Scarecrow Competition

Grab some straw, some old clothes, and join the Scarecrow Competition in downtown Sparta during the Harvest on the Ridge event September 24 through September 28, 2009.  Click HERE to look at the guidelines and registration information to take part in the competition this year!  Scarecrows will be displayed in Downtown Sparta from Thursday, September [...]

Golfing with the Chamber

15th Annual Golf Outing on Thursday, August 20, 2009. 
   
Form a Four-Some!
 All golfers are welcome to join a team, click here for the registration form. 
Network your business with other local busiensses! 
Choose to be a sponsor of a “Hole” and bring your business representatives out to the green giving away coupons, gift certificates, and prizes!  Click [...]

Sparta Depot to Host Railroad Presentation

Kevin Ruble, President and CEO of Marquette Rail will present the May 21st program at 7:30 at the Sparta Historic Depot (located the at the North end of Union Street, Sparta, MI 49345).
He will describe the current status of Marquette Rail, its future plans, and answer any questions you may have.  Marquette Rail operates the tracks [...]

Downtown Sparta Blueprint 2009

In August of 2008, Downtown Sparta won a Blueprints for Michigan’s Downtowns Cool Cities grant from the State of Michigan.  The nationally renowned firm of HyettPalma visited Downtown Sparta in March of 2009 and worked with the community to prepare a five year plan for our continued economic development. 
 Downtown Sparta Blueprint 2009 (PDF)
The Blueprint Plan includes input and collaboration from:
Community Organization [...]

Milestones on Main Street: The Great Treasure Hunt of ‘69: April 2009

The Great Treasure Hunt of ‘69
 It’s a hot July morning in Sparta, 1969.  Armstrong and Aldrin have just landed on the moon.  But for the moment Bob Schwab is more interested in a station wagon pulling away from his dump, leaving an old couch behind.
 To anybody else it looks like junk.  But to Bob it’s [...]

Nature Center Kicks Off Spring Cleaning Season with E-Waste Day

The days are getting brighter causing both birds and humans to prepare their nests forspring! The Howard Christensen Nature Center and Comprenew will join forces on March 7 to offer a free, convenient, environmentally safe way to dispose of office and household electronic waste. As you begin your spring-cleaning, remember that most electronic products contain [...]

Sparta Streetscape Project Awarded Federal Grant

Thanks to a matching federal Transportation Enhancement Grant administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation, Downtown Sparta will begin a Streetscape Project in April. This project is an initiative of the Downtown Development Authority in partnership with the Village of Sparta. Sparta is one of only seven municipalities in Michigan to receive the grant in [...]

Terrific News for a Local Business

All About Learning Inc, partners with schools in over 30 states to provide academic enrichment programs focusing on science technology engineering and math. The focus on these specific areas is in part because US students have traditionally fallen behind students in other countries in these areas of study.
The award process started with 235 nominated companies, [...]

Milestones on Main Street: February 2009

Sparta Hunting & Fishing Club
Graduating in 1947
The excitement of the future after High School is high for Robert Anderson & Donald Reed, two Sparta High School Students. As they have lived in Sparta most of their lives, and been friends for a long time, both boys reflect on their years in Sparta growing [...]

Harvest on the Ridge 2009

The Sparta Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the annual Harvest on the Ridge festival on September 25 & 26, 2009.   The Village of Sparta’s Harvest on the Ridge festival is a family oriented event celebrating the harvest of fresh fruits and vegetables in grown in Sparta, Michigan.
As a gateway to “the Ridge“, a geographically [...]

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