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Arkansas Family Purchases Safe Valley Outfitters

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Craig Whitmire and his son Caleb Whitmire are the new owners of Safe Valley Outfitters, Uniontown.

Craig Whitmire and his son, Caleb, have been coming to Safe Valley Outfitters, Uniontown,  since 2015 to hunt.

Safe Valley Outfitters is located off the Uniontown Square.

Craig is a businessman and farmer from Strawberry, Arkansas.

He and his son  liked it so much they came every year since, Craig said.

The Whitmire’s purchased the business from Ron Eldridge and Terry Kirby in January 2022.

“We feel fortunate to purchase it,” Craig said.

For those who don’t know, a hunter outfitting business provides equipment, supplies and guides for hunting trips, according to Webster Merriam Dictionary.

Caleb takes the hunters to the sites on the approximately 8,200 acres they have leased from local landowners for hunting.

“I show them where they (the wild game)  are and let them have at it,” he said.

“The landowners and farmers are a vital part of the success of this business,” Caleb said.

Caleb gets help from his brothers-in-law, Will Smith and Tyler Murphy to prepare the land for hunting.

The Whitmore family, from left to right: Tyler Murphy, Caitlin Murphy, Baylor Murphy, Will Smith, Madalyn Smith, Craig Whitmire, Josie Whitmire, Rena Whitmire, Caleb Whitmire and Kortni Whitmire. Submitted photo.

Craig has three daughters ranging in age from 25 to six years old.

“Caleb and the boys (son’s-in law) do scouting, they put up blinds, tree stands and cameras and put out corn (for the deer),” Craig said.

Whitmire said the family business is contributing to the local economy.

“We buy corn from local guys,” Craig said

They also have a bank account in town, eat in local eateries in Bronson and Fort Scott, which also adds to the local economy, he said. They will also pay taxes on the several buildings on the property site, on Uniontown’s square.

The Whitmires are farmers, and Strawberry, Arkansas is about the size of Uniontown, both with a population 300 people Craig said.

Whitmire has several other businesses.

“We run 1.2 million broiler chickens through the year,” Craig said. “We are contract growers through Poultry Egg Company.”

He also has a commercial hay business and a chicken litter business and in addition, a fabrication shop.

But the father and son enjoy hunting and are looking forward to having a successful outfitters business in Kansas.

First Hunt This Season

They had their first Youth Hunt starting on Labor Day.

A Kansas Youth Hunt is for 17 year olds and younger, who possess a valid deer permit and may hunt while under the immediate supervision of an adult 18 or older, according to Kansas Wildlife and Parks online information.

“We had seven hunters with their dads,” Craig said. “From our hometown area in Arkansas.”

They will have hunts until December, then turkey hunting season starts in April-May, he said.

They have packages for archery, muzzle loader, and rifle hunts that include lodging, meals and the guide service.

The lodge with the processing building to the right in the photo.

The lodge has six recently-remodeled bedrooms and an on-site processing building for hanging up the deer for butchering, Craig said.

A bedroom in the lodge of Safe Valley Outfitters.
The processing building for cutting up the deer.
The commons area of the lodge was recently remodeled and includes a fireplace, TV, eating area, lounging area and snack area.

The Whitmires purchased the building just north of the lodge for a home while they are here running the business.

The Whitmire home is located north of the Safe Valley Outfitters buildings.

Craig and wife, Reina, along with Caleb’s wife, Kortni are the cooks for the groups. Caleb and Kortni were married this last March.

Parts of the family will live on-site during the hunting seasons.

Upcoming hunters are coming from Alabama, New Jersey, Mississppi, Louisiana and Georgia, Craig said.

Most of their clientele have heard of the business through their Facebook page and some are repeat clientele.

“This area is a premier hunting location,” Craig said. “The area has a potential for trophy white tail deer. The ratio between bucks and does is really good.”

“The deer are bigger here,” Caleb said.

Contact information: 870.844.1898.

