The SHS Leadership Class is collecting gently used clothing which will be taken to the blessing room and handed out to people in need.  Please drop donations of clothing in good wearable condition off at the Shenandoah High School Office.  Their goal is to collect 4878 items of clothing which is equivalent to the population in Shenandoah.  Let's help them meet thier goal! 

The Greater Shenandoah Historical Society is looking for volunteers.  Help them keep Shenandoah's history alive by contacting them at 712-246-1669.

Shenandoah Rotary Club is sponsoring a Spice Drive to collect spices and seasonings for the Shenandoah Food Pantry until November 1^st.  Drop off locations are the Shenandoah Food Pantry, Shenandoah Medical Center, The Mill, Fareway, Hy-Vee, and the Depot.  Please help Shenandoah Rotary Club make this a great benefit for the food pantry!

Small towns are only able to host big events when businesses, organizations, and community members come together to make it happen. Whether you opened your business, donated time, helped financially, shared information, attended events, or helped in any other way, you made a difference and helped make the marathon and Shenfest successful! Thank you and know that we at the Shenandoah Chamber and Industry Association appreciate you! It was a beautiful weekend and a great crowd! Special thanks to the Shenfest Committee and the City of Shenandoah who worked to bring everything together!

       


        


     


       


       


      


     

Shenandoah Sidewalk Sales will take place July 17th-19th at participating retailers.  The businesses have lots of bargains to share with you, so plan to shop all around Shenandoah!

4th Annual Shenandoah Shendig BBQ Competition July 18 & 19 is a KCBS sanctioned contest at the Elk's Lodge Hwy 59. Friday July 18th gates open at 5 p.m. Admission is $10 including music by Gas n' Grass and Jason Mayer Band 5:30-10 p.m. Tasters Choice food is available 5 - 7 p.m. Saturday July 19th gates open at 9:30 a.m. Admission is $5. Music provided by The Welcome Hunters. River's Edge Bags tournament at 10 a.m. Registration is on River's Edge Bags League Facebook page. KCBS winners announced at 3:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Forum to Revitalize Shenandoah, Kansas City Barbeque Society, Vetter Equipment, Lynn Furnace, SWIFT, and Shenandoah Elk's Lodge.

Lakin Foundation and Vision Shenandoah Featured at the SCIA Annual Meeting & Ag Banquet July 15

Jennifer Green, Charles E. Lakin Foundation Manager, and Vision Shenandoah speakers Dr. Margaret Brady and Matt Sells, will be featured at Shenandoah Chamber & Industry Association’s Annual Meeting and Ag Banquet Tuesday, July 15th at the Elks Lodge in Shenandoah.

The mission of the Shenandoah Chamber & Industry Association is to improve the economic vitality of Shenandoah, Page, and Fremont Counties, to expand high paying employment opportunities, enhance Shenandoah’s retail shopping and to support major community projects that improve quality of life. 

Doors will open at 6 pm and dinner will be served at 6:30.  Reservations are requested by July 8th by calling 712-246-3455, or emailing us at chamber@sciaiowa.com.  The event is open to the public.  Alan Armstong will cater the banquet dinner. Choose from smothered chicken or pot roast, cheesy potatoes, green beans, caesar salad, iced tea and apple crisp or cheesecake.  The cost is $30 per person.  Pay at the door with cash or check.  A cash bar will be available.

The SCIA Ag Committee will present the Ag Future of America scholarship and the Friend of Ag award.  AFA Scholarships are awarded to Shenandoah, Essex, or Sidney high school seniors pursuing agriculture related four year degrees.  The $4600.00 scholarships are funded by local businesses and Ag Future of America.  The scholarships will be awarded to Sidney graduate Ellie Ward and Shenandoah graduate Dalton Athen.

Featured Speaker Jennifer Green is the Foundation Manager for the Charles E. Lakin Foundation, Inc.  She has been in this role since 2018.  Prior to working for the Foundation, Jennifer worked in non-profit management in Omaha, Nebraska and still resides there with her family.  Jennifer is very passionate about the work she has been able to do throughout the Southwest Iowa territory.  In addition to her work at the Lakin Foundation, Jennifer is the President of the Omaha Suburban Rotary Club, a Board Member with the Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact, and volunteers with many other organizations.  Jennifer is a graduate from Bellevue University with both a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in human services.  Jennifer was a former collegiate athlete; thus, she typically spends her free time traveling to her son’s baseball games or playing in women’s soccer and basketball leagues as well as running 5K and 10K races.

