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Rainbowgenerations SEASONAL
GROW YOUR OWN WAY
Spend some time in Baldwin’s community garden Community Choir.
F E AT U R E
KEEPING BEES How residents are helping save the planet one bee at a time.
BALDWIN CITY IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE IN THE SUMMER! Join us on one of the many inexpensive days trips to area points of interest. There is almost always some card game being played at the Rec office in the afternoons throughout the week. Try Yoga or another fitness class. Get on the mailing list for a monthly calendar! There are also many things for kids to participate in as well. Whether it is baseball or softball, tennis, golf, swim team, or just relaxing at the pool, Baldwin is the place to be! What makes a community is its special events. These provide ties that bring people together. Baldwin is very fortunate to have a variety of events and activities that bring people and the community together. The Kansas Belle runs all year long. Thomas the Tank will be returning in May/June. The City-wide garage sale is on the first weekend in June. Don’t forget the Community Easter Egg Hunt and activities. A new feature this year will be the Cappuccino Gravel Bike Ride on May 26. There are Art Walks throughout the summer. A special July 4th celebration is being planned for this year. You won’t want to miss it!
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- Yoga & Chair Yoga - Martial Arts - Self Defense Class - Pickleball - Racquetball - Slow-pitch Softball - Fitness & Conditioning
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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.
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Dear Readers, Spring is one of the most uplifting seasons, especially around Baldwin City. The trees start to turn green again, and folks are out and about downtown. There’s so much life in spring. This issue, you’ll find several stories encouraging you to get outside and explore. Whether you donate your time to the community garden, explore the Baldwin’s ties to the Santa Fe trail, or try your hand at beekeeping, there is always something new to learn or do here. We also hope you’ll celebrate some of your neighbors with us. Read Sarah Baker’s story about local Vietnam veteran and poet John Musgrave. Take some time to get to know the educators and their families at Rainbow Preschool. Maybe go find your own local hero in the community and celebrate their achievements or contributions to the community (and let us know!). Go, enjoy the beautiful weather and celebrate your city!
Copy Editor Leslie Andres Contributing Photographers Sarah J. Baker, Kayla Kohn, Brian Pitts, Susan Pitts, Meagan Young Contributing Writers Sarah J. Baker, Meagan Young
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2018 Spring/ Summer
ON THE COVER
Rainbowgenerations SEASONAL
GROW YOUR OWN WAY
Spend some time in Baldwin’s community garden Community Choir.
F E AT U R E
KEEPING BEES How residents are helping save the planet one bee at a time.
Dana and Sydney Clem, both teachers at Rainbow Preschool, share a group hug with their students. Photography by Kayla Kohn
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A HOME FOR EVERYONE
Homestead Kitchen and Bakery in downtown Baldwin City provides a cozy spot for the community to meet (and eat) together
10 A TRAIL WELL-TRAVELED
Follow the Santa Fe Trail through the Baldwin City area.
12 LEGACY OF LEARNING
Parents and children have common thread with Rainbow Preschool.
16 A ‘GROWING’ COMMUNITY
Baldwin City Community Garden provides an opportunity for community togetherness through the time-honored practice of gardening.
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24 ON THE FRONT PORCH WITH JOHN MUSGRAVE
Poet, Veteran and Baldwin City resident John Musgrave discusses how Vietnam affected him, how poetry saved him, and how Baldwin became his haven.
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A HOME FOR EVERYONE Homestead Kitchen and Bakery in downtown Baldwin City provides a cozy spot for the community to meet (and eat) together Story and Photos by Meagan Young
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ix years ago, Lori Gardner began baking from home, selling to friends and going to farmers markets to sell her from-scratch goodies. Specifically, her Ezekiel bread, a bread made from grains and legumes. “My business all started around my Ezekiel bread,” Gardner says. “I mill the grains, beans, and lentils myself, so it’s as fresh a loaf as you could possibly get.” The popularity of her Ezekiel bread meant that she soon outgrew her home kitchen. Her husband built her a larger baking space in their garage. Gardner’s demand grew and before she knew it, she was ready for her own storefront bakery. On November 22, 2016, Gardner opened Homestead Kitchen and Bakery in downtown Baldwin City. “My vision was –LORI GARDNER to have a warm and friendly atmosphere,” Gardner says, “[A place] for the community to come visit with friends, enjoy fromscratch treats and meals, and to have a place to buy small gift-y things.” Since the shop opened, Gardner and her 10 cheery employees have hosted
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a range of community activities—from local Chamber of Commerce events to writing workshops. Teresa Slankard is a writer who uses Homestead for writing workshops called “Leaving A Legacy.” Contrary to the name, the legacy writer’s workshop isn’t a place to write, but rather a lecture series about how we leave our legacy in life hosted by in the intimate, after-hours setting of Homestead Bakery. “Lori’s rustically quaint shop is one of my favorite places to visit with friends,” Slankard says. “It’s also an excellent place to meet with fellow writers. And as sweet as her pastries are, the atmosphere is even sweeter.” In addition to tasty, fresh baked goods, customers can order large, family-style, hot-and-ready take-home meals or browse the bevy of unique kitchen supplies and trinkets—all perfect gifts for friends. In addition, the local art Gardner displays on her walls is available for sale to support Baldwin City artists. Gardner’s coffee is local as well. The beans are roasted by Z’s Espresso in Lawrence. Gardner’s Homestead Kitchen and Bakery plans to continue to nourish the Baldwin City community with fresh-baked, home-cooked goodness and space for community groups to flourish—all with a little help from hot cinnamon rolls and strong coffee.
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A TRAIL WELL-TRAVELED Follow the Santa Fe Trail through the Baldwin City area
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eople who live in and around Baldwin City know the area is rich with pioneer history. Most of that history was born as wagon wheels carved ruts along the Santa Fe Trail, snaking through Kansas prairies en route to the West more than 150 years ago. The Santa Fe Trail operated from 1822–1872 and connected Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, linking Mexican and American settlements. The Santa Fe Trail served as a transportation route for both trade goods and for travelers. Many hopeful settlers traveled those famous wagon ruts and founded communities along the way. By 1880, railroads had pretty much made the trail obsolete. For a fun and educational family day trip, follow this tour of key Santa Fe Trail sites in Douglas County. If you are interested in a more encompassing tour of the trail, US 56 roughly follows the Santa Fe Trail most of the way to Santa Fe.
