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It seems these days, everybody is talking
about social media. How should we use
social media? What are the pitfalls of social
media? Is social media becoming too invasive? Too distancing? With all that chatter,
we at Sunflower Bank still believe in the
importance of engaging shoulder-to-shoulder
in our communities.
Why is that important? In part, because of
our commitment to not only bring great
products and services to our customers, but to bring our values
of passion, integrity and respect to our communities. Sharing
our leadership skills and enthusiasm with our neighbors is more
than fun, it’s a privilege.
On these pages, you’ll see those values in action. You’ll see
Sunflower Bankers who help local causes with donations. You’ll
see Sunflower Bankers rewarding education. You’ll see our
volunteer stars, donating more than 16,000 hours (and counting)
in your communities so far this year.
We’ve Got Spirit!
W
e’ r e
proud to be
your fall football headquarters throughout
Kansas, Missouri and Colorado,
no matter your team, no matter
your pride.
Besides customer giveaways and
employee cheerfests, we love
the fall because it’s our chance
to choose a Kick-Off Kid each
week – giving one student plus
his or her family a chance to
watch K-State or KU from the
sidelines.
Mollie Carter,
President and CEO
Sunflower Bank
Prior to each KU and K-State
home game, we select a student
between grades K-8 as the KickOff Kid. They get four tickets
for the whole family, a pregame
meal and sideline tour, and they
watch the team burst from the
tunnel before the game.
This fall, we chose several
lucky students to attend
K-State and KU home games,
visiting the sidelines while
the ’Cats or ’Hawks warmed
At Sunflower Bank, we’re there, partnering with you, helping to
make our world a better place.
Oh, and don’t forget to visit us on
Facebook!
Baby Jay with the Kick-off Kid.
KSU’s first Kick-off Kid.
Continued on page 3
Crowning the Teacher of the Year
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3025 Cortland Circle
P.O. Box 800
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Kansas
• Colby • Dodge City
• Ellinwood • Great Bend
• Hays • Junction City
• Lawrence • LIBERAL
• Manhattan • McPherson
• Osborne • Russell • Salina
• topeka • Victoria • Wichita
Colorado
• Cañon City • Monte vista
• PUEBLO • South Fork
M I S S OUR I
• LEETON
aura
Rightmeier, math teacher
at Free State High,
earned the Sunflower Bank
Teacher of the Year honor for
2010-2011 – quite a way to
kick off the school year!
Sunflower Bank’s Glynn
Sheridan and Karen McGrath
announced Rightmeier’s name in
front of a banquet at The Oread
honoring all eight Sunflower
Bank Teachers of the Month
from the 2010-2011 school year.
• Laura Rightmeier, Free State High
• Stephanie Hilaves, Sunset Hill Elementary
• Bernie West, Wakarusa Valley Elementary
• Rhonda Chaffin, South Junior High
• Jo Ball, Free State High
• Kathleen Gyles, West Junior High
• Melanie Crawley, Pinckney Elementary
• Jeny Bellavia, Woodlawn Elementary
• Shannon Biggerstaff,
Schwegler Elementary
All eight nominees
received an award
presentation at their
Rightmeier, daughter, and Glynn Sheridan.
school and TV profile on
6 News Lawrence, with
students were proud to have her
students and teachers saluting
as a teacher.
their efforts.
The bank kicked off Teacher
Rightmeier received several
of the Year 2012 on Sept. 23,
nominations leading up to her
recognizing Kennedy Elemen­
September award in 2010. Her
tary teacher Debbie Wulfstudents cited an ability to make
Walter, a special educator
geometry fun, but also because
dedicated to helping children
she’s always there for questions,
with learning disabilities.
help, review, and assistance. She
goes above and beyond, and
Continued on page 4
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Coming soon to a school near you: The ABCs
Schools, back
and better than
ever.
Students at SES school prepare for a TV shoot.
O
u r annual
program is almost
here.
Once again, on January 1, we’ll
launch ABC: Be True to Our
For more than
10 years, we’ve
partnered
with you, our
customer,
to help raise
donations for
local schools,
districts, and
foundations.
The 2012 program will do the
same! We’ll partner with schools
throughout our region, and
offer customers the chance to
select their school. Then, when
that customer uses his or her
All under one roof
Y
o u know
Sunflower Bank
operates three
branch offices in Salina:
2450 S. Ninth, 2070 South
Ohio, and 176 N. Santa Fe.
