|  Chamber Weekly Update January 20th, 2017 Contact us with your news, specials, and events so they can be included next week. Visit our website for a complete calendar & roster www.osawatomiechamber.org and like us on Facebook as a way to stay up to date with news and events. Think Local, Shop Local, Keep it Local! |
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 Pat's Signs & Banners - Stop in for great specials including can coolers 2 sided imprint in a variety of colors and imprint colors - 97 cents plus tax, metallic ballpoint pens in gray/silver, green silver, burgandy red/silver or black/silver for 53 cents plus tax or one dozen yard signs in full color with metal stake for $12.50 each. These specials are good through February 28, 2017. Stop in at 561 Main St., email pat@patssigns.com or call 913-755-4474.
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 First Option Bank Job Opening - We have an opening for an Assistant Branch Manager at our LaCygne branch. We are looking for a dynamic, community oriented individual to serve in a branch leadership role. Click here to learn more about the job.
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 Osawatomie Recreation Spring Indoor Soccer - Sign ups are taking place now for age ranges from under 6 years old to 14 and older. Ages 3-9 will have practices on Mondays and Wednesdays. Ages 10 and older will have practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Register and pay online at USD367Ozone.org or pay cash/check at the Ozone, 300 11th St., Osawatomie. Registration deadline is February 20th at 9pm. Call 913-755-3622 for more information.
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Miami County Tourism Networking Dinner -
Hosted by the Miami County Chambers of Commerce and Miami County Economic Development, this evening event provides tourism sites throughout the county a chance to network. Representatives from VisitKC and Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism will be on hand to offer tips and tools on how to maximize your marketing. K&M Bar-B-Q, 603 N. Webster St., Spring Hill, KS will host the event on Wednesday, February 22nd, beginning at 6pm. Cost is $17.50 per person. Space is limited.
This should be a great evening - especially for specialty retail, restaurants, hotels, museums, tourism destinations, etc.
Click here to learn more about this opportunity and to sign up
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Hanes Florist -
It's not too early to start thinking about Valentine's Day. In addition to flowers, other options include custom gift baskets, candy and pop bouquets and many gift items in a variety of price ranges to fit your budget.
Free delivery for in-town Osawatomie and in-town Paola. Valentine's Day will be Tuesday, February 14th. Stop by 411 E. Mill or call 913-755-3107.
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 Barden Family Dentistry - Don't miss out on new patient gift card and our referral rewards program! We could not be more excited to grow with our local Ron's Country Market that has brought so many amazing things to our community. Schedule your NEW PATIENT, CLEANING, EXAM & X-RAYS and receive a $20 gift card to Ron's!!!
We are also excited to implement our referral rewards program in 2017!!! For every patient or family you send your name goes in the drawing jar and Dr. Dee will draw a winner at the end of the month. Every referral you send your name goes in the jar, for every family you send you have the opportunity for your family to win!!! The winning prize for January is a 1 month gym membership to the Ozone!! Already have a membership????? Dr. Dee pays one month for you!!
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Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship -
This is open to all area youth - girls, as well as, boys - between the ages of 9-14 years old. It will be Saturday, January 21st in the Mac Steele Gymnasium at Osawatomie High School. You should be prepared to show proof of age. Warm ups and registration will start at noon. The contest should start by 1:00pm. Winners will be eligible to go to district. We will have more information at our contest.
Regional contest will be February 19th at St. Pat's School Gymnasium in Chanute, KS. State contest will be March 5th at Sacred Heart Junior-Senior High School in Salina, KS.
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Donate Books to Pizza Hut's STRAIGHT Literacy Program! -
USD 367 has been awarded a $5,000 grant in partnership with Osawatomie Pizza Hut and Osawatomie First United Methodist Church. Thomas Anderson, general manager of Pizza Hut, and Kimi Wilson, USD 367 Kansas Reading Roadmap Coordinator, wrote the grant. STRAIGHT Literacy stands for "Strength Through Reading and Imagination Growing Hearts Together." Little Librararies are going to be placed throughout the community. Right now there is a prototype of one at the Pizza Hut. Community members will have access of these Little Libraries which will house donated books that can be borrowed and/or exchanged with other books. A reading gazebo is being built and will be near Trojan Elementary and Swenson Early Childhood Education Center along with a Little Library. Students will be able to use the gazebo to read in during recess and teachers will be able to take classes outside to the gazebo to conduct reading lessons. Donations of adult and children's books are now being accepted at Pizza Hut and will be used once the program is up and running. Thomas Anderson is excited about this program which is near and dear to his heart. It is also another way for Pizza Hut to give back to our community. Pizza Hut is located at
305 Eastgate Drive.
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Business of the Month - Donna & Viola's Shirts & Etc. -
Look for chamber coffee to be held in February when remodeling is totally done!
