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A railroad date nail show is conducted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 24) at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ninth Street and Crawford, Salina. All types of railroad memorabilia, etc.
Read moreThe J.H. Robbins Memorial Libarary in Ellsworth hosts a meeting of the “Reset Your Mind For Your Health” group at 5:30 p.m. at the library. The group will continue meeting every Monday
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ABOVE: The American flag hangs from an Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department ladder truck Sunday during a Patriots Day observance at the Ellsworth American Legion.
Read moreMichelle Griffin, mobility manager from the North Central Kansas Coordinated Transit District, talks about transportation for senior citizens in Ellsworth County at 12:30 p.m. at the Ellsworth Senior Center. Public invited.
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DAR scholarship recipients Nicole Haase and Gavin Webber are pictured with their family at the Scholarship Tea Tuesday, May 24 at the Ellsworth museum meeting room. Members of the DAR provided an assortment of cookies and punch after the scholarship presentations. Smoky Hill DAR Chapter Regent Jeanne Plett welcomed members and guests. Special remarks were also given by Bobby Hulse, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Christy Rathbun presented each recipient a $200 scholarship after reading the history of the DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934. The award recognizes and rewards individuals who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism in their homes, schools and communities. Students read their essays and the mothers did the pinning of the DAR insignia.
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Betty Kepka Belton left Ellsworth County almost two decades ago, but her influence continues — in the students she mentored at Wilson and in the 20-foot Czech egg that serves as the centerpiece for the town’s heritage tourism efforts.
Read moreThe J.H. Robbins Memorial Libarary in Ellsworth hosts Story Time at 10:30 a.m. for children ages 2 and 3.
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