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Creating Opportunities for Commerce and Community

NOV/DEC 2019 A Message from the Executive Director

E-Newsletter

Dear Members, When I accepted the position of heading up our Chamber back in 2006, I took on a number of challenges associated with the job. The most daunting of these was trying to help our smaller members find a suitable healthcare program. As the years have passed this has continued to be a frustrating problem with no solution. A chance conversation with Tim Jeziorski of Richards Insurance at a Business After Hours event nine months ago has changed that. With Tim’s assistance we entered into a contract with Network Health, a Wisconsin based health provider.

I am thrilled to announce that we now have a high-quality and cost-effective health plan solution! The partnership provides our members with discounted premium rates on Network Health Assure level-funded or fully insured plans. This health plan will be a significant aid in retaining talented employees. Assure is a level-funded plan that is ideal for small businesses (from 2 to 100 employees) that want the security of a fully insured plan with the financial advantages of a self-insured plan. This means employers can benefit from predictable, fixed monthly rates of a fully insured plan but only pay for the health care the employees receive. Providing affordable health insurance to employees can be a complicated process, but it doesn’t have to be. With insurance renewal season right around the corner you need to act now! Plan on attending the free luncheon seminar at noon on November 7

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take place in the Police Training Room at City Hall; advance registration is required. Please call Lisa at our office to sign up 262-338-2666. Our Annual Dinner and Business of the Year Awards Ceremony will be held on November 6

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Prairie Center. We love this event because it gives us the opportunity to celebrate business excellence. This year we have a record number of attendees and are sold out. Congratulations to all the nominees for setting the gold standard in our community. Looking for an adventure? Consider our Chamber Tour to Egypt this coming March 20

th. Visiting

Cairo, the Sphinx and Pyramids plus four days cruising the Nile will be the trip of a lifetime. Contact me for more information and to sign up. Best wishes to you and yours for the coming holiday season,

Craig

PS A special salute to my fellow veterans on November 11th

, Veterans Day!

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To Register

Friday, November 15th

7:30am to 9:00am

Hosted by:

Lotus Be Well

47 N Main Street

Hartford, WI

Washington County interactive Networking

Business After Hours

Wednesday, November 20th

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Hosted by:

Advanced Pain Management

1000 Gateway Court Ste 200

West Bend

November Events

· November 6—Annual Dinner

· November 7—Health Program Seminar

· November 15—WIN-Hartford

· November 20—Business After Hours

· November 28 & 29 Office Closed for

Thanksgiving

· November 30—Small Business Saturday

December Events

· December 6—Christmas Open House

· December 9—Ambassador Meeting

· December 11—Orientation/Refresher

· December 20—WIN-Germantown

· December 21 thru Jan 2—Office Closed

for Christmas

Member

Orientation &

Refresher Dec. 11th, Noon

at the Chamber office,

304 S. Main St.

To Register

RSVP as Space is Limited

To Register

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to Register Online

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Scandinavia Tour 2019

This year the Chamber Trip was to Scandinavia. Travelers

toured Denmark, Sweden & Norway. The above photo

shows the group that was on the tour with us.

They left on October 3rd for the 14 day trip. The tour started

in Copenhagen, Denmark. They then traveled to Vaxjo and

Stockholm, Sweden. Then it was on to Oslo, Norway via a

high speed train. They traveled through the fjord region to

Flam and took the Flam railway to the plateau of Myrdal.

Next they traveled by a troll car which climbed the

Briksdal Glacier to Leon, Norway. The tour continued on to

Bergen Norway where some departed back home and

others took the extension to Reykjavik, Iceland for 3 days.

Thank you to Peggy Fischer of Shooting Star Travels

262-335-9990 and Collette Vacations. Next year Egypt!

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Business After Hours

September Business After Hours

was hosted by Sport Clips located at 1739 S. Main

St., West Bend. They specialize in haircuts for men

and boys given by guy-smart stylists.

Members enjoyed refreshments and appetizers

while networking. We took a tour of their business

and learned that you don’t need an appointment. In

fact you can check the wait time on their app.

