Our TWMS this month was held at Paddy's Restaurant. It was the kickoff to our annual membership drive. In addition to the wonderful Mexican buffet, the five foreign exchange students from the high school gave a presentation about their homelands. We learned much about India, Italy, Sweden and Germany. The students will be leaving us at the end of May. But all said they loved Sterling and hope to return one day!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 5th. That will be the annual Pots N Pedals event here in down town Sterling. We will have the usual activities including the car show and the tractor pull for the kids. In addition there will be a chance for the kids to build bird houses and display their art at the Shay building. Of course there will be food and music. There will even be visitors from the past walking around telling about Sterling's history. There will be many other activities as well. Posters and information will be around town within the next week.
There have been many great ideas put forth since the inception of this program. We encourage you to propose any ideas you may have that would be appropriate for downtown. Keep your eyes open in this newsletter, the website and other places for what will be going on the months coming up!
Our TWMS this month will be held on Thursday, March 15th at Studio 96. It will be "Luck of the Irish Bingo." There will obviously be bingo, other games, limericks, food and lots of good times. Cost is $5 per person. Plan on attending. Festivities start at 7:00 p.m. Don't forget to wear green!
Last month's TWMS was the Valentine Dance. Go to our website to see pictures of some of your friends "cutting the rug."
We here at Main Street Sterling are working with a couple of Sterling College students, Sened Tesfay and Annette Ensz, to see if we can come up with a brand for the City of Sterling. A brand is a logo, a slogan or color scheme (or a combination of these) that would uniquely identify the town. For example, when you see the golden arches, you think of McDonalds. When you hear the words, "Just do it!" you think of Nike.
As you know, within the next few years the highway going through the middle of town will be moved to the east. We see this as an opportunity to make the city a destination place - a place that will make people want to come here to see the talent, art, drama and shopping we have to offer.
We are in the final stages of talking with people around town to get input. If we have not spoken with you and you have ideas, or would just want to express your thoughts on this, please contact us here at the Main Street office.
Our April TWMS was our annual kick-off event for our membership drive. We have had a good response, but we are still almost $4000 from our goal. Don't worry, there is still time to join!
We have one of the most beautiful Main Streets in the state and it is getting better all the time. This is due, in large part, to the members of Main Street Sterling. Individuals can join for as little as $25 and
small businesses for as low as $76. Of course
you can give much more. Donations may be tax
deductible, but you will need to check with your
tax preparer. It would be a great way to donate before the end of the year. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. And, if you read last month's newsletter, the KDOT grant would not have been possible without this organization's existence. Plans will soon be announced for our membership drive for this year.
