April 2023
Bringing beauty and light to basements
Wes Miller, owner of Illumicast, shared about his family-owned and operated business out of Hutchinson at the Chamber Connection on April 20. Illumicast specializes in installing egress windows and pre-cast concrete window wells.
Moundridge Library holds Star Wars events
The Moundridge Library is celebrating May 5th, not by celebrating Cinco de Mayo, but by inviting Storm Troopers. On May 5th from 6-8 p.m, everyone, no matter their age, is invited to come in for pictures with Storm Troopers, Star Wars challenges, games, coloring, and tons of Star Wars fun.
Gifts to the community foundation are worth more in April
(SVCF) could earn additional dollars for charitable grants in the community through an area-wide Match Month gift matching campaign. In April, donations to the Smoky Valley Community Enhancement Fund will be matched by 200%, up to $4,000, by the Smoky Valley Community Foundation and a Patterson Family Foundation grant.
ReUse-It Center makes donations
The ReUse It Center donated to the McPherson Housing Coalition, StepMC, and The Omega Project in April. McPherson Housing Coalition, Inc.
City of McPherson proclaims Arbor Day April 28
At the City of McPherson Commission Meeting on April 25, Mayor Tom Brown read the Proclamation for Arbor Day, April 28, 2023. The Commission approved the proclamation.
MTC Expands Fiber Internet throughout McPherson
MTC is fully underway with a multi-million dollar community wide expansion of our stateof- the-art Fiber-to-thehome network, which will bring blazing fast Internet connectivity to every home in McPherson. MTC, the only truly local fiber broadband Internet provider in McPherson has been in business now for 118 years. With offices in McPherson, Marquette, Little River, Lyons and Sterling, we have evolved into a premium telecommunications provider. MTC’s fiber network is the most advanced telecommunications technology available, and we are continuing to expand that throughout McPherson.
LINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES
Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’SBIRTHDAY (04/26/23). Dream and plan this year.
LaVena Kidd’s Button Design 2012:
During the All Schools Day meeting on April 24, Lucky Kidd made an announcement that his mother, LaVena Kidd passed away on Sunday, April 23. Kidd also shared that his mother won the design contest in 2012, which was the 99th year of McPherson County All Schools Day.
McPherson businesses form group
Local merchants have formed McPherson Business Masterminds after seeing success with similar groups in places like Salina or Wichita. The Business Masterminds’ goal is to support each other during this time of inflation and recession.