Fort and Stevens named to governor's travel council
Lynda Fort of Ulysses and Janet Stevens of Dodge City have been appointed to the Governor's Council on Travel and Tourism. Fort leads the Kansas Bed and Breakfast Association and has held regional tourism posts and earned civic recognitions. Stevens directs the Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau and serves on multiple regional tourism boards. The council advises the Department of Commerce on marketing, budget inputs, and policy for tourism development.
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Governor’s Council On Travel and Tourism
Lynda Fort
Ulysses
Kansas Bed and Breakfast Association
Wild West Country
The
Kansas Cattletown Coalition
Travel and Tourism Council
Department of Commerce
Division of
Travel and Tourism Development
Garden City seeks entries for Burtis Motors Christmas Parade
Downtown Vision invites groups to create floats wear costumes or sing for the Burtis Motors Evening Christmas Parade set for 6 p.m. December 10 on Main Street. Entry forms available at 413 N. Main. deadline December 5. Carriage rides and Tuba Christmas precede the parade with vendors offering hot beverages and snacks.
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Garden City
Downtown Vision
Burtis Motors
Main Street
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Garden Citians
Finney County Fairgrounds
Hackberry Street
Vision
N. Main St
Gcdowntown.com
Western State Bank
Commerce Bank
Grant Avenue
Finney County Exhibition Building
Jingle Bell Jog at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course
Buffalo Dunes Golf Course hosts a 5K run or walk on December 10 starting at 11 a.m. Entry is 25 for runners and 15 for under 18 with a tee gift water chili and a T shirt for the first 100. Late registration 10 a.m. race day at the club house. Cole Wasinger 276-1210.
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Buffalo Dunes
Buffalodunes.org
Cole Wasinger
Kansans urged to buy state products for holiday gifts
Kansas leaders and groups promote shopping local for holiday presents as Small Business Saturday noted nationwide. Gov. Brownback calls small businesses lifeblood of communities while Kansas Originals Market and Gallery showcases 250 artists with shops near Wilson and east of Topeka.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Kansas Originals Market and Gallery
Kansasoriginals
Interstate 70
Wilson
Helping Hands of God provide Thanksgiving meals across Ellis County
A year old group in Hays known as the Helping Hands of God uses Traeger grills to prepare over 90 smoked meat orders for Thanksgiving, funding monthly community projects and medical or travel aid for families. Members donate time, share inspiration, and plan future ramps and assistance.
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Hays
Traeger
The
Helping Hands of God
Jeff Goetz
Goetz
Marge Dreiling
Dresling
God
Ellis County
Chris Windholz
Dreiling
Hutchinson offers growing renewable energy program at college
A year old renewable energy technology program at Hutchinson Community College funded by 323000 in federal stimulus fills quickly as employers seek graduates with deep knowledge in geothermal wind and solar. The program trains in mechanical electrical and hydraulic components and plans a 90 foot 5 kilowatt wind turbine project pending approval.
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Hutchinson
Hutchinson Community College
Jackie Long
U.S. Department of Commerce
Long
Career and Technical Education Academy
Hutchinson Area High School
Kansas Hunters Feed the Hungry Convert Venison to Meals
Lawrence AP Kansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry partners with 40 plants to process deer carcasses and supply venison to food pantries. Last year the effort processed 1,108 deer and provided about 225,000 meals through 160 pantries, aiding Good Shepherd Thrift Store and other groups while funding relies on donations and vendor discounts.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Hunters Feeding
Tony DeRossett
DeRossett
Lynn McEachron
Good Shepherd Thrift Store
Tonga
Salina
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Jingle Bell
Group
Kansans
Marge Lawson
Post Rock Opportunities Foundation
Lawson
Becky
Sullivan
Columbus
Alma Creamery
Alma
Lau
St. Catherine Hospital
the Helping Handsofgod.org
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