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Talk-Line: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Director Chance Monroe · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: We are quarter past the hour. This is Wednesday, It's
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  Speaker 1: October twenty two. The year is twenty twenty five, and
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  Speaker 1: it's time for another informational edition of Tukline here at
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  Speaker 1: w i X and Radio. Good morning, I am Steve Marco.
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  Speaker 1: It is time to look at news and information.
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  Speaker 2: North of the border.
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  Speaker 1: We go to Oregon, Illinois in Ogle County today and
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  Speaker 1: we're happy to have back with us our good friends
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  Speaker 1: from the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce. The director of
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  Speaker 1: the Oregon Area Chamber is live with us in studio
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  Speaker 1: this morning, and it's again great to have this gentleman
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  Speaker 1: visit with us giving us the good news out of Oregon, Illinois.
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  Speaker 1: I was a busy place, I believe, across our northern
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  Speaker 1: Illinois area. His name is Chance Monroe and he is
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  Speaker 1: live with us at the microphones this morning here at
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  Speaker 1: WIIX and Chance. Good morning, Good morning, Steve. Good to
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  Speaker 1: have you with us.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, thanks for having me.
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  Speaker 1: It is nice and exciting to have Chance and our
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  Speaker 1: friends from the Oregon Chamber back on border with this.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, it has it's been a while.
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  Speaker 1: Said Shame on us. Shame on us for not connecting earlier,
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  Speaker 1: because well you've been the director now of the Orgonary
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  Speaker 1: Chamber a little over.
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  Speaker 2: Years, a little over a year April twenty four.
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  Speaker 1: Yep, okay, Well, and so you're already you know, obviously
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  Speaker 1: you know, kind of acclimated. Well, you're from the area,
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  Speaker 1: you're from the talk about your.
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  Speaker 2: Background a little bit. Yeah, So Barnet ksb back in
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  Speaker 2: ninety five, went to the Oregon School Districts, graduated there
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  Speaker 2: in twenty three, went to Sauk, kind of was in
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  Speaker 2: Colorado for a few years, came back here and then
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  Speaker 2: kind of hooked up with the Oregon Area Chamber and
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  Speaker 2: the rest is history.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, there you go, so again bored and
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  Speaker 1: bred in our area. So you're well, you know, well
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  Speaker 1: acquainted with with with the area. So that's great to know,
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  Speaker 1: and we welcome you in to a WI Accent hopefully
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  Speaker 1: the start of a good connection with our friends from
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  Speaker 1: the Oregon Chamber. Here at WI Accent. Wanted to talk
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  Speaker 1: about a couple of important activities on the Oregon Chamber
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  Speaker 1: calendar before we you know, talk in general about Oregon
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  Speaker 1: Chamber activities across our Stock Valley area, because we want
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  Speaker 1: to get word out about some important events coming up
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  Speaker 1: through the Oregon Area Chamber, and one of those events
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  Speaker 1: actually comes up this weekend. Lots of lot lots of
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  Speaker 1: trigger treating being planned. Halloween is next week, Halloween is
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  Speaker 1: next Friday, but a lot of you know, organizations are
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  Speaker 1: kind of getting the you know, look ahead or I
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  Speaker 1: guess heads up start ahead of the actual Halloween tricker treating,
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  Speaker 1: which traditionally takes place on Friday. In the thirty first,
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  Speaker 1: We're going to focus on this weekend through the Oregon Chamber.
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  Speaker 1: What do you got coming up?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So this Saturday, October twenty fifth, from twelve to three,
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  Speaker 2: we're going to have our Downtown trick or Treats. So
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  Speaker 2: we've got several shops and businesses taking part in that,
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  Speaker 2: and I'm just going to list them off here real quick.
