Baldwin City Living - Fall & Winter 2022

to another issue of

City Living. With the ever-changing

it can be hard to keep up with a community that has displayed so much growth in just a few months. Fortunately, our incredible team of

photographers and community leaders has worked hard to bring you another issue highlighting that growth.

this fall and winter 2022 issue, my hope was to celebrate the historical milestones of this community as a way to honor how far this town has come.

year, the Battle of Black Jack celebrates 166 years, and the Maple Leaf Festival turns 65. We also welcome a new business, highlight local farms and upcoming events and more.

KALLI,

Baldwin City

MADE

Business owner opens screen-printing shop featuring diverse inventory of local

It’s safe to say that Dana Mullis is a restless soul.

After graduating from Pittsburg State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, she spent the ensuing years venturing into a variety of disparate professions: massage therapist, barista at a local coffee shop and working for a T-shirt screen-printing business in Lawrence.

However, Mullis’ latest business adventure combines her past skill sets while also featuring a diverse range of local goods from the community.

Baldwin City Made is a storefront boutique that carries a wide variety of goods made by Mullis herself and local artisans. Embroidered hats, shirts, exotic houseplants, CBD products, herbal

extracts, crystals, locally made coffee … you name it, and chances are Baldwin City Made has it.

Not only that, but through engraving and screen-printing, Mullis has the ability to customize just about everything she sells.

“I can do most anything custom made. More is available than what is seen in the store,” she says. “I just really like being able to provide a space to be creative.”

Mullis says the community has her young daughter, Gemma, to thank for the creation of Baldwin City Made. When she had Gemma in 2018, she had been working at a screen-printing company in Lawrence for five years.

Story by Bob Luder | Photos by Meagan Young

The shop features 14 local businesses throughout the store.

Baldwin City Made owner Dana Mullis stands proudly outside of her downtown store with husband, Kelsey Mullis, and their daughter, Gemma.

“Having my daughter made me rethink everything in terms of work,” Mullis says. “It changed my thought process about working 40 hours a week for someone else. My husband already owned his own business [Great Plains Construction in Baldwin City], so he was really supportive of me branching out on my own.”

With the idea a go, Mullis bought a direct-to-garment printer, sought out potential customers and set about running her own screen-printing company out of her garage. In the meantime, she began laying groundwork for her eventual debut as a Baldwin City storefront proprietor.

“I did a lot of volunteering in the Baldwin City community to get my name out there,” she says. “I did some administrative work for the Chamber of Commerce. I helped out at the Lumberyard Arts Center (LAC).”

Mullis notes it was her connections made at LAC, specifically in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, that eventually led to her starting her business. Jeannette Blackmar, director of LAC, was supportive of Mullis’ initiative to open her own boutique since helping with the opening of Lucy’s Corner, a boutique within the LAC featuring local arts and crafts.

“The idea [of starting my own business] had been stewing for a while,” Mullis says. “Lumberyard was given a grant to do something to make money. I had spoken to Jeannette Blackmar, who runs the arts center, about creating an arts boutique since I had helped her start Lucy’s Corner.”

Mullis then waited for a storefront space to open in downtown Baldwin City. She found that space at 707 Eighth Street in May 2021, but she wasn’t able to move in until a year later.

An official ribbon-cutting event was held in July and, today, Baldwin City Made is officially open for business.

The shop features 14 local businesses represented with product placement in the store, Mullis says, and what she loves most is the broad reach of products offered. One of her best sellers, she says, is Black Jack Maple Syrup made straight from maple trees at Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park.

She says she also recently purchased two portable laser engravers and has added laser-engraved cutting boards to her custom creative offerings.

“A lot of the things I sell are from friends I’ve met in the community,” she says, and then adds with a laugh, “It’s kind of an assortment of moms working while taking care of kids.”

“BALDWIN CITY IS HOME TO MANY TALENTED, CREATIVE AND COMMITTED ENTREPRENEURS, OF WHOM WE ARE VERY PROUD.”

–Lori Trojan

Mullis is the recipient of the 2022 Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce Young Professional Award. All of her vendors work on consignment where the vendor receives 70% of the profit, Mullis 30%.

“Baldwin City is home to many talented, creative and committed entrepreneurs, of whom we are very proud,” says Lori Trojan, who recently left her post as executive director of the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce. “Dana Mullis is a stand-out among them. Dana had a vision to promote locally made goods and opened a business which not only highlights the best of handmade from Baldwin City but showcases the unique and extensive talent in this vibrant community.”

Like all new businesses, Baldwin City Made has experienced some growing pains along the way, Mullis says, but she sees the business growing, and eventually even expanding out of the one-room building she currently leases.

“Now that I have a storefront, people realize this is what I do,” she says. “I would love to fill the entire space with Baldwin City Made stuff and have a separate production space. I just want to keep improving [the business] any way I can and give Baldwin City a shopping experience they’ve never had before.”

CUSTOM PRINTING: A LOOK AT THE PROCESS

With her direct design-to-garment printer, Dana Mullis is a one-woman show when it comes to producing all the custom shirts she sells at her new boutique, Baldwin City Made. The machine makes the entire process relatively simple.

It starts when someone comes into her store or approaches her with an idea or, better yet, with artwork already done.

“I can do the design if they have an idea,” Mullis says.

The first step is ordering and receiving the garments, which usually takes a day or two, according to Mullis. She pre-treats the shirt with a primer or chemical spray and then dries it on a heat press, which lays the fibers flat and makes the surface ready for printing. That lays fibers down flat making the surface ready for printing.

Mullis says she then places the shirt on the designto-garment plate. She loads the design into computer software and sends the file to the printer. After a shirt is printed, it’s back for another round on the heat press to cure the print.

Voila! Another custom-designed garment is Baldwin City Made.

Dana Mullis (bottom left) uses her custom print making skills to create unique designs at her shop.

TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN.

