August 2006 Newsletters
ABCDE
Monday Messenger
ABCDE – Better Together
Greetings! This is the twenty-ninth edition of the Monday Messenger. Its purpose is to bring you current information about the ABCDE project and area. ABCDE consists of local residents from Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge, Dexter and Eastern Cowley County working together for community development. If you have anything to submit for the newsletter, please send it to shannonthom@hotmail.com. Thanks – Shannon Thom Martin, ABCDE Chairman
Atlanta Labor Day Celebration
Attached is a list of the activities to be held in Atlanta this upcoming Labor Day weekend. The event starts on Saturday and ends on Monday evening. A pie tasting contest will also be held and the rules are attached. It sounds like a very fun weekend.
The
Atlanta Volunteer Fire Department is raffling off 2 prizes to be drawn
for at the Labor Day Free Bean Feed (Sept. 4). 1st prize is a $300
Valley Coop gift certificate. Redeemable at any Valley Coop Inc.
location. (Can be used to purchase gas/diesel at the Atlanta location!)
2nd prize is a Char-boil propane grill. $1 donation for 1 ticket, $5
donation for 6 tickets. You do not need to be present to win.
For tickets, contact Phillip Headrick at (620) 394-2794.
Watershed Management-Conservation Tour
The ABCDE area was featured in the twilight
conservation tour held last Thursday, August 24.
The meal was catered by Julie Headrick and Gary and Wanda
Headrick’s farm was a featured stop.
Vision 20/20 Bus Tour of Eastern Cowley County
The Cultural Committee of Cowley County’s Vision
20/20 organization toured Eastern Cowley County last Saturday.
The trip was well attended and provided the participants with a
taste of the ABCDE area. Thank
you to the many volunteers who assisted with the tour.
Some pictures of the trip can be seen on the ABCDE website www.cowleynet.com.
Michael Martin Murphey Coming to Dexter
The Dexter Economic Development Association
is excited to announce that Michael Martin Murphey will be performing in
a concert in Dexter on Tuesday, September 26.
It will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Dexter School Gym. The concert
will kick-off the Black Dog Festival.
Tickets are on sale for $20.00 per seat.
If you would like a ticket, please call (620) 876-3467.
They are available at the Stone Barn Mercantile, The Gathering
Place or from a DEDA member.
Autumn Trails Classic Bicycle Ride
The
20th Anniversary MS 150 Autumn Trails Classic will be held on September
23 and 24 from Derby to Dexter, KS with an overnight stay in Winfield.
Fall is the perfect time for a ride in Kansas. You'll witness the
migration of the monarchs, the flowing fields of Winter wheat, the
smiling faces of sunflowers, and the ever-present friendly cows! With
all the food, support, and friendship you could ever hope for, this will
be a ride you most definitely won't want to miss.
For more information contact Michelle Masood at (316) 264-1333 or
michelle.masood@nmss.org.
Area Wide Business Coach
The ABCDE organization is now officially a member of the Quad Enterprise Facilitation (EF) project. This entitles us access to their Business Coach Jack Newcomb. If you would like to visit with Jack - his phone number is (620) 249-2108 or e-mail jack@quadcounty.net. He provides free, confidential business coaching to anyone in Eastern Cowley County, if they are an ABCDE member or not.
Upcoming Activities/Events
September 2-4 Atlanta Labor Day Celebration, Atlanta
September 11 ABCDE Membership Meeting, Burden
September 21 Quad EF Board Meeting, Burden
September 23 Cowboy Creek “End of the Trail” Prairie Event, Barry Ward, Entertainer, www.cowboycrk.com, Dexter
September 23 Burden Bullriding/Burden Celebration, Burden
September 23-24 Autumn Trails Classic Bicycle Ride, Dexter
September 26 Michael Martin Murphey Concert, Dexter
September 29- Black Dog Festival, Dexter
October 1
To submit information for the newsletter,
send an e-mail to Shannon Thom at shannonthom@hotmail.com.
ABCDE
Monday Messenger
August 21, 2006
ABCDE – Better Together
Greetings! This is the twenty-eighth edition of the Monday Messenger. Its purpose is to bring you current information about the ABCDE project and area. If you have anything to submit for the newsletter, please send it to me at shannonthom@hotmail.com.
Great Meeting!!
