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Happy Spring! It’s been quite an exciting year so far, and there’s a lot more to look forward to in the community. You may have heard about a special birthday celebration coming to Baldwin. In 2020, the community will celebrate 150 years, and the sesquicentennial committee is already planning exciting events throughout the year (page 10). The sesquicentennial events will celebrate the faces, places, and progress that make Baldwin such an incredible place to live and work. Two Baldwin High School students are examples of some of the excellence you can find in the community today. Charles Reynolds and Devin Prather made Baldwin proud at the Youth Entrepreneurship Contest last fall. You can find their story on page 12. Now that winter is over, it’s time to get out and about in the community. You can also explore some of Baldwin City’s new businesses, such as Flatlanders Pizzeria (page 6), which opened its doors last September. Spring is also a great time to get moving outside like the runners in the Rodrock Running Club on page 14 ... Another important area of health is mental health, which is something the Great & Powerful program focuses on. We meet with Wendy Conover and Ilene Kimsey to discuss the program, as well as the youth program volunteers on page 20. We are in for an exciting 2020 in Baldwin. I can’t wait to celebrate the community with you as we approach this historic milestone. Cheers to 150 more years of Baldwin excellence! HALEIGH, EDITOR
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hile out and about in Medford, Oregon, Jessica and Brad Tyler stumbled upon a small, cozy diner named Over Easy. While chatting with the chefowner of the restaurant, Jessica, who had owned a restaurant prior to living in Oregon, was brought to tears of joy and excitement—her old restaurateur passion was reignited. Notebook in hand, she scribbled furiously all of the things she saw that she would love in a restaurant of her own—open-concept kitchen, cozy atmosphere, and delicious food. “That is exactly what I want,” Jessica says, recalling her thoughts at that moment. “I got tears. That is when I really got inspired to start thinking about another restaurant again.” Flash forward four years, Jessica and Brad own and operate Flatlanders Pizzeria in Baldwin City, an open-concept pizza restaurant with a cozy atmosphere and delicious food. Since opening in September 2019, the pizzeria has made waves in the small town with its unique and intimate food experience, fresh ingredients, and friendly owners. Customers can even watch their pizzas cook within 90 seconds in a wood-fired pizza oven the Tylers call “Sturdy Gertie.” “When you come in here, we want it to be like you are in our kitchen. ‘Hey, sit down, let’s cook for you,’” Brad says.
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heard that Jessica was back, they asked the same question, “Are you opening another restaurant?” She and Brad tossed around the idea and eventually settled on pizza. What else could the couple do? They both love pizza, live on a triangular shape of land and have an address number that is the same year modern pizza was invented (1889, at least according to one legend). It was like the universe was trying to tell them something. “Never did I think that would evolve into something like this,” Brad says, “but it just happened to go that route. With the inspiration that she found in Medford, with Over Easy, everything seemed to just work out toward this.” Using some prior business connections, Jessica began selling pizzas out of a pop-up restaurant in the bar at the Lodge. That experience further inspired the couple to go to Italy last March and learn how to make pizza the Italian way; they took formal classes, shadowed local chefs and sampled pizza from all around the country. Once back stateside, the Tylers were ready to get started. When approached with the idea, the owner of the Lodge, Peach Modl, was eager to work with the Tylers further and allowed them to operate their restaurant out of the Lodge’s conference room. After months of preparation, Flatlanders Pizzeria opened shop in September 2019.
Quality Served Fresh Flatlanders has received a warm welcome from the community since opening. The Tylers want Baldwin City residents to embrace eating healthy and locally. “When you eat here, we want you to feel good afterward,” Brad says, “... fresh ingredients, fresh veggies... it is a different feeling than you get with other fast-food pizza.” Almost all their ingredients are fresh and locally sourced, they sell alcohol from small breweries in the area, and a local farm provides them with fresh floral
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Jessica has a tattoo of the Cordoba’s logo on her leg and now she says she needs to get the Flatlanders logo as well. Mike Humphrey, manager of Gaslight Gardens in Lawrence, helped the Tylers craft their signature dough. Making Flatlanders Pizzeria’s dough is a 30hour process from start to finish.
centerpieces each week. From the ingredients to their recycled décor, the Tylers pride themselves on running a business centered on healthy living and eco-friendliness. “We feel good for what we are doing for our community and the environment,” Jessica says. “Our straws are made of plantbased materials and they go in the compost. The same goes for our napkins ... We usually only have one bag of trash at the end of the evening since most of our stuff is natural. Recycling is really important to us.” Jessica also says that Flatlanders is comparable to other Lawrence area restaurants and suggests that offering similar tastes enhances the community. “We have such an awesome community; we want to help make it so you don’t have to leave town to have fun,” Jessica says. The Tylers hope that in the future Flatlanders Pizzeria could be operated out of their home just east of Baldwin City along Highway 59. “It is just one step closer to bringing you into our kitchen,” Jessica says. “We want it to be an experience not just a place to eat.”
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riving around Baldwin City today, it’s hard to picture what it looked like 50 years ago, let alone 150 years ago. The brick streets were here 50 years ago, but so were downtown grocery stores, pharmacies and car dealerships. Go back 150 years, the streets were dirt and mud, and there wasn’t a direct way to get to the train depot from downtown without scrambling up and down the banks of Tauy Creek.
Today, Baldwin City still has a bustling downtown, with businesses filling almost every storefront. But there are also dozens of businesses and homes along and north of Highway 56, four public school buildings and a wealth of opportunity. It’s a city that’s growing and willing to honor its past while investing in its future, says Mayor Casey Simoneau. “We have so much to celebrate after 150 years,” Simoneau says. “There’s so
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much history here that a lot of residents don’t know about, and we want to take this birthday as a chance to pause and reflect on our past as well as contemplate our future.” The mayor appointed a Sesquicentennial Advisory Group composed of co-chairs Jeannette Blackmar and Wendy Conover and members Roger Boyd, Donna Curran, Whitney Kesler, and Peach Madl. Brian Cramer was appointed as a city liaison to the group.
