Bob Burd of Country Insurance hosts Business After Hours

On Wednesday, December 5, 2007, ninety Chamber members and guests attended Business After Hours hosted by Bob Burd of Country Insurance. The event was conducted at their new office building located at 100 N. Tenth Street in Watseka. Darcey Smith, Chamber Executive Director, welcomed all members, employees, and guests.

Smith reminded all attendees that Mistletoe Magic will be December 13th from 9am to 10pm. Mistletoe Magic will be the last Chamber-sponsored shopping event before Christmas. Smith also mentioned that the January 2008 Business After Hours has been pushed back one week due to the New Year holiday. The next Business After Hours will be held on January 9, 2008 at Iroquois County Historical Society.

Smith, then, turned it over to Bob Burd. Burd introduced Lisa Brutlag, office manager, Wayne Anderson and Tim Santefort, agents for Country Insurance, as well as Kurt Albers of Russell Leigh & Associates, all who relocated their offices to the new facility. Burd mentioned that all offices were moved into their new building before Halloween. Burd credited his wife, Julie, with the interior decorating for their new building.

Crissie Sears of Slip Into Style won the Chamber’s 50/50 drawing. Bob Burd gave away three door prizes to three lucky winners. Jim Knecht of First Trust & Savings Bank and Lorie Taylor of Security Finance each won a poinsettia plant for the holiday season. Justin Kaiser of WGFA Radio won a greenery centerpiece for the holidays. Canned good donations were accepted at the door for the Watseka Area Food Pantry.

Immediately following the brief program, the Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the opening of the new facility.

Business After Hours is a program of the Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce, designed to provide networking opportunities for area businesses and organizations, as well as to help promote the community through the success of its members. For more information about Chamber activities, contact the Chamber office at 815-432-2416.


 

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