Artful works at Haskell craft market spotlight
Vendor Lita Atencio, Santo Domingo Pueblo, highlights friendly outreach as the Haskell Indian Art Market draws crowds. She sells turquoise jewelry made from stones from various mines, noting each mine and place yields unique colors. Atencio travels widely to sell her wares and shares that the event consistently attracts a strong crowd.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Christine Metro-Book
Lawrence
Gabby Tenorio
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Ruth Mitchel
Haskell
Haskell’s
Lita Atencio
Atencio
Kewa_ Pueblo
Haskell Indian Nation
Kansas Land Trust Disc Golf Fundraiser Set for Oct 20
The Kansas Land Trust will host a disc golf fundraiser October 20 at Throwfield Disc Golf Course Stilwell to conserve 2000 more acres of prairie ranch farmland. Entry is 50 dollars with lunch by 23rd Street Brewery. KLT seeks sponsors. details at klt.org or 785 749 3297.
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Kansas Land Trust
Throwfield
Ginny Moore
Man charged in 8 year old death in Wichita
A 24 year old man, Zachary S. Gaston, faces first degree murder and other charges after an exchange of gunfire in a stolen car sequence struck 8 year old Kim bra Moore as she slept in a mobile home in Sedgwick County. The victim died instantly and two younger siblings were unharmed. Gaston is jailed on 500000 bond and requested a court appointed attorney.
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Wichita
Wichita Eagle
Zachary S. Gaston
Sedgwick County
Kimbra Moore
Kimbra
Moore
Gaston
Sedgwick
Harvest Picnic a Celebration of Area History
Clinton residents trace the harvest through time as the Sigel Harvest Home Picnic returns after 140 years. About 75 descendants and community members gathered at Clinton Lake for the Harvest Home Picnic and Music Festival, sharing potluck dishes and reflecting on a dry year.
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Clinton-area
Clinton Lake
Martha Parker
Smithsonian exhibit heads to Lyons Kansas
The Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit honoring American workers arrives at Coronado Quivira Museum in Lyons. Adapted from the National Archives, it uses photos from their collections to show how work shaped American culture over 150 years. Director Tracy Quillin calls it a chance to see a Smithsonian exhibit almost in your backyard.
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Lyons
Smithsonian Institution
Coronado Quivira Museum
National Archives
National Archives Collections
Museumonmainstreet.org
Smithsonian
Tracy Quillin
The
Kansas Humanities
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