I thought that the ABCDE membership meeting last week was so great! We are really moving forward. There is always a lot of “organizational” stuff to starting a new organization but we are making good decisions and figuring out how to manage things. I’m really proud of this group and glad to be a part of it. One suggestion after the meeting was to give monthly reports on all of our goals/strategies. Since that would take most of the meeting time, it was suggested to give a written report. If each team leader could give a report to the board contact person before the meeting, then we will compile it into a written report to hand out. I’ll try to remind everyone a week or so before the meetings.
Wastershed Management-Conservation Tour
A twilight conservation tour will held on Thursday, August 24 beginning in Atlanta. A meal will be catered by Julie Headrick starting at 5:00 p.m. The bus tour will then travel to stops in the Upper Timber Creek watershed area. For reservations for this free tour, contact Jyl at (620) 221-1850, ext. 3.
Focus Groups
Jean Warta from the Department of Commerce will be conducting Focus Group discussions this week. The purpose is to gain insight on public opinions for the marketing plan. A chairman has organized each group – Julie in Atlanta, Marian in Burden/Cambridge, Donna in Dexter and Vicki for the Business Group. Thank you to all of the Focus Group Chairman!
Bus Tour of Eastern Cowley County
The Cultural Committee of Cowley County’s Vision 20/20 organization will be touring Eastern Cowley County this Saturday. The trip will begin in Burden at 9:00 a.m. and Emory is coordinating the tour. The plan is to have a “step-on” guide at each of the communities. The will return to Burden for lunch at noon. For more information, contact Ken Taylor or Emory Lewis. This is a great way to showcase our communities! Thanks Ken and Emory.
Burden BBQ Cook Off
Contestants are needed for Burden’s First Annual BBQ Cook Off. The cooking will begin on Friday, September 22 for the contest on September 23. Entries and fees must be in by September 1. If interested or for more information, please call Beej 438-2930 or e-mail mzbeejtaylor@sktc.net.
Michael Martin Murphey Coming to Dexter
The Dexter Economic Development Association is excited to announce that Michael Martin Murphey will be performing in a concert in Dexter on Tuesday, September 26. It will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Dexter School Gym. The concert will kick-off the Black Dog Festival. Tickets are on sale, they are $20.00 per seat. If you would like a ticket, please let me know. They are available at the Stone Barn Mercantile, The Gathering Place or from a DEDA member.
Let Me Introduce Jack
The ABCDE organization is now officially a member of the Quad Enterprise Facilitation (EF) project. This entitles us to access to their Business Coach Jack Newcomb. If you would like to visit with Jack - his phone number is (620) 249-2108 or e-mail jack@quadcounty.net. He provides free, confidential business coaching to anyone in Eastern Cowley County, if they are an ABCDE member or not.
Upcoming Activities/Events
September 2-4 Atlanta Labor Day Celebration
September 23 Burden Bullriding/Burden Celebration
September 26 Michael Martin Murphey Concert, Dexter
September 29- Black Dog Festival, Dexter
October 1
ABCDE
Monday Messenger
ABCDE – Better Together
Greetings! This is the twenty-seventh edition of the Monday Messenger. Its purpose is to bring you current information about the ABCDE project and area. If you have anything to submit for the newsletter, please send it to me at shannonthom@hotmail.com.
Next ABCDE Meeting - Tonight
Tonight, the next ABCDE meeting will be held on August 14th in Atlanta. It will be held in the community building at 7:00 p.m.
Fall Farm Tour Committee
The Fall Farm Tour Committee will meet at 6:00 in Atlanta tonight.
Vacation
We returned home last night from our annual family summer vacation at 10:30 p.m. It was a fun trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Along the way, we stopped at Laura Ingalls Wilder’s home in Mansfield, Missouri. It was the home where she lived as an adult while writing the “Little House” books. In 1950, Laura wrote a letter to children across the nation and I would like to share a portion of it with you. In the letter she wrote, “Today our way of living and our schools are much different…..but the real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with the simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.” How true!!
Focus Groups
Jean Warta from the Department of Commerce will be around later this month to conduct Focus Group discussions about the area. The purpose is to gain insight on public opinions for the marketing plan. A chairman is organizing each group – Julie in Atlanta, Marian in Burden/Cambridge, Donna in Dexter and Vicki for the Business Group. Jean has requested that the focus group participants are not ABCDE members. She has already collected our information from the Visioning Planning Session held earlier. For more information, please feel free to contact me.
Burden BBQ Cook Off
Contestants are needed for Burden’s First Annual BBQ Cook Off. The cooking will begin on Friday, September 22 for the contest on September 23. Entries and fees must be in by September 1. If interested or for more information, please call Beej 438-2930 or e-mail mzbeejtaylor@sktc.net.
