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ABCDE
Monday Messenger March
31, 2008
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the one
hundred 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
ABCDE
Monthly Meeting The
next ABCDE Monthly Meeting will be held on Monday, April 7th
at 7:00 p.m. in Burden.
Cowley
The
CCTA is working on a Tourism Guide for the county.
Our input is extremely important for
20th
Annual Community Economic Development Conference The
2008 CED Conference will be held, Thursday, April 10, in The
keynote speaker will be Mark Drabenstott, Director of the RUPRI
(Rural Policy Research Institute) Center for Regional
Competitiveness. The Please
visit the conference website http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kcced/
for more information.
Come
to Visit
Railroad
Heritage Days The
First Annual Cowley County Railroad Heritage Days will be held on
April 19th and 20th. Events will be
featured in each community. Some scheduled events include: Saturday
April 19th
Mini-train Show – Wilson Park Rotunda, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Railroaders Dexter
– Gathering
Place
Altanta – Harvey House Lunch, Senior Citizen’s
Sunday April 20th
Other
events are planned for Winfield,
ABCDE
Countrywide Excursion Tour and Garage Sales The
ABCDE organization will again be sponsoring an area wide Garage
Do
you have an idea for a business? Jack
has assisted 25 businesses in Business
owners and those with business ideas in
Did
you know? QUAD
has a new full color brochure describing the services. If
you would like some, please send an e-mail to shannonthom@hotmail.com.
ABCDE
Website Don’t
forget to visit www.cowleynet.com
for information about the ABCDE project. Upcoming
Activities/Events
April
7
ABCDE Monthly Meeting, Burden, 7:00 p.m. April
10
QUAD Monthly Meeting, Howard, 5:00 p.m. April
12
April
19-20 Cowley April
26
ABCDE Area Wide Garage Sales and Countrywide Excursion May
3rd and 4th |
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| March 24 | |
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ABCDE
Monday Messenger March
24, 2008
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the one
hundred 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
The
next CCTA meeting will be Thursday, March 27 at noon at Gambinos
in
20th
Annual Community Economic Development Conference
The
2008 CED Conference will be held, Thursday, April 10, in The
keynote speaker will be Mark Drabenstott, Director of the RUPRI
(Rural Policy Research Institute) Center for Regional
Competitiveness. The Please
visit the conference website http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kcced/
for more information.
Come
to Visit
Railroad
Heritage Days The
First Annual Cowley County Railroad Heritage Days will be held on
April 19th and 20th. Events will be
featured in each community. Some scheduled events include: Saturday
April 19th
Mini-train Show – Wilson Park Rotunda, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Railroaders Dexter
– Gathering
Place
Altanta – Harvey House Lunch, Senior Citizen’s
Sunday April 20th
Other
events are planned for Winfield,
ABCDE
Countrywide Excursion Tour and Garage Sales The
ABCDE organization will again be sponsoring an area wide Garage
PRIDE
Surveys Still Needed Jeremy
is still collecting PRIDE survey if you have not turned it in yet.
Contact Julie (394-2794 or countrycookin@sktc.net) if
you need a paper copy. Email Word copies to jmnelson@ksu.edu
NOMINATIONS
FOR THE BEST OF Inman.
With the 8 Wonders of Kansas announced, the Kansas Sampler
Foundation is ready to start the search for the 8 Wonders of
Kansas Architecture. Nominations can be sent to the
Foundation at The
Foundation, a non-profit based out of Inman, bases much of their
work to educate the public about By
mid-April, the selection committee will have decided on 24
finalists for Architecture and public voting will begin at
8wonders.org. The top 8 will be announced at the end of
June. Nomination
criteria includes any built structure that is 1) accessible to the
public, 2) is unique and one-of-a-kind to For
more information go to 8wonders.org.
Do
you have an idea for a business? Jack
has assisted 25 businesses in Business
owners and those with business ideas in
Did
you know? QUAD
has a new full color brochure describing the services. If
you would like some, please send an e-mail to shannonthom@hotmail.com.
