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Scooter’s Coffee to Match Customer Donations to Support Ukrainian Refugees

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Scooter’s Coffee franchisees in the Omaha, Neb., Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Kansas City, Mo., areas are teaming up with their customers in April to raise donations that will directly support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

Through the end of April, more than 50 participating Scooter’s Coffee locations in the Omaha and Kansas City area markets will accept donations at checkout as part of a “Compassion Ukraine” fundraising effort with YouCanFreeUs Foundation, which will directly support Ukrainian refugees.

Customers may add a donation of $1 or more to their Scooter’s Coffee tab at checkout, and donations at most participating locations will be matched by Scooter’s Coffee, up to $30,000.

Dedicated to its core values of Integrity, Love, Humility and Courage, Scooter’s Coffee and its franchisee community are committed to supporting those in need through national programs like Wounded Warriors Family Support and the Pink Agenda, as well as local partnerships like this with YouCanFreeUs Foundation, an international human rights organization that is providing emergency support on the ground at the border of Ukraine. Visit youcanfreeus.org for more information.

 

Participating Locations Include:

Iowa

 

Council Bluffs: 16th & Broadway

 

Kansas

 

Chanute: 1415 S. Santa Fe Ave.

Coffeyville: 11th & Old Willow

Fort Scott: 2402 S. Main St.

Gardner: 1850 E. Santa Fe St.

Lansing: Center Dr.

Lawrence: W. 89th St.

Leavenworth: N. 4th St.

Lenexa: 77th & Quivira

Lenexa: 23491 Prairie Star Pkwy – Shawnee Medical

Olathe: K7 & Santa Fe

Olathe: 2027 E Santa Fe St. – Mur-Len

Overland Park: 87th & Grant

Overland Park: 95th & Antioch

Overland Park: 127th & Pflumm

Overland Park: 135th & Grandview

Overland Park: 7621 Shawnee Mission Pkwy

Overland Park: 107th & Roe

Overland Park: 9100 W. 74th St. – Shawnee Medical – Harvest Kitchen

Overland Park: 9100 W. 74th St. – Shawnee Medical – Main Entrance

Overland Park: 165th & Lowell

Pittsburg: 25th & Broadway

Shawnee: 10610 Shawnee Mission Pkwy
Shawnee: 75th and Nieman

 

 

Missouri

 

Independence: Route 291 & East 23rd St. S

Independence: 4309 S. Noland Rd.

Kansas City: NE Antioch & Englewood Road

Kansas City: 51st & N. Oak Trafficway

Lee’s Summit: 805 SW M 150 Hwy

North Kansas: Burlington Rd.

Raytown: 10105 E. 350 Hwy

Sedalia: 3507 W. Broadway Blvd

Smithville: Hwy 169 & Hospital Dr.

St. Joseph: 5325 Faraon St. – Mosaic Life Care

Warrensburg: 501 N. Maguire St.

 

 

Nebraska

 

Bellevue: 36th & Hwy 370

Bellevue: Fort Crook Road

Bellevue: 22nd & Capehart

Bellevue: Harlan Drive & Galvin Road

Grand Island: 2105 S. Locust – USAVE Pharmacy

Grand Island: 3418 W State St.

Kearney: 4402 2nd Ave.

Kearney: 114 2nd Ave E

La Vista: 84th & Giles

North Platte: South Dewey

Omaha: 132nd & Center

Omaha: 72nd & Dodge

Omaha: Millard Plaza

Omaha: 175th & Center

Omaha: 90th & Grant

Omaha: 96th & Q

Omaha: Canfield’s Plaza

Omaha: 72nd & Q

Omaha: 78th & Dodge

Omaha: 63rd & Pacific

Omaha: 122nd & Center

Omaha: 156th & Maple

Omaha: 129th & Fort

Omaha: Rockbrook Village

Omaha: 144th & Dayton

Omaha: 145th & Center

Omaha: 84th & Park Dr.

