Garden City unveils Prairie Thunder sculpture
Artist Rusty Burgardt places final welds on hoof sculpture Prairie Thunder at Eighth and Laurel Streets. The piece was dedicated Friday afternoon as the fastest addition to Garden City downtown, guided by the Friends of Garden City Arts.
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Prairie Thunder Buffalo Sculpture Unveiled in Garden City
Unveiled artist Rusty Burgardt discusses the making of Prairie Thunder a life sized rusty buffalo sculpture welded from steel and recycled gear. The piece stands at Laurel and Eighth streets following a Friday dedication featuring about two dozen attendees. Burgardt used Core-Ten steel and a rebar skeleton with visible interior nostrils, shaping an edgy mechanical form with input from Friends of Garden City Arts and advisor Vivian Fankhauser.
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Coltrain Fired by Finney County Extension Board
Finney County Extension Council fired David Coltrain after a little over a year as agriculture and natural resources agent. Coltrain, hired July 8, 2013, said the board offered no reason beyond a 24 month probation. He plans to explore other options while remaining a Governor's Local Food and Farm Task Force member.
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Warden City
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Opening pheasant and quail seasons in Kansas brightens outlook
Local and out of state hunters prepare for the season opener in southwest Kansas as pheasant and quail populations rise due to spring rains. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism chief Mike Mitchener notes improved bird numbers and a moderate opening weekend after a drought-stricken previous year.
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