Saved By The Well

While we are technically past the Dog Days of summer (July 3rd-August 11) Prairie View teachers are still feeling the effects of the Dog Star, who according to ancient Greeks was the bringer of scorching heat☀️☀️☀️!

As many of you know the AC at Prairie View School has decided not to show up for class and while the students are leaving early every day (Woohoo for the kids! 🥳🥳) the teachers can't beat the heat in their classrooms while they prep for all the amazing activities they have planned for our kids!

In response to this the Ogallala PTO has decided to sponsor Saved By The Well drinks for all teachers and staff THIS weeks, Wednesday and Friday from 130-330!

The Ogallala PTO sponsors so many fabulous activities and items for the staff and students throughout the year 🍩🎒 and in the past the community has been very supportive for these teachers with pay it forward drinks, SBTW is asking if you would like to show your support again so that the PTO can continue to provide awesome additions to the school the rest of the year!

If you would like to support the PTO and teacher, $6 buys any drink on the menu 📌 to be clear 📌 PTO will ensure that EVERY staff member gets a drink, but if you would like to continue to support the PTO mission and put a cold drink in a teacher's hand Saved By The Wells venmo is in the comments.

Please keep in mind this is a Prairie View Staff event so we will not be open to the public! This will ensure our fabulous teachers are put first!

Teachers 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 send a message to Saved By the Well page to pre order your drink! (We have worked out some kinks in our pre order system!)

❗Since it's later in the day will also be serving Zero Proof Margaritas and Caribbean Mules (Moscow Mule with Rum)❗🧉🍹🍾

Tag a staff member to show your support and keep this post active!!

If you are looking for something to do on this Paxton Labor Day Weekend Celebration has you covered! Saved By The Well is here and EVERYONE is showing up! We've had customers from Theford and Chadron so far!

We will be at The Windy Gap Saloon & Grill until 10 and then move to the Ballfield during the parade!

Hot Features Drinks this morning include "That Coffees Too Fancy For Me" 😆 My husband's favorite - tastes like black coffee with French vanilla coffee mate 😂😂

Our Featured Cold Drinks include the Spicy Red Bull and Dragon fruit Blended Lemonade 😋😋

A little more on our schedule this week - we will be serving the staff (only) 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 of Prairie View Elementary Wednesday and Friday from 130-330. Stay tuned for a chance to support those HOT 🥵🥵 teachers!

Wednesday from 4-6 at the Grant Farmer, Flea & Craft Market

And starting this month we will be at the Soccer fields on Saturdays!!! ⚽☕⚽

It's always great to see Madison Hanson and her family! Such a brave little guy showing off his new moves and sweet Saved By The Well cup at Lake McConaughy 🌊🌊🌊

Don't miss your chance to get a delicious Iced Coffee, Tea 🍵 or Smoothie 🥤 at Martin Bay! Your favorite Little Red Coffee Bus' last day at the lake is TOMMORROW! We are parked at Martin Bay tomorrow (Sunday September 1st) from 8-12 - or later if you keep coming!

Check out our full menu and find your favorite drink!

We are still open for bookings through Fall and check us out Beyond the Beach at Paxton Labor Day Weekend Celebration Monday!!

🤦 Keely Armstrong

How about this weather?! I love it! But put down your Pumpkin Spice - unless it brings you joy 😘 We at Saved By The Well were told by a very smart 14 year old not to yuck someone's yum (very good advice) SO we made a compromise. While we will not be serving Pumpkin Spice we have an AMAZING Peach Cobbler Latte featured this week! Made with Peach and White Mocha with a hint of Maple and Cinnamon it's the perfect compromise AND It can be made Iced or Hot per Mother Nature's mood 😂 See?! We aim for middle ground 😜

Make sure to for this busy weekend!

We will be at Paxton Labor Day Celebration 2024 starting ✨Friday from 6AM-9AM at the Windy Gap✨ THEN from 930ish-1230 we will move to Paxton Consolidated Schools to more conveniently serve the staff from 9ish-1230!

❗Still open to the public at that time❗

Saturday and Sunday catch us at Lake McConaughy from 8-12 at Martin Bay

Monday we will be back for Paxton Labor Day Weekend Celebration starting at The Windy Gap Saloon & Grill for the Pancake Feed and moving to the city park as the parade starts!

