Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce

Hunters Feed

2010-10-13T14:07:00.002-05:00

Rice Lake's 6th Annual Hunters Feed is scheduled for Thursday, November 18th. It will be held at the Chamber of Commerce (37 S. Main Street) from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Stop by to enjoy Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Chips and a Beverage and help us kick off the deer hunting season!

Our raffle this year has some really great prizes including: Browning X-Bolt .300 WSM Rifle, a Remington 700 CDL .270 Rifle, a Thompson Center Triumph .50 Cal Muzzle Loader and lots of other fantastic items. Tickets are $5 each or 3/$10 or 7/$20. They will be available at Dairy State Bank, Johnson Bank, Liquor Depot, and at the Rice Lake Chamber office.

Funds raised this year will go toward new Christmas Street Decorations for the city, hunter safety courses, youth scholarships and the Chamber's Community Fund.

Mark your calendar now! We hope to see you here on the 18th of November!

Marketing Seminar Postponed

2010-03-05T08:49:00.001-06:00

The Marketing Your Business Seminar that was scheduled for March 15th has been postponed. We will let you know as soon as we have it re-scheduled.

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Concert

2010-03-02T10:42:00.002-06:00

The Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce is proud to host a concert by the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors. The concert is free to the public, however tickets must be sent for or picked up at the Chamber office.

Concert will take place at the Rice Lake High School Auditorium (30 S. Wisconsin Ave.)

Time: 2 p.m.

Cost: Free with tickets

When: Sunday, March 28, 2010

For tickets please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce, 37 S. Main Street, Rice Lake WI 54868. Limit of 4 tickets per request.

Marketing - Make Your Business More Successful

2010-03-02T10:36:00.002-06:00

What do you need to know to make your business more successful in today's world? The Rice Lake Chamber's Retail Committee is sponsoring this seminar along with the Eau Claire Chapter of SCORE.

Representatives from SCORE will form a 3 person panel and present information on marketing in general, use of media, and non-traditional marketing. There will be time for questions and answers following each presentation.

Plan to attend on Monday, March 15, 2010
1-3 p.m. at the Microtel Motel (2771 Decker Drive, Rice Lake WI)
Cost is $25 per person ($20 each for additional people in same group/business)

Please RSVP the Rice Lake Chamber office at 715-234-2126 by Friday, March 12.

The Government as a Customer Seminar

2010-03-02T10:24:00.003-06:00

A small-business seminar "The Government as a Customer" will be held on Thursday, April 15th. It is being co-sponsored by Rice Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and WITC-Rice Lake.

The seminar is set up to inform businesses in our area how to get government contracts. Find out how your business can realize greater profits and business opportunities by marketing and selling goods and services to many government agencies and departments.

At this seminar, Aina Vilumsons, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) will provide the necessary information to:
*Determine if your business is ready and capable of selling to the government
*Do the necessary market research to determine what the opportunities are
*Develop a market strategy
*Selling and marketing

Vilumsons mission has been to bring more Federal procurement dollars to the State of Wisconsin and strengthen the Government Procurement Supply Chain. Under her leadership, during FY2009, WPI has been credited with assisting in bringing $850 million in Federal Prime awards and $110 million in Federal subcontracts.

There will be 2 sessions to choose from: 8-11 a.m. or 1-4 p.m.
Cost is $25 for non-members (Chamber members), or free for Chamber members.
Registration deadline is Monday, April 12th.
RSVP the Rice Lake Chamber office at 715-234-2126 to register.

Microsoft Office 2007 Tips

2010-01-21T09:55:00.003-06:00

Are you having trouble with the new Microsoft Word? Our next Lunch & Learn will be covering the following topics:

What is the ribbon and where did my icons go?
How to save documents in previous office formats.
How to keep Excel headings where you can see them.
How to create reusuable blocks of text
How to keep yourself organized in Outlook

Call the office at 234-2126 to reserve a place on Thursday, January 26th from 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Cost: $10/member, $15/non-member

Snowmobiling in Barron County

2010-01-04T14:04:00.002-06:00

The Barron County Snowmobile Trails opened last week. They will be hard and icy.

If you need last minute updates contact the Barron County Trail Coordinator at 715.637.4275.

We hope that you enjoy your time in Barron County's restaurants, motels, and retail shops.

Please use the trails with safety in mind! Be courteous to landowners and obey signage. We look forward to you returning to enjoy our area again!

2nd Annual Chilly Bowl Challenge

2009-12-28T14:35:00.002-06:00

We are holding our 2nd Chilly Bowl Challenge to raise funds for the Chamber's Community Fund. This fund is used for youth scholarships and other community related needs such as for the fireworks in the past few years.

Here are the details:
Friday, January 15, 2010
5:30 p.m. at Rand's Bowling Lanes
Cost: $150/team of 5

We encourage teams to challenge other teams. There will be a traveling trophy that the top team will receive and display for the coming year. Will the Chronotype be able to keep in another year or is there a team out there that wants to take it away?! We have other awards for best score, lowest score, etc. as well. It will be a fun evening of bowling!

Call the Chamber office now to get your team registered. Deadline for teams to get in is Monday, January 11th!

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2009-12-09T10:34:00.000-06:00

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