Donna & Viola's Shirts & Etc. at 522 Main Street in Osawatomie, Kansas has been owned and operated by Donna Eichorn since 1996. Over the past 20 years in business, she has been joined by and currently is assisted with the business by her husband, Steve, and daughter, Jennifer Williams.
Donna & Viola's Shirts began when Donna's mother, Viola Schlup, encouraged her to start an embroidery business in Osawatomie. The business began in Donna's home as an embroidery business with a few customers and grew for the next seven years until in 2003 Steve joined Donna by expanding and providing manual screen printing services in their converted garage
which produced more growth. While doing business out of their home, in addition to serving customers in the community, they provided services to
the downtown business, the Locker Room.
In 2010 Donna & Viola's took a leap of faith and moved into the Locker
Room building at the 522 Main Street location when the owners of the
Locker Room decided to go out of business. At that time additional
expansion took place with the purchase of a transfer machine and direct to garment printer, as well as, adding rhinestones and vinyl cutting to the
services offered. 2017 finds the business expanding and improving once
again with a renovation of the store which includes a new look, more
efficient heating and cooling, a dropped ceiling and new LED lighting to replace obsolete systems, new flooring and fresh paint. Plans for additional equipment in the future are also in the works.
Hours of operation are 9:30-5:30 Monday through Friday and Saturday
10:00-3:00, although busy seasons might find us at the store much earlier
and much later in order to meet customer deadlines.
We pride ourselves on doing the best job possible for our customers by meeting deadlines and offering friendly customer service in a clean family oriented setting. We set high standards of producing appropriate work
which lines up with the notice posted in our store of:
"If it will shock your grandma, we won't print it."
We are very appreciative of our many customers which include businesses, individuals, organizations, clubs, churches, schools, service agencies and many more from areas both inside of Osawatomie and stretching to areas
in all directions to other communities as well as out-of-state customers.
Word of mouth from satisfied customers continues to be one of our best
forms of advertisement.
We look forward to continuing to serve those in and outside of our
community. As the sign on the store door says during our closure for renovation: "No, we're not leavin'. We're renovatin'. We're here to stay."
Donna has the following to say: "2017 begins as a tribute and honor to my mom, Viola Schlup, a strong Christian woman, who engrained in me values of integrity and honesty and standards of what is appropriate and what is not. It is a daily goal to continue to live up to those standards that she passed along and I hold so dear. If it had not been for my mom, who encouraged me and pushed me, Donna & Viola's Shirts and Etc. would not exist today. Viola, passed away on August 23rd, 2016 and is greatly missed. As I watch the improvements and growth that we continue to experience, I know that she would have been so proud of what she began when she planted the seeds of suggestions and
encouragement back in 1996. Here's to you, mom."
Call us at 913-755-4962 or stop by anytime and check out what we have to offer! Visit
our website for more information -
http://dvshirts.com
Like Donna & Viola's on Facebook!
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 Loft on Sixth
- Book our Social Hall for your events! Whether you are having a party, shower, reunion, memorial or any event - the Social Hall holds up to 48 people and rents for $25 hour/3 hour minimum.
We are able to host gatherings of all sizes at our beautiful facility. Main events will be weddings and anniversary observances. A wedding chapel is on the ground floor.
Our team is available to help you plan the event of your dreams. Call 913-954-1429 or email us at sales@loftonsixth.com. We are located at 425 6th St., Osawatomie.
For more information, check out our Facebook page! Visit our webpage for rental fees and wedding package information.
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Oz Community Garden - Plots are now available. Applications are with Hanes Florist of Osawatomie. There is a $25 rental fee which includes water. The plots are 12' x 24'. An individual/family can rent up to 3 plots. The Oz Garden Club provides all of the necessary tools and equipment. They even provide a couple of tillers if another family is not using while working on plots.
