April Update for Webster City Chamber
I’m Deb Brown, the new Chamber Director and my first job will always be to support our Chamber members and make sure they are receiving many benefits as a result of belonging to the Chamber. We want to provide sound business policy, the highest level of service, encourage innovation, develop a strong business climate and…
The Tour – Declared A Success
Wednesday, April 24, we hosted The Tour. We chose 11 vacant buildings that were either for sale or rent and showcased them for two hours. We invited everyone to come. Realtors and/or owners were present in order to show the building and give the statistics; size, price, kinds of businesses that would be a good…
Happy Birthday Will
William Shakespeare was 52 years old when he died. He died on his birthday, April 23. He married a woman 8 years older than he was (he was 18, she was 26) and he married her because she was pregnant. At the age of 36 he had 15 plays (out of 37) already published and…
Funeral Factoids
Last week we had a Chamber Coffee hosted by Boman Funeral Homes. A quiz was given, answers were turned in and this week the winner was announced. Mary Lou Gordon answered most of the questions correctly and won $25 in Webster City Bucks. I’d like to share a few of those questions and answers with…
Kickstarter, Grenades and WTF
Kickstarter is this site where inventors can raise money to back their projects. It’s a real grassroots kind of thing, and those of us in small towns are very familiar with grass roots fundraising. People will give if it’s a worthwhile project. Lots of things get done when local, small town people put their mind…
Cardboard Regatta
The Boone Bash River Dash is June 22 in Webster City. There are canoe races and floats, Iowa Games Adventure Race, Kids Dash Inflatables and Games, a community wide picnic and the Cardboard Regatta. The Chamber sponsors the Cardboard Regatta and it sounds like a ton of fun. People make floating devices out of cardboard.…
Why Bring Attention to Empty Buildings?
The Webster City Economic Development and Chamber of Commerce hosts The Tour tonight, April 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. There are 11 locations to seen on The Tour highlighting buildings in the downtown area that are either for sale or for rent. Realtors and/or owners will be present to answer the important questions about…
He Lives
This day many years ago, centuries and centuries, was a day of extreme sadness. Jesus had been crucified and laid to rest in a tomb. His followers were in shock and in a dark place on this day. What would they do now? Had everything they learned from their rabbi been a tall tale? They…
Expect 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…