 January 21, 2013 | |
February Business After 5
The first Business After 5 for the year will be Tuesday February 12th at Woman to Woman Clinic at 619 2nd Avenue North. It will be jointly hosted by the Estherville Lincoln Central School District. Invitations have been sent via email and please be sure to extend the invitation to your staff and colleagues. There are a few months left so please get in touch if you are interested in hosting a BA5 this year. Calendar Events
ELC Basketball vs Storm Lake 01/22/2013
Genealogy for Beginners
Coffee House Fundraiser Smart Investing @ Your Library: Kick-Off Night 01/31/2013
ELC Basketball vs Hull Western Christian
Coffee Tasting
Improve your web presence Estherville Farm and Home Show 03/01/2013- 03/02/2013
Legislative Town Meetings Check your membership directory listing
We encourage all members to look at their listing on the membership directory - do you want to add a photo or logo? Are you happy with your category? Click HERE for the membership directory - there are several search options, and when you click on "view all" the businesses are listed randomly, but you can also click for them to be listed alphabetically. If you have any suggestions or concerns please let us know.
| Annual Banquet Thank you to everyone who helped make our Annual Banquet such a great success - your donations to the auction, presence and sponsorship keep this event going strong!Congratulations again to our Citizens of the Year: Estherville Little League Association; and our Businesses of the Year: Hy-Vee and Pepsi. Thanks again to our event sponsors: $100 Sponsors: Avera Holy Family Health, Bank Plus, BASF Plant Services, Blum & Leonard Agency, Daybreak, Henry-Olson Funeral Home, Holiday Express, Hy-Vee, Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, Jensens, Northwest Bank, NorthStar Bank & Agency, Ron's Rentals and Riverside Sinclair/Houseman Oil $50 Sponsors: Building Center, Edward Jones Investments, Estherville Implement, Estherville Printing, Good Samaritan Society, Great Lakes Insurance, Jacobson-Westergard & Associates, Motor Inn, Roy's Auto and Ron Smith. Farm and Home Show The early bird registration deadline is February 1 so if you were a vendor last year and wish to be this year please get us your registration by the 1st to get the early bird rate. If you weren't involved in 2012 and wish to be this year, please call us to be put on a waiting list. The Farm and Home Show will be held on March 1-2 at the Regional Wellness Center. We are also looking for a food vendor - if you are interested in being our sole food provider please get in touch! Free web presence seminar We're pleased to announce we're pairing up with Morphew Studios to offer a free seminar all about how you can have better web presence!On February 21 from 7-9pm at the Estherville Public Library, we'll discuss what you should consider doing for your business to make the most of the digital age. From better websites to social media, we'll discuss options and answer questions to help guide you and your business. Please save the date and we will send a more detailed update very soon! Legislative Town Meetings
The Chamber will again sponsor Legislative Town Meetings with state legislators from our area. The first meeting will be Saturday March 2 at the Regional Wellness Center (alongside the Farm and Home Show) at 10am. Representative Ted Gassman, Senator Dennis Guth and Congressman Steve King will all be present to update the public about what's going on at the Capital, and this is your chance to ask questions or bring up concerns.
Chamber member benefit of the month
Chamber members are able to have their business cards and brochures on display at the Chamber office. If you'd like to take advantage of this member benefit, please drop off your items! We are also happy to include your business brochure, flyer, promotional items or coupons in the welcome bags we provide to new utility customers in Estherville. Thanks to all the businesses who provide items for these bags - it's an easy way to get your business name out to new Estherville residents.
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| Chamber updates - January 21, 2013 | |
