Heart Of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce

Don’t spend all of your money on Black Friday! Save for Small Business Saturday! Hey shoppers, support your neighborhood businesses like never before. Continue to embrace the day as a holiday shopping tradition, besides wonderful things are discovered in small local businesses. Small Business Saturday November 28 th , 2015 Small Business Saturday is a day to support small and local businesses. American Express, the founder of Small Business Saturday, encouraged small business owners to take charge of the day, helping them promote their businesses with free personalized ads, which appeared millions of times across the web. This year we at the Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce decided to participate in promoting Small Business Saturday. Thanks to American Express we received many promotional items, such as tote bags, pet bandanas, and posters. Before deciding what to do with these items, we researched information about Small Business Saturday. While conducting this res

Nekoosa Area Hometown Christmas Tis’ the season for a day of holiday festivities! On December 5th, 2015 get a breakfast feast with Santa. Deck the halls with holiday crafts and arts. Feed your child’s imagination during story time and cookie decorating.   Enjoy the Good Ol’ Spirit of Christmas! End the night with fireworks that will brighten your holiday spirit. Events list for December 5th, 2015 Breakfast with Santa 8:30AM -10:30AM Held at Retirement Community of Nekoosa Breakfast includes pancakes eggs, sausages, juice and coffee $7.00 adults, $3.00 Children 6 to 12 and 5 and under free Get your picture taken with Santa!   Breakfast with Santa: Sponsored by Domtar Holiday Crafts, Arts & More Show 9:00AM - 3:00PM   Alexander Middle School Lunch will be available for purchase from the Girl Scouts Children's Story Time & Cookie Decorating 10:30AM - 11:15AM & 11:30AM - 12:15PM Location: Charles & JoAnn Lester Library Spons

Food Recommendation Friday Baker Street Grill 1716 Baker Street Wisconsin Rapids, WI Baker Street Grill is absolutely breath taking. Walking inside you’ll first notice their magnificent pumpkin that reads “Welcome Friends”. Glancing around the room you’ll noticed all the decorations covering the walls. In the bar there are signs that will speak to your inner Wisconsinite and in the dinning room there are beautiful photographs. Local artists created each photograph and many of them are for sale. I found their stop light to be the coolest decoration; it reads “Bars Open, Last Call, Bars Closed.” Just the interior will sweep you off your feet. Now their food is something to be excited about. With lunch and dinner menus that satisfy, you simply can’t go wrong. Start out your meal with one of their fresh salads. Try the classic Caesar salad or switch things up with a taco salad. Not big on salads? No worries! Bakers Street Grill has fantastic appetizers. T

Rekindle the Spirit Kick off the holiday season with a dose of hometown community spirit! Rekindle the Spirit Holiday Parade and Celebration Wednesday, November 25 th , 2015. Event Description The lighting ceremony will be at 5:45PM at Veterans Memorial Park, with the holiday parade to follow immediately afterwards. The parade will start at J.C. Penney's parking lot, down Grand Avenue, making its way across the Grand Avenue bridge, and ending at Fourth Street. People are invited to make their way to the Hotel Mead and Conference Center, 451 E. Grand Ave. following the parade for a visit with Santa Claus, music, and to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. In the event of inclement weather, the parade may be cancelled. Fees/Admission: To enter the parade, please call 715.423.1830 for parade application or stop in at 1120 Lincoln Street and pick one up. Location/Time/Date: Downtown Wisconsin Rapids JCPenney Parking lot over Grand Avenue to 4th Street