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ABCDE
Monday Messenger
March
26, 2007
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the fifty-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.
Successful
E-Bay Workshop
Over
25 participants spent last Saturday afternoon learning to
sell on eBay at the ABCDE sponsored workshop.
Thanks to the Marian and the
Central
Elementary School
for their use of the building and computer lab.
And thanks to Bud Henderson for teaching the class.
ABCDE
Monthly Meeting
The
monthly ABCDE membership meeting will be held on Monday,
April 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at the
Atlanta
Community
Building
.
Schwans
Fundraiser
This is the last
week for the ABCDE fundraiser.
Please see the attached flyer.
National
Geographic Magazine Features Kansas Flint Hills
It’s
finally here! The April issue of the National Geographic
was delivered to members of the Flint Hills Tourism
Coalition Friday at the monthly meeting. The feature is 22
pages which includes 19 pages of beautiful pictures by Jim
Richardson. The article by Verlyn Klinkenborg features our
land, not the tourism or culture. It’s really a
geography, history and biology lesson all rolled into one.
To see the pictures and read the article, go to http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0704/feature5/.
Flint
Hills Tourism Coalition Hosts Legislators
Last
Monday night, the Flint Hills Tourism Coalition hosted our
state Legislators for an evening of celebrating the Flint
Hills. There were pictures from Jim Richardson from the
National Geographic Magazine along with a ranch roundup
series from
Kansas
native Judith Sabatini. Legislators had a home-grown
supper of
Kansas
products and listened as Jim Richardson spoke about our
Flint Hills. Jim shared
what he saw as a photographer and what he saw as a
Kansas
native. One of the things he pointed out was that we who
live in
Kansas
have become used to playing second fiddle to the
Rockies
and Ozarks. But he made it very clear that we need to
stand up with pride and acknowledge that our Flint Hills
are just as beautiful as either of these. And,
Kansas
is the only place in the world where they exist.
Each Legislator left with a signed copy of the
National Geographic Magazine and hopefully an
understanding of what the FHTC is trying to accomplish
Exciting
Events from the Flint Hills Tourism Coalition
Along
with the excitement of the National Geographic Magazine,
the FHTC has several exciting events to coincide with the
magazine feature. To complement the
magazine spread and further celebrate the Flint Hills, the
Travel &Tourism Division of the Kansas Department of
Commerce has coordinated a year-long traveling exhibit
that will bring more than 30 prints of
Richardson
’s work to communities across
Kansas
. For a complete listing of tour stops, visit the Travel
& Tourism Division’s Web site at www.TravelKS.com.
The
exhibit will be touring the ABCDE communities April
30-May 6. The week will start Monday evening, April 30
with a Landowner/Rancher/Farmer night that will include a
special showing of the exhibit, supper and speaker at the
old gym in
Cambridge
. Jim Hoy will be the speaker.
It will then move to
Central
High School
for Tuesday and Wednesday, Dexter Old Gym on Thursday and
Friday and end up in
Atlanta
on Saturday and Sunday. We will need help with the set-up,
tear-down and hosts during the open hours of the exhibit.
If you would be willing to help out, please contact Julie
at countrycookin@sktc.net
or 394-2794.
Spring
Farm and Ranch Tour
The
Spring Farm and Ranch Tour, also know as the “Eastern
Cowley County Countryside Excursion”, will be held on
April 14 and 15. Several
Eastern
Cowley
County
farms, ranches and business will be holding open houses on
Saturday from 10-6 and Sunday from 1-6.
If you would like to list your place on the tour,
please send an e-mail to Wanda Headrick at gwhfarm@sktc.net.
A map and description of the open houses will be
available on the ABCDE website www.cowleynet.com.
Flinthills
Country Music Opry
The
newly named, “Flint Hills Country Music Opry” will be
held on April 14th at the
Atlanta
Community
Building
. The show
will start at 6:30 and a meal is available.
We are still looking for singers/talent.