In past years, we’ve
contributed an
annual average of
$50,000 to schools
and students, and a
total surpassing half
a million dollars.
So what’s going on
in these pictures?
Well, our CEO,
Mollie Carter
The crew readies the room while Mollie discusses
the script.
Giddyup! A stroll down
memory lane
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This year was the rodeo’s 90th
anniversary. The theme for
the parade was “Take a Stroll
Down Memory Lane.” They
Insurance Group purchased the
insurance agency in its entirety.
Sunflower Insurance Group
management has maintained
a minority ownership interest
in the agency since Sunflower
Bank purchased a majority
interest in 1999.
Sunflower Insurance Group
“Both Sunflower Bank and
Sunflower Insurance Group have
long histories of premium service
to our clients, and that will
continue. We believe this change
will provide clarity and simplicity for our customers and for us,”
said Mollie Carter, President and
CEO of Sunflower Bank.
Sunflower Bank also announced
in May that the senior management group of Sunflower
Sunflower Insurance Group
remains located at 2090 South
Ohio in Salina.
It takes a team of talented
and dedicated people to help
provide the best service to
customers and communities
each day. With everyone now
under one roof, we’re providing
even more!
Plus, we also feature a report
card contest, paying $10 per A
to select student winners. Now
more than ever, our schools can
use our help.
announces the program for
2012, complete with student
helpers at Southeast of Saline
high school. Watch for Mollie on
your TV beginning in December,
and sign up for the ABCs on
January 1!
very y ear i n
Monte Vista, the
community enjoys a
three day parade that celebrates Colorado’s oldest PRCA
professional rodeo!
But recently, all Sunflower
Bank commercial lenders and
Sunflower wealth management officers moved into
new offices at Sunflower
Bank’s headquarters – 3025
Cortland Circle.
The move is the most recent
stage of consolidation for
Sunflower’s corporate offices
and headquarters. Built in 2008,
3025 Cortland Circle houses
more than 200 Sunflower
employees, all working together
to provide the best in banking:
loans, checking, commercial
services, small business accounts,
trust services and more.
debit card, we contribute to
their school.
paired into teams and created
scenes from each
of the 10-year
stampede anniversaries for the
last 50 years.
Sunflower
Bankers were
excited to win
first prize for the
best adaptation
of the theme.
Latina Outreach in Dodge
S
unflowe r
Bank Dodge City helped
sponsor the Latina
Outreach and Leadership
Cancer Awareness Luncheon for
the Hispanic community celebrating “El Dia De La Mujer.”
The event, om Saturday night,
October 15 at the Cathedral
Our Lady Of
Guadalupe,
featured more
than 100 ladies.
Latina Outreach
and Leadership
(LOL) is a group
of Dodge City
women who
formed the
organization in
order to increase
health awareness
and education for Latinas in the
community, and to work with
other civic and social groups to
bridge cultural gaps.
Maria Ferreiro of Sunflower
Bank has been an active
member since the group formed
in June of 2008 (below, center).
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Win a Super Bowl trip
...Spirit from page 1
Want to enter our Super
Sweepstakes? It’s super
easy!
up, standing
for the anthem,
and greeting
fans from the
Jumbotron!
There’s nothing
like going on
the field for a
big-time college
game, and the
Kick-Off Kids had
an experience to
write home about.
From now until December 27,
2011, any time you use your
Sunflower Bank Visa Credit
Card, you win an entry in Visa’s
Super Sweepstakes.
The winner? One Grand Prize
winner – selected from all Visa
card users throughout the country – will go to the 2012 Super
Bowl, including:
•Trip for winner and 10 friends
•Airfare to Indianapolis
•5 days, 4 nights hotel accommodations
•Transportation to and from
the event
•$100 prepaid Visa cards for
the winner and his or her
guests
No purchase is necessary to
enter or win. Just use your Visa
credit card, and the more times
the merrier. Each swipe gets you
an entry into Visa’s sweepstakes.
Don’t have a Sunflower Bank
Visa credit card? Give us a call
or visit a branch. We’ll get you
started!
Additional restrictions may apply.
Full contest rules available at
any Sunflower Bank location.
Promotion conducted by
Visa, USA, inc.
The King and Us
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Bank welcomed more
than 300 premier
customers to an exclusive opening night screening of The King
and I on Sept. 8.
An annual rite of passage each
year to kick-off the Salina
Community Theatre’s fall
season, Sunflower sponsors
the first show and invites its
customers, holding a random
drawing among thousands of
entries.
of seating arrangements. The
150-seat theater opened with
“The Dixie Swim Club” this
summer.
