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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
The Gordon Parks Museum will host a Photography Meet & Greet Seminar on Wednesday, April 27
at 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Come meet and greet Veretta Cobler, professional photographer, who will give a
presentation on working with film and digital photography.
Veretta has moved back home to Fort Scott after over four decades of living in New York City where she
maintained her fully–equipped commercial photography studio. Throughout her career she transitioned from
the classic photographic film and darkroom expertise to the complexity of today’s digital photography
technology. Her experience expands to studio lighting and graphics computer skills. She is looking forward to
sharing her knowledge in her home community.
This in–depth seminar is designed for all levels of photographers from the beginner to the more
experienced. She is looking to help improve and enhance their shots.
While in New York City as a professional photographer, she worked in fine arts, fashion, portraiture, still life
and journalistic cultural study. Her fashion images were published in various U.S. magazines including Bride,
Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, Elegant Bride, Martha Stewart Living, The Knot, Seventeen, Prom, and New York
Magazine. Her New York clients now use her images for their social media accounts.
Veretta’s fine art photography has resulted in exhibitions and publications of her work throughout her career.
Published works include New York Underground (2004), a coffee table photography book depicting the
nightlife in New York City in the late 1970’s. She has recently completed a book about the life and teachings of
a Lakota spiritual man, and is in the process of seeking a publisher.
Her work can be viewed at her website at www.veretta.com.
Free registration is available at the Gordon Parks Museum, online or over the phone, at 620–223–2700 ext.
5850.
Rachel French is the president of My One Stop, which has had a office in Fort Scott’s Industrial Park since 2005.
The business offers marketing print and digital services, signage, labels, apparel and embroidery printing services and more.
“We are moving downtown to because we wanted to be a part of the revitalization of downtown,” French said. “We wanted to be more accessible to businesses in Fort Scott…We can help them in gaining business and traffic.”
“We were looking for the right space and found this place was available and were excited to make the move,” she said.
The storefront at 7 S. National, just north of E3 Ranch store, is currently being renovated to meet the needs of the business, she said.
In the meantime, French and her team of employees have moved into 5 S. National, sharing space with the Lillian Rose Foundation, until the renovation is completed.
Jennifer LaRoche, who owns the building and is doing the reno, told French the reno will most likely be completed in June.
“I wanted to be close to the construction,” French said.
Her My One Stop team is comprised of Ann Marie Buster-web and graphic designer, Rosemma Perry-sales representative, Tina Wilson-sales representative and Casie Yount-graphic design lead.
“We have hit the ground running,” French said. “Since we came, we saw the traffic downtown, and we are using our knowledge to help the downtown revitalization.”
The business just recently created a downtown loyalty program, to encourage businesses in that area.
“We want to bring pride into our downtown again,” she said. “And people to be excited and have a business here.”
Included in the loyalty program is a Downtown Fort Scott Loyalty Card.
Eleven businesses have come on board and the card will provide the purchasers $55 worth of discounts for just $10.
The cards can be purchased at the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall; or the My One Stop office currently at 5 S. National.
Ten percent of the sale of each card will be donated to the Fort Scott Downtown Chamber Committee to be used for future projects to benefit the downtown area.
That committee is in charge of the Downtown Clean-up Day April 22. “We are donating all the t-shirts for the clean-up,” she said.
French is a member of that committee and also she partners with Fort Scott High School and Pittsburg State University in a paid internship program. She also does the mentor program at FSHS with the Chamber.
“We think it’s important for youth to see what businesses do on a daily basis and see what Fort Scott has available,” she said.
French is looking forward to the move into 7 S. National, she said.
“Then you’ll be able to have a custom-designed t-shirt before you leave,” she said. “We would love to do more t-shirts for organizations. and businesses.”
A Fort Scott 4×4 Mud Run to benefit a local recreation center is coming to town on April 23-24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
Spectator’s cost is $5 person, or $10 for carload (6 and under free).
Participating Mud Run entries are $20.
All proceeds are being donated to the Fort Scott Recreation Center, according to the event organizer Michael Hayden.
“We really appreciate him doing this, the additional funds really help out,” Tom Robertson, director of Fort Scott Recreation Center, said. “This assistance will help with scholarships for kids and families that can’t afford to sign up for a program such as baseball, swim lessons or cooking class, anything with a fee attached.”
Bourbon County was chosen to have the event because leadership was welcoming, Hayden said.
