May - Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce

342 E. Main St.
Menomonie, WI 54751
Phone: 715-235-9087
Fax: 715-235-2824
www.m enomoniechamber.org
Inside
Inside This
this Issue:
Issue
Golf Outing 1
CV Excellence Rally 2004 in Education 1,9 1
Annual Banquet/Awards Night 1
Renewing Members 3
GMAYP
Tourism Coordin ator Update 1
3M Regatta Boat Race
Thank You Renewing Members 2
Beverage Welcome New Host Members 2 6
Downtown Redevelopment
Business
Chamber Ambas
to Business
sador Update 2
Ambassador News 2
Lunch.net 9
Leadership Business After Luncheon Hours 11 2
Bike Board Race of Directors 6,11,12 3
Destination Guides 6
Business to Business 3
Calendar 14
Business Seminar 3
FreedomFest Annual Banquet Sponsors 15 4
Meet Derek 16
Sustainability
Ribbon Cuttings
Chamber Statistics
Referrals Given 805
Walk-ins Served
Chamber Statistics
Chamber
Referrals
office
Given
413
27
Walk-ins S erved
Chamber 156
Gift
Tourism
Certificate $19,020
186
Phone Total Walk-ins 342 574
Inquiries
Gift Certi ficate Sal es $28,931
Chamber calls 258
Tourism
Phone Inquiries
calls 205
Chamber Calls 219
Misc. Tourism calls Calls 111 135
Misc. Calls 66
Relocation Total Phone Inquiries 420
29
Packets
Relocation Packets 3
Visitor
Visitor
packets
Packets
28
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Menomonie Bags 50
Website Hits 53,743
Volume 73, Issue 5
December 2009
The Greater Menomonie
Area Chamber of
Commerce News May 2011
Providing Business Leadership in The Greater Menomonie Area Since 1938
Don’t miss your chance to get signed up for the Golf Outing…time is
running out!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Whitetail Golf Course
Contact Lisa at ceo@menomoniechamber.org or call 235-9087.
Major Sponsor:
Excellence in Education Banquet Honors Top Students!
The 48 th Annual Excellence in Education Banquet was held at Off Broadway Banquet Center on April 20,
2011. The event honored 72 students and six educators in Dunn County. The 6th Annual Greater Menomonie
Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship was also awarded to a high school senior. This year the recipient
was Elizabeth Styczinski from Colfax High School. Congratulations to all of the honored guests and their
families. This event would not have been possible without the generous donations from our sponsors. Thank
you to the following sponsors for your support of this very important event:
Title Sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Stout
Platinum Sponsors: Red Cedar Medical Center– Mayo Health System, RCU (Royal Credit Union),
Wal-mart Distribution Center, WESTconsin Credit Union, Stout Ale House
Gold Sponsors : 3M Company, Big Dot of Happiness, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Dairy State Bank,
Phillips Plastics Corporation
Silver Sponsors: Andersen Corporation, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Bronze Spons ors: Cardinal Glass, Dunn Energy Cooperative, KL Engineering, Inc., Northtown Ford,
Peoples State Bank
Supporting Sponsors: Bank Mutual, Bookends on Main, Cedar Country Co-op, Insty-Prints, Keyes
Chevytown, Leipnitz Dental, Medicine Shoppe, Midwest Dental, Taco Johns, and Wisconsin Industrial Sand
Company.
Chippewa Valley Technical College,
pictured from left to right:
Outstanding student, Danielle Buss,
Campus Manager, Roxann Vanderwyst,
and Educator of the Year, Lisa
Harris Gore.
Scholarship Recipient:
Elizabeth Styczinski from
Colfax high School pictured
above.
Thanks to Hybben Photography for providing the photos to the Chamber.
Royal Credit Union, pictured
left to right in photo above:
Chad Plath, Cheryl Hintzman,
Holly Coombs, Linda Thompson,
and Jeff Jaeger.

Thank You… to our
Renewing Members!
Accelerated Orthodontics
Alliance Church of Menomonie
AmericInn Menomonie
Applebee's
Arts Coming Together, Inc.