The plots go fast. Anyone that is interested may call Hanes at
913-755-3107
. The Community Garden is located behind the flower shop, 411 E. Mill St. The garden will open up during the first week of March.
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 Chris' Cafe
- 537 Main St. - Stop in for breakfast, lunch or a special sweet treat! Enjoy Chris' cookies, cakes, pies, breads, rolls and all of her delicious creations! Call her for special orders - 913-256-6012.
Specials for upcoming week:
Friday, Jan. 20 - Chicken Fried Chicken
Monday, Jan. 23 - Chicken Fajitas
Tuesday, Jan. 24 - Beef Tips
Wednesday, Jan. 25 - Salisbury Steak
Thursday, Jan. 26 - Philly Cheese Steak
Friday, Jan. 27 - Pork Chops
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La Hacienda - Stop in for lunch or dinner! Join us for Taco Tuesdays - $1.40 soft or hard shelled tacos, Enchilada Thursdays - $1.40 chicken, cheese or hamburger enchiladas. Margaritas are $1.50 also on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Open Monday-Thursday 11-9 and Friday and Saturday 11-9:30.
Click here to "like" our Facebook page! 546 Main St., Osawatomie - 913-256-4570
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Pizza Hut Grand Opening Specials! -
Serving Osawatomie for over 40 years! We have updated our restaurant inside and out! Come help us celebrate and enjoy some Grand Opening Specials!
Winner of our grand opening drawing is Natalie Hill who gets one a month for six months pizza!
Get your coupons from the newspaper for the following specials: *
Carryout Special - Large or Medium Pizza with up to 3 toppings or a specialty - $10; *P
urchase any sandwich and add a drink for FREE!; *
Dine In Special - Large 1 topping pizza, 8 bone out wings and a cookie for $19.99.
Click -
pizzahut.com.
Carryout - 305 Eastgate Drive.
Call - 913-755-3112.
These coupons expire 1/31/2017.
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 Community Skate Night - The Ozone is sponsoring this event on
Saturday, January 28th at the
Osawatomie City Auditorium
! They are offering TWO sessions for ALL AGES with adult supervision required for ages 10 and under. Session one will be 6pm-7:30pm and session two will be 7:45pm-9:15pm. Register and pay online at usd367ozone.org or pay cash/check at the Ozone, 300 11th St., Osawatomie. Cost is $5 for USD 367 resident or $8 for out of district. For questions call 913-755-3622. Space is limited. Sign up now. Click here for registration form.
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Osawatomie Post Office - Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 9am-noon, 2pm-4:30pm; Saturday 9am-11am. 404 5th St., Osawatomie. |
Osawatomie Rotary - has trash bags for sale! 30 gallon trash bags - $12 for a roll of 25. They are available at State Farm Insurance - Marsha Adams, 557 Main St. or First Option Bank, 601 Main St.
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Miami County Mini Grant Program - Miami County has a limited amount of funds to assist with tuition, training or technical assistance for businesses. Call Janet McRae, Director of Economic Development, for more information 913-294-4045. |
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This Week's Events
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Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship
Saturday, January 21st
Warm ups and registration - noon. Contest should start by 1:00pm.
Mac Steele Gymnasium at Osawatomie High School, 1200 Trojan Drive
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Upcoming Events
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2017 Legislative Breakfast Schedule for Miami County
Saturday, January 28th -
Osawatomie High School Cafeteria, 7:00am
Saturday, February 4th -
Louisburg Middle School, 7:00am
Saturday, February 18th - Paola's Holy Trinity School, 7:00am
Saturday, February 25th - Spring Hill Community Center, 2:00pm
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Ozone Skate Night
Saturday, January 28th
Session 1 - 6pm-7:30pm
Session 2 - 7:45pm-9:15pm
Osawatomie City Auditorium
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Miami County's Fourth Annual Tourism Networking Dinner
Wednesday, February 22nd - 6pm
K&M Bar-B-Q, 603 N. Webster St, Spring Hill, KS
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Paola Chamber Kansas Day Business Expo
January 28th - 9am-2pm
Paola High School
Anyone interested in volunteering for the day of the Kansas Day Business Expo, please contact the Paola Chamber of Commerce office at 913-294-4335.
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