ABCs of Peabody
By BETH ELDRIDGE
Vice president, Peabody Main Street Assn.
A — Antiques, American Legion, auto repair, assisted living apartments, A Little Off the Top, Ambleside
B — Bank, books, balloons, beef jerky, bed and breakfast, Baker's Furniture & Carpet
C — Coneburg Inn, Cameo Rose, churches, Co-op, convenience store, curb side parking, community pride
D — Don's Drug Store, dentist, Doyle Creek Rentals
E — Economic development, emergency services, excitement for the future
F — First free public library, furniture, funeral home, farmers market, fishing tournament
G — Grocery store, gifts, Grandma's Mustard
H — Historic Main Street, historical society, The Hub, hardware and lumber store, Heckendorn
I — Interesting history, industrial site, invaluable community support
J — July 4th celebration, Joker Windmill
K — K-12 school system, Kansas Day celebration 2008, Kansas Radiation Physics
L — Carnegie Library, lights downtown
M — Main Street organization, museum complex, medical park, Marshall-Avery Realtors, Maughan-Hitchcock Law Office, Mayesville Mercantile, Marshall Auction
N — National historic downtown district, nursing home
O — Opportunity, outstanding citizens
P — Preservation, Peabody Gazette-Bulletin, parks, pool, pizza, pharmacy, print shop museum
Q — Quaint hometown feeling, quality of life
R — Revitalization, recreation commission, restaurants
S — Scissor Cottage, Sharon's Korner Kitchen, senior center, Synthetic Resources, service clubs, several salons
T — Time-honored traditions, tennis courts
U — United community effort for progress, unique history
V — Volunteers, Victorian homes, veterinarian clinic, VFW
W — Western Christmas celebration, women's fairs, W.E. Avery Insurance, walking tours, Warriors
X — eXtraordinary people
Y — Citywide Yard sales
Zzzzzzz — There's so much to say about Peabody just thinking about it makes me tired!