They can be reached at 262-353-9240. Or online

at https://haircutmenwestbendwi.com/

October Business After Hours

was hosted by The Threshold located at 2380 W.

Washington St., West Bend. The event was held at

their Senior Day Services Center. There they focus

on retired senior citizens with disabilities and

memory loss. Up to 35 seniors a day use this

facility. To learn more call Senior Day Services

262-338-4431.

TTI Industries is another service they offer. They

subcontract manufacturing services to businesses.

They can be reached at 262-438-0030.

Or online at https://www.thresholdinc.org/

Mark Gretebeck & Melissa Gretebeck

Craig Farrell

Laura Eggert, John Bloor,

Laura Paepke & Craig Farrell

For those who are attending the West Bend Area Chamber

of Commerce

2019 Annual Awards Dinner

Wednesday, November 6th

West Bend Mutual Insurance Co./Prairie Center 1900 S. 18th Ave., West Bend

5:00pm Cash Bar & Networking

6:00pm Dinner & Awards

Premier Sponsor

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Ribbon Cuttings

Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly

New Member

2575 East Washington Street

West Bend

Bell Bank Mortgage

New Member

2375 W. Washington St.

West Bend

Click on Photos to See

Video

Casa Guadalupe Education Center, Inc.

New Location

419 Roosevelt Drive

West Bend

Our first sausage cutting!

West Bend Moose Lodge 1398

New Member

1721 Chestnut St.

West Bend

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Ribbon Cuttings

West Bend Masonic Lodge #138

& West Bend Theatre Company, Inc.

New Members

301 N. University Dr.

West Bend

Click on Photos to See

Video

Landmark Credit Union

New Location

1526 S. Main St.

West Bend

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Sporting Clay Shoot

On September 27 the Chamber held its 4th annual Sporting Clay Shoot at The Highlands Sportsmen's

Club. Thank you to all the participants and volunteers. It was fun networking with all the businesses

and sponsors. The team flurry contest was the highlight of the event.

Thank you to MSI General for being our Pull Sponsor and Fleet Farm for being our Flurry Sponsor.

We would also like to thank our other sponsors:

12 Gauge Sponsors:

West Bend Mutual Insurance Company

20 Gauge Sponsors:

Delta Defense

Fleet Farm

28 Gauge Sponsor:

Albiero Plumbing Inc.

HIGHEST SCORES

Grand Champions: (Individual scores + team flurry)

1st: The Range of Richfield, LLC

2nd: A & W Iron and Metal Inc.

3rd: Mantz Automation Team #3

Individuals

1st: Rick Williams & Nick Gierach (The Range of Richfield)

2nd: Jim Heldt (The Range of Richfield),

Dennis Fechter (A & W Iron & Metal) & Tyler Nothem

Flurry Contest

1st: A & W Iron & Metal

2nd: J.F. Ahern Co. & Mantz Automation Team #2

3rd: Mantz Automation Team #3

Grand Champions

The Range of Richfield, LLC (Pictured L-R) Nick Gierach, James Heldt,

Craig Farrell (Chamber Executive Director)

Joshua Babiasz, Rick Sarauer, Rick Williams

Flurry Contest Winners:

A & W Iron & Metal Inc. (Pictured L-R) Pete Manowske, Mike Ferrell,

Dan Cartwright, Tom Weis, Dennis Fechter

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Class of 2020

Retreat

Environment Day

The WBA Chamber of Commerce Leadership program began with a two-day Retreat where the class of future leaders got to meet one another and do some team building activities. Both days included an awesome leadership speaker; Ken Collins, a Leadership Coach at Ken Collins Coaching, LLC in West Bend and, Tim Dehring, Captain of Operations for the West Bend Police Department and 2009 Alumni Graduate of our program. Our group was also introduced to and paired with local Non-Profit Agencies to assist them on an 8-month project.

Quote from Retreat: “It is amazing how close a group of strangers can be after two days. It feels like

we’ve known each other for a while.”

