November, 2007
ANNEXATION: Make
plans to attend the next Board of Directors meeting December 2 at 4 pm at the Franklin Community Center. The annexation
issue will be on the
agenda. We welcome input from
everyone. Please mark your
calendars
for this very important meeting. FCCI
has not been involved in the plans for annexation by the Arma
City
Council. Be sure to wear your “Franklin”
hats, t-shirts, lapel pins, etc. in support of our community.
(available at Community
Center)
We would
like to
extend our sympathies to the families of the following people who were
residents or former residents of Franklin and passed
away this past month. We value the
importance of all our residents
(past and present). In memory of
Ruth
Jackson and Annie Humes
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 2
FCCI
Board Meeting
December 31 New Year’s Eve Party
March 2, 2008 Bargain Bazaar & Chili Feed
May 4, 2008 5th Anniversary Remembrance &
Weather
Symposium
June 21, 2008 Franklin
Reunion
COMMUNITY CENTER
Monday-Wednesday
10
am-8pm
Thursday-Saturday 10 am-3pm
Many people have
been making
use of the new office hours at the community center.
Visitors & residents have stopped by to
view the new center and spent hours browsing through the historic
displays and
photo albums. Please feel free to
stop
in to view the new center.
FUNERAL DINNERS
(Norine Laird
620-347-4453)
Please remember
that the
community center is available for funeral dinners at no charge to the
family. FCCI will provide meals for
funeral dinners for Franklin residents AND former Franklin residents.
Families are responsible for paying for meat for the dinner but
side
dishes and beverages will be prepared and served by residents of the
community.
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING - CENTENNIAL & FRANKLIN
Collectibles
Stop by the
community center
during our new office hours or visit the website for pricing and order
form. These would make a nice gift for
children or grandchildren. Lots of $2
and $3 items (hat pins, key rings, patches, etc.).
T-shirts $3.00; Sweatshirts $5
Denim Shirts $12.00
If you attended the Centennial you are very likely in the DVD. The DVD also contains a narrative and photos on the
history of the community
as well as interviews and photos from the centennial.
$20 for a nicely packaged 2 DVD set.
WATER DEPARTMENT DROP BOX
The Drop Box for RWD #7 water
payments has been installed for your
convenience. It is located in front of
the Franklin Community Center just south of the portico
pillars. Payments
must be in a sealed envelope with
your name and address on the envelope.
RWD #7 assumes no responsibility for water payments made using
this
method. Payments made after 2:00 p.m., will be considered as the
next day's business. This cutoff time
includes our regular due date of the 10th of each month and late
payment notice
dates to avoid service turn offs. You may continue to mail your
payments to P.O. Box 44 Franklin, Ks 66735. If you have any questions please call Veda
Maxwell at 347-4747
Real charity doesn't
care if it's
tax-deductible or not.
LIFELONG FRIENDS
Margaret Kennedy
620-347-4358
Programs
will resume
in January.
BARGAIN BAZAAR (March 1, 2008)
Plan now
for our annual bargain bazaar &
chili feed. Start saving your items to
donate. All proceeds go to benefit the
community. Please help us make this a
success. No “junk” accepted.
Please do not make us a trash drop off. We
will accept clean, usable items
WEBSITE
Lots of new photos and stories
on the
website. If you have any
photos to share please e-mail them, drop them off at the center
(originals will
be returned) or call 620-249-9333 and we can make arrangements to scan them.
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY
Dance 9 pm-1am Party Favors &
Breakfast provided
$15 per
person For Reservations
call 620-347-4220
Music
by Johnnie
Zibert Band
WE SALUTE OUR VETERANS
What a wonderful tribute to our veterans. We were told the event was the best
ever. We continue to update our list of
veterans. If you do not contact us we
have no way of knowing if your loved one was a veteran. Please let us
know
(620-249-9333). We would also love to have photos of all Franklin veterans to place on our veterans display.
THANK YOU to the following who made the event a
success: Congresswoman Nancy Boyda, Representative Bob Grant, State Senator Jim
Barone, Anne Emerson,
Community Development Director for
Senator Sam Brownback, Dr. Ron Seglie.
