November 21 - BAH Becker Jewelers November 29 - Christmas Parade November 30 - Small Business Saturday December 5 - BAH Scheffel Boyle December 7 - Cookie Crumb Trail December 12 - Chamber Holiday Happy Hour |
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Join us in welcoming and supporting our NEW Chamber Members! |
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Thank you to Our Cookie Crumb Trail
sponsors!
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EVENT SPONSORS: Bailout Escape Rooms Big R Farm & Home Bradford National Bank ChiroPro
Highland Printers JusTeazin Salon & Boutique Kloss Furniture Lee's Fine Jewelry Lisa Sauer State Farm Insurance
Michael's Coffee Shop The Chocolate Affair Welcome Club of Highland |
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Bailout Escape Rooms Bank of Hillsboro Bradford National Bank Cedarhurst Senior Living
ChiroPro Fathom Brazilian Jiu Jitsu FCB Bank JusTeazin Salon & Boutique
Lee's Fine Jewelry Lisa Sauer State Farm Insurance The Greenhouse Florist & Gift Shop The Highland Home
The Refined Sellers |
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Thank you sponsors! If you're interested in joining the holiday fun,
click the link below to sign up! TODAY is the LAST day!!!! |
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The Chamber Elves will be visiting local small businesses (retail and restaurants) throughout the day and rewarding customers that are “caught in the act”
of supporting small with a $50 Chamber gift certificate! |
Businesses, if you would like to be a guaranteed stop for our Chamber Elves, donate a $50 gift certificate from YOUR business, and we will award the shopper with both your gift certificate as well as the $50 chamber gift certificate. Limit is 10 businesses on a first-come, first-served basis. Customers are chosen at random by the Chamber Elves. |
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Veterans Day Program
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, join us at Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library for a riveting 30-minute Veterans Day event at 6:00 p.m. about the Thirteen Folds of our American flag. Krystle M. Huelsmann, assisted by others who served in the military,
will present this informative program. It is free and open to the public. All ages 0-100 are welcome. In the words of Oliver Wendall Holmes, "One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one Nation, evermore."
Preschool Storytime
November 18, 19, 25, and 26 from 10:00-10:30 am Lego Club November 19 & 26 from 6:00-7:00 pm Illinois Family Reading Night November 21 at 6:00 pm
Latzer Library is partnering once again this year with Highland Community Schools to celebrate Illinois Family Reading Night at Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library. All children in grades Pre-K through Grade 5 are welcome to attend our special event with our guest performer Mike Anderson, The Dulcimer Guy. He is an acclaimed world storyteller and musician who can play many unique instruments. He is also known for several of the sounds you hear in the movie, Toy Story.
Book Club meets on the 4th Thursday of each month from January through October. |
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HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland Auxiliary Invites Community to Gift Shop’s Christmas Open House
HIGHLAND, Ill.— HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland Auxiliary are inviting community members to the hospital’s annual Gift Shop Christmas Open House on Thursday, Nov. 14 and Friday, Nov. 15. Just for this sale, the Gift Shop will be open special hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
During the open house, the Gift Shop is offering 20% off storewide (some exceptions may apply). The Gift Shop, adjacent to the hospital lobby, offers a variety of Christmas and home décor, toys, jewelry, apparel and purses for purchase.
In addition to the sale dates, St. Joseph’s Gift Shop will also be offering special holiday extended hours of operation Nov. 18 through Dec. 24. The Gift Shop will be open 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. during these dates. |
HSHS Medical Group’s Dr. Steven D. Morton, D.O., Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics |
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Christmas with a Cop - NOV 16 |
12:00-4:00 pm Touch-A-Truck experience Food & Craft vendors
5% of all furniture purchases on Nov 16 will be donated to Christmas with a Cop! |
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| Stewards of Hope Int’l Annual Fall Food Drive
8am-2pm Saturday Nov. 16 Highland Tru Buy Items can also be dropped off at First Mid IL Bank and Trust during regular business hours & 35 South Porte Dr. in Highland at any time. Items Most Needed
Canned Chicken Spam
Peanut Butter Pancake Mix
Quick Oats Protein Bars
Diced Tomatoes Tomato Paste
Pasta (Spaghetti and Fettuccini)
Dry Black and Northern Beans
More info at: |
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| Highland Civic Woman's Club |
Big Cinn Cinnafun Fundraiser |
LAST CALL - Nov 17 Deadline! Support the Highland Civic Woman's Club and help raise funds that directly benefit our community - schools, library, parks, & more!
