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ON THE COVER For kids, Baldwin City becomes the happiest place on earth when Thomas the Tank Engine comes chugging into town.
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D ear R eader s , One thing is for certain about Baldwin City residents—you all care so much about the town you live in. We see this in our Baker University community, full of students who have moved here in pursuit of a degree. We see them not only attending classes but also helping facilitate science fairs, raising money for cancer research on the lawn of their sorority chapter house, and coaching youth sports teams at the local parks and recreation facility. These students want to do more than live here. They want to make it a better place for everyone else living here. And it doesn’t stop with the students. Once a year, Baldwin City welcomes to town a favorite PBS character by the name of Thomas the Tank Engine. Midland Railway volunteers selflessly spend weekends preparing for their biggest event of the year just to raise funds to keep the historic train station operating—and put smiles on children’s faces in the process. You’ve seen our cover. With kids’ activities and Thomas merchandise scattered all over depot grounds, this event may be the Baldwin equivalent of Disneyland. No matter how you got here (or why you stayed), you feel a strong sense of loyalty to this community, and we welcome your stories in these pages. Just like in our first issue, we feature a homegrown business placing Baldwin City on the map. This time it’s McFarlane Aviation with its innovative products and family values. We also recognize a junior high social studies teacher who is challenging his students to dream big and setting that example himself by writing and self-publishing a magical book series. We hope you enjoy these stories of your friends, neighbors, teachers or family members making Baldwin a better place. And we hope to see you here soon! —Nadia, Editor
Baldwin City Living is produced by Sunflower Publishing in cooperation with the City of Baldwin City, Baldwin City USD 348, and the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce. Editor: Nadia Imafidon | Art Director: Jenni Leiste Copy Editor: Leslie Andres Contributing Photographers: Brian Pitts, Susan Pitts, Emily Steele Contributing Writers: Leigh Anne Bathke, Richard Wellman, Kel Woods
www.sunflowerpub.com General Manager: Katy Ibsen Director of Special Projects: Bert Hull All material and photographs copyright Sunflower Publishing, 2016. Baldwin City Living releases twice a year. For editorial queries: Nadia Imafidon (785) 832-6342 | nimafidon@ljworld.com For advertising queries: Joanne Morgan (785) 832-7264 | sunpubads@sunflowerpub.com
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McFarlane Aviation
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In the family Machining manager Brad Price (right) stands with Dave McFarlane’s nephew Acea McFarlane.
Homegrown aviation business continues to spread its wings with traditional values and modern solutions Story by Kel Woods | Photos by Pitts Photography
It was on Valentine’s Day in 1967 that Dave McFarlane flew his first plane—a Cessna 150. He was only 16 years old. Since childhood, Dave has loved airplanes. But once he took flight, his love for aviation took an entirely new direction. He knew it was something he wanted to be a part of for the rest of his life. Reflecting fondly on the moment he first took flight, Dave relaxes, sits back in his chair and grins. For a brief moment, Dave is his 16-year-old self again. “It was great,” Dave says. “One of the best moments of my life.” Two years after his first flight, Dave was painting airplanes in Mississippi. He then started his own company, McFarlane Aviation, in Arkansas before moving it to an area near Des Moines, Iowa, in 1977. When he first created the company, he focused on aircraft repair and restoration part time, while also pursing agricultural aviation services as a crop duster.
Settling in town In 1979, Dave purchased the Vinland Valley Aerodrome (K64) and moved the business to Baldwin City, where it remains today. Here the company continued to focus on aircraft repair and restoration, but it also included light aircraft rentals and flight instruction courses taught by local private instructors. Similar to how a pilot needs a crew to make a flight successful, Dave has attributed his company’s success to the help of family. When the company first started, there were only three employees, including his wife, Phylis, and Fred McClenahan, who still works for the company today as an engineer and a safety officer. “I am a lucky guy,” Dave says. “I have two smart kids.” His son, Dan, works as general, marketing, and IT manager while his daughter, Cheryl Kurtz, works in human resources, accounting, sales and shipping, and as airport manager.
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McFarlane Aviation
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“We are a mix between yesterday and today. History of old and new mixed with the latest modern technology.” — Dave McFarlane
Like Dave, Dan also started flying as a teenager. Dan has since earned his master’s degree in aerospace engineering. Cheryl, on the other hand, prefers to be more grounded. “It’s not my forte,” Cheryl says. “Just driving is hard enough!” For Cheryl, the best thing about working at McFarlane is the people. “Whether it’s our employees or the customers, you never meet a better group than in the aviation industry. We’re friends here.” Today the company has more than 65 employees, many of whom are husbandand-wife teams with teenage children who also work for the company.
Meeting needs In the ’80s, McFarlane’s business model changed. Dave and McClenahan saw that there was a need for improvement in how the aircraft parts were manufactured. At the time, certified parts were expensive and needed to be replaced frequently. The business shifted its focus to manufacturing and supplying quality replacement parts at an affordable cost in the ’90s. With new materials, the company improved their designs. Customer satisfaction and sales quickly grew and lead to an expansion of the business.
Throughout the years, they have added more employees, and office and manufacturing space. Their business handles everything from development, manufacturing, and testing products to distribution, sales and marketing. They’ve also learned to adjust to the latest technological needs by providing innovative solutions. In-house, a group of engineers, including Dan, allows the business to focus on quality while developing customized parts for their clients. “When I started flying you had a roadmap, an aviation map figuring out what town that was ... navigation used to be a big part of learning to fly,” Dave says. “Now it’s become very simple with GPS features.” Dave credits their central location in Baldwin City for part of their success. Being in Baldwin City allows them to easily distribute more than 4,000 replacement parts for a variety of aircrafts—Cessna, Piper, Grumman, Beechcraft, and more. Currently, they have 12 distributors nationwide and 12 internationally.
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They distribute parts to a wide range of customers. They serve companies that specialize in light aircraft, but they also have clients in pipeline patrol, search and rescue, forestry, highway patrol, university and military flight schools.
