Mil, WI. On the evening of May 3rd, the Chamber held its very special 50th anniversary celebration and awards dinner at the Tripoli Shrine Center in Milwaukee. For those that attended, it was a warm, fun filled occasion with a delicious dinner, great music, dancing and Vegas-style gambling.

The Chamber was very proud to present awards to Joanie Luedke, Laura’s Hallmark, Tom and Judy Fell, and Culver’s, the Citizens and Businesses of the Year for West Allis and West Milwaukee respectively.  Special proclamations were given by  Mayor Dan Devine, Village President Ron Hayward, County Supervisor Joe Sanfelippo, and the State of Wisconsin. One other very special award was given as a lifetime achievement award in recognition of services to the Chamber and the Community. Reg Hislop, III  of the Village at Manor  Park was given this award and named the Director Emeritus of the Education Foundation.

We would like to again thank our sponsors, without whom this event could not have been possible. Thank you, Quad Graphics, Alex Toole with State Farm Insurance, Layton State Bank, the Knights of Columbus for volunteering their time to run the Gambling Den, and Pteris floral for the beautiful centerpieces. Please find pictures and captions of the Gala on page 6. To see even more pictures, visit the Chamber’s shutterfly page at wawmchamber.