Kerr fund raiser for Finnup House
A fund raiser for Senate President Dave Kerr is scheduled Sunday from 4 30 to 6 30 p m at the Finnup House 405 N Ninth St Kerr a Hutchinson Republican is one of four GOP candidates for governor The event costs 100 per person or couple Refreshments will be served Reservations are required by Friday to Jeff or Pat Whitham at 275 5417 State Sen Steve Morris R Inington will also attend the event.
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Dave Kerr
Finnup
Ninth St
Kerr
Hutchinson
Jeff
Pat Whitham
Steve Morris
Ringoton
Shallenburger launches 1500 mile Kansas governor tour
State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger begins a four day bus tour covering 1500 miles in Kansas with 25 town stops as he seeks the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Running mate Dave Lindstrom joins the tour with events in Hugoton Ulysses Lakin Deerfield Garden City and other cities including Wichita El Dorado Fort Scott Lenexa Oskaloosa Holton and Topeka.
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Tim Shallenburger
Kansas
Shallenburger
GOP
Kathleen Sebelius
Dave Lindstrom
Hugoton
McDonald’s
Pizza Hut
El Quartelejo Museum Hosts Ice Cream Social Saturday
Scott County's El Quartelejo Museum will host an ice cream social from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at 902 West Fifth Street in Scott City along Kansas Highway 96. Volunteers hope townspeople attending the Scott County Free Fair will mingle during the event, one of many fair activities.
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West Fifth Street
Kansas Highway 96
Scott City
Stallings Wins Patron Purchase Award at Watercolor Exhibit
Wanda Stallings of Garden City receives the H. Marvin and Robbie Bastian Patron Purchase Award for Sunny Side Up. The Kansas Watercolor Society 32nd Annual Seven State Exhibition runs at Wichita Center for the Arts East Central in Wichita through August 25.
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Wanda Stallings
Garden City
H. Marvin and
Robbie Bastian
Kansas Watercolor Society
Wichita Center For the Arts
East Central
Wichita
Stovall urges Kline to release FBI report in AG race
Topeka attorney general candidate Carla Stovall calls Phill Kline to release FBI background report from his U S attorney nomina tion. Kline responds he will not seek a copy, amid Republican primary clashes with David Adkins and Charles McAtee. Road condition hotline listed.
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Topeka
Carla Stovall
Phill Kline
FBI
U.S
Kline
Stovall
David Adkins
Charles McAtee
Cimarron Fair Echoes Dust Bowl Era Photos
Gray County Fair in Cimarron revives past summers as 1939 Farm Security Administration images surface. A photo captioned friends shows three women at the 4-H Club fair, Cimarron, Kansas, taken by Russell Lee during the Dust Bowl era. Local elder Mavis Lillibridge recalls the period's frugality and dress, while organizers book greased pig and chicken chase events and a county barbecue as the fair returns.
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Russell Lee
Farm Security Administration
Lee
Dust Bowl
Library of Congress
Gray County
Lillibridge
Kaivesta
Cimarron Rotary Club
Cimarron Crossing Park
Gray County Farm Bureau Association
Father son bike trek across America for public education
Paul Brown anthropology professor at Minnesota State University Mankato rides with his 17 year old son from Astoria Oregon toward Yorktown Virginia on a 4200 mile journey begun June 10 They meet friends in Garden City Kansas and plan to reach Virginia coast by early September The trip supports public education funding and dialogue about schools while Brown rides with an artificial hip on a recumbent bike and camps along the way with gear in 35 pound packs
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Paul Brown
Front
Mitch
Browns
Mankato
Minn
Oregon
Virginia
Garden City
James Hawkins
Paul
Mitch Brown
Kansas Highway 156
Brown
Minnesota State University
Shelley
Hawkins
Mapsride.org
Mankato Area
America
Dodge City
Charles Kuralt
Lance Armstrong
Syracuse
Lakin
High Plains
Backyard Bash keeps growing in Dighton with free festival
Caleb Schultz and his brothers host Dighton’s Backyard Bash at the city park featuring three live bands, a car and motorcycle cruise in, a skateboard show, food vendors, and free admission supported by sponsors. The event runs Saturday from 7 to 11 pm with a 10 am to 5 pm cruise show and barbecue.
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Schultz Brothers
Dighton
Caleb Schultz
Dighton City Park
North Third
West
Annabella Streets
Schultz
Brother Joe
Lane County Chamber of Commerce
Hays
Blue Healers
Garden City
Ninety One Cents
Pull String
Creed
Buckcherry
Aaron
Marion
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