Community News & Events

"HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” is the theme for this year's Window Walk and Parade in Wilton, sponsored by the Wilton Chamber of Commerce. Please consider joining us on this special night, Sunday, December 6, 2015, to celebrate the Holiday Season!

Here are the parade winners for 2015 parade with theme "Classic Movies"!

FLOAT CATEGORY

THEME – 1ST PLACE – #7 WILTON SHARK’S SOFTBALL – FIELD OF DREAMS

     2ND PLACE – #11 WILTON CUB SCOUTS PACK 151

     3RD PLACE – #24 HOEKSTRA  MASONRY (YELLOW BRICK ROAD)

BEST DECORATED – 1ST PLACE – #15 WILTON LIBRARY (JAWS)

Please Join Ben Brown Welcomeing Our Investment Team With An Open House
At Wilton Bank, Office of DeWitt Bank & Trust Co.

Tuesday August 4, 2015
4 -7 pm
Hors d’oeurvres & Refreshments
104 W 4th Street, Wilton
RSVP@dewittbank.com

The 35th Annual Wilton Founders Day celebration will be held Friday and Saturday, August 21st & 22nd in downtown Wilton!

The carnival this year is Superior Equipment. Advanced tickets can be purchased up until 4 p.m. On Friday from Community Bank, Central State Bank and the Chamber office.

Highlights of the May 2015 Wilton Development Corporation and Wilton Chamber of Commerce Newsletter for Members include:

• Hy-Line North America
• What's coming to Wilton
• Wilton Downtown Revitalization
• Skilled Workforce Initiative Update
• Home Base Iowa Initiative
• Wilton's Spring City-Wide Garage Sale
• Government Officials Luncheon
• 53rd ANNUAL JAKE DAVIES SMORGASBORD
• Wilfundy golf outing

This year's Jake Davies Smorgasbord will begin at 6 o'clock, when the whistle blows on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.  The Annual 10 cent meal is sponsored by the Wilton Chamber of Commerce and is a way for Wilton businesses to thank area customers for their patronage throughout the year.  

The 2015 Wilton Founders Day will be held August 21 & 22, 2015.The Founders Day committee has met and is making plans for this year’s event.  The theme will be "Classic Movies" and the grand marshal is Dwayne Lenker.  

We would love to see a lot of parade entries this year!  Once again there will be the eager beaver run, cornhole tournament, carnival, bingo, car show, parade, etc. 

The Wilton Development Corporation (WDC) and City of Wilton are very excited about the new industry coming into town.  Hy-Line North America has earned a reputation as the leader in providing customers with the highest quality day-old chicks in the U.S. and British Columbia.  Hy-Line produces and sells both brown and white egg stock to more than 120 countries worldwide and is the largest selling layer in the American egg industry and around the world.