[Winona Online Democracy]
As no one has yet been actually able to produce
this 'national list' to which I am supposed to post my 'national concerns' (damn
that's funny...sorry, Kathy), I'll have to postpone my planned tome on war in
the middle east. To my fans who lament this regretable delay, you
have my sincere sympathy.
Let's, instead, talk about Carol's concern that
Winona's GE04 celebration isn't much noticed past the city limits. I
share her concern. I saw the same Strib section she refered to...nary a
word about Winona. Those who venture to www.grandexcursion.com and click on
Winona get an excellent event schedule (there was stuff on there I didn't know
was going on), but the casual weekender might not check that out. It is
imperative that we do a better job of advertising and promoting and not
selling ourselves short. This is not an indictment of any individual's
performance, but we just need to pay attention to these things better. If
we want to be a player, we have to act like one.
I'm hoping the newly reorganized cvb will
help. We need a cvb with a laser focus on tourism and convention
business. With fewer distractions in the new arrangement, perhaps that
focus will be tightened...as I said, I'm hoping.
It's not just Grand Excursion. It's also the
Dakota Homecoming and Gathering (which has the potential to be a huge event!) on
6/25&26 on the east lake...it is also Steamboat Days and Victorian
Fair. None of those events was listed in the Strib's event guide.
The didn't mention GRSF, either.
A wasted opportunity...and dollars
lost.
Bob Sebo
Winona
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