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December 13, 2013

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 14: The 29th Annual Musicians' Christmas party / Cranker's Brewery / In addition to all

the great live music this year, Santa will be here (Bruce Dilg) and a human auction

(auctioneer Phil Currie) to raise more money for the Manna Pantry and Project Star-

burst! The highest bidder receives dinner with the person they bid on in the auction.

If you want to be in the auction, please contact Kelly Quinn at 231-527-5142 or

email [email protected]. ♥ We are asking for a $6.00/person donation but we

will not turn anyone away! Please come out even if you just want to come to see the

auction!

December 14: Kettunen Center’s 32nd Annual Breakfast with Santa / 8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

$3.00 per adult, $1.00 per child / Reservations are required / Pancake breakfast, each

child receives a gift from Santa, crafts, face-painting and entertainment / Contact

Jenn Reagan at 231-829-3421 for more information.

December 19: Business After Hours and Chamber Annual Meeting / 5:30 p.m. / Held at The

Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center / Sponsored by The Holiday Inn and

Chemical Bank / Please call the Chamber to RSVP.

December 19: Ice Rink under the lights Grand Opening / Free hot chocolate and cookies, while

supplies last / Hemlock park softball field / For more info, call 592-4038.

January 4: Cran-Hill Ranch Family Winterfest / free food, tubing, horse-drawn wagon rides,

cross country skiing, snowshoeing, ice climbing, broomball, pony rides, ice skating

(bring your own skates) and much more / Call 231-796-7669 for more info.

February 9: Cran-Hill Ranch Family Winterfest / free food, tubing, horse-drawn wagon rides,

cross country skiing, snowshoeing, ice climbing, broomball, pony rides, ice skating

(bring your own skates) and much more / Call 231-796-7669 for more info.

February 10-14 Ferris State University Career week / Career and Internship Fair, February 13, 2014

booths available / Call 231-591-2685 to register. Registration deadline is January 13,

2014.

February 21: Daddy Daughter Dance / Big Rapids Middle School gym / $7.00 for pre-registration,

$10.00 at the door / Call 592-4038 for more information or go to www.brpr.org for

registration forms.

*BOLD = Chamber sponsored or hosted events

M E C O S T A C O UN T Y A R E A C H AM B E R O F C O M M E R C E

Platinum Members:

City of Big Rapids

Ice Mountain Spring Water

Meijer Stores

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Mecosta County Area Chamber of Commerce

2013 Rise and Shine

Mecosta Schedule

2013 Business After

Hours Schedule

December—None December 19—Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference

A very special THANK YOU goes out to all of our Rise

and Shine Mecosta sponsors!

A very special THANK YOU goes out to all of our

Business After Hours sponsors!

Time 7:30—8:30 a.m.

All Chamber members, their employees and

prospective members are welcome!

Bring your business cards, this is a great networking opportunity!

Call the Chamber for more information

Time: 5:00—6:30 p.m.

All Chamber members, their employees and

prospective members are welcome!

Light refreshments and door prizes will be provided.

Bring your business cards,

this is a great networking opportunity!

Call the Chamber for more information.

MECOSTA COUNTY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Josh Eling - President

Isabella Bank

Ph: (231) 796-8507

[email protected]

Yo Bellingar Morton Township Clerk

Ph: (231) 972-7138

[email protected]

Darcy Salinas

DBA of Big Rapids

Ph: (231) 287-4670

[email protected]

Randy Ostrander – Past President Lake & Lodge Realty

Ph: (231) 796-5253

[email protected]

Adam Currie

Currie’s BP—Amoco

Ph: (231) 349-0430

[email protected]

Jim Sandy

Mecosta County EDC

Ph: (231) 592-3403

[email protected]

Gary Lambrix- President Elect

The Copper Top Pub

Ph: (231) 856-0087

[email protected]

Erin Diehm

Big Rapids Jaycees

Ph: (231) 591-3981

[email protected]

Roger Schneidt

City of Big Rapids

Ph: (231) 592-4000

[email protected]

Jerry Scoby— Treasurer Ferris State University

Ph: (231) 591-2500

[email protected]

Connie Koepke

Mecosta County CVB

Ph: (231) 796-7640

[email protected]

Chris Schwandt

Meijer Stores

Ph: (231) 527-0200

[email protected]

Jennifer Heinzman—Secretary Mecosta Co. Area Chamber of Commerce

Ph: (231) 796-7649

[email protected]

Karen McKenzie

Firstbank—Remus

Ph: (231) 967-3602

[email protected]

Jim Nostrant—Member-At-Large ServiceMaster Professional Cleaning

Ph: (231) 823-8300

[email protected]

Todd Purcell

Mecosta County Sheriff Dept.

Ph: (231) 592-0150

[email protected]

Lisa Szynkowski - Member-At-Large

Chemical Bank

Ph: (231) 796-9944

[email protected]

Michelle Rasmussen

Michigan Works! West Central

Ph: (231) 796-4891

[email protected]

Our monthly paper newsletter is now on-line,

thanks to The Pioneer Group! Click HERE to

view the archive!

Mecosta County Habitat for Humanity is in need of donations on a regular basis of building supplies,

furniture, appliances, etc. for its Resale Store at 9346 Northland Drive. Along with donations, the

Store is in need of volunteers to help with pick up of donations and store operations. The Store will

be open every Saturday from 9-4 p.m. for sales and donations.

Contact Kurt Schwamberger at 231-527-5542 to volunteer or arrange for donation pick-up.

