Throughout her life, Vanderau has always had others suggest that she should start journaling. I never did it and it wasn t until I started compiling these columns that I realized why people say to do it - because oh my word was I young and naive, she said. I was such a different person back then and I think it s so eye-opening.
Not only has Vanderau changed over the years, but the world did too. I write about dial-up internet for crying out loud, she laughed. I talked about going to Blockbuster to rent a movie, like, who even remembers that? You realize how incredibly different the world is from just 20 years ago. It was very fascinating and interesting to look back that far and see not only how far I ve personally come, but how far the world has come.
Tourism COVID-19 Relief Grant
There were 12 entities that applied for the most recent round of funding representing hotels and inns, campgrounds, theaters, a local tourism agency and a museum site. All 12 applicants were awarded a portion of their request based on their allowable expenses and the supporting documents submitted for review.
Money received from other grant sources was deducted from the allowable expenses so that no entity was able to be paid more than once for the same budget items. The requests ranged from $7,243.40 to $1,029,926.50 with the total amount of requests totaling $2,600,686.91. The total amount recommended is not to exceed $267,993.85 with awarded amounts ranging from $1,739.39 to $111,923.99.