple Brandy and Charred Cherry Wood Doppelback Whiskey.

Marco was named by Great Place to Work® as one of the best small and medium workplaces in the United States on their annual 2015 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list, published in Fortune magazine. Badgerland Printing USA, Inc., recently hired Mike Isaksson as the organization’s new Vice President of Sales HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital announced that Josh Rizzo has been appointed as director of philanthropy for St. Joseph’s Hospital and Brandy Sikora has been appointed as director of volunteer services for St. Joseph’s Hospital. Collision Center Inc. welcomes Scott Austin as its lead painter.

Meet the Board and Staff

Chair

John Manier General Beer-Northwest

Chair Elect Janice Lemminger Manpower

First Vice Chair Rolly Enderes ChemCeed, LLC

Treasurer Tom Etmund RCU

Immediate Past Chair

Bill Mercer Premium Waters

Directors

Mark Broses Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.

Tim Fries Fries Financial Group-Raymond James

Tom Hubbard Cedar Falls Building Systems

Sue Kern Mason Companies, Inc.

Jeremy Kiley - Wissota Health and Regional Vent Center

Jamie Leibrandt Northwestern Bank

Neil Mathwig Citizens State Bank

Kris McDonald AWS

Mike Olson Micon Cinemas

Stacy Olson Integrated Design Solutions, LLC

Chamber Staff

Mike Jordan President

Michelle Farrow Membership Coordinator

Nicole Hecksel Programs Director

Kelly Kuechenmeister Administrative Assistant

Shelby McNeese Tourism Director

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Area Chamber of Commerce,

1N. Bridge St., Chippewa Falls,

WI 54729.

Subscription costs $20 per

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Referring Chamber Members

September 2015

Visitor Packets –259

Visitors - 453

Referrals - 2,513

Relocation Packets - 13

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The 2016 Chippewa

Falls Guide & Map

information will be updated and will be

ready for distribution in mid-December. As a

Chamber member there is no charge for tourism related businesses to be listed in the brochure. A minimum of 28,000 of the brochures will be

printed and distributed at: 8 Travel Wisconsin Welcome Centers, 70

area businesses, Chippewa Area Visitors Center, 1300 Chamber relocation and visitor

packets, and 30 Chambers and

Convention & Visitors Bureaus statewide.

Watch your inbox for information forms to update your current listing. Contact the

Chamber at 715-723-0331 with any

questions.

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