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BLACK JACK The town of Black Jack was settled in 1855 as a Santa Fe Trail town. When it was thriving, the town comprised multiple businesses, churches, and schools, but as trail traffic dried up, the town was abandoned. Now the only remnant of the town is its cemetery and battlefield, and visitors might recognize the town for the skirmish bearing its name. The Battle of Black Jack is often claimed to be the first battle of the Civil War. On June 2, 1856, abolitionist John Brown led a militia against Henry C. Pate’s proslavery force in a battle lasting only a few hours; it ended in Pate’s surrender and with no casualties. The battlefield grounds and trails are open from dawn to dusk, 7 days per week, and visitors can find brochures for self-guided tours. Located on U.S. Route 56, just north of the battlefield, is a reconstructed cabin and a footbridge leading south to the Ivan Boyd Prairie Preserve. There, visitors can find authentic Santa Fe Trail wagon ruts. These four deep parallel swales angling northwestward are among the finest preserved wagon ruts along the trail’s path.
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Story by Sarah J. Baker
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PALMYRA The trail town of Palmyra—modern-day Baldwin City—was established in 1857 and was the first important repair stop for travelers. Palmyra had a harness shop, a well, a blacksmith, a hotel, a lawyer’s office, a drug store, two doctors’ offices, and a tavern. The Palmyra Well was an important watering stop for travelers, their animals, and Palmyra townspeople. Trail Park is a small triangular park identified by a green historical marker northwest of the high school. This is where an angling road next to the park (N 400 Rd.) follows the Santa Fe Trail perfectly for half a mile. This diagonal trajectory of the trail continues toward Brooklyn.
GEOCACHE ALONG THE SANTA FE TRAIL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY
THE NARROWS The section of the Santa Fe Trail from the Black Jack Battlefield to Willow Springs is called “The Narrows.” The trail follows this ridge because on either side valleys grew muddier and rougher due to the Wakarusa River to the north and the Marais De Cygnes River to the south.
If you’re looking for added adventure as you travel the former Santa Fe Trail, try your hand at geocaching. The popular real-life treasure hunt requires participants to have a sense of adventure and a GPS tracking device. Cache locations are predetermined and are documented through smart-phone applications such as the Geocaching app. There are four Geocaching opportunities along Douglas County’s segment of the Santa Fe Trail. These four caches are a part of the larger Santa Fe Trail GeoTour with more than 70 geocaches hidden along the entire Santa Fe Trail.
GLOBE Like Willow Springs, the town of Globe once had another name. Formerly called “Marion,” in honor of Gen. Francis Marion of Revolutionary War fame, the town was renamed Globe in 1881. The town had a well, a blacksmith, two stores, a church, and a post office. The land west of Globe’s historical marker was known as “Sibley Hill” and visitors can still see Simmons Point in the distance.
Caches can include hidden boxes of various sizes and contents. The Santa Fe Trail boxes contain log books, swag, secret codes, and information pertaining to the location.
SIMMONS POINT Simmons Point was a stagecoach relay station believed to have been operated by Phillip and Elmira Dodder Simmons. Perfectly positioned along the Santa Fe Trail, it’s believed the building was built after the trail had been abandoned. The Simmons Point stage station is in a severe state of disrepair. It is located on private property and trespassing is strictly forbidden.
Visit SantaFeTrail.org/ Geocaching to learn more about these boxes. Create an account and download the Geocaching app to get started. Look for the “Santa Fe Trail GeoTour” at Geocaching.com/Adventures/ GeoTours/Santa-Fe-Trail.
BROOKLYN The town of Brooklyn (between modern-day Lawrence and Baldwin City) was settled around 1855. It was an early trading hub for the Santa Fe Trail until William Quantrill and his men destroyed the whole town during their retreat following their attack on Lawrence in 1863. WILLOW SPRINGS Directly west of Brooklyn is Willow Springs, a key water stop along the trail. The town had one of the earliest post offices in the area and was called “Davis” from 1855 to 1881, when the town became known as Willow Springs to honor the watering hole found there.
BADEN The small village of Baden never grew into much more than a collection of houses and a post office. A historical marker identifies where the Baden post office once stood and where the Santa Fe Trail crosses U.S. 56. This is also the last Santa Fe Trail historical marker in Douglas County.
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LEGACY OF LEARNING Parents and children have common thread with Rainbow Preschool Story by Kelly Gibson
Photos by Kayla Kohn
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ana Clem found Rainbow Preschool the way many find Rainbow Preschool—through word of mouth. After moving to Baldwin City in 2004, Clem was looking for a school for her daughter, Sydney. She had options, but when she met Deb Ehling-Gwin, she knew Rainbow was the best spot for her daughter to start her formal education. Ehling-Gwin was the principal at Rainbow. “I chose Rainbow because I knew Sydney didn’t have any developmental or social issues, so she wouldn’t qualify for the 4-year-old program,” Clem says. It was how Clem ended up working at Rainbow that was a little unconventional. The stay-at-home mom was waiting to pick up her daughter from school when a staff member asked if she would have time to work in the Busy Bees classroom, a morning-only classroom at Rainbow dedicated to children ages 2.5 and older. “It is all history from there,” Clem says. Family history, at that. Clem—or Miss Dana as her students know her—has been teaching at Rainbow for 14 years, and is joined by Sydney, who started working at Rainbow as an assistant teacher two years ago. While Sydney says she doesn’t remember much about her time –KRISTIN AMBURGEY at Rainbow, she does remember how welcoming it is and always has been. “It was always fun,” Sydney says. “There’s never a dull moment.” Rainbow has always been a collaboration of mothers. Bootsie Lauridsen was the first teacher hired at Rainbow in the 1960s and remembers its establishment. “In those days, most of us moms didn’t work, and so that’s why it was so wonderful that the community came up with this idea that we wanted our kids to be in a place where they could be sociable and learn a few things and learn to get along,” Lauridsen says. “It was a total cooperation of mothers who gave up their time to help make this happen, because they could.” Prior to Rainbow, Baldwin City had the Baldwin Cooperative Nursery School, which was the brainchild of Hildred Cyr and Kathy Faulkner. “It was a response to young mothers, like themselves, who were looking for a social outlet for their children before kindergarten,” Lauridsen says. It evolved from a mother-led cooperative to a fullfledged preschool, guided by Merceil Doty, the first board president. Lauridsen, Doty, Rita Brecheisen and Muriel Gessner developed a program and found funding to get the preschool off the ground.
“It’s the perfect mix of love, learning and fun.”
Dana Clem and her daughter, Sydney, both teach at Rainbow Preschool. Sydney is a former student and is one example of the generations of families who have learned at Rainbow.
