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Roundup Briefs
Published 1/31/2012 in Roundup Briefs
Gluten-free group to meet in Ulysses
The Southwest Kansas Area Gluten Free Support Group's first meeting is set for Saturday in Ulysses.
The meeting is open to anyone who adheres to a strict, or not so strict, gluten-free lifestyle, or anyone who's interested in learning more about the gluten-free lifestyle for a friend or family member.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the GCRC Activity Center, 120 W. Grant Ave., in Ulysses (bring your favorite gluten-free snack, if you have one).
This initial meeting will feature Southwest Medical Center's registered dietician, Mary Heibert, who will help accomplish the goal of setting up a regularly scheduled meeting to address subjects of interest to participants.
For more information, call Artrisha Moyer at (620) 353-9640.
Knowledge at Noon to focus on produce
The Knowledge at Noon program Thursday will focus on a trip through the produce department at the local grocery store, revealing food items from around the world.
Representatives from the local grocery store will show how to select and use a variety of exotic foods that are now available in the produce department.
The program will be from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. at the Finney County Public Library, 605 E. Walnut St. No advance registration is necessary.
The public is invited to attend the free program. Bring a lunch if you wish; coffee and tea will be provided.
For more information, call the Finney County Extension Office at 272-3670.
Kids arts and crafts class set for Saturday
An arts and crafts class for children 8 and older is planned for 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Garden City Recreation Commission, 310 N. Sixth St.
Participants will find a table loaded with a variety of craft projects to choose from, whether it be something crafted with beads or wooden items, or fashioning potholders, cardboard dragsters or Styrofoam gliders.
The fee is $3 per person, which may be paid at the door. No pre-registration is required. For more information, call 276-1200.
Forms for free birth certificates to be online
TOPEKA (AP) — State officials say an affidavit needed to obtain a free Kansas birth certificate will be online sometime this week.
A birth certificate is one of the documents that can be used to get a new voter photo identifications. Under a new state law, people may use a birth certificate to get a photo ID if they don't have any of the other 12 acceptable items to prove U.S. citizenship.
An application to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is required to get the free birth certificate and have the usual $15 fee waived. People also must swear they will use the birth certificate to obtain a voter photo ID or to register to vote.
The Wichita Eagle reports the affidavits will be available at KDHE's website — kdheks.gov.
Hays airport has record passenger numbers
HAYS (AP) — Hays Regional Airport says it recorded the most passenger boardings in its history in 2011.
City Manager Toby Dougherty says the 10,912 passenger boardings will qualify the airport for up to $1 million in federal funding for improvements. The numbers were a 17.3 percent increase from 2010.
Dougherty attributed the increase to an aggressive marketing campaign and an improving economy. The Hays Daily News reports that Dougherty says complaints about Great Lakes Airlines customer service had declined, thanks to a new manager for the regional air service provider.
He says runway reconstruction likely will begin late spring or early summer. The airport will remain open during the reconstruction.
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