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Shop Small Season Challenge
Shop Local All Season Long for Your Chance to Win $$$!
The City of Emmetsburg and Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce are encouraging residents to keep up efforts to "shop small" and "shop local" throughout this entire holiday season. When you shop small, you’re investing in the community!
The City and Chamber have developed a Shop Small Season calendar with daily and weekly challenges to eat, shop, and support local. The Shop Small Season Challenge is in full swing and will run through Christmas Eve. Pick up a printed calendar at local businesses or the Chamber office and start shopping! Remember to have the manager or staff member sign inside the designated box on your calendar to complete each challenge. Return your calendar to the Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce by Friday, December 31st.
Prizes: If you complete 1-5 challenges, your name will be placed in a drawing to win $100 in Chamber bucks. If you complete 6-15 challenges, your name will be placed in a drawing to win $200 in Chamber bucks. If you complete more than 15 challenges, your name will be placed in a drawing to win $300 in Chamber bucks.
Foodie Week: This week is “Foodie Week” on our Shop Small Season Challenge Calendar. Daily challenges this week encourage residents to support local restaurants. Dine in or order takeout on Tuesday, grab a coffee on Wednesday, order pizza on Thursday, enjoy happy hour on Friday, and grab popcorn at the theatre on Saturday. Complete the weekly challenge by getting your holiday grocery shopping done early.
Last Minute Gift Week: The final week of the Shop Small Season Challenge (next week) is “Last Minute Gift Week.” Complete the weekly challenge by purchasing a gift card from a local business. Daily challenges include purchasing a gift for someone at a local store, tipping extra at a local business, shouting out your favorite business online, and more!
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City Announcements
City Hall & EMU Closed December 23-24
Emmetsburg City Hall and EMU offices will be closed on Thursday, December 23 and Friday, December 24 for the Christmas holiday. The Thursday solid waste pickup will not change. The Friday (Christmas Eve) solid waste route will be picked up on Monday, December 27.
City Hall & EMU Closed December 31
Emmetsburg City Hall and EMU offices will be closed on Friday, December 31 in observance of the New Year holiday. The Friday solid waste route will be picked up on Monday, January 3.
Sump Pump Discharge
Residents are reminded to redirect sump pump discharge lines away from the road to prevent hazardous ice conditions for motorists.
ATV Registration
Emmetsburg has 2022 ATV Registration stickers available. Registration and licenses can be purchased at the Emmetsburg Police Department, located at 1907 11th Street.
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Christmas Cash Giveaway
Message from the Chamber of Commerce
It’s time for the Christmas Cash Giveaway hosted by the Emmetsburg Chamber.
This is the second year for this promotion to win one of three cash prizes, $500, $250, or $100! Tickets are $10 each and available at the Chamber office or from any Chamber Board member. The drawing will be Monday, December 20 which less than one week away!
Proceeds from this year’s promotion will go toward the purchase of new Christmas decorations for the street poles in town. It is time to dispose of the rusty, tattered snowflakes that have been lighting the town for thirteen years. Soon we will decide on new colorful decorations that will freshen up the town during the holiday season and although a design has not been chosen, we know that they are expensive and a lot of fundraising will be necessary.
Be sure to stop in to get your tickets. Everyone can use a little more cash!
Merry Christmas!
Deb Hite
Director, Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce
712.852.2283
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Please take our Emmetsburg Branding Survey!
The City of Emmetsburg has hired Arnett Muldrow & Associates to conduct a branding and marketing initiative for Emmetsburg. The purpose of this effort is to create a consistent message and image package for the city and its partners to use to continue to build local pride and recruit investment to the community.
We are conducting a survey to collect your ideas on the character and identity of the community. Data collected in this survey will be used to develop a cohesive marketing strategy that will look to leverage the unique assets of the community and position Emmetsburg as a special place. This will be used to promote businesses and activities, recruit new investment, and contribute to the sense of pride that residents have for their home town.
Please take a moment to help with our input survey and answer some questions about how you see Emmetsburg. The survey is open online at www.tinyurl.com/EmmetsburgSurvey.
Arnett Muldrow & Associates will be in Emmetsburg for a marketing and branding resource visit January 10th-12th. The visit will include a series of round table meetings with various stakeholder groups as well as a public Community Branding Workshop at The Shores at Five Island at 5:00 PM on Monday, January 10th. We invite you to join us and share your opinion about this place you call home!