 

 

 

 

 

Bourbon County, Business

Spyder: Informational Sessions Offered

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Come learn about Spyder!

 

Spyder will be hosting information sessions open to the general public to learn about Spyder and how we will help the Fort Scott/Bourbon County community. We invite you to see our offices and learn what we are all about.

These 45 min sessions are informational only with light refreshments served.  We have limited seats (12 per session) so interested people may reach out to [email protected] to reserve your seat.

Session dates & times: 

Thursday, Sept 29th 11am & 1pm

Friday, Sept 30th noon

Location: Spyder Headquarters – 102 W. 2nd St, Fort Scott (DMV building)

 

 

What we will discuss:

Who are we?

What do we do?

Why are we important to the community?

How can we assist the community to attract a hospital?

How will we impact the local economy?

 

 

 

 

www.spyderloop.com Nedra Barr

CEO at Spyder, Inc

(816) 820-8579 (voice / text)
[email protected]

https://calendly.com/nedrabarr
Bourbon County, K-State Extension

Southwind District Compete at Hutchinson

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 Jeremiah Jones, Grant Stockebrand, Jackson Han, Josiah Stokebrand, Judah Stokebrand, Abigail Meiwes, Austin Maycumber, and Derek Jones

Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Allen, Bourbon, Neosho, and Woodson County’s competed Sunday, September 11 at the Kansas State Fair Photography Judging Contest in Hutchinson.

The intermediate team included Jackson Han, Austin Maycumber, Derek Jones, and Jeremiah Jones placed 8th in the state.

The senior team included Abigail Meiwes, Grant Stockebrand, Josiah Stockebrand, and Judah Stockebrand placed 8th in the state.

They were accompanied by their coach Terri Kretzmeier.

 

 

Bourbon County, Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Friday Night Free Concert: A Local Trio

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Ralph Carlson introduces the Friday Night Concert musicians May 2019.

This week’s Friday Night Concert will be presented by a musician-friends trio, Ralph Carlson, Stephan Moses, and Carolyn Tucker. The program will feature vocal and  instrumental music of southern gospel, country, blues, songs of Elvis, and Latin-American light-classical tunes. Carlson provides harmony and keeps the rhythm on Martin acoustic guitar, Moses sings and plays Gretsch electric lead guitar, and Tucker provides vocals and fills in the gaps on keys.

 

“All three of us began studying music as youngsters. When you combine our years of playing experience, it’s 191! Through the years, we have all played individually in   church, our communities, and diverse venues,“ concert-series organizer Ralph Carlson said. “We appreciate the opportunity to play for the loyal folks who attend this seasonal Friday event. Bring a neighbor and join your friends for a fun evening.”

 

The one-hour concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Park Pavilion at First and Main streets. The event is free and open to the public. Dave Oas and Jim Butler provide the sound each week. Due to limited seating, attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

 

In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved to The Loading Dock at  Common Ground Coffee Co., 12 E. Wall Street.

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon Country Commission Agenda for Sept. 13

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Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Date: September 13, 2022
1st District–Nelson Blythe Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District–Jim Harris Corrected: _______________________
3rd District–Clifton Beth Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk–Ashley Shelton
MEETING HELD IN THE COMMISSION ROOM BEGINNING at 9:00AM.
Call to Order
• Flag Salute
• Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
• Eric Bailey – Road & Bridge Report
• Teresa Davenport – Care To Share Blue’s Festival (2006 Maple Rd)
• Bill Martin – Vehicles
• Justin Meeks – County Counselor Comment
• Susan Bancroft – Chief Financial Officer Comment
• Shane Walker – Chief Information Officer Comment
• Public Comment
• Commission Comment
Justifications for Executive Session:
KSA 75–4319(b)(1) To discuss personnel matters of individual nonelected personnel to protect their privacy
KSA 75–4319(b)(2) For consultation with an attorney for the public body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney–client relationship
KSA 75–4319(b)(3) To discuss matters relating to employer–employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative(s) of the body or agency
KSA 75–4319(b)(4) To discuss data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trust, and individual proprietorships
KSA 75–4319(b)(6) For the preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property
KSA 75–4319(b)(12) To discuss matters relating to security measures, if the discussion of such matters at an open meeting would jeopardize such security measures.