Stretching its wings With the expansion of their product line comes the need for additional space. Recently, the county approved McFarlane Aviation’s plan to add 24,000 square feet to its building. And as they look forward to growth, McFarlane Aviation Inc. continues to provide traditional, personal service to customers while providing affordable, innovative solutions to the aviation industry. “We are a mix between yesterday and today,” Dave says. “History of old and new, mixed with the latest modern technology. As our business grows, we try to help people. That’s our goal. No matter what it is.”
DID YOU KNOW?
Part of the Vinland Valley Aerodrome (K64) runway used to function as an old railroad. The aerodrome’s grassy runway was built on an old railroad that was once part of the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe Railway. The Baldwin City Airport currently offers leases on hangars and flight instruction courses from private instructor pilots for people who want to learn how to fly.
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Glenn Rodden
2016 Spring/Summer
“Small towns are open and friendly. These are places that have pride of place, where people want to maintain a sense of community.” — Glenn Rodden
Welcome! Just two months in and we’re excited to have you.
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Glenn Rodden Meet the new city administrator of Baldwin City.
Interview conducted by Nadia Imafidon | Photos by Pitts Photography
As of February 1, Baldwin City has had a new city administrator watching over us. Chris Lowe, who left in September to take a similar job in Monument, Colorado, had previously held the position. Now Glenn Rodden joins us, formerly of Beloit, Seneca and Holton. With 16 years of experience in towns of comparable size, Rodden seems to have an understanding of the one thing that matters to us the most—keeping the smalltown charm, with the accessibility to big-city resources. But before we shake him down for all his future plans, we decided we should get to know a little bit about him first—like the mild-mannered publication we are. What most excites you about the community of Baldwin City? The chance to work with the city council and the city staff to move forward with the development of the city while maintaining the smalltown look and feel of the city. What does a small town look and feel like to you? Small towns are open and friendly. These are places that have pride of place, where people want to maintain a sense of community. This is important because people need to work together in small towns to make anything happen. Also, the small-town atmosphere is disappearing in the country because the larger cities are growing and small towns are disappearing across our state and across the country. And once the small towns disappear, they cannot be recreated.
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Your favorite unspoken small-town rule? Everyone is related in some way to everyone. This means that you need to respect everyone and treat everyone as family. There are interconnections that people from outside do not understand and will not understand until they have lived in a small city for years. We know it’s a little early to grill you, but finish this sentence. In five years, I hope Baldwin City is … Slowly growing and increasing opportunities to work and live in the city.
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What’s something the city administrator is in charge of that would surprise people?
The municipal court. I oversee the judge and prosecutor. This is the first city I have worked in where I had that responsibility.
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Best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Understand that you are attending a council meeting and not a city administrator’s meeting. The first city manager that I worked with back in Illinois gave me that advice when I was an intern more than 20 years ago. His point was that I was not running the meeting, and I should behave accordingly. Council meetings are for the council and the public. What’s on your Kansas postcard? A sunset over a wheat field. I like this image because it is peaceful, and it reminds me of the wide-open spaces that can still be found throughout Kansas.
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Tell us … if you weren’t city administrator and could do anything you wanted, what would you be doing? I would be managing the KC Royals. My father took my brothers, sisters and me to ball games when we were young, and I have never forgotten what it was like to see a major league field for the first time. I just think that managing a winning team would be a great experience because you would get to meet and work with so many great athletes. What’s on your bucket list? I’d like to complete an Ironman Triathlon. I am going to train to accomplish this when I retire and have more time. I have participated in shorter events like the one we host in Baldwin City, but I would like to try the longer events just to see if I can do it.
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What do you find most rewarding about being city administrator? The most rewarding thing is working with the community to provide improvements that are long lasting. It is great to see people in the community come together.
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When you’re not busy serving the city, what are you doing? Mainly I am reading. I am married to a librarian, and we both spend a lot of time reading. We also like to visit state and national parks to hike and bike whenever we can.
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Matthew McCune
2016 Spring/Summer
“I’ve always lived in my imagination, whether it was drawing or writing. Even today.” — Matt McCune
Adventure time Through writing, this teacher was able to dream of worlds he started creating as a child.
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Nephew Social studies teacher at Baldwin Junior High pens a magical book series Story by Leigh Anne Bathke | Photos by Emily Steele, Pitts Photography
People say the woods of Douglas County are magical. Maybe not in the sense of fairies and elves, but magic with inspiration and imagination. For author Matthew McCune, the magic of the woods inspired him as a seven-year-old boy to dream and create; that inspiration has colored everything he’s done in life, from teaching to coaching to writing. “I’ve always lived in my imagination, whether it was drawing or writing. Even today,” he says.
McCune has turned those dreams into a series of children’s books called The Professor’s Nephew. In the books, young Rylen Alumak explores a magical world he accesses through an elevator in his uncle’s run-down museum. McCune, writing under the pseudonym “M. Addison McEwan,” has self-published four of the eight books planned for the series. And, as with most series today, books are only the beginning. McCune has plans for an app, trading cards, website, musical, and more. His family moved to rural Vinland between
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McCune’s second- and third-grade year. His parents still live there, and McCune and his family live nearby. “When we first moved out to Vinland, we lived in a mobile home while our house was being built,” McCune says. “I used to sneak out of my tiny room at night, go out to the woods, build a fire and imagine new worlds and adventures. When I was in fifth grade at Vinland Elementary School, I wrote a story. I still have that story. I like to think that started it all.”
