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The annual Women in Business Luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, at Wibholm Hall on the Page County Fairgrounds.

The cost is $10 per person. The Clarinda Chamber of Commerce encourages business professionals to come enjoy

lunch and program featuring keynote speaker Deb Engle. The program will be based on the theme “Laughter is the Best Medicine.”

Entertainment will be provided by Nashville recording artist Rachel Holder.

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Debra Landwehr Engle knows what it takes to reinvent yourself. At 29, after working full time in newspaper, magazine and book publishing, she started her own writing and editing business and embarked on a career that has continued to evolve ever since.

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communications and life coach, publishing CEO and co-founder of an international program for women, she helps develop leadership and customer service skills, trust their inner wisdom and follow a creative path toward personal and professional transformation.

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From ForbesWhere are the jobs?According to the 2013 State

of Women-Owned Business Report commissioned annually by American Express OPEN, the jobs lie in the hands of women. In particular the hands of female founders whose businesses have trailed only massive publicly traded firms in job creation since the recession began to devastate the market in 2007.

By AMEX’s measure, over the past six years, the only businesses

that have provided a net increase in employment are large, publicly traded corporations, which is responsible for the overwhelming bulk of new jobs (an estimated 5.9 million jobs)… and privately held majority women-owned firms which have added 175,000. In all other privately held firms, employment has declined by more than half a million jobs over the 2007–2013 period.

All this to say that by increasing the number of women-owned private businesses in

the company, the job market’s prospect of continued recovery is brightened. And it’s happening–the rate of growth in the number of women-owned enterprises over the past 16 years is one and a half times the national average. As of 2013, it is estimated that there are more than 8.6 million women-owned businesses in the United States, generating nearly $1.3 trillion in revenues and employing 7.8 million people.

But by any measure it’s not happening quickly enough.

The tale of women’s business ownership and growth is, in many ways, a tragic comedy—women are experiencing faster than average growth over time, yet their companies reveal a massive disparity in firm size, revenues and overall impact. While women-owned (and equally-owned firms) together represent 46% of all U.S. private businesses, they contribute 13 percent of employment numbers and just 8% of overall revenue.

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Based on their own life experience, Diane Glass and Deb Engle know that positive change means letting go of what no longer works and moving ahead with trust.

What makes this possible? Getting to know your true self in a safe and nurturing community of women interested in spiritual discovery.

The Tending Your Inner Garden program is designed to

help you access your own divine wisdom and intuition. Created by Deb Engle and Diane Glass in 2002, it gives you the time, space, structure, and encouragement to discover your creative gifts, address your fears, and gain clarity about your life intentions.

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You’ll find your own answers. Through journaling, meditation, time with nature, and reflection with others, the program helps you develop and fine-tune a relationship with the voice within so you can create a life that

reflects all of who you are.You’ll learn from many

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You’ll become part of a wise women’s network. This is your chance to get to know other women who are interested in living more meaningful lives. Together, we create a network of women who believe we change

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From Chattanoogan.comA Chattanoogan, born and

raised, Rachel Holder is really going places – literally. She has been all over the country performing and causing quite a stir in the music industry.

In her bold innocence, Rachel shouted out from her seat in the second row of a Vince Gill concert here in Chattanooga, “I know Oklahoma Swing - can I sing it with ya?”

Vince’s reaction was priceless and a million thoughts must have come to mind before he answered her.

Vince took a chance on Rachel; she approached the stage and sang the duet with him just like a pro. She was only 15 at the time.

Rachel has met many fellow vocal artists in their celebrity. Her most memorable to meet was Dolly Parton, because Rachel holds Dolly as a mentor. “She is humble and gives back to the community,” Rachel says, “We are actually pen pals.”

Holder has been singing since she could talk and, like many country artists, she grew up in church singing with a love

for gospel as well as the other genres that interest her today.

At 10 years old, Rachel met her vocal coach, promoter Elmer Cole. She cut her demo CD with him at Pyramid Studios here in Chattanooga. That was a five-song sample CD. “Dream” was the main song recorded on the demo that she sang around town.

When Rachel was 13, she and her family were vacationing in Pigeon Forge. While there, Rachel’s father, Greg Holder, had suggested that she try out for a show called, “Country Tonight”.

“I was their youth performer

for the next two years. I worked until I was 15 and I did over 800 shows,” Rachel asserts.

How would a youngster handle being nervous on stage?

Rachel’s mother Regina played a part in her daughter’s confidence. “Of course, there will be a little bit of ‘excitement nerves’,” Rachel confides. “My mother and I always prayed before I would go on stage. Not so that I would do well, but we would just pray for others and that maybe I could be a light in someone’s darkness and that everything I do would glorify

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the Lord. I feel like I have Him holding my hand.”

