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Tell Me Something Good
Image by Luisella Planeta Leoni from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES There’s a direct correlation between a positive attitude and one’s overall health and well-being. Having a positive attitude and being upbeat instead of a ‘Debbie Downer’ can boost your energy, increase your inner strength, inspire others, and garner the...
We Need Angels Now More than Ever
BY: RACHEL WUMKES As we turn the calendar to April this morning, it's hard to look at the mostly empty page. All the ‘ahead of time’ plans now have a big red X through them, cancelling all the planned fun and organized activities. There’s not a whole lot to look forward to, really. Except there’s still one thing left...
Together We Can Make a Difference!
BY: RACHEL WUMKES The Japanese writer, Ryunosuke Satoro said it best, “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” This beautiful metaphor describes a very simple, practical idea that by working together, people can accomplish far more than they can alone. In North Iowa, we are doing just that. Banding...
Not your Mama’s Salon
BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s a right of passage at some point in everyone’s life. There’s a big family function coming up or a family picture, and mom forgot to schedule haircuts for the kids. So, she grabs a scissors and attempts to give her children a little trim on her own. It never ends well. Mama’s. Salon. Is. Not. The....
Checking in on TRI Clear Lake
BY: RACHEL WUMKES As communities, the country, and even the world adjusts to our new normal of social distancing, it seems the uncertainty of the future weighs heavily on all of us. We had plans. Lots of plans. Plans for concerts and parties and graduation ceremonies. Triathlons. I wanted to provide you all with a quick...
5 Ideas to Combat Boredom
BY: RACHEL WUMKES One of the biggest complaints I’ve seen during this whole crisis is boredom. For anyone with kids, you know the struggle with this is real. I hear “I’m so bored!” at least one hundred times each day. Hey… I have 5 kids. This number is not inflated. While online learning has picked up in full force...
Economic Boost for the Record Books!
BY: RACHEL WUMKES There’s probably not an actual record book for keeping track of all the awesomeness of one town, but there should be. If said record book was an actual thing, at the very top in bright, bold letters it would read: CLEAR LAKE! With the roll out of the “Buy-In Clear Lake” program last week, it was hard to...