The Goodland Area Chamber of Commerce : History & Information

Goodland’s Sunflower Painting
Artist: Cameron Cross Over 80 foot tall.
One of only Seven in the world!
(Click on painting above)
Sherman County
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau

Text Box: Description and History Goodland, Kansas is a community on the northwestern side of Kansas. Our major thoroughfares are Interstate 70 that runs East-West and US Hwy 27 that runs North-South. Just 17 short miles to our west is the Colorado state line and approximately 44 miles to the north is the Nebraska state line. The City of Goodland was incorporated as a city of the third class on September 5, 1887. The founding and incorporation of the city of Goodland was the outgrowth of a bitter rivalry between a number of pioneer towns, all located within a few miles of each other, and near the present site of Goodland. In a special election, Goodland was overwhelmingly selected as the county seat of Sherman County. Goodland is the primary retail trade center for northwest Kansas, southern Nebraska and eastern Colorado, and contains an approximate 40,000-trade population within an eighty-mile radius. Goodland has a population of 4,948 according to the 2000 census. Sherman county has a total population of 6,760. The local economy has transformed in the past few years due to growth in the sunflower market. Goodland is one of only two marketing centers for sunflowers in the United States and Sherman County is the largest producer of commercial sunflowers on the High Plains. Goodland is the official “Sunflower Capital of the Sunflower State”. Vegetable oil from oil sunflowers and edible seeds from the confectionary sunflowers are grown here. The sunflower processing is the area’s largest industry. Do you know the difference between the two types of sunflowers? We invite you to come and find out! There is tons to do in Sherman County and in Goodland, Kansas! We would love for you to make a trip here and stay a night… or stay a lifetime!

The 2009 FCCLA Leaders
(One of several clubs available to a Goodland student)

Text Box: Hunting, Outdoor Opportunities Goodland offers several hunting opportunities for the avid outdoorsman. Among others, one of the most popular sports that this part of the country offers is upland game bird hunting. Even though the pheasant is not indigenous to the United States, they heavily populate our northwest Kansas area. There are also outfitters that offer a controlled hunting area that offer a pheasant, chucker and quail hunting experience of a lifetime. The northwest Kansas area is also popular for deer hunting as we have both Mule Deer and Whitetail here. Turkey hunting is equally popular and there are a few water holes in the surrounding areas that folks like to throw a line in with the hopes of bringing home dinner!

There are a couple of hunting lodges in our county that cater to people who love the outdoors whether they are trying to bag the big one or just relax and step away from the hussell & bussell in the beautiful rolling hills and soft breeze these outfitters provide. Their websites can be found on the Sherman County’s Convention & Visitor’s Bureau website. Go to www.goodlandnet.com/cvb/hunting.htm or click on any one of the pictures to the right. Happy Hunting!

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Text Box: Attractions in Goodland, KS Sherman County and Goodland are rich in history and culture. Goodland has its own Art Center that is chock full of beautiful crafts and products made by our local artisans and Sherman County has its own historical society with several tours to enjoy. Please feel free to click on the pictures and logos to the right and be taken to the various sites. We hope you enjoy it enough to come and see it in person! And of course, make the decision to stay a night... The Big Easel Project began in 1996 when an artist and teacher, Cameron Cross, decided to contribute a work of art to the city in which he was teaching, Altona, Canada. Cross decided an enlarged hand painted reproduction of one of Vincent van Gogh's sunflower paintings, a public domain painting, resting on an enormous easel would make an appropriate landmark for the city.
The project soon began to take on a much larger scope. Cross decided to expand the project to seven easel’s with the easel acting on an internationally recognized symbol of art. With two easels already completed (Altona, Manitoba, Canada and Emerald, Queensland, Australia) Cross approached the city of Goodland, KS., for the third easel site.

Visit Goodland and sign your name in the book underneath the painting. Find out options on where to stay, what to do, the history of our city and county and the various events that our community is proud of! Read more on Sherman County Convention & Visitor Bureau’s website… just click on the sunflower painting! Did you know Goodland is home to the first ever patent helicopter? WE ARE!!! Not only can you see it, you can also imagine you were there by turning on the motor which in turn rotates the propellers. Be sure to visit The High Plains Museum. (Find more information on the museum on the Convention & Visitor’s Bureau site by clicking on the sunflower painting to the right.)

City of Goodland

USD 352 ~ Goodland, KS

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Ennis-Handy House
1907 Historic Victorian House
The Historical Society

Goodland Farmer’s Market

Click on the Ennis-Handy House for the Historical Society’s website

Goodland Area Chamber of Commerce

Sherman County Economic Development

The Goodland Farmer’s Market directly links local growers and consumers while offering the freshest produce of Sherman County at their weekly markets. Click on the logo or the heading for more information.

Visit the market on Saturday mornings from 8am until 11am, MT. The market is located only 1 1/2 miles east of the Hwy. 24-27 intersection or west on Hwy. 24 from Exit 19 at Goodland on Interstate 70 across the street from the KOA Kampground.

Goodland Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday morning in July through October 31st.

Text Box: Calgary Gospel Church First United Methodist Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church 4th & College 1116 Sherman 13th & Sherman 785-890-3605 785-899-3631 785-890-6161 Our Lady of Perpetual Help First Christian Church Church of Christ 307 W 13th Street 8th & Arcade 401 Caldwell 785-890-7205 785-890-5233 785-890-6185 Word of Life Seventh Day Adventist Church 10th & Clark 1160 Cattletrail 785-899-5250 No phone listed Pleasant Home Church Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness 3190 Road 70 808 Wyoming Street 785-890-3375 No phone given Bible Baptist Church First Baptist Church Catholic Church 5th & Broadway 1121 Main Avenue 307 W 13th Street 785-890-7368 785-890-3450 785-899-7205
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Goodland Bible Church 1200 15th Street, Burlington, CO 13th & Center 109 Willow Road 719-346-7984 785-890-6969 785-899=6400 Iglisia Del Dios Vivo Harvest Evangelical Free Church Church of the Nazarene 1601 Texas 104 E. Hwy. 24 3rd & Caldwell 785-899-5275 785-890-7918 785-899-3797

Sherman County Courthouse
813 Broadway, Goodland

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Click on the newspaper above! And then on The Goodland Star-News. Call Sheila or Tom at 785-899-2338 for more information!

Phone: 785-899-7130

Email:gdlchmbr@eaglecom.net

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Hayden Inc.

Goodland, KS MLS

Text Box: The Goodland Ambassador Club
The objective of this group is to be the goodwill ambassadors of the Goodland Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc. with several duties: 1. Plan and help with new business openings or remodeling openings. 2. Call on new businesses or new managers of businesses. 3. To secure new Ambassador support. 4. Retain current members on a paid-up basis. 5. Other activities as deemed necessary by the officers of the Ambassadors Club. The Club is limited to 25 active members plus Associate members. The Goodland Ambassadors hold at least 10 monthly meetings during the year, meeting at noon on the first Thursday every month. Should you decide to open a new business within our community, please contact The Goodland Chamber of Commerce at (785) 899-7130 and we will coordinate a ribbon cutting with our very own Goodland Ambassadors!

Text Box: Several current members of
The Goodland Ambassadors Club

Text Box: Considering a move to Goodland? Write in our guestbook and let us know your plans, mailing address and phone # & we will send you more information that may be helpful to you!

Text Box: Chamber of Commerce
104 E 10th Street; Goodland, Kansas 67735

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