Auth Consulting & Associates, Inc.
Confidential Records, Inc.
Culver's Restaurant
Cut Rite Meat Shoppe
Dan Wood, DDS
DBD International
Dunn County 4-H Program
Globe University
Goodwill Industries
Govin's Meats & Berries
Hand In Hand A Place For All Children
Hidden Valley Industries, Inc.
Holiday Station SSG Corporation
Jeff's Pizza Shop
Johnson Motors of Menomonie, Inc.
Kado Gallery
Living Art-N-Life
Maurices Corporation
Menomonie Market Food Co-op
Peoples State Bank-Boyceville
Phillips Plastics Corporation
Principal Financial Group
Robert Giede Design
Schuler Insurance Agency
Skoog's Parkside
Stout Technology Park Development Corp.
T & K Fireworks LLC
Ted's Pizza, Inc.
The Bridge To Hope
Veolia Environmental Services
Vintage Sign Shop
Greater Menomonie Area Young
Professionals
On Tuesday, April 12th, the Greater Menomonie Area Young
Professionals (GMAYP) did a little community service with their
“Painting in the Park” event. Over 20 YP members showed up to
lend a helping hand. This was a family-friendly event where YP members brought their children
("future" YP members) to help paint. This event helped the Menomonie Parks Department by
painting 9 picnic tables at the Wakanda Park Pavilion. The group grilled out and had lots of fun!
Young Professionals Next Event:
Main Street Menomonie Photo Scavenger Hunt
Date: Thursday, May 5th
Time: 5:30-7:30PM
Registration: 5:15PM
Start: Raw Deal
GMAYP will be hosting a photo scavenger hunt. Teams, made up of somewhat randomly partnered
people, will search Downtown Menomonie on foot to find items on the scavenger hunt
list. Teams will earn points by taking pictures of what is found. The team who earns the most
points WINS!
This is a rain or shine event. In the case of inclement weather, we will have a happy hour starting
at the Raw Deal.
Things to remember:
Wear comfortable shoes
Bring a digital camera or camera phone (each team will need one)
3M Menomonie Regatta
Boat Race -
UST S Title Series
Coming to Menomonie
Memorial Weekend,
May 27th-29th
The Greater Menomonie Area
Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s
Center welcomes for the first year
in Menomonie, the US Title Series to the 3M Menomonie Regatta on Memorial Day weekend
2011. This will be a new event with the US Title Series Boat racing as the center stage attraction.
Wakanda Lower Park will be packed with events and activities including local food and drink vendors.
On Friday, May 27th from 6-8 p.m., there will be a ‘show and tell’ session in the pit area at Wakanda
Park where all USTS racing boats and equipment will be on display. This session will include
photo opportunities with drivers, autograph signing, and distribution of driver cards or team posters.
This will be a fun event for drivers, teams, and spectators to talk and interact the evening
before the racing action begins! 3M will be donating proceeds from the event to the Tainter/
Menomin Lake Improvement Association to aid in improving our area lakes.
Members: Free
Non-members: $10 (Will be paired up with the GMAYP member they come with)
To register email richartzg@uwstout.edu.

Beverage Hosts:
Thank you May’s sponsor:
The Oaks Senior Living
Thank you April’s sponsor:
Downtown
Redevelopment
Proposal Now
Online
A proposal for revitalizing downtown
Menomonie is available on a website. The
group’s goal is to define a comprehensive
and market-driven strategy to revitalize
downtown Menomonie.
The proposal was first shared April 14
during public meetings at the Mabel Tainter
Center for the Arts. At that time, the Redevelopment
Steering Group and its design
consultants presented the plan and took
questions from the nearly 100 community
members attending the meetings.
The public is invited to view the proposal at
http://menomonie2020.uwstout.edu. Feedback
can be provided using the online comment
form.
The Redevelopment Steering Group sponsoring
the redevelopment initiative is a
collaborative effort of the University of
Wisconsin-Stout, City of Menomonie,
Dunn County, Dunn County Economic
Development Corp., Greater Menomonie
Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street
of Menomonie and WESTconsin Credit
Union.
