Wrapping up another Season of Thursdays on Main BY: RACHEL WUMKES I’m not sure where to even start on how to describe the 2022 season of Thursdays on Main. I suppose incredible is a good term. Remarkable. Maybe even extraordinary. Week after week, people came out in droves. They flocked to our beloved Main Ave and...
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End of Summer Celebration in Clear Lake
Ain’t No Party like a Summer Parking Lot Party BY: RACHEL WUMKES Does anyone know what happens when four powerhouse companies in Clear Lake come together to plan the ultimate end of summer party? Here’s a hint – The Legacy Grill, Clear Lake Boats, Pritchard Family Auto Stores, and the Surf Ballroom are all in cahoots on...
Feel Good Friday
Wrapping up another GREAT week! BY: RACHEL WUMKES The Feel Good Friday blog posts have been on hiatus throughout the summer. For some reason, I figured it was just a good time to bring a random one back for today. Because what a summer it’s been, friends!! Thursdays on Main wrapped it’s run last week and while we don’t...
Clear Lake’s Champagne 5K Fun Run
Get your Race Face On BY: RACHEL WUMKES Clear Lake’s premier fall event, Harvest Festival, is a hallowed occasion. On October 1st, women will flock to our beautiful community from far and wide for a day filled with shopping, wine and beer tastings, and to enjoy the sweet sounds of live music. Plans are set in motion...
Clear Lake Educator Appreciation Breakfast
Kicking off the 2022-2023 school year in style! Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Educator Appreciation Breakfast BY: RACHEL WUMKES Oh, what a beautiful morning it has been for the Clear Lake School District educators and staff at the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce's Educator Appreciation Breakfast. It was the...
Back to Life – Back to Reality – BACK TO SCHOOL
Thursdays on Main event to help Kids & Families in Need BY: RACHEL WUMKES There are not many activities less enjoyable in life than shopping for school supplies. I mean, it’s supposed to be fun and exciting. Parents everywhere should be rejoicing, right? Wrong. It’s awful. Typically stationed in small areas within...
Come to the North Iowa Fair!
August 4-7th at the Iowa Events Center in Mason City BY: RACHEL WUMKES The tail end of summer can be a bit of a doozy. Siblings have hit their limit with one another, finding new ways to fight about absolutely nothing. Parents are stressed to the gills, trying to squeeze in the last bit of summer memories for their...