January 26, 2020
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Best Week Ever
This week's Best Week Ever
definitely goes out to the
Kansas City Chiefs!!!

Also celebrating a great week were all the students in the area who got an entire
week out of school due to snow!
Word on the Street
It was announced Friday in the
Kansas City Business Journal that Excelsior Springs was designated a dispensary location and license to Kansas City Cannabis Co. on Crown Hill Road, in the old Brown's Pharmacy location.
Survey Results
Results from the Survey that was taken in the Excelsior Springs Area News, Events, and Daily Deals Facebook Group:

Would you rather meet your great-grandchildren or great-grandparents?

Great Grandchildren - 65%
Great Grandparents - 35%

144 Responses
5 Rare Facts About MLK, Jr.
This past Monday we recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. As a tribute to his life, I learned 5 interesting facts that I hadn't ever heard before.

Excelsior Springs Winter Snow
School was out for the entire week due to the snow storms that were in the area! The storm left the community looking gorgeous and ES citizens were happy
to share their pictures with us!

Excelsior Springs History
There were some great posts made this week highlight Excelsior Springs history! We also took a look back and remembered
Whizzo the Clown from back in the day! See how he met his match from a local little girl at the link below!


Featured Blog Post

Click the link below to see a breakdown of the Amendment 2 process and how it will affect our local community.

Instagram: Excelsior Springs
There are a LOT of great images that are being shared publicly on Instagram of Excelsior Springs. For fun, I put together 10 images that have been recently posted and I believe are beautiful!



Weekly there are a series of random questions from members of the community.
Below are some received this week and the answers.

Looking for an honest handyman in the area?

Names given: Jeff Chappel, Adam Paneitz, Mick's General Contracting, Scott Loges,
Ryan Thompson, All Around General Contracting, J Smith Home Renovation & Repair, LLC, HandyMatt Higgs, Broken Bit Remodeling, The Handydad LLC, and Hayes Home Care.

In search of : Furniture upholstery repair, in the area. My mother has a rip in the seam of her like new electric lift chair, and I would really would like to get it repaired for her. 

Haines Upholstery in Liberty, Missouri and also Vanessa Brehm does upholstery and lives in ES.

My daughter is wanting to purchase & donate food to a local food bank. Can anyone give us some ideas of where to donate & what they need most?

We have two local food pantries in Excelsior Springs, Good Samaritan Center and Meet the Need

When is the youth soccer deadline for ES Parks and Recreation?

Early deadline - February 7
Late deadline - February 14

Where are some good places to sled in Excelsior Springs?

Sunnyside Park is the most recommended place to go to sled. Although, it was mentioned that there are some hills by the middle school and Westview that are also pretty good!

Looking to donate a prom dress? Who do I need to talk with?

The high school has a prom committee that does a fundraiser to donate dresses. Also, Job Corps needs prom dress and suits donated. You can contact Brenna Durham for more information.

Looking for someone who will haul off pipes and cast iron radiator?

Suggestions given: Andrew Shoemaker, Robert Vassmer, Kris Ricks with Kountry Cleaning Services.
Photo by Kevin Morgan during the snow storm on January 22, 2020 in Excelsior Springs.
Have a great week, Excelsior Springs!