Business to Business—News Briefs
WESTconsin Credit Union was recently
honored by the Credit Union National Association
(CUNA) for outstanding marketing
achievements in the credit union industry.
WESTconsin received two Diamond and two
Merit Awards, presented by CUNA’s Marketing
and Business Development Council, a
national network comprised of nearly 1,000
credit union marketing and business development
professionals. Awards are given in each
of 33 categories ranging from advertising to
community events and beyond.
Cedarbrook Church was recently awarded
the 2010 Award of Excellence for their new
building in north Menomonie. The award was
presented to their builder, Mark Lewis
(Cedar Falls Building Systems) by the Metal
Building Contractors & Erectors Association
(MBCEA). The award received at the
MBCEA annual meeting in Orlando, Florida in
February. The combination of sustainable
elements and creative use of materials made
the building a truly unique structure.
The 2nd annual Builders Garage & Surplus
Sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 from 8
a.m. - 2 p.m. The event will be held rain or
shine at Builders Crossing at the intersection
of Jeffers Road and the North Crossing in
Eau Claire. Proceeds from this year's event
go to fund CVHBA's community service projects.
For more information contact the
Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association
at 715.835.2526.
Due to lack of funding, Dunn County Solid
Waste will not be holding a spring Hazardous
Waste Collection in 2011. However,
there will be one in September..
Senior Entertainment consultant Tim Stevens
was recently honored by fair associations in
two states for his service in the fair and festival
industry. Leo Overland Memorial Showman
of the Year Award 2010 — presented
to G. L. Berg Entertainment for Outstanding
Service to the County Fairs of Iowa
by the Association of Iowa Fairs. The Wisconsin
Association of Fairs Convention
awarded Tim a “Friend of the Fair Award”,
presented to Tim Stevens for His Continued
Dedication to the Wisconsin Association of
Fairs 2010.
Cogitare Books, which will offer gently,
used books and educational instructional
materials will have its Grand Opening on
Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 10:00AM to
5:00PM. Cogitare is located at 717 3rd
Street East in Historic Downtown Menomonie.
Refreshments will be served.
Dust off your dancing shoes as you prepare
to dance the night away to music provided
by the Menomonie High School Jazz Ensemble
at the Menomonie Band Boosters’
Spring Swing to be held Saturday, May 14th
at Menomonie High School. Dinner
starts at 6 p.m., dance lessons start at 7
p.m., and the swing-dancing fun begins at 8
p.m. Bring along some extra money to bid
on silent auction items or purchase raffle
tickets for your chance to win wonderful
items. This year’s theme will be ‘The Spirit
of New Orleans’, so prepare to enjoy
gumbo, po’boys, salad and Louisiana coleslaw!
Ticket prices for students and seniors are
$5 for the dance only or $12 for dinner and
the dance. Tickets for adults cost $8 (dance
only) or $15 for both the dinner and the
dance. Tickets are available now at Lammer’s
Food Fest Courtesy Counter, and
Menomonie High School. For more information,
contact Jake Karkula (MHS Band
Director) at 715-232-2609 extension 40156
or visit the Menomonie Band Boosters website
at www.menomoniebandboosters.com.
Over the last year, families in the Menomonie
area have had their pick of free or lowcost
health-promoting activities, all thanks
to Red Cedar Medical Center’s Wellness
ROCKS program. These events can
continue thanks in part to a generous Otto
Bremer Foundation grant received by the
program. Wellness ROCKS – Reaching Our
Communities Kids is RCMC’s community
wellness campaign, aimed to motivate children
and families to live healthier and more
active lives. Since the program started in
December 2009, over 6,200 individuals have
participated in over 35 events in Colfax,
Elmwood, Glenwood City, Knapp and
Menomonie.
Do you have news to share about your business? Contact Toni at the Chamber office
by the 15th of each month to be included in the following issue of The Chamber News.
E-mail info@menomoniechamber.org or fax to 715-235-2824.

