Two members of the Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club, Marty Peters, KE0PEZ, treasurer, and Rick Nichols, Publicity, were among the attendees for this year's City of Olathe Volunteer Appreciation Reception, which was held the evening of Tuesday, November 10 at Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center.
Marty and Rick, along with Howard Cripe, N0AZ, have been the primary tour guides for Ensor Park and Museum in Olathe the past couple of years and have spent countless hours there in the months of May, June, September and October doing their best to tell the Ensor story to those who have made their way to the 40-acre historic site to learn more about this unique place, a former dairy farm, and the critical role it played during the early years of amateur radio.
Mayor John Bacon welcomed the attendees to the hotel and conference center, a large group that included the two recipients of the Carrie Newson Youth Volunteer Award and the recipient of the Nancy Quinlisk Chandler Volunteer Award. The attendees also heard from the keynote speaker, City Manager Susan Sherman. She has worked for the city long enough to watch Olathe grow from a community of approximately 68,000 residents to one more than 150,000 people now call home.
Both Marty and Rick came away from the event with a full belly and a door prize courtesy of the city.
Ensor Park and Museum was one of 35 entities listed on the back of the colorful four-page program that was produced for the occasion.