This is the former “Dexter Country Music Opry”
but the name has been changed so that the event can be
moved around the area.
Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $4.00 per child
and can be purchased by calling 876-3467 or 394-2794.
ABCDE
Area Wide Garage Sales
The
ABCDE organization is sponsoring an area wide Garage
Sale/Flea Market in
Eastern
Cowley
County
on Saturday, April 28th.
Everyone in the communities of
Atlanta
, Burden,
Cambridge
, Dexter and the rural areas are invited to have a garage
sale on this day. For
more information contact Yvonne at 876-3374, Vicki at
876-3188 or Wanda at 394-2258.
Garage
Sale Art
During
the Area Wide Garage Sale/Flea Market on April 28th,
a Garage Sale Art Contest will be held.
The rules are attached.
More specific information will be coming.
Sounds like lots of fun!!!!
Volunteer
Applications for Symphony in the Flint Hills Needed
Just
a reminder that Symphony in the Flint Hills volunteer
applications need to be turn in by the April 2nd
meeting in order for us to go as a team. Anyone who works
a 4 hour shift qualifies for a ticket and Symphony
t-shirt. Volunteers will also have access to the Volunteer
Hospitality Tent which will have such comfort items as
sunscreen, water and bug spray!
Volunteer
forms can be downloaded at http://www.symphonyintheflinthills.org/howtohelp/volunteer_application_2007.pdf.
Just print and bring to the April meeting, mail to:
22076 12th Road
,
Atlanta
,
KS
67008
-9076 or email it to: countrycookin@sktc.net,
so that they can all be turned in all at once. If you
don't have a huge longing to do something specific, leave
the "Area of Interest" blank. If you have any
questions, feel free to email Julie at the address above
or call her at 394-2794.
FAM
Tour coming to
Cowley
County
The
newly formed “Cowley Tourism Alliance” is bringing
approximately 40 travel bus tour operators to the area.
June 8-10, 2007 will be the dates of the first ever
Cowley County Fam Tour.
The bus tour operators will tour the area to view
the attractions, sample cuisine, and enjoy the beautiful
scenery. The
hope is to whet their taste buds so that they will return
with busloads of visitors.
ABCDE members have been assisting with this effort
and are excited that the bus tour operators will spend a
good portion of Saturday, June 9th in
Eastern
Cowley
County
.
FAM
Tour Market Place
You
have the opportunity to feature your
business/attraction/event in a booth during the Sunday
Marketplace of the Fam Tour.
The Marketplace will occur on Sunday, June 10th
from 9-11 a.m. As
the tour operators enjoy breakfast, they will continue to
explore
Cowley
County
by viewing booths set up at the Best Western Atrium Garden
Hotel, Arkansas City.
This will give you the chance to visit one-on-one
with the tour operators and to promote your entity.
The cost of an 8’ table at the Marketplace is
only $25.00, if you register by April 27th.
After that date the cost goes up to $40.00. To book
your space or for more information, contact Barbara at
800-637-7301.
Did
You Know…..
The
state economic development conference will be held on
April 11th and 12th in Lindsborg?
For more information visit http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kcced/.
Do
you have an idea for a business?
Through
2007, business owners and those with business ideas have
access to a Professional Business Coach.
His name is Jack Newcomb and he is available for
free, confidential advice and he will even come to you.
Through the ABCDE program, we have joined the Quad
EF project and have access to their business coach.
Many local banks, businesses and the County
assisted to pay the Quad membership fee through December
of 2007. For
more information contact Jack at (620) 249-2108.
ABCDE
Website
Don’t
forget to visit www.cowleynet.com
for information about the ABCDE project.
Upcoming
Activities/Events
April
2
ABCDE Monthly Meeting,
Atlanta
, 7:00 p.m.
April 14-15
Eastern Cowley County Spring Farm and Ranch Tour
“Countryside Excursion”
Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 1-6
April
14 Flint
Hills Country Music Opry,
Atlanta
6:30 p.m.
