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…
Good Morning Webster City!
I spent a morning at KQWC this week. You can find them online at www.kqradio.com It’s the station to listen to for local news presented by Pat Powers. Pat gave me a tour of the building and its exactly what you’d think a radio station would look like: offices, microphones, equipment and happy people. Then…
Tour of Empty Buildings
There’s a few empty store fronts and locations around town. I’d like to see them filled. So we came up with an idea for a tour. First I went and visited with Brian Stroner at the GIS office. He made a map for me that showed every location along 2nd Street and who owns. He…
Webster City – I Like It, A lot
I was made for this job. It started in October of 2008. I had been laid off from a merchandising/recruiting job I did at home. I made the decision to learn just what social media was. I dove into Twitter and Facebook. I followed and friended people who knew what social media was. I listened,…