What's Going on in Jackson County June 14, 2018
Child Care Survey

Last Day to take the Survey
A local taskforce evaluating childcare needs in Jackson County is launching a survey to gauge the issues families face. The survey will be available June 1-14 on the Black River Area Chamber of Commerce’s website at  www.blackrivercountry.net  and will ask area employees who are parents to provide their input through a series of questions. The survey will give the perspective of what parents face. It will also help identify the impacts to the workforce and area employers. Working parents who live in Jackson County are encouraged to take the survey and complete it by June 14 th . Thank you for participating. 
Jackson County ATV/UTV Trails
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Trails were all groomed on Wednesday! Father's Day weekend is looking to be very hot and humid, ride with caution!!

If you are on the Ott Trail Thursday June 14, please ride with caution as we will be doing some hauling for trail improvements!

Lastly, the east loop of the motorcycle trails will be closed on THURSDAY, June 14, due to logging operations! Trails will re-open for the weekend!

Please ride responsibly

Visit the Chamber office to pick up an ATV trail map, Snowmobile map or call us and we will send one to you!
Special Announcements
Lunda Community Center: Volunteers are needed for the Youth Summer Camp to assist campers ages 5-8 with many different organized activities! Enjoy your days outside! There are two sessions: July 9, 11 and 13 and July 16, 18 and 20. All days are from 8am-5pm. If interested, contact Bethany at 715-670-0790 ext 103 or by email at bhale@lundacommunitycenter.com.

Cottages on Serenity Lake has availability in June. Mention that you heard it through the Chamber of Commerce to receive a discount! Call 1-800-997-9575.

Interfaith Volunteer Caregiver i s doing the half a hog raffle again. First prize is a half a hog second prize is $100 cash. Drawing will be held at the golf outing on June 15th, need not be present to win. Tickets are only $5 each or 3 for $10! Contact the office to purchase tickets at 715-284-7058.

JC Financial Partners has moved to a new location. 503 N. Water Street, Black River Falls. Call (715) 284-2240 to make an appointment today!

The Jackson County Farmers Market is open for the season. Every Thursday 2-6 and Saturday 9-1. Car seat safety checks will take place the first Saturday of each month June-October. New $100 voucher bookelets are available to purchase. The vouchers will be accepted as cash by the vendors. For information on where to purchase a booklet, visit www.jcfarmmarket.org/news.

American Red Cross Blood Service: We are launching a “Missing Types” campaign June 11 th  thru July 3 rd  this year to help raise an awareness need for new blood donors. Companies, businesses, and organizations are partnering with Red Cross and other blood banking organizations globally to raise awareness that we need more new blood donors. The number of new blood donors has been decreasing and we need to increase the number of new blood donors. This is a free campaign to participate in. We are asking organizations that we partner with to join us. You can sign up through the following site:  https://www.redcrossblood.org/partner. You will be sent marketing materials and guidance. 

Wisconsin Fast Forward Training Grant program: The grant provides funding to businesses to create customized training programs to expand their employees' skill set and/or hire workers who may be lacking in skills in which the training could bring them up to the level needed to succeed with the company. 
Grant applications are accepted year-round with grants awarded quarterly. The next grant round ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2018. Applications are only accepted on-line at the WFF web site:   http://wisconsinfastforward.com/wff_standard.htm    Individuals will also find additional information regarding the program at this web site. 
Educational Opportunities
Western Technical College’s Business and Industry Services is putting together a Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) training that is scheduled to start on July 17th, on our La Crosse campus. This 40-hour, hands-on training is designed to help students retain the knowledge learned by putting it into practice during each session. This program is intended for individuals who have a working knowledge of industrial machine controls or have completed Western’s basic industrial machine controls training.
 
If you or someone on your team could benefit from PLC training, contact John at 608.785.9916 or stop at the Chamber Office to get an application.


2018 Menu Guides Are Complete!






Stop in at the Chamber to pick some up. If you are not able to, let us know and we can send them out to you.

Business After 5

There is no Business After 5 for the month of July. Please note that in August, Business After 5 will be the first Wednesday of the month to coincide with the Jackson County Fair.





Karner Blue Race
June 30, 2018



The half marathon route has changed this year. Call our office if you have any questions.


