Smoky Hills Public Television Seeks Donations for 2009 Signature Auction
Smoky Hills Public Television invites donations for its 2009 Signature Auction to be held April 17 to 19 at The Mall at Hays. Proceeds support the station while the event features art, antiques, collectibles, and Kansas experiences. Donations can be made by phone, online, or email, with catalogs due January 31 and Deines Center exhibit entries due February 13.
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Smoky Hills
Judy Satchell
Shptv
Ssatchell
Deines Cultural Center
Russell
Deines Center
Smoky Hills Public Television
Kansas
Nebraska
Directv
Dish Network
Hutchinson
Wichita
Shptv.org
Strong People Stay Young Strength Class Opens January
An eight week strength training program for beginners runs 4 to 5 pm on Mondays and Thursdays at Finney County Senior Center. An orientation starts at 4 pm January 8 with Linda Beech detailing health benefits for older adults. Cost is $5 per person. Call 272-3670 to enroll before January 8.
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Finney County
Linda Beech
Jay
Finney County Extension Office
Christmas Day Vietnamese Celebration At St Dominics Garden City
A Vietnamese Catholic Association event at St Dominic's Church Garden City begins at 2 p.m. with traditional food and entertainment and continues into the night. Garden City Travel Plaza at 1265 Solar Ave remains open 24 hours on Christmas Day.
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Garden City
St. Dominic’s Catholic Church
JC St
Minorities rise in Kansas cities amid shifting demographics
Census figures from the American Community Survey show minorities make up at least half the population in four of Kansas's 18 largest cities, with non-Hispanic whites declining to minority status in Liberal, Dodge City and Kansas City Kansas. Derby reports significant minority growth aided by McConnell AFB, while Wichita remains majority white.
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Wichita
Liberal
Dodge City
Kansas City
Kan
Garden City
US Census Bureau
Kansas Cities
Derby
Olathe
Overland Park
Census Bureau
Johnson County
Kathy Sexton
McConnell Air Force Base
Labrador neighborhood candlelight cross lights Christmas tradition
In Garden City Labrador subdivision more than 2000 white luminarias formed a cross along Labrador Boulevard and Belmont Street, drawing drivers to view the display. Organizers J R Wells and Eldon Ford led the effort, noting the spectacle is a scaled down version of a prior year and reflecting two decades of neighborhood tradition.
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Labrador
Labrador Boulevard
Fleming Street
Third Street
Belmont Street
Mary Street
Long Boulevard
Garden City
J.R. Wells
Eldon Ford
Wells
Ford
Sydney Hill
John Oswalt
Rebel
Rock
Shamus
Easy
Chainey
Hill
Kevin Parks
Blossom
Parks
Greensburg tornado study reveals new details and stronger winds
A Kansas research report shows Greensburg and several nearby tornadoes on May 4 and 5 were more numerous and powerful than first thought. Four large twisters near Greensburg Trousdale Hopewell and Macksville reached EF-3 or stronger with mile wide paths. Radar detected vortex holes and unusually fast mesocyclones, revealing a complex, overlapping outbreak and a broader loss of life including Deputy Buckman and Alex Giles.
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Wichita
Greensburg
Kansas
Mike Umscheid
Dodge City
National Weather Service
Trousdale
Hopewell
Macksville
Moore
Okla
Oklahoma City
Umscheid
Alex Giles
Stafford County
Robert
Tim” Buckman
Weather Service
Charley
Florida
Financial meltdown slows wind power boom
In Illinois grain farmer Mike Doyle profits from seven wind turbines, yet the global economic crisis slows wind project financing. AIG Lehman Wachovia and other financiers face losses as developers cut back, shifting the pace of the midwest wind boom.
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Champaign
Ill
Mike Doyle
Illinois
Doyle
Midwest
AIG
Lehman Brothers
Wachovia Corp
Ric O'Connell
Black & Veatch Corp
Overland Park
Maine
Michigan
Wyoming
Texas
Florida Power and Light
T. Boone Pickens
American Wind Industry Association
Dakotas
Minnesota
Hans Detweiler
American Wind Energy Association
AIG, Lehman and Wachovia
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Smoky Hills Station
G.C
Amotorist
Belmont Place
Labrador Drive
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