Seriously we'll be around 😂

And there's no reason to be bored this weekend! Paxton has activities planned ALL WEEKEND follow the link to there page and find some summer fun!

Check out these features drinks! 🧉They are so good I may just keep them for Labor Day!! Lines are short and the day is heating up 🌤️ so take a little trip 🎵 to our beautiful Lake McConaughy this weekend before it fills up for the holiday next week!

We are serving delicious banana bread 🍞 from Starfish Baking Co. and have some awesome prints made by our local artists Art by Breeanna Benton! This will be the last weekend you will be able to get her great prints from US so get them while you can - and don't forget our exclusive Saved By The Well stickers drawn by Breanna!

We are at Martin Bay campground this and next weekend only!

Saturday and Sunday from 8-12 although we may extend our hours next weekend as long as you keep us hopping!

Friday check us out at Paxton Labor Day Weekend Celebration for Morning Rush 6am-9am to get their weekend party started 🎉🎉 loads to do all weekend long there and Monday we will be set up in Paxton as well!

Heyo Everyone! Just FYI if you are trying to book via phone or text my phone has been out of commission since Sunday 😭😭 (Although I'm not going to lie its a bit peaceful🦋) I was expecting it this afternoon, but it's still not in! I'm checking my messenger once a day via the COMPUTER 😱😱😱 (emojis are way more complex 😂 but still necessary😆) That may be the easiest way to get ahold of me or email!

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Send a message to learn more

We will be at the Grant Farmer, Flea & Craft Market tonight 4-630 serving up ALL the drinks! No matter what the weather bring - we have you covered, because

Yay!! Everybody is healthy at our house, school has started, and we have a new delicious drink!! 🥤

Blended Cold Brew! It tastes like Homemade Coffee Flavored Ice Cream 😲😲😲

We are back to our normal 🤪and parked at Martin Bay today and tomorrow from 8-12 and every Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day!!

I've tried to share this article from Center For Rural affair for the last 3 days but for some reason only lets me share on my personal feed so it's a bit late but I copied and pasted it from the original. It was very encouraging to read this 1 year later! It grounded me in why we started, and shocked me 😲, honestly in how far we have come! 1 year later and thanks to Becky at CFRA, Molly at KCAD and Starr at Grow Nebraska we are even closer to having a store front 😍😍 so exciting!

Copied from a web article in Center For Rural Affairs website:

After 13 years of working as a nurse, a string of events led Kaelyn Armstrong to realize there are other ways to help people than physically healing them. For her, that meant becoming a business owner.

An avid coffee lover, with a great appreciation for tea drinkers, Kaelyn worked part-time as a barista for a few years while she was a traveling nurse. She also went on a mission trip to El Salvador last May and learned about the working conditions of coffee farmers and workers.

“I have always had in the back of mind that it would be nice to have my own business, however, in the last three years it has really developed into a dream of mine,” Kaelyn said. “All of these experiences just kept rolling together until I decided this was the path for me.”

With the encouragement of her many nurse friends, she combined her love of coffee and passion to serve others when she opened her mobile coffee shop, Saved By The Well, in May 2023.

Saved By The Well operates out of a converted school bus. Kaelyn turned to the Center for Rural Affairs for assistance in buying the bus and the necessary equipment and supplies.

Becky Parker, loan specialist with the Center, guided Kaelyn through the process of getting a loan, which she received in early May 2023.

The Center was able to help Kaelyn secure financing through support from a federal program called the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). Along with loan funds, RMAP allows the Center to help clients through one-on-one counseling, such as business planning, organizing expenses, and much more.

“When working with Kaelyn, I felt she was going to be an amazing business owner,” said Becky. “She has the personality to work well with people and the drive to make it happen, and since she opened, things are going great.”

Kaelyn also used a portion of the loan for a new paint job and some detailing work on the bus.

“Becky is encouraging, totally understands small business in western Nebraska, and just really put wind back in my sails,” said Kaelyn. “She stood by me the whole time and worked hard to help me along. I’m so grateful to her—she got me in touch with all the right people and went to bat for me.”

Although Kaelyn is the sole owner and operator of Saved By The Well, she has a big support system. Her mother helps with bookkeeping and taste testing, her husband runs shop errands, her step-daughter helps with all things technological and social media-related. And her youngest son helps by selling lemonade.