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Owner Hillary McLaughlin featured in
VoyageSTL Magazine |
Read all about her challenges and triumphs in building our beloved Lory Theater into what it is today! |
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| Cedarhurst of Highland
Coffee & Donuts - NOV 21 |
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Ribbon Cutting/Open House - NOV 21 |
Would love for you to join us for our Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting!!!!
GIVEAWAYS
SNACKS/CHAMPAGNE
TOUR OUR STUDIO
MEET THE TEAM
LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE OFFER
Thursday, Nov 21st
12:00 (Ribbon Cutting)
Immediately after (Open House
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Holiday Sip & Shop - NOV 24 |
50% of door sales goes to Christmas with a Cop Charity! |
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Community Thanksgiving Dinner - NOV 24 |
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| We're excited to officially announce the Grand Opening of our second location on the downtown square in Highland (821 Main St) will be Nov. 29th from 12-8pm!
We'll be celebrating the opening (conveniently on Black Friday) with 20% off at both our Highland and Hillsboro locations.
This would not have been possible without you - your support, encouragement, and feedback - and we can't thank you enough. We'll continue to do our best to make Hillsboro a little sweeter each and every day and we can't wait to do the same in Highland! |
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First Mid Bank & Trust is once again collecting Christmas goodies for less fortunate children in our area. Collect any new unwrapped items you would like to donate for children ages 10 & under and return it by Friday, November 29th. Items will be distributed by Highland Area Christian Service Ministries to less fortunate children in our area. If you need any other information, please call
618-654-1111 option 1. |
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Drive Thru Light Display - starting NOV 29 |
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| Highland Community Church |
Blessing Buggies - NOV 29 |
Bring non-perishable donations for the Highland Food Pantry & Relevant Pregnancy Options Center to drop them into the buggies during the Christmas Parade! |
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| Highland Civic Woman's Club Holiday Home Tour! - DEC 7 |
Tickets can be purchased at
The Chocolate Affair! |
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| Gateway CEO Mistletoe Madness! - DEC 8 |
Join us for a fun-filled event featuring kid-friendly activities, an exciting basketball tournament, special guests, and plenty of photo opportunities! With specialty concessions and something for everyone, this is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. We can’t wait to see you there! |
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| Highland Historical Society
A Homestead Christmas - DEC 14 & 15 |
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| Heartland Community Chorus
12th Concert Season |
Music Takes Us on a Journey
Journey to Bethlehem - Dec 14 & 15 Going Over Jordan - Mar 22 & 3 On the Road Again - May 17 & 18 |
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Mac's Family Fun Time Now Hiring! |
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Recurring/Ongoing Announcements |
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Donations & Volunteers Needed |
| Little Cactus Line Dancing |
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Heart & Soul Yoga with Sharon |
October yoga class schedule is up and ready to book!
NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
BOOK A CLASS HERE
As always...Thank you for supporting my small business and thank yourself for finding the time for YOU!
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel HERE to find videos to use at a time that is convenient for you. If you use the video for in-home practice and wish to pay, you may do so through Venmo or sending a check to the studio. Pay what you desire or are able to!
For more details about classes, check out my website HERE
OR my Facebook page
For BARRE Above Classes - please access the site HERE |
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MLK Celebration Tickets & Nominations |
We at the Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub would like to invite you to our 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025. The event will be on SIUE’s campus in the Meridian Ballroom from 11am – 2pm. |
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Read the quarterly newsletter HERE |
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If you have an event that you would like posted, following their link HERE! |
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For Information about Welcome Club, Click on the image below!!! |
| Catch up on all the latest news and read
The Pioneer Newspaper |
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| Is Your Business Hiring?
Submit Your Own Job Listing - If you would like your company's open positions listed on the Chamber website, you can do so by entering them from your member home page.
1) Sign in with the log in and password you set up when you joined the Chamber or when we transitioned to the new website. If you need the info resent or have questions, just let us know, we are HAPPY to help!
2) Click on Resources
3) Choose Submit Job Board - enter your job information
When you complete your entry, it will be pending until approved by the Admin(Hillarie). These are checked weekly for approval.
Click HERE for a full listing of job postings from our website!
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Chamber Office Hours
Monday - Thursday:
9am - 3pm
If you would like to meet with us and want to ensure that we are in the office, feel free to call ahead of time as we may be out and about visiting with Chamber members.
Thank you!
DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber weekly newsletter is Thursday by 9:00am.
If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to
hillarie@highlandillinois.com or taylor@highlandillinois.com
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