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| Please join us for Business After Hours at Farm Bureau Financial Services on September 30th! There will be a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Open House following with food & refreshments! |
The Marysville Advocate will host a Business After Hours at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Koester Block’s Gazebo Park. This will follow an afternoon come-and-go reception to honor the 50 years that reporter JoAnn Shum has been with the Advocate. Please join the Advocate staff for both events! Earlier that day, the newspaper’s staff will host the 49th annual Pony Express Cookbook recipe contest luncheon. We have a panel of local judges ready to taste test dishes made by the fantastic cooks and bakers of Marshall County. This year’s cookbook will be designed with a holiday theme — with entries in traditional categories of Main Dish, Vegetables, Salads and Desserts as well as a new Christmas Sweets category. Deadline to enter is this Friday, Sept. 10, at [email protected].
Sept. 23 will be a day to celebrate community journalism. Much has changed in the newspaper world since JoAnn started in 1971 and much continues to change. When she walked in the Advocate’s door as a recent grad of Kansas State University, the newspaper’s copy and ads were all handed to a typesetter who worked on a very large, clackety typing machine known as the Linotype. That machine is now in the museum at the historic courthouse. Today the Advocate is produced almost entirely on a digital system until it’s printed onto metal plates and placed on an off-set press that runs 3,000 copies at the printing plant in St. Joseph, Mo. JoAnn recalls in her early days as a cub reporter “all the staff, except the editor and printers, worked in the front office.” Her first assignment was to write up wedding, engagement and anniversary events, extensively detailed society reports that were the talk of the town. She’s branched into a role as society editor, covering features and news stories ranging from county fairs to interviews with residents about their homes, families, businesses and many other memorable events. “No two days are ever alike in a newspaper office,” JoAnn said. “There is always something new to write about and take photos of. The job provided the opportunity to live in my hometown surrounded by family and friends. If something was going on in Marysville or the surrounding community, I was always there.” The best part of working for a weekly, she says, is having the time to do research for articles and check details. “Technology is the biggest game changer in the newspaper industry, especially in photography,” JoAnn said. “I used to spend at least a day developing and printing black-and-white photos by hand in the darkroom. Taking photos with digital cameras and cell phone cameras has advanced the process immensely. The sharpness and color of photos now is amazing.” Please join the Advocate on Sept. 23 to hear more of JoAnn’s memories (some quite funny) and celebrate her dedication through five decades of covering Marshall County.
]]>| Please join us for Business After Hours in the Koester Block’s Gazebo Park with the Marysville Advocate, September 23rd. This will follow an afternoon come and go reception to honor the 50 years that reporter JoAnn Shum has been with the Advocate. |
| The Historic Union Pacific Depot A last minute effort to save the Historic Union Pacific Depot proved to be a wise one for the citizens of Marysville. The Spanish style building was the centerpiece in Marysville during the era of passenger trains. Many celebrities, sports teams, politicians and military troops passed through and stopped in Marysville. Train travel enabled the American people to traverse the country in the trains of the Union Pacific…from this station, local citizens could embark upon fantastic journeys limited only by their imagination. Designed by renowned architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the Historic Depot was completed in 1929. Some of Underwood’s other works include Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park, Bryce Canyon Lodge, Zion Canyon Lodge, Grand Canyon Lodge and Omaha’s Union Station. He designed only eight stations for the Union Pacific and Marysville was fortunate to have one of them. The mission of the Board of Directors of the Marysville U.P. Depot Historic Society is to bring this historic building back to its original beauty and to make it an event venue for the city. In addition, they wish the Historic Depot to “tell the story” of how Marysville was declared an official “Train Town USA” by the Union Pacific Railroad. The newly opened Archives Room and Baggage Room Museum takes visitors from Lincoln’s signing of the declaration of the Transcontinental Railroad, to the railroad coming into Kansas Territory, to the coming of the railroad to Marysville, the importance of the Topeka Cutoff and the building of the beautiful passenger depot. The Historic Depot will be a center for education and the Perez Reading Room a place where individuals and families can investigate their railroad heritage. |
| The Idea of these awards is to help strengthen/build a sense of community; it allows Chamber and Main Street to give back/reward excellence; tradition and to celebrate accomplishments. |
| Chamber & Main Street Impact Award |
