Warplane, Salina, Siberia

C-47 Stops in Salina Before Beginning 'Warplanes to Siberia' Trek

As America's Fuel Stop, Salina hosts a number of historical aircraft and today a veteran of D-Day lifted off on her way to Great Falls, Mont.

A C-47 Skytrain stopped at Avflight Salina for fuel en route to participate in the Russian-American project "Warplanes to Siberia." The Warplanes to Siberia Project re-creates the World War II flights along Alaska-Siberia air route warbirds flying the route in 2015 will participate in the Airspace Show MAKS-2015.

Delivery of supplies to the Soviet Union via maritime routes was extremely difficult and dangerous during the "Great Patriot War," known today as World War II.  In 1941, the Soviet State Defense Committee made the decision to organize an air ferry route from the United States, across Siberia, to the Soviet Union. The chosen air route runs from Alaska, over the Bearing Straight and through the central regions of Chukotka and Yakutia to Krasnoyarsk. The American portion runs from Great Falls, Mont., up through Canada and ends in Fairbanks, Ala. The route was later named the "Alaska-Siberia Air Route."  

The project is a tribute to the memory of the resourcefulness, the bravery, the determination and the dedication of the thousands of men and women across three nations who suffered great hardships in an effort to save the world.

For more information on this fascinating historical project check out their website at en.rusavia.com.

The goal of the project "ALSIB 2015" is to recreate historical events occurred in 1942-1945, related to the air route ALSIB. The project is set to solve the following tasks:

- Historical WWII warplanes flight along Alaska-Siberia route

- Participation of ALSIB 2015 warplanes in Airspace Show MAKS-2015 (Moscow Region)

- Handing over of aircraft to various Russian Aviation Museums

- Revival and highlighting of ALSIB air route history and cooperation between the USA, Canada and the USSR (Russia) during World War II

- Development of small aviation in remote areas of Far North Russia

- Strengthening of friendship between Russia and the United States

- Honoring of aviation veterans dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory;

- Patriotic education of the younger generations

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Sunflower Bank Support Big Brother Big Sister

Sunflower Bank sets a goal to donate $50,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters®

Sunflower Bank is going big to raise funds and gain volunteers for Big Brothers Big Sisters. From July 1 through September 30 Sunflower Bank and local Big Brothers Big Sisters chapters are teaming up to increase the number of adult volunteers, help children in need find a mentor, and raise $50,000.

“Partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters is a great opportunity for us to fulfill our mission of Creating Possibility for people right here in our communities,” said Mollie Carter, president and CEO of Sunflower Bank. “Helping children in need find mentors to guide them into a successful adulthood is important. We are proud to help and support such a worthy program.”

To reach their goal of $50,000, Sunflower Bank will donate 5¢ for every swipe of a Sunflower Bank debit card, now through September 30th. Additionally, representatives and volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters will team up with local Sunflower branches to host educational events for their communities. Customers and non-customers can also make donations to specific Big Brothers Big Sisters chapters by clicking here.

Big Brothers Big Sisters strives to create and support relationships that provide consistent, positive, one-to-one interaction between a single-parent child and an adult volunteer who will be an advisor and friend on the journey from childhood to adulthood. Both the adult and child receive great mutual benefit as they learn from each other and together help create a more positive future.
For more information about Sunflower Bank and Big Brothers Big Sisters please visit Go Big with BBBS.

About Sunflower Bank

Sunflower Bank is a $1.7 billion community bank, offering a complete line of personal checking, saving, mortgage and loans options, as well as business deposit, loan, and treasury management services and trust and wealth management services. Sunflower Bank is based in Salina, Kansas, with other locations throughout Kansas, Colorado, and Missouri. For more information, please visit www.SunflowerBank.com.

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Little Peeps Make Big Masterpieces at Chaffee-Bradshaw Exhibit

Little Peeps Make Big Masterpieces at Chaffee-Bradshaw Exhibit

 by Dr. Michael Hernandez

Photo by William Snyder

At 5:00pm Friday, July 17, 2015 the doors opened to the annual Chaffee Bradshaw Exhibit.  The Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home hosted this year’s exhibit in the lobby of the library building.

The Chaffee Bradshaw exhibit features the work created by students who participated in this year’s summer Arts Council of Dickinson County arts program.  The children learn several art techniques including painting, and drawing.  This year’s class was instructed by Karen Cooper and Alyshia Anguiano..

Photo by William Snyder

The exhibition greeted a large number of art lovers at its opening.  Although the student masterpieces were the main focus, the visitors were also treated to table centerpieces made by the students using dry gourds and paint.  It was an evening of expression and TALENT!!!

Photo by William Snyder

The Chaffee Bradshaw can be seen through August 16^th 2015.  The exhibit can be seen at the Eisenhower Library’s lobby – 200 SE 4^th St., Abilene, Kansas – during regular visitation hours and there is no charge for the exhibit.

For more details about the exhibit or about the Arts Council of Dickinson County, please call 785-263-1884.

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Learn How to Land a Government Contract!!

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Government Contracting Informational Meeting

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

1:30pm - 4:00 pm

Learn how your company can benefit from government contracts.

Services needed at lakes across South Central and Southeast Kansas include construction, mowing, janitorial, tree
maintenance, building maintenance, fencing, debris removal, equipment maintenance, and electrical.

Location: NCAT Auditorium, 4004 N. Webb Rd, Wichita, Kansas Map:http://bit.ly/1MhVL9x

Register: http://bit.ly/1CrJ7Vf Registration begins at 1:00 PM

For more information or if you have questions please contact Kansas PTAC kansasptac@wichita.edu or 316.978.6788

The U.S. Department of Labor - Wage & Hour Division will host a Prevailing Wage Survey briefing in Wichita on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 1:30 - 4:00 PM. This informational meeting will discuss the Davis-Bacon wage survey process taking place in Kansas.

The Davis-Bacon and related Acts require payment of locally prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits to employees of contractors and subcontractors performing work on federally financed or assisted construction projects. A survey that covers Residential construction was recently initiated for the entire State of Kansas. The purpose of this survey is to solicit information on wages and fringe benefits paid on projects that were active and ongoing between 01/01/2014 and 05/31/2015.

Location: Kansas Small Business Development Center (WSU Metroplex), 5015 E. 29th St North, Wichita, KS 67220.

Please reserve your seat at the briefing by the close of business Friday, July 24, 2015 by emailing the Wage Analyst, Nolan Fine: fine.nolan@dol.gov, or call at (312) 596-7089 should you have questions or require additional information.

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