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May 2015
Chamber Network News
promotion • education • tourism
Together We Achieve More
What’s Inside:
Good Morning Platteville
Derby Days
Member Updates
May Calendar
Golf Outing & Festival of the Arts Forms
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Hello Members!
With the incredible warmer weather and well-needed rain,
southwest Wisconsin is just beautiful! We are already seeing
an increase in visitor traffic which is unusual as we usually see
our guests starting to arrive late in May and early June. This
increase is good!
National Tourism Week will be celebrated from May 2nd-10th and we are celebrating it with our Kickstart to Tourism “Derby Day” event. We are partnering
with Nick Pease who has been instrumental in organizing this music festival with
a Kentucky Derby theme. A horse parade will take place at noon with live entertainment beginning at 1:00PM in the downtown area between Main/Mineral/3rd/4th Streets.
Platteville High School Prom goers have been invited to Katie’s Garden for a photo session and reception. We look forward to this every year.
On Tuesday, May 5th, we are hosting an open house/picnic luncheon from 11:301:30PM at the Chamber offices/Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center. There will be a
short program from 12:15-12:45PM. Please join us as we celebrate what our area
has to offer and as we share the latest economic impact information delivered by
the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. We will also hear about the Department of
Tourism’s “Travel Green” program which is very exciting as our Chamber/grounds
are Travel Green certified. Please try to join us!
On Wednesday, we are hosting the Wisconsin Ag Tourism Association’s (WTA) education presentation which will be held from 1-4PM at the Tech Center at the Pioneer Farm. This event is free and open to the public. The Chamber is working on
a plan to host an ag-tourism expo in 2016 and the WATA will be a great partner.
Officially, our Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center is open seven days a week from
now until the end of October. Our hours will be Monday-Friday – 8AM-5PM,
Saturday from 9AM-4PM and on Sunday from 10AM-2PM. We will be monitoring our visitor traffic and make adjustments if needed to meet the needs of those
visiting Platteville.
Our Platteville Welcomes You committee is geared up and ready to greet newcomers to the community. If you have a new business colleague or neighbor that
has moved to the area, please let us know as we would love to welcome them
and help them acclimate to our community. We are encouraging all members
to contribute items (pens, pads of paper, coupons, coffee mugs, etc.) for the gift
bags that are presented to the newcomers along with a TON of community information. It’s a great way to showcase your business to these individuals moving
into our town. We present 50-75 bags a year. If you have questions, please call
Sheila at the chamber – 348-8888.
I would like to extend a very warm ‘thank you’ to all of our Katie’s Garden volunteers. It is through the efforts of these tireless volunteers that Katie’s Garden is
absolutely gorgeous and a destination for many! Katie’s Garden cleanup day was
a great success!
Platteville Regional
Chamber
275 W Bus Hwy 151
PO Box 724
Platteville WI, 53818
(608) 348-8888
[email protected]
Executive Board
Mike Olds, President
Kopp McKichan, LLP
Jason Thompson, President
Elect
American Bank & Trust
Dan Dreessens, Vice President
Delta 3 Engineering
Rob Cramer, Vice President
UW-Platteville
Aaron Cullen, Past President
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C.
Deb McWilliams, Treasurer
Clare Bank
Kathy Kopp, Secretary and
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Lori Bahr, Mound City Bank
Tim Boldt, Pioneer Ford Sales
Ron Holl, Super 8
Deb Jenny, Platteville Realty
Chad Lueder, Hypro, Inc.
Doug Martin, Livingston State
Bank
Kip Schreck, Applied Micro
Ann Rupp, Platteville Journal
Matt Streeter, Southwest Health
Like Us At:
www.facebook.com/plattevilleregionalchamber
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Chamber Events
April
ROTARY CLUB
1st Anniversary!
Join us on Thursday, May
28th, for our next Good
Morning Platteville to
hear a presentation on
programs available thru
the Wisconsin Workforce
Development Office
Sponsorship Available for Good Morning Platteville
for 2015
For $100 your Company can sponsor this great
networking and educational opportunity (Platinum
Membership Includes one Good Morning Platteville
Sponsorship.)
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Chamber Events
May 13th,
5-6:30pm
Katie’s Garden Events
May 1: UNITE 100 Miles in
100 Days Kick-Off Event
Schedule
Noon: Parade Start
6:00pm: Big Whiskey
1 pm: Adam Bartels
7:00pm: Wheel House
3 pm: Derby Auction
9:00pm: Dylan Scott
5:30pm: Contest Winners
Contests will be going on all day
The only Street fully closed is 3rd Street from Main to Mineral
There will be police control of traffic on the parade route during the
parade
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
May 2: Platteville High
School Prom
May 5: National Tourism
Week Celebration Luncheon
May 16: Grant Antique
Collectors Club Ride Ends at
Katie’s Garden
2015 Corporate Sponsors
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Member Updates
at the conclusion of the 100 days.
