Celebrate the autumn season at the 14th annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, October 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at City Hall (11110 Johnson Drive). The Shawnee Downtown Partnership and Kansas City Power and Light are sponsoring this free, family-friendly event that includes pumpkin decorating, build your own scarecrow for kids, a Farmers’ Market and seasonal displays. Supplies and decorations will be provided at no cost while supplies last. Downtown Shawnee will be transformed as businesses participate in the annual Scarecrow Contest. The Scarecrow Contest is a great way to advertise your business. There are four prize categories including Most Creative, Most Relative to your Business, Best Fall-Themed and a “People’s Choice” overall winner. The

People’s Choice winner will be the scarecrow with the most votes on the City’s Facebook. First place winners in each category will be awarded a prize of $150. See the Scarecrow Contest entry form included in this newsletter for additional information. Entry forms are due Thursday, October 4, and scarecrows should be on display by noon that day. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 5.For you chefs out there, showcase your skills by participating in the baking contest that includes categories for pumpkin pie, fruit pie and pumpkin bread. Winners in each category will receive a $50 prize. Samples of the delectable desserts will be available for purchase after the contest. Entry forms are available on the City’s website. For more information or questions, contact Lauren Grashoff at 742-6226 or at lgrashoff@cityofshawnee.org.

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FINALISTS - Capitol Federal Bank Aunt Jean’s Pegah’s Family Restaurant Sweet T’s Bake Shop Sushi Mido Burdolski Auto Werks Pet Stop Donovan’s Service Chapin Law Firm, LLC

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Saturday, OctOber 6 • 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. • Shawnee city hallCongratulations to all our Downtown Shawnee winners and finalists!

A Publication of the Shawnee Downtown Partnership September 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCT.• Oktoberfest, Fri., Sept. 28, 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Shawnee Civic Centre• Scarecrow Festival, Sat. Oct. 6, 9:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. - City Hall• Operation Secure Shred, Prescription Drug Take Back & Eyeglass Collection: Oct. 20,

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Splash Cove• Shawnee Downtown Partnership Meeting, Thur., Oct. 25, 6:00 p.m. - City Hall• Historical Hauntings, Sat. Oct. 27, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Shawnee Town

DEC. • Shawnee Christkindlmarkt: Sat., Dec. 1, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., City Hall and Downtown Shawnee• Shawnee Downtown Partnership Meeting, Thur., December 20, 6:00 p.m. - City Hall

Shawnee Downtown PartnershipChairperson

Mike Unterreiner, Hartman Hardware

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Paul Chaffee Planning DirectorElaine Copp Mattes AppraisalMichelle Distler MayorLauren Grashoff Neighborhood PlannerConnie Harrell The Doll CradleScott Harvey, DC Back in MotionEric Jenkins Councilmember Ward 2Thomas Seberger ResidentAnn Smith-Tate Chamber of Commerce PresidentNolan Sunderman City Manager Mike VanLandingham ResidentJeff Vaught The Vaught GroupCarolyn Vivian ResidentJeremy Whitely ResidentSteven Wise Planning Commission

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Shawnee Town's Historical Hauntings is a real scream for Halloween fans. There will be trick-or-treating, tractor drawn hayrides, Farmstead tours, eyeball candy counting contest, opportunities for Halloween photos and a costume contest with five separate categories and awesome prizes! Refreshments will be available for purchase at the "Ghoul Cafe". Pre-register for the costume contest on-line or by calling 248-2360. All activities are free with a $1 suggested donation to benefit Shawnee Town 1929.

Saturday, October 27 • 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Join the Downtown Partnership for an evening of networking, friends, food, drinks and prizes as we celebrate this year’s accomplishments. Enjoy the view of downtown Shawnee from the new Stag’s Creek redevelopment.

There is no cost to attend the event, please RSVP by September 20 for an accurate count of attendees.

• e-mail lgrashoff@cityofshawnee.org; or• call (913) 742-6226

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Wednesday, September 26 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE

Shawnee Downtown Partnership

Stag’s Creek, 10820 Shawnee Mission Parkway

Crank up the accordions and head on over to the 16th annual Oktoberfest. Hosted by the Shawnee German-American Club, this year’s celebration is set for Friday, September 28 at the Shawnee Civic Centre (located at 13817 Johnson Drive) from 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Admission is FREE for the whole family. This fun and festive event will feature authentic German food and beverages, along with live music from Betty Jo Simon and the Alpen Speilers, a Bavarian polka band that has been performing in and around the Kansas City area for many years. Later, be sure to stay and see performances of traditional German folk dancing from Blautaler Schuhplatter of Kansas City, an authentic Bavarian dance troupe! Also, don’t miss your chance to step outside (to the biergarten) for music and dancing with Honky-Tonk Trio, who will be performing country-western, oldies, and contemporary hits! Children will be able to enjoy a variety of activities and games, presented by the Shawnee Town Museum, while in the Kinderhall! German or not, this event is wunderbar!

