Girl Scout Funding Supports Local Training and Troop Activities
Banister notes United Way funds aid Finney County Girl Scout training and operations. Troop No. 137 serves daughters like Chrissy, ages nine, with kindergarten to third grade volunteers, field trips, crafts, science, community service, and meals on wheels. Finney County had 423 girls involved in 2002 and 330 to 350 registered in 2003.
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Banister
Chrissy
Stevens Park
Wichita
Hutchinson
Girls Scouts
Tumbleweed Council
Finney County United Way
ConAgra Swift meeting canceled amid plant vacancy fallout
Garden City officials and Swift owners canceled a planned meeting to discuss future plans for the Finney County meat processing plant once owned by ConAgra Beef Co. The 2000 fire destroyed most of the facility, leaving 2,300 workers out of work and injuring the local economy. The plant, with a $43 million annual payroll, has remained vacant and employees await word on its fate.
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Meyer
Swift
Garden City
Bob
ConAgra Beef Co
Beef prices surge as tight supplies push costs higher
Demand remains strong with beef consumption up after years of nutrition caution. HedgersEdge figures show per capita beef use at 64 pounds, far below 94 pounds in 1976, while Canada’s export ban and herd liquidations tighten supplies. Ranchers like Don Hineman in Kansas hold tight as drought jabs pastures and prices rise. The cattle herd peaked in 1996 at 103.5 million, with January 1 USDA inventory at 96.1 million head.
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HedgersEdge.com
Todd Domer
Kansas Livestock Association
Monte Reese
Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
Conve
Canada
United States
Levitt
Dighton
Kan
Don Hineman
Hineman
U.S. Department of Agriculture
West Nile virus cases rise in Kansas with unverified totals
KDHE reports eight new confirmed West Nile cases across Kansas in Saline, Dickinson, Marshall, McPherson, Lyon, and Sedgwick counties. Labs warn figures may be pre sumptive positives pending final testing. Officials stress prevention with DEET repellent, reduced outdoor activity at dawn and dusk, long sleeves, and removing standing water.
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KDHE
West Nile
Saline County
Dickinson County
Marshall County
McPherson County
Lyon County
Sedgwick County
Kansas
Crawford County
Gail Hansen
U.S
Hansen
Cookie cracking study links humidity to biscuit breaks
London AP reports doctoral student Qasim Saleem of Loughborough University and colleagues used laser measurements to map how moisture shifts cause rim expansion and center contraction in cookies. Their findings, published in Measurement Science and Technology, could let manufacturers adjust humidity and temperature to reduce cracks.
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London
Britain
Qasim Saleem
Loughborough University
Leicestershire
Measurement Science and Technology
Institute of Physics
California
Saleem
Richard Wildman
Wildman
US push to pass Iraq resolution faces united front
At the UN, France and others join Secretary General Annan in criticizing the draft while Powell pledges a meaningful UN role in Iraq. Annan warns the UN cannot risk staff for a marginal political role as the U.S.-led coalition keeps control of Iraq’s transition to democracy.
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United Nations
United States
Security Council
Iraq
France
Kofi Annan
Colin Powell
Annan
Bush Administration
Washington
U.N
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Finney County
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Kyla Strickland
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Holiday Inn Express
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Kathy Hanks
Garden City Western Railway Inc
Vfw Road
Associated Press
Finney County Economic Development Corporation
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Garden City Community College
Western Kansas
Unicel Usd
Kwik Shop
SRS
St. Catherine Hospital
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Sunflower Home Health
Home Depot
Americian Lodge & Suites
Flint Hills Job Corp
GCCC
Sears Garden City Telegram Mosaic
BPI Inc
City of Garden City
Financial Avenues Inc
Kansas Dept. of Transportation
Garden Valley Retirement Village
High Plains Education Coop
Tyson Fresh Meats
Kansas Children’s Service League
Mary Kay
Joyce Eberhart
United Migrant Services Business & Industry Institute
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