11 CITY “We all came to that first meeting full of great ideas,” says Brian Cramer, who is also a member of the Baldwin City Council. “But we wanted to emphasize that Baldwin City is and always has been a unique community of people, from our founding families to our current residents. We wanted our events to reflect the importance of that history. I think we picked the best of those ideas to commemorate what Baldwin City was and what it will be.” Blackmar, director of the Lumberyard Arts Center, says the advisory board’s goals include emphasizing the connections between Baldwin’s many organizations and entities, both cultural and professional, in planning the celebration. “Shared partnership of community and that collective spirit of togetherness are really what we want all of these events to foster,” Blackmar says. The theme of the celebration is “150 Years of Colorful History: People, Places, Progress.” This will also be the theme of October’s Maple Leaf Festival. “Our plan is to build up to our birthday celebration weekend in September and the Maple Leaf Festival in October,” Blackmar says. “So we have lots of arts and cultural events planned that all point in that direction. We’re calling it a season of celebration.” The penultimate celebration—the big 150th citywide birthday party—is set for Saturday, September 19, with plans for live music, fireworks, old-fashioned games and a birthday cake, among other activities. “We really want an event for families to enjoy and people to remember,” Cramer says. “It would be great for the planners of Baldwin City’s bicentennial celebration to look back in 50 years and think, ‘Wow, we want that kind of celebration, just like they did in 2020.’” In February, Baldwin City Library organized “The Story of Baldwin City,” an event that featured tours and presentations from local historical and cultural groups, including the Lumberyard Arts Center, the Santa Fe Trail Society, Black Jack Battlefield, Baker University, Midland Railway and Watkins Museum. This event was also the kickoff in the creation of five themed benches created by the community to be displayed in downtown’s Sullivan Square.
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Celebrating people, places, and progress with readings by local writers and storytellers, plus performances by the Baker University Speech Choir and the debut of the traveling history exhibit.
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Baldwin City Community Quilting Stories at the Lumberyard Arts Center. Learn the history of Baldwin City families through the story of quilts.
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Live music, food trucks, wagon rides, birthday cake and community quilting bee. Activities for all ages will run through the afternoon and evening; more details to come.
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welve teams from local high schools participated in Douglas County’s Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge at the end of the 2019 fall semester. It is a competition that requires high school students enrolled in entrepreneurship classes to develop their own business model, which is then judged by local entrepreneurs and teachers. Among the 2019 competition’s top three teams were Baldwin High School students Charles Reynolds and Devin Prather. Reynolds and Prather, who designed a business centered on buying and reselling used clothing, placed third overall in the competition and won $500. BHS Entrepreneurship teacher Bronté Bailey was thrilled to hear about Reynolds’ and Prather’s placing in the competition. “I was very excited for them,” Bailey says. “They worked very hard throughout the semester to develop their business model.” Creating the business model was a very involved and difficult process. “We worked every day of Entrepreneurship from about September to December,” Reynolds says. “This included purchasing and setting up our website, organizing financials and deciding which products we wanted to focus on.” “This is a challenging competition that allows students to create a business from the ground up,” Bailey says. “They are required to submit a business plan, perform an elevator pitch and formal presentation and participate in a trade show.” “Our business was called Hippie Cat,” Reynolds says. “We bought and resold thrift clothing. We decided on this simply because we both have fun thrift shopping. The name came from a shirt Devin bought at a Goodwill in Woodland Park, Colorado.” Overall, Reynolds and Prather enjoyed creating the project and participating in the competition. “We had a lot of fun with it, which was really our goal, since the project would have been miserable if we did not,” Reynolds says. “Devin and I have been friends for years, so we didn’t have any problems with deciding what we would do.” Bailey believes that doing this project and participating in this competition is a beneficial experience for students. “I hope students developed a sense of ownership in their business and the products they were selling. It’s an excellent opportunity for students to network, develop public speaking skills and learn how the business world works in a hands-on environment.”
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RUN THIS TOWN Rodrock running club hits the streets and gets Baldwin moving.
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uring her pregnancy with her daughter nearly 15 years ago, Arlena McLaren had to endure four months of bed rest where she was restricted to walking just two laps around her driveway each day to avoid blood clots. “There were some days I had a hard time just standing,” McLaren says behind an easy smile. “Once my doctor gave me the go-ahead, I knew I had to do something. I knew I needed to get moving.” But how? She says she tried a couple “couch-to-5K” running programs she found on the internet but found herself stopping after a few weeks. She tried other activities, but it wasn’t easy to find an organized exercise program that offered support from a peer group with similar goals. Little did she know she’d find the running muse she was looking for nearly 10 years later. The chiropractor she visited periodically in Baldwin City, Jeremy Rodrock, D.C., was starting a running group that would meet at least two evenings a week for group runs from his office on Ames Street. Not only would that give McLaren, a quiet person who often kept to herself, people to socialize with regularly, it would also be a way of holding herself accountable and making sure she got up and moving. “I hadn’t run for eight years, but when Jeremy started this group, I decided to get back into it,” McLaren says. “I just thought it would be fun. When I started, I wasn’t very social. I didn’t have many friends. But there’s a big social aspect to being in this group. “For my first [5k] race, I started to run it on my own, but found I needed my peeps in the group to keep going. I’m still not very fast, but I can run a lot farther than when I started.”
