Category Archives: Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

New Chamber Employee: Rita Schroeder

Rita Schroeder, courtesy of Kenny Felt Photography.

Rita Schroeder is the new administrative assistant at the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, as of Oct.1

Schroeder’s duties include social media, networking, front desk duties, hospitality, customer service, promoting and recruiting, fundraising, and helping with events.

Schroeder, 50, is originally from the Miami, OK area and graduated from Quapaw High School.

Schroeder has a background of experience in printing, accounting, and sales  and received training in product sales shows, webinars, system training through Team Viewer and Podcast.

She is married to Greg Schroeder and has two sons, Blake Carriger, Fort Scott, and Nathan Eby, Nevada.

The chamber office is located at 231 E. Wall and can be reached at

Phone:  620-223-3566
Fax:  620-223-3574
The Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall

Chamber After Hours Oct. 16 at Holmtown Pub

Chamber members & guests are
invited to join us for a
Chamber After-hours Event
hosted by Holmtown Pub!
206 N. National Ave.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
5:15 to 7pm
Brief remarks & drawings at 6pm
$2 admission for Chamber 50/50 drawing.
Refreshments provided,
Cash bar available.
Holmtown owners Chuck and Kristy Holmes,
Manager James Wood, and staff welcome attendees
to come and see what’s new with “The Pub”,
enjoy door prizes, good food, and great company.
Although this is a free event, outside of the $2 admission,
your reservation is welcome for planning purposes:
Click hereto RSVP online,
Call the Chamber at 620-223-3566,
We hope to see you there!

Chamber Coffee at McDonald’s Restaurant Oct. 10

WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
Join us for Chamber Coffee
Thursday, October 10, 2019  at 8:00 a.m.
Hosted by:
McDonald’s
Location:

2224 S. Main St.
Come meet the new owners,
Nichols Management, Inc.
Glen Nichols, Owner/Operator
Thomas Nichols, Director of Operations
Wes Irvin, CEO
Click here for the McDonald’s Facebook page.
Click here for Nichols Management website.
Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
October 17 – Pioneer Harvest Fiesta (BB County Fairgrounds)
October 24 – Sleep Inn (celebrating 5th anniversary)
October 31 – Fort Scott Area Community Foundation (Landmark Bank)

Friday Night Free Concert: David Prickett

This week’s Chamber of Commerce sponsored Friday Night Free Concert will feature David Prickett on the guitar and vocal.

David performs gospel, classic country and old standard pop tunes.

“David is one of the concert series favorites,” Ralph Carlson, event coordinator said.

In addition, there will be an open-mike period for walk-on musicians.

The show will start at 6:30 pm due to the earlier sunset times.

The show will take place indoors at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop, on Main Street in downtown Fort Scott.

The outside temperature is predicted to be in the low 50s at showtime.

 

Chamber Coffee at Gordon Parks Museum Oct. 3

WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
Join us for Chamber Coffee
Thursday, October 3, 2019  at 8:00 a.m.
Hosted by:
Gordon Parks Museum
Location:

Inside the Ellis Fine Arts Center
on the campus of FSCC
2108 S. Horton
Kicking off the 16th Annual Gordon Parks Festival this weekend!
Click here for schedule of events.
Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
October 10 – McDonald’s (2224 S. Main St.)
October 17 – Pioneer Harvest Fiesta (BB County Fairgrounds)
October 24 – Sleep Inn (celebrating 5th anniversary)
October 31 – Fort Scott Area Community Foundation

Downtown Meet and Greet Oct. 1

REMINDER:
Join the Chamber of Commerce
for the
Quarterly Downtown
Meet & Greet
TOMORROW, October 1st
Quarterly Downtown
Meet & Greet
TOMORROW, October 1st
8:30-9:30am
Papa Don’s Pizza
The Chamber of Commerce hosts Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet at a different location for Downtown business owners or representatives, or anyone in the community with an interest in Downtown to attend and share thoughts and ideas related to Downtown, and to stay current on new happenings.
For more information,
call 620-223-3566
or visit the Chamber’s website
by clicking HERE.

