First Timers
Phil Helt:
He is a retired mail carrier with the Coffeyville Post Office
CCC
The CCC Auction is Saturday, April 29th. The doors open at 4:30PM. It is $25/person if you RSVP.
The CCC Plant Sale is this Saturday, April 8th from 8AM-3PM.
Oliver is the Spring production. It is a free production April 20th-April 22nd. Show-time is at 7:30PM.
CCC was awarded #1 Community College in Kansas by bestcolleges.com
Today is Aggie Day at CCC. There will be area aggie high school students on campus throughout the day.
Over the weekend the CCC Academic Challenge Team brought home the State Championship for the first time in 24 years!
Ashley Tatman
CRMC
Save the Date for O.K. Kids Health and Safety Fair Saturday, May 6th at the FKHS Gym from 9AM-12PM. It is a free community event! This year's theme is Take Me Out to the OK Kids Health and Safety Fair, it is a baseball theme.The last years there have been over 450 kids. You should be receiving sponsor letters at the end of the week. Email Ashley if you'd like to have a vendor booth: ashleyt@crmcinc.org
The CRMC Relay for Life team is having their flower sale April 1st through April 14th.Order forms and prices and can be seen at any department in the hospital, or you can print off an order form and return your order with payment to the Main Lobby to the Auxiliary or deliver your order to the Materials Management Department. You can pick up your flowers on Friday, April 28th 2017 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center underneath the Pavilion. For more information please contact, Mary Freedle at 620-252-5338 or email at maryn@crmcinc.org
May 16th is the kick-off for the free Women and Wellness program. It is a year-long program, and they will be hosting events around Montgomery county. Stay tuned for more info.
Sonia Larimore
Windsor Place Assisted Living
She wanted to thank Kendal Francis for coming to hang out with the guys at Men's Coffee.
The SEK Senior Safety and Wellness Coalition is meeting at the Four County Mental Health center in Independence next Wednesday, April 12th. Lea Shepard will be presenting her program, "Am I Really That Old?" For reservations call Susan Hill at 620.332.1912 on or before April 11th.
She wanted to brag on her staff. They were surveyed by the state and received a 0 deficiency score.
Kathy Heady was announced as the new activities director.
Joyce Walker
American Family Insurance-Linda G. Frazier Agency
Hurts Donuts from Wichita Kansas DONUT EMERGENCY coming to COFFEYVILLE! WEDNESDAY APRIL 5TH at NOON in the Memories By Mandy parking lot located at 306 S. Central!! Our Chocolate frosted, rainbow sprinkled Whaaam-bulance will be filled with on the BEST HURTS DOZENS and MAPLE BACON BARS!
We'll be taking cash or card on WEDNESDAY!!
We support events in Coffeyville and would be glad to take care of all your insurance needs too at the Linda G Frazier American Family Insurance Agency at 407 W 11th St, Coffeyville. Call us at 620-251-3197 for a free no obligation quote!! Everything from home, life, auto, business, farm, commercial and so much more!!
Kandy Mcnu*tt
Express Employment Professionals
- Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast
- Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Register today at refreshleadership.com/live
Office: (620) 331-6200
Email: kandy.mcnu*tt@expresspros.com
Kandy is a member of SEK Bluestar Moms. They send care packages to local heroes. If you know of someone serving, you can give her their deployment address and her group will send a care package. You can contact Kandy and 620.331.6200.
Mary Jo Chastain
American Red Cross
They learned last month that there are a lot of people who do not know what all the Red Cross does, so there will be a PowerPoint presentation on Wednesday, April 26th from 11-12. She would like to invite all of their partners in the community to attend.
They are prepping for storm season. There will be a storm shelter exercise on Saturday, April 29th.
Call 620.251.1050 for any questions.
Cathy Shald
Four County Mental Health
Shout out to the Rotary Club for their support of the Imagination Library. The Imagination Library has sent out over $40,000 in books.
