Our blog post for today is from guest writer, Jim Sholly from the CLEAR Project. Welcome, Jim! And thank you for inspiring us all on this celebration of Earth Day! BY: JIM SHOLLY – CLEAR Project Earth Day in Clear Lake has historically been marked by outward efforts to “clean up” our neighborhoods and shorelines in the...
Month: April 2020
High Five, Clear Lake!
photocredit: pinterest.com BY: RACHEL WUMKES Imagine my surprise when, in a desperate attempt to find something cool to write about this week, I stumbled upon the National Day Calendar. It always seems to come through for me, supplying some sort of prompt I can turn into an awesome blog post. And today was a true winner....
Observing Earth Day in a Pandemic
Image by ejaugsburg from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES With so many events and activities around the country being cancelled or postponed due to the global pandemic, there’s one still on the books in April. It will just look a tad different than in other years. Earth Day is all systems GO! Well, most systems, anyway....
Clear Lake Virtual Backgrounds for Zoom
Like many of us, the Chamber staff has been spending more time on video chats. We asked Special Projects Director Trish Fundermann to curate some iconic Clear Lake photos to use as Zoom backgrounds, and would like to share them with you! Click here to learn how to customize your Zoom background.
Help From My Friends
photocredit: quora.com BY: RACHEL WUMKES How are you coping with the global pandemic? Are you going stir crazy inside your house? Talking to the inanimate objects? That’s okay… it’s when they start to talk back you might have an issue. Many people are cleaning cupboards and organizing random drawers they’ve been...
An Easter in Isolation
Image by Shurriken from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Easter is typically a joyous time of the year. The hope of the Spring season falls upon us as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. This year, however, we’ll after to alter those celebrations. Normal family traditions of enjoying a giant meal together after church are...
A Good Time for a Beer
Image by JL G from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Today is National Beer Day. But really, isn’t every day National Beer Day during a global pandemic? With the closure of all bars and restaurants, a new trend has emerged: curbside beer to go! While always a big ‘no-no’ in the past, times have changed in order to give craft...