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Robyn Elder was a student of Lauridsen’s in the mid-1960s when the preschool was located at the United Methodist Church. “Everything I remember about my preschool years is positive,” Elder says. “We took lots of walks and visited local businesses.” And Elder says she is glad that one of her children also got to experience early education at the same preschool in the mid-1990s. “Rainbow is such an integral part of our community,” Elder says. “I am so very happy it is still up and running. Children and families are different and we are so very fortunate to have Rainbow as an option to our early childhood community.” It is through partnership and love that Rainbow families have kept the school going for more than half a century. “I do know it took lots of organization and cooperation from all to make it happen,” Lauridsen says. “But that pre-school was all about cooperation.” The cooperation continues some 50 years later. The nonprofit preschool is managed by a board of directors. The board, along with teachers and volunteers, work to not only give the students the best early education they can, but also give back to the community they serve.
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Recently, students participated in a trike-a-thon as a fundraiser for St. Jude’s. “Oh my goodness, were the kids excited to bring their trikes and bikes and ride them with their friends,” Dana says. Attending preschool at Rainbow has become a family tradition. Kristin Amburgey started attending Rainbow in the late 1980s. Now, 30 years later, her son, Thoren, is a Rainbow student. “I remember meeting friends at Rainbow that I still have today,” Amburgey says. “Thoren loves going to school there. It’s the perfect mix of love, learning and fun.” Amburgey knows that Thoren looks forward to school each day and is in an environment that will promote positive learning. She knows because she lived it. “It’s very meaningful that 30 years later my son is able to attend the same preschool I did,” Amburgey says. “Not many people can say that.” It’s the family atmosphere that perpetuates a culture of warmth, love and learning. “For most kids in my class, this is their first experience at school,” Dana says. “I want it to be a good experience. I want the kids to feel safe, comfortable and happy to be there. I want them to feel at home. I want them to learn how to share and get along with their friends.”
OPPOSITE TOP: (clockwise from left) Bootsie Lauridsen, Kristin Ambergey, Robyn Elder, Dana Clem and Sydney Clem have all played a role at Rainbow Preschool and continue the 50-year legacy of the school in the community, whether by sharing that educational experience with their own children, or teaching the preschool-aged kids of Baldwin City. ABOVE: Kristin Ambergey sits with her son, Thoren, in the Busy Bee class at Rainbow Preschool.
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A ‘GROWING’ COMMUNITY Baldwin City Community Garden provides an opportunity for community togetherness through the time-honored practice of gardening Story by Sarah J. Baker
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During the garden’s first two years, Barbara Pressgrove is more or less the n 2011, Baldwin City’s chapter of 7–10 individuals or families maintained volunteer point-person for community Business and Professional Women plots. For the past few years, however, garden operations. An avid gardener elected to create and sponsor a the garden has been averaging only 4–5 herself, she has poured that love into community garden. Members individuals or families. Pressgrove says the community garden and has many contacted city officials to find the perfect the Baldwin City Community place for residents to put their green Garden needs both gardeners thumbs to work. A city-owned lot and volunteers to help reach its on 3rd St., just north of Oakwood potential. Cemetery, soon became home to “It is quite a big area of land, the new Baldwin City Community but we only use about a fourth Garden. –BARBARA PRESSGROVE, COMMUNITY GARDENER of it,” she says. “I thought that “We were looking for a project in a couple years, [the garden] that could help the community and would be really going, but it may take plans for its future. However, the we came up with this,” Barbara Pressgrove, 10 years to get it going. It is quite a bit garden has not been growing as much former BPW president, says. “And we’ve of work.” as she hoped. had a lot of help from the city.”
“A garden is a lot of work.”
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Pressgrove thinks some of the lack of interest stems from the amount of effort it takes to maintain and nurture a garden. “A garden is a lot of work,” she says. “So, I think some of the families that had come out had said, ‘Well, it’s too much to do.’ And they don’t want to do it again. There are a couple of people who are gung-ho gardeners. They will always have a plot and I will too. The others just come and go.” One of the ways she hopes to reignite local interest in the community garden is to introduce a few plots that many individuals will take care of together, where the produce would be donated to the food pantry. “I’d like to get some interest in gardening for the food pantry,” she said. “If we can get the hoop house going, we could have some earlier produce for the food pantry. We just need some volunteers to work together.” The hoop house, an arched greenhouse with a wooden frame covered in polythene, was made possible through a grant from the Douglas County Conservation District. Pressgrove knows that local interest is there; the challenge is getting those people to turn interest into action. “We had a booth at the community wellness festival last spring, and we had some pictures of the garden,” she says. “We asked if anyone was interested in gardening or helping put up the hoop house. And we got about 12–15 names of people who signed, so there is some interest. It is just getting people to come out and do the work.” Over the years, volunteers of all ages have helped out in the garden— from painting and planting to tilling and weeding. Often, volunteers arrive in the form of high school classes or college clubs. In 2012, children in the Baldwin City Recreation day camp came out to the garden for an activity-packed day. The kids painted their hands and placed them on the side of the green shed. They participated in a relay race, planted marigolds, and met a volunteer who showed them her worm farms. Unfortunately, the shed needed repainting last year and the handprints have since been covered up. “We decided to paint the shed—fix it up a little,” Pressgrove says. “And they had some work days at the high school, so Kathleen Sigvaldson took her seminar class out there and they got [the shed] half-way painted.” The high school students also drilled holes for the hoop house, which is still under construction. “We’ve got quite a few goals for the year,” Pressgrove says of the garden’s lengthy to-do list. This year, Pressgrove hopes to complete the hoop house, finish painting the shed, and get a food pantry garden organized. Those goals are on top of all the work that goes into preparing the area for the growing season. Yes, Pressgrove says, a community garden is a lot of work, but the payoff is having a wonderful place where the Baldwin City community can work together to create something beautiful for all to enjoy.
ABOVE: Barbara Pressgrove (left) and her daughter, Michelle Pressgrove Rogers, present handprints from local schoolchildren decorating the side of the green work shed on the community garden property. BELOW: Volunteers build a hoop house for the community garden. Pressgrove hopes to grow food year-round and donate to the food pantry in the future.
