July-August 2016

July-August 2016
Dive to New Depths at the Page County Fair
The 2016 Page County Fair preparations are underway to get ready for
the big week! The fair will begin on Tuesday, July 26 with exhibit judging
at Wibholm Hall. Come support the local 4-Hers at the bake sale on
Tuesday from 10:00 to 3:30 at Wibholm
Hall and see what delicious treats are
available.
The Kickoff Barbecue will be held right
across the street from the fairgrounds at
the city park on Tuesday, July 26 starting
at 5:00. Stay after the cookout to see
the 2016 Page County Fair Queen
crowned. During the ceremony, the
Little Mr. and Miss will be crowned.
Come a little early to be able to
participate in the auction of cherry pies
made by local 4-Hers and auction of
cupcakes made by local Clover Kids.
All fair buildings will be open to the public beginning on Thursday, July
28 from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Livestock judging begins on Thursday, July 28 with horse, goat, sheep,
and feeder calf judging starting in the morning. This will be first night of
the 4-H and FFA carnival. Come join the action as the fairgrounds hosts
the bull riding event in the old horse arena starting at 8:00 pm.
Friday, July 29, livestock judging will continue in the morning with horse,
swine, rabbit, and Clover Kids animal exhibit followed by the Ranch Rodeo
at 7:30. Starting at 8:00 will be a square dance in the Ron Sanson
Pavilion.
Livestock judging finishes up on Saturday with the poultry, pet, and beef
shows. Come see the local babies at the baby contest at 10:00 in the
Cow Palace! ATV and four-wheeler races start at 6:30 pm. All ages are
encouraged to participate!
Don’t forget about the sale on Sunday, July 31!
There is something fun for the entire family at the Page County Fair! We
hope to see you there!
LOOK INSIDE...
Page 2 ........................A Note from the President
Page 3.....................AgriVision Equipment Group
Page 4........................................Weinreich BBQ
Page 5 ...........................................Street Dance
Page 6................................Back to School Bash
Page 7..........................................Cardinal Gala
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 3
Clarinda A’s Fireworks
July 15
Street Dance
July 22-23
Crazee Days
July 26-31
Page County Fair
August 12-14
Clarinda Summer Musical
August 27
Cardinal Gala
August 27
End of Summer Music Festival
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President.........................................................Matt Ridge, IWCC
First Vice President ............Randy Walters, Sump Insurance and
Crawford & Co. Real Estate
Second Vice President...................Elissa Brockman, reedesigns
Treasurer ............................Seth Kirchner, Kirchner Cutting Horses
BOARD MEMBERS
Mike Butt, Clarinda Academy
Steve Guthrie, PeopleService
Joe Lucas, Edward Jones Investments
Merideth Maranville, Cornerstone Bank
Chris Stipe, Clarinda Regional Health Center
John Stull, Easter’s True Value and Radio Shack
Jason Van Vactor, Hy-Vee
Robyn Weinreich, PCSB Bank
Chamber Executive Director..............................Elaine Farwell
Administrative Assistant ...................................Cassie McNees
Part-time Assistant........................................Melissa Whitmore
Chamber Connection is published bi-monthly by the
Clarinda Chamber of Commerce
115 E. Main Street
Clarinda, Iowa 51632
Phone (712) 542-2166
Fax (712) 542-4113
e-mail: chamber@clarinda.org
website: www.clarinda.org
Depend On Us!
A Note from the President
BY MATT RIDGE,
CLARINDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT
Social media's evolution over the past 10 years has been viewed as everything from a
young person novelty to an indispensible facet of 21st century communication. During the
early stages of social media acceptance as a viable communication tool, many less technically savvy individuals were left on the side of the new digital road. The reasons for this varied
from perceived complexity, lack of technical know-how, or more commonly, the failure to
recognize and capitalize on emerging trends.
There was a similar progression with the utilization of the World Wide Web for delivering
information. The same concerns and issues which arose during the rush to create web pages
for internet presence are the same for enhancing visibility in the social media era. To some
degree, businesses and other entities have been burnt out on keeping up with these transitions. Internet providers, web hosting, web page developers, IT departments and personnel
had all been issues preventing adoption of early internet communication. These and now
having to allocate time and resources to a new, unfamiliar area have also prevented social
media from empowering entities that it could help.
