Weekly Chamber Update

Serving Over 300 Businesses & Organizations In The Area

Monday, December 5th at 6:30 p.m.- Village Park

The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony hosted by the Whitehouse Area Chamber of Commerce will be held at 6:30 pm. on Monday, December 5th.  Students from the 3rd and 4th grade class at Whitehouse Primary School will be singing Christmas carols. Santa will arrive by Fire Truck to visit with the children in the shelter house next to the warm crackling fire place. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served!

Saturday, December 10th

Holiday House at Hair Chiasso

Saturday, December 10th

Photos with Santa from 4-6PM, $10 hair cuts with donations going to support Alicia's voice.

Buy $50 gift card and get and extra $20 added for a total of $70 !

Free gifts, special promotions, and refreshments.

Call the salon for complete details at 419-877-5128.  Located at 10345 Waterville Street-Whitehouse.

Tuesday, December 13th 5-7PM @ Whitehouse Library

2011 Chamber Christmas Party

Tuesday, December 13th from 5PM-7PM

WHITEHOUSE LIBRARY- 10651 Waterville Street

Door prizes,refreshments,& networking!

Plan to attend this fun event!

Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm
November 25th – December 17th
**Friday after Thanksgiving: 10:00 a.m. – Dark
Thursdays & Fridays: 3:00 p.m. – Dark
Saturdays & Sundays: 10:00 a.m. – Dark
Operation Evergreen

We would like to thank our community for donating a large amount of Christmas ornaments and cards. These items along with 30 Christmas Trees were delivered to Kuwait this past weekend by Fed Ex.  We would also like to thank Fed Ex for their support for shipping trees to our military bases throughout the world. Their annual cost exceeds $1,000,000.

Trees for Troops
The National Trees for Troops program has begun and our farm is excited to participate again this year. Since 2005, the National Christmas Tree Association has provided 83, 957 Christmas trees to over 60 military bases in the USA and overseas. In 2011, we hope to top 100,000 Christmas Trees. To do that, we need to ship 16,043 trees to reach our goal.

Now thru Dec. 5th, individuals can buy a tree for $50 or make smaller contributions that will be applied towards a tree. Trees will be packed and shipped on December 6th to our troops at Fort Polk, LA. Please feel free to write a note or Christmas card, and we will attach it to the tree.

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Tom Friedel

Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

There are a number of end of year tax strategies businesses can use to reduce their tax burden for 2011. Here's the lowdown on some of the best options.
Purchase New Business Equipment
Section 179 Expensing. Business should take advantage of Section 179 expensing this year for a couple of reasons. First, is that starting in tax year 2010 and continuing into tax year 2011, the maximum Section 179 expense deduction for equipment purchases increased to $500,000 ($535,000 for qualified enterprise zone property) and the bonus depreciation increased to 100% for qualified property. Beginning in tax year 2012 however, the Section 179 deduction is scheduled to drop to $125,000 and the bonus depreciation to be reduced to 50 percent and then be phased out completely. 
 

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Saturday, December 3rd from 2-8PM @ Village Hall

The Whitehouse Arts Advisory Board (WAAB) is excited to announce the first annual Christmas Arts & Crafts FUNdraiser on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 2:00 to 8:00 pm. The event will be held at the Whitehouse Village Hall, 6925 Providence Street, and will be a full afternoon and evening of creativity, culture and family fun.

Events will include local artisans offering arts and crafts for sale (2:00-8:00), live music and performances including Pattrick the Magician (2:15-3:00), a visit with jolly old St. Nicholas (3:00-4:00), music by guitarist Brad Burkhart (4:00-5:00), and harp music by Caili Bonar (6:00-7:00). Students from Anthony Wayne Local Schools grades k through 12 will have an art exhibit from 2:00-8:00 pm. There will also be a silent auction featuring gift certificates from local businesses and restaurants and beautiful art pieces, a 50/50 raffle, and light refreshments and beverages. Additional musical acts are being finalized, so watch for more information.

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