Bird City Century II Development Foundation

08/25/2026

A small town, a big-time athlete, and a legacy in the making! 🏀🏐 Taylor McCarty has put Cheylin and Bird City in the spotlight with her record-breaking success in two sports. Next year, she’ll take her talents to Missouri State. Way to go, Taylor! 💙

As her final season with Cheylin High School arrives, McCarty has made a name for herself, holding just about every school record in two sports.

08/24/2026

One of the most important things we can have in a small community is something that’s easy to take for granted until it’s gone—a grocery store.

That’s why the Bird City Century II Development Foundation is proud to invest in the Bird City Hometown Market and help ensure it has the equipment and resources needed to serve our community for years to come. Most recently, the Foundation purchased and helped facilitate the installation of new freezers for the store.

But the Foundation doesn’t run the grocery store and that’s where we are incredibly fortunate.

Chris and Andrea Thomson do.

They work hard every day to keep the Hometown Market stocked, running, and providing our community with the food, household items, and products we need without having to leave Bird City. Their commitment to making this work in a small community is something we truly appreciate.

The Foundation’s role is to help provide the infrastructure and investment that keeps this community asset strong. Chris and Andrea’s role is to put in the long hours, make the business work, and serve our community day after day.

It takes both—and we are very grateful for this partnership.

We are incredibly blessed to have a grocery store in Bird City, and we’re even more fortunate to have a young couple who believes in this community enough to work hard to keep it here.

Thank you, Chris and Andrea, for all you do. We’re proud to invest in the Hometown Market and even prouder to have you behind the counter.

08/13/2026

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE IN BIRD CITY!

Looking for a place to start, grow, or relocate your business? We have office space available in Bird City!

Whether you're a small business owner, professional, nonprofit, remote worker, or looking for a local office, this could be a great opportunity to put down roots in our community. 🌱

📍 Convenient Bird City location
💼 Office space ready for your business

Interested or know someone who might be? Send us a message or contact us for more information and to schedule a tour!

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08/12/2026

📚✏️ Back to School! 🍎

The first day of school is here, and we want to wish all of our students, teachers, staff, and administrators a wonderful year ahead!

To the students: be curious, work hard, try new things, and enjoy the journey.

To the teachers and staff: thank you for the time, patience, encouragement, and care you pour into our kids every day.

Here’s to a new year filled with learning, growth, friendships, and plenty of good memories!

From all of us at BCCII, good luck and have a great school year Cougars! 💙

08/12/2026

We stepped away from the office for a couple of days…and came back with a whole lot of ideas! 💡

We had the privilege of attending the KEYS 2026 Conference in Manhattan this week hosted by Network Kansas.

It was one of those conferences where you leave with full notebooks, new connections, fresh perspective, and plenty to talk about on the drive home.

The keynote speakers were outstanding, the breakout sessions were excellent, and we loved hearing from people across Kansas who are doing creative and innovative things in their own communities.

We're grateful for the opportunity to learn, connect, and represent Cheyenne County E-Community - and we're even more excited to bring what we learned back home to Bird City and Cheyenne County.

Now…we're back in the office and ready to put some of those ideas to work! 👏

08/06/2026

📅 Chat & Cheers is almost here!

Enjoy an evening of great food, conversation, and community connections. Catch up with friends, meet new faces, and hear what's happening across Cheyenne County.

📍 St. Francis High School Cafeteria
🗓 August 11
🕡 6:30 PM

08/04/2026

Last week, our Executive Director had the opportunity to attend the Kansas Association of Community Foundations (KACF) Board Retreat as part of her service on the KACF Board of Directors.

The retreat brought board members together to reflect on the organization's impact, discuss future priorities, and explore ways to strengthen KACF so it can continue providing exceptional resources, education, and advocacy for community foundations across Kansas.

Serving in this statewide leadership role allows us to bring fresh ideas, valuable partnerships, and innovative best practices back to Bird City and Northwest Kansas. We are proud to have our Executive Director representing the Bird City Century II Development Foundation and advocating for the important role community foundations play in strengthening rural communities across our state.

08/01/2026

☕🌾 Join us for coffee and rolls at the Thresher Grounds and pick up a copy of the Word in Bird, recapping the year at BCCII.

Then enjoy the FINAL DAY of the Tri-State Antique Engine & Thresher Show! Don't miss the engines, tractors, demonstrations, food, and family fun.

07/30/2026

🚜🌾 It's Finally Here! 🌾🚜

The wait is over—the Tri-State Antique Engine & Thresher Show begins TODAY!

Explore beautifully restored antique engines and tractors, watch exciting live threshing demonstrations, browse the flea market and craft vendors, enjoy food, and experience the traditions that have brought generations together.

There's something around every corner, so don't miss your chance to be part of this annual tradition.

📅 Today – Thursday, July 30 - Aug. 1
📍 Tri-State Antique Engine & Thresher Show