Be prepared for tornadoes By ANCO News Service
Anderson County will test tornado warning sirens around 2 p.m. on Tuesday March 11 as part of National Weather Service Severe Weather Awareness Week. Sirens will sound for one minute during the test, with five minutes for actual warnings. Local Emergency Preparedness Director Gary Benjamin notes the system relies on county alerts, satellite data, and volunteer storm spotters. Residents are urged to seek shelter in basements or interior rooms during warnings and prepare storm kits with flashlights, batteries, water, and blankets.
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Anderson County Calendar Highlights Local Events
The Anderson County calendar lists a spring concert at the Irving Primary Center tonight at 7 30 p m The recycling program at the transfer station runs 8 a m to 11 a m Saturday A legislative forum starts at 8 a m Saturday at Sherwood Inn Sponsored by the Garnett Lions Club The K State Singers perform at 7 30 p m March 13 at ACJSHS auditorium Tickets are available from the Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce The Garnett Recreation Department opens signups March 14 for summer softball baseball and coed softball Programs coaches are sought for boys baseball District office hours and contact numbers are provided The Colony Lions Club hosts a soup and pancake event Saturday at Colony City Hall Genealogy Society hosts its 3rd Annual Ancestor Fair April 12 at Town Hall Center in Garnett Booth space is available Contact Donna Williams Suzanne Guinn or Roberta Borrer A Genealogical Society meeting is set for March 10 with Lee Kensett presenting Hitting the Brick Wall The Anderson County 4-H Council meets Monday at the Courthouse A statewide Crop Revenue Coverage seminar is planned with sessions at Deal Six Auditorium on the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Lawrence Richmond Recreation Department signups are scheduled March 11 and March 12 for softball and baseball in Richmond and Greeley respectively Contact Rose Rockers Payne Pass or Ron Sommer for details
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Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce
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Garnett
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4-H Council
Deal Six
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Lawrence
Kansas State Research and Extension
Richmond Recreation Department
Richmond
Greeley
Greeley Elementary
Rose Rockers
Payne Pass
Ron Sommer
Eighth-grader Katzer tops county spelling bee
Greeley eighth-grader Janell Katzer won the Anderson County spelling contest to earn the state Bee spot at Topeka West High. She edged sixth-grader Derrick Kratzberg after Kratzberg faltered on "predicament." Katzer then spelled "rhinestone" to clinch the title. she is daughter of Ralph and Eileen Katzer.
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Janell Katzer
Anderson County
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Derrick Kratzberg
Garnett Elementary Center
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Ralph
Eileen Katzer
Derrick
Ronda Robert
Rail days renewed with memories in Gar ne t t
Retired Santa Fe Railroad engineer Norman McCleary and his wife Lorene will speak at 7 p.m. on March 12 for the Friends of the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail at the ACJSHS auditorium. The free event features memories and memorabilia from life on the railroad with a Q and A session.
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Norman McCleary
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Friends of the Prairie Spirit
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First Responder Program Boosted by Anderson County
Anderson County and Harris department raise funds to back a new first responder program. Don Nungesser says the initiative trains residents to aid accident victims and fires before ambulance crews arrive, with $2,000 already collected and plans for trauma kits and a defibrillator for the fire station as seven departments rely on about 120 volunteers.
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Anderson County
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Garnett
Garnett school board to discuss bus services
Garnett Board of Education will consider a 1997 98 bus services proposal. It may join Green Bush Life Education Center Program and discuss Garnett Elementary boilers. A patron seeks a book removal from Anderson County Junior Senior High School library. An executive session will follow.
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CRP meeting for Anderson farmers planned in Colony
Anderson County farmers may learn about CRP options at a March 19 meeting in Colony City Hall. The program covers haying and grazing, conversion to annual crops, and re bidding land into CRP as over 1,000 acres face contract expirations in September. Speakers include Kendall Kissel Jill Zimmerman and Marvin Fausett.
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