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Talk-Line Jennifer Lang, Dixon Chamber of Commerce · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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Speaker 1: Our quarter past the hour. This is Monday. It's the
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Speaker 1: third day of February. The year is twenty twenty five,
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Speaker 1: and it's time for another informational edition of Talkline. Here
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Speaker 1: at AM fourteen sixteen FM ninety five one WYX in
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Speaker 1: good morning. I'm Steve Marco. It is time for our
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Speaker 1: monthly look at news and information from your Dixon Chamber
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Speaker 1: of Commerce, Dixon main Street Discovered. Dixon, the Community Relations
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Speaker 1: and Events director is live with us at the microphones.
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Speaker 1: It is always nice to see her in house with
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Speaker 1: us here at AM fourteen sixty and FM ninety five
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Speaker 1: to one. In this month of February, we chat with
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Speaker 1: Jennifer Lyne.
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Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, Thanks for having me, Steve, thank.
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Speaker 1: You for joining us. Man A lot really on the
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Speaker 1: agenda today. We're going to take it kind of chronologically
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Speaker 1: once again, because there is a lot on the Dixon
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Speaker 1: Chamber and Main Street calendar, and really this month of
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Speaker 1: February kind of an active month. Now it's turned into
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Speaker 1: lots going on. You know, we talked about it first
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Speaker 1: of the year. I think we didn't we didn't think
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Speaker 1: things were going to kind of gel until maybe March
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Speaker 1: into April with a lot of activities. Now we still
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Speaker 1: have those activities in place and we're going to talk
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Speaker 1: about those with Jennifer today AM fourteen sixteen FM ninety
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Speaker 1: five one. But some have been added to the calendar,
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Speaker 1: and we're going to get to the calendar with Jennifer
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Speaker 1: right here on a w accent. But before we get
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Speaker 1: to the calendar of event list, there was an activity
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Speaker 1: over this past weekend that you were a spotlight list.
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Speaker 2: So yesterday we participated in Shaw Media's Wedding Expo so
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Speaker 2: to Discover Dixon was there highlighting the fact that you
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Speaker 2: can rent the Riverfront our pavilion right there on River Street.
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Speaker 2: Anybody can come and talk to us, whether it's big
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Speaker 2: or small. We have the location for an outside event.
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Speaker 2: Maybe you get engaged over the holiday or looking forward
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Speaker 2: to hopefully the engagement ring. But we've had weddings down
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Speaker 2: on the riverfront down in the Amphitheater. We've also had
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Speaker 2: ceremonies as well down there, so there's a lot of
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Speaker 2: different ways that you can host that event, that party,
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Speaker 2: that family reunion, bridal shower, or you know, the whole
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Speaker 2: ceremony and reception right there on the riverfront. So yeah,
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Speaker 2: lots of different ways to celebrate.
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Speaker 1: Let's let's go from start to finish here. Let's let's
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Speaker 1: talk about, for instance, if I wanted to host an
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Speaker 1: event on the riverfront. First of all, you obviously need
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Speaker 1: a date and time, right so that now, how do
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Speaker 1: I go about, you know, arranging something.
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Speaker 2: Like yeah, so you can stop it at the office
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Speaker 2: or give me a call. I email you that paperwork
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Speaker 2: which has the cost on it and break down. Of course,
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Speaker 2: then I kind of, you know, interview you to figure
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Speaker 2: out what you're looking at doing and maybe I can
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Speaker 2: help navigate some of those thoughts, answer those questions for you,
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Speaker 2: make sure that it's a good fit for your event.
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Speaker 2: So it's really just reaching out and talk to me.
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Speaker 2: Now on common we'll go and walk the riverfront. You
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Speaker 2: can bring in your own tents. Of course, you can
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Speaker 2: also purchase the rental. Yes, we work with the City
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Speaker 2: of Dixon on getting that road closure as well as
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Speaker 2: getting that tent put up. There's two different tons you
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Speaker 2: can choose from forty by one hundred, and there's also
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Speaker 2: an additional one of a forty by forty so that
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Speaker 2: can happen or people bring in their own tents. So
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Speaker 2: we've seen just different ways that people have done it.