Fortunately, this time around, there have been a number of aids that exist to help develop
and manage social media for businesses and other groups. However, a large number of
potential users are still on the sidelines for the same reasons that existed 20 years ago. Also,
while many groups and businesses currently have a social media presence, some may not
know the trending significance of social media that has progressed from buzzword to exposure necessity. The following list is to encourage both groups:
* Facebook is the most visited of all websites
* 70% of the U.S. population has at least one social media account
* 60% of social media users are more likely to purchase from a business they follow
online
* 50% of shoppers have made a purchase based on a social media recommendation
* The fastest growing age bracket for social media users is the 60+ demographic
* 90% of the 18-29 age group use social media
* 33% of millennials say their preferred channel for communicating with businesses is
social media
* 62% of the U.S. population receives their news and event information from social media
sites than elsewhere
While there are different ways to measure social media success and outcomes, the metrics
and results are all easily available to users. Facebook is now starting to be used as an alternative to Google to search for businesses and events. This usage allows for consumers to
get immediate information and reviews through a familiar media mode, and begs for nonprofits, clubs, groups and businesses to get on board.
For further information about developing your social media presence, call the Clarinda
Chamber of Commerce for starter information – (712) 542-2166.
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800-234-5622
1326 S. 15th Street
Clarinda, Iowa 51632
712.542.6525
FAX 712.542.2238
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AGRIVISION EQUIPMENT GROUP
AgriVision Equipment Group is a 10-location John Deere dealership located in southwest Iowa. Headquartered
out of Pacific Junction, Iowa, AgriVision Equipment currently has over 200 employees, touching more than 25
different counties. AgriVision Equipment is committed to the communities it serves and is always reinvesting in
the business. In the last 12 months,
AgriVision Equipment has open two
updated locations, in Red Oak and
Winterset, Iowa. “It is important for our
locations to be able to support the
equipment our customers need. A lot of
times this means building a new building
or remodeling a current one to make the
location more efficient,” says Don Athen,
Owner.
At the Clarinda location there are
currently 18 employees across the four
departments.
Here, employees sell,
service and support everything from Stihl
chainsaws to John Deere combines. It is
quite the feat for employees to know so
much about such a varied project
offering. “Our number one goal at the
end of the day is taking care of every
customer,” says Mark Smith, store
manager. “We know if our customers are happy, then employees will be happy, and the business will continue
to grow.”
AgriVision Equipment is always looking ahead to be part of the industry leaders. As the agricultural industry
changes, AgriVision Equipment plans to be right there with it.
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WEINREICH BBQ
Baking has been a bond between the child and mother while BBQing has been a bond between father and
son. While baking, you would look at the instructions to follow. BBQing for
Tim wasn’t exactly done that way. His father handed all the ingredients to
him and said, “Good luck, you can’t mess it up, you can only alter the flavor
one way or another.” To a 12-year-old this was big calling. Throughout each
BBQ outing, recipes would change and become better while cooking a wider
variety of sides or main dishes.
Through the years the recipes changed and we expanded to cooking for
our friends and family. As we started cooking for our friends there was always
one person that challenged us to have a better recipe, which resulted in
competitions. So the competitive cooking began and we would have a
gathering of friends and family who would be used as judges. Now anyone
who competes at events like these knows that there is always an excuse for
the results that the losing recipe received, regardless of the score. We did the
only thing we knew how to do – make the competition bigger, find legal
judges and start BBQing professionally.
Thinking that we had the “World’s Greatest” BBQ recipe, in the first
tournament we were humbled quickly. However, with anything, you stick with
it, you become better and learn from your errors. Tournaments continued and our recipes got better with better
scores to prove it. We continued to get better and thought if we can impress licensed judges, then maybe we can
impress the community. So in Spring 2015, the Weinreich family started to take BBQing mobile and started
catering. Weinreich BBQ offers specialty sandwiches of brisket or pulled pork but do offer chicken, hot dogs and
hamburgers with a variety of side dishes such as pasta salad, potato salad, cole slaw, cheesy potatoes, baked
beans and chips.