On Valentine’s Day 2012, she spent her time filming the video (also on YouTube) of her singing Lady Gaga’s hit “Edge of Glory”. However, Rachel puts a country-pop spin on it; as well as taking it to a new dimension. She sings with no instruments whatsoever and she herself is dubbed into the video singing all four parts.

Rachel says, “We are premiering it as well as my new music video for ‘In Your Arms’ with CRS (Country Radio Seminar) in Nashville this week. We are real excited about it.”

Rachel and her band are on a radio circuit and have been in 40 states in the past year. One of her favorite songs to sing when she was little was ‘The Good Old Days’ by Karen Peck, a gospel artist.

“I like to sing gospel and country, I love all genres – I sing pop too.” Rachel also plays

the guitar and piano as well as writing songs. She admits, “I just write whatever my heart feels that day… whatever comes over me. Last year, my goal was to write 365 songs to have a song each day. There were a few days that I missed, but I got most of them,” she laughs.

Kevin Moore is Rachel’s band leader, stage manager, engineer and producer. “Kevin will help me with some of the songs I write; we will sometimes arrange them together – I am really thankful that I have him in my life.” Kevin produced her Christmas album, which is due for release later this year.

In all of her travels as she sings across America, Rachel might sing her new debut single “Chocolate” hundreds of times. What keeps her from getting tired of it?

“Songs can become a routine but you have to always remember why you fell in love with the song.

There may be days you don’t feel like singing it and you have to ask yourself ‘what made you excited about it?’ - and you just get it back.”

Rachel refers to her entourage

as her “team”. Bus driver Kari, Wilber Rimes, Kevin and her parents are constant travel companions. “I love to travel. I am very fortunate to be doing what I love,” she acknowledges.

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By John Van noStrandPublisher

Deann Hensley has a new

job, but it is not new to her – or Clarinda.

Since late February, Hensley has been the administrative assistant for the Clarinda Chamber of Commerce. She replaced Lori Keys.

Hensley is a Clarinda High School graduate.

“Clarinda is not my hometown, but I do have strong ties to the community,” she said.

Working with an organization

that promotes and supports business and retail is nothing new. She held a similar job with what was called the Bedford Area Development Center from July 2007 to September 2010.

“It was like a combined economic development with chamber,” she said. “It had a dual purpose.”

Bedford is also a Main Street town. Main Street also promotes a town’s retail base, but emphasizes the town’s historical preservation.

Hensley left the Bedford position to spend more time at

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New chamber of Commerce fits right in home with her two daughters and to work on a degree in behavior science from Bellevue University. When some free time opened up, she returned to work at the Rural Iowa Crisis Center in Creston where she assisted domestic violence and sexual assault victims.

“I did that for a year and a half. It got to a point where it was hard to work, the family and continue my education,” she said.

She returned home.

Nearing the end of her studies, she was sure she could return to the workforce and the timing, and location, was great.

“I’ve always been curious about Clarinda’s chamber because it is so active,” she said. “And the board and all the people involved want to make it succeed.”

She didn’t know if it was her destiny or fate to put her in the administrative assistant position.

She knows the strong Chamber traditions.

The Clarinda Chamber of Commerce will have the 54th Annual Craft Carnival in October. More than 425 craft booths fill facilities across town.

The 58th Annual Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree will be held this fall. The festival is sponsored by the Clarinda Chamber of Commerce, the Clarinda Community School District and the city of Clarinda.

Drawing 50 high school and middle school bands from Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska, more

than 2,500 students plan to take part in the daylong festival.

And you can’t mention music in Clarinda without thinking of Glenn Miller, the Clarinda native who popularized Big Band music in the 1930s and 1940s. The chamber helps with the annual Glenn Miller Festival in June.

“I love what I do here,” she said. “I can be the first impression people have on Clarinda as they call to ask about something or if they are driving through town and stop and ask,” she said.


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Clarinda insurance agency owner growsBy John Van noStrand

Publisher

Deb Marlin is not alone in what she does, but she knows there are not an astounding number of her female colleagues.

Marlin owns her own business - the State Farm Insurance agency in Clarinda.

“It’s not very common for women to own insurance agencies,” she said.

She has sold State Farm since 2001. Her first experience with insurance was through Farm Bureau. Before insurance she

was in the nursing field.“I do network with other

women owners,” she said. Not that what insurance

agencies owned by men is discounted, Marlin said women may offer a different approach to the business.

“We make an effort to work with each other,” she said.

According to the United States Department of Commerce, women-owned businesses have developed in the 21st century.

In 2007, 7.8 million firms were owned by women, accounting for almost 30 percent of all non-farm,

privately-held U.S. companies. Women-owned businesses had sales receipts of $1.2 trillion and those with paid employees had 7.6 million workers.

