Old-time Wheat Harvest scheduled at Ken Weidner farm
The fifth annual Old-time Wheat Harvest will be held in northeast Haskell County at Ken Weidner’s farm, weather permitting. Antique pull combines from 1920s to 1960s and vehicles are featured, with several John Deere, Case, GMC, Chevrolet, Plymouth and Ford models. Participants may bring their own antique equipment. directions are given via US Highways 83 56 and 50, with contact numbers for Paul Weidner and the Haskell County Historical Society.
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Haskell County
Ken Weidner
Baldwin
Chevrolet
Ford
Weidner
Sublette
Garden City
Providence
Copeland
Pierceville
Paul Weidner
Field Day 75th Amateur Radio Event Planned
Amateur radio operators across the nation prepare for the 75th annual Field Day this weekend. Sandhills Amateur Radio Club will demonstrate from noon Saturday to noon Sunday at the abandoned car wash north of Home Depot in Garden City. Operators will showcase digital and satellite capabilities, voice comms, and Morse code using emergency power. The ARRL hosts Amateur Radio Week with more than 30,000 participants last year.
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Sandhills Amateur Radio Club
Home Depot
Kansas Ave
Garden City
The
ARRL
National Association For Amateur Radio
Stevens Park Movie Series Cancelled for Six Saturdays
The Garden City Recreation Commission cancelled the Stevens Park Movie Series for the next six Saturdays starting this weekend and running through July 28. Local residents are advised to watch for updates on future events and alternative activities at Stevens Park.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Highway 83 chosen for Kansas state study
Kansas Department of Transportation selected U.S. Highway 83 as one of eight state projects for a preliminary expansion study funded by the Comprehensive Transportation Program running through 2009. The 70 mile corridor from Sublette to Scott City faces pavement wear higher truck traffic and few passing lanes. Public meetings and local government briefings are planned to gather needs and cost estimates ahead of potential renewal of the program.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Larry Thompson
KDOT
District Six
Thompson
Sublette
Scott City
Department
Finney County
John Ellermann
Scott County
Jack Frick
Legacy gift funds nine groups through lead trust in Garden City
Mildred Henselman left a charitable lead trust that will provide nine agencies with annual donations for 20 years and a named endowment fund at Western Kansas Community Foundation with an initial 500000 dollars. Distributions will come from investment earnings and continue indefinitely after the 20 year trust period, starting in 2008. The nine beneficiaries include Community Congregational Church Tumbleweed Girl Scout Council Garden City Community College Endowment Association Finney County United Way Friends of the Lee Richardson Zoo Big Brothers Big Sisters Garden Valley Retirement Village Emmaus House and Salvation Army.
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Mildred Henselman
Garden City
Henselman
Kirk Olemon
The
Commerce Trust Co
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Michelle Komlofske
Mildred
Community Congregational Church
Tumbleweed Girl Scout Council
Garden City Community College Endowment Association
Finney County United Way
Friends of the Lee Richardson Zoo
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Emmaus House
Salvation Army
Komlofske
Olemon
Shea Sinclair
Gccc Endowment Association
Sinclair
Peoples Natural Gas
Kansas May jobless rate edges above 2006 level at 4.3
Kansas shows positive signs with 31,000 more nonfarm jobs year over year and higher May unemployment at 4.3 percent versus 4.1 percent in May 2006. Governor Sebelius notes gains in manufacturing and services while fiscal revenues exceed expectations, amid seasonal hiring and weather-driven shifts.
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Kansas
Topeka
Department of Labor
Legislative Research Department
Kathleen Sebelius
Daniel Nibarger
Tribes weigh response to state casinos in Kansas
Four Kansas tribes running casinos consider strategies as state owned venues may open within years. Three tribes plan to bid to keep customers, one may sue to block expansion. Law allows four new casinos and slots at tracks, with local votes needed. State would take 22 percent of gross revenue from state casinos.
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Topeka
Kansas
Quent
Horton
Mayetta
Powhattan
White Cloud
Jim Barone
Dfrontenac
Barone
Wyandotte County
Ford County
Cherokee
Crawford County
Sedgwick
Sumner County
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