Thursday, August 13, 2009

NEWS BRIEFS: Co-op Plays Role In Trade Mission

  • Dorchester's Farmers Co-op Participates In Trade Mission: According to the Web site Grain Net, the United Sorghum Checkoff Program recently helped the U.S. Grains Council host a "sorghum-focused trade mission in Kansas and Nebraska" -- and one of the stops included Dorchester. The mission's goal was to bring together potential Mexican buyers and U.S. sellers of grain sorghum and turn those relationships into sales opportunities. As part of the trade mission, 11 buyers visited a variety of elevators, grain processing sites and sorghum growers throughout Kansas and Nebraska. Specific stops during the July 16-18 mission included Farmers Cooperative in Dorchester.
  • Miss Czech Slovak Pageant Seeks Dorchester-Area Contestants: Each year, the Miss Czech Slovak U.S. Pageant is held in Wilber during the Wilber Czech Festival. In its 23 years, the pageant has hosted more than 225 contestants trying to become the next Miss Czech Slovak U.S. Queen. Currently, nine states have Miss Czech Slovak Pageants. Area females who are ages 16-26, single, and of Czech or Slovak decent may compete for the national title and more than $10,000 in cash and prizes. Travel opportunities also await the pageant winner; the 2008 queen traveled more than 20,000 miles promoting the Czech and Slovak heritage, preservation and continuing relationships. For more information, go to the Miss Czech Slovak Web site by clicking here, or contact Mary Elizabeth Lackey, Miss Czech Slovak U.S. pageant director, at (785) 317-5010.

  • Dorchester Polka Scene Headlines Polka Catalog: Speaking of Czech heritage, the Dorchester polka scene is well represented on an online retail site selling polka CDs, tapes, t-shirts and other polka-related items. PolkaCatalog.com -- whose motto is "Happy Music for Happy People" -- offers recordings by Dorchester polka artists including the U-Neta Orchestra and Hank Zahourek and his orchestra. See the listings of Dorchester polka artists by clicking here.

3 comments:

  1. you guys must be getting big bucks from companies if you are running ads for them

    you are nothing but a cheerleeder for big biz

    pathetic

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  2. Polka-Rama, baby. Those were the days!

    "I don't want her, you can have her, she's too fat for me. Oh, she's too fat for me. She's too fat for me."

    Put that in your politically correct pipe and puff on it.

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  3. Put simply, HANK ROCKED!

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