The inaugural Hinton Business Club banquet was held on Saturday, March 24 at Deer Run Golf Course. The event featured a social hour at Deer Run’s clubhouse and a delicious steak or chicken dinner catered by Larry Muckle and the Long Branch Steak and Chop House.  Following the dinner, guest speaker Dr. Sam Clovis, chair of the department of Business Administration and Economics at Morningside College and host of the KSCJ talk radio show “Impact with Sam Clovis” spoke on “Doing One More Thing”, in which he stressed the importance of civic responsibility and involvement in the community.
    Clovis came to the Sioux City area after working for the Homeland Security Institute where he remains a Fellow, concentrating his research efforts in national preparedness, community resilience, and immigration policy. He is also a member of the faculty at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and serves as an adjunct instructor for Iowa State University in the university’s Master of Public Administration program. He has managerial and executive experience in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. He resides in rural Hinton with his wife Char and family.
    Anita, Kevin, and Jennifer Small of John Small Contracting and Woodland Realty, respectively, added a special touch to the evening’s events by donating three gift certificates to various Siouxland restaurants for a drawing. Winners of those gift certificates included Krista Nelson, Randy Stabe and Stacy Bretts Love.
    Sixty-three tickets were sold for the event, which was sponsored by the Hinton Business Club, a non-profit organization formed in 2009 to promote local business growth, enhance economic environment, and improve the quality of life in the community.  The club holds monthly meetings, often bringing in outside speakers, to conduct discussions about what matters most to their businesses. It also organizes events and activities, such as the annual Pancake Supper, and maintains a business development network. For more information, visit www.hintonbusinessclub.com.
    The Hinton Business Club would like to thank all those who purchased tickets for this event, as well as the following business and individuals who worked to ensure the event’s success:
Dr. Sam Clovis
Long Branch Steak and Chop House
Deer Run Golf Course
Pinnacle Bank
The Hinton Times, Premier Channel 12, Powell Broadcasting - publicity
Paula Schreck and Jennifer Small-decorations
John Small Contracting and Woodland Realty-door prizes             
Randy Stabe-microphone and sound system
See more photos here.

**ECO Center at Hillview nearly complete
**Foundation dollars benefit Hinton students
**Hinton Farmer's Co-op sees changes in grain supply/demand
**Plymouth County Conservation updates
**Meet Hillview's newest ranger

Jackie Nohr from the Siouxland Economic Development Corporation, was the featured speaker at the regular business meeting on Monday, April 9. Nohr,who has children attending Hinton Community Schools, talked about ways in which small communities can approach business and economic development. Read more about the meeting here.

Subway owners Jeremy and Jennifer Jalas held their Grand Opening celebration on Friday, Jan. 20 from 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Hinton Business Club members were on hand to conduct a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. KG95 also did  live remote from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

_The Plymouth County Conservation Board held a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for its Dennis  L. Sohl Center for Outdoor Learning at Hillview Recreation Area on Thursday, January 12, at 10:30 a.m. The Center is approximately 4500 square foot in size with a passive solar design. Funding for the project came from a Local Option Sales Tax grant, Vision Iowa CAT grant, Loess Hills Alliance grant, fundraising by the Plymouth County Conservation Foundation, and Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) funds allocated to Plymouth County. See more photos here. Read more about the Center here.