RAGBRAI Rides Through Webster City on Tuesday

Things to do during RAGBRAI when you’re in Webster City … Flipgrid (you can do this right now from wherever you are!)  Flipgrid is an online application currently being used by design teams, in religious settings, in online research projects, at businesses and government offices for collaboration, at weddings, by architects, and in numerous community…

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HERO Board Announced Auditorium Project

The Help Entertain and Restore Organization (HERO) board announces the next opportunity for interested businesses and individuals to support the Webster Theater.  An auditorium redecorating project, including new seats, is being planned for early fall. “Our initial focus was on getting everything we needed to re-open the theater,” stated HERO board founding member and president…

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Gnome Homes

In Iowa the ash trees have been hit by the emerald ash borer, and many of them are being cut down.  Some of these trees have been around a long time and will be sorely missed. At our retail meeting yesterday, Steve from Home Appliance suggested we figure out how to make the stumps into…

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Cinco de Mayo!

Today Janet Toering, from All Cultures Equal in Webster City, is our guest blogger.  Thanks Janet!  It is Cinco de Mayo! Never ask anyone that speaks Spanish the question, “When is Cinco de Mayo?” because it translates to “May 5.” Why do people celebrate Cinco de Mayo, May 5? Many people erroneously think it is…

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Do Bloggers Tours Work?

This article originally appeared in the Building Possibility newsletter from 12-17-14.  We’ve been asked to share it with our blog readers! We hosted a Bloggers Tour on December 13, 2014 here in Webster City.  We invited the North Iowa Bloggers to town.  https://www.facebook.com/NorthIowaBloggers Six of the bloggers came and spent the day in Webster City.…

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Animoto: A Video

We like to shop small in Webster City.  During Ladies Night Out we took a lot of pictures and wanted to find a way to showcase them.  To the rescue: Animoto!  Animoto.com is a great, free, site where you can upload your pictures and they create a wonderful little video! Here’s a short video for…

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Retire in Central Iowa

Webster City is listed as one of the best places to retire.  Oh yes – you read that right!  There are many reasons to retire in Webster City … lower cost of living affordable housing four seasons great people in town centrally located volunteer opportunities just to name a few. You can read more by…

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