2010 El Dorado Main Street
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I am pleased to announce the 2010 Board of Directors. This group has spent much time supporting El Dorado Main Street. This year, we have three incoming members who will bring great leadership and new ideas to the organization.
Here is the 2010 El Dorado Main Street Board of Directors:
Bebee Thomas
David Sundgren
Michelle Griffith
David Ellis
Trisha Powell
Linda Baines
Ben Coffey
Steve Reynolds
Craig Yaryan
Herb Llewellyn
David Alfaro
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The El Dorado Main Street committees have been finalizing the dates of the events that you will want to have on your calendar. There will be more dates to come...
Volunteer Appreciation Week and Volunteer Apreciation Picnic, during the week of April 19th-23rd
2nd Annual Magic in the Moonlight Fundraiser May 25th
National Main Street Conference in Oklahoma City "The Power of Main Street" May 2-5th
Art on the Town May 13th
Frontier Western Celebration August 20-22nd
en plein air Festival Oct 9th
El Dorado Main Street Annual Banquet Nov 1st
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Health tip from
El Dorado TrueCare Pharmacy |
Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning . . . Carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless gas, is the most common cause of poisoning in the U.S. It is produced by stoves, heating  systems, and gasoline engines. Without proper ventilation, CO can build up in enclosed areas. To help prevent CO poisoning, install CO alarms near bedrooms. Get your heating system and fuel-burning appliances checked yearly. Avoid using non-vented combustion appliances. Never warm up your car in an attached garage, even with the door open; concentrated fumes can enter the house through doors and windows.
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Brick Oven Pizza Being Served at Jacob's Well You may have noticed a little construction going on behind Jacob's Well in the last month or so. Luke and his crew have been preparing to make the most recent change to the Jacob's Well menu. Beginning this week, brick oven pizza is being offered at Jacob's Well. Be sure and check it out! Remember that Jacob's Well is now open from 10-10 pm. |
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Up-Coming Meetings and Volunteer Opportunities |
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Please attend any and all opportunities that you are interested in.
Promotions Meeting
@EMS office
January 20 and 21st
Quarterly Training in Marysville. OFFICE CLOSED
January 21st at 5:15
Frontier Western Celebration Meeting @EMS office
January 22nd, Noon
Economic Restructuring Committee Meeting
January 26th, Noon
El Dorado Main Street Full Board Meeting
January 28th 4:00
Design Committee
If you have any questions about these committees or being involved, please call 321-3088.
*all meetings at Main Street office unless otherwise stated
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 El Dorado Main Street's Facebook Page
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| Join El Dorado Main Street's Facebook page by clicking on the text above. I have been putting pictures and information of our current and past projects to continue communications with interested "fans". We have now reached over 280 fans! If you are already on our Facebook, please suggest our page to your friends. We want to see this grow into a great tool for the organization. | |
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Happy New Year!
I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! For many of us, the long holiday weekends were much appreciated. As we get into this new year and new decade, I want to let you know what El Dorado Main Street plans on doing in the next 12 months. While there are over 25 workplans/goals for the many committees within El Dorado Main Street for 2010; the following should give you a good idea of what we will be spending much of our time and resources on.
- To continue to support, promote, and benefit Downtown El Dorado through the Main Street Four-Point Approach: Organization, Economic Restructuring, Promotions, and Design
- Continue the El Dorado Main Street façade grants which assist building owners improve the exterior of their buildings.
- Provide financial assistance to downtown businesses through Kansas Main Street's Incentives Without Walls 0% interest loans.
- To successfully host the 4th Annual Frontier Western Celebration. The 2010 dates are August 20-22nd.
- To promote and organize two Art on the Town events to draw art lovers into the downtown.
- To continue the relationship with the City of El Dorado to pursue the HOPE VI Main Street Grant. This project will expand and improve upper story housing in the downtown.
- To further plan and prepare for a permanent Farmer's Market to be located in the Downtown District.
- Hold the 8th Annual en plein air Festival which brings art lovers into the Downtown District.
- Fill the last sculpture base with a piece of art (200 block N Main). This will complete this ten year project.
- Assist Holiday Visions with Christmas festivities.
- To continue to support, promote, and populate the 360ElDorado.com website in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, City of El Dorado, and El Dorado Inc.
If you have any questions about the 2010 plans, please call me at 321-3088. I would love to hear feedback form you and/or get you involved in one of these many projects.
Lindsay Baines
Program Director
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Up-Coming Meetings and Volunteer Opportunities |
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What is going on in Downtown El Dorado? |
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Tour Butler has started the process to name the 8  Wonders of Butler County!! The first contest will be to identify the 8 Attractions of Butler County and......You have the opportunity to nominate a Butler County attraction! The attraction should be unique to Butler County and accessible to the public. 8 Attractions of Butler County nominations are due by January 21, 2010. Voting will be available from February 1st thru 28th. Winners will be announced March 1, 2010. For more information, click HERE!
 Champagne and Popcorn with Beyond Napa
January 22nd $35/person or $60/couple
For more information call Joyce at 321-2345
Come & taste the incredible Kansas "American Ultra Lean Beef". Taste for yourself what the USDA has tested as a healthy  low fat Grass-Fed Red Meat alternative. We pair it with wines for even more flavor & fun! Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Time: 5:00-8:00 pm There is no charge for this event, but donations of at least $5 are encouraged to benefit the Butler County Historical Society, El Dorado, KS. RSVP to 316/630-9009 or SatchelCreek@yahoo.com
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart at The Iron Horse Concert Hall
Concert - Live Music 7:30 pm - Circle Gallery and Frame Shop
Location: 315 S. Main St., 316-321-2105
 Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart: Few husband-wife musical duos provide audiences with the complete entertainment package that Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart dish out in a live performance. Armed with clever acoustic guitar interplay, autobiographical songwriting, lovely harmonies, and humorous storytelling this couple captivates your attention from the first moment they are onstage. Based out of Tennessee, Earle and Stuart draw from blues, pop, country, rock, and more in their heartfelt music. The years of touring the folk/Americana circuit (playing 170 concerts a year) have given them a knack for reaching out to the audience in an intimate "come in to my living room" fashion.
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Promotions 2.0 Promoting, Engaging, and Branding Your Downtown |
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The next quarterly training is quickly approaching.  January 21st in Marysville KS from 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Kansas Main Street will be presenting Promotions 2.0. This FREE session applies to all downtown business owners and building owners. Kathy La Plante from Pembroke, NH will be the featured speaker. She has worked for the National Main Street Center for many years. Topics to be covered:
- Engaging Businesses in Promotional Events and Activities
- Marketing, Branding, and Image Campaigns
- Retail Events That Work!
- Measuring the Success of Your Promotional Events and Activities
Please RSVP for this by filling out the form below before January 13th. If you are not able to attend, but would like the printouts and notes from the training, I have included that option on the sign-up form as well.
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