DID YOU KNOW 1-10-2012

INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC….FOR THE PUBLIC!!

Deadline for submitting information for this weekly distribution is Monday at 5 PM!

DID YOU KNOW Clay County Economic Development Group has a Face book page? “Befriend” us at http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100002211383145

 Let us know what you have going on, sales or specials or anything your business is doing - so we can post it on the page as well as put it in this weekly news letter!! Tell your friends to “like” it also!

Don’t forget to send in your 2012 EDG membership dues if you haven’t already!

NEW ITEMS for January

DID YOU KNOW The Clay County Economic Development Group is hosting several workshops in the next couple of months related to business transition, finance, and marketing. To learn more about any of these workshops call the Economic Development Group’s office at 632-5974 or stop by their office at 517 Court Street. The facebook and website design workshops require the participant to bring a laptop. All workshops cost $25. (More detailed information below to the right)

DID YOU KNOW County Medical Center's Living With Cancer Support Group will meet on Wednesday, January 11 from 5:00PM to 6:00PM in the hospital's education centers?  For more information call Sally Chestnut at 785-632-2144.

DID YOU KNOW The Clay Center Tiger baseball team will have a fundraiser during the CCCHS home basketball games on Friday, January 13th.  The team will serve chili and dessert in the high school commons during the varsity games.  Please stop by to support the baseball program!

DID YOU KNOW Pinsetters Bowling Center is starting a 9-WEEK MIDDLE SCHOOL BOWLING LEAGUE!  Nothing for your kids to do during the off season?  This is the perfect fit.  Bowling is something kids can do their whole life and with people of any age and skill level.   This league will meet each Tuesday afternoon starting January 9^th and go through March 6^th (ends before track starts).  Youth will get to bowl three games each week.  We will try to start at 3:45 and should be done by 5:30 p.m.  Eight dollars a week covers your three games and shoe rental.  Kids can choose their own teams and we will see who become the best bowlers in the middle school!  We will have a cosmic bowling party on the last week and award trophies for various achievements.   Youth can sign-up outside the office or call Teia at (785)630-0708 to sign-up or with questions.  We will also have an informational meeting at the school prior to the league starting.

DID YOU KNOW Coach Trent is working on baseball teams and schedules for this summer?  If you have a son who is between the ages of 13 and 16 (or finished 7th grade through finished 10th grade) who would like to play baseball this year, please let CCCHS Tiger baseball coach Andrew Trent know by January 16th. Coach Trent may be contacted by email (andrewtrent@usd379.org) or phone (785.632.3232/785.764.0408).

DID YOU KNOW You can take Facebook 201- Setting up a Business facebook page- January 17^th at the Clay County Medical Center from 10:00AM-Noon. You have a personal facebook page and have become fans/liked other businesses. Now you want your own business facebook page but do not kjnow where to start. Cinid will teach you how to create a business page, publish it, and become a fan of your own page. You will also learn h ow to create an engaging business page, set privacy, and upload business information including pictures, logos, and website.  You MUST have a personal facebook page to attend this class. Contact the EDG office at 632-5974 to sign up.

DID YOU KNOW Clay County Medical Center's Stroke Support Group will meet on Tuesday, January 17 from 10:00AM – 11:00AM. in the hospital’s education centers.  Survivors of stroke, family members and friends are welcomed to attend along with all interested persons.  For more information call Brenda Bohnenblust at 785-632-2144.

DID YOU KNOW the Clay County Commission meets every Monday at 8:30AM?

DID YOU KNOW the Clay Center Lion’s Club meets every Tuesday at Noon?

DID YOU KNOW Weight Watchers meets every Tuesday at the Evangelical Covenant Church 1330 15^th Street? Weigh in is between 5:30 – 6:00PM, the meeting starts at 6:00 and goes to 6:30. For new members there will be a short Getting Started session after the meeting.

DID YOU KNOW the Chamber of Commerce has a weekly community coffee?  They will meet on Friday mornings at 8:00AM.

DID YOU KNOW Rotary meets every Thursday at Noon?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/UPCOMING EVENTS

DID YOU KNOW The Clay County Medical Center’s Lunch Bunch will meet on Wednesday, January 18 at noon in the hospital’s education centers.  Guest speaker will be Chris Anderson.  She will speak on adoption and dealing with the Chinese government.  Lunch is $5 and reservations are required by calling the Mark A. Chapman Wellness Center at 785-632-2144, ext. 427.

DID YOU KNOW The Clay County Medical Center will be offering a one-day childbirth education class on Saturday, January 21 from 8:00AM – 5:00PM. in the education centers.  This class is free of charge for all CCFP and Special Delivery patients.  Any patient not being served by CCFP or Special Delivery will be charged $40.  All expecting mothers and support persons are welcomed.  This course covers a variety of topics including: signs of labor, stages of labor, breathing and relaxation techniques, pain management, postpartum care, care of infant after delivery and infant CPR.  For more information or to register call Sara Beikman at 785-632-2144, ext. 536.