Bourbon County, Government

Uniontown City Council Minutes of August 9

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The Regular Council Meeting on August 9, 2022 at Uniontown City Hall, was called to order at 7:00 PM by Mayor Jurgensen.  Council members present were Jess Ervin, Danea Esslinger (7:04), Josh Hartman, and Bradley Stewart.

Also in attendance for all or part of the meeting were Raymond George and Randy Rathbun (Uniontown Ruritan), Bill Delich, Bettis Asphalt & Construction, Jason Thompson and Josh Bales (Green Environmental Services), Mary Pemberton, Carey Spoon, SEK Regional Planning Commission, and Amanda Lancaster, Diehl Banwart Bolton, CPA, City Superintendent Bobby Rich, City Codes Enforcement Officer Doug Coyan, City Treasurer Charlene Bolinger, and City Clerk Sally Johnson.

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS/PROJECTS

Open Bids for street mill & asphalt project – Bettis Asphalt & Construction Base Bid $127,287.85, Alternate $70,950.15, total $198,238.00.  Killough Construction Base Bid less mill/pack on Seventh St/Sherman St $60,813.24.  Due to one bid not having a complete base bid and not comparable to the other bid received and the other bid was over our budgeted amount for the project, all bids were rejected.  The Council will consider asking for line item bids in the future as they also consider other funding options.  Clerk Johnson will send letter to Killough Construction.

 

Open RFPs for Trash Service – The City is required to follow the procedure laid out in KSA 12-2036.  The procedure was explained by Clerk Johnson.  No RFPs were opened.  Green Environmental Services was given their unopened proposal and Clerk Johnson will return the other with a letter of explanation.  Clerk Johnson will send out a supplemental newsletter with this information.

 

2022 Financial Audit presentation – Due to a misunderstanding regarding the Gas Utility Loan and collection of gas surcharge to repay loan, the Gas Utility Fund expenditures were over budget.

 

Motion by Ervin, Second by Hartman, Approved 4-0 to accept 2022 Financial Audit as presented

 

Ruritan Bathroom Project, Raymond “Skeet” George – Mr George asked the Council is they wanted lever handles in and out or a push bar or the inside.  Lever handles were selected.  Doors will open out and have programmable locks.  Ruritan would like for it to be open to the public during the day.  He is meeting with electrician tomorrow.  There will be a fan in the attic area and can lights.

Randy Rathbun gave a presentation for the proposed addition of a “fire truck” in the playground in honor of Dale Jackson.  Council was receptive of the addition.

 

SEK Regional Planning Commission, Carey Spoon – State of Kansas had a summit last month regarding the Hub they have set up to administer the funds from BIL.  Most federal funding is wanting regional projects and an action plan would have to be submitted before any funding for the implementation could be applied for.  She gave a handout to each person at the table with information explaining Safe Streets 4 All.  CDBG is not accepting applications for street projects this year.  They are not very familiar with KDOT funding sources but will try to help us as much as possible.  They are having a meeting August 23, 11-1 (in person or zoom) on BIL funding.

 

CITIZENS REQUEST

Mary Pemberton gave an update on the progress of their rehab.  Scheduled to pour sidewalk next week.  Codes Officer Coyan will meet with her again.  Inside should be completed by end of August and all work should be completed by end of October.  She also reminded the Council of the Bourbon County REDI vision meeting on August 23, 6PM, at River Room above Luther’s BBQ in Fort Scott.

