Foundation workshop planned for October
The Santa Fe Trail RC&D Council sponsors a foundation workshop to help communities form their own foundations. Dr. Don Udell will lead, drawing on grant writing experience. The three day session runs Oct 19 21 from 9 am to 5 pm at the USDA Service Center 2106 E Spruce St. Fees are 200 per participant.
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Oklahoma City
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Garden City Community Courtesy Card promotion starts soon
Garden City area merchants join a year round savings card campaign to boost hometown shopping and loyalty. A portion of funds supports Families Together for local projects. Creative Innovations Inc. of Ankeny, Iowa will market the card to residents.
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Garden City
Creative Innovations Inc
Ankeny
Iowa
Radio Club Picnic and Swap Fest at Scott City Fairgrounds
The Sand Hills Amateur Radio Club hosts its annual picnic and swap fest Sunday at Scott City fairgrounds. The 1 p.m. picnic features hamburgers and bratwursts from covered-dish contributions. The swap includes any electronic gear, with free display tables and door prizes via a $2 registration. Contact Floyd Cook at 275-7268 or fcook@odsgc.net, or visit the club site and 146.700 mHz talk-in frequency.
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Sand Hills
Fcook
Odsgc
Odsgc.net
Fiesta queen Dolores Mesa Lopez crowned in 1952 correction
A Tuesday Fiesta celebration item corrects the mis stated date noting Dolores Mesa Lopez served as Fiesta queen in 1952.
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Dolores Mesa-Lopez
Break in heat wave paves way for seasonal Kansas relief
The National Weather Service forecast a break from weeks of heat across Kansas. Wednesday should bring mostly sunny skies with highs in the 90s and evening storms possible in the northeast, with 60s to 50s overnight. Thursday could see highs in the 80s and potential 90s in the southern half of the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Weather Service
Weather records for the date and rainfall summary
Record low this date 90 and high 104 in 1911 noted. Last year this date saw 68 and 45. Year to date precipitation 14.61 inches, last year 19.55 inches. Longtime average through September 15.82 inches. Data from Southwest Kansas Research Extension Center.
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Southwest Kansas Research Extension Center
Weather outline for Garden City tonight through Friday
Tonight mostly clear with a low in the lower 60s. Thursday sunny and breezy with a high in the mid 80s and Thursday night clear with a low in the 50s. Friday sunny with a high in the 80s.
City approves baseball field ad signs contract
Garden City commissioners approve a three year program for 4 by 8 inch advertising panels at baseball and softball fields. Twenty ads per field will run March through October at 300 dollars annually, with proceeds funding field improvements and the recreation commission general fund. Center field signs are excluded to avoid distracting batters.
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Sioners
Garden City Recreation Commission
America
Brian Bascue
Recreation Commission
General Fund
Bascue
Rec
Scott County Keeps Arena Oversight Committee In Place
Scott County commissioners decided to keep a committee overseeing the Scott County Arena and Activities Center to manage the new facility. A Tuesday meeting drew more than 25 attendees including the fair board and William Carpenter Foundation. The Arena Committee will set fees and rules, with events booked through the county extension office. A by law committee will be named at the next meeting, comprising arena committee members, fair board reps, foundation members, one at large member, and the extension agent.
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Scott City
Scott County
Fair Board
William Carpenter Foundation
Arena Committee
Faurot
Fires Leave Wide Grassland Damage Across Six Kansas Counties
Fires swept Ford Comanche Clark Meade Kiowa and Barber counties last week burning over 1800 acres. Crews worked 2 to 3 days without sleep amid parched land and lightning. Ford County saw about 300 acres affected while Kiowa and Clark faced heavier losses. Meade reported 500 to 600 acres burned across 14 fires.
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Comanche
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Meade
Kiowa
Barber
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Dean Dow
Comanche County
Larry Ellis
Meade County
George Martin
Sentencing postponed for man convicted of poisoning daughters
In Ottawa County Minnesota the sentencing hearing for Donald P Ayres postponed to October 27 after his conviction on two counts each of child abuse and child endangerment for spiking his daughters orange juice with antifreeze. Prosecutors seek higher deviation from guidelines. judge cites Supreme Court ruling on filing motions.
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Minneapolis
Donald P Ayres
Culver
Ottawa County
Ayres
Basement fire destroys home in Garden City
Fire Chief Allen Shelton says an open gasoline container left by a water heater sparked a basement fire at Jose Flores 1210 N 10th St. The blaze spread up walls, causing substantial damage with no injuries reported. Flores had been washing auto parts with gasoline in the basement.
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Garden City
Allen Shelton
Jose Flores
10Th St
Shelton
Flores
Grain and market update from Garden City Co op and Dow Jones
Oral grain prices at Garden City Co op show Wheat at 2.51, Corn 1.71, Soybeans 4.47 while Edward Jones says the Dow Jones average stands at 11,204.70, up 9.25 from this morning's opening price.
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