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Emmetsburg City Council Members Sworn In
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The City of Emmetsburg held a ceremony on November 22 where elected council members took their oath of office. Mayor Patrick Degen administered the oath. The council members sworn in were both re-elected members and a returning councilman. Council members that took the oath included re-elected members Mike Hermansen (Ward 1) and Brian Malm (Ward 3), and returning councilman Corey Gramowski (At-Large).
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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry at The Shores!
Check Out Our Winter Hours and Specials |
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Our kitchen is OPEN for both lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday! The kitchen is open for lunch from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM Tuesday through Saturday and for dinner from 5:00-8:00 PM Tuesday and Wednesday and 5:00-9:00 PM Thursday through Saturday*. (Kitchen closed during Saturday night weddings.)
Enjoy Happy Hour every week night from 4:00-6:00 PM with $1 off all alcoholic beverages and appetizers, plus complimentary beer nuts to snack on.
Specials:
- Tuesday: $3 kids’ meals, $6.50 chicken sliders, $2 cans
- Wednesday: Wing Night ($8 wings), $3.50 21-oz draws
- Thursday: $7.50 flatdilla, $2 well drinks
- Friday: $4 Moscow Mules (3-7 PM), $7 chicken strip basket, $5.50 onion rings, $6 cheese curds, $6 pretzel bites
- Saturday: $4.50 Bloody Marys, $2 well drinks, $10 bucks (6 domestic cans)
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Monday Night Bingo @ VFW
Mondays (ending December 20) at 6:30 PM
Early bird bingo at 6:30. Masks no longer required. A light meal will be served between 5:30-6:25 PM. |
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TOPS® Meeting
Wednesdays at 4:15 PM @ Iowa Welcome Center |
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Thursdays at 7:30 PM @ Family Life Center |
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Tea Time Cinema
Thursdays at 2:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library
Classic movie is shown + tea is served. Free and open to all.
Call library for titles showing and more info: 712-852-4009.
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After-School Homework Help
Weeknights (Mon-Thurs) from 4-5 PM at the Emmetsburg Public Library |
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VFW Soup Supper
December 14 from 4:30-6:30 PM @ VFW |
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Non Fiction Book Club
December 14 from 5:00-6:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Tasting Robert Fortune's Legacy - Tea Program
December 14 from 6:00-7:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Early-Out Children's Fun Day: Christmas Party
December 15 from 1:30-3:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Pokémon Training Camp
December 15 from 2:00-4:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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BookTok Young Adult Book Club
December 17 from 5:30-6:30 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Chamber Coffee & Christmas Open House @ The Reporter-Democrat
December 17 from 9:30-10:30 AM @ The Reporter-Democrat |
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Off the Shelf Improv!
December 17 from 6:30-7:30 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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"This Wonderful Life" live at Main Street Community Theatre
December 17 & 18 at 7:30 PM | December 19 at 2:00 PM |
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"Spirit Untamed" - Merchand Holiday Matinee Movie
December 18 at 2:00 PM @ Riviera Theatre |
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VFW Member Christmas Party Potluck
December 19 at 4:00 PM @ VFW |
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Early-Out Tween Program: Popcorn Stringing
December 22 from 2:30-3:30 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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City Hall & EMU Offices Closed
December 23 & December 24 |
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Early-Out Tween Program: Gingerbread Town Builders
December 23 from 2:00-4:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Bethany Lutheran Christmas Eve Services
December 24 at 5:00 PM and 10:30 PM @ Bethany Lutheran Church |
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First UMC Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
December 24 at 7:00 PM @ First United Methodist Church |
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Library Closed
The library will close at 2:30 PM on December 24 (Christmas Eve) and will be closed on December 25 (Christmas Day) |
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GameLAB Board Game Program
December 27 from 2:00-4:00 PM @Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Retro Video Game Lounge
December 28 from 2:00-4:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Make Your Own Pop Socket Tween Program
December 29 from 2:00-3:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Tween Movie Program
December 30 from 2:00-4:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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City Hall & EMU Offices Closed
December 31 |
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Library Closing Early
December 31 at 2:30 PM |
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Pokémon Party
January 3 from 2:00-4:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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Harry Potter Party
January 2 from 2:00-4:00 PM @ Emmetsburg Public Library |
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The Emmetsburg newsletter is produced by the City of Emmetsburg Marketing & Retail Coordinator. |
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