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He continued writing, scribbling in journals, in margins, on scorecards, whatever paper was available. He scribbled through college at Ottawa University (although he swears he never thought about majoring in creative writing), a promising overseas soccer career, and a job as a cartographer. McCune writes while part of the Vinland Valley Soccer Association, which demands much of his time. He writes even as he teaches eighth grade social studies at Baldwin Junior High School, and as he raises his children, Grady and Marley, with his wife, Sarah. “It’s as natural as breathing,” McCune says. “I’m writing constantly because you never know when you’re going to have a good idea. There are times I’m in a creative mood and start writing and three hours later, I’m like, where did the time go?” The idea for The Professor’s Nephew came during a slow elevator ride at an old hotel in Minnesota. “This elevator ride was so slow, and my kids were getting impatient, and I said ‘It’s probably going to drop us off in a strange place like the moon.’ And that was the first night I dreamed this story,” McCune says. His first draft was 500 pages and growing when he was advised to turn it into a series. “That one suggestion changed my entire view of the story,” he says. “The whole series is a story within a story. I get to write two stories occurring simultaneously in each book. I can expand each story without worrying about the page count.” Xander Servis, 11, was a second grader when he first learned about the adventures of Rylen. “My teacher, Mr. McCune, used to tell us these stories after recess before they were in books,” Xander says. “And they were so big and creative. It’s fun reading the books now and remembering the stories. They just get better and better.” Encouraging imagination and constant creativity also reflects his teaching style, McCune says. “I want to be entertaining and engage students just like I do readers.” McCune is an amazing storyteller and teacher, says Xander’s mom, Amber. “And his students really respond to that,” she says. “Being in his class was so great for Xander because Matthew made every part of learning an adventure. It made me want to be in second grade again. He taught them about having big dreams.” “All of my books are about not giving up, about adventure, that there’s something out there waiting for you,” McCune says. Even if you’re creating magic in the woods, somewhere far from everywhere else.
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Matthew McCune
2016 Spring/Summer
McCune’s young mentee
For someone who wants a career with words, Ty Harris sure doesn’t talk much. But he doesn’t have to. He writes instead. Thirteen-year-old Ty has a major asset for his future résumé. He has written and published a book called The Newlander, a dystopian novel that follows future rebel Julius Creed in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. McCune’s pages will come to life in the Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice’s spring recital. Dancers (from left): Paige Price, Elizabeth Simpson, Amanda Trowbridge, Aiden Lewis, Rachel Lewis, Ruth Steinshouer, Emily Weiss, Amelia Murray
“I didn’t start writing in order to have a book published,” Ty says. “I started because I have a bunch of stories in me that need to come out. Mr. McCune helped me realize this.” As Ty’s fourth-grade teacher, McCune encouraged him to use his imagination to write about new worlds. “I told him that if he wanted to write, he just needed to do it,” McCune says. “As long as he liked it, as long as he enjoyed what he was doing, it didn’t matter what anyone else thought.”
ON STAGE School emails highlighting upcoming events aren’t often inspirational. Except in May 2014, when one of those emails caught the eye of Kelley Bethell-Smith—and gave her an idea. “The email said that Matthew McCune had a new book being published,” Bethell-Smith says. “And the stars aligned, I’m telling you.” Bethell-Smith is the voice director for the Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice. Each year, she and Courtney Williams, the academy’s owner and director, plan two recitals for their students to showcase their talents. These recitals can reflect a common theme or tell a story, with ballet, hip-hop and tiny dancers sharing the stage with the local children’s choir. “We agreed bringing Matthew’s books alive on stage would be the perfect performance challenge for our students,” says Bethell-Smith. “His books combine fantasy meets adventure meets friendship meets finding your place in the world. We’ve drawn out two main characters who become friends and find a whole new world, both literally and figuratively.” Performances of The Professor’s Nephew (with original choreography set to new and adapted music) are scheduled for May 20 at 6 p.m. and May 21 at 4 p.m. at the USD 348 Performing Arts Center, 415 Eisenhower Road. “I’ve been trying to impress on all our students how rarely you get to be part of something truly original,” Bethell-Smith says. “This is something that has never been done before. We’re grateful Matthew gave us the chance at such an awesome opportunity.”
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Ty reads constantly, says his mom, Sarah. “He’s always reading, and he’s always thinking about what he’s read,” Sarah says. “I wasn’t really surprised when he started writing his own stories, but he never really wanted to talk about them. I was surprised when he said he was willing to have a book published.” Mennonite Press, Inc., in Newton, Kansas, published the 194-page book in October 2015. Ty received 100 copies to sign and sell, and he had a book signing at the Baldwin City Public Library. He is currently working on a mystery, with many more stories to come. “To see him publish his book was a great thing,” McCune says. “I’m proud to be part of it.”
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Ten area quilt shops have come together to sponsor a quilt shop hop where participants have six days to visit the shops for new ideas and a free pattern at each shop. 713 8th Street
[25] LMH Spray 5K Run
From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. pore through a ton of items and find your newest treasures.
As you run or walk a certified course, prepare to be sprinkled, squirted, splashed and, of course, sprayed. Clubhouse, 1102 Main St.
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Guided battlefield tours are given on weekend afternoons from the first Saturday in May through the third Sunday in October. 163 E 2000 Road
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A Baldwin Community Concert, this event features choirs of Baker University, Baldwin High School and the Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice. Baldwin Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m.
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Undergraduate degrees from the School of Professional & Graduate Studies. Graduate degrees from the School of Professional & Graduate Studies and School of Education George F. Collins Jr. Sports & Convention Center, 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.
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Free kids’ camp where all you need is a ball glove, and you can play ball with the Baldwin City Blues. At 5 p.m. refuel with a hot-dog dinner before watching their game against the Independence Veterans at 7 p.m. Parents are welcome to join their kids at the game or bring $5 to join at dinner. Players in the Mid-Plains League come from all parts of the country, looking for an opportunity to play summer baseball in a minor-league environment. MidPlains League boasts more than 30 former players taken in the Major League Baseball draft. The Baldwin City Blues has had three former players drafted. They will play a 40-plus game schedule, June 7 through July 21. Baldwin City Parks and Recreation Fields, 3 p.m.
Hit the pool from 1 to 5 p.m. and grab a picnic and blanket for fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Hill to the west of Baldwin Elementary School Intermediate Center
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Enjoy a selection of beautiful flowers at the annual mum sale hosted on the library’s front lawn from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Baldwin City Library, 8 a.m.
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Two hundred hot rods, rat rods, muscle cars, vintage restorations and antique motorcycles will be on display. Downtown
This month’s discussion topic is “Urban Indians: Native-American Writers of 1990s.” Baldwin City Library, 7 p.m.
