Sneaky Exercise
You gotta look out for the sneaky exercise opportunities. This weekend the bugger jumped out in front of me and handed me a pitchfork! No kidding, a pitchfork. Then I proceeded on Friday to spread mulch over the grounds of Wilson Brewer Park for six hours, with a pitchfork. On Saturday morning, we did it…
Saturday at JunqueFest
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…
Let’s talk about downtown
Joseph Minicozzi, AICP is the principal of Urban3, LLC, a consulting company of downtown Asheville, real estate developer with Public Interest Projects. Prior to creating Urban3, he served as the Executive Director for the Asheville Downtown Association. I got to see Joe speak at the Downtown Summit in West Des Moines in August 2015. What he said…
JunqueFest starts Friday!
The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce has been planning all year for the third annual JunqueFest to be held at Wilson Brewer Park May 27th through May 29th. The park will be jam packed with over 80 merchants from all over the state and as far away as South Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois. There…
Rule Breaker Award
I’ve been nominated for the Rule Breaker Award! That’s pretty exciting stuff. Just what is the Rule Breaker Award? It’s awards that are given to entrepreneurs who do things differently, who don’t exactly follow the rules as we know them. The website says it best: We think entrepreneurs should be celebrated for the things they…
Let’s Create Our Own Town
What kind of town do you want to live in? I’m talking about a small town – what are your ideas that make a small town a great place to live in? I have an idea! Let’s share articles and images from the internet on a Pinterest board for one month. I’ve created a…
Sunday Update: Friends
I spent the weekend in Grand Marais, Minnesota with a group of friends who like to walk. They don’t care that I walk a little slower, they just slowed up their pace to match mine. They also didn’t mind it when I would say “turn around everyone, let me take your picture.” They just turned…
Solar Car in the Hood
One day I’m in the park just minding my own business, actually working on setting up things for JunqueFest and I see this cool airplane looking car coming down the street. Followed by a truck pulling a trailer and a bunch of college kids. Of course I whipped out my smart phone and shot a…
A Long Way from Home
My mom loved looking at Becky’s iPad. That’s because whenever Becky visited she showed her pictures of animals in Africa. I believe that we are given a chance to share the world with each other. Some of us travel just a few miles away from home, yet can share the stories of our farms, the…
Why We Should Tell Our Stories
I live in Iowa, in a small town of 8000 people, in a rural environment. I grew up on a farm and know what it means to do chores, feed animals and depend on those animals to feed our family and actually, the world. And frankly, most farmers don’t even think about it. They get…