“Even though that sounds very small, it is a huge asset on hot afternoons, and I couldn’t do it without him at afternoon farmers markets,” Kaelyn said. “My middle son and daughter constantly inspire me to work hard and accomplish my goals. And God. He makes it all come together.”

Kaelyn says Saved By The Well is more than a coffee shop to her, more than a business.

“It’s not just coffee; the Well represents a place where people have gathered forever to get sustenance, and for women, specifically to socialize,” Kaelyn said. “Back in the day, women would go to the well early in the morning to beat the heat and fetch water for their families for the day. It was a time of togetherness.”

The coffee connoisseur prides herself on providing her customers products from sustainable sources. She sells direct trade coffee, sustainably sourced teas, real fruit smoothies, Italian sodas, and inexpensive flavored lemonades.

“My smoothies are real fruit so parents can feel good about getting their kids a sweet treat, and the lemonade is inexpensive, because I was a single parent at one time and it feels terrible to not be able to get your kids something special every now and then, but also sometimes you just don’t have that extra $5,” Kaelyn said. “I wanted products that taste good, but also do good.”

Saved By The Well is open Saturday and Sunday mornings at Kingsley Dam Resort at Lake McConaughy near Ogallala, Nebraska. Kaelyn also sets up at birthday parties, farmers markets, weddings, county fairs, and volleyball and basketball tournaments. This fall, she’ll be at local soccer fields every Saturday morning. Kaelyn also caters if customers don’t need an entire bus at their events.

“I was inspired to open my business by the people I served in hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics, and their families,” she said. “The inspiration that came from them was not always from their illnesses, but from their desire to feel comforted, loved, and for someone to just be kind to them.”

Eventually, Kaelyn would like to grow her business into a storefront so people have a place to gather and feel loved and comfortable. Until then, she continues to work hard and share her kindness and inspiration with those around her.

“My favorite part of being a business owner is knowing that I can do it,” Kaelyn said. “I have felt a real freedom in being able to tell others you can be a lot of things. I’m not just a nurse. I’m also a small business owner. You can do more than you realize.”

Need financing to start your own business? Contact your regional loan specialist. Find yours at cfra.org/lending-staff.

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We will be closed today due to illness

So today I woke up and felt a little off... I wanted hot coffee 🤔🤔 this girl drinks iced coffee in a blizzard, but I went with it 😆 I was thinking I'd try some of our new Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup from Pink House Alchemy so I fixed myself up a Hot Americano (3 shots of espresso fill to the top with hot water) and headed into the house to add a little flava! I took one sip on the way in and - HOT💥 DANG - our espresso is GOOD! No syrup needed! It's no wonder when we get nay sayers who say our coffee is too fancy for them and I convince them to try an Americano they're hooked! 🎣

Perdita approved, Chaos Coordinators 🦆 approved, Pepper's still on the fence... 😆

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the fair last week, the women who made it possible to share our business story at The Women of Ag Conference and apologies to those events we missed this week with our sick kiddo 😢

We will see you at Lake McConaughy Martin Bay Saturday and Sunday 8-12 - don't worry we will bring the hot cups 😉

Fair folks! I'm talking to everyone who's been at the Keith County Fair since Wednesday - how we gonna get through Saturday???! Since I'm posting this at midnight I feel like the answer to that question is a Triple Zoom💨 on the rocks to start the day and a blended chai at about 2 to get me through the Combine 🚜 and Camper 🚙 Derby at 7! 😅😅

For those of you looking to beat the heat don't forget we have Frozen Lemonade - pick a flavor shot for some fun! Top sellers are Peach 🍑, Strawberry 🍓, and Cherry 🍒, but I imagine a Frozen Blueberry or Lavender Lemonade would hit the spot, too! 🍋🫐🪻

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Guess whose back?! Back again! Saved By The Well is back at the Keith County Fair! It's a beautiful morning the kids are getting their animals weighed in and Breakaway Roping starts at noon today so come early and get your fancy drink and enjoy the gorgeous weather before it gets sweltering! Don't worry we will stay a little past closing for all of you who are running late 🙋🙋🙋

This weekend starts our busy stretch! Come visit The Little Red Bus at Martin Bay for Kites & Castles on Saturday and Sunday from 8-12