The number of women-owned businesses has grown since the late 1990s. Between 1997 and 2007, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 44 percent, twice as fast as men-owned companies.

In part, this is because women-owned firms were more likely to be located in industry sectors that experienced employment growth, such as health care and

education services.Marlin thanks her success to

the good start and support she had in Clarinda.

“Page County State Bank provided me a small-business loan to get started,” she said. “Without them, it would not have been good to get a building.”

According to the United States Department of Commerce in 2010, “There are substantial differences in the financing utilized by women-owned versus men-owned businesses. Women start with less capital than men and are less likely to take on


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Thank You, LadiesWe appreciate everything you do

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Clarinda insurance agency owner growsadditional debt to expand their businesses.”

Since 2001, Marlin has seen growth each year.

“Even when things are down, we find a way to grow,” she said.

Marlin has been able to keep up with the advances in technology which too have changed the insurance business.

For years, it was common for offices to have several filing cabinets dedicated to customers’ policies and claims. Thanks to the computer, those files have been converted to digital and kept safe.

State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S.

- Is the leading insurer of watercraft

- Is ranked No. 43 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies

- Has more than 65,000 employees and 17,800 agents

- Policies and Accounts – 81 million at end of 2010

Over 43 million in AutoOver 27 million in FireOver 7 million in LifeOver 900,000 in Health

Deb Marlin


Our Family Serving Yours

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(From l to r): Megan Steeve, Terry Hiatt, Nancy Stotts, Mandi Graves, Cynthia Alvarez, Sheri Wederquist.

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Clarinda woman multi-tasks with servicesBy KEnt dInnEBIEr

Editor

Karen Straight of Clarinda operates two very different businesses, but has enjoyed remarkable success with both.

Straight is the owner of Ding’s Honk ‘N Holler and also runs Karen Straight Tax Service.

Although she is a woman, Straight said she has always viewed herself as simply a business owner and has never felt restricted by her gender.

“In small town America women

have always been involved in business, possibly more so than in larger communities. Since I have been involved in the business community in Clarinda I have never felt there were any problems or anything holding me back because I was a woman. I never felt like there was a glass ceiling,” Straight explained.

The building where Ding’s Honk ‘N Holler is located has been in Straight’s family since 1967. Her mother and aunt ran the Branding Iron Café in that location and Straight waited tables and kept

the books for the business.In 1979 Straight opened the

Wagon Master, a clothing store specializing in western wear, and operated the store until 1989. She and Judy Johnson then owned the Wagon Master Workout Center from 1990 to 1995.

However, with the Wagon Master struggling, she opened Ding’s Honk ‘N Holler in 1987.

“The agricultural crunch and poor economy were making it difficult to survive so I wanted to find something that would

be profitable and have less inventory. At that time the state was privatizing its liquor stores and announced it would be closing its retail location in the building that now houses Naturally Iowa,” Straight said.

Since the only state owned liquor store in Clarinda was closing, Straight saw her opportunity. She applied for and was granted a liquor license for Ding’s Honk ‘N Holler, which was the first drive-up liquor store opened in Iowa.

“While my daughter was

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To all the other hard-working women of Southwest Iowa,

We Salute You!Debbie Sunderman & Amanda Vorhies

Sunderman InsuranceDebbie Sunderman, Agent

Amanda Vorhies, AgentJosh Sunderman, Agent

115 S. 16th, Clarinda l 712-542-9866

Amanda VorhiesTax & Accounting

712-542-9889 Office712-542-1035 Fax

[email protected]

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Ritchie Funeral Home712-542-3637 l www.ritchiefuneralhome.com

Kristi Ritchie

“Our Family Serving Your

Family”

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Beverly Evans Lorenne Muller

Clarinda woman multi-tasks with servicesattending college in Oklahoma I had seen a drive-up convenience store called Eddie’s Honk ‘N Holler where customers could drive up and get a bottle of pop or beer or whatever. So that is where I got the idea. The name Ding came from a nickname I had as a child. My dad called me that, but I don’t know why,” Straight explained.

Meanwhile, Straight also holds a degree in accounting from the University of North Texas and in 1978 started Karen Straight Tax Service.

Straight is an enrolled tax agent and can represent her clients through the appellate division with the Internal Revenue Service just like a Certified Public Accountant or an attorney can.

“There are a lot of differences between the retail and service industries, but you still have to make sure your clients and customers are satisfied and want

to come back” Straight said.Yet, that single aspect of

satisfying her customers is what Straight said attracted her to both of the businesses.

“I like people and am a people person. I like working with the public in the retail business and I want to do a good job for my clients in the tax business so they don’t have to pay any more taxes than they are responsible for. I want them to do it legally, but I want my clients to take every advantage they can to reduce their tax responsibility,” Straight said.

