| Don't forget the Farmers' Market at Skubitz Plaza - Tuesday afternoon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon.
July 2 - 2nd Annual Riverfront Festival - 400 block of North National - 6 to 8 p.m.
July 2 - Uniontown Independence Day Festivities
July 3 to 4 - Highlights in History, Fort Scott National Historic Site
July 3 - Gunn Park activities -- Mud Volleyball Tournament, 5K Run or Walk, Kids' Fishing Derby. Click here for more details.
July 3 - Arcadia 4th of July Activities -- all day
July 4 - Burke Street Parade, 12:15 p.m.
July 9 - Chamber Golf Classic |
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| Chamber Coffee --
No Chamber Coffee has been scheduled for July 8th - if you would like to schedule one please contact us at - 223-3566. |
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Gunn Park to hold activities for 4th of July weekend
An event that has taken place each 4th of July at Gunn Park since 1994 will no longer be called Freedom Fest after the dissolution of the Gunn Park Event Committee, a local group of volunteers who had organized each event and other special community events at Gunn Park up until 2009. This year, the Fort Scott Recreation Commission will sponsor three events on Saturday that were traditionally part of Freedom Fest.
FSRC directorTom Robertson, also a former member of the Gunn Park Even Committee, said the three main events that will take place this weekend were the most popular events of Freedom Fest, which is why the FSRC wanted to make sure those events were available to the public again this summer.
All events take place on Saturday, July 3, 2010.
Those events include:
6-on-6 mud volleyball tournament that begins at 9 a.m.
6th Annual 5K Sam's Walk or Run which begins at 8 a.m. at Shelter House No. 3 in Gunn Park
Youth fishing derby starting at 9 a.m.
For more information and any of the Independence Day Events, contact the FSRC at (620) 223-0386. |
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Fort Scott National Historic Site Offers Three Days of Activities in Celebration of Our Nation's Independence
Volunteers and staff of Fort Scott National Historic Site invite you to come and join in celebration of our nation's independence for an Old Fashioned Military Holiday. Cannon firing at dusk, patriotic music, children's game, and free ice cream are just a few of the activities offered Friday through Sunday, July 2-4.
On Friday, July 2, a special evening cannon firing will highlight the power of artillery in the American army of the 1840s. In November of 1845, Fort Scott received a shipment of two artillery pieces but no artillerymen to fire the guns. Learn more about who fired these guns and witness the power of cannons during a ceremonial firing at dusk.
Come and visit with people of the garrison as living history will be featured this holiday weekend. Test your skills as you take part in the fun of competing in historic games Saturday, July 3. Black powder smoke will be in the air throughout the weekend as historic weapons programs will pay honor to our freedom.
Sunday afternoon, bring your blanket to picnic on the parade ground and enjoy an outdoor concert provided by the Blue and Gray Brass Brigade Band beginning at 1:30 p.m. Individual and family box lunches are available from the Friends for Fort Scott NHS, Inc. by advance order. Lunch tickets are available at Country Cupboard, Life + Style, and the Chamber of Commerce office. At 2:15 p.m., the band will take an intermission break and join us in a cup of free ice cream as Ranger Robert Thomas provides a stirring patriotic speech followed by a 30-gun salute honoring the 30 states in the Union in 1848.
A full schedule of activities and talks for each day is listed below---
FRIDAY, JULY 2
8:30 pm - Cannon Firing at Sunset
SATURDAY, JULY 3
10:00 am - "Plug, Port, and Peaches" - Post Sutler Talk
11:00 am - "Load, Ready, Fire" - Artillery Demo
12:00 noon - "Let the Games Begin" - Historic Children's Games
1:00 pm - Guided Tour
2:00 pm - "Load, Ready, Fire" - Artillery Demo
3:00 pm - "A New Birth of Freedom" - Ranger Talk
4:00 pm - Flag Retreat
SUNDAY, JULY 4
10:00 am - "A New Birth of Freedom" - Ranger Talk
11:00 am - "Load, Ready, Fire" - Artillery Demo
12:00 noon - Guided Tour
1:30 p.m. - "Concert at the Park" - Blue and Gray Brass Brigade Band
2:15 pm - Patriotic Speech and 30 Gun Salute
3:00 p.m. - "Concert at the Park" - Blue and Gray Brass Brigade Band
4:00 p.m. - Flag Retreat
Fort Scott National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service, is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is an entrance fee of $3.00 for each adult 16 and over. Children 15 and under are admitted free of charge. For more information call the site at 620-223-0310 or visit our web site at www.nps.gov/fosc. |
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2010 Southeast Kansas Business Conference
Presented by:
SEKHRA
SEK, Inc.
Labette Community College Workforce Education
Registration fee includes lunch, plus morning and afternoon snack
For more information please call or email:
Janice George at 620-820-1234 or janicec@labette.edu OR Jim Maher, SPHR - jrmaher@live.com
For more information on vendor spots and advertising space please call or email:
Stacey Stuart, PHR - 620-429-4742 or sstuart@rsihomeproducts.com
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Fort named one of 8 Wonders of Kansas History 
The winners were announced Tuesday morning, and we are proud to announce that Fort Scott National Historic Site was voted one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas History!
