COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER: Thursday, November 28, 2024, 12:00 p.m. Medicine Lodge Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 108 E. Second Ave. Meat, potatoes, stuffing, bread, drink and table service provided. Please bring a salad, vegetable or a dessert to share. Everyone welcome. No reservations needed.

STOCKADE MUSEUM: December 1 is Museum Store Sunday, so come celebrate with us and benefit our local artisans as you shop! The Stockade Gift Shop will be open Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1. Stop in and see our unique gift items, stocking stuffers, and gift cards. The Stockade Gift Shop will host a Holiday Open House Saturday, December 7 from 1-5. Help yourself to a mug of homemade hot apple cider or hot chocolate, and browse our gift shop. When you’re done shopping, pull up a chair by the fire, and visit with our staff.

GriefShare: Grieving a loss? Find hope and healing after the death of a loved one in this faith based weekly support group. Sign-up and Orientation, Thursday, September 19, 2924, at 7:00pm, in the Fireside Room at the Medicine Lodge Methodist Church, 108 E. Second in Medicine Lodge. Sessions begin October 24, 2024, at 7:00 pm. For questions call 620-886-3903 or Judy Phipps 316-640-5994.

Barber County Health Department Monthly Schedule
Tuesday am -Wic Clinic/or by appointment
Tuesday pm- Footcare
Every 2nd week on Monday Footcare in Kiowa
Family Planning Clinic- once a month (day varies)
Covid vaccine offered by appointment
Allergy Clinic offered by appointment
Presumptive Eligibility for KanCare- by appointment only
Immunizations by appointment only
Pre-school and kindergarten physicals
Flu shot Clinic -starting each Oct.

MEETING: All Veterans Organization will meet the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall.

COMMUNITY CARRY-IN DINNER for seniors age 50 and over at Isabel Senior Center. Every third Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Come join us.

NOTICE: To obtain a burn permit in Medicine Lodge, go to the City Office before burning. There is no charge and it is good for 30 days. Also, please remember to call the Sheriff’s Office and let them know the address.

Notice to citizens of Medicine Lodge: Concerning the legal use of golf carts and ATVs (sometimes called side by sides) on city streets: ONLY licensed adults may operate these vehicles, when the vehicle is properly insured and has the appropriate license plate registered with the city.

MEETINGS: Sharon Fellowship Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Tuesday evenings 7pm at the Senior Center in the People's Bank building 106 Broadway St Sharon, KS 67138. Contact Randy C 620-930-8207.

NOTICE: Help and hope for family and friends of alcoholics. Join us at Al-Anon (adults) at 7 and Alateen (youth) at 6 in the basement of the Kiowa St. John’s Catholic Church rectory (house on corner of Main and 10th). For questions or possible transportation, please call (620) 899-3268 or email kiowaafg@gmail.com

NOTICE: If your house is within the ML city limits and needs a new 9-1-1 number, please contact the Stampede 4-H Club for a FREE set! Our club is providing free house numbers as a community service for emergency preparedness. Hardware is provided, and you can attach them or we can. Give us a call at 620-886-2244.

Find unique holiday gifts, offers at
The Stockade and Carry Nation
Home Museums on December 1
Medicine Lodge, KS (Nov 2024) – On Sunday, December 1, 2024, the Museum Gift Shop at The Medicine Lodge Stockade invites shoppers to participate in Museum Store Sunday, an annual holiday shopping day supporting cultural institutions and their stores. This year, more than 2,100 museum stores representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 25 countries and five continents will celebrate Museum Store Sunday and offer unique gifts for the holiday season—with all purchases supporting its parent institution and the artisans and craftspeople who create many of the gifts found in museum stores.
Stockade Museum staff have been busy preparing for this event, and look forward to hosting our first Museum Store Sunday. They invite you to stop in and browse the sales such as those for Grey Feather Sterling Silver Creations. Shoppers will also enjoy free admission to the museums. Staff will also offer gift wrapping on site.
The number of participating cultural institutions has tripled since the Museum Store Association launched Museum Store Sunday in 2017. The global advocacy campaign’s new slogan, “Shop with Purpose,” reflects the organization’s mission to promote economic sustainability and cultural engagement for museums and the communities they support.
Kate Schureman, board president of the Museum Store Association and chief operating officer and vice president of administration of the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois, explains how shopping at cultural institutions during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend strengthens communities and their financial well-being.
“Purchasing locally made gifts at museum stores circulates money within shoppers’ communities,” Schureman said. “In turn, artists, businesses and museums in their neighborhoods have more funds to reinvest into their communities and foster local economic growth.”
While there is only one Museum Store Sunday every year, consumers are encouraged to shop at and support museum stores all year long. Approximately 91% of shoppers said they would return the following year to shop during Museum Store Sunday and 89% of shoppers said Museum Store Sunday encourages them to shop at museum stores throughout the year [Source: Museum Store Sunday 2023 Shoppers Survey].
Shoppers may find participating museum stores near them at http://www.museumstoresunday.org/find-a-store and those with online stores at http://www.museumstoresunday.org/find-an-online-store.
For more information on events and promotions during Museum Store Sunday at The Medicine Lodge Stockade Museum, please visit https://medicinelodgestockade.wordpress.com and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mlstockade
For up-to-date information on Museum Store Sunday, including a list of global museum store participants and online museum stores, visit www.museumstoresunday.org and:
Follow Museum Store Sunday on Instagram at @museumstoresunday
Like Museum Store Sunday on Facebook at facebook.com/museumstoresunday
About The Medicine Lodge Stockade Museum and Carry A. Nation Home
The Medicine Lodge Stockade Museum gives you a taste of what life was like in a stockade in the 1870s.
About the Museum Store Association
The Museum Store Association is a 501(c)3 organization with the mission of advancing the nonprofit retail industry, its stores and the success of professionals engaged in it. For more information, visit www.museumstoreassociation.org.
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For More Information on The Medicine Lodge Stockade Museum and Carry A. Nation Home, Contact:
Ginger Goering at 620-886-3553
For More Information on Museum Store Sunday, Contact:
Museum Store Association
communications@museumstoreassociation.org