Everyday El Dorado

Everyday El Dorado

By Deanna Sams BonnSociety & Culture
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Everyday El Dorado episodes

  • What is Art? at the Coutts Museum of Art

    I recently had the opportunity to visit the Coutts Museum for their current Museum-wide exhibit “What is Art?”

    The exhibit features:

    • Sculpture and 2D work from Dallas Dodge
    • Prints from Jennifer Callaway
    • Jewelry from Jillian Marsh
    • Graffiti from Belle Rausch -
    • Wichita Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers Guild
    • As well as an installation piece from curator Sheila Yrjanainen

      • The exhibit runs from August 5 - October 28, 2021

      Visit EverydayElDorado.com to learn more about the people, places and things to do in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.

      7 min
    • SBA Celebrates 90 Years

      Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital opened its doors on September 19, 1931.  

      Ninety years later, they celebrated their continued service to El Dorado and the surrounding communities with an employee appreciation luncheon.

      On Monday, September 20, 2021, a birthday celebration was held on the lawn in front of the section of the hospital building that houses the original structure.


      Learn more at EverydayElDorado.com 

      5 min
    • Mayor's Prayer Breakfast & LEPC

      May 6th is this year's National Day of Prayer and the day will begin in El Dorado with the Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.  Robin Forpahl is the guest speaker at this year's event which will be held at the Civic Center.  


      The Butler County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) meets quarterly to give partners an opportunity to stay up to date with one another and plan for Hazard Materials training. Keri Korthals, Butler County Emergency Management Director tells more about the committee and it's function. 


      Learn more at EverydayElDorado.com

      8 min
    • BCC Student & Teacher Awards

      Butler Community College instructors Larry Friesen and Amanda Hadley have been named recipients of the John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards for 2021. Each year the awards are presented by the League for Innovation in the Community College.


      EverydayElDorado.com

      11 min
    • El Dorado Community Programs

      "Crossroads: Change in Rural America" is a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit and Butler County Historical Society Home of the Kansas Oil Museum is a partner site and host to "The Changing Faces and Place in Butler County."

      Community Aid Network (CAN) is a local resource to help those in financial need and volunteers Barbara Day, Joy Cushman and Dorthy Beer shares with me about the services provided.

      Numana hosts a monthly "Serve Local" food packing event and I spoke with Event Coordinator Rachel Lacerda to learn more. 


      Learn more at EverydayElDorado.com

      8 min
    • The Great Indian Doctor - Nancy Cowley Griggs
      Nancy Griggs, according to an article in the Walnut Valley Times in 1895, was described as a women who “…came of that sturdy, rugged pioneer stock, whose indomitable will, honesty and courage laid the foundation of this nation and paved the way, through untold hardships for a civilization, the broadest and highest in the worlds history. This was the atmosphere in which she was reared and these were the environments in which she grew to womanhood.”
      When Nancy (Johnson) Cowley Griggs came to Kansas Territory, with her first husband Matthew Cowley in 1857, it was home to several tribes of Native American’s who were at war with each other and with the incoming settlers. According to reports, she won their confidence, ministered to the sick, fed the hungry and became famous among them.  She acquired a practical knowledge of their use of herbs as medicine and became adept in their application. She studied nature and nature’s remedies and went on to marry Albert (A.O.) Griggs on October 25, 1874.  Following their marriage, Nancy moved her healing practice into town where she became known as the Great Indian Doctor.
      Learn more at EverydayElDorado.com
      1 hr 1 min
    • BCC Culinary Arts Program Receives Gift

      The Culinary Arts program at Butler Community College is moving forward with what some are calling “Culinary 2.0.”  Scott Redler, co-founder and COO of the fast-casual restaurant franchise, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, and wife Betsy announced Thursday, that they and Vantage Point Properties, Inc. are making significant donations to the Butler Community College Foundation to support the growth and expansion of Butler’s award-winning Culinary Arts program.

      The cash and land gifts prepare Butler’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management programs to make significant enhancements. The result will be a brand-new teaching and entertaining facility in Andover’s hottest development area on Kellogg. The building will serve as a state-of-the-art training facility for the Culinary and Hospitality program while providing students the opportunity to showcase their unique cuisines to the public.


      Learn more at EverydayElDorado.com

      3 min
    • Early Founder Frank Gordy - "The Man, the Myth, the Legend"

      Frank Gordy is the namesake of Gordy Park and Gordy Street, both located in the heart of El Dorado, Kansas.  The 140 acre tract which comprised the original townsite was entered on March 23, 1868, by B. Frank Gordy, and a plat of the townsite filed for record in the succeeding month. Shortly after entering his claim, Gordy sold a fifth interest each to Henry Martin, Samuel Langdon and Byron O. Carr, and with them formed the El Dorado Town Company. Town lots were laid out and sold to all who would improve them, at the rate of $10 per lot.

      In this episode, we learn a little more about Gordy and his contribution to El Dorado's history.

      Visit EverydayElDorado.com as well celebrate 150 years in El Dorado. 


      50 min
    • El Dorado's History within the Miss America Organization
      On this episode, we hear from El Dorado native Sierra Marie Bonn, Miss Southwest 2020, as she shares a bit of history on scholarship programs through the years in Kansas, including a fun fact about El Dorado's connection with the Miss Kansas Organization. 
      Learn more about Sierra by visiting documentary.sierrabonn.com
      4 min
    • Hildebrand - Horse Thief or Holy Roller? - part 2

      William Hildebrand is listed as the first white settler in Butler County.  He is also identified as a horse thief.  Nothing else is mentioned about him in the history books.  But there is always more to a story...

      Celebrating 150 Years in El Dorado is brought to you through a partnership with Everyday El Dorado in conjunction with Golden Road Studios, Butler County Historical Society Home of the Kansas Oil Museum, the City of El Dorado, KBTL 88.1 The Grizz and our series sponsor, Linda Baines, Realtor with SunGroup Real Estate and Appraisals.

      Visit us on the web at EverydayElDorado.com

      43 min

    About Everyday El Dorado

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    Welcome to Everyday El Dorado, where we focus on "the fine art of living well" in El Dorado, Kansas and we highlight individuals and organizations who have made, and are making, significant…