Now the Weinreich tradition continues through generations of kids, family and friends. Weinreich BBQ strives
to best serve and can be seen serving the community at various businesses, family or community events. Call us
at (712)-303-7069 for all your catering needs!
Clarinda Street Dance
123 East Main Street
Clarinda, Iowa 51632
712-542-2103
FAX: 712-542-4401
www.cornerstonebankia.com
923 E. Washington
712-542-5117
800-521-2073
www.iwcc.edu
Peace of mind is easy to find.
At Eiler Place, we deliver a pioneering
approach to senior living designed to give
residents a supportive, stimulating
environment where they will thrive in
mind, body, and spirit.
For more information or to schedule a tour,
call us today at 712-542-5508
The Clarinda Chamber of Commerce is pleased to feature Red Delicious
as the new band for the 11th Annual Clarinda Street Dance on Friday,
July 15 on the south side of
the square from 8:00 p.m. –
12:00 a.m. Advance tickets
will be on sale for $10 at the
Clarinda
Chamber
of
Commerce, Bank Iowa, PCSB,
Cornerstone Bank, and Weil’s
Clothing or tickets can be
purchased at the gate. Those
attending will be able to enjoy
the great music, dancing and fun! There will be a beer garden selling
alcohol, water and soda, so no outside beverages or coolers are
allowed. Lawn chairs for seating are encouraged. The
Clarinda Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to have
Red Delicious play at this event for the first time. For
more information visit their website at
http://reddeliciousband.com/
Back to School Bash
September 1, 2016
4:00-7:00 p.m.
“Your Best Value Period”
800.944.5526
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Eiler Place
Senior Living
920 West Garfield Street enlivant.com
Clarinda, IA 51632
712-542-5508
All Plans Nationwide
1820 North 16th Street
Clarinda, Iowa 51632-1165
(712) 542-3103
FAX: (712) 542-2907
Chamber Golf Tournament
220 Essie Davison Drive
Clarinda, IA 51632
800-682-7920
712-542-2176
Schedule your
appointment online at
www.clarindahealth.com
“Proud to be in
Clarinda for 70 years.”
1200 South 16th
712-542-5142
The 21st Annual Chamber Golf Tournament was held Thursday, May
19 at the Clarinda Country
Club on a beautiful sunny
day that was enjoyed by
all.
Two flights were
awarded prizes in the fourperson Texas best-ball
tournament. 1st place in
Flight One was Crawford
& Co. Real Estate, 2nd
place was Clarinda Academy, and 3rd place was Clarinda Economic
Development. 1st place in Flight Two
was AgriVision Equipment Group,
2nd place was Oswald Crow
Agency, and 3rd place was
Nodaway Family Chiropractic.
A special thank you goes out to all
of the hole sponsors and businesses
that donated prizes and entered
teams. Your efforts help make this
event such a success. We couldn’t
do it without you! The Chamber
would also like to thank our hard-working Golf Committee members: Dan
Comer, co-chair – PCSB, Elissa Brockman, co-chair – reedesigns, Inc.,
Amy McQueen – Farm Bureau Financial Services, Jason Van Vactor – HyVee Food Store, Seth Johnson – Nishna Productions, Mike Butt – Clarinda
Academy, Ruth Bowen – Super 8 Clarinda, James Fine – Fine & Sons
Homebuilders and Bonnie Muller – New Era Health Coaching.
Marketing Opportunity – Back to School Bash
Clarinda • Villisca
Member FDIC
www.bankiowabanks.com
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-2121
LIVE IOWA. WORK IOWA. BANK IOWA.
The Clarinda Chamber of Commerce organization is making plans for
the “Back to School Bash” scheduled for Thursday, September 1 from 47 p.m. at the Corner of East Main and 14th Street. Last year’s event was
a tremendous success and everything was FREE for the area children and
their families. Plans include children’s activities – Disney bounce castle,
obstacle course and Mickey Mouse bounce castle donated by Easter’s True
Value, face painting and the serving of 1,000 hot dogs and chips. Please
contact the Chamber office if your business would like to be a corporate
sponsor at the rate of $50 for this event. Come send off summer and
celebrate the beginning of the new school year!
