Fall event updates & announcements from our Chamber Members!

Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce

144 E. Lincoln Ave, Lincoln, KS 67455
(785) 524-4934 | LincolnAreaChamber@gmail.com

Thursday, September 30 is your next deadline to send us your October activities, events, job openings, specials, deals, announcements, etc. to be included in the October Chamber Chatter newsletter that will go out on Friday, October 1! Send to LincolnAreaChamber@gmail.com.

Thank you for supporting our local businesses - shop local, eat local, and go spend those Chamber Bucks!

City of Lincoln Water Main update & Halloween Business Boo planning
Deep Creek Construction spoke with the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce What's Up Luncheon attendees last month about the water main project they are contracted to complete for the City of Lincoln this fall. It is expected that downtown businesses will be affected by the construction work as they update the water main under the street on the north side of Lincoln Ave and update meters through the downtown area. Work will be underway in the near future.

This construction work could possibly be going on downtown during the week of our Business Boo event. We will have the Boo Meal at the VFW Hall and plan to shift activities to the south a little bit to keep everyone safe and out of the way of the water main project. Businesses located on the north side of Lincoln Avenue will have the option to move over to the south side of Lincoln Avenue to pass out candy or if that does not coincide well with the water project, businesses will have the option to set up on S. Fourth St. on the East and West sidewalks. Stay tuned for updates.

Garage Sale Lists/Maps will be available Wednesday, September 29
The Area Wide Garage Sales in Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Lucas and Wilson are happening Saturday, Oct 2. If there's anyone else or any additional businesses that wanted to participate but didn't get signed up in time, please call ASAP! Lists and a map for Lincoln will be available starting next Wednesday, and we will start sharing the list/map, and any and all specific sale social posts on the Chamber Facebook page next week. We will provide the lists from Sylvan Grove, Lucas and Wilson as soon as we have copies from those communities! Stop by the office in Lincoln, or the Mity Mart or Lincoln Grocery to pick up hard copies of the lists/maps.

Announcements from our Chamber members:

If you haven't snapped up your fall mums yet, you can find them at two of our Chamber Member businesses!

Lincoln Building Supply has mums, ornamental lettuce and cabbage, each one blooms a different color - check them out.

Mrs. B's Floral and Nursery has Fall Mums and beautiful fall wreaths and decor made by Carol Stegman.

Don't forget - Lincoln County Hospital has expanded hours at the clinics! Open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every Wednesday. Taking appointments or walk-ins at the Sylvan Medical Clinic on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as well as appointments or walk-ins at the Lincoln Medical Clinic. Call 785-524-4474 for an appointment!

Showing at the Finch Theatre this weekend is Cry Macho (PG-13)
Fri & Sat 7 pm; Sun 3 pm

Oct 1-3: Shang-Chi (PG-13)
Oct 8-10: Shang-Chi (PG-13)

Ticket prices are $5 for ages 13-64, $4 for ages 3-12 and free for ages 0-2. Come early to avoid the line! Concessions are available for walk-ins also!

The Vesper Community Center is hosting a farmer and craft market every Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. Admission is free and there are no fees for sellers. Space is available inside or outside the Vesper Community Center.

Bingo nights at the Vesper Community Center are on the first Saturday of each month. Games start at 7 p.m.

The Lincoln Art Center is planning an "Out of This World" annual benefit auction fundraiser October 23, and is now accepting donations to be auctioned! Save the Date!

Opportunities and Ways to Get Involved!

Visited the job board lately? Lincoln County has a variety of good opportunities - places hiring include Lincoln Grocery, Lincoln Park Manor, City of Lincoln, Walker Products Co., and Lincoln County. https://www.livelincolncounty.com/category/work/jobs/

The Post Rock Community Foundation is accepting grant applications until October 1.
https://bit.ly/3ypqG22

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Business and Non-Profit Training Opportunities
Explore the 40 plus FREE classes scheduled from now through June 2022.

Most of the training will be delivered online via Zoom. A limited number are scheduled in person in various locations around the region (we will be monitoring conditions closer to the time of each in-person training).

You may wish to bookmark the training calendar: https://www.ncrpc.org/resources/trainings/.

These courses are of benefit to businesses and nonprofits, please share this link with anyone you think might be interested.

All training is FREE and made possible, in part, through the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant awarded to the NCRPC.

If you have any questions about the trainings, please feel free to reach out to one of the following:
•    NCRPC Executive Director Emily Benedick (executivedirector@ncrpc.org)
•    NCRPC Communications Specialist Lori Thielen (communications@ncrpc.org)
•    Training Coordinator Laura Leite (cottonwood005@gmail.com)

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Help Continue the Post Rock Legacy of Lincoln County at the Connie Achterberg Wildlife-Friendly Demonstration Farm - call 785-537-4385 if you can make a donation or help with labor.

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