The new space is part of a $3.5
million major expansion project
at the theater that began with
a groundbreaking ceremony in
2010 and includes an expanded
lobby, modernized restrooms,
new concession and ticket
booths, a large meeting room,
two large classroom-dance
facilities, a reconfigured parking lot — and the new 150-seat
performance space.
The bank also proudly helped
SCT unveil the brand new
The Salina Journal contributed to
Sunflower Financial Theatre, a
this report.
“black box theater” – a square,
unadorned
space
designed
for flexible,
improvised,
and intimate
performances with
(Left to Right) Linda Lilly, Jacque Connor, Sabrina
Lawrence, Julie Reddig, Susan Fry, Cheryl Campbell, Sarah
a variety
Benoit, Jo Ann Radiel, Angela Kieffer-Phillips
Poolside in Pueblo
I
n Au g ust, the
crew of Sunflower Bank
Pueblo, Santa Fe Ave.,
braved the sun and heat
to visit a poolside open
house at The Landings
at Eagleridge apartment
complex. The event
brought together businesses near the complex
to visit with new residents
who asked questions
and signed up for special
offers. There was plenty
of excitement generated by the
Russell
In Pueblo, our
Sunflower Bank
crew pumped up
their customers for
the area’s big rivalry
games – the Bell
Game, the Cannon
Game,and the Pigskin
Classic. Check out
the stars, decked out
in their high school’s
colors.
And throughout
Sunflower Nation
you saw school spirit
from grade school
through college,
festive Fridays, and
a fun atmosphere.
Sunflower Bank
served as your kickoff headquarters
this fall – but it’s the
place to be all season
long, and then some!
Pueblo
Manhattan
Wichita
Fall times in Osborne
J
im Eilert
helped with
the St. Aloysius
Fund Fest during July,
including the planning
of the Fest, but also the
auction that followed
the meal.
Deb Hardman helped
her sorority plan fundraisers for scholarships
in the spring, and
Janene Kuhlmann rode with her
husband on several poker runs
that helped benefit Toys for Tots
and the American Cancer Society.
Angie Goheen worked at the
Osborne County Rural Fair,
helping the Sunflower 4H
Group at the concession stand,
and everywhere else throughout
fair grounds. Angie also serves
on the grade school PTO, and
helped raise money for new
playground equipment.
Sunflower Bank table and the
Spend & Sign & Save account.
Barb Brown helped with the
125th alumni reunion for
Osborne High School by
setting up for breakfast and the
Saturday night banquet. “A lot
of work goes into the weekend
but it’s well worth it when you
meet old friends or sit back and
watch friends reunite,” Barb said.
Barb also helped with the Troop
105 Booster Club selling fireworks for the local Boy Scout
troop, and helped the Rotary by
taking money at the home high
school football games.
Rich Linton, Deb Hardman,
Janene Kuhlmann, Angie
Goheen and Barb Brown served
over 200 hotdogs, chips, cookies, watermelon and water to the
athletes and Bulldog Backers!
(above) The Osborne branch
joined in this year to make the
Fall Kick-Off a huge success.
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...Teacher of the Year from page 1 First Kids gather
for Fun in the Sun
“I was most excited
to see a family that
nominated me,” WulfWalter said. “I love
seeing the kids. I love
seeing the progress
they make every day,
even if it’s a new word
or something different
that they’re doing, it’s
exciting to see their
progress.”
O
Wulf-Walter (center), the September winner
with Karen McGrath and John Hanley.
The Sunflower Bank Teacher
of the Year is in its fifth year,
recognizing Douglas County
teachers who help make a
difference in their community. Nominate your teacher
at sunflowerbank.com. If
chosen, they’ll be recognized
on Channel 6 News with the
Golden Sunflower Award.
Former students and colleagues salute Rightmeier
as her name was called.
Best of all, at
the end of each
school year, we
“crown” one
teacher with the
grand prize - the
Sunflower Bank
Teacher of the
Year! And the
winner earns a
leased car for a
full year! Wow!
Victoria’s Herzogfest
T
h e 2 0 th
annual Herzogfest was
held in Victoria on
August 12 and 13. Sunflower
Bank has been one of the long
time sponsors of the event, and
this year sponsor employees
were invited
to personally
meet and
greet Candy
Coburn,
who
presented
a concert
on Friday,
August 12.
released a new CD with a major
Nashville producer. Watch for
it, listen for it…Better yet, go
to iTunes now and download
“Pink Warrior.” All profits from
sales of the song go to Susan G.