 

FINANCIAL REPORT

Treasurer Bolinger presented the July 2022 Treasurer’s Report.  Beginning Checking Account Balance for all funds was $371,765.26, Receipts $28,432.97, Transfers Out $3,026.00, Expenditures $27,542.60, Checking Account Closing Balance $369,629.63. Bank Statement Balance $372,396.19, including Checking Account Interest of $1.43, Outstanding Deposits $0, Outstanding Checks $2,766.56, Reconciled Balance $369,629.63.  Water Utilities Certificates of Deposit $30,100.97, Sewer Utilities Certificate of Deposit $18,593.23, Gas Utilities Certificates of Deposit $28,381.43, Total All Funds, including Certificates of Deposit $446,705.26. Year-to-Date Interest in Checking Acct is $208.02, and Utility CDs $168.40 for a Total Year-to-Date Interest of $376.42.  Also included the status of the Projects Checking Account for the month of July 2022, Beginning Balance $0, Receipts $0, Expenditures $0, Ending Balance $0.  July Transfers from Sewer Utility Fund to Sewer Revolving Loan $1,402; from Water Utility Fund to GO Water Bond & Interest $1,624.00, Total Transfers of $3,026.00.  Net Loss for the month of July $2,135.63, Year-to-Date Net Income $45.886.13.  Budget vs Actual Water Fund YTD Revenue $64,623.57 (61.3%), Expenditures $63,375.25 (48.5%); Sewer Fund YTD Revenue $20,413.55 (57.2%), Expenditures $22,756.67 (55.5%); Gas Fund YTD Revenue $87,681.63 (62.8%), Expenditures $84,919.58 (34.6%); General Fund YTD Revenue $100,488.77 (78.2%), Expenditures $88,140.99 (53.3%); and Special Highway YTD Revenue $5625.70 (82.1%), Expenditures $1,041.18 (9.8%).  The August 2022 estimated payables in the amount of $40,671.74 were presented.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion by Ervin, Second by Hartman, Approved 4-0, to approve Consent Agenda:

  • Minutes of July 12, 2022 Regular Council Meeting
  • Treasurer’s Report, Monthly Transaction Report & Accounts Payables

 

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

Superintendent Rich reminded Council he has two weeks vacation time that has to be taken before October 29, then gets three weeks.  He is to take one week at a time.

KCC Pipeline Safety Seminar is October 26-27 in Manhattan.

 

Motion by Hartman, Second by Esslinger, Approved 4-0 to allow Bobby Rich to attend KCC Pipline Safety Seminar in Manhattan on October 26-27

 

Codes Enforcement Officer Coyan reported the deadline for Smith Estate is September 1.  City Attorney suggested preparing resolution for condemnation.  It was suggested to have a structural engineer inspect the property prior to preparing the resolution.

 

Clerk Johnson informed the council that HBCAT needs budget numbers for the placemaking project.  She will add a survey to the supplemental newsletter for community input of what exercise equipment to purchase and/or build pickleball court.

KMEA/KMGA Annual Conference is September 29-30 in Wichita.

 

Motion by Hartman, Second by Ervin, Approved 4-0 to allow Sally Johnson to attend KMEA/KMGA Annual Conference in Wichita on September 29-30

 

We received a letter from FEMA regarding the 30-day data submission notification for the draft flood insurance rate map (FIRM) for Bourbon County.  The draft shows decreased potential for flooding and no special flood hazard areas in the city limits.

There have been requests for fall citywide cleanup.

 

Motion by Ervin, Second by Hartman, Approved 4-0 to have a fall citywide cleanup August 22-26, 8AM-8PM with dumpsters removed when full.

 

Clerk Johnson will also add this and a reminder about school starting to the supplemental newsletter.

The November regularly scheduled council meeting is on election day.

 

Motion by Stewart, Second by Hartman, Approved 4-0 to reschedule the November regular council meeting on November 15, 2022, 7PM

 

The HP color printer/copier has quit.  RTS Electronics said parts are not available and would recommend replacing with a laser color printer instead of an inkjet, more cost effective.

