While it is four weeks away, it’s not too early to start thinking about buying tickets for the inaugural Citizens Bank Bowl.
The 2009 NJCAA Citizens Bank Bowl will be played Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. at Carnie Smith Stadium.
In other words, football season is not over in Crawford County.
Pairings are expected to be announced next week, but make no mistake about, this game, combined with the best college football atmosphere in Kansas, will make for a great Sunday afternoon.
Tickets are on sale at all Citizens Bank locations and at the Pittsburg State University ticket office.
For more information about the game, log onto the bowl Web site at www.citizensbankbowl.com.
2010 Crawford County Calendar of Events
The Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau are making a final call for events to be published in its 2010 Calendar of Events.
Events included in the Calendar of Events are community fairs and festivals such as the Frontenac Homecoming, Arma V-J Homecoming, Little Balkans Days Festival, Walnut Festival and Homecoming, Cherokee Homecoming, Arcadia’s Old Settlers Days Festival, McCune Fall Festival and Girard Fall Festival, special celebrations in connection with holidays such as the Hepler Ruritan Fourth of July Rodeo and Celebration, Crawford State Park Fourth of July Celebration, Girard Fourth of July Celebration and Pittsburg’s Fourth of July Celebration as well as annual events such as the Jock’s Nitch Softball Classic, the Southeast Kansas Old Time gas Engine and Tractor Show, the Four-State Farm Show, Crawford County Fair, Festa Italiana and Greenbush Day.
The Crawford County CVB 2010 Calendar of Events will be distributed to over 100 media outlets within 100 miles of Crawford County, published in the community pages of the Names and Numbers phone directory, published in the 2010 Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce Women of Distinction Calendar and used on the Crawford County CVB Web site.
Information on each of these events should include the dates for 2010, contact information and a general description of each event.
The deadline to be included in the 2010 Crawford County CVB Kansas Calendar of Events is Monday, Nov. 16. To submit event information, please e-mail it to the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau at chull@pittsburgareachamber.com or call 1-800-879-1112.
8 Wonders of Kansas Geography
With two weeks remaining during the nomination process, some 26 geographic features have been nominated in the Kansas Sampler Foundation’s 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography contest.
And it comes with great pride to say someone has nominated the Strip Pits – The Mined Land Wildlife Area, as one of the 26 nominations received thus far.
I planned to nominate the Mined Land Wildlife Area as well at the Frontier Military Scenic Byway, but it’s satisfying to know I’m not the only person who thought the Strip Pits (the Mined Land Wildlife Area) deserve mention as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography.
I mean think about it, what would Crawford, Cherokee and some parts of Labette County look like if it were not for the remnants of the mining industry that have been filled with water and become one of the best kept fishing secrets in Kansas?
I may follow up with a second nomination for the Mined Land Wildlife Area, and then perhaps think of another part of Kansas geography worth nominating.
Perhaps U.S. 400 from Pittsburg to Wichita … why not? Someone else has already nominated Kansas Highway 99 and all 275 miles of it.
I think the 166 mile stretch of 400 from Pittsburg to Wichita could be nominated because it is the only non-Interstate roadway in Kansas that covers five different geographic region in Kansas — it starts in the Cherokee Lowlands here in Pittsburg, into the Osage Cuestas, through the Chautauqua Hills near Fredonia, then back into the Osage Cuestas until you reach the Flint Hills, then a brief jaunt through the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands before your finish in Wichita at the Arkansas River Lowlands.
To make a nomination in the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography contest, log onto www.8wonders.org
Upcoming events
The Kansas high school football playoffs hit the quarterfinal round and while Southeast Kansas is down to its final two teams (St. Mary’s-Colgan and Galena), there are still plenty of activities taking place n Crawford County this weekend and on into next week, get out and enjoy:
• Today, the Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show will take place at Memorial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for the main floor and balcony center section or $30 for balcony seats non-center. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
• Monday, a screening of the award-winning documentary film “Darius Goes West: The Roll of his Life” will take place at 7 p.m. at the Crimson and Gold Ballroom inside the Overman Student Center on the campus of Pittsburg State University. A $5 donation will be accepted for adults, $4 for students and will benefit the Everybody Plays Universally Accessible Playground Project in Pittsburg and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research. For more information, contact Dr. Chuck Killingsworth at 235-4670.
• Tuesday, Meadowlark Elementary School will present its Fall Concert at 7 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
• Thursday, the Pittsburg State University Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
Be sure to read next week’s column for information on Christmas parades in Pittsburg, Arma and Girard, the arrival of the Holiday Express Train in Pittsburg and the arrival of Santa Claus at Meadowbrook Mall.
