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2020 Maple Leaf Gravel Grind Date: Any Date in October Time: Any time you choose Fee: $30 for the 16, 35 and 70 milers Location: Start and finish on High Street between 7th and 8th streets
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Join us this fall for the 2nd annual Maple Leaf Gravel Grind. Riders will have the month of October to complete the race this year, as the race is moving virtual. You can pick your date, pick your distance and then shoot us a picture and your time and we will post it on the MLGG event page on Facebook. Proceeds will be split between Prairie Paws Animal Shelter in Ottawa, KS and the Baldwin City Recreation Commission’s scholarship fund. Register at www.mapleleafgravelgrind.com.
BCRC Cancer Challenge Virtual Event Date: October 24th & 25th Time: Any time you choose Fee: $15 per person | $50 family of 4 $25 sponsorship Location: Start and finish on 7th and High Street, follow the arrows
Deadline to register for sponsorship and walk/run: October 5th
This event will benefit Carol Chapman and Judy Wagner and their fight against cancer. You choose your time and follow the marked course. We encourage patrons to walk at their convenience and post pictures to the BCRC Cancer Challenege Facebook event page. All participants will receive a t-shirt. Register at www.baldwinrec.org.
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Since the stay-at-home order was first implemented, my outlook on life has changed immensely. I think most notably—and perhaps you can relate—my perspective on time and how I use it has changed the most. Before, I found myself hustling to make that 50-minute commute to my office every day. Now, the 20-foot walk down the hallway to my desk sometimes makes me nostalgic for the days when I once raced out the door, coffee in one hand, laptop in the other. Despite longing for what was, I now find myself calmer, appreciating life a little more as I water my plants on my front porch every morning—something I never had time for, or at least didn’t make time for pre-pandemic. This phase of life won’t last forever, so I wait in anticipation for the future and plan how I’ll take the lessons of these last few months into 2021 and beyond. Becoming editor of Baldwin City Living was unforeseen, but it’s been a blessing to be reminded of what growing up in a small community affords you. I’ve been pleasantly reminded of the “we’re all in this together” mentality that courses through the veins of rural communities. Some of these examples lie in the Face Masks for Baldwin City story, which explores how an idea to help a community in need blossomed into a powerful stance against the Covid-19 pandemic. Other stories celebrate the people and businesses that make Baldwin a great place to live and work. They show that, despite the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, if we stick together, we can find normalcy and accomplish more than we ever expected. I’m honored to present you with the fall 2020 issue of Baldwin City Living. A special thanks to Mandy Latzen, Jeannette Blackmar and the Baldwin City Library for help breathing life into this magazine that highlights Baldwin City. It’s been refreshing to learn about a city that has faced 150 years of challenges with positivity, unity and strength, and will continue to do so for 150 more years to come. KALLI, EDITOR
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MEET SOUTH BALDWIN FARMS Meet the South Baldwin Farm owners who turned a plot of land into a successful orchard business. Story by Sarah J. Baker | Photos by Nick Krug
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Every business goes through trials while trying to grow. South Baldwin Farms is no different. The unprecedented rainfall Kansas saw early last year had a visible impact. The farm intended to grow pumpkins last year, but the rain obliterated the crop. The excessive rain also increased the likelihood of bacterial and fungal diseases. “We had to pull out a lot of apple trees due to a disease called ‘fire blight.’ It is under control now, but it is one of those things that hurts. It’s kind of like a surgeon having to decide to amputate a limb; ‘I don’t Baldwin City Living Magazine | 2020 Fall/Winter
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8 BUSIN ESS want to cut off your arm, but it is going to save your body.’ So, I had to pull out 300 trees or it would’ve destroyed my orchard,” Spurgeon says. To run a successful orchard in Kansas, one must prepare for and dodge various obstacles with a little bit of luck and calculation, Spurgeon says. Larger orchards, particularly those in prime growing regions, like the Yakima Valley in Washington, have an important advantage over smaller orchards like South Baldwin Farms: an industrial support system. Without an existing close network of specialists, pack houses, distributors, and farms, smaller orchards are forced to become more “vertically integrated” in order to satisfy their needs.
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Despite the limitations, the farm does have an edge on its larger northern competitors. South Baldwin Farms has a longer growing season. The apples grow earlier and the peaches later, which allows them to reach portions of the market that, on a national scale, are less saturated. “If you want a honey crisp apple at the end of August, the only place to get one—that is not a year old—is from us, or someone in this region. We are three to four weeks ahead of the other growing regions,” Spurgeon says. “My goal is to get in and get out. We have enough of this variety to sell it before Michigan and Washington can dump their cheap stuff into my market. We have a premium product in the fact that it is local and premium timing.” Because both Spurgeon and Miles have engineering experience, the two have been finding ways to work smarter, not harder. “In my previous career, I was an engineer for eight years,” Spurgeon says. “I worked around automation a ton. And my father-in-law, in his previous career, was an automation engineer and he has done all of [the new sorting line machinery in the warehouse] from scratch.” Spurgeon has created a make-shift freezer to keep produce. They established a four-row “test orchard” in 2011 to learn what varieties of fruits and planting methods could work before getting approved for farm-wide implementation. He has applied innovative planting techniques to make the growing and fruit production more efficient: dwarfing rootstalks, fruiting walls, and rotating trellises to name a few. Using the rotating trellises for blackberries has reduced labor by 40 percent, increased both the quality of the product and the yield on younger bushes. Additionally, the new apple cider processing machinery will be more efficient than the bladder-pressing method used in 2018’s production. “Cider is the only processed product that we make. We never really set out to do cider, but it is a byproduct of having apples. It used to take two people eight hours to get 60 gallons [of cider]. This equipment ought to be able to produce 250–300 gallons an hour, with one or two people,” Spurgeon says. “And the new belt press processes apples about five times faster than the bladder press.”
WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS With a global pandemic, South Baldwin Farms, like so many other businesses, has had to adapt some old processes and introduce some new ones. “This year is very different because of crop loss to freeze and the pandemic. We have not sold anything to grocery stores or restaurants yet this year when normally we would run a delivery route two to three days a week,” Spurgeon says. In a typical year, like last year, South Baldwin Farms’ produce could have been found in eight area grocery stores, a farmers’ market and 40–50 restaurants in and around Kansas City. And occasionally, their produce would find its way into local school districts. With a pandemic, businesses must adapt. South Baldwin Farms has a storefront on their property that offers blackberries, peaches and vegetables. They recently started offering a “U-Pick” option where people can drop by the farm to pick their own produce. The farms started with blackberries and plans to offer “U-Pick” for honey crisp apples in August and pumpkins in the fall. “We have implemented a lot of policies [since Covid-19],” Spurgeon says. “We have all our u-pick customers wash their hands first thing. We try to greet customers outside, so if they are here for u-pick, they only come in the store after picking and reduce congestion inside. We require masks inside. We limit the number of customers in the field and assign locations for picking to maintain distance between groups.” The farm has not participated in a farmers’ market yet this year because the farm store and the “U-Pick” option have been enough for revenue. “We still plan to sell to schools in the fall, but who knows what that’s going to look like. We will be back in grocery stores once apples and cider are in full swing. The number of stores is uncertain as we may work through a distributor more this year in addition to the local stores we normally deliver to directly,” Spurgeon says. And despite the complications brought on by the pandemic, the farm still hopes to double its orchard acreage by planting 12,560 trees this fall and 20,000 trees in the following two years. South Baldwin Farms has become a staple of the community. As the farm grows and expands, so will its community bond and imprint.
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FACE MASKS FOR BALDWIN CITY:
THE VOLUNTEERS BEHIND THE MACHINES Meet the people of Baldwin behind the city program that helped fight a global pandemic. Story by Ian Brannan | Photos by Susan Pitts, Pitts Photography
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n late March, businesses across the country shut down due to the devastating impact of Covid-19, and wearing face masks in public became increasingly common. During this dark time, it has been easy to feel isolated and bored while self-quarantining. However, for a group of dedicated quilters, sewists and crafters in the Baldwin City area, this trying time became an opportunity to make a positive impact in their community. Sixty sewists volunteered to make face masks for the citizens and businesses of Baldwin City. They had crucial help from another 21 volunteers who donated fabric, cut fabric and elastic, assembled mask kits, and distributed masks. Before these volunteers could come together, Jeannette Blackmar, executive director of the Lumberyard Arts Center (LAC), and its board of directors wondered if the idea was even feasible. Could they really inspire a cadre of volunteers to create 5,000 face masks? Blackmar confided in Wendy Conover, director of the Baldwin City Library, City Councilman Brian Cramer and owner of Quilters’ Paradise Sharon Vesecky. “[Vesecky] gave me the final thrust by saying, ‘Jeannette, just get it out there and stop worrying so much; you have a great vision [for] meeting a community in need,’” Blackmar recalls. Initially, Vesecky began making masks for a hospital in the Kansas City area, as well as other essential businesses where face masks were not readily available at the time. She was later approached by Blackmar with the idea that would later come to be known as the Face Masks for Baldwin City program. “When we had enough masks to put them out for people to start picking up, I think that’s when our number of sewers really increased,” Vesecky says, who has also volunteered her time cutting fabric and sewing masks for the community. The program is also aided by Sharron Spence, who moved to Baldwin in December. Blackmar has called Spence the “face mask volunteer manager.” Spence explained that her role is to help Blackmar keep the ball rolling in the mask manufacturing process. “There are different volunteers at each stage of the process. I prepare the sewists’ kits with the fabric and elastic that volunteers cut
CITY by the hundreds of pieces, then package the masks that the 50 or more sewists finished and get the masks out to the locations for the community to pick up.” Sewists of all backgrounds have come to help, including Eileen Flory, who found out about the program through her granddaughter. Flory keeps busy by babysitting her greatgrandson, but she has also found time to sew as many as 50 masks a day. “It is involving a lot more than I thought it would, but it’s fun,” she says. “I’m getting older and I just need to stay at home, but I’m a person who needs to keep their hands going. I crochet, I knit, I sew, it keeps me busy. I want to stay busy.” The original goal for this project was 5,000 masks with an additional goal of 1,587 masks for Baldwin’s school district USD 348. However, the volunteers have made well over 6,000 masks and are continuing to make more, according to Blackmar. “[It’s important to keep making masks because] once we get back into school, which I am so waiting for, the kids will be issued masks and they’re going to lose them,” says Connie Cain, a USD 348 faculty member and volunteer. With the spike in cases, citizens have been using the cloth face masks, and the volunteers are gratified to know their work has been appreciated. “I’ve been seeing face masks on people in town, especially since Governor Kelly said everyone should be wearing a mask,” volunteer Vera Brecheisen says. “I’ve seen more people putting them on, which I really appreciate. It makes me feel good to see people are using them, and I have friends that I know have appreciated being able to get a free mask.” Vesecky says that 80 to 90 percent of her business during this time has been people buying material to make masks. She estimates over 400 yards of fabric have gone into making the face masks. Blackmar says she has been inspired by the generosity of the community and their donations, which has been essential for continuing the program. “Face Masks for Baldwin City is truly a community arts program inspired by citizens who had stepped up to create face masks,” Blackmar says. “While the functional health Baldwin City Living Magazine | 2020 Fall/Winter
safety output of face masks is critical to preventing the spread of the virus, the … empowerment, community connectedness and community pride Face Masks for Baldwin City instilled throughout the community are equally important.” The cloth masks are distributed in front of the LAC, Baldwin City Market, the library and the LMH Clinic. The masks are free, and monetary donations are accepted and can be dropped off at the LAC or by contacting Blackmar at (785) 594-3186 or director@lumberyardartscenter.org. Blackmar says those interested in volunteering should contact her as well.
