All across the US small businesses and customers alike are getting excited for Small Business Saturday this year. Antwerp is going to celebrate Shop Antwerp First on November 23rd, a week before the traditional Small Business Saturday. This is a very important way to support the small businesses in your own towns and communities. Small…
Antwerp Chamber of Commerce will be once again sponsoring a Shop Small event on November 25th. A Welcome Center will be set up at the Antwerp Global Methodist Church beginning at 9:00 a.m. Stop there to receive your Shop Small tote bag & be ready to fill it up at the GMC Bazaar or at…
The festivities of Small Business Saturday (SBS) will begin a little early in the Village of Antwerp. This year Antwerp Chamber in coordination with participating Chamber businesses are sponsoring Business Bingo! Pick up a Bingo board at Petals & Vines or West Bend News on Friday November 18th. This pre-SBS bingo board is a Cover…
Antwerp Chamber knows that everyone is breathlessly waiting to see what is in store for Small Business Saturday on November 26, 2022. Well, the wait is over! We will be playing BINGO this year to kick off the holiday shopping season. There are two different opportunities to play: a cover all card starting on November…
Small Business Saturday takes place every year the Saturday following Thanksgiving & Black Friday. It started in 2010 by American Express. It was the next year that it became an official day in which to support your local community businesses. The day has grown exponentially in the past decade, making it as well-known as Black…
SPAM: THE UNDECORATED HERO OF WWII By: Stan Jordan I am not knocking SPAM, I like the product, but looking back 75 years ago, SPAM was a little jewel in a lot of ways. SPAM is a canned meat product of the Hormel Corporation in Austin, Minnesota. It was first produced in 1937 and consist…
