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Today we have a guest post from Darlene Dingman. Darlene is a volunteer at the Wilson Brewer Park Museums and Complex. On her travels she likes to visit museums! On her last trip she found herself in Casey, Illinois and shares her visit with us. Her experience proves that one person can make a difference!…
Read MoreFind Your Own Secret Path
In October of 2008 I started a journey down the social media path that has led me to many wonderful adventures. I’ve learned a lot, I’ve shared a lot and I’ve created magic for the places I work because of what I’ve learned. Now I’m no expert – no one really is in this space.…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day
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…
Read MoreExpect the Unexpected
Where are you traveling? Have you explored your local county first? It’s a question I ask a lot – there are so many exciting things to see and do here in Hamilton County and I’m just getting started. The problem for a lot of Chamber and Tourism organizations is where do we begin when we…
Read MoreI’m an AgNerd
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…
Read MoreSmall Town Opportunity for Connections
The historic Fox Theatre in Hutchinson, Kansas will host the 3rd State of Now/140 Character Conference on November 8. Becky McCray and Jeff Pulver are producing a day of presentations by over 50 different speakers. Topics include Agriculture, Media, Business, Tourism, music, politics, culture, education and more. Each 10-minute presentation will cover how the State…
Read MoreWho’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb?
On Fridays we generally post Small Biz Friday. This guest post is by a small business owner, Pat Palmer, The Computer Guy. You can read about his business by clicking here. However, as most small business owners know, it’s important to be involved in the community you live in. Small businesses, pay taxes locally, donate…
Read MoreHeadstones in the Parking Lot
Tuesday night Hope Polk posted a picture of a headstone on Facebook. It was a headstone found in a parking lot. I smelled a story brewing. El Valle is fixing their parking lot and it involves tearing up the old pavement lot and laying down new concrete. During the tearing up part the crew found…
Read MorePartnering with Crafters – in rural Iowa
TownsEnd Winery is a little, family owned and operated operation located in Hansell, Iowa. It’s also a small town success story. I’ve written about them before and today I want to show you how they’ve partnered with other small businesses in North Central Iowa. September 1 and 2 was the 2nd Anniversary of the TownsEnd…
Read MoreLuxurious Living: Tour Hampton
Sadly, we had to cancel this event today due to lack of enrollments. I was just going to delete this post, but then I thought maybe you could help me. Would you share in the comments what you liked about this event idea, what you didn’t like or how you would have marketed this…
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