Creston Chamber of Commerce for October

The past several years the Creston Chamber of Commerce has honored our various local industries during the month of October and this year is no different. Creston is very fortunate to have as many industries as we do which produce such a wide variety of products and are such great community members. The chamber realizes the importance of industry to our community and takes this opportunity during the month to express our appreciation.

Now is a great time to think, once again, of the jobs these industries bring to Creston, the events they help sponsor and promote, local groups they assist, the countless volunteer hours they devote to the community, businesses that they frequent and buy from and how they improve our industrial and commercial tax base to name but a few areas. If you know of someone who works at one of our industries, now is a great time to say thank you. Let them know how much we appreciate them being part of Creston not just this month but all year long.

The Creston Chamber of Commerce publicly recognizes and says thank you to our industry members: BNSF Railway Company, Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Creston Publishing Company, Green Valley Chemical Corporation and Midwest Carbonic Inc., Innovative Industries, Inc., Iowa Tool & Manufacturing, LLC, Precast Concrete Company, Precision Optical Group, R.E. Lewis Refrigeration, , Vanmark Equipment LLC, Viterra, Wellman and White River Soy Processing, LLC Thank you for calling Creston and Union County Home.

October Activities

There are several activities that will take place in Creston this month. The Gibson Memorial Library will hold a Grand Opening for their new outdoor pavilion from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 12.

The Creston Kiwanis Club will have their Keep a Kid Warm Coat Giveaway from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 22 at 400 N. Elm St.

The Creston Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.’S ) Bright Eyes in the Park will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26 for all the Trick or Treater’s to enjoy at McKinley Park, while Creston’s Citywide Trick or Treating will take place 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Please visit the Chamber Website at www.crestoniowachamber.com for a complete Calendar of Events or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Citizen of the Year, Volunteer Leadership and Youth Award

There is still time to nominate individuals for Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and the Youth Award. All nominations must be received by Oct. 11, deadline has been extended, at the Chamber Office -

Hi-Five Honors

The following individuals and businesses received the Hi-Five Honor in October. Congratulations to Jesetta Miller, HyVee Pharmacy; Daniel Giles, Walmart; Lydia Lasswell, McDonald’s; Grace Murphy, Pizza Ranch; Makayla Davis and Jalyn Hunter, Starbucks; Kyle Shaffer, Creston Dairy Queen, Jaida Fischer, Northwest Bank; Orr Heating and Air Conditioning and Jim’s Sanitation. The Hi-Five for Service allows us to recognize those who make shopping and doing business in Creston a rewarding and positive experience.

Gold Star Business Honored

The Chamber honored Creston Walmart, 806 Laurel St. in Creston, as the October Gold Star Business in Creston. They were nominated by a fellow Crestonians because of the appearance both inside and out of their building and property. Congratulations.

Image Enhancement Committee September Yards of the Month

The Image Enhancement Committee acknowledges and congratulates the following yards that were honored as the September Yards of the Month: 1408 Clayton, 604 South Mulberry and 810 Golden Shores.

These yards join the June Honorees at 504 West Townline; 801 East Carpenter and 1406 North Mulberry. As well as the July Honorees at 810 North Sycamore; 410 North Poplar and 510 South Pine and the August honorees at 126 West Jefferson, 1206 North Chestnut and 814 Golden Shores.

Thank you to Creston Walmart Vision Center and Green Valley Pest Control & Lawn Care for co-sponsoring the Yards of the Month with the Chamber.

Upcoming Events

I would like to end this month’s column by passing on information for upcoming events that are just around the corner. The always popular Lighted Christmas Parade will be held 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5 and Santa will be at the Depot earlier in the day. “There’s No Place Like Creston for the Holidays” activities will begin on Nov. 29 and continue through most of December. A schedule of activities and events taking place will be available in the next couple of weeks on the Chamber Website, Facebook and X.

Have a great month and remember, Creston - A great place to Visit, Work and call Home.