Bring the whole family out to Fire Headquarters at 6501 Quivira on Saturday, September 15 for a morning of fun! From 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., kids can climb up in fire trucks, spray a fire hose, get an inside look at police vehicles and so much more. We’ll have face-painting for the little ones and fun giveaways. Plan to grab a bite to eat as we’ll be grilling up goodies and scooping up snacks. All of our City Departments will be there to get you updated on the latest City projects and to answer any questions you might have about Nieman Now, the Community Center Feasibility Study, the new Fire Station being built or anything else! You can also learn more about how you can make a big impact in your community by volunteering for the City! Keep an eye on the City’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Nextdoor and cityofshawnee.org for new details about our Open House. We look forward to seeing you and showing you how the City is working for you!

City Open House

Get ready to protect your identity, prescriptions and the planet! Join us Saturday, October 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Splash Cove parking lot (5800 King Street) for the City’s 7th annual Fall Shredding Event. Held in conjunction with “America Recycles Day”, PROSHRED will be helping you to safely dispose of your confidential documents. All shredded documents are then recycled. The service is free but there is a recommended donation of $5 for a regular file box and $10 for a large file box, which helps offset the cost of shredding. Any remaining donations will benefit the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund. The Police Department will also be on hand to ensure the safe disposal of any unused prescription drugs. The Shawnee Lions Club will be collecting eyeglasses to support the Lions Recycle for Sight initiative that provides eyeglasses to those in need. Anyone coming to the event should enter the parking lot at 57th Terrace and King where drivers will be directed to the appropriate line.

Clear the Clutter

Nieman Road is Open for Business! All businesses along Nieman Road are still open and ready for your business! The City understands the disruption to downtown businesses due to the construction. We want to help support your businesses throughout the progress. Please contact Lauren Grashoff, Neighborhood Planner, at 742-6226 or Dave Holtwick, Business Liaison, at 742-6214 with your concerns or ideas about how we can help.

The Nieman Now! projects are moving along and we thank everyone for their patience throughout the construction. Please note that throughout the projects the speed limit has been reduced to 25 mph on Nieman Road to make sure all of the workers stay safe while on the job. Below are updates on each of the improvement projects:

• Nieman Middle Stormwater Project - The majority of the work has been completed, with only a few change order items to be finished.

• Nieman North Stormwater Project - The installation of block channel walls, a new stormwater channel, box culverts, adjacent trail, and utility relocation work was completed over the summer. The project is currently on hold until the Flint Street project passes the new channel to complete the project tie-in. It is expected to be wrapped up by October.

• Flint Street Improvements - Most of the utility relocation work has been completed for this project, as well as grading completed for the roadway on the north end of the project. Pavement work has started with the project progressing from north to south. The expected completion date is November 1.

• Nieman Road - Kansas City Power and Light mobilized their subcontractor crews (Black and McDonald) at the beginning of August to complete the relocation of overhead utilities to underground. Contractors are currently using the City owned lot just south of Old Shawnee Pizza for staging. WaterOne, AT&T, and gas relocation work is ongoing. The Nieman Road project opened for bids on August 15. Amino Brothers was the low bidder. City Council contract approval is pending. The project completion timeline has been pushed to July 2019.

• 6200 Block of Nieman Stormwater Project - COMPLETED• Nieman South Stormwater Project - COMPLETED

NOW!NIEMAN Get in the Holiday Spirit with Shawnee’s Christkindlmarkt

Event Highlighted by Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting and a Visit from Santa

The holidays will be in full swing in downtown Shawnee on Saturday, December 1. This annual holiday event is free and has something for the entire family to enjoy. The festivities get started at 2:00 p.m. at City Hall (11110 Johnson Drive) with our Sister Cities market, live entertainment, kids’ crafts, and Santa will be there to hear your kid’s Christmas wishes. Explore downtown Shawnee businesses with even more activities, including food trucks, balloon artist, life-size snow globe, live reindeer, and more!Make your way back to City Hall by 5:15 p.m. when Mayor Distler will be joined by Santa and Mrs. Claus to present the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund to Shawnee Community Service and light the Mayor’s Christmas Tree. For more information, please contact Lauren Grashoff, Neighborhood Planner at 742-6226 or by e-mail at lgrashoff@cityofshawnee.org.

Sunday, November 11 ▪ 4:00pmShawnee Civic Centre 13817 Johnson Drive

Want to snag some Shawnee swag? We have several adult, youth, toddler and baby onesie styles of Shawnee shirts for sale at the Shawnee Town Gift Shop located on West 57th Street between Flint and Cody. The Gift Shop is open Monday - Fri. from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The adult shirts are $12 and the kids' sizes are $8!

