January Newsletter - Highland Chamber of Commerce

Highland Chamber of Commerce
CHAMBER NEWS
January 2006
907 Main Street ~ Highland, Illinois
(618) 654-3721
www.highlandillinois.com
A Note from your President...
I hope everyone took the time to enjoy the sights and sounds of the
holiday season. The Chamber of Commerce played a prominent role in making
the holidays bright for Highland beginning with a spectacular lighted Christmas parade
and our own Winter Wonderland in the park. We also had a tremendous turn-out at the
annual Chamber Christmas luncheon which was held at Popeye’s Chophouse. Everyone
enjoyed a splendid lunch while being serenaded by the High School Madrigal Singers.
Chamber gift certificates continue to be tops on many people’s Christmas list with
over $20,000 being sold during the month of December. And don’t forget, Chamber gift
certificates are available all year long and can be purchased at the Chamber office or at
any of the local banks.
The annual Valentine Dinner, Dance & Auction is scheduled for February 11th. This
important fundraiser allows the Chamber to continue to do all that it does for our members and community throughout the year as well as help maintain the Chamber building.
Speaking of which, I invite you to stop by and see the renovations that are being made
to the Chamber building. We were able to make some much needed upgrades without
detracting from the charm of the historic First National Bank building that the Chamber
calls home.
On behalf of YOUR Chamber, I want to wish each of you a very happy and
prosperous New Year!
Jay
Valentine Dinner, Dance & Auction
Make plans now to attend the Chamber’s annual Valentine Dinner,
Dance & Auction on Saturday, February 11th at the Knights of
Columbus Hall. Cocktails and the Silent Auction will begin at 5 p.m.
followed by Dinner at 6 p.m. The thrill of the Live Auction begins at 7 p.m.
with entertainment by the Z-Band beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Z-Band, a St. Louis favorite
since 1970, has performed for the St. Louis Cardinals, Anheuser Busch, Coca-Cola Corporation and Six Flags just to name a few. An exciting addition to this year’s gala will be
the “champagne-diamond” mystery courtesy of Becker Jewelers, so be sure to mark your
calendars now for this much anticipated event! Invitations will be coming soon.
Honesty
is the January
Very Important Principle
Being True to Yourself
WELCOME NEW
MEMBER!
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It’s Party Time
Inside this Issue
Executive’s Letter
2
Ribbon Cutting
2
Business After Hours
2
New Members
3
Scheffel’s Celebration
3
Christmas Luncheon
3
2006 Calendar of
Events
4
Business Counsel Corner 4
Advertising
4
January Calendar
5
Chamber Members
6
Chamber Members
7
Illinois Chamber Hotline 8
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Chamber News
Letter from the Executive Director...
I look back on my first year at
the Chamber with much satisfaction. Throughout the
course of the year we executed a
number of very successful events:
Valentine Dinner, Dance & Auction,
Spring Quarterly Meeting, PBJ Season,
Annual Dinner, Street Art Fest, Fall
Quarterly Meeting, Annual Lighted
Christmas Parade and Christmas
Luncheon! I am happy to say that
each of these events was well attended
and a testament of the fabulous
things that the Chamber of Commerce
does for the Highland community. I
would be remiss if I didn’t thank
Stacey (our assistant) and the Board
Ribbon Cutting
The Chamber of Commerce celebrated
the opening of a new downtown business,
Groomingdales of Highland.
The professional dog grooming facility is
located at 818 Broadway.
for their endless help in pulling off
such a successful year! I also have to
thank our membership and community for continuing to support the
efforts of the Chamber – without you
we are nothing. To all of our 50 +
NEW members – I hope you are seeing
the vast array of benefits that your
Chamber family provides…..we are
happy to have you and are here to
serve you every day!
I come into 2006 with great anticipation and look forward to working
with each and every one of you! Best
of luck for the New Year!
Jami
Business After Hours
This month’s Business After Hours
will be held Thursday, January 12
from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. at
Luitjohan’s Flooring America, and is being cohosted by Korte Luitjohan Contractors. These
monthly socials serve as great networking opportunities and admission is free to Chamber
members. We encourage all Chamber members
to take advantage of this membership benefit.
If you would like more information about the
Business After Hours, or if you are interested in
hosting a BAH in 2006, please call the
Chamber of Commerce office. We would
be happy to add you to the schedule,
and we hope to see everyone at the
next BAH!
Chamber News
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Welcome Aboard New Member!
