Community Calendar
We want this to be the central calendar for the Arkansas City area community. If you know of things going on, please submit them! We'll get them on the calendar as soon as possible. Submit an event via email by clicking here. Information to be included in your email is displayed at the bottom of this page.
This week
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Ambassador Coffee
The Arkansas City Ambassador Coffee will be held at 10 a.m. at Brick's, 301 S. Summit. Sponsoring this week's coffee is Nick Rogers DDS.
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Blood sugar/Pressure check
1st & 3rd Thursday of each month - Hospice Care of KS provides free Blood Sugar & Blood Pressure checks, 10:30 am to Noon at the Arkansas City Senior Citizens Center.
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Walnut Valley Woodcarvers
Will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cherokee Strip Museum.
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Calling All Crafters
6 p.m. at the Arkansas City Public Library--East Meeting Room. Bring in any portable craft to work and socialize. Super Scrapbook entries may also be done at this time with the library's materials.
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Pops concert
Arkansas City High School will be performing a Pops Concert at 7 p.m. this evening at the high school. The concert will feature everything from classic rock to bluegrass and R&B. Soloists Sarah Marten and Karissa Shimanek will be featured. The Senior Guys Quartet will also perform.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Library Opens Late
We will be opening one hour late (at 10am) to allow for a monthly staff meeting.
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Artist reception
Honoring Ark City artist Howard R. Levy, 5:30-7 p.m., at the Area Arts Council, Burford Theatre, downtown Ark City.
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Bingo
SHELTON BEATY Post #18 of the American Legion Hosts Bingo every Monday and Friday. Mini games start at 6:25 P.M. Regular games start at 7:00 P.M.
Hope to see you there. All proceeds benefit the local community.
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Dance
The OK Country band will perform at the Senior Citizens Center from 7-10 p.m. Admission will be charged. Please bring finger foods.
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Early Bird Lions Club
Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays - 6:30 am at Daisy Mae's Cafe. Don Sefers 441-7008, Tim Hays 442-1790 , Mary Schneider 442-2113 for further information. District Gov. Nancy Moore will be visiting this week.
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
24th Ace Golf Funarama
8 am check in; shotgun starts at 9 am, Springhill Golf Course, Arkansas City. $32.00 a person with lunch included.
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Bicycle Rodeo
9am - 12 noon, Hosted by Reedy Ford at Reedy Ford, 3319 N. Summit. For more info please call Judy @ (620) 442-4800.
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Bill Post's annual open house
1 p.m. - Geuda Springs musician-songwriter Bill Post will hold his annual open house this Saturday at his musical heritage museum at his family farm west of Arkansas City. The museum is 8 1/4 miles west of Arkansas City on U.S. 166. For more info, read the following story, Post museum holds annual open house.
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Cowley County Duck Dash
Gates Open 4:30 p.m.; Duck Races 5:30 p.m.
Spring Hill Farm Gourmet Picnic following the race. Contact: 442-0430.
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Sunday, May 18, 2007
Ark City High School Graduation Ceremony
2 pm at Curry Field. If weather is bad the ceremony will be at the Ark City High School Gym.
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Upcoming events
The Virgin of Small Plains Discussion
May 22nd = 6:30 pm in the east meeting room of the Arkansas City Library. Refreshments provided.
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1983 Central High School Graduates
May 24th = Calling all 1983 Central High School Graduates - this is our 25th anniversary and we're being recognized as an honor class at the CHS Alumni Banquet. Plan now to join your classmates on May 24th at the table reserved for our graduating year!
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12th Annual MAYB Basketball Tournament
May 30th = At the Gymnasiums in Ark City & Winfield.
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Basketball camp
June 2nd-6th = Men's basketball coach Ben Proctor will be holding a basketball camp for kids grades 1-8. First- through third-grade players will play from 10:30-noon; fourth- through sixth-grade players will play from noon-2. Seventh- and eighth-grade players will play from 2-4.
Cost for the camp is $20, and anyone with questions or needing a registration form may contact Proctor at (620) 687-2390.
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Tenth Annual Winfield Arts & Humanities Council Tea Party
June 3rd = 7:30 p.m., on the lawn at Baden Square, Winfield.
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Farm & Art Market
June 5th = In the 200 block on South Summit. Each Thursday from June 5th to September 25th vendors will be selling their wares from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30
p.m. If you would like to participate as a vendor or you would like additional
information contact the Chamber Office at 620 442-0230.
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Prairiefest
June 7th/8th = A music and art festival featuring many nationally an internationally known artists and musicians. For more info contact the Denton Art Center at (620) 442-5895.
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Jerry Mills, Jr. Fishing Derby
June 13th/14th = Sponsored by the Arkansas City Rec Center & Lions Club at Veterans Lake. For more info call 441-4300.
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HAWK Writing Workshop, "Telling Your Story"
June 21st-22nd = Will be held at The Marriott-Tulsa Southern Hills, 1902 E 71st St, Tulsa, OK. he first day of the workshop will feature both fiction and nonfiction programs, master classes, and panel discussions. The second day will focus on the difficult issues of editors, agents, and publication. Participants will have the opportunity to submit manuscripts to be edited and critiqued by a member of the HAWK Publishing editorial staff. Please visit our website for more information - www.hawkpub.com
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Third Annual Gunner Shultz Show and Shine
June 7th = For autos and cycles, all day, Cowley County Fairgrounds, Winfield.
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McPherson (KS) Scottish Festival & Highland Games
Sept. 27-28th = Enjoy a lunch of Scottish meat pies or German sausage, a cup of tea or a scone. Browse the vendors of Scottish and Celtic goods and examine the stunning British car display. Clan fire ceremony Friday evening (free event); music program and country dance gala Saturday evening. Admission charged. Information from the McPherson Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1-800-324-8022, or at the festival website, www.macfestival.org.
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