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Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Q1 2023 Newsletter
Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Q1 2023 Newsletter Your Quarterly Guide to Chamber Benefits and Community Updates By Ashely Weiss Welcome to the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce's quarterly newsletter! Our digital, print-friendly publication is designed to keep you up-to-date with the latest news and events...
Feel Good Friday
BY: RACHEL WUMKES What a week it’s been. I know we’ve had some crazy weather anomalies over the years, but this week really took the top prize for weirdness. In the course of seven days we experienced ice, snow, intense wind, and a freakish December thunder storm with tornadoes. I’m a little nervous to think what might...
Eating our way through the Holidays!
Eating our way through the Holidays! BY: RACHEL WUMKES Photo: CharcuteMe The Thanksgiving holiday often gets the most recognition for being all about the food. Generally, people serve the traditional favorites like turkey and ham, or a variation of such, as the guests stuff their bellies full to the brim before indulging...
Blustery Friday Vibes
BY: RACHEL WUMKES Well, it hasn’t started yet, but it will at some point (hopefully) and then my title will ring true! So here we are, the first snow day of the school year. And, as we have yet to get snow, I’m at a loss with what to do with these kiddos (and myself). I’ve decided today’s Feel Good Friday blog post will...
Through the Years
BY: RACHEL WUMKES Various musical masterpieces have been written throughout the years to depict the fickle enigma that is time. “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce details how everything needs to stay the same as that very moment. “Time after Time” by Cindy Lauper became a quintessential ballad in the 1980s. Few bars close...
Friday Vibes
BY: RACHEL WUMKES I think there’s a little extra skip in everyone’s step these days, thanks to the unusually warm temperatures. I mean, who doesn’t love a December with a tiny bit of chill in the air, but not the harshness of “the air hurts my face” ramifications? I’ll take it in spades! In case you missed it, the happy...
Feel Good Friday
BY: RACHEL WUMKES It might be frigidly cold outside, but things are really heating up around Clear Lake. Holiday shopping has kicked off in a BIG way around town, with many stores offering Open Houses and Holiday previews for their customers to enjoy. I know we tout about “shop local” a lot this time of the year, but we...