Happy Kansas Day … it seems Mother Nature was in a giving mood.
I understand asking for a White Christmas, but a White Kansas Day? I must have missed that lyric in “Home on the Range.”
Some folks are celebrating Kansas Day today at Wichita’s Cowtown with Marci Penner of the Kansas Sampler Foundation.
For $30 a plate, attendees can listen to songs about Kansas and the west by the Diamond W Wranglers, a Kansas birthday cake and enjoy Marci’s Stump You with Kansas Trivia questions with prizes going to those who answer correctly.
Trust me, there are few Kansas facts Penner does not have in her long list of lost and obscure Kansas trivia.
A few of Marci’s mind benders include:
Which county is home to both Castle Rock and Monument Rocks?
Which town is home to a museum with a replica of the first-patented helicopter?
In which county can you stand by a sign that points out the birthplace of Russell Stover?
Just think, today Kansas is 149 years old; next year, Kansas’ Sesquicentennial.
Do you know how you plan to celebrate 150 years of Kansas Statehood?
8 Wonders of Kansas Geography
Three weeks into the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography contest and some 6,000-plus votes have been registered online. Voting will end at midnight on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Be sure to vote for the four finalists from Southeast Kansas: the Mined Land Wildlife Area in Cherokee, Crawford and Labette counties, the Elk River Hiking Trail in Montgomery County, and Cross Timbers State Park in Woodson County and Schermerhorn Park in Cherokee County near Galena.
To vote or get more information, log onto www.8wonders.org. Individuals may vote up to three times per e-mail. Paper ballots are available at the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau located inside the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 117 West Fourth Street, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
2010 visitors guides
The newest, most up to date information for regional destinations is arriving daily at the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The new 2010 visitors guides for Green County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, the State of Oklahoma, St. Louis, Table Rock Lake, Lake of the Ozarks and State of Missouri have arrived and are available for free.
Visitors guides expected to arrive soon include Kansas City, Kan., Kansas City, Mo.., Tulsa, Springfield, Branson, Eureka Springs, State of Arkansas and Grand Lake of the Cherokees.
Travel information, maps and visitors guides for Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas are available for free at the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau located inside the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 117 West Fourth Street, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Upcoming events
Yes, the weather is bad. Still, that’s not enough of an excuse to pass up these events and activities taking place in Crawford County this weekend and on into next week, get out and enjoy:
• Saturday and Sunday, Albers Marine of Arma will host its fourth annual Fishing, Hunting, Indoor-Outdoor Show at Meadowbrook Mall. The show starts at 10 a.m. and continues through 4 p.m. The show will feature vendors displaying goods including new boats, fishing, hunting, archery, boating equipment, tackle, antique lures, taxidermy, truck accessories, ATV’s, guided hunting and fishing outfitters, recreational vehicles, golf carts and boat covers. On Saturday, 12-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Stacey King will meet and greet guests at the show and conduct a fishing seminar at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Albers Marine at (620) 347-8853, e-mail albersmarine@ckt.net or log onto www.albersmarine.inc
• Saturday and Sunday, the Frontenac High School Theater Department will present “Snow White” at Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium. Performances are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at (620) 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
• Saturday, the Baroque Chamber Ensemble will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in McCray Hall on the campus of Pittsburg State University. For more information, contact the Pittsburg State University Department of Music at (620) 235-4466 or log onto www.pittstate.edu.
• Each Wednesday, the Franklin Community Center and Heritage Museum hosts a Franklin Card and Game Day at 1 p.m. A variety of games are played depending on the number of participants including poker, bridge, hearts, pitch, pinochle, dominoes, scrabble, cribbage and 31. The event is free and includes free coffee. For more information, contact the Franklin Community Center and Heritage Museum (620) 347-4220 or log onto www.franklinkansas.com.
Craig Hull is the director of the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau. It is the purpose of the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau to promote travel and tourism in Crawford County, Southeast Kansas and the Midwest. He can be reached at chull@pittsburgareachamber.com or at 1-800-879-1112.
