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West Union Main Street Chamber April 2022 Newsletter
West Union Main Street Chamber April 2022 Newsletter
April 2022, ISSUE NO. 4
WEST UNION NEWSLETTER
Your guide to the West Union Main Street Chamber & Business Community
What’s Happening in April?
Apr 04 6:00 PM - West Union City Council Meeting @ West Union City Hall
Apr 05 5:00 PM - Promotions Committee Meeting @ Chamber Office
Apr 06 7:00 AM - Economic Development Committee Meeting @ Chamber Office
Apr 11 6:00 PM - Volunteer Engagement Committee Meeting @ Chamber Office
Apr 12 6:45 AM - West Union Main Street Chamber Board Meeting @ Chamber Office
Apr 13 7:00 AM - Organization Committee Meeting @ Chamber Office
Apr 13 12:00 PM - Business Luncheon @ Señor Cantina Grill Mexican Restaurant
Apr 16 9:00 AM - West Union Easter Basket Hunt @ Fayette County Historical Center
Apr 18 6:00 PM - West Union City Council Meeting @ West Union City Hall
Apr 20 7:00 AM - Design Committee Meeting @ Chamber Office
Apr 20 2:00 PM - Chamber Education Series: Retirement Plans for Business: Presented By Jason Knox & Knox Financial @ Chamber Office
Apr 27 5:00 PM - Chamber After 5 with Ole’s 5 Star Realty @ Ole’s 5 Star Realty 106 Maple St. West Union, IA
Apr 30 8:00 AM - Fayette County Fair & West Union Main Street Chamber SxS/UTV Fundraiser @ Fayette County Fairgrounds Dance Pavilion
RAGBRAI 2022
As we continue to plan and prepare for RAGBRAI® on July 29th, West Union is calling for everyone’s help in making this a positive and successful event. We have created a Facebook page, RAGBRAI® West Union, to keep everyone updated on how this progress is unfolding. We are also looking for additional volunteers. Suppose you, your organization, or anyone you know is interested. In that case, volunteer forms can be found online, at the West Union Main Street Chamber office, or with the head of our Volunteer Committee, Leroy Soppe.
RAGBRAI Committees
Provided below is the list of RAGBRAI® committee chairs helping to organize RAGBRAI® for West Union. Should you have any questions that are specific to one committee, please utilize the contact information listed. For any other requests, please reach out to Matthew Marsala.
Executive Director: Matthew Marsala: (563) 422-3070
Secretary - Tiffany Johansen: (563) 880-5180
Treasurer - Tracy Weidemann: (563) 422-7373
Fundraising - Cam Granger: (563) 380-0665
Executive Chair #1 - Rory Starks: (563) 380-8534
Housing - Derek Heins: (563) 380-5111
Campgrounds - Blake Gamm: (563) 380-3616
Sanitation & Recycling - Rory Starks: (563) 380-8534
Electrical - Dave Westendorf: [email protected]
Executive Chair #2 - Trey Kuhens: (563) 422-3685
Publicity - LeAnn Larson: (563) 380-6160
Hospitality - Meaghan Siedel: (563) 412-8384
Volunteers - Leroy Soppe: (563) 422-8389
Executive Chair #3 - Tiffany Johansen: (563) 880-5180
Food & Vendors - Heather Bectold: [email protected]
Beverage Garden - Andy Bilden: (563) 518-1000
Entertainment & Special Events - Shawn Alber: (563) 880-4708
Executive Chair #4 - Lisa Roberts: (319) 238-3659
Public Safety - Paul Bectold: [email protected]
Law Enforcement - Paul Bectold: [email protected]
Medical - Lisa Roberts: (319) 238-3659
Communications - Paul Bectold: [email protected]
Ride Right - Ron Saboe: (563) 379-1309
West Union RAGBRAI® will be hosting its second public forum on April 20th, 2022, at 6:00 PM at the Fayette County Fair Dance Pavilion. We encourage everyone from the community to come down, listen to updates, ask questions and get involved with the process of bringing RAGBRAI® to West Union on July 29th, 2022.