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Robyn Elder

Denise Bridwell

Debbie Morgan

COUNTRYSIDE CRUISING

Stop and shop at area farms in Baldwin City this fall

It’s simple to stock our pantries with honey, jam and beef from the grocer or fresh-picked apples and flowers from the farmers market. But, it’s not so simple if you follow the products’ journeys—from sprout to the kitchen table. Fall’s the perfect time to learn the whole story with a visit to area growers who gladly open their farmyard gates. Corralled inside are lovable alpacas, ripe orchards, flourishing flowers, traditional beef and crops, and farmers willing to share their experiences.

Crisp autumn air makes the drive through Baldwin City’s rural countryside even more refreshing. Make way for combine crews picking corn and drive down lanes lined with cows and calves, apple trees, pumpkin patches and those adorable alpacas. Stop off to shop at farm stores and tour the ag operations—but be sure to check ahead for dates and times they’re open.

Just remember, these are working farms and not amusement parks. At South Baldwin Farms, for instance, kids can romp at a play area and at special events. However, South Baldwin Farms manager, Gabe Spurgeon says, “I joke with people that there’s this term ‘ag entertainment.’ We’re heavy on the ag and light on the entertainment. We don’t have bounce houses and corn mazes. You’re coming to a farm!”

Among the area farms you can visit and shop at:

Ad Astra Alpacas

Book a tour in advance so you can pet alpacas (they like their ears rubbed) and hand-feed some of the 32 that reside here. The eldest, sweet 19-year-old Carmelita, “especially loves people,” advises owner Claudia Hey. Ad Astra’s store is open Saturdays, 9 a.m.–noon, and Sundays, 1–4 p.m., October through March. The alpacas’ fleece is sheared in spring and turned into fiber products sold here: socks (the best-seller), boot liners, hats, mittens, sweaters, scarves, blankets, even cuddly teddy bears. Also, watch for Claudia and her alpacas around town at schools, the library and nursing homes. “Their calm nature and gentleness make them the perfect animal to take for visits,” she says.

PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE

FROM LEFT) Nick Krug, courtesy Hornberger Farms, courtesy Narrow Trail Farm

Story by Debbie Leckron Miller | Photos by Nick Krug and courtesy Narrow Trail Farm, Hornberger Farms

Hornberger Farms

Head to Baldwin City’s farmers markets to browse and buy the bounty grown on this fifth-generation farm. You’ll find Ashley and Clint Hornberger selling their cuts of beef, eggs, jelly, salsas and garden veggies at the Farmers & Makers Market every third Friday, June through September, and at Saturday morning’s downtown farmers market, April through October. You can also schedule an order ahead and pick it up at the market or at their 500-acre farm, where they raise Angus cattle, chickens and traditional row crops. They also offer free local delivery of their quarter, half and whole grass-fed, grain-finished beef. “Our 50-pound boxes of beef are a nice size for families and a nice price point,” Clint adds. For smaller portions, shop for individual cuts such as ground beef, steaks, and roasts at their farmers market stalls.

Narrow Trail Farm

Crops come in a rainbow of colors and scents at this family flower farm, abuzz with a dozen hives of happy honeybees, too! On Saturdays, 8 a.m.–7 p.m., May until the first frost, visit the farmstand for organic cut flowers (fresh in the coolers), bulk buckets of pre-cut seasonal blooms (50–75 stems), or fill your own jar in the u-pick flower beds. “Fall is packed with so many varieties, but dahlias are my favorite,” says owner Stacy Schmidt.

“They hang on until the bitter end of the season.” While she tends the flowers, her husband, Jeff, keeps the bees and sells honey at the farmstand. You’ll also find Schmidts at downtown’s Farmers & Makers Market every third Friday, plus they offer flowers for weddings and special events.

Clint Hornberger

Farmers

South Baldwin Farms

Whether you prefer standards like Gala and Fuji apples or want to try more unique Suncrisp and Autumn Crisp varieties, you’ll find old and new favorites at this 35-acre family-owned orchard. Blackberries and peaches highlight South Baldwin’s summer season. But come fall, a bumper crop of apples, pumpkins (u-pick), fresh-made cider and apple butter stocks the farm store (open FridaysSundays, June through the fall growing season). “We grow some varieties of apples not commonly found: the yellow Suncrisp, for example, that is firm and has excellent flavor and the sweet, juicy and firm EverCrisp™ that earned its name for staying crisp in the refrigerator for up to nine months,” suggests Spurgeon.

FEED COMPANY, INC.

You don’t need to leave town for this rural experience. Drive along High Street in fall to see the grain trucks lined up to unload their soybeans and corn at this 1928 feed mill and grain elevator.

“Trade has been going on here since the railroad was built,” says owner Steve Wilson, about the railway tracks that still run alongside this independently owned farming center. “It’s not a co-op, but lots of people call it that,” Wilson says. City folks find plenty of reasons to come here, too. The feed store sells pet food, wild birdseed, grass seed and lawn fertilizers, along with cattle, horse and chicken feed. Customers can also order custom-ground rations, delivered to their farms.

“We’re busy every day with walk-in traffic,” Wilson says. “People might come in for a bag of bird seed or a full pallet of cattle mineral.”

Others might stop in to buy a “BFEED” T-shirt. “We came up with the name and it kind of stuck,” laughs Wilson.

609 High St. Suite A Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-764-0442

Tracy Bennett Owner-Stylist

PHOTOS Nick Krug

Visitors can pick their own apples and pumpkins during the fall at this 35-acre family-owned orchard.

BLACK JACK

Douglas

Story by Amber Fraley | Photos by Jason Dailey

Kerry Altenbernd steps back into his role as John Brown at the 166th anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack.

While many Americans might assume the first battle of the Civil War was fought somewhere back east or down south, the truth is the first battle took place in the middle of the country, right here in Douglas County.

This year marks the 166th anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack, which took place on June 2, 1856. Though the battle was small— consisting of about 100 men over three hours—and was fought over prisoners and revenge as opposed to land, it nonetheless marked the first armed conflict between proslavery and antislavery forces in the U.S. It was also instrumental in pushing the country toward full-blown war.

