Dinner brings southwest Kansas together at annual event
The Grant County Home Products Dinner in Ulysses drew politicians and state officials including Governor Sebelius and Secretary Deb Miller. Volunteers prepared 700 pounds of beef and local produce while students and community members helped in kitchens and fields. The event combined harvest flavors with discussions on how southwest Kansas can prosper as part of One Kansas.
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Liberal
Sebelius
Kansas
Grant County
Dee Longoria
Greg Newell
Ulysses
Newell
Longoria
Pioneer Electric
Marisol Ontiveros
Kepley Middle School
Ulysses High School Electric Car Club
Randy Phillips
Ron Thornburgh
Transportation
Deb Miller
KDOT
Miller
Bertha Evans
Tom Smith
Hugoton
Smith
Ralph DeSelms
Manter
DeSelms
Thelma Carl
Johnson
Kathleen Sebelius
Home Products
Rural Leaders Honored At Fort Myers Event In 2003
The Rural Leadership Award was given Sept 7 in Fort Myers Florida to a Kansas nominator praised for founding the Kansas Sampler Foundation in 1993 with her father Mil Penner They co authored three guidebooks highlighting Kansas places Through the Kansas Sampler Festival and related newsletters she helps communities network In Johnson City Stanton County Museum staff describe area as a good lunch stop Beez Wings Bed and Breakfast offers overnight stay and local tourism options Residents note busy travel between communities and brochures at museums
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Fort Meyers
Fla
National Rural Economic Developers Association
Penner
Kansas
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Mil Penner
Explorer
Katie Herrick
Stanton County
Johnson City
Johnson Is
Herrick
Beez Wings
Ulysses
Alice Carter
Carter
O'Donnell faces prison and diversion denial details
O'Donnell received about a year in prison and three years in the county jail. The Finney County Attorney's Office denied a diversion request in March, explaining the program's case by case nature and county discretion. She relocated to Topeka after resigning from GCHS in May 2002 and now teaches at Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet Elementary School. she is out on a $5,000 own-recognizance bond.
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O'Donnell
Finney County Attorney’s
Topeka
GCHS
O’donnell
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet
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