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Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet scheduled for April 4th!

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Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet scheduled for April 4th!
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces a Downtown Meet & Greet will be held Tuesday, April 4th from 8:00-9:00 a.m. at City State Bank, 202 Scott Ave.
These informal, quarterly meetings are hosted by the Chamber for downtown business owners, representatives, and community members to network and share ideas on events, promotion and anything related to downtown.
Coffee, juice, and light refreshments will be served.
Thank you to our Chamber Champion members below!
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Business, Fort Scott

New Windows For the Kress Building

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The Kress Building houses the Pizza Republic on the first floor at 17 S. Main Street. New windows were installed into the second floor, by Coon Rentals LLC. Submitted photo.

The Kress Building, an historic building at 17 S. Main St. got new windows on the second floor both front and rear of the building last week.

“When Kim and I bought the the building there were 10 new windows uninstalled,” said Robert Coon.

The Kress is owned by Robert and Kimberly Coon, Coon Rentals LLC who are continuing the effort ” to  help revitalize the downtown area of Fort Scott,” Coon said.

Also helping in the installation was an Amish group of workers, and Dakota Garcia LLC, Coon said.

 

Robert and Kimberly Coon. Submitted photo.

Coon said a retail business will open on the second floor of the building sometime this summer.

“They were waiting for us to install the windows,” he said. “The front 2,500 feet will be retail, the back 2,500 feet will be storage for the retail space.”

 

To see a recent history of the building;

Coon Rentals Purchases 17 S. Main

 

The building known for years as the Kress Building was sold to Coon Rentals LLC in 2021.

The building housed a grocery store on the first floor for a brief period in the COVID 19 Pandemic and also a sushi restaurant for a brief period.

The second floor was an office for the Bourbon County Workforce and Entrepreneur Resource Center at this time frame, organized by the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, which later moved to a different location.

 

 

 

Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

What’s Happening in Fort Scott

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What’s Happening in Fort Scott!

March 30th Weekly Newsletter

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Daily Tours: 10am & 1pm

Trolley Tours of Fort Scott

50-minute narrated historical tour

Every Friday & Saturday on the hour

Fridays 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

Saturdays 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

$6 adults, $4 12 & under, leaves from the Chamber

Click this link: The Artificers

Upcoming pottery class/workshop

schedule, something for all ages!

Click here for all the FUN activities at the

Museum of Creativity, something for all ages!

April Specials at Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore, Buy 2 Get 1 Free on any Poetry, Classics,

and Performing Arts.

3/30 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site at the Fort, 8am.

3/30 ~ Bingo hosted by American Legion Post 25, doors open at 6pm, bingo starts at 7pm, concession stands available so no outside food or beverages, click here for more info.

3/31 and 4/1 ~ Home, Sport, Farm, & Garden Show, Friday 5-8pm, Saturday 9am-3pm, Arnold Arena at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton St., hosted by KOMB FM 103.9 and 98.3 FM Radio

4/1 ~ Eggstravaganza @ Buck Run Community Center, pre-k – 5th Grade, pre-register by March 30th, 9-10:30am, click here for more info.

4/1 ~ Floral Easter Basket Class at Sunshine Boutique, $25/person, 10am-12pm, click here for more info.

4/1 ~ First Saturday Story Time at Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore, guest reader and an activity, 2:30pm, click here for more info.

4/1 ~ Annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt at Gunn Park Shelter house #2, starts at 11am.

4/1 ~ Star Party at the Fort Scott National Historic Site, join Park Rangers and the Kansas Astronomical Observers for a deep look into space at stars, galaxies, and nebulae, dress in layers, comfortable shoes, bring a red covering for your flashlight, 7:30-9:30pm, click here for more info.

4/4 ~ Quarterly Downtown Meet & Greet at City State Bank, 202 Scott Ave, 8-9am

4/5 ~ FSHS 2023 Career Fair, Fort Scott High School Auxiliary Gym, 8am-12pm, click here for more info.

4/5 ~ Community Connection Event, public invited 11:45am to 1pm, Empress Event Center, panelist updates from City of FS, Bourbon County, USD234, USD235, BB County REDI. Click here to register & purchase lunch (if desired).