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CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF COVID-19 A year of extraordinary circumstances won’t stop these seniors from making this year worth remembering. Story by Bob Luder | Photos by Kayla Kohn
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s the nearly 80 members of the Baldwin High School Class of 2020, adorned in purple and white caps and gowns, strode in formation behind Principal Brant Brittingham on the softball field to the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance,” it appeared for a moment like any typical high school commencement. It was not. The seniors of Baldwin City, like many others, were forced to postpone their commencement ceremony to July—a full two months later than originally scheduled—after the spread of Covid-19 disrupted routines and upended lives. Many students wore face masks as if they were an accessory to the caps and gowns, and social distancing played a major role in the day. An aerial view looked like Spiderman had shot webs across the outfield. Family groups, limited to four members, were allowed only in the unmarked boxes to ensure proper social distancing, and there was plenty of hand sanitizer to go around. Senior Aubrey Dechant was happy with the day, even if it looked a little different. “I’m really glad we were able to do this,” Dechant says. “It offered some closure for the end of the year. But this year has been definitely surreal. It felt like there was no summer because everything has blended together.”
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The commencement was a noble—and successful—attempt at achieving some normalcy after a spring semester sent topsy-turvy by the pandemic. Starting in mid-March, students left their classrooms and began distance learning—meaning they “attended” classes from home, joining their teachers and friends on Zoom or in another virtual environment. There were no spring sports, no choir or band concerts, no school plays. Prom was canceled. Awards and scholarship ceremonies moved online, as did many college signing ceremonies. Because Covid-19 spreads quickly and easily, all in-person, large group events were canceled. Autumn Weiss, senior class counselor, says her students handled the circumstances much better than she might have had it been her senior year. “I think everyone was sad,” Weiss says. “They wanted all the traditional stuff. I think there’s a lot of shock. Everything happened so quickly. But, by the time we got to the end of school, I think everyone had just accepted it. In fact, I think everyone handled it better than I would’ve if I’d been a student.” In her student address at graduation, senior Josie Boyle urged her classmates to focus on the positive. “Who would’ve thought we’d be having graduation July 18?” she asked her classmates. “I guess that makes us one-of-a-kind people.”
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“After schools began to shut down and activities were being canceled, we all mutually decided to get together and host our own prom if the school didn’t have one,” Dechant says. “All of us had already purchased dresses, and since it was our last prom for three of us, we wanted to do something to make up for the loss.” The four girls started their evening with traditional picture-taking on the Baker University campus. A nice dinner followed at a favorite Italian restaurant in nearby Ottawa. They considered roller skating, but decided that might be a bit dangerous in floor-length gowns. So, they settled on bowling. All of the girls wore masks to adhere to safety guidelines. “It was the best I ever bowled,” Simpson says with a laugh. “Maybe I’ll have to wear that dress every time I bowl from here on out.”
Taylor notes a bonus from the girls’ makeshift prom was the attention it drew within the Baldwin community. “It was super exciting, almost more fun than the actual prom would’ve been anyway,” she admits. “I like to find the good in things, and it was fun to get creative and see what we could make of a bad situation.” For fellow senior Matt Garber, graduation seemed to be in the rearview mirror well before the late-July ceremony made it official. He had already begun working out for the fall baseball season at Mid-America Nazarene University, where he signed to play as a first baseman and pitcher. But that experience, too, was unconventional. His official signing ceremony occurred on the university’s campus in Olathe, but he and the school’s athletic director were the only two in attendance. Pictures for the school were
taken in his family’s kitchen, with a MidAmerica Nazarene backdrop. “I’ll be on campus soon,” he says. “I just want things to get back to normal.” No doubt, the desire for life returning to normal is a sentiment he shares with the rest of the Baldwin Class of 2020. Having that commencement, albeit an altered one, helped everyone feel, at least for an hour on a hot Saturday morning, that someday life might go back to what it was like pre-Covid-19. Brittingham, who completed his first school year as an administrator during the virus, saw this era of change as an opportunity to remain positive in the face of the unknown. “It’s all about what you do with the situation,” Brittingham says. “You can look at it as this big obstacle, or you can look at it as an opportunity. In the end, we’re just doing what we think is best.”
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MAPLE LEAF FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL As pandemic protocols persist, Baldwin gets creative with its 63rd annual festival. Story by Debbie Leckron Miller | Photos by Nick Krug
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nother Covid-19 casualty, Baldwin City’s popular Maple Leaf Festival won’t pack the town with 30,000 people this fall. Instead, the festival is going virtual! So … forget parking problems, waiting in line for a turkey leg, searching for that certain craft vendor and getting in shape for the 5K run. Instead, from the comfort of your computer, you can find your favorite vendors and events online at mapleleaffestival.com. And, of course, the city’s magnificent maples will still be putting on a show of their own. “Our town has been hosting this festival for 63 years, and we certainly didn’t want to cancel it completely, especially during Baldwin City’s 150th birthday,” explains Maple Leaf Festival committee co-chair Mike Curran. “We tried to think of a way to go ahead and have the festival and help out our vendors, who rely on this for their income.” Virtual shopping was the answer. Normally, more than 300 vendors cram nine blocks of downtown with their jewelry, candles, T-shirts, woodworking, pottery, food and other wares. This year, due to social distancing measures to ensure safety, the vendors will be featured on the festival’s website with photos and descriptions of their products and a link to their websites. “We’re doing this free for all vendors to help draw people to their websites to shop,” Curran says. The Maple Leaf Parade, usually a two-hour-long event, will also go online, featuring this year’s Maple Leaf Scholarship winners, the grand marshal, marching band music, floats and other entries. Curran also hopes to include the Maple Leaf Quilt Guild Show, which usually attracts around 100 handmade quilts, as well as a history link with historical background about the festival and a video that takes viewers on a driving tour of historic sites.
favorite attractions, including the parade and craft vendors. Make sure you order this year’s unique festival shirt, which reads “Maple Leaf Festival: Canceled” on the front and “See You in 2021” on the back. Proceeds from shirt sales will go to the nonprofit civic, church and youth organizations that usually raise money at the festival.