If you miss us at Lake McConaughy we will be at the Ogallala Round-Up Rodeo from 530-9pm Saturday and 630-9pm Sunday. We will be serving our full Coffee and Drink Menu at the rodeo along with Free Spirited Margaritas, Tequila Sunrise, Rum and Coke, and Dark and Stormys

Woohoo! Can't wait to be at Martin Bay this Saturday to serve the folks at Kites & Castles

We have some AWESOME prizes this year thanks to our Amazing Sponsors! A big thank you to Lured In Ogallala, Lakefront Express, Big Mac Marina & Campground Unit 24 Welding and Construction, Bigmac SkiPatrol, Night Train Coffee Co, Always Kaffeinated, Keith County Chamber, the Keith County Visitors Committee, and of course to Lake McConaughy SRA. We are also thrilled to have Ma & Pa's Frostbites joining us, it wouldn’t be Kites & Castles without them!

Saved By The Well will be at Martin Bay serving iced lattes, teas, frozen lemonades and smoothies to keep you cool! and check out our page for featured drinks and hours this weekend!!!

Our events would not be possible without the support of our amazing business community, and we are so grateful for their support of Kites & Castles.

We sure hope to see you on the beach this Saturday for some fun in the sun!! Please read below for some helpful information.

📍We will be set up on the WEST side of the low water ramp in Martin bay. (This is the opposite side as the past two years. The beach between the low water ramp and the dam is much smaller so we moved to maximize our building area.)

🅿️ Parking is available up top and there will be beach parking available as well. We advise that you DO NOT bring your vehicle on to the beach parking area unless yourself and your vehicle are capable of navigating sandy beaches.

🚫 Please avoid walking on the boat ramp as much as possible. If you are parking up top you will have to use the boat ramp to get to the building area, but we ask that you exit into the beach parking lot as soon as possible. Please use caution on the boat ramp, and be aware of traffic coming from the water as well as boats coming down to launch.

😎💧⛱️ Please bring what you will need to be comfortable, hydrated, and nourished while you are on the beach. We will have free water available thanks to Big Mac Sports Club and the Big Mac Lake Committee.

®️ Registration starts at 11am and we suggest arriving early to navigate your spot, get your materials to your site, and get checked in.

👷 You may begin PREP WORK as soon as you have arrived and checked in. This means filling forms, collecting materials, preparing your work space. Please keep in mind that forms may only be used to prep and all sculptures must be free standing to qualify for judging.

🐚🪨🍃🪵🪶🌼 Sculptures can only be embellished with things found in nature.

⏳ Sculpture building will begin at 12pm sharp and builders will have 4 hours to complete their creations.

⌛️ At 4pm judging will begin.

🏆 At 5pm Prize packs and plaques will be awarded to 1st place in each class and the Peoples Choice award. 🥇

What do I do on vacation??? Work 😅😅 seriously rest takes practice 😵‍💫 ANYWHOOO had to get some rest in before our HUUUGE string of event so we are hanging out at a North Platte 80s game! Catch them before the season is over!

Here we go!

Wednesday 24th- Grant Farmer, Flea & Craft Market 4-6

🩺Thursday and Friday

🪁🏰 Saturday 27th - Kites & Castles 8-??
🤠Saturday 27th - Round up Rodeo 530pm-9pm

🏖️Sunday 28th - Lake McConaughy Martin Bay 8-12
🐮Sunday 28th - Round up Rodeo 630pm-9pm

🩺 Monday
😴 Tuesday

🍀Wednesday 31st - Keith County Fair 8am-12pm

🍀Thursday August 1st - KCF 8-12 and 4-9

🎡Friday August 2nd - KCF 8-12 and 4-9
🎤🗨️ Friday August 2nd - 1230pm-130pm ♀️ Women of AG Conference Sidney

Saturday August 3rd - KCF 8AM until I die of exhaustion... 😅😅😅😂😂🤣🤣😴😴😴

Thank you so much for having us at this amazing event!!

Come join us for "Free Spirited" Cocktails and a fun evening at the Kathleen Lute Public Library tonight from 7-9! Food, entertainment music and Mocktails made with Zero Proof Rum and Tequila!! 🍸🍸 Tonight we will be serving Margaritas and Dark Stormys 🆓🆓 to the first 150 patrons!! Thank you Ogallala Library Committee for the drinks!!

What's a Dark and Story you ask? It's like a Moscow Mule with Rum! 🤤

See you there!!

