Summer Ideas for your Family

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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent


June
Tuesdays on the Town June 8, 15, 22, 29
June 18 and 19th Alexander Quasiquicentennial

July
Franklin County Fair July 15-18
HACCers Open July 27

August
Summerfest August 13 and 14
Beeds Lake Run and Ham Jam—August 28


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Found in the new visitors guide

REA Power Plant Museum—rural Hampton: Located 4 miles south of the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hampton and 1 1/2 miles west on gravel roads, the Corn Belt Power REA plant was the first farmer owned power plant in the nation to receive an REA grant and only the second in the nation to go “on line” in the 1930’s. The plant was given to the Franklin County Historical Society and has been turned into a rural and electrical museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, or a tour, call Marvin Rodemeyer.

That’s right—Franklin County now has a visitors guide. Thanks to Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce and Hampton Publishing you can now find a comprehensive listing of things to do in Franklin County. Also included is the Chamber business directory (buy local shop Chamber), government listings, historical sites and advertisements. You’ll find them around Iowa at rest stops, in the places where this newspaper is delivered and at the Hampton Chronicle office.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.

This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results. Machiavelli

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Are You Being Scammed?

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Recently, there have been a couple of unethical people in town saying they have the Chamber’s backing to sell you something. Or maybe you received an email from a group saying they were representatives of the Chamber. Please call the Chamber at 456-5668 and verify. We’re very good at letting you know in advance if we are promoting something. Don’t be fooled by these groups – and know also that they may say they are from one of our civic organizations. Call the Chamber or that organization. We are here to support you.

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Be A Part of your Community

Be a Part of Your Community

Community involvement is one of the best ways to feel connected to your community. There are many diverse communities surrounding the U of M campus—the best way to learn about them is to become a part of them. And by the simple gesture of offering your skills and enthusiasm, you will positively impact other lives, as well as your own.
(from http://www.servicelearning.umn.edu/volunteer/benefits.html)


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