January 5, 2020
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Best Week Ever
Dubious Claims was featured on
KCTV 5's Friday Night Flights


Also having the Best Week Ever,
New Year's Babies!
Word on the Street
Correction from last week's
Word on the Street!
Excelsior Springs was not approved of Marijuana Cultivation but the Dispensaries won't be released until the end of January.

This week's Word on the Street is that
Survey Results
Results from the Survey that was taken in the Excelsior Springs Area News, Events, and Daily Deals Facebook Group:

Do you make new year resolutions?

Yes - 17%
No - 71%
Sometimes - 19%

166 Responses
Coming Soon
At the end of October the City Council
approved an ordinance allowing renovations to take place at the Community Center to add an Earth Cafe to the lounge!

Pets of Excelsior
Every week in Excelsior Springs
there are pets being adopted, come up missing, and many are
found through social media.

Featured Blog Post
There are multiple local and area businesses that are currently hiring.

Excelsior Springs History
Lots of great pieces of history were shared this week! So many that I was able to make a blog including all of them!

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

Anyone in the area that works as a stone mason on flagstone or chimneys?

Higginsville Brick and Tile Company has many masons they work with. They've been in the resale of masonry for over 100 years. It is family owned and operated.

Individual names listed:
Chris Carlisle, Ross Distefano, Bryan Lester, Mitch Dolt, Ryan Lynch, and Damon Pind

Is there anyone in the surrounding areas that offers
any kind of football lessons for kids?

There are a few in Kansas City, including 68 Inside Sports.

Someone asked about purchasing fireworks for New Year's Eve and there were several places mentioned, which might be good to remember for next year!

VFW in Lawson
Trailer on corner of 69 Hwy and D Hwy in Lawson next to Hughes gas station
World's of Fun has a fireworks display at midnight!

Do they still do a driving test at the church on Wednesdays?

Yes, at the Excelsior Springs Baptist Church, 1500 Rosalea Street. Doors open at 9:00am and the last testing is about 3:20pm. They are open until 4:00pm for questions, but not testing.

It was also announced that the City Recycling Center has a bin for Christmas trees!
Check out all the shout outs being given to the community recently!
Have a great week, Excelsior Springs!