Picture This A corn stalk horse centerpiece at Dallas Arboretum
A life sized horse sculpture crafted from corn stalks sits among pumpkins at the Dallas Arboretum creating a festive autumn display. The seasonal scene highlights horticultural artistry and family friendly photo opportunities amid pumpkins and other harvest decor.
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Dallas Arboretum
County joins Sunflower alliance as energy policy looms
Finney County commissioners voted to join the Sunflower backed Alliance for Sound Energy Policy aiming to include natural gas, wind and other renewables. Sunflower VP Kyle Nelson linked a denied Holcomb air quality permit to an unstable business environment and urged a balanced policy set with public input. Rod Bremby denied the permit citing carbon dioxide and global warming concerns, impacting Sunflower's 3.6 billion Holcomb expansion expected to emit 11 million tons annually.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Finney County
Alliance For Sound Energy Policy
Kyle Nelson
Sunflower
Holcomb
Nelson
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Bremby
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sebelius forms wind group to push wind power
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius created the Kansas Wind Working Group, chaired by Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, with 33 members to educate Kansans on wind technology and economics and to promote wind farm development amid Republican skepticism about wind power’s role in energy policy and opposition to Sunflower Electric’s proposed coal plants.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
House
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Carl Dean Holmes
Liberal
House Energy and Utilities Committee
Neufeld
Holmes
Sunflower Electric
Parkinson
United Way Campaign Stalls Near Goal in 2008 Effort
The Finney County United Way remains short of its $550000 target with final results due in late March. Through August to November the drive has extended deadlines as more nonprofits compete for donations. Tyson Fresh Meats and Wal Mart figure among major contributors, while delays in paperwork and business buyouts hinder presentations.
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Finney County
United Way
Margaret Anderson
Anderson
Wal- Mart
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Holcomb
Wal-Mart
Tyson
Luckett urges residents to live healthy lifestyle
Jez Luckett a 25 year old case manager from Garden City shared his weight loss journey before addressing Wichita County's Healthy Check Challenge a five month nutrition and team weight loss program The event encouraged participants to face fears and commit to lasting lifestyle changes while teams compete by pounds lost or percentage loss and program features monthly newsletters guest speakers and holiday eating guidance.
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Leoti
Jez Luckett
Garden City
NBC
Luckett
Wichita County
County Extension
Belinda Oldham
Wichita County Extension
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