Show Your Shawnee Pride

Get Involved If you'd like to volunteer for the City, we have several opportunities. You can sign up for our Snow Squad, Adopt-A-Spot or check out many other opportunities. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Elizabeth Griffith, at 742-6244 or egriffith@cityofshawnee.org if you are interested in helping.

Join the Downtown Partnership for an evening of networking, friends, food, drinks and prizes as we celebrate this year’s accomplishments. Enjoy the view of downtown Shawnee from the new Stag’s Creek redevelopment.

There is no cost to attend the event, please RSVP by September 20 for an accurate count of attendees.

• e-mail lgrashoff@cityofshawnee.org; or• call (913) 742-6226

Name of Business: _________________________________________________________________

Names of Those Attending: __________________________________________________________

Contact E-Mail: ___________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, September 26 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE

Shawnee Downtown Partnership

Stag’s Creek, 10820 Shawnee Mission Parkway

Crank up the accordions and head on over to the 16th annual Oktoberfest. Hosted by the Shawnee German-American Club, this year’s celebration is set for Friday, September 28 at the Shawnee Civic Centre (located at 13817 Johnson Drive) from 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Admission is FREE for the whole family. This fun and festive event will feature authentic German food and beverages, along with live music from Betty Jo Simon and the Alpen Speilers, a Bavarian polka band that has been performing in and around the Kansas City area for many years. Later, be sure to stay and see performances of traditional German folk dancing from Blautaler Schuhplatter of Kansas City, an authentic Bavarian dance troupe! Also, don’t miss your chance to step outside (to the biergarten) for music and dancing with Honky-Tonk Trio, who will be performing country-western, oldies, and contemporary hits! Children will be able to enjoy a variety of activities and games, presented by the Shawnee Town Museum, while in the Kinderhall! German or not, this event is wunderbar!

Bring the whole family out to Fire Headquarters at 6501 Quivira on Saturday, September 15 for a morning of fun! From 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., kids can climb up in fire trucks, spray a fire hose, get an inside look at police vehicles and so much more. We’ll have face-painting for the little ones and fun giveaways. Plan to grab a bite to eat as we’ll be grilling up goodies and scooping up snacks. All of our City Departments will be there to get you updated on the latest City projects and to answer any questions you might have about Nieman Now, the Community Center Feasibility Study, the new Fire Station being built or anything else! You can also learn more about how you can make a big impact in your community by volunteering for the City! Keep an eye on the City’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Nextdoor and cityofshawnee.org for new details about our Open House. We look forward to seeing you and showing you how the City is working for you!

City Open House

Get ready to protect your identity, prescriptions and the planet! Join us Saturday, October 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Splash Cove parking lot (5800 King Street) for the City’s 7th annual Fall Shredding Event. Held in conjunction with “America Recycles Day”, PROSHRED will be helping you to safely dispose of your confidential documents. All shredded documents are then recycled. The service is free but there is a recommended donation of $5 for a regular file box and $10 for a large file box, which helps offset the cost of shredding. Any remaining donations will benefit the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund. The Police Department will also be on hand to ensure the safe disposal of any unused prescription drugs. The Shawnee Lions Club will be collecting eyeglasses to support the Lions Recycle for Sight initiative that provides eyeglasses to those in need. Anyone coming to the event should enter the parking lot at 57th Terrace and King where drivers will be directed to the appropriate line.

Clear the Clutter

Nieman Road is Open for Business! All businesses along Nieman Road are still open and ready for your business! The City understands the disruption to downtown businesses due to the construction. We want to help support your businesses throughout the progress. Please contact Lauren Grashoff, Neighborhood Planner, at 742-6226 or Dave Holtwick, Business Liaison, at 742-6214 with your concerns or ideas about how we can help.

The Nieman Now! projects are moving along and we thank everyone for their patience throughout the construction. Please note that throughout the projects the speed limit has been reduced to 25 mph on Nieman Road to make sure all of the workers stay safe while on the job. Below are updates on each of the improvement projects:

• Nieman Middle Stormwater Project - The majority of the work has been completed, with only a few change order items to be finished.

• Nieman North Stormwater Project - The installation of block channel walls, a new stormwater channel, box culverts, adjacent trail, and utility relocation work was completed over the summer. The project is currently on hold until the Flint Street project passes the new channel to complete the project tie-in. It is expected to be wrapped up by October.

• Flint Street Improvements - Most of the utility relocation work has been completed for this project, as well as grading completed for the roadway on the north end of the project. Pavement work has started with the project progressing from north to south. The expected completion date is November 1.

• Nieman Road - Kansas City Power and Light mobilized their subcontractor crews (Black and McDonald) at the beginning of August to complete the relocation of overhead utilities to underground. Contractors are currently using the City owned lot just south of Old Shawnee Pizza for staging. WaterOne, AT&T, and gas relocation work is ongoing. The Nieman Road project opened for bids on August 15. Amino Brothers was the low bidder. City Council contract approval is pending. The project completion timeline has been pushed to July 2019.

