March 10, 2015 200 S. 10th, PO Box 126

Atchison, KS, 66002(913) 367-2427

This Week In

Upcoming EventsMarch 11

Chamber Board Meeting, 4pmMarch 12

Spring Retail Open HouseAHS/Theatre Atchison Performance of Tarzan, 7pm @ AMS Auditorium

March 13Spring Retail Open HouseFriday the 13th Investigation, 6:30pmAHS/Theatre Atchison Performance of Tarzan, 7pm @ AMS Auditorium

March 14Spring Retail Open HouseAtchison County Raceway Car Show/Kids Fun Day, 10am @ 4th & MainDowntown Shamrock Hunt, noon-2pmSt. Patrick’s Day Parade, 2pm

March 15AHS/Theatre Atchison Performance of Tarzan, 2pm @ AMS Auditorium

March 17Workforce Development Council meeting, noonLeadership Atchison Class, 2pm

March 18Leadership Development Council meeting, noon

March 19Tourism Council meeting, 9:15am

We are enjoying some wonderful spring weather this week. It’s perfect timing for our Spring Retail Open House that begins on Thurs-day. Visit 24 businesses and see what’s new and special for Spring this year. Be sure to pick up a Pass-port… spend $10 at 10 of those 24 businesses by March 27 and bring your Passport to the Chamber. We’ll reward you for shopping Atchison with a $20 Chamber Gift Certificate!

Don’t miss the show “Tarzan” this weekend…. Thursday, Friday, Sat-urday and Sunday at the Atchison Middle School! Atchison High School and Theatre Atchison collaborate to bring fantastic entertainment to the stage!

Saturday is also the St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Grab your green and

enjoy the parade! The kids can take part in a Shamrock Hunt on the Commercial Street Mall and Atchison County Raceway is sponsoring a car show with games for the kids in the 4th & Main parking lot. It’s going to be a busy Saturday downtown…. And you don’t want to miss all the fun!!

A reminder to review our local restaurants on Trip Advisor, Yelp and Urbanspoon the next time you eat out! You’ll help visitors to the com-munity as they search for the perfect place to eat!

Have a great week! Enjoy this great weather!

Jacque Pregont, President

Note From the President

Come enjoy all that Downtown Atchison has to offer Saturday, March 14 in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day!

Car Show, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Shamrock Hunt and much more!

Visit atchisonkansas.net for a full list of upcoming events

Haunted Atchison2015 Haunted Atchison

Tickets are now available! Make sure to visit our

website to check out what exciting events we have planned for this year! We hope you will make plans

to join us in the “Most Haunted Town in Kansas!”

For the complete list of Haunted Events and the schedule for each, visit atchisonkansas.net/ index.php/chamber-events/haunted-atchison/

For more information call (913) 367-2427

Haunted Trolley Tours • Sallie House Tours • Murder Mystery Dinners Cemetery Walking Tours • History/Mystery Walking Tours Paranormal Investigations @ the Sallie House and more!

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Friday the 13th Paranormal Investigation

Friday, March 13thHands-On Investigation of Historic Theatre Atchison

Visit atchisonkansas.net for info and tickets

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39th Annual Farm-City Banquet

Tuesday, March 24

Booths • Dinner • Pie Contest • Entertainment

Call 913-367-2427 or visit atchisonkansas.net for more info

4:30-7:30 pmAtchison Heritage Conference Center

Pie ContestPie ContestPie Contest

Tuesday, March 24Tuesday, March 24Tuesday, March 24Pies will be judged in two

categories: Cream Pies & Fruit Pies. First place winner in each

category will receive a $50 Chamber Gift Certificate. Runners-up will receive a

$25 certificate.

Please register your pies between 4 & 5:45pm at Atchison Heritage

Conference Center. Judging begins at 6pm. Pies become the property of the

Chamber of Commerce and will be auctioned after judging, one of the

highlights of the night!

Please bring your pie in a disposable tin.