Omaha: 72nd & Military

Omaha: 90th & Maple

Omaha: 78th & Cass

Omaha: 60th & Center

Omaha: 72nd & Cornhusker

 

 

About Scooter’s Coffee

Founded in 1998 by Don and Linda Eckles in Bellevue, Nebraska, Scooter’s Coffee roasts only the finest coffee beans in the world at its headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. In more than two decades of business, Scooter’s Coffee’s success is simple: stay committed to the original business principles and company’s four core values, which are Integrity, Love, Humility and Courage. The Scooter’s Coffee Brand Promise, often recited to franchisees, customers and employees is: “Amazing People, Amazing Drinks… Amazingly Fast!®” It represents the company’s business origins and reflects a steady commitment to providing an unforgettable experience to loyal and new customers.

 

Scooter’s Coffee is at the dawn of a strategic growth phase nationwide, approaching 450 stores in 23 states. The U.S. coffee market is an estimated $48 billion a year recession-resistant industry, and Scooter’s Coffee is striving to become the #1 drive-thru coffee franchise in the nation.

For more information, visit, scooterscoffee.com, facebook.com/scooterscoffee,

ownascooters.com or call 877-494-7004.

 

Media Contact:

Kristen Crawford
Media Liaison for Scooter’s Coffee

[email protected]

 

 

Bourbon County, Clothing, Food, Fort Scott

Bourbon County Angels Group Rents Building to House Donations

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Bourbon County Angels new building is located at 111 W. Third, Fort Scott. Submitted photo.

Bourbon County Angels started because some local women saw that there are local families having a difficult financial time in their lives.

“We have seen a severe need in our community when we were doing Christmas (lists) for  (area) children and a lot of them had clothing items on their wish list that was sent to us,” Lisa Thurston, Fort Scott, one of the three organizers, said. “We want to be able to provide the clothing items and household items and even food to those that are having a hard time.”

“We have clothing, hygiene items, household items, and food,” she said. “It is hard to say exactly what we have as it changes with every donation we receive.”

The group recently attained a building at 111 W. Third, Fort Scott, to house all the donations and allow for people to come and choose what they need.

“Mayor Kevin Allen gave it to us to use monthly, he is donating the building until grant money comes in,” Thurston said. “We have Melissa Guns writing grants for us.”

“We started the actual building adventure this January, but the ‘angels’ actually started just for Christmas two years ago,” she said.

The other organizers are Sara Roufs, Redfield and Erin Thurston, Lisa’s daughter, Fort Scott.

Bourbon County Angels. Submitted photo. From left: Ronni Clayton, Sara Roufs, Lisa Thurston, Sadie Thurston, Erin Thurston, and Angie Clemens.

“Sara started Bourbon County Angels to provide Christmas presents for children,” she said. “People started volunteering so we started getting lists from about 75 families…this year we got 121 families. On their lists the kids were asking for shoes or coats or blankets. That’s when we decided to open a building and offer them all year long. So children could ask for toys instead of everyday items.”

“Living in a small town, we see a lot and we knew that there was a major need for people to be able to come get the items that we use in our everyday lives without having the worry of, (for example) if they got new shoes, how they could pay a bill or feed their families, and we want to be able to help with that.  No one should have to stress over being able to get the stuff that they need. With everything going on right now, a lot of people have been left without jobs or just don’t make enough to be able to provide everything that is needed in our everyday lives.”

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the group received calls from people saying they needed food to make it through a few days.

“We would gather meals and deliver to their doorstep,” Thurston said. “We probably did 20 families when COVID was rough in our town. We have also been providing food for a homeless gentleman in our town.”

The group is planning several upcoming events:

Saturday, April 2 at the facility at 111 W. Third, the Easter Bunny will be there  to hand out candy and have pictures taken with children, for free, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 9 at Lake Fort Scott’s handicapped dock, there will be a fishing tournament, sponsored by Backroads Bait. The fundraiser starts at 5:45 a.m. with a check-in and has a 2 p.m. weigh in. Proceeds will help the Bourbon County Angels with rent.

For more information contact Thurston at 620.644.8291.

See the latest information on the groups Facebook page.

Hours the facility is open are Wednesdays from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

Saturdays are a donation exchange, she said. “Say kids clothes don’t fit anymore, you can leave those and take what you need. But some people just leave donations and some people just take what they need.”