April 28
Eastern Cowley
County
Area
Wide Garage Sales and Flea Market
April
30-May 6 National Geographic Magazine Photo
Exhibit tours
Eastern
Cowley
County
To
submit information for the newsletter, send an e-mail to
Shannon Thom Martin at shannonthom@hotmail.com.
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ABCDE
Monday Messenger
March
19, 2007
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the fifty-eighth 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.
E-Bay
Workshop
ABCDE’s
Business Workshop Committee is sponsoring a workshop on
how to sell on E-Bay on Saturday, March 24th
from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. The event will be held at
the Central Elementary School in Burden. It will be
taught by Bud Henderson and the registration fee is
$10.00. To register or for more information contact
Vicki Drake at 876-3381 or red@sktc.net.
Bud
will be teaching:
Bud
says that you will walk away with the tools to get started
selling on ebay right away.
We
Kan Conference
ABCDE
member Vicki Drake has been asked to present at the Kansas
Sampler Foundation’s We Kan Conference held this week.
Her session is entitled, “How to Keep a Small Town Café
Open” will be presented on Tuesday. The conference
is held Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. For more
information visit www.kansassampler.org.
National
Geographic Magazine Features Kansas Flint Hills
It’s
finally here! The April issue of the National Geographic
was delivered to members of the Flint Hills Tourism
Coalition Friday at the monthly meeting. The feature is 22
pages which includes 19 pages of beautiful pictures by Jim
Richardson. The article by Verlyn Klinkenborg features our
land, not the tourism or culture. It’s really a
geography, history and biology lesson all rolled into one.
To see the pictures and read the article, go to http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0704/feature5/.
The
magazine will hit the newsstands March 23rd. It
was reported at the meeting that national bookstores such
as Barnes & Noble and Borders have been receiving
calls daily about the issue. They will not hold copies, so
make sure you get yours as soon as you can!
Exciting
Events from the Flint Hills Tourism Coalition
Along
with the excitement of the National Geographic Magazine,
the FHTC has several exciting events to coincide with the
magazine feature. To complement the
magazine spread and further celebrate the Flint Hills, the
Travel &Tourism Division of the Kansas Department of
Commerce has coordinated a year-long traveling exhibit
that will bring more than 30 prints of Richardson’s work
to communities across Kansas. For a complete listing of
tour stops, visit the Travel & Tourism Division’s
Web site at www.TravelKS.com.
The
exhibit will be touring the ABCDE communities April
30-May 6. The week will start Monday evening,
April 30 with a Landowner/Rancher/Farmer night that will
include a special showing of the exhibit, supper and
speaker at the old gym in Cambridge. It will then move to
Burden High School for Tuesday and Wednesday, Dexter Old
Gym on Thursday and Friday and end up in Atlanta on
Saturday and Sunday. We will need help with the set-up,
tear-down and hosts during the open hours of the exhibit.
If you would be willing to help out, please contact Julie
at countrycookin@sktc.net
or 394-2794.
To
unveil the exhibit, FHTC will also be hosting a
Legislative Dinner tonight in Topeka. Each of the state
legislatures received a copy of a National Geographic
poster that will be for sale during the exhibit along with
their invite. The evening will include a buffet of Kansas
grown products, music by the Kansas bluegrass band Past
Tense and Kansas photographer Jim Richardson will be the
speaker. Julie will be representing ABCDE at the event as
a table host.
19th
Annual Community Economic Development Conference
A
Time of Change, A Time for Change is the title of the
Annual Community Economic Development Conference.
The conference will be held in Lindsborg on April 11-12.
For more information, visit the conference web site at www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kcced.
Spring
Farm and Ranch Tour
The
Spring Farm and Ranch Tour, also know as the “Eastern
Cowley County Countryside Excursion”, will be held on
April 14 and 15. Several Eastern Cowley County
farms, ranches and business will be holding open houses on
Saturday from 10-6 and Sunday from 1-6. If you would
like to list your place on the tour, please send an e-mail
to Wanda Headrick at gwhfarm@sktc.net.
