Summer Nights: Ag in Town July 19
July 19 starting at 4 pm (right after Crazy Day and Crazy Day Car Show) the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing Ag into Town! This month’s theme is Agriculture and we’re bringing the country into the city. Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee is hosting Summer Nights on July 19…
Sunday Update: 5 Days A Week
Hello my lovelies! The past two weeks I went to the gym 5 days a week. This week I only went three times. I was off work Monday through Wednesday and was driving two of those days and playing with my great niece the other day. Sounds like an excuse, doesn’t it? That’s because it…
Headed to LeClaire, Iowa
Why am I headed to LeClaire, Iowa? 1. I’m a chamber director. It’s always good to take a look at other communities that are ‘doing it right’. It’s even better to spend a couple of days there, talk to some shop owners, get a good feel for the community. In this day of rural…
Sunday Update: Friends
You gotta have friends, you gotta have friends. Well, they sure do help on this journey! Todd Randall Jordan makes me nuts. Every day he goes to the gym. Lifts weights, kettle ball, treadmill, standing on one foot — he shares on facebook that he works out. Yesterday he said he didn’t make it to…
This Misfit Thing
Today I was asked by a local fella “what is this misfit thing?” I answered like this: You know that side business you do, where you make cornbread in all different tastes and varieties and you deliver to people’s homes? Do you like doing that better than your job? (he said yes) Does it make…
Sunday Update: Persistence
This week I did a few things I couldn’t do a year ago. I couldn’t even try them or imagine I could do them. I rolled a humvee, on purpose. It was a simulation, but we were in a real humvee and they stopped it when we were hanging upside down. And told us to…
12 Things I’m Not Going To Do
I am not going to: 1. Complain. Who has time to listen to me anyway? I’ll just work with people and we will figure out how to make things better. 2. Sit on my ass. That’s right – I’ve committed to 12 weeks of 2x a week training and 3x a week bootcamp. My BOB…
Guard Duty
Wednesday the ESGR folks invited local businesses to come to Camp Dodge and see what our National Guard soldiers do every day. They are the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve people and their budget comes from the Department of Defense. It’s money well spent. We have a need for employees in Iowa and they…
Eating Healthfully in Social Situations
Sheree Clark is in my Ag Urban Initiative program and now a friend. You’d not think we’d become friends – she’s a vegan, and I’m not. She’s healthier than I’ve ever been! However, there is always common ground and we’ve found. I’ve spent some time in conversation about eating better, addressing challenges and finding food that you…
Sunday Update: Summer
It’s June 15 and finally I feel like summer is here! I bought a bike a couple of weeks ago from the Webster City buy and sell page. Sadly, the back tire has a bent rim which makes the back brakes a little wonky. However, it’s a decent mountain bike and I got it for…