Two years prior, the Kansas-Nebraska Act created the Kansas and Nebraska territories, allowing settlers to colonize the land. But it also ended the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the last thread that had been holding the tense country together. The Compromise allowed for slavery to be legal only below the 36th parallel; the passing of Kansas-Nebraska Act meant settlers could vote on whether slavery would be legal above the 36th parallel, a move that enraged antislavery Americans. The Act was proposed by a senator from Illinois who wanted the center of the country settled so a railroad could be built from the East to the West Coast, which was booming thanks to the gold rush. Instead, the Act would become a flashpoint for slavery.

Settlers and activists on both the pro- and antislavery sides flooded the Kansas territory to cast their votes for Kansas to be a free or slave state, and tempers grew, with men beginning to organize and arm themselves. On May 21, 1856, Douglas County sheriff Samuel Jones—who was proslavery—gathered a posse of men and sacked Lawrence. Though the posse didn’t kill anyone, they did burn down the Eldridge Hotel. (Quantrill would burn it down again in 1863.)

To retaliate, abolitionist John Brown, with a small band of antislavery men, murdered five proslavery men living on Pottawatomie Creek. In response, Henry Pate gathered a militia, hunted down and attacked John Brown and his men, who were camping on the land near modern-day Baldwin City that would become a battlefield.

In 2002, Kerry Altenbernd and a small group of volunteers, including Carolyn Berneking, Brenda Day, Karl Gridley, and Judy Sweets, wanted to bring back the Battle of Black Jack from the mists of time into the present consciousness. They formed the nonprofit

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AT BLACK JACK BATTLEFIELD AND NATURE PARK

BATTLEFIELD RESTORATION DAY

Saturday, September 17

10 a.m.

The Black Jack Battlefield needs volunteers to help restore the battlefield to its 1856 condition.

A few power tools will be available on site, but volunteers should feel free to bring their own pruning shears, rakes and clippers. Please dress appropriately for groundskeeping work. Volunteers will be asked to sign a safety waiver. To volunteer, go to the Black Jack Battlefield & Nature Park Facebook page and RSVP for the event.

ART ON THE VINE

Friday, September 30

5:30 p.m.

It’s an art walk with a twist!

Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park is teaming with Lumberyard Arts Center of Baldwin for a special evening when local artists will show their prairie-themed artwork in the historic Pearson farmhouse. A variety of beer and wine will be available, and the Amber Scullery food truck will be on site.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Altenbernd (bottom left), playing abolitionist John Brown, walks with other reenactors during the Battle of Black Jack reenactment.

Friends of the Black Jack Battlefield, which was superseded by the Black Jack Battlefield Trust, Inc., in 2003, who bought the land. By 2005, they were ready for their first Civil War reenactment.

“We had 800 people [who witnessed] our first reenactment. It was a major event,” says Altenbernd, who has played the role of John Brown since the reenactments began.

Altenbernd emphasizes the importance of reenactments in preserving history.

“To stand there and be on the site, to hear the battle, the shots being fired, suddenly you’re there,” Altenbernd says.

Altenbernd explains through the efforts of the Trust, the Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park, the adjacent Ivan Boyd Prairie Preserve, and the two-acre Black Jack Park along U.S. Highway 56, together became The Black Jack Battlefield National Historic Landmark in 2012. In addition, the battlefield is on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.

Johnathan Hart, executive director of the Black Jack Battlefield Trust, says there have been large reenactments at the site in 2005, 2008 and 2022, but smaller ones happen nearly every year. He says it takes

anywhere from six to 20 or more volunteers to stage the reenactments, which the trust tries to schedule as near as possible to the June 2 anniversary date. This year’s reenactment took place on July 23 because of poor weather and a wet field, issues the organization would love to address.

Emry Compton, assistant director of marketing, says county residents can help make improvements to the battlefield by getting involved, whether that means buying a membership or starting a family tradition of attending the annual battle and celebration events.

“We tapped maple trees this year and loved creating this tradition,” she says. This year’s reenactment also included cannon demonstrations and a blacksmith forge. “Our goal in the end is to raise money to have a parking lot so we don’t have to cancel events because of rain,” Compton says.

Altenbernd wants the public to know Black Jack is a viable, vibrant historic site worthy of support.

“Black Jack is thriving, and we are a good investment,” he says. “We want people to invest knowing that this will still be here in 20, 30, 100 years.”

Visit blackjackbattlefield.org for more information, to donate or become a member.

FALL/WINTER EVENTS ’22

September 30

ART ON THE VINE

Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park has teamed up with the Lumberyard Arts Center to present an art walk with a twist: Art on the Vine. The Pearson farmhouse will be filled with prairie-themed art created by local artists, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

October 1

BEF BRATFEST

719 High Street

The annual Bratfest is back in Baldwin. Enjoy free admission to a cornhole tournament, sidewalk art, live music, food and more.

October 7

LIVE ON HIGH Sullivan Square

Live on High presents Sky Smeed, sponsored by Baldwin City Dental, 6–8 p.m. in Sullivan Square.

October 15–16

MAPLE LEAF FESTIVAL

Downtown Baldwin

Get ready for the 65th annual Maple Leaf Festival. This year’s festivities include handmade goods from local vendors, a parade, 5k run, quilt show and more.

October 21

LIVE ON HIGH Sullivan Square

Live on High presents this month’s Songwriter Round featuring singersongwriters Nicole Springer, Til Willis, and Teri Quinn, 7–9 p.m.

October 22

MAPLE LEAF GRAVEL GRIND 719 High Street

Baldwin City Recreation Commission presents the 4th annual Maple Leaf Gravel Grind. This in-person event features 16-, 35and 70-mile routes. Stick around after for the Beer, Wine and Spirit Fest.

October 22

BEER, WINE AND SPIRIT FEST Sullivan Square Baldwin City Recreation Commission presents the 2nd annual Beer, Wine and Spirit Fest. Enjoy beer, wine and spirit samples, as well as food trucks and live music, 3–6 p.m.

October 29

HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN

Downtown Baldwin

Celebrate this haunted holiday in downtown Baldwin City with haunted houses, trunk or treat, downtown trick-ortreating and more. Keep your eye out for more details on the Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.

November 5

LUMBERYARD ARTS CENTER GALA Lumberyard Arts Center

The LAC is celebrating 22 years—save the date to help them celebrate. More details to follow.

