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The cold and snowy months of winter are fleeting, and with spring on the horizon I can’t help but feel a sense of excitement for the warm, sunny days that lie ahead. This past year has not been what any of us expected. However, just knowing the grass will soon turn green again, and the sky a more radiant shade of blue, I can’t help but feel a tad more at ease with life as the sun extends its time with us and a vaccine gives hope for a better, longer life for many. And as the pandemic persists, so does the Baldwin community. As always, I’m honored to present you with the spring 2021 issue of Baldwin City Living. This issue is a reminder that with hard work and community support, anything is possible. This frame of mind is prevalent throughout this issue; some examples lie in the Salon on 56 story, which explores the hardships and triumphs a Baldwin business owner faced while opening her doors amidst a pandemic. Another story highlights a new live music program coming to the Baldwin community, and recent graduates from the Baker University School of Nursing reflect on the challenges and rewards of stepping into their careers during the height of a pandemic. KALLI, EDITOR
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SALON ON 56 Baldwin business owner talks struggles and triumphs of opening new salon Story by Debbie Leckron Miller | Photos by Nick Krug
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here’s no masking the difficulties of starting a business that thrives on face-to-face interaction during Covid-19. But Julie Murray-Lumley has drawn a faithful following in a short time at her Salon on 56: A Creative Color Studio, fittingly located on US-56 on the east side of Baldwin City. Raised in Gardner, Murray-Lumley and her husband, Mike, moved to Baldwin City five years ago. She earned her cosmetology degree from Johnson County Community College and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Emporia State University, where she met Mike. She has been in the business for over nine years, gained experience at several salon locations and has dreamed of having her own salon since graduating from cosmetology school. “After our daughter Makenna was born last year, I was ready to go back to work close to home and knew Baldwin City would be a good place to kind of start over.” Murray-Lumley also runs a face-painting business, but when the pandemic hit, fairs and festivals were canceled, along with her facepainting bookings. Then during quarantine, Murray-Lumley saw the need for hairstylists once salons were able to safely reopen. She weighed her options and decided to take a leap of faith. “I love being an entrepreneur,” she adds. “I have always wanted to be my own boss and enjoy all the aspects of owning a business. Having a one-year-old daughter, it was important for me to be close to home and have flexibility in my schedule. You don’t get that working for someone else.”
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Her shop is a dream turned reality, and Murray-Lumley has seen nothing but community support despite the hardships brought on by opening during a pandemic. Two months before her official opening, she began advertising via flyers, mailings and Facebook with hopes she could spread the word quickly and efficiently. “I had to get those first people through the door,” she explains. However, gearing up to open during a pandemic wasn’t easy. “It was hard to find supplies like disinfectant, color and styling products that were all in low stock when I opened. I had to buy what I could where I could to get by,” Murray-Lumley says. She was also unable to double book clients and accept walk-ins due to Covid-19 precautions. “My salon set-up makes it hard to have more than one client and keep a six- foot distance. Not being able to do a cut during a color process, for instance, plus the extra clean-up time, takes a lot away from my earnings. But the hardest part was building up clientele without being able to take walk-ins.” Salon on 56 celebrated a low-key grand opening in August 2020, which included an online ribbon cutting by the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce. Since then, word of mouth has proven most effective, bringing new clients to the gray building with the giant scissors hanging out front. Inside, repurposed old dressers and antique cabinets, painted with vintage floral designs, serve as the salon stations and supply spaces.
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“Julie did a beautiful job with her salon, making it very comfortable and homey,” says Chamber of Commerce director Mandy Latzen. “It feels like you’re just hanging out and relaxing at your girlfriend’s house, getting your hair cut.” Murray-Lumley praises the Chamber for helping launch her salon. In return, Latzen credits the young businesswoman for her enthusiasm and involvement. “Julie jumped right in and wanted to be part of the business community,” Latzen says. “She shares ideas on how to promote business during Covid and collaborates with others. Julie is very sincere and wants everyone to succeed.” The new salon owner says she didn’t know many local people before opening her shop. “I’ve met some really amazing people so far, and they’ve been so good about referring friends and family, trying their best to support me. Many have become not just loyal customers, but friends,” she says. “I feel like there’s a new vibe in town, with people trying to support smaller, local businesses.”
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Salon on 56 has varied hours Tuesdays–Saturdays (including late nights Wednesdays and Thursdays) and requires all clients to wear a mask. “I disinfect my station and chair between each client and only allow
one client inside at a time. The next one is asked to wait in their car until I wave them in,” Murray-Lumley explains. She also offers free masks and hand sanitizers for clients who don’t have them, contactless payment options and an online booking system. “It works wonderfully. People can jump online and schedule a time that works for them,” Murray-Lumley says. She specializes in a full range of color services, plus haircuts, perms, conditioning treatments, facial waxing and more. “I especially love doing color,” says the creative colorist, whose own hair is medium brown with highlights today but was bright red last Christmas and bombshell-blonde last August. Customers say they appreciate that Murray-Lumley listens to what they want. Darin Goodwin and his five children are all clients. “It’s quite a circus,” he laughs about their hair needs that range from his own simple hair cut to his teenager’s full color treatment. “Julie is very professional and great at communicating her ideas and listening to how we want our hair to look,” Goodwin says. As the pandemic persists, so does Murray-Lumley. She plans to continue working with those in the community and growing her business. “Ideally I would love to expand the business and have several stylists in the salon, but for now I’m happy with being able to stay in business during a time that so many are closing,” she says.
