Freedom Parade seeks July 4 participants in Garden City
Downtown Vision sponsors a 10 am July 4 Freedom Parade inviting entries from instrumental and vocal groups, antique cars, hot rods, clowns, bicyclists, church and civic floats, and pet owners with cages or leashed animals. Prizes awarded for smallest and largest pets and best dressed. Entries due Monday at 413 N Main St or by calling 276-0891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Downtown Vision
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Downtown Vision
Vision
N. Main St
Dump the Pump Day Encourages Free Public Transit
CityLink invites residents to ditch cars and use public transit for free on Thursday marking the third annual Dump the Pump Day. The event promotes environmental benefits and fuel savings, with City Link and Mini Bus paratransit operating 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. standard rides cost $1 for the general public and ADA certified disabled riders pay $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Link Public Transit
Publictransportation.org
CityLink
City Link
Refugee Day Events Planned at St Catherine Hospital
In observance of World Refugee Day a presentation on the Kashmiri Pandit community by Dr Surinder Kaul is slated for 4 and 5 pm. A related photo exhibit runs 3 30 to 4 pm with viewer discretion due to graphic material. Events in Classrooms A B and C. Public invited. Contacts Joan Booker Andrea Sumner Margie Prewitt for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Catherine Hospital
India
Surinder Kaul
Joan Booker
Andrea Sumner
Margie Prewitt
Health summits cancelled amid low interest in region
regional health summit sponsored by Gov. Sebelius called off due to lack of interest. A health fair at Garden City Community College remains on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the east gym at Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex. Further details at www.healthykansas.org. The Bremby keynote was to headline the event, with similar gatherings in Overland Park, Hays and Pittsburg canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Sebelius
Garden City
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Dennis Perryman
Healthykansas.org
Rod Bremby
Kansas
Lakin explores water plan options to curb uranium levels
Lakin city officials and engineers from Kirkham Michael and Archer and Associates outlined four remedies and five treatment options to reduce uranium in the drinking water. Tests show 32 micrograms per liter, below the 80 limit, with six wells pumping 226 million gallons yearly. Public input continues as officials weigh new wells, blending sources, or treatment, targeting a plan by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAKIN
Kirkham Michael Engineers
Omaha
Neb
Arcer and Associates
Lakewood
Colo
Veterans Memorial Building
Fred Jones
Jones
Laura Dykstra
W.T. Elliott
Jon Halbegewachs
Ellsworth Kirkham Michael
Shrivastava
Halbegewachs
Shahnawaz Sinha
Archer and Associates
Sinha
Mike Heinitz
Heinitz
Kearny County
Colorado
Kansas
Roberts Faces Close Senate Reelection Bid in Kansas
In Kansas the race for U.S. Senate may tighten as incumbent Pat Roberts confronts a competitive contest from former congressman Jim Slattery. Rasmussen poll shows Roberts at 48 percent to Slattery’s 39 percent with 9 percent undecided, signaling vulnerability for an incumbent amid national discontent and rising worry over gas prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Hns
U.S
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Roberts
Jim Slattery
Slattery
Senate
Jill Docking
Sam Brownback
Washburn University
Bob Beatty
Washington, D.C
Beatty
Molly Haase
Haase
Rasmussen Reports
New Jersey
Opera house restoration reveals hidden Kansas history in Dighton
Patricia and Joel Herndon document the Dighton Opera House renovation with a focus on weatherproofing, brickwork and a safer future. They uncover clues from coat closet nails to a wall hole thought to show old movie screenings, preserving signatures and relics from pre 1927 shows. The project connects to Patricia’s Old Bank Gallery and aims to list the building on the National Registry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dighton
Patricia Herndon
Joel
Dighton Opera House
Lane County
Kansas Highway 96
Lane Street
First National Bank
Kansas
Patricia
Herndons
Opera House
Patrycia
Kansas Places
Bank
Patrycia Herndon
Also Mentioned on This Page
BOC TV
Averag Price
Brad Nading
Tami Torok
Kristin Walker
Flo the Weed
Finney County Public Library
Traveling Lantern Theatre Company
Portland
Ore
Gctelegram.com
Opera
Monica Springer
Telegram
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!