Business, Food, Fort Scott

Moe’s Is Moving: Will Reopen April 4

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Moe’s Bread is moving to the old Boiler Room Brewhaus at Wall and National Avenue.

Moe and David McCurry are the owners of Moe’s Bread, 20 W. Wall and have been selling many kinds of breakfast, lunch, and snacks at this site for three years.

Moe’s Bread is moving from this site on Wall Street to around the corner east on National Avenue.

But on April 4 they are opening their business in a new location on National Avenue to be able to offer more.

“Moe’s Bread will be closed March 31st to April 3rd to move to 2 South National,” Moe said on the business Facebook page. “We hope to see you on Monday, April 4th.”

Moe McCurdy with grandson Keeghan Bishop in Moe’s Bread Store on March 29.

Today,  Wednesday, March 30 from 10 a.m. until they run out of food, everything in the current storefront will be sold for half off the original price.

2 S. National Avenue is at the corner of Wall and National Avenue, the former Downtowner Hotel, and most recently the Boiler Room Brew Haus.

“The reason we’re moving is … to add a soup and salad bar and we needed more room in the kitchen,” she said in an interview.

A peak in the front windows of the new Moe’s Bread, shows the salad bars.

“We have hot breakfasts in the morning, including biscuits and gravy sausage rolls, breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches, croissants, cinnamon rolls, muffins of all flavors and we have muffin top donuts,” Moe said.

For lunch they offer deli sandwiches “and you can call in and have those delivered or you can pick them up any time of the day that we’re open,” she said.

They also offer all kinds of bread: wheat bread, white bread, French bread, Italian bread, sourdough, and fruit bread: pumpkin, banana, apple, cinnamon, chocolate chip, and muffins: blueberry and raspberry.

“We make pies, we make any kind of dessert you’d like,” she said. “Unfortunately, we do not decorate cakes at this moment but we look forward to doing that in the future at our new address.”

Contact info for the store number is 620-768-8009.

“They’re welcome to leave a message,” she said. “We do check our phone every morning.”

Hours of operation currently are 4:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

“When we move on April 4th we will be open 4:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, those are subject to change,” she said.

 

Bourbon County, Food, Fort Scott

Increase Healthier Food Options

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Jody Hoener

The Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, Inc.

President and CEO

Bourbon County, Business, Food

Freedom Farm Is Working Towards Agri-Tourism and Collaborations

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Kylene and Gary Palmer with their family. Submitted photo.

As a family unit, Kylene and Gary Palmer and their daughters, are in the process of turning their farm near Fort Scott into a business model that is a resource for consumers and producers.

Many of the plans on Freedom Farm are “projects in motion”, said Kylene.

“We haven’t ‘arrived’ yet, she said,  but they do have thoughtful plans and projects that they are currently seeking grants to build.

“We want to build a resource and outlet for local farmers that have sustainable practices to sell straight to consumers,” she said.” We are working on formulating the structure for a co-op that is both beneficial to the consumer and producer.”

“We are constructing a central hub at our farm to host farm tours, educational programs, a small market for local farmers and a certified kitchen as a resource for farmers, among other things,” Palmer said.

“We are super excited about the grant we received from the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team,” she said. “We plan to use those funds to build a freezer/cooler in order to have space to ramp up production of our meat and eggs.”

They have dreams of a small, by appointment only, on-farm restaurant.

“The idea there is less about a restaurant and more about connecting consumers to local farmers,” she said. “We would love to have guest chefs from our local community and surrounding areas to keep things new and exciting and really make it a community offering.”

Agricultural bus tours are on the horizon for Freedom Farms.

“We have been doing much building and property maintenance to work towards that goal of hosting agriculture bus tours as one of the stops here in Bourbon County,” she said. “We are signed up for the Big Kansas Road trip in May for anyone wanting to stop by and visit or ask questions.”

“One of the many ways the certified kitchen would be put into use would be to offer on-farm lunch to the bus tour participants,” she said. “We would love to work together with local farms to achieve that goal.”

Currently, Freedom Farm produces and sells eggs, pastured poultry, lamb, and a minimal amount of goat.

