Roundup Museum opens two new exhibits in Finney County
Finney County Historical Museum at 403 S Fourth St unveils two new displays. The first features Victorian era perfume bottles coin purses and beaded bags from 1900 to 1920 with some contemporary donated styles. The second showcases fossils and minerals including trilobites dating 550 million years and pterosaur and knightia fossils 50 to 65 million years old plus a locally found mammoth femur, all on loan from FCHS collections.
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Take Action self defense course at Garden City CC
Garden City Community College offers a one day Take Action self defense course for Southwest Kansas residents on June 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room 1035 at the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex instructor Kent Kolbeck will teach Ryu Te Ren Meri moves for practical protection. The $99 class requires one week advance registration at 276 9647 or personalenrichment gcccks.edu. A separate one day Tap Your Steam System Training on June 16 runs 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. for facility managers and engineers, earning seven CEUs. Registration is via 276 9647 or B&I gcccks.edu.
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Light withdraws from Kansas House bid leaving Widder unopposed
State Rep. Bill Light of Rolla withdrew from re election in the 124th House District leaving Dan Widder Jr of Ulysses as the sole candidate. Widder, a former police sergeant and risk management consultant, announced his candidacy and discussed conservative aims to rein in spending and rollback regulations. The district covers Morton Stanton Grant Stevens and parts of Haskell Seward counties in Kansas southwest.
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Area groups seek funding in Finney County budget talks
Finney County commissioners heard 2011 budget requests from Russell Child Development Center, Finney County Fair and Southwest Development Services Inc. RCDC seeks about 183 754 for tiny K services amid a 67000 gap with 2011 ARRA support.
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Royal Farms Dairy to present at World Dairy Expo
Royal Farms Dairy of Garden City is one of eight dairies chosen to present a virtual farm tour at the 2010 World Dairy Expo in Madison Wisconsin. The Kansas Department of Commerce sponsors the first Kansas operation featured since 2001 and highlights water conservation soil practices and farm profitability.
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Fair to Host Nation’s Largest Country Showdown in July
The Finney County Fair will host the 29th Colgate Country Showdown at the Finney County Fairgrounds on July 29, with 10 Kansas regional winners competing for the state title and a shot at one of five regional finals and Nashville. The event opens with Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute, and is free to the public. Local qualifiers occur July 10 at the Clarion Inn. details at finneycountyfair.org.
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