“We wanted to have a mud run somewhere in the southeastern Kansas area to give our members a larger event to attend in a part of the state that is often overlooked for bigger cities,” said Hayden. “After contacting a few different counties, the leaders in Bourbon County and the City of Fort Scott seemed most open and welcoming to the idea.”
The event will be at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, located on South Horton in Fort Scott, just across from the community college.
“Mud Runs involve a mud pit dug to a specific depth and length in which a vehicle attempts to power through and reach the other side in the shortest time possible,” Hayden said. “Heavy equipment is standing by to pull out those that get stuck before reaching the end.”
There are typically several different classes of vehicles to keep competition fair, he said.
“We will have two different mud pit depths and three different classes, based on tire size,” Hayden said. “The vehicles need to be registered and street legal, with the exceptions of a few minor modifications. The intent is to allow the average person to be able to come out and have fun! We we have trophies and door prizes in all classes.”
The mud run is organized by the Kansas Ram Club.
“Our major sponsors are Ron’s Tire and Service in Fort Scott, Simon’s Dirt Work in Fort Scott and Buddy’s Home Furnishings in Pittsburg,” he said.
“Also, we have added an additional exhibition night for Friday night at 6 P.M. in which the Kansas Gambler 500 vehicles are going to be coming through the mud pit as part of their annual cruise,” Hayden said. “They plan to have somewhere around 100 eccentric vehicles and should be an exciting time!”
The Kiwanis Club Easter Egg Hunt has been going on for about 50 years, John Crain, president, said.
The tradition continues when the Kiwanians will be in Gunn Park this Saturday, April 9 distributing the eggs and getting the hunt areas set up before the hunters are released to search for their eggs.
The hunt starts at 11 a.m. sharp, on that day, and at11:05 a.m., “It’s all over,” chuckled Bob Eckles, who is the chairman of the annual hunt.
“We hope everybody brings their kids and enjoys the morning,” Crain said.
Each child needs to bring their own basket to collect the eggs, which will have coupons from area businesses or candy in them.
Preschool children should go to the area below #2 Shelter House, kindergarten through second grade children will meet south of the #2 Shelter House and third, fourth and fifth grade children will meet on the north side of the entrance road to the park, Crain said.
Parking is by #1, #2 and #3 Shelter houses.
The Easter Bunny will be there and photos can be taken with the bunny by parents, Eckles said.
Fort Scott High School Key Club and the Mud Turtle Softball Team helped stuff the eggs with coupons and candy, Eckles said.
Some Key Club students will help the morning of the hunt as well, he said.
The annual event is funded by donations from the community that includes cash from Diehl, Banwart and Bolton CPA, R & R Equipment, Heidrick’s Hardware, Big Sugar Lumber, Don’s Spirits, Iron Star Antiques and Such, Merle Humphrey Insurance and Photography, Max’s Way Station.
Coupons for the eggs are provided by the following businesses:
Fort Cinema, Marsha’s Deli, Leanna’s Flowers, Nu Grille, McDonald’s Restaurant, Dairy Queen, Papa Don’s Restaurant, Bids and Dibs Resale Shop, and HedgehogInk Bookstore.
April 6th, 2022
The City of Fort Scott Street Department will be closing Cooper Street from East National Avenue to 20th Street starting Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. until further notice to repair the street.
Should you have any questions, call City Hall at 620-223-0550.
We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience during this time.
Fort Scott Aglow Lighthouse welcomes Benton Cavaness who will share his story. After a 20 year drug addiction, Benton is free! “God miraculously gave me complete victory over addiction and I have experienced more miracles and blessings in the last year than most people ever get to witness!”
Benton is from Thayer, KS. His interests now are God, church, family, farming, cattle, horses and staying free!
Guests welcome Thursday, April 7th at 6:30 pm.
We will gather in the conference room of Fort Scott Inn, 101 State Street.
Aglow International is an interdenominational ministry for women and men. The goal is: Every Nation touched, every heart changed.
The Bowman family purchased the building at 102 S. National Avenue in March 2020.
They have been slowly building it into The Museum of Creativity, which is a children’s play place, a gift shop, a snack bar, a party rental space and a place to display many exhibits.
“It is the perfect mix of interactive and display exhibits for all generations to enjoy,” according to Bowman. “We hope to grow our support and continue to provide workshops, clubs and events to enrich our community.”
They have a fund raiser planned for next month to provide funds to make the building handicapped accessible.
The Land Bank meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall has been canceled. It will be rescheduled at a later date.
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