Chickens at Freedom Farms. Submitted photos.

“It is a family affair, ” she said. “I do most of the day-to-day chores along with help from our children. My eldest daughter has started her own lamb herd and another daughter is in the beginning stages of growing her goat herd. Gary oversees the planning and marketing and is involved every day after work hours. Everyone is involved at many different levels and we hope to employ others as we grow.”

Lambs at Freedom Farm. Submitted photo.

 

Bourbon County, Church news, Food, Fort Scott

Knights of Columbus Annual Friday Fish Fry Starts Today

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The men of Knights of Columbus Council #796 serve the Lenten meal in February 2020.

The Knights of Columbus will host their annual Lenten Fish Fry each Friday starting today.

The March 4th & 11th meals will be drive-thru only.

“The first two (Friday meals) will be a practice run since we only did two last year,” Mark McCoy, spokesman for the group said. The COVID 19 Pandemic prevented more meals served.

The drive-thru starts at 5 pm and serves until 6:30 pm.

The ladies of Mary Queen of Angel parish bake wonderful desserts and many varieties of cakes, pies, and cookies will be offered.

A row of homemade desserts are offered at the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2020.

The menu is:

1 – Catfish, French fries, and coleslaw
2 – Catfish, cod, French fries, and coleslaw
3 – Cod, French fries, and coleslaw
2020 Lenten Fish Fry at Kennedy Hall.
Bourbon County, Business, Food

Fresh Produce Can be Delivered to Your Door: 1553 Plants and Produce Farm

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A local entrepreneurial farm couple has been planning and planting during this dormant season time planning their new products and services.

1553 Plants & Produce is a local farm started by Kenny and Kerry Wunderly in November 2020. The farm is located at 1555 205th St., Fort Scott, KS 66701.
The couple sells many farm-related services and products that they are willing to deliver.
“This past year our biggest seller for our produce was our variety harvest baskets,” she said.  “We featured these on our Facebook page weekly and they sold out very quickly. We delivered these to our customer’s doorstep that day and we will continue this again this year. These will be starting again around late May. We are currently working on a website for ordering but as of now it’s all still through text, call, or Facebook message.”
The phone number is 785-422-5770.
“This year we will have a full line of garden vegetables. Celery, Tomatoes, zucchini, squash, beans, sweet corn, lettuce, broccoli, peppers, radishes, beets, cucumbers, watermelons, and cantaloupe just to name a few,” Kerry said. “We are making these available in weekly harvest baskets in season along with our on-farm u-pick section and on our self-serve veggie trailer.  And if you’d like, we’ve entered into a wholesale agreement with a local restaurant, La Hacienda, so you can get them already cooked!”
The seasonal self-serve veggie stand sits on the 1553 Plants and Produce property. Submitted photos.
“We are expanding our herb offering and will have a large variety of fresh herbs, dried herbs, and herb salts,” she said.
They will also be growing winter squash, pumpkins, ornamental corn, sorghum, and cotton, and some ornamental cabbages to use in fall decorative vignettes they create, which they call fall bundles.
One of the fall bundles. Submitted photo.
“Our fall bundles are delivered the first week of October and consist of straw hay bales, pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, and ornamental corn ears and mums. This year we will be adding dried cotton plants, sorghum stalks, and ornamental cabbage as available. Mostly grown on our farm, but some items will be locally sourced from other small, family-owned operations.”
A winter bundle. Submitted photo.
“For Christmas this past year we wrapped hay bales in ribbon to look like large presents, made an evergreen basket complete with boughs, berries, and Christmas balls for ornaments, and finished it off with a homemade wooden snowman. Nearly all of these things are upcycled from the farm. We’re going to be doing this again for 2022 with some small changes. These were and will be again, delivered the first week of December. We also do just the wooden snowman for those interested.”
“The wooden Easter bunnies are new this year and we plan to have them ready by mid-March,” she said.
The couple added a hoop house on the property to extend providing products, she said.
They also provide landscaping services.
“We didn’t intend to be in the landscaping business but had the opportunity to work with some great clients,” she said. “We did a lot of flower bed maintenance and rescue and it was awesome to see the look on our client’s faces when they saw the finished product.”
Before the Wunderlys renovated this garden. Submitted photo.
After the garden renovation. Submitted photo.
“We built and installed lots of raised flower/vegetable beds and even built a small retaining wall,” Kerry said. “And we picked up a few lawns for mowing. None of these things were on our radar to begin with, but we were happy for the opportunity and will continue to provide those services where needed.”
Kerry Wunderly displays some of the raised bed perimeters they have produced. From their Facebook page.
Next on the Horizon
“We are exploring a couple of “on-farm” experiences for folks that might be interested,” she said. “The first is our Dinner On The Farm (event). We are working to develop a menu that’s been completely produced on our farm. You will be able to bring your family or friends out for dinner cooked by us on the farm. You can see exactly where your chicken was hatched and raised and see the exact bed where your broccoli and tomatoes were grown!”
“We will be building the seating area in the next few months and hopefully will have our first dinner served by late spring,” she said.
They are in the planning phase for a fishing pond on their property.
” Our pond will have a dock for easy access and be stocked for those wanting to (fish),” she said. But if you catch a giant you have to release him…HAHA just kidding, kind of!”
“Kenny has been a hobby photographer for years and has taken thousands of photos on our farm,” Kerry said. “We will be planting a small plot of sunflowers this year and opening our farm up at times for other local photographers to photograph these and all the other flowers we grow.”
“We are also in the planning phase of building some photo blinds in strategically placed spots on the farm,” she said. “These will be sets with a water feature, feeders, and native plants and bushes for bird photography.”
The couple is looking for another source of protein being produced on their farm, and this project is expected to be in place by fall.
They offer free garden consults and build raised beds gardens.
“We will be adding a couple more beds to our community garden section and those are available to rent for the season right now,” she said.
Food, Fort Scott

