Bargain hunters flood stores as Black Friday kicks off
Bargain seekers from Belton and Garden City wait in long lines at Sears as electronics dominate early purchases. Managers explained staggered doorbusters and voucher systems to curb chaos while Target and Walmart opened with similar crowd-heavy sales and chilly weather.
City weighs power bids to end contract this year
City sought proposals from 39 providers in five states and got 16 back last February. The top plan would have Garden City partner with the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency to buy excess power and generate some local power with two 28 MW natural gas plants, but transmission upgrades and a city investment of 8 to 15 million are needed by 2016 to 2019. Other options include continuing Wheatland and Sunflower, or renegotiating a 15 year deal. The consultant estimates the EMEA plan saves about 30 million over 10 years, while Sunflower and Wheatland revisited numbers show smaller rate increases. The commission postponed further discussion for updated figures. Doll resigns Jan 2 2013. mayor proclaims James Mireles Day. Schulman Crossing project low bid at 2.24 million funded by Corridor Management and notes and TIF bonds.
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Turkey trivia and myths debunked for Thanksgiving
A concise explainer debunks common turkey myths as echoes of holiday lore. It clarifies that turkeys do not drown when it rains, explains eye placement and head tilting, notes wild turkeys can fly up to fifty five miles per hour while domestic ones stay grounded, and recalls Benjamin Franklin’s glib suggestion of the turkey as national symbol.
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Thanksgiving shopping shifts later with Thanksgiving hours
Shoppers plan to visit stores after dinner as 17 percent extend Thanksgiving hours per an ICSS-Goldman survey of 1,000. Two teens camped outside a Toledo Best Buy to snag 40 inch TVs and gadgets, while online shopping grows as brick and mortar face fiscal cliff risks and unemployment worries. Retailers expect November December sales to rise 4.1 percent to 586.1 billion, near last year.
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