*Photo Credit: Vision Real Estate
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Do you have news to share? Email news and announcements to
amy@masonchamber.org!
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October 20th - Good Morning Mason
October 22nd - Witches on the Town
October 29th - Doggie Trick or Treating
November 25th - Holiday Light Parade
November 26th - Small Business Saturday
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The MACC would also like to thank our program sponsors:
A&W Restaurant
Bestsellers Books & Coffee Company
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 55
Fiedler Insurance Agency
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Ingham County Farm Bureau
Kean's Store Company
Klavon's Pizzeria & Pub
Michigan Steam Engine & Threshers Club Reunion
Sweetless Boutique
Timeless Treasures
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Good Morning Mason! is a Chamber event with a quick-paced agenda of local news and community updates. Two-minute reports are given by select officials, sponsors, community members, and new businesses.
$5 admission for MACC members
$8 admission for non-members
Admission includes a continental breakfast
Admission is paid at the door. Cash, check, Visa/Mastercard accepted.
Invoices are available at business level or above.
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Double, Double
Toil and Trouble
Fire burn
and cauldron bubble
Calling all witches, warlocks and those alike!!
Mason will be hosting over 800 Witches!
Registered Witches get a goody bag and a Passport directing them to 30+ local businesses that will be providing goodies and/or photo booths, coupons, prize basket registration, food trucks, tarot readings, etc.!
Registered Witches can pick up their registration packets at the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce office:
Tuesday, October 18th 10 - 2pm
Wednesday, October 19th 1 - 6pm
Thursday, October 20th 10 - 2pm
Friday, October 21st 10 - 2pm
Saturday 22nd after 11am
Not registered? No problem, tickets are sold out, but you can still come and have a witching good time strolling from business to business or utilize the shuttle bus to get around sponsored by The Wooden Nickel II
There are lots of shenanigans to enjoy!!
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Kick-In-Style will be hosting a “Witch Dance” on the courthouse lawn at 6:30! Search “German Witch Dance” on YouTube if you’d like to learn it!
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Costume contest: Best Dressed, Best Good Witch & Scariest Witch!
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“Witch Games” on courthouse lawn sponsored by local businesses!
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Bad Brewing will be hosting a "BAD Witches" party, sure to be a haunting good time with food and drinks designed for the witch in all of us.
Jack-O’-Lanterns Unleashed @ the Ingham County Fairgrounds! Tickets can be purchased at https://fair.ingham.org/index_halloween.php & click on the menu button (upper right corner) and then click Jack-O’ Lanterns Unleashed
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Shawhaven Haunted Farms is offering discounted haunted experiences for registered Witches! Purchase tickets at www.shawhavenhauntedfarm.com use code witches
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Sunset Place is offering rustic camping for tents & campers Friday and/or Saturday for $15 per person per night and shuttle service to, from & throughout Mason during the day & the Wooden Nickel Saturday evening for more entertainment!
Thank you to all of our sponsors and partners for helping us make this an amazing event
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CHAMBER OFFICE – OPEN - The Mason Area Chamber of Commerce office is open from 9:00am to 2:00pm Tuesday thru Friday each week. Other times are available by appointment. Call the office at 517-676-1046 if you need to schedule an appointment.
