Author of the article: Monte Sonnenberg
Publishing date: May 04, 2021 • 10 hours ago • 2 minute read • Businesses in Port Dover, Delhi and Port Rowan have joined the #SignWars marketing phenomenon that is sweeping North America. Above was the message flashing to motorists passing by Doerksen Country Market on Bay Street in Port Rowan on May 3. Monte Sonnenberg/Postmedia Network SunMedia
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The #SignWars phenomenon that erupted in the United States last month has touched down in Norfolk County.
Businesses in Port Dover and Port Rowan have begun calling each other out just for the pun of it. Meanwhile, more Norfolk businesses are expected to join in before the craze runs its course.
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PORT DOVER – The #SignWars phenomenon that erupted in the United States last month has touched down in Norfolk County.
Businesses in Port Dover and Port Rowan have begun calling each other out just for the pun of it. Meanwhile, more Norfolk businesses are expected to join in before the craze runs its course.
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“There’s a point to it,” says Adam Veri of Port Dover, a project manager with the marketing firm Barber and Veri. “It’s just another interesting way for businesses to keep the public’s attention on them.
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Bob and Sue Downs remember many of them vividly.
The boy found huddled in a culvert under a street in downtown Chaska on a 10-below night, body temperature dangerously low. The boy who sneaked into the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and hid under a stage. The boy who slept under a Chanhassen bridge among scary dudes for six weeks after his mother, who struggled with mental illness, kicked him out for eating the last slice of pizza. When I speak to teachers, I tell them, These kids are in your classroom, and when they leave your classroom they don t go home, said Bob Downs, himself a retired middle-school teacher. The teachers eyes get wide.
Helping A Hero awards new home to wounded soldier in Cypress area
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Cpl. Sue Downs receives a ceremonial key to her new home, set to begin construction soon. HelpingAHero.org has awarded her a modified home in the Cypress area.AlexandersFinePortraits.com / SubmittedShow MoreShow Less
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SOLD! The lot has been purchased and construction is set to begin on a new home for Cpl. Sue Downs. The soldier lost both of her legs due to an improvised explosive device (IED) that nearly claimed her life. HelpingAHero.org has awarded her a modified home in the Cypress area.Courtesy of HelpingAHero.org / SubmittedShow MoreShow Less