Beginnings The running group formed when Rodrock and a friend came up with the idea a little more than two years ago. Beth Sansome worked at Garry Gribble Running Sports in Lawrence and also helped Rodrock with his social media for his chiropractic practice. Sansome ran with a group out of the running store and saw firsthand the positive effects it had on its participants. She thought a similar group could do the same for those who wanted to get active and fit in Baldwin City.
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“I was friends with Jeremy and knew of his goal of getting people up and moving,” Sansome says. “We had a running group at [Gribble’s], and I felt we shared the same mindset that he had. It all goes hand-inhand with keeping a healthy lifestyle.” “Also,” she says, “you always feel more motivated when you’re in a group.”
“I JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP PEOPLE GET MOVING AND STAY HEALTHY. IT KEEPS GROWING AND GETTING BIGGER ALL THE TIME, AND I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER ABOUT IT.” - Jeremy Rodrock, D.C., Rodrock Chiropractic
The Rodrock running group launched in March of 2017. The following July, the group launched its corresponding Facebook group, “Get Healthy Moving Baldwin.” The group meets around 6 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Rodrock Chiropractic office for shorter runs of 2–3 miles. There also are occasional gatherings Friday mornings at Homestead Kitchen & Bakery in Baldwin City. And, members meet most Saturday mornings for longer runs, often 8–10 miles, or sometimes longer.
Rodrock states that, at one of the initial gatherings of the group, 65 runners of all ages and abilities showed up. He says a more typical number to show up on more weather-friendly spring and summer evenings is 20, and the “hard core” group numbers more around 10. On a very chilly mid-January night, with the wind chill around 15 degrees, six hardy souls, ranging in age from 12 to 58, hit the streets for about two miles of alternating one minute running and one minute walking. “When I started the group, we had more experienced runners,” Rodrock says. “But as we’ve gone on, more of our group has been beginning runners. “I would love to get it back to where we had a walking group and various levels up to more advanced runners. But, I just want to keep people moving, whether it’s walking or running. It’s more important to just get outside.”
Achieving Goals Together The group typically runs a 10–12-week training cycle and then runs a goal race, such as the annual Maple Leaf 5K during the city’s famous Maple Leaf Festival in the fall. Or, the goal race can be another 5K or race of a longer distance at the time a training cycle ends. Late last year, several members of the group raced the Kansas Half Marathon in Lawrence. If there is no 5K race when a training cycle ends, the group organizes its own time trial. “In January, we typically run the Groundhog Run (in Kansas City),” Sansome
says. “And, we usually pick a race in Lawrence sometime around the middle of March.” Ask any member of the Rodrock Running Group what they get out it, and they’ll all agree it goes much further than simply running longer and faster. There’s also the social aspect … the creation of long-term friendships and the accumulation of stories they can share. The women in the group even have their own Twitter hashtag—#badmotherrunners. “We like to say, we’re not the mayor, but we run this city,” Sansome says with a laugh. “Being in this group is great, because it holds you accountable and it’s great stress relief.” McLaren, who says she’s dropped 20 pounds since joining the group, adds, “What’s great about it to me is that you get to share the suffering, but at the end you’ve accomplished something. We do a lot of laughing, too, which makes it bearable.” Then, there are the more simple motives of younger group members like Jadyn Dunbar, who at 12, is one of the group’s youngest. “I just do this for fun,” she says after joining her mother and others for that frigid two-mile jaunt back in mid-January. It all adds up to a running group that’s become a mainstay in this normally sleepy hamlet, a group that’s only going to grow in influence as more get involved. “I never thought it would last this long,” Rodrock says. “I just wanted to do something to help people get moving and stay healthy. It keeps growing and getting bigger all the time, and I couldn’t be happier about it.”
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2020 GARDEN SHOW
7:30 p.m., April 19, 2 p.m., Rice Auditorium The Baker University Theatre presents its spring comedy, The Outsider, on April 16–18 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 at 2 p.m. in Rice Auditorium on Baker University’s campus. The Outsider is a fun, fast-paced political comedy and full of laughs. Admission is free and open to the public.
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9 a.m.–3 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds Swing by the Douglas County Fairgrounds for the 2020 Garden Show, which is presented by the Douglas County Master Gardeners. This free event will feature educational booths, food trucks, a garage sale featuring garden-related items, garden crafts for sale, informational speaks, a raffle, and more. April
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6–10 p.m., Baldwin City Golf Course Enjoy an Easter egg hunt that’s for the grown ups with the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals
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6 p.m., Baldwin Public Library Relive classic movies on the Baldwin Public Library’s “big screen.”
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6:30 p.m., Lumberyard Arts Center All are invited to celebrate Baldwin City arts and the many people who supported the Lumberyard Arts Center’s beginning. It is a celebration of our past, present and future. May
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6 p.m., Baldwin Public Library Relive classic movies on the Baldwin Public Library’s “big screen.”
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OPENING NIGHT: BALDWIN CITY BLUES VS. KANSAS CITY KNIGHTS
7 p.m. (gates open at 6 p.m.), Baldwin City Ballpark The chase for the Mid Plains Summer Collegiate Baseball League Cowdin Cup kicks off in style. Mention you are a Baldwin City resident and receive free admission, free team schedule, free autograph card and free Baldwin City Blues mini baseball. Kids can run the bases after the game.
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3:30–6 p.m., Bullpup Field Blues Players instruct camp participants in baseball/softball fundamentals. This is a great opportunity to get instruction from outstanding college baseball players in fun atmosphere. Participants receive free T-shirt or Blues hat (first 50 children), free cookout and free autograph session. Stick around after the sports camp and cheer on the Blues as they take on the 2018 Cowdin Cup Champion Topeka Golden Giants at 7 p.m. Free admission to all Baldwin City residents.