Advertising Opportunities
Every week the Black River Area Chamber of Commerce sends out a weekly e-newsletter about events, activities and news that reaches almost 5,000 email addresses! Be a part of this weekly update with your advertisement for just $25 a week. Email a PDF or JPG of your ad to chamber@blackrivercountry.net and let us know which week you'd like us to run it. We will also include it in the monthly e-newsletter at no additional charge. For more information, give us a call at 715-284-4658.
2018 New Members
Lori’s Hair Salon /Special EFX Salon & Spa- 12 South Roosevelt Street, Black River Falls, WI 54615- Phone: 715-284-4247 (Opening Monday June, 18 th )
Lori’s Hair Salon /Special EFX Salon & Spa offers cuts, colors, perms and waxing, as well as manicures, pedicures and specialty facials (Including Repechage, glyco-sea® glycolic peel, Biolight Luminex, four-layer facials, peppermint sea twist and eye treatments). Also featuring Farm House Fresh products- proudly made in the USA and each purchase helps animals in need. Call today for more information or to schedule your appointment. Over 30 years experience. Open Mon-Thur 9-3 and Sat 8-1.

Doc’s Bunkhouse – N11702 Elker Road, Merrillan, WI 54754- http://docsbunkhousewi.com / - Phone: 715-964-8010
Doc’s Bunkhouse is a family owned and operated campground with cabins, camper & RV sites, ATV trail access, bar and much more. Our property has direct access to 100’s of miles of beautiful scenic ATV trails in Jackson County & Clark County. We are currently expanding and have lots of exciting events being planned for 2018 so be sure to stop by often, join us on Facebook, and feel free to stop by and say hi anytime.

Umos, Inc. – 2701 S. Chase Ave Suite B, Milwaukee, WI 53702- www. UMOS.org – Phone: 414-389-6008
UMOS, a non-profit advocacy organization, provides programs and services which improve the employment, educational, health and housing opportunities of under-served populations.

EO Johnson Business Technologies – 1505 Prarie lane, Eau Claire, WI 54703 – www.eojohnson.com – Phone: 715-598-1649
EO Johnson Business Technologies provides the technologies that power your business. Our solutions include: Managed IT Services, Managed Print Services, Document Management and Scanning systems, Business Consulting Services, and print/document and Production Printing/Wide Format equipment.

Gathering Grounds – 437 N. Water Street Black River Falls, WI 54615 - https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=gathering%20grounds  - Phone: 715-284-2800
Cozy small town coffee shop located in Black River Falls, Wisconsin that serves soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods and an assortment of unique gifts!

PriceLand Hemp LLC – 118 Main Street Black River Falls, WI 54615 - http://wiscbdoil.com/ - Phone: 715-299-5200 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joey.dean.5667
PriceLand Hemp, LLC is Wisconsin's First Legal Retail Online CBD Products Apparel& More (Licensed) Retail & Online Store. 

Mr. Pita – 24 North Water Street Black River Falls, WI 54615 – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrPitaBRF/ - Phone: 715-670-1300.
Mr. Pita serves pitas, wraps, burgers, breakfast and more. Open Thursday-Tuesday from 11 AM-8 PM. Closed on Wednesdays. Stop in and give them a try! 

Cinco De Mayo- 109 Main Street Black River Falls, WI 54615- Phone 715-284-5001- http://cincodemayoblackriverfalls.com (Reopening Soon)
The area's leading restaurant serving Black River Falls and surrounding area since 2010. We specialize in authentic Mexican food, fresh ingredients, drinks, catering and much more. For your next Mexican meal, visit Cinco De Mayo in Black River Falls.

First Nations Community Financial – 206 S. Roosevelt Road Black River Falls, WI 54615- http://firstnationsfinancial.org/- Phone 715-284-2470
First Nations Community Financial is a state chartered not-for-profit Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

Merrillan Café & Bait Shop- 400 N. Washington Street Merrillan, WI 54754- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=merrillan%20cafe  – Phone 715-333-9200.
Open Mon 5 am -1pm and Tue-Sun 5 am to 7 pm. Homemade soups, Daily Special, Great Food! Serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and drinks. We also have many ice cream flavors, Pie, Carmel roll, and Danish. Call ahead orders welcome! Located on the ATV Trail.
Ho-Chunk Gaming of Black River Falls
Millers Antique & Auction Co
Gross Motors of Black River Falls
Scholze Ace Home Center
Co-Op Credit Union
Black River Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. Water Street, Black River Falls, WI 54615