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WELCOMING LOCAL MUSIC Local music takes center stage in Lumberyard Live on High Story by Taylor Worden | Photos by Maggie Swanson
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hen music artist Megan Luttrell moved to Baldwin City from Lawrence, she quickly began searching for a new place to share her folk, guitar-laden sound. “I moved to Baldwin when I first met my husband and I was immediately looking for somewhere to play music, and there was nowhere,” Luttrell says. Luttrell then hoped to use her experience in Lawrence’s vibrant live-music scene to connect with local artists and help find space and opportunity for local acts to showcase their talent. As fate would have it, the Lumberyard Arts Center (LAC), famous for showcasing community talent, was also looking for ways to expand live, local music in downtown Baldwin, says Jeannette Blackmar, executive director of the LAC. To fill this creative gap, the two women collaborated to bring a year-long series of amateur and professional concerts, music education programs, and musician development opportunities to the community. The program, known as Lumberyard Live on High, plans to host its first events in June of this year. “What Lumberyard Live on High seeks to do is take seriously the inclusion of live, local music as a sustained, integrated program of the arts center,” Blackmar says. “What we seek to create and deliver with this program is a really high quality engagement program with live music and the experience.” Blackmar hopes Lumberyard Live on High will spotlight live music in Baldwin City, support artists and expand the diversity of the audience and local community. Events will take place at the LAC as well as the new downtown park, Sullivan Square. Hoping to involve the community as much as possible, Luttrell says the program won’t be limited to professional musicians; she also wants to include Baldwin City high school students, the Baker University music program and even your dad’s garage rock band. Overall, the events center around giving Baldwin City residents the music and programs they want to hear and see—making it a community-led program. “We want to have the voice of the Baldwin City community,” Blackmar says. The program will incorporate local talent, feature professional artists booked by Luttrell and offer music the
CO M M UNITY community might not have heard about before. Along with giving Baldwin City the opportunity to listen to some local tunes, the program will also provide the community with educational events. From multicultural music workshops to professional development for the artists themselves, Blackmar hopes the program will give interested Baldwin City residents the opportunity not only to enjoy live music, but also to learn more about the behind-the-scenes work. As a musician herself, Luttrell found it imperative to incorporate aspects of the business of music—copyright and marketing are just two examples—to give fellow artists the tools they need to develop their artistic and professional careers. “I’m a musician; we don’t get enough exposure,” Luttrell says. “I really want to do something to help educate local artists.” In addition to playing at live music venues in Lawrence, Luttrell has toured professionally in Kansas full time for the past few years, and she got her own musical start at a local open mic show in Lawrence. “It was the people at that open mic that found me, embraced me, told me to play here,”
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Luttrell recalls. “People [in this industry] are just constantly trying to help each other.” That warm, supportive atmosphere for professional and amateur musicians alike is exactly what LAC hopes to bring to Baldwin City with Lumberyard Live on High. “I think we have a lot of artists in the Baldwin City community who are looking for a venue to learn their craft, to practice and to gain exposure in a very safe, friendly and positive way,” Blackmar says.“We hope that maybe we have the future artist of the year who got their career beginnings at the Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin City.” Along with a new plethora of events to enjoy, Blackmar hopes the program will allow the Baldwin City community to come together during this socially distanced time. “Music brings people together, regardless of age, regardless of ethnicity,” Blackmar says. “I really believe that music builds community, and that’s what the arts center is all about, building communities through the arts.” Baldwin City residents can look forward to gathering for Lumberyard Live on High, as safely as possible, to enjoy entertainment and music education this summer and for months to come.
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DAVID YOO’S REASONS FOR LOVING USD 348 1. Supportive administration Baldwin High School principal Brant Brittingham adds to the praises: “Dr. Yoo is willing to spend quality time with students outside of the [school] day. This is an example that rings true in the cliche ‘students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.’ He cares.” Yoo fills any spare time with fishing and fitness. And, no surprise, he’s still going to school himself and will earn his master’s degree in teaching this summer from Pittsburg State University. “I plan to do some coaching after I finish graduate school,” he adds. But for now, he’s focused on inspiring the future generation of scientists. “I love building relationships with students and helping them to understand that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to,” Yoo says. His goal? “I hope my students feel confident in their ability to succeed in life. And I hope they laughed a little bit, too,” he adds.
