Fowler woman to appear on Today Show Mother's Day feature
Lynne Zortman of Fowler prepares her Neon 57 sandwich shop for a national segment on NBCs Today Show titled My Mom is the Greatest Cook. Her daughter Angie, a Washburn Law student, is among the final 10 linked to the May 5 to 9 air dates with a live raspberry sour cream pie on air. The production team arrived from Wichita and Pratt to film in Zortmans shop at 102 E Fifth St. Neons interior features 1950s memorabilia and a backseat Chevy booth.
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New York City
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Angie Zortman
Washburn University
Topeka
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Today Show
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Finney County weighs space for emergency medical stockpile
Finney County commissioners will consider loaning county space to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to serve as a shipping point for Strategic National Stockpile items in extreme emergencies. KDHE coordinator Sandy Johnson said Garden City could host one of at least 11 statewide sites, enabling centralized distribution within 12 hours after a disaster or attack.
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Garden City
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Sharpton plans Topeka visit with voter drive
The Rev. Al Sharpton, Democratic presidential hopeful in 2004, will visit Topeka next week. Events by the Topeka National Action Network include a April 26 reception at Caribbean Cuisine with voter registration and April 27 church services and a 3 p.m. speech on the Statehouse south steps. The tour includes a stop at the former Monroe School, now a national historic site tied to Brown v. Board of Education and Linda Brown.
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al Sharpton
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Nomination forms for 2003 Crystal Apple Teacher program
Nominations open in Garden City area schools and community sites until May 9 for the CARE Crystal Apple Teacher Recognition Program. Eligible are under contract K-12 teachers in Garden City, Holcomb, St Mary and St Dominic. substitutes and support staff are ineligible. Six finalists will be honored November 20 with three $1,000 awards and three $250 runner ups.
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Ann Knoll
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Claudia McVicker
Kerma Crouse
Peggy Johnston
Steve Smith
Rhonda Hutton
Suzan Tarwater
Marlise Tiffany
Tim Johnson
Susie Loyd
Carol Wethington
CARE
Sebelius vetoes Kansas voter ID bill
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a measure requiring proof of identity to vote or request advance ballots citing potential participation declines. The bill aimed to align with federal reforms and secure up to 32 million dollars for voting equipment, while opponents warned it would depress turnout. Thornburgh supported the bill but pledged to draft new legislation after April 30.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas
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