TCHRA May Speaker - May 20th
The Tri County Human Resource
Association welcomes Matt Booth of
Booth Consulting to theSouthwest
Tech Lenz Conference Room
in Fennimore for a breakfast
presentation - 8:00am - Noon about What’s the Value of your
Atttitude. RSVP to tricountyhra@
gmail.com or Danielle Schaaf at 608348-9200.
UNITE
Community
Challenge:
Walk 100
Miles in 100
Days
A new
community
partnership
called UNITE
is aiming to reduce heart attacks in
the Platteville area, and the group
is launching their ongoing efforts
with a fun-filled community-wide
challenge to walk 100 miles in 100
days.
The 100 Mile Challenge begins
Friday, May 1st at 5:00 pm with
music, prizes, free t-shirts and more
at a kick-off event at the Arboretum
trail head in Katie’s Garden. The
entire event is completely FREE,
say organizers, as are the t-shirts
for registered participants and the
prizes they’ll be eligible for along
the way. Plus, approximately every
10 days throughout the challenge,
UNITE is offering organized walk
events, culminating in a grand finale
celebration on Saturday, August 8th
Registration is free and easy with a
convenient online form available at
uniteplatteville.org/100miles. Those
interested in learning more about
UNITE or the 100 Mile Challenge can
visit the website or call Jaime Collins
at 608-342-4779.
Run to Care 5K - 2nd Annual
Florence 5K Fun Run
Event is May 9th at Smith Park Registration begins at 7:15 am and
the race starts at 8 am. Cost is $25
and includes a t-shirt if registered
by April 27th. After April 27th, a
t-shirt is not guaranteed. Proceeds
will benefit the Southwest Health
Foundation and the Employees That
Care Program. For more information
contact Southwest Health, or pick up
a registration form at the Platteville
Regional Chamber.
will run through part of campus
and then connect on the trail and
make your way back to the park for
the finish line. Check in and waiver
signing from 8-9 a.m., transportation
to start leaves at 9:05 a.m. sharp,
and the race begins at 9:30 a.m..
If weather is extremely bad and
it is unsafe to race, we will cancel
the event by email and posting an
announcement on our Facebook
page at 8 p.m. the night before the
race. There will be no rain date if the
event is cancelled. Event Registration
includes Custom Rountree Spree
Nike DriFit Cotton T-Shirt! All
proceeds of the event will help fund
the Platteville Community Arboretum
(PCA) Trail Pavement Project. Come
out and enjoy the Rountree Branch
Trail and help us reach our goals to
improve the trail! To guarentee that
you get a t-shirt, sign up by April 11
at 11:59 PM! Event Registration will
be closed April 29 at 11:00 PM!
Register at www.eventbrite.
com/e/rountree-spree-10k-runtickets-15662665454
National Tourism Week
May 2nd - 10th. Platteville Events
include:
Derby Day - May 2nd
Luncheon - May 5th at Katie’s
Garden
Rountree Spree 10K Run - May 2
Park your cars at Mound View park
and we will bus you to the race start
on the UW- Platteville campus. You
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Rountree Gallery Exhibit
The Platteville High School and
Platteville Middle School Art Exhibit
at Rountree Gallery will open on
May 9th through May 31st. An Artist
Reception will be held on May 10th
from 1 -3 pm. This is an annual
exhibit that features a variety of
artwork from talented local students.
Member Updates
Platteville Public Library’s April
Events
Screen Free Week Game Night:
Friday, May 8, 6-8 pm. Ages 7-11
years. Come enjoy board games,
card games & group games.
Early Release Block Party:
Wednesday, May 13, 1:30 - 2:30 pm.
For children of all ages, those 6 years
& under must be with an adult.
Tea Party for Mommy & Me:
Saturday, May 16, 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Girls 5 - 11 years & a favorite female
adult (Mom, grandma, aunt, etc.)
are invited to tea. Bring a doll, Fancy
attire is encouraged.
Ubersox & Platteville High School
Test Drive Event
The Dodge Booster Club Test Drive
Event with Ubersox Auto Group &
the Platteville High School Booster
Club will be Tuesday May 12th from
3:30 - 6:30 pm at the Platteville
High School parking lot. Everyone
who test drives a vehicle earns $20
for the booster club. No cost to the
individual. Must be 18 years old
and have a valid Drivers License.
Fundraising goal is $500 for the
Platteville High School.
