Save the Dates:
Chamber Luncheon: Wednesday, September 21
Fall Garage Sales: Saturday, October 1 (signup deadline Monday Sept 19)
Business Boo, followed by Boo Meal: Monday, October 31
Shop Small Business Saturday & Business Bingo Kickoff: Saturday, November 26
2nd Annual Lighted Christmas Parade: Saturday, December 10

Chamber Blue re-cap:
The final report showed 54 chambers participating across the state, including over 3,000 businesses and over 130,000 employees represented. Wow! Locally, we had 13 businesses participate in the survey, representing 68 employees.

Post Rock Festival is this Saturday, September 3! 
Follow along with all that is happening on the Post Rock Festival event page on Facebook. 
Here is the full schedule of events:

2-mile walk starts at 7:15 a.m.
5K starts at 7:30 a.m.
Kids 1-mile fun run will follow the 5K race, approximately 8:30 a.m.

Registration table will be setup at Lincoln City Hall and registrations are welcome up to the morning of the race. You can also register online at: https://register.chronotrack.com/r/67147
Sponsored by the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce & Post Rock Wind Farm

$25.00 Adult Entry
$15.00 Child Entry
Family discounts of $5 per person if 3 or more are registered!

Categories:
Under 12
Under 19 (12-19)
Adult Mens
Adult Womens
Senior Mens (60 +)
Senior Womens (60 +)
Awards will be given to 1st and 2nd place in each category of the 5K.
Overall award for top male and top female of the 5K, 2 mile walk and kids 1 mile fun run.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS!
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The Finch Theatre is showing:

Sept 2-4 Spider-Man: No Way Home (PG-13) With new footage!
Sep 9-11 Paws of Fury (PG)

Show Times & Admission Prices: 
Friday & Saturday at 7 pm; Sunday at 3 pm
Ticket prices are $5 for ages 13-64, $4 for ages 3-12 and 65+, and free for ages 0-2.

Come early to avoid the line! Concessions are available for walk-ins, and the Finch has gift certificates too!

Work Day to Enhance Wildlife Habitat and Recreation
 
On Sunday, September 11, Audubon of Kansas (AOK) and Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever's "Women on the Wing" are collaborating to offer a hands-on habitat management opportunity and hike at AOK’s Connie Achterberg Wildlife-Friendly Demonstration Farm. Two work groups will focus on different tasks.  One group will focus on habitat management by removing invasive elm from grassland buffer areas using chainsaws and loppers, applying chemical herbicide to prevent regrowth, and making wood piles so that they can be burned at a later date. If the elms are not removed, they will replace the diversity grasses and wildflowers with a monoculture of elm.  Quail prefer native grasses, wildflowers and trees for nesting and foraging. Another work group will add 0.6 miles of trails to the already established 0.6 miles of trails.  To do this, they will use weed eaters to remove grassy vegetation, hand pruners and loppers to remove small limbs, chainsaws to remove larger limbs, and shovels to remove tripping hazards. Equipment for trail improvements will be provided by the Kansas Trails Council’s ‘Trail in a Box’ program. At midday, AOK will provide a lunch while AOK and Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever representatives discuss the key components of managing for bobwhite quail.  After lunch, a short hike will show how AOK is managing for quail on the property. 
 
The schedule consists of two working group sessions from 9-noon, and 2:30-5pm.  Lunch will be provided to participants at noon, followed by the discussion of managing land for quail.  The hike to see quail management areas will be from 1-2:30pm. Participants are welcome to come all day or for any portion of the day.
 
The sanctuary is the northwest corner of Iron and 170th – follow the Audubon of Kansas signs from Highway 14. 
 
Participants should be prepared to spend the day outside. Although equipment will be provided, participants might also want to bring their own equipment including work gloves, sun protection, bug spray, loppers, chain saw, post hole digger, etc.
 
For more information, contact Jackie Augustine, AOK Executive Director, at 785-537-4385 or jackie@audubonofkansas.org.  


 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Check out the job board anytime to see all the current job openings!
Local employers are invited to add their jobs to the board for free, or reach out for additional job board placement assistance!









 

RN’s, LPN’s and Home Health Aides are needed to provide compassionate care to patients in our community and surrounding counties. We are a family-owned Home Health Agency providing skilled nursing services to people in their homes. Please contact our office for more information.

785-420-0095
https://lpmhh.com/

 

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