The 19th Annual Peach Days, "A Celebration of our Heritage", is once again drawing near!  Be sure to bring your appetite.  Food booths with all your favorite mouth-watering options will be on hand.

Peach Days wouldn't be complete without the rodeo, entertainment, parade, Pioneer Corner, 12K Fun Run, and the Peach Cook-Off.  The Hurricane Canal Trek, quilt show, and a wide variety of booths displaying commercial and homemade goods will also be included.  The traditional displays, always a staple of the event, will be featured in the Hurricane Elementary building.  Plan now to prepare an entry.  Categories include home arts, fine arts, garden, and baked or bottled goods.

Community participation is what makes the Peach Days displays a success.  Prizes are only awarded to top-placing entries in each division, but all entries are awarded a ribbon and will be truly enjoyed by thousands of event-goers.  So, as the summer progresses, watch for a special photo opportunity, finish a painting or afghan, or tend your garden with extra care and plan to share your harvest of talent with us in August.

Plan to be a part of Peach Days 2017.  This treasured event is a great opportunity for new and old friends to mingle as we celebrate Hurricane's heritage. 

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Join us for this Wednesday's Chamber Training Series as we learn how to effectively use LinkedIn presented by Brendan Dalley.

Business will only exist if there are people to connect with and value to provide. Over the last decade, business networking has changed with the advent of social media and other networking technology. The reality is, one must understand and use technology in the correct way to build a business. LinkedIn, used with other technology and networking skills, will help you become more successful in business (and life) if used correctly. In this presentation, Brendan will teach you how to use LinkedIn and other networking tools to grow you network to something that is actually valuable and not just a superficial connection. You will want to come and take notes as he will be sharing his favorite tips and tricks!

Brendan Dalley (also known online as The Dalley Llama), has been recognized as Utah’s premier social media and marketing consultant. He is the President Networkr.io, a networking app designed to help Chamber of Commerce organizations and their members build and grow their business relationships. He is also the owner Dalley Llama Marketing, a social media and marketing consulting company, the Editor in Chief for the new Southern Utah Business Magazine, and an adjunct faculty member at Dixie State University where he teaches Interpersonal Communication, Public Speaking, Strategic Marketing, and Human Relations Management courses. Brendan has an MBA, a Bachelors in Education, another Bachelors in Information Technology, certified in Lean Six Sigma, and has various marketing mastery certifications. On any given day when he’s not working, you’ll find him on the golf course with his favorite golfing partner, his wife.

Join us for a FREE tailgating party for the home opener football game of Dixie State Trailblazers vs. Black Hills State of South Dakota at Legend Solar Stadium!  Each attendee gets one (1) ticket to the game.  Children under 18 get in free for all DSU home athletic eveents.  If you need an additional ticket, you will need to purchase through the ticket office.

Home of Dixie State University football and soccer, Legend Solar Stadium (formerly Hansen Stadium) has played site to numerous Dixie State memories since its construction in 1985. It hosted classic junior college rivalry games over the years and was the site of the Dixie Rotary Bowl until 2008. The stadium was built to a donation at the bequest from the George T. Hansen Foundation – a charitable foundation in Salt Lake City, who gives money to school related activities. The Stadium features the Hansen Grandstand on the west side that seats 6,500 fans. 

There is no specific road that deserves this label because each road has its own characteristics, including the people who drive it. All roads are designed and built to be safe. For instance, while it is in most locations the biggest and straightest roadway, I-15 is the roadway that carries the most people for the longest numbers of miles and has the highest number of fatalities.

WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, ZERO FATALITIES IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE NUMBER

Santa Clara’s Annual Swiss Days Celebration is truly a home-town celebration full of history and fun! Santa Clara celebrated its first Swiss Days in 1990 in tribute to the town’s pioneer heritage in which Swiss members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settled in Santa Clara in 1861.

Swiss Days includes our famous 5k run/walk and pancake breakfast, followed by the always popular Swiss Days Parade heading east on Santa Clara Drive from the Jacob Hamblin home to the City Hall.  The parade will showcase the Santa Clara Princess Royalty, antique cars, the Grand Marshal, local businesses and schools, live animals, homemade floats, and everything in between!

The three day festival at Town Hall will also include food and merchandise vendors, continuous entertainment including a free Friday night concert, town and family heritage displays, pioneer craft demonstrations (at Heritage Square), children’s activities, and more.  In addition, a Red Rock Car Show will be at Canyon View Park.

The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) will be holding its annual Flu Shoot-out in St. George on Tuesday, September 26^th at Red Cliffs Mall. Residents can get their flu shot while helping the SWUPHD and community partners practice their emergency response plans.
 
“When flu vaccine arrived during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, we were ready”, said Paulette Valentine, SWUPHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Director.  “We had just finished our seasonal Flu Shoot-out where we try to give as many vaccines as possible in a short period of time. This helps us prepare for mass distribution of medicine and supplies in case of an actual health emergency, so when the H1N1 vaccine came in we were able to get it to our community quickly and efficiently.”
 
The SWUPHD, along with many local partner agencies and organizations, continues to exercise this response plan every year with the Flu Shoot-outs, held throughout the five -county district before flu season arrives.
 
When: Tuesday, September 26^th
Where: Red Cliffs Mall (1770 Red Cliffs Drive, St. George)
Time:             8am-1pm (drive-thru in parking lot for ages 18+)
                       12pm – 5pm (mall center court for all ages)
Cost: No charge with proof of some insurances, or $20 cash/check/credit card
 
Save time by printing the consent form found at swuhealth.org/flu. Fill it out and bring it to the Shoot-out and don’t forget to wear a short-sleeved shirt.

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The mission of the Southwest Utah Public Health Department is to protect the community's health through the promotion of wellness and the prevention of disease. Visit our website at  www.swuhealth.org

Join the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce for a Meet the Chamber at the Staheli Family Farm!  This lunchtime event is free and will give you an opportunity to tour the 350-acre farm property, take in the annual corn maze and many more!  Staheli Family Farm is a REAL working farm. Open daily from Sept 23 thru Halloween for Fall fun. Because they're open year round, host your next event, family reunion, wedding, or birthday party at the farm!

Fun Fall attractions include: The Bee Line, Paintball Gallery, Grandma Carma’s Creamery, Spooky Trick-or-Treat Trail (A Kids’ Haunted House), Cow Train Depot, Candice Cornelia the Witch, Corn Maize, Field of Screams, Pumpkin Patch, Farmland, Chuck Wagon Diner, Wick’a Dee Witch, Campfire & S’mores, Petting Zoo, Pig Races, and the rest.  NEW in 2017:  Candy Cannon, Pumpkin Seed-Spitting Contest, Straw Bale Hoist, New Witch “Daughty”, Konk the Crow, and more!

About Staheli Family Farm
Staheli Family Farm was established in 1889 by Frank Staheli Sr., a vegetable farmer and immigrant from Switzerland. Frank was not only one of the first mayors in Washington, Utah but an agricultural pioneer who built the first rock irrigation ditches here- the primary irrigation system still used today.

Over the years, the farm has been used for a variety of agricultural experiments through a university extension program and has played a major role in the St. George and Washington agricultural history. Staheli Family Farm has primarily produced beef, alfalfa, and sugar beets. Over twelve years ago, we saw a need to educate children about where food comes from and decided to incorporate agritourism into our business model. Each year, we now host an average of 30,000 corn maize visitors during the month of October alone!