GET INVOLVED! Growing season is between April and September, so pick your plot and get growing. There are two plot sizes available, and Pressgrove hopes to have smaller options soon. Gardners can choose: 10’ x 50’ plot for $35 20’ x 50’ plot for $50 $25 deposit is required but returned upon plot clean-up at the end of the season. Not up for a full plot of your own? There are always volunteering opportunities available, and the community garden accepts donations of leaves and mulch. To reserve your plot, volunteer, or donate mulch or leaves, please contact baldwinbpw@gmail.com for more information.
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MIDLAND RAILWAY EASTER EGG HUNT Hunt for more than 1,000 eggs after this Easter-themed train ride (complete with an Easter bunny appearance). Purchase tickets at www.midlandrailway.org Midland Railway, 10 a.m, 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
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MOTHER-SON DANCE Moms and sons can enjoy a special night of dancing, food and games. Tickets are $25 per couple and $5 for additional children. Baldwin Intermediate Center
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CIVIL WAR TRUST PARK DAY Volunteer your day to clean up Black Jack Battlefield. Volunteers should meet at Robert Hall Pearson Historic Farmhouse, wear work clothes and get ready to get a little dirty. Jobs will be available for adults and children, so bring the whole family! Black Jack Battlefield, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
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SPRING FLOWER SALE Rainbow Preschool will be selling beautiful hanging baskets and pots of geraniums from Enright Gardens just in time for Mother’s Day! Hanging baskets are $28 and pots of geraniums are $5. Orders can be placed on the Rainbow Preschool website by clicking on the “donate” button and placing your flower preference in the “special instructions box. Sales will be April 25–May 2. rainbow experiencepreschool.org
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BAKER UNIVERSITY SPRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT Rice Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
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SYMPHONIC BAND GUEST CONCERT Rice Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
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BHS GRADUATION Baldwin High School, 10 a.m.
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BALDWIN CITY GRAVEL GRIND - BIKE RACE/TOUR What better way to enjoy the spring weather than a bike race? Join the Guru’s Gravel Grinders for the “Cappuccino Ride” by registering online at baldwincity.recdesk.com. Choose from the 12-, 35- or 70-mile races. High Street, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
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JOYS OF
Beekeeping Whether for hobby or career, Baldwin City beekeepers hope to help the environment one hive at a time Story by Sarah J. Baker
Photos by Susan and Brian Pitts
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H
umans have been keeping honey bees and harvesting honey for thousands of years. The art of beekeeping as we know it today took a long time to develop, with modern honey-harvesting techniques developed in the 18th century. Beekeepers can extract beeswax, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly from honey bee hives to make a wide array of products—from candles to medicine to food. Beekeeping also benefits area crops, flora and fauna. Beekeeping can be a hobby, taking up only a few hours a month, or it can be a full-blown business.
Richard Bean
Kansas native Richard Bean has been keeping bees for decades. Initially, it was just a hobby, but over the years beekeeping has become Bean’s passion and way of life. “I’ve been keeping bees for close to 47 years, so I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve,” Bean says. “I got my first bees in 1971. I’ve really only missed a couple of seasons; other than that I have been at them all this time.” When he was first starting out, Bean found a local beekeeper who was willing to mentor him. This beekeeper taught him the basics of beekeeping and how to capture wild swarms of honey bees that had built hives in undesirable locations. He used that knowledge to capture a swarm of his own. During his first few seasons, he had two colonies. Now, Bean estimates that he currently has 30 colonies of honey bees, but he
doesn’t like to keep count. He keeps busy by giving beekeeping classes and selling a variety of bee products at the Maple Leaf Festival and the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market. If requested, sometimes he offers bee removal service.
Brian and Susan Pitts
Brian and Susan Pitts share a love of honey as well as a desire to do their part to combat the declining bee population. In 2013, they decided to reach out to local beekeeping expert Richard Bean for guidance. Bean received Brian’s business card in his mailbox; it said simply, “I want bees.” Soon after that, the men hit it off, and the Pitts began taking Bean’s beekeeping classes. Five years later, the Pittses have two honey-bee colonies at their home near Liston Stadium. Unfortunately, they lost a colony last year. On average, they have between one and four honey-bee colonies. “It’s a fun hobby,” Brian says. “It doesn’t take a whole bunch of time. You can dedicate a couple of hours to it each weekend max. There are times that I don’t go out and look at them for a month or three at a time. I just kind of let them do their thing naturally.” The honey they harvest goes into their personal pantry, and they give Bean the beeswax to make candles. “We make just enough [honey] for personal consumption,” Brian says. “It takes a few years to really propagate a colony to get enough honey out of it. To harvest a lot of honey, you need a lot of colonies. Last year was a really good year. I got almost five gallons of honey.”
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Plant These to Save Bees! Aster Borage Buttercup Cilantro English marigold Fennel Geranium Heliotrope Hollyhock Lavender Poppy Sage Snowdrop Sunflower Sweet Alyssum Thyme Zinnia
Mike and Dana Rommelfanger
Another local couple, Mike and Dana Rommelfanger, have been keeping bees for nearly a decade. Last year, their two backyard hives yielded so much honey that they needed to devote attention to “marketing the honey.” So, Dana began selling their honey at the Saturday morning farmers market in downtown Baldwin City. “It was a lovely experience,” Dana says. “We are not in it for money although it may help to supplement income if we ever retire. If we ever move to the country, I do hope to expand and keep more hives.” For now, Dana says she hopes to keep their beekeeping hobby just that: a hobby. “I am a beekeeper, not a business person,” Dana says. “The beekeeping is done for the love of it. For me, it originates with a love of all things to do with respecting and valuing the balance of nature. Add to that a Winniethe-Pooh-like appreciation of honey, and you can understand why I do it.” Like Bean and the Pittses, the Rommelfangers try to limit human interaction with their bees. They say it makes the bee population stronger, more self-sufficient and natural. “Our foremost goal is to maintain vigorously healthy hives, using organic means and as little interference as possible,” Dana says. “That’s not to say that we aren’t active in management of the bees, only that we take care to allow them to prosper and meet their needs themselves naturally and respect their nature. All other considerations are entirely subservient to that.”
Midland Railway Historical Association
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1515 High Street Baldwin City, Kansas (785) 594-6982 www.midlandrailway.org
The Midland Railway operates excursion trains on a line originally constructed in 1867. Train rides feature an over-20-mile round trip from Baldwin City via “Norwood, Kansas” to Ottawa Junction, Kansas, traveling through scenic Eastern Kansas farmland and woods via vintage railway equipment.