[24] Get D o w n t o w n
A bouncy house and chili for the kids; an arts exhibit, beer, wine and a live show by Sell Out for the adults. Make a family outing of it! Downtown Baldwin City, 6 p.m.
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Undergraduate degrees from the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Education. George F. Collins Jr. Sports & Convention Center, 1 p.m.
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CEMETERY Column by Richard Wellman
Who is buried in Grant’s tomb? So went the question on Groucho Mark’s quiz program of the 1950s television show You Bet Your Life. Baldwin City has a similar question. Who is entombed in the Nicholson mausoleum? In 1902, George E. Nicholson’s wife, Florence, died suddenly at age 34. The funeral was conducted at the family home in Paola with burial following at Iola Cemetery. Florence had been planning to make a $25,000 donation to Baker University, and there was speculation in the newspaper that the donation might be lost because of her sudden death. However, George made the donation in her memory. George wanted his two sons, George Albert Nicholson and Ralph Edward Nicholson, to attend Baker University, so in 1903 he built a house at 1215 South 8th Street from the same floor plans he used to build their Paola home. He decided to have Florence’s body exhumed and brought to Baldwin City so
This house was constructed at 222 Oak Street in Paola in 1900. A “duplicate” was built in Baldwin City in 1903 at 1215 South 8th. It was expanded in 1907 and later destroyed by fire on Sept. 13, 1915.
he contracted notable local housebuilder Joe Spurgeon to build a mausoleum on the vacant lots behind his house, which cost $1,800. In 1911, Spurgeon was hired for $425 to dismantle the Nicholson mausoleum behind the home and move it piece by piece to Baldwin City’s Oakwood Cemetery to be used as a “receiving vault,” or structure to hold deceased people during winter when the ground was too frozen to hand-dig graves. You can find the mausoleum on the center drive in the Oakwood cemetery, where repairs are scheduled for this summer. In 1988, burglars broke into the mausoleum and stole most of the stained-glass windows. Apparently one of the windows proved difficult for the thief to remove, so it was left behind. A reward of $1,000 was offered, but none of the windows were returned. Plywood has covered the windows since 1988. Jim Ballinger found one stained-glass window in the sexton’s shed. After learning the history of the mausoleum, he decided
The Nicholson mausoleum was moved to Baldwin’s Oakwood Cemetery in Nov. 1911.
to refinish the window frame. Today it is mounted above the library entrance. About six months ago when the city maintenance crew opened the mausoleum to assess the repair work needed, they found two tombstones stored inside—one for George A. Nicholson and one for Eleanor Ruthrauff Nicholson, the son and granddaughter of George E. Nicholson. Online cemetery records lists the George A.’s family having four burials at Memory Gardens of Fairhope, Baldwin County, Alabama. The list includes him, along with Nellie Nicholson, Florence (Nicholson) Stilwell and Eleanor. If Eleanor and George A. are buried in Alabama, why do we have their tombstones in the Nicholson mausoleum in Baldwin City? No one knows for certain. With the Nicholson family’s frequent practice of exhuming bodies and moving graves, they may have started on one plan, but with their wealth, decided to do something else. But this is just speculation. We just don’t know.
The George Edward Nicholson family home at 1215 South 8th in Baldwin, with expansion of 1907. The son, George Albert Nicholson, married in 1907 and owned the house until Dec. 1910, when it was sold to the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
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The stained glass windows were a beautiful attraction in the cemetery from 1911 until 1988 when thieves stole them.
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For two weekends during the month of June, if you listen carefully, you may hear a train chugging down the tracks on a hot summer day in Kansas. But, it is no ordinary train sound because it’s no ordinary train. This particular train has a “cheeky” face and is painted bright blue. He’s come a long way from his home on the Island of Sodor. His name is Thomas the Tank Engine, and his next stop is Baldwin City. On track to Baldwin City For the past 14 years, the PBS cartoon character has traveled to Baldwin City as the main attraction of the Day Out with Thomas event, an experience of a lifetime for little train lovers everywhere. Families can make plans to attend over two weekends—June 3 through 5 and 10 through 12. The usually quiet town of Baldwin City transforms into a magical place filled with joy, laughter and family fun. Eager children of all ages shriek at the site of Thomas and swarm the Santa Fe Depot. Baldwin City resident Dana Dorsey has brought her children Kelyden, 7, and Kayden, 7, to the event for many years. “The best part is the look on your children’s faces when Thomas arrives,” Dorsey says. “Their faces instantly light up. Kids love riding the train. They scream and smile the whole time.”
Make a day of it! Rain or shine, visitors can enjoy plenty of family fun activities at the Day Out with Thomas. Attendees can have their photo taken with Thomas, see videos of Thomas and his friends, purchase souvenirs like a conductor’s hat, and play at the Imagination Station, which includes arts, crafts and temporary tattoos. The event also features live music, magic by Marty the Magician, miniature golf, Cranky the Crane bouncy house, and food compliments of local vendors such as Lion’s Club, Whitney Sisters, and Moose’s BBQ.
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Baldwin City becomes the happiest place on earth during the two weekends in June that Thomas the Tank Engine pulls into Midland Railway’s station. The depot grounds feature a petting zoo, arts and crafts stations, miniature golf, inflatable bounce houses, and all kinds of entertainment.
