BY: RACHEL WUMKES Well, folks, it’s almost been a month. I’m not sure if we’ve caught our breath yet after that magnificent 4th of July Celebration, but we’re on the road to recovery! Talk about a comeback! WOW! The term ‘record breaking’ has been thrown around the Chamber office quite a bit these past few weeks. Record...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES As we are on the official Eve of our 4th of July Extravaganza, downtown Clear Lake is a buzz of activity. Set up is well underway as crews prepare for the carnival to open on Wednesday at 5PM. As you can imagine, the Chamber team is a flurry of running errands, completing last minute preparations, and...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES I’d like to make it known for the record that I, Rachel Wumkes, a forty-year-old woman of sound mind, has made a paper chain. Yes, you read that correctly. A paper chain. Just like the one my Kindergartener made last winter to countdown the days until Christmas. It hangs proudly from the side of my...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES As if on cue each year, when the days begin to lengthen and the warmth of the sun kisses the Earth once again, something is energized within us. Suddenly, we have the urge to move our furniture and clean the floors beneath them. Drapes and rugs are thrown into the washing machine, removing the collection...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES It makes me literally giddy with glee to write things on my calendar. Where the normal anxiety used to linger as those little squares filled up with activities each month, is now replaced with jubilation. Seems like a fitting reaction following a year of crossing things off my list. One of the items on...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES After a year of postponements and cancellations, I think we are all ready for a bit of fun this summer, right? That cloud of disappointment lingering above us all has started to dissipate. The gentle winds of change blowing it off into the horizon and, hopefully, away from our lives for good. So, I must...
