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HUlk smash!...at the chamber golf tournament Holy handicap, Batman, the Chamber’s 21st Annual Golf Tournament is Monday, June 25!
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Are you a superhero? Superheroes have superpowers and superhero brands have great products/services. You have the power to bring clients to your door! Golf the greens, sponsor a hole, donate a raffle prize, come for lunch and/or dinner, there is opportunity to be found on the greens! Your company’s brand and services can be highlighted in front of some of Hudson’s most influential decision makers at the Chamber’s Annual Golf Tournament.
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If your spidey senses are tingling, CLICK HERE to heighten your promo power with a raffle prize donation or join us as a sponsor. Please let us know what you are donating and have your raffle prize to the Chamber office by June 8. With great power, comes great responsibility! Register to golf by June 8. Early registration is $155 per Golfer, $175 each after June 8. Includes: Greens fee, cart, lunch, dinner and giveaway. Be a hero and CLICK HERE to register. Teammate names, meal preference (chicken, beef or vegetarian) and payment are necessary to complete your registration!
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Bronze Hole Sponsors are encouraged to have Superhero-themed fun at their hole!
EVENT DETAILS - We are going all out with Superhero powers! DATE Monday, June 25, 2018 TIME
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White Eagle Golf Course 316 White Eagle Trail Hudson, WI 54016
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We love living here, and you will too!
“The best part of living here is I can visit with all my friends and never leave campus. The staff is top-notch! We are so lucky to have this place right here in Hudson!” - Dorothy Cudd ~ WinterGreen 2002, Pine Ridge 2013
“The food is great and they take such good care of me! There is so much to do...Bingo, live entertainment, parties, bird watching, gardening and much more!” - Irene Gonitzke, 101 yrs old! ~ CCH since 2005
Senior Apartments • 24-Hour Skilled Nursing Assisted Living Apartments • Memory Care Apartments Transitional / Short-Term Rehab & Fitness “I was tired of keeping up all the maintenance of our home. With more free time I found a new hobby, “carving”. The on-site wood shop is great and so are all the people who live here! My only regret was that we didn’t move three years earlier!” - Don Stannard ~ WinterGreen 2008
“It’s perfect. We have meals together, attend many concerts and events. I get the care I need in Assisted Living and she gets the care she needs at the Care Center. We are grateful!” - Howard & Marion Frye ~ Pine Ridge & CCH since 2004
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1320 Wisconsin St, Hudson, WI • 715-386-9303 www.cchhudson.org 2650 65th Ave., Osceola, WI • 715-294-1100 www.cchosceola.org
Call 715-386-4535 to schedule a tour of our beautiful campus.
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WAKE UP HUDSON! Our next networking event Simply Social will a morning social on May 17 from 8:30am-10am at the Octagon House Museum. We invite you to schmooze, network, connect, card swap, work the crowd and build relationships with fellow members. Beverages and breakfast bites will be served at no cost. SPONSORED BY: EVENT DETAILS DATE May 17, 2018 TIME
8:30 to 10AM
LOCATION Octagon House Museum 1004 3rd Street FEE No Charge REGISTER Online: www.Hudsonwi.org (715) 386-8411
get creative when promoting your buisness Wow, another year of wonderful works! Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival offers the community FREE music, FREE entertainment, FREE activities and FREE admission. Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival also provides YOU the opportunity to get creative with your promotional campaign! Event sponsorships offer huge branding visibility and also direct contact with your potential clients. CLICK HERE for sponsorship benefits. The Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival is made possible by the proud partnership of the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau, the Phipps Center for the Arts and by Chamber Members like YOU! Thank you!
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The cost to attend is $15 per member, includes beverages and breakfast bites. For more information call (715) 386-8411.
Bring your laptops and roll up your sleeves because Business Strategist, Sarah Kowal, will be walking us through her free tips and cheap tricks that will make you look, and more importantly, FEEL like a pro. Sarah has 9 Biz Hacks that she will demonstrate side-by-side with you as well as show you how to intermingle for amazing results that you can take back to work and home. To say more would just a spoiler. Even if you’ve given up on LinkedIn, noespecially if you’ve given up on LinkedInyou’ll learn how to mine it like the inner badger that you are (hey- this is Wisconsin, right?!)