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Speaker 2: You know, think of the city market in a sense,
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Speaker 2: that's the footprint, except not going up Kinnepan, only River
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Speaker 2: Street right there, so we can block the whole area down.
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Speaker 2: Or maybe you're looking at having a smaller event underneath
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Speaker 2: the pavilion there is six permanent picnic tables there, but
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Speaker 2: it has a nice slab there for maybe put your
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Speaker 2: food on. Of course, down below like by the river,
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Speaker 2: the ampletheater whereas the cement seating. I've seen weddings happen there,
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Speaker 2: which is quite lovely, and then they move on and
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Speaker 2: they've had the reception elsewhere. But again, or you can
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Speaker 2: stay and that tent can be put up and of
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Speaker 2: course you bring in your own tables and chairs, and
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Speaker 2: I work with you. You know, you have a caterer
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Speaker 2: from Lee County, you know, approved through the Health department.
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Speaker 2: You can have your beverages as well. Tipsey's is a
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Speaker 2: great partnership with that. So yeah, you know, that's a
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Speaker 2: big area. So if you're looking at having a big
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Speaker 2: wedding and a big area, we definitely can accommodate that
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Speaker 2: riverfront rental well.
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Speaker 1: And this is this is key and I'm glad Jennifer
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Speaker 1: brings this spotlight up to us about the rental at
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Speaker 1: the river front on River Street. This is between the bridges.
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Speaker 1: This is between Peoria Avenue and Galena Avenue on the
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Speaker 1: near north side again, excuse me, near on the south side.
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Speaker 1: It is between the bridges on River Street that they
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Speaker 1: are able to cordon off and put up the again articles,
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Speaker 1: as Jennifer mentioned, you can either, as Jennifer mentioned, bring
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Speaker 1: your own or rent them from the City of Dixon
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Speaker 1: if you so desire. Now you mentioned the Amphitheater and
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Speaker 1: you mentioned those other locales. Obviously this is kind of
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Speaker 1: city area, but it's still handle through the chamber Main Street.
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Speaker 2: That's absolutely correct, So the city maintains it. We work
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Speaker 2: very closely with the city and that's who I do
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Speaker 2: the paperwork for the closing of the streets. So there
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Speaker 2: is a couple of different moving parts here. But I
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Speaker 2: work with that person, that person renting it. I work
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Speaker 2: really hard with them to make sure they can have
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Speaker 2: the most special day without having to worry about anything.
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Speaker 1: You know, you work with not just you know you
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Speaker 1: mentioned you know, weddings and anniversaries and parties and things
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Speaker 1: like that, but you also work with larger organizations. I know,
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Speaker 1: you do, businesses and industry also come in and you know,
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Speaker 1: they're they're gatherings. A lot of times are held.
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Speaker 2: At absolutely Rainer had a celebration a couple of years
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Speaker 2: ago on the river front and yeah, right now, actually
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Speaker 2: I'm talking to two different non for profits. They're looking
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Speaker 2: at hosting a fundraiser, so I'm working with them on that.
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Speaker 2: No dates yet, but but yeah, I love having those
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Speaker 2: conversations and talking and I don't think people realize how
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Speaker 2: much work does go into it, you know, you know,
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Speaker 2: the paperwork getting that pushed through council for the approval
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Speaker 2: of the closure. As anybody knows, big or small party
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Speaker 2: just takes a lot of planning to make sure it goes.
