If you pay a visit to our office at 1800 12th Street in Great Bend, no doubt you will see evidence of our upcoming move. Boxes are everywhere and plans are being fine-tuned for moving the heaviest items by the end of November. 

Our new office location is 3007 10th Street. The building was originally built by the gas company, and now houses the Barton County Food Bank, and other offices. We will be in the west wing of the building, and we will have ample parking in front of our office. I am excited that the agent offices will each have a window! We will also have a nice sized meeting room.

I still remember when we moved from the 1st floor of the Barton County Courthouse during a very hot week in July of 1995. My then 12-year-old son, Adam, was great help as we moved loads and loads of boxes. Now, 26 years later, it’s time to prioritize the items we will actually use and lighten the load. (I wonder if Adam would be excited if I invited him to help with our move this time!) Many if not all our publications can be printed on demand, so the need to have a room full of publications is not as necessary as it was then. 

It looks like our office will need to be closed to the public Monday, Nov. 29th through Wednesday, Dec. 1st. Those are the dates that our heaviest furniture will be moved, along with moving all our technology and phones. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that mother nature provides good weather during that week. Watch our Cottonwood Extension District website and FaceBook page as we share more specific announcements.

Mark Jan. 6th on your calendars and plan to join us for our Great Bend Chamber coffee, ribbon cutting and open house at 3007 10th Street!

Donna Krug is the Family & Consumer Science Agent with K-State Research and Extension – Cottonwood District. Contact her at 620-793-1910 or dkrug@ksu.edu.