Moose News Brought to you by Dusty Wilson Executive Director Moose Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Summer events are in full swing! This summer has been flying by with all the events we have had, and there are still more to come. The Kiddie Parade was fun as usual with a big turnout who got to enjoy an Icee and DQ after. The 4 th of July Parade happened despite some early morning showers. Agate Days was again a success even with the Gem & Mineral Show moved to Riverside Arena. The Moose Triathlon had great weather and some awesome racers, and a top-notch group of volunteers. Next on tap is the Chamber Golf Tourney on Friday, Aug. 10 th and BrewFest on Sat. Sept 8 th. Come out an Before then I need HELP selling Raffle tickets! Please consider helping! THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR SUMMER TO HELP! IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!! August 2018 Events Aug. 1 st -5 th Pine County Fair Aug. 6 th Park Board Meeting 6:30 pm City Council Chambers Aug. 7 th - Kettle River FD Meeting 7pm-8:30pm Aug. 7 th - National Night Out, ML City Park, 5-7pm Aug. 8 th - ML City Council Meeting- 6:30-8:30pm Aug. 9 th Chamber Board Meeting Noon, Squirrel Cage Aug. 10 th Chamber Nine & Dine Golf Tourney, 2pm, MLGC Aug. 10 th -12 th Ma & Pa Kettle Days Aug. 14 th Kettle River City Council Meeting 7pm Aug. 15 th Moose Lake Township Meeting 5-8pm Aug. 16 th 19 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, 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. I am looking for volunteers to help sell outside Marketplace Foods on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings throughout August, so please let me know if you would like to help out!! We have moved up the drawing date by about 40 days, so less time to sell, so any help is much appreciated. Come grab a book and sell it in your own time! Plus, if you buy a Raffle Ticket then you get $5 each BrewFest ticket you buy!! The Drawing will take place on Saturday, Sept 8 th around 7pm at the BrewFest event at Doc s. Looking Ahead 2019 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 at 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! 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 Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but it s everything in between that makes it all worth living. Bob Marley Page 2 August 2018 Moose Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (218) 485-4145
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2018 Agate Days/Car Show/Triathlon Recognition Thank you for all your help! ABC 1 Stop, A&B Auto, Alberg Auto, Art s Café, Art in the Park, NextHome Perrine Realty, Augustana Care, Auto Value, Beaver Roofing,Bremen Woods Resort, Carlton Co. Gem & Mineral Club, Carlton County Abstract & Title, Closed Circuit Specialists, 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, Escape By Travel, 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, HAVEN Salon & Spa, HHK Funeral Home, Holiday Station, Image Design, Joe Jitters Coffeehouse, Kwik Trip, Lake Theatre, Lazy Moose, Members Cooperative, Marketplace Foods, McDonald s, Mel s Cuts, Mercy Foundation, Mercy Hospital,, Moose Lake Fire & Police, ML State Park & Agate Center, ML Water/Light Dept. ML Brewing Co., 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,Sandberg Construction, Sand Lake Resort, Shopko Hometown, Ske s Auto, Star Gazette/ Tim Franklin, Straightline Surveying, Squirrel Cage, State Farm- Burggraff Agency, 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, Cassi Zimmer and Raven & Ruby Salon, Angela Urban, Deb Hall and her daughter Felicia and her husband, Chip & Michy Wells, Dean Paulson, Larry Peterson, Sally Iund, Ted Shaw, Lois Johnson, Paul Staab, Walt Lower, Penny & Bob Gellatly, Pastor Reggie and Hope Lutheran Church, Terry Burn, Ben Anderson, Steve Wesely, the ladies from HAVEN Hair Design and Spa, Bernie Oetterer, the City of Moose Lake, Moose Lake Police Department, Barry Anthony, Roger Biebl, Gary Pitoscia, Todd Hoadley, Phil Entner. Also a big thank you to our Junior Ambassadors Danny Lilya and Danny Whited 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.