It’s Party Time
Sue Chasteen & Melissa Keeney
814 Main Street
Highland, IL 62249
618-651-1505
It’s Party Time is your one stop—party shop! They offer a wide assortment of paper and plastic goods—
seasonal, birthday, bridal, baby and many more. They also carry a great line of gift bags, tissue paper and
bows with a Paw Print pattern for all the Pet Lovers and Bulldog fans. New merchandise is arriving daily.
Stop in and see them for all of your party needs.
Scheffel’s 50th Anniversary
and
Business After Hours Celebration
Over 200 guests came out to help celebrate
Scheffel & Company’s 50th Anniversary
in conjunction with the annual holiday
Chamber Business After Hours.
Chamber’s Annual Christmas Luncheon
A delicious buffet was enjoyed by all at the
Chamber luncheon held at Popeye’s Chophouse.
The Madrigal Singers serenaded Chamber
members and guests during the luncheon.
Chamber News
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2006 Calendar of Events
January
12
Business After Hours hosted by
Luitjohan’s Flooring America &
Korte Luitjohan Contractors
February
11
Valentine Dinner, Dance &
Auction
16
Business After Hours hosted by
Highland Pool & Spa
March
9
Business Education Seminar
16
Spring Quarterly Meeting
April
20
Business After Hours hosted by
Wings to Go
May
6
12
19
26
City Clean-up Day
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
June
2
9-11
15
16
23
30
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Schweizerfest
Annual Dinner
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
July
7
14
20
21
23-29
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Business After Hours hosted by
Louis Latzer Library
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Madison County Fair
August
4
5-6
11
26-27
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Street Art Festival
Peanut Butter & Jam Festival
Kirchenfest
September
8-10
Homestead Harvest Days
21
Fall Quarterly Meeting
October
13-15 Art in the Park
21
Highland Civic Women’s Club
Pumpkin Patch
November
24
Lighted Christmas Parade
December
1
Candle Glow at Latzer Homestead
2-3
Holidays at the Homestead
9-10
Holidays at the Homestead
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10 Techniques to Motivate Employees
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Pay employees fairly and well, then get them to forget
about money.
Treat each and every employee with respect. Show
them that you care about them as persons, not just as
workers.
Praise accomplishments and attempts—large and
small, at least four times more than you “criticize.”
Clearly communicate goals, responsibilities and expectations. Never criticize...redirect instead.
Recognize performance appropriately and consistently—reward the great ones, coach or fire the poor
ones.
Involve employees in plans and decisions, especially
those that affect them. Solicit their ideas and opinions.
Encourage initiative.
Create opportunities for employees to learn and
grow. Link the goals of the organization with the goals
of each individual in it.
Actively listen to employee concerns—both work
related and personal.
Share information—promptly, openly and clearly.
Tell the truth...with compassion.
Celebrate successes and milestones reached, both
organizational and personal. Create an organizational
culture that is open, trusting and fun.
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— Don & Sheryl Grimme, GHR Training Solutions,
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www.GHR-training.com
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Advertising Dollars & Sense!
When you review your advertising budget for the new year,
remember some of the following advertising perks of your
Chamber membership:
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Free listing in the Chamber newsletter
Free inserts in the New Resident Packets
Free attendance at Business After Hours
This is not to mention other free exposure from the Chamber such as
referrals from the office staff, business inserts in the Chamber
newsletter, special features in the quarterly Chamber Focus and much
more. When you add it all up, it becomes quite an advertising package!
Chamber News
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January 2006
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1 HAPPY NEW 2
YEAR!
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11 Board of
12 Business
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Directors Meeting After Hours @
Luitjohan’s
Flooring America
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Friday
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Saturday
7 Optimist/Rural
King Shootout
1-8 pm @ the
High School
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NATIONAL “THANK-YOUR-CUSTOMERS” WEEK
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27 Nunsense II: 28 Nunsense II:
The Second Coming
@ Upper Elementary
Auditorium
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The Second Coming
@ Upper Elementary
Auditorium
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The Second Coming
@ Upper Elementary
Auditorium
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Chamber News
Please Support our 2006 Chamber of Commerce Members
9th Street Café
AAA Lawn Mowing
Ace Hardware
Allstate / Haller's Tax Service
American Legion Post #439
Anderson Hospital
APCI
A-Pet's Corner Grooming Salon &
Boarding
Apex Physical Therapy
Appearance Center
Artists’ Touch, The
Bank of Edwardsville, The
Basler Electric Company
B-Dry Systems
Becker Jewelers
Blue Springs Café
Box TV
Bradford National Bank
Brendel, Rhonda – R.E. Agent
Broadway Bar & Grill
Broadway Battery & Tire
Brookside Agra
Bruegge Furniture
Bulldog Barber Shop
Burgett Group, The
Business Network International
Buzzie's Drive Inn
Carol's Forget Me Knot
CC Food Marts
Cedar Creek Dental Associates
Chey’s Family Restaurant
China Restaurant
Chipwood Acres Nursery
Chocolate Affair/Tibbets House
City of Highland
CLEAN The Uniform Company
Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors
Community Title & Escrow
Compustitch Embroidery
Connie's Faux Finishing
Cool Cats Café & Custard
Cooper B-Line, Inc.