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BCRC SUMMER CONCERT/ MOVIE SERIES: NICOLE SPRINGER BAND AND THE GOONIES
7:30 p.m. (live band at 7 p.m.), Baldwin City Golf Course Come on out with your family and friends (as well as your chairs and blankets) and enjoy a free concert and movie under the stars. The live band will kick off at 7 p.m., followed by the movie at dusk.
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4:30–10 p.m., Baldwin City Golf Course Enjoy live music, food and drink vendors, and inflatables for the kids, in addition to one of the best fireworks displays in the area! Bring your chairs and blankets and spend July 3rd with us!
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SUMMER CONCERT/MOVIE SERIES: FLANIGAN’S RIGHT HOOK AND THE LION KING
7:30 p.m. (live band at 7 p.m.), Sullivan Square Come on out with your family and friends (as well as your chairs and blankets) and enjoy a free concert and movie under the stars. The live band will kick off at 7 p.m. followed by the movie at dusk. August
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SUMMER CONCERT/MOVIE SERIES: VINYL REVIVAL AND FROZEN 2
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PROGRAM HELPS LIFT YOUTH IN BALDWIN CITY Story by Leigh Anne Bathke } Photos by Maggie Swanson
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veryone growing up in Kansas learns about the characters in The Wizard of Oz. The Scarecrow wants a brain, but he’s already really smart; the Tin Man wants a heart, but he already knows how to love; the Cowardly Lion proves he has courage, despite his timid personality. The Oz stories revolve around recognizing that we each already possess those positive qualities in ourselves. Last year, a local project took that lesson one step further. The Great & Powerful project was created to teach Baldwin City children and young adults about mental health and acceptance. “What brought us together was thinking about the mental health needs of youth in the community,” says counselor Ilene Kimsey (owner of Kimsey Counseling), who co-founded the program. “It’s something very close to my heart, both professionally and personally. Mental health is a topic we all need to be talking about in our community.” The Great & Powerful project, started in 2019, is a youth empowerment program for youth by youth. Started in 2019, the program [organizers] recruited 12 Emerald Emissaries—local student leaders ages 14 to 24—to receive mental health education and mentoring. Among other skills training, the emissaries received suicide prevention and compassionate listening training from Headquarters Counseling Center in Lawrence and stress-relief skills with the Om Grown Yoga Collective in Baldwin City. “The idea was born through a random conversation with Ilene,” says Wendy Conover, program co-founder and director of the Baldwin City Library. “We ended up discussing the characters in The Wizard of Oz and how they were all metaphors for personal growth.”
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How did you get interested in volunteering with Great & Powerful? I was interested in teaching mental health to little kids because a lot of people don’t believe kids can talk about feelings. But they can; you just have to teach them how. I also liked being out in the community and making a difference. What have you learned during the program? I [have] learned that mental health takes different forms for different people, and it’s different for everyone. Kids understand more than we know— you just have to teach them how to talk about it. Mental health is important for everyone.
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For instance, the Cowardly Lion represents respect for yourself, while the Tin Man personifies feelings and emotions. “And that was our leaping off point,” Kimsey says. “We knew we wanted to help get the skills to the right people using characters they were familiar with. The Wizard of Oz works perfectly in Kansas.” Conover and Kimsey applied for and received a $4,950 grant from the Douglas County Community Foundation to launch the Great & Powerful program. Emissaries were chosen for their interest in helping everyone in the community, but especially for their interest in helping children. “We knew there was a place in this community for teenagers and young adults to learn what mental health represents and to provide guidance to work through things,” Conover says. The emissaries’ first big project was the Great & Powerful Summer Art Program at the Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin City. For five weeks, children ages 4 to 13 were encouraged to learn about self-care and mental health from their peers. “I had done a previous program using these characters,” Kimsey says. “But our emissaries really took what I’d done and expanded it.” “We showed them what we had to work with,” Conover says. “But the emissaries had to choose what to do with those resources. They needed to come up with ideas and communicate on their own, not be told what to do. They all seemed to fall in love with what we were creating.” The emissaries planned stations based on each week’s character and theme, such as “I have good ideas” with the Scarecrow, or “I’m the ruler of my kingdom” for the Cowardly Lion. Each center explored those themes using art, music, yoga, meditation and creative movement activities. “The kids really responded to how the stations were set up and what they meant,” says Conover, “even the quiet station called ‘Oz Pause’ that emphasized quiet time and being calm and mindful. We weren’t sure it would work, but once the kids tried it, they started seeking it out. It was a great time for quiet conversation and reflection.” “Our emissaries each had a dream to use their gifts and talents with younger children, but they weren’t completely sure how,” Kimsey says. “At the end of the five-week program, that had shifted. They learned a lot about themselves and all the kids became very comfortable with each other at the end because they felt safe to talk about things that bothered them.”
Jillian Markway 16 Junior at Baldwin High School
How did you hear about the program? Wendy and Ilene came to our school and talked to us about it. Their presentation and enthusiasm really made me want to be a part of the program. I thought it was interesting to discuss mental health through the characters in The Wizard of Oz. Ilene and Wendy said such kind things and gave us so much hope. They really are two beautiful people. What have you learned from your involvement in the Great & Powerful program? I [have] learned that you never know what’s happening in a kid’s life. Everyone has this idea that kids just can’t understand, that nothing could be going wrong, but that’s not true. Everyone is going through something—good and bad. And the smallest act of compassion and kindness can really make a difference in a kid’s life. Teaching kids to deal with their trauma creates a better outcome.