A map and description of the open houses will be available
on the ABCDE website www.cowleynet.com.
Flint
Hills Country Music Opry
The
newly named, “Flint Hills Country Music Opry” will be
held on April 14th at the Atlanta Community
Building. The show will start at 6:30 and a meal is
available. We are still looking for singers/talent.
This is the former “Dexter Country Music Opry” but the
name has been changed so that the event can be moved
around the area. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and
$4.00 per child and can be purchased by calling 876-3467
or 394-2794.
ABCDE
Area Wide Garage Sales
The
ABCDE organization is sponsoring an area wide Garage
Sale/Flea Market in Eastern Cowley County on Saturday,
April 28th. Everyone in the communities
of Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge, Dexter and the rural areas
are invited to have a garage sale on this day. For
more information contact Yvonne at 876-3374, Vicki at
876-3188 or Wanda at 394-2258.
Garage
Sale Art
During
the Area Wide Garage Sale/Flea Market on April 28th,
a Garage Sale Art Contest will be held. The rules
are attached. More specific information will be
coming. Sounds like lots of fun!!!!
Volunteer
Applications for Symphony in the Flint Hills Needed
Just
a reminder that Symphony in the Flint Hills volunteer
applications need to be turn in by the April 2nd
meeting in order for us to go as a team. Anyone who works
a 4 hour shift qualifies for a ticket and Symphony
t-shirt. Volunteers will also have access to the Volunteer
Hospitality Tent which will have such comfort items as
sunscreen, water and bug spray!
Volunteer
forms can be downloaded at
http://www.symphonyintheflinthills.org/howtohelp/volunteer_application_2007.pdf.
Just print and bring to the April meeting, mail to: 22076
12th Road, Atlanta, KS 67008-9076 or email it to: countrycookin@sktc.net,
so that they can all be turned in all at once. If you don't
have a huge longing to do something specific, leave the
"Area of Interest" blank. If you have any
questions, feel free to email Julie at the address above or
call her at 394-2794.
FAM
Tour coming to Cowley County
The
newly formed “Cowley Tourism Alliance” is bringing
approximately 40 travel bus tour operators to the area.
June 8-10, 2007 will be the dates of the first ever Cowley
County Fam Tour. The bus tour operators will tour the
area to view the attractions, sample cuisine, and enjoy the
beautiful scenery. The hope is to whet their taste
buds so that they will return with busloads of visitors.
ABCDE members have been assisting with this effort and are
excited that the bus tour operators will spend a good
portion of Saturday, June 9th in Eastern Cowley
County.
FAM
Tour Market Place
You
have the opportunity to feature your
business/attraction/event in a booth during the Sunday
Marketplace of the Fam Tour. The Marketplace will
occur on Sunday, June 10th
from 9-11 a.m. As the tour operators enjoy
breakfast, they will continue to explore Cowley County by
viewing booths set up at the Best Western Atrium Garden
Hotel, Arkansas City. This will give you the chance to
visit one-on-one with the tour operators and to promote your
entity. The cost of an 8’ table at the Marketplace
is only $25.00, if you register by April 27th.
After that date the cost goes up to $40.00. To book your
space or for more information, contact Barbara at
800-637-7301.
Did
you know?
March
specials at the Wagon Wheel Café in Atlanta are as follows:
Tuesday – BBQ Beef, baked beans and chips; Wednesday –
Beef and Noodles, mashed potatoes and corn; Thursday –
Reuben sandwich, fruit cocktail and chips; Friday –
Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes and green beans;
Saturday night – Catfish, baked beans, cole slaw and
hushpuppies. The hours are 7:00-2:00, Tuesday-Friday,
7:00-8:00 with the supper special starting at 5:00 and
Sunday from 11:30-2:00. (I heard that Julie is cooking
this week!)
Do
you have an idea for a business?