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Other Midland Railway Fun The Day Out with Thomas isn’t the only event the Midland Railway hosts. Year-round, the railway also hosts special themed train rides: • Night Trains of Terror. Looking for a Halloween spook? This themed train ride takes place at dusk and is haunted by ghosts and goblins. • Santa Claus Express. Enjoy the spirit of Christmas with a train ride. Take a photo with Santa, sing your favorite Christmas song, and enjoy a cookie and hot cocoa. • Easter Egg Hunt & Ride. Train hop with the Easter Bunny and hunt for his hidden eggs. Whoever finds the golden egg gets a basket full of prizes! www.midlandrailway.org
For many of the children, Thomas the Tank Engine’s arrival is a dream come true. “I don’t even think they really care too much about the ride and scenery,” Dorsey says. “They care more about Thomas. It’s really cute. Some of them really believe Thomas is real.” Dorsey has also seen the event make a big impact on the local community over the past six years. “It helps out the local businesses like Baldwin City Lodge and the restaurants around town. You usually have to travel for fun, but this event is right in your own backyard.” Kelley Hall Elliott and her son, McCarty Moore, have attended the event for the past three years; Elliott keeps many Thomas and Friends TV shows on her DVR list. “It’s a great family outing and great experience for the kids,” Elliott says. “Mac loves ‘choo-chooing’ like a train and waving at Thomas.” Thomas and friends This year, Thomas isn’t traveling to Kansas alone. He is bringing friends with him from the Island of Sodor, including Sir Toppham Hatt, the controller of the railway, who will be greeting families. To add to the excitement, the Day Out with Thomas will also feature for the very first time another locomotive in full operation— Thomas’s best friend, Percy. For 25 minutes, visitors get to ride inside their favorite fictional characters through rolling farmland of rural Kansas. And it’s all made possible by a group of Thomas’ local friends at the Midland Railway Historical Association. The Midland first hosted Day Out with Thomas in 2002. The non-profit organization, which is volunteer-staffed, needed funding to help preserve the railway and their excursion trains on a rail line originally built in 1867 by the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad. Members of the association thought the event would be a great opportunity to raise awareness and money for the railroad. Over the years, the revenue generated from the Day Out with Thomas has been used to maintain the Midland Railway’s 11 miles of train tracks, restore and fix equipment and keep the organization funded throughout the summer and their normal hours of operation. Without this event, Midland would have a hard time remaining open for operation, says general manager of Midland Railway Allen Kinsley. “On an operations level for Midland, I look forward to the event because it brings in much-needed revenue to Midland Railway and the community,” Kinsley says.
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A community crossing Currently, Midland Railway is the only organization in Kansas to host the event. The closest other stops are in Oklahoma and Iowa. It takes about 75 volunteers per day to operate the event. Volunteers’ duties range from train crew and gift tent operations to line help and ticket sales. Thomas attracts on average close to 12,000 visitors each year, its highest turn out peaking at 15,000 visitors. This year, Midland Railway hopes to increase this number with the addition of Percy. “The best part about this event is that it brings visitors to our great community,” Kinsley says. “Many of those visitors would never have even have known about Baldwin City and the great community we have here.”
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Students at Baker University’s main campus have two choices. They can go to classes, have fun with their friends, study and donate time and effort to a plethora of volunteer opportunities available in Baldwin City and the surrounding area. Or they can choose not to. Luckily for Baldwin City, most Baker students choose to get involved. Whether it’s through internships, jobs or volunteer service, Baker students have a big impact on the community. The science of learning Baker University students Layne Wilson, Kaitlyn Stout and Jessie Wilson, all seniors, spent a January Thursday afternoon staring at homemade tornadoes, rubber balls and tiny ballet slippers in a school gym. The ’80s song “She Blinded Me With Science” blared from a tiny CD player. They were serving as judges at the 5th annual Baldwin Elementary School Science Fair. And they were taking their roles very seriously. “The students and classes that did projects really worked hard,” says Jessie Wilson, from Independence. “I was very impressed with the creativity and their ability to put parts of themselves into their projects.” “Science really gives children a place to shine who don’t typically shine with reading and writing,” says Layne Wilson, Jessie’s sister. “I hope participating in fairs like this helps kids realize how science impacts their lives.” Stout says she remembers working on a science fair project when she was their age. “My friend and I invented a ‘Rinse and Read’ that allowed you to read in the shower,” Stout says. “I hope these kids have as good a memory of the science fair as I do.” All three students are elementary education majors. They need to earn 15 hours of service as part of Baker’s service-learning program.“I think encouraging students to step out into the community is a big part of Baker University’s pushing to make their students as well-rounded as possible,” Jessie says. Throughout the school year, Baker students can be found in the local schools student teaching, working in main offices and assisting with special events like the science fair. During the school carnival, Baker football players spend a Saturday afternoon helping kids navigate inflatable obstacle courses and bounce houses. “The football players basically work our carnival for pizza,” says Dan Wallsmith, principal at BESIntermediate Center. “Baker students really have helped out in our schools. I don’t think we could have as many activities as we do without them.”
Passing the Ball Baker student Nick Wilson, a senior from Paola, is interning at the Baldwin City Recreation Commission for the spring 2016 semester. Right now, he’s helping around the office as commission employees gear up for a busy spring season of soccer, baseball, softball and swimming. Soon he hopes to referee or coach. “There’s also a ‘good feeling’ component involved,” Wilson says. “You’re dedicating a little bit of work that’s going to help a lot of other people.” His internship responsibilities are directly related to his major, sports administration, and serve a great need. For youth recreation teams in Baldwin City, children from ages three through 13 participate in a variety of sports, from baseball to soccer. “Each year, we hire interns to help out with our mission,” says recreation director Steve Friend. “Each intern has their own strengths, and we try to work with them.” Friend says Baker professors and coaches send him internship candidates more than willing to take any job they’re assigned. Friend can use interns to supplement the small permanent staff he does have. Internships provide good practical experience, Friend says. “Working here gives them a background in people skills they can’t get in the classroom.” “Last week, Nick Wilson helped hang photos and worked on a snowman for the office,” Friend continues. “Soon he’ll be doing maintenance on the ballfields, moving out the batting cages and marking the fields. There’s a lot involved with getting ready for spring.”
(Opposite Page) From left: Jessie Wilson, Kaitlyn Stout, Layne Wilson are all seniors in the elementary education program at Baker University. (Top Right) Nick Wilson, senior, sports administration major
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The Big Event Baker University students will participate once again in The Big Event on April 23, 2016, an annual, global one-day community service event for college students. “For a lot of students, it’s very eye-opening,” says Gabrielle Garrison, Baker University’s graduate assistant for student affairs. “Sometimes it’s hard to see the needs in your community, and The Big Event helps focus on those needs.”
