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Happenings and Goings-on at The City
From
the Executive
Director
Brance Crawford
I remember like it was yesterday. After working 36 hours
straight to finish the building and complete our
preparations for opening night, we opened the doors to
The City. At the time, we really didn't have a way to
predict if this new concept would succeed and thrive or
fail like so many before us. Opening weekend November
2001 was simply thrilling with over 1,400 students
attending our grand opening. This December we
welcomed our 100,000th student to The City.
Like any organization, we have seen a few down days,
but for the most part we have experienced incredible
memories that will last a lifetime. It is still exciting to see
students line up out front before we open; still amazing
to see our dance floor filled to capacity with students
watching an up and coming band. Equally exciting is
graduating 72 students in our ALIVE Leadership
program and watching those students amass over 3,600
hours of volunteering. And now we look forward to the
future and launching our after-school program.
What is the secret of this success? One answer: Salina!
The power of a community uniting and staying united
to provide quality programming to teens. Salina! The
wonderful generosity of individuals, businesses, and
foundations regularly supporting our mission. Salina!
The students who enjoy and utilize this amazing facility.
Thank you for your committed support. We look
forward to making Salina proud for another five years.
Winter 2006 / Vol. 07
5 Years. 100,000 students. Big
numbers like those deserve a big
party. That's exactly what we had
December 8th-9th to celebrate The
City's fifth anniversary. A big thanks
to everyone that helped us get
there.
Students search for
prizes hidden in the
giant balloon drop.
The fun started Friday night for
middle school with a giant balloon
drop and our great she wins/he
wins giveaways. One lucky girl won
a shopping spree to The Legends in
Kansas City including a stay at
Great Wolf Lodge with four friends.
Our winning guy scored premium
tickets to the Chiefs/Jacksonville
game and a stay at Great Wolf
Lodge. Check out the pictures of
the happy winners.
Saturday night high school
students had a chance to see one of
our favorite bands, Imminent
Domain. The 2006 Battle of the
Bands winner returned from their
new home base in Lawrence to
entertain the crowd. The band is
comprised entirely of the Pettijean
brothers, originally from Brookville,
and their popular, high energy act
kept The City rocking all night long.
Devin Beery is ready for Arrowhead after winning
the Chiefs giveaway.
Imminent Domain keeps the party
rocking Saturday Night.
What will the next five years bring?
We can hardly wait to find out.
Sabrina Durbin can't wait for her shopping spree
at Legends in Kansas City.
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Thanks to all our 2006 donors!
Cornerstone Club
Community Health Investment Program
Verla Nesbitt Jocelyn Foundation
Pepsi-Cola
Ralph & Carolyn Bennett
Jack & Donna Vanier
Helen Graves
Dave & Karen Gorrell
Darwin L. & Delma M. Sampson
Debra Stevens
Morrie & Sydney Soderberg
Denise Tuttle
Aaron Morrison
Greater Salina Community Foundation
Arrow Printing
Michael Gutierrez Design
Sunflower Insurance Group
In Loving Memory of Glenda Krug
Advantage Trust Company
Kansas Gas Service
Central National Bank
Hampton & Royce LC
UMB Bank
Becky Morrison
Kermit Wedel
Garry & Dania Crawford
A-Plus Chem Dry
Clayton & Anna Jenkins
Charlie & Brooke Tuttle
Shawn & Julia Crawford
Brance & Sheri Crawford
Mark Wedel A G Edwards & Sons Inc.
Stuart Hieger A G Edwards & Sons Inc.
Darris Larson A G Edwards & Sons Inc.
R&J Tax Service
Anesthesia Associates of Central Kansas, P.A.
Mark Coble A G Edwards & Sons Inc.
Corporate & Foundation Donors
Mildred & Rolland Middlekauf Foundation
American Family Insurance
First Bank Kansas
Pepsi-Cola
Target Foundation
Pizza Hut
Cox Communication
Bennington State Bank
Greater Salina Community Foundation
Zimmerman Family Foundation
Mike Berkley Family Foundation
Advantage Trust Company
Great Plains Manufacturing Inc.
Wright Lorenz Grain Company
Arrow Printing
GeoCore, Inc.
Salina Optimist Club
Salina Surgical Center
Salina Blueprint & Micrographics Systems, Inc.
Kansas Alpha Kappa
ADI Systems, Inc.
Salina Country Club
Bamford Fire Sprinkler Co., Inc.
Bennett Autoplex
Champion Seminars
Bennington State Bank
Carroll's Hallmark Shop
Central National Bank
City Wide Storage
Clark, Mize, & Linvelle Chtd.
Coldwell Banker Antrim Piper Wenger Realtors
Comcare, Inc.
Compro Realty
Cox Communications
Del's Alternator & Starter Inc.
Diginity Care Home, Inc.
Drs. Cole, Cooper, Banninger, P.A.
EyeCare Associates of Salina
Gleason & Son Signs, Inc.
Headley's Clothing
Huey and Patti Counts
John Omli & Associates Inc.
Jones Gillam Architects
Kriz-Davis Company
Land Title Services, Inc.
Lynda K. Hassler Trust
MHC Kenworth-Salina
Mister Penguin Tuxedo
McShares, Inc.
OFG Financial Services, Inc.
