Fiddlers Pickers Singers set at VIP Building Scott City
The White Woman Basin chapter of the Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will perform from 2 to 4 30 p m Sunday at the VIP Building 300 Church Street Scott City The public is invited at no charge OLATHE AP City leaders chose Springfield hotelier John Q Hammons to develop an arena and convention complex for 100 million on 27 acres near I 35 The plan could expand to include Bass Pro Shops and a baseball stadium requiring more land and city action.
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White Woman Basin
Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers
Church St
Scott City
Olathe
Springfield
John Q. Hammons
Hammons
Interstate 35
Bass Pro Shops
Airline halts Wichita to Kansas City flights
US Airways Express will stop the Wichita to Kansas City route on November 3 leaving no direct air link between the two cities. Air Midwest reduced daily departures from five to three and analysts say the cut will have little effect on Wichita air service. Other carriers have added routes from Wichita to Chicago, Atlanta and Denver.
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Wichita
US Airways Express
Kansas City
Air Midwest
Mike Boyd
US Airways
Arlington
AirTran Airways
Chicago
Atlanta
Frontier JetExpress
Denver
Sedgwick zoo aims to inseminate African elephant calf
Sedgwick County Zoo officials plan artificial insemination of elephant Cinda, one of two African elephants, after an ultrasound to verify ovulation. Two attempts are scheduled a day apart with a 30 to 50 percent chance of success, said researcher Dennis Schmitt.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County Zoo
Cinda
Dennis Schmitt
Southwest Missouri State University
Doctor Williams joins Garden City sports medicine team
Dr. Mark Williams, a former army physician, begins at Sandhill Orthopaedic & Sportsmedicine in August. He aims to blend medicine and athletics serving 28 area high schools and Garden City Community College, aided by a background in sports and trauma care from Tripler Army Medical Center and Boise State.
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Mark Williams
Williams
Sandhill Orthopaedic & Sportsmedicine
Georgia
Hawaii
Garden City
Ben Williams
Women’s Clinic
Tripler Army Medical Center
Michael Baughman
Sandhill
Sandhills
Garden City Community College
Greg Greathouse
Boise State University
Idaho
Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
E. Fulton St
SADD founder shares message at GCCC on athletics and choices
SADD founder Bob Anastas spoke to about 100 Garden City Community College and area athletes. He urged students to be more than athletes, outlining four steps to success: run when others walk, sleep while others party, turn weaknesses into strengths, and stay drug-free. He stressed self-reliance and cited personal losses to underline the stakes.
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Bob Anastas
Garden City Community College
Anastas
GCCC
Moses
National Commission For the Prevention of Alcoholism
National Commission Against
Wayland High School
Wayland
Mass
Western Beverage
Dennis Perryman
Zach Brown
Poll bought from Westar on governor race tighten claim
Republican Tim Shallenburger cited a poll purchased from Westar Energy Inc to claim the governor's race was narrowing. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports both sides confirmed payment for the results from one question. The Oct 6–7 poll by Cole Hargrave Snodgrass and Associates showed a tighter race with no independent polls.
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Topeka
Tim Shallenburger
Westar Energy Inc
Shallenburger
Topeka Capital
Sebelius
Cole
Hargrave Snodgrass
Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon Aims to Promote Early Exams
Finney County launches a Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon led by Nelda Laskey and the American Cancer Society council. The event promotes self exams and mammograms, citing Kansas cancer data from 1996 98 and stressing early detection. Proceeds support cancer programs while speakers include a Benton survivor and a Dodge City cosmetologist. Local health officials urge monthly self checks from age 18 and professional exams for women and men.
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Kansas Cancer Registry
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Center For Health and Environmental Statistics
Nelda Laskey
Laskey
Finney County Council
American Cancer Society
Ford County
Council
Wheatlands Convention Center
Benton
Dodge City
ACS
Marie Coffin
Finney County
Coffin
Health Department
United Methodist
Associated Press
New England Journal of Medicine
Garden City Seeks Applicants for Advisory Boards
City commissioners seek Garden City residents to fill openings on multiple advisory boards with varying term start times. Applications are due by Oct 31 to the city manager’s office, with positions on boards including Police Citizens, Landmarks, Planning, and Recreation among others.
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Garden City
Airport Advisory Board
Alcohol Fund Advisory Board
Cultural Relations Board
Garden City Housing Authority
Planning Commission and Recreation Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Traffic
Police/Citizen Advisory Board
The
Landmarks Commission
Environmental Issues Board
Electrical Examiners Board
Ministerial Alliance
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Telea
Sadd
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