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For their next project, the Emerald Emissaries are creating a community vision plan reflecting what peers in Baldwin City need to be more mentally healthy. “Those involved have seen people struggle with it,” Conover says. “They themselves struggle with it. They’re really digging into the issue.” Emissaries sent a survey to high school faculty and staff asking what they thought about mental health and well-being. More than 40 surveys were returned. “It was a wonderful response,” Kimsey says. “And our emissaries were very encouraged by it. They then asked to have a conversation with faculty and staff about mental health.” The survey and meeting have led to the development of a vision plan for youth mental health. “The relationship between schools and our emissaries was really strengthened by this interaction,” Kimsey says. “They can recognize each other within the community and feel supported with what they are all working toward. We’re now looking at ways we all can respond to the mental health and well-being of youth in Baldwin.” The emissaries are planning different ways they can get their message to the public; social media communication, classroom activities and public gatherings are a few ideas in progress. The group hopes to involve Baldwin City businesses, organizations and residents to look at mental health and how to help each other. “The whole bedrock of the program is that we understand mental health and its importance to living a healthy, happy life for all ages, not just adults,” Conover says. “Teens and younger children have their own voice. This program gives them a direction in how to use it.”
zoe thomas 16 Junior at Baldwin High School
How did you get interested in volunteering with the Great & Powerful program? I thought it would be a great opportunity to get involved in the community. I was also interested in learning more about helping other kids deal with mental health issues. What did you like about the program? I learned that mental health issues affect everyone, even the youngest kids. And it’s important to teach them how to deal with them. At the end of the summer program, you could tell that the kids had learned to communicate and address their feelings better.
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ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES
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 914 Ames Street 785-594-2132 dawn.leadbetter@tax.hrblock.com New Frontier Tax & Business Services Robb and Pam Ferguson 810 High Street, Suite 3 785-594-1204 pferguson@newfrontiertbs.com www.newfrontiertbs.com
AGRICULTURE
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 K-State Research and Extension – Douglas County 2110 Harper Lawrence, KS 66046 (785) 843-7058 pheikes@ksu.edu www.douglas.k-state.edu Voigts Farms 264 E 2100 Rd Wellsville, KS 66092
AGRITOURISM
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ARCHITECT
Friends of Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice Club 711 High Street www.baldwindance.com/friends-of-badv friendsofbadv.com Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High Street 785-594-3186 coordinator@lumberyardartscenter.org www.lumberyardartscenter.org
ASSISTED LIVING
Vintage Park at Baldwin City 321 Crimson Avenue 785-594-4255 brussell@vintageparkassistedliving.com www.vintageparkassistedliving.com
ATTORNEY
The Law Office of Blake Glover 608 High Street 785-594-1099 blake@blakegloverlaw.com www.blakegloverlaw.com
AUCTIONEER
Flory & Associates ~ Realty & Auctions Jason, Wendy & Kaylee Flory 1162 N 550 Road (785)594-3125 Floryandassociates@gmail.com
AUTOMOTIVE
Baldwin Automotive Service Center, Inc. 131 Baker Street 785-594-9944 automech@embarqmail.com Baldwin Power Wash 501 Ames 785-393-1515 jeff@baldwinpowerwash.com Gregg Bruce Auto and Performance 601 High Street 785-594-4088 greggbruceauto@gmail.com www.greggbruceauto.com Ken’s Auto Repair Service 620 High Street (785) 594-3855
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
BG Consultants 1405 Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049 785-749-4474 www.bgcons.com
Mid America Bank 802 Ames Street 785-594-2100 www.mid-americabank.com
Zimmerschied Architecture Jay Zimmerschied 901 Branchwood Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049 785-550-5743 jay@zimmerschiedarchitecture.com www.zimmerschiedarchitecture.com
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Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com www.baldwindance.com
El Patron 711 8th Street 785-594-2711 www.elpatronbaldwin.com/site The Nook 703 8th Street 316-833-6111 Thebcnook@gmail.com
BARBERSHOP
Ski’s 1890’s Walk-in Hair Shop 813 8th Street
BEAUTY
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 646 Vermont, #200, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-865-4411 www.lawrencechamber.com
Seventh Street Hair 809 7th Street Baldwin City KS 66006 (785)594-7144 k.taul@yahoo.com
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce 109 E 2nd Street, Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-1000 chamber@ottawakansas.org ottawakansas.org
Whitney’s Hair Salon 701 High Street 785-594-6626 whitneyshairsalon@gmail.com
Wellsville Chamber of Commerce PO Box 472, Wellsville, KS 66092 785-883-2234 wellsvillechamberofcommerce@hotmail.com www.wellsvillechamber.com
BOOKSTORE
The Nook 703 8th Street Baldwin City, KS 66006 316-833-6111 Thebcnook@gmail.com
BUSINESS SERVICES
CHURCHES
