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Be a Tourist in Your Own Town Experience Comes to Seneca County

Destination Seneca County has announced the launch of a new initiative and event that will allow Seneca County residents the opportunity to be immersed in all that the community has to offer. During the weekend of March 24, 25, and 26 from 12 to 4 PM, residents can enjoy free admission to every museum and gallery along with several experiences throughout the county. Donations are accepted and encouraged.

Participants will have the opportunity to win more than $500 in prizes by completing a passport that will allow them the opportunity to explore at least two experiences and at least six attractions. Passports can be found at www.SenecaTourist.com or can be picked up at one of the four experience locations. Passports must be returned to an experience location to be entered into the prize drawing.

Experiences include an interactive presentation at the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark, a live glass cutting demonstration at the Hawkes Crystal workshop, a live glass blowing demonstration with Ryan Poignon at the Poignon Project, and a behind-the-scenes tour of The Ritz Theatre. The Ritz Theatre tour will only take place on Saturday and Sunday due to a show. Experiences will begin every hour on the hour at 12, 1, 2, and 3 PM.

Attractions include the American Civil War Museum of Ohio, Diane Kidd Gallery at Tiffin University, The Enchanted Moment Doll Museum & Gift Shoppe, Fostoria Community Arts Council Gallery, Foster’s Museum on Main, Fostoria Area Historical Museum, Fostoria Glass Heritage Gallery, Hawkes Crystal storefront, Lake Erie & Western Depot, Stemtown Historical Society Museum, Tiffin Art Guild & Gallery, Tiffin Glass Museum & Shoppe, Wesley Memorial Art Gallery, and the Seneca County Museum, which will be open only on Friday and Sunday due to presenting at a regional conference.

The Chamber has teamed up with Tiffin University to offer free diversity training for our members. In this session understand why companies are focusing on DEI and what are some approaches that organizations can do to enhance the employee experience through the lens of DEI. Please register here.

Spectrum Announces Expansion of Services in Seneca County

Spectrum today announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to over 50 homes and small businesses in Seneca County, primarily in Pleasant Township and portions of Clinton Township, Ohio. Spectrum’s newly constructed fiber-optic network buildout in Seneca County is part of the company’s approximately $5 billion investment in unserved rural communities, which includes more than $1 billion won in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) RDOF auction. The company’s RDOF expansion will provide broadband access to approximately 1 million customer locations as estimated by the FCC across 24 states in the coming years. Click here to read entire article.

Tornado Alley Returns to Tiffin City Schools

Congratulations to the students of Columbian High School's Entrepreneurship class on the reopening of Tornado Alley!

Tiffin Columbian High School is once again home to Tornado Alley, a school store housed in the main hallway. After closing its doors more than ten years ago, this student-ran business has opened a walk-up window for students- providing a rewarding and educational experience for both its customers and student employees. This brick and mortar location will be operated as a co-op, bringing together several different groups into one, unified space. Click here to read more.

Tea Time Tiffin Celebrates One-Year Anniversary & Opening of Vintage Tea Room

Congratulations to Tabitha Kirsch on the 1-year anniversary of Tea Time Tiffin and the opening of the Vintage Tea Room inside JAM's Monthly Markets.

Tea Time Tiffin was started by vintage lover & tea-enthusiast Tabitha Kirsch as a way to connect with others and has recently grown into a local business offering the community an opportunity to step back in time by enjoying a social activity of the past.

Tea Time Tiffin partners with local businesses to host themed parties, some with a historical focus complete with an etiquette lesson! She also serves tea blends from other local businesses in her Vintage Team Room where you will only use china from the 1960s or earlier. You can even rent the Tea Sets & Vintage China to have your own Tea Party! Check out the amazing experiences that she can create for you at www.TeaTimeTiffin.com. Click here for more photos of the ribbon cutting.

Happy Feature Friday, where every Friday the Chamber team will highlight one of our fantastic members by repping them for the day and telling the community more about them. This week's Feature Friday is: Clouse Electric!

In operation since 1995, Clouse Electric has grown into one of the top Electrical Contractors in Northwest Ohio. Over the years, they have undertaken many challenging projects and accumulated skills and experiences in design-build electrical applications. Their projects range from a simple receptacle install to large scale projects well over the $3 million dollar range. Clouse Electric is proud to be family and veteran owned and when you choose to work with them, you are choosing the highest level of quality and service.

Customer satisfaction is their number one priority and they value working closely with clients, contractors, and the local community to achieve every possible mutual benefit with any project they are doing. Clouse Electric does both commercial and industrial projects and is bonded and insured, so you can feel comfortable working with them no matter what your needs may be. They can work with new construction, commercial, industrial, renovations, service upgrades, site lighting, exterior lighting, AutoCAD, excavation, motor controls, PLC, data and communications, fiber-optics, nurse call, CCV telecom, fire alarms, security, and busways. They also offer bucket truck services if needed!

Clouse Electric is located at 877 US-224 in Tiffin, but they cover the general areas of Tiffin, Findlay, Fostoria, Upper Sandusky, Fremont, Mansfield, Sandusky, Norwalk, Marion, Oak Harbor, Monroeville, Bucyrus, and Willard. They have completed over 1000 projects and employe more than 35 people that help them provide their quality work! We are so fortunate to have Clouse Electric in our community and as a business you can trust with whatever your project may be. They are active participants in supporting Seneca County and proud Chamber members as a Platinum Sponsor! Learn more at ClouseElectric.com or call 419-447-0165. Learn more here.

Join Chamber member, Cody Garret Wells - Western & Southern Life, for a Business Succession Planning Lunch & Learn on March 3 at 11:30 AM at North Central Educational Service Center. Lunch will be provided, please RSVP here.

Small businesses represent the best of our communities. Among the many challenges small business owners face is succession planning. In this free seminar, Cody will cover some simple steps to take to create your own plan, highlight resources in our community, and answer questions along the way.

Sedgwick MCO Webinar - BWC Changes to Key Claim Forms

Join Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio for a discussion focused on the BWC's new First Report of Injury (FROI) and Physician's Report of Workability (MedCo14) forms. Learn about the BWC's requirements and what every employer needs to know.

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Tuesday & Thursday, February 21 & 23

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