Have you heard about one of our local organizations called Color Decatur County? Color Decatur County (CDC) is a group of volunteers that are bringing murals & art, in a variety of mediums, to Decatur County. If you haven’t seen the 2 murals they brought to town last year check out the bandshell and the North side of the Nex-Tech building.
Feb 3-11 CDC is having an Online Valentines Auction. You can hop on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552674996084 and bid on food items and gift certificates that have been donated by local bakers & businesses. Items must be picked up Feb 13th & Feb 14th. This is a great time to get an alternative item for Valentine’s Day or something for yourself!!
Did you see the article last week in the paper that Destry wrote on the EDC executive director was able to apply & receive a HUGE grant from Kansas Commerce. This was a very competitive grant process and of the 50 applicants only 12 were selected!! Way to go Sharee!!!
If you missed the Mental Health Awareness community meeting, you definitely missed out! Representatives from High Plains Mental Health gave an amazing presentation. A lot of great information was presented.
Did you know:
more than $45,000 people in the US die by suicide every year
1/3 of kids are experiencing poor mental health
22% of students considered suicide, that’s 1 in 5
IT’S OK TO NOT BE OK –
There is always help & hope
Crisis text line is 741741
High Plains Mental Health line is 1-800-432-0333
Thanks to Sharee for organizing this event for the EDC & Chamber. Thanks for bringing this important conversation to our community.
Chamber Business Spotlight is Oberlin Ready Mix owned by Jacob & Mika Fortin. Oberlin Concrete specializes in producing & delivering a high quality concrete. They alls produce & sell feed bunks& concrete bunks. Call Jacob @ 785-475-3733 for all your concrete needs. Thank you Oberlin Ready Mix for being a DC Chamber Member.
Are you a chamber member and want your business/organization spotlighted? Please send pictures & a brief bio/description of your business to
Our next upcoming event that the Chamber board & director is working on, is the annual Easter Egg Hunt. This will be held April 19th at the city park. Watch our fb page for updates on this event. If you or your business would like to donate to purchase the candy and/or items for the eggs, please drop donation off @ the chamber office. (124 S Penn)
Our local businesses are the backbone of our economy. SHOP LOCAL, SUPPORT LOCAL
See ya on the bricks.