Komen’s Race for the Cure.
Candy, third from left, with Darlene and Gina of Sunflower
Bank.
Donations for Community
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Bankers in Colby filled
boxes and boxes with
needed items for Options:
Domestic and
Sexual Violence
Services, donating items to help
victims in need.
Periodically,
Options secures
items like shampoo, toothbrushes,
clothes, household
an evening at the pool August 3.
It was a much cooler night than
had been all summer – but
First Kids
Summer BBQ and
Swim Party.
The 21-year special
education teacher was nominated by Todd and Leeann
Miller. Their two daughters
have autism and were students
of Wulf-Walter.
Candy has
recently
ver 80 k i d s
beat the heat by
attending McPherson’s
items and more to help serve
its mission of victim advocacy.
Pictured, Sunflower staff in
Colby prepares the donation.
First Kids, along
with their families
and friends, gathered at Lakeside
Park to enjoy a
barbecue and a
visit from Bubba
the Bear on
Saturday, August 6 (above).
Following dinner, First Kids
and their families and friends
were invited to the McPherson
Water Park for a
splashing good
time!
after weeks of 100-plus degree
days, everyone was happy. Kids
enjoyed snacks, fruit punch,
and prizes.
In Russell
The First Kids
and immediate
families enjoyed
Back to School Picnic
A
nother
successful Back to
School Picnic was
held at Victoria Elementary
School. This event has been
sponsored by Sunflower Bank
for many years.
Dale Gottschalk, Mike Briney,
Jack Dennis, Judy Parks, Carol
Legleiter, Jessica Elsen, Bridget
Stenzel, Deb Hoffman, Olivia
Becker, Gina Oberle and
Darlene Braun attended and
enjoyed.
This is a
great time
for families
to meet each
other and
for students
to introduce
their families
to teachers.
Everyone has
a great time
doing so.
Sunflower
Bank staff
members
Changes coming to
paper savings bonds
P
aper savi n gs
bonds will no longer be
sold at financial institutions after December 31, 2011.
But they’re not going away —
electronic savings bonds can
be purchased online through
TreasuryDirect.gov.
Existing paper bonds are still
valid and will earn interest
for 30 years from the issue
date or until redeemed. You
can continue to redeem savings
bonds as accustomed.
Learn more at
www.treasurydirect.gov.
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Helping the United Way
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Frank Copeland (left) and LInda Ridley of Sunflower Bank in the bank’s parking lot after donating a handcrafted swing to the Guereca family.
Photo courtesy of Jessica Crawford/High Plains Leader
Swinging into action
for Liberal child in need
K
aren Guereca,
a cousin to Manuel
Guereca Jr., was
awarded a swing handcrafted
by Frank Copeland during a
drawing at Sunflower Bank.
Sunflower Bank organized the
drawing to help offset medical
costs incurred by Manuel’s June
24 diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia – and nearly
$3,700 was raised for the family.
Manuel, 8, is a third grade
student at Turpin Elementary
School. This summer, his life
changed. Manuel’s sister, Mariela
Marquez, 20, said although her
brother is currently hospitalized
in Oklahoma City, his spirits are
high and the family and physicians remain positive regarding
Manuel’s condition.
Mariela explained her brother
will be receiving a bone marrow
transplant in the near future.
The donor? Manuel’s 14-yearold sister, Marina Guereca
Marquez. Compatibility – even
between siblings – is extremely
rare, but on a date to be determined, Marina will donate
marrow to her suffering brother.
Marina, a freshman at Turpin
High School, said she is so
thankful she is a match, but
the joy is still sinking in. Linda
Ridley of Sunflower Bank chose
Marina to draw from the many
raffle tickets for Copeland’s
handcrafted porch swing.
Ridley said the drawing itself
raised $3,690 for the family’s
medical and travel expenses.
However, Sunflower Bank
employees have started a special
fund of their own.
Jessica Crawford of the High
Plains Leader and Times contributed.
Community Ambassadors
back again
H
av e you ev er
wondered what makes
your hometown tick?
Are you curious about local
business? Local government?
Well, this fall, high school seniors
throughout Sunflower Bank cities
once again learn all about their
communities and discuss business and local government with
community leaders.
– and encourages them to keep
their hometown in mind as a
future destination.
Community Ambassadors is
open to a select group of students
in all Sunflower Bank cities.