Friday Night Free Concert: The Prairie Sunflowers

The Prairie Sunflowers, a group of mostly local ladies, will perform on  Friday, October 4th, at the Friday night concert.

The concert begins at 7:00 PM at the downtown Heritage Pavilion.

This group performs gospel, bluegrass, and standards.

The Sunflowers consist of dulcimers, a fiddle, an autoharp, and a guitar. Their music is fun to listen to and very enjoyable. This will prove to be a good concert.

Members of the group include Sandy Hemphill, Marilyn Adcock, Jean Strader, Joyce Love, Diane Spencer, all from Fort Scott, and Charlena Burns from Mound City, and Chery Nelson from Columbus.

In addition to the Prairie Sunflower group, the Woods family, from Prescott, will perform. Kevin, Kathy, and Leia Wood will sing some gospel and some country standards. Sometimes Nevaeh, Leia’s daughter, age 3, sings with the family. This is sure to be a very good concert!  Don’t miss it!

Please bring lawn chairs because there is limited seating.

Downtown Meet and Greet Oct. 1

Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet Scheduled for October 1st

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce the Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet will be held Tuesday, October 1st from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Papa Don’s Pizza, 10 N. Main Street.

These informal, quarterly meetings are hosted by the Chamber for downtown business owners, representatives and community members to network and share ideas on events, promotions and anything related to downtown. Coffee, juice and light refreshments will be served.

Please join us Tuesday, October 1st for the Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet. Contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566 with any questions.

Friday Night Free Concert: Thompson Trio

Each Friday evening the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce features a musician or musicians at Heritage Park, at 1st and Main Street at 7 p.m.
“The featured band this Friday will be the Thompson Trio,” Ralph Carlson, event coordinator said. ” The group has been one of our favorites.  They will do a mix of big band , old standards and popular music.  It amazes me that they can do the music of these big bands with only three instruments.
  In the event of rain we will move into the common grounds coffee shop. Come early and bring lawn chairs as seating is limited.

Tickets On Sale For Gordon Parks Celebration Oct. 3-5

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW for special events at the
16th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Film The Learning Tree
October 3rd-5th at the
Gordon Parks Museum
RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW
for special events at the
16th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration! Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Film The Learning Tree
Karole Graham, Stephen Perry and S. Pearl Sharp, cast members in The Learning Tree film by Gordon Parks, will receive “Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award” at the annual celebration this October 3-5, 2019 in Fort Scott, Kansas. The celebration is in honor of Fort Scott Native Gordon Parks, noted photographer, writer, musician, and filmmaker. This year’s celebration is a special one as we will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the
Gordon Parks-directed film The Learning Treethat was filmed in Fort Scott.
The celebration events will take place at the Gordon Parks Museum, located at the Danny and Willa Ellis Fine Arts Museum at Fort Scott Community College,
2018 S. Horton St., in Fort Scott.
There are 3 special events during the celebration that require ticket reservations:
“A Night of Jazz”
“Picnic at the Park”
“Celebration Tribute Dinner”
SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION FORM BELOW
(Tickets also available from the Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall St.)
For a printable copy of the event schedule and the registration sheet, clickHERE
For a printable copy of the
“Night of Jazz” flyer, click HERE
For a printable copy of the
photo contest flyer, click HERE
Questions? Call us at
620-223-2700, ext. 5850 or email: [email protected]

What’s Happening in Fort Scott by the Chamber of Commerce Sept. 21

21 Inaugural Kruger Classic Fundraiser for The Sharing Bucket at Woodland Hills Golf Course (sponsored by Holmtown Pub) – 2414 S. Horton, 7am registration, 8:30am shotgun start (see flyer below)

$60 per golfer, $240 per team (skins included). A limited number of carts are available; please reserve ahead of time, on a first-come, first-served basis

Contact James Wood (620-224-9687) or Les Russell
(620-215-3199) for pre-registration or hole sponsorships

Registration starts at 7am. Rules and hold assignments at 8am. Shotgun start at 8:30am

