Endowment auction draws 1000 bidders for scholarships
Bridges area event attracted more than 1,000 participants doubling last year’s turnout after a snow storm limited attendance. Executive director Shea Sinclair noted the larger crowd and aim to raise funds for scholarships. Silent auction offered Olympic autographs and gold themed items. Top prize drew interest: a 2008 Nissan 350Z with 50 dollar tickets. Local businesses donated items including dining, concerts, cigars, and vacations.
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Bridges
Shea Sinclair
Endowment Association
Sinclair
Beijing
Pat Bridges
Bill
Paul Garcia
Grain bin
Reading mentors boost Buffalo Jones dual language program
Buffalo Jones High School launches a dual language kindergarten initiative funded by a federal grant. New Outlook and Spanish National Honor Society students assist, aiming to raise early reading scores and move students toward higher levels, while first graders will join the program next year.
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Buffalo Jones
Reading
Beth Krasovec
The
Kin
Outlook
Krasovec
Martin Segovia
GCHS
Spanish National Honor Society
Beltran
New Outlook
Matt Ellis
Segovia
Buffalo Jones Elementary School 2007 profile
Buffalo Jones Elementary School at 708 N Taylor Ave reports 364 students with 339 Hispanic, 14 other and 10 White. Principal Rafaela Solis oversees 84 percent economically disadvantaged and 76 percent English learners. Math 83 percent and reading 67.6 percent proficient on spring 2007 Kansas assessments.
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N. Taylor Ave
Rafaela Solis
Kansas
Ksde.org
Rcard
Kansas House Votes 83 41 For Two Coal Plants
Kansas lawmakers grappled with coal plant votes as the Senate backed a second bill 32 7 to the governor. Gov Sebelius opposed both measures citing similar provisions. House adjourned with overrides uncertain as top leaders planned a late April wrap up.
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House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate Utilities
Jay Emler
Kansas
Topeka
Sebelius
Clay Aurand
Courtland
Virginia Beamer
Oakley
Bob Bethell
Aiden
Elaine Bowers
Concordia
Anthony Brown
Eudora
Steve Brunk
Bel Aire
Mike Burgess
Richard Carlson
St. Marys
Jeff Colyer
Overland Park
Barbara Craft
Junction City
David Crum
Augusta
Dor Dahl
Hillsboro
Owen Donohoe
Shawnee
John Faber Brewster
Rocky Fund
Hoyt
Pat George
Dodge City
Mario 30Ico
Wichita
Lana Gordon
John Grange
el Dorado
Gary Hayziett
Lakin
Don Hill
Emporia
Benjamin Hodge
Carl Dean Holmes
Liberal
Mitch Holmes
St. John
Deena Horst
Salina
Steve Huebert
Valley Center
Joe Humerickhouse
Osage City
Dan Johnson
Hays
Kasha Kelley
Arkansas City
Richard Kelsey
Goddard
Mike Rieger
Olathe
Jeff King
Independence
Lance Kinzer
Forrest Knox
Altoona
Brenda Landwehr
Bill Light
Rolla
Peggy Mast
Ty Masterson
Andover
Joe McLeland
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Jim Morrison
Health and Environment
Rod Bremby
Birth control options widen for women over 40 in study
Atlanta AP reports a broader mix of choices for women 40 and older, including low-dose pills and IUDs, with safer options and non surgical methods. Experts note one size does not fit all, as some seek sterilization later, others desire children later, while risks like blood clots rise with estrogen-containing pills.
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Atlanta
Vanessa Cullins
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New England Journal of Medicine
University of Florida
Andrew Kaunitz
Kaunita
JoAnn Manson
Harvard
Kaunitz
New Dentist Joins Garden City Clinic After July
Caldwell notes clinic will cancel 150 appointments and scale back to basic care until Sonita Kaul, five year dental veteran from Bhopal, arrives in late July with husband Surinder Kaul. Kaul to graduate from UPenn in May and aims to serve underserved groups. The clinic, funded by private and federal sources, serves uninsured patients with a $25 per visit fee and sees about eight to ten patients daily. Call 272-0570 for appointments.
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Caldwell
Sonita Kaul
Surinder
Garden City
Surinder Kaul
Siena Medical Clinic
Bhopal
India
United States
Kaul
Dental College
University of Pennsylvania
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Vern Swanson
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Prairie Village
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Bill Feuerborn
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Steve Lukert
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Stan Frownfelter
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Ray Goyle
Tom Hawk
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Tom Holland
Baldwin City
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Harold Lane
Judy Loganbill
Margaret Long
Ann Mah
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Terry McLachlan
Julie Menghini
Pittsburg
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Gene Bardin
Louis Ruiz
Tom Sawyer
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Ellsworth
Annie Tietze
Mark Treaster
Pretty Prairie
Ed Trimmer
Winfield
Jim Ward
Valdonia Winn
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Chow T Me Oy Community College
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