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Talk-Line: Sam Kersey from the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: We are a quarter past the hour. This is Thursday.
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  Speaker 1: It's August, the fourteenth. Year is twenty twenty five, and
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  Speaker 1: it's time for another informational edition of talk Line here
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  Speaker 1: at WYX and Radio. Good morning, I'm Steve Marco. It
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  Speaker 1: is time for our bi monthly look at news and
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  Speaker 1: information from your Rock Falls area Chamber of Commerce. The
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  Speaker 1: president and CEO of the Rock Falls Chamber is lied
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  Speaker 1: with us by telephone this morning, meeting and greeting. Sam
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  Speaker 1: Cursy online with us this morning here at WYX and
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  Speaker 1: Sam Good morning.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, I'm so happy to be here. So much
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  Speaker 2: is happening and Rock Falls lately.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, and the weather couldn't be better. As
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  Speaker 1: we move further into this month of August, we're getting
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  Speaker 1: some nice weather, some nice dry days ahead and Sam
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  Speaker 1: has a review and a preview to present to you
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  Speaker 1: this morning as far as Rock Falls Chamber news and information. Sam,
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  Speaker 1: we're going to tail back and take a look at
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  Speaker 1: a couple of past events that you wanted to kind
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  Speaker 1: of reiterate before we get to our Chamber of Commerce
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  Speaker 1: calendar of event list upcoming, so stay with us for that.
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  Speaker 1: It's shortly here at WIXN but Sam, we wanted to
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  Speaker 1: trip back to the month of July because you wanted
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  Speaker 1: to bring us up today on a couple of happenings
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  Speaker 1: that recently took place.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely busy is an understatement. We've had so much happening
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  Speaker 2: and we have so much coming ahead still. First, on
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  Speaker 2: July seventeenth, we had that huge business after hours out
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  Speaker 2: at Sack Valley Community College where all of our local
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  Speaker 2: chambers teamed up and came out to souc College and
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  Speaker 2: we had one great, big business after hours. It was
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  Speaker 2: fantastic to network with all of our members, new potential members,
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  Speaker 2: and see some friendly faces as well. That happens every
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  Speaker 2: year in July. I always encourage everybody, if you're only
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  Speaker 2: going to hit one business after hours and that's all
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  Speaker 2: you can do, make sure that that one in July
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  Speaker 2: with all the chambers, you can hit all of us
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  Speaker 2: at once and it's a great time, great prizes. I
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  Speaker 2: can appreciate that enough, and it really shows teamwork and
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  Speaker 2: collaboration in our communities, all of our chambers coming together,
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  Speaker 2: and that's really what it's about here in the Sauk
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  Speaker 2: Valley Air is coming together and making great opportunities and
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  Speaker 2: having great things for our community to do, so I
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  Speaker 2: definitely encourage you guys to catch the next one. Always
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  Speaker 2: check us out on the Rock Falls Chamber Facebook page
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  Speaker 2: or our website to keep up to date on when
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  Speaker 2: those business after hours are and a lot more other
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  Speaker 2: opportunities as well.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, again, that happened in mid July. Then at the
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  Speaker 1: end of July you had another special event.
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  Speaker 2: We were also graced with another one of our wonderful members.
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  Speaker 2: Soft Valley CPR is a great partner of the Rock
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  Speaker 2: Falls Chamber, and at the end of July, they came
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  Speaker 2: in for a free community seminar. It was open to everybody.
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  Speaker 2: It went wonderful. There was great door prices, a great
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  Speaker 2: price at the end. It was just basic CPR training,
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  Speaker 2: no certification, and again it was offered to everybody. The
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  Speaker 2: turnout was great, We had a great time and it
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  Speaker 2: was just a free resource to give community members a
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  Speaker 2: tool whether they were a business or just grandma and grandpa.
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  Speaker 2: We had all ages. We even had some younger kids
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  Speaker 2: in there who were babysitting and just wanted some knowledge
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  Speaker 2: in their toolbox, which is wonderful and that's what the
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  Speaker 2: Chambers about, is offering these great resources for everybody, so
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  Speaker 2: be on the lookout for another one coming up soon.
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  Speaker 2: We are looking into collaborating with Stock Valley CPR once again,
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  Speaker 2: but this time we're going to do an infant CPR because,
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  Speaker 2: if you know, CPR, adult and infant is very, very
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  Speaker 2: very different. So we are going to offer a free
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  Speaker 2: infant CPR training too coming up at the Rock Falls Chamber.
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  Speaker 2: That is not on the schedule quite yet, so again
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  Speaker 2: watch that chamber Facebook page and the website for those updates.