Registration is required for all
programs, space is limited. Stop in or
call the library at 348-7441, ext 3.
Anytime Fitness is hosting free
fitness boot camps every Saturday
in May at Smith Park in Platteville.
Camps will be every Saturday in
May from 9am - 10am. Members
and Non-Members welcome! Call to
register: 608-348-8811.
Platteville Walk MS will be Sunday
May 3rd, from 7am - 1 pm at Ullsvik
Hall on the UW-Platteville Campus.
Wisconsin has one of the higher
prevalence rates of multiple sclerosis
in the nation, meaning it’s almost
certain that you know someone - a
relative, friend, or neighbor - affected
by the disease.
www.walkMSwisconsin.org
Platteville Farmer’s Market Season
Begins
Pioneer Players One Act Festival
Running April 30 -May 2nd at the
Center for the Arts Theatre on the
UW-Platteville Campus. www.uwplatt.
edu/theatre/pioneer-players
Saturday, May 2nd, 10am - 3pm
at Southwest Technical College
in Fennimore, WI at the Ag/Auto
Parking Lot. No Preregistration
Necessary. Vendor Spaces are $10
each for a 10 x 15. Sponsored by
students of the Auto Collision Repair,
Auto Tech, and Ag Power. Food
Service provided by Auto and Ag
clubs.
We are in need of volunteers for
the Hillbilly Hustle!
Platteville Walk MS
Free Fitness Boot Camps in May
Auto and Tractor Show and Swap
Meet
The first Platteville Farmer’s
Market will be Saturday May 2nd
at Platteville City Park - Market
Street from 7am - Noon. Many local
vendors with a variety of items.
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Some shifts start at 8am and each
shift is approximately 2 hours. We
need people to help on the course,
with registration, and with food and
beverage. It is a ton of fun and only
takes a couple of hours of your time!
Please email or call to sign up!
Additionally I am asking you to save
the date for Brews and Blues, June
20 from 1-5pm. We are in need of
volunteers for this event! You can
sign up to volunteer using this link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/20f0b45ada922aaf85-brews/
Member Updates
Greeter Service Items Needed
Executive Director Position
Southwest Badger is hiring a 100%
time Executive Director. We are
reposting the position to ensure
a good pool of highly qualified
applicants. The Executive Director
will oversee all aspects of day to
day operations and is charged
with balancing organizational
administration (including staff
supervision and budget oversight),
project management, fundraising,
and public relations activities so that
all tasks are completed in a timely
manner and all projects remain
within budget and funded.
For more information, position
description and application
procedures, visit www.swbadger.org
Applications are due Monday, May
4th.
Wisconsin Small Business
Development Center: Home Based
Business Workshops
May 6: Darlington, County
Courthouse, UW Extension, 6-7:30pm
May 7: BTC-Monroe, Rm 414,
6-7:30pm
May 13: Praire du Chien County
Admin Bldg, 6-7:30pm
May 27: Dodgeville, County Human
Services, 6-7:30pm
We are in need of items for our
Greeter bags that the Chamber gives
out to newcomers. We like to keep
25-50 items in inventory. Questions,
call (608) 348-8888. Thank You!
Grant County Master Gardeners
Plant Sale
The Grant County Master Gardener
Association is holding a plant sale
Saturday, May 9th from 8am - Noon
at the Crops Building on the Grant
County Fairgrounds in Lancaster
Wisconsin. Plants include: a children’s
corner, hardy perennials, shrubs,
bulbs, annuals, hostas. Proceeds
from the sale goes towards student
scholarships. Plants donated from
MGV’s gardens Zone 4 plants.
Dahlia Care - Presented by Dr.
Donita Cartmill
Thursday, May 21st at 7pm at the
UW-Platteville Greenhouses and
Mansel & Dottie Johns Pioneer
Gardens (995 Southwest Road,
Platteville Wisconsin). The Public
is welcome to this free event.
Sponsored by Grant County Master
Gardeners.
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Thank You!
Thank you to all of the Volunteers for
Katie’s Garden Clean Up! Volunteers
Include: Terry & Bonnie Vaassen,
Julie Pluemer, Joe & Kathy Kopp, Dan
& Emmily Dreessens, Brittney Baker,
Faye Bailie, Karen Peacock, Dave
McCabe-Hartiy, Bill & Judy Soles,
Betty Smith, Bev Loy, Terry Wood,
Carley Borcherding, Kathy Kubitz,
and Myleen Ward. The garden looks
fantastic again this year. Stop in to
see the flower beds and to walk the
trail!
