Square Fair slated for 26th annual event in Garnett
ARNETT The Square Fair returns to Garnett with more than 100 craft booths, a food court and a moonwalk around the courthouse square from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. AAUW president Carol Askins Bellar notes the fair funds AAUW scholarships and community projects. The event also features the Pieces and Patches Quilt Show at Holy Angels School, a Lions Club 5K and 10K along the Prairie Spirit Trail, and historical tours including the Anderson County Historical Society. The Old Santa Fe Depot offers railroad memorabilia and the Prairie Spirit Trail opens its northern Richmond to Ottawa section free for hikers and bikers.
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Anderson County Historical Society
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Anti-trail group allege Prairie Spirit titles tainted
Dale Anderson of a property owners group claims the Prairie Spirit Trail deeds are illegal and fraudulent due to mineral rights claimed with easements. KDWP and BNSF dispute the charges and say deeds will be corrected. mineral rights issues could affect fiber optic plans and railbanking status.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
KDWP
Dale Anderson
Garnett
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Kansas Horse Foundation
Ottawa
Council Grove
Clint Riley
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Wildlife and Parks
Neosho County land eyed for wildlife area by Shaw
Gary Shaw proposes 1032 acre Neosho County tract as a public wildlife area. Oklahoma buyers interest and Kansas Wildlife and Parks consider habitat, access, and economic benefits of up to 2 million yearly from hunting, fishing, birding, lodging, and related activities. Wildlife agency would require three appraisals if pursuing purchase.
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Doug Blex
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USDA to boost farm exports amid price pressure
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman outlined steps to raise exports and support farm prices as US farm income is expected to drop by about four billion dollars this year. Proposals include reallocating dairy export credits, subsidizing poultry for the Middle East, and expanding the Export Enhancement Program to counter unfair trade practices. Congress would empower carryover funds to back other food programs.
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VA clinic canceled in Garnett. May 12 was slated visit
The Garnett VFW walk in clinic for May has been canceled. Scholarship applications for the Carol Sprague McGhee Fund are due by Monday for two Anderson County High School and Crest High School graduates planning two or four year colleges or vocational programs. Three juveniles, Jason Hermreck 14 Jeffrey Tummons 13 and Bryan Cole 13, admitted to burglary felony damage and theft. predisposition hearing set for May 12, two others deny charges.
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Carol Sprague McGhee
Anderson County
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Anderson County Review
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Jeffrey Tummons
Bryan Cole
High School Events Schedule Highlights This Week
Tonight at 6 p.m. the School Notebook hosts the high school academic banquet. Friday at 3 30 p.m. a track meet at Wellsville follows. Saturday features the Anderson County Golf Invitational at 8 a.m. Monday includes varsity golf at Prairie View and Ottawa at 7 p.m. plus the instrumental awards concert. Tuesday 2 p.m. junior high track at the league meet. Gardner hosts a 7 p.m. high school sports banquet. Thursday 7 p.m. spring vocal concert and Irving Site Council. May 15 at 4 p.m. Frontier League track meet at Baldwin.
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Gardner
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Square Fair Weekend Activities At Holy Angels Site
Calendar item lists a Saturday 10 am to 5 pm square fair with a quilt show at Holy Angels a railroad memorials tour and 5K and 10K runs. Monday features Anderson County Commission at the courthouse. Tuesday calls Garnett City Commission at city hall. May 16 shows Garnett Kart Club races at North Lake.
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Kansas economy slows as job growth peaks in 1998
In Wichita at the 1998 Economic Forum, Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig warned Kansas growth may taper this year while job gains of 3.9 percent last year reflect a tight labor market. Mark Drabenstott credited exports up over 150 percent this decade for much of the growth, with the aging sector expected to feel the pinch.
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