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Free Friday Evening Concert: David Prickett

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Ralph Carlson introduces the Friday Night Concert musicians May 18. This evening it was the St. Martin’s Academy Boys Choir.
The Chamber of Commerce sponsored program at The Heritage Park Pavilion, First and Main Streets will feature David Prickett on guitar and vocals.
“David performs gospel, classic country and traditional music,” Ralph Carlson, event coordinator. “He is a regular contributor to our Pavilion music.  I am quite pleased to get him back. Also performing will be Marilyn Adcock and other musicians.”
 The concert starts at 7 p.m. In the event of foul weather, the concert will move indoors at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop.
Come early and bring your lawn chairs as seating is limited.
Business, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Niece Hosts Chamber Coffee May 23

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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
Join us for Chamber Coffee

Hosted by:

Niece Products

Location:

3904 Liberty Bell Rd.
Thursday, May 23, 2019  at 8:00 a.m.
Visit Niece Products’

web page by clicking HERE.

 

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:
May 30 – Good Ol’ Days Committee (at Skubitz Plaza)
June 6 – Lowell Milken Center (D-Day 75th Anniversary)
June 13 – Accent Dental
June 20 – Bourbon County Garden Club
Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, Schools

Tiger Send-Off Today, May 22 at 9:30 a.m.

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FSHS Tiger Baseball
Sendoff to State!
Join along the route!
Decorate your home or business!
See information below.
Sendoff Details
Wednesday, May 22nd, 9:30am
Celebrate the successful season and wish the Tiger Baseball team good luck at the State Tournament! Join us on Main Street between
3rd St. and Wall St. this Wednesday, May 22nd.
The bus will leave the LaRoche Complex
at 9:30am and travel 69 Highway to 3rd St.,
down Main St. to Wall St. and then take Wall St. back to the highway.
This team will be representing our community, so let’s send them off in style!
NOTE:
A limited number of signs and noisemakers will be available at the Heritage Park Pavilion @ 1st & Main St. starting at 9am. We encourage any businesses along the route to show their Tiger Pride as well by decorating their windows, hanging a FS Tiger flag, etc.
Click here for Facebook event.
Click here for FSHS Tiger Baseball FB page.
Game/Tournament Details
Thursday, May 23rd, 11am
The 4A State Baseball Tournament
will be held May 23rd and 24th in Salina.
The Fort Scott Tigers are the #1 seed
and will open the tournament vs. Piper at
11am on Thursday, May 23rd.
Click here for a link to the bracket.
Go Tigers!
Visit www.kombfm.com and click Fort Scott TV to watch the game live or tune in by radio to KOMB FM 103.9.
Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Effective Leadership Training June 4

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REMINDER:
TEAM 2.0
Effective Leadership for First Line Managers and Supervisors
How to Build Engagement,
Reduce Conflict,
and Increase Cooperation
A Bill Drury Seminar, hosted by the
Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
8am to noon
“EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR FIRST LINE MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS”
This workshop will help your business go to the next level of teamwork and cooperation.
To register for this seminar, click HERE.
Register by 5/28 for $149/person.
Discount for 5 or more, $129/person
After 5/28, $169/person
Discount for 5 or more $149/person
Empress Event Center
7 N. Main St., Fort Scott
Tuesday, June 4th,2019
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
(parking in front and back entrances)
The speaker, Bill Drury, has received rave reviews from over 400 of the Fortune 500 companies. He has delivered over 2,000 presentations in the last 20 years.
This half-day workshop is a continuation of last year’s seminar hosted by the Chamber,
“A Passion For Service”.
Don’t miss this opportunity
to rev up your company’s sales/growth engine!
Business, Entertainment, Exercise, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, Sports

Woodland Hills: One of Top Ten In Kansas

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Fort Scott’s Community Development Director Robert Uhler listens as Woodland Hills Clubhouse Manager Shannon O’Neil tells of upcoming events during the weekly Chamber of Commerce Coffee May 9.

Fort Scott’s publicly owned golf course is one of the best in Kansas.

“It’s one of the top ten in the state,” Fort Scott’s Community Development Director Robert Uhler told the weekly Chamber of Commerce Coffee attendees on May 9 at Woodland Hills Golf Course.

To view others on the list of top ten golf courses in Kansas, click below.

https://bestthingsks.com/public-golf-courses/?fbclid=IwAR0T2ujyKdgy8wgaNo2x6zw6pBF3

Golf carts are lined up in front of the Woodland Hills Golf Course, ready for rental. There are 30 carts for public rental, Clubhouse Manager Shannon O’Neil said.

Woodland Hills Golf Course is busy with community events.

