photocredit: Lake Time Brewery BY: RACHEL WUMKES It seems to be the fad these days. The cool thing to do. Running. And not just the actual act of running, but participating in the various races throughout the country-side. There’s the 5K, the 10K, half and full marathons. I mean, we even have our very own Sprint and...
Year: 2019
Punctuation Saves Lives
photocredit: lumenlearning.com BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s National Punctuation Day! And while it may seem like a boring, random, completely non-important day for most of the population, it really is important for everyone. The holiday was created by Jeff Rubin in 2004 to emphasize the vital role of punctuation marks in...
Walk with Purpose For One Vision
photocredit: medicalnewstoday.com BY: RACHEL WUMKES One Vision started as a dream of people in North Iowa who believed individuals with developmental disabilities deserved a better life. In 1966, a local group incorporated a non-profit organization and called it Handicap Village. In 1969 they started fundraising for...
Celebrating 15 Years of Festival Fun
BY: RACHEL WUMKES Harvest Festival is a special day in Clear Lake. While some may be mourning the loss of our summer weather, sleeping in and all that entails of lake time fun, I like to use it as a representative turning point etched within the story of our lives. Sounds dramatic, right? What I really mean is… it’s...
Double the TRI Clear Lake Fun
photocredit: coolclips.com BY: RACHEL WUMKES Recently, you may have seen the big announcement on the TRI Clear Lake Facebook page that they have added an Olympic Distance race to the event. Or maybe you haven’t seen it yet. If not… check it out HERE. Okay, so now that y’all are up to speed on what’s going on, I thought...
A Wild Winter Ride
BY: RACHEL WUMKES I love roller coasters. The anticipation as you climb the steep hill. The thrill of that single moment in time when you’re suspended in slow motion before racing down the other side. The twists, the turns, the loop-de-loops. I love it all. Wooden roller coasters are the best. If you can get past the...
Films, Films, and more Films!
BY: RACHEL WUMKES The Iowa Independent Film Festival will be held in North Iowa September 5-7th. Created in 2007, the festival was formed to enrich the communities in our area through the promotion and appreciation of the arts within the realm of independent filmmaking. Films are shown at the historic Lake Theatre in...