“OUR TOWN HAS BEEN HOSTING THIS FESTIVAL FOR 63 YEARS, AND WE CERTAINLY DIDN’T WANT TO CANCEL IT COMPLETELY, ESPECIALLY DURING BALDWIN CITY’S 150TH BIRTHDAY.” –Mike Curran, Maple Leaf Festival committee co-chair
“We wanted to help out and support those vendors and organizations affected by the cancellation,” Samantha Cheek, festival co-chair, says. “This way, people can stay at home and shop, still enjoy the festival, and hopefully pique interest for next year.” Of course, the festival centerpiece, the town’s wealth of maple trees, will stage its always-brilliant display with or without the crowds. Take a drive along 8th Street or south of town to Oakwood Cemetery, or along the route to Douglas County Lake to see some of the vibrant foliage.
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Thursdays, 3–7 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Lumberyard Arts Center Spend Friday night with family and friends and swing by the grand opening of Lucy’s Corner, an arts boutique in the Lumberyard Arts Center open Thursdays and Saturdays. Look for Lumberyard Arts Center on Facebook to stay updated. September
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6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m., Lumberyard Arts Center On top of the Lucy’s Corner grand opening, event goers can visit the gallery reception for artist Sandy Cardens, be a part of the mural bench unveilings in Sullivan Square and attend the Baldwin City Flag Celebration.
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U-PICK PUMPKINS
South Baldwin Farms Embrace fall with a stop at South Baldwin Farms. Visitors can pick their favorite pumpkin to take home with them. Look for South Baldwin Farms on Facebook to stay updated. October
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ANNUAL MAPLE LEAF’S VIRTUAL GRAVEL GRIND
Start and finish on High Street between 7th and 8th streets Another annual event that has gone virtual this year is the Maple Leaf Gravel Grind. Bikers will have the entire month of October to bike the 16-, 35- and 70mile course options. Riders should send pictures of their times to the Baldwin City Recreation Commission. Registration is $30 per person, and all bikers will receive a T-shirt and medal. baldwincity.recdesk.com
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BALDWIN CITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Baldwin City Golf Course Head down to the Baldwin City Golf Course to compete in the fourth annual golf tournament. Teams can register online or at the golf course starting at 8:30 a.m. baldwincitychamber.com/events/4thannual-golf-tournament/
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VIRTUAL CANCER CHALLENGE 5K RUN/WALK Get out and enjoy the fresh air for a good cause. This year participants will have two days to complete the 5K course. Walkers and runners are encouraged to take pictures and post them to the Baldwin City Recreation Commission Cancer Event Facebook page. Proceeds will benefit Carol Chapman and Judy Wagner and their fight against cancer. facebook.com/BaldwinCityRecreation December
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
6 p.m., Sullivan Square Santa Claus is coming to town! Get into the holiday spirit by welcoming Santa Claus with the annual Christmas parade. Attendees can also enjoy the lighting ceremony followed by fireworks. Look for Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce on Facebook for the latest details.
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63RD ANNUAL VIRTUAL MAPLE LEAF FESTIVAL The Maple Leaf Festival is going virtual! Beginning the weekend of October 17, shop your favorite vendors online through the rest of 2020. Watch the parade online and don’t forget to take a drive and see the city’s beautiful maple trees. mapleleaffestival.com
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ANNUAL CHAMBER BANQUET
Stony Point Hall Baldwin’s Annual Chamber Banquet will celebrate Baldwin City business, nonprofits and citizen accomplishments. The banquet is set to be at Stony Point Hall, but keep your eyes peeled for announcements about it becoming a virtual event. Look for Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce on Facebook to stay updated.
LOOKING BACK WITH BALDWIN:
Story by Kalli Jo Smith Photography by Maggie Swanson Photos courtesy Baldwin City Library’s Phyllis Nelson, Shara Stephenson and Wendy Conover
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aldwin is celebrating its 150th birthday, and it’s certainly been a year to remember. Always creative and resilient, Baldwin City has adjusted to meet those challenges just as we’ve adapted to changes over the decades. Let’s take a look back and see how Baldwin has updated and cared for some of its most popular landmarks.
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THE SULLIVAN HOUSE
Approximate date taken: 1960s The Sullivan House was the home of John and Lucy Sullivan. Lucy Sullivan became the first woman mayor of Baldwin City and the third female mayor in the nation in 1889. Fast fact: The Sullivans opened their home to Baker students for social events. Their generosity was appreciated because the university didn’t have a student union at that time. Late last year, the city devoted turning the undeveloped lot into Sullivan Square—a multi-use park.
CITY HALL Approximate date taken: 1970s The date of this photo is unknown, but according to library director Wendy Conover, City Hall originally housed the Baldwin City Library when it was founded in 1916—meaning the building is over 100 years old! Fast fact: In 1858, the Kansas Educational Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church sold the lots that would later become Baker University (with the surrounding lots to become Baldwin City), with the stipulation that alcohol sales would be prohibited on the properties. The original agreement was found in the basement of City Hall approximately a year after it expired. The first legal sales of beer in Baldwin City didn’t occur until 1972, a year after the city granted its first beer license. The sale of alcohol continued to be controversial throughout the 1990s, with some debates lingering into 2008.
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BAKER UNIVERSITY, WEST GATE Approximate date taken: 1930s This photo’s original date is unknown, but the West Gate still sits on the Baker University campus today in its original design. Fast fact: The West Gate was donated to the University by the graduating class of 1928, a Columbian Commonwealth class.
WES-HARTLEY LUMBER CO.
Approximate Date Taken: 1914 Built in 1914 as the Wes-Hartley Lumber Co., the building is now home to the Lumberyard Arts Center. Fast fact: A dream to turn the vacant building into an arts center began in 2002. The building has since blossomed into a space for visual and performing arts in the community.
