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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 2010
Page
3
Garden City Recreation Commission begins eight week Pattern Dance classes at 8 p.m. Tuesday for $55 per couple. The course covers dances such as Cowboy Cha Cha and Rita's Waltz, with music mostly country. Registrations due by 5 30 p.m. Monday at 310 N Sixth St or by calling 276 1200.
The Whimmydiddle arts and crafts show runs 9 am to 4 pm on September 25 at City Park on Highway 83 in Scott City. Exhibitors from several states will attend along with diverse food booths. The event, started in 1972 and taken over by Alpha Omega in 1979, funds charity efforts through booth proceeds. For more, visit whimmydiddle.org or email whimmydiddle wbsnet.org or call (620) 214-0423.
St Catherine offices remain closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Administrative offices Siena Medical Clinic The Women s Clinic The Wound Care Center and Hospice will not be open and resume hours Tuesday. The emergency room maintains usual hours. In a medical emergency call 911.
AP reports Kansas will launch a state lottery game to celebrate the 150th anniversary of statehood. The news conference was to include Lt. Gov. Troy Findley. Kansas entered the union January 29, 1861 as a free state under a constitution that banned lotteries, a prohibition that ended in 1986 when voters approved a state lottery.
In Dodge City a two day celebration marks the 55th anniversary of Gunsmoke with speakers tied to the CBS show. A Western dress banquet and screenings of classic episodes are hosted by Dodge City Trail of Fame Inc at the Dodge House Hotel on Wyatt Earp Boulevard. Jim Johnson, the group's president, anticipates meetings with writers and actors, noting the event blends work with fun. The program recalls Gunsmoke which aired from 1955 to 1975 in Dodge City.
Kansas Department of Transportation narrowed choices for expanding passenger rail. KWCH-TV reports two plans under study: a night train between Fort Worth Texas and Newton Kansas and a daytime service between Fort Worth and Kansas City Missouri. Each option will have detailed business plans due by fall next year.
BNSF cut speeds on the western Kansas route from Newton to La Junta raising eastbound travel by about 45 minutes due to rough track. Kansas lawmakers weigh using state funds and potential federal rail grants to maintain or reroute service, linking to the Heartland Flyer and possible Kansas City to Denver extension.
Kansas ranks third best in the nation for roads per a Reason Foundation study evaluating costs per mile congestion pavement condition deficient bridges and fatalities. Nebraska Missouri Colorado and Oklahoma follow in the rankings while Deb Miller cites value for dollars in the system.
The Pantry, based in Cary, NC, agreed to buy Presto Convenience Stores with 47 stores in Kansas and Missouri, including 36 owned sites. The deal, valued at undisclosed terms, is to close in Q1 2011 and expands Pantry’s footprint to 1,600-plus stores across 11 states. Presto will keep the Presto name for now and maintain operations as changes are planned.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports its vital statistics office has resumed normal operations after computer issues. Officials say a backlog of 6,400 birth and death certificate requests has been cleared following a hardware crash on August 5 that affected 85 percent of KDHE servers. No data were lost.
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