Through
2007, business owners and those with business ideas have
access to a Professional Business Coach. His name is
Jack Newcomb and he is available for free, confidential
advice and he will even come to you. Through the ABCDE
program, we have joined the Quad EF project and have access
to their business coach. Many local banks, businesses
and the County assisted to pay the Quad membership fee
through December of 2007. For more information contact
Jack at (620) 249-2108.
ABCDE
Website
Don’t
forget to visit www.cowleynet.com
for information about the ABCDE
project.
Upcoming
Activities/Events
March
24
E-bay Workshop, Central Elementary School, 1-5 p.m.
April
2
ABCDE Monthly Meeting
April
2
Symphony in the Flint Hills Volunteer Applications due
April
14-15 Eastern Cowley
County Spring Farm and Ranch Tour “Countryside
Excursion” Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 1-6
April
14
Flint Hills Country Music Opry, Atlanta 6:30 p.m.
April
28
Eastern Cowley County Area Wide Garage Sales and Flea Market
April
30-May 6 National Geographic Magazine Photo
Exhibit tours Eastern Cowley County
To
submit information for the newsletter, send an e-mail to
Shannon Thom Martin at shannonthom@hotmail.com.
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ABCDE
Monday Messenger
March
12, 2007
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This
is the fifty-seventh 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.
Creating
and Developing Authentic Flint Hills Products and Services
Tourism
is growing in the Kansas Flint Hills and many enterprising
individuals, particularly in the area of agritourism, are looking
for ways to reap the benefits of the increasing number of
visitors. After the success of the first tourism
workshop in February, the Center for Business and Economic
Development (CBED) of the Emporia State University School of
Business will hold its second 2007 workshop on Wednesday, March 14
entitled "Creating and Developing Authentic Flint Hills
Products and Services." This second of the 2007
workshops - featuring panel members Mike Schmidt, Dallas Jordan,
Jeff Davidson, Derral Sommerfield - will be held on Wednesday,
March 14, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the Roe Cross Conference Room of
Cremer Hall, on the Emporia State campus. For more
information, or to register for a workshop, contact Dr. Smith at
(620) 341-5345 or by email at wsmith@emporia.edu,
or visit the program's website at wwww.emporia.edu/business/cbedworkshops.php.
There will be a $10 fee charged to all participants.
E-Bay
Workshop
ABCDE’s
Business Workshop Committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to
sell on E-Bay on Saturday, March 24th from 1:00 –
5:00 p.m. The event will be held at the
Burden
Elementary School
. It will be taught by Bud Henderson and the registration
fee is $10.00. To register or for more information contact
Vicki Drake at red@sktc.net.
Funding
for ABCDE Community Festivals
The
Cowley County Commissioners are again offering $1,000 to each of
the four ABCDE communities to assist with funding
festivals/events. Requests
should be sent to the ABCDE organization, Phillip Headrick,
chairman.
We
Kan
Conference
The
Kansas Sampler Foundation will be sponsoring a We Kan! Conference
on March 20-21. The conference is designed to help make your
town the best it can be at being itself. The theme for this
year is Explorer Tourism. It will be held in
Salina
and the costs are $60 for We Kan! members and $85 for non-members.
To join We Kan! or the Kansas Explorers Club log on to www.kansassampler.org.
Registration forms are now available by calling The Kansas Sampler
Foundation at (620) 585-2374.
Schwan’s
Fundraiser – Think BIG!!
Don’t
forget, we’ve started our Schwan’s fundraiser! The fundraiser
ends March 31st, so members are encouraged to get out
there and SELL, SELL, SELL. Or at least EMAIL, EMAIL, EMAIL!! We
don’t have to stick to our local area (but that’s a good place
to start!). Schwan’s is coast to coast, so send out information
to everyone in our address book. The local sales people get
commission (and new contacts) and we get 30% right off the top!
Your friends and family can also order directly online! Watch for
a PDF coming this week that you can send to EVERYONE!
