ABCDE
Monday Messenger
September
22, 2008
ABCDE
– Better Together
Greetings!
This is the one hundred and twenty 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.
Cowley
County Tourism Alliance
A
reminder that the Cowley County Tourism Alliance will be meeting
on Tuesday September 23 at noon at Mozitti's Restaurant in Ark
City. Sounds like the Cowley County Visitor's Guide might be
ready by then - very exciting! Please RSVP to Connie
Kimsey by noon on Monday the 22nd. Connie's contact
information is: ac-cvb@arkcitychamber.org
620-442-0230.
Need
Signs???
Bud
Henderson, rural Eastern Cowley County resident, can make signs of
all sizes and colors. Bud has made me several signs over the
years. He is very fast and the signs look great. His
phone number is (620) 876-3464 or e-mail at ochend@sktc.net.
Grouse-Silver
Creek Stakeholders:
The Grouse-Silver Creek Watershed District #92 (GSW) board is
inviting area producers, landowners and residents to a
stakeholders meeting October 8, 2008. The primary purpose of
this meeting is to update the stakeholders on the progress that
has been made in the watershed to preserve and protect our waters.
The GSW board has been active on cost-share conservation practices
with producers interested in improving water quality.
GSW
has been awarded a grant by the Kansas Department of Health and
Environment. These grant funds are to be used to implement
Best Management Practices for water quality improvement.
Representatives from KDHE will be in attendance to speak with
stakeholders and seek information on how they can improve the
WRAPS and granting process.
The
board of GSW #92 is seeking interested individuals to serve on a
stakeholder leadership team which will assist the board in the
decision-making process for the grant funds. All interested
parties are asked to sign up at the meeting or contact me to
submit their name. A mail-in ballot will be sent out for the
voting process after the meeting.
This
meeting is scheduled for October 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Burden City Building. Please plan to attend and support the
GSW with their ever important conservation activities.
Refreshments will be provided.
If
you have any questions please feel free to contact me at
620-221-1850 ext 35.
Sincerely,
Jenni
Carr
Water
Quality Coordinator
Cowley
County Conservation District
PH
620-221-1850 est. 35
jennifer.carr@ks.nacdnet.net
Groceries
in Burden
Burden
now has a grocery store. "The Pantry" is located
at CJs, 427 Main St Burden, 620-438-2930 Hours are Mon
to Sat 11AM to 9PM and Sun 12 to 9PM.
Corn
Maze Season
The
Dexter corn maze is now open at the Stone Barn Mercantile.
This year the maze is bigger and better than ever!! The maze
is open Saturdays 10-5 and Sundays 1-5 through November 1st.
It is also available for group tours by appointment. Friday
Night Frights (haunted corn maze) will begin in October. Located
½ mile north of Dexter on K15 Highway. Adults $4.00 and children
$2.00. www.stonebarnmercantile.com
Signup
time for stone bridges tour
Registrations
are now being taken for the annual Stone Treasures of Cowley
County Tour. The tour, sponsored by the Arkansas City Area Arts
Council, will be Saturday, Oct. 4. Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. in front of the former Burford Theater, 118 S. Summit, Ark
City. The bus leaves at 9 a.m. and returns between 4 and 4:30 p.m.
You may be among the thousands who've enjoyed a bridge tour in the
past, but it's time to go again. With tour guides Shannon
Gackstatter and Teressa Swope Hatfield, over 17 stone arch natural
limestone bridges of Cowley County will be highlighted. In
addition some wonderful new treasures will also be featured, plus
a visit to the Born Limestone Quarry in Silverdale.
The $54 tour fee includes the bus ride, guided tour and lunch for
a very full, delightful and informational day.
Reservations
are required, so call now to reserve your seat on the tour that
Kansas Magazine rated the 9th Greatest Reason to Love Kansas. For
information or to RSVP call the art council at (620) 442-5890.
Burden
Celebration
A
birthday celebration for Burden will be held on Saturday,
September 27th. Please visit http://www.ecccok.com/eastcowley/BurdenBirthdays/burden128birthday.htm
for more information.
Blackdog
Festival
The
annual Blackdog Festival will be held in Dexter on October 4-5.
Please see the website at www.blackdogfestival.com
for more information. A schedule
is available on the website. ABCDE is sponsoring the
candidate forum at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Festival.
Do
you have an idea for a business?
Jack
has assisted 27 businesses in Eastern Cowley County since ABCDE
joined QUAD in July of 2006.
Business
owners and those with business ideas in Eastern Cowley County 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, individuals and Cowley
First are assisting to pay the QUAD membership fee through
December of 2008. 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
Sept
23
Cowley County Tourism Alliance, Ark City
Sept
27
Burden Celebration and Bull Riding, Burden
October
4-5
Blackdog Festival, Dexter
To
submit information for the newsletter, send an e-mail to Shannon
Thom Martin at shannonthom@hotmail.com.