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Feel Good Friday
BY: RACHEL WUMKES First thing this morning, I wasn’t sure how I felt about having to write this blog post. After a week of cold weather, freezing rain, and snow flurries, I just wasn’t feeling it. Of course, it didn’t help waking up to gray skies and the bitter whip of 55mph wind gusts. Ugh. However, after copious...
April is Autism Acceptance Month
Connecting People with Purpose in North Iowa BY: RACHEL WUMKES Since 2011, the month of April has been designated as Autism Awareness Month. April 2nd officially kicks off the month-long recognition with World Autism Day. Sanctioned by the United Nations in 2008, it is a day to bring awareness to the disability, for...
Earth Day 2022 – Clear Lake, Iowa
Time to get moving - for Yourself and for Mother Earth! BY: RACHEL WUMKES In the dawn of an early Spring Day, as the gentle rain falls from the sky, replenishing the Earth as new life begins to grow in front of our very eyes, it’s almost as if we’re experiencing regeneration ourselves. Of our spirits – which have been...
The Lady of the Lake: Celebrating 35 years in Clear Lake
The Lady of the Lake: Celebrating 35 years in Clear Lake BY: RACHEL WUMKES Looking across the water on a sunny, summer day in Clear Lake, there’s a chance you will see one of the most iconic sights in the area – The Lady of the Lake. The beautiful paddlewheel ferry was built in 1960. Its original use was to transport...
Friday Vibes at the Lake
BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s going to be short and sweet today, my friends. As much as I love Spring Break and not having schedules and commitments and practices for everyone, it is also the bane of my existence. Thankfully, we’ve made it to the final stretch with little to no complications (or casualties, for that matter) so...
Take out the Trash at Landfill North Iowa
Let’s get down and dirty about garbage! BY: RACHEL WUMKES Garbage. It’s a dirty word. Not so much a subject you typically bring up during social gatherings. Or any time, really. It’s just one of those topics that lingers in the background of your life. Something you must deal with on a weekly basis, but don’t give it...
Spring Cleaning
Scrub a dub dub – time to get rid of winter grub! BY: RACHEL WUMKES The act of “spring cleaning” started years ago as a way to clean up winter’s mess. Back then, people used fire to heat their homes, and doors were often kept shut to keep the heat inside. This led to soot and grime all over everything. And can you...