Friendship Meals Menu
Following are next week’s menus for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels in both Sedgwick County and Sumner County. The recommended cost is $5 per meal, if you are able to pay.
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Chamber meets with last-second change
TSnews HAYSVILLE – Haysville Chamber of Commerce members had to make last-second changes ahead of last Thursday's meeting. A complication arose just before the meeting, but First Baptist Church was able to create a space at the last minute and give Chamber members a place to meet.
June 4 proclaimed ‘Garden Plain Can Brothers Day’
Brianna Barnes TSnews You could say that brothers Jim and Gene Scheer have a “can do” attitude. At the Sedgwick County Commission meeting June 4, “Garden Plain Can Brothers Day” was declared, in honor of Jim and Gene Scheer.
Blood drive in Garden Plain
GARDEN PLAIN – As the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend gets closer, the American Red Cross asks donors to celebrate by making a blood donation appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer. While all blood types are needed, donors with type O blood are most urgently needed.
City gets better offer for Chisholm Ridge lots
TSnews CLEARWATER – During the June 10 Clearwater City Council meeting, the council directed staff to draw up a contract selling four remaining city-owned residential lots in Chisholm Ridge to Klausmeyer Construction for $32,000.
A picker’s dream
When Kim and I traveled to Tulsa for a long weekend recently, we took in some great sightseeing, and a phenomenal concert by Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli. Even with such highlights, we still had time to “pick” some of Tulsa’s many eclectic antique stores and junk shops.
Coloring contest winners
The winners have been chosen in the TSnews July 4 coloring contest. The winners are Kinley Boswell, age 7, from Wichita; Hustin Brown, 7, from Conway; and Cam Pauly, 5, from Conway Springs. Each winner received a prize package.
Paid parking begins in downtown Wichita
Free parking no longer exists in downtown Wichita, as of this week. The City of Wichita began charging for parking on July 1.
Kansas wheat harvest off to slow start
Extension Kansas wheat harvest is underway, but Kansas State University wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato explained how the wheat harvest got off to a slow start.
One way or another
TSnews One week ago, Kelly Ake and Barbie Taber lost their entire business when their food truck, Ken N Barbie’z Rollin Diner, caught fire and was destroyed in a fire while heading to a gig at a swim meet in Haysville. But one way or another, the duo plan to be at next week’s Sedgwick County Fair.