 

Motion by Ervin, Second by Esslinger, approved 4-0 to have Clerk Johnson get a new color printer/copier

 

COUNCIL REPORT

Councilman Ervin – He attended the KMGA Regional Meeting in Humboldt on July 14 (handouts in packets).  BBCO REDI Vision Meeting, August 23, 6PM, River Room, Fort Scott.  He also asked if the dog issue had been resolved.  Clerk Johnson stated that she informed Animal Control Officer Binford and that the dogs that were chasing the kids were back at home and tied up in different areas than before, so dog owner is aware they were loose but she hasn’t been able to connect with him yet.

Councilwoman Esslinger – nothing

Councilman Hartman – received a complaint of a property owner being injured while mowing the easement ditch on his property on Seventh St.  Council asked Rich to look at ditch and talk to property owner.

Councilwoman Kelly – absent

Councilman Stewart – nothing

Mayor Jurgensen – Two lights out in park, northeast corner and west side.  Rich spoke to Evergy today and they said it could be 10 business days before they are repaired/replaced.

 

OLD BUSINESS

American Rescue Plan Act update – Council directed Codes Enforcement Officer Coyan to get bids for the ADA bathroom upgrade at City Hall.  Also asked Johnson to amend the BBCO REDI grant application for this project instead of the public bathroom project.

 

2023 Budget, Gas Surcharge/Loan – Budget has been reworked to add gas surcharge revenue and loan payments.  Johnson also revised the 2022 budget to include the gas surcharge revenue and loan payments.  At this time, it does not appear that we will need to republish.  She asked Council to review the reworked budget and let her know by the end of the week if something needs amended.  She will send notice of hearings to Tribune next week.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Motion by Ervin, Second by Hartman, Approved 4-0 to enter into executive session pursuant to non-elected personnel matters exception, KSA 4319(b)(1), in order to discuss performance of non-elected personnel, the open meeting to resume at 9:28PM.

 

Open meeting resumed at 9:28PM.

 

Motion by Esslinger, Second by Hartman, Approved 4-0 to increase base pay for Animal Control Officer to $12/hr

 

Moved by Ervin, Second

Bourbon County, Government

City of Uniontown Revenue Neutral Hearing Sept. 13 at 6:45 p.m.

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ROLL CALL: 

___ Jess Ervin ___ Danea Esslinger ___ Josh Hartman ___ Amber Kelly ___ Bradley Stewart

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS/PROJECTS

Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing –

 

 

2023 Budget Hearing –

 

 

Uniontown Ruritan Bathroom Project, Skeet George –

 

 

CITIZENS REQUESTS

 

 

FINANCIAL REPORT

Charlene Bolinger – Financial reports

 

APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Minutes of July 12, 2022 Regular Council Meeting
  2. Treasurers Report, Monthly Transaction Report & Accounts Payables

 

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

Superintendent:  Bobby Rich

Vacation time –

Lead & Copper results

 

 

Codes Enforcement:  Doug Coyan

Smith Estate

 

 

Clerk Report:  Sally Johnson  

BBCO Health Dept Flu Shot Clinic – scheduled for October 17, 9:30-10:30AM

Reminder that November meeting has been rescheduled for November 15.

 

COUNCIL & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Councilman Ervin –

Councilwoman Esslinger –

Councilman Hartman –

Councilwoman Kelly –

Councilman Stewart–

Mayor Jurgensen –

 

OLD BUSINESS

Placemaking Survey –

 

 

American Rescue Plan Act update–

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

ADJOURN Time ____________ Moved by ______________, 2nd ___________________, Approved ___________

2023 Budget

2022 Financials-August

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Bourbon County Coalition Minutes of Sept. 7

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Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition

General Membership Meeting Minutes

 

September 7, 2022

 

 

  1. Welcome:  Seventeen members representing thirteen agencies attended.  The only news from the Board was the update for 2022 family assistance:  To date, we have helped seventeen families including fifty children with rent and/or utility payments.

