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July - August 2009 Chamber Newsletter

Recycling Service Available

We are all aware of the values of recycling and appreciate a convenient opportunity to do our part. L & K Services of Louisburg now offers curbside recycling to city residents and businesses within Louisburg for a small fee. Items that are included are #1 thru #7 plastics, aluminum or steel food and beverage containers, newspapers, office papers, phone books, magazines and cardboard. No glass will be picked up. A container to hold the items is provided. You can contact their office at 837-4637.

County Tourism

A Miami County Visitor Survey is available for tourism businesses in hopes that visitors will complete the survey and that data can be used to promote our local tourism industry. The Chamber office will be contacting those businesses in the near future.

Welcome New Memberships

Since the previous newsletter the Chamber has acquired two new members and three members that have rejoined the Chamber.

Goff’s Quality Lawn Care - Business owner, Dan Goff can be reached at 913-548-7916.
Louisburg Area Recreation Association - Jane Batten is the contact person and can be reached at 913-645-7160. The website is www.my-lara.com
Louisburg Lions Club - President Dave Maddox can be contacted at 913-837-4235. Another contact person is Sylvia Bostick at 837-5255.
New Life Family Church - Pastors are Erik and Susana Kingsley. The Church is located at 305 S. 2nd Street East, 913-837-2459. Sunday services are held in Louisburg Middle School. Their website is www.mynlfc.org.
Taylor Design Group, PA - This land surveying and civil engineering company is located at 1220 E. Logan in Ottawa, KS. Owner Todd Burroughs can be reached at 785-242-8845. The website is www.taylordesigngroup.net

Thank you to the following businesses for providing door prizes at the well attended June 11, summer membership meeting.

Louisburg Cider Mill
Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory
Orscheln Farm & Home
ALCO
Timber Creek Restaurant

Dedication

City officials and Chamber representatives will attend the July 22 dedication of the new US-69 Safety Rest Area in Linn County near the Trading Post K-52 interchange. This is also a celebration of US-69 Highway improvements from Louisburg to Ft. Scott funded under the 1999 - 2009 Comprehensive Transportation Program.

Calendar of Events

July 4th Fireworks at dark—Lewis Young Park, family activities begin at 6:30 p.m
July 8 Basic Money Management 101 at Louisburg Library, 7 p.m.
July 10 Chamber noon Board meeting in room 102, Plaza Office Bldg.
July 14 Chamber Coffee at 9 a.m. in room 102, Plaza Office Bldg.
July 18 Nintendo Wii Family Bowling Tournament, 6 p.m. At Louisburg Methodist
Church. Sign up at Louisburg Library by 6 p.m. July 15.
August 7 Chamber noon Board meeting in room 102, Plaza Office Bldg.
August 11 Chamber Coffee at 9 a.m. (location to be announced)
August 15 National Night Out Against Crime Festival, American Legion Pk. 5 - 9 p.m.
Sept. 3 Back to School Night / Community Fair, Broadmoor Elem. 6—8:30 p.m.
Sept. 4-5 Truck and Tractor Pulls at Lewis Young Park, 7 p.m.
Sept. 7 Labor Day Parade, 10 a.m. downtown Louisburg. Family activities at
American Legion Park.

Chamber Bucks

The Chamber office is interested in how many Chamber businesses would like to participate in a Chamber Bucks Program. It is a way to keep shopping dollars in the local economy, advertises your business plus is handy when needing a gift certificate that can be used at one of our local businesses. Retail businesses are best candidates. There is an extra step in a sale, which is getting reimbursed from the Chamber. The last thing we want is for your business to honor a certificate and then forget to get reimbursed by the Chamber office.

Please consider if your business would like to participate and let Patsy in the Chamber office know. We would like to be able to offer Chamber Bucks and would list it as a benefit of being a Chamber member. Bucks can be used as a reward to employees when needed or gifts to family and friends. Fellow members that participate would appreciate the support.