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BALDWIN WELCOMES BURGER JOINT A little bit of serendipity and whole lot of good timing bring new restaurant to downtown Baldwin Story by Bob Luder | Photos by Molly Kuplen
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ood things often happen for good reasons. Other times, they happen for no reason at all. When it came down to the creation of 8th Street Burger Shop, it simply came down to a bit of serendipity, with a dash of good fortune. Though it opened in November, 8th Street Burger Shop, located at 717 Eighth Street, has its origins in Homestead Kitchen & Bakery, which Lori and Kelly Gardner opened in downtown Baldwin City four years ago. What started as a natural increase in baking by Lori following the Gardners’ adoption of four children from China led to her selling those goods to friends and, ultimately, opening the couple’s own store. “I always wanted my own storefront,” Lori says. Homestead Kitchen & Bakery serves breakfast, lunch and light, take-home dinners to a loyal, local base of customers that has consistently grown over the years. So much so, in fact, that the Gardners’ and their Homestead employees needed more space to handle the increasing volume of business. That’s where serendipity and 8th Street Burger Shop found a place to land. Just as Homestead’s need for more space was reaching critical mass, the Chinese restaurant that had been a next-door neighbor the last four years closed. The Gardners acted quickly to claim the space. “It was a huge leap of faith,” Kelly says. “But we were motivated by the need for extra space for our business (Homestead), more square footage. This gave us that.” However, more space wasn’t the only thing it gave the Gardners. “Not only did the space become available,” Kelly says, “but it came with a separate storefront.” With two storefronts side by side in a prime downtown location, it only made sense to create a second establishment. And with that, 8th Street Burger Shop was born. The restaurant holds true to its name. It offers a variety of burgers, ranging from a classic hamburger or cheeseburger that runs around $6.50, to the more creatively dressed gourmettype burger that will set you back about $8.75. Every week, the shop offers a “feature” burger. Recent features included a barbeque mac-andcheese burger and fiesta shrimp burger.
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“I think it was something Baldwin needed,” says Julie Koerner, the burger shop’s manager. “A gourmet burger and an old-fashioned ice cream shop.” While opening a new restaurant in the midst of a global pandemic and buying real estate downtown brought financial risk, the response from the community has been a pleasant surprise. In some ways, perhaps a little too good, Kelly says. “We were a little worried because the first couple of weeks we had a packed house,” Koerner says. “We were afraid we might have a super spreader. But everyone has been really careful about wearing masks and maintaining social distance.” Kelly admits opening a restaurant during a pandemic isn’t easy, but she finds comfort in the support the restaurant has received. “It’s been kind of stressful. But the community seems to love it. We’ve had a great response thus far. I think once we get past this pandemic, business will pick up even more and it’ll really be great,” Kelly says. The 8th Street Burger Shop can hold up to 50 patrons though Kelly quickly points out that capacity has been heavily restricted due to Covid-19. The shop also features a small outdoor area where customers can enjoy their food and drink outside during pleasant weather. “We typically see 15 to 20 [customers] at a time,” Kelly says. “Thus far, probably 75 percent of our business is take-out.” As of early this year, Kelly was looking forward to college students returning from their semester breaks. The burger shop’s location, in the middle of the quiet, charming downtown district, is right across the street from the Baker University campus. “We haven’t had a ton of college traffic yet,” Kelly says. “But I think that’s going to be a big part of our business.” Wherever the business might come from, or whoever the patrons might be, Kelly guarantees satisfaction all around. 8th Street Burger Shop is open six days a week, 4–7 p.m. on Mondays, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Kelly hopes to soon be open seven days a week. “We’ll get there,” she says.
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SPRING/SUMMER EVENTS 2021 March 19–May 21
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LUCY SWEET SULLIVAN ART & POETRY SHOW
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
March 23–April 16 THE GREAT BALDWIN BAKING ART SHOW
Lumberyard Arts Center Support young local artists from Baldwin Junior High School who were asked to craft an assignment with food as their theme. Students chose their favorite snacks and, depending on the class, got to draw, paint, sculpt or construct from clay.
April 10 PARK DAY 2021
Black Jack Battlefield Calling all volunteers! Help get the historic battlefield ready for this year’s touring season. From 9 a.m.–3 p.m., volunteers will help with upgrading nature trails, clearing brush, picking up litter and more. Facemasks are required for all volunteers.
May 8 FLOWER ARRANGING EVENT
Sullivan Square Join the Chamber downtown from 2–5 p.m. to make beautiful floral arrangements for the special people in your life. Cost varies depending on flowers and materials purchased.
Lumberyard Arts Center This inaugural art and poetry show celebrates the spirit of Baldwin City’s first mayor, Lucy Sweet Sullivan, embracing themes of community collaboration, empowerment and resilience.
Baldwin Golf Course Celebrate the Fourth of July this year with family and friends at the Baldwin Golf Course. Enjoy live music from upand-coming artist Dylan Schneider and headliner Adam Doleac. Other activities include a Kids Zone, food trucks, beer garden and fireworks.
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SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE SERIES
Lumberyard Arts Center Celebrate third Fridays in downtown Baldwin, 5–8 p.m., with gallery exhibitions, live music, Lucy’s Corner arts boutique and more!
Sullivan Square Enjoy a concert and classic movie in the heart of downtown Baldwin. Concert: Flannigan’s Right Hook Movie: The Sandlot
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Downtown Baldwin & Black Jack Battlefield Spend the weekend celebrating the Bicentennial of the Santa Fe Trail with the Battle of Black Jack reenactments. Explore Black Jack Battlefield and enjoy games, buggy rides, history displays and live music. Also, don’t miss the 2 p.m. dedication of the new Black Jack Ruts Trail.
June 12 SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE SERIES
Sullivan Square Enjoy a concert and classic movie in the heart of downtown Baldwin. Concert: Steven Bankey and the Flatlanders Movie: Back to the Future
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Sullivan Square Baldwin City Recreation Commission presents Smoke on the Bricks. Enjoy various food vendors, beer garden and live music featuring 80s cover band the M-80’s.
August 21 HOT AUGUST NIGHT CAR SHOW
High Street Downtown Baldwin will become a venue for classic car aficionados and admirers during this fun-filled weekend. Hear stories about the cars and listen to them rumble. Enjoy music and festivities in Sullivan Square.
September 11 SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE SERIES
Sullivan Square Enjoy a concert and classic movie in the heart of downtown Baldwin. Concert: Vinyl Revival Movie: Remember the Titans
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As Covid-19 began knocking countries and people off their feet, doctors and nurses took on critical roles in testing, treating, and educating their communities. Nursing is stressful under the best circumstances, and the job has become only more important and more difficult over the last year. Many nurses fresh out of college entered the healthcare industry to serve on the front lines in a global pandemic. In this feature, you will meet three recent graduates from Baker University’s School of Nursing who were thrust into their new career during an unprecedented and chaotic time. The Dawn of the Pandemic Allissa Dickey graduated from Baker University’s School of Nursing in May 2019, nine months before the novel coronavirus hit American shores. She had worked at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka throughout her time in nursing school and accepted a position there as a registered nurse on a post-surgical unit. In March 2020, Dickey’s unit officially opened as the Stormont Vail Covid unit. Knowing that a lot of her fellow nurses had preexisting conditions, young children, or both, Dickey chose to be the first one to take on Covid-19 patients. As she began work in the Covid unit, her husband began working from home. With only herself and her husband at home, the chances of exposure were low.
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Dickey says, remembering an elementary school assignment “Less exposure the better,” Dickey says. “Every day is where she said just that. “I have always had it in my heart of unpredictable. In the beginning, when we got our first hearts that I wanted to care for people because that is just Covid-19 patients, we didn’t know what we were dealing who I am.” with. You could walk into a patient’s room and an hour later Dickey also felt “called” to nursing and was inspired by they are unconscious. Then you’ll have to intubate them and multiple family members who serve in the medical field. transfer them to the ICU (intensive care unit). That was the Morse’s drive to become a nurse stems from her having first interaction.” been on the receiving end of multiple medical experiences in Mitchell Lierz, a December 2019 graduate and registered her youth. nurse on a progressive care unit “As a kid, all the way up until at Advent Health Shawnee I was a teenager, I had my fair Mission, had one month of relative share of hospital stays, procedures normalcy as a nurse before cases of and doctor’s appointments,” the virus hit. Morse remembers. “I was a very “As if I was not scared enough nervous child but always felt at as it is to be a nurse and take ease with the nurses taking care care of people, then there was a of me. I realized how much of an global pandemic,” Lierz says. “Our impact that made on me, and I hospital went into fight-or-flight wanted to be able to provide that mode. My attitude shifted to, ‘If for others.” no one died by the end of the day, Lierz was inspired by the it was a good day.’ It’s not fun to “exceptional care” his grandfather think of it that way, but it’s the received while battling reality of it.” Parkinson’s disease. Lexi Morse graduated in May He said that when he sees 2020 and immediately began work patients in low spirits due to as a registered nurse in the Covid the long duration without the ICU at Stormont Vail. She never presence of loved ones, he will expected to be in this situation but offer them hugs. And most of the says the ability to learn on the job time they accept. helps her adapt. “So many say yes because it is “I partly knew what to expect human contact,” he says, “and it’s working in the ICU as I had just human nature to want and worked there as a CNA (certified feel loved. I absolutely feel my nursing assistant). But even with job is of the utmost importance, that, I never envisioned that I not just because of the medical would be taking care of some of –MITCHELL LIERZ standpoint, but from a psych, care, the sickest patients we have ever love, standpoint.” seen,” Morse says. “That in itself All three nurses remarked on has been incredibly challenging, how being a nurse is both incredibly challenging but very but very rewarding. As a new nurse, I have been able to learn rewarding. They feel honored to care for others. an immense amount from some of the most talented nurses, “[Being a nurse in a pandemic] is rewarding in two and for that, I am so thankful.” different ways,” Dickey says. “One is when I get to see patients leaving the unit. The other is when, because of The Rewards and the Reasons isolation, patients can’t have family members present. To be Despite the challenges they’ve faced, these three RNs that physical being for a person who is passing is honorable. I acknowledge that their important work is rewarding and that am not only their nurse, but I am representing their family. It the pandemic has been a constant reminder of the reasons is very rewarding but very emotional as well. I wear my heart they became nurses and took their oaths in the first place. on my sleeve.” “At eight years old, I knew I wanted to be a nurse,”
“As if I was not scared enough as it is to be a nurse and take care of people, then there was a global pandemic. Our hospital went into fight-or-flight mode. My attitude shifted to, ‘If no one died by the end of the day, it was a good day.’ It’s not fun to think of it that way, but it’s the reality of it.”
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Morse describes feeling the same sense of honor. “One of the most rewarding parts of my job is being trusted to take care of people when they are at their worst,” Morse says. “It is never fun to be in the hospital, but I am honored to be able to be a friendly face, provide them the care they need and speak words of reassurance to my patients.” Supporting the Supporters While nurses offer emotional support to their patients, they need support of their own. Dickey is grateful to have family in the medical field and an air force husband with EMT experience who all understand the importance of properly coping with and processing emotional events. “I experienced my first Code Blue during all of this,” Dickey says. “And after I got home, [my husband] had chocolate waiting for me, and he said, ‘We are going to talk about it because you need to process this and it is a lot.’ Having a loving husband to help pull that out of me was really nice.” Lierz says that he has always felt supported by his colleagues and his hospital; however, support is sometimes less evident outside the hospital. “The way our hospital treats the nursing staff is incredible,” Lierz says. “I have always felt very supported [here]. Unfortunately, the people we feel least supported by are those who blatantly disregard science. It feels like a slap in the face for people who are on the front lines. It’s probably the most challenging part of the job—when people discredit the work that we do.”
Virus and Vaccine Fortunately, Dickey, Morse and Lierz have not contracted the virus during their time caring for Covid-19 patients. However, Dickey’s loved ones have a different story; her husband, father-in-law and parents all contracted Covid-19 last year. She recalls how difficult it was to be separated from her husband during that time. “I think that is when I hit my breaking point with all of this,” Dickey says. “Once I found out he had Covid-19, that was a bad two weeks for me. Very, very emotional. But we got through it and, honestly … it was nothing for him. I was very surprised by it, but it hits everybody differently.” All three nurses have received full doses of their Covid-19 vaccines and are grateful for the opportunity. “For a good majority of us who have been in the thick of it for such a long time now, the vaccine has been a beacon of hope,” Morse says. “There still is no cure for the virus, but the vaccine is a giant leap in the right direction of getting back to some semblance of normalcy. Thinking about the number of people it has the potential to protect almost brings me to tears. It is refreshing to feel like we have started to take back some power over Covid-19.” The speed of the vaccine development has caused some people to resist inoculation; however, Dickey pleads for people to consider the bigger picture. “There is a lot of anxiety about the Covid-19 vaccine, even I had anxiety about it, but I did get it,” Dickey says. “I felt the calling to get the vaccine to help protect the community because it takes about 80 percent of the population to be vaccinated before we get this under control.”
ABOVE As the Midwest saw an increase in Covid-19 cases this winter, nurses like Dickey, Morse and Lierz stepped up to provide relief as hospitals in the area reached capacity.
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Become a member today to show your community pride and support! email: director@baldwincitychamber.com ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES Douglas County Treasurer 1100 Massachusetts St., Lawrence 66044 785-832-5275 www.douglas-county.com New Frontier Tax & Business Services 810 High St., Ste. 3, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1204 www.newfrontiertbs.com
AGRICULTURE / FARMING
Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6767 www.adastraalpacas.com Baldwin Feed Co., Inc. 1600 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3351 Heritage Tractor, Inc. 915 Industrial Park Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6486 hti@heritagetractor.com www.heritagetractor.com K-State Research and Extension – Douglas County 2110 Harper, Lawrence 66046 785-843-7058 www.douglas.k-state.edu Narrow Trail Farm 1564 N 450th Rd., Baldwin City 66006 913-634-1648
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Baldwin Power Wash 501 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-393-1515 jeff@baldwinpowerwash.com
Salon on 56 208 Baker St., Ste. B, Baldwin City 66006 785-551-3195
AGRITOURISM
Gregg Bruce Auto and Performance 601 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4088 www.greggbruceauto.com
Whitney’s Hair Salon 701 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6626
Ken’s Auto Repair Service 620 High St., Baldwin City 66006 (785) 594-3855
The Nook 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111
BANKS
CATERING
Baldwin State Bank 721 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6421 www.baldwinstatebank.com
American Dining Creations – Baker University 618 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8333
Kansas State Bank 602 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7500 www.mykansasstatebank.com
Maceli’s Banquet Hall & Catering 1031 New Hampshire St., Lawrence 66044 785-331-2096 steve@macelis.com www.macelis.com
Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6767 www.adastraalpacas.com Narrow Trail Farm 1564 N 450th Rd., Baldwin City 66006 913-634-1648
ARTS AND CULTURE Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3949 www.baldwindance.com Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3186 www.lumberyardartscenter.org
ASSISTED LIVING Vintage Park at Baldwin City 321 Crimson Avenue, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4255 www.vintageparkassistedliving.com
AUTOMOTIVE Baldwin Automotive Service Center, Inc. 131 Baker St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9944 automech@embarqmail.com
Mid America Bank 802 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2100 www.mid-americabank.com
BAR/LOUNGE The Nook 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111
BEAUTY Crush Model Studio Photography Sarah Beth Houser 913-219-4703 puckybeth@gmail.com
BOOKSTORE
Moose’s Backwood BBQ & Catering 213 East Main, Gardner 66030 785-691-6757 info@moosesbbqandcatering.com www.moosesbbqandcatering.com
CARWASH Baldwin Power Wash 501 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-393-1515 jeff@baldwinpowerwash.com
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CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce PO Box 501, Baldwin City 66006 602 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3200 director@baldwincitychamber.com www.baldwincitychamber.com Eudora Chamber of Commerce 1402 Church St., Eudora 66025 785-542-1212 www.groweudora.com Gardner Chamber of Commerce 109 E Main, Gardner 66030 913-856-6464 www.gardneredgerton.org Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 646 Vermont, #200, Lawrence 66044 785-865-4411 www.lawrencechamber.com Ottawa Chamber of Commerce 109 E 2nd St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-1000 www.ottawakansas.org Wellsville Chamber of Commerce PO Box 472, Wellsville 66092 785-883-2234 www.wellsvillechamber.com
St. John’s United Church of Christ 396 E 900th Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3478 www.facebook.com/ StJohnsUCCBaldwinCity Worden United Methodist Church 294 E 900th Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7598 wordenumc@msn.com www.wordenumc.com
CLUBS / NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS American Legion - Lloyd Beaton Post #228 803 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-917-0395 Back Country Horsemen of Kansas (Sunflower Chapter) www.bchkansas.com Baldwin City Business & Professional Women PO Box 503, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3832 bkp_barb@hotmail.com Baldwin Lions Club PO Box 543, Baldwin City 66006
ECKAN (East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation) 2518 Ridge Court, Ste. 104 Lawrence 66046 785-841-3357 www.eckan.org
Economic Development Corporation Lawrence & Douglas County 718 New Hampshire St., Lawrence 66044 785-865-4411 www.edclawrence.com
Friends of the Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice Club PO Box 418, Baldwin City 66006 913-787-2923 www.baldwindance.com/friends-of-badv
Baker University 618 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8308 www.bakeru.edu
Friends of the Baldwin Library PO Box 565, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 FriendsofBaldwinLibrary@gmail.com baldwin.mykansaslibrary.org/friends Lawrence Community Shelter 3655 E 25th St., Lawrence 66047 785-832-8864 www.lawrenceshelter.org Maple Leaf Festival Committee PO Box 564, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7564 www.mapleleaffestival.com United Way of Douglas County 2518 Ridge Ct., Ste. 200, Lawrence 66046 785-843-6626 www.unitedwaydgco.org
CHURCHES
Baldwin City Rotary Club 785-594-3169 www.baldwincityrotary.org
Baldwin First United Methodist Church 704 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6612 office@baldwinfirst.org www.baldwinfirst.org
Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0404 www.baldwineducationfoundation.org
Maley & Sons Construction, LLC 454 East 2100 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-331-6883 www.maleyandsons.com
Baldwin Golf Association 1102 Main St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491
DECORATING
Fellowship Bible Church 926 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-510-0005 matto@baldwinfbc.org www.baldwinfbc.org Ives Chapel United Methodist Church 1018 Miami St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6555
Douglas County Community Foundation 900 Massachusetts St., Ste. 406 Lawrence 66044 785-843-8727 www.dccfoundation.org
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CONSTRUCTION
Christmas Decor by The Grounds Guys of Olathe 913-754-6372 www.christmasdecor.net/ggolathe/ www.groundsguys.com/olathe
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Baldwin City Economic Development Committee 814 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-9505
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EDUCATION
Baldwin Elementary School – Primary Center 500 Lawrence St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2444 www.usd348.com/schools/bespc Baldwin Junior High School 400 Eisenhower St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2448 www.usd348.com Baldwin High School 415 Eisenhower St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2725 www.usd348.com/schools/bhs Baldwin Intermediate Center 100 Bullpup Ln., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2446 usd348.com/schools/besic/ Baldwin City USD 348 708 Chapel St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2721 www.usd348.com Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0404 www.baldwineducationfoundation.org The Dwayne Peaslee Training Center 2920 Haskell Ave., Ste. 100, Lawrence 66006 785-856-1801 www.peasleetech.org East Central Kansas Cooperative in Education 600 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2737 www.eckce.com
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Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Evenings by appointment • Walk-ins welcome
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The Rainbow Experience – Preschool 115 6th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2223 www.rainbowexperiencepreschool.com
ENTERTAINMENT Baldwin City Blues (baseball team) 19706 W 63rd Terrace Shawnee 66218 913-268-1142 mmooreblues@hotmail.com Kansas Belle Dinner Train 785-594-8505 office@kansasbelle.com www.kansasbelle.com