Community Ambassadors
is Sunflower’s unique leadership program that gives
students a solid footing
before embarking to college
Stay tuned to the
Community News for
Ambassador updates,
and see what the best
and the brightest are up
to!
uring
the 2011
United
Way of McPherson
County Kickoff
Campaign, The
McPherson United
Way recognized
Sunflower Bank
Employees and
presented them
Salina Bankers supported the United Way on Oct. 14.
with a placque
for their particiKevin Lull is a Board Member of
pation in the 2010 United
the local United Way, supported
Way Campaign, as they had
in the photo by Junction City
a hundred percent participaemployees (below, left).
tion. They continue to make
a difference in the McPherson
Arr, matey! Tis a great day
community by having contribufor the United Way
tions matched dollar for dollar,
The United Way of Central
corporately.
Kansas celebrated their kick
off with a Buccaneer Bash. The
purpose of the United Way of
Central Kansas is to help raise
funds for the nineteen agencies
that provide numerous services
to the community. Becca
Maxwell, Customer Service
Officer is the newest member
of the United Way of Central
Kansas Board of directors and
Sunflower Bank was a proud
sponsor of the event (below).
Stuff the Bus
Sunflower Bank in
Junction City served as
a collection point for the
United Way “Stuff the
Bus” campaign to collect
going back to school
items for the elementary
school children. (above)
Helping Pueblo earn
affordable housing honor
S
unflowe r
Bank Pueblo recently
participated in a housing project that earned national
accolades.
The bank participated in
financing for the Pueblo
Housing Authority’s Ashwood
Apartments complex, designed
as affordable structures and
housing for seniors, and located
at the corner of Mildred Place
and E. 21st in Pueblo.
The complex earned the prestigious National Association
of Housing and
Redevelopment
Officials Merit
Award for
community
enhancement
programs. The
complex consists
of five buildings
with energy-effi-
cient, handicapped-accessible,
one-bedroom units designed to
provide decent and affordable
housing for senior citizens on
Pueblo’s East Side. The Housing
Authority accepted its award
at the NARHO conference in
Louisville, Kentucky
“We’re pleased to help in any
way we can,” said Tammy
Fesmire, president of Sunflower
Bank Pueblo. “The Ashwood
Apartments truly enhance the
Pueblo community, and we’re
glad to be a small part of it.”
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Sunflower’s
swift kickers!
A
g roup of
Sunflower Bank
kickball stars banded
together to support The Fourth
Annual Love, Chloe Kickball
Jam, on Saturday, Sept. 17
featuring 20 teams and over
400 participants.
The community event raises
funds for the Love, Chloe foundation, a memorial cause that
Drovers of Dodge City
W
It’s game time.
celebrates the memory of Chloe
Watson Feyerherm, who tragically lost her battle with cancer
at the tender age of 7. Love,
Chloe Foundation proceeds
help the fight against childhood
cancer.
McPherson’s Red Carpet
S
c h o ol is back
in session, and with
that, comes Fall and
Winter Homecomings! Each
year, the Sunflower Bank
McPherson team is eager to
provide tiaras to several local
schools for Homecoming
Royalty. Jen Bonham, Branch
Manager, presents the fall
homecoming tiaras to Mikayla
Goering and Oaklee Abernathy
of Inman High School.
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for single women and children. Their mission is to
provide a sanctuary that offers
Healing, Opportunity, Peace &
Empowerment to single women
who are committed to achieving
self-sufficiency.
Children’s Miracle donation
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Specifically targeted for individuals working in the health care
field – doctors, nurses, administrators, support staff and more
– Sunflower Bank donates 5
cents to a separate health care
organization or cause within
each Sunflower community.
For example, in Great Bend and
Ellinwood, each time a Barton
Drovers of Dodge City are
a welcoming group for the
community, appearing at events
and showing up around Boot
HIll. They traveled to Wichita
for the Riverfest and stayed
in their wagon, spreading the
good word about Dodge City
and Kansas!
KWU meets the merchants
cards as part of a contest, and
unflowe r
the booth overflowed with
Bank Salina greeted
cookies and soda. Go ’Yotes!
new and returning
Kansas Wesleyan
students before
the year began
on August 24. As
part of the Meet
the Merchants at
Kansas Wesleyan
University, the
bank introduced
several of their
friendly faces to
freshman, seniors,
faculty and more.