How to Help Bee Populations
Bean is concerned and disheartened about the danger humans pose to the environment and the repercussions that directly affect the bee population as a whole–not just honey bees, but wild bee populations as well. Some pesticides used in farming and gardening are poisonous to bees. When wildflowers and other natural habitats are destroyed, it becomes harder and harder for bees to survive, often forcing swarms to compete for resources. “When people have a problem with one thing or another, whether it be insects or weeds, they just grab a spray bottle and start squirting,” Bean says. “They don’t pay attention to what harm they may be causing to the environment. From the many years that I have been keeping bees, I have seen it change.” Want to help? Stop using pesticides in your garden, Bean says. Leave the “pesky” dandelions and lawn clover alone; bees love them. By planting bee-friendly flora, you are preserving habitat for many helpful insects— not just bees. Also, honey bees only sting if they feel threatened. If they sting you, then they will die. If you want to learn how to become a beekeeper, or if you just want to see what all the buzz is about, Bean offers classes throughout the year at his Blossom Trail Bee Ranch near Vinland. He loves to share his experiences and advice with those who share his interest in honey bees. Interested students can give him a call at (785) 615-1548 or follow the Blossom Trail Bee Ranch Facebook page for updates on upcoming classes.
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“I was desperate to find somewhere that I liked.” –JOHN MUSGRAVE, POET AND VIETNAM VETERAN
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On the Front Porch with
John Musgrave Poet, Veteran and Baldwin City resident John Musgrave discusses how Vietnam affected him, how poetry saved him, and how Baldwin became his haven Story by Sarah J. Baker
Photography by Meagan Young and Sarah J. Baker
On a beautiful day in July 1969, 20-year-old John Musgrave drove into Baldwin City in his 1966 MGB with the top down. He remembers being impressed as he drove on the brick streets through a tunnel of trees. “I was like, ‘I don’t know if I want to go to school here, but I’m going to live here,’” he says. Musgrave was on his way to check out Baker University though he only agreed to visit the school because a lady from his church kept twisting his arm to do so. Two years earlier, Musgrave had enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served his country in Vietnam for nearly a year before an ambush left him permanently disabled. He was medically retired from service in 1969. Upon returning home, he and his fellow Vietnam veterans were met with hostility and disrespect from some Americans, a marked shift from the warm welcome experienced by veterans from previous wars. Musgrave saw hostility firsthand when he visited colleges on his journey to obtain a degree. He did not want to attend a school that did not respect him, and his visit to Baker University proved the atmosphere there was different. He met with a recruiter for Baker who recognized Musgrave’s military service and guaranteed him a warm reception on campus. In addition to making him feel
welcome, the smaller community offered Musgrave more flexibility. Baker had student veterans already, and enrollment officials were willing to let him start early because they knew Musgrave’s GI Bill benefits would come through eventually. “I moved [to Baldwin City] in August for freshman orientation and I never left,” he said. There is another pivotal reason behind Musgrave’s decision to settle down in Baldwin City. An 18-year-old black Marine had been shot trying to save Musgrave in Vietnam. When Musgrave came home from recovering in the hospital, he knew he could never live in his hometown again because the black man who had saved his life would not have been welcome there. “I was desperate to find somewhere that I liked,” he said. “Where I could feel like I wasn’t insulting one of the men who sacrificed everything to rescue me. I had to be able to live somewhere where I could hold my head up high and not be ashamed. Baldwin City offered me that opportunity, and I’ve always been grateful for that.” Musgrave and his wife, Shannon, still call Baldwin City their home. And now Musgrave’s experience in Vietnam has attracted international attention, thanks to Ken Burns’ documentary The Vietnam War, which aired on PBS last fall.
26 Prior to appearing in the documentary, Musgrave spoke regularly with high school history classes about the Vietnam War. He advocated for awareness of the suicide epidemic among veterans. He wrote poetry about his experiences during the war. As a result of sharing his experiences in the documentary, Musgrave has been interviewed by various media outlets and has been asked to speak at numerous public events. He also has received emails from all over the world—Canada, England, Israel, France, Australia, and Scandinavia—from people who watched the documentary and were touched by his story. He was Baker University’s 2017 fall commencement speaker.
Finding a Rhyme and a Reason
GIVING BACK In November, Baker University hosted a conversation with John, in which he told his story and took questions. Baker University president Lynne Murray surprised John at the end of the evening with the news that Baker alumnus Nelson Elliot donated $10,000 for the creation of a scholarship fund for military service men and women in his name—“The John Musgrave Scholarship Fund.” John’s autobiography will be published this spring with the working title The Education of Corporal John Musgrave.
Just because he left the war didn’t mean that the war had left him. He often says that after the war he was negotiating a “cease-fire.” Poetry was his alternative to suicide. It was at Baker where he began to write poetry, and he used it as a coping mechanism to tame the demons in his mind. One poem in particular resonates with Musgrave and readers. It is called “Notes to the Man Who Shot Me,” and in it, Musgrave relates to and forgives the man who shot him in Vietnam. With the confrontation of his inner demons, it was also time to confront the outer demons. The war was still going on, men were still dying, and the president of the United States had publicly said in so many words that the war wasn’t worth fighting. Musgrave decided to do the “bravest thing I’ve done in my life,” which was taking a stand against the war by joining Vietnam Veterans Against the War. He says he sees America’s constitutional rights not as “rights” but as “duties.” And it was his duty, as a citizen, to use his voice and vote to end the war and bring his comrades home. He says protesting the war caused a rift with some people he admired although the Baldwin City and Baker University communities never turned their backs on him. “When I came out against the war, they still treated me with respect, even though they disagreed with me,” he says. “You have no idea what a gift that is. I have never forgotten the day that I came to Baldwin City, Kansas, and Baker University. I would not be here today if it weren’t for this fine institution and this wonderful community.”
On the Horizon
Musgrave was flown out of Vietnam after he was shot in an “intimate” ambush. In his dreams, Vietnam is still a terrifying place, and the Vietnamese army is still trying to kill him. His time in Vietnam is the reason he still has to sleep with a nightlight because he is terrified by the dark. After all these years, Musgrave wishes to return to the place where he nearly died and where his life was changed forever. In fall 2017, Rose Marino, who attended one of his talks in Lawrence, was deeply touched by his story. She was moved by his dream to one day return to Vietnam, and she created a GoFundMe account on his behalf with a goal of raising $10,000 “to honor and thank him.” Forty days later, the campaign surpassed its goal, raising more than $14,000. Thanks to generous donations from fewer than 150 people from across the world, Musgrave can begin his last mission—a mission for closure. There is a tentative trip scheduled for April with a few fellow Marine veterans that Musgrave hopes to join, hopefully with his wife and son. Since he was evacuated from Vietnam, Musgrave feels that he has some unfinished business there. He hopes that by returning to Vietnam and interacting with the people in a positive way, he can put his demons to rest. This time, Musgrave plans on walking out of Vietnam with his mind at peace.