NEW MEMBERS
TAYLOR
PHARMACY
Express Inn & Suites
Emmitt Patel
108 N. Fremont St.
Shenandoah, IA 51601
(712) 246-5733
712-542-3522
CLARINDA, IA 51632
Wagoner Construction, LLC
Jake Wagoner
101 West Division
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 303-9867
Cardinal Fund Gala
The seventh annual Cardinal Fund Gala will be held Saturday, August
27, 2016 at the Clarinda Country Club. Social hour will be from 6-7 p.m.
with dinner and entertainment to follow. There are a limited number of
tickets available that will be sold beginning July 15th. Ticket price is $50
per person and can be purchased at the Clarinda Foundation or by
contacting Jennifer McCall at 712-303-7528. Checks should be made
payable to the Clarinda Foundation. Cardinal Fund proceeds go directly
to our school district to be used to enhance our school system.
Open Houses/Business After-Hours
Please contact the Clarinda Chamber of Commerce if you would like to
host an Open House. This is a great opportunity to invite the community
and other area businesses to your business. The Clarinda Chamber’s
Ambassadors would be willing to assist serving and welcoming your
guests.
If your business is interested in featuring a Business After-Hours event,
please contact the Clarinda Chamber office. This event is a social time
for all Chamber members and their employees to relax and have fun. For
more information please contact the Chamber office at 542-2166.
MOTION & CONTROL
NSK
CORPORATION
1100 North First Street
Clarinda, Iowa 51632
Main Bank
Consumer Branch
120 E. Washington Street
P.O. Box 237
Clarinda, Iowa 51632
(712) 542-5661
1201 S. Glenn Miller Drive
Clarinda, Iowa 51632
(712) 542-6536
Dave Crawford • 515-468-0803
dacrawford@mediacomcc.com
Kathy Scrivner • 515-344-8538
kscrivner@mediacomcc.com
July 2016
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Clarinda Community
Theatre Movie Night 7:30 pm
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Chamber Offfiice Closed
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Anniversary Open House 2-4 p.m. @ Glenn Miller
Birthplace Museum
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Promotions Mtg.
- 12 p.m. @ Ice House
Band Jamboree
Executive Mtg.
- 4 p.m. @ Chamber
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Executive Board
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Clarinda Street Dance
Red Delicious
8:00 p.m.12:00 a.m.
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Board Meeting
7:30 a.m.
Crazee Days
Craazee Days
Tourism²Noon
@ Pizza Hut
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Page County Fair
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Page County Fair
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Page County Fair
August 2016
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2 Clarinda Community
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5 Clarinda Community
Theatre Youth Camp
Theatre Youth Camp
Theatre Youth Camp
Theatre Youth Camp
Theatre Youth Camp
Iowa Annual Sales
Tax Holiday
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Community & Retail
Promotions Meeting
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Steakhouse
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Ambassadors
Committee 10:00 a.m.
@ Chamber
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Clarinda
Community
Theatre Summer
Musical
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Beautification Meeting
8:00 a.m. @ Chamber
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Cardinal Gala
End of Summer
Music Fest
First Daay of School
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12
Clarinda Community
Theatre Movie Night 7:30 pm
Iowa Annual Sales Tax
Holiday
Clarinda
Community
Theatre Summer
Musical
Board Meeting
7:30 a.m.
Clarinda
Community
Theatre Summer
Musical
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Executive Board
Meeting- 11 a.m.@
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Family Fun - Live Music- Beverage Garden
All proceeds go to support the
Christmas Shop Local Campaign & Holiday Events!
$10 tickets
kids 10 & under free
Presale tickets available at:
Clarinda Chamber of Commerce, Weil's Clothing,
Bank Iowa, Cornerstone Bank, PCSB Bank
LIVE
MUSIC
FROM
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, August 27th, 2016
Clarinda Country Club
Social hour will be from 6-7 p.m. with dinner and
entertainment following. There are 150 tickets
available starting July 15, 2016.
Ticket price is $50 per person and can be purchased
at the Clarinda Foundation or by contacting Jennifer
McCall at 712-303-7528. Checks should be made
payable to the Clarinda Foundation.
The Cardinal Fund proceeds go directly to the Clarinda
School District to be used to enhance our school system.