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5 Reasons to Join the Chamber

Becky McCray and I co-hosted a webinar on June 8 and it went so well. We had a lot of questions that we answered and I was really excited about the progress of our webinars and the direction we are going with SaveYour.Town. Well, there was one thing that did bother me about the webinar.…

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Sunday Update: Ouch

I’ve been working out with my trainer twice a week.  Leah Feltz of Leah Feltz Fitness works around my schedule, which is a challenge.  She also works around my physical abilities.  We are not working on weight loss, or on any specific body part.  It doesn’t work that way, a good trainer knows you can’t concentrate…

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Sunday Update: Birthday

Wednesday I was 61.  It was a nice day to have a birthday.  I worked.  I saw the move Nice Guys with Keri and Kevin.  I ate at Applebees.  I had cupcakes.  The next day my friend Gigi sent me gluten free cupcakes that were ridiculously delicious.  I had several of those.  I had bread…

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Sunday Blab is Back!

SaveYour.Town Sunday Blab is back! Becky and I will be blabbing tomorrow, Sunday June 5, at 6 pm CST.  May was a busy month for both of us and we’re happy to be back blabbing with you tomorrow.

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31 Days

I’ve blogged consecutively for 31 days now. I was given a challenge to do so, and I did it.  It was one of my busiest months professionally, and still I blogged.  Some of the posts were reposted from articles I had written for my enewsletter.  Some of the posts were pictures I had taken at…

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A Moment of Silence

This day, take a moment to remember those who have given their lives so that you may live in freedom.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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