Doing one’s duty Michaela Jamison, a junior from Shawnee, volunteers in the front yard of her sorority house, Delta Delta Delta. As chapter president, Jamison works to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the group supported by her sorority’s national chapter. During the Maple Leaf Festival, Jamison and other sorority members hosted a face-painting booth in front of the sorority as a fundraiser. They also participate in Baker Serves events, an organization that connects students to community service opportunities. “I see us as a generation of mad scientists,” Jamison says. “We are poking around and getting involved in all these volunteer efforts, sometimes in new and different ways.” Students aren’t new to community involvement—they’re just new to
this community, says Teresa Clounch, Baker’s associate dean of students and director of diversity and inclusion. Baker’s sororities and fraternities get involved locally sponsoring professional clothing drives, organizing prom dress donations and setting up kickball tournaments to raise money for cancer research. “It’s so important to show our students how to be involved and to get them involved,” Clounch says. “I tell them they could have a stellar GPA, but unless you show a potential employer what kind of person you are, the impact of your grades could be lost. Being invested in the wellbeing of your community does make a difference.” “I think the generation after us will really run with it,” Jamison says. “I don’t think we realize how much of an impact we have on a community.”
Michaela Jamison (center behind table) stands with her Delta Delta Delta sorority sisters.
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On this day, Baker University students fan out into the community and work with non-profits to do volunteer work such sorting and packing food donations, working in a community garden, transplanting trees that will be used as a windbreak for animals on the farm, and knitting sleeping mats out of recycled grocery sacks for the homeless. “This kind of active engagement helps our students understand what’s going on in their community, and what kind of role they can play,” Garrison says. “That’s a lesson they can take with them forever.” Anyone can sign up to participate in The Big Event, not just Baker students. For more information, please contact Emily Riggs and Gabrielle Garrison at 785-594-4514.
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Accounting and Tax Services Douglas County Treasurer 1100 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-832-5275 douglas-county.com H&R Block 812 Ames Street 785-594-2132 kim_coms@yahoo.com Kastl Accounting, Marilyn Pearse 4920 Legends Drive Lawrence, KS 66049 785-749-2222
Agriculture
Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Road 785-594-6767 adastraalpacas.com Baldwin Feed Company, Inc. 1600 High Street 785-594-3351 buck0569@yahoo.com Heritage Tractor, Inc. 915 Industrial Park Road 785-594-6486 heritagetractor.com
Architect
Zimmerschied Architecture, PLLC Jay Zimmerschied 901 Branchwood Drive Lawrence, KS 66049 785-550-5743 jay@zimmerschiedarchitecture.com
Art
Globe Art & Glass 299 E 550 Road Overbrook, KS 66524 785-665-0110 globeartglass.com Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc. 718 High Street PO Box 523 785-594-3186 lumberyardartscenter.org
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Banks
Baldwin State Bank 721 High Street P.O. Box 46 785-594-6421 baldwinstatebank.com Frontier Farm Credit 1270 North 300th Road 785-594-2900 frontierfarmcredit.com Kansas State Bank 602 Ames Street P.O. Box 720 785-594-7500 mykansasstatebank.com MidAmerica Bank 802 Ames Street P.O. Box 4 785-594-2100 F: 785-594-7099 mid-americabank.com
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Seventh Street Hair 809 7th Street 785-594-7144 Whitney’s Hair Salon 701 High Street 785-594-6626 whitneyshairsalon@gmail.com
Churches
American Baptist 1208 Long Creek Court 785-764-6868 Annunciation Catholic Church 740 North 6th Street 785-594-3700 annunciationchurchks.org Baldwin Church Of Christ 203 10th Street 785-594-6712 Baldwin First United Methodist Church 704 8th Street 785-594-6612 baldwinfirst.org Church Of Christ 309 East High Street 785-594-4246 Clearfield United Methodist Church 597 220 Road Eudora, KS 66025 785-883-2360 F: 785-883-4756 clearfieldumc@embarqmail.com Coal Creek Gospel Hall 1718 North 466 Road 785-979-5012
Baldwin Automotive Service Center, Inc. 131 Baker Street 785-594-9944 automech@embarqmail.com
Ives Chapel 1018 Miami Street Baldwin City, KS 66006
Baldwin Tires and Service 109 Hwy 56 785-594-2163 baldwintireandservice.com
Lighthouse Baptist Church 115 6th Street 785-594-4101
Gregg Bruce Auto and Performance 601 High Street 785-594-4088 www.greggbruceauto.com Ken’s Auto Repair Service, LLC 620 High Street 785-594-3855 Santa Fe Motors 219 East Highway 56 913-710-4114 carsforsale.com
American Red Cross – Douglas County Chapter 2518 Ridge Court Lawrence, KS 66046 785-843-3550 Baldwin City Business & Professional Women P.O. Box 503 785-594-3832 bpwusa.org Baldwin City Economic Development Corp. 785-594-2100 baldwincityedc.com Baldwin City Lions Club P.O. Box 543 785-594-4239 baldwinlions.org Baldwin City Rotary 785-594-2603 baldwincityrotary.org Douglas County Community Foundation 900 Massachusetts St., Suite 406 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-8727 dccfoundation.org Douglas County Conservation District 4920 Bob Billings Parkway Lawrence, KS 66049 785-843-4260 ext. 3 www.douglasccd.com Friends of the Baldwin City Library P.O. Box 565 785-594-3411 FriendsofBaldwinLibrary@gmail.com Heart of America Teen Challenge, Inc. 119 4th Street 785-594-3069 buffalo@mchsi.com Lawerence Douglas County Valor, Inc. LawrenceDouglasCountyValor@gmail.com lawrencekansasvalorawards.org Lawrence Home Builders Association P.O. Box 3490 Lawrence, KS 66046 lhba.net Maple Leaf Festival Committee P.O. Box 564 785-594-7564 mapleleaffestival.com Midland Railway Historical Association 1515 West High Street 913-721-1211 midland-ry.org Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce 109 East 2nd Street Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-1000 ottawakansas.org
