Kirkland launches marketing program

KIRKLAND - A little town has taken a big approach to marketing itself. The Kirkland Chamber of Commerce is having a DVD produced about the community, which had 1,100 people according to the 2000 census. The DVD will include segments on the village's events, history, schools and businesses. "It's something we can hand out to people and businesses considering moving to Kirkland," Chamber President Scott Drexler said. The chamber decided to have the DVD made after seeing one Bruce Wilkinson, owner of WilksVision in DeKalb, completed for Shepherd's Carriage Livery in Kirkland. Wilkinson has worked in video production for 20 years on videos on towns in Iowa, birthdays, weddings, corporate training sessions and club gatherings. "It was an impress