September 6, 2016
Community Comments

Calendar of Events

September - Lowry Farmers' Market
09/06/2016

Glenwood Rotary Club Meeting
09/06/2016

Pope County Community Expo Planning Meeting
09/07/2016

Lowry Fire Department 42nd Annual Dinner
09/07/2016

American Solutions for Business Team Meeting
09/07/2016

Starbuck Farmers Market -September
09/08/2016

Glenwood Street Reconstruction PMT meeting
09/08/2016

Glenwood CCII Beautification Committee Meeting with Landscape Architects
09/08/2016

Glenwood Retirement Village Foundation Fundraiser Dinner & Entertainment
09/09/2016

Pope County Farmers' Market, Glenwood
09/10/2016

Koep's Fall Walleye Challenge
09/10/2016

Villard All-School Reunion
09/10/2016

Koep's Fall Walleye Challenge
09/11/2016

West Zion Lutheran Church - Pork Loin, Soup & Pie Dinner
09/11/2016

Pope County Farm Bureau Meeting
09/12/2016

Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center Board of Directors Meeting
09/12/2016

Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy for Your Building
09/12/2016

September - Lowry Farmers' Market
09/13/2016

Glenwood City Commission Meeting
09/13/2016

Glenwood Rotary Club Meeting
09/13/2016

CI Review
09/14/2016- 09/15/2016

Starbuck Farmers Market -September
09/15/2016

Pope County Farmers' Market, Glenwood
09/17/2016

Tour de' Prairie Lakes Bike Ride
09/17/2016

Southern Raised Bluegrass
09/17/2016

The Viking Challenge
09/17/2016

Lake Shore Park Townhomes Annual Meeting
09/17/2016

Summer Dance sponsored by Lakeside Dance Club
09/18/2016

Hog Roast - Chippewa Falls Lutheran Church, Terrace
09/18/2016

St. Donatus Church Annual Turkey & Ham Dinner & Raffle
09/18/2016

Pope County Daycare Association Meeting
09/19/2016

September - Lowry Farmers' Market
09/20/2016

Glenwood Rotary Club Meeting
09/20/2016

Smart Drivers
09/20/2016

Terrace Mill - Rosemal Class
09/21/2016

Starbuck Farmers Market -September
09/22/2016

Terrace Mill - Rosemal Class
09/22/2016

Rise & Shine: Hosted by Canary Beach Resort
09/23/2016

Terrace Mill - Rosemal Class
09/23/2016

Pope County Farmers' Market, Glenwood
09/24/2016

Apple Tiden, Starbuck
09/24/2016

38th Annual Fall Festival & Fiddler's Contest
09/25/2016

Minnesota Sings - 2016
09/25/2016

Pope County EC/Thrive Meeting
09/26/2016

Positively Pope County
09/26/2016

September - Lowry Farmers' Market
09/27/2016

Glenwood Rotary Club Meeting
09/27/2016

Glenwood City Commission Meeting
09/28/2016

City/County HRA-EDA Discussion Group
09/28/2016

Starbuck Farmers Market -September
09/29/2016

Welcome New Chamber Members

Ridgewood Villa
Daryl Klous
Website
daryl.klous@glacialridge.org
Join Date: 06/01/2016

Bellaforma Boutique
Kevin Ricker
Website
vantagepointclaire@gmail.com
Join Date: 06/02/2016

Widseth Smith Nolting
Tim Schoonhoven
Website
tim.schoonhoven@wsn.us.com
Join Date: 06/03/2016

KOOL TV
Jason Hirsch & Mark Anthony
Website
aaron@kooltv-mn.com
Join Date: 06/17/2016

A&W Restaraunt
Topher Lee
Website
topherlee@topherco.com
Join Date: 07/01/2016

Glacial Ridge Homecare & Hospice
Tina Blair
Website
tina.blair@glacialridge.org
Join Date: 07/11/2016

Integrity Title, Inc.
Jill Wagner
Website
integritytitle@gctel.net
Join Date: 07/18/2016
 

CHAMBER MEMBERS - WELCOME PROGRAM

Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber Members, Agencies, Organizations - we are in need of items for our Welcome Program gift bags and folders.

We have been busy visiting with new members in the community, and are running low on gifts and informational brochures. 

 We will be putting together another 25 gift bags and folder around the end of this month.  We anticipate several visits in September and October. 

We have also been seeing more people stopping for information.  As a chamber member, we can display your business cards and brochures.  We need 25 item and/or 25 brochures for our welcome program and we could use 15-20 brochures to display.. 

If you've not seen our remodeled lobby, stop by and check it out. 

Thank you to all who have been participating in this program.  It has been very successful, because of your continued support.  At this time, we have visited with 84 individuals or families. 

Pope County Farmers' Market, Glenwood



POPE COUNTY FARMERS' MARKET,GLENWOOD
Saturdays
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Pope County Fairgrounds


 

New in the Community?

                                                   

Are you or do you know of a new resident, employee, or business in the community? If so, we would like to "Welcome" you with a personal visit, information, and a FREE GIFT from our Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber Members!

To set up a visit, volunteer to be on the Welcome Committee, or to provide information for the Welcome Glenwood bags, please register online by clicking here or contact the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber & Welcome Center..

Earn $50: Chamber Referral Incentive

Want to earn $50? Whether it's just once or as many times as you want, we want to reward you for new member referrals and promote our Keep It Local program at the same time!

When you refer a business to the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce,  to become a Tier 4-9 Business Chamber Member, then 
we will reward you with $50 in Minnewaska Dollars!

NOTE: Payment Minnewaska Dollars is AFTER payment is received from the new member.  

​Give us the information of the Business you are referring by completing the form below!  For more information about our Referral Program, please visit our website.


Greetings!


Welcome back to school!

