September 19, 2019
Chamber Connection

Calendar of Events

BAH - Schuck Massage Therapy
09/19/2019

Queen of Hearts Drawing
09/19/2019

Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
09/20/2019

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
09/20/2019

Hops & Color Beer Tasting Festival
09/20/2019

Highland Street Art Festival
09/21/2019

Street Art Fest - Vendor Fair
09/21/2019

Hops & Color Beer Tasting Festival
09/21/2019

Autumnal Equinox Yoga Retreat
09/22/2019

Region J Flag Football
09/22/2019

American Red Cross Blood Drive
09/23/2019

American Red Cross Blood @Korte Rec Center
09/23/2019

Women, Wellness and Wine
09/24/2019

Book Club at the Library
09/26/2019

Queen of Hearts Drawing
09/26/2019

5th Annual Hot Air Balloons Over Marine
09/27/2019

Fall Festival at Cedarhurst of Highland
09/27/2019

Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
09/27/2019

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
09/27/2019

5th Annual Hot Air Balloons Over Marine
09/28/2019

Region J Bowling
09/28/2019

Ladies Who Lunch
09/28/2019

10th Annual Steps for Life 5k
09/28/2019

Region J Bowling
09/29/2019

Maternity onto Motherhood - Prepared Childbirth
10/01/2019

Queen of Hearts Drawing
10/03/2019

Indoor Garage Sale
10/04/2019- 10/05/2019

Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
10/04/2019

American Legion Post 439 Breakfast
10/06/2019

Maternity onto Motherhood - Prepared Childbirth
10/08/2019

HACF Awards Banquet
10/08/2019

Queen of Hearts Drawing
10/10/2019

16th Annual Art in the Park
10/11/2019

Diabetes Support Group - Highland
10/11/2019

Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
10/11/2019

16th Annual Art in the Park
10/12/2019

Region J Bocce
10/12/2019

16th Annual Art in the Park
10/13/2019

NO SCHOOL
10/14/2019

Witches Night Out Shop Hop
10/16/2019

Driver Services Mobile Unit
10/17/2019

Maternity onto Motherhood - Breastfeeding
10/17/2019

Queen of Hearts Drawing
10/17/2019

Halloween Party at Cedarhurst of Highland
10/18/2019

Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
10/18/2019

Business After Hours

Note New Address
BAH

September 19, 2019

5:00 - 7:00 pm

 

 
Schuck Massage Therapy LLC
**508 Broadway **
Highland, IL

Job Listings

Please check the Chamber's website for the current job opportunities in and around Highland with our members.  We have new listings posted each week.

Office News

Chamber Office Hours

Monday - Friday:
9am - 3pm

Due to budget cuts, there will only be 2 people in the office on M-W-F from 9am-1pm.  If you need to see someone at the Chamber during other hours, please call to set up an appointment and/or make sure that we are in the office and not visiting other Chamber members.  Thank you.

DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber Connection and Highland Weekender is Friday by 3:00pm. ***

We will be adding events to the calendar on Mondays. 

If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication.  Please submit your information to penny@highlandillinois.com.

***Note deadline for information has changed.

Chamber News

September 21, 2019

The annual Street Art Festival and Vendor Fair is this Saturday, September 21st (with September 22nd as a rain date). The streets of downtown Highland will once again become a temporary art gallery as artists transform the pavement into colorful works of art.  We invite you to express your support of the arts and our community by being a part of this unique experience!

Artists will start creating their magic by 11:00AM, and finish by 4:00PM for judging.   The Kids Korner (sponsored by IFBW) and Children's Avenue(both free venues) will open at 11:00AM . This year Highland Arts & Crafts will be holding a Mosaics on the Square class($20 in advance/$25 day of event).  Other options that are not free include the Vendors Market, Face Painter, and Food Vendors - Highland Lions Club, Off the Rails BBQ, Tropical Snow, and Washington Kettle Corn.  The Bags Tournament will start at 2:00PM.  Online registration ends Thursday, September 19, 2019, but there will be onsite registration until 1:00PM on Saturday.
 