Baldwin First United Methodist Church 704 8th Street 785-594-6612 office@baldwinfirst.org www.baldwinfirst.org
Diligent Solutions Zane Steves 308 Santa Fe Baldwin City, KS 620-212-8608 zane.steves@diligentresolve.com
Fellowship Bible Church 926 Ames 785-510-0005 matto@baldwinfbc.org www.baldwinfbc.org
Great Plains Promotion 620-249-2866 785-371-2205 greatplainspromo@gmail.com
Ives Chapel United Methodist Church 1018 Miami Street 785-594-6555
CATERING
St. John’s UCC 396 E 900th Rd (785) 594-3478 www.facebook.com/ StJohnsUCCBaldwinCity
Homestead Kitchen & Bakery 719 8th Street 785-7663442 www.homestead.cafe
Worden United Methodist Church 294 E 900th Road 785-594-7598 wordenumc@msn.com www.wordenumc.com
El Patron 711 8th Street 785-594-2711 www.elpatronbaldwin.com/site/
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 Angela and Moose Mark Barnhart 113 9th Street 785-691-6757 moosesbbq@yahoo.com Optimal Living 1410 Kasold ste a17, Lawrence, KS 66049 785-331-5290 optimallivinginfo@gmail.com www.olmeals.com
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce 602 Ames Street director@baldwincitychamber.com 785-594-3200 Eudora Chamber of Commerce 1402 Church Street, Eudora, KS 66025 785-542-1212 www.groweudora.com Gardner Chamber of Commerce 109 E Main, Gardner, KS 66030 913-856-6464 jason@gardneredgerton.org www.gardneredgerton.org
CLUBS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS American Legion Lloyd Beaton Post #228 803 High Street 785-917-0395 lbrussell@hotmail.com
Baldwin City Business & Professional Women PO Box 503 785-594-3832 bkp_barb@hotmail.com Baldwin City Lions 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 418 913-787-2923 friendsofbadv@gmail.com www.baldwindance.com/friends-of-badv
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Friends of the Baldwin Library PO Box 565 785-594-3411 FriendsofBaldwinLibrary@gmail.com baldwin.mykansaslibrary.org/friends
East Central Kansas Cooperative 600 High Street 785-594-2737 svandertuig@eckce.com www.eckce.com
Epic Vision Eye Centers LLC 404 Ames Street 785-594-2200 tasha@epicvisioneyecenters.com www.epicvisioneyecenters.com
Santa Fe Historical Society 203 Silver Leaf Lane 785-594-3169 mejard@embarqmail.com
Maple Leaf Festival Committee PO Box 564 785-594-7564 www.mapleleaffestival.com
The Rainbow Experience, Inc. 115 6th Street 785-594-2223 www.rainbowexperiencepreschool.com
United Way of Douglas County 2518 Ridge Ct., Ste. 200, Lawrence, KS 66046 785-843-6626 uwcamp@unitedwaydgco.org www.unitedwaydgco.org
ENGINEERING
Family Medicine of Baldwin City - LMH Health 406 Ames 785-594-2912 melissa.nichols@lmh.org www.lmh.org/baldwincity
Angels Care Home Health Chris Lorman 318 Main Street, Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-3100 chris.lorman@angmarcompanies.com www.angelscarehealth.com
Vinland Fair Association 1690 N 790 Road 785-594-2525 www.vinlandfair.com
ENTERTAINMENT
BG Consultants 1405 Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049 785-749-4474 www.bgcons.com
Headquarters Counseling Center 211 E 8th Street, Suite C Lawrence, KS 66046 785-841-9900
Baldwin City Blues 19706 W 63rd Terrace, Shawnee, KS 66218 913-268-1142 mmooreblues@hotmail.com
Kimsey Counseling Dr. Ilene Kimsey 913.583.2024 www.kimseycounseling.com
Maley & Sons Construction, LLC Chris Maley 454 East 2100 Road 785-331-6883 chris@maleyandsons.com
Kansas Belle Dinner Train Inc. 215 Ames Street 785-594-8505 office@kansasbelle.com www.kansasbelle.com
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FLORAL & GIFTS
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department 200 Maine, Ste. B, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-3060 ctilden@ldchealth.org www.ldchealth.org LMH Health—Baldwin City Therapy 814 High 785-594-3162 laura.bennetts@lmh.org www.lmh.org/therapy LMH Health 325 Maine, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-505-3132 janice.early@lmh.org www.lmh.org
CONSTRUCTION
Baldwin City EDC 814 Ames Street 785-766-9505 boothhank@gmail.com www.baldwincityedc.com
Economic Development Corporation Lawrence & Douglas County 718 New Hampshire Street 785-865-4411 www.edclawrence.com
EDUCATION
Baker University 618 8th Street 785-594-8308 www.bakeru.edu 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/ 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
In Full Bloom – Floral & Gifts 519 Ames Street 785-594-3111 infullbloombaldwin@gmail.com www.infullbloom-baldwin.com
FUNERAL SERVICES
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home 712 9th Street 785-594-3644 scott.schoenberger@lamb-roberts.com www.lamb-roberts.com
HEALTH CARE
Baldwin City Dental 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 Goodwin – AdventHealth 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 Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association 200 Main Street, Ste. C, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-3738 kimp@kansasvna.org Elite Chiropractic Ethan James, D.C. 920 Ames Street contactelitechiropractic.com www.elitechiropractic.net
PK Therapy LLC Peggy Keller 811 Grove Street 785-594-2909 peggy@PKTherapyot.com www.PKTherapyot.com Rodrock Chiropractic 412 Ames Street docrock76@gmail.com www.chirorock.com Sacred Sycamore Healing Therapies 810 High Street, Suite 6 913-515-2910 carrie.scoby@gmail.com www.sacredsycamorehealing.com Willow Emotional & Relational Health, LLC 814 High Street Nicole Crites 785-594-5357 swksmft@gmail.com www.willowemotionalhealth.org