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  Speaker 2: Always free for our members and this one's free for
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  Speaker 2: the community as well.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to give you Chamber information as far as
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  Speaker 1: website addresses and phone numbers and contacts at the end
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  Speaker 1: of our broadcast with Sam today here at wwankes So
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  Speaker 1: and Sam. Just recently, first part of August, you had
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  Speaker 1: a fundraiser.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, our Rock Falls Chamber Ambassadors held their colver Share
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  Speaker 2: night over at the Rock Falls Clivers. Chamber Ambassadors our
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  Speaker 2: local businesses coming together. They'll send a representative to help
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  Speaker 2: lead the Chamber in different projects and missions. So on
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  Speaker 2: August fifth, our Ambassadors teamed up with our friends over
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  Speaker 2: at the Rock Falls Clivers. They were able to raise
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  Speaker 2: over eleven hundred dollars in just three hours. I was
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  Speaker 2: amazed and so proud of our ambassador's team. This money
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  Speaker 2: goes right back into our community. Just like everything else
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  Speaker 2: with the Rock Falls Chamber were nonprofit, so all the
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  Speaker 2: fundraisers in the proceeds that we do raise it goes
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  Speaker 2: straight back into our community. The ambassadors were raising money
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  Speaker 2: for scholarships for local students coming up in the spring
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  Speaker 2: of twenty twenty six, and they were also raising money
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  Speaker 2: for local families this holiday season in twenty twenty five.
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  Speaker 2: We look for elderly and children that may not be
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  Speaker 2: able to be graced with the holiday gifts, and our
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  Speaker 2: ambassadors will step in and just wrap some presents and
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  Speaker 2: hand it to the parents. We couldn't have done this
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  Speaker 2: fundraiser without our wonderful local businesses coming together, such as
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  Speaker 2: our board member from PC Tech to you, Robert, We
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  Speaker 2: absolutely love PC Tech to you. He helps us with
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  Speaker 2: absolutely anything and everything. We also had ambassadors such as
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  Speaker 2: Tastily Baked Bakery, Sterling, Fedral Bank, US Bank, Community State Bank,
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  Speaker 2: and of course we even had a couple of our
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  Speaker 2: great Soft Belly Impact students come out and help us.
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  Speaker 2: So we greatly appreciate that program. As well, hopefully your
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  Speaker 2: student if they're going into high school, they got registered
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  Speaker 2: for that Sock Valley Impact Program. It is a fantastic
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  Speaker 2: opportunity for local students.
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  Speaker 1: The Rock Falls Chamber Share Night was August the fifth
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  Speaker 1: at Culver's in Rock Falls and again a successful fundraiser
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  Speaker 1: for the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce. Sam Curse Chrissy
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  Speaker 1: is our guest today. She is the President and CEO
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  Speaker 1: of the Rock Falls Area Chamber, joining us for the
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  Speaker 1: Thursday Morning talk Line. Today, Sam, we move right on
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  Speaker 1: and talk about some new businesses, some ribbon cuttings, one
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  Speaker 1: that you had just recently held and one that you're
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  Speaker 1: about ready to cut the ribbon for.
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  Speaker 2: We love ribbon cuttings. We love celebrating our local businesses
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  Speaker 2: and their achievements and their growth in our community. This
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  Speaker 2: week we kicked off with August twelfth for Cornerstone Special Care.
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  Speaker 2: If you didn't know, that was formerly known as Exceptional
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  Speaker 2: Care and Training Center. They were located behind McDonald's and Sterling.
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  Speaker 2: They are moving so they have just built a brand
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  Speaker 2: new facility over at eight fifteen West twenty third Street
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  Speaker 2: that's kind of in the Newman High School area. They've
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  Speaker 2: built this beautiful new facility, new activities for their residents,
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  Speaker 2: new equipment, new rooms. It is phenomenal. And we had
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  Speaker 2: a grand ribbon cutting with the Sterling Chamber as well,
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  Speaker 2: invited and all the team members from Cornerstone. They gave
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  Speaker 2: us a phenomenal tour of the unit itself, so we
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  Speaker 2: cannot be more grateful for them in our community, huge, huge,
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  Speaker 2: her community. That building is wonderful. So congratulations Cornerstone Special
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  Speaker 2: Care formerly known as Exceptional Care on your growth and
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  Speaker 2: your success. And we also have another big ribbon cutting
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  Speaker 2: coming up this week as well, So if you missed
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  Speaker 2: us for that first one on August twelfth, that's okay.
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  Speaker 2: You have another opportunity coming up tomorrow on August fifteenth.
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  Speaker 2: We are gonna be celebrating with Eric's Moving Service. Eric
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  Speaker 2: has been a member with us for a handful of years.
