Flintknapping Demo at Finney County Museum June 12
Keith Foster will present a flintknapping demonstration at the Finney County Museum on June 12. The event features touchable stone displays from Plains Indian tool and arrowhead types, plus a replicated lithic artifacts exhibit for Spirit of the Plains. An educational lunch program, part of Beef Empire Days, accompanies the Kansas State Historical Society exhibit Native American Folk Arts Living Traditions.
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Keith Foster
Finney County Museum
Foster
Kansas State Historical Society
Kansas
Pat Baughman
Summer library hours begin at Finney County Public Library
The Finney County Public Library announces summer hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The schedule runs until August 31 when extended school hours resume.
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Finney County Public Library
Music Makers to Play Sunday Night Concert at Stevens Park
Music Makers perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday as the next Stevens Park Concert Series entry at the Stevens Park Band Shell. The lineup features Loren Coulter on steel guitar and harmonica, Lotus Coulter, Juanita Kells on guitar, Burl Loving on bass, and Marie Loving on drums. The free weekly shows are sponsored by the Garden City Recreation Commission and the City of Garden City.
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Stevens Park
Shell
Loren Coulter
Lotus Coulter
Juanita Kells
Burl Loving
Marie Loving
Garden City
Kerr Birch making stop in Garden City
Senate President Dave Kerr and Overland Park businesswoman Mary Birch, the latest Republican governor hopefuls, plan a three day state tour with a 1 45 p m stop in Garden City at the Wheat Lands Convention Center. They have not filed yet but expect to this week as they campaign alongside other GOP and Democratic ticket contenders.
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Senate
Dave Kerr
Garden City
Wheat Lands
Kerr
Hutchinson
Mary Birch
Overland Park
Birch
Tim Shallenburger
David Lindstrom
Wichita
Bob Knight
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Eudora
Dan Bloom
Eric
Kathleen Sebelius
Cessna Aircraft Co
John Moore
Bake and Book Sale Friday at Finney County Library
The Friends of the Finney County Public Library host a Bake and Book Sale at 605 E. Walnut St. A members only session runs 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, with $5 individual or $10 family memberships at the door. Public hours are Saturday 9 to 6 and Sunday 1 to 6 through June 16, featuring used books, videos, textbooks, encyclopedia sets, and a coffee bar.
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Friends of the Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Welch joins national jail association board in Kansas on map
Finney County jail administrator Mark Welch has been elected to the American Jail Association Board of Directors for a three year term as the sole Kansas representative. The Milwaukee conference revealed his win and he plans to boost member awareness and promote jail professionals in Kansas and neighboring states.
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Finney County
Kansas
Mark Welch
American Jail Association Board of Directors
Welch
National Group
Hagerstown
Walworth County
Wisconsin
Kevin Bascue
AJA
Finney County Sheriff's Department
Bascue
Rascue
Mark
Milwaukee
American Jail Association Board of
Communication key in USD 457 operations
Garden City USD 457 judges praised district for striving to improve communication and operate on a shared plan as they review the Kansas Award of Excellence process. The district aims to reach Baldridge Level 3 next year while updating plans, writing down solutions, and improving district wide communication.
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Garden City
Robin Dexter
Charles O. Stones
Heath Hogan
Victor Ornelas
Malcolm Baldridge
Secretary of Commerce
Ronald Reagan
Hogan
Dexter
Milt Pippenger
Kansas Award
John Haas
Ransom Municipal Consultants
Haas
Garden City Commission
Jim Neblett
Pippenger
Holcomb budget shows gains for 2002 03 year
Holcomb USD 363 boosted by new facility funding and enrollment growth. Current year ends with 19 percent of a 5.1 million general fund available amid cautious savings. The 2002 03 estimate places funds at 6.8 million with a 5.6 million general fund, based on 2 percent enrollment growth and state per pupil rate.
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Holcomb Usd
John McClellan
McClellan
Wiley School
USC
Daryl Prater
Holcomb
Midwest shows rebound as inflation looms in nine-state survey
A Creighton University survey of nine Midwest states shows May growth index at 57.9, the strongest since April 2000, signaling regional economic improvement. But the May employment index fell to 48.3 from 50.2, and heightened inflation pressures raise concern for the coming months.
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Omaha
Neb
Midwest
Ernie Goss
Creighton University
Goss
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