4/5 ~ Dare to Dream Women’s Entrepreneurship Event, Healthy Bourbon County Action Team Office, 5:30pm

4/6 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Woodland Hills Golf Course, 2414 Horton St, 8am

4/6 ~ BINGO at Memorial Hall by the American Legion, doors open 6pm, starts 7pm

4/8 ~ Floral Easter Basket Class at Sunshine Boutique, $25/person

4/13 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by The Artificers,

8 N. National Ave, 8am

4/13 ~ JOB FAIR hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, 3-6pm, click here to register for an employer booth.

4/15 ~ America’s Got Talent Semi-Finalist Greg Morton Comedy Show, Memorial Hall, 7-10pm, click here for tickets!

4/15 ~ VFW 8 Ball Pool Tournament, Every 3rd Saturday of each month, Registration will begin at 11:00 AM, Calcutta at 12:00 Noon,

1745 S. National Ave, click here for more info.

4/15-16 ~ Civil War Encampment at Fort Scott National Historic Site National Park, this event is free and open to the public, 9am-5pm, click here for more info.

4/16 ~ Benefit Bull Team & Futurity, Bull Team Fees $1250 Fees/$1250 added Riders, Futurity Fees: $400 fees yearling/$300 fees, BJ Cattle Ranch 1353 195th St., for more information contact 573-259-1420

Save the Date!

4/20 ~ Chamber Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration, individual reservations $40 and a table of 8 $360, email or call the Chamber to make a reservation, sponsorship, and/or donation,

|click here for more info.

4/26 ~ Women’s Appreciation Luncheon at FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center, $5/per person,

11am-1:30pm, click here for more info.

5/23 ~ Spring into Summer Self-Care Fair hosted by Southeast Kansas Mental Health at Fort Scott Middle School, 5-8pm, SEKMHC is NOW requesting Vendors for this event, register here for a FREE booth.

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SHOPPING ~ SUPPORT LOCAL!

Boutiques-Antiques-Flea Markets & more!

Click here for Chamber member

specialty shopping & other retail in

Downtown & other areas of the community.
Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce
620-223-3566
In This Issue

Calendar of Events

Special Event Features

THANK YOU Chamber Champion members!!
Chamber Highlights
Click here for our
Membership Directory.
We THANK our members for their support! Interested in joining the Chamber?
Click here for info.
Thinking of doing business in or relocating to Fort Scott?
Contact us for a relocation packet, information on grants & incentives, and more!
Seeking a job/career?
We post a Job of the Day daily on our Facebook page, distribute a monthly job openings flyer, and post jobs on our website.
Many opportunities available!
Housing needs?
Click here for a listing of our Chamber member realtors.
Click here for our rental listing.

Star Party at the Fort ~ March 29th!

Don’t Be A Fool, shop at

Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore!

April Special at Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore!

Job Fair hosted by the Chamber

April 13th, 3-6pm, employers register here!

America’s Got Talent Semi-Finalist Greg Morton!

Click here for tickets!

Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration!

Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center is NOW requesting vendors for their Self-Care Fair!

Upcoming Movie Schedule @ Fort Cinema
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Bourbon County, Fort Scott, Health Care

Mental Health Self-Care Fair May 23

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Sending on behalf of Chamber Member
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center…
In celebration of Mental Health Month in May, Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center is holding the 1st annual Spring into Summer Self-Care Fair on May 23 from 5 to 8 pm! We invite anyone who provides self-care products, activities, or services to participate.
Register online for a FREE booth space! (www.SEKMHC.org/selfcarefair)
We hope to provide an opportunity for participants to learn the importance of incorporating self-care into their daily routines, along with giving them limitless options for self-care in our community! This is a great opportunity to showcase your business, club, or organization to an audience eager to connect with local resources!
If you have questions, please call Vicki Wright (620-212-9391) or Dawne Burchett (620-496-8702).
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Fort Scott, Kansas, Schools

FSHS Math Teacher Amy Harper Honored As District 2 Kansas Teacher of the Year

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From Mr. Kimble, Fort Scott High School Principal:

“This past Sunday Amy Harper, FSHS Mathematics teacher, was honored at the Kansas Teacher of the Year District 2 Banquet in Topeka.  We are extremely proud of Mrs. Harper for her recognition as a nominee and all that she does for Fort Scott students as well as the community. Mrs Harper, you make USD 234 a great place to learn! ”

Business, Food, Fort Scott

La Hacienda Receives Grant to Repair/Replace Equipment

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Jose and Mirna Santana started their downtown business in 2010.