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Speaker 1: Jennifer Langers, our community relations and events director, and we're
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Speaker 1: talking about the riverfront today and I'm glad we're bringing
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Speaker 1: this up at the first of the year. I'm really
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Speaker 1: glad that we're doing this at the first of the
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Speaker 1: year talking about this and we really, you know, don't
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Speaker 1: talk about it every time we have Jennifer and our
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Speaker 1: representatives on from Dixon Chamber mainStreet because there's so much
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Speaker 1: business going on in the Chamber calendar. But again we're
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Speaker 1: talking about this event or this area because it is
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Speaker 1: the first of the year, because it is being prepared.
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Speaker 1: Now here's a key question for you, then, Jennifer, I
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Speaker 1: want to use the riverfront. I've got, you know, maybe
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Speaker 1: a usage of your equipment, your facilities, things like that.
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Speaker 1: How much lead time do I need to get a
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Speaker 1: hold of you as well as an event is concerned.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, great questions. So just no, I mean dates are
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Speaker 2: filling up, so you know, just think the Petunia Festival
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Speaker 2: rents it for the Petunia festime. Then you've got to
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Speaker 2: look at the calendar of events. So there are sometimes
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Speaker 2: at river streets closed because of our events on there.
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Speaker 2: So sooner than later, I tell people all the time,
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Speaker 2: let's talk. I put you in pencil on my calendar,
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Speaker 2: and in the event another person calls were asking about
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Speaker 2: that date, I might call you Steve and say, hey, Steve,
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Speaker 2: are you gonna have that party? We need to get
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Speaker 2: that locked in and such. So I really try to
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Speaker 2: be transparent and open with those renting it. But sooner
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Speaker 2: the better, because you know, it takes a while to
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Speaker 2: plan that that perfect party for everybody.
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Speaker 1: If I was doing it, for instance, like an anniversary
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Speaker 1: later on in the year, Like you said, the sooner
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Speaker 1: the better. I mean, you know, a month, two months,
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Speaker 1: even earlier than that. It's better that you you do this,
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Speaker 1: even if you have a date way down the line,
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Speaker 1: because I know, you know with events through the Dixon
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Speaker 1: Chamber and mainstream that these areas fill up really fast.
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Speaker 2: They do. And then you know we I also work
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Speaker 2: with the city because there might be lightenance down on
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Speaker 2: the river find so I want to make sure that
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Speaker 2: the maintenance isn't happening on your party, you know. So
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Speaker 2: it's just looking at that calendar and making sure that
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Speaker 2: everything works out. The only thing that I cannot control
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Speaker 2: is the weather. And unfortunately I have that conversation with
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Speaker 2: every renter, just do you have a plan B in
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Speaker 2: the event? And a lot of times it is having
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Speaker 2: that tent up. But we have rented and people haven't
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Speaker 2: had that ton So it's just being conscious of mother
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Speaker 2: nature and uh, you know, hopefully she's always working with you.
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Speaker 1: Now putting the tent and it's it's a big chot.
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Speaker 1: Obviously you have you have people that can get that.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, so again that is a city owned and so
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Speaker 2: you know, somebody calls and we sit down, they fill
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Speaker 2: out the application, then I submit paperwork to the city
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Speaker 2: to get approval of the closure. They put it on
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Speaker 2: their calendar. So normally they'll put it up that Friday
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Speaker 2: before the event because normally the events are Saturday Sunday, right,
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Speaker 2: so it goes up on Friday and then it will
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Speaker 2: come down on Monday. But again we do watch if
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Speaker 2: it is raining on Friday, it's not uncommon that the
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Speaker 2: city workers would put it up on Thursday. Or if
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Speaker 2: it's rained on Sunday all day or rains on Monday,
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Speaker 2: they're not going to take down a what tunt. So
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Speaker 2: we are conscious that we want to keep that roadway open.
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Speaker 2: But just you know, sometimes that's where we just have
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Speaker 2: to look at the weather and see what's going on.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, and please look at the calendar friends, for the year.
