GCCC blood drive beats goal in annual roundup
Garden City Community College hosted its Red Cross blood drive with 66 donors, including 33 first timers, surpassing the goal of 61. Campus nurse Janice Nunn praised new donors while noting ongoing community participation and upcoming local drives.
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2011 Spring Tree Rebate Program begins
The city announces the 2011 Spring Tree Rebate Program offering residents a cash rebate for trees planted on private property. Applications, eligibility, and dates are outlined, with limits, purchasing requirements, and contact details for the Garden City tree and parks department.
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GCHS Jazz Bands Sponsor Chili Feed at Courtyard
Garden City High School Jazz Bands host a Chili Feed in the Courtyard at 1412 N Main St on Saturday from 6 to 7 30 p m. Admission is 5 for adults and 2 for children under 12. The event features New Orleans style music and a slide show from the spring trip, plus dining options.
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Brownback signs Kansas abortion laws parental consent and fetal pain
Gov. Sam Brownback celebrated enactment of two abortion bills in Topeka, seeking to curb minors abortions and ban post 21st week procedures. The consent law requires written parental permission, while the fetal pain measure tightens limits after week 21. Opponents call the laws dangerous and unconstitutional. Both take effect July 1, with possible clinic regulation bills pending.
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Bioscience funds face scrutiny over out-of-state investments
A Kansas senator accuses the Kansas Bioscience Authority of shipping millions of taxpayer dollars out of state while its chairman and Heartland BioVentures leaders defend strategies to attract venture capital. They tout 2009 plans to invest up to 50 million with eight firms, requiring firms to match capital and consider Kansas opportunities. The agency faces a criminal probe and a legislative review, with a forensic audit sought to examine finances.
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Greensburg Mayor Wins Global Green City Award in New York
Greensburg Kansas Mayor Bob Dixson, honored with the Global Green City award at a United Nations forum in New York, travels to Philadelphia for a US Chamber of Commerce meeting as Greensburg is lauded in the Siemens Sustainable Community Awards. The city won small-community honors while finalists from large and mid-sized categories were named. Dixson credited local resilience from Dust Bowl era roots and noted Greensburg as a living laboratory guiding energy conservation and low carbon city planning.
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