Working in conjunction with Care to Share, a portion of the proceeds will be donated on behalf of John Kruger

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in each flight

21
Farmer’s Market – Skubitz Plaza (in front of the historic fort)

Saturday Mornings, 8:00am – 12:00pm
Fort Scott Farmers’ Market is a farmer driven and run market. The farmers work hard to produce the very finest produce available. We also provide a great venue for community organizations to promote their mission and raise funds

We are focused on fresh locally produce farm products
21 Fort Scott Community College 100th Anniversary Celebration Tailgate Party – 2108 S. Horton, 4:30pm

The tailgate party will start at 4:30 at Frary Field with free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, etc. No reservation needed, just show up and help us celebrate this momentous occasion.

For more info on the upcoming centennial events, click

22 Team Trivia at the Boiler Room Brewhaus –
10 S. National, 3-5pm

Exciting, fun and challenging team trivia. Put your team together (maximum of 8 teams, maximum of 5 members on a team)

$5 per person. Cash prizes for winning team.
Pre-register at the tap room

24-25
Story Time, hosted by the Fort Scott Public Library –
201 S. National, 10-11am

Join Miss Val and other local families for a themed story time, featuring 2-3 books read aloud, songs or fingerplays, craft, and snack, along with a play table for before and after the stories. All story times welcome any age children and teens
Some themes are based around seasons, holidays, and annual events, while others are chosen by regular attendees
For more information, visit www.fortscott.mykansaslibrary.org
Enjoy stories, songs, crafts, and snacks related to our theme in the downstairs event room. Hope you can come. Tell your friends!
24 T.O.P.S Meetings held weekly on Tuesdays at Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave., 10:30am
24 Employer Luncheon on WorkKeys hosted by the Chamber – FSCC Burris Hall, 2108 S. Horton,
11:30am-1pm

The Chamber will host a luncheon meeting for employers to provide information on WorkKeys testing that is available for both students and adults to take through ACT & KansasWorks.  This session will review what the testing is, how to utilize the results to help with successful hiring and employee retention, and how to utilize data to review impact

24 Fort Scott Kiwanis Meeting – FSCC Heritage Room,
2108 S. Horton, 12-1pm
24 Farmer’s Market – Skubitz Plaza (in front of the historic fort)

Tuesday evenings, 4-6pm

Fort Scott Farmers’ Market is a farmer driven and run market. The farmers work hard to produce the very finest produce available. We also provide a great venue for community organizations to promote their mission and raise funds. We are focused on fresh locally produce farm products

25 Breakfast Bingo at Buck Run Community Center –
735 Scott Ave., 9-10am

Come drink some coffee and play some bingo at Buck Run. Staff will provide the bingo cards, the caller, and the coffee. Prizes provided by the Fort Scott Recreation Commission

25 Rotary Meeting – Presbyterian Church,  308 S. Crawford St., 12-1pm
25
Adult Coloring Program – Fort Scott Public Library,
201 S. National Ave., 2-4pm
Join us in the library events room for a relaxing afternoon of coloring and conversation. Library provides coloring pages, pens and pencils, and snacks. Bring your own beverage of choice (no alcohol, please)
25
TAG – Teen Advisory Group – Fort Scott Public Library –
201 S. National, 4:15-5:15pm

Join Teen Advisory Group members in the library events room. This event is exclusively for middle and high school students. We have meetings weekly, including a games & snacks night, community service project, book club meeting, and craft night each month. Members can help the library develop programs, displays, and book collections that better serve teens! Make a difference in your community while having fun at TAG! Each meeting includes food, drinks, and a good time with your fellow teens. See you at TAG, and bring your friends!
26
Join us for the weekly Chamber Coffee of the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and a 70 year celebration at 8am. This week’s Chamber Coffee is being hosted by Diehl Banwart Bolton – Certified Public Accountants. Immediately following the coffee, we will be celebrating their 70 years in business! (See flyer below)
Location: Empress Event Center, 7 N. Main St.
26 Horticultural services at the Bourbon County Courthouse every Thursday – 210 S. National,
9am-3:30pm (See flyer below)