Our number for the fundraiser is 1003256. That's what you
need to order on-line.
If
you need a selling packet or have questions, contact your
community contact. Atlanta – Julie Headrick, Burden – Melissa
Fraley, Cambridge – Angie Krepps and Dexter – Yvonne Stone.
Also, for every $200 you sell, you will receive a $10 gift
card of your choice from one of the following: Wal Mart/Sam’s,
Foot Locker, Best Buy or Target!!
ABCDE
Area Wide Garage Sales and Garage Sale Art!!!
The
ABCDE organization is sponsoring an area wide Garage Sale/Flea
Market in
Eastern
Cowley
County
on Saturday, April 28th. Everyone in the
communities of Altanta, Burden,
Cambridge
, Dexter and the rural areas are invited to have a garage sale on
this day. For more information contact Yvonne at 876-3374,
Vicki at 876-3188 or Wanda at 394-2258.
Along
with the Area Wide Garage Sales, a new event will be held called
Garage Sale Art! Look
for more information to come.
Attached is an outline of the rules for Garage Sale At.
Volunteer
Team for Symphony in the Flint Hills
Just a reminder - Julie is
working on getting a volunteer team together for the Symphony
in the Flint Hills. The date is June 16th, with a rain date of
June 17th. If you wanted to go, this may be the only way you'll
get to see it, because tickets were sold out within 24
hours!! Volunteers
must fill out a volunteer form, which can be found at: http://www.symphonyintheflinthills.org/howtohelp/volunteer_application_2007.pdf.
If you'll print this out and mail it to Julie at:
22076 12th Road
,
Atlanta
,
KS
67008
-9076 or email it to her at: countrycookin@sktc.net,
she'll turn them in all at once. If you don't have a huge longing
to do something specific, leave the "Area of Interest"
blank. That way we can hopefully work together.
If you have any questions, feel free to email Julie at the
address above or call her at 394-2794.
Flint
Hills Tourism Coalition Meets Friday in
Topeka
The monthly meeting of the
Flint Hills Tourism Coalition will be this Friday from 10:30-2:30
in
Topeka
. We will be picking up our National Geographic Magazines and
inviting the legislature to our National Geographic/Flint Hills
Exhibit unveiling. These meeting are open to any ABCDE members who
would like to attend. For more information, contact Julie.
FAM
Tour coming to Cowley County
The
newly formed “Cowley Tourism Alliance” is bringing
approximately 40 travel bus tour operators to the area. June
8-10, 2007 will be the dates of the first ever Cowley County Fam
Tour. The bus tour operators will tour the area to view the
attractions, sample cuisine, and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
The hope is to whet their taste buds so that they will return with
busloads of visitors. ABCDE members have been
assisting with this effort and are excited that the bus tour
operators will spend a good portion of Saturday, June 9th
in
Eastern
Cowley
County
.
FAM
Tour Market Place
You
have the opportunity to feature your business/attraction/event in
a booth during the Sunday Marketplace of the Fam Tour. The
Marketplace will occur on Sunday, June 10th from
9-11 a.m. As the tour operators enjoy breakfast, they
will continue to explore
Cowley
County
by viewing booths set up at the Best Western Atrium Garden Hotel,
Arkansas City. This will give you the chance to visit
one-on-one with the tour operators and to promote your entity.
The cost of an 8’ table at the Marketplace is only $25.00, if
you register by April 27th. After that date the
cost goes up to $40.00. To book your space or for more
information, contact Barbara at 800-637-7301.
Did
You Know…..
That
the Monday Messenger goes to over 75 people from across the state
of
Kansas
and many are interested in the successful progress that the ABCDE
organization is making?
Do
you have an idea for a business?
Through
2007, business owners and those with business ideas have access to
a Professional Business Coach. His name is Jack Newcomb and
he is available for free, confidential advice and he will even
come to you. Through the ABCDE program, we have joined the
Quad EF project and have access to their business coach.
