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Chamber News Line: Pool Construction, Homecoming Weekend, Kansas Sampler Festival & More!

Pool Construction Nearing End
City crews will begin putting water in the new Beloit Swimming Pool any day now. Just 18 months ago a group of volunteers from the community formed a Pool Committee to help educate the public on problems with the old pool. They also worked to develop the vision for the new pool that is nearly finished.
The new pool will open its doors for the first time at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 26th during the Homecoming Weekend Celebration.

Gearing Up for Homecoming Weekend
Final preparations are being made for the annual Homecoming Weekend celebration in Beloit on May 26th through the 28th. The parade line up will begin on Mill Street between 5th & 8th streets. Volunteers from the Chamber of Commerce will begin lining up parade participants starting at 8:30 AM
The introduction of all 1962 graduates and veterans will begin at the intersection of Main & Mill at 9:30 AM and the Parade begins at 10:00 AM. Each participant in the parade will fill out an entry form when they arrive for the line up and will be placed in order of their arrival.
Following the parade there will be a community "Picnic in the Park" at Chautauqua Park. Several local organizations will be serving food. The Picnic has been moved to the west end of the park at the shelter houses by the tennis courts. The picnic is a great opportunity to mingle and visit with alumni and guests.
The Talking Tombstones program has been scheduled for 2:00 PM both Saturday and Sunday at the Elmwood Cemetery.
There will also be a Cruz'n Mill Street Reunion Saturday night. This will be the time to hop in your car and cruise Mill Street from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.
The Beloit Country Club is hosting a dance with Tim Anthony and the Animals from 9:00 to Midnight.
More details on the Homecoming Weekend activities can be found on the Beloit Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.

Tourism Group Awards Grants
The Mitchell County Convention & Tourism Committee recently awarded $1,500 in grants to help several tourism related projects in our area. They approved $500 to assist with the St. John's Harvest Festival that will take place in July. The Glen Elder Dam/Waconda Lake Association was granted $500 to help promote the Fish-A-Thon that began May 1st and will continue through September 3rd. Another $500 grant was given to help advertise the Kansas 8-man All Star Games that will be held in Beloit this June.

Kansas Sampler Festival
Despite 96 degree weather last Saturday and cold temperatures and wind on Sunday, more than five thousand people attended the 23rd annual Kansas Sampler Festival in Liberal.
One hundred thirty communities from around the state, including Mitchell County were represented in the nearly 200 different exhibits that were spread throughout Liberal's Light Park.
Representing Mitchell County were Greg & Cheryl Renter, B. and Mandy Fincham and Autumn Rice.
A project of the Inman-based Kansas Sampler Foundation, the festival purpose is to provide the public a sample of what there is to see, do, hear, taste, and buy in Kansas.
The festival, the only one of its kind in the nation, will be held in Liberal again in 2013 on May 4-5. It moves around the state every two years.

Local Roller Derby Group In Action
The NCK Taboo Roller Derby Girls will be in action on May 25th at the Rock Hills High School gym in Burr Oak.
The roller derby group team includes Angie Kjellberg, Shannon Wiese, Bonnie Carr, Alicia Hadachek, Samantha Gourley, Robyn Schultze, Erin Boyer, Denielle Hardin and Tammy Cosand. Assistant Coaches are Jody Hadachek and Ryan Boyer.
The group will be at the school gym in Burr Oak on May 25th. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the mash up will start at 7:00 PM. Cost of admission is donation of a non-perishable food item to be donated to the local food bank.
To learn more about the Taboo Roller Derby Girls and their mission visit their website at taboorollerderby.com or find them on Facebook at NCK Taboo Roller Derby.

USPS Food Drive
Local Postal Service letter carriers will be collecting donations to benefit the food pantry. Residents are asked to leave a donation of non-perishable foods by their mailbox which in turn will be picked up by letter carriers and delivered to the food pantry.
Donations collected in Beloit will directly benefit the clients in our area. Mitchell County Food Pantry services 20 to 30 families or 75 to 100 people each month.

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