Lunch.net
An interactive networking event
served over lunch to foster new
business partnerships.
When: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Time: 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Where: Keyes Chevytown, 303 Oak Avenue
Who: Anyone Who Wants to Make New Business Contacts,
Community Contacts/Relationships/Partnerships
Cost: Members $15-Bring your Business Cards
Non-Members $20-Bring your Business Cards
Looking for a great way to fit networking into your
hectic schedule?
Then join us for the Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of
Commerce’s 2nd year of Lunch.net programming. You will have
the opportunity to make several new business contacts all while
enjoying lunch. To register call 715.235-9087 or email
info@menomoniechamber.org
Sponsored this month by:
Volunteers Wanted
Mark the date for Saturday, June 18th the Nature Valley
Grand Prix will roll through Menomonie. We are seeking over
200 volunteers for this event. Please log on to
www.naturevalleybicyclefestival.com click on the volunteer link
at the top of the page,
click on Menomonie. Fill
in your name and information
and scroll down
to check off where and
what time you would
like to volunteer. “What
a cool site” While you
are on the site check
out the Menomonie
section on the Grand
Prix Race.
GMACC
Leadership Luncheon Series
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Featuring…”“Increasing Employee
Commit ment”
Presented by….Kari Dahl
Did you know that often times when you engage your employees
in a survey to better the work place, it actually could have the
opposite impact? In this session, you will find out why. You will
also be introduced to an assessment, and learn how to process the
data properly with your employees. Implementing this knowledge
can give your organization great results in increasing employee
commitment.
The program is scheduled from 11:30AM to 1:00 PM. Lunch is
provided with the cost of the series, members $15 or non members
$20. Keep in mind that these classes fill up fast and reservations
are required. You will want to respond to reserve your spot
quickly. You can simply fax 715-235-2824 or email your request
with the number attending to info@menomoniehamber.org and
we will register and invoice you, or you can register online.
Leadership Luncheon is
Sponsored this month by:
2011 Menomonie Destination Guides
The Greater Menomonie Area
Chamber of Commerce & Visitors
Center is excited to offer
the 2011 Destination Guide. It is
printed and we are working
hard at distributing the guides.
The guide is a great reference
for area events, dining, lodging,
camping, recreation, history and
more. We will be distributing
approximately 39,000 Destination
Guides to: Area businesses,
Local Chambers and Convention
Bureaus, visitor information
centers, Gateway Visitor Information
Centers throughout the state, and put in all area relocation
and visitor packets. If you are interested in displaying the brochures
at your business or want to be an advertiser in next year’s guide
please contact Joan Friedenfels at 715-235-9087.

48th Excellence In Education Banquet Continued
Elk Mound High School, pictured in photo from left
to right seated: Courtney Bodart, Skylar Haubert, Ariel
Fuller, Pictured in the back row are Kimberly Schuch,
Bailey Kramer, Educator of the Year, Gerry Murphy,
Principal Paul Weber, Jenna Spagnoletti, and Brett Bachman.
(Not pictured: Logan Yakesh, Larissa Haberberg).
Colfax High School, pictured
above left to right: Principal John
Dachel, Educator of the Year
Amy Bowe, Elizabeth Styczinski,
Kortney Moonen, Erinn Spinger,
Sierra Hinwood, Sarah McMahon,
Andrew Almquist.
Menomonie High School, pictured above from left to right seated: Lisa Cole, Abbie Jensen, Courtney Sawle, Sarah Thielman,
Fallon Schwoch, Benjamin Hulett, Jennifer Wolf, Christina Mollan, Pictured in the middle row are Educator of the Year, Corey
Davis, Eric Besse, Alexis Tarter, Erin Simpson, Jennifer Rogers, Rachel Stark, Elizabeth Holland, Eli Sankey, and Principal David
Munoz. Pictured in the back row are Xavier Schwartz, Steven Eiden, Garrett Anderson, Geoffrey McConohy, and Brent Stout. (Not
pictured: Nick Didier, Samuel Korpela, Sydney Reinhardt, Brooke Sample, Joshua Wemmer, and John Werner).