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  Speaker 2: So we've got Wicked Nutrition, Tipsy Hog, Flamingo Palace, Hazel's Cafe,
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  Speaker 2: Ogle County Brewery, A and M, Floral Brooks Jewelers, Patriot Barbershops,
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  Speaker 2: Sunrise three, White Pine Mercantile Bellas which is open til two,
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  Speaker 2: as well as Village Bakery open til two, Mobil Furnishings, Fodmart,
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  Speaker 2: Northwest I Care, No Stone, Unturned, Breaker Saloon, and The
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  Speaker 2: Hunt Club are all going to be participating downtown. We've
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  Speaker 2: also got several shops inside Conover Square, Sends Treasures, the Boardroom,
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  Speaker 2: Hector's Coachina Scarlet Page first time, second time around, as
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  Speaker 2: well as the White Pine Lodge is going to have
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  Speaker 2: a table set up on the Sarah Phelps Plaza, which
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  Speaker 2: is where our new office is located. So we're gonna
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  Speaker 2: have plenty of vendors taking part in this. So kids
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  Speaker 2: get dressed up, parents get dressed up, hit up these shops,
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  Speaker 2: and you also might find a dealer or too in
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  Speaker 2: these participating shops as well.
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  Speaker 1: All right, it's downtown Trigger Treating. It's in Oregon this Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: October twenty fifth. Now, the again parameters are from noon
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  Speaker 1: until three, but as a chance mentioned, a couple of
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  Speaker 1: those businesses will be open again during during the time. Yes,
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  Speaker 1: but different hours taken in but most participating And as
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  Speaker 1: a chance mentioned, dress up for the Halloween party this weekend.
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  Speaker 1: You know, get your trigger treats out there and visit
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  Speaker 1: these area shops because by visiting the shops, I'm sure
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  Speaker 1: you know they'll be offering you know, goodies and especial Yeah, and.
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  Speaker 2: I mean you're you're not gonna be able to walk
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  Speaker 2: out of one of these shops without grabbing something. That's
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  Speaker 2: for sure.
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  Speaker 1: Here you go, all right, downtown trick or treating in
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  Speaker 1: Oregon again kind of arranged by the Oregon Area Chamber
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  Speaker 1: and again put together by the Chamber and again happening
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  Speaker 1: this Saturday, October twenty fifth. Not necesarily this.
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  Speaker 2: I also want to mention, see this is in collaboration
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  Speaker 2: with Hazel's Cafe. They've put this on for a few
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  Speaker 2: years now and we're helping them market that and get
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  Speaker 2: this information now. And we appreciate Candice in Hazel's Cafe
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  Speaker 2: for all they've done and getting this set up, and
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  Speaker 2: we're happy to work with them on this.
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  Speaker 1: Great business in ogle Ken, great great great food. First
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  Speaker 1: of all at that location, we're gonna bet you that too.
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  Speaker 1: And they're part of this. They're part of they are,
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  Speaker 1: they're part of the you'll.
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  Speaker 2: Be able to find flyers with all of these businesses
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  Speaker 2: located on it within Hazel's as well as some of
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  Speaker 2: the other participating locations.
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  Speaker 1: Excellent. So if you just head into Oregon, you know,
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  Speaker 1: stop in a business, you're more than likely going to find,
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  Speaker 1: you know, the information that you need to get your
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  Speaker 1: way around to the rest of the businesses during downtown
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  Speaker 1: trick or treating This Saturday, October the twenty fifth in Oregon.
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  Speaker 1: Another special event that we wanted to spotlight and this
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  Speaker 1: is a traditional special event at is always welcome to
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  Speaker 1: our northern Illinois area. It's a beautiful event held in
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  Speaker 1: and around Thanksgiving and into the Christmas holiday season. Your
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  Speaker 1: aniual candle Light Walk.
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  Speaker 2: You wanted to do, Yeah, so this is Candle Light
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  Speaker 2: Walk thirty nine thirty nine years of Candle Light Walk.
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  Speaker 2: This year is taking place always the Saturday after Thanksgiving,
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  Speaker 2: so this year November twenty ninth, from three to eight pm.
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  Speaker 2: There is always so much to do downtown Oregon during
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  Speaker 2: Candlelight Walk. We have horse and carriage rides around the downtown,
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  Speaker 2: a winter carnival located at the Methodist Church where there's
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  Speaker 2: kids games, face painters, balloon artists, a character character artist
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  Speaker 2: that we've seen. Thika our sip and shop where there's
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  Speaker 2: craft vendors set up down at the River's Edge Experience,
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  Speaker 2: and then you can have a specialty cocktail while you're
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  Speaker 2: walking around shopping. We're going to have several hot cocoa
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  Speaker 2: huts set up around downtown this year instead of just
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  Speaker 2: one one dollar cups of hot cocoa to keep you warm,
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  Speaker 2: as well as some fire pit strategically placed to keep
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  Speaker 2: you warm in case there's a nip in the air.
