Southwest Kansas Photo Exhibition Opens at Garden City Arts
Roundup Garden City Arts at 318 N Main St hosts its 15th annual Southwest Kansas Photo Exhibition from Thursday to July 23 for residents of Kansas Colorado and Oklahoma. A $500 cash prize pool will be awarded. Open to anyone over 16 with any level of photography. Art will hang in the gallery from Thursday and an Awards Reception is set for 7 p.m. on July 24. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tue-Fri and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat.
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Oklahoma
Respite Care Grant Opens 28 Slots in Western Kansas
The Central and Western Kansas chapter of the Alzheimers Association offers 28 respite care spots funded by the Joe Bogner Grant. Families in 29 western Kansas counties can receive $500 toward respite care. contact Denise Vann at 816 267 7333 or dvann alz.org for details.
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Central and Western Kansas
The
Alzheimer’s Association
Joe Bogner
Kansas
Denise Vann
Dvann
Alz.org
Ulysses Author to Sign Copies at Grant County Library
Janet Damon of Ulysses will sign copies of Rising Above Facing the Dragon of Neurofibromatosis from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday at Grant County Library 215 E Grant Ave Ulysses. The book recounts coping with a disfiguring central nervous system disorder.
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Ulysses
Janet Damon
Grant County Library
E. Grant Ave
UW Pacesetter campaign kicks off in Finney County
The Finney County United Way will launch its Pacesetter Campaign on Friday. Pacesetter businesses finish internal campaigns by Aug. 8, ahead of the United Way’s main drive starting Aug. 17. The 2017 goal is 570000 dollars to support 24 partner agencies focused on education income and health. Contact 620-275-1425 or stop by 1511 Fulton Terrace to participate.
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United Way
Gmail
Fulton Terrace
Flag disposal ceremony by American Legion Post No 9 and Troop 88
American Legion Post No 9 and Boy Scout Troop 88 will hold a flag disposal ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday on the northwest side of Valley View Cemetery. Community members may drop off faded or unserviceable flags at the cemetery office, 2901 N Third St, between 8 a.m. and noon and 1 to 5 p.m. now through the event.
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American Legion Post No. 9
Boy Scout Troop 88
Valley View Cemetery
Kansas
N. Third St
Brownback ducking law on district judge appointment
A Kansas Supreme Court petition claims Governor Brownback abandoned a statutory 90 day deadline to fill a southwest district magistrate judge vacancy and will wait for the August 2 primary outcome. Judges Ambrosier Gim lore Peterson seek a court order arguing the governor ignored a mandatory duty while Brownback cites authority to delay.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Supreme Court
Brownback
Pedro Irigonegaray
26Th Judicial District
Tom
My Webb
Haskell County
Eileen Hawley
Brant Lane
Bradley Ambrosier
Webb
Lane
Iriganegaray
Ambrosier
Linda Gilmore
Clinton Peterson
Morton County
Kim Schroeder
Kansas Court of Appeals
District Court
Kansas Highway Patrol
Wheat harvest begins in Plymell amid humidity and rain
In Plymell area fields, farmers start cutting dryland wheat as humidity slows early harvest. Scott Heiman reports 48 bushels per acre in better sections while hoping for 50 to 70 across 1800 acres. Garden City Co-op manager Strasser notes mud and rain delays, with two loads at the elevator by 2 p.m. and nine by 6 p.m. Harvest is expected to last two to three weeks.
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Plymell
Scott Heiman
Heiman
Kurt Strasser
Garden City
Strasser
Herman
Finney County Flea Market Festival Seeks Donated Goods
Finney County Historical Society invites items for a patio sale at the Seventh Annual Flea Market Festival of Antiques at Finney County Museum Lee Richardson Zoo. Event runs 8 am to 2 pm July 9 with 50 to 60 vendor booths and proceeds funding exhibits, education and preservation.
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Finney County Historical Society
Finney County Museum
Lee Richardson Zoo
S. Fourth St
Finney County
Garden City to host World's Largest Swimming Lesson event
Garden City Big Pool serves as a host for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at 2 p.m. Friday with an estimated 500 locations in 20 countries over 24 hours. The free event promotes kid swimming instruction and includes a free day at the pool afterward. Monica Colburn at (620) 272-1200 for details. The Vogts Sisters perform a High Plains Public Radio Living Room Concert July 2 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Garden City at 210 N Seventh St. Tickets call (806) 367-9088 or visit vogtssis ters.com.
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Garden City
Garden City Recreation Commission Aquatics
Monica Colburn
Vogts Sisters
High Plains Radio
High Plains Public Radio Living Room
High Plains Public Radio
Seventh St
Kansas
Alison Krauss
Emmylou Harris
Gillian Welch
Johnny Horton
Vogtssisters.com
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