Agriculture & Industry

"A Big Birthday needs a Big Celebration!"

"A Big Birthday needs a Big Celebration!"

Celebrating Our Beginnings: Agriculture & Industry

Saturday, July 25th
Schedule of Events

KIIC Live Broadcast

9 am-night Hometown Market & Sidewalk Sale
                    Local business sidewalk sale, flea market and farmers
                    market around the inside parking area of the square. Contact
                    Deborah Morgan at the Albia Area Chamber of Commerce for
                    details at 641-932-5108. (Booths are still available for Albia's
                      Hometown Market Place & Sidewalk Sale. The booths will be
                      located on the north, south, and west side of Albia's Historic
                      Square. Deadline for payment and booth reservations is July 23.)

10 am           Self-Guided Walking Tour - Albia Historic Town Square
                     (Guides available at the Albia Area Chamber of Commerce
                     office, First Iowa State Bank & Peoples State Bank)

                     Carnegie-Evans Public Library (closes at 3 pm)

1 pm            Monroe County Historical Museum (closes at 4 pm)

3-9 pm Albia's Own Mini-Putt Golf Course - courthouse lawn
                           (Partial list of Mini-Putt Hole Sponsers (7/17/09): Community 1st Credit
                           Union, Duea Motor, Honey Creek Resort, H & R Block, Hy-Vee, Johnson
                           Insurance Services, KIIC, Monroe County Hospital, Oakwood Nursing,
                           Peoples State Bank, and Trading Treasures)

4-5:30 pm    Shannon's Dance Studio 'Street' Recital

4-7 pm Dinner Items Available
                     (Skean Block BBQ & Tailgater Toby)

6 pm            Announcement of Contest Winners & Awarding of Prizes
                    (Bandstand - time is approximate.)

6-9 pm       Paul Hatfield & "Family Traditions"
                          (Country & some Southern Rock)

Celebrating Our Beginnings: Agriculture & Industry
This Saturday, July 25th event celebrates the contributions that agriculture and industry have made on our community.

Ag & Industry Weekend Contests Rules & Deadline
(All entries due before noon on Monday, July 20, 2009 to the Albia Area Chamber of Commerce office.)
Coloring Contest
Essay Contest
Photography Contest

Special Recognition

The Albia Sesquicentennial Committee would like to honor the Albia Chamber’s Business of the Year recipients since 1978, as well as individuals or families owning a farm in Monroe County for 100 years or more. Please contact Mary Kay Henderson at mkhhenderson@hotmail.com, or the Albia Chamber Office at 932-5108.

An Open Letter to Albia & Monroe County Businesses

Dear Albia/Monroe County Business

On July 25th, Albia will celebrate 'Ag and Industry' week as part of the
Sesquicentennial Celebration. KIIC is excited to be helping with the events surrounding this weekend which will feature a customized mini-putt golf course on the courthouse lawn!

In an effort to promote and recognize our area businesses and industries, we are asking you to design and build one of the mini-putt golf holes. The public will then have the opportunity to converge on the courthouse lawn Saturday July 25th for the most unique and exciting mini-putt golf course of its kind - built by you!

If we can convince you to design and build a hole, your business will be
featured on that hole, which will include signage telling about your company - the products or services you provide, or possibly the states or countries you do business in. The hole itself may be customized with your products or designed in such a way to help people understand what it is you do. This event is tailored to be not only fun - but a way to educate people about our local businesses and industries!

We think that this project (much like building a parade float) will get you
and your employees excited and engaged to create something interesting, or challenging, or unique. Prizes will be awarded to businesses in multiple categories for their golf hole - and prizes will also be awarded to the public for their participation.

In order to let your mind wander, we aren't creating very many rules or
limitations on what you can or can't build...

If you are interested in participating, please go to your email RIGHT NOW and send an email to 'golf@kiicradio.com' to let us know you're joining us to create a unique, fun and exciting event - envied by other communities who will say 'why didn't we think of that'? Don't worry right now what your mini-putt hole will look like - just focus on getting started! Go to 'golf@kiicradio.com' and tell us I'M IN!