{"id":357,"date":"2017-07-09T17:32:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T23:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2017-07-09T17:32:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T23:02:42","slug":"in-the-path-of-totality-for-the-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/09\/in-the-path-of-totality-for-the-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Path of Totality for the Solar Eclipse!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here in Excelsior Springs, we are in the Path of Totality for the historic Solar Eclipse coming up on August 21st! To celebrate, we are having a Solar Eclipse Festival downtown on Sunday, August 20 and Monday, August 21! Fortunately, this happens to fall on the same weekend as our BBQ Festival that starts on Friday, so we will be have four days filled with fun going on in our downtown during this time. Click here for more information on the festival!<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Excelsior Springs Post Office is excited about getting involved in the event and has ordered a special cancellation stamp to be made to coincide with our efforts. My husband, S. Jason Cole, did the design, which is featured below:<\/p>\n

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Recently, we met with the Excelsior Springs Post Office, who has told us that the thermal effect stamps they just got in sold out in a heartbeat! They’ve ordered more and will have them available closer to the event date of August 20 and 21! They also plan to be at our festival and want to give it their support. They will have a booth there where they’ll be stamping the above image throughout that Monday!<\/p>\n

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I had never been behind the counter of the post office, let alone into the post master’s office and sorting area! I took some pictures to document the occasion for you.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a work area where they sort all the mail into address order before loading into their postal bags. <\/p>\n

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\nWhen I was in college I delivered all the mail for my residence hall. I can remember pulling the shelving unit away from the wall, loading all the mail, and then pushing it back against the wall, locking it. I always liked that job. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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