Two students
Latisha Dinkel dishes up fresh baked cookies.
earned Visa gift
Skatin’ with Count Bubba
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Mt. Hope Sanctuary brings
restoration, hope and wholeness where there was once
brokenness. They provide a
transitional housing program
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Bank’s Lynda
Jamison and Becca
Maxwell presented the
annual donation – more
than $200 – to the Barton
County Children’s Miracle
Network, an amount
determined by customer
usage of Sunflower Bank’s
Health Care Professional debit
card.
In the old west,
drovers helped migrate cattle
along trails, often from Kansas
to Colorado or Texas or further
west.
Below is a picture of the
Drovers of Dodge City. Dave
Wetmore, Sunflower president, is the far right in the big
mustache. His daughter plays
Miss Kitty and his wife holds
the dog.
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Support for Mt. Hope
m ber
H e nd riks o n,
Director of Fund
Development at Mt. Hope
Sanctuary, accepted a check
from Chet Lang, Market
President of McPherson, on
July 14, from the proceeds of
the McPherson Branch’s pop
machine.
hat’s a
drove r ?
alina
First Kids lined
up outside the
Starlight Skating Rink for
the annual Halloween
Skate with Bubba the Bear
on Tuesday, October 18.
One of Bubba’s favorite
events, the Halloween
Skate Spook-tacular
routinely draws more
than 300 First Kids in full
costume.
Spidermen, Batmen, ghosts,
goblins, princesses and witches
flocked to dance with Bubba,
who reminded everyone he can
skate, he just prefers to slide
around the floor.
The Fishing Derby
County-area customer uses the
Health Care Professional debit
card, the bank’s donation rises
by a nickel. Throughout all
Sunflower Banks, health care
donations annually total more
than $2000.
Interested in learning more
about the Sunflower Bank
health care professional card?
Ask any of our Sunflower Bank
staff, they’ll be happy to visit
with you.
O
n Satur day,
June 18, Sunflower
Bank provided lunch
and beverages for the Bigs and
Littles who participated in the
Second Annual Big Brothers Big
Sisters of McPherson County
Fishing Derby. The Fishing
Derby took place at Wall Park
from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.
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Head ’em up and move ’em out!
T
h e s e words
once again echoed over
the Kansas plains as
the Kansas 150th Anniversary
Cattle Drive headed for the end
of the trail at Ellsworth.
Several Kansas towns held
celebrations along the old
Ellsworth/Cox Cattle Trail,
including Ellinwood, which
marked the 150th Kansas
Anniversary Celebration the
weekend of Sept 17-18.
The Cattle Drive traveled down
Main Street with four hundred
head of Texas Longhorn cattle
along the route of the old
Cox Cattle Trail to the Kansas
Pacific Railhead at Ellsworth.
Modern cowboys trailed the
cattle on the very same route
used by the original drovers, bedded down the cattle
on historic bed grounds and
camped at the very same cow
camps that made the cowboy
famous.
Sunflower Bank was a sponsor of this event and several
employees volunteered
throughout the day selling
water and working at special
events.
Becca Maxwell and Amada Proffitt.
o re than
200 girls attended
Sunflower Bank’s
13th annual Softball Showcase
on August 5 and 6 in Salina,
Kan. – another strong turnout
for the annual recruiting showcase!
Sanctioned by the
Kansas Amateur Softball
Association, players
and families attend
the Showcase KickOff Banquet on Friday
night at K-State Salina
before the tourney.
Sunflower Bank’s Softball
Showcase is an affordable,
unique round-robin tournament, featuring chances for
players to play in front of more
than 30 college coaches and
assistants, with hopes of earning a scholarship before their
senior seasons.
During the banquet,
players and families have a
chance to visit with college
coaches, assistants and players
in attendance – the event attracts
coaches from most community
college and Div. III schools in
Kansas.
During the last decade, the
showcase has grown into a
premier softball recruiting
event in Kansas. Several players
each year earn scholarships as
a result of contacts made at the
Showcase.
The tournament features
five pools of ten-player
teams, a chance for players
to test themselves against
incoming seniors from all
over the state, with teaching and improving as the
focus.
Helping pets with the Wagathon!
F
rie n d s o f
the Salina Animal Shelter
held the first annual
Wagathon 5k Dog Run/Walk,
Dog Costume Contest and Expo
at Webster Conference Center
on Saturday, October 22, with
132 entries who raised more
than $5000 for the cause.
