Violinist Opens Concert Season at Garden City College
The Garden City Community College Music Department opens the 2010 season with a 7:30 p.m. recital featuring Martha Walvoord of the University of Texas at Arlington as guest violinist and Jack Unzicker of Texas Tech University on double bass. Walvoord, a founding Envision Chamber Consort member, has performed at the Leonard Nimoy Music Series in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The program also includes Teleman, Yun, Tommasini, Ygave, and Bach pieces and follows a local mas ter class for musicians. Admission is free.
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Garden City Community College Music Department
Martha Walvoord
University of Texas,Arlington
Pauline Doyce
Los Angles
Kennedy Center
Washington, D.C
Walvoord
Unzicker
Georg Phillip Teleman
Isang Yun
Matthew ‘Tommasini
Eugéne ‘Ygave
Johann ‘Sebastian Bach
20th anniversary exhibition opens at Mercer Gallery
A Sunday opening marks the 20th anniversary of the Mercer Gallery series at Garden City Community College. The show Three Generations of Photographers features Ed Nicklaus of Garden City, Deborah Nicklaus of Denver, and Nathan Simpson of Fairway. Gallery Director David Kinder sets a 1 to 3 p.m. reception, with hours 1 to 4 p.m. on weekdays and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 27, in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building west wing. The gallery will be open during the 90th anniversary celebration on Sept. 13.
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Mercer
Garden City Community College
Ed Nicklaus
Garden City
Deborah Nicklaus
Denver
Nathan Simpson
Fairway
David Kinder
Nven
GCCC
Pauline Joyce
Deborah
Henry Pruitt Band Plays Senior Center Dance
The Henry Pruitt band will perform at the Wednesday evening dance at the Senior Center of Finney County located at 907 N. 10th St. The event starts at 7 30 p m and is open to attendees age 55 and older. A per person donation is requested and guests may bring finger foods to share.
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Henry Pruitt
Finney County
10Th St
Holcomb Car Truck and Bike Show to Benefit Special Olympics
Holcomb will host a car truck and bike show from 5 p.m. on Sept 12 at Lomb High School park hg lot. Funds go to the Special Olympics. Entry is 20 dollars for the first vehicle and 10 dollars for an additional vehicle. Concessions games and prizes for children. Awards at 5 p.m. Contact Tim Hendershot at 277-0861 for details or early registration.
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Holcomb
Lomb High School
Tim ‘Hendershot
Fort Hays State builds space weather radar in Kansas
Fort Hays State University in Hays Kansas begins placing two dozen 56 foot poles for a pair of antennas to join the SuperDARN network. Virginia Tech chose Fort Hays for its central U S location. NSF funds most of the 10 year project with Fort Hays covering computers and an intern salary. The system will map ionospheric plasma motion over central North America and compare radar data with Earth weather events.
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Hays
Hammond
Fort Hays State University
National Science Foundation
Fort Hays State
Dartmouth University
University of Alaska
Johns Hopkins University
John Heinrichs
Geosci
Ence
Central
North America
Heinrichs
Earth
Down Syndrome Buddy Walk raises awareness in Garden City
Maria Mendoza joined more than 400 participants at Deane Wiley Park for the first major fundraising Buddy Walk by the newly official Down Syndrome Society of Southwest Kansas formed in March 2009. The event featured medals for walkers, photos along the path, games by Garden City High School, and a cookout as families shared experiences and support.
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Maria Mendoza
Aron
Deane Wiley Park
Down Syndrome Society of
Southwest Kansas
Mendoza
Stephanie Tatro
Tatro
Kansas
Russell Child Development Center
Southwest
Kylie
Garden City High School
Abraham Bustillos
Garden City
Victor E. Buffalo
Ignasio Bustillos
Church Cares For Cat At Sedalia Congregation
At Sedalia Community Church near Manhattan a cat named Sedalia has found a home and devoted care from nearly 200 parishioners. Members supply heated water, shelter, and warmth. the cat roams the church grounds and even visits Little Apple Veterinary Hospital for annual shots.
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Manhattan
Sedalia
Sedalia Community Church
Kevin Larson
Larson
Liz
Tom Lindquist
Little Apple Veterinary Hospital
N. 52Nd Street
24 Highway
Sunflower harvests rise in Kansas amid birdseed demand
In Galva, Kansas producers note sunflowers are making a comeback as prices rise, spurred partly by Lay's use of sunflower oil. While some grow for oil, a larger market remains birdseed with black oil seeds favored by many wild birds for nutrition and warmth in winter.
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GALVA
Kansas
Dakotas
United States Department of Agriculture
Lay
Don Unruh
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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