Chamber Corner: Garage Sales, Sunset Ridge, and other upcoming events
We are about a month away from school letting out for the summer and with that there are a lot of upcoming things to look forward to around Walnut. The Townwide Garage Sales will be held Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th. Make sure you get your listings turned into the Leader by Friday to be have your items featured in the paper. On May 17-19, Sunset Ridge MX will be holding the AMA National Championship Area Qualifier for Bikes and Minicycle Classes. Visit sunsetridgemx.
Chamber Corner: Survey and 150-year celebration
At our Chamber Banquet on April 1st, we had surveys on each placemat for those attending. Today, I want to share with you a couple of the questions and responses from that survey. The first question was: what retail business would you like to see come to Walnut? We had a little over half of our attendees respond for a total of 55 votes. A pharmacy was the number one response, followed by a coffee shop and a brewery. Some of the other ideas listed were: upscale bar, upscale di
A great night at the Chamber Banquet
Last Monday, our annual Chamber Banquet was held at Konz Restaurant & Lounge. It really was an overall great evening with heartfelt speeches for our Hall of Fame inductees, a Keynote address and Q&A from our State Senator Chuck Weaver, and an encouraging WOW update from our Making a Difference winner, Josh Egan. I want to thank Dan and Lisa Koning and staff for hosting and preparing a great meal and everyone that attended for your continued support of the Chamber. Due to your
Chamber Corner: Spring is Here, Blood Drive, Queen of Hearts
There are many reasons to enjoy this time of year as the weather starts to warm up.
Soon we will have the flower boxes out on Main Street and things will start to look a little greener. The golf course is preparing to open back up for the season and Shell is selling ice cream again! Make sure to stop by for some soft serve ice cream.
Walnut Rotary Club has a few events coming up. On Wednesday they will hold a Blood Drive with Red Cross from 1-6 p.m. at the Community Buil
