Lakelynn Design, owned by Abbie Fox, was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the annual business and industry awards ceremony of the Ottawa County Improvement Corp.
Now admittedly, this has never, ever occurred to me. It s just not something I ever encountered in my years on this rock.
But when I saw it on Reddit (YSK aka The You Should Know page), and then again on the Today show site, it made absolute sense. Have you ever seen a seemingly random dryer sheet in your mailbox? If you have, you should leave it alone. They were placed there deliberately and for a great reason! According to the Reddit post, your mail carrier may put a dryer sheet in your mailbox to fight against pesky, stinging bugs! Especially if you re out in the county, your poor mail carrier may be fighting off wasps, yellow jackets, hornets, etc, just living in/hiding in your mail box. The boxes make a nice place to hide when it gets cold at night for them. Anyway, the post was done by a mail carrier, and here s what he said:
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The Bill Mack Business Leader Award was posthumously presented to Joy Roth, founder of the Ottawa County Community Foundation. Accepting the award were Joy Roth’s family (left to right), husband Jeff, daughter Alison, and son Walker, who accepted the award presented by OCIC Board President Ken Williams of the Catawba Island Club.
The Ottawa County Improvement Corporation held its annual Business and Industry Awards at Gideon Owen Wine Company last Thursday evening, honoring the stellar efforts of community businesses and leaders.
Lakelynn Design was named Entrepreneur of the Year. When the pandemic hit and small businesses were informed they had to shut down, owner Abbie Fox had to think fast and come up with a different way to reach her customers.