November 11–

December 23

SNOW GLOBE EXPRESS Baldwin City Train Depot

Get into the holiday spirit with the Snow Globe Express featuring a 12-mile train ride that will transport passengers from the Baldwin City Train Depot to Santa’s herd of reindeer and more.

November 18

LIVE ON HIGH Sullivan Square

Live on High presents Jazz Night featuring Eric Mardis Quartet, 7–9 p.m. Tickets for this event will be $10.

December 3

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

Downtown Baldwin

Get ready for the most magical time of the year with Baldwin City’s annual Christmas parade and tree lighting ceremony. More details will be released on the Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.

PHOTO Kayla Kohn

HISTORY OF THE

MAPLE LEAF FESTIVAL

Story by Debbie Leckron Miller Photos by Kayla Kohn

Taking root 65 years ago, Baldwin City’s Maple Leaf Festival has branched out to become one of the region’s fall favorites. Today’s 40,000 attendees, 350 vendors and two-hour-long parade tell the success story of what started simply in 1958 with the colorful turning of the town’s maple leaves.

“We have a lovely town, and what a way to bring others here to share it,” says Ilene Kimsey, a member of the Maple Leaf Festival committee, about the long-standing festival set for October 15 and 16.

Volunteer Linda Ballinger echoes a similar sentiment.

“Our town lives for the Maple Leaf Festival,” she says. “When you have 40,000 people converge here for the weekend, yes, it’s a big deal for Baldwin.”

This “big deal” began when the late Ivan Boyd, a Baker University biology professor, noted the annual fall show by the local maple trees. As one story goes, those maples got their start here years ago when a passing train carrying a load of maple trees broke down in Baldwin City and the crew unloaded and sold the trees to local residents.

Wanting to organize a unique annual celebration, Boyd chose the third weekend in October 1958, during the peak of the maple trees’ color, for Baldwin City’s new event. Boyd’s son, Roger Boyd, recalls the beginnings of the beloved event.

“Dad’s focus was for people to visit Baldwin City and see it as a great place to raise a family, retire or have a business, as well as bring a crowd to town,” he says. “And from discussions around the community, he learned a lot of nonprofits would love to sell food and other items to make money.”

The celebration begins

The tradition started modestly with historic bus tours, a barbecue chicken dinner ($1.25 apiece) and a hula-hoop contest.

“I was 11 when the festival started up, and I sold our family’s honey at a booth in front of a shoe store,” recalls Roger. “Also, our scout troop dug up small maple trees and sold them in pots.”

Roger has continued volunteering through the years and today works the festival’s information booth.

“I think Dad was thrilled with the first festival,” Roger says. In fact, Ivan was quoted as saying, “There isn’t any doubt we will want to hold it again next year and every year after!”

Ivan’s proclamation came true, with staggering success.

“Dad never envisioned it would be this big and spectacular,” Roger says.

The first parade in 1960, for instance, consisted of a color guard, one band, a steam calliope, fire trucks, Scout troops, and a few floats from the Baker University homecoming parade. Today’s two-hour procession now features 100 entries—more during election years—including 10 marching bands.

The same is true with the craft fair, traced back to 1959 when six businesses sold merchandise in front of their stores. By the 1970s, local crafters were selling ceramics, jewelry and other handiwork at 20 booths; however, today, more than 300 food and craft vendors line nine blocks of downtown.

For many vendors and civic groups, sales at the festival total a big part of their annual income.

“It’s huge for businesses and vendors, many of whom are retired, when you bring that many people to town,” says Maple Leaf Committee co-chair Samantha Cheek.

The first carnival came in 1964 with only a merry-go-round, Ferris wheel and cotton-candy machine. The annual (and much larger) carnival was eventually replaced with today’s bounce houses and petting zoo in the Kids’ Zone. Another stand-out event, the quilt show, displayed its first quilt in 1973 and numbers more than 100 handmade entries today.

Entertainment through the years has included melodramas, the “Ballad of Black Jack” play, Haskell Indian Dancers, the Dudes and Dolls square dancers, and English folk dancing by the Old Castle Dancers youth troupe. Today, regional acts perform in the music tent, and the loaded lineup also includes a 5K run, children’s parade and narrated bus tours of historic sites.

“It’s huge for businesses and vendors, many of whom are retired, when you bring that many people to town.”

–Samantha Cheek

A historical exhibit located in the Lumberyard Arts Center (through October) displays the festival’s rich 65-year history.

Find Your Favorite Vendor

Plan to line up early for those popular foods and crafts that draw a faithful following every Maple Leaf Festival. Booths open at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, but don’t delay for favorites like the Lions Club funnel cakes, Baker University baseball team homemade lemonade, Knights of Columbus pork burgers and the Masons hot, sugar-coated donuts, made while you watch.

Plenty of other choices round out the menu: polish sausages, turkey legs, corn on the cob, South Baldwin Farms caramel apples and a sweet and savory selection from Schlaegel’s Popcorn in Whiting.

“I just love walking around to see what everyone is selling,” says Ballinger. “I always try to hit the popcorn people and buy my new favorite, rainbow flavored. I bought four bags last year.”

Another tip for festival goers: don’t put off buying that handicraft that caught your eye or it might be gone. A good example is the “Soup Lady from Nebraska” and her dry dip, bread and soup mixes, especially the hot-seller Granny’s Chicken and Noodle.

“Every year, the Soup Lady is what many people wait for. People literally come to the festival just to see her,” says Cheek.

Cheek also warns that the gentleman who sells his handmade wooden birdhouses sometimes sells out of houses the first day.

“They have to keep me away from the birdhouses. I own four of them.”

Don’t forget about the jalapeno jelly.

“Whew, is that jelly good,” Cheek says.

And, of course, she can’t pass up the gentleman who sells his handmade concrete animals.

“I have a hedgehog of his. I also love seeing the new vendors each year and their expressive and unique items. People are so creative.”

And, count on the centerpiece of the festival, maple trees, to stage their own show. Drive along 8th Street or south of town to Oakwood Cemetery or along the route to Douglas County Lake to see some of the prettiest foliage. There’s good reason why Baldwin City earned “Tree City USA” distinction and the Baker University campus was recently honored as a “Tree Campus USA,” the first in Kansas.