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  Speaker 2: Eric Brunson and his team are phenomenal. Whether you're a
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  Speaker 2: community member just moving locations, or your business that you
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  Speaker 2: need help moving office spaces or you're moving locations, Eric's
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  Speaker 2: Moving Services is the guy to call, so we're gonna
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  Speaker 2: celebrate him on August fifteenth, This Friday, He's gonna have
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  Speaker 2: a ribbon cutting that'll be at three point fifteen out
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  Speaker 2: at twelve fifteen West Rock Falls Road. We'll have that
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  Speaker 2: big ribbon cutting and you can meet Eric himself. But
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  Speaker 2: if you can't meet for the ribbon cutting, that's okay.
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  Speaker 2: Their grand, huge opening to the public is going to
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  Speaker 2: be the next day. That'll be the sixteenth, on Saturday,
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  Speaker 2: from eleven to two. He'll have an open house out
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  Speaker 2: there welcoming the community as well as some food for
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  Speaker 2: everybody as well. So help us celebrate Eric's moving service
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  Speaker 2: this week again at twelve to fifteen West Rock Falls Road. Again,
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  Speaker 2: that ribbon cutting is tomorrow at three fifteen.
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  Speaker 1: All right, there you go. So a couple of new
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  Speaker 1: and improve businesses across our again Stock Valley area through
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  Speaker 1: the Rock Falls Area Chamber holding ribbon cuttings this week.
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  Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, ribbon cutting is held through
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  Speaker 1: the Rock Falls Chamber. A couple of items on the
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  Speaker 1: chamber calendar that we wanted to get out. Important dates
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  Speaker 1: on the calendar coming up, Sam include on August nineteenth,
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  Speaker 1: you're having a free seminar talk about this.
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  Speaker 2: PC Tech again is going to team up with us.
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  Speaker 2: We love Robert, Dustin and Kyle On August nineteenth at noon,
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  Speaker 2: we're going to have a chamber lunch and learn. This
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  Speaker 2: is a free opportunity for our local businesses and our members.
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  Speaker 2: If you're a member of the Rock Falls Chamber again,
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  Speaker 2: it is free, come join us at noon that day.
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  Speaker 2: PC Tech to You will be in here talking about
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  Speaker 2: the phone services that he offers, keeping your computers safe,
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  Speaker 2: different tech issues on how to solve, and a lot more.
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  Speaker 2: You can ask specific questions. He is a great resource.
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  Speaker 2: Him and his team can definitely help you. So again,
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  Speaker 2: this is a free seminar on August nineteen for our
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  Speaker 2: members at noon. All you have to do is jump
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  Speaker 2: onto the Rock Falls Chamber website and register. Get registered
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  Speaker 2: right away. Seats are limited and we'd love to have you.
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  Speaker 2: Just give me a call.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, it's a free seminar, but you need to pre
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  Speaker 1: register for this. That's the note. You have to pre
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  Speaker 1: register for the seminar and we're going to give you
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  Speaker 1: again chamber addresses shortly here at w Watson. A couple
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  Speaker 1: of things in September, Sam, you wanted to touch upon
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  Speaker 1: before we let you go today. Talk about those.
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  Speaker 2: The Rock Falls Chamber is also part of the Soft
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  Speaker 2: Valley Leadership Program. That is out at the college. Again,
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  Speaker 2: this is where all of our chambers come together with
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  Speaker 2: the college and celebrate our great leaders. On September tenth,
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  Speaker 2: the Rock Falls Chamber will be leading. We will be
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  Speaker 2: going to Camp Benson with the students. This is an
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  Speaker 2: incredible experience for our future leaders, telling their story, getting
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  Speaker 2: resources and coming together. If you don't know what the
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  Speaker 2: Stock Valued Leadership program is, this is where our local
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  Speaker 2: businesses will send one of their representatives. We will talk
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  Speaker 2: with other local business owners in the area. We will
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  Speaker 2: tour through communities, we will connect with past leaders and
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  Speaker 2: talk about resources strategies. It is great if your local business.
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  Speaker 2: I would definitely encourage you to go to the Soft
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  Speaker 2: Valley Community College website and get registered that for an
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  Speaker 2: upcoming year. Again, it's great collaborating with all the other
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  Speaker 2: local chambers and we're very honored to be able to
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  Speaker 2: lead that program. Our next league will be on September
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  Speaker 2: tenth out as Camp Benson. Because we love the YMCA well,
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  Speaker 2: they're also great to work with.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, and Camp Benson is under the YMCA umbrella.
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  Speaker 1: So again check that out again. Become a part of
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  Speaker 1: that leadership program. It's an important program as Sam mentioned
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  Speaker 1: in our Shock Valley area. Circle the date on your
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  Speaker 1: calendar September the tenth, and also circle the dates of
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  Speaker 1: September nineteenth through the twenty first.