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Speaker 1: Don't just look at it for the month. Don't just
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Speaker 1: look at it for the weeks. You have to look
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Speaker 1: at and especially if you're planning on an event down
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Speaker 1: the line, the city markets, and I'm thinking of the
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Speaker 1: city market right now, because that's Wednesdays. I gotta believe,
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Speaker 1: you know, Wednesdays forget it, you know, forget it. I
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Speaker 1: mean Wednesdays starting and Jennifer is going to talk about
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Speaker 1: that in a bit. The City Market's being planned and
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Speaker 1: obviously the dates have already been set for the City
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Speaker 1: Market to come in the summer of twenty twenty five.
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Speaker 1: Those Wednesdays are I get it, they're they're practically out.
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Speaker 1: I mean you you yeah, you need the whole day Wednesdays.
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Speaker 2: Wednesdays for sure, and you know, come on down because
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Speaker 2: we're really pumped about that market coming about here soon
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Speaker 2: in May and May it'll be here. But uh yeah,
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Speaker 2: those riverfront rentals and you know, while we think about
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Speaker 2: the whole street being closed again, you know, even if
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Speaker 2: you wanted that pavilion, we've had I've had a bridal
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Speaker 2: shower there, you know, of course, just remember this is
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Speaker 2: public area, Okay, People still roam, People are conscious, they
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Speaker 2: are nice. When they've seen a wedding down in the
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Speaker 2: Ample Theater, we put some signage up, you know, wedding
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Speaker 2: and progress, normally people stop and they actually just watch.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, really they are, They're just they're just it's human nature.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just something beautiful, Magic Hall and such.
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Speaker 1: So.
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Speaker 2: But we've never had any problems down there. And if
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Speaker 2: you've never just had a chance to actually walk down
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Speaker 2: down where the Ample theaters that that's where we used
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Speaker 2: to host you know, riverfront yoga as well. It's just
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Speaker 2: quite peaceful and beautiful down there on the riverfront. Just
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Speaker 2: sit there and watch the water go by.
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Speaker 1: Well, and again conducting on the river Street with the
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Speaker 1: tents and the facilities there and the Amphitheater and that
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Speaker 1: pavilion area. That's all run again. Yeah, the city of
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Speaker 1: course maintains, but again organized through the Dixon Chamber and
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Speaker 1: Main Street organization. So Jennifer, let's pass out your needed information.
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Speaker 1: How do you get how do you get a hold
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Speaker 1: of you?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, So our office number is two eight four three
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Speaker 2: three six one. I'm Jennifer Lang. You can stop in
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Speaker 2: at the office and ask for me. Otherwise my email address.
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Speaker 2: Sometimes that's the best way at first because then I
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Speaker 2: can just email you the packet of information. Make sure
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Speaker 2: it's within your price budget. But Jennifer dot Lang LNG
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Speaker 2: at Dixon Now dot com.
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Speaker 1: All right, that that is the email address. If you're
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Speaker 1: looking at again in an event coming to the riverfront
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Speaker 1: and you need more information, please don't procrastinate. Yeah, please
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Speaker 1: get a hold, Yeah, get a hold of as soon
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Speaker 1: as you can and make arrangements to use that riverfront facility.
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Speaker 1: I think that's a great topic to discuss, and thank you,
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Speaker 1: ma'am for bringing it to our attention here at w ACCENT.
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Speaker 1: Jennifer's going to stick with us in the next half hour.
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Speaker 1: We got a busy calendar of events coming up, and
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Speaker 1: we're going to take a look at that whole calendar
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Speaker 1: with Jennifer Lang from Dixon Chamber and Main Street. We're
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Speaker 1: going to take a break for news first now at
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Speaker 1: eight thirty we continue our conversation with our friends from
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Speaker 1: Dixon Chamber, Main Street Discovered Dixon today. Jennifer Lang is
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Speaker 1: the community relations and Events director with Dixon Chamber and
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Speaker 1: Main Street. She's live with us in studio this morning.
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Speaker 1: Thank you man for spending the extra time.
