Quoth the Raven ... '#??@!X#*#!!'
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Bobby the brazen raven.
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The resident raven at the Utility Park zoo has a potty-beak and the foul-mouthed fowl is keeping his handlers on edge wondering when he's going to say something they'll regret.
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Compromise on PUC appointment falls flat
An attempt to hammer out a compromise on the mayor's appointment of councilman Justin Begnoche to the Public Utilities Commission "seems to have fallen through," Mayor Sharon Brown informed the city council in a e-mail sent Wednesday night.
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Judge acquits two in theft, child abuse
County Attorney Rick James says he intends to appeal two unusual acquittals granted by District Judge Meryl Wilson in July and August.
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Pipeline wives, employees give to community projects
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Price Gregory environmental coordinator Joanne Hardwick, speaks about community projects pipeline workers and wives have been involved in this morning. (Ryan D. Wilson/Dispatch)
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Of the community projects the Pipeliners' wives have gotten involved in, the one they're doing at Utility Park and the Clay Center Zoo is taking them longer than usual.
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It's time to make Piotique plans
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Tracy Lebo designed this logo.
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Piotique is HERE!!
This is the day to show off the best of Clay Center.
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Bed races brought back for Piotique
Chamber President Andy Contreras announced at the Chamber Coffee forum this morning that a Clay Center tradition will be brought back at this year's Piotique.
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Senate majority leader running for Attorney General
A state Senator who helped write Kansas' newest laws now wants to enforce them as the next Kansas Attorney General.
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Pipeline donations keep Community Chamber Orchestra from disbanding
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(L to R) Orchestra director Anne Clark, Price Gregory environmental coordinator Joanne Hardwick, Keystone public affairs officer Jim Prescott, and Clay County Arts Council members Susie Swanson, Ruth Browne and Jim Beck present and accept donations from Price Gregory and Keystone.
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Anne Clark, organizer of the Clay County Community Chamber Orchestra, said she considered disbanding the orchestra in August but donations by the Keystone Pipeline changed that.
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Pedal for Prevention comes out of the way through Clay Center
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Jonathan Meals leads a pack of bikers riding for “Pedal for Prevention,” a fund-raiser to end child abuse. Behind him are Landon Phillips and Tyler Gilliam. (Ryan D. Wilson/Dispatch)
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Pedal for Prevention could have taken US-36 in its 4,000-mile trek from Charleston, S.C., to Los Angeles to end child abuse, but Clay Centerite Geri Meals talked the bike riders to take US-24 in order to come through Clay Center.
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Baby monkey as playful as her sisters
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Zoo staff aren’t 100 percent certain on the sex of the youngest monkey born about 10 weeks ago, although they are reasonably certain that it’s a female. (Ryan D. Wilson/Dispatch)
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Mama might be holding onto Clay Center Zoo's newest monkey pretty tightly yet, but the baby has been kept up with big sisters Little Bit and Cocoa.
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Five musicians from Doc Severinsen concert to return
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Saxophonist Gary Foster, right, performs with Doc. Severinsen Sunday. Foster will return with a jazz quartet Dec. 4. (photo by Tracy Lebo)
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The Clay County Arts Council has another outstanding series of performers and events on their 2010-2011 program series.
Five of the professional musicians who will be returning to Clay Center to be a part of this years' program were also part of Pauline Snodgrass' birthday concert celebrated on Aug. 22.
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2009 Keyboard/Piano Player of the Year to return to CCCHS
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Gordon Mote received an enthusiastic response when he played in Clay Center the last time. He returns for another performance almost a year later. (File photo)
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"If they could see you through my eyes, they'd know where the real beauty lies. Deep inside your heart, who you really are; if they could see you through my eyes."
Those words, so eloquently penned by multi-talented singer/songwriter and pianist Gordon Mote, appropriately convey the testimony of an individual whose life is a true reflection of the beauty that can only be seen, looking through the eyes of love.
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Farmway Co-op to pump $3M into Clay Center facilities
Four years after merging with the local Farmers Union Co-op, Farmway has announced a major $3 million expansion of its facilities in Clay Center.
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Farmer shares wet, frustrating hay season
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Max Martin picks up hay the old-fashion way -- with a cabless tractor.
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If you have talked to any of the area farmers, most of this year has been fairly wet. That is not something you complain about in Kansas, because the next dry stretch is just around the corner. It has been a trick this year get the hay cut and dried before a rain.
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Kids Cafe will expand to another site next year
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Donna Long, Episcopal Church
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When Episcopal Church volunteers were told that Harvesters Food Bank would be changing its summer nutrition program for children, the local Kids Cafe at Huntress Park about ended there.
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Soccer team raises money for cancer research
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(L to R) Ben Cox, Coach Mike Cox, Sierra Taylor, Brandon Taylor and Blake Otto presented a check to Clay County Relay for Life on Friday.
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The Wakefield Cougars capped off their 'Going Pink Campaign' Friday evening by presenting a $516 check to the Clay Center Relay for Life in support of their Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.
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Train modelers' group sets up in small towns
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A model train approaches a Farmer's Coop module at Waterville's Planes, Trains & Automobiles.
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Don't be fooled by the name - The Manhattan Area Rail Joiners rarely set up their model trains in Manhattan.
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