First District candidates debate at FHSU aired on Smoky Hills TV
The Big First candidates debated health care reform cap and trade and immigration at Fort Hays State University with introductions and policy sales. Rob Wasinger Tracy Mann Jim Barnett Alan Jilka Sue Boldra Marck Cobb Monte Shadwick Tim Huelskamp spoke on rural representation and economic issues as sponsors included Hays Area Chamber of Commerce and student groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Steward
Fhsu University Relations
America
Smoky Hills
Rob Wasinger
Cottonwood Falls
Wasinger
Tracy Mann
Salina
Mann
Kansas
Jim Barnett
R-Emporia
Barnett
Alan Jilka
Washington
Jilka
Hays
Sue Boldra
Boldra
Air Force
Marck Cobb
Galva
Monte Shadwick
Salina City Commission
Congress
Tim Huelskamp
Hays Area
Grant funds to empower women workforce entry in Kansas
Western Kansas Community Foundation awards a $250 grant to support women entering the workforce through a program with GCCC Adult Learning Center KansasWorks and Kansas Children’s Service League. The grant may not cover all costs and in kind donations are planned. Shonda Collins of Wheatfields on Main lauds the targeted approach benefiting both women and the broader community. Salvation Army received honorable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GCCC
KansasWorks
Kansas Children’s Service League
McKinley
Shonda Collins
Women of Purpose Endowment
Wheatfields
Main
N. Main St
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Collins
Salvation Army
Social Service Agency
WKCF
Shea Sinclair
Diversity celebration returns to school after absence
Bernal and staff revived the school diversity event last held in 2006 after not taking place in 2007 and 2008 due to staff changes. Bernal emphasizes teaching acceptance and celebrates differences as a path to a better world. Students Asia Samantha and Marisa describe classmates from varied backgrounds and languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernal
Asia
Samantha
Marisa
Victor Ornelas
Mexico
Veterans escorted to memorial via free flights
The Central Prairie Honor Flight group coordinates free trips for World War II veterans to the D C memorial. Four Kansas counties send veterans on charters with buses to Denver, joining about 50 peers in the capital. Organizers stress urgency as thousands of veterans remain, serving as living history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Morse
Morse
Ohio Veterans’ Clinic
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
D.C
Kansas
Curtis
Central Prairie Organization
Garden City
Wichita
Salina
Finney County
Sublette
Liberal
Dodge City
Denver
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Iwo Jima
Battle of the Bulge
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EL Zarape
W. Fulton Garden City, KS
Retirement Center
Steve Thomas
Sequoyah
Homestead Rehab Center
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Mira Vista
Greely County Senior Center
Tribune
the Shepherd Center
Cimarron
Lottie Farr
Kat
Mars
Falice Suitiadam
Memorial
Central Prairie Honor Flight Organization
Dan Curtis
Dan.curtis
Usda.gov
Drainage Ditch
Southwest Kansas
Douglas M. Crotty
Crotty Law Office
P.A
West Pine Street
Kimmi
Agatha
Laslo
Pete
Slim
FCHS
Finneycohs.org
Bobby Wild
Q97
Fleming ¢ Mon
The
Humane Society
E. Mary
Mba-Realestate
Halkley
Mba
Kscoxmail
Gbarra
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