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.
|
|
|
While it is four weeks away, it’s not too early to start thinking about buying tickets for the inaugural Citizens Bank Bowl.
The 2009 NJCAA Citizens Bank Bowl will be played Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. at Carnie Smith Stadium.
In other words, football season is not over in Crawford County.
Pairings are expected to be announced next week, but make no mistake about, this game, combined with the best college football atmosphere in Kansas, will make for a great Sunday afternoon.
Tickets are on sale at all Citizens Bank locations and at the Pittsburg State University ticket office.
For more information about the game, log onto the bowl Web site at www.citizensbankbowl.com.
2010 Crawford County Calendar of Events
The Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau are making a final call for events to be published in its 2010 Calendar of Events.
Events included in the Calendar of Events are community fairs and festivals such as the Frontenac Homecoming, Arma V-J Homecoming, Little Balkans Days Festival, Walnut Festival and Homecoming, Cherokee Homecoming, Arcadia’s Old Settlers Days Festival, McCune Fall Festival and Girard Fall Festival, special celebrations in connection with holidays such as the Hepler Ruritan Fourth of July Rodeo and Celebration, Crawford State Park Fourth of July Celebration, Girard Fourth of July Celebration and Pittsburg’s Fourth of July Celebration as well as annual events such as the Jock’s Nitch Softball Classic, the Southeast Kansas Old Time gas Engine and Tractor Show, the Four-State Farm Show, Crawford County Fair, Festa Italiana and Greenbush Day.
The Crawford County CVB 2010 Calendar of Events will be distributed to over 100 media outlets within 100 miles of Crawford County, published in the community pages of the Names and Numbers phone directory, published in the 2010 Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce Women of Distinction Calendar and used on the Crawford County CVB Web site.
Information on each of these events should include the dates for 2010, contact information and a general description of each event.
The deadline to be included in the 2010 Crawford County CVB Kansas Calendar of Events is Monday, Nov. 16. To submit event information, please e-mail it to the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau at chull@pittsburgareachamber.com or call 1-800-879-1112.
8 Wonders of Kansas Geography
With two weeks remaining during the nomination process, some 26 geographic features have been nominated in the Kansas Sampler Foundation’s 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography contest.
And it comes with great pride to say someone has nominated the Strip Pits – The Mined Land Wildlife Area, as one of the 26 nominations received thus far.
I planned to nominate the Mined Land Wildlife Area as well at the Frontier Military Scenic Byway, but it’s satisfying to know I’m not the only person who thought the Strip Pits (the Mined Land Wildlife Area) deserve mention as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography.
I mean think about it, what would Crawford, Cherokee and some parts of Labette County look like if it were not for the remnants of the mining industry that have been filled with water and become one of the best kept fishing secrets in Kansas?
I may follow up with a second nomination for the Mined Land Wildlife Area, and then perhaps think of another part of Kansas geography worth nominating.
Perhaps U.S. 400 from Pittsburg to Wichita … why not? Someone else has already nominated Kansas Highway 99 and all 275 miles of it.
I think the 166 mile stretch of 400 from Pittsburg to Wichita could be nominated because it is the only non-Interstate roadway in Kansas that covers five different geographic region in Kansas — it starts in the Cherokee Lowlands here in Pittsburg, into the Osage Cuestas, through the Chautauqua Hills near Fredonia, then back into the Osage Cuestas until you reach the Flint Hills, then a brief jaunt through the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands before your finish in Wichita at the Arkansas River Lowlands.
To make a nomination in the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography contest, log onto www.8wonders.org
Upcoming events
The Kansas high school football playoffs hit the quarterfinal round and while Southeast Kansas is down to its final two teams (St. Mary’s-Colgan and Galena), there are still plenty of activities taking place n Crawford County this weekend and on into next week, get out and enjoy:
• Today, the Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show will take place at Memorial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for the main floor and balcony center section or $30 for balcony seats non-center. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
• Monday, a screening of the award-winning documentary film “Darius Goes West: The Roll of his Life” will take place at 7 p.m. at the Crimson and Gold Ballroom inside the Overman Student Center on the campus of Pittsburg State University. A $5 donation will be accepted for adults, $4 for students and will benefit the Everybody Plays Universally Accessible Playground Project in Pittsburg and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research. For more information, contact Dr. Chuck Killingsworth at 235-4670.
• Tuesday, Meadowlark Elementary School will present its Fall Concert at 7 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
• Thursday, the Pittsburg State University Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Memorial Auditorium at 231-7827 or log onto www.memorialauditorium.org.
Be sure to read next week’s column for information on Christmas parades in Pittsburg, Arma and Girard, the arrival of the Holiday Express Train in Pittsburg and the arrival of Santa Claus at Meadowbrook Mall.
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.
