From left to right, Ken Warner, Willmar Lakes Area Chamber; Michelle Redlinger, Washington Chamber of Commerce; and Carmen Schramm, Yankton Area Chamber. Submitted photo.

Washington’s 175th Celebration was one of the top three finalists at the Mid-America Chamber Executives Conference held in South Dakota. Washington’s eight-day festival held last June was a finalist at the awards ceremony and Washington Chamber of Commerce director Michelle Redlinger was in attendance. The annual conference is for chamber executives across the Midwest, including Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. A spinoff from last year’s event, the Washington Summer Classic will be held the first weekend in June this year.