Stockton Chamber of Commerce 2023 Events

Enjoy Stockton Basket

Highland Community College Foundation is looking for gift cards and other items from businesses in Stockton for a "Enjoy Stockton" basket for their silent auction during the Legacy Gala. This is a GREAT crowd for businesses. The basket is due on March 27th. We would love to have Stockton stand out during this amazing event.

If you have any questions or are interested please get in touch with Amanda at APierce@solutions.bank

NWILED John D. Cooke,III Memorial Entrepreneurial Scholarship

NW Illinois Economic Development (NWILED) offers three scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Carroll or Jo Daviess Counties who are entrepreneurial and want to start a business or pursue a career in

business.

There is one $2,000 first-place award and two $1,500 runners-up awards. Recipients shall be full-time students in good academic standing in the qualifying school year (2022 - 2023).

Applications should be sent to

David Schmit, Regional Director: DSchmit@nwiled.org or 1 Commercial Dr, Ste. 2. Hanover, IL 61041 by Friday, March 17, 2023.

Scholarships can be used for start-up costs related to launching a business and or advancing a career in business through education and or training.

NWILED Lunch & Learn

Northwest Illinois Economic Development (NWILED) will host a free public lecture event with author and farmer Beth Hoffman on Thursday, February 2nd at Lola’s Deli in Elizabeth, IL.

Local growers, producers, farmers, food entrepreneurs, agritourists, and community leaders are invited to Lunch & Learn – Bet the Farm where they will receive a complementary lecture, lunch, and copy of Bet the Farm – The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America.

According to USDA, median farm income in 2022 is expected to be negative $661. Even with high commodity prices, the rising cost of land, fertilizer, and equipment, and changing climate, farming is

risky business.

Author Beth Hoffman began her food writing career focused on culture. Now twenty years into writing and producing work on food and agriculture, she has moved with her husband from San Francisco to his family& 570 acres in South Central Iowa.

Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America tells the story of transitioning a farm from one generation to the next, the difficulties of trying something new, and the personal stress of farming. But it also tells the story of American agriculture, how it works, and doesn't

RSVP is required as space is limited. Connect with David Schmit to reserve your seat, at (815) 297-7361 or

dschmit@nwiled.org .



Thursday, February 2, 2023

Noon to 2:00 PM

Lola’s Deli

102 N Main Street

Elizabeth, IL 61028

For more information about NWILED visit nwiled.org.

Plentiful Pantries

Join the University of Illinois Extension on February 25, 2023, from 10:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the East Dubuque Library at 122 Wisconsin Ave, East Dubuque, for “Plentiful Pantries.”. During this hands-on program, teens 12- 18 are invited to learn how to make three healthy snacks from items typically found in their cupboards. Participation in this program is a great way to get your teen in the kitchen and learn to make something nutritious for themselves and their younger siblings.

“By training our youth to be involved in making their snacks, we can help them learn basic kitchen skills that will follow them through life. Along with these learned skills, youth will be learning healthy eating habits and how to provide snacks on a limited budget,” says Kelly Lafferty, 4-H Youth Development Educator.

Pre-registration is required. Register by calling the Jo Daviess County Extension Office at 815-858-2273 or visiting go.illinois.edu/jsw. The deadline to register is February 20. This program is free of charge, but space is limited

TImberlake Playhouse Auditions

Timber Lake Playhouse, the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, announces auditions for local children and adults for their upcoming 2022 Season.

Timber Lake Playhouse will again be casting local performers for the following performance opportunities:

Ø  TLP Summer Mainstage Season: Casting will be for local actors and actresses ages 6 to 106 to perform roles this summer. Ensemble roles in Grease, Sound of Music, 9 to 5, and Jersey Boys as well as the Von Trapp children in Sound of Music will be available. 

Ø  Magic Owl Children’s Theatre: We will be casting local actors and actresses who can play ages 14 through 23 for roles in the summer production of Pigtails.

Ø  The Next Stage Jr Theatre: We will be casting local actors and actresses for our summer production of Matilda, Jr. This will be performed as a regular summer production filling week seven of our schedule. Roles are open to all middle and high-school-aged performers.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, February 25 at the playhouse from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Auditionees are asked to prepare 32 bars of a song. Please bring sheet music as TLP will provide an accompanist. You can also sing using accompaniment tracks. There will be a dance combination taught at the end of every hour. Make sure you are in attendance for one of the dance sessions and wear clothes you can move in with appropriate shoes (no heels). If you can’t make the auditions, you may send a video. Your video audition should include a short monologue, 32 bars of a song showing off your voice, and a short dance. Include a headshot (picture of yourself) and resume.

To schedule an appointment, contact the TLP Box Office at (815) 244-2035 or visit the audition page on the TLP website at www.timberlakeplayhouse.org.

Tickets for all Timber Lake events are available online at www.timberlakeplayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office at (815) 244-2035. The Box Office is open daily from 10:00 – 5:00.

Committee Members Needed

Stockton Chamber of Commerce is looking for more people to help on the planning committees! Each year we organize the Golf Outing, Stockton 5k/10k, Fall Into Stockton, and the Christmas Walk/Festival of Lights.

If you are interested in volunteering in the planning process for any events listed above please email info@stocktonil.com for more information! Thank you!

Massbach Ridge Winery

Cultivating the land has run in the Harmston family blood for generations. So it’s no surprise that when founders Peggy & Greg Harmston moved back home to the hills of Massbach, they started their search for what the ridges of their rural land could support.

The start of the vineyard at Massbach Ridge was in 2000, with the Massbach tasting room opening in late 2003. We started with just a few styles of wines and have expanded to over 15 wines. In 2011, our second wine-tasting room was opened in downtown Galena at 117 N. Main St.

Membership Renewal

The New Year is right around the corner! Start your year off right by becoming a Stockton Chamber of Commerce 2023 Member. Chamber business members help to strengthen our community, network ties, and educational opportunities. The Chamber Board wants to support your business. You can renew your yearly membership or become a new member by signing up through the online form or filling out the membership form below and mailing it in with your payment to:

Stockton Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 3

Stockton, IL 61085