Orthopaedic Clinic of Salina
Pride Golf Cars
Professional Hearing Center
Ryan Mortuary, Inc.
Salina Scales Sales & Service
Salina Urology Associates, P.A.
Salina Vortex
Smoky Hill, L.L.C.
Solomon State Bank
Sports Connection
Taco John's
The Dance Academy
Tom Rupp's Floor Perfect
UMB Bank
Waddell & Reed
Watson Electric
Brooks Retail Liquor Store
KJIL 105.7FM Radio for Life
Hickory Hut
R&J Tax Service
Doug Bradley Trucking, Inc.
David & Wendy Moshier
Salina Regional Health Foundation
Central Leasing Systems Inc.
Midwest Equipment Rental
Ann's Kinder Care
Individuals
Roger and Sissy Morrison
Melvin Kejr
Dr. Brad Stuewe and Paula Fried P.H.D
Lila Berkley
Paul & Carol Junk
D.L. and Cheryl DeTurk
Barton & Kate Bycroft
Ada Wood
Walter Neumann
Lindy & Kathy Lorenson
Robert Burt
Wendell & Waitstill Nickell
Neal Patry
Michael & Dineel Grant
Ronald and Elizabeth Prielipp
C.L. and Beverly Olson
Lynda Hassler
D.A. Norris
Julius and Elizabeth Mai
Don & Joyce Schroeder
Bob and Linda Salem
William and Patricia Knox
Margie Walker
Dean and Sonja Chiles
Rosie Leek
Tim and Annette Grant
Jeff and Jeanene Ehrlich
Max and Loretta Graber
John and Mary Quinley
James and Margaret Hall
Mike and Lauri Fabrizius
Larry and Cynthia Smull
Huey and Patricia Counts
Susan Ramage
Walter & Lola Fair
David & Heather Corl
Richard & Joann House
Jerry Jones & Kathleen Barrett-Jones
Phil Hemmer & Amy Berkley Hemmer
Dick & Toni Renfro
George & Marcia Jo Troutfetter
Larry & Joan Sams
Dorothy Kennedy
Fred & Connie Trawny
Kevin Koehler
Lee & Louise Haworth
Flavel & Louise Simcox
Dorothy Kennedy
Harry & Ann Jett
Jan & Jean Windsheffel
Ken & Amy Stonebraker
Marshall and Janice Stanton
William and Mary Anne Powell
Roger Haberman
Kenneth and Nina Warren
Fred and Doni Michels
Dave and Lisa Ouderkirk
Jeffrey and Mary Thompson
Richard and Angie Frisbie
Tom and Pamela Evans
John Highkin & Cindy Zimmerman
Lt Col Brian & Judy Weisel
Daniel & Nancy King
Harold Eagleton
David & Wendy Moshier
Mike & Debbie Payne
Edward & Patricia Mock
James & Elanore Sullivan
Kenneth & Nina Warren
Robert Stinson
James & Joanne Stucky
Diane Turner
Mark & Barb Chaffee
Daniel & Nancy Lee King
Amy Hoffman
Ruth Ann House
Edward & Patricia Mock
Jim Miller
Joan Ray
Jan and Jean Windscheffel
Elmer & Wilma Pearse
Stephen & Heidi Brown
Dennis & Susan Haynes
Martin and Jonnie Berneking
Dr. Robert Weber
Paul and Marjorie Mugler
Luella Kirk
Jeridy Oetken
Mary Johnson
Dale Jenner
A.D. and Lucy Jankord
Eric and Bonnie Anderson
Robert and Ernestine Allen
Diana Gray
Randy and Diane Shandy
Gerald Godbout
Ken & Melissa Weishaar
Ivy Marsh
Freda Rees
Dean & Betty Groves
Randy & Lynda Hassler
Robert Burt
Bill & Dana Kossow
Rosalie Leek
Gerald Godbout
Father Kerry Ninemire
Loris & Frances Hughes
Phil Guries
D.B. & Carol Reinsch
Tom & Stephanie Bryan
Marie Gleason
Paul & Brenda McDaniel
Paul & Marjorie Mugler
Mary Johnson
Marsha Kessen
Jerome & Susan Hellmer
Harold Lear
Robert & Rachel Loersch
John & Deborah Divine
Gracie Cox
Brian Duncan
Joe and Ivanell Bulleigh
John Dorsey
Dave and Debra Haynes
Patrick and Patricia Bryant
Karen Morgan
Catherine Silhan
Paul & Mary Warden
John & Marilyn Weber
Dr. Gary & Mary Anne Weiner
Melissa Cook
Charles Beery
Mabel Mase
Mary Dolan
Luella Kirk
Max Dewey
Doyle and Doris Turner
Dr. Gary & Mary Anne Weiner
J Anderson
Lindy & Kathy Lorenson
Donald Vader
Marian Page
Stephen Burpee
Phil Worley
Kevin and Lynn Peterson
Carroll Tiers
Layne and Tamra Hauserman
Harold and Nancy Tangye
Carolyn Larson
Phyllis Von Fange
Ernie and Robin Gabel
Gerry Parker
Harold & Nancy Tangye
Mary Lou Crawford
Karen Morgan
Kenneth & Anita Sly
Earl & Susan Fry
Richard Shelton
Linda Crouthers
Ludie Lumpkin