Mirna and Jose Santana started their downtown restaurant in 2010 at 22 South Main, and moved to 24 N. Main in 2015.

Theirs is a family business that includes their sons Allen and Roger and Mirna’s brother, Melvin as employees.

They currently have 11 employees.

The restaurant does catering, has curbside pick-up and delivery service (within Fort Scott) and one can order online on their website at https://lahaciendaoffortscott.menufy.com/order

This year they created a new menu, with the La Prima (rice/chicken/cheese dip) the crowd favorite, Mirna said.

Restaurant hours are Monday-Wednesday from 11 a.m .to 8 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The phone number is 620.223.4400.

They Received A HBCAT Grant Recently

The business couple applied for and received the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team grant for restaurants in the amount of $7,000.

“We applied because the walk-in cooler was down and needed repairs,” she said. They got those repairs and are also ordering a new fryer for the restaurant, she said.

 

Giving Back To Their Community

The Santanas are involved in the community and have danced in the “Dancing With The Stars” fundraising event to raise funds for United Way, which distributes to many other entities, she said.

“I (also) try to help the organizations that come to us,” Mirna said. “Especially the schools.”

Mirna is originally from El Salvadore, Jose from Mexico.

La Hacienda Restaurant is located at 24 N. Main.

 

 

 

Business, Fort Scott

Chamber Dinner and Awards Celebration is April 20

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JOIN US FOR THE

Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration!

See below for reservation info. and various ways you may participate!
Thursday, April 20th

River Room Event Center

3 W. Oak Street

RSVP by 4.14.2023
Social & Silent Auction

5:30pm

Dinner, Awards, & Live Auction

6:30pm
CLICK TO RSVP

Ways you can participate in the Chamber’s

Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration:

* Make your award nominations by April 9th.

Click here for the online nomination form.

Click here for a printable form.

For your reference in making nominations:

you may click here to view prior winners,

and click here for a full Chamber member listing.

* Make your dinner reservation and/or confirm sponsorship by April 14th.

* Click to email us if your business/organization would like to decorate a table for fun advertising & promotion.

* Click to email us if your business/organization would like to donate a silent or live auction item for advertising & promotion.
Thank you to our Chamber Champion members below!
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Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Bourbon County, Fort Scott

Kiwanis Spring is Here: Easter Egg Hunt and Planting of Trees

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Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.

Two upcoming events for them is the Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday at 11 a.m. sharp at Gunn Park Shelter House #2 for area children. Children will need to bring their own basket.

The Easter bunny in the 2009 Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt at Gunn Park.

Another of the organization’s projects through the years has been to plant trees, and this year they are continuing that tradition with the help of grant funding from the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation.

If one looks down Fort Scott main streets, many of the trees in between the sidewalk and the street have been planted by Kiwanis members in the past.

Looking south on National Avenue, one can see the many trees placed between the street and the sidewalk, some of which were planted by Kiwanis, according to Kiwanis member Craig Campbell.

Trees are available for residents and parks throughout Bourbon County.

“A lot of the trees we have planted are for citizens who don’t have the resources to put them in,” Craig Campbell, Kiwanis member, said.

This year the group ordered  flowering Redbud trees and two types of shade trees, Swamp Chestnut Oak, and Water Oak.

The Kiwanis will supply and plant the trees the latter part of April.

“The Fort Scott FFA group has volunteered to help Kiwanis members plant the trees,” Campbell said. “The city of Fort Scott will help bore the holes.”

“Tim McDonnell, with the Kansas State Forestry Service will come to town prior to help us look at drainage issues, gas and water lines, overhead lines,” Campbell said.

McDonnell drives the streets in town also to see if there is overpopulation of one tree species.

“Dutch Elm in the past and Ash Trees have been noted to have  pests recently,” he said. “Bradford Pears are not hardy to our area because ice storm and wind storm damage.”

“We need to be diverse to prevent (tree populations) being wiped out by pests or disease,” Campbell said.

To request a tree, call or text Craig Campbell at 620-224-0167, by April 7.

“The only obligation is to water the tree once a week for a year to get it established,” he said.

About Kiwanis

Fort Scott Kiwanis Club meets Tuesdays at noon at the First Presbyterian Church at Third and Crawford Street. Meals are provided.