Saturday, July 19th I participated in the Stanhope Parade. I believe they were celebrating 125 years, so it was a pretty big turn-out for such a small town! I almost was unable to participate as I had not been able to line up a car for the parade ahead of time. I was very blessed and know that, again, God had a hand in all this. I had decided to stop in for breakfast with the Lions Club International Youth (see previous blog) before they all headed to the airport to fly to their home countries and was talking with Bill (the 
gentleman that contacted me about that opportunity) and mentioned that I had a parade in Stanhope later that morning and I wasn't sure how I was going to participate, but was going to show up anyway and hope that someone would take pity on me! Well, Bill said he could do one better and started making phone calls! After a few tries, he hands me his phone and I find myself talking to Clint Smith. He is the owner of the Stanhope Meat Locker and participates in the parade every year. I explained to him my situation and he graciously invited me to join his family on their float! I had such a great time getting to know his family and hope that we can keep in touch and maybe "help" each other out in some other ways. He is on the Board for the small town meat lockers in Iowa and is hoping to get the word out how vital these local businesses are to our towns! Being that I grew up on a farm, I knew right away that I wanted to get involved in anyway that I could to get the word out. With the price of produce going up in the grocery stores, your local meat locker is a better option for meats. And if you get together with your neighbors or family members you can get an even better deal! It's definately worth checking out...and you would be supporting your local farmers and community! Iowa is known for being able to take care of itself, so this would be just one more way of doing just that!!
gentleman that contacted me about that opportunity) and mentioned that I had a parade in Stanhope later that morning and I wasn't sure how I was going to participate, but was going to show up anyway and hope that someone would take pity on me! Well, Bill said he could do one better and started making phone calls! After a few tries, he hands me his phone and I find myself talking to Clint Smith. He is the owner of the Stanhope Meat Locker and participates in the parade every year. I explained to him my situation and he graciously invited me to join his family on their float! I had such a great time getting to know his family and hope that we can keep in touch and maybe "help" each other out in some other ways. He is on the Board for the small town meat lockers in Iowa and is hoping to get the word out how vital these local businesses are to our towns! Being that I grew up on a farm, I knew right away that I wanted to get involved in anyway that I could to get the word out. With the price of produce going up in the grocery stores, your local meat locker is a better option for meats. And if you get together with your neighbors or family members you can get an even better deal! It's definately worth checking out...and you would be supporting your local farmers and community! Iowa is known for being able to take care of itself, so this would be just one more way of doing just that!! 
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