3i Show Highlights Vendors And Classic Vehicle Auction
Farmers crowd the fairgrounds amid equipment displays as Landoll Corp and other vendors showcase new pneumatic seed drills and tools. A 21-vehicle classic auction starts at 5 p.m. with Congressman Moran attending a noon to 1 p.m. town hall in the GMC tent. The Finney County Extension Office promotes daily consumer programs on cooking landscaping and disaster prep in the Grandstand Meeting Room.
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Fairgrounds
Western
Kansas
Landoll Corp
Jaime Meier
Marysville
Meier
Jerry Moran
GMC
Booth I- 171
Finney County Extension Office
Linda Beech
ESL students share stories from Garden City lives
Presentations by adult English learners recount experiences in their native countries and life in Garden City. Maria Ramos, a mother of two from Zacatecas, recalls hardship and a wish to master English to help her children and study psychology. Justin Tar, Burma-born, notes motivation despite intense classes and full-time work. The event showcases student projects Monday at the Beth Tedrow Student Center from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Garden City
Maria Ramos
Zacatecas
Mexico
Ramos
Ferguson
Latin America
Ethiopia
Somalia
Vietnam
Justin Tar
Adapt
U.S
Kansas
Burma
Tar
Beth Tedrow
Transit stimulus funds expand FIT bus fleet and shelters
The stimulus awards will fund 12 new buses split between City Link and Mini Bus, adding backup vehicles per route and freeing spares during breakdowns. Funds also pay for a new parking lot, three triple bus bays at the transit center, a fire sprinkler system, a generator, and new shelters. KDOT approved over 4.6 million for capital projects, with bids set in July. intercity routes Wichita to Salina and Pueblo eyed, plus various county programs receiving funds.
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City Link
Burgardt
FIT
N. 11Th St
KDOT
City
Wichita
Salina
Pueblo
Colo
Johnson County Transit
Johnson County
Leavenworth County
Nemaha County Transit
Riley County Area Transportation Agency
Lyon County Area Transit
OCCK
DSNWR
Hays
Reno County Area Transit
Sunflower Diversified Services
Great Bend
Sunflower Senate debates bill on coal plant October 2007
The Kansas Senate weighs a renewable energy measure tied to Sunflower's coal plant dispute. Governor Parkinson backs the agreement, arguing it serves public policy with 1,500 jobs and 448,000 households served, while critics label it a coal industry giveaway and warn against further CO2 emissions.
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Parkinson
Sebelius
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Sunflower
Morris
Kansas
Sierra Club
Great Plains Alliance For Clean Energy
U.S
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Brad Nading
Glen Moore
Bemidji
Minn
Finney County Fairgrounds
ESL
Finney County Transit
FIT Center
11Th St
Swktalkecom
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TCCPA
Tumbleweed Child Care Providers Association
Imom
Fulton Garden City
Heras
Hower
Garden Center
WoodWick
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