Lori Pommier and her 4th
& 5th grade students, Renee Popejoy and her high school
KAY
(Kansas Association of Youth) students, Larry Ent of Alpha Phi Sigma
and all
the wonderful local volunteers who worked tirelessly to plan and
organize the
event. We were honored to have Tony
Zemlock and Warren Jones to share the day with us.
Tony & Warren are both former POWs. Chester “Clark” Fikes, a former POW, intended to join us
but was
hospitalized and unable to attend. We
send our best wishes to him. We
would
also like to thank Frank Bozich for sharing the day with us. We were proud to have the opportunity to
honor him for his special award as “Oldest Living Kansas Veteran”. A special thank you to all the veterans
who
attended. We were grateful to have
the
time to honor you for your service.
MORE WAYS TO HELP
FCCI has
a booth space in the new Iron Wheel
Flea Market as a fund raiser. If you
have antiques or collectibles that you would like to donate please drop
them by
the community center during normal business hours or call to make
arrangements
for pickup. This is a great way to
support your favorite non-profit and to help with the community. All proceeds go 100% directly to programs
that benefit the community
PARK
You may
have noticed the new addition to the
memorial garden. The old
Franklin
School Bell was purchased by an anonymous donor. The family wanted to
be
certain the bell remained in the community for all to enjoy. It will be installed in a structure in
the
future. Please take a moment to remember
all those who have gone before us and attended Franklin schools.
CONTRIBUTORS
Thanks to those
who continue to help us in our quest of saving historical items and
documents
relating to Franklin. We are
dedicated to preserving the history of
the community and appreciate support toward these projects. Thanks to
Elizabeth
Strukel and Harry Strukel for the beautiful new portable podium. It is a beautiful piece and is a wonderful
addition to the community center.
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Thank
to the following for their donations to the community:
the Joe Jackson family, Anne Emerson,
Community Director for Senator Sam Brownback, Andrew Rezin and Orlanda
Bazin.
An
endowment fund has been established by Frances Slansek Ales in memory
of her
aunt and uncle Rose and Jack Podpechan and family.
Thank you to Frances for assuring there will be
a bright future for Franklin. Her aunt and
uncle will be remembered for
generations.
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We
are in need of a vacuum sweeper for the community center. If anyone
happens to
have an extra one please drop it by the center.
We
also are in need of general lawn and garden equipment such as a
wheelbarrow,
hand truck ,etc. We need
general
maintenance tools such as hammers, screw drivers, etc.
If you have any of these items that you no
longer need and they are just taking up space in your garage please
consider
donating them to the community for use at the park, community center
and
welcome sign. If we receive
more than
one similar item we will put the additional items in the Bargain Bazaar.
FCCI Board of Directors
At our annual meeting in January three seats
on the board
will be up for election. Please
consider doing your civic duty and stepping forward for these very
important
seats. The board meets once a month and
several committees handle day to day operations of the facilities. If you
are
interested in serving as a board member or on one of the committees
please call
the center. All meetings are open to the
public and we invite and encourage everyone to attend.
Bring
your ideas for future plans for the community.
What would you like to see available in the community in the
next 3, 5,
7 years? What programs would you like to
see in the community? Can you help with
those programs? Do not sit back and wait
for someone else to do it. If you have an idea please come to a meeting. Everyone is welcome!!
Heritage Committee: Needs
“Collections Manager” for historical items .
If you would also be interested in serving on the Heritage
Committee
please call Phyllis 249-9333.
We
make a living by what we get, but we make a life by
what we give
FCCI
DIRECTORS:
Robert
Craig
Stokes, 620-347-8519
Henry Ashbacher, 620-347-4070
Margaret
Kennedy,
620-347-4358
Norine
Laird, 620-347-4453
Frances
OBlak,
620-347-4312
Mary
Ann Shull, 620-347-8411
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Newsletter Editor: Phyllis Bitner
620-249-9333
WATER
BOARD
DIRECTORS:
Craig
Stokes, 620-347-8519
Jim
Rhuems, 620-347-3498
Doris
Morlock, 620-347-4958
Dianna
Morrison, 620-347-8807