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  Speaker 2: Right, Sam, circle those dates highlight make them bold. September
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  Speaker 2: nineteenth through twenty first is coming up fast. Those are
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  Speaker 2: the fall community garage sales Force Sterling and Rock Falls.
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  Speaker 2: That is a huge, huge, huge busy weekend, so even
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  Speaker 2: if you're not a garage sale shopper, just make sure
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  Speaker 2: you know those dates. There's going to be a lot
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  Speaker 2: happening in the community as well as the garage sales,
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  Speaker 2: but we will have typically over one hundred garage sales
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  Speaker 2: registered on that map. Between the communities, people will be
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  Speaker 2: out filling up their gas tanks at are local gas stations,
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  Speaker 2: grabbing coffee at their favorite coffee shops, and gathering their
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  Speaker 2: families for a day of bargain shopping and fun. Is
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  Speaker 2: one of my favorite favorite events, so I definitely got
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  Speaker 2: to encourage you guys to get out there, cruise the
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  Speaker 2: town and find some great bargains, but make sure to
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  Speaker 2: drive slow and watch for pedestrians walking across the road.
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  Speaker 2: And then the City of Rock Falls would also like
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  Speaker 2: to remind everybody if you are a seller doing a
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  Speaker 2: garage sale, please remember to always pick up your signs
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  Speaker 2: and never stable to a post. Just keeping our community
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  Speaker 2: safe and clean. We want to keep these events coming back,
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  Speaker 2: so help us do that by keeping our community safe
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  Speaker 2: and clean again. Marking those calendars for September nineteenth through
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  Speaker 2: twenty fair.
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  Speaker 1: All right, and can people get on? Are you going
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  Speaker 1: to have maps available, sam and locations and things like that.
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  Speaker 1: Can garage shells get on this list yet?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely? Registration is open and I have over fifteen already registered,
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  Speaker 2: so people are super excited about this. You can drop
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  Speaker 2: right on the Rock Falls Chamber website at any time
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  Speaker 2: and register for only ten dollars to get on that map,
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  Speaker 2: and then you could also register at the Rock Falls
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  Speaker 2: Chamber Library during their normal business hours. So get on
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  Speaker 2: that map for only ten dollars and draw tons of
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  Speaker 2: people here, clutter and put some extra cash in your
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  Speaker 2: pocket and go.
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  Speaker 1: September nineteenth through the twenty first, that's again fall Garage
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  Speaker 1: Shale Days for the Rock Falls Chamber and they will
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  Speaker 1: be in Rock Falls and in Sterling again, these two
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  Speaker 1: communities combined to bring you that garage shale event for
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  Speaker 1: the Fall in September. Sam, how do you get more
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  Speaker 1: information on your website? Where's your website address?
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  Speaker 2: Now, we're really easy to find. Just go to Rockfalls
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  Speaker 2: Chamber dot com. You can find a list of all
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  Speaker 2: of our events with registrations details, context to context, just directly.
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  Speaker 2: We're also right on Facebook for Rockfalls Chamber. And I
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  Speaker 2: am one of the easiest people to get a hold of.
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  Speaker 2: My email is really my name at where I work.
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  Speaker 2: So Sam at Rockfalls Chamber dot com. I'd love to
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  Speaker 2: help you. Whether you're a business owner or just love
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  Speaker 2: our community. There's always something here at the Rock Falls
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  Speaker 2: Chamber for.
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  Speaker 1: You, absolutely and more for the traditionalist. Sam, what's your
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  Speaker 1: phone number to call?
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  Speaker 2: Eight one five six forty five hundred. You can call
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  Speaker 2: where Texas at any time. We'll get back to you
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  Speaker 2: right away. There you go.
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  Speaker 1: So those are your contacts. Again, if you'd like to
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  Speaker 1: become involved in some of these upcoming events, please hop
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  Speaker 1: aboard their websites or give them a call at the
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  Speaker 1: Rock Falls Chamber office and keep listening to Wixon because
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  Speaker 1: we'll have updates throughout the year right here on wyxent.
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  Speaker 1: Sam Kersey, the President and CEO of the Rock Falls
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  Speaker 1: Area Chamber of Commerce. We appreciate your visit today. Lots
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  Speaker 1: crammed into a very short period of time, but we
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  Speaker 1: did it.
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  Speaker 2: Sam.
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  Speaker 1: We thank you so very much for joining us and
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  Speaker 1: we'll see you down the line.
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  Speaker 2: We'll see everybody soon. Thank you so much.
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  Speaker 1: Sam Kersey from the Rock Falls Chamber, our executive director
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  Speaker 1: of their joints us for the eight fifteen talk line
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  Speaker 1: today here at WYXENT eight thirty News First t W Wyxent.
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