Event Sponsors
Highland Rural King
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital 
It's Party Time
Trouw Nutrition


Children's Avenue Sponsors
Highland Optimists
Marketplace Magazine
Scott Credit Union


Band Sponsors

Bradford Bank
Highland Rotary
Marketplace Magazine
Zobrist Electric


Square Sponsors
Advanced Radon Mitigation/Equity 55
Bank of Hillsboro
Baymont Hotel
Becker Jewelers
Blake Schrumpf - State Farm
Cedar Creek Dental
Core Elite
DaCom
Digital Artz
Eaton
Edward Jones - Kevin Dewaele
First Mid Bank & Trust
Heartland Community Chorus
Highland Arts Council
Highland Jaycees
Highland Lions Club
Highland Machine
Highland Rotary
IMO's Pizza
Kloss Furniture
Korte Luitjohan/Windows on Broadway
Lee's Loans & More
Luitjohan's Flooring America
Meridith Funeral Home
Poppy's dba Widmer Floral
Rinderer Law Firm
Scheffel Boyle CPA
Shopper's Review
St. Paul Catholic School
Starlight Dance Studio
Terra Properties
The Korte Company
The Olde Wicks Factory
The Smile Shoppe
theBank of Edwardsville
Tri Ford


Bags Sponsors
Anderson Hospital
Aggressive Graphics
Carl Dempsey - Edward Jones
Faith Countryside Homes
Lee's Fine Jewelry, Loans and More
Lisa Sauer - State Farm
Mazzio's Italian Eatery
Michael's Coffee Shop

Hops & Color

Hops & Color Beer Tasting Festival

The Highland Jaycees are hosting a Hops & Color Beer Tasting event this weekend, Friday and Saturday.  There will be entertainment, Silver Creek Bluegrass Band, on Friday night from 7:00pm - 11:59pm and amazing Jaycee BBQ starting at approximately 5:00pm.

On Friday evening the Jaycees will be taking to-go orders!  The menu is below, so call ahead to 618-606-3381 to place your order.
 

On Saturday the festival will run from 11:00am - 7:00pm.  It will run in conjunction with the Highland Chamber of Commerce's Street Art Festival.

 

Hot Air Balloons Over Marine

5th Annual Hot Air Balloons Over Marine

   We would like to welcome you all to the 5th annual Hot Air Balloons Over Marine event. This year we would like to start out by giving you a little history of our event.  It was started by Mr. Bill Weder, owner of the Marine Coin Company, while sitting at a Historical Society meeting.  With the help of family, friends and many volunteers it turned into a great success.

     The big question we always hear is “WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?”  The answer is after all of our bills are paid we have given money to help send children to burn camp, helped several victims of human trafficking, donation to the therapeutic horse ranch in Germantown,  to the school, and to the village for park improvements.  Simply put “our money goes back into the local community.”

Our Balloonists are:
Drifting Dolphins (attending since 2015)
Bumble Bee & Bubblegum (attending since 2016)
Captain “A” (making his debut this weekend 2019)

Please read the full article here.

HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital

Pre-Registration Open for 2019 Fall Health Fair in Highland

(HIGHLAND, IL) – HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland will host their fall health fair Friday, October 18, from 5:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Highland Hope Church, located at 12846 Daiber Road, Highland, IL. It is preferred that participants pre-register for an appointment online at: https://stjosephshighland.org/healthfair-2019 or in in person, in the main lobby of the Hospital on the dates listed below. Walk-in appointments are available from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. for those who do not pre-register.
 
Pre-registration Dates & Times

Friday, September 13: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Monday, September 16: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 25: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 3: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, October 6: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 8: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                            
The fall health fair is a self-pay service. Payment is due at the time of pre-registration by cash, check or credit card. St. Joseph’s Hospital will not bill your insurance plan for any services rendered. You may submit your health fair receipt to your insurance plan, but St. Joseph’s Hospital will not be able to provide an insurance claim.
 
To ensure health fair attendees receive test results in a timely manner, St. Joseph’s Hospital will mail all test results to participants in approximately 3-4 weeks following the health fair; no test results will be mailed or faxed to a participant’s health care provider.
 
Free tests and screenings include blood pressure, BMI, vision and hearing. In addition, participants can elect to receive the following screenings at the listed prices: full article.
Chamber Connection - September 19, 2019