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park 163 E 200 Road Wellsville, KS 66092 www.blackjackbattlefield.org
Douglas County Historical Society 1047 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-841-4109 snovak@watkinsmuscum.org www.watkinsmuseum.org
HOME HEALTH CARE
Caregivers Home Health Ed Schulte 618 E 1714 Road 785-749-0300 eschulte@caregiverskansas.com www.caregiverskansas.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Arrowhead Hardware Kent Schaper 318 Crimson Avenue 785-594-3000 kentschaper@gmail.com www.arrowhead.doitbest.com Beach Gutter Solutions 1684 N. 600 Rd. Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-393-8656 Lawrence Home Builders Association 604 N 600 Rd Lawrence, KS 66047 785-748-0612 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
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS Linda Ballinger James Catron Craig Davis John Fowler Gerald Sanden James Wilson
INSURANCE
Baldwin Insurance Services 604 High Street 785-594-6822 sales@baldwinsurance.com www.baldwinsurance.com Edie Insurance Group, Inc. Brad Scraper 814 Baker Street 785-856-3343 brad@edieinsurance.com www.edieinsurance.com
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Farm Bureau Financial Services 721 8th Street 785-594-1055 kelly.neufeld@fbfs.com www.kellyneufeld.fbfs.com
LANDSCAPE SERVICES
Integrity Midwest Insurance, LLC 1540 Wakarusa Drive, Ste. D Lawrence, KS 66047 785-856-5100 clint@integritymidwestins.com www.integritymidwestins.com
LIBRARY
Baldwin City Library 800 7th Street 785-594-3411 bladwinpl@baldwin.lib.ks.us www.baldwincitylibrary.org
Baldwin City Living Magazine 645 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-832-7264 jmorgan@sunflowerpub.com www.sunflowerpub.com
Jardon Insurance 705 8th Street 913-486-0061 galen@compassinsurancekc.com
LIQUOR STORES
Mary Wiscombe American Family Insurance 818 Ames 785-594-7400 mwoodwar@amfam.com
JBC Liquors, Inc. 916 Ames Street 785-594-0514
Local News Source - Douglas County 730 New Hampshire, Ste. 110 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-856-1990 mkern@kerngroupinc.com www.LNSDouglasCounty.com
State Farm Cody Anno, Insurance Agent 208 Baker Street, Ste. A 785-594-0270 cody.anno.erxj@statefarm.com codyismyagent.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 Jennifer Hantsbarger 723 8th Street 785-594-2910 peter.carr@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com Fifteen: 22 Financial Partners 602 Ames Street (inside Kansas State Bank) 1-800-257-3330 www.fifteen22fp.com JC Grason Chris Graham 721 8th Street 785-594-1054 cgraham@jcgrason.com www.jcgrason.com Premier Income Partners 608 High Street chadberg@premierincomepartners.com
IT SERVICES
MyITG Services, LLC PO Box 836 913-526-0111 sean@myitgservices.com www.myitgservices.com
JANITORIAL SERVICES
Tesco Janitorial Company 804 N. Meadowbook, Olathe, KS 66062 816-830-8232 telltesco@tescomidwest.com
Grass Daddy’s Lawn & Landscape 785-594-5551 rustycrites@gmail.com www.grassdaddys.com
Callahan’s Retail Liquor 310 Ames Street 785-594-3555
LODGING
rooms2stay 703 9th Street 913-683-1758 https://rooms2stay.wixsite.com/rooms2stay www.airbnb.com/rooms/24052391 cathenry.ch@gmail.com
LUMBER & MATERIAL SUPPLIES Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main Street, Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
MANUFACTURING
Custom Mobile Equipment, Inc. 439 E High Street 785-594-7474 sales@versa-lift.com www.versa-lift.com
MEDIA
Baldwin City Community News Vern Brown 810 High Street 785-418-6935 baldwincitycommunitynews@yahoo.com
MEMORY CARE
Morningstar Care Homes 622 High Street 785-594-2603 scott@morningstarcarehomes.com www.morningstarcarehomes.com
PHARMACY
AuBurn Pharmacy 400 Ames Street 785-594-0340 www.auburnpharmacies.com
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Kayla Kohn Photography 785-331-9767 kaylakohnphotography@gmail.com www.kaylakohn.com
PRINTING
Ogden Publications, Inc./ Sunflower Publishing 1503 SW 42nd Street Topeka, KS 66609 785-274-4300
REAL ESTATE - COMMERCIAL Kirsten Flory-Colliers International 3705 Clinton Pkwy, Ste 201 Lawrence, KS 66047 785-865-3821 kirsten.flory@colliers.com
REAL ESTATE - LAND
Flory & Associates ~ Realty & Auctions Jason, Wendy & Kaylee Flory 1162 N 550 Road (785)594-3125 Floryandassociates@gmail.com Heck Land Company 805 New Hampshire, Ste. C Lawrence, KS 66044 785-865-6266 kelvin@hecklandco.com www.hecklandco.com
REAL ESTATE - RESIDENTIAL
Flory & Associates ~ Realty & Auctions Jason, Wendy & Kaylee Flory 1162 N 550 Road (785)594-3125 Floryandassociates@gmail.com Keller Williams Casey Simoneau, Associate Broker 785-221-7910 caseysimoneau@kw.com Layton Real Estate
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JAWBATS 606 B High Street 913-626-4391 Jacob@jawbats.com www.jawbats.com
FASTSIGNS, Lawrence, KS 2540 Iowa Street, Ste. P Lawrence, KS 66046 785-727-4848 fastsigns.2139@fastsigns.com fastsigns.com/2139-lawrence-ks
McFarlane Aviation 696 E 1700 Road 785-594-2741 mcfarlane@mcfarlaneaviation.com www.mcfarlaneaviation.com
Minuteman Press 1404 E. 24th Street, Ste. B Lawrence, KS 66046 785-842-2656 www.minutemanlawrence.com
Stephens Real Estate 703 High Street 785-594-2320 DebbieMorgan@stephensre.com www.stephensre.com
Rice Precision Manufacturing 401 E. High Street 785-594-2670 cheryl@rice-precision.com www.rice-precision.com
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
RECREATION
Schoolhouse Lofts Property Management Jacqueline Rathbun 704 Chapel Street 785-764-7489 leasing@schoolhouseloftsbc.com www.schoolhouseloftsbc.com