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SANTA FE DEPOT Approximate date taken: Early 1900s This photo of the Santa Fe Depot can be traced back to the early 1900s. Since its construction in 1906, the Depot has had a long history in Baldwin City. Two notable exterior changes include the asphalt shingles that replaced the clay roof tiles and the removal of the chimneys. Fast fact: The Santa Fe Trail Historical Society was instrumental in saving the depot from demolition in 1977 and eventually restoring it to a functional building. In the past, the SFTHS has subleased the building to Midland Railway, but that lease will soon end, and the building will host various community and organization functions.
SOUTH SIDE OF HIGH STREET Approximate date taken: 1955 The brick buildings that still stand tall on the south side of High Street can be traced back over a century. Most notably, the building at 715 High Street, which now houses Shirt Shack and Amy Wright’s property management office, has been home to numerous businesses throughout its lifetime: an antique store, the Flipper Dipper ice cream parlor and arcade in the 1970s and early 1980s, as well as a diner in the 1960s. In the early 1900s, the building was owned by William and Maud Beatty, who opened the W.H. Beatty Mercantile Company. The lettering on the front of the building, though hard to read, indicates it once sold dry goods, carpet, shoes and clothing. Both William and Maud worked for many years at Weaver’s Department Store in Lawrence, Kansas, prior to opening W.H. Beatty Mercantile Co. Fact fact: One of the most notable differences between the photos is the lack of a water tower today. The 250,000-gallon water tower, originally built in 1953, was torn down in 2003 due to being too small to meet the town’s water pressure requirements. Baldwin City Living Magazine | 2020 Fall/Winter
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K-State Research and Extension – Douglas County 2110 Harper, Lawrence 66046 785-843-7058 www.douglas.k-state.edu
Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3186 www.lumberyardartscenter.org
ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES
Narrow Trail Farm 1564 N 450th Road, Baldwin City 66006 913-634-1648
Vintage Park at Baldwin City 321 Crimson Avenue, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4255 www.vintageparkassistedliving.com
Kansas State Bank 602 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7500 www.mykansasstatebank.com
ATTORNEY
Mid America Bank 802 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2100 www.mid-americabank.com
A&H Air Conditioning and Heating 1717 College Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3357 www.ah-air.com
Douglas County Treasurer 1100 Massachusetts Street Lawrence 66044 785-832-5275 www.douglas-county.com H&R Block 914 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2132 New Frontier Tax & Business Services 810 High Street, Suite 3 Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1204 www.newfrontiertbs.com
AGRICULTURE / FARMING
Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6767 www.adastraalpacas.com Baldwin Feed Co. 1600 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3351 Heritage Tractor 915 Industrial Park Road Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6486 hti@heritagetractor.com www.heritagetractor.com
Voigts Farms 264 E 2100 Road, Wellsville 66092 785-883-4963 www.voigtsfresh.com
AGRITOURISM
Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6767 www.adastraalpacas.com Narrow Trail Farm 1564 N 450th Road, Baldwin City 66006 913-634-1648
ARCHITECTS
BG Consultants 1405 Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence 66049 785-749-4474 www.bgcons.com Zimmerschied Architecture 901 Branchwood Drive, Lawrence 66049 785-550-5743 jay@zimmerschiedarchitecture.com
ARTS AND CULTURE
Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3949 www.baldwindance.com
ASSISTED LIVING
Law Office of Blake Glover 608 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1099 blake@blakegloverlaw.com www.blakegloverlaw.com
AUCTIONEER
Flory & Associates 1162 N 550 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3125 Floryandassociates@gmail.com
AUTOMOTIVE
Baldwin Automotive Service Center 131 Baker Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9944 automech@embarqmail.com Baldwin Power Wash 501 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-393-1515 jeff@baldwinpowerwash.com Gregg Bruce Auto and Performance 601 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4088 www.greggbruceauto.com Ken’s Auto Repair Service 620 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 (785) 594-3855
BANKS
Baldwin State Bank 721 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6421 www.baldwinstatebank.com
BAR/LOUNGE
El Patron 711 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2711 www.elpatronbaldwin.com The Nook 703 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111
BARBERSHOP
Ski’s 1890’s Walk-in Hair Shop 813 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006
BEAUTY
Crush Model Studio Photography SarahBeth Houser 913-219-4703 puckybeth@gmail.com Salon on 56 208 Baker Street, Suite B Baldwin City 66006 913-375-2333
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Seventh Street Hair 809 7th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7144 Whitney’s Hair Salon 701 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6626
BOOKSTORE
The Nook 703 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111
BUSINESS SERVICES
Diligent Resolve 308 Santa Fe, Baldwin City 66006 620-212-8608 Great Plains Promotion 620-249-2866 785-371-2205 greatplainspromo@gmail.com
CATERING
American Dining Creations – Baker University 618 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8333 Chick-fil-A (coming soon to Baldwin City!) 2735 Iowa Street, Lawrence (785) 842-1002 El Patron 711 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2711 www.elpatronbaldwin.com/site/ Maceli’s Banquet Hall & Catering 1031 New Hampshire Street Lawrence 66044 785-331-2096 steve@macelis.com www.macelis.com Moose’s Backwood BBQ & Catering 213 East Main, Gardner 66030 785-691-6757 info@moosesbbqandcatering.com www.moosesbbqandcatering.com
CARWASH
Wellsville Chamber of Commerce PO Box 472, Wellsville 66092 785-883-2234 www.wellsvillechamber.com
Lawrence Community Shelter 3655 E 25th Street, Lawrence 66047 785-832-8864 www.lawrenceshelter.org
Baldwin City USD 348 708 Chapel Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2721 www.usd348.com
CHURCHES
Maple Leaf Festival Committee PO Box 564, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7564 www.mapleleaffestival.com
Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0404 www.baldwineducationfoundation.org
Midland Railway Historical Society 815-993-8725 www.midlandrailway.org