Boyceville High School, pictured from left to right: Desiree
O’Connell, Educator of the Year, Mike Kruszynski, Travis
Bird, Brittany Hoffman, Sara Simonson, Principal Steve
Glocke, and Madilyn Wold.
University of Wisconsin-Stout,
pictured below from left to right seated:
Heather Wilm, Lisa Westaby, Jennifer
Kreitzer, Nicky Gehrman, and Educator
of the Year, Bethany Jurs, Tiffany Hahn,
Jami Kupczak, and Associate Vice Chancellor,
Jacalyn Weissenburger. Pictured
in the second row are Joshua Gauthier,
Andrew Lange, Briana Wyzlic, Stephanie
Franklin, Benjamin Ferron, Jordan Erickson,
and Thomas Burmeister. Pictured
in the back row are Gary Gilles and
Braden Witbeck. (Not pictured: Sonya
Arendt, Thomas Colling, Vanessa Kuettel,
James Sojka, Keith Verperman,
Daniel Rockwood, Laura Olsen, John
Papenheim, and Ashley Matos).

342 East Main Street
Menomonie, WI 54751
Board of Directors
Officers
President
Steve Lindberg
Red Cedar Medical Center-Mayo
Health System
President-Elect
Stacy H. Wigfield
REACH, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer
Jeffery Jaeger
RCU
Past President
Merry Lienau
Workforce Resource, Inc.
Members at Large
Dave Williams
UW-Stout
Gary Barnett
Menomonie Recreation
Department
Directors
George Brewe
WESTconsin Credit Union
Jim Boecker
3M Company
Steve Cook
Northtown Ford
Karen Hofland
Century 21 Premier Group
Jon Menz
Workforce Resource, Inc.
Grady Richartz
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Jacob Spies
Dairy State Bank
Tom Johnson
WIPFLI, LLP
Roxann Vanderwyst
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Brad Waznik
WMG Waznik-Moseler Group, LLC
Chamber Staff
Lisa Montgomery
Chief Executive Officer
Brent Bauer • Accountant
Toni Oas • Administrative Assistant
Joan Friedenfels • Tourism Coordinator
Jolene Sterry • Weekend Staff
Sarah Lannon• Weekend Staff
Nancy Ohvall • Special Projects
Meet Derek Ramthun
Derek is a senior in the Hospitality & Tourism Program at the University
of Wisconsin Stout. Derek has been assisting us with our tourism initiatives,
helping with our FreedomFest celebration planning and other tourism
projects. Each week Derek sends to our tourism partners a weekly
tourism newsletter which assists visitors on what to do in Menomonie
while they are visiting. We are so fortunate to have hospitality students
from UW-Stout work with us on our tourism efforts within the community. Thank you Derek and good luck
after graduation!
Sustainability
The West Wisconsin Sustainability fair will be on Saturday, July 16th 2011 at the fairgrounds. Has your business
been awarded with a green or sustainability recognition? We are looking for businesses who have sustainable
practices in place and have been recognized for it. Last year the Chamber took an active roll on going green and
was awarded with the Travel Green certificate. Please contact Joan Friedenfels, Tourism Coordinator for more
information on how we can promote your green efforts! Sustainable Dunn would like to have your business be
part of the upcoming sustainability fair.
Questions or Comments?
Contact Us!
PH: 715-235-9087
FAX: 715-235-2824
Ribbon Cutting
Friday, April 8th, 2011 a Ribbon Cutting was held at
REMAX. REMAX Affiliates has a new location at 1321
Stout Road. They are very happy with their new office
in the Jeatran business complex. Great exposure, great
neighbors and just across the street from Culvers!
REMAX is the nation’s leader in real estate transactions
and has offices in 84 countries. The focus of REMAX is
having the best sales force, not necessarily the biggest,
and having experienced professionals with a deep belief
in themselves, a higher level of training, an unmatched
work ethic, and a serious approach to their careers.