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Chamber Chat
Beloit Community Blood Drive
Beloit Community Blood Drive Sponsored by S & S Drug
NCK Wellness Center Gym
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
11am-6pm
Donate blood in honor of Keller King. Keller King, 4, loves riding his bike, playing baseball with his brother and helping his mom around the house. Keller is also a blood recipient. Three years ago, after being diagnosed with a stage 1 Wilms tumor, Keller needed a blood transfusion prior to surgery to remove the tumor and his left kidney. Join Keller’s family in celebrating this happy little boy by giving blood for others in need.
Prayer & Action
Tips Sheet for Listing on State Tourism Website
STATE OF KANSAS –Tourism Marketing
Kansas Tourism website TravelKS.com
Look for North Central Kansas under “Regions & Cities”—Choose “Regions;”on left of screen choose North Central Kansas; scroll down to enter information that narrows your search. Choose your city. Cities-Beloit, Glen Elder, Cawker City and Tipton are choices. Click “Search” and scroll down to see our listings. Some have been entered by individual businesses and others have been entered by MCCTourism. MCCT lists attractions, not private businesses.
Under “Cities,” instead of “Regions,” Mitchell County is not listed, yet. Will be listed soon.
Contact person for Website Listings (Listings are free to tourism entities)
Logan Hildebrand logan.hildebrand@ks.gov 785-296-6292
Logan will need this information to start an account:
Company Name:
Company E-mail:
Company Website or Social Media Page:
Company Phone:
Company Physical Address:
Contact Name:
Contact E-mail:
Contact Title:
Contact Phone:
State must approve the account as an appropriate tourism business. Then, owner of the account will need to add additional information, description and image or logo.
State can then approve for publishing on their website.
Resources for travel businesses: on the website, choose “Travel Industry” to discover other opportunities for advertising (Some will have a cost).
Printed Travel Guide advertising– $85 to be listed in the attractions or lodging sections. Larger individual ads have additional costs. The business must first be listed on the website, then could be added to the printed guide. Deadline for the printed guide ads are August 1, 2017.
Contact person is: Andrea Etzel andrea.etzel@ks.gov 785-296-7091
Provided by: Lucille Heller, Director mckstourism@gmail.com
Kettle Weekly Specials
Grilled Cheese: Ratatouille Grilled Cheese with Roasted Vegetables and Havarti cheese
Drink: Hogue Merlot, $5/$18
KVSV Broadcast Schedule
Your Radio Home for the Kansas City Royals in North Central Kansas and South Central Nebraska is AM1190 KVSV The Mix
Saturday July 8…at L.A. Dodgers…5:30pm
Sunday July 9……at L.A. Dodgers..2:30pm
Leadership Mitchell County Announces Mitchell County Community Service Award Recipient Banquet
The Leadership Mitchell County Board cordially invites you to the 2017 Mitchell County Community Service Award banquet in honor of Vickie Mears. In 2015 LMC launched the community service award to recognize individuals that are consistent in their stewardship and commitment to service of Mitchell County.
“Vickie has given endlessly of her time and talents to make Beloit and the surrounding communities a better place,” said Curt Frasier LMC Alumni and Board member. “She has been instrumental in connecting our community and our healthcare system to resources and support for years.”
An awards banquet to honor Vickie Mears will be held on Saturday, July 15th at the North Central Kansas Technical College conference room. A meet and greet will begin at 5:30 with a dinner at 6:00 and program at 6:45. Reservations can be made at Frasier, Johnson & Martin LLC. Reservations are $20 per person and the deadline is July 10th.
An honorarium will be awarded to Mrs. Mears which she has elected for the Mitchell County Historical Society. Individuals and businesses can donate to the honorarium. Please contact Curt Frasier for donation details at 785-738-5723.
2017 KD Country 94/Z96.3 the Lake Summer Giveaway Remotes
Tuesday, July 18th
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Jewell County Fair in Mankato
Thursday, July 20th
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Lincoln County Fair in Sylvan Grove
Wednesday, July 26th
5-7 p.m.
Osborne County Fair in Osborne
Thursday, July 27th
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mitchell County Fair in Beloit
Friday, July 28th
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mitchell County Fair in Beloit
Saturday, July 29th
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mitchell County Fair in Beloit
Saturday, August 12th
3-5 p.m. Summer Giveaway Finale Remote Party at Dairy Queen in Beloit
Glen Elder Motorcycle & Car Rally
Kettle Events
Glen Elder Free Swim
Have Any Exciting News to Share?
The Chamber wants to help spread the word about your business. “Noteworthy News” is your opportunity to do just that. It’s a great way to inform other Chamber members about anything that’s new within your organization. Fill us in on what’s happening from staff changes to a new product or service. Send it to beloitchamber@nckcn.com by Thursday at noon and I will include it in Chamber Chat!
Calendar of Events
Monday, July 10th – 5:30pm – Mitchell County Historical Society – Museum
Tuesday, July 11th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room
Tuesday, July 11th – 7pm – Cassiopeia
Wednesday, July 12th – Noon – Lions Club – Location TBD
Tuesday, July 18th – Heather’s Birthday!
Tuesday, July 18th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room
Wednesday, July 19th – 9:30am – Ministerial Association
Wednesday, July 19th – Noon – Lions Club – Location TBD
Thursday, July 20th – 12:30pm – SVED
Saturday, July 22nd – 9am – Glen Elder Lions Club Fun Run/Motorcycle & Car Rally
Saturday, July 22nd – 1pm-7pm Free Swim @ Glen Elder Pool
Tuesday, July 25th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room
Wednesday, July 26th – Noon – Lions Club – Location TBD
Thursday, July 27th – Saturday, July 29th – Mitchell County Fair
Tuesday, August 1st – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room
Wednesday, August 2nd – Noon – Lions Club – Location TBD
Thursday, August 3rd – Noon – Mitchell County Tourism – Courthouse
Monday, August 7th – 7pm – Mitchell County Fair Board – Guaranty State Bank
Tuesday, August 8th – Noon – Rotary – Trail Room
Tuesday, August 8th – 7pm – Cassiopeia
Wednesday, August 9th – Noon – Lions Club – Location TBD
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