Smoky Hills Art Auction and St Patrick’s Potato Bar
Smoky Hills Public Television displays art at the Smoky Hills Arts Center with pieces by Kansas artists to be bid on during the Smoky Hills Art Auction from April 15 to 17 in Mays. The center, open Tue to Fri 10 am to 5 30 pm Sat 10 am to 3 pm, has free admission. Tickets for the St Patrick’s Day Baked Potato Bar on March 17 are on sale at SAHC, with lunch 11 30 am to 1 30 pm and dinner 5 30 to 7 30 pm, potatoes topped with corned beef and cabbage, desserts sold separately, five dollars in advance six dollars at the door. a potato head contest awards a prize, proceeds benefiting SAHC and the public art fund.
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Smoky Hills
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Arts Center
Main
N. Main St
Kansas
SAHC
Public Art Fund
Presentation on child abuse law near 19th century roots
Spirit of the Plains CASA will host Eric Sherman, co author of two books on Mary Ellen Wilson, the 9 year old central to a landmark 19th century child abuse case. The free two hour talk starts 10 a.m. March 12 at the Holiday Inn Express, 2505 E. Kansas Ave.
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Spirit of the Plains Casa
Eric Sherman
Mary Ellen Wilson
Holiday Inn Express
Kansas Ave
United States
Wilson
New York
Sherman
Stephen Lazoritz
America
Finney County offers vehicle tax refund applications
Finney County Treasurer Raylene Dick announced refunds for overpaid vehicle sales tax, due by Sept 3. The repeal of the clunker law prompted the process, with forms available at the Finney County Administrative Center or online at www.accesskansas.com, and sent to the Kansas Department of Revenue. Local refunds will not be issued. Call 272-3559 or 272-3527 for details.
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Finney County
Raylene Dick
Ninth St
Accesskansas.com
Garden City Zoo Drive Through Gate Fee Set
The City of Garden City began charging vehicles using the Lee Richardson Zoo drive through gate. The fee is 3 dollars per vehicle. Gates open at 8 a.m. and admission starts at 10 a.m. Hours run to 4 30 p.m. daylight saving time.
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Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo
Fossett Nears Solo Around-The-World Completion in Salina
Millionaire explorer Steve Fossett pushed toward finishing a nonstop solo global flight as he flew over US airspace heading for Salina Kansas. Support staff reported fuel concerns had subsided and mission control authorized continuation with ample reserves.
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Salina
Steve Fossett
Pacific Ocean
Fossett
U.S
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Moore
Paul Moore
Japan
Mission Control
Globe
Virgin Atlantic
Sir Richard Branson
Branson
Kan
Weeds and Hessian fly threaten late wheat harvest in Kansas
Extension agents warn weeds and Hessian flies could affect area wheat as harvest starts in late June. Infections, mostly in fall planting and continuous wheat fields, may force field teardown to prevent spread. Farmers are urged to use fall planting after Oct 1, plant resistant varieties, and apply herbicides costing about 7 to 10 dollars per acre.
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Kansas
Kansas State University
K-State
Garden City
K-State Research and Extension
Phil Slederback
Slederback
Scott County
John Beckman
Whitey Whitehill
Finney County
Scott
George Armantrout
Lane County
Vance Ehmke
Beckman
K-State Research and Extension Area Agronomist
Curt Thompson
Combine
Thompson
Miss Wheelchair Kansas contest aims to redefine pageant norms
Stacy Ritt, 28, heads to Topeka as one of four contestants in Kansas first Miss Wheelchair Kansas event. Organizer Carrie Greenwood notes focus on advocacy and interview skills over beauty, stressing the program is about inner qualities and empowerment for women with disabilities. Ritt, with cerebral palsy, channels her platform into coalition building within the disability movement, while embracing the chance to dress up and prove that being in a wheelchair does not negate femininity.
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Stacy Ritt
Ritt
Kansas
Carrie Greenwood
Greenwood
Resource Center For Independent Living
Topeka
Wisconsin
Center For Independent Living
Southwest
Troy Horton
Center For Independent Living For
Weekend Billiards Train Show and Rodeo Offer Family Fun
Adults can relive childhood memories at a weekend of billiards, a model train show, and a rodeo. Billiards begin 11 a.m. Saturday at Shooters with a 64-player nine-ball field and free bleacher seating. Train show runs 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Fiesta Courtyard with six large layouts. about 400 attendees expected. A Mexican dinner is $5. The Intercollegiate Rodeo takes place Friday to Sunday at Finney County Fairgrounds Horse Palace with tickets at the gate, $5 adults, $3 children, and a $10 three-day family pass. A Pancake and Sausage Supper in Kalvesta is 5:30–7 p.m. Saturday at Pawnee Acre Community Building to fund improvements.
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Shooters
W. Mary St
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Jonas Cruz
Garden City Community College
Finney County Fairgrounds Horse Palace
Kalvesta
Pawnee Acre
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