Pies will be judged in two categories: Cream Pies & Fruit Pies.

First place winner in each category will receive a $50 Chamber Gift

Certificate. Runners-up will receive a $25 certificate.

Pies will be judged in two categories: Cream Pies & Fruit Pies.

First place winner in each category will receive a $50 Chamber Gift

Certificate. Runners-up will receive a $25 certificate.

Please register your pies between 4 & 5:45pm at Atchison Heritage

Conference Center. Judging begins at 6pm. Pies become the property of the

Chamber of Commerce and will be auctioned after judging, one of the

highlights of the night!

Please register your pies between 4 & 5:45pm at Atchison Heritage

Conference Center. Judging begins at 6pm. Pies become the property of the

Chamber of Commerce and will be auctioned after judging, one of the

highlights of the night!

Please bring your pie in a disposable tin.

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Monday, March 9Pre-School Story Time @ 10:30 – Stories and Crafts for Kids

Tuesday, March 10Twisted Stitchers Needle Craft Club @ 6:00 – Work on your skills

Wednesday, March 11Teen After School @ 3:00 – Games and Crafts for Teens

Thursday, March 12Pre-School Story Time @ 10:30 – Stories and Crafts for Kids

Monday, March 16Pre-School Story Time @ 10:30 – Stories and Crafts for Kids

Tuesday, March 17Twisted Stitchers Needle Craft Club @ 6:00 – Work on your skills

Wednesday, March 18Teen Early Release @ 2:00 – Spe-cial Movie PresentationCafé Boheme @ 6:00 – Live enter-tainment and coffee

Thursday, March 19 Pre-School Story Time @ 10:30 – Stories and Crafts for KidsFriends of Atchison Library @ 6:30 – Fall Meeting and Membership DriveCheck online at www.atchisonlibrary.org for additional information about these and upcoming events. And remember, there’s always something fun, educational and entertaining going on at YOUR Atchison Public Library.

Atchison Library Events

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Theatre Atchison

The MusicalBook by David Henry Hwang

Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins Based on the story “Tarzan of the Apes“ by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Disney film

March 12 . 13 . 14 7 PMMarch 15 2 PM

Adults $6 Students $5Atchison Middle School

auditorium913-367-SHOW

Atchison High School &

Present

Atchison High School and Theatre Atchison Present Disney’s “Tarzan” This Weekend

Atchison High School Theatre and Theatre Atchison’s After School Players Present “Tarzan”, Book by David Henry Hwang, Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins, Based on the story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Disney film.

Based on Disney’s epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan of the Apes, Tar-zan features heart- pumping music by rock legend Phil Collins and a book by TONY Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang. High-flying excitement and hits like the Academy Award winning “You’ll Be in My Heart” as well as “Son of Man” and “Two Worlds” make Tarzan an unforgettable theatrical experience.

Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan’s life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe’s territory and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time. Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.

C.J. Downing - TarzanAlicia Pruett - JanePraise Murphy - KalaJoseph Rziha - KerchakEmmanuel Drake - TerkJoseph and Patrick Mulholland -

Young TarzanMaizey Lang - Young Terk

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March 12-14

Call (913) 367-2427 for more info

Chicken Egg CupsSaturday March 22ndAny time between 9am-3pmcost $5.00Decoupe’ Eggs Saturday March 28thAny time between 9am-3pm$5.00Cocktails & CanvasSt. Patrick’s Day Irish themedTuesday March 17th5:30 pmCost $40.00(or bring a friend and get two for $60.00)Enjoy refreshments with an Irish flare or BYOBFused Glass Cross PendantTuesday March 31st5:30pmCost $20.00Enjoy refreshments provided or BYOB