“The next Saturday’s are busy,” Clubhouse Manager Shannon O’Neil told the coffee attendees, “The Kiwanis Golf Tournament is May 18, there is a three-person scramble on Memorial Day weekend May 25 and a Tiger Baseball Fundraiser on June 1.” The Kiwanis fundraiser is for student scholarships and the Tiger baseball fundraiser benefits the local baseball team, he said.

O’Neil is also the head golf professional at the course.

An introductory course for beginning golfers ages 8-13 begins Tuesday, June 11, for six weeks of one-hour group lessons.

Coffee attendee, Fort Scott Community College President Alysia Johnston said the college has a great partnership with the golf course. This partnership has allowed two girls to hone their skills to excel at the sport.

“In our first year with a golf team, two girls have qualified for nationals,” she said.

City Manager Dave Martin commended  Golf Course Superintendent Jon Kindlesparger for his work on upgrading and maintaining the picturesque course.

“We hired him when the course was in disrepair,” Martin said. “Jon, with his experience has done a lot of great work out here.”

Jon Kindlesparger, Woodland Hills Golf Course Superintendent.
The board at the Woodland Hills Clubhouse lists all the fees.
Bourbon County, Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Presenting: The 2019 Good Ol’ Days Schedule

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The Good Ol’ Days Schedule
Good Ol’ Days Festival Schedule

THURSDAY, MAY 30

>> 6 PM ~ FORT SCOTT TALENT SHOW

> Memorial Hall @ 3rd & National Ave.

> Admission $5 / Five & under FREE.

> Contestant registration deadline is May 24th.

>> 7 – 11 PM ~ CARNIVAL: Fun Time Shows

> Cheney Witt Parking Lot @ 3rd & Main St.

> $20 armband; Tickets $3 or 10 for $25

FRIDAY, MAY 31

>> 5 – 7 PM ~ GOOD OL’ CHICKEN DINNER

> Pick-up behind LMC @ Wall & Scott St.

> Tickets $8 (Chicken, 2 sides, bread & a water)

> Purchase by Friday, May 31st at 1:00pm

>> 5 – 10 PM ~ STREET FAIR/MARKETPLACE

> N. Main St. (between Wall St. & Skubitz)

>> 6 PM ~ GOOD OL’ DAYS PARADE

> Parade Route: North on Main ~ West on

Wall – South on National ~ East on 6th

>> 6 – 11 PM ~ CARNIVAL: Fun Time Shows

> Cheney Witt Parking Lot @ 3rd & Main St.

> $20 armband; Tickets $3 or 10 for $25

>> 7 PM ~ RED GARTER SALOON

> Skubitz Plaza

>> 8PM ~ RESTLESS HEART

> Memorial Hall @ 3rd & National Ave.

> Tickets are $40 for VIP & $25 for GA

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

>> 8 AM – 10 AM ~ FARMER’S MARKET

> Skubitz Plaza

>> 8 AM ~ TOM DAVIS DRAGOON CHARGE

Runners take the parade route to N. National & then to

the Riverfront Trails to Finish the race. 5K Walk/Run.

> Advance entry $10, Day of Race $15

>> 8 AM – 10 PM ~ STREET FAIR

Food Trucks, Craft Vendors, a Petting Zoo, Pioneer

Harvest Fiesta Tractor Display & so much more!

>> 8AM – 5PM ~ FS MUNITIONS CAR SHOW

> Fort Scott Munitions @ 523 E. Wall St.

>> 8AM – 5PM ~ NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

A full day of history & family fun at the old fort!

>> 9 AM ~ BABY CONTEST REGISTRATION

7 age categories from newborn to 24 months. No hats or

bows please. Babies 12 months & under: diapers only.

Babies 13 – 24 months: diaper & plain white t-shirt.

> $5 Entry Fee

> Memorial Hall @ 3rd & National Ave.

>> 10 AM ~ BABY CONTEST JUDGING

> Memorial Hall @ 3rd & National Ave.

>> 10 AM – 6 PM ~ RED GARTER SHOW

Shows every hour on the hour. Last performance at 5.

> Skubitz Plaza

>> 10, 11 & 12 ~ KRIS “TANTO” PARANTO

> Ammo Tin & Book Signing

> Fort Scott Munitions @ 523 E. Wall St.

>> 3PM ~ BURNOUT CONTEST

> Fort Scott Munitions @ Clarke St.

>>6 PM – 11 PM ~ CARNIVAL: Fun Time Shows

> Cheney Witt Parking Lot @ 3rd & Main St.

> $20 armband; Tickets $3 or 10 for $25

>> 8 PM ~ STILL SURFIN’ A Musical Tribute to the Beach Boys

> Memorial Hall @ 3rd & National Ave.

