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Published 2/9/2012 in Local News
Chili and Soup Supper coming up Saturday
The Pierceville Federated Church youth group is having a Chili and Soup Supper fundraiser on Saturday.
The event will feature chili with all the fixin's, homemade desserts and a silent auction, beginning at 5 p.m. at Plymell School, 11 miles south of Garden City.
Monies will go to help youth attend a Christian winter youth retreat.
Museum set to host historical program
"The Santa Fe Trail Is Alive And Well" is the topic for the Brown Bag Series at the Finney County Historical Museum, 403 S. Fourth St., from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the museum's meeting room.
The program will be presented by Jim Sherer, a former director of the Kansas Heritage Center and former assistant dean of students at Dodge City Community College. He will discuss the need to consider organizing a Santa Fe Trail Chapter to preserve area sites and promote the historical significance of the trail in our area.
For more information, call 272-3664.
Gardening program coming up Tuesday
"Soil and Water Quality and Soil-Garden Art," a program addressing the various aspects of starting a successful home garden, will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Grandstand Meeting Room on the Finney County Fairgrounds.
The guest speaker will be Rhonda Janke, Kansas State Extension horticulture associate professor of alternative crops. Finney County Extension agricultural agent Whitey Whitehill will share beginning gardening tips and make available numerous resources and publications that the county Extension office provides for the public.
The program is open to the public and will be held in conjunction with High Plains Horticultural Society's monthly meeting.
For more information, call 272-3670.
KHC seeks board of directors nominations
The Kansas Humanities Council is seeking nominations for service on its 22-member board of directors. They are due April 6.
The KHC Board of Directors is a volunteer board. Members serve for a three-year term, with the possibility of renewal for a second term. Business meetings of the full board are held three times a year in locations across the state. Members have financial oversight of the organization, take an active and participatory role in fundraising, set policy, are knowledgeable about the humanities, and promote awareness of the council.
In addition to board meetings, members also serve on a standing committee that meets as needed.
The Kansas Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization that supports community-based cultural programs, serves as a financial resource through an active grant-making program, and encourages Kansans to participate in their communities. Individuals may nominate themselves or others for board service.
For more information, visit www.kansashumanities.org or call (785) 357-0359.
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