December 2021
Greetings from the Director:
Happy Holidays from the Cottonwood Team!
What a whirlwind the past few weeks have been! After 26 years at our 12th Street location, our Great Bend office has officially moved to our new space at 3007 10th Street. As I am writing this, we are still working on getting the phones and computer networks up and going. We had amazing help the day before Thanksgiving to move the heaviest items. Only one desk top hit the pavement, but luckily was retreived by a policeman with just minor damage. By Wednesday, December 1st, we should be able to see the tops of our desks and look forward to your stopping by for a tour. We have our official chamber coffee/ribbon cutting/open house set for Thursday, January 6th, beginning at 9:30 AM. Watch for more details in our January newsletter.
December programming winds down by the middle of the month so that you can spend time with your families and our team members will do the same. Our Cottonwood Executive Board followed the suggestion from Kansas State University and will be closed from December 24th through December 31st.
When our Executive Board reconvenes in January 2022, we welcome several new members to our 8 member board. Donna Maskus and Kelsey Stremel will be joining from Ellis County, while Alexa Straub and Lori Waters will begin 4-year terms from Barton County. We also had board member, Richard Dougherty, resign, so Rita Stolz was appointed to serve the remaining 2 years of his term.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Donna Krug, District Director – Cottonwood Extension District