Kiwanis Annual Pancake Feed March 1

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First United Methodist Church at Third Street and National Avenue,

The 101st Fort Scott Kiwanis Pancake Feed is March 1 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and then again from 4-6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Third, and National Avenue.

It is a pick-up meal, with cars asked to come in from Fourth Street to the driveway in front of the church.

The cost is $5 per person with children under five free.

The club members will deliver to groups with 10 meals or more orders.

Call 620.224-9067 for the delivery service.

The meal includes two pancakes with butter and syrup and a sausage patty.

Community members enjoy visiting at the Fort Scott Kiwanis Pancake Feed at Buck Run Community Center in February 2020, before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Now the organization has a drive-through meal.

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time, according to information from John Crain, President.

“The club has 25 members, and we would love to have more,” he said.

The group meets on Tuesdays at noon for lunch at First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. Crawford, Fort Scott.

Crain listed some of the Kiwanis projects last year:

They

  • Repaired and applied deck stain to picnic tables in Gunn Park, and the bridge on its first lake
  • Decorated a shelter house for Christmas in the Park
  • Trimmed low hanging trees for the school bus passage
  • Helped with the Downtown Clean Sweep
  • Will be planting trees across town this spring

 

Some of the organizations and activities they have donated to last year:

  • CASA
  • Beacon
  • Sponsor students to Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar
  • Sponsor students to Boy’s State
  • Fort Scott Leadership
  • $4,000 for high school scholarships
  • Fort Scott Middle School Project Art
  • Hedgehog Inc Book Project
  • USD-234 In-Need Fund for all schools
  • USD-234 Grade School Reading Projects
  • Fort Scott High School Cheer
  • FSHS Save our Seniors
  • FSHS After Prom
  • Wreaths Across America

 

 

 

 

Church news, Food, Fort Scott

Soup Lunch Drive-Through on March 18

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The First United Methodist Church, 301 S. National, will host a drive-through soup lunch on Friday, March 18. 

This is a to go meal that can be picked up under the covered entrance off of National Avenue.

  Serving times will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

A variety of soups including potato, vegetable beef, and chili will be served along with a dessert for a free-will offering. 

The soup lunch is sponsored by the Mission Committee at First United Methodist Church.

 

Submitted by:

Marla Gorman

Administrative Assistant

First United Methodist Church