Cutting Connections
Cygan Delaney Catering
Dairy Queen
Dempsey, Kris Ann – R.E. Agent
Diamond Mineral Springs
DiMaggio's Pizza & Pasta
DJ Howard & Associates, Inc.
Dynamic Technology, Inc.
E. F. Express
E. L. Flanagan's Sports & Spirits
Edward Jones – Kevin Dewaele
Edward Jones - John Jatcko
Energy Aerobics & Tan
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
ESS Data Recovery
Essenpreis Plumbing & Heating
Executive Drive Mini Storage
Excel Bottling Company
Facial Designs by Deb
Faith Countryside Homes
Family Bible Church
Family Care Medical Services
Family Care Pharmacy
Fantastic Sam's
Farm Credit Services
Farmers Insurance/Sherry Kapp
Farmers Restaurant & Bakery
FCB Highland Bank
Finish Line, The
First American Title Insurance
First Baptist Church
First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust
Foppe Designs
Frames by Three
Fresh Words
Frey, Judy
Frey Properties
GCS Federal Credit Union
Girdler, Darin
Giving Tree, The
Glik's of Highland
Gould Flooring
Grace Community Bible Church
Groomingdales of Highland
Guillot Technology Services
Habitat for Humanity
Hard Road Theatre Productions
Hardee’s
Hardas, Phil — R.E. Agent
Head Lines Express
Hediger, Ann – R.E. Agent
Help-U-Sell Real Estate
Helvetia Sharpshooters
Highland Animal Shelter
Highland Area Community
Foundation
Highland Arts Council
Highland Business & Prof
Women
Highland Civic Womens Club
Highland Community Schools
Highland Garden Club
Highland Golf & Sports / Leroy's
Barber Shop
Highland Health Care
Highland Historical Society
Highland House of Plenty
Highland Hope United Methodist
Church
Highland Jaycees
Highland Lion's Club
Highland Machine
Highland Masonic Lodge
Highland Moose Lodge 2479
Highland News Leader
Highland Optimist Club
Highland Pain Relief Center
Highland Pediatrics
Highland Physicians, LTD.
Highland Pistol & Rifle Club
Highland Pool & Spas Inc.
Highland Printers
Highland Quick Cash
Highland Recycling
Highland Rotary Club
Highland Spring & Specialty
Highland Veterinary Clinic
Highland VFW Post 5694
Highland's Tru Buy
Hill Law Offices
Holiday Inn Express
Holt, Stephen
Holzinger, Sue – R.E. Agent
Holzinger, Wilford – R.E. Agent
Home & Garden Party
Home & Leisure Lifestyles
Home Telephone Co.
Homer Rusteberg, CPA
Hometown Phone Books
Hype Initiatives
Illinois Power
ImageWorks Creative Group
It’s Party Time
Chamber News
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Please Support our 2006 Chamber of Commerce Members
Information Technology &
Computers (IT&C)
Internal Medicine of Highland
James Apken, Accountant
Jerry's Tackle & Guns
Jody's Sports Stop
Johannes & Marron PC
Journal Printing
Kalmer Landscape Supply
Kaye & James Plocher
Keith's Performance Shop
Kelly Tracy Advertising & Design
Kennett Portrait Design, Inc.
Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell
Ki-Do Karate, Inc.
Klaus & Associates
Kleinhoffer Family Eye Care
Kloss Furniture
Kloss, Bonnie – R.E. Agent
Knights of Columbus
Kokomo Tan
Korte Company, The
Korte Luitjohan Contractors, Inc.
Korte Meat Processors
Korte, Diane – R.E. Agent
Larry's Tire & Battery
Lee's Loans, Jewelry & More
Luallen, Cearlock & Barth, Ltd.
Luitjohan's Flooring America
Madison County Fair Association
Madison County Transit
Manpower Temporary Services
Marx Brothers Lounge
Mazzio's Pizza
McDonald's
McGinley, Inc.
McKendree College
Meridith Funeral Home
Mia Bella Candles
Michael's Restaurant
Mid-America Advertising, Inc.
Miken Technology Group
Nails by Wendy
National Rent to Own
North American Outfitters
Northtown Chiropractic Clinic
Northwestern Mutual Financial
Network
Oberbeck Feed Co.
