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24 May

William “Bill” Sheets was the first recipient of the “Man of the Year” award when it was started in 1966. (This picture was probably taken around 1978/1979 when Mr. Sheets was the Chamber President.) The Man of the Year was selected because of his contributions...

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17 May

“Despite unfavorable weather conditions, the community picnic and dandelion digging contest of the City Federations’ anti-dandelion program, staged yesterday, was a decided success. The parade was a great feature and put plenty of pep and ginger into the contestants. Rivalry was keen and the finish...

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10 May

In searching for the original office location, which was not noted in the 1921 charter, the only clue we found were in the early Chamber Board minutes. The minutes indicate that the board of directors met in the “Directors Room” in the late 1920’s and...

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