Welcome New Chamber Members
Runestone Off Road Cyclists
Tom Haus
Website
tomj.haus@gmail.com
Join Date: 10/05/2017
Ann Bickle Heritage House Holiday Teas
ANN BICKLE
HERITAGE HOUSE
VICTORIAN HOLIDAY TEAS
Saturday November 4, 11, 18, 2017
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25.00
Call for Tickets/Reservations: 320-334-6006
2018 Minnewaska Visitor Guide
The 2018 Minnewaska Visitor Guide published annually by the
Pope County Tribune/Starbuck Times is advertising now for
anyone interested in putting information in the guide to reserve their space! They have a 10% discount paid by October 27th and 8% if paid by December 15, 2017. Space deadline is December 1, 2017. Contact Emma at the Tribune at 320-634-4571.
The guide is due to be published by January 1, 2018.
With that being said, we do the Calendar of events for this guide. All dates are due to Kay at the Glenwood Chamber and Welcome Center by Monday, November 27, 2018.
Email any of your upcoming dates to info@WelcomeGlenwood.org.
All dates received will be submitted to the staff at Pope County Tribune/Starbuck Times and they make the final decision on which dates will be published.
NO Rise and Shine October, November & December
We want to get back on track with Rise & Shine in 2018. Rise and Shine is a great opportunity for new businesses, agencies, organizations and clubs to social network with others in the area. There is no longer a fee to host (chamber and/or non- Members). Hosts need to provide a light breakfast and two door prizes. Rise and Shine is held the 4th Friday of the month. Give the Chamber office a call if you are interested in hosting at 320-634-3636.
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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 1-7 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.
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Greetings!
Happy Halloween!
Stop by the Fight Nights Haunted House between 4 and 6 p.m. tonight for the Community Trick or Treat.
This is a safe, lights on, non scary place to Trick or Treat. We have several
volunteers and businesses providing treats.
The scary haunted house will be open for the general public at 7:00 p.m. tonight.
Have a safe Halloween evening!
The Battle of the Businesses Bowling Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, November 12th at 4:00 p.m. at the Garden Center Lanes in Alexandria. Remember you bowl three games, but all three are not traditional bowling!! In addition you have a chance to win money while competing for the traveling trophy. You don't have to belong to the chamber or be a chamber member to participate.
Thank you to those businesses that have already committed to being sponsors for Magical Christmas in Glenwood, we truly appreciate your generosity.
You can register for any of the following events by clicking on the links below.
As always, there is "Plenty to do in Glenwood & Pope County!"
Have a good week.
We would like to congratulate Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management being chosen as the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber October Member of the Month!
This week's Community Comments is sponsored by the following Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber Members & Individual/Family Supporters:
COMMUNITY TRICK OR TREAT
"COMMUNITY TRICK OR TREAT"
Tuesday, October 31st
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Fright Nights LLC
(north side of Central Square)
105 2nd Avenue NE
Glenwood, MN
Non-scary, Lights on walk through the haunted house.
Sponsors and volunteers are placed throughout the trick or treat area and pass out their candy, treat or promotional item.
Sponsorship are recognized throughout the trick or treat area.
Minnewaska Dental Kids Open House Tick or Treat Tonight Until 6 p.m.
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Join us on “All Hallows Eve,” October 31 st, to commemorate the 500 th Anniversary of the Reformation at Glenwood Lutheran Church with a licensed, free, open to the public showing, in the church sanctuary, of the film, “Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World,” at 6:30pm. Refreshments will be served during the two-hour showing, and will be followed by a Q&A on the Protestant Reformation with the Pastor(s).
Battle of the Businesses Bowling Tournament
SAVE THE DATE AND JOIN US FOR AN
AFTERNOON OF FUN!
You are invited to attend...
 Battle of the Businesses Bowling Tournament
Sunday, November 12
Garden Center Lanes
115 30th Ave
Alexandria, MN 56308
4:00 p.m.
This bowling tournament is limited to a specified number of teams for 4:00 p.m. If we get over the specified number of teams we may add a second time slot. Each team consists of 4 people and the three games that are included are not standard bowling games, but fun games where you have a chance to win cash with the colored pins! Each team registration includes shoe rental plus 3 games. Individuals can register and we will place them on a team also!
Remember Gold Sponsors of the Magical Christmas in Glenwood qualifies them to have a four-person team free!
Click Here to Register a Team
Magical Christmas in Glenwood Celebration Sponsorships Needed...
Magical Christmas in Glenwood Lighted Holiday Parade. Sign up today and be part of the parade!
2017 Magical Christmas in Glenwood Kick-Off
Lighted Holiday Parade, Tree Lighting Ceremony, Free Family Movie Night
Thursday, November 30, 2017
- 4:30-5:00 p.m. - Parade participants, staging and line up at the First Baptist Church Parking lot, 515 2nd Avenue, Glenwood.
- 5:15 p.m. - Parade units begin to line up on North Lakeshore Drive
- 5:30 p.m. - Parade begins
- 6:15 - 6:30 p.m. - Tree Lighting Ceremony in the courtyard and front steps of Central Square Cultural & Civic Center
- 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Free Family Movie night in the auditorium at Central Square Cultural & Civic Center
All entires are judged along the parade route for the "Best Holiday Spirit" Traveling Trophy!
