
FEBRUARY 21, 2019 Chamber Connection
Calendar of Events Import Art of Soul 2019 02/21/2019 Queen of Hearts Drawing 02/21/2019 Driver Services Mobile Unit 02/21/2019 Skate Night at the Weinheimer 02/21/2019 Looking Glass Prairie Genealogy Group 02/21/2019 Stuck on Earth Book Club Night 02/21/2019 BAH - Ace Hardware 02/21/2019 Madison County Fair - Chicken N Beer Dance 02/22/2019 Friends+Wine+Food= FUN at Poppy's 02/22/2019 Daddy/Daughter Date Night 02/22/2019 Mardi Gras Mystery Bar Crawl 02/23/2019 Bridal Open House 02/24/2019 Kindergarten Registration Highland CUSD5 02/25/2019- 03/01/2019 Grief Support Group @HSHS 02/26/2019 Maternity onto Motherhood - Prepared Childbirth 02/26/2019 Art of Soul 2019 02/28/2019 Queen of Hearts Drawing 02/28/2019 Madison County Fair Association - Garage Sale 02/28/2019 Book Club at the Library 02/28/2019 Maternity onto Motherhood - Breastfeeding 02/28/2019 Skate Night at the Weinheimer 02/28/2019 Highland Garden Club Meeting 02/28/2019 Friends+Wine+Food= FUN at Poppy's 03/01/2019 Madison County Fair Association - Garage Sale 03/01/2019 Colton Dixon Concert 03/01/2019 Clothing Drive - Highland Moose Lodge 03/02/2019 St. Paddy's Party 03/02/2019 American Legion Post 439 Breakfast 03/03/2019 Bunnies & SIGNS at Railshake 03/03/2019 65th Annual Old Swiss Sausage Supper 03/03/2019 Grief Support Group @HSHS 03/05/2019 Art of Soul 2019 03/07/2019 Maternity onto Motherhood - Know Your Newborn 03/07/2019 Friends+Wine+Food= FUN at Poppy's 03/08/2019 Meet the Candidate - City Council Forum 03/11/2019 RPOC Annual Celebration of Life Banquet 03/12/2019 Grief Support Group @HSHS 03/12/2019 Art of Soul 2019 03/14/2019 Friends+Wine+Food= FUN at Poppy's 03/15/2019 Family Game Night @Tibbetts House 03/16/2019 Family Game Night @Tibbetts House 03/16/2019 American Red Cross Blood Drive 03/18/2019 Grief Support Group @HSHS 03/19/2019 New Article BAH Feb. 21, 2019 5:00 - 7:00 pm 2645 Northtown Way Highland, IL New Article Have You Reserved Your Space on Our Digital Billboard? If you are looking to get your business noticed by more people in the Metro Area, this is your opportunity to do so with 3 different options. You can either create your own design or have an ad designed for you, and you can change the ad during your contract for no additional fees. Call the Chamber office and ask for Nancie. New Article Chamber Office Hours Monday - Friday: 9am - 3pm DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber Connection and Highland Weekender is Tuesday by 3:00pm. We will be adding events to the calendar on Tuesday & Friday. If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to penny@highlandillinois.com.	New Article Annual Awards Dinner & Fundraiser Save the Date March 30, 2019 Make Your Nominations! The Highland Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the highly coveted Business Person of the Year Award, Bob Hardy Citizen of the Year Award, Bill Pierce Chamber Member of the Year Award and the Homer Poss Lifetime Achievement Award. Winners will be announced and celebrated at the combined Highland Chamber Awards and Fundraiser. Nomination Form Bill Pierce Chamber Member of the Year Award Presented to a member of the Highland Chamber of Commerce who has exhibited extraordinary service to the organization, and who has made use of his/her business skills for betterment of the entire community. This person has held Chamber leadership positions; being a board member, project chairperson or active volunteer and has shown initiative and creativity in pursuing the goals of his/her business or profession. Thank you to our: PLATINUM SPONSORS Highland Rural King The Olde Wicks Factory Tri Ford, Inc. GOLD SPONSORS Bradford National Bank Frey Properties of Highland L.L.C. HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Plocher Construction Co. Inc. Scheffel Boyle TheBANK of Edwardsville SILVER SPONSORS Embrace Edward Jones - Kevin Dewaele Highland Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Lee's Fine Jewelry, Loans & More McGinley, Inc. Oberbeck Grain Co. Plaza Dental Care, LLC Poppy's Inc. Rosenthal Optemetric Terra Properties The Smile Shoppe Member Updates MEMBER UPDATES 2nd Annual St. Paddy's Party Highland Machine and Heartland Community Chorus announce their 2^nd Annual St. Paddy’s Party, Saturday, March 2^nd, 5:30-9:00 pm at the Lindendale Park Ballroom, Park Hill Drive, Highland, IL. Tickets are $25 for an evening of delicious appetizers from the Urban Farmhouse, music by the Irish Aires, dancing, raffle, and Fund the Need fundraiser for the purchase of Music for the Musicians. For reservations, go to www.heartlandcommunitychorus.org. For ticket sales, see any Chorus member. *In the News...* We see you, Bill Napper with the Pioneer, sharing our information for Chamber events and other local news. Thanks for keeping everyone in the know! Highland Community School Dist. 5 Holds Kindergarten Registration Phone registration for the 2019-2020 school year will be from February 25 - March 1. Boys and girls who will be five years of age on or before September 1, 2019, are eligible to attend kindergarten this fall. Registration may be handled by calling the Highland Primary Office at 654-2107 ext. 3 from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm during that week. Please make sure to preregister your child so they are able to attend Kindergarten Visitation Day on Friday, May 3, 2019. Sweet News from We are excited to announce we will be offering JoMama's Signature Sweets Cookies at IT'S PARTY TIME! starting this Friday the 22nd! Stop in for a quick treat for you or a special someone, or add a balloon to the wrapped cookie and you have an instant gift! Hospital Sisters Health System celebrates 40 years of Incorporation Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is commemorating the 40th anniversary of its incorporation, which took place on December 26, 1978. A celebration was held at the System Services Center in Springfield, Ill. on January 22, 2019 to recognize the vision and leadership of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis and the historic milestone for the system. Under the leadership of Sister Marianna Kosior, OSF, the Provincial Council of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis continued the journey of discernment to create an organization that would oversee the management and operations of the hospitals while keeping the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis at the helm. At the young age of 51, Sister Marianna’s vision was that a health system would preserve the ministry. She also saw this as the opportunity to embrace the role of the laity in the Church’s work of Catholic health care. Sister Marianna had an unwavering belief that the future of Catholic health care would be built on strong systems and ... continue reading *Tickets are on sale!* This week features the last set of 2 contestants for this year's Ms. L.O.L. Pageant. You want to make sure that you get your tickets before they are gone! Next week we will feature another set of 2 contestants. Tickets: Auditorium - $25 Ballroom - $15 Tickets can be purchased online here or by calling the LOL office @ 618-410-7212 to reserve (cash/check/chrg) After Party will be at the ballroom and outside pavilion of Lindendale Park. Everyone is invited to this event for FREE! The contestants will be arriving immediately following the Pageant in their Evening Gowns for pictures and autographs. Featured Fundraisers for LOL
Chamber Connection - FEBRUARY 21, 2019