Carroll Chamber of Commerce Band Day Parade

On Saturday, October 2 spectators will be choosing viewing spots in anticipation of the 53rd  Annual Carroll Band Day Parade. At 10:30 AM the parade will take off at 12th & Adams and proceed  to Graham Park where the judging of bands takes place. Immediately following the parade, the Carroll  and Jefferson-Scranton High Schools will perform field presentations at the Carroll Stadium. Presentation of the trophies will follow. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. This year Band Day is sponsored by Lou Walsh Motors and the Carroll Chamber is partnered with Carroll Community Schools and Kuemper Catholic School. See you all there!

New Maps Have Arrived

Thanks to 42 sponsors who purchased advertising, the Carroll Chamber of Commerce has updated the City and County maps.  If you would like to have them available at your business or for your personal use, stop by the Chamber and pick up a supply.  The map was last updated in 2008, a new copy may come in handy.

The Chamber has local and state visitor information, the Carroll magazines and maps of the 50 states. 

Carroll County Leadership Institute Began Last Night

Members of CCLI during orientation.

The first session of 2010-2011 Carroll County Leadership Institute was kicked-off with John Brockelsby, DMACC sharing leadership theory and discussing motivation.  John explained the differences between leadership and management.  Thank you John for a great beginning to the session.


John Brockelsby, Professor at DMACC instructing Carroll County Leadership Institute

There are 18 members of 2010/2011 CCLI. They will meet at different locations for the next seven months with topics including: Tourism & Volunteerism, Small Business Development &Value-Added Ag, Government & Citizenship, Education, Healthcare, Economic Development and then Graduation.  The Chamber's goal in facilitating  CCLI is to help participants learn more about Carroll County and effectively assume leadership roles in the future.

Carroll Chamber of Commerce hosts the 53rd Annual Carroll Band Day Parade, October 2

17 bands will be performing at the 53rd Annual Carroll Band Day Parade on Saturday, October 2, hosted by the Carroll Chamber of Commerce. Beginning at 10:30 AM., bands from around the State will be filling the City of Carroll with music performed by talented and enthusiastic high school and middle school band students. Lou Walsh Motors will be sponsoring this year's parade. Carroll Public High School and Kuemper Catholic Schools will be partnering with the Chamber. Due to construction of the Carroll Downtown Business District, an alternate route will be used. Check the Chamber's website http://www.carrolliowa.com/ to view the parade route. Immediately following the parade there will be band field presentations and the awarding of trophies at the football stadium. Anyone still wanting to participate in the parade should contact the Chamber office at 712-792-4383 or email chamber@carrolliowa.com.

Welcome New Chamber Members!

Welcome to Dave Wiges, marketing consultant for the Denison Bulletin/Review.  The Denison Bulletin/Review offers several newspaper and online options to market your business and bring customers in your door.  Check Dave out at http://www.dbrnews.com/ or adswithdave@hotmail.com.

Welcome to Matt Hodges, owner of Irrigation Specialties.  Irrigation Specialties in many cases can improve a system by making it 30% more efficient while maintaining the beauty of your lawn.  With 10 years of experience, Irrigation Specialties can do repairs, upgrades, start-ups and shut-downs as well as complete installations.  Email Matt at irrigationspecialties@gmail.com with any questions.

Welcome Doug Leiting, owner of Leiting Construction.  Leiting Construction does light construction consisting of decks, roofing, windows, three and four season rooms and other outdoor creations.  Contact Doug at 712-792-2044 with questions.

We welcome these new members to the Chamber!

Chamber Golf Outing

It was a Great day of Golf
 even with the rain delay !



It was REALLY a great day for Steve Schulz who got a Hole-in-One on #15. 
Steve won a Harley Davidson Golf Package worth over $700.
Steve is pictured here (center) with Terry Ruchti and Bob Brown from
Carroll Cycle Center the hole sponsor  

 


First Flight Winners - Team Score 53
Troy Auen, Rob Cordes, Craig Mertz, Mike Franey



The Boss !



The New Hope Village Ladies




Carroll Broadcasting Team

 



 

Dedication of Laker Court, Carroll Iowa

Who is this man and what is he doing??

Minneapolis Laker Tommy Hawkins gave the most moving speech about what Carroll Iowa means to him, a surviver of the Miracle Cornfield Landing of 1960 in Carroll. Learn more by following the links to photos, video and news stories below.

The Chamber Blog has the most content on the web of the dedication of Laker Court in Carroll, Iowa. If you have photos, video or links from these events, comment on this post or email to chamber@carrolliowa.com.

Follow this blog post and the links to those who were at the ceremony on Sunday:

Video

Chamber Blog Exclusive Video - 

Gifford and Passenger Hawkins aboard DC-3 Discuss Landing.

Video - Minneapolis Laker Tommy Hawkins thanking Carroll
Video - Minneapolis Laker Tommy Hawkins recounts Miracle Cornfield Landing
Video - Laker VP Jeanie Buss thanks Carroll, Iowa
Video - Ribbon cutting and flyover
Video - Laker Jeanie Buss (Daily Times Herald)
Video - Tommy Hawkins Minneapolis Lakers Miracle Landing (Daily Times Herald)



Photos
Slide Show - Laker Court Dedication and Carroll Airport Fly-in
Slide Show - taken by Chamber President Rob's Cordes
Slide Show - from Flight Day at Carroll Airport - KKRL Radio - Carroll

News
News Link - Buss, Hawkins Say Carroll Saved Lakers and NBA
News Link - Carroll Airport Holds Successful Flight Day, KKRL Radio, Carroll
News Link - Interviews with Tommy Hawkins, Jeannie Buss and John Steffes - KKRL Radio, Carroll
News Link New Laker Court dedicated in Carroll Sunday - KKRL Radio, Carroll
News Link  - Pictures of Laker Court dedication along with audio from ceremony - KCIM, Carroll
News Link  - Basketball Court Built On Lakers Plane Crash Site - KCAU-TV, Sioux City
News - Los Angeles Examiner

Links
Miracle Cornfield Landing
Los Angeles Lakers
Minneapolis Lakers
Carroll Chamber of Commerce
Carroll Area Development Corp.