Kearney Chamber Chat - April 16 Issue

Member Announcements & Events

The Downtown Kearney Revitalization Committee would like your input. The purpose of this survey is to get insight from local business owners on how their businesses succeed. The deadline is April 19th. To complete the survey please click here: t.ly/faQT

Tobacco Barn Farm Open House

Save the date to join us at Barn Bliss, our Spring Open House on Sunday, April 25 from 1-4pm. Tour the venue and visit with some of the area's best wedding and event vendors, including local Kearney businesses Paisley Perk, MY Event Planning and Mr. & Mrs. Bartending! More details and RSVP at www.tobaccobarnfarm.com/bliss.

Please help us spread the word...

Hello,

I am sorry I haven't reached out for a while and when I do I am asking.....

We have 109 bags that go out each week to feed kiddo's in the elementary school's for the weekends. It seems like we always have a need for individual sizes of:

*Crackers (cheez its, peanut butter crackers, cheese crackers, goldfish crackers, chex mix)

*Granola bars (on the healthier side please)

*Fruit snacks

*Microwaveable Popcorn (butter preferred)

IF you are able to help we sure would appreciate it. Drop off donations at the barrel at Price Chopper or the Pantry. We are here Tuesday's 9:30 to 4:00 and Thursday's 10:00 to 6:00.

Or we have a bench outside the back door for your convenience.

Thank you for helping,

Suzanne

Help Courier-Tribune Celebrate 175 Years & You

As the Courier-Tribune prepares to celebrate 175 years in the Northland in the coming weeks, newspaper staffers seek submissions to help honor you: the members of the community who make it all possible.

If you have ever been interviewed or photographed for the newspaper over the years, please let us know what for. Did you save a clip of the story? If so, we’d love to see a picture of it and you with it.

Did you ever serve as a newspaper carrier? If so, do you have a photo with your newspaper bag? We’d love to see that too or hear your story.

Submissions can be emailed to news@mycouriertribune.com or shared via social media on Facebook at @MyCourierTribune and Twitter @myCTnews. Please submit content by Monday, April 19.

For questions or more information, call Community Life Editor Kellie Houx at 389-6630 or Managing Editor Amanda Lubinski at 903-6001.

Thanks to all our readers, employees and advertisers, we couldn't do it without you!

Have a Spring Fling with the Liberty Area Chamber

The Liberty Chamber will be hosting a Spring Fling at the Fun Farm on April 29th from 6-9pm. They have extended an invitation to all Kearney Chamber members to join them for networking, fun, food, and a chance to win a $1,000 CASH PRIZE!

Kearney Clean Up Competition

KSD 6th and 7th grade students are working on a project called "Make Kearney a Better Place". A couple of the 7th grade students, Patrick and Carter, would like to focus their project on an idea for cleaning up trash around Kearney.

They have created a flyer to explain the details. They are proposing a Kearney Clean Up Competition and are asking businesses to get involved by donating items or gift cards for the prizes.

To Donate please contact Teacher, Jennifer Chrane at chranej@ksdr1.net.

Business of the Month

We are celebrating

Paisley Candle and Home

as our Business of the Month!

Since their Grand Opening in August 2019 Paisley Candle and Home has quickly become a Kearney favorite! Offering a variety of home décor, hand poured candles (thanks to Terry), boutique items, gourmet foods, and even products to show your love of your pets.

This innovative business kept us all in the shopping habit during the shut-down by offering personal shopping experiences, Paisley Pack deliveries, and porch pick-ups.

You can count on the Paisley staff, Melissa and Greg, to help you pick out that perfect gift or accent piece. They are constantly updating and adding items to the store’s unique and stylish inventory with each new season. As if it couldn’t get any better, they added Paisley Perk to the lineup last spring (shout out to Barista, Natalia).

And now, owner Brian Hamm is about to realize the fruits of his labor after planting 2000 tulip bulbs last October.

Drop by to congratulate and support our business of the month and help them kick off Tulip Time this weekend!

(Paisley staff pictured Greg, Melissa, & Natalia)

New Members

Chamber Photo Contest

Kearney Job Fair

All Job Seekers are Welcome to Attend!

Chamber Meetings & Events

April .

19 – Fifth Pillar Book Club

19 – Harvest Gala Planning Committee Meeting

20 – Marketing Committee Meeting

21 – Ribbon Cutting: Connecting Families Counseling

22 – New Members Luncheon

27 – Finance Committee Meeting

27 – Board of Directors Meeting

28 – Job Fair

29 – Spring Fling with Liberty Area Chamber

Visit the Chamber Calendar for more information on Chamber meetings and events. Due to the impact of COVID-19, Chamber events will look slightly different due to additional safety precautions that are being taken to ensure the safety of those in attendance. Details can be found within each event listing.

Fifth Pillar Book Club

MONDAY, APRIL 19

12:00-1:00pm

Join us April 19 at noon for the next meeting of the Fifth Pillar Book Club for a discussion group on: Know What You're For

A Growth Strategy for Work, an Even Better Strategy for Life By: Jeff Henderson

Fifth Pillar will meet on Monday, April 19 over the lunch hour in the community room at Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Kearney for social distancing. A Zoom option will also be available upon request. Feel free to bring your lunch to the meeting.

Registration is Required!

Registration & Info Here

Ribbon Cutting:

Connected Families Counseling

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21

4:00pm

Join the Kearney Chamber of Commerce at a Ribbon Cutting for Connected Families Counseling.

This event will be held outdoors with masks and social distancing per Clay County Public Health guidelines.

After the Ribbon Cutting chamber members are invited to enjoy some snacks, drinks and a tour of the new counseling office

New Members Luncheon

THURSDAY, APRIL 22

11:30-12:30pm

Be our guest at the upcoming new members luncheon! As a new member (2018 forward) of the Kearney Chamber you are cordially invited to our New Members Luncheon.

Come meet other new members as well as individuals from our Ambassador Committee and Board of Directors, learn more about the organization and how you can get more out of your membership. This is a great opportunity to network in a small group setting.

Please register by Monday, April 19.

Registration & Info Here