Heading into Summer

The last week of May is relatively quite but that's okay...we all need to rest up for the explosion of activities coming in June.

We are slowly but surely finding information from various organizations about Rockford community events but we hope you'll do your part too.  If you are a local church, scout group, sports team, civic organization etc and you have an upcoming community event that you'd like us to help you share, please email us at calendar@rockfordcornerbar.com or leave a note here in the comments.

Also if you haven't already, look in the left hand column and click "follow" under the Networked Blogs banner.  If you follow us before June 1, you'll automatically be entered into a drawing for a catered Corner Bar event for 30.  Just think, your summer party could have all the fun of a Corner Bar event and for FREE!

Mid May

School is winding down and summer is ramping up.  And as always, it's a busy busy week in Rockford.

The Chamber has several events on the calendar AND Odyssey of the Mind World Finals are this week in Ames Iowa. Here's a big shout out to the teams from Rockford who will be competing.  You make this city so proud!

Rockford Rotary meets on Tuesday.  We are looking forward to participating in their Big Daddy Duck Race during Start of Summer to raise money for literacy initiatives in the community.  We recommend "liking" their Big Daddy Duck Facebook fan page  Some of our competitors are over there talking smack but we know that ducks who train as Hot Dog Hall of Fame Champions are going to win this hotly contested race.

Speaking of "liking"...there are only two weeks left for you to enter our drawing for a catered Corner Bar event for 30.  It's so easy, just look over in the left hand column on this page and click the "follow" button under Networked Blogs.  You'll be automatically entered.

Have a great week everyone.  Don't forget...we'd love to put your community event on our calendar so please email us at calendar@rockfordcornerbar.com or leave a comment on this blog.

Relay Week And Lots Of Golf Talk.

This is Relay for Life "week" with events commencing on Friday.  This fun and emotional event is a huge fundraiser.

Speaking of fundraisers Dogs for Dollars is on Monday at 5 pm and benefits Joints in Motion.

Red's on the River has their Pedal Power fundraiser for the White Pine Trail.  Check their website or Facebook page for more details.

Tuesday is naturally Tuesdays for Tots.  This is probably a good time to wish all of our moms a very happy Mother's Day.

Scroll down the page a bit to see our Google interactive calendar with all of the events listed.  If you have a Rockford community event you'd like to share please email us at calendar@rockfordcornerbar.com or leave a comment on this blog.

We'd also like to congratulate the Rockford Chamber of Commerce on a very successful golf outing.  We are honored to be able to sponsor a hole.

One last thought since we're on the subject of golf.  The Corner Bar Open is coming up in June.  Last year we were able to raise $23,000 for the Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan.  Visit our Facebook page for this event to find out all the great things we have planned including a live broadcast with Bill Simonson and the HUGE show and a raffle for a Kamado Joe grill valued at $1000 donated by our friends over at Rockford Ace Hardware.

Week of May 7th

Lots going on in town this week.  Dogs for Dollars, golf, Chamber events, fundraisers.  Scroll down and view the calendar for all of the details.  If you have a community event to share, leave a comment here or email us at calendar@rockfordcornerbar.com

Go Teams!

Come into the Corner Bar and buy a Ram mobile for a dollar!


Help sponsor Rockford teams competing for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.  We have 8 teams competing this year...a Rockford record!


OM Finals are going to be held in Ames, Iowa on May 23-26  Click here for the Odyssey of the Mind website.