It's official, the first day of school!  We want to wish all faculty, staff and students a great year!

Once again, we need to remind ourselves to follow school bus safety, watch for children as they get on and off the bus and at school crossings.  Below is a good reminder for all of us from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

Danger in the "Danger Zone"

More children are killed outside of a school bus than they are as bus occupants. Motorists must anticipate children in a school bus “danger zone” — the area around a bus where most injuries and deaths occur. 

School Bus Safety Tips for Children

When waiting for the bus: Be patient, stand back from road and no running or rowdy behavior.

When on the bus: stay seated, listen to the driver and use quiet voices.

It's important for parents to discuss and demonstrate pedestrian safety with their children and reinforce safe crossing after exiting a bus:

  • When getting off a bus, look to be sure no cars are passing on the shoulder (side of the road).

  • Before crossing the street, take five “giant steps” out from the front of the bus, or until the driver’s face can be seen.

  • Wait for the driver to signal that it’s safe to cross.

  • Look left-right-left when coming to the edge of the bus to make sure traffic is stopped. Keep watching traffic when crossing.

School Bus Safety Tips for Motorists

  • Motorists must stop at least 20 feet from a school bus that is displaying red flashing lights and/or its stop arm is extended when approaching from the rear and from the opposite direction on undivided roads.

  • Red flashing lights on buses indicates students are either entering or exiting the bus.

  • Motorists are not required to stop for a bus if the bus is on the opposite side of a separated roadway (median, etc.) — but they should remain alert for children.

  • Altering a route or schedule to avoid a bus is one way motorists can help improve safety. In doing so, motorists won’t find themselves behind a bus and as a result, potentially putting children at risk.

  • Watch for school crossing patrols and pedestrians. Reduce speeds in and around school zones.

  • Watch and stop for pedestrians — the law applies to all street corners, for both marked and unmarked crosswalks (all street corners) — every corner is a crosswalk

Have a good week!

We would like to congratulate Lowry Manufacturing as being chosen as the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber September Member of the Month! 

This week's Community Comments is sponsored by the following Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber members:

Glenwood Commercial Grant Opportunities

The City of Glenwood is seeking grant funds from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development's (DEED's) Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) for downtown property owners in the target area featured below who are interested in improving their commercial buildings.

As part of the application process for these funds, the City must provide a list of interested property owners and examples of projects in Glenwood which need funding.

It is important that you complete the attached Letter of Interest Form if you would like funding from this grant to fix up your property! If you own multiple buildings downtown, please complete and submit separate forms for each building!

Click on the following links for additional information:

For more information, please email Emajean Zwieg, Special Programs Coordinator with the Douglas County HRA or contact her by telephone at: (320) 762-3848.

Rise and Shine September 23, 2016


Rise & Shine Glenwood
Friday , September 23, 2016
7:30-8:30 a.m.

              Host:  Canary Beach Resort
                                17405 County Road 28
                                Villard, MN 56385

Thank you to Kadejan Market for hosting this last Rise & Shine event. Ridgewood Villa was drawn in the Member Jackpot Drawing, but since no one was present at Rise & Shine to claim the jackpot drawing, the jackpot continues to grow! Glenn Miller was drawn in the business card drawing and claimed the Kadejan door prize at Rise & Shine!          

 
 

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Then & Now


In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Glenwood and Pope County, Central Square is proud to announce the themed art exhibit, Then and Now. Showcasing the broadest possible collection of creative talent in the area.  Each artist can show their interpretation of the theme by entering one or two pieces of art.

Besides having a chance to show and sell your work, you will also be eligible for cash awards provided by the Glenwood Founding 150th  Committee.  $100 for first place and $50 for second place, which will be determined by a people's choice voting system, ending at the close of the reception on September 17.

 

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Glenwood Public Library Story Time


Glenwood Public Library
Story Hour
Thursday, September 8, 2016

 
Glenwood Public Library Story Hour begins Thursday, September 8, 2016 for children ages 3-5.  Story hour is free and runs every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. throughout the school year.

To register call the library at 634-3375.

 

United Way - TRAP Tournament



more information http://www.uwdp.org

Glenwood Public Library to Host author Chad Lewis

       
Chad Lewis, a paranormal research and author for Unexplained Research, and  co-author of the Road Guide to Haunted Locations book series.  Will do a presentation at the Glenwood Public Library on Saturday, September 17th at 10:00 a.m.  This event is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

This is what Mr. Lewis commented about his presentation, 
"Get ready for a scary morning of bizarre ghosts, wicked spirits, and deadly poltergeists as I have put all my most haunted cases into one creepy presentation for the Glenwood Public Library. If you agree that this will be of interest to you, I hope to see you there!"


"As the author of numerous books on Minnesota folklore including:  The Minnesota Road Guide to Haunted Locations I have combined all of my
research of mysterious Pope County and the entire
state."

For more information, contact the Glenwood Public Library at 634-3375.

New Article

         

SOUTHERN RAISED BLUEGRASS CONCERT

Saturday, September 17, 2016 • 7:30 pm
Tickets:
• $25 at the door
• $20 advanced sale
• one child 12 & under free w/ paid adult

 
~ Southern Raised~ COMMITTED TO THE LORD, EACH OTHER AND BRINGING THEIR MUSIC TO THE PEOPLE defines this phenomenal group of three sisters and a brother that are sweeping the country with a sound that has been described as “ THE OTHER SIDE OF AMAZING.” 

Tour de Prairie Lakes - Annual Bicycle Ride

Recycling Drop-Off In Glenwood & Starbuck

Thank you to Lavonne Holland for reminding us to promote this Recycling  opportunity available free in Glenwood & Starbuck this summer, which is above and beyond the regular recycling service offered with the community garbage pick-up.

Community Comments - September 6, 2016