Heat wave grips Upper Midwest as temps soar past 100
In a region unaccustomed to such heat, Minneapolis records a heat index over 119 degrees while Madison sees 105. Zoo workers describe animals and staff reacting to the heat, lutefisk workers retreat indoors to 44 degrees, poinsettia greenhouses work to protect plants, and Minnesota rinks power cooling for the first time in a decade amid rising utility costs.
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Upper Midwest
Madison
Wis
Minnesota Zoo
Diana Weinhardt
Houston
Jack Gegan
Bachman
University of Minnesota
Mark Seeley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Josh Martinez
Senior Citizens Dish Dinner and July Birthday Honors in Finney County
The Finney County Senior Citizens Association met July 1 at the Senior Center for a covered dish dinner. July birthday honorees were Larry Smith, Kathy Smith, Alice Childers, and Helen Michael. Door prizes went to Ed Tomchek, Darryl Ball, Teresa Diller, and Jerry Wallace. The Humdinger Band, with members Gwen Frack, Faye Doyle, Ted Doyle, Alice Childers, Edith Knoll, and Louise Korbe, performed. The group plans an Oct. 15 bazaar at the senior center and invites volunteers. next meeting and dinner is Aug. 5 at 6 p.m., open to those aged 55 and older.
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Finney County
Senior Citizens Association
10Th St
Larry Smith
Kathy Smith
Alice Childers
Helen Michael
Ed Tomchek
Darryl Ball
Teresa Diller
Jerry Wallace
Humdinger
Gwen Frack
Faye Doyle
Ted Doyle
Edith Knoll
Louise Korbe
NASA outsources spaceflight as shuttle era ends
NASA shifts to private industry for routine orbital transport after shuttle retirement. SpaceX and Orbital Sciences lead the cargo race to ISS with 40 tons planned in 20 flights at about 3.5 billion dollars. Astronaut taxi for crew may come in 3 to 5 years, with Russians favored in the interim. Six firms collaborate to deliver unmanned cargo or crew capsules, enabling deeper space missions.
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Houston
America
International Space Station
NASA
The
Space Agency
Yellow Cab
John Glenn
PayPal
Amazon
Space Exploration Technologies Corp
Hawthorne
Calif
Orbital Sciences
Dulles
Alan Lindenmeyer
Mars
Space Station
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Olsen Fish Company
Chris Dorff
Dorff
Tiffany Carrell
Lake City
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Northfield
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United States
Jeanette Taylor
Charlotte Kimsey
Donna Preston
Department of Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Highland Manor
Great Bend
Ladies
Kellie Brewer-Brown
Jerri McBride
Ethel Manske
Janice Criswell
Jeanette Cox
Sherri Jeffery
Linda Marshall
Loretta
Verne Wilson
10Th
Isabel Finch
Garden City
Howell
Wen Wurst
Jon Craig
Jon Kempton
May Craig
Dorothy Bartlett
Helen Lee
Regan Jewelers
FedEx
Cale Daly
Dia
Knights of Columbus
N. Sth
Soave
Kansas Plaza
Garac
Eagles Lodge
Mwidry
Acrie
Barnyard Boogie
E. Mary
Optima
THURS
N. Taylor
American Legion
Veterans
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