Garden City students stage free week of school concerts
Garden City young musicians showcase talent with multiple free concerts this week. Fourth graders test instruments at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center at 7 p.m. The districtwide Spring Music Tour visits Jennie Wilson and Garfield elementary schools with varied grade concerts. Garden City High School hosts Solo Night, orchestra year end events, and a choir concert at Clifford Hope Auditorium.
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Garden City
Charles O. Stones
Georgia Matthews
Edith Scheuerman
Florence Wilson
Buffalo Jones
Gertrude Walker
Jennie Wilson
Harding
Garfield Elementary School
W. Walnut St
Garden City High School
GCHS
N. Main St
Emporia
Clifford Hope
Bernadine Sitts
Belmont
Jennie Barker
Linda Bilberry
Panel on underage drinking for Spanish speaking community
Four local agencies sponsor a 6 to 7 30 p m panel at the Salvation Army 215 N Ninth St addressing underage drinking consequences solutions and local resources The event opens with a presentation followed by a Q A session and a free post event meal Sponsors are the Salvation Army Area Mental Health Center Finney County Community Health Coalition and Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center.
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Salvation Army
Ninth St
Area Mental Health Center
Finney County Community Health Coalition
Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center
GCCC to Open Final Art Exhibit Friday
Garden City Community College will open its final year long art exhibit Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Beth Tedrow Student Center. Armando Minjarez, a GCCC student from Ulysses and sophomore class president active in music and theater, presents abstract plywood paintings. The show runs through May 11.
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Garden City Community College
Beth Tedrow
Armando Minjarez
GCCC
Ulysses
Minjarez
Hispanics see limited local political representation in Wichita
In Wichita Kansas the largest minority group Hispanics make up about 10 percent of the population but none sit on the Sedgwick County Commission Wichita City Council or Wichita school board. Despite a growing presence in the Legislature activists push for stronger community leadership and future candidates while advocates stress broader representation that reflects all residents.
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Wichita
Kansas
Sedgwick County Commission
Arturo Silva
Wichita State University
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Tion
Delia Garcia
Peter Salmeron
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Dole Award winner stresses role of humor
Howard Baker urged more humor in political dialogue at the Lied Center as he accepted the Dole Leadership Award in Lawrence. The former senator and Reagan aide discussed 2008 hopes, campaign scrutiny, and his marriage to Nancy Kassebaum Baker, noting their shared political journey.
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Lawrence
Bob Dole
Howard Baker
Baker
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Dole
Kansas
Fred Thompson
Tennessee
Nancy Kassebaum Baker
John McCain
Rariz
University of Kansas
Kassebaum Baker
Election probe spurs county clerk's quitting
Neosho County Clerk Wayne B. Gibson Jr. resigned after an investigation found possible election law violations during the November 7 general election. Gibson will stay on as an on call adviser through June 6 to ensure records transition and legal obligations. County officials asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to look into numerous complaints.
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ERIE
Neosho County
Wayne B. Gibson Jr
Steve Stockard
Gibson
Melissa Dugan
Jim Keath
Kansas Bureau of Investigations
Kansas Board trims education commissioner list to five
State Board of Education narrowed the search to five candidates for Kansas education commissioner. Interviews are scheduled for Thursday in a closed session. Board chairman Bill Wagnon noted two finalists are from Kansas, all have education credentials, and a decision could come that day with possible re-interviews. interim deputy Dale Dennis continues as acting commissioner.
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Board of Education
Topeka
Kansas State Board of Education
Bill Wagnon
Wagnon
Kansas
Bob Corkins
Corkins
Dale
Dennis
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Cynthia Martinez
Wichita Hispanic Women’s Network
Carlos Contreras
el Pueblo Neighborhood Association
Contreras
Spurs
Brad Nading
Amanda Small
Susan Nam
Kansas State University
Mercer
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