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Speaker 2: I always enjoyed coming to visit you.
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Speaker 1: I tell you what, I think it was great our
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Speaker 1: first portion. I think it was great getting word out
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Speaker 1: about the riverfront availability. I really do, and I think
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Speaker 1: we needed to take the time to discuss that, especially
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Speaker 1: at this date, the first of the month of February.
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Speaker 1: I mean, things are just jelling and you're just getting
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Speaker 1: your calendar set with activities across the area. So if
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Speaker 1: you want to be a part of that calendar of
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Speaker 1: event list with the Riverfront, contact Jennifer. We gave you
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Speaker 1: all that information in the first portion of our talk
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Speaker 1: line here at AM fourteen s ninety five to one.
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Speaker 1: Put that Riverfront to use for your organization or your celebration,
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Speaker 1: and Jennifer's the person to contact at Dixon Chamber and Mainstream.
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Speaker 1: Now we move on to the calendar of event list
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Speaker 1: and one of those events takes place this week and
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Speaker 1: you wanted to spotlight that.
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Speaker 2: Get Yeah, so we got the Cupid Shop and Shuffle
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Speaker 2: this Thursday, February six, and it's from three to eight pm,
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Speaker 2: so where the stores are staying open longer for this event.
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Speaker 2: So this is like the first of many events throughout
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Speaker 2: the year that we're going to be hosting. But this
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Speaker 2: is a great time to go and check out. With
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Speaker 2: the extended hours, you can find all the participating businesses.
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Speaker 2: But I how quickly does a shout some out that
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Speaker 2: are signed out? Basil Tree Books on First Coffee, Fresh
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Speaker 2: Fresh Fines, Lina's Social Club, Leo's Marvelous Bike, Mrocki Patios,
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Speaker 2: Irish Pub, Rex City Thrift Shop, river City Alehouse, stone
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Speaker 2: Bridge Running, Tipsy Bar, Waterfront Gifts and Low Lounge, And
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Speaker 2: those are just a few at this moment that are
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Speaker 2: going to be offering those specials, so get out and
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Speaker 2: check it out. I also do know that some of
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Speaker 2: them will be having some hot cocoa for tastings and samplings,
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Speaker 2: but they're going to have those deals out there. This
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Speaker 2: is a great time to shop for your loved one
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Speaker 2: with Valentine's Day next week, or maybe purchase something for yourself.
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Speaker 2: And you know, I also want to give a shout
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Speaker 2: out that we all need to get that outfit for
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Speaker 2: the Souck Valley College Chocolate Rendezvous. So if you're looking
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Speaker 2: for that red make sure you go and visit those boutiques.
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Speaker 2: Shop local, but get out there and enjoy the cupa
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Speaker 2: Chops Shuffle this Thursday three to eight.
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Speaker 1: Now, this is new. This is new on the Chamber calendar.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, this is new. So you might hear hear us
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Speaker 2: in past years talk about ladies night out. Sure, this
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Speaker 2: kind of is like that, but you know what, it's
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Speaker 2: not just for the ladies, right, gentlemen, grab your gils
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Speaker 2: and go eat and shop and enjoy Dixon and especially
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Speaker 2: with those extent hours. You know, a lot of people
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Speaker 2: forget that. A lot of these shops or mom and
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Speaker 2: pop shops you know, ran by one person. So for
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Speaker 2: them to stay open till eight o'clock for this particular
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Speaker 2: night is pretty huge and a great opportunity for those
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Speaker 2: who do work and can't sometimes always get out during
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Speaker 2: the weekday.
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Speaker 1: Okay, So again that's this Thursday, February the sixth runs
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Speaker 1: from three until eight in the downtown Dickson area. But
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Speaker 1: is it is it further.
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Speaker 2: Than and beyond PAMs Homemarks so you can shop there.