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| This award recognizes and honors an exceptional business member of Marysville Chamber and Main Street that has positively contributed to the quality of life in the area served by the Marysville Chamber and Main Street. This business is a community leader and example of excellence in business and civic engagement. This award is voted on by our business members.Congratulations to Community Memorial Health Care – As the entire world shifted in early 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Memorial Healthcare shifted to adapt as well, to ensure the continued health and safety of the community, and to avoid being a system completely overwhelmed and caught off-guard by an influx of critically ill friends and neighbors. CMH shuttered all elective procedures and preventative care for a time last spring to re-train staff on new COVID procedures, and to move staff to areas with the most need, with continual learning on how to treat, care for, and observe inpatients, emergency/trauma patients, and outpatient activities. This was a major financial hit, in addition to the impact of all healthcare supply chains being completely disrupted – requiring new avenues for procuring necessary medical supplies, and a massive increase in cost with the new higher demand. New procedures were put into place in every department, telemedicine procedures were put into place to resume preventative or necessary care, and work shifted to care for COVID-positive patients in and out of the hospital – continually educating the public on the quickly-changing pandemic, and building and providing drive-through COVID testing. Over 3,100 COVID tests were given to members of our community, and 70 COVID-positive patients received care in this hospital last year. As any other business, there was a shortage of staff as positive cases and quarantines affected healthcare staff, adding to the increased stress of the actual staffing effects of continuing to deliver care. Finally, as 2020 drew to a close, CMH partnered with the Marshall County Health Department to reach as many people in our community with a preventative vaccine, helping to reach over 60% of the population of Marshall County to date, by creating a sign-up list and process for those who were ready to be vaccinated. |
| Main Street Cornerstone Award |
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| This award recognizes and honors a business in the Marysville Main Street corridor that is a business member of Main Street and has established themselves as a pioneer and/or leader along our Main Street & Broadway Corridor. This business has made significant contributions to help develop our main street economy, civic engagement, and philanthropic endeavors. This award is voted on by our business members.Congratulations to United Bank & Trust! As of March 31st, the UBT Marysville branch has provided more than 225 forgivable loans through the Small Business Administration’s “Paycheck Protection Program” to our local businesses and self-employed individuals in 2021. |
| 2020Chamber & Main Street Business of the Year |
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| This award recognizes and honors a business that has demonstrated exemplary “Best Practices” of entrepreneurship, such as sound business planning, work process innovation in operating and promoting their business, and has had a positive impact on the community. This award will have nominations and be selected by the Board of Directors.Congratulations to IdntiTeez they donated close to $40,000 in matched sales and helped 113 businesses during “Better Together”. |
GWB is dedicated to providing quality legal services with dignity and compassion for clients throughout Northeast Kansas. The firm has grown to include offices in Marysville & Seneca. We provide legal services in the areas of family law, collections, business planning, estate planning, estate administration, real estate, and civil litigation, including personal injury. Currently, there are two attorneys practicing at GWB: Jason E. Brinegar & Andrew J. Lohmann, along with five support staff: Libby Brinegar, Liberty Price-Obley, Lisa Olberding, Samantha Crouse & Tommy Brinegar. Over the years, the Firm has been blessed with outstanding support staff, some who moved on to greener pastures and some who are no longer with us. GWB employees serve on many local boards and projects and are dedicated to making a positive difference in their communities. GWB embraces technology while valuing the creation of a personal relationship with their clients. They embrace a team approach and strive to deliver the best client experience possible. For more information or to follow the GWB community and legal posts go to gwblaw.net or Facebook: Galloway Wiegers and Brinegar.
Help GWB celebrate their 75th Anniversary & Business After Hours event on May 20th at 5:00 PM!
]]>Sandra Schmitz married Gilbert Schmitz and moved to Marysville from Lincoln, NE where she worked in Physical Therapy at Bryan Hospital for 15 years. She had a hobby of raising cactus, plants, and a great LOVE for Flowers. Growing them at home and arranging them for her family. With no prior experience but with a little of Gods Given Talent and Gilberts encouragement The Garden of Eden opened in 1978.
43 years and she is still around! Her daughter Laurie Kleinert moved back 20 years ago to join the team and now her granddaughter Azlyn Sweet has also joined, her natural love and talent is a blessing to their family! Over the years their customers have become their friends. “That is the best part of our work, the people!” said Sandy Schmitz. “We do not just sell flowers. We sell feelings. Love, care, forgiveness, happiness, and sorrow. We specialize in helping people express their feelings. We genuinely love all of our customers.” said Azlyn Sweet.
Valentines Day at the Garden of Eden is one of their biggest flower holidays of the year! During the week they have 10 extra employees. There are 3 delivery vehicles always running, 4 extra designers and extra seasonal friends/employees that help them out! “Our extra helpers find it a blast to work with us and most of them have other jobs and come back every year!” said Laurie Kleinert. They sell approximately 2,000 roses along with many other fresh flowers. Flowers are the most popular Valentine’s Day Gift, and most men buy flowers on that day! This year will be a bit different. February 14th falls on a Sunday this year. There will be now school on the Friday before of the Monday after Valentines Day. Which means sending your valentines gift for your kiddo’s on Thursday this year!
During Valentine’s Day week the Garden of Eden is open Monday – Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday 9 am to 12 pm. Cash and Carry will only be available on Sunday. During the week we offer delivery, pick up/curbside service, or cash & carry!
Check out the Garden of Eden!