United Church Of Christ 396 East 900 Road 785-594-3478 Worden United Methodist Church 294 East 900 Road 785-594-7598 wordenumc.com American Legion, Lloyd Beaton Post #228 803 High Street 785-594-9829 photo.tom@hotmail.com
Santa Fe Trail Historical Society, Inc. 203 Silver Leaf Lane 785-594-3169 United Way of Douglas County 2518 Ridge Court Lawrence, KS 66046 785-843-6626 unitedwaydgco.org Vinland Fair Association, Inc. 677 E 1700 Road 785-594-2525
Computer Services Reflective Group 622 High Street 785-594-5011 F: 866-976-6158 reflectivegroup.com
Convenience Stores and Gas Kwik Shop 600 Ames Street 785-594-3324
Santa Fe Market 522 Ames Street 785-594-7466
Education
Baker University 618 8th Street 785-594-6451 bakeru.edu Baldwin City USD 348 708 Chapel Street 785-594-2721 usd348.com Baldwin City USD 348 High School 415 Eisenhower Street 785-594-2725 bhs.usd348.com Baldwin City USD 348 Intermediate Center 100 Bullpup Drive 785-594-2446 usd348.com/schools/besic Baldwin City USD 348 Junior High School 400 Eisenhower Street 785-594-2448 bjhs.usd348.com Baldwin City USD 348 Primary Center 500 Lawrence Street 785-594-2444 bespc.usd348.com Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67 785-594-0404 baldwineducationfoundation.org
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Clubs and Nonprofit Organizations
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Employment Services
Manpower International, Inc. 211 East 8th Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-749-2800 us.manpower.com
Entertainment
Funeral Services
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Homes 712 9th Street 785-594-3644 eric.price@lamb-roberts.com scott.schoenberger@lamb-roberts.com
Graphic Design & Marketing Farm Fresh Graphics, Inc. 1620 College Street 785-594-7550 bobnitcher@embarqmail.com
Baldwin City Blues Linda and Michael Moore mmooreblues@hotmail.com 913-268-1142
laurenmaryDESIGN Lauren Weege 785-550-4152 laurenmaryDESIGN.com
Kansas Belle Dinner Train 215 Ames Street 785-594-8505 kansasbelle.com
PixNinja Studio Brenda Brown 785-856-1968 bb@pixninja.com
Painted Kanvas 1540 Wakarusa Drive, Suite H Lawrence, KS 66047 paintedkanvas.com
Grocery
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Healthcare
Baldwin City Market 112 8th Street 785-594-3321 Arthritis Center NEO, LLC 529 East 1700 Road 785-615-1523 arthritiscenterneo.com
The Plaza Cinema 209 S. Main Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-0777
Auburn Pharmacy 400 Ames Street 785-594-0340 F: 785-594-0343 auburnpharmacies.com
Farmers’ Markets
Farmers’ Market 720 High Street 785-594-8396 ivan.huntoon@bakeru.edu
Baldwin Family Vision Clinic 404 Ames Street 785-594-2200 F: 785-594-2213 lawrencefamilyvisionclinic.com
Voigts Farms 364 East 2100 Road Wellsville, KS 66092 785-883-4963 voigtsfarms.com
Finance
Edward Jones Pete Carr - Financial Advisor 950 Lincoln Lane Gardner KS 66030 913.486.0917 www.edwardjones.com Power Group Companies 12721 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park, KS 66213 913-491-3280 pgcompanies.com
Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation 1223 Orchard Lane 785-594-6492 skilledhealthcare.com Baldwin Medical Clinic 810 High Street 785-594-6412 baldwinmedicalclinic.com Baldwin Therapy Services 814 High Street, Suite A 785-594-3162 lawrencetherapyservices.com
Cottonwood, Inc. 2801 West 31st Street Lawrence, KS 66047 785-842-0550 www.cwood.org
D & S Door Company 115 Signal Oak Court 785-242-4814 dandsdoor@gmail.com
Kip’s Carpet Cleaning 1425 South Main Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-7863 mdiphoto@swbell.net
Lawrence Memorial Hospital 325 Maine Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-505-3131 www.lmh.org
Luke’s Handyman Service P.O. Box 535 785-764-0292 lukeshandyman@yahoo.com
Midland Care Connection 319 Perry Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-3627
Lyon Construction, LLC. 1772 North 200 Road 785-594-3138
Ransom Memorial Hospital 1301 S. Main Street Ottawa, KS 66067
Mitchell’s Floor Covering, Inc. 115 West 3rd Street Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-4193 mitchellsflooring@sbcglobal.net
Roberts Drug Store 112 North 8th Street 785-594-6711 robertsdrugstore@embarqmail.com
Rooftop Construction, LLC P.O. Box 629 Wellsville, KS 66092 913-238-9112 rooftop247@gmail.com
Rodrock Chiropractic 412 Ames Street 785-594-4894 chirorock.com
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Southern Care Hospice 11031 Strang Line Road Lenexa, KS 66215 913-906-9497 www.southerncareinc.com
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The Eye Doctors Optometrists 705 8th Street 785-594-2955 theeyedoctors.net
Living Space, LLC 715 High Street, Suite A 785-594-2659 f: 888-418-3708 www.livingspacellc.co
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Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park 163 East 200 Road Wellsville, KS 66092 785-883-2106 blackjackbattlefield.org
Orchard Lane Leisure Living & Jersey Street Apartment Suites Management Office 1016 Orchard Lane 785.594.6996 (phone and fax) apartmenthomes4u@centurylink.net
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Floral
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Cromwell Environmental/ Cromwell Solar 615 Vermont Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-749-6020 CromwellSolar.com CromwellEnv.com
Cranberry Market 914 Ames Street 785-594-3111 cranberrymarket.com
John Langley Cabinets 1705 North 600 Road 785-594-3699