3 Day Calender for Saved By The Well!!!

Lake McConaughy at Martin Bay 🏖️
Saturday: 8-12
Sunday: 8- ELEVEN

Sunday afternoon: Bug themed Baby Shower 🦋🐝🪲🐞 Mocktails for my favorite tech support, biggest coffee supporter, and all around awesome bonus human Keely Armstrong!!!!

Monday: 7PM-9PM Join us for FREE Mocktails at the Kathleen Lute Public Library for the statue dedication! We will be serving Margaritas and Dark and Stormy's with Ritual Zero Proof Tequila and Rum (accordingly 😂)

Next week starts the fair and rodeo 🤠🍀🎡

Featured drinks this week per the request of my BESTEST Friend in the whole wide world who's finally coming to see me this week's kids -----

"Do you have something like the Starbucks Pink Drink?"

Why yes Gavin! Yes we do! And it's better 😉

"I like the Scooter's Turtle"

Well... We don't have hazelnut but we are thinking Chocolate, Caramel, and Almond has some SERIOUS potential! Zoe, I may need help with a new drink name!

And Hunter, we have the smoothies and all milkshake flavors you can shake a stick at!


Janae Hood

Thank you everyone who supported us in Brule today!! It was SOOO much fun! It was awesome to see all those volleyball discount cards!! Let's do it again!

Prairie Creek Honey is where The Little Red Bus gets its awesome honey!!

Come see us every Tuesday this summer from 4:30 to 6:30 in Cairo at the Cairo Farmer's Market right on Main st.

We are in Brule Nebraska today at the stoplight! Come see us from 8-12

Featured drinks:

Lavender Chai (lavender purchased from Our Lavender Co in Big Springs 😁)

Spicy Mocha (organic Mexican Chile Pepper 🌶️, mocha and cinnamon powder 😋)

Agave Iced Latte (if you're in the mood for something just a liiiiitle sweet but not too much 😆)

Did you know we are on the Volleyball girls discount card?! Contact one of the girls, pick up a card and get a large latte drink for the price of a small!!! 🤯

Tag us in a photo and share our location for an extra 25 cents off today!

Great news Brule Nebraska!! Saved By The Well will be having a pop up event this Tuesday from 730am-12! Catch us in Brule serving all of your favorite drinks!!

Since it's last minute we will give 25 cents off any drink for anyone who shares our post before Tuesday and an EXTRA 25 cents if you post a pic Tuesday with our location and tag us! Location to be determined, but spread the word, be on the look out, and

A reminder that Saved By The Well will not be at Lake McConaughy this weekend! If you are looking for a great flea market with awesome vendors, come check us out in North Platte on Saturday from 9am-4pm CENTRAL TIME for the Triple Bee Flea Market LLC

We will be serving all of our awesome drinks in addition to our Free Spirited Menu! Try some of our Zero Proof Rum in our Caribbean Cold Brew, Cherry Rose Spritz or a Zero Proof Margarita!

We will be closed Sunday in the name of love. Happy 200th anniversary Cody Armstrong 😍😍😍

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Updated schedule! Saturday 8-3 Mountain Time in North Platte for the Triple Bee Flea Market LLC Sip and Shop and we will be serving Mocktails for the Kathleen Lute Public Library statue dedication July 22nd! More information to come!

Come check out all the great vendors at the Grant Farmer, Flea & Craft Market Wednesday from 4-630! Can't wait to see you there!!!

🎉 Join the Triple Bee Flea Market LLC for our first event at the Lincoln Highway RV Park in North Platte on July 13th from 9am to 4pm! 🎉

We have an exciting lineup for the day:
🎵 Live music by the Flat Rock Irregulars in the morning and George & Co. in the afternoon
🍹 Drink specials at Lincoln Highway RV Park
🍕 Delicious pizza from Billy Jacks Pizza
🥤 Zero Proof drink specials and more from Saved By The Well
🎈 Kid's Fun Zone
🛍️ Fantastic vendors to shop from

Bring the whole family for a day of fun and festivities! We can’t wait to see you there!

Are you interested in being a vendor? Visit our website for more information https://triplebeefleamarket.com/upcoming-events/ #2024-Summer-Sip-Shop

Happy Independence Day! Thank you to our military men and women who continue to keep the USA the home of the free!