Gold Members:

Ferris State University

The Holiday Inn

Preference Dental

Silver Members:

Chemical Bank

Isabella Bank

Premium Members:

The American Red Cross is currently offering The Babysitting Basics course online through the holidays. The course is $25.00 and takes four hours to complete. Available to teens 11 and older this program covers everything a

prospective babysitter needs to get started. Important skills, such as caring for children, feeding children, how to stay safe on the job, and what to do in an emer-

gency are covered. The class also gives insight into how to run your own babysitting business. After completing a quiz at the end of the course, each student is able to print an official diploma stating they have

passed the Red Cross Babysitting training. Take this course to gain the skills and awareness to responsibly care for infants and children. Start babysitting with

confidence. Sign up now at redcross.org/babysitting.

American Red Cross Offers Community Health & Safety Classes

Learn How to Prepare for Disasters and Emergencies Each year, nearly 5 million people learn how to prepare themselves, their households and their businesses for

emergencies. The American Red Cross in Mecosta and Osceola Counties is offering the following courses where people

can join the ranks of those ready and prepared to save a life! Listed below are our course offerings for December.

The First Aid and CPR/AED courses teach people how to perform CPR and use an AED (automated external

defibrillator), what to do if someone is choking, and how to prevent and respond to other emergencies until

advanced medical help arrives. Course participants also learn how to control bleeding as well as how to care

for seizures and other sudden illnesses.

All classes are held at our Mecosta-Osceola Chapter, located at 218 S. Warren, in Big Rapids.

Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED ($90)

Web-based self-study followed by classroom session When: December 21, 2013, Saturday 9:00-10:30am (1.5hrs)

Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED ($110)

Web-based self-study followed by classroom session When: December 21, 2013, Saturday 9:00-10:45am (1.8hrs)

The Mecosta County Area Chamber of Commerce and the 2013 Holiday Gala Committee would like to thank each and everyone who attended, donated an item, participated in the live auction, raffles, and diamond

champagne or simply just contributed to the making the

28th Annual Mecosta County Holiday Gala such a success.

9 & 10 News Altercare of Big Rapids American Red Cross Artworks Babb Ford Automotive Bailey Chiropractic Offices, PC Band of Locals Basic PCS Sprint Preferred Dealer Bay Mills Resort and Casino Beagle Fit Big Rapids Cash and Carry Big Rapids Downtown Business Association Big Rapids Jaycees Big Rapids Public Schools Biggby Coffee Blue Cow Café Bluegill Lake Family and Camping Resort Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Buffalo Wild Wings Bush Insurance Agency Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation Cardinal Spa and Massage Chemical Bank City of Big Rapids Colt Aviation Consumers Energy Copper Top, LLC Corporate Settlement Solutions Country Inn and Suites Cran-Hill Ranch Cranker’s Restaurant & Brewery DesNoyers Agency, LLC DW Video and Multimedia Detroit Pistons Detroit Red Wings DTE Energy Ferris State University Ferris State University Athletics Galloup Guitars Gary Trimarco Automotive GFWC of Big Rapids Gilbert’s Carpets Plus Color Tile Grand Rapids Griffins Great Lakes Book & Supply, Inc. Great Lakes Loons Green Bay Packers Grunst Brothers Hamtech, Inc. Hansen Collision, Inc. Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center Independent Bank

Isabella Bank Jet’s Pizza Jimmy Johns Jordan Balkema Elder Law Cen-ter Kentucky Fried Chicken Lake and Lodge Reality Lake Osceola State Bank Lerner, Csernai & Faith Finan-cial Group Little Caesars Pizza Mancino’s Pizza and Grinders Manpower Mecosta Osceola Human Re-source Association Mecosta County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Mecosta County Development Corporation Meijer Store Metron of Big Rapids Mighty Muffler and Brake Nawal’s Mediterranean Eatery & Gourmet Cupcakes Mr. Karl’s Hairdressing New Horizons Landscape Northern Heights Citgo Northland Grocery Optometric Associates of Big Rapids Photo Boutique Pilgrim’s Run Pioneer Group Preferred Office Machines PT Plus Scott’s Body Shop Silpada Jewelry Spectrum Health of Big Rapids Sears Appliance and Hardware ServiceMaster Professional Cleaning and Restoration St. Mary’s School State Farm - Scott VanderPloeg Sunshine Carpet Services & Sales Szot’s Bar and Grill The Gate Entertainment Center The Pioneer Group The West Michigan Whitecaps Travel Navigator Time 2 Travel Trillium Staffing Solutions United Glass of Big Rapids VanDrie Home Furnishings Yoplait – General Mills, Inc.

Thank you also to: Bill

Scheible for being our mas-

ters of ceremony, Karl Line-

baugh for giving a heartfelt

invocation and being our auc-

tion clerk, to Phil Currie for

auctioneering, to the Big Rap-

ids High School Baseball

Team for running the coat

check and to all of the Ferris

State University students

from the Volunteer Center for

assisting us throughout the

evening!

Table Sponsors: Ferris State University Ferris State University Alumni Asso-

ciation

Chemical Bank Mighty Muffler and Brakes

The Pioneer Group

Isabella Bank Ice Mountain

Metron of Big Rapids

Celebrity Raffle: Steve Sobers

Jennifer Heinzman Al Weinberg

Pete Jaklevic

Jeremy Mishler Josh Eling

Carlleen Rose

Kelly Quinn

2013 Gala Committee:

Chair, Michelle Barker Jennifer Heinzman

Randy Ostrander

Loretta Heiney Alicia Moreno

Sandra Modena

Shelly Armstrong Christine Olendorf

Michelle Bauer

Sue Wilson Tandi O’Neal

Ashley Adams Jenn Regan