Kendal Francis
City of Coffeyville
Reminder this is an election year for city commission, there will be 3 openings and the deadline to register is June 1st. Please encourage any well-qualified candidates to run.
The city has open positions for summer help and seasonal labor. They're also posting openings for lifeguards and concession stands workers at the aquatic center. The senior citizen advisory board, the planning commission and the library board all have openings. Go to the city's website for details.
Thank you to the community foundation. They were notified Coffeyville has been awarded $6,000 to purchase and install handicapped swings in Walter Johnson, Pfister and LeClere parks.
Park clean-up is May 21st from 2-4PM. If there is rain, the clean-up will be rescheduled for 2 weeks later.
Katie Hill
Coffeyville Public Library
April 9-15: National Library Week and also Amnesty Week (receive up to $5 off your fines when you come into the library and update your address and phone number, also if you have long overdue items and you bring them back all fines associated with those items will be forgiven!)
Also that week is Anytime Story Time. Kids can pick out a book and ask a library worker to read it to them.
April 11: National Library Workers Day. Be sure to show your library staff some love that day!
April 12 - Riders on the Orphan Train @ 6pm: It is a free program and open to all ages.
The library will be closed Good Friday, April 14th. They will also be closed Saturday, April 15th for carpet cleaning.
April 24th-April 29th the library will be upgrading technology to provide faster checkout and even self-checkout. The library will be closed while they do the updates, it may not take all week.
April 20th - April 22nd is the Library Foundation Book Sale.
Sharon Caulkins
Sew N So
Coffeyville is impressive to people. Yesterday she ran into a couple from Albany, NY that came to see the Dalton history!
Also, she wanted to remind people after Boots and BBQ, make sure to go see Prom Walk-In at FKHS.
Griff Walker
Boys and Girls Club
Thank you to the community for supporting Boys and Girls Club Week last week. And thank you to the board members for their donations.
Lisa Brookover
Chamber
Kendal has worked very hard to get downtown stop lights changed to stop signs. The new signs are now here and the city will begin installing them this week.
Boots and BBQ- April 22nd.
We still need a few volunteers, mostly in the morning. Looking for help with wagon rides, lunch and merchandise sales.
We can always take more vendors.
- There will be biscuits and gravy in the morning
- There will be a 5K at 8AM. Get with Sarah Key for more info.
- The Car show registration will begin at 8AM.
- There will be entertainment all day. There will be covered wagon rides, inflatables and an obstacle course.
- Vendors will be there all day. There are still arts and crafts vendor spots available.
- There will be BBQ from the firemen from 11-1.
- In the afternoon, a group from Ft. Smith will be doing a Dalton reenactment.
- On the Friday before, the high school art class will be doing 2D sidewalk chalk art on the sidewalks downtown.
- Make sure to get a team together and sign up for the Obstacle Course, they start at 11AM. Right now there are no teams signed up! Kids can play on the course before and after the challenges.
Brett Dietrich
Salvation Army
They are still taking registrations for the Service Extension Camp through May 8th. It will be held June 12th-15th for kids 8-12 years of age. The children must be those ages during the time of the camp. It is only $20 for 4 days of outdoor adventures, team building, nature, crafts, sports and swimming. The community service volunteers will help pay the fee for children who need it. They are looking for people to help sponsor scholarships for children and for the charter bus costs. For more information call the Salvation Army Shield Center at (620) 251-2686. For an application stop by 102 W 12th in Coffeyville.
The Community Service Volunteers are hosting their Festival of Salads on Tuesday, April 11th from 11AM-1PM at the First Baptist Church on 9th and Elm.
Lakisha Johnson
SafeHouse
April is sexual assault awareness month. They will be having their 4th annual Walk A Mile in someone else's shoes event on Wednesday, April 5th at 5PM. They will be meeting near the fountain downtown. They will not have the walk if it is raining. For more info call (620) 251-0030
They are teaming up with the college and will be having several activities. They will also be going into classrooms and education students of sexual assault awareness.
