WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
I wrote last month about how important it is to look at the hard things that require growth and change in our lives. Also, for us as leaders that have to take people there sometimes that we are serving and adding value to with our love and honesty. This is never…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
In 2023, Mike and I started a development company called Red Shed Enterprises in Le Mars. The whole purpose was to assist in development in our community, and we call it our repurposing project, not retirement. It is really a big labor of love, and we do love our little town.…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
As I have shared all of the amazing things happening in our Hometown Le Mars I have focused on several pieces of the community development puzzle. New businesses, entertainment, tourism, industry, and housing. Inside the housing piece there are several facets…entry level, work force, apartments, duplexes, a broad range of single-family…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
Living in the Midwest and particularly for me, in small town Iowa, is such a bonus and a blessing and has always been. Le Mars is home and there is just something about home; the place where we permanently live and want to stay. Oh yes, I love to travel and…
BY MARK GAUL with CHERYL WELLS
I wanted to share another Destination Le Mars story with you all, and once again I asked Mark Gaul to write this one. This is new news, as the Le Mars City Council just voted on this a few days ago and it passed with everyone saying yes, this…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
I feel so blessed because of special times that we have had with specific groups in our family lately. At our age we can look back and remember times where we just didn’t have the bandwidth to travel and be with family like we wanted to. With the pressures of the…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
I love being a mom and a grandma for so many reasons, and that just increases over the years. My oldest grandson, Landon, just got accepted into medical school and my two oldest granddaughters, Peyton and Kenzie, just graduated from high school in the last few days and I got to…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
There is a new business in downtown Le Mars that is really special, as well as the owner! I spent quite a bit of time with Priscilla Kenowith to hear her story and learn about what she is doing, as well as her passion behind it. You all know how I…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
In February 2024 we had our official opening of our Garage at 800 Event Space in Le Mars. It was wonderful and we had a packed house as people came out to see what was being built at 800 Prospect Street. It’s a funny story that started with me in 2020…
WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
My title sounds impressive and like I’m tough, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s funny, as I was thinking back to many years ago and topics that I have spoken on, this is not the first or only time that I have thought a lot about and written about weathering…