CHAMBER VOLUNTEERS: WE NEED YOU!! MACC is in need of volunteers to assist at each of the events we host. Please let us know if we can add you to our list to receive notification via Sign-Up-Genius for alerts when we need help. And feel free to let your friends and co-workers know of this opportunity. Volunteering at our events is an excellent opportunity for you to network with others in our community. Please contact the MACC at masonchamber@masonchamber.org if you are interested in volunteering.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: The Chamber community extends a warm welcome to our newest members: Butcher Farms, Jeff Jones Electrical Services, Strong Agency, Contrasted Content, Five Lakes Speech, Language, & Literacy, Ayers Basement Systems, Massman Trucking, Risen Breakfast & Bakery, Meijer, Capital Steel & Wire, Mason Express Wash, Lolly Bean, Compass Construction, First Choice Business Brokerage, Cook Dentistry, Awaken Haunt, McLaren Greater Lansing, James Ervia-Farmers Insurance, Shawhaven Farms, CASA for Kids, Norther Traditions Farm, Promedica Home Health & Hospice, Deanna Marie Photography
SHARE THE NEWS: Please share this communication with your employees, your co-workers, your family & friends and any others you think might be interested in news from our Chamber. They can sign up to receive future notifications from the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce via email by simply emailing their name; business or community connection with their preferred email address to masonchamber@masonchamber.org
MORE INFO & DETAILS: Are available 24/7 on our www.masonchamber.org website and be sure to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/masonchamber
New Members: Please join us in welcoming our 2022 members: Keller Williams Lansing-Karen Couretas, Agent
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Wilson Talent Center Celebrating 50th Anniversary with Start of the School Year
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The Wilson Talent Center, operated by Ingham Intermediate School District is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the start of the 2022-23 school year. Opening in the fall of 1972 as the Capital Area Career Center, the program offers 19 career & technical education programs for high school juniors and seniors in twelve career pathways.
Originally viewed as vocational training for students that were immediately entering the job market upon graduation, the Capital Area Career Center became the Wilson Talent Center in 2017 to better reflect that today’s students were building upon their talents before entering college, an apprenticeship, or a career field. It is estimated that approximately 35,000 students have benefited from programs over the fifty years. Under the direction of 11 principals, numerous construction projects and additions, enrollment has continued to grow year after year.
Students who attend the Wilson Talent Center earn high school academic credit, state and national certifications and free college credit for successfully completing the programs. There are also several programs that offer students the opportunity to stay for a thirteenth year and earn up to an associate degree at no cost to the student through the Capital Region Technical Early College. Program offerings have varied over the fifty years, based on industry need. As an example, back in 2015, the Insurance Institute of Michigan asked us to partner with them to create an insurance program that could help fill the anticipated 10,000 jobs that would be available locally over the next ten years due to impending retirements.
“While I have only been the Wilson Talent Center Principal for a few years, the impact I have seen these programs make in the lives of our students is undeniable,” notes Joe Wenzel, WTC principal. “We look forward to continuing to work with business and industry partners to ensure we remain ahead of the curve in preparing a pipeline of students ready to fill the employment needs of our communities,” Wenzel also noted.
Jeff Grossman started working at the Capital Area Career Center in the spring of 1974 as the Assistant Welding Instructor. Later that year, he became the lead Welding Technology instructor and has held that position for 48 years. As the longest standing employee, Jeff has seen many changes over the years but says one thing remains the same.
“Students leave the comfort of their high school to attend the WTC for half of their school day. They come here because they have a passion for something. They find others that share that same passion, and it no longer becomes “school” to them. It is somewhere they want to be. As a teacher, you can’t ask for more than that,” Grossman noted.
The Wilson Talent Center, operated by Ingham Intermediate School District, offers career and technical education programs for high school juniors and seniors who reside in Dansville, East Lansing, Haslett, Holt, Leslie, Mason, Okemos, Stockbridge, Waverly, Webberville, and Williamston. Applications are also accepted from Lansing School District, Fowlerville Community Schools and Eaton and Clinton County schools. For more information, visit Wilson Talent Center (www.inghamisd.org/wtc).
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Thank you to those who supported the Mason Public Schools Foundation for the 2021-2022 school year. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and due to this support, we were able to give $75,000 back to our school for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Save the Date For the 2023 Commercial Bank Red Carpet Gala & Commercial Bank 5K
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This year, the Mason Public Schools Foundation will host its Annual Commerical Bank Red Carpet Gala on Saturday, March 11th, 2023 at the University Club of MSU. We will also be holding our Annual Commercial Bank Mason 5K on Friday, May 5th, 2023. Watch your inboxes for sponsorship information coming out soon!
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Thank You Quincie McCalla of Modern Woodman & Paper Image!
Quincie McCalla of Modern Woodman Fraternal Financial and Paper Image has graciously underwriten the cost of these 2022-2023 school year calendar magnets. One for each child in the district has been printed and should be coming home if they have not already. If you did not receive one, reach out to your child's school to get one!