EVENT DETAILS DATE Tuesday, June 12, 2018 TIME
8:30 a.m. -11 a.m.
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Woodland Hill Presbyterian Homes & Services 441 Stageline Road Hudson, WI 54016
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$15 for Members (715) 386-8411 http://bit.ly/2FEqFvf
Come to this workshop and walk away being an unstoppable (and frugal!) biz guru. You’ll be sharing what you learned with everyone in the office anyway, so bring them, too!
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news Member ribbon cuttings & Ambassador visits Farrell’s eXtreme Bodyshaping - Hudson
Edward Jones Investments - Allison Waldusky
First National Community Bank
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Edward Jones Investments - Dan Timmerman
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Please join us in welcoming the NEWest members of the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau! We encourage you to welcome these new members by visiting their website, sending them an email or stopping by to introduce yourself and patronize their businesses. The personal touch will help our chamber continue to grow and thrive.
SOLO Yoga LLC Edie Brennan 520 2nd Street, Suite A Hudson, WI 54016 (612) 747-3642 www.solo.yoga
ReVive Engines Ryan Voss 768 Packer Drive Hudson, WI 54016 (715) 410-0369
SOLO Yoga is a yoga studio specializing in beginner friendly, and intermediate level yoga classes. We feel strongly in creating a space that is welcoming to all people and experience levels.
Revive Engines is a small engine repair shop located in Hudson, Wisconsin. Revive Engines offers many services such as Cleaning, Tuneups, Winterization, and regular repair.
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The Grad Hatter Kadin Bartlett 821 Ross Rd Hudson, WI 54016 (651) 239-7685
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The Grad Hatter sells 2-in-1 high school graduation transition stickers to colleges and universities giving schools twice the advertising and students twice the swag!
THANK YOU TO OUR RENEWING MEMBERS! Adoray Home Health & Hospice Afton House Inn / Afton * Hudson Cruise Lines Amanda Francescato State Farm Agency Anderson Heating Comfort By Design, Inc. Edina Realty, Inc. - Kathy Madore Gherty and Gherty, S.C. Grandview Dental Helmer Companies Hope Chiropractic Hudson Rod, Gun & Archery Club Northwestern Mutual, Leverty Financial Group Pedro’s del Este Red Cedar Canyon Assisted Living Resultants For Business, Inc. San Pedro Cafe’ Simply Staffing Snap Fitness Valley Orthodontics
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Wendy Peterson Ins. Agcy. Inc./State Farm Insurance WESTconsin Credit Union Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
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Hudson is a great place to live, work and play. What makes it so great? The restaurants, the shops, the thriving business community, the schools, the charm of the small town feel against the backdrop of the big city and of course the people! Don’t overlook however, that the founders of Hudson landed here largely because of the St. Croix River, the scenic beauty and the many natural assets that we still enjoy today!
The students traveled to Xcel Energy to continue the discussion, this time focusing on stewardship of the St. Croix River. Presenters included Monica Zachay, the Land & Water Director of St. Croix River Association, Julie Galonska, the Superintendent of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Dan Baumann P.E. Director of West Central Region, WI.DNR and Rob Olson, Manager of Xcel Energy’s Hydro Operations.
Leadership Hudson students took a look at the environmental aspects of life in Hudson. They explored the impact of river-city living on the many natural assets of our region. Leadership Hudson’s Environmental Day began with a telling of the history of Willow River State Park by Naturalist Melissa Dupont of Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks. This history was followed by a panel discussion featuring several regional representative including Tyler Busko, Park Ranger at Willow River State Park, Jim Schrieber owner of Plantables, Clare Neenan, Natural Resource Specialist of Carpenter Nature Center and Jennifer Vieth, Executive Director of Carpenter Nature Center. These environmental experts participated in a lively discussion examining conservation and recreation of the local environment and its natural resources.
A visit to the home of North Hudson resident, Gary Konkol, rounded out the experience as students toured this beautiful as well as amazing, self-sustaining home.
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As students explored issues of environmental endangerment and resource management, we trust that their take-away from Environmental Day will be to continue to protect the natural assets that make life in the St. Croix Valley so special! Leadership Hudson is, after all, about living, learning and leading intentionally.
