Saturday at JunqueFest

By Deb Brown | May 28, 2016

This is the 3rd year for JunqueFest in Webster City.  84 Vendors are in Wilson Brewer Park through Sunday – rain or shine.  No admission, junque, repurposed, antiques, barn wood, rustique, signs, yard art – you name, it’s here.  Live music and fair food too – we’ve got a little bit of everything.  I’ll let…

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Iowa Blogger Conference – March 19, 2016

By Deb Brown | March 9, 2016 |

Iowa Blogger Conference is 10 days away.  It’s not too late to register and attend!  http://www.iowabloggerconference.com/   It will be held at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Reasons to attend: 1. It’s a one day educational conference for beginners and intermediate bloggers.  You will learn about bloggers and take home a digital tool…

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Geneva Church Ladies Cook Book On Sale Now

By Deb Brown | November 10, 2015

These recipes are tried, tested and true.  They are from women who are known across the state for the best church dinners ever known to man, at least in the state of Iowa. Now you may think I’m exaggerating, but I’m here to tell you that I am not. The Geneva Church Ladies host a…

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World Book Night April 23

By Deb Brown | March 26, 2014

April 23 is World Book Night. Here’s how www.worldbooknight.org describes what they do: Each year, 30- 35 books are chosen by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers. The authors of the books waive their royalties and the publishers agree to pay the costs of producing the specially-printed World Book Night U.S. editions. Bookstores and…

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140 Tweet Up in Des Moines

By Deb Brown | October 7, 2013 |

The 140 State of Now Iowa community will be kicking off the 2013 World Food Prize week with a coffee tweet up at Java Joes!  http://javajoescoffeehouse.com/ and located at 214 4th Street in Des Moines Monday, October 14 from 9 to 10:30 am.   This week will see world leaders and media in Des Moines and we think it is appropriate that our…

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Happy Mother’s Day

By Deb Brown | May 12, 2013

I just spent the last 5 days at a conference in Sioux Falls.  It was the Midwest Area Chamber Executives conference, and I walked away with new contacts, information I an use and more motivation.  You’ll see more on that this week. But the coolest thing about the last week?  I took my mom with…

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I’m an AgNerd

By Deb Brown | February 23, 2013 |

I don’t live on a farm anymore, haven’t for over 40 years.  I am an Agnerd though.  I live in rural Iowa.  I work as a Chamber director and its behooves me to be knowledgeable about agriculture.  I actual think it would serve all people to become some sort of an agnerd.  Do you know…

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