January 16, 2022
Monday, January 17th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Tuesday, January 18th
6pm - City Council at ES Community Center
7pm - Stronger Together NA Meeting at Good Samaritan Center Great Hall

Wednesday, January 19th
5:30pm - Downtown Merchant Mingle at Atlas Saloon
7pm - Four Course Wine Dinner with Van Till Family Farm Winery
at Willow Spring Mercantile

Thursday, January 20th
12pm - Excelsior Springs Rotary Virtual Meeting
1pm - Paint with Lynn at Bliss
6pm - Colorwork Hat Class at Knit Ewe Together
7pm - Stronger Together NA Meeting at Good Samaritan Center Great Hall

Friday, January 21st
11:30am - Technical Advancements with Pain Management Presented by Dr. Hamilton at the Excelsior Springs Community Center
7pm - Four Course Wine Dinner with Van Till Family Farm Winery
at Willow Spring Mercantile

Saturday, January 22nd
9am - Sunday at 12pm - January Campout - Wilderness Camping and Retreat Center
10:30am - Yoga and Brunch at Van Till Family Farm Winery
12:00pm, 2:30pm - Guided Winery/Wine Cave Tour & Candlelit Tasting
at Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery
8pm - Stone Canyon at the Eagles, 14305 State Hwy Y

Sunday, January 23rd
12pm and 2:30pm - Guided Winery/Wine Cave Tour & Candlelit Tasting
at Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery

Best Week Ever
The ES Parks and Recreation Foundation announced this week that they were able to present Parks and Recreation Director Nate Williams with a $87,409.32 check to cover the cost of the new Rainbow Splash Park!
They leveraged those dollars with donations from a state grant, capital improvement dollars, and Parks and Recreation funds. They thank all who have contributed over the years!
Coming Soon
This week Ventana Gourmet Grill announced that they have a new space in their restaurant that will allow for groups up to 12. A "speakeasy" of sorts, Ventana has all the fixings to make you and your friends a nice drink!
Word on the Street
The 2022-23 School Year Calendar has been released by the school district.
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Slightly Off Broadway Theatre is working on their next production, which will be Our Town. It will take place Feb. 18, 19, 25, 26, 27 and March 4 and 5th!
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Other Trails Coffeeshop downtown's now offering donuts every morning!
Some residents living along Cameron Road have expressed concerns over a proposed northern expansion of the nearby quarry in Mosby, MO.

Students at Excelsior Springs High School received an impromptu lesson in the Dark Ages when a power outage plunged nearly half of the facility into darkness.

Excelsior Springs
"Snow and Tell"
This weekend’s snow left many churches to cancel activities, some of them turning to virtual sermons. While the streets are still a bit slushy, almost everything on the main roads at this point are pretty clear. We asked for pictures from your view of the world and received some really incredible submissions!

Citizen Spotlight
Each week we will be selecting a citizen (or citizens) from Excelsior Springs to highlight the positive impact they are having on our community. This week meet
Marie Mawby.

Read a thorough breakdown of this past week's school board meeting, including project updates, an adoption of an improvement plan and livestream of the meeting.

If you are looking for COVID-19 testing in our area, we have a guide to help!

Fire, EMS, Police Blotter; Now with Sheriff's Report
Here are the emergency services logs for our police and fire departments.

Weekly Updates from the City Manager
City Manager Molly McGovern offers a weekly report to give citizens a better idea of what is happening on a local level weekly.

This week gives you insight on a railroad merger, a challenge to the Census results, the pit bull ban, economic development projects
and more!

Caption Contest
Congrats to
Caleb Blackwell
for being this week's Caption Contest winner with the following caption for this picture:

"I'll show you cowlick."

This Caption Contest brought to you by Opportunity Cafe and Coffee! Each week the winner gets a free cup of coffee! Thank you to our sponsor!

You can play every Tuesday at 8:00am in the Excelsior Citizen

January 5 – Brett Andrew Dickey
January 5 – Kellie J. Johnson
January 6 – Judy L. Lana
January 7 – Eddie Holly, Jr.
January 8 – Rick Heckert
January 9 – Diana Jordison
January 10 – Leland Henderson
January 11 – Chryl Slater Bozarth
January 11 – Geraldine Desautels
January 11 – Jerry Lee Harris, Jr.
January 11 – Kenneth Stock
January 13 – Robin Gale Gerhardt
Excelsior Newsletter Archives
Shout Out to our Road Crews and Emergency Workers!