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A Fitting National Day
Image by annmariephotography from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES The timing on this one couldn’t be more perfect. We’ve been in isolation now for how long? Forty-five days, give or take? So many of our businesses have been closed during this time, including hair salons and barbers. Remember back when all this started and I...
Do You Know Where the Weight Room Is?
On April 27th, Governor Reynolds announced that beginning May 1, gyms and fitness centers could reopen as long as they follow certain guidelines provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Here's the plan for our Chamber members that are ready to help you with your post-quarantine fitness goals! Cutting Edge...
April Showers Bring May Flowers
Image by dae jeung kim from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Springtime is officially upon us. The winds of March have blown away those cold, gray clouds of winter, making way for the warmth of the sun to shine through. The promise of new life is on the horizon, which means more this year than any previous year. Hope....
A Whirlwind Week
Image by Magic Creative from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES The ups and downs of everything associated with this pandemic are exhausting. Emotions seems to be scattered all over like someone dropped the container of sprinkles on the floor. Over here, we’re sad. Sad for our Seniors. Sad for our teachers. Sad for everything...
Buy-In Clear Lake Round 2!
Wow, Clear Lake! Thanks to an enormous list of community supporters, we are able to do another round of Buy-In Clear Lake gift cards! We adjusted the format slightly, and consumers will select their gift cards from a list of businesses that opted-in to the sale. We still have a limit of 5 gift cards per person; you may...
Fareway Donates More Than $200,000 to Support Small Businesses and Their Employees
NEWS RELEASE (CLEAR LAKE, IA) – Fareway Stores, Inc. recently announced a $200,000 donation to the Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives (ICCE). The donation provided for $1,000 or more in gift cards to ICCE chamber of commerce members in the communities Fareway serves. ICCE distributed the Fareway gift cards to its chamber...
Earth Day at the Lake
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...