Press Release 10 – November 2022


The Peshtigo Area Chamber of Commerce was honored for the recognition of our partnership with our public school, our students, and our community.

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Accepting the award on behalf of the Peshtigo Chamber, Left to Right- Peshtigo Chamber Directors Karen Pluff, Marquita Limberg, Mary Lou Richter, Vice President Melissa DeMoulin, President Tony O’Neill, School Superintendent Patrick Rau, Director-Finance Chair Brian Sabel,

At the Peshtigo School District Board meeting on Wednesday November 9th the Peshtigo Area Chamber of Commerce was honored for the recognition of our partnership with our public school, our students, and our community.

In the presence of the Peshtigo School Board and the attending public, school superintendent Patrick Rau presented the Wisconsin Association of School Boards 2022 Business Honor Roll award citation, along with a beautiful award recognition trophy created by the Peshtigo School STEM students.

The citation reads-

“The Peshtigo Chamber of Commerce has assisted students in our community by creating, sponsoring and planning the Peshtigo Community Career Expo. The first event was held in 2020 and has since became a biennial event. In coordinating with our academic and career planning counselor students rotate through sectionals based on their career interests to listen to and learn from local experts in the represented field. Students will also visit with local representatives from manufacturing, post-secondary institutions, health care, community services, military, civic groups, etc. in a traditional career fair model. Additionally, the Chamber partnered with the district for the purchase and installation of an ADA-accessible kayak launch that provides safe access for our students and community members into the Peshtigo River with their kayak. Annually, the Chamber also provides two scholarships to graduating seniors who are pursuing a degree in business, manufacturing, nursing or entrepreneurship.”

Our chamber membership is comprised of area businesses, manufacturers, civic organizations, educational institutions, local government, and individuals. Without the generous support of our membership, as well as our community, we would have not been able to accomplish what has been recognized and noted in the WASB citation.

Our chamber goals are simple, promote responsible business development, tourism, and growth in the overall best interest of the Peshtigo area through services, and representation of the business community.

A special Thank You to the Peshtigo school board, its administration, its staff, and the utmost thanks to our board of directors, Marty Zeske, Sheryl Fugere, Mary Lock, Roberta Davis, Krissy Edgar, Maddie Bohaczek Stibbe, Karen Pluff, Marquita Limberg, Mary Lou Richter, Brian Sabel, and Vice President Melissa DeMoulin and President Tony O’Neill

Truly a “Community Connect” effort by all involved.

If you would like to join or know more about what you can do in partnership with the Peshtigo Area Chamber of Commerce please visit our website at www.peshtigochamber.com , visit us on Facebook, email us at Peshtigochamber@centurytel.net or give us a call at 715-582-0327 we would enjoy having you as part of our team.

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Peshtigo and Oconto Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing

Both the Peshtigo and Oconto Area Chamber of Commerce organizations, and its memberships came together for a great day of Golf at Vernon Hills golf course in Peshtigo on Tuesday July 19th.

It was a great opportunity for both chambers to get together for a day of fun, networking, and traveling the links.

Join Us for the 2022 Golf Outing

Young Chefs of Peshtigo – Recipe Submission

How to submit a student recipe for the Young Chefs of Peshtigo Recipe book?

Start gathering around the table to discuss some of your favorite recipes, help us along by submitting your Peshtigo School student’s favorite recipe for consideration of publishing it in the “Young Chefs of Peshtigo Recipe Book”. We are all so excited to see what amazing pictures and recipes will be submitted by our very own Peshtigo School students

The Peshtigo Food Pantry, Peshtigo Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Peshtigo School District are teaming up to make the Young Chefs of Peshtigo Cookbook. All proceeds from the sale of the cookbook will go to the Peshtigo Area Food Pantry. Click the button below to complete your online recipe submission form.

Hard Copy Submission Forms:

Peshtigo school students can also obtain a submission form from their teachers at the Peshtigo Middle/High School and the Peshtigo Elementary School. The PDF form can be downloaded by clicking the “download button” below.

Young Chefs of Peshtigo Recipe Book

Are you interested in sponsoring a student’s recipe for the Young Chefs of Peshtigo Recipe Book?

Join the fun! The cost to sponsor a student’s recipe is $50.00 and it includes an advertisement under the recipe itself thanking you ( or business/organization) for your support. All checks should be made payable to the Peshtigo Food Pantry with the memo line – Young Chef’s of Peshtigo Recipe Book. The recipe books will be sold at local businesses and all proceeds will go to the Peshtigo Food Pantry. Checks can be mailed directly to The Peshtigo Food Pantry located at 151 French Street Peshtigo, WI. You can download and print the PDF sponsorship form below or you can fill out the online form as well.

Join in on the fun! Our Peshtigo School Students are busy combing through their favorite recipes, you can help by sponsoring a student’s recipe submission as well as helping us also defer some of the printing costs for the Young Chefs of Peshtigo Recipe Book.

Press Release: Peshtigo Chamber Career Expo Mar. 9

The Peshtigo Area Chamber of Commerce, in coordination with local business, industry, and education partners, is once again presenting the Peshtigo Area Career, Education, and Community Expo to be held at the Peshtigo Middle/High School on Wednesday, March 9th from 12:30-3 pm. Ninth thru 12th grade students will have the opportunity to dive deeply into understanding all that the region offers for their future education, careers, and lives.

As with the previous successful career expo there will be classroom breakout sessions for the students with presenters, those community members from the various career paths of student interest: Business Careers such as Management, Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, and Human Resources; Helping Professions like Teaching, Psychology, Social Work, and Human Services; Public Service as in City Government, Police, Fire, and Military; Healthcare like Nursing, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Chiropractic, Physician, Pharmacist, and Dentistry; and Trades as in Electrician, Plumber, Automotive, Information Technology, Construction, Engineering, Welding, CNC, Manufacturing.

In part of the selection of presenters and of community importance they also wanted to recruit those presenters that were raised in area communities as well as those that joined the community and stayed so as to emphasize to the students that the community is a great place to live, learn, and work in the future, seeing their role in creating the future community.

In addition to the presenters the planning group has patterned with area wide Business, Manufacturing, Education, Healthcare, and Civic Organizations to participate in the Expo, providing to them an opportunity to spotlight their businesses with employment opportunities, as well as reaching an audience so as to talk about benefits available to their employees in a traditional sense and in ways that may not be as obvious.

The goal of this event is for Peshtigo Middle and High School students to see the variety of career pathways that exist in local companies and to learn more about the vibrant local communities where they can live, learn, and work in the future. The Chamber hopes they will begin to see their role in creating the future community.

The event will include:Interactive breakout sessions with dynamic speakers representing local businesses and community organizations; Interactive tables with representatives from local industry, community organizations, educational institutions, and more.

Questions? If persons want to highlight their business or organization by attending the event or would like to co-sponsor this event, please contact the Peshtigo Area Chamber of Commerce at 715-582-0327, email Peshtigochamber@centurytel.net or visit the website at peshtigochamber.com for online registration as well.