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news Leadership Hudson Student Project - Valley Voices Fundraiser Leadership Hudson students invite you to their student project fundraiser for the Backpack Program. This event will be held on May 23rd from 11:30-1:00pm at the Camp St. Croix RCU Building. Registration - $25.00/peson. Register online or call (715) 386-8411. Come support and learn more about the Backpack Program, donations will go to this cause and lunch will be provided. “The Hudson Area Backpack Program helps feed hungry children two weekends a month during the school year. Backpacks are filled with non-perishable, child-friendly food items for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A $25 donation will feed a student for breakfast, lunch and supper during the weekend and includes a voucher for milk, bread, eggs, cheese and $5 towards a meat product.”
Business Briefs Guidelines: Business Briefs should be submitted by the 15th of the month for the next month’s Chamber news. Please keep articles to 100 words or less. We reserve the right to edit or omit any submitted business briefs. Email submissions to info@hudsonwi. org. O’Connell Funeral Home receives national training Michael O’Connell, of the O’Connell Family Funeral Homes received the highest accreditation and certification in the nation, Crematory Operator Certification through the National Funeral Directors Association. O’Connell Family Funeral Homes operate the ONLY on-site crematory in St. Croix County; “Countryside Crematory”. Other funeral homes only offer ‘cremation services’
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and therefore rely on third party services to perform their cremations. Mike O’Connell stated, “We offer the greatest peace of mind for families. Trusted cremation where your loved one never leaves our care. They don’t need unnecessary transportation to Minnesota or Eau Claire for cremation. In fact, our cremations are performed by licensed funeral directors. These are the same directors that families have entrusted to help create a healing memorial service.” Hudson Physicians is pleased to welcome back Greg Barlow, PA-C Greg previously worked as an Athletic Trainer for two years. He now sees patients as a Physician Assistant at Hudson Physicians main clinic location in Hudson, WI. As a Physician Assistant, Greg’s specializes in Sport & Spine
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Member news Medicine with emphasis in concussions, orthopedic injuries, neck & back pain, therapeutic exercise, diagnostic & therapeutic injections and musculoskeletal ultrasound. As his family has a long history within the healthcare industry; he was happy to find his niche working as a Physician Assistant. “As a longtime member of this community, I am excited to start giving back.” stated Greg. Greg enjoys sports and being active. He participated in wrestling, football, baseball, cross country, and anything that got his blood pumping. As a high school athlete looking at potential career options, he was introduced to the athletic training profession which he found to be the perfect harmony between his love for sports and his interest in medicine. For more information or to schedule an appointment with Greg Barlow, PA, please contact 715-531-6800. 9th Annual May Fair Event & Sale Saturday May 12, 2018 4:00 – 9:00 pm St. Croix County Fairgrounds, Glenwood City, WI Help raise funds for Renovations for Generations – a capital improvements campaign to preserve our rich agricultural heritage and support youth programming. Sponsors: Friends of the St. Croix County Fairgrounds in cooperation with the St. Croix County 4-H Livestock, Dairy & Horse Committees Join us for an evening of family fun: catered meal, live entertainment silent and live auctions featuring everything from agriculture to entertainment including beautiful hanging flower baskets for Mother’s day – truly something for everyone. www. friendsofthestcroixcountyfairgrounds.com Help kick off EMS Week! Join us for an Open House on Saturday, May 19 with St. Croix EMS & Rescue at the EMS Garage from 11am-2pm. Free hot dogs, chips & pop. Free blood pressure checks. Equipment demonstrations. Meet the crews. “Creating the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway” Conversations of the Valley-A luncheon speaker series sponsored by St. Croix Valley Foundation & First State Bank and Trust. “Creating the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway” with guest speaker Julie Galonska, Superintendent of the St. Croix National
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Scenic Riverway. 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a national park comprised of over 200 miles of the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers. Known for its clean water, beautiful scenery and array of recreational opportunities, the Riverway is visited by thousands of people every year. But national parks don’t just happen. How did a place once manipulated and harnessed for its power in the logging industry become such a treasured destination? Join us for a look back at the creation of America’s first wild and scenic river national park and its first 50 years. Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Lowell Inn Event Center 102 N. Second St., Stillwater $17 and must be paid in advance.To make a reservation (due day before event) 1. Mail your check to: SCVF, 516 Second St. #214, Hudson, WI 54016, or 2. Make your reservation by credit card online http://scvfoundation.org/news-events/ conversations-of-the-valley/ ProAct, Inc. Earns Maximum Accreditation ProAct, Inc., which provides employment and life enrichment services to people with disabilities and other barriers to employment, has received another three-year accreditation for its employment services from CARF, the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The three-year accreditation is the highest level that can be awarded to an organization and shows its adherence to CARF standards in the way it provides its services. In its report following an intensive peer review survey, CARF cited several strengths of the nonprofit ProAct organization, including its “outstanding services” in employment planning, employee development, organizational employment, community employment and community integration. ProAct President and CEO Steven Ditschler said the results of the recent CARF survey reflected the combined efforts of everyone involved. “The successful delivery of personcentered outcomes is dependent on our staff, family members, guardians, board members, employers, business partners, residential providers and the communities in which we operate,” said Ditschler. YMCA of Hudson offers 250 free memberships to local teens! Get Summer! Have a teen that would be interested in a summer membership? Contact your local Y for details on how to help them join. “Get
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Summer” will provide a safe, fun environment for teens to become well-rounded individuals, engaging them to develop their socialemotional skills, character and leadership to support success in school and in life. Teens will have access to 25 YMCA of the Greater TwinCities locations to enjoy basketball, swimming pools, splash decks, fitness centers, group exercise classes, free Wi-Fi, nutritious meals, service opportunities and leadership development, To register, visit your local Y June 1-15, 2018. Learn more at ymcamn.org/ getsummer *Free membership is available from June 4-August 31, 2018 for teens entering grades 9-12 who have not had a YMCA membership within the past 60 days. Limit 250 memberships per branch. FIRST STATE BANK AND TRUST TO OFFER SEMINAR ABOUT CHOOSING INSURANCE POLICIES First State Bank and Trust is hosting an Educational Series seminar to learn about the differences in insurance policy options called ‘One Insurance Policy Is Not Like the Other’ at the Bayport Library on May 22 at 6:00pm.
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Attendees can expect to hear an overview of key factors to consider when developing a personal risk strategy from Jim Gorder, President of Valley Agencies. Legislation has standardized insurance policies, but they are not all the same. Policy coverage levels differ from company to company, making the decision to choose the right policy to manage personal risk even more important. Light appetizers and refreshments will be provided at this free event that is open to the public. For more information, visit First State Bank and Trust’s Facebook page. Join us for the first annual Derby for a Cure, supporting the American Cancer Society! Please join us for a Kentucky Derby party that will be held on Saturday, May 5th from 4-7p at Pier 500! Ladies, grab your hats, Guys, grab your jackets and ties, and come for fun, camaraderie, and of course a mint julip. Tickets are $30/each and include entrance to the event, appetizers and a drink. We will have a silent auction, games and the big race on the TV’s. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Amy Bast at
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mapping the way - Chamber 101 You can drive a lot of miles taking the scenic route to your destination, but a good map can save time, gas and stress. Like a GPS system, we are here to help you navigate your Chamber membership. Let us guide you through our committees, sponsorship opportunities, events and more to find just the right path for you and your company to succeed. Whether you’re new to the Chamber, or just need to stop and ask for directions, we’ll help you sort it out. There is no charge to attend. We’ll save you a seat, please RSVP to online or call or (715) 386-8411. Our team of dedicated staff members know all the ins and outs of the area and are ready to provide information for members and the community. If you have a question or need to contact someone specific on our team dial (715) 386-8411 or click on the corresponding email link below.
EVENT DETAILS DATE May 9, 2018 TIME Noon-1 pm LOCATION Chamber Office 502 2nd Street FEE No Charge REGISTER Online: www.Hudsonwi.org (715) 386-8411 Andrea Jorgenson~ Director of Communications & Programs
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Travel Join us at one of our upcoming informational sessions to learn more about this year’s trip to Peru: Monday, May 21 at 10am at Hampton Inn & Suites. Trip cost starts at $3999/person (includes airfare and most meals). Additional details at https://www.defineddestinations.com/peru-hudson-chamber
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Please call Blake at the Chamber at (715) 386-8411 for details if you missed the previous trip orientation meetings or need additional information.
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