Chamber is front door to community

Are you Aware the Columbus Chamber of Commerce is the front door to your community?

Who is the Columbus C of C?

The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is an organization of businessmen, women, organizations and individuals who have joined together to accomplish collectively what they could not individually.

Plan to purchase advance armbands for County Fair

Are you, your kids or grandkids planning on taking in the carnival rides during fair, July 25 – 29? Purchase your armbands in advance, you will save dollars if you don’ wait to purchase on the fairgrounds. Parking passes will also be available and good all week of the fair.

One of the lucky

One of the lucky winners of the drawing for throws made from Titan t-shirts and jerseys was Sue Matter. The throws were given out at the All School Reunion.

A drawing was held fora throw made from Titan tshirts and jerseys

A drawing was held fora throw made from Titan tshirts and jerseys. Laura Leroy was one of the lucky winners. They were given away at the All School Reunion.

Opening night

Opening night of the All-School Reunion featured dinner at the State Theatre Event Center. The buffet style meal was served under a large banner showcasing past and present school mascots, as well as historic and current photos of Columbus landmarks.

Ezra Graves

Ezra Graves, son of Cody and Tiffany Graves, has completed the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” challenge at Johnston Public Library, Baxter Springs. The challenge is part of a national program to encourage reading in early childhood.

Meissner’s works have historical settings

Susan Meissner is one of my favorite authors. Born in San Diego in 1961, she continues to write books that I particularly enjoy reading. Currently, she has written 26: three of these were co-authored for the series “Men of Lancaster County”. Her latest work is titled “Only the Beautiful”.

Queen and Princess

Queen and Princess candidates at the Columbus Rodeo await the announcement of the winning candidates during the Columbus Saddle Club Rodeo. Madison Rand was named queen and Annaleigh Stark was named princess.

The Baxter Springs

The Baxter Springs Girl Scouts received a helping hand from American Bank as the bank purchased several cases of Girl Scout Cookies which had gone unsold. The girls then delivered the cookies to the thrift store as a thank-you to the men and women in the department.