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Ag./BusinessPage 8 • March 30, 2016 Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

Inclement weather causes events to be postponed

CL Chamber of Commerce to hold Business Expo April 6

Due to inclement weather, the “We think this will be an excit- many successful connections made at
Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce ing, powerful event filled with high the Business Expo 2016.”
had to reschedule the Business Expo. energy. Business Expo 2016 will fea- For more information on the
The new date of the Expo will be ture a wide variety of exhibitors. It Expo and to register businesses call
Wednesday, April 6, from 6-8 p.m., at gives people a means to network, to the Chamber office at 357-2159, or
the Surf Ballroom. increase business opportunities and to email Patsy at patsy@clearlakeiowa.
The expo is open and free to the obtain ideas on ways to increase busi- com.
public. ness,” said Tim Coffey, CEO of Clear “This is the first Expo that the
The purpose of the Expo is to Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Clear Lake Area Chamber of Com-
meet the business people who have “The public can see the variety of merce has produced. We expect it to
products and services in the commu- businesses and organizations we have be a major success this year,” Coffey
nity and region. Some of the business- in the community. In short, we see said.
es in the Expo may also be accepting
or distributing employment applica- Area students invited to Farm Bureau
tions.
The Business Expo is the only Ag Fair to be held on April 1

business show of its size and scope in The Cerro Gordo County Farm along with second graders from New-
the area and will feature 40 exhibitors. Bureau Ag Fair had to be postponed man Catholic and West Fork Elemen-
The Expo presents exhibiting busi- due to inclement weather. The Ag tary schools will have the opportunity
nesses with a unique opportunity Fair will now be held on Friday, April to learn about agriculture in the area
to stand out in today’s competitive 1, in the All Seasons Building at the up close and personal.
business world. It is expected that at- North Iowa Events Center, Mason Participants will be able to hold
tendance will top several hundred, as City. baby chicks and touch a miniature
people take this opportunity to make First graders from Mason City cow, a horse, sheep and pigs. They Spring is coming
connections and learn how new prod- Harding, Hoover, Jefferson and Roo- will get to sit on a real tractor and
ucts, services and technology can help sevelt Elementary schools and Clear learn about farm safety. There will be A sure sign of spring is when the docks start appearing around the lake. Here employees of Bob’s Marine Service work
on the Lady of the Lake dock. -Reporter photo

their businesses grow. Creek Elementary in Clear Lake, activities teaching the kids about bees,
conservation, food and nutrition and
recycling. Wallace promoted at IMT
“The day is filled with fun, ex-
The newest, most convenient citing hands on activities. Most kids Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. strumental in our continued success.”
way to shop for woman’s clothing! have never seen live farm animals and (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation Wallace joined IMT as a Re-
company (NYSE:OSK), located in gional Sales Manager in 2008, after
Leggings • Dresses • Skirts to watch their excitement when they Garner, Iowa, is pleased to announce spending eight years working in the
Limited supply. New patterns added monthly. are able to touch and hold them is the promotion of Tom Wallace to sales department, and then as Service
so rewarding,” said Linda Anderegg, Sales Manager. Manager for Kleine Equipment Ser-
Sizes XXS th ru 3X Cerro Gordo Country Farm Bureau Wallace will direct the IMT sales vices, a John Deere dealership based in
team to further strengthen the IMT Galesburg, Ill. Wallace spent the first
Something for everyone ~ Check it out! and North Central Iowa Ag in the distributor network, and grow tire four years of his career serving in the
Classroom. service sales. United States Air Force, followed by
There are two sessions. The first “Tom has worked to become re- 23 years of farming in West Central
Jessica Koebrick, fashion consultant 641-529-2981 session is from 9:15-11:15 a.m. and spected throughout the business by Illinois.
establishing cross functional relation- “During my IMT career, I have
[email protected] the second from 12:15-2:15 p.m. The ships that drive and support customer enjoyed learning about and working
satisfaction,” said Jim Hasty, IMT with the diverse industries we serve,
FFA students from West Fork and the general manager. “His sales and cus- while still being able to work along- TOM WALLACE
NIACC Ag students along with many tomer service experience will be in- side the agricultural market, which forward to continuing to strengthen
WEDNESDAY NIGHT other adult volunteers will be present- is in my roots,” Wallace said. “I look the relationships with IMT customers
ers as well as group leaders for the and distributors by offering new solu-
event. tions in our rapidly changing indus-
try.”
SPECIALS
Grissom says… Mercy Cancer

Sirloin Dinner What do you get when you Center welcomes
cross a dog with a lion? new oncologist
$1597 A really scared mailman!
Mercy Cancer Center is pleased
Both come Breaded to welcome Dr. Joginder (Joe) Singh, DR. JOGINDER SINGH
with choice Shrimp Dinner who started on March 7, 2016. Dr. Dr. Singh is a member of the
Singh is a medical hematologist/on- American Society of Clinical Oncol-
of potato $1597 cologist specializing in diagnosing and ogy and American Society of Hema-
treating cancer using chemotherapy, tology. He joins these physicians and
and soup or salad hormonal therapy, biological therapy, providers at Mercy Cancer Center –
and targeted therapy. He also has an Medical Oncologists: Louise Cragg,
305 Main Avenue active clinical trial program and is M.D.; Chitra Ganesan, M.D.; Steven
Downtown Clear Lake Principal Investigator on a number of Snyder, M.D., PhD.; Lila Courtney,
open trials. A.R.N.P.; and Radiation Oncologists:
(641) 357-0106 He is committed to providing Michael Marks, M.D., Ph.D. and
high quality patient care using state of Kevin Orcutt, M.D. Dr. Singh can be
Open 6:30 a.m. Mon-Sat. • 7 a.m. on Sunday the art treatment methodologies. reached at the Mercy Cancer Center
Dinner Tues.-Thurs. at 5 p.m. • Fri. & Sat. at 4:30 p.m. Dr. Singh most recently prac- at 641-428-6300.
ticed in Waterloo, Iowa. He obtained
his Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Start Smart
medical degree at Government Medi-
cal College, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
He completed his residency at the
Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia
University, New York, New York. Dr.
Singh is fellowship-trained in bone
marrow transplant, hematology and
medical oncology.

Workshops offered

NIACC and the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) are of-
fering two free two-hour workshops
designed for anyone who is consider-
ing starting a business. At Start Smart,
participants will learn how to create
a business plan, do market research,
consider different types of business
ownership, and learn how to register a
business.
Start Smart will be offered on
Wednesday, April 6, from 10 a.m.
to noon at the North Iowa Corridor,
9 North Federal, Mason City. The
second class offering will also be on
Wednesday, April 6, from 6-8 p.m.
at the Clear Lake Chamber of Com-
merce, 205 Main Ave, Clear Lake.
Staff will be available to assist you
in reviewing your business plan, or to
provide guidance with other issues.
To register, contact Mary Spitz,
SBDC office at NIACC: 641.422.4342
or [email protected].

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Thurs., March 31 • 4 - 7 pm

Fri., April 1 • 10 am - 5 pm

Sat., April 2 • 10 am - 3 pm

A mix of vintage & new home decor

302 South Street, Chapin