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Lodging Panel Seeking Directors for 2018
The Prowers County Lodging Panel ended their year with $27,973 in carry-over funds for 2018, three outstanding pledges for future events and three vacancies on the Panel Board. Pat Palmer, who has served as the Panel president announced at the November meeting that he will not seek another term, joining one other panel […]
Lodging Panel Seeking New Membership
There were no new applications for funding on the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel for their monthly meeting on November 14th. Discussion did focus on replacement members as Panel President, Pat Palmer, submitted his resignation from the board which will be effective at the end of this year. Palmer, who has been president for several […]
Sand and Sage Fair Features Dutch Oven Cooking Exhibition
It might be called ‘Cowboy Cooking’, as meals prepared ‘dutch oven’ style were a way of life for trail herds on the plains over a century ago. The unique technique will be on display in real time at this year’s Sand and Sage Fair on Thursday, August 8th from 2pm to 6pm in Elmer’s Garden. […]
18th SFTA Rendezvous Recognized Pioneer Women on the Santa Fe Trail
The 18th biennial Rendezvous history seminar of the Santa Fe Trail was held in Larned, Kansas September 22-24, 2016. The Rendezvous was sponsored by the Santa Fe Trail Association (SFTA), the Santa Fe Trail Center, Fort Larned National Historic Site and the Kansas Humanities Council. This year’s theme was Shadows on the Land: Women of the […]
Lodging Panel Gets Long-Awaited Answers to $$$ Questions
It all depends on who you talk to! The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel has sought answers over the years, as to how the Panel receives its funding from the state, based on local motel room taxes. The 2% tax generates on average, $85,000 a year which the Panel distributes to tourist-oriented events in the county. […]
