Community groups raise child abuse awareness in Garden City
Dozens of local organizations sponsor a two day event Friday and Saturday to educate the public on child abuse prevention. Six judges evaluate artwork by ages five to twenty with winners displayed at the Kansas Capitol and judged by the governor's staff. A Child Abuse Prevention Fair runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army parking lot with games and a People’s Choice vote. Sponsors include Salvation Army United Way SRS Community Day Care Center 25th District Youth Services USD 457 Care Connection Saint Francis Academy CASA Russell Child Development Center SKRP Cares Family Resource Center YMCA Garden City Recreation Commission Finney County Sheriff and Kansas Children’s Service League.
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Kansas Capitol
Salvation Army
Ninth St
Garden City
United Way
25Th District Youth Services
USD 457
Care Connection
Saint Francis Academy
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Russell Child Development Center
Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center
Family Resource Center
YMCA
Garden City Recreation Commission
Finney County Sheriff’s Department
The
Kansas Children’s Service League
School Bus Road E O comes to Garden City
Garden City Public Schools Transportation Department hosts the Southwest Kansas District School Bus Road E O on Saturday. Registration at 7 30 a.m. at the Transportation Center 139 Cloverleaf. About 80 drivers and judges attend. Written test at 8 a.m. then Defective Bus Test. Driving contest starts about 9 a.m. Public invited to observe. A barbecue follows for contestants and judges. Two divisions rookie and experienced. three categories mini bus transit style bus conventional style bus. Kansas State Troopers and Finney County Deputies ride inside to judge. Four winners in each division and category.
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Garden City Public Schools Transportation Department
Southwest Kansas District
Kansas State Troopers
Finney County Sheriff's Deputies
KH Spring Art Show at Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Kenneth Henderson Middle School art students will display their artwork in the Falcon Room on May 8 and 9. Viewing times are noon to 3 p.m. on May 8 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 6:30 to 7 p.m., and after the vocal music concert at 8 p.m. on May 9.
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Kenneth Henderson
Fourth graders to try out instruments in Garden City
Fifth-grade band and orchestra students in Garden City may try out instruments on Tuesday at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and on May 2 at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center, same hours. Brier Hale Music Co. will provide various instruments for exploration without final commitments. Students unable to attend can still sign up via their band or orchestra teacher or visit the store to try instruments. Road hotline 1-800-585-7623.
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Garden City
Brier & Hale Music Co. Inc
Bernadine Sitts
Charles O. Stones
Rabies rise in Kansas with cycles and drought link
Rabies cases in Kansas have doubled from last year with Gray County reporting its sixth rabid animal since March, mostly skunks and a cat. State officials warn cycles repeat about every decade, influenced by drought and animal behavior. Across Kansas 63 animals in 29 counties tested positive this year, with no human cases since 1968.
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Kansas
Gray County
Gray County Health Department
Anissa Lampe
Lampe
Rolan Davis
Kansas State University Department of Diagnostic Medicine
Davis
Gray
Ford
Pottawatomie
Clay
Riley
Washington
Gail Hansen
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention
Thorson brings class act to GCCC
Jazz singer Lisa Thorson and three instrumentalists performed for 25 students and Garden City Community College attendees, sharing history of jazz and scatting techniques. Thorson spoke of bebop era, life in Boston, and the improvisational approach, noting her long career and wheelchair life since 1979.
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Lisa Thorson
Boston
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
Thorson
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Steve Thorson
GCCC
Tim Ray
Dan Greenspan
George Schuller
Cole Porter
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
Jerome Kern
Fleming
University of Massachusetts
Berklee College of Music
Garden Valley quilt show at retirement village features handstitched treasures
Garden Valley residents host a Friday public show titled Chicken Soup for the Quilter's Soul with about 50 donated quilts from locals and southwest Kansas. Ruby Buller notes stories behind each piece as visitors view handsewn works in the chapel and enjoy soup and pie in the dining room.
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Artie Dozer
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Ruby Buller
Kansas
Buller
Artie Dozier
Garden City
Leoti earns development awards in Wichita County plan
Wichita County earned the 2002 State Community Achievement Award for a long term development strategy. The award highlighted a road map from the economic development committee and future funding, including a $216,200 Community Development Block Grant for demolishing an old hospital and other properties. The county's plan since 1995 includes partnerships with KDCH USDA Rural Development and a new dental office, a $500,000 bond for a pool, a cultural arts council, and 21 programs.
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Main Street
Wichita County
Ned Webb
Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing
Webb
KDCH
Scon
Graves
Sharla Krenzel
Kdoc&h
Usda Rural Development
Kansas
USDA
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Cimarron
Mike Utz
Associated Press
Graham K. Johnson
Telegram
Diane Fleming
Garden City Usd 457
Garden Valley
Kansas City
Wichita
Dorothy Huse
Kansas State Historical Society
Adam K. Jot
Leoti
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