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  Speaker 2: Of course, our shops will be open with some deals
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  Speaker 2: for last minute shoppers or if you're like me, a
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  Speaker 2: first minute shopper. Santa and Missus Claus will be located
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  Speaker 2: at Conover Square. We'll have live entertainment throughout the event,
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  Speaker 2: mostly at the Coliseum Museum also known as Sema, and
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  Speaker 2: then downtown during the Christmas tree lighting, we'll have our
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  Speaker 2: Holly Trolley shuttles to get you around downtown with Ease
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  Speaker 2: Candy Cane Lane. That's our food vendors. You'll find anything
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  Speaker 2: you want for your taste cravings. The Build a Buddy
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  Speaker 2: Workshop kind of like Build a Bear, so you can
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  Speaker 2: build your own little stuffed animal there. And then of
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  Speaker 2: course the Red Bow boxes are going to be located
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  Speaker 2: at participating shops. So those are boxes where you fill
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  Speaker 2: out your information on a slip, you put it into
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  Speaker 2: the Red Bow box and then at the end of
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  Speaker 2: the night, the business owner will draw a name out
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  Speaker 2: of that box and if you're selected, you will win
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  Speaker 2: whatever prize they are giving away, and if you are
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  Speaker 2: selected from that group of winners, you get entered into
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  Speaker 2: the Chamber Giveaway, which is two hundred and fifty dollars
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  Speaker 2: worth of Chamber Bucks that can be used at any
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  Speaker 2: participating Chamber member shop location.
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  Speaker 1: Nice and most of those, of course, area businesses are affiliated,
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  Speaker 1: of course with the Chamber. Most of the Oregon businesses
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  Speaker 1: are affiliated with the Oregon Area Chamber, so you get
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  Speaker 1: an opportunity to win some great items, not only from
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  Speaker 1: the specific businesses that you register with, but from the
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  Speaker 1: Oregon Chamber as well. Candle Light Walk is one of
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  Speaker 1: the festive activities that is on the calendar of events
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  Speaker 1: for our entire Northern Illinois area. This is a spotlighted
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  Speaker 1: event that really is traditional, that really highlights the holiday season.
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  Speaker 1: Oregon just a scenic area, I think, first of all,
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  Speaker 1: Chance and I'm sure you'll agree that Oregon is just
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  Speaker 1: a scenic area and just built for something like it
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  Speaker 1: really is this.
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  Speaker 2: When we get all that garlic Saturday after Thanksgiving, it's
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  Speaker 2: really a kickoff for Christmas.
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  Speaker 1: It's just built naturally for the high holidays. And again,
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  Speaker 1: this candle Light Walk kind of kicks off the holidays
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  Speaker 1: that Saturday after Thanksgiving on the twenty ninth, from three
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  Speaker 1: until eight pm, it's Candlelight Walk from Oregon for the
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  Speaker 1: thirty ninth year. This is great, that's wonderful to hear
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  Speaker 1: thirty nine years and still going strong. The Candlelight Walk
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  Speaker 1: and Chance Monroe highlighted all of the special events. There's
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  Speaker 1: just going to be a ton of events taking place
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  Speaker 1: including you know, businesses open and again savings and again
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  Speaker 1: great shopping in the Oregon area. Shop local, give your
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  Speaker 1: dollars to the local area because that strengthens the economy
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  Speaker 1: in our northern Illinois area as well. Candle Light Walk
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  Speaker 1: Saturday is November the twenty ninth. Will continue to talk
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  Speaker 1: about it, obviously even after Chance leaves us this morning
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  Speaker 1: here at w i X, and we've got plenty of
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  Speaker 1: time for that. But again, with the days fleeting by,
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  Speaker 1: it will be upon us before we know. Chance Monroe
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  Speaker 1: is our guest today from the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce.
