New, improved events attract state fairgoers
Hutchinson AP Kansas State fairgoers will enjoy the best of past fairs with new twists at this year’s fair opening today. The opening ceremonies feature Henry S. Thompson’s great great grandchildren Mary Lynn Rice John Fassnacht and James Fassnacht plus Max Sampson. New attractions include Ye Old Mill revamped with Charlie Griffin props Post Rock Patio by Jim Bell and a Steve Trash eco entertainment act. World champion lumberjacks join Paul Bunyan Show plus a 2000th guest celebration and a fireworks finale. The fair runs until September 17.
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Thompson
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Sampson
Hutchinson
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Bill Ogg
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Post Rocks
Kansas
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Bell
Steve Trash
Paul Bunyan
End of summer at Zoo Eyes Busy Fall Plans
Lee Richardson writes of a busy crunch period at the zoo as summer ends in 2000. Projects include finishing the South American Rain Forest exhibit, adding sky lights in the elephant barn, upgrading bird and quarantine cages, and completing hoof stock pens. The zoo will receive new bears, a Baton Rouge zebra, birds, a female elk, and hopes for Mexican wolves and a new giraffe herd. An AZA conference visit aims to advance elephant and bird programs and explore artificial insemination for calves.
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Asia
Sedgwick
County Zoo
AZA
Rainstorms ease Colorado fire danger restrictions
Rainfall reduces fire risk across Colorado easing some statewide bans. National forests and grasslands relaxed campsites and firefighters allowing fires in developed areas while open burning remains banned. Larimer County and several regions continue to require permits and supervision for any controlled or ditches clearing fires.
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Denver
Colorado
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest
Pawnee National Grassland
Larimer County
White River
Rocky Mountain National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Jefferson
Boulder
Douglas
Scott Wells
Jefferson County
Air Quality Control Commission
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Dan Hopkins
Hopkins
Transparent tape foils Shawnee store clerk plan
A 19 year old night clerk at Texaco Starmart in Shawnee staged an armed robbery by taping over security cameras and hiding cash in a trash bin. The ruse failed as the transparent tape blurred video. Police released him and prepared a report for the district attorney.
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Shawnee
Mitch Brim
Texaco Starmart
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