We are proud of our Fort and proud of the small part that The Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site played in getting out the vote. We also want to thank each and every one of KOAM TV's viewers for their votes that helped make it possible that the Fort Scott National Historic Site was named one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas History.
The other 7 are:
· Boothill Museum/Historic Dodge City
· Historic Fort Riley, Junction City
· Historic Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth
· Council Grove/Santa Fe Trail National Historic Landmark
· Kansas Museum of History, Topeka
· 1930s Dust Bowl To Glass Exploration, Historic Adobe Museum, Ulysses
· Kanza Tribe and Lewis and Clark's Independence Creek, Atchison
Congratulations to the other winners in the contest. And for the 16 that were not selected -- you are winners, as well, and all of you played an important part in the history of our State.
Additionally, Fort Scott is home to one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art -- the Gordon Parks artistic legacy! |
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Hidden Treasures |
224 West 18th Street Fort Scott Kansas, 66701 www.fortcinema.com Movie Showtimes (620) 223-0033 Box Office (620) 223-3366 Hearing Impaired and Handicap Accessible ü= No Restricted Passes or Movie Passes *= Friday and Saturday only ( ) = Saturday and Sunday only [ ] = Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only Ticket Prices: $7.50 adult, $6.00 matinee, senior, student, & child.
Films Showing Friday,
July 2nd,
thru Thursday,
July 8th, 2010
FORT CINEMA IS
NOW OPEN
"SUMMER HOURS"!!
ECLIPSE PG-13
1:50 4:20
6:50 9:20*
GROWN UPS PG-13
2:50 5:00
7:10 9:15*
TOY STORY 3 G
2:40 4:45
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(since May 1)
Crown Realty
Larry Holt
501 S. Main
Mound City
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Alexandria, VA
Walgreens
Joe Florio
2229 S. Main St.
Fort Scott
Game Station Vending
Ray Streeter
755 Holbrook
Fort Scott
Red Ram Hotel
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701 N. National
Fort Scott
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1714 S. Holbrook
Fort Scott
Thank you for your membership! |
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Chamber Golf Classic
Sign up to play in the Chamber Golf Classic!
It will be held Friday, July 9, at the Fort Scott Country Club Golf Course.
Registration charge for a 4-person team is $200 per team.
If you have a gift certificate or a raffle item to contribute, let us know!
More information is available by calling 620-223-3566. |
Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act
Effective July 1, 2010, smoking will be prohibited in most of the following indoor locations in Kansas:
Places of Employment
Restaurants
Bars
Within 10 feet of any doorway, open window or air intake where smoking is prohibited
If you would like a No Smoking sign for your business or office, which is now required by law, come by the Chamber and pick up a free one! |
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Student Designed Quilts Currently on Tour of Kansas National Park Sites
From June 26 - July 7, 2010, six quilts designed by elementary students throughout the state of Kansas will be on display at Fort Scott National Historic Site. Included in this exhibit is a quilt designed by 4th graders from Eugene Ware Elementary School and assembled by the Busy Bees, a local quilting group. Visitors are encouraged to come and see the exhibit and vote for their favorite quilt. The project was collaboration between all five National Park Service units in Kansas, local elementary schools and quilting guilds within each park community and was funded in part by a Naional Park Foundation grant. Students learned about untold stories at the nattional park area in their communities through workshops and site visits. Each student then designed and fabricated a 12 inch quilt block to represent those stories with the assistance of local quiolt guilds and park rangers. Local quilds then assembled the blocks and helped the students tie the quilts together. The quilts are currenntly touring the fiive National Park Service sites of Kansas for the summer as part of a traveling exhibit entitled: "Building Common Groung through the Quilts of Many Hands." At each National Park Service site, visitors will be able to view the six quilts and read the student essays. Visitors will then be able to vote for their favorite quilt. The quilt receiving the most votes will be awarded a grand prize and honored with a formal presentation at the winning school in September. For more information call 620-223-0550 or visit the Fort's website at www.nps.gov/fosc. |
Buy your ticket for the 4th of July Box Lunch!
In conjunction with the Fort Scott National Historic Site's 4th of July celebration and band concert, the Friends of Fort Scott NHS are offering box lunches to enjoy on the parade ground while you listen to the concert. Individual box lunches with 2 pieces of chicken, 2 sides and a roll are available for $6. Family Boxes with 8 pieces of chicken, sides and rolls are available for $15. Dinners must be purchased in advance at Life+Style, The Country Cupboard or the Chamber of Commerce office prior to noon, Friday, July 2. The Box lunches will be available for pick up on the National Historic Site parade ground beginning at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, July 4. The Friends of Fort Scott NHS will serve FREE homemade Ice Cream at the intermission of the Band Concert. |
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