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Crabby Patty’s: an American story in the making
April 3, 2009 in Home Town Life, People, Places, Revitalization Strategies, Small Town Success Stories | Tags: blue highway, community, rural revitalization, save small towns, scenic drives, scenic highway, small business | by Wynn Ponder | 1 comment
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Hazel Young started it. She remembered Marci Penner’s efforts a few years ago, when the Lizard Lips Grill, north of Toronto, Kansas, was in danger of closing. Marci had mobilized the good people of the Kansas Explorers Club, urging them to stop by and spend $5 at the convenience store to help it stay open. Helen told Marci that a similar situation was unfolding in Dexter, Kansas …
Lucas, Kansas: an artists’ community like no other
December 5, 2008 in Home Town Life, Places, Revitalization Strategies, Small Town Success Stories, Uncategorized | Tags: American Fork Art, blue highways, Dinsmoor, folk art, Garden of Eden, Kansas tourism, Mri-Pilar, scenic drives, scenic highway, vacation destination | by Wynn Ponder | 2 comments
(Story #1 in the Russell County series)
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Economic Development Director Cindy Wallace recently hosted our crew’s first visit to Russell County, which is filled with great stories; so many, in fact, that I’m going to break them up into a series, of which this is the first installment.
Let’s start with Lucas. The place sneaks up on you. When you drive in from the east and see the giant, hand-painted, dinner-plate sign, you can’t help but think, “Wow, I wonder if they know how home-made that sign looks.”