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Attorney
Gardner Chamber of Commerce 109 E Main Gardner, KS 66030 913-856-6464 jason@gardneredgerton.org www.gardneredgerton.org
K-State Research & Extension – Douglas County Marlin A. Bates, County Extension Director 2110 Harper St. Lawrence, KS 66046 785.843.7058 batesm@ksu.edu
Accounting and Tax Services
Automotive
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 646 Vermont, #200 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-865-4411 www.lawrencechamber.com
Keepers of the Legends Foundation PO Box 866 785-979-2451 philiphannon@keepersofthelegends.org www.keepersofthelegends.org
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce 109 E 2nd Street Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-1000 chamber@ottawakansas.org ottawakansas.org
Maple Leaf Festival Committee PO Box 564 785-594-7564 www.mapleleaffestival.com
A&H Air Conditioning and Heating 1717 College Street 785-594-3357 saundra@ah-air.com www.ah-air.com Douglas County Treasurer 1100 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-832-5275 pgilchrist@douglas-county.com www.douglas-county.com
H&R Block Dawn Leadbetter 812 Ames Street 785-594-2132 dawn.leadbetter@tax.hrblock.com New Frontier Tax & Business Services Robb and Pam Ferguson 608 High Street, Ste. C 785-594-1204 pferguson@newfrontiertbs.com www.newfrontiertbs.com
Agriculture
Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Road 785-594-6767 grampaca168@gmail.com www.adastraalpacas.com Baldwin Feed Co., Inc. 1600 High Street 785-594-3351 bfeed92@yahoo.com Heritage Tractor, Inc. 915 Industrial Park Road 785-594-6486 hti@heritagetractor.com www.heritagetractor.com
Agriculture & Entertainment Prairie City Miniature Horses 92 E. 1600 Road Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-418-2770 gatorhoursedee66@gmail.com
Architect
Zimmerschied Architecture Jay Zimmerschied 901 Branchwood Drive Lawrence, KS 66049 785-550-5743 jay@zimmerschiedarchitecture.com www.zimmerschiedarchitecture.com
Arts and Culture
Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com www.baldwindance.com Friends of Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice Club 711 High Street Baldwin City, KS 66006 www.baldwindance.com/friends-of-badv friendsofbadv.com Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High Street 785-594-3186 info@lumberyardartscenter.org www.lumberyardartscenter.org
Assisted Living
Vintage Park at Baldwin City 321 Crimson Avenue 785-594-4255 brussell@vintageparkassistedliving.com www.vintageparkassistedliving.com
The Law Office of Blake Glover 608 High Street 785-594-1099 blake@blakegloverlaw.com www.blakegloverlaw.com Baldwin Automotive Service Center, Inc. 131 Baker Street 785-594-9944 automech@embarqmail.com Gregg Bruce Auto and Performance 601 High Street 785-594-4088 greggbruceauto@gmail.com www.greggbruceauto.com
Banks
Baldwin State Bank 721 High Street 785-594-6421 www.baldwinstatebank.com Kansas State Bank 602 Ames Street 785-594-7500 www.mykansasstatebank.com Mid America Bank 802 Ames Street 785-594-2100 www.mid-americabank.com Bank Midwest Mortgage Tim Franklin 13180 Metcalf Ave Overland Park, KS 66213 913-239-2985 Tim.Franklin@banknw.com www.HomeLoansWithTim.com
Beauty
Seventh Street Hair 809 7th Street 785-594-7144 Whitney’s Hair Salon 701 High Street 785-594-6626 whitneyshairsalon@gmail.com
Catering
Dance Café - Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com Homestead Kitchen & Bakery 719 8th Street 785-7663442 www.homestead.cafe Maceli’s Inc. 1031 New Hampshire Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-331-2096 steve@macelis.com www.macelis.com Moose’s Backwoods BBQ and Catering 522 Ames Street 785-594-7427 www.moosesbackwoodsbbq.net Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pasta 912 Ames Street 785-594-2399 Optimal Living 1410 Kasold ste a17 Lawrence, KS 66049 785-3315290 optimallivinginfo@gmail.com www.olmeals.com
Chambers of Commerce
Eudora Chamber of Commerce 1402 Church Street Eudora, KS 66025 785-542-1212 www.groweudora.com
Wellsville Chamber of Commerce PO Box 472 Wellsville, KS 66092 785-883-2234 wellsvillechamberofcommerce@hotmail.com www.wellsvillechamber.com
Churches
Baldwin First United Methodist Church 704 8th Street 785-594-6612 office@baldwinfirst.org www.baldwinfirst.org Fellowship Church 926 Ames Baldwin City, KS 66006 575-635-1048 matto@baldwinfbc.org www.baldwinfbc.org Ives Chapel United Methodist Church 1018 Miami Street 785-594-6555 Worden United Methodist Church 294 E 900th Road 785-594-7598 wordenumc@msn.com www.wordenumc.com
Clubs and Nonprofit Organizations American Legion, Lloyd Beaton Post #228 803 High Street 785-594-2530
Baldwin City Business & Professional Women PO Box 503 785-594-3832 bkp_barb@hotmail.com Baldwin City Lion’s Club PO Box 543 ebailey@usd348.com Baldwin City Rotary 785-594-3169 www.baldwincityrotary.org Douglas County Community Foundation 900 Massachusetts Street, Suite 406 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-8727 chipblaser@dccfoundation.org www.dccfoundation.org Friends of the Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice Club PO Box 418 Baldwin City, KS 66006 913-787-2923 friendsofbadv@gmail.com www.baldwindance.com/friends-of-badv Friends of the Baldwin Library PO Box 565 785-594-3411 FriendsofBaldwinLibrary@gmail.com baldwin.mykansaslibrary.org/friends
United Way of Douglas County 2518 Ridge Ct., Ste. 200 Lawrence, KS 66046 785-843-6626 uwcamp@unitedwaydgco.org www.unitedwaydgco.org Vinland Fair Association 1690 N 790 Road 785-594-2525 www.vinlandfair.com
Construction
Maley & Sons Construction, LLC Chris Maley 454 East 2100 Road 785-331-6883 chris@maleyandsons.com