 

  1. Member Introductions and Announcements:
  • Sandy Haggard, RSVP, shared a new flyer outlining the services that can be provided by the senior volunteer organization; they have recently become active with the Recovery House in Iola.
  • Elizabeth Schafer, CASA and Kiwanis, updated the group on Feeding Families at the Methodist Church on Wednesday evenings; it continues to run well following the leadership transition. Billie Jo noted that Community Christian Church had served 461 meals on the last Monday of August.
  • Kelly Stammer, DCF, noted that the organization has become active in resource fairs across the state; attendance at the fairs has been good.
  • David Gillen, Beacon, shared that they had assisted 327 families during the month of August; 24 of those families had been new. He also reminded the group of Beacon’s hours:  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.  The Beacon phone number is 620-223-6869.
  • April Jackson, Thrive Allen County, distributed new cards for the Southeast Kansas Substance Misuse Prevention Coalition and introduced Charlie Harding, the new Peer Support Director. At present the recovery house in Iola is at capacity with five residents.  September is National Recovery Month.
  • Allen Schellack, Compassionate Ministries and Salvation Army, outlined their new service of providing durable medical equipment to those in need. Allen can be reached at 620-223-2212, Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m.  to 2:00 p.m.
  • Vicki Wright, SEK Mental Health, shared that September is Suicide Prevention Month with the theme of “Be the One.” Vicki and Angel Brazeal shared a new flyer detailing the services provided by school-based mental health services.
  • Dee Dee LeFever, Greenbush, Michelle Stevenson, FS Early Childhood Program, and Star McClellan, Parents as Teachers, reminded members of their services.
  • Nick Johnson, Principal, USD 234 Preschool, mentioned that they have 99 three and four year old children enrolled for this school year.  They have screenings the first Friday of each month.

 

 

  1. Program: Destry Brown, USD 234 Superintendent. October program:  Dacia Clark, Small Business Development Center.

Mr. Brown, new USD 234 Superintendent, shared his background in education and growing up and graduating from Fort Scott High School.  He gave insight as to his type of leadership and his direction for the school district, as well as, some of the challenges that the district will face to achieve its goals.  He promotes excellence through high expectations because kids want to learn and they expect a future.  His main focus will always be meeting the needs of the students.

 

  1. Open Forum:  No further business was brought before the group.

 

  1. Adjournment:  Next General Membership meeting will be October 5, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.
Bourbon County, Entertainment, Sports

Roster For Freeride Motocross Riders in Fort Scott on Sept. 17: Tickets Available

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ATHLETE ROSTER CONFIRMED: RED BULL IMAGINATION TO HOST TEN LEADING FREERIDE MOTOCROSS RIDERS

 

 

The Stage is Set and the Anticipation is Mounting as Six Veteran and Four Rookie Riders Meet in Kansas for the Ultimate Freeride Competition

See the course:

 https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/international/CP-V-37477

KANSAS, Sept. 7, 2022 – Red Bull Imagination year three promises to preserve its integrity and continue to deliver on its mission to progress the sport of freeride motocross. Ten new and returning riders will square off on the 2022 evolution of the event’s custom-built “playground” course. These ten riders bring an immeasurable amount of talent to Red Bull Imagination, and will demonstrate their impressive level of skill, taste, and creativity over the four-day event. Alongside Tyler Bereman, the founder of Red Bull Imagination, will be returning riders Josh Hill, Vicki Golden and Axell Hodges, the reigning champion who will defend his crown. Joining in on all the action for the first time are rookie riders Guillem Navas, who recently impressed with his first X Games appearance, Julien Vanstippen and more.

 

Rest assured that the returning riders won’t have a leg up on the rookies as the course continues to transform in ways that devalues prior knowledge from previous years. Best described as a life-sized video game at this point, it will feature more options, such as blade transfers in the “technical jib section,” a snowboard-style spine to open up new lines, and scalable options to make the course as simple or complex as the riders see fit. In addition, the huge jumps, 150-foot tree jump, and moon-booter will require technical prowess, creative ability, and downright finesse.

