Denison Community High School can be proud of Jessy Ohl, a 2004 graduate. Ohl, a senior in political science at Kansas State University has done something that no other student at the university has ever accomplished. Ohl won, not one, but two individual national forensic championships during the month of April.
Why attracting travelers is important is illustrated by the following statement by Roger Brooks, founder and CEO of Destination Development of Seattle, Washington - "Tourism is about cash. It is the purest form of economic development. People come in, spend money and go home." That statement began Brooks' session at the Western Iowa Tourism Conference Tuesday at Boulders Conference Center in Denison.
The Blue Knights, Iowa Chapter 4, will be raising money for charity Saturday, May 17 beginning at 9 a.m. and extending to 4 p.m. The location of the event is behind The Pawn Shop at 1403 4th Avenue South. "This will be our first fund raising event," said Don Stehr, local chapter president.
Placing the tanks-Casey’s new gas station and convenience store construction continued Wednesday afternoon with two 8,000 to 12,000 gallon tanks for gas storage carefully placed in a huge pit just on the east side of the existing building. The tanks are resting on cement slabs covered with tons of pea gravel. Casey’s will be closing in June in anticipation of a newly constructed store opening in October. Photo by Bruce A. Binning
May flowers, Mother's Day, Memorial Day and bouts of stormy weather fill our month of May with numerous surprises! See how local residents are celebrating this May by clicking on the Photo Gallery link.
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