While changes in the tax laws have made the filing process more challenging over the years, Straight said the development of electronic filing has made it far more convenient to submit taxes for her clients.

Straight estimated she works between 90 and 95 hours a week during the tax season and is

also kept very busy throughout the rest of the year by her retail business.

“If you want to be in business on your own you have to be willing to sacrifice and put in the additional time required regardless of whether you’re

a woman or a man. Being in business for yourself can be very rewarding, but you have to devote a good deal of time to be successful. Sometimes that can mean sacrificing your personal or family life,” Straight concluded.

Karen Straight and daughter, Pallin Turner


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We salute our working women:Merrily Tunnicliff, Joy Tunnicliff,

Rita Glassgow, Lacy Marsh,Audrey Johnson, Erin Montgomery,

Tori Pruitt, Jourdan Beal & Jamie Woods

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Celebrating Womenof Twin Oaks

Veterinary ClinicDr. Darla Bonneau

Brenda MoweryAnna Sunderman

Jenna HoltJody Hess

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Our Women Make The Difference...Christi AndersonCorrinna BixStar ByersTia CampbellTeal Driscoll

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Thanks to our women for their hard work throughout the year!

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By KEnt dInnEBIErEditor

During her 40 year career in the medical field, Sherrie Laubenthal has seen more and more women ascend to the highest ranks of hospital administration.

Laubenthal is the new Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at Clarinda Regional Health Center. She started her duties Feb. 4 and is pleased to be a member of the staff at the hospital.

“The staff here is very welcoming and has been very helpful. We have great people here,” Laubenthal said.

As CNO, Laubenthal supervises the nursing staff as well as coordinating efforts between various departments at the hospital including the pharmacy, respiratory therapy and cardiac rehabilitation. She also oversees the emergency room, operating

room and medical surgery departments as well as the social worker and infection prevention team at the hospital.

“So I work with lots of different people. Not just nurses,” Laubenthal said. “Nurses take care of patients, but everybody else also supports us in that. So it’s kind of nice to have that perspective and oversee those various support systems. No one does anything alone in the building. We all support each other.”

A native of West Bend, Laubenthal graduated from nursing school at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. She began her career in healthcare at Estherville before serving as a nurse in Spencer.

After eight years at Spencer, Laubenthal returned to school to become a Nurse Practitioner. However, at that point in her career, Laubenthal said her

Health Center welcomes nursing officer

Sherrie Laubenthal

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We “Believe” in our staff and salute our women in business:

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opportunities changed as she accepted a teaching position at Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg. She taught both classroom and clinical programs at the college for 15 years.

“Then I worked for Upper Des Moines Opportunities where I administered a school based clinic through a grant from the federal government. I provided school physical and immunizations for three years,” Laubenthal said.

Following her involvement with the clinic, Laubenthal served as the Director of Nurses at Pocahontas for several years. Finally, prior to accepting the position in Clarinda, Laubenthal served as the CNO at Mercy Hospital in New Hampton.

Throughout her career, Laubenthal said women have been the leaders in the field of nursing. However, in recent years, she said there have been a growing number of women

who have been hired to fill high level administrative positions such as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

“You have never seen women in those roles. You have always seen them as a Director of Nurses, probably, or a CNO,” Laubenthal said. “We’re seeing more females in medicine, so I think we’re seeing more females in some of those areas that have never been quite seen as women’s jobs.”

Laubenthal believes this change is a positive step forward for the medical profession because women bring a different perspective to the ever changing issues in healthcare.

“Nurses come at a job differently than someone that is not a nurse. They have been out there caring for patients and usually work their way up. They don’t start up there. They come from below. They have taken care of patients

at all levels and in all roles, so that gives you a different view from somebody who was educated and went into a business kind of role,” Laubenthal said.

Laubenthal said she was initially attracted to the position in Clarinda because it provided her and her husband, Mike, an opportunity to return to western Iowa. “We have family in the Omaha and Des Moines areas,” she said.

Laubenthal said her husband serves as an over the road truck driver. The couple has two adult children. Their son lives in Milford and is a production manager at a larger hydraulic cylinder plant, while their daughter is a senior at Iowa State University majoring in marketing and business.

When she first visited Clarinda to interview for the CNO position, Laubenthal said she was immediately impressed by the facilities at the new hospital

and the quality of the hospital employees.

“I think there are lots of opportunities here and a lot of good people. I felt that right away,” Laubenthal said. “It’s such a beautiful hospital. A lot of thought has gone into that. It’s a great facility and I got a good feel for how progressive it is. Not too many small hospitals have a helicopter sitting outside their door. It’s pretty spectacular.”

Laubenthal said she has also been impressed with the friendly nature of the residents of Clarinda and is looking forward to the opportunity to become more involved in the community.

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