BODO International Festival Serves Dishes From Many Nations
The 19th Annual International Festival comes to Garden City Finney County Fairgrounds in the Exhibition Building with German Mexican French Italian Vietnamese Southeast Asian Guatemalan and American foods including New Orleans and San Antonio cuisine. Kenny Degenhardt and the Blue Notes provide free entertainment. Gates open 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
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Germany
Mexico
France
Italy
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Guatemala
America
New Orleans
San Antonio
Kenny Degenhardt
The
Blue Notes
Finney County Fairgrounds
Garden City
Friends of Library host annual Book and Bake Sale
The Friends of the Finney County Public Library open their annual Book and Bake Sale at 605 E. Walnut St. from Saturday through June 10. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The sale features used books, videos, textbooks and encyclopedia sets with paperback books at 25 cents and most hardbacks at 50 cents. A coffee bar with fresh baked items operates on weekends.
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Friends of the Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Schools unite to aid Red Cross in Kansas district effort
A coalition of Abe Hubert Middle School and area districts under the Kansas School Food Service Association raised 300 for the Garden City Red Cross. Students placed cans, posters and cookie dough sales, with KS FSA leaders noting the aim to support disaster relief and educate cafeteria staff on food issues.
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American Red Cross
Southwest
Kansas School Food Service Association
Abe Hubert
Syracuse
Sublette Usd
Jackie Pierce
KSFSA
Red Cross
Hoisington
Pierce
RSFSA
Topeka sites added to railroad network
A two building complex in downtown Topeka known as the Free State Capitol has been added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The 400 block of Kansas Avenue traces to 1856 as Constitution Hall and the Free State Topeka Legislature, pivotal to Kansas entering the Union in 1861.
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Topeka
Kansas Avenue
Free State Capitol
National Park Service
National Underground Railroad
Constitution Hall
Free State Topeka
Kansas
Margaret Bradshaw
Friends of Free State Capitol
Bradshaw
Park Service
Finney Game Refuge offers year round tours guided by Friends group
Visitors tour a 3670 acre prairie habitat near the Arkansas River on U S 83 watching bison, burrowing owls and box turtles. Karen Tanner and Tom Norman describe tours, herd sizes kept 125 to 180 with calves, and plans for an OWLS outdoor wildlife station. Tours are free with donations accepted and reservations via 276 9400.
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Finney Game Refuge
Arkansas River Bridge
U.S. Highway 83
Karen Tanner
Friends of
Tom Norman
Tanner
Friends Group
Maxwell Game Reserve
Kansas National Forest
Kansas
Friends of Finney Game Refuge
Garden City Chamber of Commerce
P.O
Garden City
Finney County Game Refuge
Friends of the
Leadership Kansas opens with 35 leaders touring Manhattan Fort Riley
Mesa and Payne of Garden City are among 35 participants in Leadership Kansas 2001, staged by the Kansas Chamber. The six month program runs May to October across Manhattan Junction City Pittsburg Kansas City Garden City Wichita Hutchinson and Topeka to identify state issues. The first session explored tourism military affairs technology e commerce and higher education with visits to Fort Riley Konza Prairie and Kansas State University.
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Reynaldo Mesa
Mac Payne
Garden City
Kansas
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Manhattan
Junction City
Payne
Fort Riley
Learning Center
Mesa
Konza Prairie
Kansas State University
Buffalo
Pittsburg
of Kansas
Kansas City
Wichita
Hutchinson
Topeka
Jim Edwards
KCCI
Edwards
Kansas Gray County Wind Farm Begins Construction Near Montezuma
Gray County Wind Energy LLC starts the largest Kansas wind project with 170 turbines on 8000 acres east of Montezuma. 110 megawatts will power about 33000 homes as UtiliCorp United buys all energy under a multiyear contract.
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Kansas
Gray County
Gray County Wind Energy, LLC
FPL Energy
Rusty Hurt
Montezuma
Missouri
UtiliCorp United
Hart
Max Jantz
Renewable Management Corp
Alliant Energy
Childhood screening clinic offered by Russell Center in Garden City
Russell Child Development Center and Garden City school district sponsor a free screening for children 1 month to 5 years old on June 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St. ACDC will screen infants and toddlers in southwest Kansas, while USD 457 will cover Garden City residents ages 3-5. A team of professionals will conduct short tests on hearing vision motor development speech language and thinking skills. Call 275-0291 to make an appointment, and notify RCDC if you cannot attend the screening day.
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Russell Child Development Center
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St. Rcdc
Garden City School District
ACDC
Southwest
Kansas Area
USD 457
Garden City
RCDC
Uncertainty hangs over Garden City ConAgra blaze aftermath
After the Christmas night fire at ConAgra meatpacking in Garden City 2300 workers faced unemployment and uncertain futures. Officials delay rebuilding decisions as insurance plans engineering requirements and workforce losses complicate the outlook. Community leaders note job shifts en masse and emigration while local schools and businesses feel the impact.
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Garden City
ConAgra
Greeley
Wal-Mart
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area
Fox
Melissa Sanders
Garden City High School
United Methodist Western Kansas
Penny Schwab
Chad Rohr
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Bodo
Friends of Library Book
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