ABCDE
Website Don’t
forget to visit www.cowleynet.com
for information about the ABCDE project. Upcoming
Activities/Events
March
27 Cowley County
Tourism April
7
ABCDE Monthly Meeting, Burden, 7:00 p.m. April
10
QUAD Monthly Meeting, Howard April
12
April
19-20 Cowley April
26
ABCDE Area Wide Garage Sales and Countrywide Excursion May
3rd and 4th
To
submit information for the newsletter, send an e-mail to Shannon
Thom Martin at shannonthom@hotmail.com.
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| March 17 | |
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ABCDE
Monday Messenger March
17, 2008
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the one
hundred 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
Come
to Visit
Railroad
Heritage Days The
First Annual Cowley County Railroad Heritage Days will be held on
April 19th and 20th. Events will be
featured in each community. Some scheduled events include:
Saturday April 19th
Dexter – Harvey House Dinner, Re-enactors, Walking Tour
Sunday April 20th
Other
events are planned for Winfield,
PRIDE Surveys Still Needed Jeremy is still collecting PRIDE survey if you have not turned it in yet. Contact Julie (394-2794 or countrycookin@sktc.net) if you need a paper copy. Email Word copies to jmnelson@ksu.edu
SCKEDD
Housing Programs Mike
West with South Central Kansas Economic Development District
(SCKEDD) recently presented information about several housing
programs both for individuals and communities in the ABCDE area.
These included the First Time Home Buyer program, which can assist
low income individuals with downpayment assistance and repairs for
purchasing a residence, the Weatherization program which also
assists with repairs such as furnaces and insulation, the
Kansas Accessibility Modification Program which assists
individuals with disabilities with home modifications, and the
Emergency Repair Program which also assists individuals based on
income guidelines. Program income guidelines vary and
applicants are encouraged to contact SCKEDD for more information
before applying. Mr.
West also presented information for communities which wish to
apply for CDBG or HOME Rehabilitation Grant funds. The program allows
communities to apply on an annual competitive basis for home
rehabilitation funds which usually are matched with local
dollars to assist individuals that meet the income guidelines.
Debra Teufel also presented information about community
neighborhood revitalization programs. More about all of these programs can be found on the SCKEDD website at www.sckedd.org or by calling Cowley First at 620-221-9951. You may email dteufel@cowleycounty.org for more information.
Nominations for the Best of Kansas Architecture Sought Inman.
With the 8 Wonders of Kansas announced, the Kansas Sampler
Foundation is ready to start the search for the 8 Wonders of
Kansas Architecture. Nominations can be sent to the
Foundation at The
Foundation, a non-profit based out of Inman, bases much of their
work to educate the public about By
mid-April, the selection committee will have decided on 24
finalists for Architecture and public voting will begin at
8wonders.org. The top 8 will be announced at the end of
June. Nomination
criteria includes any built structure that is 1) accessible to the
public, 2) is unique and one-of-a-kind to For more information go to 8wonders.org.
Cowley
The
next CCTA meeting will be Thursday, March 27 at noon at Gambinos
in
20th
Annual Community Economic Development Conference
The
2008 CED Conference will be held, Thursday, April 10, in The
keynote speaker will be Mark Drabenstott, Director of the RUPRI
(Rural Policy Research Institute) Center for Regional
Competitiveness. The Please visit the conference website http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kcced/ for more information.
ABCDE
Countrywide Excursion Tour and Garage Sales The
ABCDE organization will again be sponsoring an area wide Garage
Event
Promotion
Do
you have an idea for a business? Jack
has assisted 25 businesses in Business
owners and those with business ideas in
Did
you know? QUAD has a new full color brochure describing the services. If you would like some, please send an e-mail to shannonthom@hotmail.com.
ABCDE
Website Don’t forget to visit www.cowleynet.com for information about the ABCDE project.
Upcoming
Activities/Events March
27
Cowley County Tourism April
7
ABCDE Monthly Meeting, Burden, 7:00 p.m. April
10
QUAD Monthly Meeting, Howard April
12
April
19-20 Cowley April
26
ABCDE Area Wide Garage Sales and Countrywide Excursion May
3rd and 4th To submit information for the newsletter, send an e-mail to Shannon Thom Martin at shannonthom@hotmail.com. |
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| March 10 | |
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ABCDE
Monday Messenger March
10, 2008
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the one
hundredth and fifth 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 Community
Housing Workshop A workshop on possible housing programs for the area will be held on Tuesday, March 11th at 6:30 p.m. at Dexter High School. Mike West from SCKEDD and Debra Teufel from Cowley First will make presentations on several programs. For more information contact Donna Martin at 876-5497.
