December 13, 2020
This beautiful window can be found next door to Broadway Toyz in downtown ES! Local artist Connie Matthews hand painted the scene on the glass for us to enjoy!
Upcoming Events
Monday, December 14th
5:30pm-10:00pm - Lane of Lights in East Valley Park on Lovers Lane
Host: Cub Scout Pack 309

Tuesday, December 15th
5:30pm-7:30pm - 3D Christmas Cookie Decorating at Muffin Top Bakery
5:30pm-10:00pm - Lane of Lights in East Valley Park on Lovers Lane
Host: Elkhorn SOS Parent Group

Wednesday, December 16th
5:30pm-10:00pm - Lane of Lights in East Valley Park on Lovers Lane
Host: Excelsior Springs SAFE

Thursday, December 17th
at Fence Stile Vineyards & Winery
5:30pm-10:00pm - Lane of Lights in East Valley Park on Lovers Lane
Host: Girl Scout 3653

Friday, December 18th
9:00am-5:00pm - Candy Cane Hunt at Excelsior Springs Parks and Recreation
at Woods Memorial Church "Hitch Lot", Downtown Excelsior Springs
at Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery
Host: Excelsior Springs Boy Scouts Troop 309
7:00pm-10:00pm - Christmas Wine Dinner at Willow Spring Mercantile

Saturday, December 19th
at Fishing River Market
Guided Winery/Wine Cave Tour & Candlelit Tasting at Fence Stile Vineyards & Winery
1:00pm-7:00pm - Holiday PREP Extravaganza at 461 S Thompson Ave., Ex Spgs
at Re/Max Area Real Estate
6:30pm-8:30pm - Christmas Cupcake Decorating at Muffin Top Bakery
Host: Advance America

Sunday, December 20th
12:30pm-2:00pm - Guided Winery/Wine Cave Tour & Candlelit Tasting
at Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery
Host: Stealth Baseball
Best Week Ever
Russell Wenz is definitely having the Best Week Ever!

This weekend he took on the Dreadmill Challenge
which has him attempting to run 100 miles on a treadmill in 24 hours! He's raising funds for Good Samaritan Center!
Word on the Street
Letters to Santa need to be mailed by December 14th in the North Pole mailbox that is on Broadway in front of the Excelsior Springs Museums and Archives downtown to be answered in time for Christmas!
Coming Soon
Was driving through downtown on Thompson Avenue and in the space where the newspaper just recently was located, the sign on the window says
"Kilgore's Vintage & Design"
coming soon!
Kevin Morgan Photography
Kevin Morgan takes some amazing nature photos of our area every single day! He captures the most amazing scenes and shares them with us daily on his Facebook page.

Weekly Updates from the City Manager
For some time Molly McGovern, our City Manager, has been providing updates through a weekly newsletter! You can subscribe to receive these and keep up with all that's happening at the City, too!

This week features CARES funding, Senior Services, City employee recognition, development plans, and more!
Weekly Survey Results
Results from the Survey that was taken in the Excelsior Springs Area News, Events, and Daily Deals Facebook Group:

Does your family prefer a real or fake Christmas tree?

Fake - 73%
Real - 22%
Don't Have a Tree - 5%

278 Total Responses
Caption Contest
Congrats to Robin Curtis
for being this week's Caption Contest winner with the following caption for this picture:

"Commode of many colors!"

You can play every Tuesday at 8:00am in the Excelsior Springs Area News, Events, and Daily Deals Facebook Group!
We want Excelsior Springs to be your favorite place to live, work, learn and play. Residents and leaders from across the community including business, tourism, education, healthcare, nonprofits, and government have a role tp play in fostering a thriving community. As part of this mission Communities of Excellence is committed to increasing the quality of life and life expectancy of ES residents and in turn strengthen our whole community. 

Please take 5 min to take a short survey that helps us set priorities and goals.
Photo taken by Kevin Morgan
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