Chamber Notes

Hello Everyone. I know what you are thinking . . . here we go Marti is already letting things go to his head. Well that is not my intention. At the Chamber we are trying to do a lot of things differently and hopefully better. One thing we need to improve is communication with our members. We plan to have a monthly newsletter and until then you are stuck with me.

As many of you know, and maybe some of you do not, we are in the process of looking for a full time Chamber Director. You may have seen the ad in this past week’s Vilas County Review. This person will have a lot of responsibilities including a monthly newsletter. It is all coming together now, isn’t it? This person will be here for our businesses and for the town. They will attend county and some state meetings and keep us up to date on opportunities that we might otherwise miss. Believe me I could go on and on about what this persons responsibilities will be, but I won’t. If you want to know more you can contact me or attend our upcoming meeting on Dec. 1st.

We have two events coming up soon. One is the Santa Claus is Coming to Town event on Dec. 4th for the kids. If you would like to offer any help please contact Debbie Jo at the chamber by phone, 545-3800, or by email, phelpschamber@gmail.com. The other event is the 3rd Annual Phelps Cup Radar Run. This event has grown in popularity over the last couple of years and brings a lot of business to town. We need a lot of help with this event on many levels including ways that it can be improved. Please consider attending our meeting on Dec. 1st.

When I ask you to please attend our meeting, I don’t mean that this meeting belongs to the board. These meetings can affect all of the businesses and individuals in Phelps alike and you should not let any decisions be made for you. So please let your voice be heard and attend OUR meeting on December 1st at the Town Hall at 6pm.

Thank You,
Marti Primich
Phelps Chamber of Commerce – President
North Twin Lodge

PS: If you took the time to read this whole letter I thank you for your time. I know how valuable it is and how little we all have to spare.

The Events page of the Chamber site has been changed. Users can now add their own events to the calendar. Before they actually show on the calendar, the site Administrator must approve them. However, once approved, the event will show on the public calendar.

2009 Proposed Aquatic Invasive Species Controlled Treatment As approved by our Board of Directors at a special meeting Jan. 22, 2009, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has given conditional approval for the Association¹s controlled chemical treatment plan of EWM on North and South Twin Lakes. Approximately mid to late May, up to 5.8 acres EWM on North Twin will be treated with the aquatic herbicide Navigate 2-4 D and up to 161.2 acres EWM on South Twin will be treated with Dow DMA 4 a liquid aquatic herbicide. This treatment supports our approved Aquatic Plant Management Plan for North and South Twin Lakes. The US Army Corps will be involved in the monitoring of the application and evaluation of the AIS Treatment on North and South Twin Lakes as part of a research project they are conducting in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. It is important to note that any riparian owners who use the lake water for irrigation or drinking water purposes refrain from doing so for a period of time. Past studies show this time period to be 7 ­ 14 days. Liquid 2,4-D sample states a waiting period of no sooner that 10 days and up to 21 days. After the 2009 treatment is completed, information will be posted on the Association¹s website so as to inform that you can begin to use the lake water for irrigation or drinking water. Any additional water restrictions during the day of treatment will be posted at the boat landing and along the shoreline of the treatment areas. Attached is a copy of the map of the proposed treatment areas. Wisconsin Law requires all riparian property owners within 150 feet of the proposed granular and 1200 feet of the liquid treatment areas be sent a copy of the Controlled Treatment Permit prior to the date of treatment. This documentation was sent by mail. The actual day of treatment in May will be determined depending upon the pre-treatment survey completed and the lake¹s water temperature. Once the date has been finalized we will post that date on our NSTLRA Website. www.nstrla.org Questions should be submitted to: NSTRLA P.O. Box 163 Phelps, WI 54554

Sunrise Lodge will host our Chambers January “Business After Hours” meeting on January 13th starting at 6pm. Please make plans to join us.

Trails are all open in the Phelps area and are listed in good condition. More snow expected this weekend. Please remember to stay off lake trails until they are deemed safe and are marked.

Trails are scheduled to open on Tuesday December 16th. Lets hope for alot of snow this weekend! Watch here for current trail conditions.

Minutes from Chamber meetings are now available online. You may get them from the Downloads page of the Chamber website or follow the links here.
August08, September 08, November 08.

The next meeting of the Chamber is January 5th at 6:30pm at the Boundary Waters Office. The main topic of discussion will be the Radar Run.

We got our first snow this morning. Only an inch or so, but we have to start SOMEWHERE!

This is where we will post information about things going on in and around town. For example, the Town Board has awarded the bid for the demolition of the Sportman’s Spot!