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Browsing Month »June, 2010«

5 guys biking across the country for charity →  June 22, 2010

Come visit with five guys biking across the country, in support of Falling Whistles, a charity that raises awareness and advocates for peace in the Congo.  Wednesday, June 23 starting at 3 pm at the Topeka Community Cycle Project, 423 S Kansas Ave. In the past ten years, about 6 million people have died in [...]

100 years →  June 22, 2010

William and Mary Iwig moved to the farm at 3320 SE Tecumseh Rd in 1910, where they raised seven children, gardened, raised livestock and ran a small herd of dairy cows from which they sold milk. 100 years later, the Iwig family is still producing and selling quality milk in Kansas from the same plot [...]

kites in flight →  June 22, 2010

A fondly remembered player in the Topeka arts community, Micah Rolfs, who passed away January 23, 2010, is the namesake for an uplifting ReThink Topeka event, “Micah’s Kite Flight,” which is open for all Topekans to join, 4 – 7 p.m., June 26, at MacLennan Park, near the Governor’s residence, in Topeka. The event will [...]

solar race →  June 18, 2010

The American Solar Challenge is a competition to design, build and drive solar-powered cars, in a 1100 mile cross country time/distance rally event. The 17 college teams, from 4 countries, will follow a route from Oklahoma to Illinois, starting Sunday in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. This route has been chosen to combine pieces of old routes [...]