O'Reilly Auto Parts
OsBec Medical
Pak Mail
Peoples National Bank
Personal Preference Landscape
Care
Plaza Dental Care
Ponderosa Steak House
Popeye's Chop House
Portell Financial Services
Preferred Mortgage/ Waggoner
Bellm Dugan
Pregnancy Care Center
Prudential One Realty Centre
Qualified Plan Services
Quizno's Subs
R&R New Home Construction, LLC
Raeber, Sally–ABR, GRI R.E. Agent
Red Door Interiors
Regions Bank
Rehberger Chiropractic
Richard S. Jacob Insurance Agency
Ron Hunsche Excavating
Rosenthal Optometric
Royal Office Products
Rural King
Safe-N-Secure Self-Storage
Salon De Guerra
Scent-Sations, Inc.
Schantz & Sons, Inc.
Scheffel & Co.
Schrumpf, Sheila
Schwend's Dry Cleaning
Schwend's Ready Mix
Scott Credit Union
Sear's
Seascape Hair & Skin Care
Sexton Plastering
Shopper's Review
Silver Lake Financial
Silver Lake Group
SIUA / Rogier Insurance Agency
Smile Shoppe, The
Smith Barney/Matt Powers
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
Something Special by Penny
Sonic Drive In
Southwestern Illinois College
Special Olympics, Area 12
Spengel Boulanger Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital - Breese
St. Paul's Church & School
State Farm, H. Robertson
State Farm, J. Sugg
State Representative Ron
Stephens
Steve Schmitt, Inc.
SuperValu
Swiss Gift Shop
Taste of New England Antiques
Terra Properties
Title & Escrow Plus, Inc.
TNT Plus
Toner Technologies
Travel One
Tri County Petroleum
Tri Ford Inc.
Trouw Nutrition
United Way of Greater St. Louis
US Bank
Verizon Group Services
Vicky's Hallmark Shop
Victorian House
Voegele Photography Studio
Wallpapers Ready to Go
Wal-Mart
Waylind, Inc.
Wedding Belle
Weeke Sales & Service, Inc.
Wellen Tax
Wellness Forum, The
WGEL Radio Station
Wick's Aircraft
Wick’s Custom Woods
Wicks Pipe Organ Co.
Widmer Floral Co & Greenhouse
Williams, June — R.E. Agent
Will-o'-th'-Wind Radio Shack
Wings-To-Go
WSMI - WAOX Radio Stations
Wurth, Sue – R.E. Agent
Ziegler Jewelers
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Chamber News
Highland Chamber of Commerce
907 Main Street
Highland, IL 62249
Phone: 618/654-3721
Fax: 618/654-8966
chamber@highlandillinois.com
Next Two Chamber Events!
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Jan 12:
Feb 11:
Staff
Jami Jansen, Executive Director
jami@highlandillinois.com
BAH at Luitjohan’s
Flooring America
Valentine Dinner, Dance
& Auction
Stacey Howard, Assistant Director
stacey@highlandillinois.com
Executive Committee
Jay Boulanger, Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home
President
George Marron, Johannes & Marron, P.C.
Vice-President
Howard Held, Scheffel & Company, P.C.
Treasurer
Marilyn Frey, Basler Electric
Secretary
Board Members
Jim Burgett, The Burgett Group
Skip Butler, Terra Properties
Ben Carmitchel, ESS Data Recovery
Kevin Dewaele, Edward Jones Investments
Jane Dotson, Highland News Leader
Tom Foppe, Foppe DeSigns
Claudio Fort, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kevin Hemann, Highland Machine
Tom Hill, Hill Law Offices
Steve Holt, Suburban Journals
Mark Latham, City of Highland
Bonnie McGinley, McGinley Motors
Ron Moss, Dairy Queen
Sally Raeber, Prudential One Realty
Vicky Rankin, Vicky’s Hallmark
Erik Rehkemper, Tri-Ford Mercury
Steve Schmitt, Steve Schmitt, Inc.
Gordon Smith, First Mid-Illinois Bank
Bill Sullivan, Highland Machine
Marvin Warner, Highland Community Schools
Donna Zobrist, First Mid-Illinois Bank
The CHAMBER HELPline
The Illinois Chamber has a solution to your HR
problems - their toll-free HELPline. The HELPline is
managed by Howard Parker, an experienced HR
expert in the field of regulatory requirements for
human resource management.
You are invited to call the HELPline with your
questions at 800-322-4722 for quick answers to
frequently asked questions.
We would like to extend a special “Thank you” to
Highland Printers for printing the newsletter and
to Basler Electric for donating the paper.