New Business Joining Downtown El Dorado !!
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Renu Wellness Massage
Located at 311 S Main, inside Art of Life Chiropractic. Owner,
Julie Galiardt, says that her specialty is Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage. Check out her website HERE or call 323-8373 to schedule an apointment.
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El Dorado Main Street Pledge Drive Happening Now!
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Recently EMS sent out information on the 2010 Pledge Drive. This organization depends on individual and business investors to continue the constant reinvestments into the Main Street District and the many programs and functions of El Dorado Main Street. Please consider supporting us by sending a check to P.O. Box 1281 El Dorado KS 67042. El Dorado Main Street is a 501c3, therefore may be tax deductible for you as well. |
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El Dorado Main Street wants to say thank you to the City of El Dorado for doing their best to clean the streets and parking lots downtown. We also want to thank the downtown businesses who then cleared paths leading to their storefronts. While we have received more snow this year and seems to have lasted longer than normal; we have realized that it takes all of us to make downtown accessible during these times.
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2010 El Dorado Main Street
Board of Directors |
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Bebee Thomas- President
David Sundgren-Vice Pres
Michelle Griffith-Secretary
David Ellis-Past Pres
Shelley Reiswig
Trisha Powell
Linda Baines
Ben Coffey
Steve Reynolds
Craig Yaryan
Herb Llewellyn
David Alfaro
Committee Chairs
Deanna Bonn- Organization Chairman
Linda Baines-Design Chair
David Wernli-Economic Restructuring Chairman
Trisha Powell-Promotions Chairman |
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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
Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
April 22
Art on the Town
Downtown El Dorado
May 13th
2nd Annual Magic in the Moonlight Fundraiser May 25th
National Main Street Conference in Oklahoma City "The Power of Main Street" May 2-5th
Frontier Western Celebration August 20-22nd
en plein air Festival Oct 9th
El Dorado Main Street Annual Banquet Nov 1st
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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.
February 18that 5:15
Frontier Western Celebration Meeting @EMS office
February 26, Noon
Economic Restructuring Committee Meeting
February 23, Noon
El Dorado Main Street Full Board Meeting
February 25, 4:00
Design Committee
EMS Office
March 3rd
Organization Committee
10:00 @EMS Office
March 15th
Promotions Meeting
@EMS office
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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It has been a great couple of weeks in Downtown El Dorado. New businesses are opening, a couple more are soon to be opening, and some great events have been taking place. The grand opening for Security 1st Title brought about 150 people to the District 142 building. The other businesses in the building joined up to support the Security 1st team and attendees by offering food, drinks, prizes, and so much more. What a great way to welcome a new business into the community! Rhoda at the Coutts Memorial Museum told me that last month's Brown Bag Luncheon was standing room only. This monthly program is such a huge asset to the museum and to the Downtown. Be sure and try to attend these programs.
Lindsay Baines
Program Director
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8 Wonders of Butler County
Vote NOW! |
 The El Dorado Main Street's Artscape Committee is very proud to announce that the many sculptures that were placed throughout downtown have been nominated for the 8 Wonders of Butler County contest. This sculpture project has taken 10 years to get where it is now and El Dorado Main Street continues to work towards filling the last sculpture base. In addition to the sculptures, there are several of the downtown businesses who have been nominated as well. Walter's Flowers, Susie's Chili Parlor, and the Coutts Memorial Museum have also received this honor. Please support these mentioned and the other El Dorado attractions with a vote on the 360ElDorado.com website. Voting continues through February 20th.
For more infomation on the El Dorado Main Street Artscape Committee's sculpture tour, click HERE to see all of the sculptures and hear their stories. |
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What is going on in Downtown El Dorado? |
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Brown Bag Luncheon: March 16th at noon, at the Coutt's Memorial Museum. El Dorado Main Street financially supports this monthly gathering and values the artists that are brought into our community and featured at the Coutts Museum. The March program will feature the 37 Mile Band.
 February 1st - 20th at the Coutts Museum of Art be sure to visit and see the Butler County Student Art Exhibit. The Coutts Museum is located at 110 N Main. Artwork from students Kindergarten through 8th grade.
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- Don & Mim Carlson and The Pros From
 Dover at The Iron Horse Concert Hall - Sat Feb 20th at 7:30 pm
- Location: 315 S. Main St., 316-321-2105 for info
Don & Mim Carlson and The Pros From Dover split the bill.
Traditional and contemporary folk music.
Check out additional events at:
360ElDorado.com
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Act Now to Restore Funding for Historic Preservation Programs |
Last week President Obama released his 2011 budget requests. Included in this, the funding for  Save America's Treasures (SAT) and Preserve America (PA) would be eliminated. These are critical preservation programs and have served as economic development engines and job creators in the communites that they have served. Save America's Treasures have been responsible for not only the preserving of America's heritage, but also creating 16,000 jobs in just the last ten years. El Dorado Main Street has been focusing on the importance of our historic buildings and "treasures" that are in our community. As we enter historic preservation month, please ACT NOW by asking them to restore the funding to these programs.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has created an easy-to-use form to fill out that will be sent to our Senators and Representative. Click Here to fill this out and be heard! |
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Free John Schallert Webinar Wednesday at Noon |
Well known speaker and retail expert, John Schallert is offering a free webinar on Wednesday and El Dorado Main Street encourages you take part in it. Here is what you will learn:
The four (4) top business resources that small business owners must have at their fingertips to survive in this economy
The least expensive way to get the best customers with the most money through your doors to buy
Key pricing strategies that the top businesses are using to get the most profit from every customer
Four low-cost methods that take time, but little cash, that can increase customer traffic and sales
Three techniques that every small business owner should be using to keep their sanity, their focus, and get their business out of its rut
Three social networking steps that every business owner should already have in place, but probably doesn't, that is critical to making social media work for you
Lindsay will be joining this webinar from her office. If you are interested in participating, please call 321-3088 or respond to this email. | |
