Peppernut Shoppe Returns to Garden Valley Church
Peppernut Shoppe at Garden Valley Church 1701 N Third St marks the 20th annual event from 8 30 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. on Nov 20. Ten Thousand Villages offers unique gifts with proceeds aiding third world countries. Baked goods include cinnamon rolls pies bierocks pepper nuts kolaches with proceeds funding church missions and special church projects.
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Garden Valley Church
N. Third St
Ten Thousand Villages
Public hearing opens for Aquila rate increase
A public hearing on Aquila Inc s request to raise annual electric rates by 19.2 million dollars opened Tuesday in Great Bend. The Kansas Corporation Commission will accept comments from customers through November 29 by mail, email, or toll free phone.
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Aquila Inc
Great Bend
Kansas Corporation Commission
Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection
Arrowhead Road
Topeka
Kcc
State
City promotes recycling Monday in Garden City
America celebrates Recycle Day as the Garden City Recycling Project enlists six town bins for items such as office and colored paper magazines newspapers and various cans and cardboard. Recycle trailers and cardboard containers operate at the City Recycle Center JC Street Sears parking lot Kansas Avenue Garden City Auto Parts Pershing Manor Labrador Fire Station and Ron's Market Holcomb though cardboard is not accepted at the latter. The program bans glass construction paper carbon wax coated envelopes adhesive or windowed envelopes brown tan envelopes notebooks with glue or spiral bindings hardback books cereal boxes glossy boxes tin foil pie plates styrofoam and plastic bags food wrappers towels trash and any unprepared or dirty material.
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America
Garden City
City of
Garden City Auto Parts
Napa
Buffalo Jones
Pershing Manor
Pershing Ave
Labrador
Fleming and Mary Streets
Ron’s Market
N. Jones
Holcomb
Grants open for community service in garden city area
Garden City Co Partners in Community Service program invites nonprofit groups or government agencies serving Finney or Kearny counties to apply for 2004 05 grants. Applications due January 31 2005. Include target schools and mission alignment for Garden City High Holcomb Deerfield and Lakin high schools.
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Garden City Co. Partners In
Garden City
Holcomb
Deerfield
Lakin
Finney
Kearny Counties
Ann Price
Garden City Co
Garden City High School
Holcomb High School
Deerfield High School
Lakin High School
Pheasant season forecast boosts Southwest Kansas hunting
KDWP data show habitat in the region improved by beneficial rains and pheasant numbers rising from west to east across southwest Kansas, with some slight declines in extreme southwest due to summer hail. The forecast cites strong hunting prospects and economic benefits, with tourism and local hotel occupancy affecting Garden City and area businesses.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Southwest
Kansas
Finney County
Yellow Brick Road named Kansas state crayon color
Natasha Weilert won Crayola state crayon contest naming Kansas Yellow Brick Road a light lemon yellow reflecting Wizard of Oz fame. Her prize includes $100 Crayola products and keepsake color boxes, with the family planning to enjoy the moment and future school show and tell.
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Natasha Weilert
Kansas
Crayola
Missouri
Arkansas
Weilert
Iowa
Nebraska
Makinzy
Brandon
Makinty
Wichita man charged in Marion County vehicular death
A Wichita man, Terry Turley, 44, was arrested on vehicular homicide charges in connection with a Peabody crash that killed Patrick Glick, 31, of Peabody. Turley faces possible counts of giving false information, driving while suspended, no insurance, and illegal parking on a roadway. Bond hearing set for 10 a.m. Nov. 22.
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Wichita
Marion County
Scott City
Terry Turley
Patrick Glick
Peabody
Turley
Nighthawk Road
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Glick
Nighthawk
Lee Becker
Vicki Turley
Becker
Sheriff’s Office
Marion County Attorney’s Office
Kansas Chamber study rates state business climate across seven areas
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce released its second annual index rating Kansas in seven areas including education, business costs, government efficiency, taxation, infrastructure, and life quality. The report sees education as a relative strength while urging focus on weaknesses like workers compensation and tax relief to boost growth. Gov Sebelius and lobbyists note funding pressures on schools amid rising mandates.
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Topeka
Chamber of Commer Industry
Kansas
Lew Ebert
Exer
Ebert
Graham Taft
Kathleen Sebelius
Mark Desetti
Kansas National Education
Desetti
Lawrence
America
Forbes Magazine
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KDWP
AUS. Fisheries and Wildlife Study
Scott Miller
Linda Schlegel
Holiday Inn Express
Fulton Terrace
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