Moose News Brought to you by Dusty Wilson Executive Director Moose Lake Area Chamber of Commerce It s been a very busy summer! July is definitely the busiest month of the year around the Chamber. The 4 th of July festivities and Kiddie Parade were again a hit, the Agate Days weekend and Art in the Park 15 th -16 th were awesome even with all the construction. The Moose Triathlon had a great turnout and beautiful weather on the 22nd! Then this past Friday we had the 15 th Annual Nine & Dine Golf Tourney and broke records again with sponsors. To wrap up July we had Crazy Corn Day on the 29 th outside Marketplace Foods. I am tired, BUT, on to the next few things, which is selling Raffle Tickets and telling everyone about BrewFest on Saturday, September 9 th at Doc s. A THANK YOU WON T CUT IT FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR SUMMER TO HELP! TRULY, THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!! August 2017 Events Aug. 1 st - Kettle River FD Meeting 7pm-8:30pm Aug. 4 th TJ s 40 th Anniversary, Mahtowa, 4pm-? Aug. 5 th Canyon Creek playing@ ML Brewing, 7-10pm Aug. 7 th Park Board Meeting 6:30 pm City Council Chambers Aug. 8 th Kettle River City Council Meeting 7pm Aug. 9 th - ML City Council Meeting- 6:30-8:30pm Aug. 10 th Chamber Board Meeting Noon, Gamper s Aug. 11 th -13 th Ma & Pa Kettle Days Aug. 12 th - Kody Gerard playing@ ML Brewing 7-10pm Aug. 16 th Moose Lake Township Meeting 5-8pm Aug. 17 th 20 th Carlton County Fair, Barnum Fairgrounds
Get ready for the Chamber Raffle! We have 2 Grand Prize options, one is a $3500 Vacation Package to anywhere in the world provided by Escape by Travel, and the other is provided by Moose Lake Implement & Sport of a John Deere riding lawnmower, or cash, and will be selling 500 tickets at $20 each. Also, like last year I would like to get all of our Chamber members involved in selling the tickets. We will have prizes for the business that sells the most, and for the individual that sells the most! I am looking for volunteers to help sell outside Marketplace Foods on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings throughout August and early September, so please let me know if you would like to help out!! Last year we sold out early, which was a great problem to have!!! OR come pick up a book of 10 and sell them!! The Drawing will take place on Friday, October 13 th at 7pm at the Moose Lake Golf Course. Looking Ahead 2018 Moose Lake Visitors Guide Production will begin to arrange and print the Moose Lake Area Visitors Guide. They are updated each year and various improvements are made, as well as extending the book and making it new and fresh. Get your business noticed and help draw an extended crowd to your business. These publications are the first thing we give new visitors to town and given out a Chamber events throughout the year and placed and many local spots. The Chamber of Commerce prints thousands of guides to distribute throughout the entire region and your business can be part of the buzz! The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. Advertising price list: Full Inside Front Cover $550.00 Full Inside Back Cover $500.00 Back Cover (full page) $600.00 Inside Full Page $450.00 Inside ½ Page $250.00 Inside ¼ Page $150.00 Coupon Ad ¼ Page $150.00 Page 2 August 2017 Moose Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (218) 485-4145
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2017 Agate Days/Car Show/Triathlon/Golf Tourney/Corn Day Recognition Thank you for all your help! ABC 1 Stop, Alberg Auto, Art s Café, Art in the Park, NextHome Perrine Realty, Augustana Care, Auto Value, Beaver Roofing, Boldt Company, Bremen Woods Resort, Carlton Co. Gem & Mineral Club, City of Moose Lake, Cresent Auctioneering, Dairy Queen/Dan Dougherty, Davidson Insurance, Days Inn, Doc s Bar & Grill, Downtown Dental, Ebel s Aardvark, Edward Jones, Fenice Automotive, First National Bank, Craig Prudhomme / Agate Financial Services, Frandsen Bank & Trust, Gampers, Gateway Family Health Clinic, Gateway Tire & Service, Grand Casino, Grimm s Collision, HHK Funeral Home, Holiday Station, Image Design, Joe Jitters Coffeehouse, Kwik Trip, Lake Theatre, Members Cooperative, Marketplace Foods, McDonald s, Mercy Foundation, Mercy Hospital, Minnesota Wilderness, Moose Lake Fire & Police, ML State Park & Agate Center, Mission Goal Girl s Hockey, Moose Tec & Water/Light Dept. ML Brewing Co., Moose Lake Co-op, Moose Lake Florists, Northwoods Credit Union, Northwoods Granite, Northwood s Hydraulic, Northern MN Eye Care, Northview Bank, O Reilly Auto Parts, Poor Gary s Pizza/The Pettit s, R&R Landscaping, Region Air & Light, Robert s Excavating, Sandberg Construction, Sand Lake Resort, Shopko Hometown, Star Gazette/ Tim Franklin, Straightline Surveying, Squirrel Cage, State Farm, Thrifty White Pharmacy, Tony Stewart Motors, TJ s Country Corner, Town & Country Insurance, United Country Real Estate, Valley Printing, Willow River Lumber, Woodlands National Bank, and WKLK/WMOZ Radio. Craig & Clarissa Prudhomme, Amy & Phil Perrine, John Wesely, Jude Stephens, Tia Grutkoski, Tony Stewart, Ross Stewart, Billie Jo & Ben Steen, Cassi Zimmer and Raven & Ruby Salon, Angela Urban, Deb Hall and her daughter Felicia, Carmen Burak, Tori Walczynski, Larry Peterson, Sally Iund, Ted Shaw, Lois Johnson, Paul Staab, Walt Lower, Penny & Bob Gellatly, Pastor Reggie and Hope Lutheran Church, Ben Anderson, the Nielsen family, Doug Skelton, Mel Anderson, Karen & Jay Autio, Steve Wesely, the ladies from HAVEN Hair Design and Spa, Bernie Oetterer, the City of Moose Lake, Moose Lake Police Department, Missy Gamst, Roger Biebl, Gary Pitoscia, Todd Hoadley, Phil Entner,Kerry & Roni Rodd. Also a big thank you to our Junior Ambassadors Maddy Gamst and Suzy Grutkoski and anyone else that donated prizes over the past month. Again, I am sorry if I missed anyone, I know there were quite a few donations towards prizes for the Agate Days Car Show, those were very much appreciated as well.