Lighted entries can include lights, candles, flashlights, glow sticks, etc. Be creative and make this Magical Christmas in Glenwood Lighted Holiday Parade something fun and enjoyable for your team members and the entire community!
Parade Rules:
- Please, no live Santa or Mrs. Claus with your unit!! The Fire truck at the beginning of the parade will feature Santa and Mrs. Claus in the parade. Santa figurines, inflatable Santa’s and decorations are acceptable.
- Lineup will be at the First Baptist Church parking lot. Units will be placed in the lineup at the discretion of the committee members.
- 5:30 p.m. Parade begins on 4th Street and Lakeshore Drive and proceed on Minnesota Avenue to 2nd Street NE. Parade participants are asked to exit Minnesota Avenue left on 2nd Street NE by City Hall and go down to 1st Avenue either east or west and unload and tear down.
- All parade participants should dress according to the weather.
- Units can walk, pedal or be motorized. All that is required is that they’re lighted and reflect the holiday spirit.
- Candy, coupons or brochures may be handed out along the sides of the Minnesota Avenue. Candy can be thrown, but depending on the weather handing it out maybe easier for the children.
- Any animals in the parade must have a “clean-up crew”.
- The judges will be along the parade route. Units will be judged on “Best Holiday Spirit”. The winner will receive the traveling trophy at the end of the parade.
- Cancelations due to severe weather will be announced by noon on parade day.
- If canceled we will have the parade on Thursday, December 7th at 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with the Community Supper at the Sr. Citizens Center.
For more information and the rules, please visit our Magical Christmas in Glenwood webpage by clicking here!
United Way Acts of Kindness Week
Annual Habitat for Humanity
You are invited to our annual  
Hammer Breakfast
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
7:00 – 8:00 A.M.
Lakeside Ballroom
Habitat for Humanity of Prairie Lakes will be offering a one hour “get together” that includes a free light breakfast in efforts to raise awareness of what Habitat for Humanity is all about and to also raise funds to continue
working in our community.
Please join us for this brief, informative event. There is no cost for the breakfast but reservations are required. Check-in will begin at 6:30 a.m.
Contact a Habitat for Humanity board member or call the office at 320-634-0355
for questions or reservations.
Board members:
Jeff Kuhn, Dottie Rajdl, Jerry Larson , Dave Thompson, Dick Dreher, Jeannie Pederson,
Mitch Names, Mike Schwardt, Rebecca Webb, Sarah Pavek, Bruce Bower, Jane Bower
NOTE TIME CHANGE - Peripheral Artery Disease
SAVE THE DATE - GRHS Open House, December 3rd!
CP Lighted Holiday Train announces it will stop in Glenwood December 12th!
October 23, 2017
Dear Mayor Formo Sr.:
I am delighted to announce that the 2017 CP Holiday Train will be making a stop in Glenwood on December 12, 2017.
Thanks to the generous support of great communities like yours, the Holiday Train has raised over $13 million and 4 million pounds of food since 1999 to help those in need.
ABOUT THE HOLIDAY TRAIN
The Holiday Train is decorated with thousands of lights, and includes a boxcar converted into a stage from which the band entertains the crowd. Each show typically lasts for about 30 minutes. These events are free, we ask only that people bring a cash or food donation to your local food bank/shelf (who will be in attendance at the show).
CP also makes a corporate donation at each stop. All of the donations remain with that food bank/shelf. Thanks to the generous support of communities along our network, this annual fundraising program has raised over $13 million and 4 million pounds of food since its start in 1999. More information is available at www.cpr.ca/en/community/holiday-train .
This is a great fundraiser for Pope County. If you would like to donate non-perishable items, or cash, we will have drop boxes from December 1-11 at Central Square, Eagle Bank, Glacial Hills Elementary School, Glenwood Chamber & Welcome Center, Glenwood State Bank, Minnewaska Area Elementary School and Kingdom Kids. Items can be brought that morning also to the depot.
The train will arrive by 10 a.m. The show featuring Terri Clark, Dallas Smith and Kelly Prescott will begin promptly at 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. and then the train leaves for their next stop.
The Oak Tree Inn and Penny's Diner will provide cookies and hot chocolate from 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the CP Railway Depot.
Remember to allow extra time for parking and walking.
Central Square Presents the Nutcracker Ballet, December 17th
THE NUTCRACKER BALLET
By the Continental Ballet Company
Sponsored by A&W Restaurant
Sunday, December 17, 2017
3:00pm matinee
**NOTE TIME CHANGE**
Make your Christmas extra-special by coming to this performance!
The Continental Ballet Company was established in 1988 by Riet Velthuisen, a native of Holland who has danced professionally with several European companies, including the Dutch National Ballet. Continental Ballet Company presents professional classical ballet performances and outreach programs in the suburban Twin Cities area and throughout Minnesota.
Performing such classics as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Paquita, Cinderella and Coppelia, they have presented over 130 formal performances to 100,000 people statewide. They have also reached over 40,000 K–12 children through school residencies and outreach activities.
Continental Ballet Company’s mission is to enrich the community by preserving the art of classical ballet through professional performances, dance development, and educational programs.
See www.continentalballet.com.
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