Pro-Am Volunteers Lead Buffalo Dunes Golf Event
Volunteers manage the Pro-Am at Buffalo Dunes with leaderboards and careful scoring to protect prize money. Rene Bryant, now leaderboard coordinator, has volunteered fifteen years, citing funds for St Catherine Hospital NICU as motivation.
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Pro Am golf event hinges on patience and pace
Lisa Southern handles amateur registrations while Morris manages tee times to prevent delays. At Southwind, Jeff Kippel notes rain aided course prep but warns hot winds will dry greens and fairways, demanding careful watering and early mornings. The Pro Am atmosphere remains upbeat with pros and amateurs enjoying the event.
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Jeff Kippes
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Southwind
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Lisa Southern
Southern
Blue Cross chief flags rising health costs and higher premiums
John Knack, president of BCBS Kansas, warns premiums may rise beyond reach for individuals and families as health care and drug costs climb. Small businesses face about 21 percent rate hikes, while nationwide figures show double digit increases for large and 18 to 20 percent for small firms.
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Four charged in golf course vandalism and theft
Israel Banuelos and three others face arrest after a 1:30 a.m. chase near West Fork Road led to discovery of an ATV and suspects. The group allegedly caused about $30,000 in damage at Buffalo Dunes during the South West Kansas Pro-Am, damaging greens on hole No 7, abandoning carts, and stealing a vehicle and a freezer. The all-terrain vehicle was recovered, with the dog-tracked trail leading to a nearby housing addition.
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Andrews
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Pioneer International
Buffalo Dunes
Sunflower, IEP announce new power facility project
Sunflower and International Energy Partners announce Sand Sage Power to build a new plant near Holcomb. The project, with two transmission lines from Amarillo to Holcomb and Holcomb to Lamar, aims to create at least 40 permanent jobs and begins mid 2002 pending approvals. Sunflower emphasizes no added debt and enhanced reliability.
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IEP
Amarillo
Texas
Holcomb
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Sand Sage Power
Hauck
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ELF preschool program gains state funding boost for early learning
The ELF program expands with added classroom space at Alta Brown and Florence Wilson elementary schools aiming to give disadvantaged preschoolers an early edge. Teachers like Noah emphasize social and academic readiness as goals, with criteria including single parent households and low income status. Federal grants increasingly target preschool education to even the playing field.
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Trujillo
Alta Brown
Florence Wilson
Forbes editor dies on Rainier guided ascent
Lawrence Laurie Minard 51, editor of Forbes Global, died on Mount Rainier at about 12 000 feet during a guided climb. A heart attack is suspected after he struggled to breathe and asked to unclip, with his 16-year-old daughter nearby as guides rendered CPR for 45 minutes.
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Wash
Forbes Global Magazine
Mount Rainier
Lawrence “Laurie” Minard
Peter Whittaker
Rainier Mountaineering Inc
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