Bob and Elizabeth Dole to visit 11 cities in Kansas this week

Former Sen. Bob Dole plans to visit more cities and counties in Kansas this week. He’s making a seventh trip to his home state this year.

All visits are open to the public, Dole’s Washington office said in a statement.

“Elizabeth (former North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole, his wife) will join me, and we both plan to enjoy seeing many supporters and friends,” Dole said in the statement.

His schedule:

Thursday:

Independence – Memorial Hall and Civic Center, Veterans Room (410 N. Penn Ave.), 6 to 7 p.m.

Friday:

Howard – Howard Senior Center (148 N. Wabash Ave.), 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Sedan – Golf Course Community Building (1965 Kansas Road), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Winfield – Millington Place Eatery (815 Millington St.), 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.

Wellington – Raymond Frye Complex (320 N. Jefferson Ave.), 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday:

Kingman – Kingman High School gym (260 W. Kansas Ave.), 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Pratt – Vernon Filley Art Museum (421 S. Jackson St.), 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

Coldwater – Veterans Building (235 Main St.), 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Medicine Lodge – First Christian Church Family Life Center (300 S. Main St.), 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Anthony – Higher Ground and Leather Bound Celebration Room (128 W. Main St.), 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Sunday:

Hutchinson – Kansas State Fair (Dole Institute/Kansas University booth; Kansas GOP booth) – noon to 5:15 p.m.

This story was originally published September 2, 2014 at 5:04 PM with the headline "Bob and Elizabeth Dole to visit 11 cities in Kansas this week."