Water Authority tour invites public in Kansas counties
Kansas Water Authority invites residents to a tour on August 10 visiting Wheatland Electric in Finney County, Lakin Airport in Kearny County, and the Amazon Great Eastern head gate. Sessions cover weather modification, Arkansas River water access, ditch irrigation and the Kansas vs. Colorado lawsuit settlement.
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Kansas Water Authority
Finney
Kearny
Kansas Vs. Colorado
Wheatland Electric
Kansas Ave
Lakin
Kansas Highway 25
Great Eastern
Colorado
Amazon
Great Eastern Head Gate
North River Road
North River
Kansas Water Office
Kansas
Garden City board to meet on special session
Garden City USD 457 Board of Education schedules a 5 30 p m special meeting at the Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming to discuss repair options for brick masonry walls in Kenneth Henderson Middle School band and vocal music rooms as replacement work continues on southwest corner and east exterior walls along Fleming Street
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Garden City
USD 457 ‘Board of Education
Fleming
Kenneth Henderson
Fleming St
Carry-in supper and concert at Finney County Senior Center
A carry-in supper at the Senior Center of Finney County 910 N 10th St begins at 6 30 p m today followed by a free concert by the Garden City Country Western Fiddlers Pickers and Singers at 7 30 p m All ages welcome Musicians from the area are invited to join For details contact Dorman Diller at 276 6962 The group will also perform at 4 p m Saturday
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Finney County
10Th St
Dorman Diller
Street Sealing Planned on Holcomb Roads Next Week
Holcomb residents are urged to watch for posted signs as sealing work starts Wednesday along Jeremy Lane Jenny Avenue and Bedford Drive. No street parking will be allowed during sealing. For more information call Holcomb City Offices at 277-2265.
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Holcomb
Jeremy Lane
Jenny Avenue
Bedford ‘Drive
Holcomb City
Pheasant Phair Antique Show Seeks Vendors in Wichita County
The Pheasant Phair Antique and Collectible Show and Sale, sponsored by the Wichita County Arts Alliance, will run November 12 at the Wichita County Community Building and coincides with pheasant season. Vendors may apply now to exhibit or sell antiques or collectibles. early registrants by October 1 receive a free meal. Contact Janna DeLissa at 620 375 4587 or via email.
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Seot
Wichita County Arts Alliance
Wichita County
Janna DeLissa
Two area residents to be recognized for Hall of Fame induction
Don Fisher of Garden City and Harold L. Heaton of Hugoton will join five Kansas cowboys inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame at a 5 p.m. Sunday ceremony at Boot Hill in Dodge City. Fisher, born in 1929 in Dodge City and raised near Meade, has roped at rodeos and worked cattle across the Southwest, while Heaton, born in 1929 in Alva, Oklahoma, rose from barrel man to a noted entertainer and actor in the rodeo world, including a bit in Marilyn Monroe's Bus Stop. The ceremony will place their portraits and bios in the hall of fame.
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Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame
Kansas
Fisher
Southwest
Dodge City
Meade
el Dorado
Warrenetta
Garden City
Fellowship of Christian Cowboys
Heaton
Telegram
Alva
Okla
Garden City Telegram
Marilyn Monroe
Monroe
Inductees Named for 2005 Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame
The 2005 class includes Don Fisher of Garden City, Harold L. Heaton of Hugoton, C. Robert Haywood of Topeka, Gerald Roberts of Abilene, and John J. Vanier of CK Ranch Brookville. Noted stories recount Heaton’s work with High Hand the horse and Clyde the buffalo, including the Kennedy inaugural parade moment in 1961. Heaton now resides in an Oklahoma nursing home.
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Don Fisher
Garden City
Harold L
Buddy” Heaton
Hugoton
C. Robert Haywood
Topeka
Gerald Roberts
Abilene
John J. Vanier
CK Ranch
Brookville
Heaton
Grunter
Clyde
John F Kennedy
Washington, D.C
Texas
Kennedy
Ted Heaton
Tom Heaton
Buddie Lawrence
Oklahoma
Sisters donate hair for Locks of Love cause
Florida nonprofit Locks of Love uses donated hair to craft wigs for children losing hair due to medical conditions. Mary Palmer and her sister clipped about 10 inches each at San Juan in Garden City, inspired after a mistaken identity moment with a young donor.
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San Juan
W. Fulton St
Rachel Mormino
Alejandra San Juan
Mary Palmer
Mormino
Palmer
Locks of Love
Lake Worth
Fla
High Plains Public Radio
Missouri
Garden City
Hoboken
N.J
Finney County looks to renew nuisance resolution at meeting
Finney County commissioners plan to renew a nuisance resolution set to expire August 31 after a year of study and compromise. The changes earlier added inoperable vehicles to nuisances and allowed cleanup at the owner’s expense, with a board of appeals for disputes. Also on the agenda are grants for Community Corrections and Youth Services, plus bids on semi trailers and motor graders. Ambulance bids are discussed as EMS seeks a durable, smooth riding unit. meeting begins 8:30 a.m. at the Administrative Center.
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Finney County
Deb Hays
John Ellermann
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Water Authority Tour
Steve, Stan, Randy
Brian
Buddy’ Heaton
High Hand
Finney County Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
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