Platteville Regional Chamber
(PRC) Events
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
Optimists - Take 2, 7am
Chamber/Travel
Wisconsin Welcome
Center Summer Hours:
Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
Sat: 10am - 4pm
Sun: 10am - 2pm
3
Walk MS:
Platteville
- Ullsvik
Hall, UWPlatteville,
7am - 1pm
4
Plan
Commission,
7pm
5
National Tourism Week
Luncheon - Katie’s
Garden, 11:30-1:30pm
6
PAIDC Board PBII, 7am
Kiwanis - Take 2, Noon
Rotary - Benvenutos,
Noon
7
CLA Board
- Platteville
Regional
Chamber,
8:30am
Police & Fire
Commission, 5pm
WalkDown Main, 5pm
Library Board, 6pm
10
11
Ambassadors Benvenutos, Noon
Water & Sewer
Commission, 4pm
Airport Commission,
6pm
Mother’s Day
17
12
“Unity” Committee Chamber, 8:30am
Golf Outing Committee Country Club, Noon
Kiwanis - Take 2, Noon
Booster Club Test Drive
Event - Platteville High
School Parking Lot, 3:30 6:30 pm
Early Release Block
Party - Platteville
Public Library, 1:30 2:30 pm
14
Dubuque Area
Convention &
Visitor’s Bureau 6th
Annual Hospitality
Breakfast - Hotel
Julien Dubuque, 7:30
- 9am
Wisconsin
Agricultural Tourism
Association - UWPlatteville Pioneer
Farm, 1 - 4 pm
18
19
Economic
Safe Routes
Committee, 6pm Development
Council - PBII, 9am
20
21
Board of
Appeals, 7pm
UNITE - SWH, 9am
Grant County Tourism
Council, Platteville
Regional Chamber, 10
- Noon
Historic Preservation
Committee, 5:30pm
Common Council, 7pm
Kiwanis - Take 2,
Noon
Veteran’s Honor Roll
- VFW, 5pm
31
Chamber Executive
Committee Chamber, 7:30am
Business After Hours
- Platteville Golf &
Country Club, 5 6:30pm
Tri-State Needle Arts
Embrioders Guild of
America, 7pm
Rotary - Benvenutos,
Noon
24
13
25
Memorial Day
Service - City
Hall, 9:30am
RDA, 5pm
26
Kiwanis - Take 2, Noon
Hog Roast Committee Cold Fusion, Noon
Housing Authority,
3:30pm
Historic Preservation
Committee, 5:30pm
Common Council, 7pm
Memorial Day
Chamber Board of
Directors - Pioneer
Ford, 7:30am
TCHRA May Speaker
- SWTC, 8am - Noon
Museum Board, 5pm
Educaiton Committee Chamber, 8:15am
Saturday
2
UNITE 100 Miles in 100
Days - Katie’s Garden,
5pm
Derby Day Downtown
Platteville, Noon Midnight
Family Promise
Fundrasier - First English
Church, 5:30 - 7pm
Platteville Prom
Pictures - Katie’s
Garden, 4:30 - 5pm
PIoneer Players One Act
Festival - CFA Theatre,
7:30 pm
PIoneer Players
One Act Festival CFA Theatre, 7:30
pm
8 Platteville City
9Platteville City
Optimists - Take 2,
7am
Grant Co Master
Gardeners Plant
Sale - Grant Co
fairgrounds, 8am
- Noon
Wide Garage Sales
Screen Free Game
Night - Platteville
Public Library, 6 - 8
pm
Wide Garage Sales
UW-Platteville
Commencement Business & Graduate
Studies, 7pm
UW-Platteville
Commencement
- Industry, Life
Science, Agriculture
9am, LAE 12:30pm,
EMS 4pm
15
16
4th of July Committee
- Badger Brothers,
7am
Optimists - Take 2,
7am
Commission on
Aging, 9am
Building Platteville
Board - Fidelty Bank,
Noon
Tea Party for
Mommy & Me Platteville Public
Library, 10:30 11 :30 am
Grant Antique
Collectors Club
Ride - Ending at
Katie’s Garden
for Lunch
22
Optimists Take 2, 7am
23
29
Optimists Take 2, 7am
30
Historic Reenactment
Committee - Chamber,
4:30pm
Dahlia Care - UWPlatteville Greenhouses,
7pm
27
Community
Leadership
Alliance Session
5
28
Good Morning
Platteville Topic,
“Workforce
Issues”- Take 2,
7:30am
Business
Promotion Badger Brothers
8:30am
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Platteville Regional Chamber & Travel Wisconsin
Welcome Center hours
May 1st - Oct. 31st
Mon - Fri: 8 am - 6 pm
Sat: 10 am - 4 pm Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
Thank you to the Following Beverage Sponsors:
May:
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER