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READERS, Welcome to the spring/summer 2022 issue of Baldwin City Living. Another season has come and gone, and with that another issue highlighting this evergrowing town is here. With each issue, I am inspired by the initiatives and goals Baldwin City community members set forth and fulfill. I’m honored to work with community leaders who support the arts, new businesses, local farmers and crafters. And as the cold weather fades away, event organizers have also found ways to bring us together this summer with outdoor movie and music nights, barbecue contests, baseball tours, new restaurant openings, mural walks and more. A special thanks to Lori Trojan, Jeannette Blackmar, Paul Dorathy, Mark Dodge, Corey Venable, Baldwin City Recreation Commission, and all of the businesses and leaders in Baldwin City that help make this magazine possible. KALLI, EDITOR
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“The Maple Seed Fountain”–the first mural a part of the Baldwin City Community Mural Program. The mural depicts a fountain surrounded by 10 maple seeds that tells the story of the city’s history and culture featuring the Women’s Bridge, Baker University and Signal Oak. Photo by Nick Krug
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BEER COMPANY Microbrewery owner talks turning dream into reality, shares plans Story by Bob Luder | Photos courtesy Baldwin City Beer Company
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hances are, Baldwin City residents had their curiosity piqued while driving past the corner of Sixth and High streets last fall. Why was that big white tent sitting in the middle of the parking lot of a closed antiques bazaar? There must have been something of interest happening underneath because it seemed as though crowds gathering inside the big top grew by the day, certainly weekend to weekend. Turns out, it was Cory Venable getting a jump-start on his dream. Venable, who had worked in insurance, and his wife, Jenni, envisioned the Baldwin City Beer Company while home-brewing beer from a one-barrel system in their home as a diversion from the
Covid-19 lockdown. When Antiques on the Prairie, an antiques consignment store that had been at the location since 2000, closed last July, a suitable building became available, and Venable knew the time was right to move ahead with his vision. Only, the pandemic had other ideas. Venable expected construction to begin toward the end of last summer, but supply and labor issues forced what seemed like a never-ending series of delays. However, nothing could stop Venable from getting a running start on his new business. He took advantage of the large parking lot out front and pitched his tent. After installing TVs, space heaters, and tables, he sold commercial beer—no microbrews just yet—and kept locals entertained throughout the fall.
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“THE PLAN IS TO EXPAND UP TO 10 BEERS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR,” HE SAYS. “WE’LL START MAKING MORE SEASONAL [BEERS], LIKE OKTOBERFEST’S. EVEN THOUGH I’VE BEEN BREWING BEER FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I PLAN TO BRING IN A BREWMASTER AND WORK ALONGSIDE.” –Cory Venable
“The plan is to expand up to 10 beers within the first year,” he says. “We’ll start making more seasonal [beers], like Oktoberfest’s. Even though I’ve been brewing beer for over a year now, I plan to bring in a brewmaster and work alongside.” In addition to beer, Baldwin City Beer Company will offer pub food such as house pretzels, onion rings, and chicken wings; the menu’s centerpiece, though, will be barbecue, including pulled pork brisket, burnt ends and ribs. The opening of a new brewery speaks to the growth the town has seen since being deemed a part of Kansas Main Street community. “The addition of a new brewery in Baldwin City is a representation of everything that is evolving in our downtown
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“THE TOWN REMEMBERS THAT BUILDING FROM WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE C&D SUPER FOODS GROCERY STORE. THERE’S A FAMILIARITY ABOUT IT.” –Cory Venable
“I’m not sure you can call Baldwin City a tourist town, but it is. I think we’re going to be able to offer a versatile menu to bring people down. We’ll have live music, standup comedy … there are a lot of unique offerings we can have at the events space,” Venable says. “I know we’re going to get a lot of eyes on us.” Venable says he’s hoping for an early summer opening. “That’ll give us time to get settled before the first big event—the Maple Leaf Festival next fall,” he says. Visit the Baldwin City Beer Company’s Facebook page to stay up to date with its progress and opening day announcements.
Venable’s 7,800 square-foot space includes plans for an outdoor patio with a pair of garage doors to be opened during good weather, an event space for parties and receptions, and overflow seating. Baldwin City Living Magazine | 2022 Spring/Summer
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fter almost 16 years, Paul Dorathy is retiring as superintendent of Baldwin City schools and passing the baton to incoming hire Mark Dodge. Dorathy’s career in education spans almost 38 years. After first serving as a teacher in Emporia, Dorathy went on to serve in several principal and director positions across Kansas schools before taking his first superintendent position in Southern Lyon County in 1998. Dorathy served in that role for 8 years before becoming superintendent at Baldwin City, where he has been ever since. Dorathy’s passion for the position has been sustained by the people he’s worked with over the years in the community. “The students and the staff, I mean, that’s why I do this job in the first place … because my satisfaction comes when students are able to do well and get the kind of education that they would like to have,” he says.
Ande Parks first joined the board of education at about the same time Dorathy was hired. He notes that Dorathy became a very important presence in the district. “He immediately brought a calm and relatable sense of integrity to the district. He’s a very approachable man, he’s a very caring man, and we’ve been through a lot of difficult things together,” Parks says. “I think through it all, while members of our community might not agree with him or decisions the board makes, I think everyone knows that Paul’s heart is in the right place and that he’s really trying to do what is best for kids in this town.” After his retirement, Dorathy and his wife, Cyndi, plan to spend more time with their 11 grandchildren, as well as pursue a travel goal: they hope to visit every national park in the United States. “I’ve been very lucky to have been the superintendent in this community for this long,” Dorathy says. “I don’t think most
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superintendents get the opportunity to stay for 16 years. I think that is an anomaly ... but Cyndi and I just fell in love with this community.” As Dorathy prepares for retirement, he is also helping to facilitate the transition to Dodge, who will take over as superintendent on July 1, 2022. “Mark Dodge is a good man,” Dorathy says. “They hired a good person … and he’ll do a great job here in Baldwin.” Dodge has served in a variety of roles in education throughout his career and most recently was the director of school improvement and communications at Eudora. However, throughout his career, Dodge says that he has always been working toward a goal: to be a superintendent. “If you look back at the career path that I’ve taken, everything that I’ve done along the way is preparing me for this position,” Dodge notes. “It’s just something that’s been a part of me that I’ve wanted to do.” Dodge has family ties in Baldwin City as well as a love for the community, but the passion and dedication of the faculty and staff were important factors that drew him to the district. The selection process for finding the next superintendent for USD 348 was intentional and methodical, says Kelley Bethel-Smith, president of the board of education. The thorough process narrowed the field to a handful of qualified candidates, and Dodge emerged as the frontrunner. “We really wanted to do our best to make the absolute right choice for our district …, and there’s no doubt in my mind that Mark Dodge is the right fit for what we were looking for at this time [and] in this place,” Bethel-Smith says. She explained that Dodge’s visionary, out-of-the-box thinking and his ability to problem solve was just one of the ways he can help USD 348 achieve the goals they have identified. “I’m very excited about the future of this district because all eyes are on the kids and what’s going to serve them best,” BethelSmith says. Dodge is already setting goals, starting with building relationships within the community and learning what it means to be a Baldwin City Bulldog. “From an education standpoint, we want to focus on continuous improvement,” Dodge says. “We want to identify those things that we’re doing well and keep moving that needle, identify those areas that need improvement, and determine what we can do collectively to help move those things forward as a community.” With the support of the board and the community, Dodge can’t wait to get started in his dream role in Baldwin City. “We are so thankful to the Baldwin community. So far, everyone that we’ve come across, and everyone who’s reached out to us, has been so welcoming and so supportive,” Dodge says. “We just can’t wait to get there and roll up our sleeves and be part of the community.”
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MAIN STREET FARMERS AND CRAFT MARKET Support local farmers, crafters, musicians and all things local Story by Ian Brannan | Photos courtesy Lumberyard Arts Center
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Live music in Sullivan Square will kick off the June Market followed by local singer-songwriters performing by the fountain at 8th and High Street on the three subsequent market dates. Chamber of Commerce and Lumberyard Arts Center are leading this event while working with community partners including Baldwin City
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July 15
FABRIC ART WITH KATHLEEN THOMAS
SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE SERIES
THIRD FRIDAY BALDWIN CITY MAIN STREET FARMERS AND CRAFT MARKET
Lumberyard Arts Center Learn how to create your own fabric landscape art piece at the LAC from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration fee is $45 and includes all supplies (LAC asks that event-goers bring their own fabric scissors).
Sullivan Square Enjoy a concert and classic movie in Sullivan Square. Music starts 7 p.m.. and the movie will begin at approximately 8:45 p.m. Concert: Steven Bankey & the Flatlanders Movie: Sing 2
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June 17
PLANT SALE AND SEED SWAP
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June 17
THIRD FRIDAY BALDWIN CITY MAIN STREET FARMERS AND CRAFT MARKET
Bring seeds to swap with your neighbors at the Baldwin City Library from 9 a.m.–noon. This year’s event will feature plants from Vinland Valley Nursery and Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries.
April 10 CHOCOLATE AUCTION
Lumberyard Arts Center Help support the youth scholarship program with a chocolate auction at the LAC. Silent auction begins at 1:00 p.m. with live auction beginning at 2 p.m. Suggested donation is $20.
April 15 LIVE ON HIGH
Sullivan Square Kick off Lumberyard Live on High SingerSongwriter Night with a free concert in Sullivan Square starting at 7 p.m.
Sullivan Square Lumberyard Live on High presents Ryan Manuel 6–7 p.m. and Savannah Chestnut 7–9 p.m.
THIRD FRIDAY BALDWIN CITY MAIN STREET FARMERS AND CRAFT MARKET Downtown Baldwin This summer enjoy local food, art, and music every third Friday, 5–8 p.m., June through September.
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Sullivan Square Save the dates for Lumberyard Arts Center’s next community theater production! Both productions will take place in Sullivan Square starting at 7 p.m.
Downtown Baldwin This summer enjoy local food, art, and music every third Friday, 5–8 p.m., June through September.
July 29 LIVE ON HIGH
August 19 Downtown Baldwin This summer enjoy local food, art, and music every third Friday, 5–8 p.m., June through September.
August 26, 27 SMOKE ON THE BRICKS
Sullivan Square Baldwin City Recreation Commission presents the fourth annual Smoke on the Bricks. Enjoy various food vendors, live music and beer and wine tastings on Friday 5–10:30 p.m. BBQ judging will begin on Saturday.
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Sullivan Square Meet at Sullivan Square to honor USD 348 students in the annual Baldwin City Prom Walk.
May 6 LIVE ON HIGH
Sullivan Square Lumberyard Live on High presents Heavy Petty in Sullivan Square starting at 7 p.m. Event is free to attend.
May 21–July 1
Baldwin City Library Enjoy programs for various ages on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Visit baldwincitylibrary.org for more details.
Baldwin City Golf Course Baldwin City Recreation Commission presents the annual Fourth of July celebration featuring live music, food trucks, beer garden an expanded Kids’ Zone and more! Fireworks will lights up the sky starting at 10 p.m.
Sullivan Square Enjoy a concert and classic movie in Sullivan Square. Music starts 7 p.m., and the movie will begin at approximately 8:45 p.m. Concert: Run With It Movie: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
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SUMMER CONCERT & MOVIE SERIES
THIRD FRIDAY BALDWIN CITY MAIN STREET FARMERS AND CRAFT MARKET
Sullivan Square Enjoy a concert and classic movie in Sullivan Square. Music starts 7 p.m., and the movie will begin at approximately 8:45 p.m. Concert: The Recliners Movie: Field of Dreams
Baldwin City Living Magazine | 2022 Spring/Summer
Downtown Baldwin This summer enjoy local food, art, and music every third Friday, 5–8 p.m., June through September.
The telling of Baldwin City’s rich history through art
These women have played integral roles in the creation of the Mural Program. Pictured (from left) Jeannette Blackmar, Lori Trojan, Meg Cundiff, and Wendy Conover.
Empty, ordinary spaces throughout Baldwin City are turning into colorful canvases. Bare downtown walls, a wooden barn door, the Baker University maintenance building, and even benches in the park stand out with delightful murals painted by the community itself. The Baldwin City Community Mural Program, a joint project including the Lumberyard Arts Center, Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin City Library, unveiled its first mural in June 2017. Titled “The Maple Seed Fountain,” the inaugural artwork led by muralist Dave Loewenstein adorns a wall adjacent to the fire station. Painted at the center of the mural is a fountain surrounded by 10 maple seeds that depict images of the city’s history and culture such as the Women’s Bridge, Baker University and Signal Oak. More than 100 residents had a hand in the first mural. That local touch is what sets this project apart, says Jeannette Blackmar, executive director of Lumberyard Arts Center and a mural program founder. “We strive to involve community organizations, citizens and local artists. We have community paint days for every single mural,” Blackmar says. “When you paint, you are talking, telling stories and thinking of ideas. It’s a way to engage people and bring people together to create connections, a sense of community and build pride and trust. It’s the process that matters in creating a mural, not just the end result.” So far, an array of artists, budding apprentices and volunteers, including families, seniors, young professionals and students, have all wielded paintbrushes for the town’s four completed murals.
Story Debbie Leckron Miller
Photos by Nick Krug
Muralist Meg Cundiff led the creation of the Fall for Baldwin City mural and Maple Leaf Festival themed mural in Sullivan Square.
22 “It engages everyone,” Blackmar says, adding that the first mural drew a big turnout during six community paint days. Baldwin City High School art instructor Becky Weaver and her students have helped with all the murals. “I love seeing people who don’t think they are at all artistic get involved and seeing their sense of pride at the end,” Weaver says. “Whether it’s convincing some students to show up to paint or working with a team to make their ideas visual, helping people tap into their creative side is the fun part for me.” The process Once a site is selected (typically a building’s blank cement wall), a “call to artists” goes out, asking for designs for the next mural. The winning artist then does the prep work, eventually projecting the design on the wall and outlining it in chalk. Both the lead artists and apprentices are paid for their work. “Our apprentice program lets our local high school and college students work with experienced artists to create public art,” Blackmar explains. When it comes to painting, the lead artist and committee do the top of the mural for safety purposes. The community is then invited to come and paint the rest. A protective polyurethane coat is the final step. “From securing finances, to shopping for supplies, to setting up scaffolding, a single artists can’t do it alone. It takes a community,” Weaver says. That first mural and its whimsical maple seedpods still have some folks puzzled, Blackmar laughs. “What are those? Are they walruses,” she says some people have asked. “It really stirred a lot of talk, which is really good. That’s one of the reasons we do this, to get people talking and give them an opportunity to inform and explore. The second mural, “Fall for Baldwin City,” is a nod to the town’s top tourist attraction, the fall Maple Leaf Festival. Painted on a barn door behind Lumberyard Arts Center, the two giant maple leaves are popular for selfies, especially at festival time. The “Welcome Baldwin City” mural greets visitors arriving on US Highway 56. A street map is the backdrop, and the foreground features plants and flowers
MURAL WALKING TOUR Take a stroll through downtown to admire the Baldwin City murals and learn about the community’s history. Start your tour at the Maple Seed Fountain mural (located near the fire station): • The Maple Seed Fountain, 608 High Street, near the fire station • Baker Family Tree, 702 Seventh Street, on the Baker University Facilities Building west of the tennis courts • Five mural benches at Sullivan Square, 718 High Street • Fall for Baldwin City, 718 High Street, in the alley between the Lumberyard Arts Center and First United Methodist Church • Welcome Baldwin City, 705 Eighth Street, near The Nook Note: This walking tour can be done in a full circle in less than 15 minutes— depending on how long visitors spend with the captivating murals.
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MAPPING OUT FUTURE MURALS Coming this summer is the unique “Harmony Garden,” combining nature, art and music on the Baldwin City Library’s front lawn. Still in the design stage, a 10-foot-long mural depicting nature will be installed on the library’s redbrick wall. In front of the mural, three-foot-tall metal flowers and butterflies will sprout up in the grassy lawn. The metallic blue, orange and turquoise flowers double as musical instruments, played with mallets that hang from the stems. “You strike the petals of the flower with the mallet, and it makes different tones like a xylophone,” Wendy Conover, director of Baldwin City Library, explains. “People will think it looks like an interesting garden, and then discover the metal flower sculptures are actually usable musical instruments,” she says. “We want to inspire them [community members] to come and see the mural, play the instruments and be in nature.” The Harmony Garden is funded by a grant from the Douglas County Community Foundation, with support from Friends of the Library and an anonymous donation by a citizen. Also in the planning stages is a mural in the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce lobby. Currently soliciting artists to submit designs, the chamber and Main Street board (both composed of the same members) will select the winning idea with its creation slated to begin by April 2022. “When visitors walk into the lobby of the chamber, an empty wall faces them,” says chamber of commerce executive director Lori Trojan. “We thought this is simply a perfect location for a mural.” Ideas for the mural include a map of Baldwin City, a caricature of the community, as well as a large compass highlighting major attractions. “It’s yet to be decided, based on ideas the artists are now submitting,” Trojan says. The lobby mural is just one piece of a “quasi museum” planned for the chamber office. Currently, the downtown office houses the town’s historic Betty Hagerman quilt and a gallery exhibit that traces the history of the Maple Leaf Festival. Yet to come is the lobby mural and also a historic timeline of Baldwin City history illustrated along a 30-foot-long hallway. “It’s our chamber and Main Street goal to attract more attention to the city itself, bring in tourism and increase our economic vitality,” Trojan adds. “As part of that, we’d like to make the chamber office a real destination, not only for the community but for tourists, too.” Through its current fundraising drive, the Chamber hopes to raise $2,500 for its mural project. For more information or to donate: lumberyardartscenter.org.
The “Evolving Pathways” bench is 1 of 5 historically themed benches in Sullivan Square. This bench’s creation was led by muralist Lisa Slavin.
common to the area and a fox and ox, representing the local hard-working people. The newest work, “Baker Family Tree,” spotlights Baker University. Fittingly, Baker student Elaena Steffen submitted the winning design, now painted on a campus maintenance building. “I took an interterm class my freshman year called Coloring Our World. Our final project was to encapsulate the meaning and values of Baker through a mural. I presented my concept, and it was chosen to become a real mural here in Baldwin City,” Steffen says. Her family tree “symbolizes that Baker is not just a college, not just a community, but a family,” she says. Each leaf represents something important to the Baker family, including the Taft Bridge, Parmenter Hall, chapel, bagpipes and international students. “I have such a sense of pride being able to contribute and help design this mural,” Steffen says. “It is amazing to think that, even though I will move on and graduate in May, there will be a part of me forever marked into Baker and this community.” Murals have also moved beyond walls to downtown’s Sullivan Square, where themed scenes painted on boards are affixed to the backs of five benches. “There are a lot of untapped canvases,” Blackmar says. “We started downtown, but we envision murals created throughout the community.” At least 10 more murals are slated to be created in Baldwin City; however, funding relies on donations from individuals and organizations. Wendy Conover, director of the Baldwin City Library, a co-sponsor of the program, shares her passion for the mural project, “I see the great economic and social impact that beautifying our downtown has, and how it gives our community a sense of belonging,” Conover says. “Art is very subjective, and not everyone likes the same kind of art, but everyone appreciates the color, energy and activity it generates. And at the core, all of our mural art tells the story of Baldwin City one way or another.”
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Douglas County Extension Council 2110 Harper St., Lawrence 66046 785-843-7058 batesm@ksu.edu www.douglas.k-state.edu
Glass Consulting, LLC 1117 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence 66049 785-727-4305 info@glassconsultingllc.com glassconsultingllc.com
Haven Pointe Winery, LLC 961 E. 1600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-865-0660 tholland@havenpointwinery.com www.havenpointewinery.com
H & R Block 914 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 816-645-1030 cwoods@hrblock.com www.hrblock.com
Heritage Tractor, Inc. 915 Industrial Park Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6486 cduft@heritagetractor.com www.heritagetractor.com
New Frontier Tax & Business Services 810 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1204 pferguson@newfrontiertbs.com www.newfrontiertbs.com
AGRITOURISM
AGRICULTURE/FARMING Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6767 grampaca168@gmail.com www.adastraalpacas.com Baldwin Feed Company 1600 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3351 bfeed92@yahoo.com
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APARTMENTS Orchard Lane Leisure Living & Jersey Street Apartment Suites 1016 Orchard Ln., Baldwin City 66006 1119 Jersey St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6996 apartmenthomes4u@centurylink.net
ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING BG Consultants 1405 Wakarusa Dr., Lawrence 66049 785-749-4474 info@bgcons.com www.bgcons.com
ARTS AND CULTURE Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3186 director@lumberyardartscenter.org www.lumberyardartscenter.org
Mid America Bank 802 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2100 www.mid-americabank.com
BAR/LOUNGE
ASSISTED LIVING
The Bullpen 811 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1170
Vintage Park at Baldwin City 321 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4255 jbergkamp@vintageparkassistedliving.com www.vintageparkassistedliving.com
The Lodge 502 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3900 baldwincitylodge@gmail.com
AUTOMOTIVE Baldwin Automotive Service Center 131 Baker St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9944 automech@embarqmail.com Gregg Bruce Auto and Performance 601 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4088 greggbruceauto@gmail.com www.greggbruceauto.com
BANKS Baldwin State Bank 721 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6421 kim@baldwinstatebank.com www.baldwinstatebank.com Kansas State Bank 602 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7500 gowen@mykansasstatebank.com www.mykansasstatebank.com
The Nook 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2526 niki@imperiumpublishing.com
BEAUTY Crush Model Studio Photography 913-219-4703 sarahbeth.houser@gmail.com www.crushmodelstudio.com Simply Style Family Hair Care 1020 6th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8945 simplystyle2001@gmail.com Whitney’s Hair Salon 701 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6626 whitneyshairsalon@gmail.com
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CATERING Flatlanders Pizzeria 785-766-7282 jesstyler81@gmail.com www.flatlanderspizza.com Homestead Kitchen and Bakery 717 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-3442 www.homestead.cafe Moose’s BBQ & Catering 213 E. Main St., Gardner 66030 785-691-6757 info@moosesbbqandcatering.com www.moosesbbqandcatering.com
CARWASH
Wellsville Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 472, Wellsville 66092 785-883-2234 wellsvillechamberofcommerce@hotmail. com www.wellsvillechamber.com
CHURCHES Baldwin First United Methodist Church 704 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6612 www.baldwinfirst.org Ives Chapel United Methodist Church 1018 Miami St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6555 www.iveschapelumc.org
Baldwin Power Wash 501 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-393-0515 jeff@baldwinpowerwash.com
New Life Assembly of God 118 5th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3045 www.baldwincitychurch.com
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
St. John’s United Church of Christ 396 E. 900 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3478
Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 501, Baldwin City 66006 719 High 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 director@eudorakansaschamber.com www.eudorakansaschamber.com Gardner Chamber of Commerce 109 E Main St., Gardner 66030 913-856-6464 info@gardnerchamber.com www.gardnerchamber.com Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 646 Vermont St., Ste. 200, Lawrence 66044 785-865-4411 www.lawrencechamber.com Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce 109 E. 2nd St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-1000 www.ottawakansas.org
CLASS III DEALER
Worden Cornerstone Church 294 E. 900 Rd., Baldwin 66006 785-594-7598 office@wordencornerstonechurch www.wordencornerstone.com
Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-760-5427 rlweaver50@gmail.com www.baldwineducationfoundation.org Baldwin Golf Association 1212 Fremont St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 bgagolfks@gmail.com www.baldwincitygolf.com Baldwin Lions Club P.O. Box 543, Baldwin City 66006 sheila.falke@gmail.com Douglas County Community Foundation 900 Massachusetts St., Ste. 406, Lawrence 66044 785-843-8727 info@dccfoundation.org www.dccfoundation.org East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (ECKAN) 2518 Ridge Ct., Ste. 104, Lawrence 66046 785-841-3357 lokwuone@eckan.org www.eckan.org
CLUBS/NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Friends of the Baldwin City Library P.O. Box 565, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 friendsofbaldwinlibrary@gmail.com baldwin.mykansaslibrary.org/friends
Baldwin City Business & Professional Women P.O. Box 503, Baldwin City 66006 785-331-6468 debbiegrosdidier@berryglobal.com
Maple Leaf Festival Committee 785-393-3634 mapleleafbooths@gmail.com mapleleaffestival.com
Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce 719 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3200 director@baldwincitychamber.com Baldwin City Rotary P.O. Box 385, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-5849 www.baldwincityrotary.com
CLIMATE CONTROLLED INDOOR RANGE
United Way of Douglas County 1307 Massachusetts St., Lawrence 66044 785-843-6626 menfield@unitedwaydgco.org www.unitedwaydgco.com Willow Domestic Violence Center 1920 Moodie Rd., Lawrence 66046 785-331-2034 admin@willowdvcenter.org www.willowdvcenter.org
CONSTRUCTION BG Consultants 1405 Wakarusa Dr., Lawrence 66049 785-749-4474 info@bgcons.com www.bgcons.com DACA Roofing & Construction LLC P.O. Box 535, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-5900 dacaroofing@gmail.com www.dacaroofing.com H & H Roofing and Restoration LLC 120 W. Myrtle St., Independence 67301 620-332-9249 jarad@hhroofing.com hhroofing.com Wheatfield Flooring 810 High St., Ste 6, Baldwin City 66006 785-424-3696 wheatfieldflooring@gmail.com
CONSULTING Orsus Management Services, LLC 609 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-6862 tholland@orsusservices.com
DECORATING The Grounds Guys of Olathe 13505 S. Mur-Len Road, Ste. 105 #265 Olathe 66062 913-203-4254 olathe.owner@groundsguys.com www.groundsguys.com/olathe www.christmasdecor.net/ggolathe
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Baldwin City Economic Development Corporation 814 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2100
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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.usd346.com/schools/bjhs 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 www.usd348.com/schools/besic Baldwin City Unified School District 348 715 Chapel St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2721 www.usd348.com Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-760-5427 rlweaver50@gmail.com www.baldwineducationfoundation.org Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center, Inc. 2920 Haskell Ave., Ste. 100, Lawrence 66046 785-856-1801 info@peasleetech.org www.peasleetech.org The Rainbow Experience Preschool 115 6th St., Baldwin City, 66006 785-594-2223 rainbowexperiencebaldwin@yahoo.com rainbowexperiencepreschool.org
ENTERTAINMENT Baldwin City Blues 19706 W. 63rd Terr., Shawnee 66218 913-268-1142 mmooreblues@hotmail.com www.baldwincityblues.org Kansas Belle Dinner Train P.O Box 652, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8505 office@kansasbelle.com www.kansasbelle.com
FITNESS/RECREATION
Baldwin Golf Association 1212 Fremont St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 bgagolfks@gmail.com www.baldwincitygolf.com Om Grown Yoga Collective 707 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-816-0207 omgrownyogacollective@gmail.com www.omgyc.com
FUNERAL SERVICES Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home 712 9th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3644 www.lamb-roberts.com
GROCERY Baldwin City Market 112 N 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3321 baldwincitymarket.com
HEALTH/WELLNESS Auburn Pharmacy 400 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0340 www.auburnpharmacies.com Baldwin City Dental 414 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9834 www.baldwincitydental.com Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 200 Maine St., Ste. A, Lawrence 66044 785-843-9192 talktobert@bertnash.org www.bertnash.org Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association 200 Main St., Ste. C, Lawrence 66044 785-843-3738 kansasvna.org Elite Chiropractic 301 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-447-0789 contactelitechiropractic@gmail.com www.elitechiropractic.net Kimsey Counseling 808-232-5024 ilenekimsey@gmail.com www.kimseycounseling.com
Baldwin City Fitness 814 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1245 baldwincityfitness@gmail.com www.baldwincityfitness.com
The Light Center 1542 Woodson Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-255-4583 info@lightcenter.info www.lightcenter.info
Baldwin City Recreation Commission 705 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3670 matt@baldwinrec.org www.baldwinrec.org
PK Therapy LLC 811 Grove St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2909 www.pktherapyot.com Rodrock Chiropractic 412 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4894 www.chirorock.com
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Black Jack Battlefield Trust Inc. 163 E. 2000 Rd., Wellsville 66092 785-260-7779 battleofblackjack@gmail.com www.blackjackbattlefield.org Douglas County Historical Society 1047 Massachusetts St., Lawrence 66044 785-841-4109 snowak@watkinsmuseum.org www.watkinsmuseum.org Santa Fe Trail Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 379, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3169
HOME HEALTH CARE Caregivers Home Health 1000 Wakarusa Dr., Ste. 218, Lawrence 66049 785-749-0300 eschulte@caregiverskansas.com www.caregiverskansas.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT A & H Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc. (HVAC) 1717 College St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3357 info@ah-air.com www.ah-air.com Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 arrowheadhardware@gmail.com www.arrowhead.doitbest.com DACA Roofing & Construction LLC P.O. Box 535, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-5900 dacaroofing@gmail.com www.dacaroofing.com H & H Roofing and Restoration LLC 120 West Myrtle, Independence 67301 620-332-9249 jarad@hhroofing.com Wheatfield Flooring 810 High St., Ste. 6, Baldwin City 66006 785-424-3696 wheatfieldflooring@gmail.com
HOSPICE Prairie Wind Hospice 606 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-202-8900 bbarkemeyer@prairiewindhospice.com www.prairiewindhospice.com
INDEPENDENT LIVING Gold Leaf Senior Living 903 Ridge Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-842-5494 jhill@mid-americabank.com
INDIVIDUALS Bootsie Lauridsen Brian Cramer Bruce Eveland Cherise LaVaughn Edwards Dr. Gerald and Maria Sanden
Dr. Roger L. Boyd Jim Wilson Linda Ballinger Robb and Pam Ferguson Sharon Messenger
INSURANCE American Family Insurance 818 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7400 jcochran@amfam.com Baldwin Insurance Services 604 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6822 miker@baldwinsurance.com www.baldwinsurance.com Farm Bureau Financial Services 721 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1055 Kelly.neufeld@fbfs.com www.kellyneufeld.fbfs.com Integrity Midwest Insurance LLC 2500 W. 31st St., Ste. B, Lawrence 66047 785-856-5100 info@integritymw.com integritymidwestins.com Jardon Insurance 705 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 913-486-0061 jardoninsurance.com State Farm 208 Baker St., Ste. A, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0270 cody.anno.erxj@statefarm.com codyismyagent.com
INTERIOR DESIGN Arch and Gable Home Design 123 W. 8th St., Ste. 209, Lawrence 66044 785-418-2311 design@archandgable.com www.archandgable.com
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS Mediacom Communications Corporation 717 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2216 aowen@mediacomcc.com mediacomcable.com RG Fiber 713 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3414 support@rgfiber.com
INVESTMENTS Edward Jones 723 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2910 jennifer.hantsbarger@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com GOALL Program 816-699-2998 garyo@goallprogram.com goallprogram.com
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LIBRARY Baldwin City Library 800 7th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 baldwinpl@baldwin.lib.ks.us www.baldwincitylibrary.org
LIQUOR STORES The Corner Liquor Store, LLC 310 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3555 Double A Liquors 916 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0514
LODGING The Lodge 502 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3900 baldwincitylodge@gmail.com
LUMBER & MATERIAL SUPPLIES Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 arrowheadhardware@gmail.com www.arrowhead.doitbest.com
MANUFACTURING Custom Mobile Equipment, Inc. 439 E. High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7474 sales@versa-lift.com www.versa-lift.com JAWBats 606 High St., Ste. B, Baldwin City 66006 913-626-4391 jacob@jawbats.com jawbats.com McFarlane Aviation 696 E. 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2741 www.mcfarlaneaviation.com Rice Precision Manufacturing 401 E. High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2670 sales@rice-precision.com www.rice-precision.com Smartgunz, LLC 609 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-6862 tholland@smartgunz.com
MEDIA/PRODUCTION Baldwin City Community News 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111 niki@imperiumpublishing.com Baldwin City Living Magazine 1035 N. Third St., Ste. 101-B, Lawrence 66044 785-832-7264 jmorgan@sunflowerpub.com www.sunflowerpub.com
Design-O-Saur 810 High St., Ste. 6, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-9114 jenni.leiste@gmail.com www.design-o-saur.com Great Plains Promotions 620-249-2866 greatplainspromo@gmail.com The Maple 810 High St., Ste. 6, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-9114 jenni@baldwinmaple.com
PHARMACY Auburn Pharmacy 400 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0340 www.auburnpharmacies.com
PHOTOGRAPHY Crush Model Studio Photography 913-219-4703 sarahbeth.houser@gmail.com www.crushmodelstudio.com
PRINTING/SIGNS 360 Document Solutions 22119 W 83rd St., Shawnee 66227 785-201-4765 derekb@360documentsolutions.com www.360documentsolutions.com FASTSIGNS of Lawrence 1830 W. 6th St., Ste 2, Lawrence 66044 785-727-4848 fastsigns.2139@fastsigns.com www.fastsigns.com/2139-lawrence-ks Minuteman Press 1404 E. 24th St., Ste. B, Lawrence 66046 785-842-2656 www.minutemanlawrence.com Signs 2 U 715 8th St., Baldwin City, 66006 785-594-0335 designspecialties2006@yahoo.com signs2U.biz
PUBLISHING Imperium Publishing 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111 niki@imperiumpublishing.com https://imperiumpublishing.com/ Ogden Publications, Inc. Sunflower Publishing 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka 66609 785-832-7264 jmorgan@sunflowerpub.com
REAL ESTATE/COMMERCIAL Clear Choice Commercial 1201 Wakarusa Dr., Ste. C4 Lawrence 66049 785-766-6568 kirsten@clearchoicecommercial.com
REAL ESTATE/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Living Space, LLC 715 High St., Ste. A, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2659 amy@livingspacellc.com www.livingspacellc.om Skyview Properties, LLC P.O. Box 203, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-0218 janddniehoff@gmail.com
REAL ESTATE/LAND Hayden Outdoors Real Estate Shad and Penny Sheldon 785-821-2011 penny@haydenoutdoors.com Heck Land Company Kelvin Heck and Dana Baker 3200 Haskell Ln., Lawrence 66046 785-917-5700 info@hecklandco.com www.hecklandco.com
REAL ESTATE/RESIDENTIAL Keller Williams Integrity Casey Simoneau 816 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-221-7910 csimoneau@kw.com www.kwlawrence.com Layton Real Estate Barbara Kearney 517 Main St., Wellsville 66092 785-883-2379 barbara@laytonre.com www.laytonre.com ReeceNichols Preferred Realty 5120 Congressional Circle, Ste. 500 Lawrence 66049 785-856-6200 lawrence@reecenichols.com Lawrence.reecenichols.com Teri Ediger 785-766-4248 teri@reecenichols.com Stephens Real Estate, Inc. 703 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2320 600 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence 66049 785-841-4500 www.stephensre.com Debbie Morgan 785-841-4500 debbiemorgan@stephensre.com Robyn Elder 785-331-9898 robynelder@stephensre.com Denise Bridwell 913-980-2864 denisebridwell@stephensre.com
RESTAURANTS El Patron 711 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2711 elpatronbaldwintogo.com
Espresso and Tea Cafe 715 8th St., Baldwin City, 66006 785-594-0335 thetowngalleria.com Flatlanders Pizzeria 785-766-7282 jesstyler81@gmail.com www.flatlanderspizza.com Homestead Kitchen and Bakery 717 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-3442 homestead.cafe Jitters LLC 822 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 jittersllc@gmail.com Moose’s BBQ & Catering 213 E. Main St., Gardner 66030 785-691-6757 info@moosesbbqandcatering.com moosesbbqandcatering.com Pizza Hut 130 E. Hwy. 56, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3230 locations.pizzahut.com/ks/baldwincity/130-hwy-56 Riviera Maya 912 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0333 jspplpz@gmail.com The Town Galleria 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 designspecialties2006@yahoo.com www.thetowngalleria.com
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES Senior Resource Center for Douglas County 745 Vermont St., Lawrence 66044 785-842-0543 www.yoursrc.org
SHOPPING/RETAIL STORES/GIFTS Baldwin Wax + Wick baldwinwaxwick@gmail.com @baldwinwaxwick on Facebook Homestead Kitchen and Bakery 717 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-3442 www.homestead.cafe The Nook 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2526 niki@imperiumpublishing.com The Town Galleria 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 thetowngalleria.com
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Quilters Paradise 713 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3477 quiltfabsupply@yahoo.com www.quiltingfabricsupply.com
Stony Point Hall 1514 N. 600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2225 info@stonypointhall.com www.stonypointhall.com
SPECIAL EVENTS FACILITIES
STORAGE FACILITIES
Baldwin City Library 800 7th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 baldwinpl@baldwinlib.ks.us www.baldwincitylibrary.org Baldwin Golf Association 1212 Fremont St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 bgagolfks@gmail.com www.baldwincitygolf.com The Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3186 info@lumberyardartscenter.org www.lumberyardartscenter.org
Out West Storage 1704 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-418-2770 gatorhorsedee66@gmail.com
TITLE COMPANIES Meridian Title Company 816 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9090 csimoneau@mtc.llc www.mtc.llc
UTILITIES
VETERINARY SERVICES Companion Animal Hospital 504 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2413 baldwincitycah@gmail.com baldwincitycah.wixsite.com
WASTE MANAGEMENT Ottawa Sanitation Services 211 W. Wilson St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-3227 ottawasanitation@yahoo.com yourges.com
WINERIES Haven Pointe Winery, LLC 961 E. 1600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-865-0660 tholland@havenpointwinery.com www.havenpointewinery.com
City of Baldwin City, Kansas 803 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6427 www.baldwincity.org
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