 

Riders returning for Red Bull Imagination 2022 are:

  • Red Bull Imagination visionary, host, and 10-time X Games medalist Tyler Bereman
  • 2022 X Games Gold medalist, 12-time X Games overall medalist Axell Hodges
  • 2022 X Games ‘Best Whip’ Gold medalist, six-time X Games overall medalist Tom Parsons
  • Four-time X Games medalist and World Record Holder Vicki Golden
  • Two-time X Games medalist and current freeride motocross rider Josh Hill
  • 2022 Hill Jam ‘Best Whip’ winner freerider Christian Dresser

 

Riders who will bring their style and skills to Fort Scott for the first time:

  • 2022 X Games quarterpipe medalist Guillem Navas
  • Two-time X Games medalist Julien Vanstippen
  • X Games participant Kohl Denney
  • Best Style at Farm Jam New Zealand rider Lewi Woods

 

The 2022 course will debut expanded features and new concepts that continue to move away from the confines of racing and traditional freestyle motocross. The course is brought to life by Bereman and Jason Baker of Dream Traxx who have seemingly infinite visions for how to create a space for riders to push the sport. As described by Bereman after the 2021 competition, “[Red Bull Imagination] is a massive work in progress. We’re learning as we go and we’re going to continue pushing freeriding in the right direction, giving opportunities to riders that they wouldn’t have anywhere else.”

 

The competition format follows suit from 2021 with judging criteria based on magnitude, creativity, execution, and the overall line the riders carve on the competition day. The panel of legendary judges includes Robbie Maddison, Jeremy ‘Twitch’ Stenberg, Steve Haughelstine and Ronnie Faisst. The riders will have two three-minute windows to ‘wow’ the judges and the best single-scoring run will count as their overall result. The competition will be commentated by Jason Weigandt and Jeff Emig on Saturday, Sept. 17.

 

All the action will debut in a one-hour show on September 25, from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST on ESPN2 and ESPN+. In-person tickets are still available for purchase at https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/imagination. Pricing starts at $65 for adults and $30 for kids. Red Bull Imagination 2022 is supported by Bereman’s partners Fasthouse and 805.

“Tickets are still available for the event on Adam LaRoche’s ranch,” Mike DeCarlo, Scrimshaw PR- Co-Founder, said.

 

Catch up on all the action from last year’s Red Bull Imagination by visiting https://www.redbull.com/us-en/projects/imagination.
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Bourbon County, Business, Fort Scott

Spyder Inc. Seeking New Name with Contest

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Spyder, Inc, Fort Scott, KS has launched a rebranding scholarship program that is open to Kansas Colleges and Universities.  The project runs through September with the winning individual or team winning a $1000 scholarship.

Spyder has made the decision to rebrand with a new name going forward says CEO Nedra Barr.  “While we love the Spyder name, we are unable to get all of the social media handles needed as well as Spyder is a pretty common name.  We need to move to a name that is more unique and representative of who we are and what we provide in the market.”

Letters with project definitions and guidelines went out Tues, Sept 6th.  We’d like to have the individuals or teams known to us by the end of this week or at least by Monday, Sept 12th.

The project entails coming up with a new Company name, checking to make sure we are able to secure the domain as well as the social media handles, and creating a graphic logo by Sept 30th.  Winners will be announced at the end of October.

This is truly exciting to work with local Kansas Colleges & Universities on our rebranding project, says CTO, Mike Upright.  Our solutions will be running in the market for years to come so we want the business leaders of tomorrow to help come up with a cool, fun name for our Company.”

This project provides the students with a real-life Company branding exercise. This experience will be valuable to the students in their future business endeavors.  We welcome any and all, college students who wish to participate.  Interested participants may respond with their intent to participate to [email protected]

Good luck to all and we can’t wait to see what our new name will be!

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