Environment Day in October was filled with many eye-opening facts about how our City handles matters of the environment. Jeremy Baerenwald gave us a through tour of the Waste Water Treatment Plant that left us all more conscious about what we flush and allow to go down the drain. We then visited American Metal and Paper Recycling. Dennis Fechter showed us how metals, plastic, cardboard, and paper are collected and disposed of in a safe, environmentally friendly way. We enjoyed lunch in the beautiful Lac Lawrann Conservancy Maurin Center where Conservation Supervisor, Courtney Cox, and Gary Britton, Friends of Lac Lawrann Conservancy Volunteers, en-lightened us on the history of and opportunities to preserve this beautiful land. We also had a wonderful hike through the conservancy and were in awe of the beauty that surrounded us in this free-to-the-public City Park. Jay Shambeau, our City Administrator and interim Park and Rec. Director, met us at Riverside Park where we learned about all that the West Bend Parks have to offer. We ended the day by playing a friendly game of Disc Golf.

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Welcome New & Rejoining Members

AW Tree LLC

1068 Pleasant Valley Rd.

West Bend, WI 53095

(262) 305-9551

Tree Pruning/Removal

Abstract & Title Co.

410 Hawthorn Drive

West Bend, WI 53095

(262) 334-9142

Title Insurance

Authentic Wellness

347 S. Main Street

West Bend, WI 53095

(262) 744-3810

Nutritionist & Wellness Coach

Compassionate Heights

1937 N. Main Street

West Bend, WI 53090

(262) 744-3810

Assisted Living

Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly

2575 East Washington St.

West Bend, WI 53095

(262) 338-8211

Grocery/Floral/Catering

Historic West Bend Theatre, Inc.

P.O. Box 401

West Bend, WI 53095

(262) 339-0136

Entertainment

Network Health

1570 Midway Place

Menasha, WI 54952

(920) 720-1300

Insurance-Employee Benefits

West Bend Community Band

P.O. Box 204

West Bend, WI 53095

(262) 346-1392

Entertainment

A & W Iron & Metal Inc.

AFLAC

Ahrens Heating & Cooling

Americraft

Ansay & Associates LLC

BG Decal and Apparel LLC

BP Laser Engraving LLC

Badger Packaging Corp.

Barton Roller Mill Office Suites

Bielinski Homes

Buffalo Wild Wings

Capital Wealth Advisors

Citizen Advocates

Collett Systems

Comfort Inn & Suites

Consumer Credit Counseling Svc.

Culver’s of West Bend

Current Moon Reiki

Express Employment Professionals

Family Promise of Washington Cty

Fifth Ave. United Methodist Church

Fitzgerald Law Office

Freedom’s Way Chimney Sweep

Gardner Schofield Chiropractic

King Pin Bowl & Ale House

Nancy & Jerry Mehring

Milkus, Trier & Company

NAMI Washington County Inc.

New Perspective Senior Living

Omicron Restaurant

Piranha Promotions

Pizza Ranch

Pleasant Valley Tennis & Fitness

River Shores Chiropractic

Sabish Sales Tubs, Showers &

Whirlpools

SEEK Careers/Staffing

Serendipity Gifts

Someone Who Cares

St. James Episcopal Church

St. John’s Lutheran Church &

Schools

The Fermentorium Beverage Co.

The Range of Richfield, LLC

UW Extension-Washington County

Washington County Fair Park &

Conference Center

We Energies

Wendy’s

West Bend Medical

Renewing Members Thank you to the following members who recently renewed their annual memberships!

We appreciate your continued support of the West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Office hours are Monday thru Friday

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Office Closed December 21st thru January 2, 2020

Chamber Board of Directors & Staff

Directors

Dolf De Ceuster

Kirk Emerich

Allen Ericson

Nick Fink

Dave Hagemeier

Lori Hundertmark

Steve Kilian Jr.

Don Kirkegaard

Fuzz Martin

Andrew Niebler

Nicole Pretre

Joshua Schoemann

Jay Shambeau

Austin Weber

Executive Directors

Robb Steiner, President

Amy Schmoldt, Treasurer

Dave Ertmer, Past President

Chamber Staff

Craig P. Farrell, Executive Director

Debbie Santopoalo

Jill Nothem

Lisa Disch-Johnson