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  Speaker 1: He's the director there, has been director in the Orgon
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  Speaker 1: Area Chamber for a little over a year now. Happy
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  Speaker 1: to have him back on board with us talking about
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  Speaker 1: the Chamber of Commerce and Chance, you wanted to take
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  Speaker 1: you know, a few minutes in this latter portion of
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  Speaker 1: our talk line today to spotlight rural chamber activity and
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  Speaker 1: just kind of highlight in general, you know, your thoughts,
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  Speaker 1: you know, as we move ahead into first of all,
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  Speaker 1: the holiday season and even into twenty twenty six and beyond,
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  Speaker 1: you know, the significance and the importance of you know,
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  Speaker 1: rural chambers in our local area.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, and right now is kind of a tricky time
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  Speaker 2: for rural chambers. Rural chambers in general, at least the
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  Speaker 2: ones that I've spoken to. Representatives that I've had the
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  Speaker 2: opportunity to speak with don't receive much funding outside of
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  Speaker 2: the membership dues. We don't receive funding from the state
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  Speaker 2: of the federal government, and so we rely on those
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  Speaker 2: membership dues for us to pay staff salaries, to put
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  Speaker 2: on our events and to assist our mission going forward.
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  Speaker 2: And so as we're facing different economical challenges as we
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  Speaker 2: continue to navigate into twenty twenty six, we have to
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  Speaker 2: figure out ways to stay relevant and to continue that
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  Speaker 2: mission as we go forward. And for the Oregon Area Chamber,
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  Speaker 2: we're no different. We're a rural chamber. We do not
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  Speaker 2: receive outside funding outside of those membership dues, and so
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  Speaker 2: we are going under a strategic rebrand reorganization of our organization.
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  Speaker 2: We are transforming into the Mountain Oregon Mount Morris Chamber
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  Speaker 2: of Commerce. So while I will have offices in both
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  Speaker 2: Oregon and Mount Morris, where I can have boots on
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  Speaker 2: the ground to service both the organizations and businesses in
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  Speaker 2: the communities. As many people know, those communities have been
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  Speaker 2: intertwined for a few decades now with the school districts combining.
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  Speaker 2: You know, I was around elementary student myself. I was
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  Speaker 2: there when the school burned down. And so we're excited
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  Speaker 2: to navigate this and see what we can accomplish as
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  Speaker 2: we move forward. And so we're just really excited as
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  Speaker 2: we move forward into twenty twenty six to see what
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  Speaker 2: can be accomplished and how we can do this. We've
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  Speaker 2: seen in today's climate, big and small businesses alike suffer
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  Speaker 2: and close down. You know, Kuones of Oregon recently shut
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  Speaker 2: its doors. We saw the Rochelle News Leader closed its
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  Speaker 2: door suddenly. Thankfully Shaw Local came in and opened that
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  Speaker 2: back up for us, which we were very happy to see.
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  Speaker 2: But no one is immune from this, and so we
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  Speaker 2: are trying to figure out how to get ahead of that.
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  Speaker 2: And the Winnowbago area Chamber of Commerce earlier this year
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  Speaker 2: closed its door suddenly, and so no one is immune
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  Speaker 2: from this, and we are figuring a way to get
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  Speaker 2: ahead of it so that we can continue our mission,
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  Speaker 2: service our members and continue to do what Chambers of
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  Speaker 2: Commerce need to do in order to service our members
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  Speaker 2: to the best of our ability.
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  Speaker 1: And I think they're in good hands with this gentleman
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  Speaker 1: right here, because it sounds like you have already got
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  Speaker 1: a plan in place. I mean with like you mentioned
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  Speaker 1: morphing in to associating with mild Moors, which by the way,
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  Speaker 1: is very active with community event I mean Mount Morris.
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  Speaker 1: Let's let's you know, chance, I'll tell you Mount Morris
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  Speaker 1: is a gym when it comes to community activity and
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  Speaker 1: involvement in uh, you know, area events, special events. Mount
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  Speaker 1: Morris is shouldn't be left out because they you know,
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  Speaker 1: they contribute to the area greatly.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, I'm sure you've heard about their their Friday
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  Speaker 2: jamborees in the summers. My gosh, they bring in thousands
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  Speaker 2: of people.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, yes, all of those great events and not Morris.
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  Speaker 1: And you're gonna be and you're gonna be kind of
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  Speaker 1: connecting with all of this then.