Economic Development Baldwin City EDC 814 Ames Street 785-766-9505 boothhank@gmail.com www.baldwincityedc.com
Education
Baldwin Elementary School Primary Center 500 Lawrence Street 785-594-2444 dehling-gwin@usd348.com www.usd348.com/schools/bespc Baldwin Junior High School 400 Eisenhower Street 785-594-2448 www.usd348.com Baldwin High School 415 Eisenhower Street 785-594-2725 rmckim@usd348.com www.usd348.com/schools/bhs Baldwin Intermediate Center 100 Bullpup Lane 785-594-2446 dwallsmith@usd348.com usd348.com/schools/besic/ Baker University 618 8th Street 785-594-8308 www.bakeru.edu Baldwin City USD 348 708 Chapel Street 785-594-2721 www.usd348.com Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67 785-594-0404 kgerstner@usd348.com www.baldwineducationfoundation.org
The Rainbow Experience, Inc. 115 6th Street 785-594-2223 www.rainbowexperiencepreschool.com
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Entertainment
Baldwin City Blues 19706 W 63rd Terrace Shawnee, KS 66218 913-268-1142 mmooreblues@hotmail.com Kansas Belle Dinner Train Inc. 215 Ames Street 785-594-8505 office@kansasbelle.com www.kansasbelle.com Midland Railway Historical Society 1515 West High Street 913-721-1211 www.midlandrailway.org
Floral & Gifts
In Full Bloom at The Cranberry Market 519 Ames Street infullbloombaldwin@gmail.com www.wellsvilleflowers.com
Lawrence Memorial Hospital 325 Maine Lawrence, KS 66044 785-505-3132 janice.early@lmh.org www.lmh.org PK Therapy LLC Peggy Keller 811 Grove Street 785-594-2909 peggy@PKTherapyot.com www.PKTherapyot.com Rodrock Chiropractic Dr. Jeremy Rodrock 412 Ames Street docrock76@gmail.com www.chirorock.com
Historical Societies
Funeral Services
Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park 163 E 200 Road Wellsville, KS 66092 www.blackjackbattlefield.org
Healthcare
Douglas County Historical Society 1047 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-841-4109 snovak@watkinsmuscum.org www.watkinsmuseum.org
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home 712 9th Street 785-594-3644 scott.schoenberger@lamb-roberts.com www.lamb-roberts.com Baldwin City Dental Chris Leiszler, DDS 414 Ames Street 785-594-9834 www.BaldwinCityDental.com Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 1223 Orchard Lane 785 594-6492 www.genesishcc.com/baldwinhealthcare Dr. Cristina Godwin Ransom Memorial Hospital 1428 S. Main Street, Ste. 4 Ottawa, KS 66067 785-229-8882 cgoodwin@ransom.org www.ransom.org
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 200 Maine Street, Ste. A Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-9192 www.bertnash.org Elite Chiropractic Ethan James, D.C. 920 Ames Street contactelitechiropractic.com elitechiropractic.net Epic Vision Eye Centers LLC 404 Ames Street Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-594-2200 tasha@epicvisioneyecenters.com www.epicvisioneyecenters.com Family Medicine of Baldwin City Lawrence Memorial Hospital 406 Ames 785-594-2912 melissa.nichols@lmh.org www.lmh.org/baldwincity Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department 200 Maine, Ste. B Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-3060 ctilden@ldchealth.org www.ldchealth.org Lawrence Memorial Hospital Baldwin City Therapy 814 High 785-594-3162 laura.bennetts@lmh.org www.lmh.org/therapy
Midland Railway Historical Society 1515 West High Street 913-721-1211 www.midlandrailway.org Santa Fe Historical Society 203 Silver Leaf Lane 785-594-3169 mejard@embarqmail.com
Home Health Care
Angels Care Home Health Chris Lorman 318 Main Street Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-3100 chris.lorman@angmarcompanies.com www.angelscarehealth.com Caregivers Home Health Ed Schulte 618 E 1714 Road 785-749-0300 eschulte@caregiverskansas.com www.caregiverskansas.com
Home Improvement
Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Avenue 785-594-3000 www.arrowhead.doitbest.com House Guys USA 2601 S. Iowa Street, Ste. 785-551-7490 Markpringle@HouseGuysUSA.com www.HouseGuysUSA.com Lyon Construction Company, LLC 1772 North 200 Road 785-594-3138 Rooftop Construction, LLC 3986 Thomas Road, Wellsville, KS 66092 913-238-9112 rooftop247@gmail.com Scott’s Repair, LLC 181 E 1575 Rd 785-979-6450 braddocks4@juno.com
Independent Living
Baldwin Retirement Apartment Complex, Inc. DBA Orchard Lane & Jersey Street Apartment Suites 1016 Orchard Lane 785-594-6996 apartmenthomes4u@centurylink.net
Individuals
Linda Ballinger James Catron Craig Davis Teri Ediger Robyn Elder John Fowler Gerald Sanden Peter Sexton James Wilson
Insurance
Library
Baldwin City Public Library 800 7th Street 785-594-3411 bladwinpl@baldwin.lib.ks.us www.baldwincitylibrary.org
Liquor Stores
Callahan’s Retail Liquor 310 Ames Street 785-594-3555 JBC Liquors, Inc. 916 Ames Street 785-594-0514
Baldwin Insurance Services 604 High Street 785-594-6822 sales@baldwininsurance.com www.baldwininsurance.com
Lodging
Edie Insurance Group, Inc. Brad Scraper 814 Baker Street 785-856-3343 brad@edieinsurance.com www.edieinsurance.com
Manufacturing
Farm Bureau Financial Services 721 8th Street 785-594-1055 kelly.neufeld@fbfs.com www.kellyneufeld.fbfs.com Integrity Midwest Insurance, LLC 1540 Wakarusa Drive, Ste. D Lawrence, KS 66047 785-856-5100 clint@integritymidwestins.com www.integritymidwestins.com Jardon Insurance 705 8th Street 913-486-0061 galen@compassinsurancekc.com Mary Wiscombe American Family Insurance 707 8th Street 785-331-4353 mwoodwar@amfam.com
Internet Service Providers
Mediacom Communications Corp. 717 High Street 785-594-7570 lhuggins@mediacomcc.com RG Fiber 713 High Street 785-594-5414 mike@rgfiber.com www.rgfiber.com
Investments
