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Thankful for Another Year

Cheryl's Writings, Leadership, Siouxland WomanNovember 29, 2024915Views 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS I love ending the year with gratefulness in my heart and on my mind. I want to encourage you to do that too. That doesn’t mean that my year has been easy, because it hasn’t been. But it does mean that so much living has happened and there has been much…

The Wonder of God in His Creation

Cheryl's Writings, Leadership, Praise, Siouxland WomanNovember 13, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

BY CHERYL WELLS I love women’s events! Throughout my life I have gone to lots of wonderful things that are for women only, whether it was a conference I was attending or one I was speaking at. Since Covid many of those kinds of things have shut down because of the isolation that came as…

Out of Denial

Cheryl's Writings, Leadership, Siouxland WomanOctober 19, 20241KViews 2Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS I am the adult child of an alcoholic, and it has lifelong implications for me. I know there are many of us out there. The more I learn about alcoholism and recovery I am aware that alcoholism effects every household. Every household is exactly what I said. Through relationships in your…

First Anniversary of the Le Mars Community Development Plan

Cheryl's Writings, Destination Le Mars, Siouxland WomanOctober 18, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS I have been writing about destination Le Mars all year and my husband Mike reminded me that October is the 1-year anniversary of the Le Mars City councils’ adoption and support of the comprehensive community development plan. All of the featured businesses in my articles were motivated not only by what…

Destination Le Mars: Red Shed Enterprises

Cheryl's Writings, Destination Le MarsSeptember 9, 20244KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS There’s a lot going on in Le Mars that represents health and growth. There are several new businesses that we have had a part in opening in the last 12-15 months, and they are doing well. We also have four new things that we are working on right now with completion…

Do-Overs

Cheryl's Writings, Siouxland WomanSeptember 9, 2024663Views 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS Where has the year gone so far? Kids are back in school, and we are all wondering where our summer went. Maybe even some of us are already dreading the cold weather to come and the end of 2024. As I’m writing this, I am on the way to Chicago with…

Human Weakness in Tragedy

Cheryl's Writings, Leadership, Siouxland WomanAugust 7, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS As I’m writing this, we are about nine days since the flooding started in Siouxland and we are still all in a daze. I wondered if this was the right word to use, because there are many people that have been actively working and helping where they can. That’s amazing and…

Pedaling into the Future

Cheryl's Writings, Destination Le MarsAugust 7, 2024698Views 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS We have another business in Le Mars to feature in this issue that is really exciting. Bike Central was purchased from a previous owner and re-opened in the Le Mars downtown close to the Ice Cream Parlor at 200 Central Ave. NE. Cory and Jill Cunard are the owners, and they…

Two Hometown Boys

Cheryl's Writings, Destination Le MarsJuly 10, 20248KViews 1Like 0Comments

BY CHERYL WELLS For this article it was so fun to interview a couple of business owners in Le Mars to share what they have been up to and to learn a lot more about them! This is a well-known family from Le Mars that owns several restaurants that you know, and love. They are…

Destination Le Mars: Chix Chicken & Waffles

Cheryl's Writings, Destination Le MarsJune 19, 20243KViews 0Likes 0Comments

BY CHERYL WELLS Welcome Chix to LeMars! We are super excited to share what we have done with an old building in downtown Le Mars on Central Avenue, our downtown district that is becoming an entertainment district. The building had previously been Zestos and years ago, Micks Men’s Wear. We purchased the building from the…