Funding Opportunities
Open 4 Business Grant – This year’s Open 4 Business program has a slightly different schedule and applications will be released on March 7, 2022. The 2022 Marketing Flyer is attached. *Main Street District Businesses only
Sports Tourism Marketing – The Enhance Iowa Board is accepting applications for the new Sports Tourism program. Applications will be accepted on the first of the month starting Feb. 1 through June 1, 2022, or until program funds are fully allocated.
Main Street Challenge Grant The 2022 Challenge Grant overview flyer is now available to help with local marketing efforts and project selection. Applications will open June 27.
FEATURED BUSINESS
Ole’s 5 Star Realty
Ole's 5 Star Realty, LLC is located with our main office in Guttenberg and we also have offices in Elkader, Vinton, and West Union, a satellite office in Iowa City, and an office in Edgewood coming soon. Our Agents look forward to helping both buyers and sellers achieve their dreams as changes come into their lives. We specialize in all categories of real estate such as commercial properties, farm land, houses, etc... You can sit comfortably in our office and talk to an agent about properties, or request listing sheets with more information! Of course, we would love to set up any in-person showings for you as well. Ole’s 5 Star wants your real estate experience to not only be fun and rewarding, but also enjoyable at the same time. We also know that first-time home buyers need help and direction. We will be there every step of the way to try and answer any questions that you might have. If we don't know the answer, we will do our best to find it out for you! Last but not least, what we all at Ole's 5 Star Realty, LLC promise you is: honesty, confidentiality, and a willingness to go the extra distance to help you achieve your real estate dreams! We are licensed to sell real estate in Iowa and our favorite four-letter word is "SOLD!”
Ole’s Five Star Realty will be hosting this month’s Chamber After 5. Please join us on Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 at 5:00 PM at Ole’s Five Star Realty located at 106 Maple St. West Union, IA 52175.
Website: https://www.oles5starrealty.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oles5starrealty
Phone Number: (563) 252-2747
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/10M38eett
NEW MEMBERS
Business Silver
Fahr Beverage Inc.
Fayette County Newspapers
Business Bronze
Black Hills Energy
Woodland Eye Clinic
Civic Organization
West Union Lions Club
Education Class
April’s educational class will be titled, “Retirement Plans for Business”. It will be hosted at the Chamber on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Our very own Jason Knox, the owner of Knox Financial, will be teaching this class.
“As a business owner, you work hard to grow your business. Securing your future doesn’t end at growing your customer base and getting sales. Choosing a retirement package that best fits your situation, without negatively impacting future growth and financial stability may seem challenging.
Attend the Retirement Plans For Business Education Session and quickly learn about the retirement plan options available for business.
A retirement plan may help the business owner(s), and also serve as a way to attract and retain employees. Employees frequently cite retirement plans as one of the most important reasons to start a new job or to stay at their present employer. In the present, only 17% of employers with 10 employees or less offer such plans, while 71% of larger employees typically offer plans. Our session will cover the ways for businesses of all sizes to help their employees.
At this session, we provide an overview of the multiple retirement plans available for business, including IRA and Roth IRA, SIMPLE plans, 401(k) for individuals and 401(k) for those with employees, SEPs, cash balance plans, plans for non-profits and more. Tax benefits, tax credits, ways to reduce income taxes, pitfalls to avoid, and a broad overview of plans will be covered. We make the complex world of retirement plans understandable. This session will focus on various types of retirement plans and not specific investment products or services.”
Call Matthew Marsala at (563) 422-3070 or click the button below to register.
Meet Our Board
Deb Thies, owner of Moonlight Stitching & Sister’s Retreat
“I’ve been a resident of West Union since 2000; a business owner since 2010. When I learned of the Main Street Project - I heard in my head ‘If you build it, they will come.’ My love of quilting and retreating was the foundation of this business - to provide the best environment for others with the same passion.
Fast forward to 2021 - having muscled through COVID, I decided to be more involved in the retail world in West Union. After working with Matthew Marsala, the new West Union Main Street Chamber Executive Director, to put on the West Union Block Party, I saw a similar passion and decided to join the West Union Main Street Chamber board.
I am a member of the Promotions Committee, and Economic Development Committee, as well as enhancing the various community events to showcase West Union.”
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