You will probably see kids asking for sponsors and donations, because traveling basketball season has started. The Kansas Heat team has fourCoffeyville kids that made the team. This weekend they are playing in OKC. Raiders basketball team is also fundraising and looking for $70 donations for uniform purchases. They only need 7 more jerseys. You can donate directly at Nado Alley. The sport keeps the kids busy and out of trouble.
They are very excited to host CNN on April 12th.
Jamie Grant
CRC
Easter activities coming up:
- Edible Easter Baskets on April 11th for grades Pre-K-6th It is $5 and the deadline is April 7th.
- Easter Egg Dying on April 13th. The kids will get a dozen eggs to decorate however they want. For grades Pre-K-6th. It is $5 and the deadline is April 11th.
- Underwater Eggstravaganza. It is an underwater egg hunt on Friday, April 14th from 10AM-11:30, ages 5-15. There will be lifejackets on-hand and a lifeguard on duty. It is $5 and the deadline to register is April 11th.
Friday is the deadline for sign-ups for youth softball and baseball. For ages 4-16 for softball and 4-18 for softball. Late registration is the next week for $3 more.
The 25th Annual Youth Fishing Derby is Sunday, April 30th. It is free, with prizes awarded in each age division, ages 4-16. Registration is 1-1:30, official fishing time is 1:30-3 and the awards and dinner is at 3:30. The "Buddy Bobber" Derby is specifically designed for the angler with special needs: Buddy Bobbers can have someone assist them throughout the derby.
May 5th is Mother Daughter Tea Party. It is for all ages and the tickets are $6 per person.
Pug Clough
Clough Oil
At the ribbon cutting for the power plant, the speaker said that our staff did a great job and were able to keep the old machine working for a lot longer than it could have been. We don't give those guys enough credit, make sure to tell them great job if you see them.
Corrissa Ammerman
BluBoots
South Coffeyville and Cherryvale's proms are this weekend and the tuxes are in today. It is $66 a tux, and they provide everything but the shoes. Coffeyville, Labette, OK Union and Independence proms are all on April 22nd. There is free shipping on the tuxes, as long as you order at least 1 week in advance.
BluBoots is now carrying the Ruby Rubbish brand.
They have 4 new style of Western Boots in and 3 new styles of Safety Boots.
The FR Sale Rack has button-up shirts for $40, which is a great deal.
They are still doing dry cleaning, drop-off days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Melissa Johnston
Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice
They are seeking hospice RN's and volunteers. To learn more contact Katie Littlejohn katie.littlejohn@hynesmemorial.org
Nicole Schwartz-Eck
First United Methodist Church
Easter service is 8:10AM and 10:50AM. Sunday school will be held in between services at 9:30AM. There will be a Potluck Brunch after the services and an Easter Egg Hunt.
There will be a Good Friday worship service at 5:30PM.
The Boy Scouts are selling cobblers as a fundraiser to go to camp. They will be ready for Easter, pre-order only, byApril 10th. Call (620) 251-6827 or (620) 948-3323 to order.
Today is the last Lenten Lunch at First Nazarene Church. It is $3 and Melvin Simpson is preaching.
A Special Thanks to
242nd Engineering Company, National Guard
for hosting our CNN today!
Frank Hull thanked us for coming out. This weekend is the field training exercise demonstration, which is why they hosted CNN today. There will be 350 soldiers here for the exercise. If the weather is nice, they will be flying in on Black Hawks. They invite the public to come out at 3PM on Friday and 9AM on Saturday. At those times the Colonel will be briefing the public on the training exercises at those times.
They wanted to express their appreciation to the City for their support. They moved to this location in 2006 and they really love the area. It provides a lot more space for training opportunities. They also wanted to thank CCC for help this weekend providing meals and showers for the soldiers.
They are always looking for new enlistments!!
Mark Your Calendars:
| April 12th: | Safehouse |
| April 19th: | Four County Mental Health |
| April 26th: | Carter Automotive Service Dept |
Hosting a CNN is a great way to introduce your business!