Michael Martin Murphey Coming to Dexter
The Dexter Economic Development Association is excited to announce that Michael Martin Murphey will be performing in a concert in Dexter on Tuesday, September 26. It will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Dexter School Gym. The concert will kick-off the Black Dog Festival. Tickets are on sale, they are $20.00 per seat. If you would like a ticket, please let me know.
Let Me Introduce Jack
The ABCDE organization is now officially a member of the Quad Enterprise Facilitation (EF) project. This entitles us to access to their Business Coach Jack Newcomb. Several of our ABCDE members have also joined the EF board. EF is a proven business development process. If you would like to visit with Jack - his phone number is (620) 249-2108 or e-mail jack@quadcounty.net. He provides free, confidential business coaching to anyone in Eastern Cowley County, if they are an ABCDE member or not.
Upcoming Activities/Events
August 19 End of the Trail Prairie Event, Dexter
September 2-4 Atlanta Labor Day Celebration
September 23 Burden Bullriding/Burden Celebration
September 26 Michael Martin Murphey Concert, Dexter
September 29- Black Dog Festival, Dexter
October
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ABCDE
Monday Messenger
ABCDE – Better Together
Greetings! This is the twenty-sixth edition of the Monday Messenger. Its purpose is to
bring you current information about the ABCDE project and area. If you have anything to submit for the newsletter, please send it to me at shannonthom@hotmail.com.
From the Fair
I’m writing this on a short break
from the Cowley County fair. We
came home to take showers and take care of our animals here.
I was watching the cooperation between the kids at the fair and
couldn’t help but be proud. We
are camping with some members of the Otto and Burden 4H clubs.
I noticed that the kids formed teams for the Barnyard Olympics with
other clubs. Riley was on a
team called TOD, which stood for Tisdale, Otto and Dexter 4H clubs.
When my kid’s bucket calves were tangled yesterday, a girl from
the Burden club helped untangle the ropes.
Way to go kids!
Next ABCDE Meeting
The next ABCDE meeting will be held on August 14th in Atlanta. It will be held in the community building at 7:00 p.m. I will be on vacation the rest of this week and home on Monday before the meeting. See you all then.
Movie Night
The Black Dog Festival will be holding their second movie night on August 12th in downtown Dexter. An old fashion movie will be shown at the tennis courts at dark. Concessions will be available.
Fall Farm Tour Committee
Can the members of the Fall Farm Tour Committee meet at 6:00 in Atlanta next Monday? This would be one hour before the ABCDE meeting. Thanks.
Focus Groups
Jean Warta from the Department of Commerce will be around later this month to conduct Focus Group discussions about the area. The purpose is to gain insight on public opinions for the marketing plan. A chairman is organizing each group – Julie in Atlanta, Marian in Burden/Cambridge, Donna in Dexter and Vicki for the Business Group. Jean has requested that the focus group participants are not ABCDE members. She has already collected our information from the Visioning Planning Session held earlier. For more information, please feel free to contact me.
Burden BBQ Cook Off
Contestants are needed for Burden’s First Annual BBQ Cook Off. The cooking will begin on Friday, September 22 for the contest on September 23. Entries and fees must be in by September 1. If interested or for more information, please call Beej 438-2930 or e-mail mzbeejtaylor@sktc.net.
Michael Martin Murphey Coming to Dexter
The Dexter Economic Development Association is excited to announce that Michael Martin Murphey will be performing in a concert in Dexter on Tuesday, September 26. It will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Dexter School Gym. The concert will kick-off the Black Dog Festival. Tickets are on sale, they are $20.00 per seat. If you would like a ticket, please let me know.
Let Me Introduce Jack
The ABCDE organization is now officially a member of the Quad Enterprise Facilitation (EF) project. This entitles us to access to their Business Coach Jack Newcomb. Several of our ABCDE members have also joined the EF board. EF is a proven business development process. If you would like to visit with Jack - his phone number is (620) 249-2108 or e-mail jack@quadcounty.net. He provides free, confidential business coaching to anyone in Eastern Cowley County, if they are an ABCDE member or not.
Upcoming Activities/Events
August 12 Movie Night, Dexter
August 19 End of the Trail Prairie Event, Dexter
September 2-4 Atlanta Labor Day Celebration
September 23 Burden Bullriding/Burden Celebration
September 26 Michael Martin Murphey Concert, Dexter
September 29- Black Dog Festival, Dexter
October 1