FITNESS / RECREATION
Baldwin City Fitness 814 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1245 www.baldwincityfitness.com Baldwin City Recreation Commission 785-594-3670 www.baldwinrec.org Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com
Baldwin Golf Association 1102 Main St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 Om Grown Yoga Collective 707 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 omgrownyogacollective@gmail.com www.facebook.com omgrownyogacollective
FUNERAL SERVICES
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home 712 9th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3644 www.lamb-roberts.com
HEALTH / WELLNESS Baldwin City Dental 414 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9834 www.BaldwinCityDental.com
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association 200 Main St., Ste. C, Lawrence 66044 785-843-3738 kimp@kansasvna.org
LMH Health – Baldwin City Therapy 814 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3162 laura.bennetts@lmh.org www.lmh.org/therapy
Elite Chiropractic Ethan James, D.C. 920 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 www.elitechiropractic.net
LMH Health 325 Maine, Lawrence 66044 785-505-3132 www.lmh.org
Family Medicine of Baldwin City – LMH Health 406 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 melissa.nichols@lmh.org www.lmh.org/baldwincity
Rodrock Chiropractic 412 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4894 www.chirorock.com
Headquarters Counseling Center 211 E 8th St., Ste. C, Lawrence 66046 785-841-9900 www.ksphq.org
Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 1223 Orchard Ln., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6492 www.genesishcc.com/baldwinhealthcare
Kimsey Counseling Dr. Ilene Kimsey 913-583-2024 www.kimseycounseling.com
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 200 Maine St., Ste. A, Lawrence 66044 785-843-9192 www.bertnash.org
Lawrence – Douglas County Health Department 200 Maine, Ste. B, Lawrence 66044 785-843-3060 www.ldchealth.org
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Sacred Sycamore Healing Therapies 810 High St., Ste. 6, Baldwin City 66006 913-515-2910 www.sacredsycamorehealing.com
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park 163 E 200 Rd., Wellsville 66092 www.blackjackbattlefield.org
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Douglas County Historical Society 1047 Massachusetts St., Lawrence 66044 785-841-4109 www.watkinsmuseum.org
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Santa Fe Historical Society 203 Silver Leaf Ln., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3169
HOME HEALTH CARE Caregivers Home Health 618 E 1714 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-749-0300 www.caregiverskansas.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 www.arrowhead.doitbest.com Christmas Decor by The Grounds Guys of Olathe 913-754-6372 www.christmasdecor.net/ggolathe/ www.groundsguys.com/olathe Lawrence Home Builders Association 601 N 600 Rd., Lawrence 66047 785-748-0612 Scott’s Repair, LLC 181 E 1575 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-6450
Jardon Insurance 705 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 913-486-0061 galen@compassinsurancekc.com State Farm Cody Anno 208 Baker St., Ste. A, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0270 cody.anno.erxj@statefarm.com codyismyagent.com
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
MANUFACTURING
REAL ESTATE / LAND
Custom Mobile Equipment, Inc. 439 E High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7474 sales@versa-lift.com www.versa-lift.com
Flory & Associates 1162 N 550 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3125 floryandassociates@gmail.com
JAWBATS 606 B High St., Baldwin City 66006 913-626-4391 www.jawbats.com
Mediacom Communications 717 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7570
McFarlane Aviation 696 E 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2741 www.mcfarlaneaviation.com
RG Fiber 713 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-5414 www.rgfiber.com
Rice Precision Manufacturing 401 E. High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2670 www.rice-precision.com
INVESTMENTS
MEDIA / PRODUCTION
Edward Jones – Jennifer Hantsbarger 723 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2910 jennifer.hantsbarger@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com
LANDSCAPE / VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Baldwin City Living Magazine 1035 N. Third St., Ste. 101-B Lawrence 66044 785-832-7264 www.sunflowerpub.com
The Grounds Guys of Olathe 913-754-6372 www.groundsguys.com/olathe
Local News Source – Douglas County 730 New Hampshire, Ste. 110 Lawrence 66044 785-856-1990 www.LNSDouglasCounty.com
HOSPICE
LIBRARY
Prairie Wind Hospice 606 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-202-8900 bbarkemeyer@prairiewindhospice.com
Baldwin City Public Library 800 7th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 bladwinpl@baldwin.lib.ks.us www.baldwincitylibrary.org
MEMORY CARE
Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
INDEPENDENT LIVING Baldwin Retirement Complex / Orchard Lane & Jersey Street Apartment Suites 1016 Orchard Lane, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6996 apartmenthomes4u@centurylink.net
INSURANCE American Family Insurance Mary Wiscombe 818 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7400 mwoodwar@amfam.com Baldwin Insurance Services 604 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6822 sales@baldwinsurance.com www.baldwinsurance.com Edie Insurance Group, Inc. Brad Scraper 814 Baker St., Baldwin City 66006 785-856-3343 brad@edieinsurance.com www.edieinsurance.com Farm Bureau Financial Services 721 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1055 kelly.neufeld@fbfs.com www.kellyneufeld.fbfs.com
LIQUOR STORES Corner Store Liquor 310 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3555 JBC Liquors 916 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0514
LODGING Rooms2Stay 703 9th St., Baldwin City 66006 913-683-1758 www.rooms2stay.wixsite.com/rooms2stay www.airbnb.com/rooms/24052391 cathenry.ch@gmail.com
LUMBER & MATERIAL SUPPLIES Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 www.arrowhead.doitbest.com Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
Morningstar Care Homes 622 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2603 www.morningstarcarehomes.com
PHARMACY AuBurn Pharmacy 400 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0340 www.auburnpharmacies.com
PHOTOGRAPHY Crush Model Studio Photography Sarah Beth Houser 913-219-4703 puckybeth@gmail.com
PRINTING / SIGNS FASTSIGNS 2540 Iowa St., Ste. P, Lawrence 66046 785-727-4848 www.fastsigns.com/2139-lawrence-ks Minuteman Press 1404 E. 24th St., Ste. B, Lawrence 66046 785-842-2656 www.minutemanlawrence.com
PUBLISHING Imperium Publishing Niki Manbeck 1097 N. 400 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1160 www.imperiumpublishing.com Ogden Publications, Inc. / Sunflower Publishing 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka 66609 785-274-4300
Heck Land Company Kelvin Heck 805 New Hampshire, Ste. C Lawrence 66046 785-865-6266 kelvin@hecklandco.com www.hecklandco.com
REAL ESTATE / PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Baldwin City Property Management 814 High St., Ste. 3, Baldwin City 66006 785-813-1293 Living Space 715 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2659 amy@livingspacellc.com www.livingspacellc.com Schoolhouse Lofts – Property Management 704 Chapel St., Baldwin City 66006 785-764-7489 leasing@schoolhouseloftsbc.com www.schoolhouseloftsbc.com Skyview Apartments PO Box 203, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-0218
REAL ESTATE / RESIDENTIAL Keller Williams Casey Simoneau 785-221-7910 caseysimoneau@kw.com Layton Real Estate 517 Main St., Baldwin City 66006 785-883-2379 barbara@laytonre.com www.laytonre.com ReeceNichols Preferred Realty 3801 West 6th St., Lawrence 66044 785-856-6200 maryanndeck@reecenichols.com teri@reecenichols.com www.lawrence.reecenichols.com Stephens Real Estate 703 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2320 debbiemorgan@stephensre.com robynelder@stephensre.com www.stephensre.com
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN SERVICES Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
RESTAURANTS Flatlanders Pizzeria 502 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-7282 flatlandersbcpizzeria@gmail.com www.flatlanderspizza.com
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Jitters 822 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 (drive-thru trolley) 620-437-6967 jittersllc@gmail.com Pizza Hut 130 E Hwy 56, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3230 https://locations.pizzahut.com/ks/baldwincity/130-hwy-56
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES Senior Resource Center for Douglas County 745 Vermont St., Lawrence 66044 785-842-0543 www.yoursrc.org
SHOPPING / RETAIL STORES / GIFTS Antiques on the Prairie 520 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7555 LaBabe Dolls PO Box 944, Baldwin City 66006
Design Specialties in the Town Galleria 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 ypjeweler@gmail.com www.designspecialties.biz www.the towngalleria.com The Nook 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111 thebcnook@gmail.com Quilters’ Paradise 713 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3477 www.quiltingfabricsupply.com
SPECIAL EVENTS FACILITIES American Legion 803 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-917-0395 Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com Baldwin Golf Association 1102 Main St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491
THIS STRESS IS TOO MUCH.
I AM NOT OK.
I FEEL REALLY SAD.
Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3186 director@lumberyardartscenter.org www.lumberyardartscenter.org
UTILITIES
Marion Springs Event Center 316 E 900 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 913-548-3601 marionspringseventscenter@gmail.com www.marionspringseventcenter.com
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) 6300 W 95th St., Overland Park 66212 913-660-0234 www.kmea.com
Stony Point Hall 1514 North 600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2225 info@stonypointhall.com www.stonypointhall.com
STORAGE FACILITIES Out West Storage 1704 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-418-2770
TITLE COMPANIES First United Title Agency, Inc. 816 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9090 www.futallc.com
City of Baldwin 803 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6427 www.baldwincity.org
VETERINARY SERVICES Companion Animal Hospital 504 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2413
WEBSITE SERVICES ReTek 785-409-7400 admin@retekllc.com www.retekllc.com
WINERIES Haven Pointe Winery 961 E. 1600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-865-0660 www.havenpointewinery.com
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. The Coronavirus outbreak affects the way we live our lives, and it’s normal that this affects our mental health. High stress, isolation, anxiety, job loss, and depression can force even the healthiest people to need mental health services and supports. Bert Nash Center is here to help. For 70 years we’ve cared for the mental health needs of children, adults, and families in Douglas County. If you need help or know a friend or family member who needs help – contact us today.
Contact us to schedule virtual or in-person care
785-843-9192
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