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  Speaker 2: Through your absolutely absolutely, which I think is great.
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  Speaker 1: This this is this is important.
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  Speaker 2: Like the biggest thing I've heard then since starting as
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  Speaker 2: executive director was you know, what do I get out
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  Speaker 2: of my chamber membership? And so we've really taken that
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  Speaker 2: to heart, and as we're reorganizing our membership platform, we
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  Speaker 2: are looking at adding more value, more benefits to that
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  Speaker 2: so that our members feel as though they are truly
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  Speaker 2: investing in their community and getting a return on that investment.
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  Speaker 1: That's great. Uh and again, so good thing. I think
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  Speaker 1: it sounds to me like good things are lying ahead
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  Speaker 1: on being a member of the Oregon Area Chamber and
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  Speaker 1: it's I'm pretty I'm pretty sure it's simple to you know,
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  Speaker 1: become a Chamber member all the Texas a visit right
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  Speaker 1: or a connection with your with your office to get
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  Speaker 1: to get the ball rolling and get more signed up.
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  Speaker 1: And you don't have to be in Oregon, you don't.
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  Speaker 2: You've got We've got members Dixon Area with members up
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  Speaker 2: in Wisconsin, Rockford, and you know, we're happy to help
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  Speaker 2: them anyway we can get their get their message in
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  Speaker 2: the Oregon area the Organ Morris area.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, you don't have to be yeah, per se a member,
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  Speaker 1: you know right there station and no oil. Obviously, we'd
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  Speaker 1: love every every business in Oregon to be, you know,
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  Speaker 1: an Oregon Chamber member. But again, outside the area, you
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  Speaker 1: can join in and take advantage of all the benefits
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  Speaker 1: on being an Oregon Chamber member, because there are benefits
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  Speaker 1: and it sounds like there are going to be more
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  Speaker 1: benefits coming our way from the Oregon area Chamber. Uh,
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  Speaker 1: can they connect with you in some ways?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely so. Best way to get a hold of me
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  Speaker 2: is I phone eight one five seven three two two
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  Speaker 2: one zero zero. Email is also a great way. Chamber
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  Speaker 2: dot director at oregonil dot com. Otherwise, stop on into
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  Speaker 2: my office for eighteen West Washington Street in Oregon. It's
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  Speaker 2: our new location at the Sarah Phelps Plaza, right next
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  Speaker 2: to the Chili Pepper Bar and grill. It's the old
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  Speaker 2: drive through bank. We kind of did a little bit
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  Speaker 2: of a downsize, but it's still a great location. We've
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  Speaker 2: got that beautiful plaza. We're looking forward to doing events
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  Speaker 2: on next spring, next summer. So you go stop on buying, visit.
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  Speaker 1: Us absolutely and become a member of the Oregon Chamber.
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  Speaker 1: At the same time, again we're putting out word today
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  Speaker 1: about the benefits of becoming a member through the Oregon
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  Speaker 1: Area Chamber of Commerce. Chance, I wish we had more
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  Speaker 1: time to talk, but unfortunately we don't. Hopefully we can
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  Speaker 1: keep this connection going on into twenty the rest of
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, obviously with all of the highlighted activities
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  Speaker 1: coming up at the end of this month and the
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  Speaker 1: month of November, will be connected with the Oregon Area
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  Speaker 1: Chamber and talking with you about events. But we're looking
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  Speaker 1: forward to hopefully full of seen in twenty twenty six
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  Speaker 1: as well, bringing a lot of information from our good
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  Speaker 1: friends at the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce. It's been
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  Speaker 1: a heck of.
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  Speaker 2: A nice time visiting with Thank you, Steve. I appreciate it,
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  Speaker 2: and you know what, like I said earlier, longtime listener,
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  Speaker 2: first time visitor, and we wish you nothing but the
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  Speaker 2: best on your future endeavors.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate the kind words, Chance, and like I said,
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  Speaker 1: we should have been connected with this gentleman a long
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  Speaker 1: time ago, but we're hopefully going to keep this connection
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  Speaker 1: open again for many years to come. Chance Monroe, thanks
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  Speaker 1: for joining us today. From the Oregon area. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: our guest today on the talk line here at w
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  Speaker 1: I excent. Time to go to news first. Next at
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