The Dwayne Peaslee Training Center 2920 Haskell Avenue, Ste. 100 Lawrence 66006 785-856-1801 www.peasleetech.org
Baldwin First United Methodist Church 704 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6612 office@baldwinfirst.org www.baldwinfirst.org Fellowship Bible Church 926 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-510-0005 matto@baldwinfbc.org www.baldwinfbc.org Ives Chapel United Methodist Church 1018 Miami Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6555 St. John’s United Church of Christ 396 E 900th Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3478 www.facebook.comStJohnsUCCBaldwinCity Worden United Methodist Church 294 E 900th Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7598 wordenumc@msn.com www.wordenumc.com
CLUBS/NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
American Legion - Lloyd Beaton Post #228 803 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-917-0395 Baldwin City Business & Professional Women PO Box 503, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3832 bkp_barb@hotmail.com Baldwin Lions Club PO Box 543, Baldwin City 66006 Baldwin City Rotary Club 785-594-3169 www.baldwincityrotary.org
Baldwin Power Wash 501 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-393-1515 jeff@baldwinpowerwash.com
Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0404 www.baldwineducationfoundation.org
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Baldwin Golf Association 1102 Main Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491
Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce PO Box 501, Baldwin City 66006 602 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3200 director@baldwincitychamber.com www.baldwincitychamber.com Eudora Chamber of Commerce 1402 Church Street, Eudora 66025 785-542-1212 www.groweudora.com Gardner Chamber of Commerce 109 E Main, Gardner 66030 913-856-6464 www.gardneredgerton.org Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 646 Vermont, #200, Lawrence 66044 785-865-4411 www.lawrencechamber.com Ottawa Chamber of Commerce 109 E 2nd Street, Ottawa 66067 785-242-1000 www.ottawakansas.org
Douglas County Community Foundation 900 Massachusetts Street, Suite 406 Lawrence 66044 785-843-8727 www.dccfoundation.org ECKAN (The East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation) 2518 Ridge Court, Ste. 104 Lawrence 66046 785-841-3357 www.eckan.org Friends of the Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice Club PO Box 418, Baldwin City 66006 913-787-2923 www.baldwindance.com/friends-of-badv Friends of the Baldwin Library PO Box 565, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 FriendsofBaldwinLibrary@gmail.com baldwin.mykansaslibrary.org/friends
United Way of Douglas County 2518 Ridge Court, Ste. 200 Lawrence 66046 785-843-6626 www.unitedwaydgco.org Vinland Fair Association 1690 N 790 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2525 www.vinlandfair.com
CONSTRUCTION
DACA Construction PO Box 535, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-5900 www.dacaroofing.com Maley & Sons Construction 454 East 2100 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-331-6883 www.maleyandsons.com
DECORATING
Christmas Decor by The Grounds Guys of Olathe 913-754-6372 http://christmasdecor.net/ggolathe/ www.groundsguys.com/olathe
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Baldwin City Economic Development Committee 814 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-9505 Economic Development Corporation Lawrence & Douglas County 718 New Hampshire Street Lawrence 66044 785-865-4411 www.edclawrence.com
EDUCATION
Baker University 618 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8308 www.bakeru.edu Baldwin Elementary SchoolPrimary Center 500 Lawrence Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2444 www.usd348.com/schools/bespc Baldwin Junior High School 400 Eisenhower Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2448 www.usd348.com Baldwin High School 415 Eisenhower Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2725 www.usd348.com/schools/bhs Baldwin Intermediate Center 100 Bullpup Lane, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2446 usd348.com/schools/besic/
East Central Kansas Cooperative in Education 600 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2737 www.eckce.com The Rainbow Experience - Preschool 115 6th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2223 www.rainbowexperiencepreschool.com
ENGINEERING
BG Consultants 1405 Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence 66049 785-749-4474 www.bgcons.com
ENTERTAINMENT
Baldwin City Blues (baseball team) 19706 W 63rd Terrace, Shawnee 66218 913-268-1142 mmooreblues@hotmail.com Kansas Belle Dinner Train 215 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8505 office@kansasbelle.com www.kansasbelle.com Midland Railway Historical Society 815-993-8725 www.midlandrailway.org
FITNESS / RECREATION
Baldwin City Fitness 814 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1245 www.baldwincityfitness.com Baldwin City Recreation Commission 785-594-3670 www.baldwinrec.org Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com Baldwin Golf Association 1102 Main Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 BCK Nutrition 814 E High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-551-8048 Om Grown Yoga Collective 707 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 omgrownyogacollective@gmail.com www.facebook.com/ omgrownyogacollective/ Yoga Love - Lora Rimmer yogalovebaldwincity@gmail.com
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FUNERAL SERVICES
Elite Chiropractic - Ethan James, D.C. 920 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 www.elitechiropractic.net
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home 712 9th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3644 www.lamb-roberts.com
Epic Vision Eye Centers LLC 404 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2200 www.epicvisioneyecenters.com
HEALTH / WELLNESS
Baldwin City Dental 414 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9834 www.BaldwinCityDental.com Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 1223 Orchard Lane, Baldwin City 66006 785 594-6492 www.genesishcc.com/baldwinhealthcare BCK Nutrition 814 E High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-551-8048 Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 200 Maine Street, Ste. A, Lawrence 66044 785-843-9192 www.bertnash.org Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association 200 Main Street, Ste. C, Lawrence 66044 785-843-3738 kimp@kansasvna.org
