Iowa Events
Iowa and the Civil War
A new exhibit, “The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War,” will be in Hampton August 25 through the 27th in a 32-foot trailer and is part of the State Historical Museum’s educational outreach program to serve Iowans in their communities. Franklin County Tourism has sponsored this exhibit in Hampton, allowing everyone to tour it…
Read MoreTwo conferences in the Midwest
Still not sure what you can do with social media for your business? Attend a conference in the Midwest – and hear what people have to say who are already using it for business. There’s two coming up in September. Choose one. http://smalltown2011.140conf.com/ Hutchinson Kansas is having their second Small Town 140 Character Conference. A…
Read MoreThe County Fair
Last week was the Franklin County Fair in Hampton Iowa. Local county fairs are a great opportunity to see friends who come home for the fair, to visit the local vendors and businesses in the commercial buildings, and to enjoy watching the little kids. Should you network at a fair? Maybe. I do carry business…
Read MoreMarilyn and Marketing
Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things. ~Author Unknown So it was NOT my idea to dress up as Marilyn Monroe and go to a contest and sing. However, I jumped on the bandwagon real quick. See — my two friends Denise and Mel thought it was a great idea. One…
Read MoreWe’re having a concert in Hampton
We’re having a concert in Hampton March 12. Not just any concert though. It’s the Simon Estes Young Performing Artist Concert and Residency. That’s a mouthful. Here’s what it means. 2 college graduates with degrees in some form of fine arts will come to Hampton on Friday. They’ll perform and hang out with the kids…
Read More140 Conference coming to Iowa
We’re having a 140Conf in Des Moines May 9. Iowa – we are cutting edge! What is the 140 Character Conference? The 140 Characters Conference at the Stoner Studio Stage in Des Moines Iowa is being co hosted by Jeff Pulver , Deb Brown and Nathan Wright. Join them May 9 for the first Iowa 140 Character…
Read MoreEducation for All
North Iowa Area Community College has hired me to be their program associate. I help promote and market their continuing education classes here in Hampton Iowa. These classes are designed based upon what you’ve told us you’d like to learn. Already this year we’ve had a Writers Workshop and a Bird House Class. Coming up…
Read MoreWhat I Learned on Twitter Today
Iowa has more pigs than people. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/07/us/CENSUS.html Six Areas of Your Business That Should be Listening http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2011/01/6-reasons-to-answer-the-new-telephone/ Top 10 Largest Photographs in the World http://arkarthick.com/2010/10/11/top-10-largest-photographs-in-the-world/ 102 year old drives a car 85 years http://arkarthick.com/2010/10/11/top-10-largest-photographs-in-the-world/ What the heck is this Quora deal? http://noteasytoforget.com/2011/01/quora-quora-read-all-about-it/ Twitter is not just mindless chatter – unless you want it to be. …
Read MoreIt’s A Wonderful Life Recap
Sunday the Franklin County Players put on a live radio broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life. Over 200 people saw it live at the Windsor Theatre. It was broadcast on radio and online at 8 p.m. You can listen to it again Sunday December 12 at 8 p.m. Visit www.klmj.com and look for the live…
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