Baldwin City Recreation Commission 785-594-3670 matt@baldwinrec.org www.baldwinrec.org
MARKETING
Matty D. Media 617 W 27th Street, Lawrence, KS 66046 785-917-1999 mattydmedia@gmail.com www.mattydmedia.com Sage Creative Agency, LLC 810 High Street 785-816-1454 lynn@sagecreative.agency sagecreative.agency The Good Seed Company Publishers & Promoters 810 High Street, Suite 7 785-979-0386 rita@goodseedcopublishers.com thegoodseedco.blog
Living Space, LLC 715 High Street 785-594-2659 amy@livingspacellc.co www.livingspacellc.co
Skyview Apartments PO Box 203 785-766-0218 janddniehoff@gmail.com
PUBLISHING
Imperium Publishing Niki Manbeck 1097 N. 400 Road 785-594-1160 info@imperiumpublishing.com www.imperiumpublishing.com
ReeceNichols Preferred Realty 3801 West 6th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-856-6200 maryanndeck@reecenichols.com www.lawrence.reecenichols.com
Baldwin City Fitness 814 High Street 785-594-1245 baldwincityfitness@gmail.com www.baldwincityfitness.com
Baldwin Golf Association 1102 N. Main Street 785-594-3351 jwright@banklandmark.com Om Grown Yoga Collective 707 8th Street omgrownyogacollective@gmail.com www.facebook.com/ omgrownyogacollective/ Yoga Love Lora Rimmer yogalovebaldwincity@gmail.com
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Walk In Health Care Always Physician Staffed For Over 25 years
7 Days a Week | No Appointment Needed RESIDENTIAL DESIGN SERVICES Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main Street, Ottawa, KS 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
RESTAURANTS
American Dining Creations – Baker University 618 8th Street 785-594-8333 krobey@bakeru.edu
SPECIAL EVENTS FACILITIES American Legion 803 High Street 785-917-0395 lbrussell@hotmail.com
Dance Café - Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com
El Patron 711 8th Street 785-594-2711 www.elpatronbaldwin.com/site/
Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High Street 785-594-3186 coordinator@lumberyardartscenter.org www.lumberyardartscenter.org
Flatlanders Pizzeria 502 Ames Street 785-766-7282 Flatlandersbcpizzeria@gmail.com www.flatlanderspizza.com
Marion Springs Event Center 316 E 900 Road 913-548-3601 marionspringseventscenter@gmail.com www.marionspringseventcenter.com
Homestead Kitchen & Bakery 719 8th Street 785-766-3442 www.homestead.cafe
Stony Point Hall 1514 North 600 Road 785-594-2225 info@stonypointhall.com www.stonypointhall.com
Jitters 822 Ames 620-437-6967 jittersllc@gmail.com Pizza Hut 130 E HWY 56 785-594-3230 https://locations.pizzahut.com/ks/baldwincity/130-hwy-56
RETREAT CENTERS The Light Center 1542 Woodson Road info@lightcenter.info www.lightcenter.info
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES
Senior Resource Center for Douglas County 745 Vermont St., Lawrence, Kansas 66044 785-842-0543 www.yoursrc.org
SHOPPING
Antiques on the Prairie 520 High Street 785-594-7555 Homestead Kitchen & Bakery 719 8th Street 785-766-3442 www.homestead.cafe LaBabe Dolls PO Box 944 Baldwin City, KS 66006 Mike Langrehr, DBA Design Specialties in the Town Galleria 715 8th Street 785-594-0335 ypjeweler@gmail.com www.designspecialties.biz www.thetowngalleria.com Quilters’ Paradise 713 8th Street 785-594-3477 www.quiltingfabricsuppy.com
SOCIAL SERVICES - COMMUNITY Serenity Case Management 116A S Main, Ottawa, KS 66037 785-248-0377 ebarkley.serenity@gmail.com
(785) 838-1500 3511 Clinton Pl, Lawrence, KS 66047 promptcareks.com
STORAGE FACILITES
Old West Storage 1704 High Street 785-418-2770 gatorhoursedee66@gmail.com
HOURS: Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm
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Sat & Sun 11am - 4pm
TITLE COMPANIES
First United Title Agency, Inc. 816 Ames Street 785-594-9090 www.futallc.com
UTILITIES
City of Baldwin City 803 8th Street 785-594-6427 www.baldwincity.org Kansas Municipal Energy Agency 6300 W 95th Street Overland Park, KS 66212 913-660-0234 www.kmea.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
Sage Creative Agency, LLC 810 High Street 785-816-1454 lynn@sagecreative.agency sagecreative.agency
It’s a great place to call
HOME!
Restaurant style dining ~ Gracious living Full range of care & services to meet various needs & preferences
WINERIES
Haven Pointe Winery, LLC 961 E. 1600 Road 785-865-0660 tomholland23@hotmail.com www.havenpointewinery.com
WRITING/EDITING
The Good Seed Company Publishers & Promoters 810 High Street, Suite 7 785-979-0386 rita@goodseedcopublishers.com thegoodseedco.blog
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785-594-4255
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Lifelong health starts with primary care. You deserve a primary care provider who is always there for you. There for your lifelong health. That’s why Family Medicine
Bonnie Cramer, MD Board-Certified Family Physician
of Baldwin City is conveniently located at the heart of your daily routine and offers early morning office hours – so we are here when and where you need us the most. When you choose Family Medicine of Baldwin City, you have access to LMH Health. Together, our primary care providers, specialists and surgeons keep you healthy along your journey to lifelong health.
Jen Schweda, APRN Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner
Call 785-594-2512 to schedule an appointment today.
406 Ames Street • Baldwin City, KS • lmh.org/baldwincity
A partner for lifelong health
Kevin Hughes, MD Board-Certified Family Physician