Family Medicine of Baldwin City – LMH Health 406 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 melissa.nichols@lmh.org www.lmh.org/baldwincity Dr. Christina Goodwin – Advent Health 1428 S. Main Street, Ottawa 66067 785-229-8882 cgoodwin@ransom.org www.ransom.org Headquarters Counseling Center 211 E 8th Street, Suite C, Lawrence 66046 785-841-9900 www.ksphq.org Kimsey Counseling Dr. Ilene Kimsey 913-583-2024 www.kimseycounseling.com Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department 200 Maine, Ste. B, Lawrence 66044 785-843-3060 www.ldchealth.org
Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park 163 E 200 Road, Wellsville 66092 www.blackjackbattlefield.org Douglas County Historical Society 1047 Massachusetts Street Lawrence 66044 785-841-4109 www.watkinsmuseum.org
LMH Health 325 Maine, Lawrence 66044 785-505-3132 www.lmh.org PK Therapy – Peggy Keller 811 Grove Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2909 peggy@PKTherapyot.com www.PKTherapyot.com
Santa Fe Historical Society 203 Silver Leaf Lane, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3169
HOME HEALTH CARE
Angels Care Home Health 318 Main Street, Ottawa 66067 785-242-3100 www.angelscarehealth.com
Rodrock Chiropractic 412 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4894 www.chirorock.com Sacred Sycamore Healing Therapies 810 High Street, Suite 6, Baldwin City 66006 913-515-2910 www.sacredsycamorehealing.com Serenity Case Management 116A S Main, Ottawa 66067 785-248-0377 Willow Emotional & Relational Health 814 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-5357 www.willowemotionalhealth.org
Caregivers Home Health 618 E 1714 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-749-0300 www.caregiverskansas.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Avenue, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 www.arrowhead.doitbest.com Beach Gutter Solutions 1684 N 600 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-393-8656
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HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
LMH Health – Baldwin City Therapy 814 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3162 laura.bennetts@lmh.org www.lmh.org/therapy
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JEANNETTE BLACKMAR Executive Director
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Christmas Decor by The Grounds Guys of Olathe 913-754-6372 http://christmasdecor.net/ggolathe/ www.groundsguys.com/olathe
State Farm – Cody Anno 208 Baker Street, Ste. A, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0270 cody.anno.erxj@statefarm.com codyismyagent.com
LUMBER & MATERIAL SUPPLIES
PHOTOGRAPHY
Grass Daddy’s Lawn & Landscape 785-594-5551 www.grassdaddys.com
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main Street, Ottawa 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
Kayla Kohn Photography 785-331-9767 kaylakohnphotography@gmail.com www.kaylakohn.com
RG Fiber 713 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-5414 www.rgfiber.com
MANUFACTURING
Say Cheez Photo Booth 785-760-6387 saycheezlawrence@gmail.com www.saycheezlawrence.com
Lawrence Home Builders Association 601 N 600 Road, Lawrence 66047 785-748-0612 Lyon Construction Company 1772 N 200 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3138 Rooftop Construction 3986 Thomas Road, Wellsville 66092 913-238-9112 Scott’s Repair 181 E 1575 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-979-6450 Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main Street, Ottawa 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
INDEPENDENT LIVING
Baldwin Retirement Complex / Orchard Lane & Jersey Street Apartment Suites 1016 Orchard Lane, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6996 apartmenthomes4u@centurylink.net
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS Linda Ballinger James Catron John Fowler Ande Parks Gerald Sanden James Wilson
INSURANCE
American Family Insurance Mary Wiscombe 818 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7400 mwoodwar@amfam.com Baldwin Insurance Services 604 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6822 sales@baldwinsurance.com www.baldwinsurance.com
Mediacom Communications 717 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7570
INVESTMENTS
Edward Jones – Jennifer Hantsbarger 723 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2910 jennifer.hantsbarger@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com Fifteen: 22 Financial Partners 800-257-3330 www.fifteen22fp.com JC Grason – Chris Graham 721 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1054 cgraham@jcgrason.com www.jcgrason.com Premier Income Partners 608 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 chadberg@premierincomepartners.com
IT SERVICES
MyITG Services PO Box 836, Baldwin City 66006 913-526-0111 sean@myitgservices.com www.myitgservices.com
JAWBATS 606 B High Street, Baldwin City 66006 913-626-4391 www.jawbats.com McFarlane Aviation 696 E 1700 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2741 www.mcfarlaneaviation.com Rice Precision Manufacturing 401 E. High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2670 www.rice-precision.com
MARKETING
The Good Seed Company Publishers & Promoters 810 High Street, Suite 7 Baldwin City 66006 785-979-0386
JANITORIAL SERVICES
LANDSCAPE SERVICES
Sage Creative Agency 810 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-816-1454 lynn@sagecreative.agency www.sagecreative.agency
TESco Janitorial Company 804 N Meadowbook, Olathe 66062 816-830-8232 telltesco@tescomidwest.com The Grounds Guys of Olathe 913-754-6372 www.groundsguys.com/olathe Grass Daddy’s Lawn & Landscape 785-594-5551 www.grassdaddys.com
LIBRARY
Farm Bureau Financial Services 721 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1055 kelly.neufeld@fbfs.com www.kellyneufeld.fbfs.com
LIQUOR STORES
Jardon Insurance 705 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 913-486-0061 galen@compassinsurancekc.com
Custom Mobile Equipment 439 E High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7474 sales@versa-lift.com www.versa-lift.com
Matty D Media 617 W 27th Street, Lawrence 66046 785-917-1999 mattydmedia@gmail.com www.mattydmedia.com
Edie Insurance Group Brad Scraper 814 Baker Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-856-3343 brad@edieinsurance.com www.edieinsurance.com
Integrity Midwest Insurance, LLC 1540 Wakarusa Drive, Ste. D Lawrence 66047 785-856-5100 www.integritymidwestins.com
Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Avenue, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 www.arrowhead.doitbest.com
Baldwin City Library 800 7th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 bladwinpl@baldwin.lib.ks.us www.baldwincitylibrary.org
MEDIA / PRODUCTION
Baldwin City Living Magazine 645 New Hampshire, Lawrence 66044 785-832-7264 www.sunflowerpub.com Local News Source – Douglas County 730 New Hampshire, Ste. 110 Lawrence 66044 785-856-1990 www.LNSDouglasCounty.com Matty D Media 617 W 27th Street, Lawrence 66046 785-917-1999 mattydmedia@gmail.com www.mattydmedia.com
