Reno County Historical Society
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Historical Society is excited to announce the hiring of a new Executive Director.
Rachel Kirkhart is a Reno County resident and is looking forward to learning more about the history of Reno County and salt mining. She will take direction from the Reno County Historical Society’s 15 member board and will oversee both the Reno County Museum and Strataca, the Underground Salt Museum.
Kirkhart is eager to push both museums to their full potential and to connect with the communities of Reno County.
The Reno County Historical Society would like to invite the public to the Reno County Museum at 100 S. Walnut in Hutchinson to come to meet our new director during their events on May 18th, Third Thursday and International Museum Day!
Kirkhart will be available to meet the public from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on May 18.
In celebration of International Museum Day, the museum is pulling back the curtains and letting you see the museum's backrooms. This is your opportunity to see some items that have never been displayed. There will be tours at the hour every hour all day. We are charging $5 a person as we are fundraising to update the main gallery.Call (620) 662-1184 to sign up for a tour time. The tour size is limited to 6 at a time.
The Hutchinson Kennel Club is holding a Responsible Dog Owner Day in the courtyard from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This includes getting information from members of the club on being a good dog owner and answering questions, a free Canine Good Citizen Evaluation ($15 value), and a $15 drive-up chip clinic (limited to 25 dogs).
There will also be a breed parade at 6:00 p.m. for the public to meet different dog breeds in a stress-free way. The club is also bringing therapy dogs for the public to meet and love.
In addition, there will be two raffle baskets with goodies from the Kennel Club, Petco, Poo Squad, RCM, and Strataca.
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