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Speaker 2: And now I did mention some of them, but they're
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Speaker 2: still coming in the participating businesses. And you know, I
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Speaker 2: got to bring this up to and I know I
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Speaker 2: didn't even put this on our list to talk about,
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Speaker 2: but we just launched today our Discovered Dixon Dollars. So
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Speaker 2: what does that mean? Okay, So we have a branded
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Speaker 2: Discovered Dixon dollars, so you can come into our office
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Speaker 2: at any time and buy these Dixon dollars. They come
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Speaker 2: in ten dollars increments, so just say, Steve, if you're
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Speaker 2: trying to figure out what to buy for that special somebody,
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Speaker 2: you can come in and buy those dollars from us,
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Speaker 2: and then we have a list of participating businesses who
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Speaker 2: will accept those dollars and such. So it just makes
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Speaker 2: it easy for you. It keeps you shopping local.
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Speaker 1: And it's a great gift.
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Speaker 2: It's a great gift. It's a great, great, great gift. So,
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Speaker 2: you know, and it's really easy. You just go to
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Speaker 2: any of those participating businesses, whether you only have ten
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Speaker 2: dollars and your bills like thirty dollars, you can use that.
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Speaker 2: You know, if you go somewhere and your bill is
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Speaker 2: eight dollars and twenty four cents and you give them
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Speaker 2: that ten dollars gift certificate, you're going to get that
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Speaker 2: change back, okay, So you're going to get your full
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Speaker 2: money's worth. And what a great way to shop local.
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Speaker 2: Shop keep that here in Dixon Dixon Dollars and we
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Speaker 2: just actually I can't even believe I forgot to even
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Speaker 2: bring it, you know, for mentioning. But today we're the
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Speaker 2: office is open and we hope that you come in
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Speaker 2: and purchase those gift certificates. Dixon Dollars office located at
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Speaker 2: We're located downtown eighty seven South, Hennepin. We do have
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Speaker 2: a blue awning. Normally we're open nine am to five pm.
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Speaker 1: Okay, sol Agan, and that just started today. So again,
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Speaker 1: get your Dixon dollars and get yourself set for shopping Dixon.
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Speaker 1: It's great gift idea. I think those Dixon dollars are
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Speaker 1: available at again Dixon Chamber and Main Street. So that
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Speaker 1: takes care of the February sixth event. Now coming up
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Speaker 1: in well about a week from that event is another
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Speaker 1: in February.
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Speaker 2: We definitely stay busy in the Discovery office, so let's
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Speaker 2: not forget our business after business. So this is for
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Speaker 2: our investors. Come down, enjoy us. This is going to
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Speaker 2: be at the Next Picture Show on Thursday, February thirteenth,
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Speaker 2: five to six thirty pm. Come and socialize, mingle with
17:51
Speaker 2: your peers, meet somebody new and just come. It's a
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Speaker 2: great networking event. It's free for investors. Again. Next Picture Show,
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Speaker 2: which is such a beautiful art gallery that we have
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Speaker 2: in our downtown Dixson that is free to visit, and
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Speaker 2: we'll have a Lena's Social Club. We'll be providing the
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Speaker 2: food for the evening.
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Speaker 1: So just getting their self started. They're just getting their
18:13
Speaker 1: feet wet, aren't they everywhere? But they're going. I mean, yeah,
18:16
Speaker 1: there's still completely work I think on Peoria Avenue. They're
18:19
Speaker 1: still trying to you know, work out the facility itself.
18:23
Speaker 1: But they're already out and about with all their cuisine.
18:26
Speaker 1: They're already serving.
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Speaker 2: They're catering, they're deliverying. You can pick up the food,
18:32
Speaker 2: so yeah, make sure you definitely try them out. So
18:36
Speaker 2: I've had a couple of delicious meals from there.
