Arts and Crafts
Projects
1969-70
Made felt sunflower luggage tags for our Miss Kansas for Miss Kansas Pageant
1970
Hammer and nail wood sculpture contest, retail sales promotion
Made 250 ceramic pencil and letter holders and 175 pots of yarn
flowers for Kansas Association of Education secretaries convention in Hutchinson. Noreen Hein, local member, secretary of the association
Mobile Art Gallery, ?Art Now!,? Picasso, Max Ernst, John Miro
1972
Mobile Art Gallery, ?Picasso?
Hosted Kansas Press Women State Convention
1973
Mobile Gallery, ?Salute to Mexico?
1974
Wheat Centennial-Worked with U. S. Postal Department in preparation for the 1st Day Issue postal stamp in honor of Turkey Red Wheat. The association handled the dedication program, luncheon, and printed the official souvenir programs which included the first day issue. The U. S. Postal service reimbursed the association $2,500 for their expenses and labor by volunteers. U.S. Postmaster General, E. T. Klassen, Hillsboro native was on hand to dedicate the stamp.
Made 60 bread boards for fund raising project
1975
Members serve the Adobe House ethnic dinner at Tabor College
1975-1980
Parkside Homes Gallery ? two receptions per year for new exhibits
Featured art at Lee?s Drive-In
1978
Sponsor reception for Randy Penner, watercolor artist
PRIDE Pacemaker I banquet with Governor Bennett
1980
Sponsor summer day camp for kids
1982
Assemble winning Hillsboro entry in Mennonite Trunk for KAKE T.V.
Kansas Artists? Postcard Exhibit at First National Bank
PRIDE Pacemaker II banquet, Governor John Carlin
Display art in Rep. Duane Goossen?s office in State Capitol
Community Development Donations
*Not a complete list, but listed are some of the contributions to the
community through the years. Holiday Home Tours were a source of funds, in some cases.
1976
Salem Hospital, sofa, chairs, coffee table, $300
Hillsboro Public Library holding fund for paintings, $500
1978
Paintings for Salem Hospital and Parkside Homes, $700
1979
Parkside Homes, color and oil paintings, photography, weaving,
pottery, and calligraphy collection, $800
1980
Salem Hospital equipment, $1,000
1981
Salem Hospital, new emergency room table
Donation to Chamber of Commerce for nativity scene, $100
1983
Salem Hospital, electronic scale, $1,000
1984
Salem Hospital, treadmill, $1,000
1985
Salem Hospital Bililite (for babies) and microwave, $1,000
Salem Hospital, minor surgery table, $1,000
Purchased first set of Main Street banners ? blue & white flowers
1988
Tabor College, Wohlegemuth Music Education Center, $2,500
1990
Hillsboro Public Library, video collection donation, $500
1991
Hillsboro Cultural Arts Council, $1,000
1993
Spirit-N-Celebration, HHS music group, for St. Louis trip, $400
Hillsboro Arts Council, $500
EMS $350
Kansas State Fair booth fee
New sign on 13 Mile Road
Flowers for downtown barrels
50 new balloon banners for Main Street, $6,500
1994
Office computer, $500
33 58? tri-candle holiday wreaths, plus pole wrap and brackets ?
holiday gift to the the community, $14,853
1995
Dallas Brass concert, Tabor College, $300
EMS, $350
Hillsboro Cultural Arts Council, $300
Kansas State Fair booth fee, $175
HHS basketball championship signs, $200
1996
Hillsboro brochures, $380
EMS, $350
Flowers $200,
Banner brackets, $170
1998
Contract Dave Clark to maintain grounds at Hillsboro signs
Hillsboro High School, for auditorium curtains, $20,000
Tabor College Choir, for New York trip, $1,000
Hillsboro Public Library for paintings for loan, $1,411
Flowers for four association concrete planters downtown
Vicky?s School of Dance, $400
Nutcracker performance, $400
1999
Contract to maintain ?Welcome to Hillsboro? signs, $1,927
HHS band and Spirit-N-Celebration trips to Denver/N.Y., $1,200
Summer drama program, $1,000
EMS, $400
State fair booth, $155
2000
Brochures for Convention & Visitors Bureau, $500
State fair booth, $225
New city sign in Hillsboro Heights, $1,000
EMS, $400
Summer drama program, $5,000
2001
Summer drama program, $3,000
HHS choir and band trips to Colorado, $500
Prairie View?s Food for Thought program series, $250
EMS, $400
Hillsboro promotional brochures, $500
New sign promoting city in Hillsboro Heights, $5,100
2002
?Enjoy Hillsboro? banners for downtown, $5,333
HHS band and choir trips to Colorado, $500
Summer drama program, $3,000
New computers in Hillsboro Management Board office, $500
Half-page ad in Tourism Kansas magazine, $150
EMS, $400
2003
Summer drama program, $1,000
HHS band trip to Branson, Mo., $500
Hillsboro Family Festival, $100
EMS, $400
2004
?Welcome? banners for downtown, $1,935
Summer drama program, $1,500
EMS, $400
Hillsboro Family Festival, $100
2005
New Christmas wreathes (44) and pole wraps for downtown, $10,664
Summer drama program, $1,500
EMS, $400
2006
HHS choir and Spirit ?N? Celebration trips to Kansas City, $2,000
Summer drama program, $1,000
EMS, $400
2007
New banners for downtown Hillsboro, $3,520
HHS band trip, $750
Summer drama program, $1,000
2008
Chamber membership, donation of two paintings for Chamber dinner.
Classes Sponsored
by the Association
A variety of classes have been sponsored since 1969. List includes an example of some which were taught:
Quilling
Woodcarving
Macrame
Drawing
Creative stitchery
Wheat weaving
Appliqued sweatshirts
Sweatshirt dresses
Paper twist wall hangings
Decorative acrylic painting
Ink and watercolor
Yeast breads
Watercolor embossing
Bunny fences for Easter
Tours Association members took various trips including:
1978
Gallery XII and Wichita Art Museum
1979
Lebold Mansion, in Abilene
Marlow Woodcuts
Americus