Furthering the history

This October, a special display at Lumberyard Arts Center showcases the festival’s rich 65-year history. A flyer from the first festival, early day photos of the founders riding in the parade and the first queen, playbills from theatrical performances, a video of past parades, musical recording from the “Ballad of Black Jack,” tributes to past queens and grand marshals, and other historic relics tell the story.

Highlighting the exhibit are four themed banners: “Founders and Firsts,” “Bands and Booths,” “Food and Fun” and “Community and Commitment.” Also featured is a 6-foot-tall community tree, a nod to the parade theme, “Rooted Deep, Reaching High.” Its branches represent different aspects of the festival, and people are asked to write their names on leaves and place them on the branches/events they helped with. The exhibit will remain at the Lumberyard Arts Center through October and then move permanently to the Chamber of Commerce.

Cheek offers high praise to Kimsey, who coordinated the historic project.

“After just moving here in 2018, Ilene came to our festival committee and said she’d like to be a part of it and volunteered to compile the festival’s history. We were all astounded and said that would be the biggest gift you could ever give us,” recalls Cheek. “Ilene spent hours

upon hours on the project. I can’t express how much she has done for something that is so special to Baldwin City.”

A volunteer herself for nearly 10 years, Cheek speaks for the multitude of residents who have kept the festival flourishing for six decades.

“It’s a lot of hard work and we’re worn out afterwards. But it’s a fun atmosphere to be involved in and gives a sense of pride and camaraderie. Just seeing the people happy makes it all worth it.”

This year’s Maple Leaf Festival will take place on October 15 and 16. To find out event schedules and additional information, visit mapleleaffestival.com

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Ilene Kimsey (above) spent months coordinating the history of the Maple Leaf Festival Project.

ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES

ABC Services 620-629-7332 ronda_widener@gmail.com

Glass Consulting, LLC 1117 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence 66049 785-727-4305 info@glassconsultingllc.com glassconsultingllc.com

H & R Block

914 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2132 hrblock.com

New Frontier Tax & Business Services 810 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1204 pferguson@newfrontiertbs.com newfrontiertbs.com

AGRICULTURE/FARMING

Ad Astra Alpacas

168 E 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6767

grampaca168@gmail.com adastraalpacas.com

Baldwin Feed Company 1600 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3351 bfeed92@yahoo.com

Haven Pointe Winery, LLC 961 E. 1600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-865-0660 tholland@havenpointwinery.com havenpointewinery.com

Heritage Tractor, Inc. 915 Industrial Park Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6486 cduft@heritagetractor.com heritagetractor.com

Douglas County Extension Council 2110 Harper St., Lawrence 66046 785-843-7058 batesm@ksu.edu douglas.k-state.edu

Wild Ivy Herb Farm 649 E. 1450 Rd., Lawrence 66046 lbtrojan@gmail.com wildivyherbfarm.com

AGRITOURISM

Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6767 grampaca168@gmail.com adastraalpacas.com

Wild Ivy Herb Farm 649 E. 1450 Rd., Lawrence 66046 lbtrojan@gmail.com wildivyherbfarm.com

APARTMENTS

BRAC

1016 Orchard Ln., Baldwin City 66006 1119 Jersey St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6996 apartmenthomes4u@centurylink.net

ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING

BG Consultants

1405 Wakarusa Dr., Lawrence 66049 785-749-4474 info@bgcons.com bgcons.com

ARTS AND CULTURE

The Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3186 director@lumberyardartscenter.org lumberyardartscenter.org

ASSISTED LIVING

Vintage Park at Baldwin City 321 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4255 cgaylord@vintageparkassistedliving.com vintageparkassistedliving.com

AUTOMOTIVE

Baldwin Automotive Service Center 131 Baker St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9944 automech@embarqmail.com

Gregg Bruce Auto and Performance 601 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4088 greggbruceauto@gmail.com greggbruceauto.com

Harts RV Center 785-260-7799 hartsrvcenter@gmail.com hartsrvcenter.com

BANKS

Baldwin State Bank 721 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6421 baldwinstatebank.com

Kansas State Bank 602 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7500 mykansasstatebank.com

Mid America Bank 802 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2100 mid-americabank.com

BAR/LOUNGE

The Bullpen 811 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1170

The Lodge 502 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3900 baldwincitylodge@gmail.com

The Nook 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2526 niki@imperiumpublishing.com

BEAUTY

Simply Style Family Hair Care 609 High St., Ste. A, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-0442 simplystyle2001@gmail.com

Whitney’s Hair Salon 701 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6626 whitneyshairsalon@gmail.com

CATERING ACA Catering 913-882-6142 cater@acaofficecatering.com acaofficecatering.com

Flatlanders Pizzeria 720-498-6779 flatlandersbcpizzeria@gmail.com flatlanderspizza.com

Moose’s BBQ & Catering 213 E. Main St., Gardner 66030 785-691-6757 info@moosesbbqandcatering.com moosesbbqandcatering.com

The Whole 9 Yards 785-760-7481 donbeeink@yahoo.com

CARWASH

Baldwin Power Wash 219 East Highway 56, Baldwin City 66006 785-393-0515 jeff@baldwinpowerwash.com

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 501, Baldwin City 66006 719 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3200 director@baldwincitychamber.com baldwincitychamber.com

Eudora Chamber of Commerce 1402 Church St., Eudora 66025 785-542-1212 director@eudorakansaschamber.com eudorakansaschamber.com

Gardner Chamber of Commerce 109 E Main St., Gardner 66030 913-856-6464 info@gardnerchamber.com gardnerchamber.com

Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 646 Vermont St., Ste. 200, Lawrence 66044 785-865-4411 lawrencechamber.com

Ottawa Chamber of Commerce 109 E. 2nd St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-1000 Ottawakansas.org

Wellsville Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 472, Wellsville 66092 785-883-2234 wellsvillechamberofcommerce@hotmail. com wellsvillechamber.com

CHURCHES

Baldwin First United Methodist Church 704 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6612 baldwinfirst.org