Many local banks, businesses and the County assisted to pay the
Quad membership fee through December of 2007. For more
information contact Jack at (620) 249-2108.
ABCDE
Website
Don’t
forget to visit www.cowleynet.com
for information about the ABCDE project.
Upcoming
Activities/Events
March
14 Creating
and Developing Authentic Flint Hills Products and Services
Workshop II,
Emporia
March
16
Hicks Chapel Soup and Chili Fundraiser, 5:00 p.m.
March
16 Flint
Hills Tourism Coalition monthly meeting,
Topeka
April
14 Eastern
Cowley
County
Country
Opry,
Atlanta
April
14-15 Eastern
Cowley County Spring Farm and Ranch Tour
April
28
Eastern Cowley
County
Area
Wide Garage Sales and Flea Market
April
30-May 6 National Geographic Magazine Photo Exhibit
tours
Eastern
Cowley
County
To
submit information for the newsletter, send an e-mail to Shannon
Thom Martin at
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BCDE
Monday Messenger
March
5, 2007
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the fifty-sixth 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.
ABCDE
Monthly Meeting TONIGHT
The
ABCDE membership meeting will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. in
Dexter at the community building.
E-Bay
Workshop
ABCDE’s
Business Workshop Committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to
sell on E-Bay on Saturday, March 24th from 1:00 –
5:00 p.m. The event will be held at the
Burden
Elementary School
. It will be taught by Bud Henderson and the registration
fee is $10.00. To register or for more information contact
Vicki Drake at red@sktc.net.
Symphony
in the Flint Hills
The
Symphony in the Flint Hills will be Saturday, June 16th
in
Wabaunsee
County
. Activities begin in the early afternoon, with the concert
starting at 6:30 p.m. The Kansas City Symphony will perform pieces
that reflect the spirit of the West by masters like Aaron Copland.
This will be an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of music under our
prairie skies. There are also opportunities to volunteer. Anyone
who volunteers for at least 4 hours receives a ticket to the
concert.
FAM
Tour coming to Cowley County
The
newly formed “Cowley Tourism Alliance” is bringing
approximately 40 travel bus tour operators to the area. June
8-10, 2007 will be the dates of the first ever Cowley County Fam
Tour. The bus tour operators will tour the area to view the
attractions, sample cuisine, and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
The hope is to whet their taste buds so that they will return with
busloads of visitors. ABCDE members have been
assisting with this effort and are excited that the bus tour
operators will spend a good portion of Saturday, June 9th
in
Eastern
Cowley
County
.
FAM
Tour Market Place
You
have the opportunity to feature your business/attraction/event in
a booth during the Sunday Marketplace of the Fam Tour. The
Marketplace will occur on Sunday,
June 10th from 9-11 a.m. As the tour
operators enjoy breakfast, they will continue to explore
Cowley
County
by viewing booths set up at the Best Western Atrium Garden Hotel,
Arkansas City. This will give you the chance to visit
one-on-one with the tour operators and to promote your entity.
The cost of an 8’ table at the Marketplace is only $25.00, if
you register by April 27th. After that date the
cost goes up to $40.00. To book your space or for more
information, contact Barbara at 800-637-7301.
Did
you know . . . .
Did
you know that
Emory Lewis
of Burden has established a fasinating website about the history
of
Eastern
Cowley
County
? It can be viewed at http://www.eccchistory.org/.
You can listen in to an interesting story about Blackbird pie!
We
Kan
Conference
The
Kansas Sampler Foundation will be sponsoring a We Kan! Conference
on March 20-21. The conference is designed to help make your
town the best it can be at being itself. The theme for this
year is Explorer Tourism. It will be held in
Salina
and the costs are $60 for We Kan! members and $85 for non-members.
To join We Kan! or the Kansas Explorers Club log on to www.kansassampler.org.
Registration forms are now available by calling The Kansas Sampler
Foundation at (620) 585-2374.
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