WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts will tour Western Kansas to hear the concerns of constituents and discuss current events. Major stops include: McPherson, Dodge City, Liberal, Moscow, Garden City, Goodland, Colby, Hays, Stockton, Russell and Salina.

 

 

 

            To request an interview or with questions, please contact Sarah Little or Molly Mueller at (202)224-4774. The following events are open to the media:

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

 

 

 

            3:30 pm CST    Press Conference following Senator Roberts’ tour of Hospira, a biologics manufacturing plant

 

                                                1776 Centennial, McPherson

 

 

 

Thursday, August 17, 2006

 

 

 

            7:30 am CST    Dodge City Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

 

                                                2000 Country Club Drive, Dodge City County Club

 

 

 

            noon        Liberal Chamber of Commerce Brown Bag Lunch

 

                                                4 Rock Island Road, Liberal Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

            2:30 pm CST    Moscow Cotton Gin Tour

 

                                                Just north of US 56 on County Road 18

 

 

 

Friday, August 18, 2006

 

 

 

            noon        Garden City Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

 

                                                1911 East Kansas Ave., Plaza Hotel

 

 

 

Monday, August 21, 2006

 

 

 

            7:30 am MST  Goodland Chamber of Commerce Coffee

 

                                                1209 Harrison Ave., Northwest Kansas Technical College, Assembly Room

 

 

 

            11:00 am CST  Colby Coffee

 

                                                350 South Range Ave., Thomas County Office Complex - Conference Room

 

Monday, August 21, 2006 cont.

 

 

 

            2:15 pm CST    Norton County Coffee

 

                                                Town and County Kitchen, US-36 in Norton

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

 

 

 

            8:00 am CST    Hays Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

 

                                                3000 Sternberg Drive, The Sternberg Museum of Natural History

 

 

 

            11:00 am CST  Stockton Coffee 

 

                                                314 Main St., Veterans of Foreign Wars

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

 

 

 

            8:00 am CST    Russell Chamber of Commerce Coffee

 

                                                1220 S. Fossil, Meridy’s

 

 

 

            noon        Salina Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

 

                                                120 W. Ash, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Development Center