Foot Pain Center of Kansas City 230-C East Main Street Gardner, KS 66030 913-856-8150 FootPainCenterofKC.com
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 814 High Street 785-843-9192 bertnash.org
Baldwin Athletic Club 926 Ames Street 785-594-2582 www.baldwinathleticclub.com
DACA Roofing P.O. Box 535 785-764-5900 dacaroofing.com
Family Medicine of Baldwin City 406 East Ames Street 785-594-2512 lmh.org/baldwincity
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American Family Insurance 707 8th Street 785-594-7400 davidsneider.com Baldwin Insurance Services 604 High Street 785-594-6822 baldwinsurance.com Farm Bureau Financial Services 721 Eighth Street 785-594-1055 fbfs.com HR Benefits, Inc. 1919 North 600 Road 913-220-2266 Integrity Midwest Insurance, LLC 1540 Wakarusa Drive, Suite D Lawrence, KS 66047 785-856-5100 integritymidwestins.com Melissa Mayer-Heinitz Agency 707 8th Street Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-594-7400 Stephens Insurance Inc. 2711 W. 6th Street, Ste A Lawrence, KS 66049 785-841-9538 stephens-ins.com
Internet Service Provider Mediacom 717 High Street 785-594-7570 RG Fiber 713 High Street 785-594-5414 rgfiber.com
Investments
JC Grason 721 Eighth Street 785-594-1054 jcgrason.com Edward Jones 452 E 1100 Road 913-486-0917 peter.carr@edwardjones.com
Liquor Stores Callahan Liquor 310 Ames Street 785-594-3555
JBC Liquors, LLC 918 Ames Street 785-594-0514
Lodging
The Lodge 502 Ames Street 785-594-3900 baldwincitylodge.com Three Sisters Inn 1035 Ames Street 785-594-3244 threesistersinn.com
Manufacturing
Custom Mobile Equipment, Inc. 439 East High Street 785-594-7474
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McFarlane Aviation, Inc. 696 E 1700 Road 785-594-2485 mcfarlaneaviation.com/vinland
Dance Café, in Baldwin Academy of Dance & Voice Serving lunch, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 711 High Street 785-594-3949
Media
CenturyLink 211 South 3rd Street Branson, MO 65616 417-334-9253 pamela.anderson@centurytel.com
Daylight Espresso Café 715 8th Street 785-594-0335 El Patron 711 Eighth Street 785-594-2711
KLWN 3125 West Sixth Street 785-371-2328 hbooth@gpmnow.com
Jitters 822 Ames Street 620-437-6967 jittersllc@gmail.com
Lawrence Journal-World 645 New Hampshire Street Lawrence, KS 66044 800-578-8748 ljworld.com
Jo’s Diner 516 Ames Street 785-594-3123 jos-diner.com
Printworth Printing PO Box 207 785-424-5824
Joy Garden 717 8th Street 785-594-3308
Photography
In Focus Studios 723 8th Street 913-748-6032 visionbyvoigts@gmail.com
Moose’s Backwoods BBQ 522 Ames Street 785-594-7427
KSK Photography 315 Blaze Boulevard 913-226-0074 Sales@kskphoto.com
Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pasta 912 Ames Street 785-594-2399 Pizza Hut 130 Hwy 56 785-594-3230
PittsPhotography photography@gmail.com http://pittsphotography.smugmug.com Facebook.com/ Pittsprofessionalphotography
Sonic 415 Ames Street 785-594-7461
Post Office
Subway 810 Ames Street 785-594-8944
United States Postal Service 702 High Street 785-594-6561
Taco Bell 126 U.S. 56 785-594-3620
Printing
Bisel, Inc. dba Minuteman Press 1404 E. 24th Street, Suite B Lawrence, KS 66046 785-842-2656 www.minutemanlawrence.com
Wooden Spoke Restaurant 203 1st Street 785-594-2222
Property Management Layton Real Estate 517 Main Street Wellsville, KS 66092 785-883-2379 laytonre.com
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice Care 200 Maine Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-3738 vna-ks.org
Baldwin City Recreation Commission 705 High Street 785-594-3670 baldwinrec.org
Vintage Park at Baldwin City 321 Crimson Avenue 785-594-4255 f: 785-594-2280 vintageparkassistedliving.com
Baldwin Golf Association 1500 South Street 785-594-3815
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Shirt Shack 715 High Street 785-594-0231 shirtshackco.com
Social Service Organizations CLO’s Midnight Farm 2084 North 600 Road 785-979-1889 midnight-farm.org
Solar Energy
Cromwell Solar 615 Vermont Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-749-6020 CromwellSolar.com
Special Events Facilities Stony Point Hall, LLC 1514 North 600 Road 785-594-2225 stonypointhall.com
Title Companies
Continental Title Company 707 High Street 785-331-4380 ctitle.com Executive Title Company, Inc. 707 High Street 785-594-9090 executivetitle@mchsi.com
Utilities
Senior Citizen Services
Douglas County Senior Services 745 Vermont Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-0543 dgcoseniorservices.org
Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street 785-594-3949 baldwindance.com
Quilters’ Paradise 713 8th Street 785-594-3477 quiltingfabricsupply.com
Cromwell Solar 615 Vermont Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-749-6020 CromwellSolar.com
ComfortCare Homes of Baldwin City 232 Elm Street 785-594-2603 comfortcarebaldwin.com
Recreation
Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Avenue 785-594-3000 f: 785-594-3000 everydayasunnyday@yahoo.com
Retreat Center
Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation 1223 Orchard Lane 785-594-6492 skilledhealthcare.com
Stephens Real Estate 703 High Street 785-594-2320 stephensre.com
Antiques On The Prairie 520 High Street 785-594-7555 vhey@carrollsweb.com
City of Baldwin City 803 8th Street P.O. Box 86 785-594-6427
The Light Center 1542 Woodson Road 785-255-4583 lightcenter.info
ReeceNichols Preferred Realty 3801 West 6th Street Lawrence, KS 66049 785-856-6200 f: 785-856-6206 lawrence.reeceandnichols.com
Shopping
Kansas Gas Service 7421 W. 129th Street Overland Park, KS 66213 800-794-4780 kansasgasservice.com
Veterinarian Services Hilltop Animal Health 293 East 1600th Road 785-594-2424
Companion Animal Hospital 504 Ames Street 785-594-2413 Paw Spa 1216 Miami Street 785-594-2534 Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Inc. 3173 Hwy K68 Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-2967 prairiepaws.org