The 5k Wagathon is a 3.1-mile
walk or run, with or without
a leashed dog, that benefited
the Salina Animal Shelter. For
the more serious competitors –
man or dog – Manhattan Cross
Country Club provided the
scoring and timing services. The
top 3 overall male and female
finishers earned prizes.
Even if you are not a serious
competitor, every dog had its
day! Immediately following the
event, racers and pets enjoyed
the Expo, refreshments, pet
Cheryl Cook, Pueblo Regency
Cheryl just
earned a
promotion to
customer service
manager of
Sunflower Bank’s
1715 S. Pueblo
Blvd. office.
With more than 20 years in
banking and a lifelong resident
of Pueblo. Cook also volunteers
throughout the community,
including service at her church.
Larry Reiswig, Topeka
Cattle traipsed through streets of Ellinwood.
Softball standouts square off in Salina
M
Who’s
news?
costume
contest and
much more!
Sunflower
Bank joined
the Webster
Conference
Center, Soggy
Dog, Salina
Running
Kasi Morales of Sunflower Bank (center) helped organize the Wagathon, and participated with her rescue
Company,
dog Zorra. Left, Alexandria Teagarden with Sophie.
PetCo,
Right, Betsy Wilson with one of 6 rescue dogs.
Bennington
the Salina Animal Shelter (SAS)
State Bank,
to enhance the lives of companCox Communications, Great
ion animals in our community.
Plains Credit Union in leadFSAS is an all-volunteer group
ing major sponsorships for the
created to assist the SAS staff
event.
with our time, labor, and interFor more pics, find Friends of
est in re-homing abandoned and
the Salina Animal Shelter 5k
stray animals, reducing animal
Wagathon on Facebook!
overpopulation, and promoting actions by pet owners that
The primary mission of the
insure healthy, safe, and life-long
Friends of the Salina Animal
relationships with their animals.
Shelter is to support the efforts of
Larry Reiswig
joined
Sunflower in
2011 as Vice
President of
Commercial
Loans, primarily
serving eastern
Kansas markets.
Larry has spent 40 years in the
Kansas banking industry, most
recently as President of Central
National Bank’s Marion and
Salina markets. A native of
McPherson and graduate of
Emporia State, Larry began his
banking career in the early 1970s.
Brent Rees, Junction City
Previously
manager of our
branch inside
Dillons in
Manhattan at
130 Sarber
Lane, Brent
now moves back to Junction
City as customer service
manager, where he joined
Sunflower in 2007.
Rees earned a promotion to
branch manager at Sunflower’s
supermarket branch in 2010.
An alumnus of Kansas State and
native of Lincoln, Kan., he also is
a member of the Army Reserves.
Sabrina Lawrence, Salina
Ohio St.
Sabrina was
named
manager of our
2070 Ohio
Street branch
in Salina.
Sabrina will
oversee all customer service
initiatives and daily operations
at Sunflower Bank’s Ohio Street
location.
A native of Salina, Sabrina joined
Sunflower Bank in 2004, first as
a teller and later as a teller
supervisor, overseeing Sunflower
Bank offices at 176 N. Santa Fe
and 2070 South Ohio.
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your community?
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community bankers are committed, one
and all, to the improvement of our communities. Together, we work alongside with you,
donating time, talent and energy to causes, efforts,
clubs, charities, and more, unafraid to roll up
our sleeves and help our enrich the lives of area
citizens. In fact, Sunflower employees regularly
accumulate more than 20,000 hours volunteering
within their communities each year.
PERMIT NO. 69
SALINA, KS
P.O. Box 800
Salina, KS 67402-0800
This year is no different - throughout 2011,
Sunflower Bank’s finest have tallied more than
8,000 volunteer hours this year – perhaps when
communities need effort, energy and expertise the
most. Stop into your area Sunflower Bank and
thank your local bankers for helping out!
150 hours
Sheila Krehbiel
Linda Lilly
Rhonda McDaneld
Kasi Morales
Dave Newcomer
Jo Ann Radiel
Patrick Salmans
Chuck Scott
Glynn Sheridan
Tammie Stratman
Charlotte Vasquez
Karen Wood
Ken Berry
Jenna Braun
Larry Britegam
Amanda Chapman
Cheryl Cook
Tammy Fesmire
Bette Hamilton
Debbie Haynes
Crystal Hervey
Cheryl Itschner
Angie Kiefer-Phillips and Cheryl Campbell
were two of many Salina volunteers at the
Tri-Rivers Fair.
