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Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce
231 East Wall Street
Fort Scott, KS 66701
800-245-3678
620-223-3566
FAX 620-223-3574

 

COMMUNITY CALENDAR - MARCH 2012

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March 2012 Events
   
  Girl Scout Cookie Sales - See your local Girl Scout to stock up! Sales end March 11.
1 Chamber Coffee -- Open, contact the Chamber to reserve, 8am.
1 FSHS Substate Basketball
2 YPL First Friday Luncheon, (Young Professional League of Bourbon County), $6, Lyons Twin Mansion.  Anyone interested in YPL is welcome to attend.  Email info@ypl-bbco.org to RSVP.
2

FSHS Substate Basketball

FSMS District Mass Orchestra @ Independence

3 FSHS Substate Basketball
5 FSHS Choir Concert @ FSMS, 7:30pm
6 City Commission Meeting, City Hall, 6pm.
6 Winfield Scott Choir Program, 6:30 and 7:30pm
7

FSHS State Basketball

8 Chamber Coffee -- Open, Contact the Chamber to reserve, 8am
8 Small Business Counseling, FREE and confidential assistance to existing business owners facing challenges, growth plans, or wanting help evaluating the "wellness" of their business, and to individuals planning to begin a business.  Held @ FSCC by the Kansas Small Business Development Center, 9am to 12pm.
8 "How to Start our Own Business" FREE Workshop, Held @ FSCC by the Kansas Small Business Development Center, 1 to 3pm.
8 Chamber After Hours, joint with the Nevada, MO Chamber!  More information to come.
9

USD-234 Elementary Planning Day - No School for Elementary

FSHS State Basketball

10

FSHS Forensics Tournament, here

FSHS State Basketball

9-11 FSCC Spring Rodeo
10 Fort Scott Rotary Club Social, Mystery Dinner at Liberty Theatre
11 Daylight Savings Time, move your clocks forward!
12 "March Madness" Bracket Buster Contest, 2nd to 8th grade are invited to come by Buck Run and pick up a March Madness NCAA Basketball Bracket.  Fill it out and return it before the 1st game is played.  The top 5 individuals that have the best selection of games throughout the tournament will be awarded prizes.  This is a free program.
12

FSHS Dance Tryouts, 3:30pm

Parent/Teacher Conferences

U-234 School Board Meeting, Board Office, 5:30pm

13

USD-234 Parent Teacher Conferences

FSHS Tennis @ Independence, 3pm

FSHS Dance Tryouts, 3:30pm

14 FSHS Dance Tryouts, 3:30pm
14 Bourbon County Arts Council Fine Arts Exhibit Opening Event March 14th, 7 - 9 p.m.; Exhibit open Thurs and Fri, 15th & 16th, 12 - 7 p.m. All events take place at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center.
15 Chamber Coffee -- Broubon County Arts Council featuring 19th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, 8am.
15

FSHS Orchestra Tour

FSHS Cheer Tryouts, 3:30pm

FSHS JV Tennis @ Pittsburg, 4pm

16 U-234 No School, FSHS Cheer Tryouts 9am
16-24 USD-234 and FSCC Spring Break
16 Job Fair!  Hosted by U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium, 10am to 1pm, FREE to employers, contact Lindsay Madison at the FS Chamber if you are interested in having a booth.
17 St. Patrick's Day -- Wear Green!!!
18 Walk Kansas Fitness Challenge begins and runs through May 12th!  Get your team together and contact Ann Ludlum @ the Southwind Extension District, 620-223-3720 or email aludlum@ksu.edu.
19 Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, La Hacienda, 12 p.m.
19-23 USD-234 Spring Break
20 City Commission Meeting, City Hall, 6pm.
22 Chamber Coffee -- La Hacienda, 8am
22-25 Voices from the Quilts, The Third Bi-Annual Quilt Festival and Symposium, March 22nd to 25th, click here for Shop Hop Vendor Booth Application. 
24-25 KJBA Kansas Junior Bull Riding Association, Finals, Time TBA, FSCC Arnold Arena.
26 Life Line Preventive Health Screening, Buck Run Community Center.
26

FSHS Tennis @ Nevada, 4pm

FSHS V Baseball @ Nevada, 4:30pm

27

FSHS V Softball here, 4:30pm

FSMS Choir Concert, 7pm

29 Chamber Coffee -- Mercy Urgent Care - National Ave., 8am
29 Beacon Benefit Soup Line, Scottish Rite, 11am to 7pm, Soup, drink and dessert $5.
29 Small Business Counseling, FREE and confidential assistance to existing business owners facing challenges, growth plans, or wanting help evaluating the "wellness" of their business, and to individuals planning to begin a business.  Held @ FSCC by the Kansas Small Business Development Center, 9am to 12pm.
29

FSHS Golf @ Independence, 1pm

FSHS Tennis @ Independence, 3pm

FSHS Baseball vs. Girard here, 4:30pm

U-234 Elementary PTO Meeting, Eugene Ware Library, 5:30pm

29-31 FSCC Spring Play, "Almost, Maine", 7:30pm each evening the 29th thru 31st
30 FSCC Aggie Day
30

FSHS Track @ LCHS, 2pm

FSHS Baseball/Softball @ LCHS, 4:30pm

31 Gardener's Christmas Auction, Tri-Valley, 10am-12pm (doors open @ 9:30am), Contact Barbara McCord 620-223-3990 ext. 234 for more information.
31 Eggstravaganza Craft Program, Buck Run Community Center, 9:30 to 11am, Pre-register by March 29th.  $1 fee includes various craft projects, face painting, snacks and drinks.  Ages pre-school - 5th grade.
31

Holmtown Pub is proud to present "An Evening with Artimus Pyle and Steve Grisham" with special guests Six Guns South Band.  Artimus is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Steve is the Legendary Guitarist of The Outlaws & Ghost Riders.  They will be performing from 9:00pm until 12:00am.  Following the show there will be an opportunity for a meet and greet with the musicians.  Autographs and photo opportunities will be available. 

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet some of Rock & Roll's greatest musicians face to face, in a relaxing and fan friendly environment.  

Limited tickets available, 200 tickets will be on sale for the event at Holmtown Pub (contact Chuck, Kristy, or James).  Ticket prices are $15 during February, $18 during March, and $20 at the door if available.  Get your tickets soon, these will go fast!!!!


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