The Corner Liquor Store 310 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3555 MEMORY CARE JBC Liquors Morningstar Care Homes 916 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 622 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0514 785-594-2603 www.morningstarcarehomes.com
LODGING
Rooms2Stay 703 9th Street, Baldwin City 66006 913-683-1758 www.rooms2stay.wixsite.com/ rooms2stay www.airbnb.com/ rooms/24052391cathenry.ch@gmail.com
PHARMACY
AuBurn Pharmacy 400 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0340 www.auburnpharmacies.com
Crush Model Studio Photography SarahBeth Houser 913-219-4703 puckybeth@gmail.com
PRINTING / SIGNS
FASTSIGNS 2540 Iowa Street, Ste. P, Lawrence 66046 785-727-4848 www.fastsigns.com/2139-lawrence-ks Minuteman Press 1404 E. 24th Street, Ste. B, Lawrence 66046 785-842-2656 www.minutemanlawrence.com
PUBLISHING
The Good Seed Company Publishers & Promoters 810 High Street, Suite 7, Baldwin City 66006 785-979-0386` Imperium Publishing Niki Manbeck 1097 N. 400 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1160 www.imperiumpublishing.com Ogden Publications, Inc. / Sunflower Publishing 1035 N. Third Street, Suite 101-B Lawrence 66044 785-274-4300
REAL ESTATE - COMMERCIAL
Colliers International Kirsten Flory 3705 Clinton Parkway, Ste 201 Lawrence 66047 785-865-3821 kirsten.flory@colliers.com
REAL ESTATE - LAND
Flory & Associates 1162 N 550 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3125 floryandassociates@gmail.com Heck Land Company Kelvin Heck 805 New Hampshire, Ste. C Lawrence 66046 785-865-6266 kelvin@hecklandco.com www.hecklandco.com
REAL ESTATE - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Baldwin City Property Management 814 High Street, Suite 3 Baldwin City 66006 785-813-1293 Living Space 715 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2659 amy@livingspacellc.com www.livingspacellc.com
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Schoolhouse Lofts Property Management 704 Chapel Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-7489 leasing@schoolhouseloftsbc.com www.schoolhouseloftsbc.com Skyview Apartments PO Box 203, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-0218
REAL ESTATE - RESIDENTIAL
El Patron 711 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2711 www.elpatronbaldwin.com Flatlanders Pizzeria 502 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-7282 flatlandersbcpizzeria@gmail.com www.flatlanderspizza.com
Flory & Associates 1162 N 550 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3125 floryandassociates@gmail.com
Jitters 822 Ames, Baldwin City 66006 (drive-thru trolley) 620-437-6967 jittersllc@gmail.com
Freestate Realty 810 High Street, Ste 4, Baldwin City 66006 785-615-8886 www.freestaterealtors.com
Maceli’s 1031 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence 66044 785-3312096 www.macelis.com
Keller Williams Casey Simoneau 785-221-7910 caseysimoneau@kw.com
Pizza Hut 130 E HWY 56, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3230 https://locations.pizzahut.com/ks/ baldwin-city/130-hwy-56
Layton Real Estate 517 Main Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-883-2379 barbara@laytonre.com www.laytonre.com ReeceNichols Preferred Realty 3801 West 6th Street, Lawrence 66044 785-856-6200 maryanndeck@reecenichols.com teri@reecenichols.com www.lawrence.reecenichols.com Stephens Real Estate 703 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2320 debbiemorgan@stephensre.com robynelder@stephensre.com www.stephensre.com
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN SERVICES Trendel Lumber Company 1516 S. Main Street, Ottawa 66067 785-242-8144 www.trendellumber.com
RESTAURANTS
Chick-fil-A (coming soon to Baldwin City!) 2735 Iowa Street, Lawrence (785) 842-1002
CLASS III DEALER
RETREAT CENTERS
The Light Center 1542 Woodson Road, Baldwin City 66006 www.lightcenter.info
ROOFING
DACA Construction PO Box 535, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-5900 www.dacaroofing.com H&H Roofing and Restoration, LLC 1132 N 400 Road, Baldwin City 66006 (913) 940-3373 www.hhroofing.com
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES
Senior Resource Center for Douglas County 745 Vermont Street, Lawrence 66044 785-842-0543 www.yoursrc.org
STORAGE FACILITIES
Antiques on the Prairie 520 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7555
Out West Storage 1704 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-418-2770
LaBabe Dolls PO Box 944, Baldwin City 66006
TITLE COMPANIES
First United Title Agency 816 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9090 www.futallc.com
Design Specialties in the Town Galleria 715 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 ypjeweler@gmail.com www.designspecialties.biz www.the towngalleria.com
UTILITIES
City of Baldwin 803 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6427 www.baldwincity.org
The Nook 703 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111 thebcnook@gmail.com
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) 6300 W 95th Street, Overland Park 66212 913-660-0234 www.kmea.com
Quilters’ Paradise 713 8th Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3477 www.quiltingfabricsupply.com
VETERINARY SERVICES
Companion Animal Hospital 504 Ames Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2413
SPECIAL EVENTS FACILITIES American Legion 803 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-917-0395
WEBSITE SERVICES ReTek 785-409-7400 admin@retekllc.com www.retekllc.com
Baldwin Academy of Dance and Voice 711 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3949 courtney@baldwindance.com Baldwin Golf Association 1102 Main Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High Street, Baldwin City 785-594-3186 director@lumberyardartscenter.org www.lumberyardartscenter.org Marion Springs Event Center 316 E 900 Road, Baldwin City 66006 913-548-3601 marionspringseventscenter@gmail.com www.marionspringseventcenter.com
Ad Astra Alpaca www.adastraalpaca.com 785-594-6767
CLIMATE CONTROLLED INDOOR RANGE Fun Shoots Every Thursday 4pm-8pm
WINERIES
Haven Pointe Winery 961 E. 1600 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-865-0660 www.havenpointewinery.com
WRITING / EDITING
The Good Seed Company Publishers & Promoters 810 High Street, Suite 7, Baldwin City 66006 785-979-0386 rita@goodseedcopublishers.com thegoodseedco.blog
Stony Point Hall 1514 North 600 Road, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2225 info@stonypointhall.com www.stonypointhall.com
SHOPPING / RETAIL STORES / GIFTS
Sage Creative Agency 810 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-816-1454 lynn@sagecreative.agency www.sagecreative.agency
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