• 6200 Block of Nieman Stormwater Project - COMPLETED• Nieman South Stormwater Project - COMPLETED

NOW!NIEMAN Get in the Holiday Spirit with Shawnee’s Christkindlmarkt

Event Highlighted by Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting and a Visit from Santa

The holidays will be in full swing in downtown Shawnee on Saturday, December 1. This annual holiday event is free and has something for the entire family to enjoy. The festivities get started at 2:00 p.m. at City Hall (11110 Johnson Drive) with our Sister Cities market, live entertainment, kids’ crafts, and Santa will be there to hear your kid’s Christmas wishes. Explore downtown Shawnee businesses with even more activities, including food trucks, balloon artist, life-size snow globe, live reindeer, and more!Make your way back to City Hall by 5:15 p.m. when Mayor Distler will be joined by Santa and Mrs. Claus to present the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund to Shawnee Community Service and light the Mayor’s Christmas Tree. For more information, please contact Lauren Grashoff, Neighborhood Planner at 742-6226 or by e-mail at lgrashoff@cityofshawnee.org.

Sunday, November 11 ▪ 4:00pmShawnee Civic Centre 13817 Johnson Drive

Want to snag some Shawnee swag? We have several adult, youth, toddler and baby onesie styles of Shawnee shirts for sale at the Shawnee Town Gift Shop located on West 57th Street between Flint and Cody. The Gift Shop is open Monday - Fri. from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The adult shirts are $12 and the kids' sizes are $8!

Show Your Shawnee Pride

Get Involved If you'd like to volunteer for the City, we have several opportunities. You can sign up for our Snow Squad, Adopt-A-Spot or check out many other opportunities. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Elizabeth Griffith, at 742-6244 or egriffith@cityofshawnee.org if you are interested in helping.

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCT.• Oktoberfest, Fri., Sept. 28, 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Shawnee Civic Centre• Scarecrow Festival, Sat. Oct. 6, 9:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. - City Hall• Operation Secure Shred, Prescription Drug Take Back & Eyeglass Collection: Oct. 20,

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Splash Cove• Shawnee Downtown Partnership Meeting, Thur., Oct. 25, 6:00 p.m. - City Hall• Historical Hauntings, Sat. Oct. 27, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Shawnee Town

DEC. • Shawnee Christkindlmarkt: Sat., Dec. 1, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., City Hall and Downtown Shawnee• Shawnee Downtown Partnership Meeting, Thur., December 20, 6:00 p.m. - City Hall

Shawnee Downtown PartnershipChairperson

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Saturday, October 27 • 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Celebrate the autumn season at the 14th annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, October 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at City Hall (11110 Johnson Drive). The Shawnee Downtown Partnership and Kansas City Power and Light are sponsoring this free, family-friendly event that includes pumpkin decorating, build your own scarecrow for kids, a Farmers’ Market and seasonal displays. Supplies and decorations will be provided at no cost while supplies last. Downtown Shawnee will be transformed as businesses participate in the annual Scarecrow Contest. The Scarecrow Contest is a great way to advertise your business. There are four prize categories including Most Creative, Most Relative to your Business, Best Fall-Themed and a “People’s Choice” overall winner. The

People’s Choice winner will be the scarecrow with the most votes on the City’s Facebook. First place winners in each category will be awarded a prize of $150. See the Scarecrow Contest entry form included in this newsletter for additional information. Entry forms are due Thursday, October 4, and scarecrows should be on display by noon that day. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 5.For you chefs out there, showcase your skills by participating in the baking contest that includes categories for pumpkin pie, fruit pie and pumpkin bread. Winners in each category will receive a $50 prize. Samples of the delectable desserts will be available for purchase after the contest. Entry forms are available on the City’s website. For more information or questions, contact Lauren Grashoff at 742-6226 or at lgrashoff@cityofshawnee.org.

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WINNERS - Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Big Bam’s Burgers Old Shawnee Pizza Commerce Bank Bennett, Bodine & Waters, PA Mission Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Calkins Electric Supply Company

FINALISTS - Capitol Federal Bank Aunt Jean’s Pegah’s Family Restaurant Sweet T’s Bake Shop Sushi Mido Burdolski Auto Werks Pet Stop Donovan’s Service Chapin Law Firm, LLC

Envirotech Heating Cooling and Energy Solutions St. Joseph’s Early Education Brunner Electric, CityWide Electric Overland Park Regional Medical Center/ER of Shawnee ShananiGanns Wonderscope

Saturday, OctOber 6 • 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. • Shawnee city hallCongratulations to all our Downtown Shawnee winners and finalists!

A Publication of the Shawnee Downtown Partnership September 2018