> Tickets are $25 for VIP & $15 for GA

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

@ The Visitors Center & Chamber

fortscottgoodoldays.com/tickets

Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Parade Entries Sought For Good Ol’ Days Parade

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The Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce is taking registrations for
Parade Entries
for the
39th Annual
Good Ol’ Days Festival!
Click HEREto register online
The 2019 Good Ol’ Days Festival Parade
is drawing near!
The deadline for entries is
Wednesday, May 29th
@ 6:00 p.m.
Entries without registration form completed will not be allowed in the parade.
(Please place registration number on the right side of your entry.)
For a printable copy of
the registration form,
please clickhere.
Deliver or mail entry to:
Chamber of Commerce,
231 E Wall, Fort Scott, KS 66701
OR fax entry to (620) 223-3574,
OR email to:
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The theme for this year’s festival is
“Off The Rails”,
as 2019 is the
150th Anniversary of the
Intercontinental Railroad.
Because the Good Ol’ Days Committee is teaming up with both Fort Scott Munitions and the Fort Scott National Historic Site, the parade will be opened to all types of transportation.
Fort Scott Munitions will be hosting a large car & bike show this year, and will be auctioning off a motorcycle for charity.
The Fort plans to do a comparison of ambulances from the early 1900’s through today. They will have a fire truck & ambulance on Skubitz Plaza, an Air Ambulance on parade grounds, possibly a military helicopter, an original ambulance cart from the early 1900’s, re-enactors, and much more.
For a full description of the events, please visit the
Good Ol’ Days website by clickinghere.
Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

1516 E. Wall For Lease

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(Sending below on behalf of
Chamber member Bill Brittain)
Commercial Building
for Lease
1516 E. Wall St.
For Lease: 1,200 sq. ft. building
1516 E. Wall St.
(formerly East Side Liquor)
Great location for retail, food, or catering facility. The building has a small walk-in cooler refrigeration unit if needed, and some equipment that may be purchased as well.
A drive-through window could be built into the west side of the building if desired
(the property owner has the land behind the building where a drive could go through to 1st Street).
We are willing to start the right person or group off with a lower rent to help them get started at just $500/month!
For more information,
call Bill Brittain at 620-224-8657
or click HEREto send an email.
Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Coffee at Paws and Claws, Includes Ribbon Cutting

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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
Join us for Chamber Coffee and a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Hosted by:

Fort Scott Paws and Claws
New Location:

8 N. Judson St.
Thursday, May 16, 2019  at 8:00 a.m., with remarks and ribbon cutting immediately following
Visit Fort Scott Paws & Claws’
web page by clicking HERE.


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:
May 23 – Niece Products
May 30 – Good Ol’ Days Committee (at Skubitz Plaza)
June 6 – Lowell Milken Center (D-Day 75th Anniversary)
June 13 – Accent Dental
Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Ribbon Cutting For Paws and Claws May 16

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The Chamber of Commerce
invites you to the
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
for the new
Fort Scott Paws and Claws Animal Shelter!
(Following the May 16th Chamber Coffee)
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce
is excited to announce the
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
celebrating the opening of the
Fort Scott Paws & Claws Animal Shelter’s
new location
at 8 North Judson Street in Fort Scott.
The event will take place Thursday, May 16th, following the Chamber Coffee,
which begins at 8 a.m.
The new Paws and Claws facility will serve as a cat shelter, an office, and an intake and adoption area.
Please join Fort Scott Paws & Claws Animal Shelter May 16th, 2019 for the Chamber of Commerce Coffee at 8 a.m., with remarks and ribbon cutting immediately following.
Visit the Paws & Claws website
by clickingHERE.
Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for more information at 620-223-3566
or visit fortscott.com.
Business, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Ribbon Cutting For Accent Dental May 13, Today at 5:15 p.m.

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Reminder:
The Chamber of Commerce invites the Fort Scott Community to attend the
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for
Accent Dental, LLC
TODAY, May 13th at 5:15 p.m., with remarks and ribbon cutting
at 5:30 p.m.
Please join
Accent Dental, LLC
and the
Chamber of Commerce
TODAY, May 13th, 2019
for the
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
at 204 State St. in Fort Scott
Refreshments will be served and there will be a drawing for a professional teeth whitenening!
Accent Dental has managed Dr. Brown’s practice in Fort Scott for the last 15 years and is dedicated to continue excellence in dental care for the area.
Dr. Daniel Minnis, Accent Dental Founder and Chief Executive Officer, has excelled in private practice, for the last 30 years, in Pittsburg, Kansas and graduated with honors from the University of Missouri, School of Dentistry in 1988. Dr. Minnis also serves as Chairman of the board and Chief Dental Advisor for the Community Health Centers of SEK.
To ensure continued highest quality care, the new location provides a state of the art dental facility equipped with 8 dental operatories to better serve the growing demands of the practice.

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