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Dart Container Corporation is hiring |
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Dart Container Corporation located in Mason, Michigan is hiring. Interested individuals should visit our website at www.dart.jobs
If you have any questions, please contact Alex Darling at (517) 244-3210.
| Dart Container Corporation 500 Hogsback Rd. Mason, Michigan 48854
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Private Offices, State of the Art Conference Room, High-Speed Wifi!
Price from $500 - $900.
Suite A $700
Suite B $850
Suite B $850
Suite C $800
Suite D $800
Suite E $800
Suite F $900
Suite G $500
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Lou Ann Shaw, proprietress of "Altered Attitude", began her journey in Asheville, N.C. in 2012 creating upcycled clothing, journals, and cards. Shortly after, she returned to Michigan where she sold her creations in Northern Michigan gift shops, Old Town, Lansing, and Etsy. Most recently, her artwork was available at Local Farm Alliance in Mason - where her witch hats sold out in 2021.
In 2022, Friendships with Renaissance Festival performers have since inspired Lou Ann to expand creations to include masks, boots and gloves with a fantasy inspired theme. Mason Chamber's Witches on the Town event provides the perfect venue to market her unique style of costumes and accessories.
Lou Ann is most grateful to Keans, who have sponsored this pop-up shoppe. Previews of Altered Attitude costumes will be on display in the store in August and September.....be sure to check it out.
Lou Ann tries to keep her prices ``affordable for the common witch".......she invites you to come and see the wide variety of one-of-a-kind items and price ranges to accommodate every witch's pocket! Sales will be on a cash or Venmo basis only.
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BAD Witches Party
BAD Brewing Company
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022 AT 4 PM – 7 PM
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In honor of Mason's Witches on the Town, we're throwing a party! We'll have live music, seasonal drinks, great food, and a couple of art booths.
No cover charge! Just come enjoy the fun.
𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 :
• Grape Cider
• Apple Pie Adult Slushie
• Lucy's Pumpkin Spice Ale
• Get In Loser (Vanilla Chai Cream Ale)
• Mexican Hot Chocolate Brown
Live music, two art booths, and a tarot card reader.
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Join us once again for our Annual Tailgate Fundraiser! With your event ticket purchase you will experience
- BBQ Dinner
- Silent Auction
- A Word From Our Students
- Presentation
- Raffle Giveaways!
Click below to purchase your tickets for $20 each OR become and Sponsor and gain visibility for your business or organization.
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About The Local Leaders Roundtable
Please join us for the Local Leaders Roundtable where we come together to share, inspire, learn and get to know one another every second Thursday at 1pm ET/10 PT (except December).
You have a whole community of other local leaders here to help—Join Us! We offer three kinds for Roundtables:
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Local Hive—We’re all local pollinators in our communities, bring your ideas and concerns and join the buzz.
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Nuts & Bolts—The step by step how-to of running a local organization, topic by topic.
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What’s New at AMIBA—It’s a new day at AMIBA and we’re bursting with benefits, resources and ideas just for you. Come get them!
We have an exciting lineup waiting for you that you won’t want to miss. Local Leaders Roundtable isn’t just about information, it’s about building a supportive community for us all—and we know you need that!
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Nuts & Bolts:
Social Media Marketing for Your IBA
Thu. 10/13/22, 1pm ET/10am PT
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Mason Christmas Craft Show
November 10th-12th
Craft show flyers are available throughout Mason. Grab yours today and enjoy this amazing event!! 47 years and counting!
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Looking for a meeting venue?
Located in historic downtown Mason, Michigan, The Jefferson Mason is a beautifully renovated storefront and business center. Available for small gatherings, business meetings, photography, classes, networking and MORE, this multi-use space is rentable by the hour.
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We're open, and ready to help you book your meeting or event.
Amenities:
- 700 square feet
- Private bathroom
- Flat-screen television
- WIFI
- Conference table
- Upscale modern furnishings
- Catering partners
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Rate:
- $50/hour
- $40/hour for 4-hour block
- $30/hour for 12-hour block
*Your rented time slot includes time for both set up & clean up.
Hours:
Monday – Sunday: 8:00AM – 8:00PM
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The Jefferson Mason
415 S. Jefferson Street, Mason, MI 48854
info@thejeffersonmason.com
(910) 650-132
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