Ives Chapel United Methodist Church 1018 Miami St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6555 iveschapelumc.org

New Life Assembly of God 118 5th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3045 baldwincitychurch.com

St. John’s United Church of Christ 396 E. 900 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3478

Worden Cornerstone Church 294 E. 900th Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7598 office@wordencornerstone.com wordencornerstone.com

CLUBS/NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Baldwin City Business & Professional Women P.O. Box 503, Baldwin City 66006 785-331-6468 debbiegrosdidier@berryglobal.com

Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce 719 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3200 director@baldwincitychamber.com

Baldwin City Lions Club P.O. Box 543, Baldwin City 66006 hazejl@hotmail.com

Baldwin City Rotary P.O. Box 385, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-5849 amy@livingspacellc.com

Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-760-5427 rlweaver50@gmail.com baldwineducationfoundation.org

Baldwin Golf Association 1212 Fremont St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 bgagolfks@gmail.com baldwincitygolf.com

Douglas County Community Foundation 900 Massachusetts St., Ste. 406 Lawrence 66044 785-843-8727 info@dccfoundation.org dccfoundation.org

East Central Kansas Cooperative in Education 600 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 dwray@eckce.com svandertuig@eckce.com 785-594-2737 eckce.com

East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (ECKAN) 1320 S. Ash St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-7450 lokwuone@eckan.org eckan.org

Friends of the Baldwin City Library P.O. Box 565, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 friendsofbaldwinlibrary@gmail.com Baldwin.mykansaslibrary.org/friends

Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ 2110 Delaware St., Ste. B, Lawrence 66046 785-841-9900

Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 hope@ksphq.org ksphq.org

Maple Leaf Festival Committee 785-393-3634 mapleleafbooths@gmail.com mapleleaffestival.com

Prairie City Cemetery Association 207 E. 1600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3094 prairiecity.cem@gmail.com

United Way of Douglas County 1307 Massachusetts St., Lawrence 66044 785-843-6626 menfield@unitedwaydgco.org unitedwaydgco.com

The Willow Domestic Violence Center 1920 Moodie Rd., Lawrence 66046 785-331-2034 24/7 Help Line 785-843-3333 admin@willowdvcenter.org willowdvcenter.org

CONSTRUCTION

BG Consultants 1405 Wakarusa Dr., Lawrence 66049 785-749-4474 info@bgcons.com bgcons.com

DACA Roofing & Construction LLC P.O. Box 535, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-5900 dacaroofing@gmail.com dacaroofing.com

H & H Roofing and Restoration LLC 120 W. Myrtle St., Independence 67301 620-332-9249 jarad@hhroofing.com hhroofing.com

J. A. Marconette Flatwork 2226 Riley Rd., Ottawa 66067 785-214-9169 jmarconette@gmail.com jamarconetteflatwork.com

Wheatfield Flooring 810 High St. Ste #6, Baldwin City 66006 785-424-3696 wheatfieldflooring@gmail.com

CONSULTING Orsus Management Services, LLC 609 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-6862 tholland@orsusservices.com

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Baldwin City Economic Development Corporation 814 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2100 dhill@mid-americabank.com

EDUCATION

Baker University 615 Dearborn St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8308 office@bakeru.edu bakeru.edu

Baldwin Elementary School-Primary Center 500 Lawrence St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2444 usd348.com/schools/bespc

Baldwin Junior High School 400 Eisenhower St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2448 usd346.com/schools/bjhs

Baldwin High School 415 Eisenhower St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2725 usd348.com/schools/bhs

Baldwin Intermediate Center 100 Bullpup Ln., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2446 usd348.com/schools/besic

Baldwin City Unified School District 348 715 Chapel St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2721 usd348.com

Baldwin Education Foundation P.O. Box 67, Baldwin City 66006 785-760-5427 rlweaver50@gmail.com baldwineducationfoundation.org

Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center, Inc. 2920 Haskell Ave., Ste. 100 Lawrence 66046 785-856-1801 info@peasleetech.org peasleetech.org

East Central Kansas Cooperative in Education 600 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 dwray@eckce.com svandertuig@eckce.com 785-594-2737 eckce.com

The Rainbow Experience Preschool 115 6th St, Baldwin City, 66006 785-594-2223 rainbowexperiencebaldwin@yahoo.com rainbowexperiencepreschool.org

ENTERTAINMENT

Baldwin City Blues 19706 W. 63rd Terrace, Shawnee 66218 913-268-1142 mmooreblues@hotmail.com baldwincityblues.org

Kansas Belle Dinner Train P.O Box 652, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-8505 office@kansasbelle.com kansasbelle.com

FITNESS/RECREATION

Baldwin City Fitness 814 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1245 baldwincityfitness@gmail.com baldwincityfitness.com

Baldwin City Recreation Commission 705 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3670 matt@baldwinrec.org baldwinrec.org

Baldwin Golf Association 1212 Fremont St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 bgagolfks@gmail.com baldwincitygolf.com

Midland Railroad/Snowglobe Express 1515 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 ryan@midlandthemid.com ms14midlandrr@gmail.com midlandrailroad.com

Om Grown Yoga Collective 816 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-816-0207 omgrownyogacollective@gmail.com omgyc.com

Wing It!

706 Massachusetts St., Ste. 301 Lawrence 66044 800-753-0341 support@wingit.us wingit.us

FUNERAL SERVICES

Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home 712 9th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3644 lamb-roberts.com

Prairie City Cemetery Association 207 E. 1600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3094 prairiecity.cem@gmail.com

GARDEN CENTER/NURSERY

Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 arrowhead.doitbest.com

Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries 224 East 1260 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2245 taylorcreek@res.us taylorcreeknurseries.com

Vinland Valley Nursery 1606 North 600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2966 vinlandvalleynursery.com

GROCERY

Baldwin City Market 112 N 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3321 baldwincitymarket.com

Safrin Acres Farm Enterprises 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-760-2758 safrinacres@gmail.com

HEALTH/WELLNESS

Auburn Pharmacy 400 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0340 auburnpharmacies.com

Baldwin City Dental 414 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9834 baldwincitydental.com

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 200 Maine St., Ste. A, Lawrence 66044 785-843-9192 talktobert@bertnash.org bertnash.org

Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association 200 Main St., Ste. C, Lawrence 66044 785-843-3738 kansasvna.org

Elite Chiropractic 301 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-447-0789 contactelitechiropractic@gmail.com elitechiropractic.net

Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ 2110 Delaware St., Ste. B, Lawrence 66046 785-841-9900 Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 hope@ksphq.org ksphq.org

Kimsey Counseling 808-232-5024 ilenekimsey@gmail.com kimseycounseling.com

Lawrence/Douglas County Health Department 200 Main St., Ste. B, Lawrence 66044 785-843-3060 ldchealth.org

The Light Center 1542 Woodson Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-255-4583 info@lightcenter.info lightcenter.info

PK Therapy LLC 811 Grove St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2909 pktherapyot.com

Rodrock Chiropractic 412 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-4894 chirorock.com

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

Black Jack Battlefield Trust Inc. 163 E. 2000 Rd., Wellsville 66092 785-260-7779 info@blackjackbattlefield.org blackjackbattlefield.org

Douglas County Historical Society 1047 Massachusetts St., Lawrence 66044 785-841-4109 snowak@watkinsmuseum.org watkinsmuseum.org

Santa Fe Trail Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 379, Baldwin City 66006 santafetraildouglas.org

HOME HEALTH CARE Caregivers Home Health 1000 Wakarusa Dr., Ste. 218, Lawrence 66049 785-354-0767 eschulte@caregiverskansas.com caregiverskansas.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT

A & H Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc. 1717 College St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3357 info@ah-air.com ah-air.com

Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 arrowhead.doitbest.com

DACA Roofing & Construction LLC P.O. Box 535, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-5900 dacaroofing@gmail.com dacaroofing.com

H & H Roofing and Restoration LLC 120 West Myrtle, Independence 67301 620-332-9249 jarad@hhroofing.com

J. A. Marconette Flatwork 2226 Riley Rd., Ottawa 66067 785-214-9169 jmarconette@gmail.com jamarconetteflatwork.com

Wheatfield Flooring 810 High St. Ste. 6, Baldwin City 66006 785-424-3696 wheatfieldflooring@gmail.com

HOSPICE

Prairie Wind Hospice 606 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-202-8900 bbarkemeyer@prairiewindhospice.com prairiewindhospice.com

INDEPENDENT LIVING

Gold Leaf Senior Living 903 Ridge Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-7500 jhill@mid-americabank.com

INDIVIDUALS

Linda Ballinger Dr. Roger L. Boyd Brian Cramer Cherise LaVaughn Edwards Bruce Eveland Robb and Pam Ferguson Bootsie Lauridsen Sharon Messenger Dr. Gerald Sanden Jim Wilson

INSURANCE

American Family Insurance 818 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7400 jcochran@amfam.com

Baldwin Insurance Services 604 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6822 miker@baldwinsurance.com baldwinsurance.com

Farm Bureau Financial Services 721 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-1055 Kelly.neufeld@fbfs.com kellyneufeld.fbfs.com

Integrity Midwest Insurance LLC 2500 W. 31st St., Ste. B, Lawrence 66047 785-856-5100 info@integritymw.com integritymidwestins.com

Jardon Insurance 705 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 913-486-0061 jardoninsurance.com

State Farm 208 Baker St., Ste. A, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0270 cody.anno.erxj@statefarm.com codyismyagent.com

INTERIOR DESIGN

Arch and Gable Home Design 123 W. 8th St. Ste. 209, Lawrence 66044 785-418-2311 design@archandgable.com archandgable.com

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS

Clearwave 713 High Street, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-5414

Mediacom Communications Corporation 717 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2216 mediacomcable.com

INVESTMENTS

Edward Jones 723 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2910 jennifer.hantsbarger@edwardjones.com edwardjones.com

GOALL Program 816-699-2998 garyo@goallprogram.com goallprogram.com

LAWN/LANDSCAPE/GARDENING

Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 arrowhead.doitbest.com

The Grounds Guys

13505 S. Mur-Len Rd., Ste. 105 #265, Olathe 66062 913-203-4254 olathe.owner@groundsguys.com groundsguys.com olathechristmasdecor.net

Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries 1269 N. 222 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2245 taylorcreek@res.us taylorcreeknurseries.com

Vinland Valley Nursery 1606 N. 600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2966 vinlandvalleynursery.com

LIBRARY

Baldwin City Public Library 800 7th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 baldwinpl@baldwin.lib.ks.us baldwincitylibrary.org

LIQUOR STORES

The Corner Liquor Store, LLC 310 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3555

Double A Liquors 916 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0514

LODGING

The Lodge 502 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3900 baldwincitylodge@gmail.com

LUMBER & MATERIAL SUPPLIES

Arrowhead Hardware 318 Crimson Ave., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3000 arrowhead.doitbest.com

MANUFACTURING

Custom Mobile Equipment, Inc. 439 E. High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-7474 sales@versa-lift.com versa-lift.com

JAWBats 606 High St. Ste. B, Baldwin City 66006 913-626-4391 jacob@jawbats.com jawbats.com

McFarlane Aviation 696 E. 1700 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2741 mcfarlaneaviation.com

Rice Precision Manufacturing 401 E. High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2670 sales@rice-precision.com rice-precision.com

Smartgunz, LLC 609 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-766-6862 tholland@smartgunz.com

MEDIA/PRODUCTION

Baldwin City Living Magazine 1035 N. Third St., Ste. 101-B, Lawrence 66044 785-832-7264 jmorgan@sunflowerpub.com sunflowerpub.com

Baldwin Sports Live 785-230-6369 baldwinsportslive@gmail.com baldwinsportslive.com

Design-O-Saur 810 High St. Ste. 6, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-9114 jenni.leiste@gmail.com design-o-saur.com

Great Plains Promotions 620-249-2866 greatplainspromo@gmail.com

The Baldwin City Community News 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111 niki@imperiumpublishing.com

The Maple 810 High St. Ste. 6, Baldwin City 66006 785-764-9114 jenni@baldwinmaple.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