Krista Harding, Horticulture Agent for the Southwind Extension District, has office hours at the Extension office inside the Bourbon County Courthouse every Thursday. In an effort to better serve residents of Fort Scott and the surrounding communities, Krista is there weekly to answer questions and offer advice on lawn and gardens, trees and shrubs, flowers and insect. Bring your spotted leaves, strange looking insects or wilted flowers and let her help you! This a free service and is available to all community members. Questions? Call 620-223-3720

26 Pioneer Kiwanis Meeting – FSCC Heritage Room,
12pm-1pm
26 Thursday Card Players – Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave., 6-9pm

Free weekly event to anyone that wants to play cards, drink coffee, eat snacks, and socialize

26
A Star is Born, or Died – Boiler Room Brewhaus,
2 S. National Ave., 7-9pm

Join Boiler Room Brewhaus on Thursday evenings from
7-9pm for karaoke fun. Cheer on your favorite local star!
27
Weekly Livestock Sale at Fort Scott Livestock Market. Starting at 10am on both Fridays & Saturdays
Fridays:  Cows, Pairs, Big Bulls
Saturdays:  Stocker & Feeder Cattle, followed by any cows
& bulls that come in late Friday & Saturday. Cafe open both sale days. You don’t have to be a buyer, just to come watch the sale and visit the cafe!
27
Friday Night Concert in the Park – Heritage Park Pavilion, 1st & Main, 7pm

Friday Night Concert in the Park – Sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

This Friday Night Concert will feature “Christian Strings” (local area dulcimer players), gospel and hymns directed by local Marilyn Adcock
The concerts are organized by Ralph Carlson. If you or someone you know is interested in performing, contact Ralph at [email protected]
28-29 Doug Hazelbaker Memorial Breakaway, Calf Roping and Steer Wrestling at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds (see flyer below)

Steer wrestling, calf roping, over 40 calf roping, open breakaway, 14 and under breakaway

Cowboys for Cancer Crisis Fund is a non-profit organization under IRS section 501(c)3. All donations made to help with this event are tax deductible. If you want to become a buckle sponsor or help in another way, please message Jana Hazelbaker or Alaina Holmes on Facebook

28
Farmer’s Market – Skubitz Plaza (in front of the historic fort)

Saturday Mornings, 8:00am – 12:00pm
Fort Scott Farmers’ Market is a farmer driven and run market. The farmers work hard to produce the very finest produce available. We also provide a great venue for community organizations to promote their mission and raise funds

We are focused on fresh locally produce farm products
28 Special Olympics of Kansas Golf Scramble at Woodland Hills Golf Course – 2414 S. Horton, 9am

Fundraising golf scramble for the Special Olympics of Kansas, put on by the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department. Raffle tickets for tremendous prizes are one for $10, three for $20, eight for $50 or 20 for $100. You do not have to participate in the tournament to win any of the prizes.  Contact Ben Cole, Steve Anthony, or Sean Goans for more information, to register, or to buy raffle tickets

28 Southeast Kansas Grazing School – ReproLogix,
2031 Indian Rd., 9am-3pm (see flyer below for complete details)

Topics:
– Extending grazing season with cover crops
– Pasture fertility and weed control
– Rotational and strip grazing

For more information or to RSVP, please call a local extension office:
– Southwind Extension District: Fort Scott –
(620) 223-3720
– Wildcat District: Girard – (620) 724-8233
– Cherokee County: Columbus – (620) 429-3849

29 Team Trivia at the Boiler Room Brewhaus –
10 S. National, 3-5pm

Exciting, fun and challenging team trivia. Put your team together (maximum of 8 teams, maximum of 5 members on a team)

$5 per person. Cash prizes for winning team.
Pre-register at the tap room

30 Uniontown Varsity Girls 18-hole match at Woodland Hills Golf Course – 2414 S. Horton, 1pm shotgun start
30 Maker Monday for Kids & Teens at Fort Scott Public Library – 201 S. National Ave., 2-3pm

“Marvelous Monday for Homeschoolers & Friends”