Center to observe ADA anniversary observance in Southwest Kansas
The Center for Independent Living at 1802 E Spruce St, Southwest Kansas, hosts a free ADA anniversary event from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday with information booths, a taco bar dinner, and a dance. The ADA requires accessible facilities and captioned TV. For more info call 276-1900. Also notices a summer Zoo Edventure camp at Lee Richardson Zoo for Crazy Cool Cats in July, $25 weekly per child, scholarships available, call 276-1250.
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Center For Independent Living
Southwest
Kansas
Spruce St
Center
Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Country jamboree and garden demo set for Saturday
The Finney County events include a 4 p.m. country jamboree at the Senior Center of Finney County 907 N 10th with a potluck at 6 30 p.m. Admission is free with donations accepted. Also a grand opening for the Finney County Extension Demonstration Garden 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fairgrounds 501 S Ninth St showcasing plant materials mulches water methods and landscape design under Extension master gardeners led by Whitey Whitehill. For information call 272 3670.
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Garden City
Finney County
Finney County Extension
Finney County Fairgrounds
S. Ninth St
Whitey Whitehill
Finney County Extension Agricultural
Kansas
Finney County Extension Office
Library adopts school hours this August
Finney County Public Library will switch to school hours starting August 18. The facility at 272 3680 will open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
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Finney County Public Library
National Night Out Block Party Planned Aug 5 in Garden City
Garden City law enforcement will host a community wide block party on August 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. at its Park. The event will feature food games and entertainment as organizers promote neighborhood connections with residents and local police officers per national guidelines.
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Garden City
Ms Park
Slattery launches first TV ads in Kansas Senate race
Democratic candidate Jim Slattery begins two 30 second TV spots in Kansas markets including Kansas City Topeka and Wichita aiming at change from Pat Roberts long tenure in Washington. He highlights Apollo moon landing contrasts with Roberts career and cites issues like Iraq gas prices jobs debt. Roberts counters highlighting fundraising edge and calls Slattery a former lobbyist.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Jim Slattery
Pat Roberts
Topeka
Kansas City
Wichita
Abbie Hodgman
Slattery
Roberts
Neil Armstrong
Atchison County
Iraq
Afghanistan
Molly Haase
Kansas
Ing
Congress
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Camp strings concert together at Garden City camp
Ken Hakoda leads 25 young musicians from Garden City Dodge City and Cimarron in Britten Simple Symphony fourth movement during the Southwest Kansas Music Academy Summer Strings Camp at Garden City Community College. The three day program includes rehearsals literature and theory with university instructors.
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Ken Hakoda
Benjamin Britten
Garden City Community College
Southwest Kansas Music Academy
Kansas
Hakoda
Salina
Garden City
Dodge City
Cimarron
GCCC
Doug Beyer
Stu
Summer String Camp Concert in Garden City
The Southwest Kansas Summer String Camp presents a concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building Auditorium at Garden City Community College. The program features the camp symphony and chamber orchestras with 25 students from Garden City Cimarron and Dodge City plus Kansas university faculty. The free event offers an opportunity for students and families to hear performers including Esther Abigail Ruth Bartel and the Bartel sisters who also play multiple instruments.
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Alyssa Munoz
Garden City
Southwest Kansas Music Academy
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Southwest Kansas
Bartel
Cimarron
Esther
Abigail
Ruth
Harrah's Sumner plan tops consultant revenue figures
Kansas casino review board consultants project Harrah's Mulvane plan yielding the highest state revenue at 186.5 million dollars in 2011, with Marvel and Penn National also estimating substantial returns. The board weighs these figures along with tourism impact as it selects four management contracts for state owned casinos in Sumner Cherokee Wyandotte and Ford counties.
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Topeka
Harrah
Sumner County
Kansas’ Casino Review Board
Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board
Matt All
All
Sumner
Cherokee
Wyandotte
Ford
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc
Mulvane
Wichita
Kansas Lottery Commission
State General Fund
Marvel Gaming
Penn National Gaming
Wellington
Marvel
Penn
Penn National
Cherokee County
Cherokee Counties
Columbus
Kansas Lottery
Eric Schippers
Oklahoma
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Garden City Gas
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Benjamin Morris- Cline
Fort Hays State University
Tami Lee Hughes
University of Kansas
Sarah Baxter
Newman University
Wilfredo Pasamba
Pittsburg State University
Mark Foley
Wichita Symphony
Wichita State University
Western Kansas
Tanya Chacon
Manuel Ferreira
Brad Nading
Hannah
Sarah
Harrah’s
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