Dodge City

 The following is a list of contributing artists and event sponsors provided by the organizers of the Wine Tasting and Art Auction.

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Maryn Austin - tattoo

Gene Bunker – functional pottery

Brendan Carl – enamel on gesso board

Norma Clare – cowboy paintings

Murry Eckles – painting completed as a demonstration at the first Family Art Adventure, Feb. 14, 2009

Carolyn Johnson – jewelry

Rollin Karg – glass

Martha Kenton – jewelry

 Dodge's long and storied history doesn't have to be relegated to the 19th Century shenanigans we're all so familiar with. There is some more recent history that is having an immediate affect on peoples lives. This comes from the Wichita Eagle's series "To the Stars: The Story of Kansas," talking about Dodge native Ellis "Skip" Cave.

http://www.kansas.com/news/state/kansas-history/story/701338.html

From the article:

"Dodge is the Deadwood of Kansas. Her incorporate limits are the rendezvous of all the unemployed scallwagism in seven states. Her principal business is polygamy without the sanction of religion, her code of morals is the honor of thieves, and decency she knows not."

- The Hays Daily Sentinel, 1870s -

I stumbled across this quote in late 2008 while doing some research for a post haunted Kansas -- a post I hope to have up later this month.

A photo the Globe shot the first day of December is making its rounds around the country.

http://www.csmonitor.com/photosoftheday/index.php?image=6&date=specials/...

Not only has the Christian Science Monitor picked up the photo, it's run both in-state and in various other national publications.

It's pretty cool to see Dodge City getting play alongside Jordan, Bulgaria and India.

Check out the original photo here:  http://www.dodgeglobe.com/localnews/x1720694974/PHOTO-The-moon-Jupiter-a....