Chamber of Commerce Chatter

Happy April! Welcome spring! Spring sports are in full swing, the lawns and flowers are starting to grow. Soon the outdoors will be in full bloom, lush and green again. The days are longer and the sun is warmer so we can enjoy our time outdoors. We’ve already celebrated Easter, but there is much to celebrate this month. There are Confirmations, First Communions and more! Be sure to SHOP LOCAL for all of these events and you could be a winner!

 

Shop the participating chamber member businesses for your gifts for all these events and sign up. CHA CHING! You could be a winner! The Spring Cha Ching promotion is going on from April 1st through May 12th. You could be the winner of two Summerfest Concert Tickets and $100 in shamrock bucks. The O’Neill Visionaries will be giving away two of these prize packages to two lucky winners.

 

Another St. Patrick’s Celebration has come and gone. THANK-YOU to everyone that worked on the celebration and made it a success. Mother Nature was good enough to give us sunshine and decent temperatures. The wind was a bit chilly, but I’m thankful it wasn’t the following weekend! There were events and activities for all ages to enjoy. A quick note about the parade line up; if you want to be in the front, get your entries in early! You can always send your entry in and send me the description later. The first entry forms went out in the February newsletter and were on the website right after that. For those entries with small children, stage at the corner of 7th and Douglas and let the kids pick up candy before joining their entry! You will be filtered in when it’s your turn. Start thinking now about an event your business or organization could put together for next year’s celebration to make it even bigger and better! Planning for these celebrations goes on all year long.

 

You will find a 2024 Chamber of Commerce Scholarship application inside. Be sure to have your senior get it completed and returned to the chamber office by Friday, April 5th. We will be awarding one $500 scholarship to a graduating senior from O’Neill Public High School and St. Mary’s High School. Good luck to all the applicants.

 

Congratulations to the Chamber Award Winners for 2024! Winning the Customer Service Award was Kim Metschke of O’Neill Family Pharmacy, the Community Service award was won by Amanda Nekolite of Neko’s Pub and the Community Ambassador Award winner was the Summerfest Rodeo Committee for their representation of O’Neill in parades all around the area promoting out community and the Summerfest Celebration. Thank you all for your contributions to our community!