The City of Hutchinson and the Hutchinson Economic Development Authority (EDA) have begun a process to establish a strategic vision for the future of Downtown Hutchinson and the Crow River District to the north by developing a “Downtown Vision & Action Plan” for these areas. The intent of this effort is twofold. First, to establish a unified community vision for the future of this area through numerous public outreach and engagement steps by gathering input from community residents. Second, is to create a clear, concise and unified implementation strategy to achieve this vision.

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Have you been hearing a ROAR of excitement around Hutchinson schools this week?  It is Homecoming week, sure to be filled with lots of Tiger pride, school festivities, class colors, and sporting activities.  We’d like to take the opportunity to welcome back our Tiger Alum and encourage you to cheer at this week’s events!  As always, good sportsmanship is encouraged.  Here at CB, we are wearing our colors: BLACK and YELLOW today!  Also, we have a little secret for you:  Be sure to attend Hutchinson Tiger activities as we will be giving away these black, drawstring, Hutch Tiger backpacks!

It was a beautiful weekend for the 38^th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival/Taste of Hutchinson!  The park was full of life with all of the vendors and shoppers Friday and Saturday. The Taste of Hutchinson was a success with their selection of food which included mini donuts, cheese curds, kettle corn and even pork chop on a stick! CB&T employees Anthony Hanson, Donna Orwoll, Jessi Wendland and Nancy Witte were part of the volunteers that worked at the event. Linnea Klassen helped with the Hutchinson Rotary cheese curd stand.  

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We’re just joking about the FORE! However, Citizens Bank is proud to be a Corporate Sponsor and support the Hutchinson Area Health Care Golf Scramble held at Crow River Golf Club.  This is an annual fundraising event for the HAHC Foundation. Golfing on our team as pictured is Anthony Hanson, Carol Stark, Tim Ulrich, and Mike Cannon.

Congratulations to our very own Sue Homan!
She earned the Judges’ Choice Award at the
2012 McLeod County Fair!  Suzie hand-stitched
every part of this beautifully-detailed quilt.  She
has made another hand-stitched quilt and plans
to some day pass one on to each of her 2 kids.
Congratulations Sue on your creation!  You have
a beautiful talent and attention to detail!

Thanks to the help of hundreds of volunteers and thousands of dollars donated, the 140th Annual McLeod County Fair was a success!  We had several CB employees volunteering and participating in the Fair.  Pictured here: Bonnie, Connie, and Nancy working in the Fair Office.  They tirelessly count money from all of the events and activities from the week of the Fair!

Another incredible year of music and fun at RiverSong! Citizens Bank is proud to be a sponsor of RiverSong Music Festival! The Festival is a high quality music and art festival experience in a natural and sustainable community setting. This year marked the 4th year of the event featuring styles such as folk, bluegrass, blues, Americana, and Celtic music. Some of the bands pictured include Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Chastity Brown, and Solas. RiverSong is a non-profit organization comprised of volunteers including Citizens Bank employee Deb Froemming, a member of the Hospitality Planning Committee. This committee plans accommodations, ticketing, transportation, and festival communications. Several other Citizens Bank employees also volunteered at the event. We invite you to mark your calendars for July 19th & 20th, 2013 for the next RiverSong Music Festival! Bring a lawn chair and come down to the Crow River!

It is time!  A sure sign of summer is the countdown to the McLeod County Fair every year! 

This year’s event runs

August 15th – 19th at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. 

Several of our CB employees have been getting geared up for months!  Connie Lambert, serving as the Treasurer, is busy lining up all the money. Nancy and Tim also serve as active board members.  Once again, they have collaborated a fun-filled line-up of concerts and Grandstand events.  Be sure to get registered for your favorite events!

Water Carnival is certainly a favorite event for many in the community of Hutchinson.  The annual event hosted by the Hutchinson Jaycees is a week jam-packed with entertainment, activities, performances, competitions, parades, and good food!  Citizens Bank was proud to sponsor Katherine Ulrich as a Queen Candidate.  We are also a major sponsor for the event, hosted every June.  These pictures wrap-up the fun events from the week including: Coronation, Commodore’s Dinner, and the Queen’s Ball. The individuals include: Tom, Karleen, & Katherine Ulrich, Mike & Amber Cannon, Anthony Hanson, Jessica Wendland, and Renee Hantge.