Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce

09/01/2026

🍎📚 It’s almost time to welcome our Awesome Blossoms back to school!

As students head back to the classroom on Tuesday, September 1st, we’re proud to spotlight Chamber member Blooming Prairie Public Schools, ISD #756.

From the teachers and staff preparing classrooms and welcoming students back, to the families getting ready for another busy year, the start of school is an exciting time throughout our community.

❤️ Thank you to Blooming Prairie Public Schools for your continued investment in the Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce and for the important role you play in educating our students, building their futures, and strengthening our community.

🌟 Wishing all of our teachers, staff, students, and families a safe, successful, and blessed 2026–2027 school year!

❤️🖤 Go Awesome Blossoms!

08/31/2026

🎉 BIG NEWS - BP BUCKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! 🎉

Just in time for holiday gift giving, we're excited to make purchasing BP Bucks easier than ever!

For more than two years, the Chamber has talked about finding a way to offer BP Bucks online, and it's finally here! Along with our newly redesigned BP Bucks, you now have another convenient way to purchase the gift that keeps your dollars local.

💻 Purchase Online
Order BP Bucks in $5 increments from the Chamber website and have them mailed directly to you via 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗹. 𝗔 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁 $𝟵.𝟵𝟵 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿.

🏦 Purchase In Person
BP Bucks will continue to be available at MBT Bank in Blooming Prairie.

🎁 Birthdays • Holidays • Thank-You's • Employee Gifts

However you give them, BP Bucks help support Blooming Prairie businesses and participating Chamber members while giving the recipient the freedom to choose where to spend them.

𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻! 💙

👉 Purchase BP Bucks Online:
thebpchamber.com/bp-bucks/

Please allow 2–3 business days for online orders to be processed and mailed.

08/29/2026

🌽🌭 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪! 🌭🌽

Head over to the Blooming Prairie Fire Department for their Brat & Sweet Corn Feed tomorrow from 4–7 PM!

Enjoy a great meal while supporting our local Fire Department. ❤️

📍 Blooming Prairie Fire Department Hall
⏰ 4–7 PM
💵 Free-will donation

Come hungry and support our local firefighters!

Blooming Prairie Fire Department

08/28/2026

🎉 Welcome to the Chamber, Bright Space Counseling Services!

We're excited to welcome Bright Space Counseling Services and Brooke Hoebing, MA, LPCC, as one of our newest Chamber members!

Bright Space Counseling Services provides a safe, supportive space for individuals to heal, grow and reclaim their story! With a new school year right around the corner, it's also a great time to highlight the important mental health resources available right here in our community.

Learn more about Bright Space Counseling Services through our Chamber Business Directory: https://thebpchamber.com/user/bright-space-counseling-services/

Please join us in welcoming Brooke and Bright Space Counseling Services to the Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce! ❤️

08/26/2026

🐾 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🐾

Today we’re celebrating the four-legged friends who bring so much love, laughter, and maybe a little chaos into our lives! 🐶💙

Whether they’re riding along on errands, greeting us at the door, keeping us company at work, or convincing us they definitely haven’t been fed yet, life is just better with dogs around. 🐕🐾

We want to hear from our Blooming Prairie community!

👇 Tell us in the comments: What kind of dog do you have, or what kind would you love to have?

Bonus points for sharing a picture of your pup! 📸🐶💙

08/26/2026

🏗️ A name with more than a century of history in the construction industry!

Today we're highlighting Chamber member A.J. Lysne Contracting Corporation, an experienced full-service contractor with deep roots in the construction industry.

The Lysne name and family have been part of the construction industry for 125 years, a remarkable history spanning generations.

❤️ Thank you to A.J. Lysne Contracting Corporation for your continued investment in the Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce and our community!

📲 Contact them today at 507-451-7121 .

08/24/2026

📣 The Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidate Forum featuring candidates running for Mayor and City Council.

📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026
⏰ 6:30 p.m.
📣 The Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidate Forum featuring candidates running for Mayor and City Council.

🗳️ Candidates running for local office:

𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿 - 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁
• Heath Lembke
• Mike Ressler (Incumbent)

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 - 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀
• Charlie Heimerman
• Trevor Kruckeberg
• Bill Newman (Incumbent)
• Paul Tollefson
• Tom Wanous

This forum will give community members an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates seeking these important local offices.

❓ Have a question for the candidates?

Scan the QR code or visit the event page below to submit a question for either the Mayoral Candidates or City Council Candidates. Questions submitted through the form will remain anonymous and must be appropriate for every candidate within the selected group.

Submitted questions will be reviewed by the forum moderators and may be edited for clarity, combined with similar questions, or omitted due to time limitations. Submission does not guarantee that a question will be asked.

Learn more and submit your question:
https://thebpchamber.com/event/blooming-prairie-candidate-forum/

Mark your calendar and join us on October 8! 📣

08/22/2026

🔎 CAN YOU SOLVE THE CRIME? 🕵️‍♀️

Get ready for a night of mystery, laughter, delicious food, and plenty of suspects!

Chamber member, BP Servicemen's Club is hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater featuring The Watersdown Affair on Saturday, September 19th.

🎭 Follow the clues, watch for suspicious behavior, and see if you can figure out whodunit before the mystery is revealed. Remember, everyone is a suspect!

📅 Saturday, September 19th
📍 Blooming Prairie Servicemen's Club
🎟️ $40 per person
🍽️ Dinner & entertainment included
⏰ 5:30pm Social Hour, 6:30pm Dinner

⚠️ Tickets are PRESALE ONLY and must be purchased by September 8th. No tickets will be sold at the door. Stop out to the BP Servicemen's Club to purchase your tickets from the Women's Auxiliary.

❤️ Even better, all funds raised from the event will go directly back into the Blooming Prairie Servicemen's Club.

Gather your friends, put your detective skills to the test, and enjoy a night out while supporting one of our local Chamber members! 🔍🎭

08/20/2026

📻 Happy National Radio Day!

Today we're recognizing the stations and on-air personalities that help keep our communities informed, entertained and connected.

We're proud to have KOWZ 100.9 FM and KRUE Country 92 and Townsquare Media, as members of the Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce. Thank you for helping share local news, events, businesses and community happenings throughout our area!

❤️ Happy National Radio Day to everyone working behind the microphone and behind the scenes!

08/19/2026

🥰 It is with heavy hearts that we share that the Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce lost one of our own chamber members this past Monday.

𝗦𝘂𝗲 𝗭𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟳𝐭𝐡.

Sue was truly a special part of Blooming Prairie. She was a familiar face, a friend to so many, and someone who cared deeply about our community. In many ways, Sue was someone whose presence, kindness, and connection to others helped make our community what it is.

Please keep the entire Zwiener family in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate an incredibly difficult time. ❤️

We also ask our community to continue surrounding Sue’s grandson, Bo, with prayers and encouragement as he continues to recover and heal from his accident. 🙏💕.

Sue will be deeply missed by the Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce and by the community she called home. ❤️

View Susan "Sue" Kay Zwiener's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.