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Happy Kansas Day … it seems Mother Nature was in a giving mood.
I understand asking for a White Christmas, but a White Kansas Day? I must have missed that lyric in “Home on the Range.”
Some folks are celebrating Kansas Day today at Wichita’s Cowtown with Marci Penner of the Kansas Sampler Foundation.
For $30 a plate, attendees can listen to songs about Kansas and the west by the Diamond W Wranglers, a Kansas birthday cake and enjoy Marci’s Stump You with Kansas Trivia questions with prizes going to those who answer correctly.
Trust me, there are few Kansas facts Penner does not have in her long list of lost and obscure Kansas trivia.
A few of Marci’s mind benders include:
Which county is home to both Castle Rock and Monument Rocks?
Which town is home to a museum with a replica of the first-patented helicopter?
In which county can you stand by a sign that points out the birthplace of Russell Stover?
Just think, today Kansas is 149 years old; next year, Kansas’ Sesquicentennial.
Do you know how you plan to celebrate 150 years of Kansas Statehood?
8 Wonders of Kansas Geography
Three weeks into the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography contest and some 6,000-plus votes have been registered online. Voting will end at midnight on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Be sure to vote for the four finalists from Southeast Kansas: the Mined Land Wildlife Area in Cherokee, Crawford and Labette counties, the Elk River Hiking Trail in Montgomery County, and Cross Timbers State Park in Woodson County and Schermerhorn Park in Cherokee County near Galena.
To vote or get more information, log onto www.8wonders.org. Individuals may vote up to three times per e-mail. Paper ballots are available at the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau located inside the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 117 West Fourth Street, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
2010 visitors guides
The newest, most up to date information for regional destinations is arriving daily at the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The new 2010 visitors guides for Green County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, the State of Oklahoma, St. Louis, Table Rock Lake, Lake of the Ozarks and State of Missouri have arrived and are available for free.
Visitors guides expected to arrive soon include Kansas City, Kan., Kansas City, Mo.., Tulsa, Springfield, Branson, Eureka Springs, State of Arkansas and Grand Lake of the Cherokees.
Travel information, maps and visitors guides for Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas are available for free at the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau located inside the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 117 West Fourth Street, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Upcoming events
Yes, the weather is bad. Still, that’s not enough of an excuse to pass up these events and activities taking place in Crawford County this weekend and on into next week, get out and enjoy:
• Saturday and Sunday, Albers Marine of Arma will host its fourth annual Fishing, Hunting, Indoor-Outdoor Show at Meadowbrook Mall. The show starts at 10 a.m. and continues through 4 p.m. The show will feature vendors displaying goods including new boats, fishing, hunting, archery, boating equipment, tackle, antique lures, taxidermy, truck accessories, ATV’s, guided hunting and fishing outfitters, recreational vehicles, golf carts and boat covers. On Saturday, 12-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Stacey King will meet and greet guests at the show and conduct a fishing seminar at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Albers Marine at (620) 347-8853, e-mail albersmarine@ckt.net or log onto www.albersmarine.inc
• Saturday and Sunday, the Frontenac High School Theater Department will present “Snow White” at Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium. Performances are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at (620) 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
• Saturday, the Baroque Chamber Ensemble will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in McCray Hall on the campus of Pittsburg State University. For more information, contact the Pittsburg State University Department of Music at (620) 235-4466 or log onto www.pittstate.edu.
• Each Wednesday, the Franklin Community Center and Heritage Museum hosts a Franklin Card and Game Day at 1 p.m. A variety of games are played depending on the number of participants including poker, bridge, hearts, pitch, pinochle, dominoes, scrabble, cribbage and 31. The event is free and includes free coffee. For more information, contact the Franklin Community Center and Heritage Museum (620) 347-4220 or log onto www.franklinkansas.com.
Craig Hull is the director of the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau. It is the purpose of the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau to promote travel and tourism in Crawford County, Southeast Kansas and the Midwest. He can be reached at chull@pittsburgareachamber.com or at 1-800-879-1112.