Edward Jones Pete Carr 452 E 1100 Road 913-856-8846 peter.carr@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com JC Grayson Chris Graham 721 8th Street 785-594-1054 cgraham@jcgrason.com www.jcgrason.com
IT Services
MyITG Services, LLC PO Box 836 913-526-0111 sean@myitgservices.com www.myitgservices.com
Janitorial Service
Tesco Janitorial Company 804 N. Meadowbook Olathe, KS 66062 816-830-8232 telltesco@tescomidwest.com
Three Sisters Inn 1035 Ames Street 785-594-3244 www.threesistersinn.com Custom Mobile Equipment, Inc. 439 E High Street 785-594-7474 sales@versa-lift.com www.versa-lift.com Jawbbats 606 B High Street Baldwin City, KS 66006 913-626-4391 Jacob@jawbats.com www.jawbats.com
McFarlane Aviation 696 E 1700 Road 785-594-2741 mcfarlane@mcfarlaneaviation.com www.mcfarlaneaviation.com Rice Precision Manufacturing 401 E. High Street 785-594-2670 cheryl@rice-precision.com www.rice-precision.com
Media
Baldwin City Living Magazine 645 New Hampshire Lawrence, KS 66044 785-832-7264 jmorgan@sunflowerpub.com www.sunflowerpub.com Baldwin City Radio 713 High Street 785-764-8380 jay@bladwincityradio.com baldwincityradio.com Kansas Public Radio 1120 W. 11th Sreet Lawrence, KS 66044 785-864-4530 kkuhlman@ku.edu kansaspublicradio.org Local News Source Douglas County 730 New Hampshire, Ste. 110 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-856-1990 mkern@kerngroupinc.com www.LNSDouglasCounty.com
Memory Care
Comfort Care Homes of Baldwin City, LLC 813 8th Street 785-594-2603 scott@comfortcareks.com www.comfortcareks.com
Nonprofit Consulting & Business Development Mary Ontko 913-787-2923 maryontko@gmail.com
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Sassy N Silver tammy@sassynsilver.com www.sassynsilver.com
Pharmacy
Auburn Pharmacy 400 Ames Street 785-594-0340 www.auburnpharmacies.com
Photography
KSK Photography 315 Blaze Boulevard 913-226-0074 sales@kskphoto.com www.kskphoto.com
Printing
Bisel, Inc. dba Minuteman Press 1404 E. 24th Street, Ste. B Lawrence, KS 66046 785-842-2656 www.minutemanlawrence.com FASTSIGNS, Lawrence, KS 2540 Iowa St., Ste. P Lawrence, KS 66046 785-727-4848 fastsigns.2139@fastsigns.com fastsigns.com/2139-lawrence-ks
Property Management Hayes Properties LLC P.O. Box 455 785-248-3883 hayesken1966@gmail.com Living Space, LLC 715 High Street 785-594-2659 amy@livingspacellc.com www.livingspacellc.co Skyview Apartments PO Box 203 785-766-0218 janddniehoff@gmail.com Schoolhouse Lofts - Property Management Jacqueline Rathbun 704 Chapel Street 785-764-7489 leasing@schoolhouseloftsbc.com www.schoolhouseloftsbc.com
Real Estate - Commercial
Kirsten Flory-Colliers International 805 New Hampshire Street, Ste. C Lawrence, KS 66044 785-865-5100 kirsten.flory@colliers.com www.colliers.com
Real Estate - Land
Heck Land Company 805 New Hampshire, Ste. C Lawrence, KS 66044 785-865-6266 kelvin@hecklandco.com www.hecklandco.com
Real Estate - Residential Layton Real Estate 517 Main Street 785-883-2379 barbara@laytonre.com www.laytonre.com
ReeceNichols Preferred Realty 3801 West 6th Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-856-6200 maryanndeck@reecenichols.com www.lawrence.reecenichols.com Stephens Real Estate 703 High Street 785-594-2320 DebbieMorgan@stephensre.com www.stephensre.com
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Recreation
Baldwin City Fitness 814 High Street 785-594-1245 baldwincityfitness@gmail.com www.baldwincityfitness.com Baldwin City Recreation Commission 785-594-3670 steve@baldwinrec.org www.baldwinrec.org Baldwin Golf Association 1102 N. Main Street 785-594-3351 jwright@banklandmark.com
Restaurants
Dance Café - Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com Homestead Kitchen & Bakery 719 8th Street 785-766-3442 www.homestead.cafe Jitters 822 Ames 620-437-6967 jittersllc@gmail.com Jo’s Diner 516 Ames Street 785-594-3123 www.jos-diner.com
Quilters’ Paradise 713 8th Street 785-594-3477 www.quiltingfabricsuppy.com
Special Events Facility Stony Point Hall 1514 North 600 Road 785-594-2225 info@stonypointhall.com www.stonypointhall.com
Veterinary Services
Companion Animal Hospital 504 Ames Street 785-594-2413 www.facebook.com/cahtjjones
Website Services ReTek, LLC 785-409-7400 admin@retekllc.com www.retekllc.com
Storage Facility
Out West Storage 1704 High Street Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-418-2770 gatorhoursedee66@gmail.com
Title Company
Executive Title 608 High Street 785-594-9090 casey@executivetitleco.com www.executivetitleco.com
Wineries
Haven Pointe Winery, LLC 961 E. 1600 Road 785-865-0660 tomholland23@hotmail.com www.havenpointewinery.com The Vines 874 N 1 Road 888-390-5082 info@thevines.com www.thevines.com
Utilities
City of Baldwin City 803 8th Street 785-594-6427 www.baldwincity.org Kansas Gas Service 2720 2nd Avenue Leavenworth, KS 66048 913-758-2737 www.kansasgasservice.com
Kona Ice of Douglas & Leavenworth Co. 22621 W 49th Sreet Shawnee, KS 66226 913-231-7647 kporter@kona-ice.com know-ice.com Moose’s Backwoods BBQ and Catering 522 Ames Street 785-594-7427 www.moosesbackwoodsbbq.net Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pasta 912 Ames Street 785-594-2399
Retreat Center
The Light Center 1542 Woodson Road info@lightcenter.info www.lightcenter.info
Senior Citizen Services Senior Resource Center for Douglas County 2920 Haskell Avenue Lawrence, KS 66046 785-842-0543 www.yoursrc.org
Shopping
Antiques on the Prairie 520 High Street 785-594-7555 Mike Langrehr, DBA Design Specialties in the Town Galleria 715 8th Street 785-594-0335 ypjeweler@gmail.com www.designspecialties.biz www.thetowngalleria.com Papa’s Nest {egg} - A Vintage Marketplace 606 High Street papasnestegg@gmail.com
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