Crush Model Studio 913-219-4703 sarahbeth.houser@gmail.com crushmodelstudio.com

Pitts Photography 785-766-0665 pittsprofessionalphotography@gmail.com pittsphoto.com

PRINTING/SIGNS

360 Document Solutions 22119 W 83rd St. Shawnee 66227 785-201-4765 derekb@360documentsolutions.com 360documentsolutions.com

FASTSIGNS of Lawrence 1830 W. 6th St. Ste #2, Lawrence 66044 785-727-4848 fastsigns.2139@fastsigns.com fastsigns.com/2139-lawrence-ks

Minuteman Press 1404 E. 24th St. Ste. B, Lawrence 66046 785-842-2656 minutemanlawrence.com

Signs 2 U 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 designspecialties2006@yahoo.com signs2U.biz

PUBLISHING

Imperium Publishing 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 316-833-6111 niki@imperiumpublishing.com imperiumpublishing.com/ Ogden Publications, Inc. Sunflower Publishing 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka 66609 785-832-7264 jmorgan@sunflowerpub.com

REAL ESTATE/COMMERCIAL Foundations Commercial Real Estate 120 E. 9th St., Ste. 109, Lawrence 66044 785-766-6568 kirsten@foundationscommercial.com

REAL ESTATE/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Living Space, LLC 715 High St. Ste. A, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2659 amy@livingspacellc.com livingspacellc.om

Skyview Properties, LLC P.O. Box 203, Baldwin City 66006 785-766-0218 janddniehoff@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE/LAND Hayden Outdoors Real Estate Shad Sheldon 785-821-2666 shad@haydenoutdoors.com Penny Sheldon 785-821-2011 penny@haydenoutdoors.com

Heck Land Company LC 3200 Haskell Ln., Lawrence 66046 785-917-5700 info@hecklandco.com hecklandco.com Kelvin Heck 785-865-6266 kelvin@hecklandco.com Dana Baker 913-244-3527 dana@hecklandco.com Brian Pine 785-423-1220 brian@hecklandco.com Sonja Hart sonja@hecklandco.com

REAL ESTATE/RESIDENTIAL Keller Williams Integrity Casey Simoneau 816 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-221-7910 caseysimoneau@kw.com kwlawrence.com

Layton Real Estate Barbara Kearney 517 Main St., Wellsville 66092 785-883-2379 barbara@laytonre.com laytonre.com

Stephens Real Estate, Inc. 703 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2320 600 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence 66049 785-841-4500 stephensre.com

Debbie Morgan 785-760-1357 debbiemorgan@stephensre.com Robyn Elder 785-331-9898

robynelder@stephensre.com Denise Bridwell 913-980-2864 denisebridwell@stephensre.com

ReeceNichols Preferred Realty

5120 Congressional Circle, Ste. 500, Lawrence 66049 785-856-6200 lawrence@reecenichols.com Lawrence.reecenichols.com Teri Ediger 785-766-4248 teri@reecenichols.com

RESTAURANTS

Daylight Espresso Café 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 thetowngalleria.com

El Patron 711 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2711 elpatronbaldwintogo.com

Flatlanders Pizzeria 785-498-6779 flatlandersbcpizzeria@gmail.com flatlanderspizza.com

Jitters LLC 822 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 jittersllc@gmail.com

Moose’s BBQ & Catering 213 E. Main St., Gardner 66030 785-691-6757 info@moosesbbqandcatering.com moosesbbqandcatering.com

Pizza Hut 130 E. Hwy. 56, Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3230 locations.pizzahut.com/ks/baldwincity/130-hwy-56

Riviera Maya 912 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0333 jspplpz@gmail.com rivieramayamexicancafe.com

The Town Galleria 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 designspecialties2006@yahoo.com thetowngalleria.com

SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES

Senior Resource Center for Douglas County 745 Vermont St., Lawrence 66044 785-842-0543 yoursrc.org

SHOPPING/RETAIL STORES/GIFTS

Baldwin Wax + Wick baldwinwaxwick@gmail.com @baldwinwaxwick on Facebook

Becky’s Stitch-n-Go 785-423-5272 b.fender71@gmail.com

Craft Couture 215 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 craftcoutureinfo@gmail.com thecraftcouture.com

Quilters Paradise 713 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3477 quiltfabsupply@yahoo.com quiltingfabricsupply.com

Safrin Acres Farm Enterprises 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-760-2758 safrinacres@gmail.com

The Nook 703 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2526 niki@imperiumpublishing.com

The Shops at the Lodge 502 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3900 baldwinlodge.com/gift-shop

The Town Galleria 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 thetowngalleria.com

Twill Trade Boutique 717 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-363-0008 thetwilltrade@gmail.com shoptwilltrade.com

Your Personal Jewelers 715 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-0335 designspecialties2006@yahoo.com yourpersonaljewelers.com

SPECIAL EVENTS FACILITIES

Baldwin City Public Library 800 7th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3411 baldwinpl@baldwinlib.ks.us baldwincitylibrary.org

Baldwin Golf Association 1212 Fremont St., Baldwin City 66006 785-979-9491 bgagolfks@gmail.com baldwincitygolf.com

The Lumberyard Arts Center 718 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-3186 info@lumberyardartscenter.org lumberyardartscenter.org

Stony Point Hall 1514 N. 600 Rd., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2225 info@stonypointhall.com stonypointhall.com

STORAGE FACILITIES Out West Storage 1704 High St., Baldwin City 66006 785-418-2770 gatorhorsedee66@gmail.com

TITLE COMPANIES

Meridian Title Company 816 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-9090 csimoneau@mtc.llc mtc.llc

UTILITIES

City of Baldwin City, Kansas 803 8th St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-6427 baldwincity.org

Heartland Propane 110 N. Enterprise Dr., Girard 66743 800-211-9101 office@heartlandpropane.com heartlandpropane.com

VETERINARY SERVICES

Companion Animal Hospital 504 Ames St., Baldwin City 66006 785-594-2413 baldwincitycah@gmail.com baldwincitycah.wixsite.com

WASTE MANAGEMENT

211 W.

St., Ottawa 66067 785-242-3227 ottawasanitation@yahoo.com

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