12-13-2011
| DID YOU KNOW 12-13-2011 | |
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 membership dues if you haven’t already!
NEW ITEMS for December
DID YOU KNOW Pinsetters bowling center is available to host your New Years Eve party? Call Teia at (785) 630-0708 with questions or to schedule your party.
DID YOU KNOW Santa Claus and Frenchie the Elf will be stopping by United Bank & Trust on Wednesday, December 14th from 2:00PM-4:00PM? They will be collecting letters to take back to the North Pole, handing out goodie bags and posing for pictures.” DID YOU KNOW The Clay County Medical Center’s Lunch Bunch will meet on Wednesday, December 14 at noon in the hospitals education centers. We will be entertained by Clay Center Community High School’s Tiger Chorale. Lunch will start at 11:45 instead of at noon due to the large crowd we are expecting. Lunch is $5 and reservations are required by calling the Mark A. Chapman Wellness Center at 785-632-2144, ext. 427.
DID YOU KNOW Leaving Signs Behind can still provide you with Lincoln Cubs t-shirts as well as 50th Annual Wrestling Club t-shirts? Stop in Leaving Signs Behind to get one!
DID YOU KNOW Girl Scout Cookies are now available? They would make a great addition to your holiday dessert table, or wrapped with a bow under your tree for that hard to shop for person. Or maybe you'd like to send some overseas for family and friends stationed away from home for the holidays. If you would like Girl Scout cookies, please call Jeanna at 630-5060 and she will have a Girl Scout contact you!
DID YOU KNOW Leaving Signs Behind is having their Holiday Open House this week? Stop in Friday, December 16th from 10:00AM-3:00PM and enjoy refreshments and door prizes.
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 DID YOU KNOW Penny Smith made and donated a beautiful handmade Christmas tree skirt with sequins to benefit the Clay County Relay for Life. The Christmas tree skirt is on display at Citizen’s National Bank. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Tickets are available from Penny Smith at Pamida, Nancy Lee at Citizen’s National Bank, Deb Moon at Union State Bank, any other team member, or by calling Linda Underwood at 785-632-0369 (cell) or 785-632-6233 (home). The drawing will be held on December 18th, and you need not be present to win. The winner will receive a phone call notifying them of the prize. Please help us kick off this fundraiser for the 2012 Clay County Relay for Life. Thanking you in advance for your participation in this event. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/UPCOMING EVENTS
DID YOU KNOW Incentives are available to qualified businesses based on the location of the facility, type of facility (manufacturing or non-manufacturing), capital investment made, and number of jobs created. Some of these incentives expire December 31st, 2011. If you are planning to expand your facility or purchase equipment that will create new jobs call the Clay County Economic Development office at 632-5974.
DID YOU KNOW Clay County Medical Center will be offering a CPR/AED and First Aid course on January 3, 2012 from 8:30AM – 3:45PM This course provides a framework for learning basic skills that may save a life or prevent further injury. In this course you will learn First aid basics and CPR and how to use an AED. The course will be held in the education centers and the fee is $85 per participant. You can register by calling the education department at 785-632-2144, ext. 254. 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 9th and go through March 6th (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 becomes 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.
| News This Week!News This Week! Showing at the Rex Theater Wednesday at 2:00PM is “Arthur Christmas - This all-ages animated holiday feature draws back the curtain on the super-secret toy-making facility Santa Claus keeps hidden beneath the North Pole. It also reveals the ultra-important mission Mr. Claus entrusts to his son, Arthur, one Christmas. Also showing Wednesday is "COURAGEOUS" PG-13 @ 7:00 PM Despite showing bravery on the job, a group of law enforcement officers find themselves undone when tragedy strikes at home in this social drama. With the aid of their beliefs, however, the men find a deeper well of courage in their hearts.Check the Marquee for the weekend movies and times show times! News This Week!News This Week!Chamber of Commerce has a weekly community coffee. They will meet on Wednesday mornings at 8:00AM.
Rotary meets every Thursday at Noon. If you are interested in joining Rotary, contact 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 15th 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. The Center Masonic Lodge 134 meet 1st and 3rd Wed. of each month. If anyone is interested in finding out more about joining or about the shrine they can contact Jeff at 785 447 2889 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, Employers with an available position may contact ACAP (Army Career Alumni Program) about the positions? ACAP will promote the positions by posting them at their center. Additionally, counselors will be informed of the position and get the information to Soldiers who are qualified candidates. To inform the ACAP office of available jobs, simply call 785-239-2278 or fax information to 785-239-2251. |