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WRITTEN BY LIZ LONG
Past Meets Present
Angie Chewning and Kathryn Sowers might actually be Vinton's biggest superheroes.
V
INTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Executive
Director Angie Chewning is a
Vinton girl through and through,
first as a child raised in Vinton's retail
business, with her mom owning Bootie's
Hallmark and her father's business,
Chewning Interiors. " With them having
their own businesses, that was my daycare,
and there are no child labor laws when
your parents own the business! " she says.
After finishing school, Chewning moved
to Myrtle Beach, where she lived for the
next 18 years. While at her job there, a
customer asked where Vinton was, and
Chewning shared her love of the area. The
customer, who must have had the gift of
foresight, told her, " You need to work for
the Chamber of Commerce! " After Chewning
returned to the area, she was working
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at William Byrd High School's Guidance
Office's Career Center. A board member let
her know they were looking for a new director,
and 14 years later, she's still leading
the charge in helping good things happen
in Vinton.
When Chewning started in her Chamber
role, Kathryn Sowers had started six
months prior as a temporary replacement
for executive assistant until that role was
filled. She did too good a job, however,
because Sowers is still in that role today!
Chewning says she " still doesn't know what
I'd do without her. "
Vinton is also Sowers' hometown, with
her family's history going back to the early
1900s. Family members have been part of
town council, helped establish the Vinton
History Museum and more historically
" Because Vinton
is not a huge
city, you get
to spread your
wings and
accomplish so
much. "
Kathryn Sowers
DEBBIE ADAMS

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