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What’s Happening in Fort Scott!
May 6th Weekly Newsletter
So much fun coming up in Fort Scott,
share with your friends & family!
UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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TROLLEY TOURS,
ON THE HOUR FROM THE CHAMBER!
Friday 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm
Saturday 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm
$6 adults, $4 children 12 & under
50-minute narrated tour of Historic Fort Scott!
5/6 ~ 100 Things To Do in Kansas Before You Die Book Signing at No. 87 Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heros, 2-4pm
5/6-7 ~ Spring Town-Wide Garage Sale find the map here.
5/5-8 ~ Big Kansas Road Trip, click here for more details about BKRT. See section below for SPECIAL EVENTS happening this weekend only as part of the Big Kansas Road Trip!
5/6-7 ~ Pioneer Harvest Swap Meet, Bourbon County Fairgrounds, 8am-5pm, click here.
5/6 ~ USD 234 Preschool Roundup, Appointment only, 8-3pm, click here.
5/6 ~ Ft. Scott Elks Paint Night, Elks Lodge, 6-9pm, click here.
5/6 ~ Friday Night Concert in the Park featuring Stephan Moses, 7-8pm, Heritage Park Pavilion, 1st & Main St., bring a lawn chair if possible due to limited seating.
5/6-5/7 ~ Indoor/Outdoor Yard Sale, Museum of Creativity, clickhere.
5/7 ~ Fort Scott Farmers Market Opening Day, Skubitz Plaza, 8am-12pm, Bourbon County Garden Club will be there this Sat. only with a plant sale!
5/7 ~ Youth Fishing Derby hosted by the Elks, FSCC Lake, Registration is at 9:30, Kids fish from 10am-12pm
5/7 ~ FSCH 5k and 2 Mile Fun Run, Margrave St., 7am-3pm, click here.
5/7 ~ 56th Annual Country Store and Auction, FSCH, 9am-8pm, click here.
5/7 ~ FSCC Hall of Fame Golf Tournament, Woodland Hills Golf Course.
5/7 ~ Care to Share Quarterly Cancer Support Group Meeting, Open to the Public, 902 Horton St., 10:30am
5/7 ~ Fort Scott High School Prom, Liberty Theatre, Walk-in 6:30pm, Prom 8pm.
5/7 ~ Kids Fishing Derby, Gunn Park Rd, 12pm-4pm, click here.
5/7 ~ Quilt Auction, Museum of Creativity, 1-3pm, click here.
5/7 ~ FSCC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, River Room, 5:30 pm
5/8 ~ Mother’s Day
5/11 ~ Tri-Valley 1/2 Price Plant Sale, 4305 Campbell Dr. Industrial Park, 10am-2pm
5/12 ~ Chamber Coffee Hosted by Old Fort Genealogical Society of SEK, 221 S. National Ave. (lower level of Memorial Hall), 8am
5/13 ~ Friday Night Concerts in the Park, Heritage Park Pavilion, 1st and Main, 7pm
5/14 ~ World Migratory Bird Day, Fort Scott National Historic Site
5/14 ~ Paint in the Park, Gunn Park, 2-4pm, click here.
5/14 ~ FSCC Reception Honoring Steve Armstrong & Bernita Hill, 10:30am, click here.
5/14 ~ Kansas Rocks Night Run, 2051 130th St. Mapleton, KS
5/14 ~ FSHS Graduation, 8pm
5/14 ~ FSCC Graduation, Ellis Fine Arts Center
5/14 ~ Roller Skating, Buck Run Community Center, 7-9pm
5/15 ~ Bourbon County Democrats Monthly Meeting and Training Day, FSCC Administration Building, 2pm
5/16 ~ 4A Boys Golf Regionals, Woodland Hills Golf Course, 8am
5/16-5/19 ~ 4A SEK Regionals Baseball Tourn, LaRoche Complex
5/16 ~ Tiger Drama Club Meeting & Auditions, FSHS, 12-4pm, click here.
5/17 ~ CHC/SEK Mammogram Screening Event, 7am-7pm, click here.
5/19 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Kale Nelson State Farm, 1805 S. National Ave, 8am
SAVE THE DATE:
5/21 ~ Step Into Summer Sidewalk Sale, Downtown and Around
      5/21 ~ Public Forum: Stronger Together, 3rd St Park 9-11am
5/21 ~ Shead Farm Homestead Festival, 2468 Calvary Rd, Garland, KS, 10am-5pm, click here.
    5/26th ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by FSHS Alumni, 8am
      5/26 ~ Chamber Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration, River Room
      5/26-5/27 ~ Kansas 6A Baseball Tournament, LaRoche Complex
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SHOPPING ~ SUPPORT LOCAL!
Boutiques-Antiques-Flea Markets & more!
Clickhere 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
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.
Museum of Creativity Yard Sale
Special Events this weekend only as part of
Big Kansas Road Trip, May 5th-8th
  • 1553 Plants & Produce, 1553 205th St., Kerry & Kenny Wunderly invite guests Fri until 8pm, Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm.
  • Black Dogs Farm, 351 230th St., Bryan & Barbara Ritter offering Saturday tours at 1, 2 and 3pm, Watch sheep shearing, fiber demonstration and tour a traditional farm. Buy free range eggs, lamb, artistic woolen garments and honey. No admission, donations appreciated.
  • 1553 Plants & Produce, 1553 205th St., Kerry & Kenny Wunderly invite guests Fri until 8pm, Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm.
  • First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. Crawford, offering tours Sat & Sun 9am-4pm of the church from when the 1888 church was razed, many ofthe bricks & materials were reused to build the present 1924 church.
  • Freedom Farms, 1863 Eagle Rd., Gary & Kylene Palmer, invite you to visit the farm, see the animals and enjoy chicken leg lollipops and scotch eggs for a minimal charge. Fri. until 7pm, Saturday 8am-1pm.
  • Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes, 1 S. Main St., will be offering a talk at 10am Sat by Cathy Werling, author of their Unsung Heroes Children’s Book Series, and a 1pm Sat. presentation on “Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project” by Norm Conard and Megan Felt, two of its creators.
  • The Courtland Hotel, 121 E. 1st St., Frank & Cheryl Adamson invite you Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-5pm for a short 15-minute tour of the charming 1906 historic hotel.
  • The Lavender Patch Farm, 2376 Locust Rd., Davin & Betsy Reichard, walk the fields, talk to the owners and shop. Watch various lavender processing demos throughout the day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm.
  • The Pot Pantry, 1366 215th St., award-winning clay artist Bobbi Kemna invites you to visit the pottery studio and gallery space in the 1800’s Rock House where memorable classes are also taught to all ages, individuals and small groups.
  • Vinedo del Alamo Winery, 2304 Poplar Rd., take a relaxing self-guided tour of the vineyard which will be in full bloom! Free tasting with the purchase of one bottle of wine.
  • View many more events & attractions open in Bourbon County this weekend on www.bigkansasroadtrip.com!
FSCC Reception Honoring Steve Armstrong & Bernita Hill
FSHS Tiger Drama Club
Shead Farm Homestead Festival
FORT CINEMA SHOW SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND
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