 DID YOU KNOW the 32nd Annual KCLY Spring Fair is coming up? This is a large expo show showing and selling home products/ improvements, health   products/improvements, business items, and of course food to purchase. It will be held at the Clay Center National Guard Armory Friday, April 27, 2012 from 10:00AM to 8:00PM . There will be approximately 80 vendors both inside and outside – go to www.kclyradio.com  to print off a registration slip if interested in being a vendor and if you have questions contact Robin Sherbert or Joyce Beck at KCLY 100.9 fm Radio at  785.632.5661 jbeck@kclyradio.com or  robins@kclyradio.com.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS APPEARED IN PREVIOUS EDITIONS

DID YOU KNOW the KCLY Radio Mall can help save you money at many of your favorite businesses? Log onto www.kclyradio.com and click on the shopping bag icon that say “Radio Mall”.  You can save money at local businesses, for both the practical needs and the splurges. At the KCLY Radio Mall you buy certificates at a discount.  Purchase your cash certificates on line and they will be mailed directly to you whether its restaurants, auto parts, or a bouquet of flowers – the Radio Mall is simply saving you money!   

DID YOU KNOW there is a piano tuning business in operation in Clay Center? Moore Stewart Piano Tuning, operated by Stewart Moore, offers piano tuning for the Clay Center area. He originally performed his services in Manhattan with Charles Faulk, a piano tuner there (who used to do tuning in Clay Center, but is not going out of town anymore). His business phone number is 632-3650 and his e-mail is pianotune2@yahoo.com

News This Week! Showing at the Rex Theater  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00PM and Saturday and Sunday at 2:00PM is “Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1”-PG 13- Not long after immortal soul mates Bella Swan and Edward Cullen say "I do," a strange sensation begins to build inside Bella's burgeoning belly. But the couple's unborn child is at risk before she's even born.

News This Week!

Exit Planning for the Business Owner will be held January 20th at the El Puerto Mexican Restaurant from noon to 2:00pm. Find out which value drivers you should focus on to increase the value of your business prior to any transfer or sale. Learn the solutions to the four primary problems sole-owned and co-owned companies face when an owner dies or becomes disabled. Exit planning helps you maximize your financial return and minimize your tax liability when you transfer your business.

Making CentS of Financial Statements will be held February 2nd at the Clay County Medical Center from 2:00 to 4:00pm. In this workshop you will learn what ratio analysis, benchmarking, and industry statistics are and how to use them to improve your business. You will also learn how to use your periodic financial statements to uncover hidden profit opportunities, how to leverage your accounting relationship, and what banks are looking for.

Facebook 301- Growing Your Business on facebook will be held February 23rd at the Clay County Medical Center from 10am to noon. Attend this session to learn what you should be posting on your business page and how frequently. You will also learn how to add fans to your business page, go viral, draw on your network, create events, optimize searches, and advertise on facebook to market your business. You must have a business facebook page before attending this workshop.

Facebook 401 – Using eCommerce on Your Business facebook Page will be held February 23rd from 2:00 to 4:00pm. This session is for people who have had a business facebook page for awhile and feel comfortable using it. In it you will learn how to set up the eCommerce features on your business facebook page and how to market it to your customers

To learn more about any of these workshops call the Economic Development Group’s office at 632-5974 or stop by their office at 517 Court Street. The facebook and website design workshops require the participant to bring a laptop.

WEEKLY EVENTS/MEETINGS

Clay County Commission meets every Monday at 8:30AM.
 
Clay Center Lion’s Club meets every Tuesday at Noon.
 
Weight Watchers meets every Tuesday at the Evangelical Covenant Church 1330 15^th Street.  Weigh in is between 5:30 – 6:00PM, the meeting starts at 6:00 and goes to 6:30. For new members there will be a short Getting Started session after the meeting.

Rotary meets every Thursday at Noon

Chamber of Commerce has a weekly community coffee.  They will meet on Friday mornings at 8:00AM.

 
Republican Valley Produce (RVP) is an online Farmers Market, the first of its kind in Clay Center. We offer fresh homegrown produce, meats, baked goods and jams and jellies. RVP is a group of farmers who are reaching out to those too busy to visit a Farmers Market or those who just like to sleep in on Saturdays.  You can order what you want and pick-up your items on Tuesday evenings in Clay Center or Wednesday evenings in Manhattan.  We sell winter hardy produce every week until Christmas and then every two weeks until May.  Check out our market at www.rvp.locallygrown.net  If you have any questions, email Jay Sleichter at jaysjellies@yahoo.com.

 
 
DID YOU KNOW this is a weekly newsletter?  Please share this newsletter with friends, family & co-workers (forward to your email groups) and if they would like to be added to the newsgroup list – they can email Robyn at clayksrobyn@eaglecom.net.   If you would like to submit information for this newsletter,      please send your requests to the same email address listed above or call 632-5974 by 5:00 PM on the Monday before you want the information sent out (newsletters go out every Tuesday).  Let’s keep Clay County residents informed about what is happening in our communities, so they will THINK CLAY COUNTY FIRST!