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On Vacation for a Week

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Making History – History Made

It’s weekends like this one that make me happy I volunteer. It was the Making History weekend here in Franklin County.  We had a fundraiser for the Leander Reeve Home: Old Stone House.  Two days out in the country experiencing life like they may have lived it in the 1800’s.  Singing, church service, tours of…

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What Motivates You?

What motivates you?   Most of us have jobs we get up to go to in the morning.  Winter weather is coming, and it’s getting harder to get out of the warm bed.  What thoughts make you get out of bed each day? Some of us have second jobs.  What makes you go to that…

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Bloggers Tour

Here’s a brief pictorial accounting of the bloggers tour – Touring the Historical Society Museum Wandering Around Downtown Hampton Visit to Latham Seeds Riding the Combine An Evening Like It Used To Be Rehabilitation Center and Leahy Grove Tour Harriman-Nielsen Historic Farm Fall Festival

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Social Media Tools for the Entrepreneur

Tuesday, October 25th Debworks will offer a class for the local entrepreneur. Whether you own a home based business or small brick and mortar store – this class is geared towards you. What will be covered? Facebook Fan pages, Google tools for the small business, Why a blog can help your business, Make a movie…

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Bloggers Over the Moon

Star Gazing at Maynes Grove Imagine a lodge built on a hill above a lake, 1/2 mile off the road and in the middle of a grove of trees — Maynes Grove Lodge. photo by Jon Swanson Now fill it with people who like each other and come from all over the county, add food…

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Community

The Harvest Tour is over. Veni Vedi Vici.  They came, they saw, they conquered. I will be posting about Maynes Grove and Star Gazing Combine Rides 1917 Movies Eating with bloggers Fall Festival There will be pictures, connections, stories, comments and words that will give you the visual feelings we had. Today – I  want…

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The Bloggers Are Coming!

I do feel a little like Paul Revere — riding my horse through town and country and letting everyone know “The Bloggers Are Coming!” Except of course, I’m the one that invited them. We are having a bloggers tour in Franklin County Iowa this weekend.  8 Midwest bloggers and families will be here to experience…

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Livin’ on a Prayer

Desmond Child — cowriter of Living on a Prayer — sings. It’s nice to hear things differently once and awhile.    

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Facebook Fan Pages pdf

Hi attendees of Upper Midwest Social Media Conference! Want to follow along with me?  Or maybe you’d like to refer back to this document when you get back to the office or home.  Either way …. here’s the pdf file of my presentation.           

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