100 hours
Melissa Adamson
Christy Almquist
Jen Bonham
Michael Briney
Barb Brown
Peggy Dunn
Jim Faith
Peggy Gonzalez
Rich Gottschalk
Sandy Jacobs
Lynda Jamison
Jennifer Johnson
Tammy Jennings
Chet Lang
Carol Legleiter
Kevin Lull
David Marshall
Becca Maxwell
Trey Mowery
Barbara Musick
Sue Niernberger
Claudine Paolino
Judy Parks
Wanda Peters
Amanda Proffitt
Bud Pruyn
Heather Rindt
Cindy Starika
Angie Timson
Miranda Watkins
Nancy Weikle
Ron Willems
50 hours
Bonnie Barrett
Olivia Becker
Darlene Braun
Jenny Brucker
Jerad Busch
Cheryl Campbell
Jeannie Caselman
Stacy Cloyd
Deidra Divine
Marie Edgar
Travis Fleming
Bob Fletcher
Beth Foos
Alissa Foth
Dana Frederking
Angie Goheen
Chuck Gorney
Deb Hardman
Debbie Hoffman
Sunflower Bankers in Monte Vista after winning
the parade contest
Patrick Jones
Randy Kinder
Janene Kuhlmann
Kandi LaRosh
Rich Linton
Amanda Maley-Smith
Karen McGrath
Joan Miles
Tammy Mitchell
Keith Moyer
Neil Oehme
Alicia Ortiz
Heather Paulson
Steve Phillips
Linda Ridley
Karen Robertson
Debbie Ruud
Burke Schroeder
Marcia Simms
Jessica Sprecker
Melinda Thimesch
Lisa Unrein
Kathryn Unruh
Maria Vigil-Mondragon
Linda Walton
Marc Ward
Laura Wasinger
Larry Weaver
Jen Wicks
Dennis Zimmerman
First Ladies &
Club Vogue Calendar
Almost holiday season …
what’s on tap for next year?
Another year for fantastic,
fabulous First Ladies and Club
Vogue tours throughout our
great country is well under way.
Stay in touch with your local
coordinators to learn what’s
going on in your community,
and don’t forget to check the
pages of Sunflower Bank’s
Community News to keep
up-to-date on all our adventures. As a reminder, all trips
are open to Sunflower Bank
First Ladies anywhere. Please
direct your inquiries to your
contact. Bon Voyage!
Aloha, First Ladies!
Save the date, because
McPherson’s First Ladies and
Club Vogue Members are going
to Hawaii!
January 18 – 27, 2013
If interested in cruising to
Honolulu, Maui, Hilo, Kona
and Kauai, please contact Jen or
Sandy at 620-241-1220.
First Ladies Holiday
Luncheons
Salina
Tuesday Dec. 6, 11:30 a.m.
Salina Country Club
Great Bend/ Ellinwood
Friday, Nov. 18
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The Page, Kansas Room
Great Bend, KS
Junction City
Thursday, Dec. 15
Hays First Ladies
Christmas Party
Dec. 13, 5:30 p.m.
FHSU Black and Gold Room.
Lawrence & Topeka First
Ladies Holiday Party
The Oread, Lawrence
Dec. 8, 6 p.m.
Leeton
First Ladies
Christmas
Luncheon
Tuesday,
Nov. 29
Bingham -Waggoner
Estate
Independence, Mo.
First Ladies Pueblo held their June luncheon at
the Southeastern Colorado Heritage Center and
Museum. Located directly across the street from
Pueblo’s Historic Union Depot, in a restored 1924
railroad freight depot building, the Heritage Center
and Museum provided an interesting and elegant
setting for the luncheon.
Pueblo
Christmas Luncheon
Wednesday, Dec. 7,
11:30 a.m.-1:00 pm
Garcia & Onion Mexican Grill
Osborne
First Ladies & Club Vogue
Christmas Dinner
Thursday, Dec. 1,
6:00 p.m.
Russell
First Ladies Christmas
Luncheon
Tuesday, Dec. 6,
12-1:30 p.m.
Fossil Creek Inn
McPherson
First Ladies & Club Vogue
Holiday Party
Tuesday, Dec. 13
Club Vogue Salina
Dice Run
November 9, 6:30 pm
Place: 2450 South 9th.
Sunflower Bank Basement
Roll the dice at each of the 5
stops. Prizes for high and low
totals. Appetizers and drinks
will be served during the prize
drawings. Bring a guest.
RSVP: Jessica Sprecker
(785) 827-5564 ext. 2397 or
[email protected]