18:38
Speaker 1: Okay, all right, so there's your opportunity at that business
18:41
Speaker 1: after business worry to sample their cuisine from five until
18:45
Speaker 1: six thirty of course, open the chamber members at the
18:47
Speaker 1: next picture show downtown Dixon on First Street. That's February
18:51
Speaker 1: the thirteenth. We move on to talk about a couple
18:53
Speaker 1: of important events on the calendar. One in March, one
18:55
Speaker 1: in April. The March event that you wanted to spotlight
18:59
Speaker 1: is the Career Fair.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, so this will be our second year hosting the
19:01
Speaker 2: Career Fair. It's going to be Wednesday, March twelfth at
19:04
Speaker 2: the Dixon High School. So businesses can sign up to participate.
19:09
Speaker 2: And what that means is in the morning, we're gonna
19:11
Speaker 2: have every twelfth grade or eleventh, ninth, and tenth and
19:14
Speaker 2: ninth come through. They're going to get an opportunity to
19:17
Speaker 2: meet individuals in all kinds of fields. You know, your medical,
19:20
Speaker 2: you're manufacturing, financial, social services and whatnot, and so it's
19:25
Speaker 2: just great because you know, you don't really know what
19:27
Speaker 2: you want to be at that time, but this is
19:29
Speaker 2: a great way to be highlighted. And then we'll do
19:32
Speaker 2: a short lunch and then we open it up to
19:34
Speaker 2: the public, so the public is able to come in.
19:36
Speaker 2: So Sock Valley businesses, if you are interested, go to
19:39
Speaker 2: our discovered Dixon website where you can easily fill out
19:42
Speaker 2: the participation form just asking some basic information about the
19:46
Speaker 2: business and then just plan to be there on that
19:49
Speaker 2: March twelfth. It's a great opportunity.
19:52
Speaker 1: Okay, and again much in Lancaster Gyne. Yeah, okay, okay, okay,
19:57
Speaker 1: that's the location at Dixon High Schools. Just stick in highs.
20:00
Speaker 1: But I wanted to make sure Lancaster Gym will be
20:02
Speaker 1: the pretty much the center stage right of all of
20:04
Speaker 1: that activity.
20:05
Speaker 2: Then absolutely correct, And I should mention that for our
20:08
Speaker 2: investors there is no charge, and if you're not an investor,
20:12
Speaker 2: it is fifty dollars. But the marketing you're going to
20:15
Speaker 2: get in. The exposure is really just going to be huge.
20:18
Speaker 2: And then that also does include a.
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Speaker 1: Meal Wednesday, March the twelfth at Dixon High School's Lancaster
20:24
Speaker 1: Gymnasen that will run all day practically, then with that
20:27
Speaker 1: career fair for the students during the morning for the
20:31
Speaker 1: public during the afternoon. Again that's March the twelfth, and
20:35
Speaker 1: then an activity that you and I have been talking
20:37
Speaker 1: about coming up in April. And how are we working
20:40
Speaker 1: our way now through this? Where are we at right now?
20:42
Speaker 2: Yeah, so April fourth is our best of the Dickson Gala,
20:45
Speaker 2: but we at this time right now, we are looking
20:48
Speaker 2: into the community for those nominations for our Citizen of
20:51
Speaker 2: the Year, our four hundred forty business of the Year,
20:55
Speaker 2: Volunteer of the year, and we all know somebody wonderful
20:59
Speaker 2: in the dicks And community, so please think about it.
21:03
Speaker 2: Make that nomination. It's really easy. It's an online form,
21:07
Speaker 2: or if you want it in paper, I can email
21:10
Speaker 2: you the paper you can stop in, but online form
21:12
Speaker 2: really easy to submit. And we'd love to have all
21:16
Speaker 2: those great names in the pool of people. So at
21:19
Speaker 2: the end of this month we will get get together
21:22
Speaker 2: the awards committee and they will be going through every
21:26
Speaker 2: single nomination and we'll be picking those awards. We keep
21:30
Speaker 2: it under wraps so we can hopefully surprise that individual
21:33
Speaker 2: at the Best of Dixon gala.