Matt Sells is the president of the Vision Shenandoah Board.  Matt Sells and his family relocated to Shenandoah in 2013, when Matt became the Chief Financial Officer of Shenandoah Medical Center.  Matt was promoted to President & CEO in March of 2017.  Prior to his move to Southwest Iowa, Matt served as CFO of Brown County Hospital (2011-2013) in Ainsworth, NE and was an active CPA in the audit practice of KPMG (2007-2011) in Lincoln, NE.  He grew up on a farm outside of Rulo, NE and attended Doane University in Crete, NE. Matt serves as President of the SCIA board, is a member of the Bank Iowa Corporate Board of Directors, is Chair of the Iowa Rural Health Telecommunications Program, is a member of the Iowa Hospital and Education Research Foundation Board of Directors, is a Varsity Assistant for the Shenandoah High School Boys Basketball Team.

Dr. Margaret Brady is a veterinarian and owner of Healthy Tails Retreat, she works with a team that is passionate about improving the lives of the 4-legged family members. The Retreat provides spa days, daycare, pet hotel and “well care” veterinary medicine. In 2019 she saw a need for more housing in the community and has turned dilapidated houses into assets.  To date she has completed and sold 7 houses and has 4 more in-process. A lover of old architecture, she found that she needed a warehouse and workshop.  The Johnson Bros Mill building needed a new purpose. Her team has been bringing it back to life. To date The Mill houses a Weekly Vendors Market, Second Saturday events and The Millcade a retro arcade. A Shenandoah native, Margaret serves on the board of directors for SCIA and was selected as the Executive Director for Vision Shenandoah to utilize the Charles E. Lakin Foundation Southwest Iowa initiative.

The SCIA Board of Directors include president Matt Sells, Shenandoah Medical Center CEO, Vice President Bill Ditmars, KMA, and Treasurer Stephanie Osborn, Wilson Insurance.  Other SCIA Board members are Cory Scammann, Green Plains, Derek Stendsland, Fareway, Jason Goltz, Pella, Amy Zwickel, Shenandoah Inn and Suites, Becky LePorte, LePorte Electric, Dr. Margaret Brady, Healthy Tails Retreat, Julie O’Hara, Jim Hughes Real Estate, Speck Hendrickson, Fremont County Representative, and Jeff Shearer, Fremont County Supervisor. City liaisons include mayor Roger McQueen and councilman Jon E. Brantner. Dr. Kerri Nelson is the Shenandoah School liaison.  Bank liaisons include Adam Wright, Northwest Bank, Kurt Henstorf, First Heritage Bank and  Ian Isaacson, Bank Iowa.  Three members were newly elected to the board.  They include Jason Goltz, Pella, Sarah Waite, Little Waite Lanes, and Kindra Weston, Midwest Mental Health and Midwest MedSpa.

The SCIA Ag Committee members are Nick Bosley, United Group, Ian Isaacson, Bank Iowa, Darin Profit, O’Hara Seed, Rusty Hunter, First Heritage Bank, Cale Jones, Jones Tri-Tower Farms, and Rachel Gordon, Northwest Bank. 

Local AFA Scholarship contributors are Green Plains Shenandoah, Jay Memorial Trust, Bank Iowa, Wilson Insurance, Vetter Equipment, O’Hara Seed, KMA Radio, First Heritage Bank, Tri-Valley Bank, Bill & Pam Ditmars, Shenandoah Inn & Suites Hotel, Mondo’s Restaurant, Duane & Marylou Rexroth, Lance Cornelius State Farm Insurance, Ed & Star Ann Kloberdanz, Craig & Kathy Harris, Jones Family Tri Tower Farms, Sapp Brothers, McGargill Stock Farms, United Group Insurance, James & Melonie Doyle, and Rawson Stevens Law.

The 2025 banquet sponsors are El Porton Mexican Grill, Vetter Equipment, Wilson Insurance, Wild Rose Chevrolet, Lloyd Inc., Craig & Kathy Harris, First Heritage Bank, Pizza Hut, Eyecare Associates of Southwest Iowa, Lance Cornelius Insurance,  KMA Broadcasting, Bank Iowa, Mondo’s Restaurant, Brown's Shoe Fit, O’Hara Seed, McDonalds, Rawson Stevens Law, Carrick & Associates, Little Waite Lanes, Subway, Earl May Seed & Nursery Co., and Northwest Bank.

Star-Spangled Shenandoah, sponsored by the Forum to Revitalize Shenandoah, will be at Sportsmans Park on Thursday, July 3rd.  Festivities begin at 5:30 and conclude with fireworks at dusk.  Bring the whole family for an evening of fun!

Welcome new owner of Serenity Studio & Flowers Amy Nielson at the July 1st SCIA Ribbon Cutting. Grand Opeing begins at 1 p.m. with specialty drinks and snacks at 110 Elm St. See all the new merchandise and signup for an exercise class.