Healthy Kids Day comes to Garden City YMCA
The Garden City Family YMCA joins nationwide events for the 20th anniversary of Healthy Kids Day. Activities run 9 to 11 a.m. at 1224 Center St. First 50 kids receive T shirts. Contact Stacy Crase at 275-1199 or gckymca.fitness@gmail.com for details.
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Garden City Family Ymca
Center St
Stacy Crase
Health and Fitness Director
gckymca.fitness@gmail.com
Caution urged as Mary Street road work continues
City Engineer Steve Cottrell says J A G Construction Co will move work to Easter Street and the Mary and Fleming street intersection starting Monday. Traffic on Mary Street remains one lane each direction except during paving. detours to Casey's Drive and Calihan Liquor access will apply. one lane closed during concrete paving and flaggers used. Work phase slated for about two weeks with updates by calling 276-1180.
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J-A-G Construction Co
Mary Street
Steve Cottrell
Easter Street
Mary and
Fleming Street
Casey’s Drive
Henderson Drive
Cook Drive
Cottrell
Calihan
Foodmart
Garden City Police Department
GCCC administrator named to national adult education board
Hector Martinez director of Garden City Community College Adult Learning Center joins the National Commission on Adult Basic Education as a director from Region 5. Nominated by Linda Miller, his GCCC coordinator, his three year term covers seven-state area Kansas to North Dakota.
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Hector Martinez
Garden City Community College
National Commission On Adult Basic Education
Martinez
Linda Miller
GCCC
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
In Good Spirits at State Theater May Show
Garden City residents are invited to the State Theater for the Garden City Recreation Commission presentation of In Good Spirits a musical comedy by Howard Odentz with Bruce Zimmerman orchestrations. Performances start 7:30 p m Friday and Saturday with a 2 p m Saturday matinee. Tickets cost 10 adults 5 students Arts Angels. Not advised for younger audiences. Call GCRC at 276 1200 for details.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
State Theater
Garden City
Howard Odentz
Bruce Zimmerman
Arts Angels
GCRC
Kobach pushes for voter ID law expansion in Kansas
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach rallies at Hutchinson’s Sports Arena urging quicker voter ID enforcement. Gov. Brownback will sign tighter rules requiring birth certificates or passports for voter registration and for advance ballots, aiming for 2012 implementation. Kobach cites past cases of noncitizens on rolls and urges ongoing roll checks.
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Kansas
Kris Kobach
Sam Brownback
Kobach
Mhutchinson
Brownback
K State to lead new Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research
Kansas State University will host the US Department of Agriculture's first Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research with a two year 1.6 million dollar grant. The center aims to ensure safe handling from farm to cafeteria and will be led by Kevin Roberts.
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Kansas State University
US Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
K-State
Kevin Concannon
USDA
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
Kevin Roberts
Department of
Hospitality Management and Dietetics
Kansas State
Harry S. Truman
Plaza del Nigos
Kansas Education Department seeks educators fingerprints
The Kansas State Department of Education proposes fingerprinting about 40 000 educators licensed before 2003 to tighten security. It also backs regular Kansas Bureau of Investigation checks and Rap Back enrollment, with renewals every five years and faster reporting of offenses to KSDE. Board debate centers on necessity versus current reporting by superintendents and district attorneys.
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Topeka
Kansas State Department of Education
Pam Coleman
Department
Kansas State Board of Education
Coleman
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Bureau
Topeka Capital Journal
KSDE
Education Department
Dave Dennis
Wichita
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