From
the Kansas
Sampler Foundation CONNECTIONS
CAN MAKE A GIGANTIC DIFFERENCE! One
Day Workshop Thurs.,
Mar. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $30 Kansas
Sampler Center near Inman When
the town of Lehigh
needed Christmas lights, the word was put out over a
patched-together statewide e-mail network and within 24 hours
Lehigh had more than enough Christmas lights! When
a free-lance writer for a major publication wanted a story on
small town barbers, the word went out over an e-mail network and
she got more than enough leads.
What would happen if we concentrated on improving that
network? Think of the variety of issues and questions we
could solve. Do you have just one person in your office?
All that attend this workshop will go home feeling like they have
a whole team behind them! WORKSHOP
PURPOSE: We’ll
actually bring
networks together at this workshop and start sharpening the
connections immediately. You’ll learn how to use this tool
as a membership benefit or recruitment tool, too, for your
organization! WHO
SHOULD ATTEND? Organization
presidents, the person in charge of communication among members,
or anyone! The common thread will be tourism and community
development but organizations that focus on art, architecture,
commerce, cuisine, customs, geography, history, or people would
add to the energy of the day and find benefit. WHAT
WILL WE ACCOMPLISH? 1)
We’ll start creating e-networks that benefit your organization;
2) teach you how to set the right tone in your group e-mails,
inspire response, and empower your group; 3) discuss podcasts,
blogs, and forums; 4) learn the benefit of sharing collective
knowledge; and 5) discuss the benefits of establishing an Explorer
Tourism registry. TO REGISTER: (limit of 30, deadline Mar. 14). Send your name, organization, address, phone, e-mail, and web site plus $30 (includes lunch) to Kansas Sampler Foundation, 978 Arapaho Road, Inman, KS 67546.
Railroad
Heritage Days The
First Annual Cowley County Railroad Heritage Days will be held on
April 19th and 20th. Events will be
featured in each community. Some scheduled events include:
Saturday April 19th
Arkansas City – Railroad Family Fun Day, Wilson Park, 9 a.m. –
5 p.m.
Dexter – Harvey House Dinner, Re-enactors, Walking Tour
Sunday April 20th
Arkansas City – Railroad Family Fun Day, Wilson Park, 9 a.m. –
3 p.m. Other
events are planned for Winfield, Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge and
Udall. Watch for more information. The festival
contact person is Connie Kimsey at the Ark City Chamber (620)
442-0230.
NOMINATIONS
FOR THE BEST OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE SOUGHT Inman.
With the 8 Wonders of Kansas announced, the Kansas Sampler
Foundation is ready to start the search for the 8 Wonders of
Kansas Architecture. Nominations can be sent to the
Foundation at 978 Arapaho Road, Inman, KS 67546 or marci@kansassampler.org.
Nominations will close the end of March. The
Foundation, a non-profit based out of Inman, bases much of their
work to educate the public about Kansas on their eight elements of
rural culture: architecture, art, commerce, cuisine,
customs, geography, history, and people. The 8 Wonders will
be determined for each of the elements in four-month cycles.
By
mid-April, the selection committee will have decided on 24
finalists for Architecture and public voting will begin at
8wonders.org. The top 8 will be announced at the end of
June. Nomination
criteria includes any built structure that is 1) accessible to the
public, 2) is unique and one-of-a-kind to Kansas or beyond, and 3)
possesses a “wow” factor. If the nomination is under
restoration, there must be pictures of the proposed finished
product easily visible to the public. Examples of built
structures that could be nominated include churches, barns,
courthouses, homes, businesses, theaters, jails, bridges, hotels,
and more! For
more information go to 8wonders.org.
Cowley
County Tourism Alliance CCTA has a new on-line newsletter. To sign up send an e-mail to Sarah Werner at tourism@winfieldpartners.org. The newsletter features information about the organization’s meetings and other tourism events in the county.
Symphony
in the Flint Hills The
Symphony in the Flint Hills will be Saturday, June 14, with a rain
date of Sunday, June 15 in Morris County. Applications for
volunteers are being accepted at this point. Volunteers will be
contacted by phone for an interview and job assignment.
Please contact Julie Headrick for more information.
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