Wigley and Associates

I returned from the Trials Training Center (a client) in Tennessee yesterday, having spent 6 days taking photos, recording videos, and blogging the U.S. round of the World Trials Championship (USGP) , also known as the Wagner Cup. Yep, it’s all about motorcycle trials, a sport that’s been one of my hobbies for the past 30+ years.

I created the blog site for the event back in January  but it wasn’t until I arrived on site a few days prior to the event that things heated up. I posted 70 or so blog entries over the course of the week, focusing more on the staff, volunteers, and activities surrounding the competition than the competition itself.

This is the second time I’ve blogged an event over the course of several days. The first was the 2006 International e-Participation & Local Democracy Symposium in Budapest and Baltimore.

We’ve redone the website and weblog for Knecht’s Nurseries and Landscaping, converting it from a NetObjects Fusion / Blogger site to WordPress. Once again, Northfield web designer Sean Hayford O’Leary did the heavy lifting on the design and various technological tasks. I’ve been in charge of teaching Deb Knecht to use WordPress and Windows Live Writer.

A client, Upper Midwest Gourmet (UMG) , asked us to create three new ancillary blog sites for new product lines. Working closely with UMG’s Michael Applen and Jesse Grote, Northfield web designer Sean Hayford O’Leary created the designs and did most of the various technological tasks.

L to R: Quarry Coffee Microroasters, Right Roast, and Flamenco Organic Coffee.

I worked the past few months with Joel West, Senior Planner for Yaggy Colby Associates, to set up and maintain a blog for the Rushford, MN comprehensive plan.