Artist Box Classes

Theatre Atchison is holding its 6th Annual Spring Tea fundraiser Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Heritage Confer-ence Center Lower Level, 710 S. 9th Street, Atchison, Kansas, from 2:00pm – 4:30pm. The tea begins at 2:00 PM with champagne punch followed by a delicious fare based on an afternoon full tea menu consisting of tea, tea sandwiches, delicacies and sweets from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. This event also includes a “something for everyone” silent auction. The cost of the tea is $20. (Non-Refundable and no children under 13 years of age)Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, April 1st. Call Nancy Madden at (913) 367-1647, email theatre@theatreatchi-son.org or visit Theatre Atchison’s

business office between the hours of 9am to 4pm Tuesday through Friday. Ticket price is $20.00 and payment is required when making reservations. We accept all major credit cards. Please purchase your seats early, as there is limited space available. You may charge your tickets over the phone.The event includes a pleasurable per-formance of a preview of next season’s line-up of plays.You are invited to view the lovely table settings designed by area businesses and organizations starting at 2:00pm. Enjoy a glass of champagne punch while you bid on the silent auction items. Prizes will be awarded for best hats so, ladies, be sure to wear your finest chapeau. Make plans to come and enjoy a fun afternoon!For more information call 913-367-1647.

Theatre Atchison Spring Tea

March 30th the Leadership De-velopment Council of the Cham-ber will be hosting a public forum with the candidates for Atchison City Commission and USD # 409 School Board. The Council is ac-cepting questions that the media and the public would like asked of the candidates. Please send your question to kmcdowell@benedic-tine.edu by Tuesday, March 17th.

The public is invited to attend the forum at City Hall in the Com-mission Room. It will begin at 7pm with the City Commission candidates. Due to time restraints, all questions received may not be asked.

Candidate Forum

Passport Promotion Runs Mar. 12-27

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The 2015 Glacial Hills May Day Business Plan Competition will pro-vide up to $5,000 for entrepreneurs with good business plans who are interested in starting or expanding new businesses in northeast Kansas.

The deadline to enter the competi-tion is Friday, May 1 at 3 pm.

Interested applicants can contact Gary Satter, Glacial Hills Resource Conservation & Development at (785)

608-8801 or gary.satter@glacialhill-srcd.com.

The Glacial Hills May Day Business Plan Competition is sponsored by a partnership between Glacial Hills Re-source Conservation & Development, Northeast Kansas Enterprise Facilita-tion, Washburn Small Business De-velopment Center, K-State Research & Extension Meadowlark District, and Iowa Microloan. The program is

supported in part by a USDA Rural Development Rural Business Op-portunity Grant. The purpose of this program is to enhance the availability of business technical assistance and alternative credit for small business entrepreneurs who may have a viable business concept so that the chances for business success are increased.

Glacial Hills May Day Business Plan Competition

IRS has issued Notice 2015-13 providing a transitional relief for WOTC. This means employers have additional time to submit their requests for WOTC certifi-cations. The Relief Period allows employers to submit WOTC cer-tification requests until April 30, 2015, if they hired a member of a target group between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014.

If an employer has already submitted WOTC applications for their new hires who started in 2014, they do not need to resub-mit. We will waive the 28-day filing requirement when the appli-cation is reviewed.

WOTC Certification Requests

Social Security Update

Follow the link below to view the most current version of the Social Security Newsletter”http://www.socialsecurity.gov/news/newsletter/

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Inaugural Race Car Show & Kids Fun DaySaturday, March 14

Parking Lot at 4th & MainAtchison, KS

All Kids Activities Free!55-Gallon Drum Train

Bucket TossBounce Houses

And Much More!

Plus a Money Blowing Machine

that will be running all day!

Food and Beverages Will Be Available.All Proceeds Will Benefit Wounded Warrior Project.

For more information, contact Phil Birkinsha at (913) 370-2520

Stop by the Warming Hut Gift Shop inside the Santa Fe Depot to pick

up some green for St. Patrick’s Day!

We have hats, beads, headbands and more!

The Warming Hut is also the only place to pick up Atchison merchandise. Shirts, mugs, books,

ornaments and much more!

200 S. 10th St., Atchison, KS

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