September 4 Chamber Times - Nevada Chamber of Commerce

Page A12 Thursday, September 4, 2014
Nevada Journal
The Chamber Page
Over a Coke with
the Chamber
Director
By Lynn Scarlett
Lincoln Highway Days 2014 is behind us and the time
for evaluation is upon us. The weather didn’t cooperate
this year – it was so hot on Friday night but we still had
over 130 people participate in the 5k run or the one mile
walk or the Kids Fun Run. The Nevada PTA reported
that over 130 people attended “The Lego Movie” at
Central Elementary School and the Teen Dance reported
it was a success, too.
Saturday brought the rain! We received lots of
calls asking if the parade was still on or if the craft
vendors would be setting up! Rain or shine, Lincoln
Highway Days was held! By the start of the parade,
the rain stopped and the fun started. Sixth Street was
filled with families enjoying the sights and sounds of
Lincoln Highway Days. We had food and craft vendors
downtown along with the inflatables and the ZaGaZig
train at the Story County
Administration Building.
It was a great weekend
and I need to thank the
many volunteers and
sponsors who helped
make Lincoln Highway
Days possible.
The Lincoln Highway
Days committee is led
by Lisa McCoy. Other
committee members are:
Jon Augustus, Shawn
Cole, Janeen Driscoll,
Steve
Gray,
Linda
Griffith, Kyle Hansen,
Andy Kelly, and James
Stevens.
Volunteers
who helped with the
various events were:
Steve Skaggs, Tiffany
Wingert, Michelle Cassabaum, Kris Dugger, Laura
Kiesling, Shannon Hahn, Laura Bell, Don Hale, Shelley
Reed, Brett Barker, Diane White, and Barbara Howard.
Nevada is very lucky to have so many people who want
to see Lincoln Highway Days continue!
Of course, we couldn’t hold this great event without
our wonderful sponsors! This year’s Lincoln sponsors
were Burke Marketing and Story County Medical Center.
The Coast to Coast sponsors were State Bank and Trust,
ITC and NuCara Pharmacy. The Highway 30 sponsors
were: 21st Century Rehab, Accurate Auto Trim, Alliant
Energy, ALMCAO, Bacon Funeral Home, Casey’s
General Store, Draintech, DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol
Facility, Hertz Farm Management, Key Cooperative,
Nevada Lumber, Queen Anne Bed & Breakfast, Quirks
Grill & Bar, Sweet Dreams Mattress Center, The Talent
Factory, and Zearing Healthcare Center. The Trailblazer
sponsors were: Ben Franklin, Big 8 Tyre, Daniel Hobt,
First Class Signs, Good & Quick, Heltzer & Rhodes
Concrete Construction, KFJB & KIX 101.1, Liberty
Tree Advertising, McFarland Clinic, Midwest Insurance,
Nevada Bicentennial Chapter of ABWA, Nevada Rotary
Club, Nevada Family Chiropractic, Story Farm &
Home, TruBluDesign, and US Bank.
Feel free to share your ideas for Lincoln Highway
Days 2015 but be prepared to help! Brett Barker would
be glad to tell you how he visited me at the Chamber
office almost 2 years ago to talk about adding a 5k run to
LHD. Because of that visit, this was the second year of
the event and we went from 44 participants last year to
132 this year! Without volunteers, events like this can’t
happen.
It is another fun and busy summer in Nevada! Watch
the Nevada Journal and listen to KASI in Ames and
KFJB/KIX 101.1 in Marshalltown for upcoming events.
You can always call the Chamber at 382-6538 or visit
our website www.nevadaiowa.org if you need more
information.
2nd Annual Lincoln Highway
Dash Winners
The Nevada City Hall parking
lot was filled with over 130 adults
and children preparing to participate
in the 2nd annual Lincoln Highway
Dash. The Dash is a 5k run on Lincoln
Highway and then following the
trail to Eighth Street and ending at
Quirks Grill and Bar. A Kids Fun
Run proceeded the Dash with over 25
children running.
The men’s winner of the 5k Dash
was Dan Ross with a time of 20 minutes
10 seconds and the women’s winner of
the Dash was Kathy Davis with a time
of 24 minutes 19 seconds. Dianna and
Kyle Dieter were the winners for the
“Glowiest Team.” Their prize was $25
in Nevada Chamber bucks.
Sponsors for the event are: Burke
Corporation, Story County Medical
Center, State Bank & Trust, ITC,
NuCara Pharmacy, 21st Century
Rehab, Accurate Auto Trim, Alliant
Energy, ALMACO, Bacon Funeral
Home, Casey’s General Store,
Draintech, DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol
Facility, Hertz Farm Management,
Key Cooperative, Nevada Lumber,
Queen Anne Bed & Breakfast, Quirks
Grill & Bar, Sweet Dreams Mattress
Center, The Talent Factory, Zearing
Healthcare Center, Ben Franklin,
Big 8 Tyre, Daniel Hobt, Fareway,
Good & Quick, Heltzer & Rhodes
Glowiest Group Winners - Dianna Dieter and son, Kyle
Concrete Construction, KFJB &
KIX 101.1, Liberty Tree Advertising,
McFarland Clinic, Midwest Insurance
Corporation, Nevada Bicentennial
Chapter of ABWA, Nevada Rotary
Club, Nevada Family Chiropractic,
State Farm Insurance, Story Farm
& Home, TruBlueDesign, and U.S.
Bank.
Proceeds from the Lincoln
Highway Dash will be used to fund
Lincoln Highway Days into the future.
For information about the 2015 Dash,
call the chamber office at 515-3826538.
A little father-son help with the Grants.
Welcome to the
newest Nevada
Chamber
members!
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Nevada
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