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I’m Over It
BY: RACHEL WUMKES With pages of scribbled notes about many upcoming, fun events in Clear Lake, I decided to go a different route this morning. There’s something about the Winter weather that makes me long for Spring. The sloppy, wet piles of snow. The gray skies and frigid cold. Seriously… I’m so over it! Seasons are a...
2019 Annual Meeting Wrap Up!
BY: RACHEL WUMKES On Tuesday, February 11th, the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Meeting. Attended by a wide variety of Chamber members and local dignitaries, it was the perfect way to wrap up 2019 and begin on our vision for a prosperous and productive 2020! The event kicked off with a warm welcome...
Can’t Buy Me Love
BY: RACHEL WUMKES With Valentine’s fast approaching, it’s easy to get swept up with the holiday of love. And while the Beatles often sang about the fact there is no monetary value on love… let me tell you, it can definitely nudge a girl in the right direction! Children especially love this holiday as it means exchanging...
TEN Years of Clear Lake Cheer
BY: RACHEL WUMKES I love to write about Clear Lake. Words flow easily when the topic is as awesome as our beautiful lake town. Always fun activities and events going on; summer, winter, spring and fall. Clear Lake really does have it all. But I wouldn’t call myself Clear Lake’s greatest cheerleader. Not even close....
Hello, February!
BY: RACHEL WUMKES Well, we’ve made it to month #2 for the year. After January seemed to drag on for an endless eternity, I’m thankful we’ve finally made it to the month of love. **high fives all around** I got to thinking about the actual month of February this morning, and what a funny little bugger it is. I mean, all...
Dreaming of Warmer Climes
BY: RACHEL WUMKES January is hard, you guys. Not only are we coming off the high of Christmas and New Year’s, trying to find our new reality in a world where we must eat actual meals instead of party-time junk food for days on end, but it’s like the longest month. Of. All. Time. I know it’s technically only 31 days,...
Who Dunnit?
photocredit: news.hamlethub.com BY: RACHEL WUMKES The priceless diamond studded pterodactyl egg at the Larch Pine Inn has been stolen and Dr Pattie, heir to the 1875 Victorian Home in Clear Lake, (currently the Larch Pine Inn Bed & Breakfast), needs your help finding the thief!! Was it Chef Ginger, Ms. Pheasant or...