21:35
Speaker 1: So and we'll have a couple more sessions. So Jennifer
21:39
Speaker 1: and I will have March and April well hopefully, yeah,
21:42
Speaker 1: hopefully you'll be on April first, should be pretty much Monday,
21:46
Speaker 1: is that or is it you know? I think I
21:48
Speaker 1: think yeah, Well, to look at the I don't have
21:51
Speaker 1: a calendar right in front of it. But it's in
21:52
Speaker 1: April the fourth, Friday, So if you work your way back,
21:55
Speaker 1: well it could be you know, the end of marketing
21:57
Speaker 1: the first of April, but we'll have you on hopefully
21:59
Speaker 1: before that time and preview, we'll talk more about it,
22:02
Speaker 1: all of what's going on. That'll be at the Dixon
22:04
Speaker 1: Elks right again.
22:06
Speaker 2: It is a ticketed event and our invitations did go
22:10
Speaker 2: out in the mail last week, so check your mailbox.
22:12
Speaker 2: You should begin one soon. Please join us.
22:15
Speaker 1: Okay, again, that's the Best of Dition on April the fourth,
22:18
Speaker 1: that's Friday at the Dixon Elks Club. And then you
22:21
Speaker 1: did mention quickly Jennifer and we want to you know,
22:23
Speaker 1: kind of tail out with this the fact that you
22:27
Speaker 1: know the riverfront is going to start being busy again
22:29
Speaker 1: starting end of May.
22:30
Speaker 2: Yeah, so one thing a bit different about our market
22:33
Speaker 2: is we're actually going to start the last Wednesday in May,
22:37
Speaker 2: and our very last market is going to be the
22:39
Speaker 2: week before school starts. So we've changed it a little bit,
22:42
Speaker 2: and that's because you know, we wanted to be successful
22:45
Speaker 2: for everybody. We know that our accounts are going down
22:47
Speaker 2: a little bit once school starts, everybody's so busy, and
22:50
Speaker 2: that's not fair to our vendors either. So so it's
22:54
Speaker 2: just a little bit of a change. We are not
22:57
Speaker 2: taking away any markets, so we're still at them out,
23:00
Speaker 2: we're just shifting it a little bit so it's more
23:03
Speaker 2: accommodating for everybody.
23:05
Speaker 1: Which makes it makes sense. I mean you, like you said,
23:07
Speaker 1: you know people are out during this time period and
23:10
Speaker 1: you want to cover that time out with the city
23:12
Speaker 1: Market because that obviously that's when that's when again people
23:17
Speaker 1: have the time to enjoy something like the city market
23:21
Speaker 1: every Wednesday. So that'll be starting in May. And Jennifer
23:24
Speaker 1: did bring that up during our first portion of the
23:25
Speaker 1: talk line here at AM fourteen sixteen FM ninety five one.
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Speaker 1: Discover Dixon dot com right, that is correct. That is
23:32
Speaker 1: the website. If you want to make your nomination choices there.
23:35
Speaker 1: Check out discover Dixon dot com online. You check out
23:37
Speaker 1: their Facebook page. It's open and active always at Dixon
23:41
Speaker 1: Chamber and Mainstream. Call the Chamber office. What's your phone number?
23:44
Speaker 2: Eight one, five four, three three six one.
23:48
Speaker 1: Remember Jennifer has her email address available. If you want
23:51
Speaker 1: to rent out the riverfront, she'll be happy to help
23:54
Speaker 1: you with that as well. Pleasure having you on board.
23:57
Speaker 1: Thanks for having me, say Jennifer lang is there, Unity
24:00
Speaker 1: Events and Relations, Director of Community Relations and Events Director
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Speaker 1: at Dixon Chamber main Street. Our guest today on the
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Speaker 1: talk line here at w i axent. Here comes Sam
24:07
Speaker 1: Ramirez with a sportshars